Crime

Police swooped to shut down an illegal rave over the weekend and arrested a woman from Bedfordshire.

Bedfordshire Police has experienced its most diverse intake of new police officer recruits.

A Chicksands man has pleaded guilty to a number of sexual offences against children and making and distributing indecent images of children.

A JCB has been stolen from a Shefford farm and driven through the county.

Police are asking people to reconsider using “old school” methods to prevent the theft of keyless cars, after a spate of high-end vehicle thefts in Luton, Barton le Clay, Bedford, and Marston Moretaine.

A motorist, who was over the drink-drive limit, crashed into a sculpture of giraffes in Biggleswade, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

A community came together to clear up after a large gang of youths left broken glass littering the village’s cricket pitch and park.

A Luton man who sent threatening and racially aggravated emails to seven MPs has today been jailed.

A man who sent threatening and racially aggravated emails to seven MPs, including Heidi Allen from South Cambridge, has today been jailed.

A sergeant who was caught drink driving while off-duty has been dismissed from Bedfordshire Police.

Beds Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Kathryn Holloway has unveiled a play to be performed to thousands of schoolchildren about the dangers of gang and knife crime.

The Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police has announced he is stepping down after more than five years with the force.

A man who filmed women and girls undressing through the windows of houses has been ordered to sell his property, and will be jailed for two years.

A man has been charged in relation to eight burglaries in Luton.

More than 260 cases of modern slavery were identified in Bedfordshire last year, new figures show, prompting renewed calls for the public to keep their eyes open for signs of criminal exploitation.

Police could save up to £1million a year thanks to a new deal agreed with six other forces.

The thin blue line in Bedfordshire has received a welcome boost with the news that the number of PCs in community policing hubs will be doubled.

A juror from Houghton Regis has been given a suspended sentence for discussing a case outside of court.