Bedfordshire Police

Man left with life-changing injuries as Sharnbrook explosion investigation continues

Emergency services are continuing to investigate the explosion which took place at a residential property in Sharnbrook earlier this week, leaving a man with life-changing...

Man in his 40s arrested with serious injuries following Sharnbrook explosion

Bedfordshire Police have confirmed that a man in his 40s has been arrested following a small explosion at a property in Sharnbrook on Easter Monday (10 April)...

Bedfordshire Police takes steps to prevent camera security risk from China

Bedfordshire Police has taken steps to ensure there isn’t a security risk from using equipment manufactured in China, its chief constable has said. In February, Fraser Sampson...

Volunteer police officer used excessive force during arrest

A former volunteer police officer has been dismissed from duty after a panel ruled he had used excessive force when arresting a member of the public. Special Inspector Chris Smith...

Monthly column: Ignore the political spin our force now has the highest solve rates

Using out-of-date information to judge the performance of Bedfordshire Police is akin to me using data from 2020 to judge Bedford Borough's performance on planning applications...

Police appeal for help to identify women linked to designer watch theft

Bedfordshire Police is appealing for help in identifying two women following the theft of a designer watch in Bedford town centre. They have released CCTV images...

Report says PCC’s school absenteeism pilot has helped over 100 young people

Over 100 young people have received specialist intervention as part of the police and crime commissioner’s (PCC) school absenteeism pilot, a report has said...

Jail for Great Denham man after ‘unprovoked’ attack left a man dead

A man from Great Denham has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for the manslaughter of Michael Havil. Ferhan Khan, 39, pleaded guilty to the charge in November...

Appeal for witnesses after man dies in collision at Cotton End

Bedfordshire Police are appealing for witnesses, following a fatal single-vehicle road traffic collision on the A600 near Cotton End, Bedford. On Wednesday, 29 March, at around 1.30pm...

Bedford brothers jailed after pleading guilty to drug dealing

Two drug-dealing brothers from Bedford have been jailed for almost nine years after drugs and cash worth £30,000 were seized from one of their homes earlier this year. Shabaz Miah, 29 and Shazad Miah, 28...

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