Crime

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.

A lorry driver was on a phone call that lasted nearly 34 minutes when a pallet of building bricks fell from his vehicle onto a woman, a court heard.

A bar owner apologised to nearby residents for “mistakes” which led to reports of anti-social behaviour and late noise nuisance by customers.

Breaching a restraining order just four days after it was imposed cost a New Milton man £365 when he appeared before magistrates.

CCTV pictures of three women have been released by police after a variety of items was stolen from an Ashley store.

A motorist frantically tried to alert a lorry driver of an unsecured load before it toppled off, seriously injuring a pedestrian, a court heard.

Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to trace after paint was stolen from a Lymington DIY store.

Tackling shoplifting and other theft offences are among the main goals for the New Forest’s new police district commander.

A woman who defrauded her grandmother of more than £10,000 was branded “despicable” by a judge as she narrowly avoided being sent to prison.

A man who was arrested after a woman in her 80s died in a house fire in Christchurch has been released without charge.

A shoplifter stole hundreds of pounds of goods from New Milton and Lymington stores while holidaying in the area with her family.

Police are appealing for help in finding a man who threw paint across a driveway in Sway.

A New Forest soldier who was part of a gang dealing cocaine and heroin was sending the cash he made bagging the drugs to his family in the Caribbean.

Donations of more than £35,000 have “overwhelmed” a New Forest charity after it was hit by a major theft.