Crime

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Woman in her 60s dies after crashing in Bedford hamlet

Festus Akinbusoye Close Up Stern Image supplied by OPCC

Right now a woman can't leave her home because of a controlling partner

Student officer Lee Rogers had dreamt of being a police officer since he was 10.

Bedfordshire Police force searching for more ‘heroes’ to serve their community

File picture of police police officers carrying out a stop and search (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Police should carry out more stop and searches says councillor

Festus Akinbusoye. Image supplied by OPCC

PCC concerned' over number of police being investigated for sexual misconduct

William James

Worker jailed for life after sexually abusing THREE RESIDENTS in care home

A police officer trains using a taser gun at the Metropolitan Police Specialist Training Centre. Picture: CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images

Black people in Beds over three times as likely to experience forceful policing

Bedfordshire Police headquarters.

Former police officer would have been sacked over sexual comments

Ian Dalgarno. Screenshot Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee Thursday, 23rd November 2023 Image: LDRS

Deputy PCC criticised over response to survey on perceptions of police

22 sexual misconduct allegations were made against Bedfordshire Police between October 2022 to October 2023

22 sexual misconduct allegations made against Bedfordshire Police

Andrew Augustine

Biggleswade drug dealer has jail time almost doubled

Chief Constable Trevor Rodenhurst

More than 4,600 cases of domestic abuse reported this year

Stephen Mead is appealing for witnesses to the crash which left him badly injured

Stotfold cyclist on his long road to recovery after hit and run crash

The VERU team together at the launch. Picture: Bedfordshire’s Violence and Exploitation Reduction Unit

New network gets £200k boost to combat youth violence and exploitation

Anna Villette at Bedfordshire Police and Crime Panel on Tuesday, November 7. Picture: Bedfordshire Police and Crime Panel

Police told its inconsistent ways of counting officers causes confusion

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Former Bedford businessman fails in bid to have 9.5 year jail sentence reduced

Anna Villette, chief executive at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC)

Resident's concerns generated OVER 4,000 EMAILS for Bedfordshire's PCC

3,878 shoplifting offences were recorded by Bedfordshire Police in the year to June – up from 3,616 in 2022

Shoplifting on the rise in Bedfordshire

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Appeal for people to join Bedfordshire Police stop and search panel

Recreational use of nitrous oxide becomes illegal is become illegal from Wednesday, November 8

Recreational drug (laughing gas) widely used across Beds to become illegal

Festus Akinbusoye Close Up Stern Image supplied by OPCC

Safer streets should “start in the home and not in the Home Office” says PCC

A person breaking into a car. Photo: Adobe Stock

Rise in car thefts in Bedfordshire according to new figures

Have you seen Jake Rush?

Do not approach wanted man last seen in Bedfordshire

L: deputy police and crime commissioner Ian Dalgarno and R: PCC Festus Akinbusoye. Pictures submitted

Money spent on PCC would pay for 52 new PCSOs say Lib Dems

Luton Airport fire. Photo courtesy of Molly Bullard

Video shows major fire at Luton Airport car park as flights are suspended

There were 24 transphobic hate crimes reported in Bedfiordshire

Dozens of transphobic hate crimes in Bedfordshire amid national rise

Close up of the front of a Bedfordshire Police car

Chief constable says Bedfordshire police will carry out car chases

Sarah Albone. Picture: Bedfordshire Police

Chief constable says victims of domestic abuse who feel unsave should 'flag it'

Statue of Justice above the Central Criminal Court building, Old Bailey in London.

Year-long waits for justice in fraud cases in Bedfordshire

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Bedfordshire Police seizes thousands of pounds from criminals

Some of the recovered cash

Arrests in Biggleswade as police crack down on drugs lines

Sarah Albone. Picture: Bedfordshire Police

Judge tells police to review actions after mum in "toxic" relationship murdered

Sarah Albone. Picture: Bedfordshire Police

Family of murdered Sarah Albone pay tribute to her as killer is put behind bars

Matthew Waddell. Picture: Bedfordshire Police

Man jailed for minimum of 32 years for murder of ex-partner

Michael has been missing for nearly a month.

Police renew appeal for teen missing for almost a month

The seized cash and drugs

Police find cash and drugs after pulling over a car at the Black Cat roundabout

Matthew Waddell. Picture: Bedfordshire Police

Man found guilty of murdering mum-of-three Sarah Albone

Festus Akinbusoye Close Up Image supplied by OPCC

"I'm not a lame duck" says PCC after electing to stand in by-election

A stock image of an officer. (Picture: National Police Chiefs’ Council)

Beds Police officer sacked for having sexual relationship with crime victim

Sarah Albone. Picture: Bedfordshire Police

Man accused of murdering mum-of-three says he 'snapped' after 'years of abuse'

L: Trefor Jones and R: Mukhtar Lail. Pic: Hertfordshire Constabulary

Stotfold man sentenced to life in jail for conspiracy to murder

Ministry of Justice figures show 118 first-time knife criminals in Bedfordshire went through the criminal justice system in the year ending March 2023 (Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)

More than two-thirds of knife crime convictions were first-time offenders

Sarah Albone. Picture: Bedfordshire Police

Body of murdered Sarah Albone was found inside suitcase in her wheelie bin

Bedfordshire Police say the signs of forced labour, and criminal or sexual exploitation can be very different (Picture posed by model)

More potential slavery victims are being referred to Bedfordshire Police

Sarah Albone

Murder trial starts for man accused of killing mum-of-three Sarah Albone

Twiglet the dog

Man with links to Potton arrested over theft of Dachshund from family home