Category: Crime
Head appointed for Bedfordshire’s Violence and Exploitation Reduction Unit
New head to put the community at the heart of her plans The head of a new £880,000 unit aimed at...
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Bedfordshire parents urged to help stop rise in child money mules
“Don’t Be Fooled” campaign Parents and guardians in Bedfordshire are being urged to...
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People urged to be a ‘force for all’ by joining Bedfordshire Police
National campaign to recruit 20,000 police officers launches todayA campaign to kick-start the...
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Britain’s Got Talent finalists PC Dave Wardell and “Fabulous Finn” at Family Fun Day
Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, and Chief Constable, Garry Forsyth, were joined by Britain’s Got Talent finalists PC Dave Wardell and the police dog which saved his life, “Fabulous Finn” as they opened the Force’s 2019 Family Fun Day (Sunday 1 September 2019).
PC Wardell is still a serving member of the Dogs Unit which serves Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, although Finn has now retired from police duties and still lives with PC Wardell and his family.
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Man receives life sentence for arson
A judge has said that householders were “lucky to get out alive” as he handed down a life sentence to a man found guilty of arson, after a series of fires were set in rural areas of Kempston earlier this year.
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CCTV released to trace man wanted over assault in Ampthill
Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to about a serious assault in a pub.
At around 12.25am on Sunday (18 August), the victim was with a group of people near the entrance of The White Hart in Dunstable Street, Ampthill.
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Bedfordshire Police shuts down phones associated with drug dealing
Phones associated with two drug dealing lines have been shut down after Bedfordshire Police made use of some pioneering legislation for the first time.
On Monday (5 August 2019) the force secured two Drug Dealing Telecommunications Restriction Orders which are new powers aimed at combatting the sale of illegal drugs.
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Weapons and ammunition surrendered during police campaign
A national firearms surrender campaign saw 36 weapons and over 500 rounds of ammunition handed into Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire police forces. The campaign ran between Saturday 20 July and Sunday 4 August.
In Bedfordshire, three air rifles, two war trophy handguns and a toy replica were surrendered. There was also over 50 rounds of live shotgun and rifle ammunition.
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24 Hours in Police Custody episode secures a second jail sentence for convicted child sex abuser
A Lidlington man, who is currently in prison for indecently assaulting a young boy in the 1970s, has had his jail time extended for assaulting a second victim almost 20 years later, which came to light following an episode of 24 Hours in Police Custody.
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Bedfordshire Police supports European speeding campaign
Targeting speeding drivers in support of a European campaign will be a focus for the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit over the next two weeks.
Sergeant Ian Manley, of the BCH RPU, said: “We know speed is one of the main contributing factors of collisions in our counties and I would urge people to stick to the speed limits, which are there to keep us all safe.
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Bedfordshire Police’s new deputy chief constable announced
Trevor Rodenhurst has been confirmed as Bedfordshire Police’s new Deputy Chief Constable following an interview process this week.
Mr Rodenhurst is the current assistant chief constable (ACC) of the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU). He was selected to step into the role vacated by Bedfordshire Police’s new Chief Constable Garry Forsyth.
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HRH The Princess Royal oak tree planted pulled up
The tree HRH The Princess Royal planted on Tuesday to dedicate the Forest of Marston Vale to the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy has been dug up overnight.
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