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Bedfordshire Police cars at the entrance to Bedford Park. Image: Bedford Independent.

Man in custody after police investigating rape descend on Bedford Park

A man wanted on suspicion of rape has been arrested after police descended on Bedford Park yesterday evening (10 September). Officers investigating the rape…
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Bedford man jailed after admitting link to supply of drugs in town

A Bedford man has been jailed for a total of three years after admitting being involved in the supply of cocaine. In July, officers from Bedfordshire Police’s Boson guns and gangs unit, arrested...
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New safety strategy criticised by councillors citing “unease in local communities”

A mixed response from councillors to a new community safety strategy for Central Bedfordshire highlights unease among local communities, a meeting heard...
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Police officer who used coercive and controlling behaviour would have been sacked if he hadn’t resigned

A former Bedfordshire Police officer would have been sacked from the force for coercive and controlling behaviour if he hadn't already resigned himself, an independent panel investigating...
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Two men charged with kidnap and rape in Shortstown

Two men have been charged with rape and kidnap in connection with an incident in Shortstown, near Bedford on Monday (26 August). Robert Balcan, 22, and Adrian Madarasz, 25, both...
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Teenage girl sexually assaulted in Addison Howard Park

Bedfordshire Police is appealing for witnesses after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted in Kempston's Addison Howard Park on Monday evening (26 August). Police were called...
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Further arrests made in connection with Shortstown layby rape

Bedfordshire Police say they have made two further arrests as part of an investigation into a report of a rape in Shortstown rape earlier this week. Detectives from the force’s...
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Multiple rape and other charges discontinued against Bedfordshire Police chief inspector

The criminal case against a Bedfordshire Police chief inspector charged with several offences, including multiple rapes, has been discontinued. Chief Inspector Mo Aziz, suspended from...
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Man robbed and threatened with knife during violent attack in Kempston

Bedfordshire Police is appealing for witnesses after a man was robbed in a violent attack in Kempston on Sunday night (25 August). The man was attacked and robbed near the 4 foot...
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PCC John Tizard. Image: OPCC

Monthly column: We must not wait for Government to act to improve policing and justice across Bedfordshire

After fourteen years of austerity, our public services are underfunded and too many of them are broken. This is very much the case with the criminal justice system. Telling a victim...
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