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Bedfordshire police officer due in court on misconduct charges

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Ex-Bedfordshire Police officer in court on charges of rape and threats to kill

Former detective sergeant Tom Hamm from Bedfordshire Police featured in last night’s (Sunday) 24 Hours in Police Custodyplaceholder image

Former 24 Hours police officer speaks out following county lines case

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Man convicted of multiple sex offences including rape after grooming young girls

A man has been charged with stealing street lamps worth £1m across several counties including Bedfordshire (File picture: Pixabay)placeholder image

Man charged with stealing street lamps worth £1m

Inspector Scott Raghib has been charged with three child sex offencesplaceholder image

Serving inspector at Beds Police due in court over child sex offences

Jimmy Lee, 22, was given a criminal behaviour order after being involved in anti-social behaviour linked to hare coursing. The ban covers Bedfordshire as well as Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire (Picture: Pixabay)placeholder image

Hare courser banned from having a dog off its lead for 10 YEARS

Jamie-Lee Dalton, aged 25 and Enya Morgan, aged 28, admitted to burglary and fraud in Bedfordshire and MKplaceholder image

Pair admit string of burglaries across Bedfordshire and MK

John Lee, aged 25, of Stanbridge Road, Great Billington, will appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court on July 2 charged with dangerous driving, driving without insurance, disqualified driving and failing to stop for policeplaceholder image

Man charged with multiple offences after police chase

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Police officer accused of causing Aylesbury woman's death released on bail

Luton Crown Court. Picture: Olivia Prestonplaceholder image

Former council employee handed suspended sentence for £39.8k housing fraud

A former Central Bedfordshire Council employee has been handed a suspended sentence over housing-related fraud totalling more than £39k.

Laura Hutchinson

Stephen Torr, aged 46, was today (Wednesday) sentenced at Luton Crown Court to 13 years in prisonplaceholder image

Man jailed for 13 years after sexually abusing a child

Winston Churchill (Image by Simon Goodall/Pixabay)placeholder image

Magistrate warned over "racially inappropriate" comment during debate

One of the suspects was a 29-year-old Egyptian man wanted for murder in France - he was arrested in Bedfordshireplaceholder image

Seven men arrested during international crackdown on people smuggling

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Police release image of man wanted for drugs offences in Bedfordshire

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Documents from Great Train Robbery trial in Aylesbury go up for auction

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Leighton Buzzard woman misused Blue Badge belonging to dead relative

If you spot Joshua Luckett, let the police knowplaceholder image

Bedfordshire Police release image of man wanted for recall to prison

Bedfordshire Police has seen a worrying year-on-year drop in the number of offenders charged, from 161 charges two years ago to 123 in the past year (Picture: Pixabay)placeholder image

Only 5% of rape and sexual offence reports to Beds Police led to charges

Marques Howlett, aged 26, of no fixed address, was sentenced to five years and two months for multiple drug offencesplaceholder image

Man who stepped up to lead drugs network dealing heroin and crack is jailed

Richard Dickson, who was previously an inspector for Bedfordshire Police prior to his retirement, was arrested in July 2024 after a serving police officer reported she was being harassed by him onlineplaceholder image

Former police officer banned from posting about colleague he stalked online

Domestic abuse file image, posed by modelsplaceholder image

Central Beds Council unveils new Domestic Abuse Strategy

Thames Valley Police received numerous complaints regarding the propertyplaceholder image

Stoke Hammond property closed by police due to links with criminality

From left, Michael Galbraith and Thomas Galbraith (Picture: Warwickshire Police)placeholder image

Police release images of two men wanted in connection with attempted murder

A 37-year-old man from Bedfordshire was taken to hospital after being stabbedplaceholder image

Two arrested after Bedfordshire man is stabbed

You won't catch many Bedfordshire drivers on the phone (Picture: Pixabay)placeholder image

Bedfordshire drivers named best behaved in England

Have you seen Peter Clifford?placeholder image

Boss with links to Bedfordshire on the run following site manslaughter charge

Beds Police received intelligence about 63 UK-based users of the Dark Web Kidflix, which has now been taken downplaceholder image

Dark web site taken offline as information on 63 users passed to police

Intelligence has been shared with Beds Police identifying 63 UK-based users of a dark web site hosting child sexual abuse material.

Olga Norford

Police during the crackdown on drivers using their mobile phonesplaceholder image

Nearly 20 drivers caught using mobile phones during police crackdown

Four have been arrested including a 14-year-old Bedfordshire boy following a shop robbery in Kentplaceholder image

Four arrested including 14-year-old boy from Bedfordshire after shop robbery

Victims and witnesses are now able to report stalking and harassment to Bedfordshire Police using a new online form (Picture: AdobeStock)placeholder image

If you are being stalked or harassed, you can report it online to Beds Police

24 Hours in Police Custody is on Channel 4 tonight (Monday) at 9pmplaceholder image

24 Hours in Police Custody: Bedford rapist who attacked men he met on Grindr

Statue of Justice on top of the Central Criminal Court building. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PAplaceholder image

Crown court backlog hits record high in Bedfordshire

An investigating officer for Bedfordshire Police deals with the case of a man left at the brink of death following a violent incident at home, and realises the victim is a man who came to see her at the station the day beforeplaceholder image

24 Hours in Police Custody: A partner is attacked in his own home

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Public can now attend misconduct hearings for police officers

24 Hours in Police Custody is on Channel 4 at 9pm tonight (Monday)placeholder image

24 Hours in Police Custody: A woman fights for her life following a mystery call

24 Hours in Police Custody is back on Mondayplaceholder image

24 Hours in Police Custody returns to our screens next week

Sally has created a piece of artwork about her struggle against the Royal Mail. Image supplied by Sally White.placeholder image

Royal Mail settles out of court after failure to deliver art society leaflets

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Figures reveal almost three quarters of readers don’t tell police about crime

Osiris Fleming-Rey. Image: Sussex Police.placeholder image

Leighton Buzzard man jailed after police found sawn-off shotgun and knives

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Six charged over masked cash machine robberies in Leighton Buzzard

Elliot Wright. Picture: Bedfordshire Policeplaceholder image

Former police officer jailed for grooming vulnerable girls

Bedfordshire Police car. Picture: Tony Margiocchiplaceholder image

Teenagers charged after man attacked

Macauley Anderson. Picture: Herts Policeplaceholder image

Leighton Buzzard man jailed for kidnapping victim in St Albans

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Eggington man who featured in 24 Hours in Police Custody defends show

An Eggington man who was jailed after chasing two would-be burglars has defended Channel 4's 24 Hours in Police Custody.

Jo Robinson

Images: Clockwise from top left - Bilea, Frroku, and photos of the evidence. Images supplied by Hertfordshire Constabulary.placeholder image

Jailed for conspiracy to burgle after targeting Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

Curtis Clarke. Image: Cumbria Constabulary.placeholder image

Leighton Buzzard man found guilty of voyeurism and jailed

Scott Paterson killed and dismembered his 74-year-old landlady before hiding her remains in a storage unitplaceholder image

Man who murdered and dismembered his landlady faces life behind bars

David Turner (far left), Richard Baker KC (stood next to David), Elaine Foo and Ahmed Jarad (far right). Image supplied by OM&M.placeholder image

Law firm after helping former banker win 'significant' settlement

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