A man has been arrested in connection with a reported robbery at a store in Dorchester. Dorset Police received a report at around 2.15pm on Friday 3 May 2024 that a man had made threats to a staff member at the Currys store in Weymouth Avenue before takin...
Release date: 24/07/2024
Latest crime statistics have been published that show Dorset continues to be one of the safest areas in the country after experiencing a decrease in crime. The Office for National Statistics released data on Wednesday 24 July 2024, which confirms that Dor...
Release date: 24/07/2024
Three vehicles have been seized and four people arrested during an operation targeting drivers ignoring road traffic laws. On Wednesday 17 July 2024, Dorset Police carried out a proactive operation as part of Op Spotlight – a national initiative ru...
Release date: 23/07/2024
Dorset Police has reaffirmed its continued commitment to tackling violence against women and girls and fully supports national recommendations for a whole-system partnership approach to reduce offending. In a national policing statement, published on Tues...
Release date: 23/07/2024
Officers from Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team are investigating the theft of a generator in North Dorset and issuing an image in a bid to locate it. Between 2pm on Thursday 18 July and 7.30am on Saturday 20 July 2024 a Doosan generator and compressor wa...
Release date: 22/07/2024
Victims can now opt to speak to an officer over live video rather than seeing them in person following the launch of Enhanced Video Response. Where there is no immediate threat, risk or harm requiring officers to attend in person there and then, victims ...
Release date: 22/07/2024
Detectives investigating a report of a fail-to-stop road traffic collision in Weymouth have made a second arrest. Dorset Police received a report at 8.26pm on Tuesday 16 July 2024 of a collision involving a car and two pedestrians on Abbotsbury Road, near...
Release date: 21/07/2024
Three men have appeared in court in connection with a hunting incident in North Dorset.Dorset Police received a report during the afternoon of Thursday 9 December 2023 that a female hunt monitor had been assaulted and had property stolen while walking alo...
Release date: 19/07/2024
A man has been charged and is due to appear in court following a report of a fail-to-stop road traffic collision in Weymouth. Dorset Police received a report at 8.26pm on Tuesday 16 July 2024 of a collision involving a car and two pedestrians on Abbotsbur...
Release date: 19/07/2024
Officers investigating a report of a fail-to-stop road traffic collision in Weymouth have made an arrest. Dorset Police received a report at 8.26pm on Tuesday 16 July 2024 of a collision involving a car and two pedestrians on Abbotsbury Road, near to the ...
Release date: 18/07/2024
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