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Former Police Radio Dispatcher Harry Blumire Jailed for Seven Years

Harry Blumire, 24, of Slade Crescent, Kettering, a former radio dispatcher in the Bedfordshire Police control room, has been jailed for seven years after being convicted of rape and other offences against a woman in her 20s.

Blumire was arrested while off duty in Northamptonshire in June 2024. He was immediately suspended and dismissed by Bedfordshire Police in September 2024.

He was convicted at Leicester Crown Court on 7 October of rape, sexual assault, actual bodily harm and intentional strangulation, having denied the charges. The offences took place between August 2023 and May 2024. He received a seven-year sentence for the rape, with concurrent sentences of 24 months, nine months and 18 months for the other offences.

Bedfordshire Police Assistant Chief Constable John Murphy said: “He had tried to use his role as a member of police staff to dissuade the victim from coming forward by telling her she would not be believed. That could not be further from the truth.”

Detective Constable Gina Rosignoli of Northamptonshire Police praised the victim’s “remarkable strength and determination” during an investigation that took more than two years to reach trial. She said: “I hope this outcome reassures other victims of sexual offences that they will be listened to, supported and taken seriously when they come forward to report what has happened to them.”