Crime

POLICE have launched a probe into a blaze which destroyed a car at Eling late last night.

POLICE are hunting a motorist who hurled abuse as she passed a horse rider in Christchurch.

A MOTORIST has appeared in court accused of causing the death of a popular Sway family man by dangerous driving.

A TEENAGER charged with murdering of former Highcliffe School student James Cutting, who was stabbed in Bournemouth, has been cleared by a jury.

A HOLBURY driver who rammed a police car during a chase while in a stolen car and disqualified from the roads was spared a jail term.

THOSE keen to book holidays, days out or concert tickets as lockdown restrictions ease should be alert to scams and fraudulent deals, say experts.

The increase in pet thefts during the pandemic is to be investigated by a new government taskforce, it has been announced.

POLICE are warning "frustrated" residents not to set up vigilante-style groups to tackle crime themselves.

TWO men were arrested after police responded to reports of a burglary in progress at a vehicle repair workshop in New Milton.

A PROLIFIC offender was spared jail by a judge for two distraction burglaries due to hints he had "turned a corner".

A SHOP fitter from Burley has appeared in court accused of trying to cheat the public purse out of more than £2.5m.

A MAN who exposed himself to two women near secluded woodland in Fordingbridge has been jailed for six months.

A SPECIAL team could be brought in to tackle incidents of flytipping in Christchurch after an increase in the crime.

CONSERVATIVE David Sidwick has been elected as the new police and crime commissioner (PCC) for Dorset.

CONSERVATIVE Donna Jones is the newly elected police and crime commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Delivery companies including Hermes, Yodel and DHL are warning customers to be on high alert for scam texts attempting to steal personal details.

TWO men have been arrested after jewellery and foreign currency were stolen in a daylight raid on a Christchurch home.

FLYTIPPERS who dumped the suspected remains of a cannabis farm in a New Forest stream were slammed for potentially endangering wildlife.

A FRESH appeal bid has been launched by a convicted killer who has spent nearly 20 years in jail and claims he is innocent.

ARMED police rushed to a Christchurch street following reports of a man armed with a machete.