A man has been charged and is due to appear at court following a detailed investigation by detectives into a series of vehicle fires in Wimborne and the surrounding area. In the early hours of Monday 15 May 2023, between approximately 1am and 3am, multipl...
Release date: 08/05/2025
Two new Dorset Police vessels have taken to the water to provide the Force with significantly improved capabilities to keep people safe along the coastline. The Force has welcomed two new vessels, which have been funded by the Home Office, that will focus...
Release date: 07/05/2025
A man has been arrested in connection with a reported commercial burglary near Dorchester. Dorset Police received a report that between 1am and 1.10am on Tuesday 29 April 2025 access was gained to Dorchester Commercial in Winterbourne Abbas and two black ...
Release date: 07/05/2025
UPDATED 3 July 2025 An off-duty Dorset Police officer, who restrained a dangerous holding an activated electric saw, has been nominated for a National Police Bravery Award. On the morning of Wednesday 9 August 2023, Police Constable Demar Rowe, while off ...
Release date: 07/05/2025
A man has been charged in connection with a report of an assault in Weymouth. It was reported that at around 12.50am on Sunday 29 September 2024 an altercation occurred near to the junction of Caroline Place and Westham Road. A man aged in his 30s sustain...
Release date: 06/05/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a fail-to-stop collision in Poole. Dorset Police received a report at 4.40am on Monday 5 May 2025 of a road traffic collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicl...
Release date: 06/05/2025
Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following an assault and road traffic collision in Dorchester. At around 7.30pm on Friday 2 May 2025, two men were travelling in a white Citroen Berlingo van at the Top ...
Release date: 05/05/2025
A man has been charged and is due to appear in court in connection with a serious injury collision in Bournemouth. Dorset Police received a report at 1.10pm on Thursday 1 May 2025 of a collision in Kinson Road, near to the junction with Cherford Road, inv...
Release date: 05/05/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward as they investigate a serious injury road traffic collision in Purbeck. Dorset Police received a report at 6.49pm on Sunday 4 May 2025 of a serious collision invo...
Release date: 05/05/2025
Detectives are appealing for any witnesses to come forward as they investigate a report of a serious assault at a beauty spot near Dorchester. Shortly before 2pm on Saturday 3 May 2025 Dorset Police received a report that a man aged in his 30s had been as...
Release date: 04/05/2025
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