Crime

A speed crackdown after two fatal hit-and-runs involving New Forest animals in one day netted seven offending drivers.

A Totton man faces crown court trial after being charged with a woman’s rape and murder.

A motorist was arrested after two cyclists were badly hurt in a crash in the New Forest.

Masked ram-raiders smashed their way into a Christchurch store and stole a cash machine in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A Dibden Purlieu man who attacked a police officer and another man, and vandalised a police van was ordered to undergo rehabilitation activity.

A Totton shoplifter who stole £7.35 of goods from a store had to pay out more than 17 times that amount when he appeared in court.

A man has denied going equipped for the theft of a vehicle in relation to an alleged incident in Lyndhurst.

There’s another chance to surrender blades today as New Forest police continue taking part in a nationwide campaign tackling knife crime.

A prominent road safety campaigner and commoner has been banned from the roads for 18 months after she was caught drink-driving.

A prolific New Milton shoplifter previously given instructions on how not to steal has been jailed for two more thefts and breaching a court order.

A campaigner slammed hit-and-run drivers who killed two New Forest animals in separate collisions in one day.

People are invited to submit questions for Hampshire’s police and crime commissioner to ask the force’s chief during a public live online session.

Police probing the distraction theft of a ring worth thousands of pounds have released a CCTV picture of a pair wanted.

A persistent shoplifter who stole over £1,500 of goods in a string of thefts from Waterside stores has been told to undergo rehabilitation activity.

A restaurant manager was attacked with three glasses, and a stone smashed into his head during a brawl which a staff member feared would kill him.

A man needed hospital treatment after being bitten by a dog in Lymington town centre.

Breaking an Italian restaurant’s window cost a Blackfield man hundreds of pounds when he appeared before magistrates.

Cannabis was seized when police found an illegal camp in the New Forest where a large fire had been lit.

A New Forest secondary school was on verge of shutting its doors to pupils after a large group of travellers moved onto its sports field.

People are invited to surrender knives at various New Forest venues this week as part of a nationwide campaign tackling blade crime.