Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after a fire was believed to have been started deliberately in Weymouth. The fire started at around 10.20am on Sunday 23 August 2026 near to B&M in Souter Way. It is repor...
Release date: 24/08/2026
Detectives have arrested a man in connection with a reported rape in Bournemouth. Dorset Police received a report at 12.16am on Thursday 20 August 2026 that a man had raped a woman aged in her 40s in the Boscombe area. The incident is reported to have occ...
Release date: 21/08/2026
A man who raped a woman on Bournemouth seafront has been jailed following an investigation by detectives. A comprehensive investigation was launched after a young woman bravely came forward following a sexual attack during the early hours of Sunday 6 July...
Release date: 21/08/2026
A man has been jailed after officers uncovered a large quantity of cocaine and cash during a vehicle stop in Poole. Jake Musselwhite, aged 36 and of Poole, was sentenced on Friday 21 August 2026 to four years and two months in prison. At around 2.15pm on...
Release date: 21/08/2026
Officers are issuing an image of a man they would like to identify after a woman was inappropriately touched in Bournemouth. At around 5am on Sunday 19 July 2026, a man grabbed a female member of staff’s arm multiple times in Camel Bar in Old Christchurch...
Release date: 21/08/2026
Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward after a residential property was broken into in Ferndown. Between 11.10am and 11.20am on Wednesday 19 August 2026, two offenders entered an address in Ringwood Road. It is not believed tha...
Release date: 21/08/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a report of indecent exposure in Poole. A woman aged in her 50s was walking at Learoyd Road playing fields around 8.25am on Friday 14 August 2026 when she heard a ma...
Release date: 21/08/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a serious collision near Charmouth. The incident occurred at around 10.40am on Wednesday 19 August 2026 and involved a white Volvo XC60 and a red Laverda motorcy...
Release date: 20/08/2026
Officers are appealing for a potential victim to come forward following a reported assault in Bournemouth. Dorset Police received a report at 5.13am on Saturday 1 August 2026 of a disturbance in The Square. It was reported that a male victim had been punc...
Release date: 19/08/2026
Specialist officers have compiled a new guide aimed at helping parents and guardians navigate parental controls for their children when using social media. With children and young people living in an increasingly digital age, Dorset Police’s Digital Capab...
Release date: 18/08/2026
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