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Officers investigating a fatal road traffic collision between Sherborne and Yeovil are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward – with one man being arrested. The incident, which happened on the A30 close to the junction with Marl Lane, was reported to police at 4.48pm on Thursday...

Burglary in Frome Vauchurch

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward as they investigate a burglary in the Dorchester area. It is believed that some time on Friday 31 March 2024 entry was gained to a building site on Frome Lane in Frome Vauchurch and a number of power...
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a serious injury collision near Dorchester.Dorset Police received a report at 6.35pm on Wednesday 10 April 2024 of a collision on the A35 near Winterbourne Abbas involving a blue and white Isuzu Tipper lorry and...
A man has been charged in connection with the reported rape of a 15-year-old girl in Dorchester. A 32-year-old Dorchester man is due to appear at Weymouth Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 12 February 2020 charged with rape in connection with the incident that was reported to have occurred at around...
Officers are issuing images of a safe that they have recovered after a man was arrested in connection with a number of commercial burglaries. On Wednesday 28 February 2024 officers arrested a 47-year-old man from Wiltshire in connection with four reports of non-dwelling burglaries committed between Thursday 14 December 2023...
At present, there are gaps in services and a lack of statutory support in place for non-abusive parents, carers and families following a disclosure of child sexual abuse. Acts Fast aims to fill this void, by providing a dedicated counselling service, as well as drop-in sessions run at locations...
A Dorset Police sergeant who was on a secondment from the Force to the national Police Federation has been given a final written warning following a public misconduct hearing. Between Tuesday 22 February and Friday 25 February 2022, a misconduct hearing was held at Dorset Police headquarters in Winfrith to...
Events have continued to move at great speed. I indicated during the course of last week that we would keep them under review. As the Prime Minister has been telling the country, the spread of COVID- 19 has continued to accelerate. The clear message from Government is to take...
Dorset Police are warning Dorset residents of the increasing use of scams where iTunes vouchers are requested as payment to the fraudsters. Telephone and email scammers tell the victims that the payment can be for any number of purported reasons, including alleged PPI refunds, debts repayments, utility costs etc. Legitimate companies will...
Local neighbourhood policing officers seized suspected drugs and cash following two warrants in Bridport. At approximately 10am on Thursday 14 March 2024, officers conducted two warrants under section eight of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act at addresses in the town centre. During the warrants, officers located and seized quantities of...