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Witness appeal following Jubilee Park assault and stabbing

Bedfordshire Police has launched a witness appeal following an assault in a Bedford park where a man was attacked and stabbed by a group of youths. The incident...

Man arrested after reports of ‘dealing to children’ at Bedford car park

Bedfordshire Police have arrested a man after reports he was dealing to children at Lurke Street Car Park. Officers from the Bedford Community Policing Team and North Bedfordshire Rural Community...

Beds Police updates measures to keep low-risk criminals out of the court system

Bedfordshire Police has updated a process for dealing with low to medium risk criminals outside the court system with the hope of steering them away from a life of crime...

Beds PCC, Festus Akinbusoye, appointed national ‘Prevention’ lead

Bedfordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, Festus Akinbusoye, has been announced as the National Lead for the ‘Prevention’ portfolio by the Association of Police and...

Two men jailed over Alexandra Road axe and machete ‘retribution’ attack

Two men who carried out a vicious retribution attack with an axe and a machete have been jailed for more than 10 years. Last October, Gary Lecky and Mohammed Hussain got out of a car...

Three Peaks Challenge for police inspector who hit rock bottom

A Bedford police inspector is taking on the three highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales this month to raise money for a mental health charity that helped him through his darkest times...

Brickhill Drive closed to traffic after three vehicle collision

Brickhill Drive was closed to vehicles today (Thursday) after a road traffic collision involving three vehicles took place near to the junction with Larkway. Police were called to the scene...

Two charged with robbery, kidnap and drugs supply as part of county lines crackdown

After police were called to reports that a teenage boy had been forced into a vehicle in Bedford on Wednesday, (8 September), two men have been charged with a number of offences...

Over 30 e-scooters seized by Beds Police during operation to target illegal use

An operation launched by Bedford Community Policing team this summer saw them seize 33 eclectic scooters being used illegally. The operation, launched in July, tackled the illegal use of e-scooters...

PCC Festus Akinbusoye, “I’m not a typical Tory”

It's three months since Festus Akinbusoye was elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire, becoming the first Black person in the country to fill the role. PCC Akinbusoye...

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