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More than £80,000-worth of plant machinery has been recovered by Dorset Police officers following a report of theft in Cranborne.

The vehicle crossed the border from Hampshire into Dorset and it was brought to a stop in the Hurn Village area.

Hampshire Police has issued advice to those who receive messages from cloned social media accounts from scammers.

The incidents took place in October and as recently as Sunday 6 November, and a 22-year-old man has been arrested.

If you have any dashcam footage or witnessed this collision on 3 November in Victoria Place, contact Dorset Police.

The operation to crackdown on suspected county lines drugs networks has had further success with six arrests this week.

Police have praised the two victims who came forward, resulting in Christopher James Attwood being sentenced to 19 years.

If you were in the area of Wimborne Road and Talbot Road in the early hours of 1 November, and witnessed this assault, contact the police.

David Sidwick, the police and crime commissioner (PCC) for Dorset would like local people to fill in an online survey.

Post-Covid, the county saw a five per cent rise in crime, which compares with the national average rise of 12.5 per cent.