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
A man has been arrested following a reported arson at Sherborne Police Station. It was reported that at around 3.30am on Sunday 26 April 2026 a small fire ignited outside the boiler room at the police station. The fire did not spread to the station buildi...
Release date: 06/05/2026
Detectives investigating a reported serious assault in Bournemouth have made a third arrest. Dorset Police received a report at 7.18pm on Sunday 26 April 2026 that a 16-year-old boy had been assaulted in the area of Maclean Road. It was reported that the ...
Release date: 06/05/2026
Detectives continuing to investigate a reported serious assault in Bournemouth have made a further arrest. Dorset Police received a report at 12.30am on Tuesday 28 April 2026 that a man had been assaulted outside Barbara’s Bier Haus in Old Christchurch Ro...
Release date: 05/05/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward following a serious injury road traffic collision in Sherborne. At around 6pm on Friday 1 May 2026 a collision occurred on the A30 Sherborne Causeway at the junct...
Release date: 02/05/2026
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
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a report of a racially aggravated assault in Bournemouth town centre. It was reported that shortly before 4pm on Monday 27 April 2026 two friends were by a bus stop ...
Release date: 01/05/2026
Detectives investigating a reported serious assault in Bournemouth have made an arrest. Dorset Police received a report at 12.30am on Tuesday 28 April 2026 that a man had been assaulted outside Barbara’s Bier Haus in Old Christchurch Road. The 19-year-old...
Release date: 01/05/2026
A man has come forward following an image appeal in relation to a reported assault in Bournemouth. It was reported that at around 12.30pm on Tuesday 14 April 2026 a man was assaulted by another man inside Lidl in Christchurch Road. He was reportedly headb...
Release date: 01/05/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information following a series of reports of incidents of outraging public decency in Bournemouth. Three reports were received of a man performing an indecent act in the area of Christchurch Road at arou...
Release date: 30/04/2026
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