Bedfordshire Police

Witnesses sought after man hospitalised following Western Street attack

Bedfordshire Police is appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked by two men in a street off Midland Road in Bedford. At approximately 1am on Sunday (13 June) a man was walking along...

New Police and Crime Commissioner outlines his aims

The “staggering rate” at which officers are leaving Bedfordshire Police is a key concern of the county’s new Police and Crime Commissioner, a meeting heard. Festus Akinbusoye, who succeeded Kathryn Holloway...

Man arrested on suspicion of burglary after Black Tom break-in

Bedfordshire Police arrested a man in the Black Tom/Prime Ministers area of Bedford late last night (Sunday) after a resident witnessed him 'casing' houses. The man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of burglary...

Jail for burglars who used stolen Mercedes to continue their county-wide crime spree

Two men who used a Mercedes stolen from a home in Bedford to carry out a crime spree across Beds and Cambs have been jailed. Aiden Long, 20, and John Stanley, 21, were sentenced to...

Queen’s Park man charged with Maitland Street stabbing

Bedfordshire Police have confirmed a 21-year-old man has been charged in connection with an incident on Maitland Street on Saturday afternoon (5 June), in which a man was stabbed...

Bedford teenagers arrested for stabbing and cocaine offences

Crack cocaine and cash were seized and four teenagers arrested by Bedfordshire police yesterday (Thursday) after another teenager was stabbed...

Six men convicted for their part in Bedford county drugs line

Six men were convicted on 28 May after a three week trial at Luton Crown Court for their part in the ‘Ginge Line’, a county drugs supply line running out of Bedford.

New vice chairs for Bedfordshire stop and search scrutiny panel

Bedfordshire’s stop and search community scrutiny panel has two new vice chairs. Hina Shafi and Martin White took on the roles last month. Set up in 2015, the stop and search community scrutiny panel is made up of lay volunteers...

Senior Bedfordshire Police officers to begin contacting crime victims

Senior officers at Bedfordshire Police will be personally contacting victims of crime in the area to drive up service standards. Chief Constable Garry Forsyth and other...

Found: Missing 24-year-old Sean Roser has been found

Police appealing for help to find Sean Roser believe he may be making his way from Luton to Bedford. Officers from Bedfordshire Police are appealing for help to find the 24-year-old who is missing from Luton...

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