Crime

Police praised passers-by for assisting them in chasing down a shoplifter in New Milton who was convicted in court the next day.

A Yorkshire man who was caught drink driving a sports car in Lymington also had a knife on him, a court heard.

Failing to stop after or report a crash that injured a woman landed a Christchurch motorist with a suspended prison sentence.

Police have released a CCTV picture of a woman they want to find after a necklace was stolen from a Lymington gift shop.

Police have released CCTV images of three of four women sought after hundreds of pounds of goods was stolen from a New Milton supermarket.

A Fawley woman has appeared in court after attacking three people and stealing hundreds of pounds in goods and cash from shops.

Police have released a CCTV picture of a man they want to find after cash was stolen from a Lymington sweet shop’s till.

A New Milton man caught exposing himself on the town’s recreation ground had to pay out hundreds of pounds when he appeared before magistrates.

A Totton man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after another man was struck by a car while confronting suspected poachers has been bailed.

A coroner has said he wants an overhaul of regulations of high-speed thrill rides after the inquest into the death of a girl after a boat crash.

A New Milton business owner who was jailed for viciously attacking a woman has appeared in court again for harassing his victim.

A woman who was seriously injured when blocks toppled on her from a lorry wept in court as the driver was found not guilty of causing the incident.

A pensioner has been arrested after a car drove the wrong way along the M27 and on to the A31 through the New Forest.

Large hauls of chocolate and other goods have been stolen in a spate of shopliftings that has prompted heightened police patrols in Brockenhurst.

A driver whose load fell off his lorry onto a pedestrian said he “never” heard or saw frantic efforts by a motorist behind him to warn him.

A Totton man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after another man was struck by a car while confronting suspected poachers.

Armed police stormed a Highcliffe street amid reports of a man acting in a threatening manner.

Stealing hundreds of pounds of meat products from three stores resulted in a Ringwood shoplifter being jailed for 16 weeks.

A Totton man has been jailed for selling “ferocious and vicious” weapons including so-called zombie knives and firearms via social media.

Shoplifters stole more than £1,000 of sportswear and other clothing when they targeted a discount department store in Ringwood.