FORMER Dorset PC Lorne Castle is set to appear in court charged with assaulting an alleged shoplifter during a 'citizen's arrest'.

A former police officer fractured the hip of a suspected shoplifter when he pinned the man to the ground, a court has heard.

A FORMER Dorset Police officer has pleaded not guilty to allegedly fracturing a man’s hip in a reported citizen’s arrest.

A former police officer has denied causing grievous bodily harm when he stepped in to detain an alleged shoplifter in a ...

11:57, Sat, May 16, 2026 Updated: 12:01, Sat, May 16, 2026 A former Dorset Police officer has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after stepping in to detain a suspected shoplifter. Lorne ...

AN EX-COP has been charged with serious assault after making a citizen’s arrest on an alleged shoplifter as he tried to flee with £450 of Nike goods. Lorne Castle restrained the suspect and held him ...

A former Dorset Police officer has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm when he stepped in to detain a man suspected of shoplifting. Lorne Castle, 47, is accused of seriously injuring the ...