Officers investigating an assault in Dorchester are issuing an image of a woman they would like to speak to.
At approximately 3.30pm on Wednesday 14 August 2019 a woman was shopping in Marks & Spencer on South Street when an altercation occurred involving another woman.
The victim asked the woman to...
The Victims’ Commissioner, Baroness Newlove visited Dorset today to meet with the victims of Domestic Abuse and hear first-hand their experiences. She was also keen see how victim services are being delivered across the county.
She met with the Police & Crime Commissioner, Martyn Underhill, the Chief Constable of Dorset Police, James Vaughan, and a number...
Officers investigating a fatal road traffic collision near Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward.
At 2.56pm on Monday 7 October 2019 Dorset Police received a report of a collision on the A37 at Wardon Hill north of Dorchester. The collision involved a...
Dorset has seen a 9.6 per cent increase in reported crime, according to figures for the full financial year from April 2017 to March 2018 that have been released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today.
The rise in reported crime in the county compares to a national rise...
What would you do if you needed to call the police, but were trapped in a situation in which speaking or making any noise would be dangerous?
It’s a terrifying thought, and I genuinely hope nobody reading this ever finds themselves in that scenario.
Thankfully, the Silent Solutions procedure was put...
Officers are appealing for information from the public after a large number of sheep were stolen from a field in Dorchester.
Sometime between 6pm on Sunday 3 June and 8.30am on Monday 4 June 2018 approximately 25 ewes and 45 lambs were removed from a field off Maiden Castle Road.
The...
A repeat rural offender who admitted hunting animals with dogs has been given a suspended prison sentence and banned from land across three counties after breaching a community behaviour order.
Scott Matthew Cochrane, aged 30 and of Yarrow Close in Poole, appeared at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 19 November...
Detectives are appealing for witnesses following an indecent exposure incident in Dorchester. At about 5.50am today, Thursday 25 February 2016, a member of staff was working within the recently-built school extension at Manor Park C of E School in Mellstock Avenue when they noticed a man stood outside the...
Gary Saunders, 50 and of Paceycombe Way in Dorchester, pleaded guilty to controlling or coercive behaviour and was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday 1 March 2018. At 7.46pm on Saturday 11 November 2017, Dorset Police received a report of an assault at the defendant's address. Saunders...
A report released today by HMICFRS (Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services) clearly shows the overwhelming demand placed on police services by dealing with people who have mental health issues.
The report ‘Policing and mental health: picking up the pieces’, states that people with mental health...