A man is due to appear in court in connection with a fatal road traffic collision near Sherborne.
The incident occurred on the A30 between Sherborne and Yeovil at around 4.50pm on Thursday 1 December 2022. The collision involved three cars – a silver Ford Zetec, a blue VW Passat...
Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following an alleged assault in Dorchester.
At around 10.50am on Sunday 24 March 2024, officers received a report that a woman had been assaulted earlier in the morning at an address in Damers Road.
The victim – aged in...
Local neighbourhood policing officers seized suspected drugs and cash following two warrants in Bridport.
At approximately 10am on Thursday 14 March 2024, officers conducted two warrants under section eight of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act at addresses in the town centre.
During the warrants, officers located and seized quantities of...
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward following a report of a fail-to-stop road traffic collision in Bridport.
It was reported that at around 8.30am on Sunday 3 March 2024 a collision occurred in East Street, near to the Natwest bank, involving a...
Officers are issuing images of a safe that they have recovered after a man was arrested in connection with a number of commercial burglaries.
On Wednesday 28 February 2024 officers arrested a 47-year-old man from Wiltshire in connection with four reports of non-dwelling burglaries committed between Thursday 14 December 2023...
Officers investigating a burglary near Sherborne are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
At around 3.50am on Saturday 17 February 2024, offenders gained access to a garage at an address in Sandford Orcas.
The suspects were disturbed by the residents and nothing was stolen.
Police Constable William Saunders,...
Officers are investigating criminal damage in Dorchester and appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
Between Wednesday 14 February and Thursday 15 February 2024, there were six incidents of criminal damage reported in St John Way, Peverell Avenue East and The Great Field in Poundbury.
It is reported...
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 woman has been arrested in connection with a report of shoplifting offences and threats of violence in Weymouth.
It was reported that at around 4pm on Tuesday 31 October 2023 a woman made off from the Asda supermarket in Newstead Road with suspected stolen items. A member of staff...
Dorset Council Trading Standards have carried out a test purchasing operation in Dorchester and Weymouth to identify businesses selling age restricted products to underage people.
11 retailers were targeted based on intelligence received, including from members of the public who believed they had witnessed underage sales.
A 15-year-old volunteer asked to...
