Episode 11 Crimewatch Roadshow

targeting women in London's Roadshow, it is the third week, we

are on there every morning again, the link with the crimes that affect

you. We will be asking your help to catch criminals.

Today, police urgently need your help to track down this man, who is

assaulting women on their way home. It could be you. Street crime. And

how to survive it. And, the 93-year-old pensioner left

for dead on the street. Help us find the driver responsible.

Our team is travelling around the country, and we stopped this week

with the Met Police in London. We are right in the middle of it into

how the square. What is happening? Good morning, I am right in the

middle of it, in one of the capital city's busiest tourist spots. Later,

we find out how you can keep yourself and your belongings safe

and we will have a hands-on preview of the police car of the future. And

you will have gadget envy! First, we need your help to solve a

series of sex assaults in east London. Release in Canning Town say

the same man has attacked number of women there -- police in Canning

Town. They are worried he might strike again.

London's Docklands. This predator's hunting ground. He has been

assaulting women here for two years. Zoe is in her 40s and has lived in

Royal Victoria Dock for six years. She is not -- Zoe is not her real

name, and her words spoken by an actor. I had an apartment looking

over the dock, it was a really nice area, I felt very safe, a one-minute

walk to the railway, an ideal location. That night, she was out

with friends. I had arranged to meet some friends in the city. It was the

opening of a new venue. At around 11pm, she left the bar in London

Bridge and caught the Docklands light Railway home. Her station,

Royal Victoria, was just a two-minute walk from her apartment

building I could see my apartment and from the train. I had only had a

couple of drinks, I was aware of my surroundings. Just a normal journey

home after a night out. I thought, I have done this before, it is very

safe, I did not think anything more of it. This shows her arriving at

her building. A man was loitering outside the front door, talking on

the phone. She noticed he was staring at her. It alarmed me. It

was almost as if she was -- he was pretending to be on the phone,

messing around on the keypad to get into the apartment. He said, I

cannot get into the apartments, my friend is in there, and he will not

let me in. I said, it says clearly, you cannot come in unless you have a

key fob or somebody lets you in. buzzed herself in but the man

started to follow her into the building. I walked towards the left

and he was behind me. I felt very threatened. I did not know why he

was there. I did not know what his intentions were. It was at that

point something in my head said, do not get into the lift. I suddenly

realised he had no intention of going anywhere, but to speak to me

and engage in conversation. Suddenly, he started shouting at

Zoe. You think I am a bad man, don't you? You do not like me being here

because of my colour. She was trapped by the lifts. He grabbed her

arms and sexually assaulted her. was really frightened. I thought, I

do not know what he is going to do. I started screaming and screaming

and asked him to leave me alone. It was at that point, thankfully, he

turned and ran into the lobby, saw there was a button, pressed it and

ran off. The man was then caught on CCTV leaving the apartment block.

Terrified that the attacker could still be around, Zoe ran down the

stairs to the underground car park. I did not know what to do. I have

got no phone signal, I am panicking, thinking, I am in the car

park, what do I do? Even if I go out of the gates, I am back on the

streets. Will he be there? I was quite hysterical. I was crying.

then, her neighbours drove into the car park and called the police. The

police believe the man who attacked her has also sexually assaulted

three other women. The most recent of these attacks happened in May

this year, again, the man was caught on CCTV at the Royal Victoria

station before he got into the lobby of another apartment block on the

same road as Surrey's. Abbey is not the victim's real name, her words

are spoken by an actor. My apartment is opposite the station, so I

entered the lobby, I felt there was somebody behind me. He followed me

to come in, but I did not pay attention. Suddenly, the man came

right in front of her and sexually assaulted her. He just grabbed me

and said something like, keep silent. I was very frightened at the

same time, and I screamed, help. police say he needs to be taught,

urgently. My concerns are that we have four linked sexual assaults,

against females, and my fear is, if we do not catch him, he may offend

again. There is sometimes embarrassment about reporting to the

police, but we know he has offended on four occasions, so if there are

any other people that may have been a victim, I would appeal for them to

come forward. These attacks have had a profound effect on both women. Zoe

has been so traumatised, she is now too frightened to live in the city.

She put her flat on the market and moved away. I do not feel

comfortable with men. He has made me more nervous and I will never go

anywhere on my own, I will never put myself in that situation again. He

has completely destroyed my confidence.

Tina Dilworth is one of the officers investigating. It is vital that this

man is caught, isn't it, because since that, things have escalated.

Yes, we have five victims, all similar attacks that have taken

place, the most recent one happened a couple of weeks ago, a woman was

followed into her apartment in Canning Town, where a man has gained

entry using her key fob, he followed her in, and he assaulted her in the

lifts area. Terrible for these victims, all of them have been

traumatised, it is the same area, and you have got some CCTV footage

of the last attack. The man is seen walking into the apartment

building, we get a close look at him. It is frozen because this is

the moment that the assault takes place in the lobby. He is trying to

get out again, and he is fumbling to get out. It is at this stage that

the victim comes in, she is so desperate to get rid of him, she

lets him out of the building. presses the button, he leaves.

want to catch this man, you think there could be other victims.

these incidents have taken place in the same area over two years, we

urge anybody, if anything has happened to them of a similar

nature, please get in touch. Absolutely vital that you catch him.

For people that are concerned, your advice? Please be vigilant, and make

sure that you close the doors behind you. If you think you have been

followed, dial 999. The incident room number is on the screen.

have information, call the number or one of ours.

Time for some violent crooks captured on camera. Police need your

help to track them down. There are some nasty ones here.

January this year in Hillingdon, this man is arguing with a

shopkeeper over some cigarettes. The assistant looks on. The man leaves

but comes back with his mates and one of them starts having a go.

Then, things turned really nasty. The first guy climbs on the counter

as his friend grabs a bottle of wine and uses it to threaten the

shopkeeper. The one on the counter leans over and steals a bottle of

spirits. But watch the one in the hat as he smashes the wine bottle

over the shopkeeper's head before strolling out. They must be caught.

Please contact us if you know anything about this attack. Hi Ho

burned in February of this year. The man walking past has clearly upset

the man in the dark jacket entering the shop. He confronts him and they

have words in the shop doorway. That seems to be the end of it. They

start to walk away. But the angry shopper wants the last word and he

runs towards his victim, punching him and knocking him to the ground.

Did you know anything about this incident? It is March on a train in

London. This man asks a fellow passenger for a cigarette. But it

looks like he has taken advantage and has helped himself to more than

one. But that is not the end of it. He takes a seat and soon, things are

getting heated. Watch as he slides a baseball bat out of his trousers

will stop it is about to kick off. There is a moment of tension. He

stopped beating his fellow passenger violently with the bat. It is a

nasty attack. Members of the public eventually step in to calm things

down. Police do not know who the good Samaritans are. They are keen

to speak to this man, who, with skilful negotiation, eventually

disarmed the offender. Police need to catch this book. Do you know who

he is? Outrageous. Those folks need to be

caught. If you recognise any of them, pick up the phone. You can

call, text or e-mail. Do make sure you put the space in your text

message after the letters CW. Monday, today, the day of the week

that you are most likely to find yourself a victim of street crime in

London. If you do carry around valuables such as luck tops and

smart phones, beware, because these criminals are becoming more and more

brazen. A typical day in central London. But

what happened next to these two businessmen is now an all too common

sight on the capital's streets. had finished lunch and we were

having a cup of coffee, winding down, and from nowhere, the laptop

was gone. All I saw was a courier walking towards me, in central

London, there are careers walking everywhere. I did not expect him to

grab the laptop. There was no way of catching him, and as soon as he got

on the scooter, the laptop was history. Smart phones and computers

have become highly prized and easy targets for would-be thieves. What

happened to David and his colleague is getting more and more

commonplace. While other forms of crime are falling, the theft of

mobile phones and other high-tech gadgets is steadily increasing. Up

17% in the last year alone. The robbery squad car based at Kentish

Town police station covers the whole of the busy Borough of Camden. I

went along with Cliff Walsh and Matt Newman to find out about the new

sophisticated methods thieves are using on the streets of London these

days. Starting off on the night shift, heading away from the police

station, what do you do? Is it a route you follow? That Carr said

there had been two snatches. Everyone is making their way to

cross, Euston, we will go down that way, and hopefully curtail any more

snatches. Later on Camden Town will become busier when people are out

drinking and become easy targets. These using mopeds or bikes to

quickly escape the scene of a theft have dramatically increased over the

last few years. He mentioned mopeds crime-buster power they work in the

mopeds? What do? They usually have the rider, they are cheeky enough to

ride onto the pavement, then the pillion will grab the phone of the

person. Before they have realised what is going on. Will they go on to

target other people? It has been known that one mopeds can do five or

six in an hour. Even iPhone is worth �100 per person, if you could do

five or six, for an hour, that is �600 an hour. I don't know anyone

earning that sort of money. If they see somebody on a mopeds, they

become suspicious. They start to follow this one but it turns out

there is nothing untoward about these riders at all. They then catch

sight of another suspicious scooter. It is a two up my bed, which catches

our interest. They seem to be looking around, it seems to be a

tell-tale sign they are looking for a phone or something to steal.

will keep an eye on them. We are trying to. With the mopeds appearing

from view, the offices attempt to -- see him for anything now. It is

trying to strike a balance between being close enough, should something

happen, but without letting them know we are there. The good thing

is, they have been seen on CCTV now, we have a description of their

helmets, so if they are, or were with criminal intent and looking to

steal phones, we will hear that and go back to our CCTV and be able to

get the registration number. That is something. But with more than

100,000 mobile phone stolen in London last year, that is 300 day,

the challenge facing the officers on the ground is immense. Another call

comes in about a mobile phone theft. The officers raced to the scene.

This robbery has just happened, details are scanned. It is a witness

rather than a victim. It's as like I picked him as well. It might be he

is chasing his suspect or he might be making his way home. The suspects

have made. With no sign of the victim or the fees, it is the less

frustrating night. But they will be out again tomorrow. These crafty

crooks are difficult to catch, especially when they are on two

wheels. So before you make that call open that laptop, just be aware of

them may be watching you. They are scalawags, they need to be caught,

they need to be caught quickly. Because they are doing this every

day in the West End. We saw how difficult it can be to

follow suspected criminals on two wheels from a police car, but how

about on one of these, it might be easier. To people who know all about

weaving through the streets of London art Duncan Wright and Laura

Carlin from the Met 's motorbike unit. You have to get to base is

pretty quickly, is it easier on two wheels in London? Our main priority

is getting to and responding to the incident as quickly as possible. At

the same time, as safely as possible. We need to not let it

affect mems of the public. It seems scary to a lot of people, but

Duncan, you saw in the film that these would be common is take

advantage of every back alley, even the pavement, to get away from the

police, but this is a priority, to catch these guys. Absolutely. We do

need to get them, these motorbikes are good, high visibility

deterrents. In Camden and Islington they have dedicated crime units that

ride motorbikes, they have good local knowledge. The same knowledge

that the offenders have of back alleys and streets and parkways.

They are able to follow the offenders and catch them. Thieves

are busy don't limit their opportunities to on the road. --

obviously. Off-road there are those who will seat any opportunity to

steal your stuff. I went to Covent Garden to meet an officer who knows

all about the tricks of the trade of these street thieves. He says it is

up to us to keep an eye on our valuables. A lovely sunny day,

people are out here enjoying themselves, don't want to think

about crime. They don't, and I don't want them to be fearful, but there

are a sick precautions, like zipping up handbags, putting your wallets

away, not leaving your bags on the back of chairs. They will help us

help them. If you look at almost every table, there is a case in

point. You walked away with it very easily. It is classic. It is your

life on there, isn't it? Take care of it, please. Thank you! I think

she was pretty shocked. She didn't know where it had gone to the

moment. This lady is looking at me dubiously. She won't catch the

person who grabs her handbag. What is it got in it? Your life! I think

this is one of our primary roles, I'm not increasing the fear of crime

I am just trawling peoples attention to what possibly could happen and

stopping them becoming victims. They could go home after a really good

day out, but with all their possessions. That was without any

rehearsal, just walking along, it could have been anywhere. Each time

you lose something like that, part of your life disappears. If you have

a handbag, just put the chair leg over the handle and it won't be

dragged away. Thieves will not go for a difficult target, they will go

for something easy and move on. Good advice there, we could all do

with a John about! It is getting dizzy here this morning,

particularly in the streets. PC Darren Bond is with us from

Westminster 's big team. We need to be careful of more than just the

traffic, I understand. Crossings like this, 20 or 30 people will be

waiting to cross the road, it is an ideal time for a pickpocket to get

up close behind members of the public. They wouldn't expect anybody

to be around them, natural to them to be stood next to them, they are

distracted, looking at the traffic. It is a good time for them to get up

nice and close, use something like a coat, over, the hand will be in the

bag and they will be away with your post. It was as easy as that, and of

course you are distracted by the traffic in London. Lots of people

around on the pavement, I am going to be very careful putting that back

into my bag! Some of your colleagues have come along to show us a little

bit about the type of things you are up against. What with the scenario

be here? This could be a coffee shop, a shoe shop, where the victim

is sitting distracted on the phone, talking to a friend or trying a shoe

on, the pickpocket X advantage of that to take a whole bag. Using

something like a coat to shield their actions from other people or

the victim. There are a great deal of Constable are doing on the

streets of London, not just London, of course. It is something people

around the country have to be aware of. Unfortunately they are very

creative in the way they go to separate you from your cash or

belongings one trick they like to use... Is that your ring? I just

found this ring on the floor. Do you want to give me five or �10 for it?

It is a gold ring. Give me five or �10 for it? People might be tempted

to think I have got a gold ring that doesn't belong to anybody. A lot of

honest people come and hand them into the stations, some people think

they are getting something for nothing. The trickster walks away

with your hard earned cash. We are injured Albert Square, a busy

tourist spot. People visit London for all sorts of reasons, and we can

all be victims. These strictures will particularly target tourists,

who are more Ballmer ball. But unfortunately Londoners are also

victims. They can help us as well as the plainclothes officers. Hopefully

we have made you a bit more aware this morning of some of the tricks

that are going on. Time to take a look at today's

Wanted Faces. Police forces around the country are asking your help to

find these men. This is Khalid Saeed, sentenced to six years in

prison for possession of a firearm, released early on licence. He is now

wanted back in jail. He is five foot eight and although his eyes are

closed here, they are apparently Brown. It was Mark Robert Cruz 's

birthday last week. He is wanted in election with the production of

�10,000 worth of cannabis in Cardiff. He previously had a surname

Hinton and is often known by his nickname, Tutty. Police believe he

originally fled to Spain but could be back in the UK. This slightly

miserable looking 42-year-old is Paul Goodman, jailed for three years

for drug dealing in May 2011 but released early on licence. He failed

to stick to his conditions and is wanted on a recall. His right ear

has a large chunk missing out of it. And this is Mohammed Nazir, he

failed to appear before Burnley magistrates back in December 2008 in

connection with the supply of heroin. A warrant was issued for his

arrest. He has links to the Lancashire area, in particular

Nelson. If you recognise any of these faces, the phone, text us or

e-mail us. Still to come: the War veteran who helped keep London

safe, left fighting for his life at the side of the road.

Can you tell us who knocked him down?

First, attempts to steal people 's bank cards and pin numbers while

they're using cash machines have actually tripled over the last year.

DCI Dave Carter from the Dedicated Cheques & Plastic Crime Unit is

here. How many of these incidents are happening at the moment? It has

gone up from about 2500 in the first few months of last year to about

7500 in the first few months of this year. That is a massive increase.

The traditional methods to attach a device to the card slot, which can

easily capture the number of hundreds of cards. They will then

attempt to fix a camera to the top of device. We have put a camera in

here for the studio. It would see the user tapping in details on here.

Very similar to what you have here. Then the criminals have hold of your

card number, they can match it from the PIN number, and have your two

valuable commodities. What about shoulder surfing? That is going back

to basics, back to comment distraction tactics. What they will

do is, while you are attempting to get your cash out, they will watch

you put your PIN number in from the side, they will use a piece of paper

or something to distract you, while they have got your PIN number, they

will try and snatch your card out of the slot and then they are away.

Talk through what we are seeing here. You can see the chap 's

standing behind him. He is looking to see what his PIN number is, he

has got it now, he has moved in and before you know it, you snatched the

card from the start. Again, there is somebody there, piece of paper which

they are using to distract the person. And again they have got it

away. You are going to show us how easy that is. Imagine this was a

real ATM. I would come up, but by weigh something in your face... Like

a map, asking Ford directions. As soon as it has done that, I have the

card, before you know it I have done. If you take the card, they

often leave the cash. So I would be think nothing is wrong because I am

so distracted, take my cash, but it is the card that is missing and they

have got the PIN number. Although you may have taken your �50 out,

they will be round at another machine taking out 500. How can I

keep myself safe? Cover your PIN number at a machine. Whatever you

have to hand. That will protect you from people looking from behind and

from camera devices. Also, stand a bit closer. Lock of you with your

body. Then the criminals will not be able to get your PIN number and you

will be fine. If I do think someone is looking and paying too much

attention, cancel the transaction and move on? If you have gone too

far, state very focused on what you are doing. Secure your card, your

A year after his death, the friends and family of Ernie Maloney are

still appealing for help to try to find the person responsible.

As a young man, Ernie Maloney from south London operated searchlights

over the capital cheering the Second World War. He was still going strong

at 93. He was destined to be getting a telegram from the Queen. I so no

reason why he should have made that -- should not have made it. If it

was not for him, we would not enjoy the freedoms we have. He worked for

the gas board. He had lived alone for more than 20 years, and even

though he was in his 90s, he was very independent, and walked

everywhere. He never had a bus pass. He never applied for one, we never

found one. He did not even have a doctor. He looked after himself, he

did not need anybody. He was quite independent. February last year, he

set off on the one mile journey from his house in Southwark to the bank

to collect his pension. He made this journey regularly, despite his age.

Delivery driver Andrew Chez witnessed what happened next.

down towards Denmark Hill, I saw him attempting to cross the road, a

quarter of a way into the road, a dark hatchback came around the

corner at 30 or 40 miles an hour. A head-on impact, straight up into the

windscreen, into the air, a somersault onto the ground. But the

car did not stop. He had been the victim of a hit-and-run. He had been

left severely injured, lying in the middle-of-the-road. For somebody to

do that and not stop, you are a coward, basically. He was rushed to

Kings College Hospital in a critical condition with serious head

injuries, a broken leg and internal injuries. I saw him and it was very

upsetting. They explained what happened, that he had been knocked

over by the car, and the car drove off and left him there, and it was

really sad. It was really upsetting. We were talking to him

all the time, my daughter was playing these it to him, we could

see a flicker in the eyes. He knew there was somebody there, but we

could not get anything out of him. was speaking to him. He opened his

eyes, and that is when I started to cry. Despite the best efforts of the

medical team, he never regained consciousness, and two weeks later,

he died. The police launched an investigation into his death, and

they found that this CCTV camera had captured every car that passed the

scene of the accident that day. calculating what cars have gone

through, we see the witness vehicle has come through, no vehicles going

the other way before that, the first vehicle you see must be the suspect

vehicle. Although the CCTV is very poor quality, police say this is car

that hit him. They believe it is a dark coloured hatchback. It is a

difficult secret for somebody to keep. Early died, they would have

been aware of that fact, they might have come back a few days later, and

undoubtedly they would have told somebody. I want that person to tell

the police what they know. He had five sisters, one of them died just

shortly after my uncle did. They want to know why this person did not

stop. And why drive off when you do something like that? Now, they are

asking, have they found anybody yet, has anybody come forward? Of

course, the answer is always know. It has devastated us. It really has.

We solved 98, 90 9% of our road traffic deaths, and this one is on

solved. But this one pains me that a man of his age, 93, can be run over

and left in the gutter of a road and a person can drive off without any

care or consideration to a fellow human being, it is beyond me. A

93-year-old man does not deserve to die that way.

This is a terribly sad story. I am joined by Mick Woollard. You are

desperate to track the person down. Let's go over the facts again.

was Grove Lane, Campbell well, the 15th of February last year, at

9:10am, it was a bright, sunny day. We saw the CCTV footage, the car

look like a light blue colour, you think it is a dark coloured

hatchback? Yes, we got that from a witness testimony. It was a sunny

day, you are getting the reflection on the CCTV. You are convinced it is

a hatchback's yes. After it hit him, what would the damage have been to

the car? Damage to the front, onto the bonnet, and maybe the

windscreen. You are appealing to people who might have seen a car

with damage at that time to come forward. You are desperate to close

this. Yes, most of these cases are solved, but this one remains on our

books. I am pleading to somebody who knows what happened, or has seen the

damage, or for the driver. To do the right thing. Yes, it will be better

for him in the longer run. Everybody who has seen that film will be

affected by this. Please do get in touch.

Time for some more crocs. They thought they had got away with it,

but we have got them on camera. We are insured and in Birmingham,

April this year, in a shop, but these men have got no intention of

buying anything. One of them heads for the counter, he looks at the

sweets, but that is not what he is after. He lunges for the throat of

the shop assistant and rips off her gold necklace. A woman is shoved out

of the way by the second thief. They make a run for it. They attack a

member of the shopkeeper's family, punching him in the face. They have

got away with a necklace worth �500. They need to be caught. Do you know

them? It is rush-hour in West London. This

woman is doing the school run. Look closely, she is just carrying a

purse and a red school satchel. But by the time she gets off the bus,

she has got her hands full. She seems to have acquired a bulky case.

The suitcase and its contents were worth �360. Get in touch if you know

this thief. A private driveway in

Wolverhampton. It is lunchtime, and there is nobody at home. But these

guys are not here for a social visit. They are casing the joint and

looking for a way in. They settle on the side door, and one of them goes

to work, trying to force it open. That they are not having much luck.

It is not as easy as they hoped, but they have got another plan. Smash

the window instead. The first two guys quickly climb through and into

the house. But the last one is having a bit of a problem getting

in. Books, careful! I think it is best you wait outside. They emerge

soon with a heavy safe. They have hit the jackpot. It contains about

�50,000 worth of jewellery. Do you know them? Give us a call.

They will have done their backs in. Time for them to hand themselves in,

you know what to do. You can call, text or e-mail. Do not forget, you

can also call Crimestoppers You are going to fancy yourself in

one of these, a top of the range police car with the latest kit and

gadgets. We will find out all about them. Tell us about how this car

came about. The Association of Chief Police Officers challenged vehicle

manufacturers in October to develop a car for the future, a mobile

office with lots of technology. looks like an ordinary police car,

but tell us about it. It has got six cameras, one here, and some in the

rear. Not an ordinary boot of a car. It is full of stuff you would not

ordinarily find. The brains of the car is here, with the camera

equipment. This has automatic number plate recognition, and facial

recognition. Let's head back to the kit and find out a bit more about

the facial recognition. Glenn is our soundman, he will get involved. We

have already taken his photo, tell us how it works. We took his photo

using a smart phone, we transmitted that to a server, and that has gone

on to the car, so if he was being arrested, if he was not being

truthful who he was, his name would pop up and the officer would know

his identity. What other kit have we got? A mobile phone device like

this, a laptop that docks into the dash, so an officer can take this

out, type up the crime report, which is already on the laptop, and

transmit live all of their data to the police station, to save time and

efficiency. And this black box?If you have got a driveaway situation

at a petrol station, the officer needs to recover the CCTV, using the

ports, he can collect the information, download it into the

car and transmit it again anywhere that the police want the information

to go to. You have been working closely with the police, so all

sorts of gadgets that will make the officer 's' life easier and more

efficient. I am sure you are impressed!

Lots of calls coming in, we have had a possible name for the man wanted

in connection with sexual assaults in Canning Town. The police say they

need to catch him urgently. Keep the calls coming in. The lines are open

all day. Plus a possible name about the CCTV with a man smashed across

the head with a bottle. Where are you tomorrow?

We are back in London, we are going to be on the Trail of a thief who

made off with a unique piece of boxing history. And we will be in

the sky above, with the airborne police unit. Join us for that

tomorrow, they will be looking down on us on the streets of London.

I wish I had a chance to fly with them! Remember, the CCTV clips are