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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Fly tipping large amounts of meat becoming a problem in Dorset
Officers from Dorset Council’s Waste Enforcement team are looking for those responsible for fly-tipping large amounts of meat in and around Wareham. In recent weeks, there have been several incidents of large white dumpy bags of both raw and cooked meat being fly-tipped in East Stoke and Bere Regis. Members of the public reported the dumped...
The latest national intensification week focusing on county lines has been a success for Dorset Police. Intensification weeks are run nationally by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and co-ordinated by the National County Lines Coordination Centre (NCLCC). The intensification week ran from...
Dorset Police has been working alongside Natural England and the RSPB following two raptor persecution incidents in North and East Dorset. Raptor persecution – which is one of the UK wildlife crime priorities and involves birds of prey – includes poisoning, shooting, trapping, habitat destruction and nest destruction or disturbance.  The...
Dorset Police Crime Commissioner slams government for lack of guidance over 6 person rule
The system is at war with itself and the government's lack of clarity since the pandemic began and their members who publicly broke the rules has not helped at all. https://dorseteye.com/can-someone-please-explain-the-logic-of-the-governments-new-covid-19-policy-please/ https://dorseteye.com/boris-johnsons-covid-19-claims-destroyed-in-seconds/ Now the PCC for Dorset has joined the multitude. https://twitter.com/celticmaid4/status/1305975379631407104?s=20 Whatever one's politics it would take the most extremely dogmatic to not...
A man who was caught stealing money on a camera installed at the home of a vulnerable victim he repeatedly targeted has been jailed. Samuel Cooper, aged 35 and of Lodbourne Green, Gillingham, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday 3 September 2020 to a total of three and...
Officers investigating a racially aggravated criminal damage incident in Blandford are issuing a CCTV image of the suspect. At 3.27am on Thursday 3 September 2020 racist wording was sprayed onto a shop front and nearby alleyway in West Street.  Police Constable Kate Schofield, of Blandford police, said: “This was a very...
Operation Snap catches irresponsible drivers across Dorset
Are you or people you know on the following video? A three minute exposure of irresponsible driving across the county. Dashcam footage submitted to the Force is being released in a bid to encourage more people to get involved with the scheme.  Operation Snap is a secure online facility that allows...
The term domestic abuse may still carry with it connotations of violence behind closed doors between a husband and wife. It is important to recognise, as the police and support agencies in Dorset do, that domestic abuse is not limited to physical harm and can affect anyone. The common...
Between 20:00 on Friday 21st August and 08:00 on Saturday 22nd August an intruder has gained access to a field in the SixPenny Handley area and run over six sheep in a vehicle. We are asking anyone who was driving in the area at that time to review any dash...
Dorset Police is asking local residents and holidaymakers to know the signs of county lines and help keep Dorset safe. Superintendent Rob Chalkley, of Dorset Police, explains: “County lines refers to a process where drugs gangs exploit children and vulnerable adults and make them courier drugs and money across the...