Between Monday 7 and Friday 11 October 2019, 27 people were arrested as a result of coordinated law enforcement action to disrupt drug related activity across Dorset, says the county’s police force. A …

The Home Office has today, Wednesday 9 October,  confirmed the officer recruitment targets for police forces for the first year of the drive to increase their ranks by 20,000 over the next three …

Police officers have prevented an elderly Dorset woman from losing £35,000 to scammers and are issuing advice to avoid others from being targeted. Staff from Dorset Police’s Fraud Triage Team received information that …

The Malthouse care home in Gillingham has been named as a dementia ‘safe haven’ where the police or members of the public can take someone who is found in a confused state in …

Detectives working with the fire service to investigate a barn fire in North Dorset are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police received a report from Dorset and …

Dorset Police is introducing a new initiative in a commitment to better connect with local communities. The Force has developed a series of plans under the Neighbourhood Engagement Contract (NEC) initiative so communities …

Two burglars in balaclava helmets, one possibly armed with a shotgun, are being sought by the police after smashing their way into a house at Jay Walk in Gillingham. Officers were called to …

A Gillingham man has been handed a criminal behaviour order following repeated domestic abuse incidents and complaints about anti-social behaviour. Phillip Robert Torrance, aged 36, was made subject to the order when he …

DORSET residents are asked to give their views on paying £2 a month to fund police – with a roadshow being held throughout the county during January. Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner Martyn …