Officers are appealing for help and information from the public to find a missing man in Swanage. Kevin, aged 42, was reported missing having last been seen in the area of Vivian Park at approximately 11.30pm on Sunday 1 February 2026. He is described as ...
Release date: 04/02/2026
Detectives have praised the family of a fatal stabbing victim for their campaigning efforts after his killer was convicted following a second court trial. Thomas Betteridge, aged 20 and of Bournemouth, was found guilty of manslaughter and possessing a bla...
Release date: 04/02/2026
The vital role played by Dorset’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) is being highlighted as we mark Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week. During the national week of action, which runs from Monday 2 February to Sunday 8 February 2026, Dorse...
Release date: 04/02/2026
Officers are appealing for help and information from the public to find a missing Bournemouth man. James, aged 47, was reported missing after leaving an address in Suffolk Road at around 8.30am on Monday 26 January 2026. A further sighting of James was r...
Release date: 04/02/2026
Dorset Police is supporting a national firearms amnesty for five types of BRUNI-manufactured side or top-venting blank firers (TVBFs). The five types of firearm are now illegal to possess following testing by the National Crime Agency and policing. The f...
Release date: 04/02/2026
Officers investigating a tractor theft near Dorchester are appealing for information and issuing an image of the stolen vehicle. It is reported that overnight between Friday 30 January and Saturday 31 January 2026 a red Massey Ferguson tractor was stolen ...
Release date: 04/02/2026
A man who violently abused a woman has been jailed thanks to the courage shown by his victim. Officers launched an investigation following a report that Junior Turaga, aged 21 and of no fixed abode, had placed his hands around the neck of a woman who was ...
Release date: 03/02/2026
Dorset Police is hosting a live social media event to give prospective new police officers or special constables the chance to ask questions about joining the Force. Officers and staff will be going live on Dorset Police’s main Facebook account from 6.30p...
Release date: 03/02/2026
Officers investigating a road traffic collision in Poole in which a pregnant woman was taken to hospital have arrested a teenage boy. At around 3.50pm on Monday 26 January 2026 a collision occurred involving an e-bike and a pedestrian in Herbert Avenue, n...
Release date: 03/02/2026
A man has come forward following a CCTV appeal in relation to an assault in Bournemouth. It is reported that at around 1.10am on Sunday 18 January 2026, a man was punched by an unknown man outside Barbara’s Bier Haus in Old Christchurch Road. The victim ...
Release date: 02/02/2026
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