Crime

Shop worker injured attempting to stop alcohol theft

POLICE have issued a CCTV image of a man following an assault and attempted theft at a shop in…

Biker seriously injured after hit-and-run crash in Poole

A BIKER was taken to hospital with a “serious injury” after a hit-and-run crash in Poole. The incident, on the…

Police want community help in poaching clampdown

OFFICERS in East Dorset charged a man with a poaching offence and criminal damage last week. The East Dorset Neighbourhood…

The incident happened in Herbert Avenue, near the junction with Manor Avenue, in Poole. Picture: Google

Teen, 13, arrested after pregnant women hit by e-scooter in Poole

A TEENAGE boy has been arrested in connection with a crash that saw a pregnant woman taken to hospital…

The attack took place in the car park of the Coach and Horses, in Wimborne. Picture: Google

Man punched and kicked in Wimborne pub car park attack

A MAN was punched and kicked by two unknown assailants in a Wimborne pub car park. Police are appealing for…

Equipment was damaged and walls daubed with grafitti during the incidents in Blandford. Pictures: Blandford Forum Town Council

Christmas lights cut and toilets vandalised during spate of vandalism in Blandford

WIRES have been cut on Christmas lights, glass smashed and walls daubed with graffiti in public toilets, and more…

The dog statue, inset, was taken from outside a property in Whitecliff Road, Poole. Pictures: Google/Dorset Police

“Hugely sentimental” dog statue stolen from Poole property

A DOG statue – of “huge sentimental value” to its owners – was stolen from a property in Poole. The…

A man in his 20s was found unresponsive in Wimborne Road, near Heath Avenue, in Poole. Picture: Google

Investigation launched after man dies in suspected hit and run

POLICE are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward following a fatal collision in…

Record number of Illegal e-bikes and e-scooters seized across Dorset

NEARLY 230 illegal e-bikes and e-scooters have been seized across Dorset this year, as police step up action against…

Stolen campervan later used in burglary at Hamworthy shop, say police

A CAMPERVAN reported stolen from Hamworthy was later linked to a burglary at a commercial premises. Police said the van,…