Episode 15 Crimewatch Roadshow

On the programme today. Police are appealing for help to find the men

who subjected a retired farmer to be a terrifying ordeal at his

Hello. And welcome to Crimewatch Roadshow, the programme where you

can make a difference and keep our streets safer. Coming up on the

programme today: Were you on what on farmland, with the UK Border

Agency who are clamping and on illegal immigrants in the Teesside

and of Aberystwyth. The beautiful Welsh countryside is

a magnet for bikers, and Dyfed Powys Police are ready for them.

And, the pensioner who was on the attack by intruders in the many

hours. He was tied up and left on his run through the night. Police

are appealing for new information. It's the end of week three, and the

roadshow team are, as ever, out travelling the country. And today,

they're slap bang in the middle of Wales. So where are you, Dave?

Hi, Rav. It's our last day here in Wales, in Newtown, just ten miles

from the border with England. Dyfed Powys Police need your help to find

the people who robbed this building society behind me.

And Nicola is here. Morning. And we'll also be looking

at a pioneering scheme here in Newtown, where local shops have

banded together to ban suspected shoplifters.

Sounds good. Now, our first appeal. Dyfed Powys Police have a good

record of solving cold cases, crimes from the past that haven't

been solved. A review of cold cases led to the conviction of murderer

John William Cooper. Now, they need your help with another case still

on their books that they particularly want to solve. An

attack so violent we can't go into the exact details of what happened.

Since on its old crones on a balanced. That is the mantra of

Dyfed Powys Police. That we did six years, John William Cooper thought

he had got away with murder of four people in the 80s and the rape of

the 16 you will go up in the 90s. And to record his review was

ordered and forensic evidence was discovered, linking him to the

crimes. You must judge meet after the trial and not before. The he

would run guilty of the offences, and sentenced to life in prison.

After the success, Dyfed Powys Police turned their attention to

another court case is that it plays in 1990 borough. The Cricklehowell

kenny, a full 17 years ago. Very serious. I lost hope they would

catch anybody, they won't be from court and out of the blue from the

viewer the. William Morris was born in 1917, he's arrived in the south

Wales border and the Second World War. He was the bachelor, living on

his run at green deal farm near Cricklehowell. Avery quite Jack,

easy-going, captains of students. On 7th September, 1995, when

doesn't year-old -- doesn't year- old was subjected to with brutal

attack. He he retired to bed around 11pm. Summed manure and it was, he

had no news abstainers. -- some part in the only colours, he had

any noise. There were three people, with a mask on. He was dragged out

of his bedroom and physically tired up and robbed. His attackers

subjected him to a horrific assault which was the Chilterns in the use

of Parliament. -- gratuitious in the use of violence. They kept

asking me what my money was. It went on for two at Lord's. He was

living on the state pension. He had no money. The intruders fled,

leaving him on his own. Born in Derry, a phone call was made to the

pub near his arm. The owner's Never really recovered after his

ordeal. It was inhibitions assault. He remained in hospital with

internal bruising. He never went Even though William has sadly

passed away, police still need your help to catch the thugs who ruined

the last years of his life. Despite the fact that the crime happened 17

years ago, the police are still confident they can catch the

perpetrators. People fought in and out of relationships in time. Some

of them may have told somebody back in 1995 who they were friendly with,

in a relationship with, married to. That may not be the case now. We

will support any police investigation, and have a whole

host of tools and techniques that they never had in 1995, so that is

positive for us. We feel there is a really good chance that we are

going to get a positive outcome from this investigation. Let's just

hope with improved forensics that they can find something out.

the family still want justice for the gentle man who was so cruelly

A terribly sad case. While looking into it again after 17 years?

police force is looking at all these unsolved serious crimes, so

we don't have any undetected cases left in the police force. And to

obtain justice for the family say they can move on. What information

do you have? During the robbery, a gun similar to this one was taken,

this is unusual, it was a 90 years old at the time of the offence.

Particularly bold and brash. Maybe it has been sold on to an antique

dealer. -- Particularly old and rare. There have been advances in

forensic technology. We hope to advance this case. Please call if

you have any information. Back to Rav.

Now time for our Wanted Faces. It's the end of the week, so let's have

another look at some of the Wanted Faces we've shown you recently.

Steven Brown is wanted by detectives in Wiltshire, on

suspicion of breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order. He was

released on police bail, but then went missing. He has a noticeable

West Country accent, and has connections in the Wiltshire and

Bristol areas. Police had a great lead last time from an anonymous

caller, but they would really like more information regarding his

specific location. If you can help, then please contact us again.

Next, Flamur Hasa is also commonly known as Muli, and apparently

introduces himself as Barney the Greek. Detectives in the West

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

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

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

still need information on him. And Warren Jones. Police have been

looking for him for the past six years. He was due to appear before

Preston Crown Court in February 2006, in connection with a charge

of actual bodily harm, but he didn't turn up. He has tattoos on

his right arm of a skull, with "United" above it. And a heart with

"True love Karla" written on it. We've given a police a strong lead,

but they'd like more information. And the last one for today. Paul

Joseph Caddock. He's wanted in connection with the conspiracy to

supply Class A drugs throughout the north west of England and Scotland.

Caddock speaks with a Liverpudlian accent, and is believed to have

access to a property in Thailand. If you know where any of those men

are, do call. Our number is: 08000 468 999.

Or text us on 63399. Text CW, space, and then your message. And please,

leave the space, or your message won't get through to us.

Or, email us. [email protected]. Now back to Nicola in Newtown,

Nicola. Thanks, Rav.

Today we're with the Dyfed Powys force, which covers a vast area of

Wales. From Newtown here in the north, to towns like Llanelli and

Carmarthen in the south, the whole of Pembrokeshire, and Ceredigion in

the west. So, a pretty challenging Fore and an area covering half of

Wales and 315 miles of coast, police officers here have to deal

with a wide range of challenges. are the largest geographical force

and the smallest as far as staff are concerned, which presents

sometimes some difficulties. area is home to a population of

just half a million people. In the summer, this is dramatically

boosted with the arrival of 850,000 tourists. Despite the rural setting,

police officers face the same challenges as their colleagues

countrywide. The police force tackles burglary, vehicle crime and

anti-social behaviour. When storms hit Ceredigion in June, police

responded to devastating floods. 1000 people were safely evacuated

in the face of heavy rain, gales, and record high of river levels.

did a very good job in difficult circumstances in the middle of the

night with police officers risking their lives to make sure people

were brought to safety. It may have one of the lowest crime rates in

the UK but it doesn't mean the police officers are getting

complacent. There's always room for improvement. We are running a

programme of continuous improvement to make sure we do deal effectively

with the needs of our community. The Chief Constable was talking

about safer communities. Here it in Newtown, the police and community

has joined together for an antique shop lifting programme. If you get

on one of these posters, you could be banned from the shops for up to

12 months. How does it work? You are one of the people involved.

With the scheme, if you are caught shoplifting in a shop, you will be

arrested. If found guilty, a committee will decide an

appropriate plan. -- ban. If they enter the shop, the committee will

decide to give them an extra month banning them from the shops. These

posters, these are displayed in the shop for the public. The shop had a

folder, it is confidential. Is it working? It is a brilliant scheme,

all the shops have been fantastic, it is a good partnership. That's

the police. What about the shopkeepers? How is it working?

is definitely helping us, a brilliant scheme. There is a clear

message, if you steal, you will be banned. Basically, people don't

know if they come into the shops and steel, there is a chance they

will be banned and they will be known if they try to sneak him

again. It is reassuring the police other for us when we need them.

Thank you. Shoplifters, there were, if you are in Newtown. You will be

put on the scheme and banned from Time for an update on a Appeals,

and we have some strong news for you. This man who we featured on

Monday has now been arrested and charged with five sexual offences

and is due in court next week. And to update you from another appeal

on Monday about bogus policeman who conned their way into a pension a's

home. Wiltshire police officers say we have given them some really

promising information. Fingers crossed on that one.

Have still to come: Whilst the bikers enjoy the thrill of the road,

the traffic cops are keeping them in check. This cat was shot in the

head, but miraculously survived. We need your help to find the crawl

thugs who did this. Before all that, cast your mind back to last

summer's riots. Do recognise any of these people? Police still need to

identify some of the rioters. Peckham police station, my old Nick.

Take a look at this. The man in the white top has his face covered, and

we soon see why. He throws a petrol bomb at the building which flared

dangerously as it lands. If you know who he is, calling. Last

summer's routs again, this time in Clapham Junction. This party

shopping Lavender Hill has been decimated by looters, but it is

about to get a whole lot worse. A man wanders in with a lit cigarette

and sets fire to one of the displays. The fire quickly takes

hold, until the whole shoppers ablaze. The cameras then catch the

arsonist walking up Lavender Hill towards ASDA. One witness

photographs him, and he barges past another. Police really need to

catch this man. If you know him, we were there that night, please get

in touch. More riot footage, Clapham Junction again. A man in a

blue hoodie uses a fire extinguisher to smash the window of

a shop. When a passer-by tries to defuse things, another man wearing

a balaclava let the fire extinguisher off in his face.

Police would like to speak to the two witnesses who helped him after

the incident. But they really want to find these two. No them? Ring us.

If you recognised anyone or anything in those clips, please

call us. Or you can call Wales has some of the most scenic

roads in Britain, and they attract bikers from all over. But so far

this year, 10 motorcyclist have been killed on Welsh roads, three

of which have been here. So officers took to the A 44 operation

Darwin near Brecon, and we went along for the ride. They are more

than a million motorcycles registered in the UK, and for many

bikers, these roads are a great place to ride. You have Black

Mountain, some really nice driving roads. The best roads around here,

yes. The tarmac is perfect. However, the popularity with bikers presents

a particular challenge for the local traffic officers.

disproportionate amount an hour traffic injuries involve

motorcycles. These are specialist traffic officers out in force to

clampdown on anything dangerous or illegal. We have 10 to 12 officers

around certain areas across the country in order to carry out this

operation. Officers like Leighton Phillips, conducting spot-checks on

passing riders. The first check we normally do is to check that there

are no reports on the vehicle, it is not outstanding stolen or lost,

and then we conduct checks on the rider to make sure they have

completed all the relevant exams As well as the roadside checks,

officers are also using speed guns to catch bikers who might be

breaking the speed limit. We want to catch the high end speeders, the

ones doing way in excess. We had one cyclist hit a hundred mph. And

there will be a police officer waiting with a smile down the road

to advise them of the speed they were doing. But to it is not all

about enforcement. They are committed to educating the

motorcyclists with schemes like bike Safe, where bikers are offered

tuition on safer riding. We're just trying to get people to think about

their environment, about the weather conditions, the road

surface, what sort of traffic is on the road. It is basically a course

run by the police to give bikers more confidence, tips, assess their

riding. They are not telling us all for nothing. It is just basic

assessment. Most people drive cars as a necessity, but a bike is a

leisure item, so they don't tend to spend as much time on it. We want

them to think a little more before The work being done by police today

is definitely known to the bikers out and about. I have seen people

getting pulled up. This is the first time I have been spot checked.

There are all right. The general consensus is that they are a bit of

a nuisance. I know they have a job to do, but there is pedantic and

there is pedantic. People have got opinions about police officers, and

we have to accept that. I can see the attraction in having a bike, I

can imagine the adrenalin rush. But it needs to be a safe hobby. Well,

hopefully a safer future there for bikers. Now, possibly the last

thing you would expect in a quiet place like New Town as a bank

robbery, or a building society raid. But that is what happened here at

the Nationwide in December 2010. Three men attacked a security guard

filling up the cash machine. We have some CCTV. Two security guards

make a delivery of cash and this strange around into the door. The

guards try to keep him out, but he has a sledgehammer. Now we see the

three men, two in high Viz jackets and one in dark clothing, making

their way to the cash machine. They help themselves to three cases

containing substantial amounts of cash. What you don't see is that

the guards are managed to get to the relative safety of the back of

the building before these guys escaped. Rebecca Cas well is the

investigating officer. You are now taking this nationwide. Why? There

were two cars used in this robbery, to Audis. They were stolen from an

address in Solihull a month before, in November 2010, and they were

stolen during the day. One is white and one is silver. The silver Audi

was used to make off from this location, and was taken to a local

industrial estate where it was then swapped over and the white Audi

made off. You need to know where these cars were between the end of

November and December when this raid took place. We have recovered

the silver Audi, but we want to know where these circles were

stored in between times, where is that quite Audi no, and the fact

that these all on false plates, so who made these plates up?

recovered one of the cash canisters, but two are still outstanding, and

the �70,000? That's right. And this was a particularly unpleasant raid?

It was a violent offence. The guards were in the building, and

the cleaner was threatened. have got the clues. If you know

anything, please give us a call. When you're a police officer, you

come face to face was suspect and a daily basis, and you have to have a

good eye for recognising a face. But it seems there are some

individuals who of the chart when it comes to this skill, and they

are known as Subo recognises. Mick, tell me about these super recognise

us. We have always known that there are officers who were very good and

edifying suspects from CCTV images. We had to identify this skill to go

through the CCTV from the riots. There were so many images. That is

a massive amount. Josh, you have been working with them. Is it a

unique skill? It is. We have done some research would be his officers,

and we have found from some of our tests that their levels of

performance are extraordinary. They are far better than the average

person. Someone who is certainly better than the average Joe Bloggs

is one of the officers in the met. We can see him in action now.

Name is Idris Barder. I'm a detention officer. Some of my

duties involve popping in prisoners, -- and booking in prisoners. He is

also one of the Met's super recognise us. When you deal with

prisoners every day, you tend to see them and recognise your regular

clients that come in. A recognised people by their stance, the way

they walk, if they have a high forehead, low forehead, years, many

factors come into it. Even if the pictures are grainy, when you see

this person coming to custody year after year, you just know who it is.

And you do with the the juveniles. I love shoes, so we get into

talking about trainers and so one, the latest fashion craze. If I us

the a certain time of clothing, and then the face, I notice him.

Idris's success rate is impressive. Last year I was up to about 132

there had positively identified. My dad's as I always processed useless

information, but I guess this is information people need now. While.

One impressive guy that I certainly wouldn't want to get on the wrong

side of. You must be pleased when you see officers working at? I am,

because he is not only doing his job, he is taking it to the extra

stage. He is bringing even more offenders to justice by picking

them out on the CCTV. It is good work. And josh, you have a little

test, and I know you want me to do it. Talk me through this. This is

an array test. Look at the screen, and a face will appear. I haven't

seen that before. OK, so I have seen that for probably about one

second! Now I would like you to follow me, and I'm going to show

you eight different faces. I want you to decide whether you can spot

the face that you have just seen, or tell me that he is not there.

Well, obviously they look very, very different. I am not actually

sure that he is on there at all. I'm going to say he's not there.

Unfortunately you are wrong, but that isn't surprising. It is in

fact number five. Someone like Idris tends to get nearly all of

these right. Most people, we would expect to get about half of these

right. This is the sort of simple test that we do with these police

officers. We have got other people doing this, like a dress. We have

civilians staff as well, and we are driving to get more from CCTV,

along with that the Super recognises. We want to catch more

criminals. Thank you both for joining us. Back to Nicola.

Thanks, Rav. Our next appeal is a terrible case of animal cruelty

that the RSPCA would like to help with. This is A phantom, and she

was shot in the head with an air rifle. Helen is Phantom's owner,

and Inspector Lewis is from the RSPCA. Phantom can't be with us,

she is not very well. She started becoming lethargic, and

continuously sneezing. We took her to the vet, and they were at that

stage quite pleased that it wasn't just infection. It didn't clear up,

the sneezing became more prominent, so she went back in for some

investigation work, had some X-rays and a spoke with the vet and was

told it was quite sinister, and she had been shot in the head. How did

you feel? I was horrified, devastated and really quite shocked.

And how is she now? She has survived, but she is extremely

traumatised. She is always hiding, and she is still under the vet for

antibiotics. Let's talk to inspector Phil Lewis. Is this

something you have come across before? Yes, it is. It is something

in the North and Mid Wales area the duties increasing. Cats are being

shot. This is the natural palette that was taken from behind

phantom's jaw. If the person is caught that has done this, they

could face a fine of �20,000 or a term in prison. Any information, we

want to hear from them. They include both very much for joining

us, and we hope that phantom makes They think they've got away with it,

but can you help find these faces caught on CCTV: earlier this year

it in Londonderry, and the woman in a hat is on a mission.

She keeps on piling up but trolley. Note the you laundry baskets which

will come in useful later. She removes each secured to turgor

until she is ready to part of the bedding into the baskets. She then

leaves the shop with nothing. She comes back in search of hers - and

puts it near the door. She leaves again, this time, with a back. Now

she is finally ready to complete her task. She comes back in and

grabs it. Genially fails when the doors do not open. -- she neil lee

nearly. A supermarket in Portsmouth, April

this year. These two do not seem to be together but since they start

stocking items into their jackets. Police estimate around �70 of stuff

was taken. Remember them? You will be seeing them again.

Here they are. The same supermarket, five days later. Again, they don't

acknowledge each other but soon the man in a cap starts putting food

into his jacket. Then he takes a newspaper to the top and actually

pays for it before leaving. What about the rest! This time police

estimate they get away with around �100. Do you know them?

Your calls really count. So if you have any information about those

crimes, call us. The details are on the screen. Back to Dave in Newtown.

Most of us have a computer and telephone and the latest scam

involves both. You get a call from somebody claiming to be from a

computer company telling you there could be a major problem. They say

switch it on, log on to my particular website. That gives them

access to your details. They could then say, you need to pay for some

software costing hundreds. The money disappears, there is no

software, there never was a problem. However, when you're on the phone,

what was going through your mind? was very worried this would cost a

lot of money because their was some really big problem with by computer.

The he was threatening you. Sadly, you parted with over �500. I and

you are not going to see that money again. No. How did it make you

feel? Very angry, very angry. This is why I am here today to prevent

other people falling for the same thing. You investigate this kind of

fraud, how common is it? Unfortunately it is on the increase,

a 50% increase with us in this area. That is why we are starting this

awareness campaign, to get people talking, to prevent people becoming

victims might have a house. What is your advice? -- victims like

Heather. Do not engage in any conversation, be firm. Be strong.

Put the phone down. Do not engage in conversation. Genuine companies

do not bring you up like this. Last year, 600 pardoned immigrants

moved to the UK and they did so legally. However, for the small

minority of those who came here and illegally, or work here illegally,

it is up to the UK Border Agency to track them down. I went out with

offices on an operation in Aberystwyth.

You might think immigration rates only happen in the cities, but this

is Aberystwyth. I am joining the Border Agency team responsible for

the area here. On businesses suspected of employing illegal

workers. The first premises, we need to visit, speak to the staff

to identify this individual and ascertain his immigration status.

What is the situation? We have come into the princes and identified

four people here. The police officers are getting information.

Following that, we do checks on their immigration status. Name,

date of birth. Also if they can produce documents to confirm their

nationality, it immigration status. Once we receive those, we have

staff we can conduct to conduct -- to make checks. I am arresting you

on suspicion of overstaying in the United Kingdom. We will take you

from here to the police station. well as investigating the

individual workers, the Border Agency also looks at whether the

businesses in question have acted correctly. This business may not

have done anything wrong, but now there has been an arrest, the

police officers will look into the case. Employers have a duty to

check potential employees's documents to make sure they have

the right to work here. If the employer breaks the law, they could

face a fine of �10,000, or prison. Second visit of the day,

information of foreign nationals working illegally at the premises.

When we get to the premises, if you can make your way into the

restaurant to the kitchen area. And there is a side alley, make your

way down there. There are a couple of doors. Are you the manager?

We're from the UK Border Agency. Do you have any staff records? We have

been asked to leave by the man in charge. The Border Agency officers

are inside carrying out their work. Kennedy was an update? -- can you

give us an update. One of the persons appears to be working in

breach of the easier conditions. She has kindly agreed to go back to

her house to ride her passport. -- to provide her passport.

She has presented us with her Chinese passport. That confirms she

has a visa which is valid until November at this year. But at the

bottom of the visa, it does state, no work, or recourse to public

funds. She will have been fully aware she's not allowed to work in

this country. It may seem straight but it is done in the interest of

the employees. The usual laws which protect safety in the workplace are

usually ignored when it comes to illegal workers. Not the case here

but the employer will have to prove they took appropriate steps to

check the worker was legal. The evening is drawing in and the

team make their last visit of the day. You have a Portuguese

passport? Stand up for me?

This machine will help give us a photograph of the person, details

of when we encountered them last. Specific references for us to put

into our database. In this restaurant, the police

officers make more arrests, two men who entered the country illegally,

one man who had breached the conditions of his student visa,

bringing the total for the day up to five. The restaurant baby

innocent of any wrongdoing. But all of the people arrested will now be

detained pending deportation. An update, since we made that film,

two of the people arrested have been deported, two are awaiting

deportation, the third is on immigration bail. The UK Border

Agency is looking into the situation of the employers and they

could face a penalty if they did not take all reasonable steps to

ensure their workers were here legally.

What should employers do? They should keep a far for all of their

workers, keeping copies of documents for identity and

permission to work in the UK. important, because if you come

calling, they have proof. We saw a piece of kit used for a identifying

people immediately. This is a portable fingerprint scanner, check

them against immigration databases. If you apply for its Visa, you will

be on here. We will give it a test. Put your right finger on there. And

you're left finger. I will take your photograph. That will take 10

seconds. That goes back to a database to see if I am known. Have

you got a result? Just to prove it to review body! That means I am

here perfectly legally. How many of these raids do you carry out?

are out every day of the week targeting residential and business

addresses, individuals. We are after illegal workers. We act on

information we get from the public, other government departments. We do

not go out randomly but act on information.

A quick update on what is coming in from you, great news about this war

when we featured on Monday. She had been arrested and charged for 19

separate crimes related to fraud and theft. A brilliant result. And

an update on Warren Jones, wanted by police for six years, potential

sightings coming in. Which we have passed on.

We are moving on from Wales this week, so this is our last day with

Nicola.Hope you've enjoyed being with us.

Yes, Rav, really enjoyed it, particularly being togged up in

those white forensic playsuits to go behind the scenes with the

footprint experts in Bridgend. Good luck with your last week, Dave.

Next week, we're heading north. We're going to be with the police

forces in West and South Yorkshire. We hope filly will have reasonable

weather. Here's a sneak preview of We need to look everywhere, where

drugs could be concealed. We all looking possibly for

skeletal remains. I can come from the yellow T-shirt is not wearing

his belt. -- confirm. Thanks, guys, looking forward to it.

That's it for today. For more details about all the crimes on

today's programme, head to: bbc.co.uk/crimewatch roadshow.