Night-time patrols by officers in Weymouth have seen significant reductions in crime and high praise from members of the public. Reports of violence and knife crime, as well as violence towards women and girls, have nearly halved this summer c...
Release date: 26/09/2025
A man has been charged following a reported serious assault in Poole. Dorset Police received a report at 2.58am on Tuesday 23 September 2025 that a man had sustained suspected stab wounds to his arm in High Street. Emergency services attended and a police...
Release date: 25/09/2025
A former Dorset Police officer who engaged in inappropriate behaviour towards a member of the public, behaved in a sexualised manner to female officers and lied in a misconduct interview has been determined to have committed gross misconduct. The hearing ...
Release date: 24/09/2025
Officers investigating a public order incident in Portland are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police received a third-party report at around 9am on Wednesday 24 September 2025 that a man was being chased by anot...
Release date: 24/09/2025
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward following a reported fail-to-stop road traffic collision in Bournemouth.Dorset Police received a report at 11.38am on Monday 22 September 2025 of a collision invo...
Release date: 23/09/2025
A man has been charged and is due to appear at court in connection with a fatal road traffic collision near Sherborne.Dorset Police received a report at 4.08pm on Tuesday 20 February 2024 of a collision on the A30 at Babylon Hill, near to the junction wit...
Release date: 22/09/2025
Officers have enabled safe and legal protest activity in Bournemouth and minimised disruption to the local community. Dorset Police with partners at BCP Council and other emergency services delivered a successful policing operation on Saturday 2...
Release date: 20/09/2025
Dorset Police is preparing for a busy weekend in Bournemouth, with planned protests expected to bring additional visitors to the town. The protests are set to take place during the afternoon of Saturday 20 September 2025 and officers are working hard to e...
Release date: 19/09/2025
Detectives have made two arrests following an investigation into an alleged robbery in Bournemouth. At around 1am on Friday 22 August 2025 Dorset Police received a report of a robbery in the area of Henford Road. It was reported a man and woman had been f...
Release date: 18/09/2025
Officers have made arrests and recovered stolen property as part of a regional week of action to prevent, tackle and reduce rural crime.During the week, which ran from Monday 8 September to Sunday 14 September 2025, Dorset officers teamed up with neighbou...
Release date: 18/09/2025
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