Officers investigating a break-in to an outbuilding in North Dorset are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
Between around 3am and 3.15am on Friday 9 February 2024, approximately two or three men – described as aged around 30 years old – gained entry to an outbuilding...
Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward as they investigate a report of an assault in Sturminster Newton.
Dorset Police received a report at 10.15pm on Wednesday 7 February 2024 of disturbance at an address in Stour View Close. It was further reported that a...
Dorset Police is releasing footage of an attempted theft of a keyless car to raise awareness and help protect motorists.
Offenders are using a device from outside a property to connect to a car key’s signal and trick the vehicle into thinking the key is nearby, meaning it will unlock...
A man has been charged and is due to appear in court in connection with a serious road traffic collision near Shaftesbury.
The incident involving three cars occurred on the A350 near to the Littledown Business Park was reported at 3.08pm on Thursday 25 May 2023.
Emergency services attended, and a...
Officers investigating an alleged assault in Gillingham are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
It is reported that between 12.30pm and 2pm on Saturday 9 December 2023, a woman was assaulted by a man near the train station in Station Yard.
The man and woman were carrying...
Officers are issuing CCTV images of a man they would like to identify as they investigate a burglary in North Dorset.At around 12.20am on Saturday 25 November 2023, entry was gained to the Weymouth and Sherborne Recycle Centre in Shaftesbury Lane, Blandford. Officers attended the scene and found damage...
With Charity Fraud Awareness Week taking place between 27th November and 1st December, Ansvar, a leading specialist insurer for the charity, not-for-profit and faith sectors, is raising awareness about how organisations across Dorset can be proactive to protect their assets, reputation, and beneficiaries.
The week serves as a vital initiative to promote...
A husband and wife from Bolton have been convicted for selling counterfeit goods at the Great Dorset Steam Fair in August 2022.
They appeared before Bolton Magistrates on the 7 November 2023 for sentencing having previously pleaded guilty to 9 offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994 at Weymouth Court.
The...
A former Dorset Police officer has been sentenced to 16 and half years in prison after being convicted of eight sexual offences, including two counts of rape.
Ravi Canhye, aged 47 from Poole, was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court on Thursday 5 October 2023 after being convicted the previous day...
A serving Dorset Police officer has been found guilty of sexual offences including two counts of rape.
Following an eight-day trial at Winchester Crown Court, Police Constable Ravi Canhye was convicted on Wednesday 4 October 2023. The jury found him guilty of eight sexual offences – two rapes, one attempted...
