Officers investigating an incident of criminal damage to a vehicle near Sherborne are issuing a CCTV image of the suspect.
The incident occurred at around 6.50am on Saturday 24 August 2019 at Hill View in Bishops Caundle. The wing mirror of a car was damaged, costing the victim £100 to...
Officers investigating a sexual assault in Sherborne are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
The victim, a 15-year-old girl, was walking along the footpath that runs behind Richmond Green toward Acreman Street at around 3pm on Sunday 10 November 2019 when a man walked through some...
A man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his father at their home in Sherborne.
At a hearing at Winchester Crown Court on Friday 18 October 2019, Dominic William Robert Hodgson, aged 37, admitted the murder of his 72-year-old father Robert Hodgson. He was sentenced to life...
Officers investigating reports of road safety offences near Sherborne are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.
At around 10.30am on Saturday 12 October 2019 Dorset Police received reports of horses and hounds from a local hunt causing a hazard to road users on the...
Officers are urging the public in East and North Dorset to remain vigilant and report any suspicious behaviour following a spate of catalytic converter thefts.
Between Wednesday 11 September and Tuesday 24 September 2019 a total of 19 reports have been made to Dorset Police about the theft of the...
The owner of a Dorset-based online fancy dress costume business has been ordered to pay up over £65,000 following a prosecution for the misuse of trade marks.
On 5 September 2019, at Bournemouth Crown Court, Ms Michelea Mariner (aged 49) of Ralph Road, Corfe Mullen was sentenced having pleaded guilty...
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman was robbed as she walked through Sherborne town centre.
At 7.15am on Monday 2 September 2019 the victim – a local woman aged in her 20s – was walking along Lenthay Road when she noticed a man sitting on...
Officers are renewing their appeal for residents to remain vigilant after scammers have targeted elderly residents in Shaftesbury.
In the morning of Thursday 22 August 2019 an elderly woman received a phone call from a man purporting to be from NatWest. He told her that her bank cards were due...
Officers investigating the theft of a purse at a supermarket in Gillingham are issuing CCTV images of the suspects.
The incident occurred around 10am on Thursday 18 July 2019 at the Waitrose store at Chantry Fields.
It is believed a woman and man watched the victim, a woman aged in her...
A man charged with murder in connection with the death of fellow employee at a farm near Blandford has been found not guilty following a trial.
On the evening of Friday 28 September 2018 Dorset Police was called to Hanford Farm following a report that a 25-year-old man had sustained...
