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Teens fired Taser at pedestrians from window as they drove by and had haul of...

A PAIR of drug users armed with a Taser fired it a pedestrians from a car, a court heard.

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Carjacker who stole Mazda before driving dangerously on the Wessex Way admits...

A CARJACKER who stole a Mazda before driving it dangerously on a major Bournemouth road has admitted 10 charges against him.

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Burglar was caught after he left blood stains on wall

A BURGLAR who cut himself on broken glass was caught due to blood stains he left on a wall.

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"Poorly-served" LGBTQ victims of sexual and domestic abuse 'aren't going to...

LGBTQ victims of sex abuse and domestic violence often don't report offences to police, Dorset's police and crime commissioner says.

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'Tag people like Sarah Payne's killer before they're charged to keep the...

POLICE should be able to tag people suspected of serious offences before they are convicted or even charged, Dorset's police and crime commissioner says.

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Burglar bit woman on the hand after victim tried to stop her from leaving house

A BURGLAR who bit the woman she was stealing from has been jailed for two years.

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WATCH: The drone coming to the skies over Dorset to help catch criminals and...

DRONES will now be routinely used across the county in a bid to step up the fight against crime.

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Man released without charge after 14-year-old alleged she was threatened by a...

A MAN who was arrested after allegedly threatening a teenage girl with a gun has been released without charge.

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Man arrested on suspicion of supplying class A drugs

POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of supplying class A drugs after carrying out a warrant in Blandford.

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Driver arrested after car crashes through the middle of roundabout

POLICE arrested an alleged drink driver after a car crashed through the middle of a roundabout.

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Car trader sold ‘dangerous’ Alfa Romeo to family after misleading them over...

A CAR trader has been prosecuted for selling an unsafe vehicle as a family car.

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"You'll be sorry you messed with me": Woman guilty of threatening neighbour...

A WOMAN has been found guilty of threatening her neighbour after the victim called in a private investigator.

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Police want to use sweet smells in cells to calm inmates

SWEET-SMELLING fragrances could be used in Dorset's custody suites to help calm people who have been arrested.

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Conman stole £5k from man in his 80s after posing as police officer with...

RESIDENTS have been urged to keep an eye on their neighbours after a conman posed as a police officer to steal £5,000 from a Southbourne pensioner.

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Police search for burglars who targeted three churches in just four days

OFFICERS investigating three church burglaries are looking into links between the raids.

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Man is beaten unconscious during street robbery after leaving Christchurch...

A MAN was allegedly beaten unconscious during a 'robbery' in Christchurch in the early hours of Monday morning.

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Don’t fall for ‘BT’ email scam, police warn

POLICE are warning residents about a scam email claiming to be from BT which can result in personal information being stolen.

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'Disruptive' inmate threw bottle of urine and excrement at prison officers

AN INMATE who threw a bottle of urine and excrement at two prison officers has been jailed for a further four months.

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Pair posed as care workers to steal from elderly people

TWO burglars have been jailed after posing as care workers to steal from elderly residents in Bournemouth.

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Schoolboys threatened with a knife and robbed as they walked home from school

THREE schoolboys were threatened with a knife and robbed as they walked home from school in Bournemouth.

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