Officers bravely apprehended a man who tried to start a fire at a petrol station in Bournemouth. At around 10.15pm on Friday 6 September 2024, a man was spotted trespassing on the railway tracks near to Bournemouth train station, which resulted in the pow...
Release date: 09/04/2025
Officers are appealing for information as they investigate a series of arson incidents in Purbeck.Dorset Police received a report from the fire service at around 7.25pm on Sunday 9 March 2025 that a barn had been set on fire in the Wareham area. This occu...
Release date: 26/03/2025
A man arrested in connection with a series of reported arson incidents in Poole will face no further police action in relation to the matter. A local man aged in his 40s was previously arrested in connection with a series of at least 14 reports of suspect...
Release date: 03/03/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a reported suspicious fire in a shed in Weymouth. At around 3.20pm on Thursday 13 February 2025, it is alleged that a shed was set on fire in Farwell Crescent. Officers attended and a 45-year-old ...
Release date: 14/02/2025
Officers investigating a suspicious vehicle fire in Poole are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 10.10pm on Saturday 18 January 2025 the windows of a vehicle in Skinner Street were smashed and it was reported tha...
Release date: 21/01/2025
Detectives investigating a suspected arson in Holton Heath are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.At approximately 11.10pm on Thursday 2 January 2025 Dorset Police received a report of a vehicle fire outside an address in Holton Heath. ...
Release date: 06/01/2025
Detectives investigating a suspected arson in Christchurch are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.At 7.52pm on Wednesday 18 December 2024, Dorset Police received a report of a fire at an address in Stour Road. The resident was not in th...
Release date: 19/12/2024
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after a suspicious property fire in Christchurch. Dorset Police received a report at 9.45pm on Thursday 5 December 2024 of a fire at an unoccupied address in Salisbury Road i...
Release date: 11/12/2024
Officers investigating a series of reported arson offences in a Poole street have made an arrest. Neighbourhood officers have been leading an ongoing investigation into a series of incidents in Princess Road, with at least 14 reports of suspected arsons, ...
Release date: 04/12/2024
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after a report of a suspicious vehicle fire in West Dorset. Dorset Police received a report at 7.24am on Sunday 10 November 2024 of a vehicle fire on the A35 near to the Charm...
Release date: 12/11/2024
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