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Officers are investigating criminal damage in Dorchester and appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Between Wednesday 14 February and Thursday 15 February 2024, there were six incidents of criminal damage reported in St John Way, Peverell Avenue East and The Great Field in Poundbury. It is reported...
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...
A woman has been arrested in connection with a report of shoplifting offences and threats of violence in Weymouth. It was reported that at around 4pm on Tuesday 31 October 2023 a woman made off from the Asda supermarket in Newstead Road with suspected stolen items. A member of staff...
Dorset Council Trading Standards have carried out a test purchasing operation in Dorchester and Weymouth to identify businesses selling age restricted products to underage people. 11 retailers were targeted based on intelligence received, including from members of the public who believed they had witnessed underage sales. A 15-year-old volunteer asked to...
Officers investigating an alleged assault in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.The victim – a male taxi driver aged in his 40s – picked up a man from an address on Cambridge Road on Monday 25 December 2023. It is reported that at...
Officers investigating a burglary in Dorchester are appealing for anyone with information to come forward to help identify the suspect. Between 1.40am and 1.50am on Saturday 30 December 2023 a man entered Bluebird Care West Dorset in Bridport Road and stole a bank card. The bank card was subsequently used to...
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...
Detectives investigating an incident where a teenage boy was reportedly injured following a collision with a vehicle in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant footage to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at 6.58pm on Friday 29 December 2023 in relation to an incident that is...
Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward as they investigate a burglary at a farm in the Bridport area. At around 1.30am on Monday 27 November 2023 access was gained to a farm in the Dottery area and 70 live turkeys were stolen, as well as some...
Officers investigating a report of a robbery in Bridport are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 4.30am on Friday 24 November 2023 it was reported that a 19-year-old man was approached by three other men in the area of the Morrisons petrol station off...