Former England striker Rooney helps convict autograph fraudster
FORMER England striker Wayne Rooney provided an autograph for Dorset trading standards investigators to prove it wasn’t the same as one faked on a Manchester United shirt by con man David Rennie.
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MOTORISTS aged between 18 and 71 were charged with driving offences as part of Dorset Police's Christmas campaign.
View ArticleJail for 19-year-old after he kicks woman unconscious by alley
A MAN, 19, who launched a vicious attack on a young woman in Bournemouth has been jailed.
View ArticleSledgehammer raiders make off with £10k of Barbour jackets and designer clothing
SLEDGEHAMMER-wielding raiders made off with some £10,000 worth of branded clothing from a Wimborne store on Thursday night.
View ArticlePolice hunt for arsonist who broke into flat and started three fires late...
POLICE are hunting an arsonist who broke into a Boscombe flat and set three fires.
View ArticleDorset has highest rate of 'hate crime' convictions
DORSET and Hampshire have the highest conviction rate for 'hate crimes' in the country.
View Article‘Beware of possible distraction burglar posing as gardener’, police warn...
RESIDENTS of Verwood and Alderholt may be at risk from a distraction burglar who poses as a gardener, police have warned.
View ArticleDriver who led police on chase in Poole after drinking Prosecco left...
A YOUNG driver led police on a chase through the streets of Poole after drinking Prosecco with friends before getting behind the wheel, a court has heard.
View ArticleMan who smashed window with pebbles trying to wake a friend is labelled a...
A MAN who shattered a window in a bid to get a friend's attention has been ordered to pay compensation after appearing before magistrates who called him a "plonker".
View Article“I fear my son come to my house if he is released and kill me”, father tells...
A DAD told a judge he fears his violent son will eventually kill him.
View ArticlePolice 'catch four speeding motorists in Lindsay Road, Poole - with one...
'SPEEDING drivers' were caught by police in Lindsay Road, Poole in the early hours of Saturday morning.
View ArticleDriver said alcohol wasn't to blame for crash and it would have happened...
DRINK drivers charged as part of Dorset Police's Christmas campaign have appeared before the courts.
View ArticleBurglars smash their way into two Boscombe businesses - but make off with...
BURGLARS smashed their way into a Bournemouth café before making off with loose change.
View ArticleTaxi driver who was kicked and punched by couple says he relives in the...
A TAXI driver who was battered by two men said he relives the attack in his dreams.
View ArticleSerial cat torturer pours boiling water over pet - for the third time in 15...
A NEIGHBOURHOOD has been left in shock after an animal torturer caused severe injuries to a cat - in the same road as two similar attacks in the past 15 months.
View ArticleTwo arrested after armed robbery at Spar store released under investigation
TWO people arrested in connection with a robbery at a store near Sherborne have been released under investigation.
View ArticleBreak-ins, vandalism and fraudsters: Here are just some of the offences...
POLICE are investigating a number of crimes reported in the Ferndown area over the past few weeks.
View Article1.5ct diamond necklace worth £8,400 stolen in Barton on Sea
WATCHES and jewellery including a white gold and 1.5ct diamond necklace worth £8,400 were stolen by burglars in the New Forest.
View ArticleThree due in court following alleged assault outside Munchies in Poole
THREE men are due to appear in court following an alleged assault in Poole.
View ArticleBoy, 15, due in court over alleged robberies in Slades Farm
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy is due to appear in court in connection with two alleged robberies in Bournemouth.
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