Peter McCormack, well known Bitcoin Podcaster and owner of Real Bedford FC, announced a daring plan to combat growing crime in Bedford, in the United Kingdom, in a role of intercoming to a real Batman.
The main dishes to remember:
- Bitcoin Podcaster Peter McCormack finances private security patrols in Bedford to combat crime increase.
- McCormack cites police inaction and growing problems such as harassment and display flight harming local businesses.
- Legal experts warn that vigilant is illegal in the United Kingdom.
Frustrated by what he calls police failure to protect the community, McCormack personally finances a pilot initiative deployment of ten security agents to patrol the city center every Saturday.
In an article on X, McCormack said: “If the police do not keep the city safe for our women and children, I will do it.”
Growing crime in Bedford Sparks of business closings
McCormack said that his concerns focused on an increase in crime, including aggressive begging, display and harassment, which he said has distinguished the buyers, forced the stores to close and left families in danger.
The entrepreneur and owner of the football club based in Bedford says he issued a warning to the local police before launching his plan, criticizing them for not having addressed these questions.
Bedford, a city of around 185,800 residents located less than two hours from London, saw McCormack become a vocal defender of community security.
Alongside his businesses, he heads Real Bedford FC, a football club nicknamed “Bitcoin Soccer Team”, supported by investments by the founders of Gemini Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss.
McCormack has started local residents by questioning them about crime and called for community meetings to strengthen its security project.
Announcing my private security pilot for downtown Bedford
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From August, I personally finance a pilot project to ensure private security in Bedford. Each Saturday, 10 guards patrol the city center and supervise the safe parking in Lurke…
– Peter McCormack
(@PetermcCormack) July 18, 2025
(@PetermcCormack) Despite the ambition of the initiative, legal issues remain on the way in which these private security staff will work in public spaces.
Vigilantism is illegal in the United Kingdom, and experts from JD SPICER ZEB SOLICITORS warn that such efforts must remain within legal limits.
It is suggested that guards could work more like informants, collecting video evidence to help police investigations, similar to the growing trend of traffic vigilants in the country.
Although the concept of security patrols financed by private may seem unconventional, it reflects a broader trend in the areas facing police shortages.
Lieutenant Eric J. Altorfer of the San Francisco police department noted earlier this year that private security is increasingly filled the gaps left by the agencies for the application of the law in sub-employment.
However, Altorfer stressed the importance of clear collaboration between private security companies and the public police to ensure responsibility and efficiency.
Crypto leaders hire bodyguards in the midst of influencing concerns
As indicated, Crypto leaders turn to personal security services while targeted kidnappings and ransom attempts continue to degenerate, especially in France.
In May, private security companies, such as International Risks International, based in Amsterdam, reported a strong increase in demand from cryptography professionals seeking 24 -hour protection in the midst of growing cryptography abductions.
The increase in requests occurred after a series of violent attacks, including multiple attempts at removal that have both alarmed investors and the police.
In France, the father of a crypto millionaire was brutally attacked. And in New York, a tourist was tortured for more than two weeks while the kidnappers were trying to extract his Bitcoin references.
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