A murder investigation is under way after one of Britain's richest men was stabbed to death at his home in Dorset.
Millionaire hotelier Sir Richard Sutton and a woman, named in reports as his wife, were attacked during an incident in Higher Langham, near Gillingham, on Wednesday night.
Sir Richard, 83,...
Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man died and a woman was critically injured at an address near Gillingham - with one man arrested.
Dorset Police received a report at 7.30pm on Wednesday 7 April 2021 raising concern for the welfare of the occupants of an address in...
Dorset Police has launched a new programme to protect victims of domestic abuse by disrupting, challenging and changing the behaviours of serial offenders and those deemed to be the most high-risk.The DRIVE programme, which is delivered by Hampton Trust, is a partnership initiative between Dorset Police, Office of the...
In recent months Dorset Police has seen a rise in reported stalking offences reflecting a national increase in domestic related incidents.
The increase in offences is likely partly due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2020 there have also been changes to the way these offences were...
Green Party members in Dorset County will be balloted from 23rd-30th March on selection of a candidate to fight the Dorset Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) election.
If Green members vote to select a candidate, it will be the first time that the Green Party has contested a Dorset PCC...
Officers investigating criminal damage and an attempted break-in at Gillingham School are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
At around 10.50pm on Sunday 7 March 2021 an alarm was heard sounding at the school in Harding’s Lane. It was subsequently reported that damage had been caused to a...
Dorset Police Deputy Chief Constable Scott Chilton and Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill are issuing a message to Dorset's communities about violence against women.
"Over the last week many people in our communities have understandably felt the need to speak out about their experiences and fears of violence, abuse or...
Officers investigating a knifepoint robbery in Sherborne are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
At around 6.45pm on Tuesday 9 March 2021 a local man aged in his 20s was walking through Pageant Gardens when he was approached by a male offender from behind. He produced...
A man has appeared in court in connection with an alleged assault on a woman in Gillingham.
Dorset Police received a report at 12.05am on Saturday 30 May 2020 that a woman had been found with a head injury in the area of Addison Close.
The victim, who was 29 weeks...
A man who went into a commercial premises in Gillingham and attacked a man as he worked has been jailed.
Grant Edward Chase, aged 29 and of Commercial Road, Weymouth, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Wednesday 24 February 2021 after admitting an offence of aggravated burglary.
Chase also admitted...
