Bedfordshire Police

Police investigating St John’s Street, Bedford stabbing

A man was taken to hospital early this morning with "stab wounds" after what police describe as an 'incident' on St. John's Street, Bedford. Bedfordshire Police say they were called to the...

Found: Have you seen 14-year-old Hope?

Bedfordshire Police has confirmed that the missing 14-year-old, Hope, has been found and is safe and well...

Special constables contribute 30,000 hours to keep Bedfordshire safe

Bedfordians volunteered more than 30,000 hours as special constables in the last year to help keep our county safe. Special constables...

Five arrested and drugs seized in Bedford after police raids

Five people have been arrested and drugs including heroin and over 250 cannabis plants were seized after police raids in Bedford. Bedfordshire Police carried out two separate...

Appeal for witnesses following Bedford town centre New Year’s brawl

Bedfordshire Police is appealing for witnesses to a violent, argument-fuelled brawl in Bedford in the early hours of New Year's Day. On Saturday (1 January)...

Bedfordshire Police top all UK forces with best search record in country

Bedfordshire Police have topped all other UK police forces by having the best stop and search record in the country. A recent inspection found they carried out stop and searches with...

Police investigate reports of man exposing himself in a Bedford park

Bedfordshire Police are investigating reports of a man exposing himself in and around a Bedford park over the Christmas holidays. Three incidents were reported. The first happened...

Cannabis plants seized in Boxing Day Vulcan Street house fire

Residents in Vulcan Street “nervously” wished each other a Merry Christmas while fire crews tackled a blaze just before midnight on Christmas Day. Four fire engines, with crews from Bedford...

Bedfordshire experiences dramatic drop in burglaries

Bedfordshire’s burglary rates have dramatically dropped with almost 100 fewer burglaries in hotspot areas.There were 93 fewer residential burglaries throughout October and November compared...

Bedfordshire Police appeal for witnesses following “nasty” robbery in Midland Road

“This was a nasty unprovoked incident and we’re appealing for anyone with information to get in touch. In particular we’d like to speak to any businesses based on Midland Road..."

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