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Former Bedfordshire Police officer charged with rape and sexual assault

Former Bedfordshire Police detective Andy Southam, 53, is appearing at Stevenage Magistrates' Court today (Wednesday) facing multiple charges including rape and sexual assault...
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(l-r) Jarrett Johnson and Leon Lendor Image Bedfordshire Police custody photos

Bedford drug suppliers jailed for robbery, burglary and sustained abuse of vulnerable man

Two men who exploited a vulnerable Bedfordian by targeting him for multiple burglaries and robberies have each been handed a 13-year prison sentence following a trial at Luton Crown Court...
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Bedfordshire Police Officers on targeted patrols. Image: Bedfordshire Police

Monthly column: Closing the gap between fact and perception

Most crime in England and Wales is falling – but the public thinks it's rising. In fact, they are wrong about crime on nearly every measure: from how many people fall victim to the...
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Eighteen offenders are due for early release in Bedfordshire to “ease pressure” on prisons

Eighteen offenders are due for early release in Bedfordshire next month as part of a national programme to ease pressure on prison space, a meeting heard. The probation service...
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(l-) Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, known as Zandile, and daughters Nala and Natalie. Image: Supplied by Bedfordshire Police

Family of Great Denham murder victims ‘utterly devastated’ by court delay

The grieving family of three murder victims from Great Denham say they are "utterly devastated" after South African extradition proceedings against Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma were...
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Bedfordshire Police warn drivers of traffic delays during abnormal load escorts

Bedfordshire Police have issued a travel advisory warning drivers to expect delays as abnormal load escorts travel from Kempston to London...
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Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma. Image: Supplied by Bedfordshire Police

Man wanted over Great Denham triple murder admits South Africa gun charges

A 45-year-old man wanted in connection with the murder of his wife and two daughters in Great Denham faces an extradition hearing in South Africa after pleading guilty to firearms charges...
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Police officer featured in 24 Hours in Police Custody. Image Bedfordshire Police

Bedfordshire Police’s four-year fight for justice featured in new 24 Hours in Police Custody

This Sunday (30 August), a special double bill of Channel 4's 24 Hours in Police Custody will follow Bedfordshire Police detectives in a four-year fight for justice. The brand-new two-part...
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Teenager arrested following Tavistock Street stabbing

Bedfordshire Police officers investigating the stabbing of a teen in Bedford last Friday (21 August) have made an arrest. A teenager was arrested yesterday (Monday) on suspicion of...
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Bedfordshire Police appeal for information after teenage boy stabbed on Tavistock Street

Bedfordshire Police are appealing for information after reports of an altercation on Tavistock Street in Bedford in the early hours of Friday morning (21 August), leaving one teenage boy...
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