Please see below details of recent crimes committed in your area:

Burglary - Coventry Crescent

Reference number: 55250061360

Officers investigating a distraction burglary are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

The incident occurred on the 28th of April.  An unknown male was invited into the home of an elderly couple to complete a loft insulation survey.  While in the property a passport and documents, including bank information, were stolen.

Residential Crime - Millfield

Reference number: 55250061427

Officers investigating damage to a garden fence are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

The incident occurred between 8.00 p.m. on Wednesday the 30th of April and 2.25 p.m. on Thursday the 1st of May.  Some slats were removed and snapped from a garden fence at this property.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting the relevant reference number.  Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.

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