Category: Crime
Police commissioner’s office defends “woke” plan as committee complains it’s being “rushed” to give opinions
Bedfordshire’s new police and crime commissioner is in a hurry to publish his plan for the next three years and it is putting strain on a watchdog committee to respond in time.
Festus Akinbusoye made a promise during his successful election campaign in May that his police and crime plan would be up and running in 100 days, prompting members to complain that they are being rushed.
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Victim tells how his voice has been heard, as man is jailed for non-recent child sexual abuse
As his abuser is sentenced to 17 years, a man has spoken of how he hid his feelings for so many years, after being groomed and sexually abused as a young boy, but now knows that his voice has finally been heard.
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Bedfordshire Police and VERU efforts to prevent serious youth violence reach 5,000 people
Around 5,000 people have received specialist talks and advice around preventing things like knife crime as part of efforts led by police and Bedfordshire’s Violence and Exploitation Reduction Unit (VERU).
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Thirty lorries stopped during targeted immigration operation in Toddington
A crackdown on immigration crime and human trafficking saw 34 lorries stopped at Toddington service station on the M1.
As part of an ongoing operation in Bedfordshire to tackle clandestine entry, on Monday (19 July 2021) 14 lorries were searched, and a further 20 lorries were provided with safety information.
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Man jailed after travelling 51 miles with sweets to commit child sex offences
A “dangerous” sex offender has been jailed after travelling 51 miles from London with two bags of sweets to commit child sex offences in Bedford.
Lee Millar, 53, of Locarno Road, Greenford, struck up conversation with someone online that he thought had access to an 11-year-old girl.
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Bedfordshire Police to mark UK’s first ASB Awareness Week
Bedfordshire Police has joined a national campaign – ASB Awareness Week – that brings people and organisations from across the country together to take a stand against anti-social behaviour (ASB).
Running from 19 to 25 July 2021, ASB Awareness Week – Making Communities Safer aims to encourage communities to take a stand against ASB and highlight the options available to those facing it.
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Public urged to “remain vigilant and ACT” as restrictions lift
The public is being asked to remain vigilant to the threat of terrorism as coronavirus restrictions ease across England from Monday (19 July 2021).
Counter Terrorism Policing is warning that as restrictions are lifted this could provide a greater opportunity for terrorists to operate.
They are appealing for business owners and the public at large to support the police’s 24/7 efforts to keep the country safe by remaining vigilant and reporting anything that doesn’t seem right to security staff nearby or the police.
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Ban on knives, firearms and offensive weapons comes into force
Cyclone knives, spiral knives and ‘rapid-fire’ rifles are among those covered by the ban, all of which have been associated with serious violence in communities across the country.
A new legal definition of flick knives, banned since 1959, also takes effect, resulting in more of these bladed weapons being outlawed.
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‘Sextortion’ warning from Bedfordshire Police following rise in blackmail reports
Bedfordshire Police is reminding social media users of the risk of sharing intimate images online after receiving several recent reports of ‘sextortion’.
In the last month alone, Bedfordshire Police has had 12 reports of this type of blackmail.
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Bedfordshire Police thanks supporters for their co-operation during last night’s Euro 2020 final
Bedfordshire Police said last night’s match was largely enjoyed in the right spirit, with only a handful of incidents requiring police action across the county.
Three arrests were made in relation to the football in the north of the county; two for drunk and disorderly and one for possessing an offensive weapon.
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New Bedfordshire Police operation slams the brakes on illegal e-scooter use
Bedfordshire Police is launching a new operation to tackle the illegal use of electric scooters (e-scooters) as crime related intelligence in Bedfordshire increases by 300 per cent in the last year.
Over the last six months, e-scooter related casualties on the roads of Bedfordshire have also doubled.
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Murder investigation launched after man found dead in Carlton
Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man was found dead in a rural location in north Bedfordshire on Thursday (1 July 2021).
Emergency services were called at approximately 4.30pm following the discovery of a body close to a farm track in fields off Turvey Road between the villages of Carlton and Turvey.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit are treating his death as murder. His next of kin have been informed, however formal identification has yet to take place.
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