Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a serious assault in Bridport.It is reported that during the early hours of Monday 1 January 2024, a man and a woman were walking in the area of Fullbrooks Lane where the man was threatened and...
William David Lewis, 25 and of Bridport, previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class B, possession of a controlled class C drug, possessing criminal property, two counts of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A and two counts...
Dorset Police is releasing footage of an attempted theft of a keyless car to raise awareness and help protect motorists.
Offenders are using a device from outside a property to connect to a car key’s signal and trick the vehicle into thinking the key is nearby, meaning it will unlock...
Detectives are investigating a spate of courier fraud offences throughout Dorset and are issuing advice to prevent others becoming a victim.Since Wednesday 2 November 2022, there have been 11 reported offences of fraud where sadly five victims have been defrauded of a total of £72,000. Officers from Weymouth CID...
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...
Officers investigating criminal damage in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
At approximately 3.55pm on Saturday 3 June 2023 damage was caused by two boys to the Brownsword Hall in Pummery Square, Poundbury.
The offenders are described as white male teenagers, aged between 14 and...
A man who robbed a Wimborne store at knifepoint has been jailed
Luke Eamon Charig, aged 34 and of Littlemayne near Dorchester, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Tuesday 3 October 2023 to be sentenced after admitting offences of robbery and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.
He received...
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...
A woman who admitted failing to stop at the scene of a collision in which a pedestrian died has been sentenced.
Melissa Lewis, 47 and of Pound Close in Charminster, Dorchester, appeared at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court yesterday, Wednesday 12 September 2018, after pleading guilty at the same court on Friday...
A Dorset Police constable has been dismissed from the Force after being found guilty of gross misconduct at a public hearing.
Between Tuesday 28 September and Thursday 30 September 2021, a misconduct hearing was held at Dorset Police headquarters in Winfrith to consider allegations that Police Constable Sean Ford breached...
