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

Bedfordshire Police
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Appeal as ‘heroic’ off-duty officer stabbed after trying to thwart a knife-point robbery

November 4, 2024 Newsdesk 1

Police are appealing for witnesses after an off-duty police officer who tried to intervene in a robbery was stabbed in Luton. Officers were called to the scene just outside the Luton Point in George Street […]

David Kirby, ED Consultant and Deputy Medical Director, and Amir Reyahi, Emergency Medicine Specialist
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Hospital emergency department wins National Youth Anti-Violence Educational Award

September 30, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Hospital emergency department wins National Youth Anti-Violence Educational Award

The Emergency Department at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital has been awarded a National Youth Anti-Violence Educational Award. The award was given to the emergency department for their work within Luton and Bedfordshire to […]

The Knife Angel sculpture by Alfie Bradley, made from over 100,000 seized blades.
Art

Knife Angel sculpture to arrive in Luton as memorial to lost lives

July 23, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Knife Angel sculpture to arrive in Luton as memorial to lost lives

A towering 27-foot sculpture crafted from over 100,000 seized blades, called The Knife Angel, will be unveiled in St George’s Square on Saturday 3 August. The artwork by Alfie Bradley presents a striking visual reminder […]

Roseann Taylor
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New anti-knife crime campaign launched

November 13, 2023 Newsdesk Comments Off on New anti-knife crime campaign launched

A major new knife crime campaign has been launched telling the story of a mum whose teenage son was stabbed to death in Luton Roseann Taylor’s son Azaan ‘AJ’ Kaleem died in 2018 when he […]

Luton Town Hall
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Council leader says Luton must ‘find solutions’ for knife crime as community leaders speak out

October 2, 2023 Newsdesk Comments Off on Council leader says Luton must ‘find solutions’ for knife crime as community leaders speak out

Police, schools, council and community and faith groups in Luton have come together to express their deep shock and sadness at the tragic events over the weekend where one teenager was stabbed to death amid […]

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