Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a fail-to-stop collision in Portland.
Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a fail-to-stop collision in Portland.
The collision occurred between 7.55pm and 8.05pm on Tuesday 6 October 2026 involving a car and a dog outside of The Punchbowl Inn in Easton Street.
The driver of the car did not stop at the scene.
The dog was taken to a vet but very sadly died.
Police Constable Ellie Rose, of Dorset Police, said: “I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision to please come forward.
“I would also ask anyone who was travelling in the area with a dashcam fitted in their vehicle to check their footage for anything that may assist my enquiries.”
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