A man has been arrested in connection with a reported sexual assault in Ferndown. It was reported that at around 4.20pm on Thursday 17 September 2026 a 16-year-old girl was sitting on a bench by the bus stop near to Iceland in Victoria Road when a man app...
Release date: 15/10/2026
A four-day road safety operation using an unmarked heavy goods vehicle (HGV) dealt with almost 150 road traffic offences to keep the county safe. Officers from the Roads Policing Team joined up with the Special Constabulary to carry out targeted patrols i...
Release date: 15/10/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a fail-to-stop collision in Portland. The collision occurred between 7.55pm and 8.05pm on Tuesday 6 October 2026 involving a car and a dog outside of The Punchbowl ...
Release date: 14/10/2026
A man is due to appear in court in connection with a fatal road traffic collision in Christchurch. Dorset Police responded to a report at 8.43am on Wednesday 3 December 2025 of a collision involving a bus and a pedestrian in Somerford Road. The pedestrian...
Release date: 14/10/2026
Officers are appealing for information from the public as they investigate a theft and criminal damage at a botanical garden in Weymouth. Between 7pm on Tuesday 6 October 2026 and 7.30am on Wednesday 7 October 2026, entry was gained to the Abbotsbury Subt...
Release date: 13/10/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following an attempted burglary in North Dorset. Between 10pm and 10.35pm on Tuesday 6 October 2026 a man attempted to gain entry to an outbuilding at an address in High Stree...
Release date: 12/10/2026
Officers investigating a burglary at a home in Lyme Regis are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The incident occurred between the morning of Sunday 4 October and Monday 12 October 2026 at an address in Church Street. It i...
Release date: 12/10/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward following a fatal collision in Wareham. At around 11.50pm on Sunday 11 October 2026 a collision occurred involving a red Citroen C1 on the A352 Wareham Road. Emer...
Release date: 12/10/2026
Dorset Police is reminding its communities that there is No Place for Hate at the start of Hate Crime Awareness Week – an annual campaign aimed at raising awareness of hate crime and encourage reporting and support for those affected. A hate crime is any ...
Release date: 09/10/2026
Three people have come forward following an image appeal in relation to a reported racially aggravated assault in Bournemouth. At around 10.40pm on Friday 2 October 2026 officers were on patrol when a member of the public alerted them to a man unconscious...
Release date: 09/10/2026
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