Bournemouth Echo | Crime and Court

A DISQUALIFIED driver caught behind the wheel of a Ford Focus in Wallisdown Road this year has been spared a prison sentence.

A HOMELESS man has been ordered to pay a Bournemouth trader £100 in compensation after damaging a sign.

EIGHT cars have been targeted by thieves in East Dorset.

COUNCIL officials have dropped a range of charges against a Poole property management company after taking the business to court.

A BOURNEMOUTH home has been shut by the courts.

RESIDENTS across Dorset are being urged to be on their guard over ‘Nottingham Knockers’.

A THIEF who was sprayed with Parva after refusing to leave Bournemouth's branch of Wagamama earlier this year has come back before the courts.

TWO taxi drivers were robbed at knifepoint in Bournemouth yesterday.

A BUS driver who stole from his employers while under "immense financial pressure" has failed to turn up for unpaid work four times, a court has heard.

A CCTV image of a suspect has been released after scratchcards were stolen from two Tesco stores in Dorset.

CCTV images of a suspect have been released by police after a bottle of gin was stolen from Poole’s John Lewis store.

MAGISTRATES deferred the sentence of a burglar with a warning that he 'keep out of trouble' - but he went on to raid a second business just two-and-a-half weeks later.

A MAN who allegedly raped an escort at a Bournemouth hotel ‘left a woman a voicemail admitting the assault’, a court heard yesterday.

A CONVICTED sex offender who worked as a webcam model is back behind bars after admitting further offences against a teenage girl.

A DRIVER whose car struck two doormen outside a Bournemouth club has been found not guilty of attempted murder.

TRADERS will join new groups aimed at taking on shoplifters after reports that the problem is reaching "epidemic" levels.

PAUL RICHARD FLAWN, aged 50 and of Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, admits failing to surrender to custody on July 30. Fined £25, to pay a £30 surcharge.

POLICE carried out at a property in Bournemouth in search of a man wanted on suspicion of theft and assault.

POLICE were called after an altercation between schoolboys and adult members of the public.

EVERY taxi driver should have cameras installed in their car, a campaigner has argued.

Disqualified driver caught behind the wheel had cocaine, heroin and cannabis with her when she was arrested

Homeless man is ordered to pay £100 to small trader after damaging shop sign

Eight cars targeted in Ferndown area

Officials drop seven out of nine charges against property development company

Yet another Bournemouth home is shut down by the courts

'Beware of Nottingham Knockers', residents urged

Thief who was sprayed with Parva after refusing to leave Bournemouth's Wagamama comes back before the courts

Two taxi drivers are robbed at knifepoint near church and cab set on fire

Former bus driver fails to show up for community service FOUR times after theft

CCTV released after scratchcards stolen from Tesco stores

CCTV appeal after gin stolen from John Lewis store

Burglar struck just two weeks after magistrates deferred sentence so he could 'stay out of trouble'

Lee Hogben 'raped escort at Bournemouth hotel before leaving voicemail admitting the assault'

Connor Hayes jailed again for sex offences against teenage girl

CCTV of Halo nightclub crash released as former soldier cleared of attempted murder

'The problem is an epidemic': How Poole is trying to tackle shoplifters

In The Dock: 7 people from Bournemouth who have appeared in court

Man arrested on suspicion of theft and assault in Bournemouth town centre

Police called to fight between students and adults outside school

'Put CCTV in all cabs' plea after two taxi drivers allegedly robbed at knifepoint