Woman threatened with needle as she sat in her car
A WOMAN was threatened with a needle while waiting in her car in Bournemouth town centre last night.
View ArticleMan sprayed friend in face with puppy spray during pub "revenge" attack
A FLOORER sprayed a former friend in the face with a ‘puppy training aid’ after texting: “Death row. Tick tock, tick tock.”
View ArticleDrug dealer who hid heroin in Kinder Egg is jailed
A DRUG dealer who hid a wrap of heroin inside a Kinder Egg has been jailed for two-and-a-half-years.
View Article"Trusted" tax advisor who defrauded small businesses out of £84,000 is jailed
A TAX advisor who defrauded small business owners out of £84,000 over the course of almost five years has been jailed.
View ArticleCrime reports up 15% in Dorset - but it's down to "enhanced confidence" in...
CRIME reports in Dorset rose by 15 per cent last year - but it's down to increased confidence in the force, a top officer said.
View ArticleUPDATE: Two women 'stable' in hospital after taking 'Golden Monkey' drug
TWO women in hospital after taking a drug called Golden Monkey are in a 'stable' condition.
View ArticleEx-boyfriend 'can't remember' how mum-of-three received knife wounds, court...
A married father of four accused of stabbing his former lover to death told a court he 'can't remember' how she received two deadly knife wounds to the chest.
View ArticleMan who filmed teen girl in shower tells court he was trying to video another...
A PUBLICAN who filmed a teenage girl as she showered has walked free after he told a court he had been trying to video another woman instead.
View ArticleMan exchanged sexual images with 14-year-old girl he met online
A MAN who exchanged graphic sexual images with a 14-year-old girl he had met online has been jailed.
View ArticlePeople with a BH postcode more likely to be conned than anyone else in the...
RESIDENTS in the Daily Echo's patch are more likely to be the victim of a con than people living anywhere else in England and Wales.
View ArticleKiller ‘burned Veronica Packman’s body and scattered ashes at golf course’
A WESTBOURNE mum was murdered before her body was burned and the ashes scattered at the Meyrick Park Golf Course, investigators believe.
View Article30 sex offenders in Dorset have changed their names
THIRTY sex offenders have changed their names in Dorset in the past five years.
View ArticleDo you know this man? Police need help to identify suspect
Can you help identify this man police say they want to speak to over an alleged car theft?
View ArticleRural crime cost residents £600,000 last year - but levels ARE falling
RURAL crime cost Dorset residents almost £600,000 last year.
View ArticleMan indecently exposed himself three times on Christchurch Road
A man exposed himself three times to the same two women as they walked down a Christchurch road, police say.
View Article53-year-old stole eight postal packets, court told
A WOMAN has been sentenced to 150 hours of unpaid work for stealing a mail bag.
View ArticleMeet Jake, Dorset Police's new cyber-crime officer
THE fight against cyber-crime in Dorset has been given a boost with the appointment of a new crime prevention officer.
View Article£1,000 reward after thousands of tiger trout deliberately released into river...
A £1,000 reward has been offered to help catch the perpetrators who released £5,000 worth of trout into the River Avon.
View ArticlePaedophile caught in sting at Paulton's Park jailed for 40 months
A THEME park enthusiast has been jailed after he was caught in a sting trying to meet up with children he had been sexually grooming.
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