A detailed investigation by detectives into a sexual assault has led to a man being jailed. Lewis Smith, aged 32 and of Christchurch, was sentenced on Monday 15 December 2025 at Bournemouth Crown Court. He was found guilty by jury of assaulting a female ...
Release date: 17/12/2025
Detectives investigating the circumstances of the death of a woman in Poole are issuing an update. Dorset Police received a report at 4.52pm on Monday 1 December 2025 from the ambulance service of the sudden death of a woman aged in her 80s at an address ...
Release date: 17/12/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a robbery in Poole. At around 10.50pm on Saturday 6 December 2025 a teenage boy was riding an e-bike on North Road when a car – believed to be a white Nissan Juke – ...
Release date: 17/12/2025
Officers investigating a suspected dog theft in West Dorset have made an arrest and are continuing to appeal to the public for information. It is reported that between 11.30am and 12.30pm on Monday 8 December 2025, a red Cocker Spaniel named Gerry disappe...
Release date: 16/12/2025
A man has been charged and is due to appear in court in connection with a collision in Bournemouth town centre. At around 12.25am on Monday 15 December 2025 a road traffic collision occurred in Old Christchurch Road, near to the junction with Wootton Gard...
Release date: 16/12/2025
Officers investigating a burglary in North Dorset are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. Between Thursday 11 December and Sunday 14 December 2025, entry was gained to a residential address in the area of Park Grove in Stalbridge. A num...
Release date: 16/12/2025
Officers are issuing images of a man they would like to speak with following an attempted burglary in Bournemouth. At around 2.30am on Tuesday 9 December 2025, a man was reported to be acting suspiciously outside a residential address in Durley Chine Road...
Release date: 16/12/2025
A man has pleaded guilty to his role in attempting to smuggle five men from Belgium to the UK by lorry following a joint operation by the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) and Belgian law enforcement. Ibrahim Sollaku, 33, an Albanian natio...
Release date: 16/12/2025
The family of a man who sadly died following a road traffic collision in Christchurch have paid tribute to their ‘kind and thoughtful’ loved one. Dorset Police received a report at 8.43am on Wednesday 3 December 2025 of a collision involving a bus and a p...
Release date: 16/12/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or motorists with relevant dashcam footage to come forward following a serious injury road traffic collision in Poole. Dorset Police received a report at 11.22pm on Monday 15 December 2025 of a two-vehicle collision in...
Release date: 16/12/2025
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