Friday 7th March 2025

Please see below details of a recent crime committed in your area:

Vehicle Crime - Sterte Avenue West
Reference number: 55250031308
Officers investigating an attempted theft from a motor vehicle are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
The incident occurred between 6.00 p.m. on Tuesday the 4th of March and 7.00 a.m. on Wednesday the 5th of March.  Staff at the Premier disturbed offenders who had broken into this vehicle and left behind some tools that they had intended to steal.

Vehicle Crime - Walking Fields Lane
Reference number: 55250031423
Officers investigating a theft from a motor vehicle are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
The incident occurred between 9.00 p.m. on Tuesday the 4th of March and 7.15 a.m. on Wednesday the 5th of March.  Some diagnostic equipment was stolen from the rear load area of this vehicle parked near the Holiday Inn Express.

Vehicle Crime - Sterte Avenue West
Reference number: 55250031899
Officers investigating a theft rom a motor vehicle are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
The incident occurred between 12.30 a.m. and 12.45 a.m. on Wednesday the 5th of March.  a pair of blue Croc shoes and some Helly Hansen waterproof RNLI coats were stolen from a vehicle parked near the Premier Inn.

Vehicle Crime - Walking Fields Lane
Reference number: 55250032102
Officers investigating an attempted theft from a motor vehicle are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
The incident occurred between 9.00 p.m. on Tuesday the 4th of March and 8.00 a.m. on Wednesday the 5th of March.  The rear canopy of this vehicle parked near the Holiday Inn Express was forced.  Nothing was stolen.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at //www.dorset.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting the relevant reference number. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.

Please do not use Dorset Alert to report a crime or something else that requires urgent police attention as we are unable to log details via this system. 

For crime prevention advice visit: https://www.dorset.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/

Thank you