A Bournemouth man who sexually abused five children over the course of a number of years has been jailed for 16 years.
Stephen Paul Beale, 61 and formerly of Moore Avenue, was convicted of 11 counts of sexual assault on child under 13, nine counts of sexual assault on a...
Detectives are urging members of the public to be vigilant following a series of distraction thefts across the county.
The offences have involved one or two women approaching men, generally aged in their 50s or older, in the street or outside their homes and distracting them by either asking for...
Detectives investigating a reported fight between a group of men in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
At around 5.40pm on Tuesday 12 June 2018 Dorset Police was called to reports of a fight near to Belvedere Road in the Charminster area involving men armed with weapons. The...
Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after a woman reported her drink had been spiked on Bournemouth beach.
The incident happened sometime between 4.30pm and 6pm on Sunday 10 June 2018 in the area of Alum Chine.
The victim - a woman aged in her...
A prolific shoplifter who targeted businesses in Christchurch and Bournemouth has been jailed.
Jack Alexander Barnes, aged 24 and of Burton Road, Christchurch, appeared at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 7 June 2018. After admitting 15 theft offences as well as a public order offence, criminal damage and attempted theft...
A Dorset Police officer has been given a final written warning following a public misconduct hearing.
The initial hearing took place between Monday 19 March and Friday 23 March 2018 at Dorset Police headquarters at Winfrith. The hearing was adjourned until Tuesday 1 May for closing submissions.
The panel reconvened on...
A man has been jailed for four years after his fake Botox injections disfigured two women.
Ozan Melin, 42 and of Pole Hill Road, Uxbridge in Middlesex, was found guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court on 3 May 2018 of two counts of causing grievous bodily harm. He was found not...
This is Jay Jay, local to Southbourne crossroads area of Bournemouth.
On Tuesday a black Vauxhall Corsa hit him and drove off on Wick Lane.
Jay jay was knocked clean out of the wheelchair.
He had to crawl back to it, nobody helped him.
Jay jay was picking up his drone he just...
Officers investigating the theft of a wallet at a pub in Bournemouth are releasing CCTV images of the suspect.
At around 10pm on Monday 2 April 2018 the victim, a woman aged in her 20s, was at the Brewhouse and Kitchen on Parkwood Road in Southbourne and left her purple...
Dorset Police is today, Friday 1 June, launching its summer drink driving campaign which is set to run until Monday 16 July to coincide with the World Cup.Â
Those caught will appear in court before being publicly named by the Force and have their images shared on Dorset Police social...
