A network of support for staff and a partnership project providing safe spaces in Weymouth have been recognised at a national awards event for work tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG). Dorset Police was honoured with two finalists at the Nati...
Release date: 29/01/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a reported fail-to-stop serious injury collision in Bournemouth. At around 8.05pm on Sunday 25 January 2026 a collision occurred involving a pedestrian, a black ...
Release date: 29/01/2026
Detectives are issuing an update following a detailed investigation into the death of a man in Weymouth. Dorset Police received a report at 7.32am on Tuesday 13 May 2025 that a man had been found unresponsive in a tent on land off Mercery Road, near to th...
Release date: 28/01/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward following a serious injury collision in West Moors. Dorset Police received a report at 1.37pm on Friday 23 January 2026 of a collision involving a taxi – a blue V...
Release date: 28/01/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam to come forward following a serious injury road traffic collision in Hurn. Dorset Police received a report at 8.04am on Tuesday 27 January 2026 of a collision on Matchams Lane involving ...
Release date: 27/01/2026
Three men from Bournemouth have been charged as part of an investigation by the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) into drug trafficking and money laundering. The following men appeared at ...
Release date: 27/01/2026
Officers investigating a report of dangerous driving, threats and assault in Poundbury are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at 7.23pm on Friday 23 January 2026 of a disturbance in Corston ...
Release date: 26/01/2026
Officers investigating a serious injury road traffic collision in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward. At around 9.35am on Saturday 24 January 2026 a collision occurred in Austin Close involving ...
Release date: 26/01/2026
Officers investigating criminal damage to a bus in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It is reported that at around 7.30pm on Friday 23 January 2026, two men wearing black hooded jackets threw a rock at a b...
Release date: 25/01/2026
Eight people were arrested on Wednesday 21 January and one person was arrested on Thursday 22 January 2026 as part of a South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) investigation into serious and organised crime. Supported by officers fro...
Release date: 23/01/2026
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