Crime

THIEVES who dumped and torched two stolen vans have causing substantial damage to an area of the New Forest.

POLICE in Totton have vowed to crack down on antisocial behaviour at a local nature reserve and are urging the public to report incidents.

A WOMAN was caught on camera allowing her dog to attack a rare bird’s nest in the New Forest and eat the eggs.

POLICE encountered a so-called ‘ghost driver’ in Christchurch who was flouting a roads ban.

POLICE are investigating after a Sway resident’s cat was fatally wounded in an attack by a dog which reportedly escaped from a neighbouring home.

THREE motorcyclists caught performing stunts on Beaulieu Heath aerodrome were warned by police that their bikes could be seized.

AN ANGRY resident left a note on a police car criticising an officer’s parking as he was attacked while responding to an assault in Lymington.

A MAN has been charged after a Lymington pub staff member was reportedly attacked over the weekend.

A MOTORIST was warned his car could be seized after his passenger hurled abuse at schoolchildren waiting at a Lyndhurst bus stop.

A NEW Forest motorist who was caught speeding on the same stretch of motorway three times has been disqualified from driving for three months.

A MAN was allegedly threatened with a broken bottle in the second offensive weapon incident reported in Ringwood town centre in 10 days.

ATTACKING a man resulted in a Lymington teenager being told by magistrates to undergo rehabilitation activity.

POLICE have released a CCTV image of a person they want to find after a bicycle was stolen from outside Christchurch McDonald's.

POLICE were called to help an ambulance carry a patient to hospital after it was blocked in by a disgruntled resident.

POLICE have released a CCTV image of a man they want to find after radios were stolen from Hythe Ferry and Hythe Pier in the early hours.

A ROGUE trader from Bransgore has been jailed after conning a vulnerable Warwickshire woman out of £93,000 to fund a gambling habit.

POLICE are carrying out high-visibility patrols in Lyndhurst after a naked man was spotted walking around the golf course.

A SURGE in anti-social behaviour in Ringwood town centre prompted police to enforce a weekend dispersal order.

A DRUG-DEALING couple who funded a "lavish lifestyle" by distributing cocaine have been sentenced.

THE health-and-safety trial of Stonegate Pub Company over the death of Milford student Olivia Burt will be held next year.