:00:10. > :00:17.A for eight years I was a police officer with one thing on my mind,
:00:17. > :00:21.to catch criminals and face them to -- its force them to face justice.
:00:21. > :00:26.I swapped the police station for the TV studio. Over the past two
:00:26. > :00:31.years, Crimewatch Roadshow has brought more than 40 criminals to
:00:31. > :00:37.justice. We are into our 4th and final week of this series and we
:00:37. > :00:40.have been inundated with quality leads on a suspect. So far, your
:00:40. > :00:46.information has led to the arrest of a former police officer wanted
:00:46. > :00:51.in connection with a scam targeting NHS staff. And a convicted rapist
:00:51. > :00:54.on the run for four years is now behind bars, thanks to your help.
:00:55. > :00:59.All of which goes to show you can take the policeman out of the
:00:59. > :01:09.uniform but you can't stop me catching criminals. This is
:01:09. > :01:23.
:01:23. > :01:31.Welcome to Crimewatch Roadshow. We're in the final week travelling
:01:31. > :01:38.round the country on the front line with local police solving crime.
:01:38. > :01:41.We start off with some great news in our appeal for two men. This
:01:41. > :01:46.month in the striped top was arrested at the weekend but we
:01:46. > :01:49.still need to find the other guys. Today: We want to find the thug who
:01:49. > :01:54.did this to an 83 year old in his own home.
:01:54. > :01:56.And, they came armed with an axe and a gun, all for the sake of �300
:01:56. > :01:59.and some cigarettes. Plus, the eagle owl almost killed
:01:59. > :02:02.by a gunman. Let's swoop on the thugs who did it.
:02:02. > :02:06.All this week, we're working with the Gloucestershire, Gwent and
:02:06. > :02:09.South Wales police forces. We'll start off today with
:02:09. > :02:15.Gloucestershire. Miriam is in Newent. I gather you've met some
:02:15. > :02:19.feathered friends this morning? Welcome to the International Centre
:02:19. > :02:24.for Birds of Prey, in the Forest of Dean. We're surrounded by a
:02:24. > :02:31.wonderful collection of beautiful birds. And we'll be meeting a very
:02:31. > :02:41.special owl later. With me for the next couple of days is the BBC's
:02:41. > :02:43.Good morning, Miriam. Welcome to my home patch. The area around us here
:02:44. > :02:47.looks absolutely stunning. But you shouldn't be fooled. There's plenty
:02:47. > :02:51.of crime out there. And later in the programme, I'll be
:02:51. > :02:54.showing you how criminals are using traps like this to snare songbirds.
:02:54. > :02:57.Now let's get straight on with our first appeal.
:02:57. > :03:06.The distressing story of an 83- year-old man terrorised in his own
:03:06. > :03:14.home. In January this year, 83-year-old
:03:14. > :03:24.pensioner John Astman set out on his regular dog walk. But minutes
:03:24. > :03:31.
:03:31. > :03:37.later, he encountered a man who was I came here two years ago. I had a
:03:37. > :03:47.partner who was blind. And we were doing fine, until she contracted
:03:47. > :03:48.
:03:48. > :03:52.pneumonia, and she died. I was left here on my own a year ago. It is a
:03:52. > :03:57.very, very quiet place, and some very, very nice neighbours around
:03:57. > :04:02.here, the ideal place for older people. With his partner gone, it
:04:02. > :04:10.is down to John to look after her beloved Yorkshire terrier Jamie.
:04:10. > :04:13.now take her for a walk every night. Because, she has a little do that
:04:13. > :04:19.in the daytime and she wants a little supper. After she has had
:04:19. > :04:25.her little supper, she wants to go for a walk. Makes no bones about it,
:04:25. > :04:30.she asked to go, so I have to take home every night. I have done that
:04:31. > :04:40.ever since Pat passed away. But on this particular evening, John's
:04:41. > :04:42.
:04:42. > :04:48.regular routine would be violently It was dark those nights, dark at
:04:48. > :04:53.5pm, you see. This particular night, I had been down as far as the main
:04:53. > :05:03.road on the footpath leading to my little bungalow. And, there was
:05:03. > :05:05.
:05:05. > :05:09.someone coming down, had quite dark clothes, had a pack on their back.
:05:09. > :05:13.This is a nice little dog. He was stroking her, saying, I have just
:05:13. > :05:18.come up to my house but he says he has lost the keys to get in. I am
:05:18. > :05:22.not out of my house. I have got a spare set in Cheltenham Foster I
:05:22. > :05:28.said, just at the top of the road there is a bus straight through to
:05:28. > :05:32.Cheltenham. A bus will come a long they're very
:05:32. > :05:37.frequently. You couldn't Sperry pound for the
:05:37. > :05:43.bus? And haven't got any money on me. He said, do you live around
:05:43. > :05:48.here? I began to get a bit worried about it then. I said, yes, not too
:05:48. > :05:54.far away from here. He said, a wonder if I could have a cup of tea,
:05:54. > :05:59.I'm very cold. I am not going straight home, by
:05:59. > :06:08.meeting a couple of people. I began then to be very, very
:06:09. > :06:15.careful. I watched him go out of sight. And I went in. I came in
:06:15. > :06:20.here. I locked the doors. And I thought, I think how will get the
:06:20. > :06:24.police to come and have a look at him. I got the directly out and I
:06:24. > :06:29.was going to ring the local police station. Instead of dialling 99 and
:06:29. > :06:34.which I wish I had done, and looked for the number. I could hear
:06:34. > :06:44.movements going on outside with the doors. The next thing, he opened
:06:44. > :06:45.
:06:45. > :06:48.What happened to John that night is truly horrific. Later in the
:06:48. > :06:52.programme, we'll be hearing more from the police. They have an e-fit
:06:52. > :06:56.image of his attacker. For now, back to Rav and today's Wanted
:06:56. > :06:59.Faces. Let's take a look at who we've got
:06:59. > :07:03.on the board for you today. This is 51-year-old James Fielder.
:07:03. > :07:07.He was arrested and bailed, but has been on the run since September
:07:07. > :07:10.2010. He's wanted in connection with conspiracy to supply class A
:07:10. > :07:13.drugs, and handling stolen property. Fielder has a strong south east
:07:13. > :07:16.accent, and sometimes has longer hair, tied in a ponytail. He has
:07:16. > :07:22.contacts in north Devon, west London and also in Thailand. But
:07:22. > :07:25.where is he now? This is Benjamin James Reeve. Reeve
:07:25. > :07:29.was released early from a five-year jail sentence for robbery in
:07:29. > :07:32.September 2010. But he failed to keep to the conditions of his
:07:32. > :07:36.release. He's also wanted in connection with a case of supplying
:07:36. > :07:41.cannabis. He has links to the Hampshire and Essex areas, and has
:07:41. > :07:43.a small tattoo of a bull's head on his neck. Do you know where he is
:07:43. > :07:46.now? Take a look at this man: Geoffrey
:07:46. > :07:49.West. He's wanted by officers from the Serious Organised Crime Agency
:07:50. > :07:58.in connection with the supply of cocaine. West has connections to
:07:58. > :08:02.Liverpool and Spain. He has bands of Celtic tattoos on both arms, and
:08:02. > :08:05.a four-inch scar on the back of his left shoulder. Have you seen him
:08:05. > :08:08.recently? If so, let us know. Polish man Pawel Jakub Koperski is
:08:08. > :08:11.our final Wanted Face of the day. He was initially arrested in
:08:11. > :08:14.connection with the supply, use and manufacture of controlled drugs,
:08:14. > :08:17.but failed to attend court in November 2009. Koperski, has
:08:17. > :08:21.connections to the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire areas. And has a
:08:21. > :08:24.tattoo of a pair of lips with the words, "Kiss me" on the right side
:08:24. > :08:29.of his neck. If you recognise any of these faces,
:08:29. > :08:32.the number to call is: 08000 468 999. Or text us on 63399. Text CW,
:08:32. > :08:37.space, and then your message. Please, leave the space, or your
:08:37. > :08:41.message won't get through. Or, email us. Cwr@bbc.co.uk.
:08:41. > :08:48.Don't forget, all the Wanted Faces are on our website. Now it's over
:08:48. > :08:51.I've been covering the issues that affect the people of
:08:51. > :09:01.Gloucestershire for the past five years. And, believe me, there's
:09:01. > :09:07.more to this place than farming and Gloucestershire is classically a
:09:07. > :09:13.rural county. 600,000 people make it their home. From the Cotswolds
:09:13. > :09:20.in the north. Down to the valleys in the south. This is an area that
:09:20. > :09:23.offers both stunning, traditional landscapes and modern city living.
:09:23. > :09:30.That is of course what it will tell you in the brochures but what is
:09:30. > :09:33.crime like here? What other police dealing with day-in, day-out?
:09:34. > :09:39.A new one visiting Gloucestershire as a county will be struck by how
:09:39. > :09:43.beautiful it is. You can go to the Forest of Dean, Cheltenham, to the
:09:43. > :09:48.Cotswolds. But scratch underneath the surface, and you will find
:09:48. > :09:55.problems with burglaries, organised crime groups, prostitution and
:09:55. > :10:00.human trafficking. We deal with a whole range of policing issues.
:10:00. > :10:04.Like many other police forces, we have had our fair share of high-
:10:04. > :10:07.profile crimes. Frederick West was today charged with murder, he has
:10:08. > :10:11.been accused of killing his daughter. The body believed to be
:10:11. > :10:17.has was found in the garden on Sunday.
:10:17. > :10:20.There is a perception of crime only happens InterCity's, urban areas.
:10:20. > :10:25.Throughout the country, crime happens in rural areas, for
:10:25. > :10:31.instance, poaching. What we are seeing increasingly is organised
:10:31. > :10:34.gangs of criminals coming into our county from elsewhere, driving
:10:34. > :10:40.four-wheeled drive vehicles and armed with high-powered rifles,
:10:40. > :10:50.taking our deer. One resource at the heart of Gloucestershire's work
:10:50. > :10:53.
:10:53. > :10:58.The forensic work we do is very varied. It is our mission to use
:10:58. > :11:03.forensic science in the fight against crime in Gloucestershire.
:11:03. > :11:11.We have a lot of forensic experts and a lot of technology at our
:11:11. > :11:15.disposal which we used in gaining a The figures seem to show the
:11:15. > :11:25.overall crime in Gloucestershire is falling. The challenge now is
:11:25. > :11:25.
:11:25. > :11:30.keeping that up when budgets are We are very proud that crime has
:11:30. > :11:35.fallen again in Gloucestershire, around 6% reduction this year. But
:11:35. > :11:39.we are also going to have less money than we have had previously.
:11:39. > :11:43.We will have 15% less police officers in Gloucestershire which
:11:43. > :11:49.is difficult. We need to make sure we are using everyone in the right
:11:49. > :11:53.way, and keeping officers in uniform local and visible for the
:11:53. > :12:01.communities are to reassure them, and being able to deal with serious
:12:01. > :12:05.and complex things as well. It will be a really tough challenge.
:12:05. > :12:08.Back to Steve in Gloucestershire later. But first: This is a CCTV
:12:08. > :12:18.sign warning people they are on camera. But some people clearly
:12:18. > :12:22.
:12:22. > :12:26.Take a good look at this car parked in Wolverhampton in April this year.
:12:26. > :12:29.The passengers open the boot of the car before running into the store
:12:29. > :12:34.and snatching armfuls of sports clothing. As they run out, some
:12:34. > :12:39.staff give chase and one manages to grab a thief who drops most of the
:12:39. > :12:42.clothing. That doesn't stop them piling the rest into the car and
:12:42. > :12:46.they are off. Help the police tackle these these, tell us who
:12:46. > :12:51.they are. It is January this year and these
:12:51. > :12:54.two have used a crowbar to force their way into weighed Greenwich
:12:54. > :13:00.builders' merchant. First, they want to make sure they do not leave
:13:00. > :13:05.behind too many clues. One burglar waits by the door while the other
:13:05. > :13:09.finds the CCTV. He puts it out of action before they still a large
:13:09. > :13:13.amount of cash. But he should have kept his face fully covered before
:13:14. > :13:19.he disabled the camera. If you recognise him or his accomplice,
:13:19. > :13:23.then please give us a call. Heat and light on this couple
:13:23. > :13:30.walking into the shoe department of Selfridges in Oxford Street, London.
:13:30. > :13:34.They have a good look around but don't seem that interested. They
:13:35. > :13:42.spot a bad left alone on a chair. While the man Shields her from view,
:13:42. > :13:45.the woman steals a purse. You can see her checking it. Let us stamp
:13:45. > :13:50.out their activities. If you know who they are, tell us and we will
:13:50. > :13:53.make sure the police hotfoot it around to see them. If you know
:13:53. > :13:58.anything about any of those people featured, the number to call is:
:13:58. > :14:02.08000 468 999. Or text us on 63399. Text CW, space and then your
:14:02. > :14:06.message. And leave that space, or your message won't get through. Or,
:14:06. > :14:15.email us. Cwr@bbc.co.uk. Still to come this morning on
:14:15. > :14:20.Crimewatch Roadshow: Who shot Harley?" The eagle owl was lucky to
:14:20. > :14:26.survive. And, armed with an axe and a gun, the raiders who terrorised a
:14:26. > :14:36.shopkeeper. Plus, find out what happened when John Astman came
:14:36. > :14:39.
:14:39. > :14:46.But before that there is time for an update with our appeals. On
:14:46. > :14:49.Friday we asked for information on Felix McCann. He was wanted in
:14:49. > :14:54.connection with a burglary of a pensioner. We received a large
:14:54. > :14:58.number of calls and the information has been passed to police. We
:14:58. > :15:03.received promising information relating to the front door robbery,
:15:03. > :15:10.with two thugs followed their victim home and attack him. Two
:15:10. > :15:18.callers have given us potential names. And we appealed for help to
:15:18. > :15:25.find the man who dresses in a Burkha and robs travel agencies in
:15:25. > :15:34.Bedfordshire. So thanks to everyone who has got in touch. Now back to
:15:34. > :15:40.Miriam. Meet Harley the eagle owl. A couple of months ago he was
:15:40. > :15:47.involved in an attack which left him close to death. The great
:15:47. > :15:54.British countryside, a place we like to think of as an oasis of
:15:54. > :15:59.tranquility. We like to think of ourselves as a nation of animal
:16:00. > :16:05.lovers, but things like this make you question whether that is true.
:16:05. > :16:10.We were devastated when we found out what happened. It was such an
:16:10. > :16:20.impressive sight. We used to come out and see the owl. When it
:16:20. > :16:20.
:16:20. > :16:28.disappeared, it was really sad. minutes from Gloucester in the
:16:29. > :16:34.forest of dean is Stowfield Quarry. Possibly the last place to expect a
:16:34. > :16:41.rare species of owl to settle. But that is happened. I turned up about
:16:41. > :16:48.two years ago. It would turn up for the odd day. He would bring Bakara
:16:48. > :16:56.bits and birds that he would catch. And he could down and feed next to
:16:56. > :17:04.you. It just had become natural like. The owl settled in Stowfield
:17:04. > :17:09.Quarry and the quarrymen adopted them. And they named it Harley.
:17:09. > :17:16.Soon it was going to get out that there was an owl, an eagle owl
:17:16. > :17:21.living in the quarry. It could be seen flying around. Its hoot was
:17:21. > :17:30.quite distinctive. And whereas the quarrymen didn't seem to take
:17:30. > :17:35.offence, it is possible that someone did find the hoot annoying.
:17:35. > :17:41.He used to come down and sit on the pole every night. It started in
:17:41. > :17:46.January. We could hear his very loud hoot and he came down about
:17:46. > :17:51.6.30 at night and stay there most of the night. He was quite a
:17:52. > :17:59.friendly owl. But this friendly owl was soon to become a victim of a
:17:59. > :18:04.heartless crime. On this evening in February, a gentleman came to a
:18:04. > :18:13.residential area near quarry and saw Harley the eagle owl, perched
:18:13. > :18:22.on a telegraph pole. As he was watching it, he heard a shot. The
:18:22. > :18:32.owl fell to the ground. I believe the man then turns and saw either
:18:32. > :18:34.
:18:34. > :18:38.one or two males, one of whom had an air rifle with them. It happened
:18:38. > :18:42.on the Friday by the Sunday we thought it strange, because the owl
:18:42. > :18:47.hadn't been back. Some of the neighbours which we weren't aware
:18:47. > :18:52.about had done a search for the owl to try to find oit it but we
:18:52. > :18:57.weren't able to find the owl. Harley was missing for five days
:18:57. > :19:01.until a quarry worker spotted him on the side of the road. I was on
:19:01. > :19:06.my way to work about five o'clock and I saw it on the side of the
:19:06. > :19:11.road in the dark. I pulled over and got my coat out and chased it up
:19:11. > :19:18.and chucked the coat on it and managed to catch it and put it in
:19:18. > :19:24.the truck and phoned the falconry centre. Harley arrived in a
:19:24. > :19:28.critical condition. It was touch and go with his operation. It is
:19:28. > :19:38.not something that vets are used to having to deal with. There were a
:19:38. > :19:44.lot of elements that could have gone wrong. It was a miracle and
:19:44. > :19:49.now he has ended up becoming a fully fledged member of our
:19:49. > :19:55.demonstration team. That is incredible from where it began.
:19:55. > :19:59.Harley's personality has made him a hit with the visitors. It beggars
:19:59. > :20:05.belief that anybody would want to shoot an eagle owl. There is no
:20:05. > :20:11.reason to do that. So if anybody has any information, however small.
:20:11. > :20:17.I would like them to contact me as soon as possible. Jemima Parry
:20:17. > :20:22.Jones runs the centre here. Harley was lucky to survive? Yes it could
:20:22. > :20:27.have been a shot in the eye or even have killed him. What kind of a
:20:27. > :20:31.person would do this? It is beyond me. It guess somebody who got fed
:20:31. > :20:36.up with the noise and decided to do something about it. I know he is
:20:36. > :20:45.still recovering. But could we see him fly? Yes Adam's going to see if
:20:45. > :20:50.he can fly. There he goes. Stunning. He has had to have a lot of work on
:20:50. > :20:58.one of his wings. In your arm you have two bones, what happened was
:20:58. > :21:06.one was broken and he had a fix ateor stuck in there. You see on
:21:06. > :21:10.his wing where the damage is still there. It will take a while?
:21:10. > :21:20.Yes.Less Not indigenous to this country. How did he get here?
:21:20. > :21:24.Probably somebody bought him as a baby. They have flown him and maybe
:21:24. > :21:29.found they had taken on more than they realised. They make a
:21:29. > :21:36.tremendous noise and the neighbours don't like it if they're close.
:21:36. > :21:40.Will he be put back into the wild? No, because he is not an indigenous
:21:40. > :21:45.species, he must stay with us. Harley and and my staff will be
:21:45. > :21:49.together a long time. What will his job be? Because he likes people,
:21:49. > :21:54.we're going to fly him for the public. So he gets exercise and
:21:54. > :22:01.lots of expose tkwrour people. That is what he likes best. Can he
:22:01. > :22:10.expect once he is recovered to live a long life? Oh yes. Myledly eagle
:22:10. > :22:17.owl is 37 -- my elderly eagle owl is 37 this year. Slow will be here
:22:17. > :22:23.for the rest of his life. Frpbgs he will probably outlive me. Harlly
:22:23. > :22:31.loves having people around. Thank you. Now Steve is with the man
:22:31. > :22:37.looking into this crime. Simon is with me from the RSPCA. Harley is a
:22:37. > :22:44.non-indigenous species. So it is a grae area as to whether an offence
:22:44. > :22:48.is committed Yes he does not have there same protection as our native
:22:48. > :22:57.owls. But anyone shooting a bird and leaving to it wounded possibly
:22:57. > :23:03.has committed an offence. You don't take it any less seriously? No.
:23:03. > :23:08.telling what is happening with song birds. They are getting targeted.
:23:08. > :23:12.We're getting more calls in relation to people taking our
:23:12. > :23:16.British finches, our song birds, out of the wild for their own
:23:16. > :23:21.purposes. Whether it is to sell or to increase their own stock. These
:23:21. > :23:30.are some of the bits of equipment that we're finding they are using.
:23:30. > :23:34.How much of a problem is it? We're investigating up to 100 incidents a
:23:34. > :23:40.year. Also what is interesting, show us thousand the traps are used.
:23:40. > :23:47.People can use them in their gardens. Yes people are feeding
:23:47. > :23:52.guards in the -- feeding birds in the garden. They will have a call
:23:52. > :23:58.bird in the bottom, encouraging birds to come in. They come in, see
:23:58. > :24:05.that there is seed here and think it is a free meal. Land on the
:24:05. > :24:10.perch and it would set them all off. There we have three birds in that
:24:10. > :24:15.particular cage and they can be sold for between �50 to �70. Thank
:24:15. > :24:19.you. If you have information about what happened to Harley the owl or
:24:19. > :24:29.any other wildlife crime; please get in touch with us. The numbers
:24:29. > :24:34.
:24:34. > :24:41.are on your screen. Now back to the In March guitarist Craig Ogden was
:24:41. > :24:47.victim to an elaborate scam that saw him lose an �18,000 guitar like
:24:47. > :24:53.this. He was booked to perform at a memorial service but before the
:24:53. > :24:57.service accepted an invite to join mourners for food. But there was no
:24:57. > :25:02.mourner, no funeral and when he got back to the church his guitar was
:25:02. > :25:10.gone. Craig we have to talk about this scam that you were victim of.
:25:10. > :25:14.How did they con you? I was booked to play at a memorial service for
:25:14. > :25:20.this guy called Pat's brother. We arranged to meet before the service
:25:20. > :25:26.to meet at the church, see where I was playing and store my guitar and
:25:27. > :25:33.then join his family and friends for lunch. He sent me off in a taxi,
:25:33. > :25:37.because he had to wait to get catch late comers. But at that point when
:25:37. > :25:45.I was gone he went and stole my guitar. The strangest thing he went
:25:45. > :25:51.straight from stealing my guitar to make -- meeting a colleague of mine,
:25:51. > :25:56.did the same, stole his guitar as well. Well let's look at the guitar.
:25:56. > :26:05.It is not the same, but it is similar. It is almost identical.
:26:05. > :26:11.The same makerser, it is made by Greg Smallman. The detail and the
:26:11. > :26:18.armrest, the type of wood on the back, the shaping, all identical.
:26:18. > :26:23.The only distinguishing thing tr from mine is a semi circular bit of
:26:23. > :26:26.damage above the sound hole that would, it is obvious you couldn't
:26:26. > :26:34.hide it. So that would identify the instrument. But they don't make
:26:34. > :26:40.many of these. Greg works on his own. And to see a Smallman for sale
:26:40. > :26:47.is rare. But to see one with that damage it is clear it would be mine.
:26:47. > :26:51.There is a waiting list to buy 1-1? Yes there is a five or six year
:26:51. > :26:55.waiting list. You feel for this and you thought it was a genuine job.
:26:55. > :27:02.You have heard somebody else has been done. A colleague was booked
:27:02. > :27:07.in the same way. We had been contacted by e-mail. And the same
:27:07. > :27:11.scam. It was, there was nothing unusual about it. This guy, we
:27:11. > :27:20.established a nice dialogue through e-mail and the phone. He followed
:27:20. > :27:27.my career and heard CDs. I had a No 1CD. We talked about that the the
:27:27. > :27:33.next disk. After you have had e- mails. You tried to make contact.
:27:33. > :27:39.The day he stole it. No more contact that day. Then we reported
:27:39. > :27:45.the instrument stolen. Then he e- mailed us both for days saying he
:27:45. > :27:50.wanted to return to instrument and talking about being a con man,
:27:50. > :27:55.wearing fake hair and it was all a distrabs. He had no intention of
:27:55. > :28:00.returning the instruments. Hopefully somebody has information
:28:00. > :28:09.and we can get that guitar back. If you know anything about this con,
:28:09. > :28:13.please give us a call. Now back to Steve. We're only a short drive
:28:13. > :28:19.from Gloucester with where at the start of the year a shop was
:28:19. > :28:24.attacked by robbers. A small shop in Gloucester. A family business
:28:24. > :28:34.about to be rocked by a vicious armed robbery. Armed with an axe
:28:34. > :28:37.
:28:37. > :28:46.and a gun, two men carried out this crime. The on bri took place in the
:28:47. > :28:54.Kone Hill area in a shop on the corner of Newton avenue. Christian
:28:54. > :29:00.was working the late shift alone. Normally I was working the till.
:29:00. > :29:06.That day was quiet. I was filling in the chocolate. He had been
:29:06. > :29:10.working here only for a few days. He had no idea how horrifying his
:29:10. > :29:18.night would become. Near two centimetres were checking out the
:29:18. > :29:25.store. -- two centimetres were -- two criminals were checking out the
:29:25. > :29:31.store. They went to the church up the road on the left. They stashed
:29:31. > :29:41.their bike behind a church. They speak to three youths and tell the
:29:41. > :29:48.
:29:48. > :29:55.The first person came in quickly and put their hands around my head.
:29:55. > :29:59.There was a short struggle with the shop assistant. This CCTV shows
:29:59. > :30:06.Christian at struggling to fight of his attackers. With an axe held to
:30:06. > :30:11.his head, he refuses to give in until one of them pulls out a gun.
:30:11. > :30:21.Take that and I will shoot you! this point the shop assistant is so
:30:21. > :30:27.
:30:27. > :30:33.scared he complies with their request. He said, if you don't open
:30:33. > :30:43.the till, I will shoot you. Christian gave the attackers what
:30:43. > :30:44.
:30:44. > :30:47.they wanted. Having got what they came for, the two men came back
:30:47. > :30:51.where they came from. They pick up the bike from behind the church.
:30:51. > :31:00.Seconds later, they abandon it, and make off on foot where they are
:31:00. > :31:10.caught on CCTV. The thugs made off with just �300 cash, and another
:31:10. > :31:11.
:31:11. > :31:21.�200 worth of cigarettes. The ordeal's left Christian traumatised.
:31:21. > :31:26.
:31:26. > :31:30.I'm very scared, very scared. also scared. This is a very serious
:31:30. > :31:36.offence with a fire arm and also a hand axe. These people need to be
:31:36. > :31:40.caught, because they pose a danger to the public. From that day, he
:31:40. > :31:43.said, I'm not going to work here. In the square, a bike is later
:31:43. > :31:46.discovered. That bike is an Apollo mountain bike, sold exclusively by
:31:47. > :31:50.Halfords, and was silver in colour. The fact that they cycled here
:31:50. > :31:54.suggests that they live within cycling distance. So we would ask
:31:54. > :32:01.for the public's help do they recognise them or the bike. We need
:32:01. > :32:08.the public's help to identify who these people are.
:32:08. > :32:13.DC Gareth Morgan, you're the man looking into this investigation.
:32:13. > :32:17.You have great CCTV of the incident itself. But the robbers have
:32:17. > :32:22.covered up their faces, is there any more information? We believe
:32:22. > :32:28.the CCTV will be key to identifying these offenders. The main offender
:32:29. > :32:32.has a large backside as is obvious. When he leaves, you can see what
:32:32. > :32:36.appears to be blonde or light ginger coloured hair protruding
:32:36. > :32:42.underneath. We believe people in the community will recognise this
:32:42. > :32:48.person. Do you believe these people are from the local community?
:32:48. > :32:52.store is well secluded, and the fat one defender cycled to it, it
:32:52. > :32:59.suggests they live within cycling distance. This was a particularly
:32:59. > :33:03.vicious attack, they came with a gun and an axe all for just �300.
:33:03. > :33:07.The offender with the Hand Gun have threatened to shoot the young
:33:07. > :33:17.assistant. We are urging the public to help us to catch these people.
:33:17. > :33:20.
:33:20. > :33:24.You've got the bike the robbers used? This is a silver Apollo
:33:24. > :33:29.mountain bike which is exclusively sold by Halfords. They stopped
:33:30. > :33:36.making his bike in 2004. The bike is in good condition. We believe
:33:36. > :33:39.people in the community will know about this. Thank you, Gareth.
:33:39. > :33:47.Remember, if you know anything about this robbery, please get in
:33:47. > :33:51.touch. Without your help, we can't Some really shocking CCTV in that
:33:51. > :34:01.attack in Gloucester. As Steve said, if you do know anything, please get
:34:01. > :34:01.
:34:01. > :34:05.in touch. Here's some more footage This troubled got a lot more than
:34:05. > :34:09.he bargained for when he attempted to steal from his newsagent in
:34:09. > :34:13.Greenwich in March. The hooded man runs and brandishing a knife but
:34:13. > :34:17.the shopkeeper decides he is having none of it. He throws his newspaper
:34:18. > :34:22.at him, then reaches behind the counter and grabs a wooden pole and
:34:22. > :34:28.chases the rubber away. He might have left empty-handed but the
:34:28. > :34:34.police still need to catch him. Here is one punter who is
:34:34. > :34:39.determined to get in. This is late March and he starts faulting this
:34:39. > :34:43.wall at the back of his Manchester bar. He opts for him more subtle
:34:43. > :34:48.approach, hurling a beer barrel at the back door of the pub. He
:34:48. > :34:53.threatens the barmaid and forces her to open the till. He is
:34:53. > :34:56.disturbed by a regular and fillies out the back door. Let us help the
:34:56. > :35:01.police to come at -- to catch this determined Robbo. Give us his name,
:35:01. > :35:05.please. It is January, these three are all
:35:05. > :35:11.wrapped up but his is not the cold they are protecting themselves from
:35:11. > :35:15.but the CCTV cameras. One stays by the door. The other jump over the
:35:15. > :35:20.shop counter and steal hundreds of pounds worth of Consols and games.
:35:20. > :35:25.They make sure they share the load. Here they are leaving with their
:35:25. > :35:29.arms laden. Put an end to their games, tell us who they are.
:35:29. > :35:32.If you know anything about any of those incidents, the numbers are on
:35:32. > :35:39.your screen. Or, if you wish to remain anonymous, you can call
:35:39. > :35:42.Crimestoppers. 0800 555 111. Now, Earlier, we met John Astman, an 83-
:35:42. > :35:52.year-old whose quiet life was violently disrupted by a robber.
:35:52. > :35:56.
:35:56. > :36:05.The injuries John suffered are In January this year, 83-year-old
:36:05. > :36:15.pensioner John Astman set out on But minutes later he encountered a
:36:15. > :36:17.
:36:17. > :36:21.man who was about to bring terror He said, "I want to talk to you."
:36:21. > :36:26.said, "Well, I don't want to talk to you." I said, "You get off out
:36:26. > :36:31.and go back the way you've came You're in serious trouble now. Get
:36:31. > :36:38.out. No, I need some money. opened that drawer. There was
:36:38. > :36:45.nothing in there and I told him, And he started looking over there
:36:45. > :36:55.Get out now. I want some money. got something in my back, and he
:36:55. > :36:56.
:36:56. > :37:00.said: "I''ve got a gun here. I'm I put my hand round there quick,
:37:00. > :37:04.and grasped his hand, and it fell on the floor. It was a letter
:37:04. > :37:08.opener shaped like a sword. I tried to get out through that door. But
:37:08. > :37:11.of course, I'd bolted and locked it. He went out there very quickly.
:37:11. > :37:15.Then, because he thought I was trying to get out of that door.
:37:15. > :37:25.There was a bread knife, and he then he put it to my throat and
:37:25. > :37:35.
:37:35. > :37:45.said: "I'll cut your throat if you I got most of my teeth knocked out,
:37:45. > :37:47.As well as John's terrible injuries, when he returned home he discovered
:37:47. > :37:57.treasured jewellery belonging to both his mother and his beloved
:37:57. > :38:00.
:38:00. > :38:04.Pat's engagement ring, he'd taken That was the 28th January, and he
:38:04. > :38:11.took her ring. Well, the 28th of January that was my mother's
:38:11. > :38:14.birthday. And when she died in hospital, they gave me her ring.
:38:14. > :38:17.And of course it was rather a treasured possession. John found
:38:17. > :38:23.the strength to come through this terrible ordeal by drawing on the
:38:23. > :38:28.memory of his partner. It's time I probably went into a nursing home,
:38:28. > :38:37.that was what I felt. I do feel scared, I nearly gave up. I know
:38:37. > :38:42.Pat would not have given up like Pat was a very, very practical
:38:42. > :38:44.person, and Pat wouldn't have given up. This is particularly vicious
:38:44. > :38:48.incident where an elderly vulnerable male, Mr Astman, was
:38:48. > :38:52.attacked. We're appealing for witnesses to come forward, to see
:38:52. > :38:57.if anybody was in the area at the relevant time, or if anybody
:38:57. > :39:07.recognises the description of the man or the e-fit that was issued.
:39:07. > :39:11.
:39:11. > :39:21.DCI Marc Flannery, you're the man heading up the hunt for this
:39:21. > :39:24.
:39:24. > :39:29.violent robber. John is recovering, how is he? Even though he has
:39:29. > :39:36.physically recovered, he is still suffering, it warns him daily, the
:39:36. > :39:41.nasty attack which took place in his own home. You have an e-fit
:39:41. > :39:46.image. Describe his character? is in his early twenties, 5 feet 8
:39:46. > :39:52.inches with mousey coloured hair and a side parting. Slim build.
:39:52. > :39:56.Sporty clothing, tracksuit bottoms, some white trainers on which had
:39:56. > :40:03.coloured stripes on the bottom. also have some other information
:40:03. > :40:08.for us today. Since the attack, John Astman has said he think he
:40:08. > :40:13.has seen the attack upon more than one occasion. The last time he saw
:40:13. > :40:18.this person, there was a distinctive description, the
:40:18. > :40:28.offender was wearing a white hooded top with a number 86 on the back
:40:28. > :40:28.
:40:28. > :40:32.and riding a red mountain bike. you think this chap is local?
:40:32. > :40:42.we have always believed the offender was a local person. We are
:40:42. > :40:48.
:40:48. > :40:51.asking the public to help to identify this man. If anyone out
:40:51. > :40:58.there knows anything at all, please get in touch. The numbers are on
:40:58. > :41:06.I've just got time to give you a quick update on some of the appeals
:41:06. > :41:11.so far: We have taken a call while we have been on air about Pawel
:41:11. > :41:18.Jakub Koperski. We believe he has been seen at the
:41:18. > :41:22.weekend. And some good calls about Philip Graham, wanted for burglary
:41:23. > :41:27.offences. We have had possible sightings of him. Police say they
:41:27. > :41:30.now have strong Leeds, thanks to your calls. Thank you to everyone.
:41:30. > :41:34.Miriam, you featured an e-fit in that last appeal. A computer
:41:34. > :41:39.generated image of a criminal, based on a witness's description.
:41:39. > :41:42.We've got a test to see how accurate these pictures are. I
:41:42. > :41:52.believe you have a totally innocent person, someone from the crew I've
:41:52. > :41:59.not seen before, to pose as a We'll just turn the camera round.
:41:59. > :42:05.Here's one of our crew. Let's take a look.
:42:05. > :42:09.The first person in the frame is this man here. I have never seemed
:42:09. > :42:12.that person the 4th. That is all I am going to get, I will try to
:42:12. > :42:16.memorise that picture. Straight after the programme, I'm
:42:16. > :42:19.going to talking to an expert meet up with the man who creates
:42:19. > :42:24.pictures like this, but with new technology. Tomorrow we'll see just
:42:24. > :42:27.how accurate the match is. Miriam and Steve, what have you got
:42:27. > :42:30.for us tomorrow? Tomorrow we're moving down to
:42:30. > :42:35.Frampton on Severn, a beautiful village where a nursing home has
:42:35. > :42:39.fallen victim to a conman. I've got my chemistry set at the
:42:39. > :42:41.ready. I'll be getting lessons on what forensic officers do at a
:42:41. > :42:43.crime scene. Thank you both. For more details
:42:43. > :42:48.about the crimes on today's programme, head to
:42:48. > :42:51.bbc.co.uk/crimewatchroadshow. Finally, we'll leave you with