A repeat rural offender has been sentenced at court for breaching a criminal behaviour order.
Scott Matthew Cochrane, aged 30 and of Yarrow Close in Poole, appeared at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 7 October 2020 and admitted breaching a criminal behaviour order and an offence of vehicle interference.
He was...
A man and woman have been found guilty of manslaughter in relation to the death of a man at his Weymouth home.
Hannah Jayne Rebecca Day, aged 29 and of Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, Surrey, and Aaron Kirk Brown, aged 39 and of Lennox Street, Weymouth, were convicted on Thursday 8...
Fall for the person, not the profile – remember to stay safe online as reports of romance fraud rise 26% nationally in a year
Dorset Police are working with partner agencies and other forces nationally to tackle romance fraud. Romance fraud, or dating fraud, occurs when you think you’ve met...
Officers are investigating a report that a swan was shot in Poole Park and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Dorset Police received a report at around 9.30am on Tuesday 6 October 2020 that a swan had been found shot by an arrow in the park.
Police Community...
Officers investigating a series of thefts from vehicles near Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
Overnight between Tuesday 6 October and Wednesday 7 October 2020 four vehicles were broken into in Puddletown.
Power tools were stolen from all four vehicles.
Police Sergeant Andy Napper, of Dorchester...
Officers investigating a burglary at a home in Weymouth are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
The burglary occurred at a home in Knightsdale Road between 10pm on Tuesday 22 September and 6.45am on Wednesday 23 September 2020.
While the occupants were asleep upstairs, entry was gained and a...
Officers investigating a burglary at a business in Poole are issuing CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to as part of their enquiries.
At around 12.30pm on Saturday 26 September 2020 a man was seen on CCTV to enter The Yoga Studios on Ringwood Road and...
Officers investigating an incident where a man was assaulted in Weymouth town centre are issuing CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to.
The victim, an 18-year-old man from Portland, was out with friends on the night of Thursday 20 August 2020. At around 10.40pm a group...
A man who committed theft and fraud offences across Bournemouth and Poole has been jailed for a total of 24 months.
Caleb Ollie Johnson, 21 and of Bindon Close in Poole, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday 24 September 2020 after pleading guilty to seven counts of theft,...
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...
