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4th today, on Crimewatch Roadshow. We need your help to track down a

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man who is wanted by police forces across the UK, preying on the old

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And Hello, and welcome to today's Crimewatch Roadshow. We're live,

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and this is our third week on air, asking for your help to tackle

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unsolved crimes. On the programme today: when the hero who ended up

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in hospital, after he confronted a shoplifter.

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Police need to track down the people who beat him up.

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Wiltshire Police are clamping down on drugs, and we are in the thick

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of the action, as they make sure nothing is left to chance.

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And, police need to track down a man who pretended to be a stranger

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in need, before stealing from the Good Samaritans who agreed to help

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him out. For Our roadshow team are

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travelling the country, investigating crime where you are.

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Yesterday, we were in Salisbury. Today, we're still in Wiltshire.

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Where exactly are you, Dave? Hi, Rav. We're in Devizes, at

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Wiltshire Police's headquarters. Also the home of the Wiltshire

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Police helicopter. A few moments ago, it was called off to a genuine

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emergency, off she went. We are hoping she will return by the end

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of the programme. We have here, at a very brave dog, because she saved

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the life of her handler when they were faced by a nice man. Find out

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how she did it later. And BBC Points West's Alex Lovell joins us

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again today. Thanks, Dave. Today, I'll be with

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Swindon's Drug Enforcement Team. They're carrying out raids, in

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their bid to put a stop to the activities of dealers who have

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moved in to the area. Thanks, Alex. Time for our first

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appeal today. Police need your help to find a prolific con man who's

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wanted by police forces in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern

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Ireland. He preys on people's goodwill, before disappearing with

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their money. We have featured him on Crimewatch Roadshow last year.

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But, despite our appeals, he still hasn't been caught. And victims are

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still coming forward. Robert Kerr is wanted by 12 different police

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forces across the country in direction with Curtly -- 30 cases

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of burglary and fraud. Police believe he is a conman who has been

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preying on Good Samaritans. Last year, we appealed for information

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on Robert Kerr. A priest from North Yorkshire had been conned out of

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�1,000. He said Robert Kerr promised the money would be

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returned by career. For three years, the Korea never came. We also

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featured a couple from Gloucester who want to remain anonymous. They

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say they were duped by Robert Kerr. We thought we were doing a favour

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for another Christian. They say it began when they offered to pay for

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his train fare, but the deception spiralled until the couple had

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handed over �460 for hotels and taxis. He disappeared with the

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money, and never returned. I was very cross when we realised what

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had happened and we had been taken in. Part of my role is to

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investigate all forms of distraction burglary, where people

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have been scammed within their own homes. The suspect it is playing on

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people's faith. And their good will. And it does upset me. They were not

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the only people to be targeted by the trickster with an agenda. The

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appeals on Crimewatch Roadshow did not track down this slippery

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character but they did prompt more victims to come forward. If look,

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that Irish gentleman, who took the money. Christine and Terry had been

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watching from the B&B they run in Warminster, and they recognised him.

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It is him, give them a call. We saw it a year ago, it was death

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and mayhem. I picked up the phone and spoke to one of the police

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officers. Christine and Terry say they were visited in 2009 by the

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man they had seen on the appeal. Robert Kerr. At the time, Christine

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was home alone at their B&B when the doorbell rang. Hello. The man

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at the door was very friendly and said he knew Christine's mother in

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law. He called himself John, and asked if they had a room where he

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could stay. He said he had been released from Salisbury District

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Hospital. He had a red band on his wrist. What is your wrist band?

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have been in hospital four days in Salisbury. He was really convincing.

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This is my husband Terry. I could chat to him quite easily, but there

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was something about him are wasn't sure. After convincing the couple

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of his story, all seemed fine until the next morning when Terry went to

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a hospital appointment at leaving Christine alone. I was washing up

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in the kitchen. I need some money! He came in so quickly it took me by

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surprise. He needed some money. He said he needed to go to Bristol

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Airport. I went into the lounge to get some money. He stood so close

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to me. I felt really threatened. I handed over the money. Then he said,

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I want some more money. I handed more money to him to get him out,

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because I felt really threatened. He wanted extra money to buy his

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granddaughter's something for Christmas. In total, Christine

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handed over �300. When I came back from hospital, my wife told me. She

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was in quite an upset state. I said to her, calm down. You can replace

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money but you can't replace a person. If he is watching or

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anybody knows where he is, give yourself in, or phone the police.

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Get him caught. He could do this, and he could do something really

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drastic to older people. It is believed that is exactly what he

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has done. Since we made that film, the

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reverend alan neil has passed away. His death had nothing to do with

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the case. Alan car meanwhile remains at large. Later, we'll be

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finding out how Robert Kerr took hundreds of pounds from an 89-year-

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old widow. Rav, back to you. Thanks, Dave.

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Now, time to have a look at today's Wanted Faces.

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Nine years ago today, this man, Peter Evered, was found guilty of

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rape and indecent assault, but went on the run before he could be

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sentenced. Detectives believe the 58 year old may now be using a new

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name. At the time of his disappearance, he had long hair and

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a beard, but his appearance may have changed. He's known to have

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connections to the Maidenhead, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire

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areas. Come on, let's put him back before the courts.

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Our next Wanted Face, Flamur Hasa, is also commonly known as Muli, and

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apparently introduces himself as Barney the Greek. Detectives in the

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West Mercia force want to speak to him in connection with wounding

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with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. He's originally from

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Albania, but now has connections to the West Midlands and Telford areas.

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Have you seen him recently? Next up is this man, Stephen Wesley

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Blake. In September last year, he was sentenced in his absence to

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eight years in prison, for possession of a shotgun, four years

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for harassment, and one year for cultivating cannabis, with the

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sentences to run concurrently. He's known to have connections to the

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Redditch and Warwickshire areas, and has a Chinese symbol tattooed

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on the left side of his neck, and his date of birth tattooed on the

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right side. He also has a tattoo, with the name "Joanne", on the

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inside of his left arm. Tell us if you know where he is.

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Last up for today is Andrew Roper. He failed to appear before Preston

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Crown Court back in April 2002, on a charge of rape, and a warrant was

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issued for his arrest. He's known to have connections to the

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Lancashire area and also to Gillingham in Kent.

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If you recognise any of these Wanted Faces, then please give us a

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call. Our number is 08000 468 999. Or you can text us on 63399. Text

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CW, space, and then your message. And that space is really important,

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if you don't put it in, your message won't get through to us. Of

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course, you can e-mail us too. The address: [email protected]. Now, over

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to Alex in Devizes. The impact illegal drugs have on

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society is huge. Figures suggest that over half of all theft which

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happens in the UK is drug-related. Wiltshire Police are cracking down

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on those supplying drugs. I went out with officers in Swindon, who

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are our front line defence against this menace.

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An all come to Operation Atlantic. This is the background, on its drug

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use and violence in the county. Here, in Sweden -- Swindon,

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briefing the team about today's raid. This is all about locking up

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the people who cause most harm to us. As police officers prepare, I

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joined the leaders as they give a brief on the low-down on what is

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about to happen at one of the addresses to be raided today.

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When we get there, they will move swiftly, break the door down.

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Anyone inside will be put down as quickly as possible on to the

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ground so it makes it is safe environment for the police officers

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to start searching. They're looking for anything related to Class A

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drugs. Police say canals are coming into

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the county from Bristol and London, defending vulnerable people, using

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their homes to deal drugs. They take their positions surrounding

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the target property before using Police! Empty, but I'm told it is

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often because dealers keep their own homes separate from the address

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they used to deal drugs. Nobody is here. That doesn't mean there are

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no drugs here which is why we are searching the premises. They could

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come back at any point. It is a small flat. The police officers

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have had a look around, there's nobody here. They have happened --

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they have found Scales, and individual bags. The search is only

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just beginning. Something we will have to seize

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here, as you can see, it is a lot of white powder way you can hide

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quite a bit in there. That will be coming with us for testing. Three

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individual cellophane wraps, four. The way this is normally wrapped up,

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it is in a tight bundle like that. And it is sold like that?

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Apparently so. Good evidence for us. Kenya get fingerprints from that?

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Yes? We will take that. -- can you get fingerprints. It is not just

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drugs the team are looking for. That was in the kitchen, right next

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to the weighing scales. They may use it to cut up as well. Then, the

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police find something of interest. Cannabis. Tucked away in the top

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kitchen drawer. The female logo, is that relevant? It can be to

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particular people who deal with it. Their common logo. So others will

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know what grade it is. Whether these sources a reliable one.

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Criminals work hard to stay one step ahead, so sometimes it is a

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challenge for the police to keep tabs on their movements. The issues

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we have, if they have moved on, we try to get intelligence. This time,

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we have got links to what we believe his drug dealing.

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dealing is going on, money will be changing hands. This is to test if

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the money is real. At the end of the day, they don't even trust

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themselves. They bring in one last member of the team to help to

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complete the search. A one year-old sniffer dog, with an acute sense of

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smell to make sure every last This makes me think that something

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has been stolen. And the residual smell would have been there. Then,

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calling on the police walkie-talkie. The main suspect has turned up

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outside. Based on previous intelligence combined with today's

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findings, the man is detained. He is later arrested in connection

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with the supply of Class A drugs. The that was a very positive

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warrant and we have want under arrest for Class A drugs and we

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have a lot of intelligence and we have a robust message to send out

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to the people about drugs in Swindon. An update on that film...

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The man has been released on police bail until the end of the month.

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Sergeant Scott Hargreave is one of the officers who was out on the

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raid. This was all part of Operation Atlantic. A large number

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of properties were targetted. the end, the result give us �23,000

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worth of Class A and Class B drugs, stolen property, laptops and

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jewellery and it resulted in 26 arrests. You feel that you remove

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one person at from the drugs ring and somebody else might move in.

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Does this really make a difference? To it does. Previous experience has

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shown that if we police this robustly, it cuts down on

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reoffending and if we cut off at the supply, the addicts that are

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committing the crimes will seek help elsewhere through self-help

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groups for their doctor. It is ongoing. We have some of the things

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that you use. This is a battering ram. The Red Key! As you can see,

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it is very heavy. How justified is it to we used in the sun somebody's

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front door? Fairly justified. �35 allows us to get into any property

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fairly easily. To ensure that people do not get rid of their

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drugs. The essence is surprise. And at the door opens outwards? Yes,

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this is a hooligan bar. It is multi-purpose, for padlocks, four

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doors that open outwards or inwards and we can also clear glass from

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windows and doorways. I am glad you have got it because it is a very

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menacing piece of equipment. Back to the studio... Thank you. Still

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to come... Police want your help to catch the people who attacked a man

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after he confronted a shoplifter. He might have been doing the right

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thing, but they were certainly in the wrong. A web of deceit. How a

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con man persuaded an 89 year-old woman to handover the money she had

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saved to pay her bills. Police need your help to stop him. And this

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woman is bravely speaking out to appeal for your help to catch the

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man who attacked her as she walked home after a night out. But first,

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time to look at some everyday crime conveniently caught on CCTV.

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Wandsworth last November. Two men come into this telephone shop and

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they are closely followed by another pair. They look at the

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phones and start grabbing at the displays. 10 phones worth more than

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�4,000 are stolen or damaged. The shop assistant attempts to stop

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them as they leave but they all manage to pull out of the door.

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Police would like to talk to all these men. If you know them, give

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us a call. Next, a private home in water nouvelle in Hampshire. March,

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this year, and two men skill the gates to get into the driveway. You

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can see them on the left. Once in, they start smashing the windows of

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the two cars in the driveway. Listen to the rack at their making.

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This has happened before. And the family have put up a �1,000 reward

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for information leading to a conviction. If you know who they

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are, call us. March this year between 1:30am and 2:00am and this

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Chancellor has broken into a bureau de change in central London. We are

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actually inside. There is a lot of debris flying around because he is

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making a right mess of getting inside. He was this? The Save

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beggar has a friend who is ripping out the alarm system. These guys

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are not in a hurry. They are in for more than four hours but still fail

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to get into the safe. They leave but the damage is substantial.

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Police need names. If you know who they are, you know who to call. And

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if you've seen anyone or anything you recognise in those clips, do

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get in touch. We need your help in finding the thugs who but a man in

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hospital. This happened in the town of Melksham. A young man spoted

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someone shoplifting, but when he challenged them, he was in for a

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shock. I thought they were literally going to beat me to death.

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If they're going to beat me up over ice-cream, you know they welcome

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back for you, just for the hill of it. Are you saying I took

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something? It was a cowardly attack. Five people stood around one person,

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a totally innocent member of the public he was only trying to do the

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right thing. On 15th May, 20 year- old Christopher Robinson went to

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his local Blockbuster DVDs to work to collect a film and also made his

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friend, who works there. It was at 8:30pm and I agreed that ended get

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an DVD. I grab the DVD and went straight to the tell. It looked

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quite busy. A as Christopher chatted, he noticed a group of

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young people they were acting suspiciously. It was mainly their

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body language that give it away. It was a mix of their face and their

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body language which bought the whole suspicious this on, really.

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There was a lady with black hair who put her back to me and she

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blocked me and was almost touching me. I looked around. Another woman

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reached into the fridge and took a tub of ice-cream and slipped it

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into her bag. They all grouped together and headed for the exit

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and because I saw this happening, I do not know what it was, it was

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literally like, if I did not do anything, so selling over one ice-

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cream, but that was my impulse. Acting on that in polls would have

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dramatic consequences. It was immediately outside, so the exit

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door is opened and the female lays carrying the ice-cream and the

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victim approach has a female writer outside the store. In the High

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Street. For some reason I just shouted as they were walking. And

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she acknowledged but ignored me so I jumped over to her. I said, give

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back what you have stolen and I put my hand out. She turned around and

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said I didn't steal anything but I opened her handbag and she gave me

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back which you still. That was quite odd. I went to head back when

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the three guys heard what was going on. And they began to approach may

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and they got quite close. Too close for comfort. They came on very

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aggressively. He said, he is dealing? A dusty and nothing!

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pointing out that lady. Who is stealing? At that point, he give me

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three blows to the face. I staggered backwards. He punched me

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again. Chris was dazed and confused and walked back to the shop, were

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his friend was working. He said, oh my God! When his mother found out

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about the attack, he was already in hospital. It was the early hours of

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the morning and I received a text message from Christopher's friend.

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I was shocked, what on earth had happened? I immediately went to the

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accident and emergency and Christopher was waiting to be seen

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by a doctor. Christopher sustained serious injuries, his I was heavily

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bruised and swollen and he also received cuts to his mouth and face.

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It is principle. People have strong principles and the theft occurs in

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front of them, when they are just about to pay for their own goods

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and they see somebody stealing, they think that isn't right so

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approaching those men, that was based on his own morals and

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principles. A brave thing to do. They committed to crimes on Monday.

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Over one ice-cream, that is nothing. A vicious attack and over some ice-

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cream. Andy Peach is the arresting officer. The best of motives, there.

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But he paid a terrible price? was a brave act. A spirited member

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of the community and he has gone to prevent this theft and he has been

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viciously attacked. He was very brave but the best thing was to not

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get involved and reported to police? We would advise the public

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not to get involved and not tackle criminals. The report it and rain a

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999. Let's look at this kind, they have to be caught. Three Asian

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males, the main aggressor, the man who punched Christopher, he was 6

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ft tall and have a slim build and wearing a pink short-sleeved shirt.

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He is described as having a local accent. And the girl who stole the

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as can? White Female, 20 years old, blonde hair piled on her head, she

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looked -- it looked like a pineapple. And the other man, dark

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hair, slim build. You need people to come forward and give you help.

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It was market place in action. Very busy? The I appeal to the community

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to come forward and help us catch this individual and a spring him to

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justice. Thank you very much indeed. The number is on the screen. You

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know what to do. That was a very nasty attack. If you think you know

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anything about that, contact us. The numbers are on your screen now.

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Or you can also ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Earlier in the programme we appealed for information about a

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con man who has appeared on Crimewatch Roadshow before but who

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has still not been caught, even though he is wanted by 13 police

:25:54.:25:59.

forces across the country, including Avon and Somerset.

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They've asked us to appeal for information after Robert Kerr

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deceived an 89-year-old widow in order to get his hands on her money.

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Robert Kerr is a prolific conman. 89 year-old Doris was about to

:26:17.:26:24.

become his latest victim. I would doubt anybody, now. Generally, I am

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not afraid. It started around the corner from her house when Robert

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Kerr born into her friend. stopped me and asked me if I knew

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were the Roman Catholic Church was. He was organising the funeral and

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wanted to look at it. While he was telling me those things that I did

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not believe, he was very persuasive. A Ron suggested that he should

:26:49.:26:53.

stick two daughters. He knew she was active at her local church. He

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thought she might be able to help. -- he should speak to Doris. He

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then turned up at her house. This man came to the door and said, a

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friend had died and he wanted to do the funeral. He wanted to do it in

:27:12.:27:18.

the church. And I said, I am very sorry but you would have to going

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to Clevedon, Corpus Christie, and ask the people there. We did it

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have funerals here. He claimed his car had broken down and he did not

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know what to do. Corus believe 10 and as a Good Samaritan, she

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invited him in. I thought he was a priest. I really did. I said to him,

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I was see if I can give you something. I think maybe I can help

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you. But this is my heating money. He has no qualms about playing on

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the elderly. And people have faith within the Church. He is using

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those factors for his own games. can only give you �200. That would

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probably be enough. He said he would be back with the money at 5pm.

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I am aware that Taurus is heavily involved in the church and because

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of their good nature and how plausible history was, Doris then

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given �200 cash from her winter heating allowance. Having promised

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to come back, he walked out of the house with the money that Dora's

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had set aside to pay for heating through the winter. Ron had second

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thoughts about handing over her address. Worried, he went to check

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on her. By the time I got there he had been and gone. We sat there,

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twiddling our fingers, for two hours. At 7pm we decided that he

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was not coming. Deplorable, really. I cannot understand how anybody

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could go around calling people out of their livelihood. He if anybody

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has any information on what this particular individual is living or

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staying at the moment, please call. We don't want to miss the

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opportunity to catch him. It has been a long time, or one year and

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it is time he was brought to DI Mark Wolfe is with me now, from

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Avon and Somerset Police, which is overseeing the investigation for

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all 12 forces across the country who want to talk to Robert Kerr.

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How similar are all the cases? is a confidence trickster, he uses

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a down on his luck type of story to get money out of people for public

:29:54.:29:59.

transport. Accommodation. Usually, he will focus on churches, the

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Royal British Legion, he is an ex soldier. He comes across with a

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plausible story. He is going for a similar type of

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victim, have any been connected? None at all.

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He has been on the run, why haven't you found him? He has none of the

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normal references, no bank account, passport, driving licence. He lives

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a transient lifestyle. Used as public transport, stays in B and Bs.

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We are keen to locate him. Does he use different names? He does use

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the name of Andrew Johnson. The best way of identifying him, he has

:30:49.:30:59.
:30:59.:30:59.

his nickname on his right wrist, Skeeby. -- Scooby.

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It can be difficult to turn somebody away who has a hard luck

:31:04.:31:09.

stories. Do check people out, ask for identification, get someone

:31:09.:31:19.
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else involved. Ring the police, that is what we are here for.

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If you can help track Rober Kerr down, ring us now. Thanks, Mark.

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Now, the fact that just about everyone now has a phone that can

:31:30.:31:33.

take pictures or films has changed the way police can gather evidence.

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And the Metropolitan Police hope you might be able to solve a

:31:36.:31:39.

vicious attack that someone out there caught on camera. Detective

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Constable George Allan is investigating this incident. This

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attack happened in Piccadilly Circus in central London. This

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happened earlier this year, on Friday 17th February.

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It was around 9.45pm. The victim, who is a Hungarian national, was

:31:50.:31:54.

visiting family in the UK. He was sat on the steps of the Eros statue

:31:54.:31:57.

watching the street entertainers, when a dispute between himself and

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the suspects started. The argument escalates to something pretty

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drastic. The man is attacked by a group of unidentified males. It's

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pretty nasty, let's take a look. So what's happening here? The man is

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being chased, and the suspects trip him up. They proceed to beat him up,

:32:11.:32:21.
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quite viciously. A brutal attack. Now they've finished attacking him,

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and the victim tries to get up, but he collapses from his injuries.

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That's just terrible. They even hit him over the head with a vodka

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bottle. This guy was left with some really bad injuries. He had a

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dislocated left hip, a fractured pelvis, a bleed to the brain, and

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numerous cuts and bruises. He's still receiving medical treatment

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now. This is a really serious incident. You'd really like to

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catch these people. But with the CCTV, it's hard to recognise the

:32:46.:32:49.

people attacking. But you hope there's another piece of evidence

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out there that might be able to help you. We believe there could be

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more evidence out there on mobile phones. There were a lot of people

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around when this incident was happening. So we're keen to speak

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to anyone who witnessed this. In particular, there is a male wearing

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a body warmer who can be seen videoing the incident using his

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mobile phone. We think this person might really be able to help us.

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This is in the busiest part of London, 9:45pm. It's understandable

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if onlookers don't want to get stuck in if there's an attack going

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on. But if you happen to catch something like this on camera, it

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can really help the police. We believe other people may have

:33:26.:33:32.

filmed this incident. Evidence taken at the scene by an onlooker

:33:32.:33:36.

can really aid an investigation. It can help us to identify suspects,

:33:36.:33:39.

or even provides evidence of the incident taking place. If someone

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came to you, or any police force, I imagine they could remain anonymous

:33:43.:33:46.

if they wanted to? We're always grateful for the public's help with

:33:46.:33:55.

investigations. But they don't have to be named. And it can make a real

:33:55.:33:58.

difference. Let's hope they can make a difference with this case.

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Thanks, George. Were you in Piccadilly Circus on

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the night of this attack, or were you even the person filming it? You

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could help put these thugs behind bars. Please get in touch. Alex.

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Thanks, Rav. We're appealing for your help on a very serious crime.

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A young woman, who was raped as she returned from a night out in

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Swindon, has been brave enough to speak out, as she wants the man who

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did this to be caught. We are not identifying the woman, and her

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words are spoken by an actor. Before we talk to the officer in

:34:37.:34:46.

charge, let's hear from the victim what happened.

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IRA was with the same friends I'd go up with. We were having fun,

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drinking. Dancing, having a laugh. I walked home on my own. Everything

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was normal. I got halfway. I was grabbed from behind. Terrifying.

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Detective Constable Gemma Vinton is investigating the case. This is a

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very serious incident, and you want to talk to anyone who may have

:35:13.:35:16.

witnessed anything on that night, Thursday May 3rd, or the early

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hours of Friday May 4th. She had been out in the Kasbah nightclub

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until the early hours of Thursday May 4th. She left at 2am, and

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started walking home. If anybody saw anything that might

:35:33.:35:42.

be relevant, they need to contact you. Where did it happen? You can

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just hear the helicopter coming back. She walked down Regents

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Street, past the kebab shop. After that she walked up Eastcott Hill

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towards Old Town in Swindon. Half way up Eastcott Hill, she cut down

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an alleyway as a shortcut. As she entered the alleyway, she was

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grabbed from behind, violently thrown to the floor, and raped. Do

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we have any description of the man for anyone out there that may

:36:15.:36:19.

recognise him? The victim has been able to give us a description. He

:36:19.:36:23.

was a white man in his early twenties, and was wearing a hoody.

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His face was covered by the hood. And the victim could only see his

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chin, which identified him as white. Crimes of this nature are very rare.

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But do take precautions, let somebody know when you're coming

:36:33.:36:38.

home. Try not to be alone. Keep your mobile phone with you.

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This attack has had a devastating effect on this young woman, and on

:36:41.:36:45.

her family. She won't go out alone now. She told us how it's affected

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her. IRA put on a brave face the

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majority of the time, but it has had a big impact. It changes what

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you do, how you feel about things, about people. I didn't even want to

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see my Borrie mates because I didn't want to be near a guy.

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Please contact us if you know anything about that attack. It's

:37:16.:37:21.

really important that this man is found. What advice do you have to

:37:21.:37:26.

people to stay safe late night? They should make sure they have

:37:26.:37:29.

planned their route home. Don't walk alone if they can help it. Be

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aware of their surroundings. And ideally, get a taxi home to the

:37:33.:37:35.

front door. Thanks, Gemma. Hopefully the viewers can help to

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catch this man. Over to you, Rav. A terrible ordeal. Let's see if

:37:39.:37:43.

anyone out there can help the police. Now, time for some more

:37:43.:37:49.

crimes caught on camera. This customer has come in to look

:37:49.:37:53.

at the rings in his jewellery store in Uxbridge in Middlesex. He spends

:37:53.:37:57.

time casually chatting to the assistant about what he is looking

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for. The assistant puts the rings on the counter and to find out what

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he really fancies, having them for nothing. He grabs two rings worth

:38:07.:38:12.

five grand, and runs for it. Don't let this be run rings around anyone

:38:12.:38:17.

else. If you recognise him, get in touch.

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Two guys break into this newsagent in Hythe in Kent injury this year.

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It looks like they might have forgotten to bring a back. They

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come back with what looks like a duvet cover. And they manage to

:38:32.:38:36.

fillet with �5,000 of cigarettes. We do not see their faces, but you

:38:36.:38:45.

may recognise the Lennon. Come on, help us smoke out these thieves.

:38:45.:38:51.

Last one for now. See if you can help us with this one. Lloyds TSB

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in Greenwich in London, February this year. This man has his face

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partially covered but that bobble hat is memorable enough. The gite

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in the pink jumper passers, banking his takings of �10,000 all in that

:39:06.:39:11.

bad. The thief goes outside and the camera picks him up pacing up and

:39:11.:39:16.

down. He goes back in, made a grab for the bag before making a run for

:39:16.:39:20.

it. With his distinctive hat and tracksuit, someone must know who he

:39:20.:39:29.

is. Come on, let's hope the police catch him. -- let's help. If you

:39:29.:39:32.

recognise anyone, you know what you need to do. Dave.

:39:32.:39:42.
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Thanks. Here is our star guest, she is very brave. Tell us briefly how

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she save your life? An incident in Swindon, a man with

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a knife, he came out of the house. We challenged him, he came at us.

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She was stabbed, defending it, because she wouldn't back off.

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were stabbed seven times. The back of the neck, lead and face. And she

:40:07.:40:12.

was stabbed because she would not let go. Remarkable, a young police

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dog, her first operational deployment in a violent situation.

:40:17.:40:22.

She kept hold of him and she saved my life. She saved the lives of the

:40:22.:40:31.

other police officers because the man was so out of control. She won

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a special award for bravery. PDSA gold medal, the highest order

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for his million dog for bravery, which she richly deserves and I am

:40:42.:40:48.

thoroughly proud of her. Not only your love but potentially saving

:40:48.:40:58.
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the lives of other police officers. -- your life. For he was in a very

:40:58.:41:02.

disturbed state of mind, armed with two knives, anything could have

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happened. Well done to you. A quick update, new details on the

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conman Robert Kerr featured earlier. Please kick those calls coming in,

:41:19.:41:23.

we need to catch him. A police officer has called in with

:41:23.:41:29.

a good lead on the CCTV pictures of a mobile phone snatch in ones worth

:41:29.:41:39.
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in London. And some calls with potential names.

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The helicopter has landed. What were you doing?

:41:54.:41:59.

We were called out to a patient with anaphylactic shock, a life-

:41:59.:42:03.

threatening emergency. The aircraft got there in eight minutes. Five

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minutes to hospital. How is the patient? Making a good recovery.

:42:08.:42:12.

Critically ill to start with. That's to was getting there so

:42:12.:42:16.

quickly it is likely they will make a full recovery. What you normally

:42:16.:42:24.

do? I am trained as a police bare of server. My role is to sit next

:42:24.:42:33.

to the pilot, the City with navigation,, treat in a -- and help

:42:33.:42:43.
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with commentary. -- I am trained as a police air observer. That's just

:42:46.:42:55.

about it from us. That's it for today. Remember, all

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