POLICE are urging residents to be on the lookout for a Ford Transit van after it was seen acting suspiciously in North Dorset in the past few days.

The red Ford Transit van with the registration number MK**BKZ has been seen in suspicious circumstances on a farm in the North Dorset Area.

If you see this vehicle or any other vehicles acting suspiciously, the police ask you gather as much information as possible, including he registration number and descriptions of the driver and any passengers.

If it is safe to do so, take a photograph ensuring you do not put yourself at risk.

Please contact Dorset Police immediately by calling 999 if the vehicle or occupants are seen committing crime.

For non-emergencies, call 101 or email: 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk

A White Luton type van was seen acting suspiciously in the Dorchester area, slowing down and looking into fields and gateways.

The two occupants had their faces covered and their registration number was not recorded.