Dogs Destroyed After Livestock Worrying
31/10/2011
Police in Dorset are urging dog owners across the region to be responsible following several reports of livestock worrying in the west of the county.
On Monday, 24 October 2011, two sheep were attacked and killed in the vicinity of Cowleaze Farm in West Bay and two further sheep were killed on land near East Road in Bridport.
Two large dogs were seen nearby and are believed to be responsible.
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Witnesses Sought After Bere Regis Burglaries
26/10/2011
Officers in Purbeck are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a series of burglaries in Bere Regis.
Four incidents, which were reported in October, may be linked.
The first burglary, in which unknown offenders entered a house along West Street, happened between 8pm on Saturday, 8 October 2011, and 12.30am on Sunday, 9 October 2011. A handbag was stolen.
Sometime overnight between Thursday, 13 October 2011, and Friday, 14 October 2011, a mobile phone, a watch and a quantity of cash was stolen from another property along West Street.
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Purbeck Road Safety Operation Targets Bad Driving
21/10/2011
Police in Purbeck ran an operation to target poor driving and highlight road safety earlier this month, with drivers issued with words of advice and fixed penalty notices.
The operation took place on Saturday, 15 October 2011, and saw a total of 106 drivers stopped.
Of these, 35 drivers were issued with fixed penalty tickets for offences including speeding and not wearing a seat belt. All drivers stopped were issued with strong words of advice about their driving.
The operation took place following community concerns, raised through PACT (Partners and Communities Together), about unsafe driving in the area and involved members of the Special Constabulary, Purbeck safer neighbourhood officers and traffic patrol officers.
Purbeck police sergeant, Jonathan Wasey, said: “We listen and respond to the concerns of our communities and are committed to taking positive action in response to dangerous and irresponsible drivers.
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Witness Appeal - Robbery In Wareham
05/10/2011
Detectives are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a man was robbed in Wareham.
The incident, in which two unknown offenders assaulted a man and stole money and a mobile phone, happened along a footpath leading from Northmoor to the train station at around 3am on Tuesday, 4 October 2011.
The 38-year-old victim, from Poole, was not injured.
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Appeal - Suspicious Incidents In Purbeck
27/09/2011
Police in Purbeck are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after reports that a man had approached children in the Swanage and Wareham areas.
Between Monday, 19 and Thursday, 22 September 2011, four incidents have been reported along Worgret Road in Wareham and the High Street, Gilbert Road and Gordon Road in Swanage.
Dorset Police is investigating, with the assistance of local schools and partner agencies.
The descriptions of the man differ greatly and, while officers are keeping an open mind, it is not known whether the incidents are linked.
One witness has described the man as white, aged in his thirties and with short dark hair. Another has described a white man aged in his fifties or sixties, with a long beard, bad teeth and yellow fingers. A further description is of a white man, aged in his forties or fifties, with medium-length dark hair and a beard.
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No Excuse Campaign - Stats To End Of August 2011
23/09/2011
In the second year of the 'no excuse' project, the team have processed 9,545 bad or careless driving offences (from 17 January 2011 to 31 August 2011). Of these, a total of 5,962 offences were for Officer Issued Tickets (OITs) with the remainder having been detected by the safety camera team.
Encouragingly, there continues to be a downward trend in the total number of offences processed in comparison with the same period (17 January 2010 – 31 August 2010) last year while utilising approximately the same resources and locations. It has been found that the total number of offences processed has decreased by 605 (from 10,150 down to 9,545 – a 6% reduction). More encouragingly, the percentage of those processed for not wearing seatbelts in the same period has decreased from 35% down to 23% (1,945 processed in 2010 compared with 1,344 in 2011).
Further evidence from a survey completed by Dorset Road Safe partners from Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole councils at set locations on set dates showed that the percentage of drivers on Dorset roads wearing seatbelts increased from 93% of those observed in 2010 to 96% of those observed in 2011.
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New Non-Emergency Police Number Now Live
19/09/2011
The new 101 police non-emergency telephone number has gone live today, Monday, 19 September 2011.
Members of the public in Dorset must now ring 101 to contact Dorset Police for non-urgent enquiries.
The new 101 number has replaced the previous non-emergency police number in Dorset of 01202 or 01305 222 222.
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No Excuse Campaign - August Snippets
12/09/2011
During the school holiday weeks the ‘no excuse’ team detected bad and careless drivers still carrying out some amazingly ill considered examples of driving all over the county and provided equally bad reasons for doing so – some of the more noticeable cases of bad driving and “snippets” from August included:
A male driver was stopped for using his mobile whilst driving his car, he stated that his hands free kit (ear piece) had sand in it and was not working properly. Later, he admitted that as a keen cyclist he had considered writing a letter to the Daily Echo stating he was fed up with drivers who risked his life................ by using their mobiles while they are driving!
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New Approach Launched To Drive Down Rural Crime
31/08/2011
The tractor – complete with flashing blue lights – has been loaned to Dorset Police at no cost to the taxpayer.
As part of Operation Countryside, the tractor – an 85 horsepower Zetor Proxima – will be used as a display to raise awareness of rural crime across the county at upcoming shows and events, including the Dorset County Show in Dorchester on Saturday 3 September 2011.
The tractor was loaned to Dorset Police free of charge by Zetor UK.
Operation Countryside has been supported by the National Farmers Union (NFU), M J Fry Agricultural Engineering, Zetor UK, NFU Mutual, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and Porter Dodson Solicitors & Advisors.
Dorchester and Sherborne Neighbourhood Inspector Les Fry said: “This tractor will be used as a demonstration tool to raise awareness of rural crime in Dorset.
“The tractor has been supplied to us for free, with no costs to Dorset Police or the tax payer.
“We will be displaying it at shows and events in Dorset where we aim to engage with rural communities to make sure they do everything possible to reduce crime and make themselves less likely to become victims of rural crime.
“We hope this partnership will bring to the community’s attention the increasing cost of rural crime.
“We want the support of rural communities to help combat criminals in their areas. Crimes such as theft of lead, scrap metal, heating oil and diesel are on the increase as fuel prices rise.
“Through Operation Countryside, we hope to encourage people to take all the crime prevention steps that they can, such as asset marking and using tracking devices.
“People should also consider installing CCTV where appropriate and sign up to initiatives such as Stop That Thief and Stop That Oil.
“We also want to encourage people to consider calling the police should they see any suspicious activity.
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National Disorder - Dorset Police Take Action
12/08/2011
The Dorset Police operation to monitor and prevent any local repercussions of the national disorder experienced throughout the country continues – with three further arrests being made.
Today, Thursday 11 August 2011, a 23 year-old man from Poole and two 16 year-old boys – one from Poole and one from Bournemouth – were arrested on suspicion of incitement to riot.
Assistant Chief Constable Adrian Whiting is leading the Dorset Police operation. He said: “Anyone planning on either inciting or causing disorder should understand that their behaviour will not be tolerated and Dorset Police will arrest them and set about bringing them to justice.”
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Missing Person Alert - Have You Seen Joao?
05/08/2011
Police in Poole are becoming increasingly concerned for a 64-year-old man who has been missing from his home for the last three days – with a picture of the missing man being released.
Joao Rocha, of Turlin Moor, was last seen at the Brewhouse on Poole High Street at 2pm on Monday, 1 August 2011.
Police Constable Dave Cotterill, of Poole police, said: “I understand that Joao is very frail and that he cannot walk a great distance, so it is likely that he will have used his bus pass to get around.
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Missing Person Alert - Have You Seen Paul?
03/08/2011
Police in Bournemouth are increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing vulnerable 55-year-old man – with a picture of the missing man being released.
Paul Thompson, of Frances Road in Bournemouth, was reported missing at about 9.45am on Friday, 29 July 2011, and was last seen at 11.00pm on Wednesday, 27 July 2011.
Police Constable Martin Strange, of Bournemouth and Poole police, said: “We need to find Paul as a matter of urgency and establish that he is safe.
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