Chris Downes's piercing blue eyes stare out from the mugshot on a Cheshire Police news release. "He has been causing problems within this town through shoplifting for over two decades," it reads. The notice announces a criminal behaviour order banning the 60-year-old from Macclesfield town centre and every Co-op...
Officers are appealing for information as they investigate a report of a commercial burglary in Sturminster Newton.
It was reported that a break-in occurred at the Old Market Dental Practice in Rivers Mead between 5.30pm on Tuesday 15 October and 8.15am on Wednesday 16 October 2024. Access was gained to...
Kerry Walters, aged 42 and of Sturminster Newton, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 18 October 2024 to be sentenced for offences of assaulting a girl under the age of 13 by penetration and inciting a girl under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity.
Walters was...
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A man who was wanted in connection with numerous domestic abuse offences has been located and arrested.
Enquiries have been ongoing to locate 43-year-old Jonathan Bagan, who was wanted in connection with offences including stalking and harassment.
Following an appeal and further enquiries, he has now been located and arrested in...
Police restrain fraudster Patrick Baker's inheritance. Now 68, and living in Newton Abbot, Devon, Baker's inheritance was acquired to fully compensate his victimsÂ
Two fraud victims who had just over £70k stolen over a decade ago have had all their money returned out of the offender’s inheritance thanks to work...
Officers investigating a reported assault in North Dorset are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.Dorset Police received a report at around 12.05am on Sunday 6 October that the victim – a woman aged in her 50s – had been travelling as a passenger in a...
Politicians and Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in the UK, including Dorset, often avoid addressing the root causes of acquisitive crimes such as shoplifting, theft, and burglary. Instead, they focus on targeting offenders. This approach is driven by a combination of political, cultural, and systemic factors. By examining initiatives...
Police services across the South West - Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire, together with the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) - joined forces in a coordinated effort to combat drug-related crime on our roads and in our communities.
Operation Scorpion 9 ran from...
A second man has been charged in connection with a report of a serious assault at an address in Poole.Dorset Police received a report at 12.05am on Friday 23 August 2024 of a disturbance at an address in Vale Road.It was reported that an 18-year-old man had been assaulted...
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward to help establish how a man sustained injuries during an incident in Shaftesbury.
Dorset Police received a report at 1.19am on Sunday 22 September 2024 that a man had sustained injuries outside Shaftesbury Football Club in Coppice Street.
The victim – aged in...
