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Monthly column: What the PCC does and why I do it

Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) make decisions, set the direction of the police force with the Chief Constable, and are the voice of the public when it comes to policing. For me, my decisions...

Guns and gangs squad seizes drugs and 10″ zombie knife in Biddenham raid

Bedfordshire Police’s specialist guns and gangs unit has sized thousands of pounds worth of drugs and a 10-inch zombie knife in coordinated raids across Bedford and Luton. Last week, officers executed a warrant...

Eight men who escaped from Yarl’s Wood are jailed

Bedfordshire Police has confirmed that eight men who escaped from an immigration removal centre before going on the run have been jailed. The men escaped from Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre...

Monthly column: Retention is up but we must do more to back our Police Officers

We are seeing a remarkable turnaround in workforce retention in Bedfordshire Police compared to where we were just three years ago. I recently discussed attrition, retention, retirement...

Bedfordshire Police ask anyone caught up in the Post Office Horizon scandal to come forward

Bedfordians who may have been caught up in the Post Office Horizon scandal are urged to contact Bedfordshire Police so they’re involved in a police investigation. During last month’s...

Two further arrests in Bedford town centre shoplifting crackdown

Two men have been arrested after a series of break-ins at high street shops and restaurants as Bedfordshire Police continues to take a stand against shoplifting. The arrests are the latest results...

Missing: Have you seen missing Gregor?

Can you help Bedfordshire Police in their search for missing Gregor? The 78-year-old is described as around 5’5’’, with dark/grey hair, a moustache and was wearing a pink and brown checked shirt and jeans...

Life for man who raped woman on Bromham Road

A ‘dangerous’ rapist who followed and then raped a woman in the early hours of the morning on Biddenham Road, Bedford in 2022 has been jailed for life. At around 7.15am on 17 January 2022...

Monthly column: Nobody thinks police funding formula is working

This week in Parliament, I joined fellow Bedfordshire MPs in raising the issue of Bedford’s defective police funding formula. I wrote to the Minister for Crime and Policing, Chis Philip to ask if his...

Taxi driver sacked after ‘hostage’ accusation

A Bedford taxi driver has been sacked and reported to the Council's licensing department after he was accused of holding a female passenger and her baby 'hostage'. On Saturday, 13 January, a...

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