Arrests and weapons sweeps as police continue work to tackle violent crime
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences as the force continues its efforts to tackle violent crime.
Community officers also carried out weapons sweeps in Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard this week as the force looks to get weapons off the streets.
This morning (Friday) the force’s Boson guns and gangs team executed a warrant in Crawley Green Road, Luton.
A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of possession of firearms offences and remains in custody for questioning.
Meanwhile police officers joined colleagues from the Central Bedfordshire Council community safety partnership to carry out weapons sweeps.
Yesterday (Thursday) the team worked in Houghton Regis and focused on the Parkside Drive area, while today (Friday) the team concentrated its efforts in Leighton Buzzard.
Detective Chief Inspector Mark Pugh said: “Our work to tackle violent crime and get weapons off the streets does not stop.
“A week of action earlier this year saw us recover more than 1,800 weapons from our weapons bins around the county, while over the past year our dedicated Sparkler gang patrols have taken 13 knives and firearms off the streets.
“Levels of recorded serious youth violence also dropped to their lowest level this year in August.
“We will continue to do all we can to get weapons off the streets, as well as working with our partners like local authorities and the Violence and Exploitation Reduction Unit to give people opportunities and show them a better path.”
Find out more about our force's response to knife crime.
For more information about Bedfordshire's Violence and Exploitation Reduction Unit (VERU), visit our VERU campaign page.
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