Police Constable Andrew Loveless, 45, was sentenced at Southampton Magistrates' Court today, Monday 12 March 2018, after pleading guilty to one count of harassment without violence at a previous hearing. Loveless was also issued with a five-year restraining order preventing him from contacting his victim. The offence...
Public services that work together across Dorset to improve safety on our roads have launched a new website – available at: www.dorsetroadsafe.org.ukDorset Road Safe brings together the police, fire service, health and local authorities to work in partnership to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on...
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a fatal collision on the A30 near Sherborne. Dorset Police was called at 7.54pm yesterday, Tuesday 6 March 2018, by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service to reports of a road traffic collision on the dual carriageway section...
Police are warning the public of the dangers of a pill known as ‘Blue Punisher’ after two people were taken ill after using the substance. Dorset Police received information from the South Western Ambulance Service that two people had been treated in Bournemouth town centre for serious side-effects...
At around 5am on Friday 16 February 2018 a woman was walking along High Street when one or two men approached her. She felt someone touch her shoulders and, worried about what was going to happen to her, she called out for help to some dog walkers who were...
Did you match with us? Dorset Police has been online dating for the past 24 hours to raise awareness of sextortion. The Force utilised Valentine’s Day, a peak time in the online dating community, to launch a profile to provide safety information for those most at risk of the...
At 8.37am on Thursday 12 October 2017 Dorset Police received a report of an incident on the A30, which involved a Nippy Bus double-decker school bus and a black BMW 1 Series. It was reported that the driver of the car came out of his vehicle and entered...
Campaigns and events have been taking place across the country this week to raise awareness of sexual violence and abuse, reminding communities that ‘it’s not ok’. Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) Martyn Underhill marked the week with a visit to the Dorset Rape Crisis Support Centre (DRCSC). The centre provides...
The Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner is currently recruiting for independent members of the public to sit on police misconduct panel hearings across Dorset and Devon & Cornwall Police.Police & Crime Commissioners have a statutory responsibility to ensure that independent panellists are present at police misconduct panels...
Dorset Police is alerting elderly and vulnerable people of a scam in which fraudsters pose as police officers by telephone in an attempt to steal money. Since yesterday, seven incidents have been reported to the Force, all within the Sherborne area, in which an ‘officer’ has called to make...
