• Dorset Police make arrests in Rural Crime Operation

  By Dorch_People at 11:53 on 01/12/11

  

  We are lucky to live in such a safe part of the country, however rural crime is on the increase.  More and more reports of stolen farm machinery, diesel, metallic objects and even churches are not safe from pilfering fingers stealing the lead off the roof. Dorset Police are cracking down on Rural crime and have begun a campaign to halt the criminal trend of ransacking our rural areas. Officers from Purbeck, East Dorset and...

• Dorset Police make arrests in Rural Crime Operation

  By Dorch_People at 11:51 on 01/12/11

  

  We are lucky to live in such a safe part of the country, however rural crime is on the increase.  More and more reports of stolen farm machinery, diesel, metallic objects and even churches are not safe from pilfering fingers stealing the lead off the roof. Dorset Police are cracking down on Rural crime and have begun a campaign to halt the criminal trend of ransacking our rural areas. Officers from Purbeck, East Dorset and...

• Dorchester Burglaries - Appeal for witnesses and information

  By Dorch_People at 13:17 on 27/10/11

  

  Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after two burglaries at public houses in the Dorchester area. The first incident occurred sometime overnight between Thursday, 20 October 2011 and Friday, 21 October 2011 at the Black Dog public house on Main Street in Broadmayne. A quantity of cash, from both the bar area and the staff storage area, was stolen during the burglary. This included up to...

• Information appeal after Dorchester Traffic Warden is assaulted

  By Dorch_People at 12:29 on 18/10/11

  

  Police in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a traffic warden was assaulted in the town. The incident, in which the driver of a silver BMW grabbed hold of a female traffic warden before driving off, happened along High West Street at around 10.05am on Thursday, 13 October 2011. The victim, from Portland, sustained minor injuries to her arm. Police Constable Simon Lancey, of...

• Rogue Big Issue sellers under attack

  By alfiebass at 18:26 on 17/03/11

  

  Rogue Big Issue sellers are under attack in Bournemouth where a campaign is being launched to stamp them out. Luckily, in Dorchester, our Big Issue sellers seem to be a friendly lot and genuine - although we do seem to be getting a lot of charity workers pouncing on shoppers to sign up for the latest cause. What do you think? In Bournemouth, police are encouraging the public to report fake Big Issue vendors. It follows reports...

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