Dorset Police is sharing important measures people can take to protect their online accounts from hackers. Social media and email hacking remain the most reported forms of cyber crime in the UK, with the number of reports also increasing by a third (34 pe...
Release date: 06/10/2026
Young female footballers are speaking out as part of a campaign to tackle spectator abuse. Dorset Police and the Dorset County Football Association have been working with local clubs and other partners to urge people to call out abuse from the sidelines i...
Release date: 05/10/2026
Officers in Dorset are reminding people of the dangers of urban exploration, through a new video aimed at parents, carers and guardians. Urban exploring or urbexing is a dangerous trend that sees young people visit abandoned or empty sites and properties,...
Release date: 02/10/2026
A driver was arrested after he reportedly made off from officers in North Dorset during a proactive road safety operation. On the evening of Wednesday 23 September 2026, officers from the Road Safety Team, local neighbourhood policing team, Special Consta...
Release date: 30/09/2026
Dorset Police is raising awareness of the signs of spiking and urging victims to seek support and report offences. Spiking involves giving someone else drugs or alcohol without their knowledge or permission and can include drink spiking, needle spiking an...
Release date: 21/09/2026
Officers from Dorset Police have recovered stolen property, investigated wildlife crime and joined regional colleagues in targeted activity to tackle rural crime during a week of action. During Rural Crime Action Week, which ran from Monday 7 September to...
Release date: 17/09/2026
A burglar who targeted an address in Poole while the occupants slept has been jailed after his fingerprints were found at the scene. Oakley Coyle, 23, of Bournemouth gained entry to a residential address in Longfleet Road in the early hours of Sunday 16 F...
Release date: 27/08/2026
The latest mobile evidential breath test machine has been rolled out for use in Dorset improving how officers can catch drink drivers. The Lion Intoxilyzer 9000 measures the amount of alcohol found in a motorist using pulsed infrared technology on a breat...
Release date: 25/08/2026
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
Specialist detection dogs capable of detecting drugs associated with spiking and sexual stupefaction joined officers on the latest deployment targeting predatory behaviour in the night-time economy. The operation in Weymouth formed part of Project Vigilan...
Release date: 17/08/2026
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