A new initiative created by the Force and partners is helping to steer young people away from carrying knives and entering the criminal justice system. The Skills 4 Safer Streets project is introducing event days to local schools which combine the teachin...
Release date: 26/03/2026
Officers investigating an assault in Bridport are issuing an image of a man they would like to identify. It is reported that at around 6pm on Wednesday 11 March 2026 a man entered a shop in South Street and was aggressive towards a female member of staff...
Release date: 26/03/2026
The family of a man who sadly died in a fatal road traffic collision near Gillingham have issued a heartfelt tribute to their loved one. Dorset Police received a report at 2.23pm on Friday 20 March 2026 of a collision on the B3092 in the area of Milton-on...
Release date: 25/03/2026
Officers are issuing images of three men they would like to identify following criminal damage and fraud at a hotel in Lyme Regis. On Tuesday 16 December 2025 three men checked into the Alexendra Hotel in Pound Street. They were asked to leave the premise...
Release date: 25/03/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following an assault in Lyme Regis. At around 8.45pm on Friday 20 March 2026, the victim – a man aged in his 50s – was walking in the area of Silver Street when he saw the two...
Release date: 25/03/2026
Tributes have been paid to a much-loved and respected reverend and chaplain, who has sadly died. Reverend Phil Ringer died overnight on Saturday 21 March 2026 aged 78 following a period of illness. He was well known for his work in ministry with the Lyme ...
Release date: 25/03/2026
Officers investigating a racially aggravated public order incident on a bus in Wimborne are appealing to witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 10.30pm on Tuesday 24 March 2026 a man was racially abusive towards another passenger ...
Release date: 25/03/2026
The Roads Policing Team has launched an operation to target any drivers who have been drinking while travelling into the county by plane or ferry. The operation is taking place to target any travellers who were drinking on their journeys into the UK and p...
Release date: 24/03/2026
Officers investigating a report of an assault in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 8.35pm on Sunday 15 March 2026 it was reported that a woman aged in her 40s was assaulted by a man who was known ...
Release date: 24/03/2026
Officers are issuing an image of a man they would like to identify in connection with an investigation into reports of sexual assault in Weymouth. The victim, a woman aged in her 30s, was staying in the town between Sunday 3 August and Monday 4 August 202...
Release date: 23/03/2026
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