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Bedfordshire Police

Appeal following indecent exposure near bandstand in Bedford Park

Police are appealing for information after an incident of indecent exposure at a Bedford park. The incident happened close to the bandstand in Bedford Park, located...
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Jail for man who robbed 96-year-old Bedford woman

A man who took advantage of an elderly woman's kindness by robbing her in her home has been sentenced to four years in prison. Sabir Makein, 37, of Park Road West..
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Is this your bike? We’d like to help reunite it with its owner

A nearly-new bike that appears to have been dumped on the banks of the River Great Ouse has been found and now a local man is trying to reunite it with its owner. Joel Grant-Jones...
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Cyclist left with serious injuries after Kempston collision

A cyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a collision in Kempston on Ampthill Road. The incident happened when a white Mazda 2 was travelling east along Ampthill Road...
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55% drop in PCSOs on Bedfordshire streets

Home Office figures show the number of Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) on Bedfordshire streets has fallen by 55% since 2015. A total of 47 full-time equivalent PCSOs were...
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Serious assault in Bedford leaves man injured

Bedfordshire Police is appealing for information after an assault in Bedford on Worcester Road, near the parade of shops on Harrowden Road on Sunday night. At around 12.30pm on...
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Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye

PCC calls on Bedfordians to help increase police funding

A long-awaited review of the police funding formula will take a step forward by the end of the year, Bedfordshire’s police and crime commissioner has said. Bedfordshire Police...
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PCC says Council Tax increase will pay for 17 new police officers

The maximum increase allowed for the policing precept part of council tax has been agreed by the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Panel. Bedfordshire’s police and crime...
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Fifth arrest this year in operation targeting criminal Bedford gang

Five people suspected of being involved in a criminal gang in Bedford have been arrested. The latest arrest came after officers stop and searched a man in his 20s in the...
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Paedophile jailed after trying to meet girl for sex at Bedford Station

A community DJ in his 70s was jailed for 45 months today/Friday after travelling from Sheffield to Bedford intending to have sex with a 9-year-old girl and her step-father...
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