Crime

Shoplifters assault staff at Poole Aldi

STAFF in a Poole supermarket were assaulted as they confronted shoplifters last month. A woman entered the Aldi in Fleets…

CCTV appeal after minibus stolen from Melcombe Regis area

UPDATE: A second arrest has been made in the probe into a minibus theft in Melcombe Regis A MAN…

Camera, drill and sunglasses stolen in Christchurch burglary

A CAMERA, drill and five pairs of sunglasses were among items stolen during a burglary in Christchurch. Police are appealing…

Police were called to the Gainsborough Care Home, in Swanage, on Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Woman, 60, arrested after Swanage care home deaths will not be charged

A WOMAN arrested after three people died at a Swanage care home has been released without charge. Detectives are…

Thieves target Poole Lifeboat Station’s iconic mine collection box – again

POOLE Lifeboat Station is pleading for thieves to stop breaking into their iconic collection box. The collection box, first positioned…

Police are appealing for information after an incident in Sea View Road, Upton. Picture: Google

Wareham man arrested after woman injured by mobile phone during row

A MAN is alleged to have thrown a mobile phone at a woman during a row in a Dorset…

Ashley John Peter Fulton, left, and Aaron Evans, have been jailed after the raid in Sandbanks, Poole. Picture: Dorset Police

Pair jailed after armed burglary at Sandbanks property

TWO men who forced their way into a Poole home and threatened the occupants with a gun before stealing…

Arrest after man allegedly exposed himself on Purbeck beach

A MAN allegedly exposed himself and committed an indecent act on a Purbeck beach, police said. The incident unfolded on…

Police said a car was reported as driving erratically in Conifer Avenue, Poole, in the early hours of Saturday morning. Picture: Google

Car hit telegraph pole and another vehicle before fleeing, say police

A CAR crashed into a telegraph pole and parked vehicle in Poole in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police…

Police are keen to trace this person after an alleged theft from a car in Celtic Crescent, Dorchester. Pictures: Google/Dorset Police

CCTV appeal after Rolex and Tag Heuer allegedly stolen from car in Dorchester

POLICE are keen to trace this person after Rolex and Tag Heuer watches were allegedly stolen from a car…