A man has been jailed after five officers were subjected to unacceptable assaults by a man in Weymouth. At around 7.55pm on Thursday 2 April 2026 officers responded to a call from the public about an aggressive man who was fighting with three men outside ...
Release date: 28/05/2026
A week of action by Dorset Police to tackle knife crime has delivered positive results for the county. The Force took part in the national Sceptre campaign led by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), running from Monday 18 May to Sunday 24 May 2026...
Release date: 28/05/2026
Community Speed Watch (CSW) volunteers teamed up with officers to reduce speeding following concerns raised by communities. In 2025, exceeding the speed limit and travelling too fast for conditions made up 67 per cent of contributory factors linked to fat...
Release date: 21/05/2026
A man who used a social media platform to have sexual communication with teenage girls has been jailed. The investigation began in April 2025 when the defendant – 34-year-old Luke Morgan Leon Burton of Carterton in Oxfordshire – was found in a vehicle wit...
Release date: 18/05/2026
Rates of knife crime in Dorset are continuing to decline, with ongoing efforts by the Force and partners to tackle these offences. Incidents of knife crime have continued to decrease in the county year on year, with rates between April 2025 and April 2026...
Release date: 18/05/2026
Information received from the public helped detectives bring forward a case against two men involved in a serious assault in Weymouth.At around 2.50am on Saturday 14 June 2025, two men aged in their 20s were assaulted outside King of Hearts in St Alban St...
Release date: 08/05/2026
Roads policing officers took part in a joint initiative with National Highways to use an unmarked heavy goods vehicle (HGV) to identify anyone committing a road traffic offence. Between Monday 27 April and Friday 1 May 2026, officers were carrying out tar...
Release date: 07/05/2026
Months of planning has gone into ensuring police and partners are prepared to welcome visitors to Dorset for a safe summer period. Work has been underway for several months to ensure plans and resourcing are in place to meet the demand that arrives with t...
Release date: 01/05/2026
Investigators are backing a national action plan to improve support for stalking victims. As the Force marks national Stalking Awareness Week, Dorset Police is highlighting its commitment to building on national learning to provide a better response to vi...
Release date: 20/04/2026
The Force is issuing important advice relating to investment fraud after national figures revealed victims of the crime lost an average of £1,675 every minute last year. In 2025, 34,673 people reported investment fraud to Report Fraud, marking a 31 per ce...
Release date: 07/04/2026
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