Dorset Police has welcomed the news that the Force has been successful in its bid to equip more frontline officers with Tasers.
In February the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner submitted a bid to the Home Office for additional funding and it has been announced that Dorset Police...
Officers investigating an assault in Blandford are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
At around 5pm on Sunday 1 March 2020, a 14-year-old girl was walking along The Close near to the junction with Dorset Street with a friend when she was approached by a group...
A man has admitted stealing cash from the home of a vulnerable woman in Sherborne.
Dale David Bool, aged 31 and of Hillcrest Road, Templecombe, Somerset, appeared at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court on Friday 21 February 2020 where he admitted an offence of theft. He will return to court to be...
Officers investigating thefts from vehicles in Gillingham are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
Between Thursday 20 February and Sunday 23 February 2020 a number of overnight thefts occurred from unattended vehicles, as well as from sheds and garages, in the Wyke area. It is believed...
A detective constable with Dorset Police has been dismissed after being found to have committed gross misconduct.
DC Nick Gravenor was the subject of a public misconduct hearing following a thorough investigation into allegations that he had used inappropriate sexualised language toward a colleague and subjected her to unwanted physical...
Officers investigating a burglary in Sherborne are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
Between 10.30am and 3.45pm on Saturday 8 February 2020 a burglary occurred at an address in Ridgeway. The victims returned home and discovered that a number of rooms in their property had been...
The decline in faith in the UK police has been both gradual and dramatic. It has been occurring for well over a decade, probably a lot closer to two, but since their numbers were slashed and politicians made out that less was best, the public have become wizened to...
A drunk driver involved in a fatal collision near Sherborne has been jailed.
Mark Andrew Green, aged 44 and of Dumpdon View, Monkton, Honiton, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 24 January 2020 after admitting an offence of causing death by careless driving when over the prescribed limit.
He...
Officers investigating a theft from a farm in Shaftesbury are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Some time between 11.30am and 8.50pm on Saturday 18 January 2020 five show cockerels were taken from a secured outbuilding in the Mampitts Lane area. When their owner went to check on...
A man who was jailed for drug supply offences has been ordered to hand over more than £60,000 by a court.
Alexander Joseph Gordon, aged 33, was sentenced to three years in prison at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 9 August 2019 after admitting two charges of possessing class A...
