TWO arrests – including a woman in her 60s – have been made in a police probe into a Dorset property management firm.

Detectives from Dorset Police’s Economic Crime Unit are continuing to investigate allegations of fraud relating to Initiative Property Management Limited, which operates in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area.

The force said following detailed enquiries, a Bournemouth man aged in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of fraud by abuse of position, carrying on the business of a company with the intent to defraud creditors or for another fraudulent purpose, as well as an offence of entering into or being concerned in the acquisition, retention, use or control of criminal property and an offence of concealing, disguising, converting, transferring or removing criminal property.

A woman in her 60s, also from Bournemouth, has also been arrested on suspicion of entering into or being concerned in the acquisition, retention, use or control of criminal property.

They have both been released under investigation as the Economic Crime Unit continues to carry out enquiries.

Anyone with information relating to the investigation should contact Dorset Police via www.dorset.police.uk, quoting Operation Interest, or incident number 55230141924. They can also Crimestoppers anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling 0800 555 111.