Award winning ex-cop who tackled suspected shoplifter charged with 'serious assault'

Award winning ex-cop who tackled suspected shoplifter charged with 'serious assault'Lorne Castle was photographed detaining the suspected shoplifter outside the Nike store, pinning him to the ground with his arm held behind his back. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source By Ciaran McGrath, Senior News Reporter 11:57, Sat, May 16, 2026 Updated: 12:01, Sat, May 16, 2026 Lorne Castle when he was a police officer (Image: BNPS)A former Dorset Police officer has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after stepping in to detain a suspected shoplifter. Lorne Castle, 47, is accused of seriously injuring Daniel Meyrick during an altercation outside the Castlepoint shopping centre in Bournemouth, Dorset, on June 19 last year. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) The incident took place just a few weeks after Mr. Castle had left his role as a Police Constable with Dorset Police. He was photographed detaining the suspected shoplifter outside the Nike store, pinning him to the ground with his arm held behind his back in an action described in reports at the time as a “citizen’s arrest”. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy Get top stories...