Dorset Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information on the following crimes to contact them on 101, quoting the relevant crime number.

Power tools have been stolen from a van in Lyme Regis. The theft, from a white Citroen Berlingo van parked in Summerhill Road, took place some time between 12.30am and 1am on Monday, January 7. Anyone with information can contact Dorset Police on 101, crime number 55190003064.

A handbag containing a mobile phone and credit cards has been stolen from a grey Peugeot in Askerswell. Access to the car, parked in a layby near to the Spyway pub took place between 2.45pm and 3.25pm on Tuesday, January 8. Contact Dorset Police on 101, crime number 55190003980.

Police are also appealling for information and video fottage after a man was arrested for threatening people with a hockey stick in Bridport town centre.

Police were called to the scene late in the evening on Tuesday, January 15.

Anyone with information should call Dorset Police on 101, quoting crime number 55190007794.