gang crime

‘A terrible day to be a criminal’ says Beds PCC as she wins third Special Grant

A third consecutive Special Policing Grant has been awarded to Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, to support fighting gang...

Vote and help decide how anti-youth violence cash is spent in Bedford

Bedfordshire Police has donated £15,000 to the Bid4Better Participatory Budgeting scheme to support projects tackling serious youth violence in Bedford. Seven projects...

Beds Police: ‘We’ve got a better understanding of gangs now than we’ve ever had’

Gang activity in the county is better understood by Bedfordshire Police than ever before, a meeting heard. The force dealt with 54,000 crimes in...

Police launch crackdown on cannabis factories in Bedford

Bedfordshire Police has launched a new operation to combat cannabis factories in Bedford, identifying and dismantling two factories in one week. One of...

Bedford soccer school among 40 projects to share £400k grants from PCC

Bruno's Brazilian Soccer School in Bedford is among 40 projects to benefit from PCC Kathryn Holloway's £400,000 grant to tackle the problem of young...

Fifteen Bedford gang members convicted over a string of drug offences

Fifteen men have been convicted of a range of offences linked to a Bedford drugs gang, including attempting to smuggle drugs into Luton Crown Court.

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