Detectives investigating an incident where an elderly woman from Sherborne was scammed out of thousands of pounds are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
It comes after several other incidents were reported in other parts of Dorset and officers are urging the public to remain vigilant.
The victim received...
A motorist has been jailed for six months after admitting responsibility for a collision in east Dorset that claimed the life of an 84-year-old man.
Harvey Amey, 21 and of Victoria Gardens in Trowbridge, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 11 December 2020 after pleading guilty at a...
Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team is asking the public for increased vigilance as criminal gangs involved in coursing target farms in the Dorset countryside.
Coursing is the illegal activity of using dogs acting on sight to chase animals such as the brown hare and deer.
While the activity is considered a...
Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward following criminal damage to road signs at a village in North Dorset.
Dorset Police received a report at around 11.15am on Monday 30 November 2020 relating to damage to road signs at the entrance to Fontmell Magna in Mill Street.
It...
Detectives are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following an attempted robbery in Blandford.
At around 7pm on Thursday 26 November 2020 the victim – a local woman aged in her 40s – was approached by an unknown man as she walked in an alleyway between...
People in Dorset considering buying an electric scooter - or E-Scooter – this Christmas are being urged to fully understand the law before they do.
Dorset Police are hoping to combat some of the myths about where you can and can’t ride e-scooters.While e-scooters are legally available to purchase,...
Officers investigating the theft and fraudulent use of a bank card in North Dorset are issuing CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to.
The victim’s bank card was reportedly stolen from their vehicle in Christy’s Lane in Shaftesbury between 9.30pm on Sunday 1 November 2020 and...
Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following reported offences under the Hunting Act in North Dorset.
Dorset Police received a report on Tuesday 3 November 2020 that during the late morning and early afternoon an organised trail hunt took place in the area...
Sergeant Robbie Jephcott 2343 goes off the rails in a shameful, ego fuelled display of aggression towards a driver who refuses to follow his unlawful demands.
For your protection: ALWAYS RECORD THE POLICE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOlcqA0eq3E
Why do they have to be like this?
He is further undermining the reputation of the police....
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following suspicious activity in West Dorset.
It is reported that at around 10.50pm on Saturday 24 October 2020 two men were spotted acting suspiciously near a kennel on a farm in the Hilfield area.
When the men were disturbed,...
