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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Bedfordshire Police</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bedfordshire_Police_badge.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Force crest" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7e/Bedfordshire_Police_badge.svg/140px-Bedfordshire_Police_badge.svg.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7e/Bedfordshire_Police_badge.svg/210px-Bedfordshire_Police_badge.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7e/Bedfordshire_Police_badge.svg/280px-Bedfordshire_Police_badge.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="274" data-file-height="320" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Force crest</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data">Fighting crime, protecting the public</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Agency overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">1966</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceding agencies</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Bedfordshire Constabulary</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Luton Borough Police</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual budget</th><td class="infobox-data">£127.4<span class="nowrap"> </span>million<sup id="cite_ref-pcc2021_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcc2021-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legal personality</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Police_force" class="mw-redirect" title="Police force">Police force</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Jurisdictional structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operations jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data">Bedfordshire, England</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Police_Forces_(Bedfordshire).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/England_Police_Forces_%28Bedfordshire%29.svg/206px-England_Police_Forces_%28Bedfordshire%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="206" height="250" 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href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Inspectorate_of_Constabulary_and_Fire_%26_Rescue_Services" title="His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services">His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Office_for_Police_Conduct" title="Independent Office for Police Conduct">Independent Office for Police Conduct</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kempston,_Bedfordshire" class="mw-redirect" title="Kempston, Bedfordshire">Kempston</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Police_officer" title="Police officer">Police officers</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1,317 (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-stats2020_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats2020-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Special_constable" title="Special constable">Special constables</a></th><td class="infobox-data">151 (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-stats2020_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats2020-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Bedfordshire_Police_and_Crime_Commissioner" title="Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner">Police and Crime Commissioner</a> responsible</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/John_Tizard" title="John Tizard">John Tizard</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Agency executive</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Trevor Rodenhurst, Chief constable</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Divisions</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Facilities</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stations</th><td class="infobox-data">11</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.beds.police.uk/">www<wbr />.beds<wbr />.police<wbr />.uk</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4879244#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bedfordshire Police</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Territorial_police_force" title="Territorial police force">territorial police force</a> responsible for policing the <a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_county" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceremonial county">ceremonial county</a> of <a href="/wiki/Bedfordshire" title="Bedfordshire">Bedfordshire</a> in England, which includes the <a href="/wiki/Unitary_authority" title="Unitary authority">unitary authorities</a> of <a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Bedford" title="Borough of Bedford">Bedford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_Bedfordshire" title="Central Bedfordshire">Central Bedfordshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luton" title="Luton">Luton</a>. Its headquarters are in the town of <a href="/wiki/Kempston" title="Kempston">Kempston</a> in Bedford Borough. </p><p>As of September 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bedfordshire_Police&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the force has 1,317 <a href="/wiki/Police_officer" title="Police officer">police officers</a>, 151 <a href="/wiki/Special_constable" title="Special constable">special constables</a>, and 1,084 staff.<sup id="cite_ref-stats2020_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats2020-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It covers an area of 477 square miles (1,240 km<sup>2</sup>),<sup id="cite_ref-hmicfrsoverview_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hmicfrsoverview-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a population of 665,000.<sup id="cite_ref-pcc2021_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcc2021-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedfordshire_Police&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A professional police force was established in Bedfordshire in 1839, under the <a href="/wiki/County_Police_Act_1839" title="County Police Act 1839">County Police Act 1839</a>, replacing the earlier system of elected parish constables. It initially comprised a chief constable, who was based in <a href="/wiki/Ampthill" title="Ampthill">Ampthill</a>, 6 <a href="/wiki/Superintendent_(police)" title="Superintendent (police)">superintendents</a> and 40 constables. Constables were paid 19 <a href="/wiki/Shilling" title="Shilling">shillings</a> a week, which was nearly twice the typical wage of an agricultural labourer in the county at that time.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There was an independent <a href="/w/index.php?title=Luton_Borough_Police&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Luton Borough Police (page does not exist)">Luton Borough Police</a> from 1876 to 1947, and then from 1964 to 1966, when it amalgamated with Bedfordshire Constabulary, which was then known as the <b>Bedfordshire and Luton Constabulary</b> until 1974. In 1965, Bedfordshire Constabulary had an establishment of 497 and an actual strength of 430.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 11 June 2007, <a href="/wiki/Murder_of_Jonathan_Henry" title="Murder of Jonathan Henry">PC Jon Henry</a>, was fatally stabbed whilst on duty in the town centre of <a href="/wiki/Luton" title="Luton">Luton</a> by a Nigerian <a href="/wiki/Immigrant" class="mw-redirect" title="Immigrant">immigrant</a>, Tennyson Obih. Obih was convicted of his <a href="/wiki/Murder" title="Murder">murder</a>, along with the <a href="/wiki/Attempted_murder" title="Attempted murder">attempted murder</a> and <a href="/wiki/Offence_against_the_person" title="Offence against the person">wounding with intent</a> of two other men that he stabbed on the same morning.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chief_constables">Chief constables</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedfordshire_Police&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Chief constables"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1840–1871: Captain Edward M. Boultbee (first chief constable of Bedfordshire)</li> <li>1871–1879: Major Ashton Cromwell Warner</li> <li>1880–1910: Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick J. Josselyn</li> <li>1910–1939: Lt-Colonel Frank Augustus Douglas Stevens, (accidentally shot in October 1939)</li> <li>1939: Commander R. D. Coleridge</li> <li>1940–1953: Commander William John Adlam Willis</li> <li>1953–1971: Henry Prichard Pratt<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1971–1979: Anthony Armstrong</li> <li>1979–1983: <a href="/wiki/William_Sutherland_(police_officer)" title="William Sutherland (police officer)">William Sutherland</a></li> <li>1983–1985: Sir Andrew Kirkpatrick Sloan</li> <li>1985–1996: Alan Dyer<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (10th chief constable of Bedfordshire)</li> <li>1996–2001: Michael O'Byrne</li> <li>2001–2005: Paul Hancock<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2005–2010: Gillian Parker</li> <li>2011–2013: <a href="/wiki/Alf_Hitchcock" title="Alf Hitchcock">Alf Hitchcock</a></li> <li>2013–2015: Collette Paul</li> <li>2015–2019: Jon Boutcher</li> <li>2019–2022: Garry Forsyth</li> <li>2022–present: Trevor Rodenhurst</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedfordshire_Police&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bedfordshire Police has collaborated in the formation of several specialist units with Hertfordshire Constabulary and Cambridgeshire Constabulary including Major Crime, Dogs, Firearms and Roads Policing. </p><p>The force also leads regional units including Eastern Region Special Operations Unit and Eastern Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit with forces in Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. </p><p>In June 2015, the force implemented a new operating model – which comprises north and south bases and aims to increase the number of warranted officers in local communities. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Initiatives">Initiatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedfordshire_Police&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Initiatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bedfordshire Police publish results of cases on their official website, such as a drug gang who were jailed for 39 years.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Bedfordshire Police allowed cameras into the force 24/7 to film a fly-on-the-wall documentary, <i><a href="/wiki/24_Hours_in_Police_Custody" title="24 Hours in Police Custody">24 Hours in Police Custody</a></i>, capturing some of the issues faced by police officers today. The last series ended in June 2016, but more episodes are planned for the near future.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2015, Bedfordshire Police was the first force in the country to secure a <a href="/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation" title="Female genital mutilation">female genital mutilation</a> (FGM) protection order. The court order allowed officers to seize the passports of two young girls who it was thought were being taken to Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, Bedfordshire Police's cadets scooped a national award for their outstanding contribution to helping to reduce crime and creating a safer community.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Resources">Resources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedfordshire_Police&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Resources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The force's 2021–22 budget was set at £127.4<span class="nowrap"> </span>million.<sup id="cite_ref-pcc2021_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcc2021-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously, in 2017, funding pressures meant that Bedfordshire Police had considered not responding to some low level crimes.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kathryn_Holloway_(police_commissioner)" title="Kathryn Holloway (police commissioner)">Kathryn Holloway</a> stated that the force has made almost £35M in cuts and would face further cuts of £11.4M to £12.5M over the coming four years "if things remain unchanged".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of September 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bedfordshire_Police&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the force has 1,317 <a href="/wiki/Police_officer" title="Police officer">police officers</a>, 151 <a href="/wiki/Special_constable" title="Special constable">special constables</a>, and 46 <a href="/wiki/Police_community_support_officer" title="Police community support officer">police community support officers</a> (PCSO), 20 <a href="/wiki/Police_support_volunteer" title="Police support volunteer">police support volunteers</a> (PSV), and 1,084 staff.<sup id="cite_ref-stats2020_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats2020-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governance">Governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedfordshire_Police&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first <a href="/wiki/Bedfordshire_Police_and_Crime_Commissioner" title="Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner">Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner</a> was <a href="/wiki/Olly_Martins" title="Olly Martins">Olly Martins</a>, who was elected on 15 November 2012 and took office on 21 November 2012. The performance of the <a href="/wiki/Police_and_crime_commissioner" title="Police and crime commissioner">police and crime commissioner</a> (PCC) is scrutinised by the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Panel, made up of elected councillors from the local authorities in the police area, and two independent members. Before November 2012 the Bedfordshire Police Authority was the police governance. On 5 May 2016, <a href="/wiki/Kathryn_Holloway_(police_commissioner)" title="Kathryn Holloway (police commissioner)">Kathryn Holloway</a> became the second PCC, after winning the vote against Olly Martins and other candidates. <a href="/wiki/Festus_Akinbusoye" title="Festus Akinbusoye">Festus Akinbusoye</a> was elected PCC in May 2021 election.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Akinbusoye assumed office on Thursday 13 May 2021<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The "Our Force" control strategy determines operational priorities, helping Bedfordshire Police to protect people and fight crime.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="PEEL_inspection">PEEL inspection</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedfordshire_Police&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: PEEL inspection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Inspectorate_of_Constabulary_and_Fire_%26_Rescue_Services" title="His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services">His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services</a> (HMICFRS) conducts a periodic police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy (PEEL) inspection of each police service's performance. In its latest PEEL inspection, Bedfordshire Police was rated as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><span class="nowrap"> </span></th> <th>Outstanding</th> <th>Good</th> <th>Adequate</th> <th>Requires Improvement</th> <th>Inadequate </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td><b>2021/22 rating</b> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Managing offenders</li></ul></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Preventing crime</li><li>Treatment of the public</li><li>Developing a positive workplace</li><li>Good use of resources</li></ul></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div 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class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bedfordshire_Police_ANPR_Interceptor.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="A Bedfordshire Police officer and ANPR vehicle pictured in 2009"><img alt="A Bedfordshire Police officer and ANPR vehicle pictured in 2009" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Bedfordshire_Police_ANPR_Interceptor.JPG/180px-Bedfordshire_Police_ANPR_Interceptor.JPG" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Bedfordshire_Police_ANPR_Interceptor.JPG/270px-Bedfordshire_Police_ANPR_Interceptor.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Bedfordshire_Police_ANPR_Interceptor.JPG/360px-Bedfordshire_Police_ANPR_Interceptor.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3472" data-file-height="2604" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A Bedfordshire Police officer and ANPR vehicle pictured in 2009</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bedfordshire-Police-car.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A typical police car seen in Bedfordshire pictured in 2006"><img alt="A typical police car seen in Bedfordshire pictured in 2006" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Bedfordshire-Police-car.jpg/180px-Bedfordshire-Police-car.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Bedfordshire-Police-car.jpg/270px-Bedfordshire-Police-car.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Bedfordshire-Police-car.jpg/360px-Bedfordshire-Police-car.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A typical <a href="/wiki/Police_car" title="Police car">police car</a> seen in Bedfordshire pictured in 2006</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2009_Ford_Transit,_Bedfordshire_Police_(MAY20).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A armoured personnel van in Luton in 2020"><img alt="A armoured personnel van in Luton in 2020" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/2009_Ford_Transit%2C_Bedfordshire_Police_%28MAY20%29.jpg/180px-2009_Ford_Transit%2C_Bedfordshire_Police_%28MAY20%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/2009_Ford_Transit%2C_Bedfordshire_Police_%28MAY20%29.jpg/270px-2009_Ford_Transit%2C_Bedfordshire_Police_%28MAY20%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/2009_Ford_Transit%2C_Bedfordshire_Police_%28MAY20%29.jpg/360px-2009_Ford_Transit%2C_Bedfordshire_Police_%28MAY20%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A armoured personnel van in Luton in 2020</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bedfordshire_Police_Motorcycle.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="A BMW police motorcycle on display in 2009"><img alt="A BMW police motorcycle on display in 2009" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Bedfordshire_Police_Motorcycle.JPG/166px-Bedfordshire_Police_Motorcycle.JPG" decoding="async" width="166" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Bedfordshire_Police_Motorcycle.JPG/249px-Bedfordshire_Police_Motorcycle.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Bedfordshire_Police_Motorcycle.JPG/332px-Bedfordshire_Police_Motorcycle.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2402" data-file-height="2604" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A <a href="/wiki/BMW" title="BMW">BMW</a> <a href="/wiki/Police_motorcycle" title="Police motorcycle">police motorcycle</a> on display in 2009</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedfordshire_Police&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_law_enforcement_agencies_in_the_United_Kingdom,_Crown_Dependencies_and_British_Overseas_Territories" title="List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories">List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedfordshire_and_Luton_Fire_and_Rescue_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service">Bedfordshire 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