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Neighbourhood policing has come a long way | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
since the days of Dixon of Dock Green. | 0:00:04 | 0:00:06 | |
Good evening, all. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:07 | |
The new generation of community police officers | 0:00:07 | 0:00:10 | |
have the power to strike hard... | 0:00:10 | 0:00:12 | |
CRASHING Police! You're under arrest! | 0:00:12 | 0:00:15 | |
-..and tackle crime, head-on. -MAN SHOUTS | 0:00:15 | 0:00:17 | |
Calm down! | 0:00:17 | 0:00:19 | |
By engaging with people on the street... | 0:00:19 | 0:00:21 | |
-You and me always get on. -Yeah. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:22 | |
..the teams can identify and crack down on the crimes | 0:00:22 | 0:00:25 | |
that are crippling our communities. | 0:00:25 | 0:00:27 | |
They are clearly violent individuals. | 0:00:27 | 0:00:29 | |
In this series of Neighbourhood Blues... | 0:00:29 | 0:00:31 | |
-Happy birthday! -..we're given unprecedented access | 0:00:31 | 0:00:33 | |
to Somerset's neighbourhood teams.... | 0:00:33 | 0:00:35 | |
I'm asking you not to street-drink, go somewhere else. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:38 | |
SMASHING GLASS | 0:00:38 | 0:00:39 | |
..as they battle to clear up crime... | 0:00:39 | 0:00:42 | |
-Stand still! -Right, you're under arrest for assault. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:45 | |
..and sweep the criminals clean from our streets. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:48 | |
SIRENS WAIL | 0:00:48 | 0:00:50 | |
-Coming up... -Who's that? | 0:01:08 | 0:01:11 | |
-..the neighbourhood team chase an intruder. -Calm down! | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
An officer lays down the law, using sign language. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
Knock on your door, | 0:01:20 | 0:01:23 | |
and arrest you. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:24 | |
And the team deal with over 12,500 visitors | 0:01:25 | 0:01:29 | |
when super group McBusted come to town. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:32 | |
Been to the McBusted event today | 0:01:32 | 0:01:34 | |
and run off for a bit of a joke into the mud | 0:01:34 | 0:01:36 | |
but has clearly got a bit disorientated | 0:01:36 | 0:01:38 | |
and stuck in the mud. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:39 | |
The skilled operators here at the Avon and Somerset Control Room | 0:01:44 | 0:01:47 | |
are trained to effectively deal with your emergency | 0:01:47 | 0:01:50 | |
in the shortest time possible. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:52 | |
Using state-of-the-art technology, | 0:01:52 | 0:01:54 | |
they can instantly pinpoint the nearest available | 0:01:54 | 0:01:57 | |
Neighbourhood Response Officer | 0:01:57 | 0:01:59 | |
and dispatch them to your address with the click of the button. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:03 | |
It's night-time in Weston-super-Mare | 0:02:03 | 0:02:06 | |
and PCs Jack Roth and Alison Codd are on a blue-light run. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:10 | |
A resident's phoned up to say that somebody's walked into their house. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:14 | |
This person's left, | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
but they can hear banging and crashing at the back of their house. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
We're not quite sure, | 0:02:19 | 0:02:21 | |
it could be a burglar. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:23 | |
It sounds a bit odd, so we're going to get there just to make sure | 0:02:23 | 0:02:26 | |
the occupants of the house are safe and to find out who this person is. | 0:02:26 | 0:02:29 | |
It seems that a complete stranger has been getting | 0:02:31 | 0:02:33 | |
into people's homes, which is enough to terrify anyone. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:38 | |
As Jack and Alison get closer to the address, | 0:02:38 | 0:02:40 | |
more information comes to light. | 0:02:40 | 0:02:42 | |
Just listened to the radio | 0:02:42 | 0:02:43 | |
and they're saying the guy's running down the street. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:46 | |
Apparently, this guy smashed a lot of glass in one of the properties | 0:02:46 | 0:02:50 | |
and is bleeding quite heavily. | 0:02:50 | 0:02:52 | |
I'm putting my rubber gloves on just in case we do come across him. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:56 | |
Another update reveals there's a possibility | 0:02:56 | 0:02:58 | |
the suspect may not be in the best state of health. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:02 | |
He's got a hospital band on his arm. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
Just up here on the right-hand side is Weston General Hospital | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
so it's possible he's come from there. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:09 | |
Right what's this one here? | 0:03:09 | 0:03:11 | |
Brockley Crescent, down here. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:14 | |
Apparently, he's walking out. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:18 | |
As Jack and Alison arrive... | 0:03:18 | 0:03:20 | |
-Who's that? -..a man matching the description runs past the van... | 0:03:20 | 0:03:24 | |
-That's him, there. -..in the opposite direction. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:26 | |
Stay there, stay there! | 0:03:26 | 0:03:27 | |
Out of the van in a flash, Jack quickly catches up with the suspect. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:32 | |
-What are you doing, mate, eh? -Is this the Isle Of Man? | 0:03:32 | 0:03:34 | |
Just give me your arm. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
Mate, just stay still, all right, | 0:03:38 | 0:03:40 | |
just stay still my friend, all right? | 0:03:40 | 0:03:42 | |
-He isn't coming quietly. -MAN SHOUTS OUT | 0:03:42 | 0:03:44 | |
-Calm down. -Baby! | 0:03:44 | 0:03:46 | |
Clearly agitated, | 0:03:46 | 0:03:48 | |
it's taking both Jack... | 0:03:48 | 0:03:50 | |
Calm down! | 0:03:50 | 0:03:52 | |
..and fellow PC Owen Bailey just to get the cuffs on him. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:56 | |
-What's your name? -Alec. | 0:03:56 | 0:03:57 | |
What's going on? Right, you're under arrest at the moment, | 0:03:57 | 0:04:01 | |
on suspicion of criminal damage. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:03 | |
In situations like this, the neighbourhood teams | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
have absolutely no idea what's coming next, | 0:04:06 | 0:04:09 | |
so it's imperative that they proceed with caution. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:12 | |
We're going to have to stick some leg restraints on you. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:14 | |
I don't know what this is about, mate. | 0:04:14 | 0:04:16 | |
HE SHOUTS OUT | 0:04:19 | 0:04:21 | |
Calm down, buddy. | 0:04:21 | 0:04:23 | |
BLEEP. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:25 | |
-Alec, listen... -Have you got anything on you, fella? | 0:04:25 | 0:04:27 | |
Have you got anything on you that's going to hurt me or my colleagues? | 0:04:27 | 0:04:32 | |
Oi, Alec, we'll see you in the back of the van here, mate, all right? | 0:04:32 | 0:04:35 | |
Mind your head. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:37 | |
Alec, I've got your phone, your wallet and your lighter | 0:04:37 | 0:04:40 | |
and your SIM card, all right? | 0:04:40 | 0:04:42 | |
I've got that here. I've got it here. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:44 | |
It wasn't easy, but after calming him down and getting his details, | 0:04:44 | 0:04:48 | |
the suspect is put into the van to be taken back to the station. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:52 | |
Let me out! | 0:04:52 | 0:04:53 | |
The prisoner is wearing a hospital wristband, | 0:04:55 | 0:04:57 | |
so before they take him to custody, | 0:04:57 | 0:04:59 | |
Jack and the team need to confirm whether or not | 0:04:59 | 0:05:02 | |
he was actually released by the hospital. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:04 | |
We're just getting some more information, | 0:05:05 | 0:05:07 | |
we may have to take him to the hospital | 0:05:07 | 0:05:09 | |
but it is going to require four of us due to his behaviour. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:13 | |
It's going to be somewhat challenging, shall we say. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
-Alec? -What? -Have you been treated at the hospital? | 0:05:16 | 0:05:19 | |
Is this the Isle of Man? | 0:05:21 | 0:05:23 | |
I've got no idea what he's talking about. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:26 | |
With the suspect making absolutely no sense whatsoever, | 0:05:26 | 0:05:29 | |
the neighbourhood team pay the hospital a visit | 0:05:29 | 0:05:31 | |
to see if he received all the treatment he needed. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:34 | |
Let's see if we can get a bit of paper from them which says | 0:05:34 | 0:05:36 | |
if he's been treated and if he's fit to be detained. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
-Can you hear me now? -Yeah, I can hear you now. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
-We're just at the hospital. -All right, buddy. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:45 | |
We're finding out if you've been treated or not. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:47 | |
If you have, we'll take you to the police station. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:51 | |
If you haven't, you'll be going to the hospital. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:53 | |
The man is being checked over. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | |
They're saying he's cut himself on the glass. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:57 | |
Kneel down so I can have a look. | 0:05:57 | 0:05:59 | |
He may have injured himself during his rampage. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:02 | |
Yeah, relax, mate, relax. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:05 | |
It's my hand, man. | 0:06:05 | 0:06:06 | |
You've just got dried blood. Can you put your hand on your head? | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
My colleagues have just come out of the hospital, | 0:06:09 | 0:06:12 | |
we've got some paperwork from the staff to say | 0:06:12 | 0:06:14 | |
they're happy to release him to us to custody, | 0:06:14 | 0:06:16 | |
so we'll be on our way to Weston Police Station. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:18 | |
The prisoner's injuries don't need any treatment. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:23 | |
And with the hospital happy for him to leave, | 0:06:23 | 0:06:26 | |
next stop will be the cells back at the station, | 0:06:26 | 0:06:28 | |
although news has just come through which suggests | 0:06:28 | 0:06:31 | |
that he could be in custody for some time. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:34 | |
This chap is apparently wanted on warrant, | 0:06:34 | 0:06:37 | |
which basically means a court has issued a warrant for his arrest, | 0:06:37 | 0:06:42 | |
so there's two warrants that are outstanding for his arrest | 0:06:42 | 0:06:46 | |
at the moment, so whatever happens, | 0:06:46 | 0:06:48 | |
he's going to remain in police custody until he can go to court | 0:06:48 | 0:06:51 | |
to have those warrants dealt with. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:53 | |
We're hoping, obviously, he gets better through the night, | 0:06:53 | 0:06:57 | |
or comes down off whatever medication he's taken | 0:06:57 | 0:07:01 | |
in order for that to happen. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:03 | |
But, yeah, he's a wanted man at the moment. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:06 | |
Yep, that's it. Jump down, buddy. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:10 | |
Back at the station, the suspect is a lot calmer as he's booked in. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:14 | |
-Do you want a drink of water now? -I'd love one, please, mate. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:18 | |
My hand, I smashed it... | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
Still confused, he's struggling to remember | 0:07:21 | 0:07:23 | |
what's he's done to get himself here. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:26 | |
-Alec, come on, mate. -Come and have a drink, mate. -What did I do? | 0:07:26 | 0:07:29 | |
He might be dazed, but the people whose homes | 0:07:29 | 0:07:32 | |
he invaded won't forget the night in a hurry. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:34 | |
He's gone into four people's houses, | 0:07:36 | 0:07:38 | |
just let himself in. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:40 | |
He's sat down, his eyes are glaring. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
He's got blood on his head, blood on his hands. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
These are all just people who are sat watching TV | 0:07:46 | 0:07:49 | |
on a normal Friday evening. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:51 | |
An overnight in the cells will give him plenty of time | 0:07:51 | 0:07:54 | |
to cast his mind back over the evening's events. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:57 | |
You are for the minute, until you've come down from whatever you've had. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:00 | |
'He's now going to be in a cell for three days | 0:08:00 | 0:08:03 | |
'because it's a bank holiday weekend. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:05 | |
'Knowing that he's locked up' | 0:08:05 | 0:08:06 | |
is quite a comfort | 0:08:06 | 0:08:07 | |
to those people he's frightened. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:09 | |
'He can't cause himself any injury | 0:08:09 | 0:08:11 | |
'and he can't cause anybody else any injury.' | 0:08:11 | 0:08:14 | |
No further action was taken | 0:08:14 | 0:08:15 | |
with regards to the criminal damage offence. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:18 | |
However, it turned out this man already had | 0:08:18 | 0:08:20 | |
a suspended prison sentence for breaching a community order, | 0:08:20 | 0:08:23 | |
which resulted in a four-month spell behind bars. | 0:08:23 | 0:08:28 | |
One of the many challenges facing a neighbourhood officer | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
is dealing with the people in their community | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
who suffer from disabilities, both physical and mental. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:43 | |
The police know that these vulnerable people | 0:08:43 | 0:08:46 | |
can often become the targets of criminals who see them as easy prey, | 0:08:46 | 0:08:50 | |
or bullies who torment them because of their disability. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:54 | |
But a bigger test for the police | 0:08:54 | 0:08:56 | |
comes when it's the disabled people themselves | 0:08:56 | 0:08:58 | |
who are committing the crimes. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:00 | |
PC Adge Secker's beat has a large population of deaf people | 0:09:02 | 0:09:06 | |
and he's taken the time to learn sign language, | 0:09:06 | 0:09:09 | |
although he's the first to admit | 0:09:09 | 0:09:12 | |
that he's not as good at it as he'd like to be. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:15 | |
I'm not that eloquent at signing, not at all, | 0:09:15 | 0:09:17 | |
but at least I can have a conversation | 0:09:17 | 0:09:20 | |
and that's what the neighbourhood policing is all about, | 0:09:20 | 0:09:22 | |
being able to talk to people. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:25 | |
Today, Adge is on his way to see a deaf couple that have complained | 0:09:25 | 0:09:28 | |
about two young men who've been pestering them | 0:09:28 | 0:09:31 | |
for things like money, food and drink. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:33 | |
Adge is determined to help the couple | 0:09:34 | 0:09:36 | |
and put an end to their misery. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
He's been having two people asking for cigarettes, | 0:09:39 | 0:09:43 | |
alcohol, and sometimes... | 0:09:43 | 0:09:44 | |
Yeah, food, some biscuits, some food, everything else, yeah? | 0:09:44 | 0:09:48 | |
And it's making you and your wife Julie stressed. Yeah? | 0:09:48 | 0:09:53 | |
OK, so the way we're going to deal with that... | 0:09:53 | 0:09:55 | |
..yeah, tell them to stay away from here, not come back. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:01 | |
For this deaf couple, | 0:10:01 | 0:10:03 | |
being able to easily communicate with Adge makes a huge difference. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:08 | |
Other people from the deaf community tend to pay visits. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
Now, there's nothing wrong with that | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
but these two guys are starting to take advantage. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:17 | |
Although the two lads have been harassing them, | 0:10:17 | 0:10:20 | |
the couple don't want to take legal action, | 0:10:20 | 0:10:22 | |
but now that he knows about the problem, | 0:10:22 | 0:10:24 | |
Adge will be keeping a close eye out for the lads. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:27 | |
But right now, he's on his way to one of the local schools | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
to provide cover for someone else who has been victimised. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:34 | |
An issue happened yesterday where the lollipop lady | 0:10:35 | 0:10:39 | |
was verbally abused by somebody. Well, we can't be having that. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:42 | |
It's resulted in her not being at work for a couple of days. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:46 | |
A parent in a passing car abused the lollipop lady. | 0:10:46 | 0:10:50 | |
The school's head teacher is hoping that having Adge here | 0:10:50 | 0:10:53 | |
will make motorists and parents think twice about the way | 0:10:53 | 0:10:56 | |
they treat the lollipop lady in the future. | 0:10:56 | 0:10:58 | |
She's not here today which is why I'm here. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:00 | |
She has had abuse, people swearing at her, | 0:11:00 | 0:11:02 | |
people threatening her, | 0:11:02 | 0:11:03 | |
people just doing drive-throughs, | 0:11:03 | 0:11:05 | |
especially on motorbikes, nearly hitting children. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:07 | |
It's only a matter of time before someone gets seriously injured. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:10 | |
We've had a few close shaves. That's where PC Secker comes in | 0:11:10 | 0:11:14 | |
so hopefully it will stop that happening. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:17 | |
Thanks very much! | 0:11:17 | 0:11:18 | |
After just a short time at the school... | 0:11:18 | 0:11:20 | |
Ah, perfect. Wait there! | 0:11:20 | 0:11:23 | |
I need to speak to him, this is one of our guys. | 0:11:23 | 0:11:25 | |
Adge has just spotted one of the deaf lads | 0:11:25 | 0:11:27 | |
accused of harassing the couple he visited earlier. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:30 | |
-Listen, you and -BLEEP | 0:11:30 | 0:11:33 | |
-have been going to -BLEEP -buildings. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:38 | |
Adge has given this lad a stern warning | 0:11:39 | 0:11:42 | |
to stay away from the couple. | 0:11:42 | 0:11:44 | |
Find out later what happens | 0:11:44 | 0:11:45 | |
when the other lad who's been accused comes into the station. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:49 | |
Stay away. You understand? | 0:11:49 | 0:11:51 | |
The beach here at Weston-super-Mare is massive, | 0:11:58 | 0:12:00 | |
and every year, it plays host to large music festivals. | 0:12:00 | 0:12:04 | |
This is great news for the town's economy, | 0:12:04 | 0:12:06 | |
but when the population suddenly swells with thousands of music fans, | 0:12:06 | 0:12:11 | |
it becomes a major operation for the police. | 0:12:11 | 0:12:14 | |
Today, Weston is hosting a McBusted concert - | 0:12:17 | 0:12:20 | |
a combination of two of the most popular bands from the noughties. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:24 | |
The revived boy bands' fanbase | 0:12:24 | 0:12:26 | |
stretches from teens to 40-somethings. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:29 | |
Preparing for a busy night | 0:12:29 | 0:12:31 | |
is Neighbourhood Inspector Sharon Bennett. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:34 | |
This the first time an event like this for Weston | 0:12:34 | 0:12:36 | |
has finished at ten o'clock at night. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:38 | |
This is our main night-time economy area of all our pubs and clubs. | 0:12:38 | 0:12:41 | |
We're anticipating a certain number of people who will want to come in | 0:12:41 | 0:12:45 | |
and enjoy the town after the event, which is really good for Weston. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:48 | |
But it's also a slight risk for us, as well. | 0:12:48 | 0:12:50 | |
Obviously, we've got a large number of people coming into town | 0:12:50 | 0:12:53 | |
and we've just got to manage that. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:55 | |
The operation will be run | 0:12:55 | 0:12:56 | |
from a centrally located mobile command centre. | 0:12:56 | 0:12:59 | |
But things are getting busy sooner than expected | 0:13:00 | 0:13:03 | |
as Sharon comes across a stag party who have played an unfortunate prank | 0:13:03 | 0:13:07 | |
on the soon-to-be-married stag. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:09 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:13:09 | 0:13:11 | |
-They think it's very amusing. -They do indeed. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:13 | |
-How long have you been there for? -The best part of two hours? | 0:13:13 | 0:13:16 | |
Two hours. Oh, here he comes, and he's got a straw in it! | 0:13:16 | 0:13:20 | |
See, you'll see the way it pops up. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:23 | |
It works. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:24 | |
Look at that! | 0:13:24 | 0:13:25 | |
Are you going to give him his dinner? Brilliant. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:28 | |
Someone came across and fed me crisps. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:31 | |
We come back every half an hour to just to make sure that he's... | 0:13:31 | 0:13:33 | |
-You're not going to see McBusted then, on the beach? -No. -No? | 0:13:33 | 0:13:36 | |
I don't really have an option. | 0:13:36 | 0:13:37 | |
You don't, do you? You're going to do as you're told. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:39 | |
-Have a good night! -Thank you very much! | 0:13:39 | 0:13:42 | |
Weston is a popular destination for stag and hen parties, | 0:13:42 | 0:13:45 | |
so sights like this are welcome so long as they behave themselves. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:49 | |
Back at the station, Sharon briefs the team who will be working | 0:13:53 | 0:13:57 | |
the night shift with her. | 0:13:57 | 0:13:58 | |
So, I think town is going to be... | 0:13:58 | 0:14:00 | |
It's potentially going to be the busiest night | 0:14:00 | 0:14:02 | |
Weston has seen for a number of years. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:04 | |
In addition to the regular Saturday night locals, | 0:14:04 | 0:14:07 | |
the team are going to have to deal with | 0:14:07 | 0:14:09 | |
thousands of extra visitors from the concert. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:12 | |
They're aiming to do this by getting people away | 0:14:12 | 0:14:14 | |
from the venue as soon as it finishes and then policing | 0:14:14 | 0:14:17 | |
the large number of party-goers | 0:14:17 | 0:14:19 | |
in the town's pubs and clubs afterwards. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:21 | |
If people ask you, "Where's town? Where can I go for a drink?" | 0:14:21 | 0:14:24 | |
Direct them into town. We want people to go in and have a drink. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
We just want to separate the ones that want to leave quickly, | 0:14:27 | 0:14:29 | |
get them out quickly. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:30 | |
And then, once they're in town, | 0:14:30 | 0:14:32 | |
then making sure they behave in town. All right? Happy hunting. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:36 | |
With the briefing barely over, the first call comes in. | 0:14:37 | 0:14:41 | |
But it's not at the concert, it's in the town centre. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:45 | |
We've got a report of our first fight in Regent Street. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:49 | |
Two males fighting. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:51 | |
Our first bit of disorder reported for the evening | 0:14:51 | 0:14:54 | |
so we're going to see what's going on. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:56 | |
Details are unclear, so the team | 0:15:03 | 0:15:05 | |
head straight to the branch of McDonald's | 0:15:05 | 0:15:07 | |
where the fight took place. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:09 | |
They say he's gone around the back, | 0:15:11 | 0:15:13 | |
the lane behind DB's and McDonald's, it comes out there. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:16 | |
Apparently, he's gone down that way. | 0:15:16 | 0:15:18 | |
Have they separated now? | 0:15:18 | 0:15:19 | |
The two groups have split up. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:21 | |
According to the security guard, the lads have only just scarpered, | 0:15:22 | 0:15:26 | |
so Sharon splits her team in two in order to track them down. | 0:15:26 | 0:15:30 | |
Whilst the foot patrol check the side-streets, | 0:15:30 | 0:15:33 | |
the Inspector's team head up the road... | 0:15:33 | 0:15:35 | |
There he goes! Down the end. Round the end on the left. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:39 | |
There he is! | 0:15:41 | 0:15:43 | |
Bingo! | 0:15:43 | 0:15:45 | |
Stand still, fella. Stand still! | 0:15:47 | 0:15:50 | |
They've got a suspect, | 0:15:51 | 0:15:54 | |
but now the team need to find out exactly what has happened. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:57 | |
He's run away from us so we've got hold of him now. | 0:15:57 | 0:16:00 | |
The minimum that is going to happen to this gentleman is he's drunk, | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
he's going to be leaving town, we're giving him an order to leave town. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:06 | |
The police have the power to order troublemakers to leave the area | 0:16:06 | 0:16:10 | |
for up to 48 hours and it's a power | 0:16:10 | 0:16:12 | |
that Sharon intends to make full use of tonight | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
as they police the town after the concert. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:18 | |
We're just going to go round to McDonald's | 0:16:18 | 0:16:20 | |
to see if anyone's been assaulted and have a chat. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:23 | |
Back at the scene of the fight, | 0:16:23 | 0:16:24 | |
Sharon's team are interviewing witnesses | 0:16:24 | 0:16:27 | |
and trying to get to the bottom of what happened. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:30 | |
Basically, there's been a bit of a kick-off in here. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:32 | |
-This guy's been bitten by somebody else in a white T-shirt. -Right. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:36 | |
It's OK, it wasn't really much of a bite. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:38 | |
Witness accounts have put the lad in the blue T-shirt in the clear. | 0:16:38 | 0:16:42 | |
Just to be sure, he's ordered to leave the area | 0:16:42 | 0:16:44 | |
to prevent any further trouble from flaring up. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:48 | |
Job done, at the McBusted concert, Sharon and the rest of the team | 0:16:48 | 0:16:52 | |
are dealing with thousands. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:55 | |
So as the volume starts to pick up, | 0:16:55 | 0:16:57 | |
I'm just worried they're going to start spilling out into the road. | 0:16:57 | 0:17:01 | |
Watch the traffic! CAR HORNS HONK | 0:17:01 | 0:17:03 | |
The cars here on the Beach Lawn, they're just starting to queue | 0:17:03 | 0:17:06 | |
to get out of the exit there where my officer is stood, | 0:17:06 | 0:17:09 | |
so we'll see if any of them decide to take short cuts. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:11 | |
While many of the concert-goers are racing to leave... | 0:17:14 | 0:17:18 | |
Sergeant Lee Kerslake is one of Sharon's team | 0:17:18 | 0:17:20 | |
making his way back to the exit, | 0:17:20 | 0:17:22 | |
but has been sidetracked with a little problem further up the beach. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:27 | |
It's just someone swimming and it didn't look like they had much on. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:33 | |
It doesn't take Lee long to catch up with the skinny dipper. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
It's not quite what you want to see. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:39 | |
No, it's not indeed. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:41 | |
Unsurprisingly, he also appears to have had a few drinks. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:45 | |
Happy birthday to you! | 0:17:45 | 0:17:47 | |
As entertaining as it is for you and your mates, | 0:17:50 | 0:17:53 | |
no-one else wants to see you, do they? | 0:17:53 | 0:17:55 | |
-No-one else wants to see your... -I know, I'm sorry. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:57 | |
With a few stern words of advice, | 0:17:57 | 0:18:00 | |
the streaking swimmer is sent on his way. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:02 | |
I think we've seen enough of him today. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:05 | |
Hotfooting it back to the concert, | 0:18:09 | 0:18:11 | |
Lee gets stuck in with some traffic direction. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:14 | |
And in less than half an hour, | 0:18:14 | 0:18:17 | |
the neighbourhood team have got everyone safely on their way. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:20 | |
It's about 9.50 now, | 0:18:22 | 0:18:24 | |
and everything's pretty much cleared up, there are a few cars left, | 0:18:24 | 0:18:28 | |
a couple of people walking around but it's all quietened down now. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:31 | |
We need to make our way back into town to see how many of these people | 0:18:31 | 0:18:34 | |
have made their way into pubs and clubs. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:36 | |
The planning that's gone into policing this huge event | 0:18:38 | 0:18:41 | |
is paying off... | 0:18:41 | 0:18:43 | |
..but the biggest test for the neighbourhood team is yet to come. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:48 | |
Her friends are reporting her missing out on the beach. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:50 | |
They can hear her voice but can't see her. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:52 | |
Find out later how they cope | 0:18:52 | 0:18:53 | |
when one concert-goer gets stuck in Weston's treacherous mudflats. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:58 | |
Earlier on, we met Neighbourhood Officer Adge Secker | 0:19:04 | 0:19:07 | |
who has been trained in sign language. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:10 | |
Adge is helping a deaf couple who are being harassed by two deaf lads. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:14 | |
He's already spoken to one of the lads responsible, but today, | 0:19:14 | 0:19:18 | |
the other one has voluntarily come to the station for a chat. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:21 | |
Thank you for coming. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:27 | |
He tells me | 0:19:27 | 0:19:29 | |
that you ask for food, | 0:19:29 | 0:19:32 | |
cigarettes, you arrive and you're drunk... | 0:19:32 | 0:19:37 | |
The couple don't want to take the matter any further, | 0:19:37 | 0:19:40 | |
but Adge wants to make sure that this doesn't happen again. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:44 | |
You stay away from Steve and Julie. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:47 | |
You stay away. You understand? | 0:19:48 | 0:19:51 | |
It's really important. You understand? | 0:19:51 | 0:19:55 | |
After the lad has agreed to keep away from the couple, | 0:19:57 | 0:20:00 | |
Adge issues him with a Community Resolution Order | 0:20:00 | 0:20:03 | |
which means that instead of this being dealt with | 0:20:03 | 0:20:06 | |
by the justice system, Adge will be the one who decides | 0:20:06 | 0:20:09 | |
an appropriate course of action. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:11 | |
And he thinks a letter of apology | 0:20:11 | 0:20:13 | |
and a promise to stay away from the couple in the future will be enough. | 0:20:13 | 0:20:17 | |
If you go again ever... | 0:20:19 | 0:20:23 | |
..I knock on your door and arrest you. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:30 | |
-I promise. -Promise what? -Stay away. -Stay away. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:34 | |
With one case closed, Adge turns his attention | 0:20:36 | 0:20:39 | |
to the lollipop lady who's been verbally abused, | 0:20:39 | 0:20:43 | |
although, just like the deaf couple, she also doesn't want to prosecute. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:47 | |
She wants me to go and speak to this individual | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
that's shouted and sworn at her | 0:20:50 | 0:20:51 | |
and that's exactly what I intend to do and we'll see if we can | 0:20:51 | 0:20:54 | |
get hold of him and advise him accordingly. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:57 | |
Adge only has details for the girlfriend | 0:20:58 | 0:21:00 | |
of the man accused of making the attack. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:03 | |
I've got a feeling that's her car outside. | 0:21:04 | 0:21:07 | |
Yep, perfect. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:08 | |
So, she's probably in. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:10 | |
He's paying her a visit in the hope that the suspect | 0:21:11 | 0:21:14 | |
will also be at the address. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:15 | |
As hoped, the man is here, | 0:21:17 | 0:21:20 | |
which gives Adge the opportunity to have a word. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
The other day outside the school, | 0:21:23 | 0:21:25 | |
-with the lollipop lady. -I wasn't there! | 0:21:25 | 0:21:28 | |
She's told me you've stuck your head outside the window | 0:21:28 | 0:21:30 | |
-"Go put your -BLEEP BLEEP," -OK? | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
If you did, it was stupid. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:36 | |
She doesn't want to take it any further | 0:21:36 | 0:21:38 | |
so nobody's getting arrested and all this kind of stuff. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:41 | |
I want to make sure that it doesn't happen again. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:44 | |
Well, he completely denied it. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:51 | |
We've got one person saying one thing | 0:21:51 | 0:21:54 | |
but another person saying the opposite. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:57 | |
But I've achieved what I wanted to achieve, | 0:21:57 | 0:22:00 | |
giving him that message. Stay away, and if you see her, shut up. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:04 | |
Several weeks later, Adge pays another visit to the school | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
to find out whether Mandy, the lollipop lady, | 0:22:18 | 0:22:21 | |
has had any more trouble. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:22 | |
Have you seen that individual since I've spoken to him? | 0:22:22 | 0:22:26 | |
-I have in passing. -Right, OK. | 0:22:26 | 0:22:27 | |
-Nothing's happened. -OK. | 0:22:27 | 0:22:30 | |
He's come past once, that's it. | 0:22:30 | 0:22:32 | |
-Anything? -Nothing. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:34 | |
Since the incident took place, | 0:22:34 | 0:22:36 | |
Mandy has been wearing a body camera | 0:22:36 | 0:22:38 | |
which has been given to her by the local council. | 0:22:38 | 0:22:41 | |
How does that make you feel, having that on there? | 0:22:42 | 0:22:45 | |
Oh, so easy. I feel so relaxed now. | 0:22:45 | 0:22:46 | |
OK, it's only a bit of equipment but it's there. It's my reassurance. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:50 | |
That's exactly what it's all about. That's really, really good. | 0:22:50 | 0:22:53 | |
Excellent. I can see myself in there. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:54 | |
I didn't realise I was so good-looking, to be honest with you! | 0:22:54 | 0:22:57 | |
BOTH LAUGH | 0:22:57 | 0:22:59 | |
In Weston-super-Mare, | 0:23:05 | 0:23:07 | |
the neighbourhood team have been policing a McBusted concert, | 0:23:07 | 0:23:10 | |
which has taken place on the seafront. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:12 | |
Inspector Sharon Bennett and her team have already successfully | 0:23:12 | 0:23:16 | |
shepherded over 12,000 visitors out of the venue. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:19 | |
But now, in addition to the usual Saturday night crowds, | 0:23:19 | 0:23:23 | |
they're faced with hundreds of extra visitors | 0:23:23 | 0:23:26 | |
to the pubs and clubs of Weston. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:28 | |
To help them deal with the increased workload, | 0:23:28 | 0:23:30 | |
Sharon is briefing staff drafted in from other agencies | 0:23:30 | 0:23:34 | |
including St John's Ambulance and the local hospital. | 0:23:34 | 0:23:37 | |
The idea is we reduce the demand on A&E | 0:23:37 | 0:23:40 | |
on what we anticipate could be the busiest night | 0:23:40 | 0:23:43 | |
Weston's had all year. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:46 | |
As Sharon and the team make their way out onto the streets, | 0:23:46 | 0:23:49 | |
it looks as though spirits are high and a good time is being had by all. | 0:23:49 | 0:23:54 | |
Oh, no! That is not a pleasant sight... Oh, dear... | 0:23:55 | 0:23:59 | |
You're having a fun night! | 0:24:01 | 0:24:03 | |
But, as the pubs begin to empty, | 0:24:04 | 0:24:06 | |
the neighbourhood team find themselves increasingly busy. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:10 | |
Calm down! Stay there, all right? Just calm down. | 0:24:10 | 0:24:14 | |
There's drunken people around. A lot of hen parties, stag dos. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:17 | |
She's getting married and it's all my fault. | 0:24:17 | 0:24:20 | |
ALL SCREECH | 0:24:20 | 0:24:21 | |
A lot of swearing, a lot of shouting, a lot of drunken people. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:24 | |
The mood's shifted a little bit and we're a bit more on edge | 0:24:24 | 0:24:26 | |
and just trying to deal with things nice and early. | 0:24:26 | 0:24:29 | |
-SHOUTING Hey, ladies, ladies. -He hit her, he slapped -BLEEP. | 0:24:29 | 0:24:32 | |
Things really are getting busy now | 0:24:32 | 0:24:34 | |
as Sharon has bumped into the hen party again. | 0:24:34 | 0:24:37 | |
And they're claiming to have come to blows with a stag party. | 0:24:37 | 0:24:41 | |
Gobbing off? | 0:24:41 | 0:24:43 | |
No, he smacked my face and then spat in hers. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:46 | |
While Sharon deals with the hens, | 0:24:46 | 0:24:48 | |
Sergeant Lee Kerslake has a word with the stags. | 0:24:48 | 0:24:52 | |
Calm down for a second, and we'll just... | 0:24:52 | 0:24:55 | |
He's told you it's for assault, mate. | 0:24:55 | 0:24:58 | |
DRUNKEN MUMBLING | 0:24:58 | 0:25:00 | |
-And is he her stag, is he? -Yeah. | 0:25:00 | 0:25:03 | |
The hens are claiming that the chap dressed as a caveman | 0:25:04 | 0:25:08 | |
has slapped one of them in the face. | 0:25:08 | 0:25:10 | |
He had his bum out, like flashing, so we just tapped his bum, | 0:25:10 | 0:25:14 | |
playing with him and he smacked my face. | 0:25:14 | 0:25:16 | |
I haven't done anything. | 0:25:16 | 0:25:18 | |
-A girl just punched me in the face, being nasty. -Right. | 0:25:18 | 0:25:22 | |
This fella's denying it, | 0:25:22 | 0:25:23 | |
but an accusation has been made | 0:25:23 | 0:25:25 | |
and he'll have to be taken back to the station and interviewed. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:29 | |
It looks like a stag party has met a hen party | 0:25:29 | 0:25:32 | |
and the result has been some form of altercation. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:35 | |
We think there's been an assault. | 0:25:35 | 0:25:37 | |
We'll take him back and get to the bottom of everything. | 0:25:37 | 0:25:39 | |
He was later released without charge. | 0:25:39 | 0:25:42 | |
It isn't just the fallout from the pubs and clubs | 0:25:42 | 0:25:45 | |
that the team have to deal with. | 0:25:45 | 0:25:47 | |
One of the challenges of policing a coastal town like Weston | 0:25:47 | 0:25:50 | |
is that the sea can also pose a threat. | 0:25:50 | 0:25:53 | |
And Sharon's been called to help the Coastguard | 0:25:53 | 0:25:56 | |
deal with a very serious incident. | 0:25:56 | 0:25:58 | |
Her friends are reporting her missing out on the beach. | 0:25:58 | 0:26:00 | |
They can hear her voice but can't see her. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:02 | |
A distressed woman has been heard from the end of the pier | 0:26:02 | 0:26:05 | |
and is believed to be trapped up to her waist in the mudflats. | 0:26:05 | 0:26:09 | |
-Is that the coastguard? -Yeah. | 0:26:09 | 0:26:12 | |
Coastguard, can you see them? | 0:26:12 | 0:26:14 | |
Just out there, mate. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:16 | |
But first, they need to find her. | 0:26:16 | 0:26:18 | |
With the help of a night-vision camera, | 0:26:19 | 0:26:21 | |
they think they know where she is. | 0:26:21 | 0:26:24 | |
There. | 0:26:24 | 0:26:25 | |
Where? There she is, yeah. | 0:26:25 | 0:26:27 | |
-BLEEP, -can you see the light? | 0:26:27 | 0:26:29 | |
SHE SOBS | 0:26:34 | 0:26:36 | |
You're all right, I've got you. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:38 | |
They've found her, and not a moment too soon - | 0:26:38 | 0:26:41 | |
the sticky mud and an incoming tide are a lethal combination. | 0:26:41 | 0:26:46 | |
We don't know what's gone on. | 0:26:47 | 0:26:49 | |
We just literally saw the Coastguard turning up. | 0:26:49 | 0:26:52 | |
They've had a report of a female in the mud | 0:26:52 | 0:26:53 | |
who's been at the McBusted event today. | 0:26:53 | 0:26:55 | |
She's had a bit too much to drink and run off for a bit of a joke | 0:26:55 | 0:26:58 | |
into the mud but has clearly got a bit disorientated | 0:26:58 | 0:27:01 | |
and stuck in the mud. | 0:27:01 | 0:27:02 | |
She's clearly had too much to drink, | 0:27:05 | 0:27:07 | |
don't know if there's anything else involved, and she's got a bit upset. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:10 | |
For this concert-goer, the day hasn't had a happy ending, | 0:27:10 | 0:27:13 | |
but thankfully, they've managed to get her out. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:16 | |
We've got St John's Ambulance here | 0:27:17 | 0:27:19 | |
as a bonus tonight so we're using them. | 0:27:19 | 0:27:21 | |
They've volunteered to take this lady to Accident and Emergency. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:23 | |
She probably didn't know the dangers of the mud. | 0:27:23 | 0:27:26 | |
It's now the early hours of the morning | 0:27:26 | 0:27:28 | |
and with the woman in safe hands, | 0:27:28 | 0:27:30 | |
Sharon heads back into town. | 0:27:30 | 0:27:32 | |
So far, the team's approach of moving troublemakers out of the area | 0:27:35 | 0:27:39 | |
has worked well and the entire operation has turned out to be | 0:27:39 | 0:27:42 | |
a great success for the neighbourhood team, | 0:27:42 | 0:27:45 | |
but Sharon and her officers aren't finished yet. | 0:27:45 | 0:27:47 | |
Just heading back to the station now, it's gone 3am. | 0:27:48 | 0:27:51 | |
I'm keeping on some of my units for another half an hour | 0:27:51 | 0:27:53 | |
to give the night-time inspectors some flexibility in case there's a bit of disorder. | 0:27:53 | 0:27:57 | |
I'm really pleased. We've nipped problems in the bud, | 0:27:57 | 0:28:00 | |
there's been no big-level disorder which is really good news, | 0:28:00 | 0:28:02 | |
no serious injuries, no officers have been hurt. | 0:28:02 | 0:28:05 | |
So that's a successful night for me, really. | 0:28:05 | 0:28:07 | |
Today, we've seen that when it comes to effectively policing our communities, | 0:28:12 | 0:28:16 | |
there's no substitute for experience. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:19 | |
Whether it's being able to communicate through signing, | 0:28:19 | 0:28:22 | |
or policing a rock concert. | 0:28:22 | 0:28:24 | |
A neighbourhood officer never stops learning. | 0:28:24 | 0:28:27 |