Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man died following an alleged assault in Weymouth.
At 4.13pm on Saturday 4 April 2020 Dorset Police was called to a report of a possible assault at an address on Dorchester Road.
Officers attended, along with the ambulance service, and found a 32-year-old...
Officers investigating an assault in Poole are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
The victim, a woman aged in her 20s, was walking along Catalina Drive, near to the Harbourside Car Park, at around 5.20pm on Wednesday 16 September 2020 when she was approached by two...
Officers investigating thefts from two yacht clubs in Poole are issuing images of two men they would like to speak to and a vehicle they are keen to identify.
At around 11pm on Monday 17 August 2020 an 18-foot Bayliner boat was stolen from Sandbanks Yacht Club and at around...
Recorded crime in the Dorset Police area has remained stable while crime has increased in many parts of the country, new figures reveal.
Latest figures released by the Office of National Statistics, covering a 12 month period to December 2019, show a 0.3 per cent increase in crime for Dorset,...
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a teenager was sexually assaulted in Weymouth.
The victim – who is 14 years old – was standing on the pavement on The Esplanade near to the King’s Statue at around 2.40pm on Tuesday 4 August 2020 when it is reported...
Three people have been jailed following an aggravated burglary at an address in Ferndown.
Jack Dodds, 21 and of Bure Lane in Christchurch, Joshua Jackson, 18 and of no fixed abode, and a 16-year-old boy from Bournemouth who cannot be named for legal reasons, were all sentenced at Bournemouth Crown...
Officers investigating an incident where a cat was killed in Weymouth are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Dorset Police received a report that a cat had been found dead in Wyke Oliver Road in Preston at around 6.20am on Saturday 5 September 2020. It was reported that...
Officers have secured a confiscation order for thousands of pounds against a convicted drug dealer.
David Meadowcroft, also known as David Cousins, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Monday 17 August 2020 for a hearing under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA).
Meadowcroft, aged 49 and formerly of Kestrel Close in...
As part of the UK’s biggest ever law enforcement operation a series of warrants took place in Dorset to target suspected organised crime gangs involved in the supply of controlled drugs.
Dorset Police worked alongside the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SW ROCU) and the National Crime Agency as...
A man has been found guilty of raping an 11-year-old girl on Portland.
James Connell Loveman, aged 23 and of Portland, was convicted of charges of rape and assault by penetration on Friday 18 September 2020 following a trial at Bournemouth Crown Court. He had previously admitted an offence of...
