:00:14. > :00:24.This morning on Crimewatch Roadshow. Can you help us catch the last
:00:24. > :00:37.
:00:37. > :00:42.robbers who terrified shop staff in Morning, and welcome to Crimewatch
:00:42. > :00:45.Roadshow. All this month, we're on the front line with local police
:00:45. > :00:52.forces, asking for your help to bring criminals to justice. Coming
:00:52. > :00:58.up on today's programme.: Can you help us to track down a man who
:00:58. > :01:01.launched a vicious assault on a local post man?
:01:01. > :01:05.The private members' club in Chorley which has been firebombed
:01:05. > :01:11.three times, we want to stop it happening again.
:01:11. > :01:16.And we are in the thick of it with police officers policing a crucial
:01:16. > :01:21.Premier League clash. Will the fans behaved or would it kick-off?
:01:21. > :01:26.Out outside broadcasting is on the road covering crimes were you are.
:01:26. > :01:29.Today they are still in the north west of England. In Lancashire.
:01:29. > :01:35.Today's, they've moved on to Preston. Dave, you've got some
:01:35. > :01:37.four-legged law enforcers for us. Yes, Rav. We're at Lancashire
:01:37. > :01:42.Constabulary's HQ today, with their mounted branch, where these
:01:42. > :01:46.magnificent horses will be put through their paces for us. I am
:01:46. > :01:54.with the police horse of the year, with a deep, dark secret. We will
:01:54. > :01:58.see them being put through their paces. I am also joined by a BBC
:01:58. > :02:02.North West reporter Jacey Normand. Those horses are amazing. But,
:02:02. > :02:06.before we see more of them, let's get on with today's first appeal.
:02:06. > :02:09.These days, shops are open all hours, and staff at a SPAR shop in
:02:09. > :02:11.Walmer Bridge in Preston were already settling into their shift
:02:11. > :02:14.when thugs paid them an early morning visit.
:02:14. > :02:17.Liverpool Old Road, in Preston. At this local SPAR shop, the employees
:02:17. > :02:21.have had an early start and are about to be put through a
:02:21. > :02:26.terrifying ordeal because these men haven't got up for an early start
:02:26. > :02:32.at work. They have much more sinister plans for the day.
:02:32. > :02:42.It was unreal. Get to the back of the stalk! It looked as if you're
:02:42. > :02:47.
:02:47. > :02:53.watching a film. It became very I think they are cowardly in the
:02:53. > :02:57.way they have targeted staff who cannot put up a fight. Just after
:02:57. > :03:04.6:30am. The staff at this SPAR shop in Preston are getting ready for
:03:04. > :03:14.another day's work. It was dark, February, it was a cold and frosty
:03:14. > :03:15.
:03:15. > :03:23.morning. And it was quiet. I think I had only had two customers. It
:03:23. > :03:31.was 6:45am. I opened up and started doing all the jobs, the magazines
:03:31. > :03:36.and newspapers. Get to the back! Sudden the, two men burst in. The
:03:36. > :03:45.first was holding a bag, the second is armed with a wooden bat.
:03:45. > :03:54.shouted, get to the back. At first, it didn't feel real. I turned
:03:54. > :03:58.around and when I saw them, with a baseball bat, I thought, best do
:03:58. > :04:08.what I am told. I was around the far side of the shop and I heard
:04:08. > :04:09.
:04:09. > :04:15.shouting. I looked over and I saw a youth in a grey who do with a
:04:15. > :04:19.baseball bat. And then the shouting, I realised it really was a robbery.
:04:19. > :04:25.The employees are told to get to the back, and they run towards the
:04:25. > :04:30.office. I started to run to the back, with my hands behind my head.
:04:30. > :04:37.I thought I would get hit with a baseball bat. The first robber
:04:37. > :04:41.leapt over for the cigarettes. The lads go into the office and locked
:04:41. > :04:45.themselves inside. While the thieves get on with the job, they
:04:45. > :04:50.had no idea the employees are one step ahead of them. As soon as we
:04:50. > :05:00.got into the office, we pressed the panic button to get in touch with
:05:00. > :05:10.
:05:10. > :05:15.After we pressed the panic button, we realised we did not know where
:05:15. > :05:20.she was. They are desperately worried, she is still hiding out in
:05:20. > :05:24.the shop on her own. It didn't seem as if it was happening, happening
:05:24. > :05:31.to somebody else. I was trying to think what to do. The thieves have
:05:31. > :05:36.no idea she is still in the shop, close by. I remember thinking, what
:05:36. > :05:43.should I do? I had better get help. That was going through my mind,
:05:43. > :05:48.what should I do? With the thieves in full control of the shop, she is
:05:48. > :05:57.left facing an impossible decision. Dutch EC states or make a run for
:05:57. > :06:01.it to get help? -- does she stake in the shop? Very frightening. You
:06:01. > :06:07.can see what decision Ann made later in the programme. Now, time
:06:07. > :06:11.Let's give this man, Stuart Andrew Edwards, a birthday to remember.
:06:11. > :06:14.He's 37 today. Edwards failed to appear in court, on offences under
:06:14. > :06:17.the Firearms Act, and threatening to kill. A warrant has been issued
:06:17. > :06:21.for his arrest. He's known to have connections to the Lancashire area,
:06:21. > :06:24.and has a four-inch appendix scar on the right side of his stomach.
:06:25. > :06:28.Our next two faces are connected. This man, Anthony Keith Smith, and
:06:28. > :06:31.Karen Smith or Karen Poole as she's sometimes known. Both were arrested
:06:31. > :06:33.in September 2008, in connection with the production of cannabis,
:06:34. > :06:37.and obtaining electricity illegally. But both failed to answer their
:06:37. > :06:40.bail, and have been missing ever since. They are known to have
:06:40. > :06:46.family in East Sussex, Hampshire, Essex and Spain. Please let us know
:06:46. > :06:50.if you've seen them. Our next wanted face goes under a
:06:50. > :06:56.number of different names, Raja Majeed Ali is also known as Majeed
:06:56. > :07:00.Hussein, Ameer Malik, and Bail Meetara. He was convicted of theft
:07:00. > :07:06.in 2009, and is now wanted on a prison recall for breaching his
:07:06. > :07:16.parole licence. If you recognise any of these faces,
:07:16. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:24.Text CW, space, and then your message. And please, leave the
:07:24. > :07:27.space, or your message won't get All the Wanted Faces are on our
:07:27. > :07:35.website. Now back to Dave in Preston. Dave,
:07:35. > :07:40.you've got a story of terrifying random attack.
:07:40. > :07:44.Yes, Rav. We take our postmen and women for granted sometimes. Day in,
:07:44. > :07:47.day out, they're out delivering our mail, come what may. But for one
:07:47. > :07:56.postie, the violent attack he was to endure whilst out on his rounds
:07:56. > :07:59.was certainly not in the line of duty.
:08:00. > :08:04.When this post manned went about his daily rounds, he couldn't have
:08:04. > :08:09.dreamt his shift would end in such a brutal and violent way. Because,
:08:09. > :08:14.a few minutes from now, he will be viciously beaten in an unprovoked
:08:14. > :08:19.attack by a stranger. He was a mad man. The level of violence was
:08:19. > :08:28.extreme, he used a weapon to hit someone around the head. It is a
:08:28. > :08:33.miracle he doesn't have more serious injuries. Newchurch-in-
:08:33. > :08:38.Pendle is home to the infamous witch trials of the 17th century.
:08:38. > :08:42.Now a location of pure Serenity. Tim Bennett has been delivering
:08:42. > :08:48.post in this area for five years. A familiar face, locals know and
:08:48. > :08:51.trust him. On 8th February, a man walking through this country road
:08:51. > :09:00.was to forever changed the way he would feel about this peaceful
:09:00. > :09:06.village. It was very icy and cold. I had to be more careful driving
:09:06. > :09:10.because of the road conditions. As I was driving down a farm track to
:09:10. > :09:14.deliver to the house, I noticed a person on the righthand side on the
:09:14. > :09:20.track as I was driving. Like many country roads, the service was
:09:20. > :09:28.uneven and water had collected in the pot holes. As I passed, I went
:09:28. > :09:33.through a puddle and splashed him because it was full of water. As I
:09:33. > :09:38.drove up towards the farm to deliver the mail, I got out of my
:09:38. > :09:44.vehicle. The man shouted over that I had splashed him. You just
:09:44. > :09:48.splashed me. Sorry. He carried on walking and I saw him pick
:09:48. > :09:55.something from the floor. That is when his world was turned upside
:09:55. > :10:02.down. Sorry. The man had picked up a rock and moved quickly towards 10
:10:02. > :10:07.who was confused. What happened next was truly shocking. The man
:10:07. > :10:14.started viciously smashing the rock into his head over and over again.
:10:14. > :10:18.It happened that quickly. Obviously, you try to defend yourself. Later
:10:18. > :10:27.in the programme, find out how he broke free from this savage beating
:10:27. > :10:33.and discover how you can help catch this man. Still to come on today's
:10:34. > :10:36.Crimewatch Roadshow. Both teams face relegation at this
:10:36. > :10:41.high-tension match so can the police keep the fans under control?
:10:41. > :10:46.We need your help to track down a walker who saw red when he saw the
:10:46. > :10:53.village post man. And, this club has been firebombed
:10:53. > :10:56.three times. Police want to track down the people responsible.
:10:56. > :11:04.We've got some other criminals caught on camera we need your help
:11:04. > :11:09.to catch. Twyford their way station, Christmas last year, and this man
:11:09. > :11:15.is just hanging around and hanging around. Before making his move.
:11:15. > :11:20.Then he leaves with two bicycles which do not belong to him. One is
:11:20. > :11:25.a child's bicycle, talk about Christmas spirit. Do you know him?
:11:25. > :11:30.Then call us. Next, another busy day at Heathrow
:11:31. > :11:36.airport. You might miss this, it happens so fast we will show it
:11:36. > :11:46.again. Spot the disappearing back on the back of the trolley. Help
:11:46. > :11:47.
:11:47. > :11:52.police to catch this bag snatcher. January this year in Middlesex. It
:11:52. > :11:56.must be cold outside judging by that bid overcoat. These men seem
:11:56. > :12:00.particularly interested in one laptop and spend time playing with
:12:00. > :12:05.it. But when they pick it up, we see what they have really been
:12:06. > :12:10.playing at his disconnecting it from the display. We also find out
:12:10. > :12:17.what that big coat is for as the laptop goes inside it. Let us see
:12:17. > :12:21.that again. If you have any data on these men, you know what to do.
:12:21. > :12:24.That's just the kind of everyday crime that affects us all. So come
:12:24. > :12:31.on, if you recognise any of these people featured in our footage, you
:12:31. > :12:34.know what to do. Phone: Or text us on 63399. Text CW, space and then
:12:34. > :12:36.your message. And please, leave the space or your message won't get
:12:36. > :12:46.through to us. Or, email us: CWR@bbc.co.uk.
:12:46. > :12:53.
:12:53. > :12:57.Not a bad result for England the last night. We're spoilt for choice
:12:57. > :13:00.here in the north west, with more than our fair share of top class
:13:00. > :13:05.football. With all those big matches, police here have to be
:13:05. > :13:08.ready for anything. Can I have your attention? The last day of the
:13:09. > :13:16.Premiership season and Inspector Gary Crowe is briefing his officers
:13:16. > :13:24.for a crucial match in Blackburn. 8pm kick-off, a category A fixture.
:13:24. > :13:29.The importance of this game cannot be under estimated. It is the last
:13:29. > :13:33.football weekend of the season and 25,000 fans are expected, with
:13:34. > :13:39.3,000 of them supporting the away team, Wigan. The stakes are high,
:13:39. > :13:43.whoever loses faces relegation. are acutely aware emotions are
:13:43. > :13:48.running very high today with Blackburn Rover fans and Wigan fans.
:13:48. > :13:52.It is a bad holiday, so people have had more of a chance to make a day
:13:52. > :13:58.of it. Whichever team eventually made get relegated as a result of
:13:58. > :14:02.today's fixture, we could see an adverse reaction. When it comes to
:14:02. > :14:07.managing crowds and public safety, Garrick is in charge and is making
:14:07. > :14:17.sure there is nothing to be that the police can't handle. He works
:14:17. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :14:29.with a number of specialist They work with evidence gatherers.
:14:29. > :14:35.We use cameras to capture any incidents kicking off. Mounted
:14:35. > :14:42.officers control crowds if things get out of hand and dog-handlers.
:14:42. > :14:49.We open the back doors of the ban we let people know the dogs are
:14:49. > :14:55.here. Once we get authorisation, we would deploy the dogs. We would
:14:55. > :15:02.escalate a deployment where police dogs are used. There is a
:15:02. > :15:11.possibility that people could be bitten by a police dog. Police
:15:11. > :15:17.Inspector Julian Platt is overseeing the whole operation.
:15:17. > :15:22.Police need to make sure that everyone attending the fixture are
:15:22. > :15:27.safe. That is the number one priority on every game. On the
:15:27. > :15:33.streets can attention is already mounting. There are calls about a
:15:33. > :15:38.classing in a local pub. It does appear that supporters from both
:15:38. > :15:43.sides have been involved in a practice inside. A couple have
:15:43. > :15:49.received very minor injuries. They have received ambulance treatment
:15:49. > :15:53.and will go to hospital. It is not serious. Police are not only
:15:53. > :15:59.concerned about rivalry, they are also worried about a home Blackburn
:15:59. > :16:03.fans who are unhappy with the way the club is managed. So far the
:16:03. > :16:07.fans have been protesting peacefully throughout the season.
:16:07. > :16:16.If the team is relegated to day, these already unhappy fans can make
:16:16. > :16:22.their voices known. -- today. fans could make their feelings
:16:22. > :16:28.known. There are no organised protests. I think it will be
:16:28. > :16:34.spontaneous. As the rain sets in, things become grain for the fans of
:16:34. > :16:39.Blackburn Rovers. Four minutes of extra-time and Wigan have scored a
:16:39. > :16:44.goal. We're now expecting quite an adverse reaction from the Blackburn
:16:44. > :16:49.Rovers fans, both towards Wigan and probably towards the club and
:16:49. > :16:54.management. We are on a high state of alert, watching for potential
:16:54. > :16:59.situations of conflict. With the final whistle blown, Chief
:16:59. > :17:05.Inspector Platt is pleased with the way things have gone in the stadium.
:17:05. > :17:13.There have been several issues during the game. We have had the
:17:13. > :17:17.Thames of pitch incursions, people trying to go on to the pitch. --
:17:17. > :17:24.attempts. Inflatables have been thrown around. Even a chicken
:17:24. > :17:28.released onto the pitch. Outside, there are moments of tension as
:17:28. > :17:35.fans gather. Police are at work to manage the crowds was dug we have
:17:35. > :17:41.put a police cordon on. -- the crowds. The number of fans slowly
:17:41. > :17:46.began to dissipate. We have tried to D escalate the situation by
:17:46. > :17:53.removing police officers. Fans have tended to dissipate of their own
:17:53. > :17:59.free will. As the bank holiday draws to an end and the Crown sleep
:17:59. > :18:05.peacefully, the police decide to call it a day. -- crowds leave
:18:05. > :18:09.peacefully. We have been kept very busy. A would not have liked to
:18:09. > :18:19.have tried to do the operation with less staff. It has been a
:18:19. > :18:25.successful evening. We saw some of the horses in that film. This is
:18:25. > :18:30.where they are trained. Joining me now is PC Adam Pearson from the
:18:30. > :18:38.Mounted Unit. They are going to do a training exercise. What are they
:18:38. > :18:45.doing? We are going to try to recreate an incident. There are
:18:45. > :18:50.rioters and protesters and bodies. By other bodies there? If a member
:18:50. > :18:55.of the public or a rioter goes down, what a police officer goes down, we
:18:55. > :19:01.stand over them so what they are not injured any further. Other
:19:01. > :19:09.officers can cumin and extract them from the area. These are big
:19:09. > :19:13.animals. They are. Some way three- quarters of a tan. How much
:19:13. > :19:21.training to they have to go through? They come in for a three-
:19:21. > :19:27.month trial. For 18 months afterwards, they build up training.
:19:27. > :19:33.Presumably they have to be of a certain temperament. We get in 20,
:19:33. > :19:39.30 horses a year. A lot of them go back because they do not make the
:19:39. > :19:45.grade. We're looking for something very specific. We saw them throwing
:19:45. > :19:55.tennis balls a few moments ago. There was smoke coming out. Is it
:19:55. > :19:56.
:19:56. > :20:01.cruel to horses? We are aiming them on the floor to try to recreate
:20:01. > :20:06.items like bricks being thrown. We are trying to make it a game for
:20:06. > :20:15.the horses. Police officers are well protected in these situations
:20:15. > :20:21.and so are the horses. They have got eye shields, knows guards and
:20:21. > :20:31.protection for their legs. That protects them from coins, bottles,
:20:31. > :20:31.
:20:31. > :20:38.big hands. How long can make go one doing this for? -- beer cans.
:20:38. > :20:46.can be around for six or seven hours, as long as it takes really.
:20:46. > :20:51.Where do you get them from? It is very much like a horse eBay. We go
:20:51. > :20:56.around the internet and have a loop and feed them and ride them and
:20:56. > :21:02.bring them in for a three-month trial. How much service would they
:21:02. > :21:09.do on average? Normally they retire between 18 and 22 and go to the
:21:09. > :21:19.benevolent front. They do have a nice retirement? They do. Early we
:21:19. > :21:29.met the police force of the year. He does not like pantomime donkeys.
:21:29. > :21:39.
:21:39. > :21:46.-- earlier we met the police horse of the year. Thank you very much
:21:46. > :21:50.indeed. We have had a very strong lead on one of Our Wanted Faces. As
:21:50. > :21:55.a result of your information, police are looking into new lines
:21:55. > :22:00.of inquiry. Following the CCTV we showed a big bag being stolen from
:22:00. > :22:10.Uxbridge Library, we had a number of strong leads, including possible
:22:10. > :22:14.names. CCTV of thieves who stole a bag from where the mummers in
:22:14. > :22:21.Westminster. Do keep your calls, texts and the mouse coming in. They
:22:21. > :22:31.really can make a difference. -- e- mails. Now back to the story of a
:22:31. > :22:31.
:22:31. > :22:34.raid in a store in Preston. 6:45am and this SPAR shop in Preston has
:22:34. > :22:41.opened was a two mast these burst in through the doors. Threatening
:22:41. > :22:49.the employees with a bat, they wanted to get their hands on
:22:49. > :22:59.hundreds of pounds of cigarette. cigarettes. It was very real very
:22:59. > :23:01.
:23:01. > :23:09.quick. They managed to raise the alarm. Police, please. Two miles.
:23:09. > :23:18.What weapons did they have? 19, 20, tops. I did not know where and
:23:18. > :23:23.macro was. -- Anne macro was. thieves had no idea that another
:23:23. > :23:28.shop worker was in the store and had seen the robbery taking place.
:23:28. > :23:33.I can remember standing there thinking, what should I do? I had
:23:33. > :23:39.better try to get help. That was going through my mind - what should
:23:39. > :23:43.I do? She decided she had to get out of the store to find help. The
:23:43. > :23:49.thieves were feet away and it would not be easy. I was thinking, as
:23:49. > :23:54.long as they do not know I am here, I can get help. She bravely started
:23:54. > :24:00.to creep down the aisle towards the door, knowing that these could see
:24:00. > :24:06.her at any moment. I was sort of trying to keep out of the way so
:24:06. > :24:10.they would not see me. I was worried. If I went around the
:24:11. > :24:14.shelves, they might see me. I knew if I could get to the door I could
:24:15. > :24:18.get out without them seeing me. With no consideration for her own
:24:18. > :24:24.safety, she checked the coast was clear and ran out of the store to
:24:24. > :24:34.get help. The thieves were so busy they do not know to she has left
:24:34. > :24:39.the shop. I was waving and a lady did stop. I said, there is a
:24:39. > :24:44.robbery, call the police. She did. Back in the store, the thieves are
:24:44. > :24:49.stocked up on cigarettes and of getting ready to make their escape.
:24:49. > :24:58.We did everything right. We pressed the panic button and rang the
:24:58. > :25:03.police and told them we were getting robbed. The thieves fled it
:25:03. > :25:10.out of the store and make their getaway. It was a relief to know
:25:10. > :25:16.that no one got hurt. It must only have been two or three minutes.
:25:16. > :25:20.Everything seemed to be in slow motion. It is when you start to
:25:20. > :25:30.shake. I think I was going to burst into tears. Thank goodness it is
:25:30. > :25:36.
:25:36. > :25:40.all over. They leave the store to look for Ann. She is safe and well.
:25:40. > :25:45.All three employees have been traumatised by this ordeal. I would
:25:45. > :25:49.like to catch them, predominantly to bring closure and the peace of
:25:49. > :25:53.mind to staff who have been affected. If we can do that,
:25:53. > :25:57.hopefully, it will make them rest easier and get on with day-to-day
:25:57. > :26:01.business. When you are putting people in danger, it is not
:26:02. > :26:08.acceptable. For anyone involved in an armed robbery, it affects you in
:26:08. > :26:14.a similar way. It will always be there with you. Ann has a message
:26:14. > :26:22.for the thieves. Is it worth it? You presume people have a
:26:22. > :26:27.conscience. Stop now before you to injure somebody. -- you injure
:26:27. > :26:35.somebody. It was a terrifying ordeal. Joining me is Detective
:26:35. > :26:39.Sergeant Ian Derbyshire. How can our viewers' help you? It is really
:26:39. > :26:45.to appeal to anyone who might have been offered different brands of
:26:45. > :26:50.cigarettes at cheap prices. This might be something where someone
:26:50. > :26:57.was in a pub and been offered them. Pubs, clubs, that is probably what
:26:57. > :27:06.we are looking at. People should let us know about it. The men
:27:06. > :27:15.involved had masks on. They'll both white. One is six foot one, the
:27:15. > :27:21.second one about 5 ft 9. The taller one is distinctive. His jacket is
:27:21. > :27:29.easily recognisable. It is probably important to point out that one of
:27:29. > :27:39.the members carrying a rounders bat and the huge laundry bag. If anyone
:27:39. > :27:44.
:27:44. > :27:52.We have already brought you horses today and I have got myself a dog.
:27:52. > :27:58.This is Max. Not only is he good looking, he has a hidden talent.
:27:58. > :28:05.How do you and Max work together? Max is trained to find drugs and
:28:05. > :28:12.mobile phones. I can understand drugs. It is the big problem.
:28:12. > :28:18.Mobile phones, they do not smell? Not to us. For the dogs, it is
:28:18. > :28:25.another cent. Given this is a family show, where is the strangest
:28:25. > :28:33.place Max has sniffed out a mobile phone? Inside the DVD player.
:28:33. > :28:39.done! I would love to see Max in action. We have hidden a mobile
:28:39. > :28:45.phone here and we will see if he can sniff it out so you can show
:28:45. > :28:52.him at work. Do your worst! I know there is a very interesting story
:28:52. > :28:59.about how you actually met. Max was rescued from an Irish puppy farm.
:28:59. > :29:08.He was due to be put down the next day. He was going to be used
:29:09. > :29:15.against. You arc indicating areas you want him to search. -- you are
:29:15. > :29:22.indicating. A lot of attention to the back. Is this how he would do
:29:22. > :29:26.the indication? Let's have a look in the bag. He has found the phone.
:29:26. > :29:36.What alert about that was, you just threw a tennis ball to him. That is
:29:36. > :29:42.what he dares it fog. He things he has found that. -- he does it for.
:29:42. > :29:49.He does this all for a little toy. He has no idea about the importance
:29:49. > :29:54.of what he is doing. None whatsoever. Well done! What a star!
:29:54. > :30:01.You have not only earned to a tennis ball, there are some treats
:30:01. > :30:10.in the Green Room. You have earned that. Now it is time to go over to
:30:10. > :30:13.Thanks, Rav. Police here really need your help to identify a sex
:30:13. > :30:17.offender they say is dangerous and reckless. They believe he's exposed
:30:17. > :30:20.himself more than 20 times to women and girls across Lancashire. A
:30:20. > :30:24.number of the offences were at a park in Penwortham, near Preston.
:30:24. > :30:28.One of his victims has been brave enough to talk to us. She's just 15.
:30:28. > :30:34.We're not revealing her identity for legal reasons. We saw a man
:30:34. > :30:39.wearing a jogging outfit. He walked to one side. That happened to be
:30:39. > :30:43.the way we were walking. Then, we saw him again. This time, he was
:30:43. > :30:48.carrying his clothes, he wasn't actually wearing them. I didn't
:30:48. > :30:54.know what was going through his mind at the time. It was certainly
:30:54. > :30:57.quite scary. That girl is only 15 which is why we concealed her
:30:57. > :31:00.identity. Joining me now is Detective Sergeant John Entwisle.
:31:00. > :31:04.That's a very disturbing incident for a young girl. Talk us through
:31:04. > :31:11.what's been happening in the park, that's Hurst Grange Park, isn't it.
:31:11. > :31:17.He is appearing, naked. In many cases, he has a T-shirt or cap on
:31:17. > :31:26.his head. A balaclava on one occasion. Is he saying anything to
:31:26. > :31:31.these people? He is not, he is mainly exposing himself. This sort
:31:31. > :31:38.of incident can have a profound effect on the victim. This teenager
:31:38. > :31:48.told us how it left her feeling. I felt shaken up at first. I had to
:31:48. > :31:54.go home. I felt sick really. I feel angry that he feels he can do this.
:31:54. > :31:59.It is not right. I don't think it is safe to go out there any more.
:31:59. > :32:09.Deeply unsettling for her and many other victims. You believe he may
:32:09. > :32:12.
:32:12. > :32:16.have done this in other parts of the country. We believe his
:32:16. > :32:18.activities may go back as far as 2005, at High Wycombe, in
:32:18. > :32:21.Buckinghamshire. We believe he indecently exposed himself to women,
:32:21. > :32:25.and left his clothes behind. We believe he's now in his forties.
:32:25. > :32:27.You've got some clothes he left behind, following that incident in
:32:27. > :32:31.Hurst Grange Park. He's left some very distinctive clothes behind.
:32:31. > :32:41.This is very valuable evidence for us. We can see a picture of those
:32:41. > :32:42.
:32:42. > :32:48.clothes now. Describe them for us. Very distinctive, very noticeable.
:32:48. > :32:58.You have DNA from this clothing. If someone has suspicions, it is easy
:32:58. > :33:05.
:33:05. > :33:12.to eliminate them. How long do believe he has been doing this?
:33:12. > :33:16.Back to 1996. Remember, police can eliminate suspects immediately,
:33:16. > :33:20.because they have that DNA. You can contact us. The numbers are on the
:33:20. > :33:27.screen. Or you can Crimestoppers anonymously.
:33:27. > :33:36.Time for some more people up to no good on CCTV.
:33:36. > :33:40.It is nearly 1am in Leicester, February, this year. Watch, as
:33:40. > :33:45.demand sex right to a banner hanging from a mosque. Let us see
:33:45. > :33:49.that again. The ballot was Hong to celebrate the birthday of the
:33:49. > :33:57.Prophet Mohammed. It has upset the local community. If you know
:33:57. > :34:03.anything about this man, turn him They EXT, January this year, 5:30am
:34:03. > :34:10.in Wembley, London. This cheeky person is trying to get into this
:34:10. > :34:16.car. It isn't locked and he is in. He looks around inside but only
:34:16. > :34:24.finds �10. Maybe he will have more luck at the back. A quick check the
:34:24. > :34:33.coast is clear, but no luck. The police want to talk to this man,
:34:33. > :34:39.give them a hand. The last one for now, of Wandsworth
:34:39. > :34:44.in London, November last year. This cyclist is caught on camera. He
:34:44. > :34:49.cycles past this vintage silver car, then returns with a rock to smash
:34:49. > :34:56.the window. When he doesn't succeed, he takes off. But then he is back,
:34:56. > :35:03.this time, the windows smashers, and he looks inside. If you know
:35:03. > :35:13.this Farndell, call us. -- this vandal.
:35:13. > :35:17.
:35:17. > :35:22.If you've got any information, we Now back to Preston, and Jacey's
:35:22. > :35:26.got another appeal. Thanks, Rav. Next, we're featuring
:35:26. > :35:28.a series of attacks on a club in Chorley. DI Paul Rudd from
:35:28. > :35:36.Lancashire Constabulary is investigating these incidents. Tell
:35:36. > :35:40.us a bit about these attacks. have been a number of serious arson
:35:40. > :35:43.attacks on the No 3 Club, which is a private members club, on Friday
:35:43. > :35:49.Street in Chorley. The first attack took place on the 21st November
:35:49. > :35:55.last year, just before 1am in the morning. There are four men on
:35:55. > :35:58.Friday Street. And you can see the flash of what looks like cigarette
:35:58. > :36:01.lighters. It even looks like they're turning their backs to the
:36:01. > :36:04.wind, as they struggle to light something. That sudden flash is a
:36:04. > :36:07.firework that the offender drops outside the club, before it
:36:08. > :36:11.explodes. He and his mates then run back in the direction they came
:36:11. > :36:14.from. Was there anyone in the club at the time, was anybody hurt?
:36:14. > :36:18.Thankfully not. The fire service were on scene within minutes, so
:36:18. > :36:28.there wasn't too much damage But this is not an isolated incident,
:36:28. > :36:30.
:36:30. > :36:40.is it? There was an attack on 22nd February. And then a further attack
:36:40. > :36:49.
:36:49. > :36:55.in March of this year. Defenders appeared to be 16-18 years old, in
:36:55. > :36:58.that instant in March. That looks like a petrol bomb. The attack
:36:58. > :37:02.happened much earlier in the evening, at about 8.45. You can see
:37:02. > :37:05.the flash, as the first offender lights what we believe to be a
:37:05. > :37:08.petrol bomb. And, unbelievably, he seems to set fire to himself. But
:37:08. > :37:12.that's no deterrent, as the flames clear he positions himself, ready
:37:12. > :37:14.to throw the fire bomb. It's hard to believe the offender wasn't
:37:14. > :37:20.seriously hurt as that firebomb flared up. The club is based
:37:20. > :37:28.winners' club. -- swingers club. Yes, some of the locals may have
:37:28. > :37:32.found offence against it. This is an Newchurch-in-Pendle,
:37:32. > :37:35.situated in Lancashire. But a terrible and brutal attack on
:37:35. > :37:42.February 8th this year has been unsettling to those who live and
:37:42. > :37:47.work in this idyllic spot. I was shocked it could happen. I didn't
:37:47. > :37:51.know what to do. The level of violence used was extreme, he used
:37:51. > :37:56.a weapon to hit someone around the head and it is a minor miracle he
:37:56. > :38:00.doesn't have more serious injuries. This is all because a village
:38:00. > :38:10.postman accidentally splashed a walker with a puddle. Bob Walker
:38:10. > :38:13.
:38:13. > :38:17.became extremely angry. I was trying to defend he was very strong.
:38:17. > :38:23.Tim managed to grab the man's arm and he dropped the stone, but the
:38:23. > :38:30.attack didn't stop. The man tried to gouge out his eyes. He used his
:38:30. > :38:36.nails. The man suddenly stopped, ending the attack as suddenly and
:38:36. > :38:41.unpredictably as it had begun. did you do that, or you stupid!
:38:41. > :38:45.He changed, to being a child being told off, as if he realised what he
:38:45. > :38:49.had done. It was a splash of a puddle, why
:38:49. > :38:54.did you do that! He was like a mad man. Then the man
:38:54. > :39:00.walked away as if nothing had happened. What was that for?
:39:00. > :39:04.For I was shocked that it could happen. I didn't know what to do.
:39:04. > :39:09.Fortunately for Tim, a community like this does have good Samaritans
:39:09. > :39:15.and a woman from the nearby farm came to his aid. I was very
:39:15. > :39:22.grateful to that person who phoned the police. It is very important we
:39:22. > :39:28.catch this man. It has happened in the middle of the day. Tim was out
:39:28. > :39:32.earning his living, he was attacked, for the simple reason of being
:39:32. > :39:41.slashed. Tim was able to give the police have a good description of
:39:41. > :39:47.the man, and this has been released. In shows a man who hasn't really
:39:47. > :39:52.any distinguishing features on his face. Quite close shaven hair. Tim
:39:52. > :39:59.says it is the eyes he will never forget. I am more wary now, if I am
:40:00. > :40:04.driving somewhere and there is a puddle, I know it sounds silly.
:40:04. > :40:09.More respectful to people walking. Since the attacker walked away from
:40:09. > :40:14.Tim, the police have had no leads, so now they need your help in
:40:14. > :40:20.tracking him down. Angry that he got away with it, and we added and
:40:20. > :40:29.keep hold of him. But, when there is blood running down your head,
:40:29. > :40:33.you don't think about that. Joining me now is DS Nick Hodgeson.
:40:33. > :40:36.This was a particularly brutal attack. You're keen to talk to
:40:37. > :40:43.anyone who might have seen him on that day, February 8th. We've got a
:40:43. > :40:48.map of the route he took here. a popular route, just off Wellhead
:40:48. > :40:58.Road in Newchurch-in-Pendle. DAVE. Newchurch-in-Pendle is about six
:40:58. > :40:58.
:40:58. > :41:04.miles from Burnley. You've got an EVOFIT of the man. He is white,
:41:04. > :41:10.about 50 or 60. He was wearing a dark coloured top, with a rucksack,
:41:10. > :41:17.possibly in Walker. And it unprovoked attack. Why would
:41:17. > :41:21.someone do that? Somebody may have anger management problems. Going
:41:21. > :41:31.through difficulties in their life. Even someone with learning
:41:31. > :41:35.
:41:35. > :41:43.difficulties. There's quite a lot to go on there. If you know
:41:43. > :41:49.anything at all police really need to catch this man. Back to you Rav.
:41:49. > :41:56.A quick update. Thence to everyone who has got in touch. Don't forget
:41:56. > :42:02.our lines are open all day. We have had some interesting phone calls on
:42:02. > :42:06.Wanted Faces, this couple, Anthony Smith and Karen Smith. They failed
:42:06. > :42:12.to answer bail after being arrested in connection with cannabis
:42:12. > :42:15.production. We are passing those calls on to the police.
:42:16. > :42:21.That's just about all for today. Dave and Jacey, where are you going
:42:21. > :42:24.to be tomorrow? This is the time of year when we
:42:24. > :42:27.like to spend a bit more money on our gardens. But a well-stocked
:42:27. > :42:31.garden or shed is heaven for a green-fingered criminal. We'll be
:42:31. > :42:33.in a garden centre near Chorley tomorrow, finding out about how to
:42:33. > :42:37.protect your property. And we'll hear a troubling tale
:42:37. > :42:41.about a man who looks like Sean Connery, but who's certainly no
:42:41. > :42:46.James Bond. Let's hope it's dried up before
:42:46. > :42:49.then. See you tomorrow. Rav. Thank you, both.
:42:49. > :42:52.For more details about the crimes on today's programme, go to:
:42:52. > :42:55.bbc.co.uk/crimewatchroadshow. Finally, we'll leave you with