Bedfordshire Police

Grafton Road: death of woman confirmed

Bedfordshire Police have issued the following statement regarding an incident in Grafton Road on Friday 31 May: "We attended Grafton Road shortly after 8pm following reports of concern for the welfare of a woman.

Zinc nightclub targeted in drugs raids across Bedford and Kempston

Zinc Nightclub was raided yesterday morning as police executed a number of warrants across Bedford and Kempston to disrupt drug supply in the town. Between Tuesday (28 May) and...

Race hate crimes against Bedfordshire children highest for three years

An NSPCC investigation has found that race hate crimes against children have reached a three-year high in Bedfordshire. The children's charity asked forces across...

Prolific Bedford burglar jailed after crashing stolen car on CCTV

Stephen McCay, a prolific burglar from Bedford, has been jailed for 30 months (2.5 years) after being found guilty of burglary in the Borough. 26-year-old McCay of High Street, Bedford...

Nine-year-old in critical condition after Wootton collision

A nine-year-old girl is in a critical condition after being involved in a collision with a car in Wootton, near Bedford, yesterday afternoon (24 May). The collision happened on Bedford Road...

Police cordon off area of Midland Road, Bedford after assault

Bedfordshire Police cordoned off an area of Midland Road in Bedford today after a man was assaulted. Police were called to the area near TSB and Tesco at around...

Garry Forsyth announced as next Bedfordshire Police chief constable

Garry Forsyth, the current Deputy Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police will replace Jon Boucher as the force's top cop it has been announced. PCC, Kathryn Holloway made...

Four who filmed murder of Bedford teenager, Cemeren Yilmaz, jailed for 71 years

Three 15-year-old boys and a 19-year-old man, who stabbed and battered a Bedford boy to death and filmed him as he lay defenceless on the ground, were jailed for a total of...

Police called to suspected gun sighting in Bedford

A member of the public contacted Bedfordshire Police at 1pm this afternoon (Tuesday 21 May), believing they'd seen someone with a gun near Bedford Central Library in...

Elderly woman in critical condition after collision on Castle Road, Bedford

A Bedford woman in her 70s remains in a critical condition after a collision between a car and a pedestrian on Castle Road on Friday evening (17 May)...

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