:00:14. > :00:24.Hello and welcome to Crimewatch Roadshow. The man on the prowl for
:00:24. > :00:38.
:00:39. > :00:41.a victim in the London suburbs. Can Hello and welcome to Crimewatch
:00:41. > :00:44.Roadshow. We're live. And we're on air every morning, tackling
:00:44. > :00:54.everyday crime that affects our lives. And, as ever, we're asking
:00:54. > :00:55.
:00:55. > :00:57.for your help to track criminals down. On the programme today:
:00:57. > :01:05.Pretending to be policemen to con the elderly.
:01:05. > :01:09.The Shamus thieves caught on camera. Cracking down on crime in the
:01:09. > :01:16.capital. We are with the team patrolling the river and its
:01:16. > :01:19.bridges. And we need to find the man cruising Kingston upon Thames
:01:19. > :01:22.in search of a victim. The roadshow team is travelling the
:01:22. > :01:25.country. And today, we've made it to London, where we'll be for the
:01:25. > :01:30.rest of the week. We're with the Metropolitan Police. Where exactly
:01:30. > :01:34.are you today, Dave? Morning, Rav. We're in Wapping today, with the
:01:34. > :01:39.Met's Marine Policing Unit. This is their HQ. And later we'll be seeing
:01:39. > :01:45.them in action. We've got a new London addition to the team, BBC
:01:45. > :01:49.London reporter Alice Bhandhukravi. Welcome, Alice. Thanks, Dave. It's
:01:49. > :01:52.great to be out here on the river. Later, I'll be bringing some magic
:01:52. > :02:02.to the show, finding out exactly how the hustlers who work London's
:02:02. > :02:04.
:02:04. > :02:08.bridges are out to fleece us of our cash. Sounds intriguing. But,
:02:08. > :02:11.before that, our first appeal today. When a young woman set out on the
:02:11. > :02:14.short walk home, after a night out with friends, she could never have
:02:14. > :02:22.anticipated the terror that lay ahead as she travelled home to the
:02:22. > :02:26.suburbs. For one young woman in Barking --
:02:26. > :02:31.embarking on an exciting career, what happened on a night out with
:02:31. > :02:36.friends almost ended in tragedy. was just a normal night out with my
:02:36. > :02:41.friends. We would text and make sure we were all back at home.
:02:41. > :02:46.Everything was fine for my journey, I was catching the bus as normal.
:02:46. > :02:51.Helen is not her real name because she wishes to remain anonymous for
:02:51. > :02:56.fear of being identified by the suspect. By the time Helen steps of
:02:56. > :03:02.the number 85 bus for the five- minute walk home, it was already
:03:02. > :03:05.the early hours of the morning. the time you get to four m, the
:03:05. > :03:11.pubs and clubs have closed. The streets would have been pretty
:03:11. > :03:15.closed. -- pretty empty. The suspect has taken advantage of the
:03:15. > :03:19.fact that there is a young lady walking along the street on her own.
:03:19. > :03:24.Although the streets of Kingston were becoming increasingly deserted,
:03:24. > :03:30.one car was seen to be cruising around the one-way system. Could
:03:31. > :03:38.the driver be searching for a potential victim? As Helen walked
:03:38. > :03:42.across the car-park, was she being watched? I went on my normal route
:03:42. > :03:48.as I usually do, and walked across the main car park through Kingston.
:03:48. > :03:54.I was going down the road towards Fairfield Park. I believe that it
:03:54. > :04:00.is highly likely that the driver would have seen the young female on
:04:00. > :04:04.her own and followed her from the main road into Orchard Street.
:04:04. > :04:08.she walked down the narrow street away from the bright lights and
:04:08. > :04:15.CCTV, the driver of a black Range Rover now had Helen firmly in his
:04:15. > :04:21.sights, and when he pulled up, she suspected nothing. Excuse me. Do
:04:22. > :04:27.you know the best way to Surbiton? He approached me quite politely,
:04:27. > :04:32.and I did feel that it was quite genuine, because I would normally
:04:32. > :04:39.carry on and ignore it. He said, I'm really sorry and I really
:04:39. > :04:45.confused and a little bit lost. then started to chat her up,
:04:45. > :04:49.started to continue speaking to her. And then I carried on walking, and
:04:49. > :04:57.he was like, what have you been up to, and I said, I'm just on my way
:04:57. > :05:04.home, and he said would you like a lift? I said no, it's OK. Are you
:05:04. > :05:08.sure? I am not one of those kind of guys. You got me all wrong.
:05:08. > :05:12.carried on walking, and decided to ignore him. That is when he pulls
:05:12. > :05:22.up on the left, get out of his car and approaches me from across the
:05:22. > :05:27.
:05:27. > :05:37.road. His pay! Hay! He tried to give me a handshake, and wouldn't
:05:37. > :05:37.
:05:37. > :05:42.leave me alone. I am not one of those kind of guys. He said, my
:05:43. > :05:50.name is sunny. Later, we find out how Helen would face a desperate
:05:50. > :05:54.fight to avoid being abducted. it! Let me go!
:05:54. > :05:58.What a terrifying experience. We'll find out what happened next, later
:05:58. > :06:01.in the programme. Now it's time to have a look at today's Wanted Faces.
:06:01. > :06:06.Police forces around the country are asking for your help to find
:06:06. > :06:10.these men. First up, Sal Adams. Now, it's his 30th birthday on Saturday.
:06:10. > :06:13.So let's give him a day to remember, and put him behind bars. Adams was
:06:13. > :06:16.sentenced in his absence to three years and nine months in February
:06:16. > :06:19.last year, for fraud and offences relating to the Proceeds of Crime
:06:19. > :06:23.Act. He has connections to the Blackpool area, and has a north-
:06:23. > :06:27.west accent. He's also known to gamble in casinos. Do you know
:06:27. > :06:30.where he is? Please let us know, and spoil his birthday celebrations.
:06:30. > :06:33.30-year-old Bradley Pogmore is next. Detectives in six different police
:06:33. > :06:37.forces want to talk to him, in connection with a series of thefts
:06:37. > :06:40.from supermarket tills totalling over �25,000. He has connections to
:06:40. > :06:47.the Essex area, particularly Dagenham and Rainham. But where is
:06:47. > :06:50.he now? Please let us know if you've seen him. Our next Wanted
:06:50. > :06:53.Face is this man, Andrew Fletcher Pickering. He's wanted for
:06:53. > :06:55.questioning in connection with a series of burglaries at post
:06:55. > :06:58.offices and convenience stores right across the country. He's
:06:58. > :07:02.originally from the Sunderland area, but detectives believe he could be
:07:02. > :07:05.living anywhere in the UK. He has a tattoo above his left ear of a
:07:05. > :07:08.swallow. Have you seen him recently?
:07:08. > :07:11.And, last one for today. Patrick Feeney. Detectives in Lancashire
:07:11. > :07:13.want to talk to him in connection with three charges of fraud by
:07:13. > :07:17.false representation, and two charges of money laundering
:07:18. > :07:22.relating to elderly and vulnerable people. Feeney has a distinctive
:07:22. > :07:25.crooked nose, and is known to have connections in the Lancashire area.
:07:25. > :07:29.Although police believe he could be anywhere in the country, or even
:07:29. > :07:36.abroad. If you recognise any of these, make sure you pick up the
:07:36. > :07:40.phone. You can call us on: 08000 468 999. Or text us on 63399. Text
:07:40. > :07:44.CW, space and then your message. And please, leave the space, or
:07:44. > :07:52.your message won't get through to us. Or email us. Cwr@bbc.co.uk. Now,
:07:52. > :07:55.over to Alice. Thanks, Rav. I've been reporting on news in London
:07:56. > :08:00.for five years now, and policing makes up a major part of the news
:08:00. > :08:04.agenda. The Metropolitan Police are certainly hitting the headlines
:08:04. > :08:14.these days. But, behind the news stories, the day-to-day work of the
:08:14. > :08:22.
:08:22. > :08:28.The Metropolitan Police Service is the largest force in the UK, with
:08:28. > :08:32.over 31,000 officers policing a population of 7.2 million. It is
:08:32. > :08:38.responsible for policing one of Europe's largest cities, and that
:08:38. > :08:42.comes with its own unique problems. Last summer's riots stretch the
:08:42. > :08:46.forced to the limit, and in recent months, the Met has been in the
:08:46. > :08:51.headlines because of its involvement with phone hacking. At
:08:51. > :08:56.in the suburbs, the everyday work of the force is much like that of
:08:56. > :09:00.every force in the UK. At quarter of all of the UK's distraction
:09:00. > :09:04.burglaries happen in London's suburbs. This adds to the policing
:09:04. > :09:07.issues the Met deal with. However, it is not just the residence of
:09:07. > :09:11.Greater London that are the responsibility of the force. The
:09:11. > :09:14.diamond jubilees of thousands of police on duty. And the hundreds of
:09:14. > :09:20.thousands of sports fans that descend on the capital each year
:09:20. > :09:24.also need to be policed. Whither the city seemed to be in the
:09:24. > :09:31.Olympic spotlight, making sure tourist hotspots are safe is a high
:09:31. > :09:35.priority. There is no doubt that 2012 will continue to be one of the
:09:36. > :09:44.most testing years ever for the offices of the mess to pop --
:09:44. > :09:48.officers of the Metropolitan Police. The Marine policing unit play a
:09:48. > :09:58.major role in keeping the capital safe. How many of these craft can
:09:58. > :09:59.
:09:59. > :10:03.you have on the Thames? We can have up to five. We cover everything
:10:03. > :10:07.geographically between the Metropolitan Police area. We cover
:10:07. > :10:12.the River Thames from Heathrow Airport right out to the docks.
:10:12. > :10:16.What is the advantage of using these river craft? It gives us a
:10:16. > :10:21.unique perspective over London and allows us anywhere where the public
:10:21. > :10:26.have access on the water. And it allows us to support our colleagues
:10:26. > :10:31.landside. I know you did probably have a typical day, but on average,
:10:31. > :10:36.what are you doing? We can be asked to do anything that our landside
:10:36. > :10:42.colleagues asked to do, whether it is investigate thefts, assaults on
:10:42. > :10:46.boats, everything up to major incidents. And in fact one of your
:10:46. > :10:52.other vessels is coming in here, because sometimes speed is of the
:10:52. > :10:56.essence. This is our dull to raid, with a crew of three and up to nine
:10:56. > :11:03.passengers. That will do nearly 50 knots with a full crew. It allows
:11:04. > :11:08.us to respond to incidents anywhere within our area. Give us an example.
:11:08. > :11:14.We can get from Tower Bridge to Westminster Bridge in three minutes,
:11:14. > :11:19.which is pretty quick compared to central London traffic. And in what
:11:19. > :11:22.situation would you use that instead? It allows us to support
:11:22. > :11:27.specialist operations, to put police dogs onto vessels to rely
:11:27. > :11:31.drug searches, that sort of thing. It is a fast response to any
:11:32. > :11:37.incident within London. NGC that as having a long-term future here?
:11:37. > :11:47.hope so. You have seen them in action on the river, now back to
:11:47. > :11:48.
:11:48. > :11:51.the nice warm studio. Cheers, Dave. Next, laser pens.
:11:51. > :11:54.They were originally designed to be used to highlight items on a screen
:11:54. > :11:57.during a presentation. That seems innocent enough. But when they fall
:11:57. > :12:01.into the wrong hands, something as small as this can pose a real risk
:12:01. > :12:04.to helicopter pilots. There is such concern, the law is being tightened
:12:04. > :12:08.up. Inspector Gary Smart, from the Police Air Support Unit in South
:12:08. > :12:17.and East Wales, is here to tell us more. Gary, what's the issue with
:12:17. > :12:23.these laser pens? They draw us away from the task we are on. When they
:12:23. > :12:27.do hit the aircraft, it like sit up and causes a lot of destruction,
:12:27. > :12:32.sometimes causes temporary blindness, it takes away night
:12:32. > :12:37.vision for a period. They might be some people who don't know what a
:12:37. > :12:42.laser pen is. I am certainly not go to shine is anywhere near your eyes,
:12:42. > :12:48.because that could be dangerous. Please don't, because I would have
:12:48. > :12:53.to arrest you! Look at this target on the screen. That green light is
:12:53. > :13:02.any shining a laser pen. That is probably 1.5 metres from me. But
:13:02. > :13:06.how far can these things project? Many feet into the sky. They light
:13:06. > :13:16.up an aircraft because they refract. It causes destruction to the crew.
:13:16. > :13:17.
:13:17. > :13:21.We have some footage of this He is doing it even as we speak.
:13:21. > :13:26.That is extraordinary footage, but what you're seeing there is no
:13:26. > :13:31.different to the sort of thing that I have in my hand here. You can see
:13:31. > :13:40.that it refracts all around the cockpit. Look at that. It must be
:13:40. > :13:46.horrendous for the pilot to try and see. We would swap -- changed the
:13:46. > :13:51.camera to infra-red, and we now have the target pinpointed. Every
:13:51. > :13:57.case you saw their resulted in an arrest. So this is an offence,
:13:57. > :14:01.shining a light at the aircraft? Yes. If it causes danger you can be
:14:01. > :14:06.imprisoned for up to five years or have a �5,000 fine. And people have
:14:06. > :14:11.had custodial sentences? Yes, people have been sent down for many
:14:11. > :14:16.months because of it. So the message you want to get across to
:14:16. > :14:21.even parents, these are not toys, they can be used for this. They are
:14:22. > :14:25.not toys. They should be used for presentations, not appointed and
:14:25. > :14:31.police helicopters. We have a few examples that parents might have in
:14:31. > :14:34.their children's homes. These are readily available. If parents have
:14:34. > :14:40.got these lying around their kids' bedrooms, be very cautious as to
:14:40. > :14:45.what they are being used for. Consider the age of the child, they
:14:45. > :14:50.can cause injuries to I is even pointing them at each other in the
:14:50. > :14:55.household alone. And you will throw the book at these devices?
:14:55. > :15:04.Absolutely. Thank you for joining us. Let's take a look at what is
:15:04. > :15:09.Now let's take a look at what's coming up in the programme today.
:15:09. > :15:13.Accosted by a stranger on a quiet, suburban street, will this woman
:15:13. > :15:19.manage to escape? Venturing on to dry land to give
:15:19. > :15:25.chase to a group of illegal gamblers.
:15:26. > :15:29.And praying on and bald man, police need to catch them. Before all that,
:15:29. > :15:37.time to take a look at today's first batch of criminals snapped in
:15:37. > :15:40.the act. November last year, a man walks
:15:40. > :15:47.past some bicycles outside University College London. Then, he
:15:47. > :15:55.is back again, he wants a closer look. He starts fiddling with it.
:15:55. > :16:04.Then, he is off, on �400 worth of bicycle. If you think you know this
:16:04. > :16:09.beef, give us a bell. Next, Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5,
:16:09. > :16:15.October last year. It is all quite in this luggage shop except for one
:16:15. > :16:19.man who looks like he is not planning on travelling light. He
:16:20. > :16:24.fancies this leather bag, not cheap at �125. But he has no intention of
:16:24. > :16:31.paying a penny, and simply walks out with his brand new piece of
:16:31. > :16:37.luggage. If you know this blatant the, help us to back him.
:16:37. > :16:43.Look at this man in Croydon, up to know good at the ATM. Placing a
:16:43. > :16:48.skimming device on the shin which swallows bank cards. 30 minutes
:16:48. > :16:52.later, he is back. Finally, he collects the device and three bank
:16:52. > :16:57.cards which do not belong to him. Do not give him any credit, give us
:16:57. > :17:01.a ring. If you recognise anyone in those
:17:01. > :17:04.clips, give us a ring. Next, Alice is out on the Thames,
:17:05. > :17:14.finding out how the UK's biggest Marine Unit keeps the peace on the
:17:14. > :17:19.The unit is responsible for patrolling the River Thames and all
:17:19. > :17:23.other waterways within the Metropolitan Police area. Sergeant
:17:23. > :17:29.Alan Hopkins is holding the morning briefing. Make sure you check the
:17:29. > :17:35.commuter boats, the bridges, we have had a couple of arrests for
:17:35. > :17:38.illegal gamers and illegal traders. Plain clothes today. We have the
:17:38. > :17:48.resources today to possibly a rest any people committing offences up
:17:48. > :17:48.
:17:48. > :17:57.there. -- arrest. The police officers are also was
:17:57. > :18:03.possible for all 22 bridges. You mentioned illegal gamers on the
:18:03. > :18:08.bridge, what is that? Illegal gamblers are a new entity for us in
:18:08. > :18:17.recent times. They have come across from Eastern Europe predominantly.
:18:17. > :18:20.They set upon Abridge, the Embankment. They play a game of
:18:20. > :18:27.three-card trick where there is no chance of the person taking part in
:18:27. > :18:32.a game of winning. Tourists will stop and played? They will have
:18:32. > :18:37.stooges who will end has other vulnerable people and tourists sin
:18:37. > :18:41.is for the first time. They will get them to play the game and lose
:18:41. > :18:45.large quantities of money. Sometimes they will take up to
:18:45. > :18:49.�1,000 easily in half a day. It is not long before he gets word
:18:49. > :18:54.of a gang of suspected illegal gamers in the area around
:18:54. > :19:04.Westminster Bridge. Show us his son and we will put a couple of
:19:04. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:14.plainclothes people up there. The rest of the team are standing
:19:14. > :19:21.They are on patrol in plain clothes. We are keeping a safe distance
:19:21. > :19:25.behind. It is not long before they spot the gang of the legal gamers.
:19:25. > :19:32.They are in the middle of the bridge, we are viewing them from
:19:32. > :19:39.the south side of the bridge. The patrol boat pulls alongside
:19:39. > :19:42.Westminster Pier. As the uniformed officers make their way on to the
:19:42. > :19:52.Embankment, began spots them and starts to disperse but they catch
:19:52. > :19:53.
:19:53. > :19:59.up with two of them. Hello. Excuse me a moment. Are you OK? Do you
:19:59. > :20:06.speak English? Canute empty your pockets for me? Can I have a look.
:20:06. > :20:15.A oh, yes, no problem. I am making a record. What is this?
:20:15. > :20:18.So, this belongs to a friend? What is his name? My friend's name?
:20:18. > :20:25.third member of the gang is soon stopped while the search for
:20:25. > :20:34.gambling equipment continues. us see what we have got in here. We
:20:34. > :20:40.have counters. And we have a mat for playing on. OK. This leads me
:20:40. > :20:46.to suspect you are involved in illegal gaming. Not me. You have
:20:46. > :20:52.this, why would you have this? It is because you are involved.
:20:52. > :20:58.Therefore, I am arresting you for having items in your possession for
:20:58. > :21:05.an awful gambolling, for fraud. They have articles for fraud on
:21:05. > :21:10.them. Just point out these are the ones we saw earlier on. Speak to
:21:10. > :21:16.you soon. After he has confirmed that the men arrested a part of the
:21:16. > :21:24.group he spotted earlier, he shows me how the con men operate. They
:21:24. > :21:28.will chase a disc with the white underneath. They play it in a way
:21:28. > :21:34.where there is no chance that the person who is paying �20 will win.
:21:34. > :21:39.Is this a classic game? Absolutely. You will see this being played on
:21:39. > :21:44.every bridge. We have got a good result today. It is sending a
:21:44. > :21:47.message we do not want to risks losing their money. A good result
:21:47. > :21:51.for the Marine policing unit but with London packed with tourists
:21:51. > :21:54.this summer there are many more conmen to catch. A successful
:21:54. > :22:00.operation there. But let's find out how those hustlers manage to scam
:22:00. > :22:03.people. Lee Hathaway. You're a professional magician. There's a
:22:03. > :22:06.world of difference between what you do, and what these illegal
:22:06. > :22:13.hustlers get up to, isn't there? We as entertainers are there to
:22:13. > :22:16.show people a good time and have some fun. There's no money involved.
:22:16. > :22:20.What these illegal street gamers are doing is getting people to play
:22:20. > :22:26.a game, and to gamble cash, when there is no way of winning. It is
:22:26. > :22:30.fraud. We saw in the film there. The paraphernalia the gamers had
:22:30. > :22:33.for two games that they use to con people. Are they ones you
:22:33. > :22:43.recognise? Yes, One is a variation on what's
:22:43. > :22:46.
:22:46. > :22:56.known in magic circles as the Three Shell Game. I bet you won't be able
:22:56. > :22:59.
:22:59. > :23:04.to guess under which cup the pea is? You have to follow the White
:23:04. > :23:12.here. The other one, you follow the pea. I will mix them up. Place your
:23:12. > :23:20.money. I will put �20 on that one. You have lost. It is in the middle.
:23:20. > :23:25.That's the first game. Over here. The way this works is similar.
:23:25. > :23:33.Follow the little pea under the matchbox. You still have some money.
:23:33. > :23:39.I have your �20. All you have to do is placed on top which one you
:23:39. > :23:48.think the pea is. Sadly, another �20 for me. How do those games
:23:48. > :23:55.work? The pea has been stolen at. The way that works, just to show
:23:55. > :24:04.quickly. They usually use something made of rubber. The friction
:24:04. > :24:14.created roles it out from underneath the box. -- rolls. So
:24:14. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :24:28.you can never win. How but this one? What I am actually doing is
:24:28. > :24:34.
:24:34. > :24:38.throwing the top one and retaining that white one. In slow-motion.
:24:38. > :24:44.do these gamers to put money on it, that is what makes it illegal
:24:44. > :24:49.gambling. This is the important thing, even if you think you
:24:49. > :24:54.understand sleight-of-hand, there are teams playing this, there of
:24:54. > :24:59.stooges. Pretty girls playing it. The atmosphere is designed as an
:24:59. > :25:07.act. A laughing, jovial atmosphere designed to get you to spend more
:25:07. > :25:15.money which you will be losing. gang operation. Without a doubt.
:25:15. > :25:21.Were stooges are involved, if you keep your eye. It looks like it is
:25:21. > :25:26.over here. One of the stooges will take out some money. Enthusiastic
:25:26. > :25:31.betting. As they do that, distracted, the operator will
:25:31. > :25:35.switch them around. They placed the money over here, they lose. You,
:25:36. > :25:41.the punter, think you have seen them switch it around. But you have
:25:41. > :25:44.lost your money as well. Lee, thanks very much. Rav.
:25:44. > :25:47.Let's get back to that terrifying kidnap attempt. When a young woman
:25:47. > :25:55.walking home alone in Kingston- upon-Thames became a target for a
:25:55. > :26:00.predatory male. Helen was returning home in the
:26:00. > :26:05.early hours, when she was the victim of unwanted advances from a
:26:05. > :26:11.predatory male motorist. He seemed like a normal, nice, down-to-earth
:26:11. > :26:21.guy. Listen, my name... She had escaped him once but her ordeal was
:26:21. > :26:23.
:26:23. > :26:29.If -- before I knew it, he had picked the up in a cradle position.
:26:29. > :26:35.I didn't realise, I was in shock. He scooped her up. At this point,
:26:35. > :26:39.the female was absolutely petrified, as you would be. He had picked up
:26:39. > :26:43.this young lady and try to put her in the back of his car, the back
:26:43. > :26:49.door was open and he was forcing her into the car. Absolutely
:26:49. > :26:54.terrifying for this young lady. just picked me up with such ease, I
:26:54. > :27:01.was in utter shock. I realised he was a try and put me feet first
:27:01. > :27:07.into the back of his car. It is clear to me he was trying,
:27:07. > :27:12.against her will, abduct this young lady, and take her away. It is
:27:12. > :27:16.absolutely frightening what the consequences could have been.
:27:16. > :27:22.think he would have sexually assaulted me, if not more. I don't
:27:22. > :27:27.know where I might have ended up to be honest,. Drugging me, anything
:27:27. > :27:31.like that. I definitely think sexual assault.
:27:31. > :27:37.For it is only when she has managed to free her leg, pursued against
:27:37. > :27:42.the car, put her other leg on the ground. Then manage through sheer
:27:42. > :27:47.force and adrenalin, she has managed to break free.
:27:47. > :27:55.I managed to wriggle my way out and she started -- he started to shout
:27:56. > :28:00.at me. I ran across the road, straight home. Four months -- for
:28:00. > :28:05.months after the attack, Helen was scared of going out for fear of
:28:05. > :28:11.meeting her abductor. It would panic me. I would feel
:28:11. > :28:17.choked in the mouth. Other thing he was after me. I would ask members
:28:17. > :28:26.of the public to put together the fact you have a young Asian male,
:28:26. > :28:30.possibly called Sunny. 5 ft 10, 24- Oct 28 years old, who was driving a
:28:30. > :28:35.dark-coloured Range Rover with a cream interior. I would ask members
:28:35. > :28:38.of the public to contact police if they know this man. That is such a
:28:38. > :28:41.frightening story. Now one good thing, the victim was able to give
:28:41. > :28:50.you a very detailed description of the suspect, which means you've
:28:50. > :28:53.been able to get an e-fit made up. We have what we consider to be a
:28:53. > :28:59.very accurate e-fit. We think the man is of Asian appearance, 25 to
:28:59. > :29:04.Lean to average build. Well turned out, as the young woman says in the
:29:04. > :29:07.film. We very much hope that this image, coupled with the images of
:29:07. > :29:09.the car, will jog someone's memory. That car is quite distinctive,
:29:09. > :29:13.isn't it? We've been able to examine CCTV,
:29:13. > :29:18.and we're looking for a 2005 black Range Rover Sport. It has cream
:29:18. > :29:23.leather seats. He used the name it sunny. His but
:29:23. > :29:27.his real name? I think that maybe his real name, the circumstances
:29:27. > :29:32.suggest he hasn't made up a name on the spot and I believe that could
:29:32. > :29:36.be his real name. Let's take a look at that e-fit again. Why is it so
:29:36. > :29:40.important to catch this man? He has already attempted to abduct this
:29:40. > :29:48.woman. Luckily, she managed to get away. The fear is that he will try
:29:48. > :29:52.away. The fear is that he will try and do it again.
:29:52. > :29:56.We want to interview this month and bring him before the court to make
:29:57. > :30:01.sure he doesn't do it again. Is it possible he may have done this
:30:01. > :30:05.before? He could have done this to other lone females and it is
:30:05. > :30:09.important if anything similar to this have taken place, that they
:30:09. > :30:13.contact the police so we can investigate. Because of his lack of
:30:13. > :30:17.an accent, it is difficult to say whether he lives in the area where
:30:17. > :30:21.this happened? It is difficult to tell whether he is local but I
:30:21. > :30:31.would urge the public to put together all these factors, his
:30:31. > :30:32.
:30:32. > :30:37.name, the description of the man, and contact us. You have the clues,
:30:37. > :30:41.please if you know who it is, the If you can help us catch that man
:30:41. > :30:44.before he strikes again, we really need to hear from you. If you don't
:30:44. > :30:49.want to give your name, you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
:30:50. > :30:57.Next up, let's see if you can nail any of this lot. A busy pub on
:30:57. > :31:02.Tottenham Court Road last year. A punter orders a drink. He is not
:31:02. > :31:08.carrying a bag. Remember that. He then starts casing the joint, and
:31:08. > :31:15.seems very interested in something on the floor. He takes a call, and
:31:15. > :31:24.next thing, he bends down and picks up the bag. The bank had �3,000 of
:31:24. > :31:29.computer equipment and it. If you know this thief, call time on him.
:31:29. > :31:34.Heathrow Airport, March last year. A coach has been left on a chair,
:31:34. > :31:41.and this woman rifles through it. - Mike have coped. The picture is not
:31:41. > :31:47.great quality, but we get a great shot of her face as she walks past
:31:48. > :31:52.the camera. Then the victim returns to find his credit cards are stolen.
:31:52. > :31:58.We need to hear from you if you know this thief.
:31:58. > :32:04.And last one for now, March this year, Carphone Warehouse in Newport,
:32:04. > :32:08.South Wales. These three guys are taking a look at the phones. Then
:32:08. > :32:17.they grab them so hard they nearly end up taking the display with them,
:32:17. > :32:22.If you've recognised anything, then give us a call. 08000 468 999. Or
:32:22. > :32:25.text us on 63399. Text CW, space, and then your message. And please,
:32:25. > :32:29.leave the space, or your message won't get through to us. Or, email
:32:29. > :32:31.us. Cwr@bbc.co.uk. And remember, all our CCTV and Wanted Faces are
:32:31. > :32:41.on our website, bbc.co.uk/crimewatchroadshow, if
:32:41. > :32:44.
:32:44. > :32:47.Thanks, Rav. Now to the case of a nasty assault on a victim who was
:32:47. > :32:57.out enjoying himself on Christmas Eve. DC Richard Greenwood from the
:32:57. > :33:00.Met is investigating the attack. Tell me about this assault.
:33:00. > :33:03.victim, a young male in his twenties, was drinking in the Court
:33:03. > :33:13.Public House in Camden. He went to the toilet and, on his return to
:33:13. > :33:17.the bar, he was attacked by two men. He was head-butted, and both men at
:33:17. > :33:20.punched him. His eye was closed up over Christmas. That sounds like a
:33:20. > :33:25.cowardly attack on an innocent victim. Do we have any idea what
:33:26. > :33:35.the suspects look like? He was face-to-face with both of them.
:33:35. > :33:42.They were captured on CCTV in hospital. We can see the two
:33:42. > :33:48.suspect waiting in the reception area. Why were they there? It would
:33:48. > :33:53.appear that one of the suspects broke his hand punching the victim.
:33:53. > :33:57.Does this happen a lot, that they meet up in the hospital? When there
:33:57. > :34:07.is a fight and to people receive injuries, and there was a hospital
:34:07. > :34:16.
:34:16. > :34:22.near by, there is always a possibility that they could be in
:34:22. > :34:26.it was a nasty assault, and we need help to find those suspect.
:34:26. > :34:36.anyone has any information, you can contact us by phone or by text.
:34:36. > :34:41.
:34:41. > :34:44.Those numbers are on your screen. Now, burglars who prey on the
:34:44. > :34:48.elderly are sadly all too common. One elderly man from north London,
:34:48. > :34:51.who's been targeted by con men, is now so frightened that his family
:34:51. > :34:58.has asked us not to identify him. In this film, he's played by an
:34:58. > :35:03.actor. He gets up at about half-past seven,
:35:03. > :35:09.has his breakfast, goes for a walk for at least an hour. You can set
:35:09. > :35:15.your clock by him. 88-year-old Jack has lived in this house most of his
:35:15. > :35:20.life. Since his wife died, he has managed on his own. He is very
:35:20. > :35:25.trusting. Six years ago, he was the target of a distraction burglary
:35:25. > :35:30.when a man came to his front door pretended to be a policeman. Jack
:35:30. > :35:33.believed the man and invited him in. He explained to Jack that he was
:35:33. > :35:39.checking on householders to make sure that their money was in a
:35:39. > :35:44.secure place. So Jack invited him in. Jack was asked to collect all
:35:44. > :35:47.the money that he had in the house. He collected �3,200 in cash and
:35:47. > :35:55.handed it over on the understanding that he was going to show him a
:35:55. > :36:05.good place to hide the money. had been conned, and the bogus
:36:05. > :36:08.
:36:08. > :36:11.police officer got away with his When certain incidents occur, that
:36:11. > :36:16.is when the mind goes into overdrive in the point of your
:36:16. > :36:19.feelings of anger and wanted to ensure that justice is done. Police
:36:20. > :36:24.spent months investigating the theft of Jack's money and similar
:36:24. > :36:28.burglaries. Eventually, the bogus policeman and a man thought to be
:36:28. > :36:31.an accomplice were caught and sent to prison for conspiracy to burgle.
:36:31. > :36:37.In order to offer Jack some protection, a surveillance camera
:36:37. > :36:41.was fitted inside his house. And six years later, it captured
:36:42. > :36:49.something his family had hoped would never happen. Two intruders
:36:49. > :36:55.in his home. My first thought was, not again. We all rallied round to
:36:55. > :36:59.support dad and be of any help we could to officers investigating.
:36:59. > :37:06.cruel coincidence, these two were also pretended to be policemen.
:37:06. > :37:14.Jack was watching the television when he was disturbed by noise. He
:37:14. > :37:20.went to investigate, and was confronted by two men in his house.
:37:20. > :37:26.How are you? What you want? There has been a burglary in the area. We
:37:26. > :37:30.are police officers. They said they were there to investigate. He asked
:37:30. > :37:35.-- they asked if he had any money, and he said he hadn't, and they
:37:36. > :37:40.started going through drawers. again, Jack was duped into
:37:40. > :37:45.believing the conmen had his best interests at heart. It is common on
:37:45. > :37:50.distraction burglaries to find that there are two people involved. One
:37:50. > :37:54.defendant will take the householder into a room will be associate
:37:54. > :37:59.searches the other rooms. Then the intruders started checking Jack's
:37:59. > :38:02.coat pockets for valuables. people going through my father's
:38:02. > :38:08.pockets, it shows the lower depths to which they are prepared to go.
:38:08. > :38:13.It touches on the surface of the crime they intended to commit.
:38:13. > :38:18.became suspicious of this activity, and managed to get the two
:38:18. > :38:24.offenders out of the house before anything was stolen. My father then
:38:24. > :38:30.asked them to leave, which they did. Ever the gentleman, Jacques sees
:38:30. > :38:37.them out and caused his son. alarm was raised and the police
:38:37. > :38:42.attended. By the time they arrived, the offenders were well gone.
:38:42. > :38:48.can they sleep at night? How is it that they can go through life like
:38:48. > :38:51.that, and be so I'm feeling? It makes you feel particularly angry,
:38:51. > :38:56.because you think what they have actually achieved in their life,
:38:56. > :39:01.and my father has achieved a fair bit. He goes about his daily
:39:01. > :39:06.business and doesn't do any harm to anyone. He is entitled to get on
:39:06. > :39:09.with his life and not have to tolerate things like that.
:39:10. > :39:14.people who commit these offences are very cowardly, and it is
:39:14. > :39:24.important that we catch them before they prey on other members of our
:39:24. > :39:26.
:39:26. > :39:30.community. As I say, sadly these stories are all too familiar. But
:39:30. > :39:33.that camera did get a very good image of those men. They were in
:39:33. > :39:40.the Wembley area of London on April 5th this year. If you recognise
:39:40. > :39:43.them, please call us now. It's important that the police stop them.
:39:43. > :39:49.DI Hartley, your department's taken a lead in tackling this type of
:39:49. > :39:53.burglary, which you call distraction burglary. How common is
:39:53. > :39:59.it? It is an audacious crime committed by a highly organised
:39:59. > :40:07.criminals. It is up and down the country. So these guys might not
:40:07. > :40:14.even be from the London area? You say they use new ploy is to get
:40:14. > :40:21.into homes. Traditionally, most of the crime sites are by people who
:40:21. > :40:25.purport to be from the electricity board or the gas board. Now they
:40:25. > :40:28.are pretending to be immigration officials of police officers.
:40:28. > :40:34.police officer is going to see an elderly person, they ring
:40:34. > :40:39.beforehand? Yes, they will make an appointment and have identification.
:40:39. > :40:43.And a genuine person doesn't mind someone taking the card and ringing
:40:43. > :40:47.the police station to check. advice we always give is to keep
:40:47. > :40:53.the chain on the door, don't let the men, and call the police who
:40:53. > :40:56.were treated very seriously. Often older people are very trusting.
:40:56. > :41:03.Relatives may be concerned about them. What can relatives do to make
:41:03. > :41:09.sure their elderly relative is safe? It is not just relatives. Get
:41:09. > :41:14.to know your neighbours. Make sure that anybody who comes round of the
:41:14. > :41:19.right people. It is about drawing a balance between scaring people and
:41:19. > :41:23.making sure that they are aware of what might be out there. Most
:41:23. > :41:28.companies have a scheme in place where you can give a password, so
:41:28. > :41:33.if somebody is come into your house, there will be a password, so a
:41:33. > :41:38.bogus person cannot get in. genuine people never mind a
:41:38. > :41:41.householder checking up on them? That is right. Thank you for that
:41:41. > :41:51.sound advice. Look out your neighbours and relatives and save
:41:51. > :41:58.
:41:58. > :42:01.them from trauma. Thanks, Dave. Really good advice there. If you do
:42:01. > :42:05.recognise those two men, let us know. It's a despicable thing to do.
:42:05. > :42:12.Let's catch up on what's been happening since we've been on air.
:42:12. > :42:18.We have had lots of calls about the attempted abduction in Kingston
:42:18. > :42:22.upon Thames. Dave and Alice, what have you got for us tomorrow?
:42:22. > :42:27.We are going up to the West End. have been out with officers
:42:27. > :42:32.patrolling the busy streets around Leicester Square as London gears up
:42:32. > :42:37.for a busy summer. We will also be meeting the remarkable woman who
:42:37. > :42:42.turned detective when thieves broke into her penthouse flat. Thieves
:42:42. > :42:47.beware! We will tell you all about her tomorrow.
:42:47. > :42:52.That is it for today. For more details about all have today's