During the week, test purchases of knives were carried out at businesses in Dorset, with the assistance of cadets.

Dorset Police staff said that just two in 10 of the 999 calls they receive turn out to be what they would consider a genuine emergency. The team in the command centre grade emergency calls at ...

‘THINK again criminals’ is the message from Dorset Police which has launched a new interceptor team to tackle those using the county’s road network for crime. The new team of uniformed ...

Dorset Police has announced its new chief constable. Amanda Pearson, who lives in Dorset, was confirmed following a hearing by the Dorset Police and Crime Panel on Thursday. She takes over from ...

Dorset Police had proposed closing its public front desks in order to save £500,000 Plans for a mobile police counter service in rural Dorset have been shelved following criticism of the plans ...

A team of horse riders have been recruited to help tackle crime in the countryside. Four Rural Mounted Volunteers will work with Dorset Police while out on their regular rides along bridleways ...

Dorset Police is set to receive £1.6 million in funding to recruit more officers. The money, allocated for the 2025/26 financial year, is part of a nationwide initiative aimed at bolstering ...