Efforts by Weymouth and Portland Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) have seen a man jailed for breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). The NPT had secured a five-year-long CBO for 44-year-old Nicholas Gardner following a number of incidents in Weymouth...
Release date: 25/08/2026
A man who raped a woman on Bournemouth seafront has been jailed following an investigation by detectives. A comprehensive investigation was launched after a young woman bravely came forward following a sexual attack during the early hours of Sunday 6 July...
Release date: 21/08/2026
A man has been jailed after officers uncovered a large quantity of cocaine and cash during a vehicle stop in Poole. Jake Musselwhite, aged 36 and of Poole, was sentenced on Friday 21 August 2026 to four years and two months in prison. At around 2.15pm on...
Release date: 21/08/2026
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
Following recent media coverage, fifty policing and law enforcement leaders from across the UK have jointly written to the Prime Minister calling for him to prevent the early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers. The open letter also calls for stronger p...
Release date: 11/08/2026
A man who filmed himself causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal in Poole and uploaded it onto social media has been jailed. On Friday 3 October 2025, a video was posted into an open hare coursing group on Facebook by the defendant – 33-year-o...
Release date: 07/08/2026
An investigation by officers has led to a man being charged in connection with a reported series of criminal damage to businesses in Bournemouth. It was reported that during the early hours of Sunday 7 June 2026 the windows of eight business premises in S...
Release date: 06/08/2026
Detectives have worked with Trading Standards partners to expose a mechanic who scammed a series of customers around the country. Mark Douglas Lowe, aged 47 and of Poole, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 31 July 2026 to be sentenced for two c...
Release date: 03/08/2026
Three men have been charged in connection with a reported attempted robbery at a convenience store in Poole. Dorset Police received a report at 7.16pm on Thursday 30 July 2026 of an attempted robbery at the Premier in Sea View Road in Poole. It was report...
Release date: 01/08/2026
Neighbourhood officers in North Dorset worked with partners to execute a warrant at a business premises in Gillingham as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected exploitation, immigration and financial offences. Following intelligence from the comm...
Release date: 31/07/2026
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