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Saturday, October 5, 2024
Officers are investigating an assault in Poole and issuing a CCTV image of a woman they would like to speak to in connection with the incident. At around 5.20pm on Tuesday 30 June 2020 a man attempted to enter the Dolphin Shopping Centre when two women stood in front blocking...
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A man has been sentenced to a hospital order after admitting to killing his 82-year-old step-grandfather Charles Taylor in Poole. Matty Locks, 28 and of Ashley Road in Poole, pleaded guilty at a previous hearing on Monday 24 June 2019 to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Locks, who appeared...
More than 200 serving police officers in the UK have convictions for criminal offences including assault, burglary, drug possession and animal cruelty, Sky News can reveal. Forces across the country employ at least 211 police officers and PCSOs who were guilty of crimes, according to data released under the Freedom...
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The use of Stop and Search by police against Black people in Dorset has reached unprecedented levels. Black people are now 31 times more likely than white people to be stopped under these powers. Shockingly, this is the highest rate of Stop and Search of an ethnic group of any police...
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Officers investigating a racially aggravated public order incident in Weymouth are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. At around 8.25pm on Tuesday 23 June 2020 a man approached the till in the Spar shop on St Edmund Street and attempted to purchase some alcohol and tobacco. The offender...
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Officers investigating a reported road traffic collision in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward - with one man arrested. Dorset Police received a report at around 5.10pm on Sunday 5 July 2020 that a silver Citroen C3 was being driven dangerously on...
Dorset Police is thanking its communities and visitors for contributing to a largely peaceful weekend following the lifting of further COVID-19 restrictions.  The Force had been planning extensively with partners throughout the lockdown period for the lifting of restrictions in our region and the past weekend saw the reopening of...
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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...
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Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following an alleged affray in Weymouth. It is reported that between 4pm and 4.25pm on Friday 26 June 2020 a fight occurred involving two men near to The Wyke Smugglers pub on Portland Road. The victim – a...
The shift started in a similar fashion to yesterday with some very interesting parking. I got straight to work on ticketing vehicles and also noted that the council had also been very busy issuing tickets. If i'm honest I was concerned I would run out of ink or tickets! I then...