Dorset Police

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

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

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

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

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

OFFICERS investigating a crash on the Avon Causeway are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.

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

AN axe and a sword stick were seized when police raided a Christchurch property.

OFFICERS found a haul of cannabis, drug gear and ball bearings in a car which they seized in Christchurch.

A DRIVER had to be cut free by firefighters after a high-performance sports car careered off the A35 Christchurch bypass into a ditch.

POLICE are seeking a woman whose dog bit a man as he tried to stop it attacking his son’s pet in Highcliffe.

TENS of thousands of pounds of illegal drugs have been taken out of circulation, police have said, as part of a new crackdown on county lines dealing.

POLICE have stepped up patrols around a Highcliffe clifftop café’s car park plagued by “dangerous and highly disruptive” anti-social driving.

A SPEEDING car with a blue flashing light overtook several other vehicles as it erratically drove along Parley Lane in Hurn.

POLICE hit out at a “selfish” motorist who forced open an emergency access gate to escape a tailback on the A338 Spur Road, near Christchurch.

DORSET Police needs to improve how it investigates crime and responds to the public, a force watchdog said.

THE RSPB has hit out at Dorset Police after they closed a case into a white-tailed eagle found dead, despite finding traces of rat poison.

POLICE have slammed rubbernecking motorists and pedestrians after a lorry hit a bridge on the A31 near Ringwood.

A BODY was found in Christchurch Harbour yesterday (Sunday) following a two-week search for a missing elderly woman.

POLICE are appealing to find the driver of a car thought to have been involved in rural crimes after it failed to stop for officers in Ringwood.