Community Patrols Following Sandy Incident
Date Added: 22/07/2021
This week officers are continuing to carry out high visibility patrols and engage with residents in Sandy following a stabbing.
At approximately 10.30pm on Thursday (15 July), officers were called to a report of a stabbing in St Neots Road, Sandy.
One man sustained serious injuries, and was taken to hospital for treatment.
A man from Sandy was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, and has been bailed pending further enquiries.
Following the incident, officers from the local community team have been carrying out high-visibility patrols in the area, and talking to local residents and listening to their concerns.
PC James Hunt, from the local community team, said: “Knife crime and drug dealing remains a priority for our community team, and we will continue to patrol the area to provide reassurance to residents and listen to any concerns they may have.
“We will continue to pursue anybody who thinks the use of weapons is acceptable and we will crack down on anybody perpetrating this kind of crime.
“We are doing all we can, but would always encourage our communities to work with us to crack down on organised crime, which often drives knife crime and anti-social behaviour.
“Whilst we continue to work with our residents, we understand people may not want to talk to us, so if you have information or concerns, you can speak to Crimestoppers anonymously and in confidence.”
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the police by visiting the online reporting centre at https://www.bedfordshire.police.uk/report or by calling 101 and quoting reference number 40/37056/21.
Bedfordshire Police is supporting the next campaign by the Bedfordshire Against Violence and Exploitation (BAVEX) project raising awareness of child exploitation.
If you have concerns or want to find out more you can visit the campaign homepages for young people as well as parents and carers.