Yesterday (May 1), officers were patrolling areas including Bridport and Beaminster following reports of anti-social behaviour.

Three fire appliances from Weymouth and Portland, with two Land Rover pumps from Bere Regis and Maiden Newton were tackling what was described as a ‘significant heath fire’ in a reeded area behind Lodmoor Country Park.

Posting on Facebook, they said: "It's not known at this stage how the bird died, but bearing in mind recent events I would urge dog walkers out enjoying our beautiful forests and woods to keep them on a lead.

Dorset police chiefs have hit back after critics queried their commitment to tackling wildlife crime.

Officers working with the fire service to investigate the cause of a large heath fire in Poole are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with relevant footage to come forward.

Dorset police rural wildlife and heritage crime was renamed as Dorset police rural crime team on its Twitter account, and police sources confirmed this rebrand took place to “reflect the broader work we are undertaking to ensure we provide exceptional local policing to our rural communities”.

"...the rave had closed off the B3070, given locals a sleepless night and caused ‘distress to livestock on farmland’, Dorset Police’s deputy chief constable Sam de Reya said.

Shortly before 9am on Friday, July 30, 2021 Dorset Police received a report of suspected poaching in the Cashmoor area.

A lorry crash on the M18 has left a "massacre" of dead pigs scattered across the road.

Police say the thefts has not only caused inconvenience to hospital staff, but has had 'a knock-on effect to the local community'.

The fire service was called to a field in the Milborne St Andrew area just after 3pm to reports of a tractor on fire.

The fire, which is currently being investigated, destroyed the barn and its contents.

The police have ended the investigation into the death of a white-tailed sea eagle in Dorset - despite the bird having seven times the amount of poison needed to kill it.

We're investigating after taking two Shetland ponies - one with seriously overgrown hooves - into care.

The total value of the stolen equipment is around £2,500.