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Residents urged to stay cool under severe heat warning

Press Release Jun 23, 2026

The Met Office has issued an Amber Heat Health alert for the South East, including the Isle of Wight until…

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Police appeal for witnesses following Wroxall assault

Press Release Mar 16, 2026

Were you around Clarence Road, Wroxall, last Friday (March 13)? Police are appealing for witnesses after a 16-year-old boy suffered…

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CCTV issued following shoplifting in Ryde

Press Release Jan 6, 2026

Police are issuing a CCTV image of man they would like to speak to after a shoplifting incident at Sainsbury’s…

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Can you help police find 35-year-old Luke Thorpe?

Press Release Dec 10, 2025

Have you seen wanted man Luke Thorpe on the Isle of Wight? He is wanted on recall to prison and…

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Appeal for witnesses following assault in Binstead

Press Release Dec 9, 2025

Police are appealing for witnesses following a report that between 7.30pm – 8.30pm on Saturday, December 6, a woman in…

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Appeal for witnesses to fail to stop collision involving pedestrian in Sandown

Press Release Dec 9, 2025

Police are appealing for witnesses to a fail to stop collision that took place in Sandown on Sunday, December 7.…

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Appeal for witnesses following shoplifting in Ryde

Press Release Dec 1, 2025

Police are appealing for witnesses after it was reported that a man walked out of Tesco Express on the High…

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Has metal been stolen from your address?

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Police are appealing for witnesses following reported attempted burglary of metals from Seaview near Ryde. It was reported at 11.44am…

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Appeal following shoplifting in Newport

Press Release Nov 24, 2025

Do you recognise this woman? Police would like to speak to her following a report of a shoplifting incident in…

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Appeal for witnesses following criminal damage in Ryde

Press Release Nov 24, 2025

Police are appealing for witnesses following a report of criminal damage in Ryde last week. It was reported that between…

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Appeal for witnesses following collision in Newport

Press Release Nov 24, 2025

Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision that took place on Medina Way, Newport, at between 10.50am…

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Appeal for witnesses following business burglary in Newport

Press Release Sep 18, 2025

Police are appealing for witnesses to a business burglary at T.M. Barber Jewellers on Newport high street on Thursday, September…

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Man charged following pharmacy burglary

Press Release Sep 15, 2025

Officers investigating a burglary in the early hours of Thursday, September 11 at Day Lewis Pharmacy on Newport High Street…

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Man jailed for 18 years for non-recent child sex abuse offences.

Press Release Sep 4, 2025

An Isle of Wight man has been jailed for 18 years after being found guilty of multiple offences of non-recent…

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Appeal for witnesses following serious collision near Arreton

Press Release Aug 21, 2025

Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision that occurred on the A3056 between Arreton and Horringford yesterday (Wednesday,…

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Pair arrested on suspicion of murder following death of one-year-old girl

Press Release Aug 12, 2025

Two people have now been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a one-year-old girl who was injured…

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