Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following an alleged assault in Lyme Regis. It is reported that a fight occurred involving two people outside The Royal Standard pub in Marine Parade at around 12.45am on Sa...
Release date: 04/04/2026
Funeral and celebration of life arrangements for a much-loved and respected reverend and chaplain who sadly died have been published. Reverend Phil Ringer died overnight on Saturday 21 March 2026 aged 78 following a period of illness. He was well known fo...
Release date: 03/04/2026
Officers investigating a burglary in North Dorset are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The incident occurred between Friday 27 March and Wednesday 1 April 2026 at an address off Barrow Hill in Stalbridge. A quantity of c...
Release date: 03/04/2026
A Dorset Police student officer has been recognised for his efforts in performing lifesaving first aid on an eight-month-old baby. Police Constable Paulo Abreu joined Dorset Police in January 2026 via the Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP) entry rout...
Release date: 02/04/2026
Detectives have made seven arrests as part of an investigation into the reported supply of class A drugs. As part of an ongoing investigation by Dorset Police’s Serious Organised Crime Team into the alleged supply of class A drugs by an organised crime g...
Release date: 02/04/2026
Officers are issuing a renewed appeal for information as they continue to investigate a fail-to-stop road traffic collision in Upton. Dorset Police received a report at 10.35am on Sunday 29 March 2026 of a road traffic collision involving a blue VW Polo a...
Release date: 01/04/2026
Officers investigating a racially aggravated public order incident in Bournemouth are appealing to witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 11.40am on Saturday 28 March 2026 a man shouted racial abuse from his vehicle at a woman wal...
Release date: 01/04/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a burglary in North Dorset. Between 11pm on Saturday 21 March and 7am on Sunday 22 March 2026 an outdoor aviary was broken into at a residential address in the area ...
Release date: 31/03/2026
Detectives are investigating how a man sustained injuries in Bournemouth and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at around 8.20pm on Sunday 29 March 2026 from the ambulance service after a man was located in Ri...
Release date: 31/03/2026
Officers are urging witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a series of heath fires in Purbeck. Dorset Police received a report at 7.26pm on Saturday 28 March 2026 from the fire service, which was responding to reports of several he...
Release date: 30/03/2026
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