Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward as they investigate a robbery and an assault in Weymouth.At around 2.10am on Sunday 28 July 2024 the victims – a man and a woman – were walking through the subway from Westh...
Release date: 31/07/2024
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward as they investigate a road traffic collision in Christchurch. At around 2pm on Sunday 21 July 2024 a collision occurred in Lymington Road, near to the junction wi...
Release date: 31/07/2024
Officers investigating a reported assault in Verwood that left a man with a broken jaw are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at 12.54pm on Saturday 27 July 2024 that a man aged in his 30s h...
Release date: 29/07/2024
The family of a diver who went missing near Swanage has issued an update. A report was received on the evening of Tuesday 23 July 2024 that a diver had failed to surface following a dive off Old Harry Rocks. Officers supported HM Coastguard and the RNLI a...
Release date: 25/07/2024
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following an attempted burglary at a bike shop in Blandford. Between 10.45pm and 11pm on Tuesday 23 July 2024, it is reported that a man attempted to gain entry to Offcamber C...
Release date: 25/07/2024
A man has been arrested in connection with a reported robbery at a store in Dorchester. Dorset Police received a report at around 2.15pm on Friday 3 May 2024 that a man had made threats to a staff member at the Currys store in Weymouth Avenue before takin...
Release date: 24/07/2024
Latest crime statistics have been published that show Dorset continues to be one of the safest areas in the country after experiencing a decrease in crime. The Office for National Statistics released data on Wednesday 24 July 2024, which confirms that Dor...
Release date: 24/07/2024
Three vehicles have been seized and four people arrested during an operation targeting drivers ignoring road traffic laws. On Wednesday 17 July 2024, Dorset Police carried out a proactive operation as part of Op Spotlight – a national initiative ru...
Release date: 23/07/2024
Dorset Police has reaffirmed its continued commitment to tackling violence against women and girls and fully supports national recommendations for a whole-system partnership approach to reduce offending. In a national policing statement, published on Tues...
Release date: 23/07/2024
Officers from Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team are investigating the theft of a generator in North Dorset and issuing an image in a bid to locate it. Between 2pm on Thursday 18 July and 7.30am on Saturday 20 July 2024 a Doosan generator and compressor wa...
Release date: 22/07/2024
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