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Diane Cleary
News

Family speak out as man jailed for ‘brutal and senseless’ killing of mother and grandmother

September 5, 2025 Newsdesk 1

The family of a much-loved mother and grandmother have spoken of being “broken” after a Luton man was today (Friday) sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years and six months for the […]

Police cordon off the Humberstone Road crime scene
News

Teens charged with murder as victim in fatal stabbing named

September 4, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Teens charged with murder as victim in fatal stabbing named

Bedfordshire Police have charged two teenagers in connection with the fatal stabbing of 26-year-old Luton man Adam Khan, who has been formally identified as the victim. Following the custody extension of a boy and a […]

Police
News

Two teens arrested on suspicion of murder of man in Luton

September 1, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Two teens arrested on suspicion of murder of man in Luton

Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of a man. Officers have today (Monday) arrested a boy and a girl, both aged 16, on suspicion of murder following the […]

PC Darren Attwood
News

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
News

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 […]

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 […]

Police tape cordons off the crime scene outside the Luton Point shopping centre
News

‘Heroic’ off-duty officer praised as brothers plead guilty to GBH with intent

April 15, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on ‘Heroic’ off-duty officer praised as brothers plead guilty to GBH with intent

An off-duty police officer who risked his life to intervene following a knifepoint robbery has been described as heroic and selfless, as the brothers who attacked him pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with […]

More than 1,500 knives have been handed into weapons surrender bins over the last six months
News

Knife crime falls as police back ‘Just Drop It’ action week

November 12, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Knife crime falls as police back ‘Just Drop It’ action week

Knife crime in Bedfordshire has fallen by more than 35 per cent, as the police continue to call for people to ‘Just Drop It’ during national knife crime action week. Incidents involving a knife fell […]

Police
News

Men charged with town centre robbery and machete attack on off-duty cop

November 11, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Men charged with town centre robbery and machete attack on off-duty cop

Two men have been charged in connection with a Luton town centre robbery and attack on an off-duty police officer. Hannan Mahmood, 19, and Humar Mahmood, 18, both of Belmont Road, Luton were arrested on […]

CCTV images of two people police want to speak to in connection with the incident in the town centre that left an off-duty policeman injured
News

CCTV images released as police make plea after off-duty cop stabbed in moped robbery

November 5, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on CCTV images released as police make plea after off-duty cop stabbed in moped robbery

Major crime detectives are urging the people behind a robbery that left an off-duty policeman injured to hand themselves in. Officers investigating both offences have issued CCTV images of two people they would like to […]

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