Youth Violence tagged articles - Bedford Independent

Thousands of knives and seven firearms surrendered across North Bedfordshire

1,345 knives and seven firearms have been surrendered to Bedfordshire police across North Bedfordshire (Bedford Borough and Shefford) as part of county-wide efforts to tackle knife...

Youth violence down in Bedfordshire and more funding on the way

Bedfordshire Police have revealed that youth violence has dropped by 9%, the equivalent of 200 fewer victims, in Bedfordshire thanks to new strategies and Government funding. Over the...

Teen stabbed outside Tavistock Street Sainsbury’s

The area around Sainsbury's Local on Tavistock Street was cordoned off on Tuesday evening, following the report of a stabbing...

Machete and drugs recovered in Bedford property as force continues crackdown on serious youth violence

Bedford and Kempston MP says cuts to youth offending team funding will prove “fatal”

Bedford and Kempston MP, Mohammad Yasin has warned that cuts to youth offending teams across the UK will prove "fatal" after it was found funding to Bedfordshire's own youth offending team...

Bedford PC praises “amazing work” of local volunteers in reducing knife crime

A police constable with the Bedford Community Policing team has praised young volunteers who found two knives while reducing the number of places knives could be hidden. The volunteers...

Shocking videos emerge of gang beating-up teenage girl at Bedford’s Castle Mound

Shocking videos of a teenage girl being beaten-up by a gang in broad daylight at Bedford's Castle Mound yesterday (23 July), have been posted on...

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