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Distraction burglary in Blandford - police need your help

By alfiebass at 13:39 on 15/01/11

Detectives in Dorset are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a series of distraction burglaries across the county – with officers keen to trace a man who may be able to help them with their enquiries. Since Monday, 10 January 2011, officers have received reports of four distraction burglaries in Dorset. Detectives believe that these offences are linked. The incidents, in which two...
Witness appeal after burglary in Blandford

By alfiebass at 13:25 on 15/01/11

Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a burglary in Blandford. The incident, in which offenders forced entry through a window into the Costa Coffee shop at Salisbury Street and stole a safe, happened between 6.50pm on Thursday, 6 January and 7.30am on Friday, 7 January 2011. Police Constable Jez Brotherton, of Blandford police, said: "The offenders gained entry via the rear of the...
Police release picture of missing Blandford woman

By alfiebass at 16:08 on 05/01/11

Police in North Dorset are becoming increasingly concerned for a 28-year-old woman who has been missing from her home for two weeks – with a picture of the missing woman being released. Officers believe that the missing woman may be in the Bournemouth area. Helen Van-Duivenbode, of Okeford Fitzpaine, near Blandford, was last seen on Monday, 20 December 2010. Her family reported her missing ten days later. Sergeant Murray...
Appeal after burglary near Blandford

By alfiebass at 11:03 on 31/12/10

Police in Blandford are appealing for witnesses and information following a burglary at a home address in the village of Milborne St Andrew. The incident, in which offenders stole a watch and a small amount of cash from an address in the Bladen View area, is believed to have occurred sometime between 8.15am and 7.30pm on Thursday, 16 December 2010, while the homeowner was out. Police Constable Stewart Gates, of Blandford Police,...
More than 150 motorists caught driving illegally in Blandford

By alfiebass at 14:08 on 10/09/10

On Wednesday 8 September, more than 150 motorists were caught, driving illegally on the roads around Blandford. The offences were spotted by teams of traffic police officers taking part in an operation that was part of the Dorset Road Safe partnership's year-long 'no excuse' campaign – with a concentrated presence of marked and unmarked police cars, bikes and laser camera vehicles based on the A354, A350 and A357. By 3pm,...

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Police appeal for information about pair who stole from pensioner near Blandford

By MrBobBobly

Picking on the elderly - what cowards. I hope they're caught soon.

By W_Boot at 12:30 on 04/02/11

Detectives are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a distraction burglary at a house in Milborne St Andrew, between Blandford and Dorchester. The incident, in which a man and a woman distracted a pensioner, entered his house along The Grove, and stole money, happened between 10.10pm and 10.40pm on Monday, 31 January 2011. Detective Constable Gerald Marchant, of Weymouth CID, said: "The...
Police renew their appeal in missing Blandford woman hunt and release a new picture

By alfiebass

Good news. She walked into Bournemouth Police Station on Friday 14t to confirm she was safe and...

By alfiebass at 20:43 on 10/01/11

Police in Dorset are renewing their appeal for public help to find a 28-year-old woman who has been missing from her home for the last three weeks – with a new picture of the missing woman being released. Helen Van-Duivenbode, of Okeford Fitzpaine, near Blandford, was last seen on Monday, 20 December 2010. Her family reported her missing ten days later. Officers believe that the missing woman may be staying with friends in...
Father's appeal after girl goes missing from Blandford

By McAngry

That's really good news. I hope she realises how much stress and anguish she put her parents...

By alfiebass at 16:02 on 16/09/10

A father has issued an impassioned appeal to his daughter who went missing from near Blandford almost two weeks ago. Victoria Carpenter, 15, of Eastleigh in Hampshire, was last seen at Tarrant Hinton on Sunday, 5 September 2010. She had visited the Great Dorset Steam Fair. Police in Blandford are becoming increasingly concerned for her safety. The think she may be in Lincolnshire. Police Constable Dave Pearce said: "I...
Police seize 12 litres of booze from teens drinking in Recreation Ground

By alfiebass

When will the pwoers that be stop calling them young PERSONS? Who talks like that any more? It's...

By Newshound007 at 18:11 on 20/10/10

Blandford Safer Neighbourhood Team is carrying out a series of targeted patrols in the town in the hope of eliminating underage drinking and anti-social behaviour. Officers have been seizing alcohol from anyone under the age of 18 and, in certain cases, contacting parents of those acting in an anti-social manner to advise them that their son or daughter has been brought to the attention of the police. In just one hour (between 8...
Police appeal after burglars make off with £20,000 in two locked safes in North Dorset

By Buymyhouse

I wonder if this cash was covered in that invisible dye. Such a great way to catch the crims. Mind...

By Margery_H at 17:10 on 13/10/10

Detectives are appealing for information after two safes containing £20,000 in cash were stolen in rural North Dorset. Sometime between the late evening of Thursday, 30 September and the early hours of Friday, 1 October 2010, offenders broke into an industrial unit in the village of Hermitage – between Dorchester and Sherborne – and stole a large quantity of cash and equipment. The unit, which belongs to a...