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Two arrested after “targeted” stabbing in Great Barford

Two people are in custody following a serious stabbing in Great Barford, Bedford Borough. Police are appealing to local people for information. Emergency services were called to the High Street...
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One of the guns seized during Operation Boson raids in Bedfordshire in May 2026. Image Bedfordshire Police

Bedfordshire Police make 23 arrests in guns and drugs crackdown

Bedfordshire Police says 23 people have been arrested in May as officers seized firearms, drugs and cash during a crackdown on gangs and organised crime. The force said officers from Boson...
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Police on the beat on Bedford High Street. Image: Bedfordshire Police/Facebook

Four arrested after stabbing during early morning disorder in Bedford

Four men have been arrested after a violent disorder in Bedford, with one man taken to hospital with a stab wound. One man was taken to hospital with a stab wound, which is not believed to be life-threatening...
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The entrance to Lurke Street car park while it is closed for emergency repairs

Bedford Ian writes…

10 April 2026: Emergency parking, Motor madness, BBC blunder, and Sleep crime. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he...
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a man being arrested and helped into an unmarked police car

Legal advice: Interview under caution – what it means, your rights and why silence is strategic

For most of us, the thought of being interviewed under caution at a police station is a scary prospect, and while it will hopefully never happen to you, it’s never a bad thing to be armed with...
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a man being arrested and helped into an unmarked police car

Teenager arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Bedford stabbing

A 17-year-old from Bedford has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in Elstow Road. Police continue to appeal for witnesses to the attack near the Sandhurst Road...
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a police car at a orad block at the entrance to Cardington Road with road closed signs. Image: Bedford Independent

Man arrested after cyclist taken to hospital with serious injuries

Bedfordshire Police say they have arrested a man on suspicion of dangerous driving after a road traffic collision on Cardington Road, Bedford between a driver and...
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Robinson Pool, Bedford Image Bedford Independent

Man arrested after teenage girl followed home from lifeguard job

Bedfordshire Police say they have arrested a man after an “alarming incident” in which a teenage girl was followed home from her lifeguard job at Robinson Pool earlier this...
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Thomas Taylor was stabbed to death at Bedford bus station on Wednesday, 8 January 2025

Three teenagers arrested as police investigate bus station murder

Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Thomas Taylor, who was stabbed to death at Bedford bus station on Wednesday (8 January). Detectives from the...
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Two arrested in connection with sexual assault on teenage girl in Addison Howard Park

Two men have been arrested in connection with an investigation into a sexual assault in Kempston that happened over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Officers from Bedfordshire Police were...
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