Crime

The incident unfolded in South Street, Bridport, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Picture: Google

Arrest after car crashed into parked vehicles in Bridport

TWO people were seen fleeing a car after it hit others in a Bridport street. Police are appealing for witnesses…

A man was pushed or punched to the ground in Railway Gardens, Sturminster Newton. Picture: Google

Man pushed or punched to the ground in Sturminster Newton park

A MAN was pushed or punched to the ground after an altercation in Sturminster Newton. Police said the incident unfolded…

An electric Avon & Somerset Police car. Picture: Avon & Somerset Police

Police in Somerset racking up miles in electric vehicles

CRIMINALS in Somerset might not hear the police as they arrive – as the force expands its fleet of…

Officers are keen to identify this person after the robbery in Dorchester. Picture: Dorset Police

CCTV appeal after man robbed at Dorchester Currys store

A MAN took a key fob from an employee at Currys in Dorchester before making off with a number…

Jake Lee and James Heppel have been jailed over the fraud. Picture: SWROCU

Somerset and Wiltshire men jailed over £5.7m cyber fraud

TWO men – from Somerset and Wiltshire – have been jailed after stealing more than £5.7 million of cryptocurrency…

Tyler Thornhill is behind bars after the assault in Warminster. Picture: Wiltshire Police

Man, 24, jailed over Valentine’s Day attack on ex-partner in Warminster

A 24-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for assaulting an ex-partner on Valentine’s Day last year – and criminal damage. Tyler…

Police executed a warrant at property in St Michael's Lane, Bridport. Picture: Dorset Police

Suspected drugs and offensive weapons seized after Bridport police raid

POLICE seized suspected class A and B drugs, as well as offensive weapons, after a raid at a property…

Luke Spencer has been charged with conspiring to commit burglary at, clockwise from top left; the BP garage in Curry Rivel, the Premier Store in Moorland Road, Bridgwater, Spar in Mosterton, Dorset, and Brocks in Rockwell Green, Wellington. Pictures: Google

Pair in court charged with planning burglaries at shops in Dorset and Somerset

A SOMERSET woman and a man of of fixed address have appeared in court charged with conspiring to burgle…

New group to target speeding drivers in Stalbridge

SPEEDING drivers in Stalbridge could soon receive letters from the police as the community cracks down on the problem. Stalbridge…

Police have issued these CCTV images after a robbery at Central Store, Blandford. Picture: Dorset Police

Staff member threatened in robbery at Blandford shop

A MAN threatened a worker and demanded cash from the safe at a Blandford convenience store. The robbery took place…