Dorset Police Rural Crime Alerts
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Latest Dorset Police Rural Crime Alerts
Dorset Police
Monday, 16 October 2023
Dorset Police Rural Crime Team seize van and chainsaws
A van and suspected stolen tools were seized by police.
Dorset Police
Monday, 9 October 2023
Two arrested following assault and theft at Dorset hunt
Two men have been arrested for alleged assault and theft at a Dorset hunt.
Dorset Police
Thursday, 5 October 2023
Wanted vehicle seized by rural crime police in north Dorset
A vehicle has been seized in north Dorset.
Dorset Police
Thursday, 5 October 2023
Therapy Shetland Pony dies from injuries after theft attempt
A shetland pony was killed in an attempted theft in Sturminster Newton.
Dorset Police
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Police appeal after man killed in collision with tractor
Dorset Police have called on the public to provide more information after a man in his 20s was killed in a collision with a tractor.
Dorset Police
Friday, 29 September 2023
Stolen Dorset dog reunited with delighted owners
A dog that was reported stolen in Dorset has been reunited with her owners.
Dorset Police
Friday, 22 September 2023
Dorset Police Rural Crime Team recover stolen trailer
Following an operation with Wiltshire Police a stolen show trailer has been recovered
Dorset Police
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Appeal to find dog after suspected theft
Police are searching for a dog suspected of being stolen in north Dorset.
Dorset Police
Monday, 18 September 2023
Meet officers from Dorset Police’s rural team in Cerne Abbas
Residents will have the chance to meet the rural policing team at an event this week.
Dorset Police
Thursday, 31 August 2023
Man charged after theft of tractor from Dorset farm
Dorset Police said the man was arrested in connection with the reported theft of a tractor from a farm in the Litton Cheney area back in May
Dorset Police
Monday, 28 August 2023
Police 'ruin someone's picnic' by seizing stolen caravan from holidaymakers in Dorset
Police in Dorset have 'ruined someone's picnic' after they seized a stolen caravan from holidaymakers in Dorset.
Dorset Police
Thursday, 24 August 2023
Woman given 10-year cat ban after 29 felines found in squalor at her Christchurch home
A Dorset woman who kept a large number of Persian cats in conditions of squalor has been given a 10-year ban from owning any further felines.
Dorset Police
Wednesday, 9 August 2023
Rural communities are being asked to be vigilant following reports of poaching in Dorset.
Rural communities warned to be on the look out for poaching following the annual harvest
Dorset Police
Tuesday, 1 August 2023
Cocker spaniel stolen from his kennel near Dorchester reunited with his owner
A dog who was stolen from his kennel has now been reunited with his owner.
Dorset Police
Monday, 3 July 2023
Verwood man banned from keeping dogs and chickens by courts
As reported, police investigating hare coursing were shown evidence of a dog being set on a chicken. The chicken was killed in the incident, Dorset Police’s rural crime team said.