Luton councillor to face trial over alleged travel agency fraud
A serving Luton councillor will face trial later this year over an alleged business fraud.
View ArticleCoroner airs concerns over first aid skills of Beds police officers
A coroner is set to write to the Chief Constable of Beds Police to raise concerns over the levels of first aid training officers receive.
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Woman trapped in car after collision in Luton
Police are investigating a hit and run collision in Luton which left a woman trapped in her car yesterday.
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Man gets life sentence for killing unborn son of Luton graduate Malorie Bantala
A man who brutally assaulted his pregnant ex-girlfriend and killed their unborn son has been jailed for life and will serve a minimum of 16 years.
View ArticleBurglar jailed after Crimewatch appeal
A serial burglar who targeted the elderly has been jailed following an appeal on television show Crimewatch.
View ArticleRobbers attack victims outside Luton shop
Police have issued CCTV images after a pair of robbers attacked people outside a shop in Luton.
View ArticleHate crime cards launched by Beds Police to help people with autism
Hate crime cards which will make it easier for people with autism to report crime are being launched by Beds Police.
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Roadside drug checks increase
Police will increase the number of checks over the next two months, in a bid to stop drug drivers.
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Grieving mum helps spread peace message
The mother of a girl killed in a hate crime has talked of her experiences with pupils in Luton and Dunstable.
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Girl, 5, involved in attempted house burglary
A five-year-old girl was involved in an attempted house burglary in Luton, police have said.
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Tackling knife crime
Schools across the county were visited by police officers on Friday as part of a force wide initiative to educate young people on the consequences of carrying a knife.
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Luton man in court over ‘plot to kill US servicemen in Norfolk’
Jurors have been sworn in for the trial of a Luton man charged with planning a terrorist attack on US military personnel in Norfolk.
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Clampdown down on criminals day across Bedfordshire hailed a success
A clamp down on criminals day across Bedfordshire has been heralded as a ‘big success’.
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Britain First handed temporary ban from Luton after arrests
The leaders of a far-right group have been temporarily banned from entering Luton, after being arrested over a heated march through Bury Park last month.
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Cops putting special watch on villages
A new crime prevention scheme involving Parish Special Constables working alongside community ‘Watch’ members is to be launched in Bedfordshire towns and villages following Police and Crime...
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PCC to review Houghton Regis funding of extra officers
Police and crime commissioner Olly Martins has said that he will press for answers on whether residents in Houghton Regis are getting the extra policing they are paying for.
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Exclusive: Luton man blackmailed ex with revenge porn over £50 ‘debt’
A Luton man blackmailed his ex-partner with revenge porn after the pair broke up, a court heard yesterday.
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Beds Police gets low rating from national report
Bedfordshire Police ‘Requires Improvement’ according to a new report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary for England and Wales (HMIC).
View Article‘Man kidnapped woman off the street in Luton’, court hears
A man kidnapped a woman off the streets of Luton and forcibly imprisoned her against her will, a court was told today.
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Low IQ spares man from jail after ‘disgraceful’ Houghton Regis fight
A judge took an “exceptional course” with a young man convicted of violent disorder after hearing about his severe learning difficulties.
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