It’s Scam Awareness Fortnight
One in three people in the West have been a target of a scam since lockdown, which is why Citizens Advice Dorset is keen to back the Scam Awareness Campaign which runs from 15-28 June.
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Don’t fall prey to ‘test and trace’ scams
The Government has high hopes for the new NHS Test and Trace Service for Covid-19, but sadly scammers are looking to exploit the system, which was launched at the beginning of June.
Police go the whole hog to try and locate 67 piglets
Hampshire police officers are appealing for information after 67 pink piglets were stolen from a farm in Damerham, Fordingbridge.
Dorset Police inspector found guilty of gross misconduct
A former inspector found guilty of gross misconduct would have been dismissed from the Force had he not already resigned.
Help find Lulu and Dolly – stolen goats from Lee
Can you help Hampshire Constabulary reunite Lulu and Dolly with their owners? The two friendly nanny goats, a mother and daughter, were stolen from a barn in Lee.
Firefighters still tackle blaze at Wareham Forest as police appeal for information
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service still has around 100 firefighters tackling a huge heath fire affecting some 180 hectares of heath and woodland at Wareham Forest, which started yesterday afternoon (18 May).
Surge in online crime as transnational gangs take advantage of COVID-19 pandemic
Criminals are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic by turning their attention to online crime. As lockdown continues, across the UK, there has been a drop in street crime of 21%. However, online crime, driven by predatory transnational gangs, is on the rise.
Reminder that barbecues are illegal on heathlands
‘BBQs Burn More Than Bangers’ is a new campaign to remind people that BBQs are illegal on heathlands and to promote the use of alternative designated barbecuing destinations.
Green Lamborghini seized in London to Hampshire County Line investigation
The Met’s Specialist Crime Command swooped simultaneously on three addresses in the early hours of 12 May and carried out search warrants at Rigby Close, CR0, Derwent Road, SE20 and Scarbrook Road, CR0.
Twenty-two-year-old man arrested in New Milton
A 22-year-old man from New Milton has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon after Hampshire police officers executed a warrant at a property in the town on 13 May.