Dorset Police Alerts

Dorset Police have received a report of theft of purse from a handbag which was left on a trolley in Morrisons in Blandford on Friday 2nd October 2015 between 1300 hrs and 1400 hrs
Please do not leave your bags open and unattended when out shopping.
Crime occurrence number 55150101564
any information please contact Dorset Police 101 www.dorset.police.uk or crime stoppers 0800 555 111

Thank you to everyone that completed the September survey as part of the Your View campaign, your continued engagement will help shape the future of Dorset’s police force.

Furthermore, make sure you look out for the Your View October survey which is going live in a few weeks. The survey will cover topic areas such as domestic abuse, cyber-crime and mental health.

Click here to find out more about the Your View campaign.

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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984, TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE, DINAH’S HOLLOW, MELBURY ABBAS

C13DCCPlease follow the link below to see a copy of the Temporary Road Closure Notice for the C13 at Dinah’s Hollow, Melbury Abbas on the 14th October 2015

Temporary Closure of the C13 14th October 2015

If you would like further information

  • about the work being undertaken, please call Dorset Highways Operation team on 01305 228100.

concerning this notice please call Dorset Highways’ road space management team on 01305 221020

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Rogue Traders Are Targeted In Dorset’s Week Of Action

Dorset Police, Trading Standards Officers and partner agencies are working together to tackle the national issue of doorstep crime, which affects vulnerable and elderly people across the county, in a countrywide week of action.

Wednesday 30 September was the UK’s national day of action, which involved representatives from Dorset’s authorities educating the public in how to avoid becoming of a victim of fraud at their door and how to report suspicious and criminal activity.

The day of action focused on Trading Standards and the Police speaking to traders who were working on houses and in gardens and also the householder.

Police Community Support Officers have been raising awareness of doorstep crime by attending banks, chemists and coffee mornings to educate residents on what cold calling is and how to avoid being conned.

Rogue traders knock on a person’s door and offer a service, but overcharge for poor craftsmanship or unnecessary or unfinished work.

Offenders appear very friendly and often deceive people into thinking they’re helping, by giving their victim a good deal and for pointing out work which needs fixing immediately.

The offenders offer services including; power washing driveways, cutting down trees and tending gardens and selling chainsaws and generators. They also carry out general building work including tarmacking in exchange for cash.
Police believe that criminals who carry out this type of fraud are doing so whilst travelling through the county, but there are also people who live in the area who try to con the elderly.

Officers from neighbourhood policing teams including; Weymouth, Dorchester, Christchurch, Wimborne, Poole and Winton are working in collaboration with Trading Standards Officers to spread the message of ‘Be Sure Who’s At Your Door’.

Free door stickers are available from libraries across Dorset or by calling the Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 03454 040506. To find a Trading Standards approved business and find reputable traders, visit the Buy With Confidence website.

Crime prevention advice:

  • Keep your doors locked, even if you’re in the premises, and put a chain on if you have one
  • Don’t let anyone into your property that you don’t know
  • Don’t accept work from people calling at your door, no matter how urgent they say the work is
  • Never go to the bank with someone you don’t know or trust
  • Call the police on 101 if you think you have been a victim of a crime or you see any suspicious behaviour
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Dorset Police Alert – Theft of horse related items

Good morning,

Unfortunately I am sending this message to inform you of a theft of horse related items from a shed in the Shutes Lane area of Gillingham.

This has occured between the 25th and 30th of September.

Items stolen include:

MAXAM COB SADDLE, BLACK STITCHED BRIDLE, THROWGOOD GIRTH, PURPLE POLY PAD, STIRRUPS WITH STRAPS, BLACK MONTY ROBERTS DUALLY, PURPLE PARELLI 12 FT ROPE, 2 GREEN PREMIER EQUINE TAIL GUARDS, CHILDS LILAC GROOMING KIT IN A BOX AND ASSORTED BRUSHES AND TOOTH PICKS

If you are offered any of these items or see them for sale anywhere, please contact Dorset Police on 101 quoting occurence 55150101160

I will be at the Mole Country Stores in Gillingham from 10 am until 3 pm tomorrow (3rd October)offering tack marking and security advice at their equine day. Please come along and say hello.

Thank you.

Kate Hann
PCSO 6268
Sturminster Newton Rural/Horsewatch

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Cranborne Chase Woodfair

The Cranborne Chase Woodfair is a bit special. It has a unique atmosphere that reflects the landscape from which it takes its name. The Woodfair has the same wide appeal as the broad vistas of the Chase and, just as secluded villages and country pubs can be discovered throughout the area, the Woodfair is the perfect place to discover hidden gems such as a delicately turned bowl or pitch-perfect cider. The special atmosphere is not the only thing that sets it apart. It is organised by the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB); a partnership of charities, public bodies and other organisations who work together to conserve and enhance this quintessentially English landscape. The event makes a little money that goes towards projects that care for the countryside, so rest assured that your ticket price is put to good work.

Wherever you turn you will find someone willing to show you something or tell you something that you did not know about the area. The Woodfair is so much more than the bland “shopping experience” that you find in some country shows. Throughout the day you will see wood being milled, sawn, chopped, sculpted, joined, twisted and twirled into an amazing variety of things from tent pegs and toys to baskets and buildings. You can watch while a craftsman’s hands create a tiny bird in front of you or have a go at making a walking stick. You can experience the feeling of being hoisted up into the canopy of an oak tree, or watch as a steam-driven saw screams its way though a tree trunk. One of the main attractions is the chainsaw carvers. Amidst a blizzard of woodchips and the howl of the saws, they transform huge tree trunks into works of art that are auctioned off on the last day.

This event is a shop window for the locality. More than half of the traders come from the immediate vicinity of Cranborne Chase: Wiltshire, Dorset, Hampshire and Somerset. The trade stands are carefully selected to ensure variety and a consistently high quality of product and service. One of the really great things about the Woodfair is that if you want to buy something, taste something or just find out about it, the person you speak to will probably be the person who made it or grew it. Unlike many other events, at the Woodfair you can have a go at doing things: shooting an arrow, climbing a tree, making a pot, smelting bronze, turning a chair leg … the list goes on!

At the Woodfair, you can taste the landscape. Although the cuisine on offer is varied they have a few things in common like top quality locally-sourced ingredients. Whatever your tastes may be; game, organic, vegetarian, meaty, traditional, novel, fast or slow, you will find something to delight you.

Once you have got something to eat, the best thing to do at the Woodfair is to wander through the heritage exhibitions or pull up a straw bale and watch the show ring performances. The performers and experts at the Woodfair come together to open a door to the culture, history and way of life of Cranborne Chase. Be prepared to be amused and enthused as well as educated because we choose the exhibitors with great care and, as always at the Woodfair, there is an open invitation to have a go and take part.

The Cranborne Chase Woodfair is held in the setting of Breamore House near Fordingbridge over the weekend of the 3rd and 4th of October. To find out more and get the special rate on tickets, go to www.woodfair.org.uk. We very much hope to see you there.

Dorset Police Alerts

Dorset Police have received a burglary report to a unit on Brixey’s Business Park Tarrant Hinton. This occurred sometime between Wednesday 23rd September 0900 hrs and Friday 25th September 1159 hrs.  Nothing stolen
Crime occurrence number 55150096237.
any information please contact Dorset Police 101 or crime stoppers 0800 555 111

And

Dorset Police have received a report that someone is sending text messages purporting to be from Dorset Police. If you receive any of these please call 101 with the details.

If you are expecting contact from us then verify this with a 101 call.

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Share your views on policing, crime and community safety in Dorset

During the summer, the Police and Crime Commissioner and his engagement team have been meeting residents across Dorset at events such as the Air Show, County Show, Melplash Show, etc to understand your views on policing, crime and community safety.

Having surveyed over 1,600 residents face-to-face we are now opening up the survey online to hear the views of many more residents across the County.  Feedback from this survey will be used to set the strategic direction of Dorset Police and to highlight which areas of policing, residents want the force to focus on in the face of funding cuts.

Please take part in the survey and pass amongst your friends and family to ensure as many people as possible are able to have their views taken into account.

You can complete the survey via this link.

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Take part in upto 23 events and seminars to mark Mental Health Awareness Week

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week (5-9 October), Dorset Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner are working with Bournemouth University, Dorset HealthCare and other partners to put on a week-long schedule of activities and seminars.

With 23 separate sessions covering five key areas of Community, Activity & Wellbeing, Employment, Education and Public Services, there will be something to spark your interest!

Highlights include an audience with Terry Waite CBE, a humanitarian who was held captive for almost 5 years in Beirut during the late 1980’s and Norman Lamb MP who will be speaking about the relationship young people have with mental health.

  • To view the full programme and book onto any of the sessions click here.
  • To download the event poster to share with friends click here.

We look forward to seeing you there!