Bedfordshire Police

Three months for Bedford shoplifter who ignored town centre exclusion order

Jerome Trim, 27, has been jailed for three months after he ignored a Retail Exclusion Order and carried out a number of thefts from shops in Bedford. Trim, of no fixed address...

Jail for Bedford drug dealer who stole from elderly neighbours

A Bedford drug dealer who stole from elderly neighbours has been jailed for six years after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, namely cocaine...

Police investigating after incident on Sidney Road

Bedfordshire Police say they're investigating after an incident on Sidney Road, Bedford left a man with serious injuries. Officers were called to the area at around 3 O'clock this morning...

Oz, the award-winning Bedfordshire Police dog, retires

Oz, the award-winning police dog, who has helped to catch criminals on the run and acted as a Public Order and Firearms Support Dog across Beds, Herts and Cambs, has retired...

Breaking News: Pedestrian hit by car on Clapham Road

Clapham Road is currently closed from the Linden Road junction after a woman was hit by a car. Police were called to the area at around 3:30pm after reports of the collision...

Man charged with arson after fires in Kempston and Bromham

Alex Gentry, of no fixed address, was charged today with two counts of arson and one count of arson with intent to endanger life following three separate incidents in...

Man arrested on suspicion of arson in Kempston and Bromham

Officers have arrested a man on suspicion of arson in connection with three separate incidents in Kempston and Bromham, which took place in the...

Man charged with Bedford robberies

Andrew McCleary, 36, of Cavendish Street, has been charged with two counts of robbery after two separate incidents in Bedford's Tavistock Street and Boswell Place on 23 December and 27 December.

Bedford Hospital ‘North Wing’ fire – was Shires House secure enough?

Questions have been raised about the level of security put in place by NHS Property Services at Shires Houses, with people saying the fire was "only a matter of time" and that...

Kempston collision leaves one man injured and another on the run

A crash involving a car and a motorcycle in Kempston yesterday evening has left a man seriously injured and another on the run after he fled the scene. It happened at the junction...

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