The Bedford
Police Provide Community Policing services to the Town of Bedford. The
organization is comprised of 28 full-time, sworn officers; 10 Communications
Officers, a full-time and a part-time secretary, a school crossing officer, an
animal control officer and 22 part-time traffic officers. The department is
committed to pro-active law enforcement, it also has an educational component
through active traffic safety, and crime prevention programs.
Bedford,
a suburban community of 13.85 square miles is about 15 miles Northwest of
Boston, it is served by interstate route 95 and routes 3, 4, 62 and 225.
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In addition to a population of about 13,000 people, the town includes Edith
Nourse Rogers Veterans Administration Medical Center, Hanscom Air Force Base,
Middlesex Community College and some housing for the First Coast Guard
District. The industry in town is largely related to Military Defense, the
computer industry and high tech. The town also contains several retail shopping
centers.
The
original Bedford Flag was carried by the Bedford Minutemen in 1775 to the battle
with the British at the Old North Bridge in Concord, it is proudly displayed in
the Bedford Free Public Library. The flag is reproduced on our patch and on our stationary.
Bedford is currently experiencing growth in residential, commercial and
industrial development. The town responded by building a new Police
Station and expanding the Fire Station and the Public Library. They
have completed four school
expansions and are presently studying future needs for schools, recreation and
the Council on Aging.
The route of the Minuteman Bike Trail, one of the most successful "rails to trails" conversions runs through Arlington, Lexington and Bedford and may be accessed on South Road or Wiggins Avenue in Bedford.