A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of further offences after a baseball bat was found in a vehicle near Bournemouth Airport. 

The 21-year-old man from the Wimborne area has been arrested on suspicion of a further 11 burglary offences and two fraud matters. 

He has been released on police bail as investigations continue.

Police said the alleged offences were committed at various locations across Dorset between June and December 2022.

It comes after a “suspicious” vehicle was stopped by officers from Dorset Police’s firearms unit in Matchams Lane near Hurn.

The officers were not acting in an armed capacity.

The car was first reported to Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team at 6pm on Monday, January 2, 2023.

The two occupants were searched as well as the vehicle.

Officers recovered cash and a baseball bat as well as what are believed to be cloned vehicle keys and equipment for cloning keys.

The 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon and going equipped for theft as well as entering into or being concerned in the acquisition, retention, use or control of criminal property.

Sergeant Natalie Skinner, of Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team, said: “Officers have been working hard to compile evidence in relation to this series of offences and we continue to investigate any links with other reported crimes.”