Category: Crime
Police appeal: suspicious activity in East Hills, Cranfield
On Friday (15 January 2021) Bedfordshire Police was called to a report of suspicious activity in East Hills, Cranfield, just after 6pm.
Three men in balaclavas, with what are believed to be tools, were interfering with a vehicle and became verbally aggressive when challenged by a householder.
They smashed two car windows before leaving the scene.
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Bedfordshire’s frontline services issue warning vaccine scam
Bedfordshire’s frontline services have issued a warning to residents across the county as criminals seize the current opportunity of the pandemic to use the vaccination programme to create new scams.
These scams could cheat people out of their life savings and put people in danger.
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Could you be an independent advisor to Bedfordshire Police?
Bedfordshire has two Independent Advisory Groups (IAGs) made up of a panel of volunteers, with one group in the north of the county and one in the south.
The panel provides independent advice to Bedfordshire Police to ensure the force is providing the best possible service to the communities it serves.
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Ask for ANI: Bedfordshire’s Police and PCC back new domestic abuse codeword scheme to help victims seek support
Bedfordshire Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, are supporting a new domestic abuse codeword scheme.
The “Ask for ANI” (pronounced Annie) scheme, which launched today (14 January 2021), was devised by the Home Office in collaboration with pharmacy associations, the police, and partners working in the domestic abuse sector.
It was set up to help victims access emergency support in the community via local pharmacies.
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Business Minister: employers have a duty to spot early signs of domestic abuse
Letter lists key steps to build awareness of domestic abuse Business Minister Paul Scully has...
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Coronavirus vaccine scams warning from Action Fraud
Action Fraud is warning the public to remain vigilant as criminals begin to take advantage of the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine to commit fraud.
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Bedfordshire PCC thanks residents for taking part in her annual survey
Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, has thanked residents who responded to her fourth annual survey, which asked the people of Bedfordshire to have their say on policing and crime in their area.
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Police community message for Kempston Hardwick and Stewartby
I’m PC Kerry Jones and I work alongside PC Amanda Harvey and PCSO James Dancer as the local community officers for Kempston Hardwick and Stewartby, amongst other areas.
As 2021 begins, we are still very much living in the midst of a global pandemic, with the news constantly changing as the government announces new restrictions for different areas across the country.
Because of this, we have had to adapt the way we police your villages, but we have continued to engage and listen to our communities in the best way we can, so we can understand your concerns, which helps us decide what we need to focus on.
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PCC commends Bedfordshire Police for ‘outstanding’ resilience and dedication
Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, has commended the outstanding work of Bedfordshire Police and partners in the face of an unprecedented year in her Christmas message to the force as she marked £6m of funding those working with her office to support communities and victims of crime.
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Appeal following fatal collision near Marston Moretaine on Christmas Eve
Bedfordshire Police is appealing for witnesses, after a man died in road traffic collision near Marston Moretaine on Thursday (24 December).
Emergency services were called just after 7.35pm on Christmas Eve to a report of a silver Ford Focus involved in a single vehicle collision on the eastbound carriageway of the A421.
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Criminals jailed for 100 years in 2020 by ERSOU
Investigations by the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU), the specialist policing unit responsible for tackling regional organised crime across the East, have resulted in offenders being jailed for more than 100 years in 2020.
ERSOU’s Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) is tasked with managing the threat posed by crime types such as drugs, firearms, child sexual exploitation and cybercrime, among others.
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Bedfordshire’s public reminded to stay vigilant to burglaries this winter
Bedfordshire Police is reminding residents across the county to stay vigilant following a number of burglaries in which jewellery and cash have been targeted.
Officers are asking the public not to store large amounts of cash, including business takings, in their homes and keep heirlooms, expensive jewellery or watches in a safe place and out of view, to protect themselves from opportunist burglars.
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