Crime

Christchurch mayor Viv Charrett branded vandals who destroyed new planters as “moronic” but paid tribute to volunteers who turned out to repair them.

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace over five weeks after an assault at a Christchurch pub left a woman with an eye injury.

A psychiatric nurse repeatedly sexually abused a patient after telling her it was part of “holistic therapy” to make her feel better.

Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to trace after multiple plants were stolen from a Totton supermarket.

A Fawley shoplifter who stole nearly £100 of goods from three stores had to pay back the full value.

Threatening a woman with a knife in a home resulted in a New Milton man being told to undergo rehabilitation activity.

Police have released a CCTV picture of a man sought in connection with a robbery in Ringwood.

Police probing the theft of more than £100 of alcohol have released CCTV pictures of a man they want to trace.

A small community bowling club was left counting the costs after raiders stole equipment and charity money in an early-hours break-in.

Enhanced security is being considered amid ongoing vandalism plaguing a New Milton toilet block, which cost over £2,000 in a year.

Two men are set to appear in court accused of stealing a digger in Ringwood over a year ago.

Police probing a series of burglaries near Ringwood in which cash and jewellery were stolen have released images and details of some of the items.

A Bransgore man is set to stand trial accused of a raft of violent offences.

Two men have been arrested after bank cards were stolen from a New Forest hotel before being fraudulently used at shops.

Police have recovered a stolen specialist all-terrain vehicle as they continue to probe its theft in the New Forest.

A Hythe man caught carrying a Stanley knife in public and in possession of herbal cannabis must undergo rehabilitation activity.

A Christchurch motorist caught using a hand-held mobile phone at the wheel was banned from the roads for six months.

A teen terrorist who has stabbed 10 prison officers since being in jail has been sent to an NHS mental health unit in the New Forest.

Rail passengers faced disruption after to an incident which saw a woman arrested at Christchurch station.

A teen arrested after a seven-year-old boy was badly hurt when he was struck by an electric motorbike in a hit-and-run was released from custody.