Dorset Police have renewed their appeal for witnesses to a robbery that took place in West Moors on the 16th of January 2019. The police have issued a CCTV image of the robber, and is seen in the image wearing a dark hoodie and a blue cloth over their face. Shortly before 8pm on the […]
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Man caught driving with his hands cable-tied together branded “reckless and foolish”
A man caught driving with his hands cable-tied together has been branded “reckless and foolish.” The 22-year-old man has been tried at Weymouth Magistrates court after being pulled over in June 2018 for dangerous driving. Upon being pulled over the police noticed his hands were bound together and the man confessed he was attempting to drive […]
BREAKING: Police manhunt for a robber armed with a meat cleaver after he jumped over bookies’ counter for cash in West Moors
There is a manhunt underway after a man leapt over the counter and threatened staff with a meat cleaver at a local bookmakers. Dorset Police was called to Ladbrokes in Station Road around 8pm last night after a robber raided the establishment. The robber, male, five feet ten inches of stocky build was last seen […]
Are crime rates affecting businesses in Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth?
Old Christchurch road business owner, Ruset Klic, says his staff feel ‘scared’ to commute to and from work for fear of anti-social behaviour. A total of 110 crimes were reported in the month of November along the road, the majority of which were for anti-social behaviour. In total there were over 14 reports of this […]
Dorset Police arrest second man in connection with Poole burglaries
Dorset Police have arrested a second man today on suspicion of burglaries reported at businesses in Poole last November. The announcement came in an update released on the Dorset Police website. They had already arrested a 43-year-old Poole man in connection to the burglaries. The man arrested today is aged 35 and has no fixed […]
Bournemouth burglar jailed for four years and four months
A burglar who targeted homes in Bournemouth has been jailed for four years and four months. Rodney Gary Donald, 49 and of Frances Road in Bournemouth, was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court on Wednesday 9 January 2019 after admitting two counts of burglary. He also asked for three further burglary offences to be taken into […]
Dorset Police release CCTV image of suspect in burglary case
Dorset police have released a CCTV image of a suspect in a reported burglary at the address of an elderly man in Poole. The incident occurred on November 2nd 2018 at 7:15pm. It was reported that the two male suspects convinced the victim, in his 70s, to allow them inside his property, before stealing cash […]
New legislation to give police more powers over drone operating
Following the mass disruption caused at Gatwick airport, police will be given extra powers to combat any future incidents involving drones. The new measures, which roll out through the entirety of the country, includes plans for Police to be able to seize, land and search drones. The drone sightings affected over 1,000 flights out from […]
Stung: Meet Britain’s Paedophile Hunters
This TV documentary explores the dark world of vigilante paedophile hunting – everyday citizens who set up fake social media profiles, posing as children in order to snare suspected predators. Luke Hewitt immersed himself into the hunting community, travelling with a hunting team to a sting where a predator was apprehended. As well as speaking […]