Bedfordshire Police

Wing (mirror) and a prayer as stickers make drivers see red

Drivers in Bedford have been targeted by a unique and anonymous vandal who has been putting stickers on car wing mirrors. The stickers, which feature hand-written religious content in red ball-point pen, have...

Did you see one of two sexual assaults on Foster Hill Road?

Bedfordshire Police are asking people who may have been on or near Foster Hill Road on Wednesday (5 July), to contact them after two people, including a teenager, were sexually assaulted. Police were...

Missing: Have you seen Belinda and Leah?

Bedfordshire Police are asking for help to find two missing teen girls from Bedford. Belinda and Leah are believed to be together and have been missing from their homes in Bedford since around...

Date set for murder trial after Jubilee Park stabbing

A 16-year-old boy appeared before a crown court judge today charged with murdering a man in Bedford’s Jubilee Park. The teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, is accused of fatally...

Planning permission secured for redevelopment of Greyfriars police station

Bedford Borough Council has said that the development of the former police station on Greyfriars is key to the regeneration of the wider area, but Green Party councillors have said opportunities to improve cycle...

Bedfordshire Police backs national Antisocial Behaviour Awareness Week

Bedfordshire Police is intensifying its efforts and demonstrating its commitment to combatting antisocial behaviour (ASB) this week for national ASB Awareness Week. During the week Community...

Tributes paid to victim as 16-year-old charged with Jubilee Park murder

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a man who was fatally stabbed in Bedford's Jubilee Park on Thursday (29 June). The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear at Luton…

Man dead after stabbing in Jubilee Park

Bedfordshire Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in Jubilee Park, Bedford last night. Police were called at around 8.45pm on Thursday to reports of a stabbing in...

Bedford High Street closed following stabbing

A man in his 20s has been taken to hospital with a single stab wound following an incident on Bedford High Street. The road was closed to traffic shortly after 5pm this evening (Monday) following reports...

Monthly column: Residential burglaries are falling but there’s more I want Bedfordshire Police to do

I am delighted that the government approved my application for a £6m Special Grant to tackle the growing threat of organised crime gangs in our county. This is in addition to the increase in core funding...

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