The driver of a car that crashed into the side of a house in Linslade took off with a missing front bumper after failing to report the incident.
A Beds police helicopter and dog carried out a search of the area in the early hours of Tuesday morning after the incident at a house on Stoke Road.
The owners contacted the police at 2.43am after being woken up by the collision and a structural engineer was called to look at the damage caused to the house.
The black Vauxhall Corsa was discovered a short while later on Rosebury Avenue, but there were no occupants in the car.
Beds Police say that enquiries are still on going and if anyone has any information about the incident, contact the non-emergency 101 number.
