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Police call for witnesses after reports of gunfire and machetes in Marsh Farm fight

August 19, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Police call for witnesses after reports of gunfire and machetes in Marsh Farm fight

Bedfordshire Police are appealing for information following reports of a suspected gunfire in Luton on Sunday evening (17 August). Officers were called to Flint Close around 8pm after receiving reports of two groups of teenagers […]

A Bedfordshire Police officer and Luton Council’s Neighbourhood Enforcement Team patrolling the town centre
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Named officers and summer patrols drive visible policing boost in Luton

August 13, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Named officers and summer patrols drive visible policing boost in Luton

Police have stepped up visible patrols in Luton town centre this summer, making more than 50 arrests and seizing knives as part of a major government-backed push to restore neighbourhood policing. The Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee […]

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24 Hours in Police Custody TV show to reveal how drug gangs target young boys

July 11, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on 24 Hours in Police Custody TV show to reveal how drug gangs target young boys

A mum’s desperate call to police about her missing son kicks off the next episode of 24 Hours in Police Custody which airs this weekend, focusing on how drugs gangs are grooming vulnerable boys in […]

Bedfordshire Police Assistant Chief Constable - John Murphy
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‘Devastating consequences’ of anti-social behaviour highlighted by victims’ commissioner

July 7, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on ‘Devastating consequences’ of anti-social behaviour highlighted by victims’ commissioner

A woman whose husband was murdered following a spate of unchecked anti-social behaviour delivered a stark warning to Luton leaders, saying lives are still at risk unless more is done to tackle the problem. Baroness […]

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Victims of prolific paedophile speak out after he is handed another life sentence

June 25, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Victims of prolific paedophile speak out after he is handed another life sentence

Multiple victims who were abused by a prolific sex offender in Luton have described their trauma after he was handed another life sentence. Carson Grimes, also known as Carson Phillips, now 69, was handed an […]

PC Darren Attwood
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Off-duty officer stabbed in machete attack hailed for ‘extraordinary bravery’

June 24, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Off-duty officer stabbed in machete attack hailed for ‘extraordinary bravery’

An off-duty Metropolitan Police officer who was slashed with a machete while stepping in to stop a robbery in Luton town centre has been praised for his extraordinary bravery. PC Darren Attwood, who was in […]

Police
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Police call on public support to tackle knife crime after three stabbings in town

June 23, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Police call on public support to tackle knife crime after three stabbings in town

Police are encouraging the public to ‘think twice, think life and Just Drop It’, following a number of unconnected stabbings last week. On Wednesday (18 June), police were called to three separate knife-related incidents in […]

Diane Cleary
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Luton mum remembered as ‘kind and vibrant’ after daughter’s ex-partner pleads guilty to murder

June 19, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton mum remembered as ‘kind and vibrant’ after daughter’s ex-partner pleads guilty to murder

A mother described by police as “kind and vibrant” was killed in a violent attack by her daughter’s former partner in Luton, just hours after their relationship ended, a court heard as her murderer pled […]

Single-use vapes
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Trading Standards seize illegal vapes haul as Luton clampdown continues after UK ban

June 18, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Trading Standards seize illegal vapes haul as Luton clampdown continues after UK ban

Luton Trading Standards has seized 539 illegal vapes from two premises in the town, with a promise to crackdown on their sale after they were banned in the country from 1 June 2025. Single use […]

A still from the Lost Boys film
Film

‘Innovative’ new virtual reality film launched to help save ‘Lost Boys’

June 5, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on ‘Innovative’ new virtual reality film launched to help save ‘Lost Boys’

Bedfordshire Police are urging the public to help break county lines, as it launches a new cutting-edge campaign to help save a generation of ‘Lost Boys’. The Lost Boys campaign will see a bespoke virtual […]

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