Lyme disease is an infection caused by a type of bacteria that is carried by some species of ticks. People can get the disease if bitten by an infected tick.
People are most likely to be exposed to ticks when spending time outdoors in green spaces.
Ticks and the potential risk of...
Over the weekend, officers from the Marine Engagement Team worked with partners to engage with the marine community while the Marine Force Support Group (FSG) provided a visible presence on the water.
During the patrols, officers were alerted by land-based HM Coastguard officers to reports of a group of four...
Following the inquest into the very sad death of Gaia Pope, Dorset police have produced a video to help explain the changes they have introduced to improve their investigations into missing people.
Many of these changes were carried out in response to recommendations made by the Independent Office for Police...
Officers carrying out searches to locate a wanted man believed to be in Dorset are appealing for information from the public to help find him.
William Owens, aged 35, who is known as Billy, was last seen in Weymouth on Wednesday 13 July 2022 and his vehicle was located in...
Every day, you hear in the media reports about people that die of hunger across the world. As hunger is continuously on the rise, many individuals do not know where their next meal is coming from.
Unfortunately, a massive part of this population that experiences hunger comes from the cluster...
The Coroner for Dorset is seeking the assistance of the public to find the next of kin of a man who died in Weymouth.
Anthony John Noonan – also known as Anthony John Newman and who was 67 years old – died in Jubilee Close on Friday 8 July 2022....
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a collision in Weymouth involving a marked police car.
At around 10.10pm on Saturday 9 July 2022 a road traffic collision occurred on Littlemoor Road, at the junction with Chalbury Close, involving a bronze Honda Civic and a marked police car...
Officers investigating a fatal collision in Ferndown are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
Dorset Police received a report at 11.10am on Tuesday 5 July 2022 of a collision in Redwood Drive involving a highways lorry that was carrying out resurfacing work and a male pedestrian.
Officers...
Officers investigating a fatal road traffic collision in Poole are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.
A collision occurred at around 9.45am on Friday 24 June 2022 involving a blue Vauxhall Zafira and a pedestrian at the junction of Heckford Road and Wimborne Road.
Officers attended,...
The Coroner for Dorset is seeking the assistance of the public to find the next of kin for a man who died in Dorchester.
John Wallace, who was 74 years old, died at Dorset County Hospital on Monday 20 June 2022.
His home address was in Market Street in Weymouth.
His death...
