Dorset Police Chief Constable James Vaughan, inset, has spoken out about assaults on officers A DORSET Police officer tested positive for coronavirus after allegedly being spat at by a man in Bournemouth. Chief constable James Vaughan said that the force would do all it could to protect officers from “abhorrent attacks”. Posting on Twitter on Wednesday night, the chief constable said the force had an officer testing positive for Covid-19 after being spat at . Discussing assaults on police, Chief Constable Vaughan said: “Our officers, along with our emergency services colleagues, have remained on the frontline throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, engaging with our communities, protecting the vulnerable and tackling crime.