Crime

THREE bicycles worth a total of £3,000 were stolen from a Christchurch garage.

POLICE seized a vehicle as they responded to reports of illegal fishing in Fordingbridge.

A TEENAGER was arrested after a man was allegedly threatened and attacked by someone wielding a brick in a Ringwood supermarket.

A MAN jumped from a first-floor window to escape police investigating suspected cannabis use.

A CAMPAIGN to take unlicensed firearms off the streets saw more than 200 items handed in to Hampshire and Isle of Wight police.

A TOTTON man has avoided prison after sending sexual messages to a person he thought was a child.

A CHRISTCHURCH team of special constables are celebrating after being awarded for their efforts in an operation targeting criminals on the railways.

POLICE have identified a suspect after a man exposed himself at a graveyard near Totton.

A BROCKENHURST man who harassed and assaulted shop staff was ordered to wear an electronic tag for three months.

A WEEK of action to challenge knife crime saw nearly 250 bladed articles handed in to Hampshire police.

POLICE investigating reports of a weapon in Calmore have charged a man.

A MOUNTAIN bike rider indecently exposed himself to a woman in the early morning at Hengistbury Head.

POLICE investigating a theft from a Christchurch tool shop have released CCTV images of two men they want to identify.

TWO teenagers have been arrested after a 15-year-old boy was threatened and assaulted in Fordingbridge town centre.

THE family of Max Maguire, who was stabbed to death in Lymington town centre, said they are “shocked and devastated” at the verdict of manslaughter.

FOOTBALL club facilities in Lyndhurst could be closed off to the public unless repeated vandalism is stopped, a frustrated groundsman has warned.

POLICE are hunting vandals who covered the inside of a Totton public toilet block with graffiti.

A MAN accused of murdering Pennington dad Max Maguire has been cleared of the charge but found guilty of his manslaughter.

A CHRISTCHURCH man admitted being drunk and disorderly at a local beach.

SCAMMERS are finding new ways to target holidaymakers as the demand for breaks and travel increases.