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Profile: Jason Lewis

Daily Echo:

Crime And Court Correspondent

Jason is the crime and court correspondent at the Bournemouth Daily Echo. He has been working at the Echo since July 2017 and also covers breaking news across Dorset. He has previously reported on issues in Christchurch and the New Forest.

Latest articles from Jason Lewis

Bomb disposal and police at the scene in Poole

As it happened: bomb disposal deal with hand grenade found in Poole woods

Updates as emergency services respond to a report of a hand grenade found in woods in Poole by a member of the public.

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Plantation Road, inset, in Poole. Picture: Google Maps/ Street View

Hand grenade discovery sparks road closures in Poole

ROADS in Poole have been closed off as emergency services deal with reports that a hand grenade has been found in a wooded area.

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Lyme Regis House in Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth

Burglar stole Nintendo Switch consoles from university halls on Christmas Eve

A BURGLAR stole three Nintendo Switch gaming consoles from a Bournemouth University halls of residence on Christmas Eve.

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Man who helped steal £199 tent from Decathlon among 12 people in court

Man who helped steal £199 tent from Decathlon among 12 people in court

BOURNEMOUTH

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Poole Magistrates' Court

Uninsured drink driver who was 4 times the limit given suspended prison sentence

AN UNINSURED drink driver who was more than four times the legal limit has been handed a suspended prison sentence.

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Dorset criminals jailed in February 2021

Locked up in February: 11 Dorset criminals jailed for more than 39 years

CRIMINALS jailed in February for Dorset offences include a child rapist, a one-punch killer and a paedophile snared in an undercover police sting.

Man who raped woman while she slept in Bournemouth home is jailed for four years

Man who raped woman while she slept in Bournemouth home is jailed for four years

A RAPIST has been jailed for four years after sexually assaulting a woman while she slept in her Bournemouth home.

Drug driving Land Rover motorist among 9 cases in court at Poole

Drug driving Land Rover motorist among 9 cases in court at Poole

BOURNEMOUTH

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BCP Council is remindering residents that dogs must be on leads on heathlands. Picture: BCP Council

The BCP heathlands where dogs must be on a lead until the end of July

RESIDENTS have been warned that they must keep dogs on leads when on heathlands across the BCP area.

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A blue pit bike was stolen from Bournemouth Road, Poole, on February 27. Picture: Poole Police

Pit bike stolen in Poole believed to have been sold on outside One Stop

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched over the theft of a pit bike in Poole which is believed to have since been sold on.

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