A motorist who reportedly made off from officers and drove dangerously before being stopped by police has been charged with driving offences. It was reported at 9.52am on Sunday 22 June 2025 that a vehicle, suspected of being on cloned plates, had failed ...
Release date: 23/06/2025
A psychiatric nurse who formed a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient has been jailed following a complex investigation by Dorset Police. Adam Culverwell, 53 and of Yeovil, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for ten counts of sexual acti...
Release date: 17/06/2025
Dorset Police has partnered with a local school to pilot an education programme centred around fraud. Cases of fraud now represent 41 per cent of all reported crime nationally, and in Dorset, there have been nearly 5,000 cases of fraud reported in the pa...
Release date: 10/06/2025
Dorset Police has decided to release Body Worn Video shown at a public misconduct hearing of PC Lorne Castle, which concluded on Thursday 29 May 2025. The Force has chosen to release video given the high level of public interest in the outcome of the misc...
Release date: 03/06/2025
Dorset Police is marking the start of National Volunteers’ Week by paying tribute to its dedicated volunteers who sacrifice hours each year to help keep Dorset in the top 10 safest counties in the country. The week, which runs from Monday 2 June to Sunday...
Release date: 02/06/2025
A police officer, who behaved aggressively and used unreasonable force while arresting a 15-year-old boy in Bournemouth town centre, has been dismissed after allegations of gross misconduct were found proven against him. Police Constable Lorne Castle had...
Release date: 29/05/2025
A week of action by Dorset Police to tackle knife crime has delivered positive results for the region. The Force took part in the national Sceptre campaign led by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) to raise awareness of the dangers of knife carryi...
Release date: 28/05/2025
Dorset Police is helping to raise awareness around knife carrying and knife crime by taking part in a national campaign. The Sceptre campaign, led by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), will run from Monday 19 May to Sunday 25 May 2025 and will s...
Release date: 19/05/2025
Police have concluded their investigation into the deaths of three residents at a care home in Swanage following detailed enquiries and expert forensic analysis. The investigation has concluded that two of the residents died of natural causes. The third d...
Release date: 12/05/2025
Dorset Police is helping to highlight measures people can take to keep their properties secure from burglars ahead of the summer. Over the summer months, homes are often left unoccupied for longer lengths of time as people jet off on holiday, and windows...
Release date: 08/05/2025
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