Officers investigating a disturbance in Lyme Regis are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
Dorset Police received a report at around 1.20am on Wednesday, 1 January 2025, of an altercation involving up to 20 people, mainly teenagers, in the area of Marine Parade.
It was reported that...
Officers investigating an assault near Dorchester are issuing an image of a man they would like to identify.
At around 12pm on Thursday, 19 December 2024, a woman was reportedly assaulted by a man in the Broadmayne area.Â
It is alleged the man pushed the victim several times before grabbing her...
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after an attempted robbery in Dorchester town centre.
The incident occurred between 1pm and 2.30pm on Monday 23 December 2024 in the area of Trinity Street.
The victim – a local man aged in his 80s – was approached...
Officers are investigating criminal damage to a shop in Dorchester and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
It was reported that damage was caused to the window of No. 36 Gifts and Lifestyle in South Street at approximately 12.0am on Sunday, 15 December 2024.
Police Constable Toby Norman,...
Local neighbourhood policing officers seized suspected drugs following a warrant in Sherborne.
On Friday 29 November 2024 officers conducted a warrant under section eight of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act at an address in Amors Drove.
It followed intelligence linked to reported dealing and supply of drugs from the property.
During...
A drug driver who caused a fatal collision in West Dorset has been sentenced at court.
Joshua Jack Craven, aged 22 and of Trinity Way, Bridport, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday 12 December 2024 after admitting causing death by dangerous driving.
He was sentenced to eight years in prison...
A pair of illegal pet breeders and sellers who made over £34,000 were sentenced in court last week, following an investigation by Dorset Council’s Animal Welfare team and Dorset Police.
Ebony Membury (25) and her father Michael Membury (58) of Dorchester, were prosecuted for the unlicensed breeding and advertising the...
The Force is launching its ‘Festive Feedback’ Christmas drink and drug drive campaign to encourage the reporting of motorists who are endangering our roads.
The initiative is taking place between Monday 2 December 2024 and Wednesday 1 January 2025.
Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is one of...
Each year, Protect the Wild compiles an annual report of hunt incidents, such as instances of wildlife persecution and trespassing, that hunt saboteurs and monitors record when they attend meets. The organisation’s analysis of the three months leading up to the start of the main foxhunting season, which began...
A disqualified driver who drove into a police officer who attempted to stop a stolen vehicle in Bridport has been jailed.
Joshua Joseph Hayward, aged 31 and of Bridport, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Wednesday 27 November 2024 after admitting offences of dangerous driving, assault occasioning actual bodily...
