Over the Christmas period, Dorset Police will have additional officers and specially-trained staff dedicated to victims and those who commit domestic abuse.There is an average of 498 domestic abuse incidents a month across Dorset and the risk of domestic abuse has historically increased during the festive period.From Friday 9...
The number of Taser trained police officers across Dorset is to be reviewed as part of a new project.Taser is an item of personal protective equipment available to police officers. It is a controlled energy device which incapacitates the subject temporarily providing the officer with an additional tactical option...
With the festive season approaching, police expect more people than usual will be out enjoying a drink. Dorset Police is running the annual Christmas drink and drug driving campaign from today, Thursday 1 December 2016 through to Sunday 1 January 2017. Dorset Police’s Roads Policing and No Excuse teams are...
Dorset Police are reminding the public to be aware of their online behaviour and how to avoid becoming a victim of sextortion.Sextortion (a combination of sex and extortion) is where a victim is blackmailed to pay money to prevent intimate videos or photos of them being posted on social...
Dorset Police are working with police forces across the South West in a week-long crackdown on people using their mobile phones while driving.It comes as figures from the RAC show that the number of motorists who illegally use mobile phones while at the wheel is rising. Of the 1,714 motorists...
The case against a Dorset Police officer, who was due to appear in court charged with assaulting a man, has been discontinued.Police Constable Jamie Wallis was due to appear at Bournemouth Magistrates’ Court today, Friday 11 November 2016.A CPS Wessex spokesperson said: “The CPS process for reviewing allegations of...
There are yearly and seasonal fluctuations in the numbers of people killed and seriously injured on our roads, and sadly we have seen a recent spate of collisions resulting in fatalities in Dorset. Since the beginning of the year, 15 people have lost their lives on Dorset roads with...
Dorset Police and the Acting Police and Crime Commissioner welcomed a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) published today, Thursday 3 November, which assesses force efficiency. The report graded Dorset as ‘good’ overall at keeping people safe and reducing crime, understanding and making the most of its...
An ex-solicitor has been found guilty and jailed for five years for five counts of fraud by false representation.Ian Charles Macfarlane, 56 and of West Street in Winterborne Kingston, was handed the jail term at Bournemouth Crown Court on Monday 3 October 2016. He was found not guilty of...
Recorded crime in Dorset rose by 14% last year, according to figures released today, 20 October 2016, by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figures are for the year 2015/16 (1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016) compared with the previous 12 month period. The increase in crime reported to...
