Specialist officers have compiled a new guide aimed at helping parents and guardians navigate parental controls for their children when using social media. With children and young people living in an increasingly digital age, Dorset Police’s Digital Capab...
Release date: 18/08/2026
Officers investigating a racially aggravated assault in Bournemouth are issuing a CCTV image of a man they would like to identify. At around 6.45am on Friday 10 July 2026 two men were walking in the area of East Cliff Zig Zag when they were approached by ...
Release date: 18/08/2026
Officers investigating a report of an assault outside a shop in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It was reported that at around 7.40pm on Saturday 15 August 2026 a female member of staff was assaulted by a m...
Release date: 18/08/2026
Specialist detection dogs capable of detecting drugs associated with spiking and sexual stupefaction joined officers on the latest deployment targeting predatory behaviour in the night-time economy. The operation in Weymouth formed part of Project Vigilan...
Release date: 17/08/2026
Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information following a fire involving a barn in East Lulworth. Dorset Police received a report from the fire service at 3.20am on Saturday 15 August 2026 regarding the fire involving bales of hay in a...
Release date: 16/08/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with footage to get in touch following an assault involving two teenage girls in Wareham. It is reported that the incident occurred at around 8.30pm on Wednesday 12 August 2026 in the area of St John’s Hill. ...
Release date: 14/08/2026
A victim courageously came forward and reported what happened to her after she was raped by a man who was known to her in Poole. On two occasions in September and November 2022, the victim – a woman aged in her 60s – was raped at an address in the town. I...
Release date: 13/08/2026
Dorset Police is celebrating A-level results day by reminding students of all the opportunities available to start their career in policing. Thousands of students will be opening their results on Thursday 13 August 2026. While many will already know ...
Release date: 13/08/2026
A man has been arrested in connection with a report of a racially aggravated incident in Poole. It was reported that at around 10.30am on Sunday 14 June 2026 a member of staff working at Poole Retail Park in Redlands was racially abused by another man. It...
Release date: 13/08/2026
Officers investigating a serious injury collision in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. At around 5.30pm on Tuesday 11 August 2026 a collision occurred in Belle Vue Road involving a silver Honda Jazz an...
Release date: 11/08/2026
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