Crime

A woman had her mobile phone pulled from her hand by a brazen thief in Kempston yesterday afternoon.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in Bedford Road, Kempston at approximately 1.15pm yesterday (Wednesday).

A 15 year-old boy is being questioned by police following an aggravated burglary at a Brickhill shop.

The RSPCA is calling for the licencing of air guns, after the charity received 7671 reports of animals being shot in 2018 across England and Wales, with 87 of these reports coming from the East of England alone.

Police have issued an e-fit image of a man in a renewed appeal for information to a sexual assault in Wyboston in June.

Police are appealing for witness after a Flitwick newsagent was targeted by burglars.

Five people have been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking offences after a major operation targeting a suspected organised crime group.

Bedfordshire Police is supporting a national drive to reduce the number unwanted firearms and ammunition in the county, to stop criminals getting hold of them.

An angler from Kempston is part of a group who have been ordered to pay fines, costs and victim surcharges totalling almost £1,800.

Do you know the man in this picture? Police think that he could help them investigate a robbery.

A man who sexually assaulted a teenage girl in a terrifying home invasion attack has been told he faces 'years not months' behind bars.

Cash and a watch were stolen by men who claimed to have a knife in Tavistock Street, and police want to know who did it.

Bedfordshire Police is highlighting the risks of homeless people being exploited by criminal gangs as the force backs a national campaign.

A man has been found guilty of arson with intent to endanger life, after causing a series of fires in the rural areas of Kempston.

A woman was sexually assaulted as she walked along a footpath in Wyboston on Friday morning (June 28).

Teenagers were threatened at knifepoint in broad daylight during two separate incidents in Bedford on Wednesday (June 26).

Do not buy fish or other items on the doorstep when cold callers visit your home.