Crime

The Hitachi digger was traced from Ferndown, Dorset, to Pruchnik, in Poland

Digger stolen from East Dorset recovered by police – 1,200 miles away in Poland!

A DIGGER stolen from a building site in East Dorset on April Fool’s Day has been recovered – more…

Police warning after 30 van thefts in Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire

POLICE are warning van owners to be on their guard after a spate of break-ins across Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire…

Officers are keen to trace these people in connection with an incident in Charlton Marshall, Blandford. Picture: Dorset Police

Police appeal after ‘fraud’ claim during car sale in Charlton Marshall causes £1,000 of damage

POLICE are keen to trace these people in connection with an incident of vehicle fraud and criminal damage. The incident,…

Owen Coombs, of Warminster, has been jailed. Picture: Wiltshire Police

Warminster man Owen Coombs jailed over domestic abuse – including assault

WARMINSTER man Owen Coombs has been jailed for two years and four months for domestic abuse offences – including…

Deceased cat found in fly-tipped rubbish with a cord around its neck

WARNING: CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF ANIMAL ABUSE A CAT – sadly deceased – was found in a pile…

The tragic crash happened at the turning for Warren Road between Wool and Bere Regis. Picture: Google

Poole man Michael Stewart handed suspended sentence over fatal Bere Regis crash

MICHAEL Stewart, of Poole, has received a suspended jail sentence after admitting causing the crash in Bere Regis that…

Police warning over van break ins in Gillingham

POLICE say they have received several reports of vans being broken into and tools stolen overnight in Gillingham. Dorset Police…

North Dorset man, 35, charged with 18 shoplifting offences

A MAN from North Dorset has appeared in court after being charged with 18 counts of shoplifting. Simon Philip Pope,…

The order allows vehicles to be removed from Orchid View, off Salisbury Road, in Shaftesbury. Picture: Google

Order for removal of vehicles from Shaftesbury site approved by court

A COURT order has been allowed for the removal of vehicles parked at a site in Shaftesbury. Dorset Council asked…

The attack happened outside the gents at The Royal Oak, in Dorchester. Picture: Google

Man attacked outside gents at Wetherspoons pub in Dorchester

A MAN was taken to hospital after being attacked by three others outside the toilets in a Dorchester Wetherspoons. The…