The lorry fire was reported at 2.30pm on Monday (July 18) on the A35 between Winterbourne Abbas and Monkey's Jump roundabout in Dorchester.

It is believed a vehicle deliberately trespassed into a field in the area of Tollard Royal and killed 14 sheep and lambs.

A fire in a barn in the Avon area that was holding 100 tonnes of hay and machinery is thought to have been deliberately started.

Crews from Portland, Dorchester, Bridport, Maiden Newton, Bere Regis were called to a gorse fire on the Rodwell Trail in Wyke Regis at 2am this morning.

OFFICERS investigating a high value burglary at a building site have issued image of some of the stolen items.

Officers from Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team seized 11 dogs during an operation at an address in Lytchett Matravers on Friday November, 26 2021.

A VAN suspected to have been involved in fly-tipping in Dorset has been seized by police.

A Dorset Police spokewoman said the force received a report on Saturday, June 25, that protected land in Jesmond Avenue had been cleared.
The report had been sent to the rural crime team for investigation.

The force has said going forward there will be a team of dedicated officers as part of the rural team across Dorset, including an inspector.

STRONG winds caused a barbecue flame to reach a nearby hedge as fire officials disclose the cause and issue warnings after the latest heath fire in Wareham.

BRIDPORT Police has called on people to be vigilant after reports of possible poaching.

Ongoing complaints surrounding 'nuisance' off-road motorcycles have prompted high-visibility police patrols.

METAL detectorists have been slammed for damaging the grounds and potentially stealing artefacts from a historic 12th century Dorset church.

A MAN’S body has been found in woodland in Poole.

The discovery was made in woods near Gravel Hill just before 2pm on Tuesday.

Officers from Dorset Police Rural Crime team went to an unnamed location in West Dorset yesterday (Friday, June 10).