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Chief Constable Trevor Rodenhurst and Bedfordshire Police officers chatting with festival goers at Bedford River Festival 2026. Image: Bedfordshire Police

Bedfordshire Police thank Bedford River Festival crowds and football fans

Bedfordshire Police have thanked football fans and Bedford River Festival visitors for a safe weekend of celebrations, though two people remain in custody following arrests in the town centre...
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Biker in a balaclava in the former Oasis Beach Pool car park. Image: Bedfordshire Police

Police appeal for information to identify bikers causing anti-social behaviour

Bedfordshire Police is appealing for the public's help to identify a group of bikers who are causing anti-social behaviour in the Borough. The group of youths have been reported riding...
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The post on the Bedford Community Policing Team's Facebook page. Image: BCPT/Facebook

Bedfordshire Police promises new approach after Facebook post draws criticism

Bedfordshire Police have acknowledged that a recent Facebook post about tackling anti-social behaviour in Bedford “was not received by partners as intended” and have promised to change their...
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The post on the Bedford Community Policing Team's Facebook page. Image: BCPT/Facebook

Bedfordshire Police criticised after Facebook ‘banter’ misses the mark on anti-social behaviour

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A police officer holding up a speed gun while standing behind a police car parked on the side of a residential road. Image: Bedfordshire Police

25 vehicles stopped in Bedford as police target nuisance driving

Police fighting nuisance driving around Bedford town centre say they stopped more than 25 vehicles in three hours during a special day of action this week. While two vehicles ended...
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Police on the beat on Bedford High Street. Image: Bedfordshire Police/Facebook

Councillors voice disappointment at police “no show” at town centre meeting

Bedford borough councillors have expressed their “disappointment” that Bedfordshire Police didn’t attend a meeting on town centre issues. But the police said “other demands” meant that community officers...
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Police storm into a property on Quantock Close, 17 November 2022.

Bedford Community Policing Team release ‘dramatic’ video of raid on Putnoe cannabis factory

Bedford Community Policing Team has released a 'dramatic' video of a raid on a Putnoe cannabis factory. The raid, carried out yesterday morning (Thursday), in the pouring...
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Bedford Community Policing Team escorting a man with face blanked out

Man arrested following town centre theft and assault on shop staff

Bedford Community Policing Team dealt with a drunk and violent man in the town centre today (Saturday), who was accused of theft from B&M. The man, arrested by...
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Man arrested after reports of ‘dealing to children’ at Bedford car park

Bedfordshire Police have arrested a man after reports he was dealing to children at Lurke Street Car Park. Officers from the Bedford Community Policing Team and North Bedfordshire Rural Community...
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Closure of cannabis factory at former Irish Club among successes of community crime crackdown

A month-long crime crackdown by the Bedford Community Policing team has resulted in a number of successes, including the closure of a cannabis factory at the former Irish Club on Midland Road...
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