Crime

The pursuit ended in Autumn Close, Ferndown. Pictures: Dorset Police

Police pursuit comes to dramatic end with crash in Dorset cul-de-sac

A DRAMATIC police pursuit came to an end when officers rammed a vehicle in a Dorset street. The incident unfolded…

Court date for driver who allegedly targeted horse riders in road rage incident

A WOMAN is set to appear in court after she reportedly drove at speed at horse riders in West…

Pageant Gardens is one of the locations to see CCTV Picture: Google

CCTV to be rolled out in Sherborne

SIX new CCTV cameras will be installed in Sherborne in the coming days. These cameras have been paid for by…

FearFree received a grant from the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Community Action Fund last year Picture: Abbie Asadi

Grants available to help Wiltshire community groups tackle violence

COMMUNITY groups could receive up to £5,000 in grant funding to create activities that help to…

A four-wheel Hartland carriage picnic cart was stolen from the yard in East Stour. Picture: Dorset Police

Horse cart stolen in raid at North Dorset ‘equine unit’

POLICE are appealing for information as they attempt to track down a stolen horse cart. The vehicle was taken from…

Third person dies following A36 crash between car and three motorbikes

A MAN in his 60s is the third person to have died after a car and three motorbikes crashed…

Somerset man fined over fox hunting incident near Beaminster

A MAN from Ilminster in Somerset has been fined £513 after he pleaded guilty to a fox hunting incident…

Both PCCs are backing calls for tougher cannabis classification Pictures: Wiltshire PCC FB/ Dorset PCC FB/ Avon and Somerset Police

Wiltshire and Dorset Police and Crime Commissioners call for cannabis to be reclassified as class A drug

CALLS to reclassify cannabis as a Class A drug have been “strongly” supported by the Police and Crime Commissioners…

Fraudster stole £2,000 from Shaftesbury 85-year-old – while he was in hospital

A WOMAN who defrauded an 85-year-old man from Shaftesbury out of more than £2,000 has been ordered to pay…

UPDATED: Blandford man arrested on suspicion of murder after body of Sturminster Newton man found

UPDATE: Police have confirmed the Blandford man has been released on police bail as further investigative work continues. A…