Category: Crime

You are here:

Home
Category "Crime"

LATEST NEWS

Witnesses sought following cigarettes theft from Co-op in Verwood

Crime, VerwoodNovember 6, 2020

The Co-op store on Ringwood Road Verwood was broken into at 3.10am on Wednesday 4 November. It is understood a quantity of cigarettes was stolen.

Man jailed for raping teenage girl in Dorchester

Crime, DorchesterNovember 6, 2020

A man who raped a 15-year-old girl at knifepoint in Dorchester in December 2019 has been jailed for 15 years.

Pair jailed for Barclays bank robbery in Bournemouth

Bournemouth, CrimeNovember 2, 2020

Two brothers who robbed a Bournemouth bank at knifepoint have each been jailed for three years and four months.

Former police officer jailed for manslaughter of Bournemouth woman

Bournemouth, CrimeOctober 28, 2020

A former Dorset Police officer has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for the manslaughter of a woman in West Parley.

Teenager dies following serious collision in Hamworthy

Crime, PooleOctober 27, 2020

A boy who had been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a road traffic collision in the Hamworthy area of Poole has very sadly died.

Fast track fingerprint technology comes to Dorset Police

CrimeOctober 26, 2020

Dorset Police is to become one of the first forces in the country to use new technology to remotely transfer fingerprints for analysis directly from crime scenes.

Members of drugs gang active in Bournemouth and Poole jailed

Bournemouth, Crime, PooleOctober 16, 2020

Members of an organised crime group involved in the supply of class A drugs in Bournemouth and Poole have been jailed.

Proportion of hate crime cases getting increased sentences at all time high

CrimeOctober 14, 2020

The Crown Prosecution Service has revealed that the proportion of those convicted of a hate crime who were given a tougher sentence is higher than ever.