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28 August 2026
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Luton Crown Court. Image: Thomas Nugent/Geograph

Drug dealer who killed armed robber from Bedford jailed for 10 years

A drug dealer who ran over and killed an armed robber after he ran off with his cocaine and cash was jailed for 10 years and four months today (Friday). Karan Soni, 27, drove a Vauxhall Insignia into Tola Piper...
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Brickhill drive post office

19-year-old arrested for aggravated burglary of local Post Office

A man has been arrested following an armed robbery at the Post Office on Brickhill Drive. Bedfordshire Police were called at around 4.20pm last Thursday (20 October) to a report...
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Beds Police issue CCTV appeal following Shortstown armed robbery

CCTV footage has been released of a man that Bedfordshire Police are hoping can help with their enquiries into an armed robbery in Shortstown, Bedford...
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Violent armed robber jailed for six years for Bedford jewellery shop theft

A Bedford man has been sentenced to six years and six weeks in prison after pleading guilty to the violent armed robbery of a town centre jewellers...
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Armed robbery foiled by Kempston postmaster and estate agent

A Kempston postmaster and an estate agent were confronted by a masked armed robber  who was planning to lower himself into the shop to rob the safe...
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Police appeal after ‘Spiderman’ robs Shortstown shop at knifepoint

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man wearing a Spiderman mask robbed a Shortstown convenience store at knifepoint...
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CCTV image issued in Harrowden Road armed robbery appeal

Bedfordshire Police has issued an image from CCTV of two men who carried out a robbery at a convenience store in Bedford...
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Police appeal for witnesses to betting shop armed robbery on Cardington Road

Bedfordshire Police is appealing for information after four balaclava-clad men robbed a betting shop in Bedford. The violent incicdent took place on Sunday...
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Kempston shopkeeper says he may sell-up after armed robbery

A Kempston shopkeeper who was the victim of an horrific armed robbery by two teenagers is so traumatised he may sell up. The masked youths, who brandished a knife...
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Armed robbery on Castle Road, Bedford

The Coral betting shop on Castle Road, Bedford was robbed on Sunday (13 January) by a man holding what is believed to be a gun. Just after 8pm, the man entered the shop...
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