Police hand out 10 tickets as part of anti-social driving crackdown in Bedford

By Clare Turner
Published 5th Aug 2024, 14:17 BST
Police out in Bedford town centre as part of Operation Windscreen, which tackles anti-social driving (Picture: Bedford Community Policing Team)Police out in Bedford town centre as part of Operation Windscreen, which tackles anti-social driving (Picture: Bedford Community Policing Team)
Police out in Bedford town centre as part of Operation Windscreen, which tackles anti-social driving (Picture: Bedford Community Policing Team)
Police targeted anti-social driving on Friday evening (August 2) as part of its Operation Windscreen initiative.

Officers hit the town centre and:

Stopped 16 vehicles

Handed out 10 tickets

Seized one vehicle

Gave two written warnings valid for 12 months (Section 59)

In a post on social media, officers said: “Community policing carried out the second short sharp strike of Operation Windscreen. If you are using your car in an anti-social manner, we will find you, we will ticket you and we will take your car.”