A unit dedicated to managing the county’s highest risk offenders for violence against women and girls (VAWG) has secured additional protection for a stalking victim. Dorset Police’s High Harm Unit was set up in 2023 and sees a dedicated team monitor the 1...
Release date: 20/01/2026
Officers investigating a reported assault in Bournemouth town centre are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It is reported that at around 7.15am on Saturday 17 January 2026, a man was punched multiple times by a man who wa...
Release date: 19/01/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward as they investigate a road traffic collision in West Dorset. Dorset Police received a report at 4.09pm on Thursday 8 January 2026 of a collision involving a red Mitsubishi...
Release date: 16/01/2026
Counter Terrorism Policing alongside blue light partners have been testing their response to a major terrorism incident, in a large-scale operation on a Brittany Ferries cross-channel ferry.Dorset hosted the event, which saw multiple local and national pa...
Release date: 15/01/2026
A woman has been jailed for murder and attempted murder following a complex investigation by detectives into two deliberate road traffic collisions in Bournemouth. Zoe Treadwell, aged 36 and from Bournemouth, has been sentenced to life in prison with a m...
Release date: 15/01/2026
A woman has been charged and is due to appear in court in relation to a serious injury collision in Bournemouth. A report was received at 1.18pm on Tuesday 4 March 2025 of a collision involving a red Vauxhall Mokka and a red Triumph motorbike on Wimborne ...
Release date: 15/01/2026
More than 110 motorists were arrested for drink or drug driving as part of a national campaign last month cracking down on motorists driving under the influence. Between Monday 1 December 2025 and Thursday 1 January 2026, during the Op Limit national camp...
Release date: 15/01/2026
The family of a missing man from Spetisbury are appealing for information and help from the public to find him. Dorset Police received a report raising concern for 49-year-old Jamie, who was reported to have left his home address at around 10.30am on Frid...
Release date: 14/01/2026
Officers investigating a reported attempted robbery in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It was reported that at around 9am on Sunday 11 January 2026 in Hinton Road, a man was approached by a group of men...
Release date: 14/01/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to get in touch following a serious injury collision in Bournemouth. At around 1.10pm on Friday 2 January 2026, a collision occurred involving a blue Vauxhall Corsa and a pedestr...
Release date: 13/01/2026
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