Bedfordshire Police

Police seek further suspects following Putnoe stabbing

Bedfordshire Police is appealing for witnesses after a man in his 20s was stabbed in Putnoe on Monday (15 January). Officers were called shortly after 7pm to Sudeley Walk following reports of four men fighting...

Witness appeal following serious four-vehicle collision on A421

Bedfordshire Police is appealing for witnesses following a four-vehicle collision that took place on the A421 on Saturday, 13 January. Emergency services were called at around 10.40pm to reports of a...

RSPCA remove 112 live and three dead rabbits from Shortstown property

The RSPCA and Bedfordshire Police's rural crime unit have removed 112 live and three deceased rabbits from a property in Shortstown. The action took place on New Year's Eve in response to a report by a...

Five arrested following shop thefts in Bedford town centre

Community officers from Bedfordshire Police have arrested five people in an operation tackling retail crime, burglary and theft from business premises. Three men were arrested yesterday (Monday)...

Bedfordshire Police “actively addressing” antisocial behaviour near Livingstone Primary

Bedfordshire Police has confirmed that it is "actively addressing" reports of anti-social behaviour in the streets surrounding Livingstone Primary. Over recent months, residents of the Black Tom area of Bedford...

Did you witness A6 crash near Wilstead

Bedfordshire Police is appealing for witnesses following a serious collision on the A6 near Wilstead on Saturday (16 December). Police were called at around 1.20pm to a report of a collision...

16-year-old murderer jailed for killing of Ashish Nahar in Jubilee Park

A teenager who killed a young man with a single stab wound in Jubilee Park earlier this year has been jailed for for at least 14-and-a-half years. Yesterday (Wednesday) the judge at Luton Crown...

Bedfordshire Police awarded “above average” funding settlement but shortfall remains

Bedfordshire Police has been awarded an above average government funding settlement, but it is still waiting to discover how much it will receive in special grants. The force’s chief constable said...

PCC responds to question over gender identity of suspects in custody

Bedfordshire Police will take the “most appropriate” action if there is a “blatant” discrepancy between a declared gender and what a custody officer believes is the case, the chief constable has said...

Brave victim speaks of nightmares and isolation as rapist is jailed

A rapist who attacked an 18-year-old woman in an alleyway in the early hours of the morning was today (Friday) jailed for seven and a half years. Philip Mundle, 31, was caught on CCTV...

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