Police
APPEAL: Witnesses sought following racially aggravated incident on Weymouth bus
Officers from Dorset Police are continuing to investigate a report of a racially aggravated public order offence on a bus in Weymouth and are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The incident was reported to have occurred at around 4pm on Thursday 19 March 2026, when a female teenager boarded the […]
Dorset Police are investigating an assault in Weymouth after a 19-year-old man was reportedly stabbed on Thursday evening.
Officers were called at 9.16pm on 16 April 2026 to reports of an incident near the junction of Dorchester Road and Melcombe Avenue. It was reported that the victim had sustained a suspected stab wound during the assault. Emergency services attended the scene and the injured man was taken to hospital for treatment. His injuries […]
Two Men Charged Following Coordinated Drug Warrants in Ferndown
Two men have been charged and are due to appear in court after police carried out coordinated drug raids in the Ferndown area. Officers from Dorset Police executed two warrants on the morning of Friday 10 April 2026 at adjoining addresses along Ringwood Road in Longham, near Ferndown. The operation was led by the local […]
Dorset Police Inspector Dismissed for Misconduct
Detective Inspector Mark Portelli has been sacked without notice and placed on the national police barred list following a public misconduct hearing, after a panel found he attempted to exploit his rank to influence door staff and junior colleagues during an off-duty incident. A serving Dorset Police detective inspector has been dismissed without notice after […]
Unauthorised music event near East Lulworth dispersed following police action
Officers from Dorset Police have successfully dispersed an unauthorised music event near East Lulworth following sustained and robust intervention. The incident was first reported at approximately 11.45pm on Saturday 4 April 2026. It is believed that around 2,000 people attended the gathering, with more than 100 vehicles present in the surrounding area. Police remained on-site […]
Outrage as Weymouth Man Avoids Prison After Creating Hundreds of Indecent Images
A 21-year-old man from Weymouth has sparked outrage after dodging jail despite creating and sharing hundreds of the most serious indecent images of children. Coby Roper, of Canberra Crescent in Littlemoor, admitted six offences involving the making and distribution of sickening pseudo-images. The charges included three counts of making indecent images across categories A, B […]
Public appeal as officers search for man who escaped from lawful custody
Officers carrying out extensive searches to locate a man who escaped from lawful custody are appealing for information from the public to help find him. Dorset Police received a report at 5.28pm on Thursday 2 April 2026 that 32-year-old Jason Evans had made off from a prisoner transport vehicle in Poole Road in Poole. Officers […]
Police appeal to identify man following reported sexual assaults in Weymouth
Officers investigating reports of sexual assault in Weymouth have released an image of a man they would like to identify. Dorset Police said the incident involves a woman in her 30s who was staying in the town between Sunday 3 August and Monday 4 August 2025. During that time, she spent several hours in the […]
UPDATE: No third-party involvement found in North Dorset death investigation
Detectives have concluded their investigation into the death of a 23-year-old man whose body was discovered in North Dorset earlier this year. Emergency services were called to Newton Hill, near Sturminster Newton, at approximately 12.45pm on Saturday 24 May 2025, where the body of a man was located. He was later formally identified as a […]
Three jailed after detectives disrupt county line drug supply
An investigation by detectives into an organised crime group has disrupted the supply of crack cocaine and heroin in Dorset. Three defendants have appeared before the court for their roles in supplying crack cocaine and heroin between July 2022 and January 2023. The group was operating a county line that was based in Bournemouth but […]