Crime

‘Help is here’: New rural outreach aims to protect women and girls

POLICE and charities are taking their message directly into the countryside in a new effort to tackle violence against…

Police hunt teenagers after brutal duck killings

POLICE are appealing for information after a shocking incident in Dorchester in which several ducks were killed after being…

Officers probe early morning break-in at Shaftesbury petrol station

Wimborne man jailed after daylight robbery attack

TWO men from Wimborne have been sentenced following a violent robbery that left a man injured in…

Force highlights right to check partner’s abuse history

POLICE are urging residents to use a little-known legal right to check a partner’s history of abuse as part…

‘Distinctive’ scooter stolen from residential area

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a moped was stolen in the early hours of the morning in Sturminster…

Police seize car after driver found with no licence

A VEHICLE has been seized in Gillingham after officers found the driver was behind the wheel without a licence. North…

Jewellery and safe taken in Thornford burglary

POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary at a home in a rural lane in Thornford. Officers from the…

Repairs underway at town gardens following vandalism

WATER features at Pageant Gardens in Sherborne have been taken away after being damaged by vandals. Town council officials confirmed…

Vehicles stopped in joint operation targeting rural offenders

POLICE forces from across the South West descended on Dorset as part of a co-ordinated crackdown on rural and…