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A prolific distraction burglar who targeted Poole homes is behind bars after pleading guilty to a number of offences. Mark Anthony Rhodes, 28, admitted to stealing items from addresses along Richmond Hill and Birds Hill Road in Poole on Thursday 16 February 2012. He had convinced victims that his car had broken down and...
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Police in Poole are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a fail to stop collision in the Rossmore area of the town. At around 3.30pm on Tuesday 17 April 2012, a Royal Mail cyclist was struck by a vehicle on Alder Crescent, which then drove off immediately without stopping. The...
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Smokers are being warned that they must wake up to the deadly dangers of smoking – especially when tired – as Dorset Fire and Rescue Service highlights that more than a third of all UK deaths in fires in the home are caused by cigarettes. Smoking is the single biggest killer in accidental...
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Detectives in Poole are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after an attempted distraction burglary in the Hamworthy area of the town – with an e-fit of the offender being released. The Incident occurred between 5pm and 5.30pm on Wednesday 4 April 2012 inColes Avenue where a man attended a bungalow belonging...
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Dorset Police and partners are holding a free rural crime prevention event with an aim to kick crime from the countryside. The free event, which includes a light lunch, is part of Operation Countryside which is aimed at members of the local rural community and will be held atKingston Maurward College on 27 April 2012 between 9am...
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Children from across Dorset are to present a special Olympic-themed performance of music and dance. About 250 school children will take to the stage at Lighthouse in Poole today (Friday 20 April) to celebrate the Olympics coming to Dorset in July. The event forms part of Dorset County Council’s music service’s annual children’s concerts....
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Police investigating a distraction burglary in Poole have issued an e-fit of the man responsible – with officers urging anyone with information to get in touch as soon as possible. The incident, in which two men stole a 79-year-old woman’s handbag, happened at an address along Danecourt Road at around 12.30pm on Tuesday 3...
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A giant sandcastle has been built on Weymouth beach to mark 100 days to the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games on 27 July. The sandcastle measured 4m by 2m and took four days to build. Images of the sandcastle and Weymouth’s famous beach are being sent around the globe with the message...
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Diverse Abilities Plus, the only Dorset disability charity that supports children and adults and their families throughout their life, has officially launched The Great Dorset Bake Sale, taking place across the county between 7 and 13 May.The initiative hopes to raise thousands of pounds to help the charity’s essential work supporting those with profound physical and learning...
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Project ‘no excuse’, as part of the Dorset Road Safe partnership’s casualty reduction campaign, continues to try and change the mindset of bad and inconsiderate drivers. The ‘no excuse’ team, consisting of police officers using marked and unmarked cars and motorcycles and supported by safety camera vans, processed a further 1,546 offences in February 2012...
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