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Police call for witnesses after public order incident in Shaftesbury
Police officers investigating a public order incident in Shaftesbury are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at 5.01pm on Tuesday 15 March 2022 of …
Dorset Police recruits new Assistant Chief Constable
Dorset Police has appointed Chief Superintendent Rachel Farrell as Assistant Chief Constable to join the Force’s Executive Team. Rachel joins from Hampshire Constabulary and has over 26 years of policing experience including Head …
Dorset’s new chief constable wants to make county a ‘hostile place for criminals’
Making Dorset a hostile place for criminals and offenders is one of the aims of Dorset’s new Chief Constable Scott Chilton. Chief Constable Chilton began his role last week following the retirement of …
Dorset Police chief constable James Vaughan steps down after 30-year career
Dorset Police Chief Constable James Vaughan QPM has stepped down from his role after 30 years in policing. Chief Constable Vaughan left the job at the end of the week, Friday 13 August …
Scott Chilton confirmed as new Dorset Police Chief Constable
Dorset’s Police and Crime Panel has approved the selection of Scott Chilton as the next Chief Constable of Dorset Police. Mr Chilton, who has been serving as the Force’s Deputy Chief Constable for …
Police appeal for information following attempted break-in at Gillingham School
Police officers investigating criminal damage and an attempted break-in at Gillingham School are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. At around 10.50pm on Sunday 7 March 2021 an alarm was heard …
Dorset Police issue alert over Covid-19 vaccine scam
Dorset Police has urged residents across the county to be aware of a Covid vaccine-related scam. Residents have been sent a text purporting to be from a NHS body or similar informing the …
Gillingham ‘doesn’t have a drugs problem’ say police
There are illegal drugs in Gillingham but the town does not have a drugs problem, local councillors were told this week. Police community support officer Nicky Fear also told a meeting of Gillingham …
Police appeal for information after woman bitten by dog in North Dorset
Police officers are appealing for the public’s help to identify the owner of a dog that bit a woman in North Dorset. During the morning of Wednesday 25 March 2020 a local woman …