Dorset Police

POLICE investigating the possible murder of a man in Walkford have appealed for those who knew the victim to get in touch.

WALKFORD residents have spoken of their shock in the wake of a murder investigation launched in the village in the early hours today.

A MURDER investigation has been launched after a man was found dead at a Walkford property last night (Tuesday).

POLICE have released a CCTV image of a man they want to find after a ring worth more than £1,000 was snatched from Hamilton Jewellers in Christchurch.

POLICE are hunting a masked thief who snatched a ring worth more than £1,000 from Hamilton Jewellers in Christchurch.

A CYCLIST who intervened when a pedestrian was subjected to a tirade of racist abuse in Christchurch is being sought by police.

POLICE arrested a woman on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a “significant” blaze at a flat in Christchurch.

DORSET Police is to be questioned over why stop-and-search figures for black people remain high in the county.

COVERING a police cell ceiling with his excrement landed a Christchurch man with a nine-month conditional discharge when he appeared in court.

A WOMAN was punched in the face and kicked as she lay on the ground in an attack by a fellow dog walker in Sopley.

AN OFFICIAL complaint has been made to Dorset Police after they refused to send officers to arrest a suspect who left two girls cowering in fear.

THIEVES forced their way into a series of garages in Christchurch as Storm Arwen swept through the area.

ATTACKING two people, including a police officer, resulted in a Christchurch man being jailed for four months.

A MAN had beer thrown over him and was subjected to homophobic abuse at the Bailey Bridge pub in Christchurch.

LOCAL police forces have fired a fraud warning in the run-up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

REPORTS of anti-social behaviour and disorder at a Christchurch home led to the occupant being evicted.

FOUR people were arrested following an alleged brawl in Christchurch which resulted in two others being hospitalised.

POLICE have released CCTV images of a man and a van they want to trace after lead was stolen from outside a home in St Leonard's and St Ives.

POLICE have released CCTV images of a masked man they want to find after designer sunglasses were stolen from a car in Christchurch.

POLICE have launched an investigation into a suspected deliberate blaze which forced the evacuation of a block of flats in Christchurch.