Bedfordshire Police

Crackdown on organised crime sees two jailed for 30 years

Bedfordshire Police's biggest ever organised crime crackdown has seen two men at the heart of criminal drug networks facing 30 years in prison. Klaudio Ciobanu from Bedford and Ardjan Axhame from...

Student detectives at Bedfordshire Police graduate from the classroom today

While many are celebrating their A-levels today, 15 student detectives at Bedfordshire Police are also on their way to the next step in their careers, moving from classroom training to the frontline today...

Bedford men jailed for helping organised gangs grow cannabis

Two Bedford men have been jailed after a police investigation into an industrial unit suspected of helping organised criminal gangs grow cannabis. Bedfordshire Police...

Police raid “substantial” cannabis factory in Bedford

Bedfordshire Police have raided what locals have called a "substantial cannabis factory" in Bedford. The raid on Tuesday (1 August) happened on Gladstone Street, Bedford. Police uncovered what they...

Teenager arrested in connection with Foster Hill Road sexual assaults

Police said they have arrested a teenage boy in connection with a series of sexual offences which occurred on Foster Hill, Bedford. Officers launched an investigation after receiving reports...

PCC welcomes new mental health care initiative to “free up police time”

Bedfordshire’s police and crime commissioner has welcomed a new government initiative to ensure the “most appropriate” agency is on hand to give urgent mental health support to those in need...

Detectives mark month anniversary of Jubilee Park stabbing to appeal for more information

Detectives will be returning to Jubilee Park in Bedford tomorrow evening (Thursday) to carry out an anniversary appeal one month after Ashish Sachdev Nahar was stabbed to death...

Appeal for witnesses following Manton Lane road traffic incident

Bedfordshire Police is appealing for witnesses after a road traffic incident in Bedford on Thursday (20 July). At around 3.20pm, a grey Peugeot Expert was driving along Manton Lane towards Brickhill Drive...

Hunt for boys seen ‘killing’ duck on Longholme Lake

Bedfordshire Police say they are looking for two boys who were caught on CCTV appearing to seriously injure and possibly kill a duck on the Longholme Lake in Bedford. The attack happened at...

Man in court after £2.5million in Class A drugs found at Wixams

A man in his 40s is appearing at Luton Magistrate court today (Wednesday) after he was found with 25 kilos of Class A drugs, said to be worth a potential street value of £2.5 million. Bedfordshire Police...

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