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Working together to prevent knife crime

Knife crime devastates lives, families, and communities. While Dorset thankfully experiences low le...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
01/10/2025 08:41:05

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Working together to prevent knife crime

Knife crime devastates lives, families, and communities. While Dorset thankfully experiences low lev...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
30/09/2025 13:17:19

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You said, We did: Anti-Social Behaviour

Since becoming PCC, I have asked you each year to share your views on crime, safety, and policing th...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
22/09/2025 13:39:50

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Your Voice, Your Safety, Your Dorset

As your Police and Crime Commissioner, I want to hear directly from you. My Annual Survey is now liv...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
11/09/2025 13:07:41

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Protecting Our Countryside: A collaborative approach

As Police and Crime Commissioner, I am committed to ensuring that every part of Dorset — from our to...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
10/09/2025 13:56:17

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Putting young people front and centre

When it comes to effectively tackling youth violence, early intervention is key. Dealing with the is...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
05/09/2025 17:04:49

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Violence Reduction and Prevention

Today, I would like to tell you more about the work of my Office’s Violence Reduction and Prevention...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
26/08/2025 17:03:13

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PCC response to national media reports about Bournemouth

Dear Dorset Alert readers, I wanted to share in full the statement that I have sent to the press to...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
18/08/2025 17:33:10

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Fighting Violent Crime and High Harm

Over the next few weeks, I will be highlighting the significant work taking place in Dorset to tackl...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
08/08/2025 17:34:01

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Action on e-scooters

Today, I’d like to discuss a topic which has been in the news recently and is an issue I have consis...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
06/08/2025 17:07:37

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Making Dorset 'No Place for Drugs'

Over the past few weeks, the focus of my newsletters has been around illegal drugs and harmful subst...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
04/08/2025 17:05:22

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Prevention 'front and centre'

Last week’s newsletter was focused on cannabis and my latest work to lobby the Government to review ...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
25/07/2025 17:33:44

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Talking about cannabis reclassification

Recently, cannabis has been in the news again, and today I’d like to tell you more about my position...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
18/07/2025 10:34:37

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Protecting our young people from drugs gangs

As part of the commitment made in my Police and Crime Plan to tackle the dangers of illegal drugs an...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
08/07/2025 17:02:59

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Operation Scorpion: Tackling the enablers

Recently, the twelfth round of Operation Scorpion took place across the south west, with PCCs and Fo...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
05/07/2025 10:03:54

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ASB Awareness Week: What's happening in Dorset?

This week is Anti-social Behaviour Awareness Week, a subject which I know is of utmost importance to...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
04/07/2025 18:04:43

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Neighbourhood Policing Week

One of the most common pieces of feedback the public give me is that they want to see ‘more bobbies ...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
27/06/2025 17:17:51

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Drug prevention: Now is the time for change

Recently, a report on drug prevention was published by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
21/06/2025 08:33:23

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Knife Crime Awareness Week in Dorset

In the week where I have launched my Youth Participation strategy with a call out to all of Dorset’s...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
23/05/2025 15:04:02

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Knife Crime: How it impacts a victim and their family

Knife crime in Dorset remains low compared to the national picture, but one person carrying a knife ...

Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner
22/05/2025 11:03:56

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