Bedfordshire Police secures highest fine for hare coursing

Brian Fury, 45, of St Thomas’s Road, was convicted of trespassing in pursuit of game on 16 November and was fined just over £1,800.

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Published: 09:09 27/11/2023

Teenage boy guilty of murder over Luton stabbing

The 17-year-old boy was found guilty of murder for his role in the fatal stabbing of 19-year-old Derrick Kinyua in April.

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Published: 09:04 07/11/2023

Drug trafficker identified through burglary report

Jack Penman, 29, is facing more than eight years behind bars after Bedfordshire Police was able to link his Encrochat device to an aggravated burglary.

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Published: 10:44 22/09/2023

Man jailed for seriously injuring a toddler

Daniel Weymyss, who caused serious harm to a toddler, leaving him with numerous injuries requiring urgent surgery, has been jailed.

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Published: 17:04 13/06/2023

Domestic violence victim speaks out after perpetrator is sentenced

Mark Forder, 55, pleaded guilty of grievous bodily harm without intent after he threw an ashtray at his former partner.

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Published: 16:41 04/04/2023

Life in prison for murderer identified through designer coat

A murder suspect identified through a designer coat worth more than £1,300 has been jailed for life.

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Published: 16:36 03/03/2023

Violent attackers sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison

Two men who left a man and his dog with life threatening injuries after stabbing and attacking them both with a hammer have been jailed for almost 20 years.

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Published: 15:53 18/08/2022

Man jailed for sexual assault in Putnoe

Rushane Hendricks, who sexually assaulted a teenager in woods in Bedford, has been jailed for more than four years.

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Published: 15:08 29/04/2022

Rapist from Houghton Regis jailed for six years

Patrick Gallagher has been jailed for six years after admitting to two rapes of the same woman.

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Published: 14:33 29/04/2022

Bedford man jailed for breaching sexual prevention order

A 60-year-old man from Bedford has been sentenced to over six years in jail for multiple sexual offences and for breaching his sexual harm prevention order.

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Published: 11:58 29/04/2022