:00:39. > :00:42.track down the thugs who attacked a Hello, welcome to Crimewatch
:00:42. > :00:48.Roadshow, we are live every morning this week, and we need your help to
:00:48. > :00:53.get criminals behind bars. Today, robbed, just yards from his
:00:53. > :01:01.front door, can you name the men who launched a vicious attack on an
:01:01. > :01:06.elderly GP? The man paralysed after being hit by
:01:06. > :01:14.an uninsured driver. How the Met police are cracking down on illegal
:01:14. > :01:17.motorists. And, who are the stocks? They put
:01:17. > :01:22.two young men in hospital. The team are travelling around the
:01:22. > :01:28.country, and today is their last day with the Met Police.
:01:28. > :01:34.Good morning. Today, it is about cars and vans. If they are not
:01:34. > :01:40.legal, they could end up crushed, like this one. We are in Perivale,
:01:40. > :01:44.at one of the Met Police's compounds. We are finding out about
:01:44. > :01:50.a huge operation to crack down on uninsured drivers, and we will be
:01:50. > :01:54.taking a look behind the scenes at the big rented unit here. But first,
:01:54. > :02:00.thefts of gold and jewellery across the country are on the increase, and
:02:00. > :02:03.some coronal still not care who gets in the way. One GP has been so badly
:02:03. > :02:09.affected by a violent robbery, he has asked us to protect his
:02:09. > :02:13.identity. The doctor is a well-respected
:02:13. > :02:18.member of the community. He was born in India but came to the UK to work
:02:18. > :02:24.as a GP. For decades on, he has won many commendations for the
:02:24. > :02:30.outstanding work he has done. very loving, and he is very humble,
:02:31. > :02:38.very soft, and he is very friendly towards myself and my brothers. We
:02:38. > :02:43.have had a very good upbringing. Thursday, February 21 was an
:02:43. > :02:49.ordinary day for him. He saw his last patient at the surgery shortly
:02:49. > :02:55.before 6:30pm, and within minutes, he was driving home. By 7:30pm, he
:02:55. > :02:59.had pulled up outside his house. have got electric rates, it takes 90
:02:59. > :03:04.seconds for the gates to open and close. Her father gathered his
:03:04. > :03:09.belongings, but what he did not know was that two men were watching, and
:03:10. > :03:14.had crept in through the open gates. As he went to get out the car, the
:03:14. > :03:21.suspects approached. He thought they were going to be asking for
:03:21. > :03:25.directions. He was wrong. Their intentions were much more sinister.
:03:25. > :03:31.CCTV cameras filmed what happened next. The mend launched a vicious
:03:31. > :03:39.attack. They punched him in the face, kicked him while he was on the
:03:39. > :03:44.floor. One of the blows was so severe, they fractured his jaw.
:03:44. > :03:51.stole property from his pockets and they tour some gold rings from his
:03:51. > :03:55.fingers. The doctor always fought for old Hindu astrology rings. They
:03:55. > :03:59.were worth tens of thousands of pounds, but they were of enormous
:03:59. > :04:06.sentimental value as well. He had two rings on each finger, a
:04:06. > :04:11.diamond, a sapphire, a topaz and a Ruby. He did not wear them for
:04:11. > :04:17.fashion. He bought them because he believed in astrology, and he was
:04:17. > :04:20.told to wear the rings. Whilst the two men held him down and dragged
:04:20. > :04:26.him along the drive, one by one, they ripped the rings from his
:04:26. > :04:35.fingers. He did not stand a chance. Two young men against a 71-year-old
:04:35. > :04:39.with fractured jaw. This is a horrific, violent robbery. Carried
:04:39. > :04:43.out against an upstanding member of the public. But predominantly, they
:04:43. > :04:49.were after the Asian gold ring that he had on his hand. As well as the
:04:49. > :04:55.rings, they also stole a mobile phone and around �300 in cash. They
:04:55. > :05:02.left him on the ground and ran away. The whole terrifying incident lasted
:05:02. > :05:08.less than two minutes. The next day, he lost power in his right leg. We
:05:09. > :05:15.had to rush him to the AMD, where he was transferred to the hospital, and
:05:15. > :05:21.they did a scan. It turned out that he was suffering a haemorrhage as a
:05:21. > :05:25.result of the fracture. In fact, he had suffered a potentially fatal
:05:25. > :05:29.brain injury cheering the attack. would not expect something like this
:05:29. > :05:36.to happen in your own driveway. It is sickening for the people to
:05:36. > :05:40.attack such a formal ball person. For months on, he is still
:05:40. > :05:43.recovering from the attack. He will only do clinics in the morning and
:05:43. > :05:53.he is too frightened to get out of the car unless somebody is waiting
:05:53. > :05:54.
:05:54. > :05:58.for him. He rarely drives now, and if he does, we have to keep the
:05:58. > :06:04.front light on, and my mother has to stand outside. He does not want to
:06:04. > :06:08.live in the house any more. He has lost his confidence. This has
:06:08. > :06:12.affected him a lot. You would not expect this to happen. Their world
:06:12. > :06:16.has been destroyed by this. At one stage, perhaps they thought they
:06:16. > :06:22.would lose their father. Especially when he was admitted to hospital.
:06:22. > :06:28.They did not deserve this. He keeps questioning, why would somebody do
:06:28. > :06:34.this to him? He is so loved. Why would somebody do this to him? Why
:06:34. > :06:44.would they attack such a vulnerable person? Somebody knows who did this.
:06:44. > :06:49.
:06:49. > :06:55.I would appeal for anybody that has A truly horrible attack. Luckily,
:06:55. > :07:00.the family had home CCTV, which is quite useful for you. We can take
:07:00. > :07:04.another look at it, the state is a good shot of one of the men. Yes,
:07:04. > :07:14.the main suspect is the man who walked around the front of the car,
:07:14. > :07:14.
:07:14. > :07:20.a blackmail, between five at seven and five tall. Slim build. A crate
:07:20. > :07:25.hooded top, with striped arms and a dog bottom half, and dark jeans.
:07:25. > :07:32.jewellery is pretty distinctive. Tell us about it. The Doctor
:07:32. > :07:38.collected this jewellery throughout his life. On the jewellery, various
:07:38. > :07:43.astrological symbols, which are to do with his beliefs. He collected it
:07:43. > :07:48.throughout his whole life. It was part of his life, people have
:07:48. > :07:53.jewellery like this, what should people do to keep it safe? When we
:07:53. > :07:57.are wearing jewellery, we need to be aware of our surroundings. If you
:07:57. > :08:02.are storing large amounts at home, you need to make sure your home is
:08:02. > :08:10.safe, get yourself a decent safe, make sure your locks are good. There
:08:10. > :08:14.is plenty of information on the Bumblebee website.
:08:14. > :08:20.It is time to take a look at today's first batch of crooks caught
:08:20. > :08:24.in the act. Cardiff, in July. This security
:08:24. > :08:28.guard is delivering cash to the bank. He makes several trips,
:08:28. > :08:33.carrying thousands of pounds each time. Notice the guy on his phone
:08:33. > :08:38.loitering outside. He is watching the guard's every move. He makes a
:08:38. > :08:42.grab for the case full of money. But the heavy box comes in handy, as the
:08:43. > :08:48.guard fights back. The one to be rather makes his retreat
:08:48. > :08:57.empty-handed. Time to see that again. Ouch! Let's catch this one.
:08:57. > :09:02.Call us if you know him. A London bookies in October last
:09:02. > :09:09.year. This man is spending some time playing on the gaming machines. He
:09:09. > :09:14.seems happy enough at first. But things take a turn for the worse and
:09:14. > :09:21.it looks like his luck runs out. He complains to the cashier, but does
:09:21. > :09:26.not get the answer he wants. So he walks over and stopped having a go.
:09:26. > :09:31.-- starts having a go. Things are getting heated. The opens the door
:09:31. > :09:41.and seems to be telling some of the other customers to leave. We soon
:09:41. > :09:48.find out why. He picks up a chair and smashes it into one machine.
:09:48. > :09:54.Then, another. Then, a third. Then, he throws the chair towards the cash
:09:54. > :10:03.desk. Luckily for the cashier, the screen protects him. The outburst
:10:03. > :10:07.caused �2000 worth of damage. Who is this angry loser?
:10:07. > :10:13.A London bus, it is the early hours of the morning. This passenger has
:10:13. > :10:19.decided to sit at the back, right behind a sleeping man, who has his
:10:19. > :10:23.back on the seat next to him. As he stands up to get off the bus, he's
:10:23. > :10:29.-- he picks up the back and carries it away. It had a laptop in it,
:10:29. > :10:35.worth �1000. Do you note this back-seat bag snatcher? Give us a
:10:35. > :10:43.call. If you recognise any of them, make
:10:43. > :10:47.sure you pick up the phone, you can call us, text or e-mail. Remember to
:10:47. > :10:55.add the space in your text message, because if you do not add it in,
:10:55. > :11:02.your message will not get through. Across the country, it is thought
:11:02. > :11:09.that there are 1 million uninsured drivers, and many more -- and many
:11:09. > :11:12.of them are on London's roads. 130 people are killed every year by
:11:12. > :11:16.uninsured and untraceable drivers, so we have been finding out what the
:11:16. > :11:20.Met Police are going to crack down on the problem.
:11:20. > :11:24.Early morning rush-hour, and across the country, commuters are trying to
:11:24. > :11:29.get to work. But just how safe are our roads? There are drivers out
:11:29. > :11:35.there who do not have insurance or even a license, and they are five
:11:35. > :11:40.times more likely to be involved in collisions. Here in London, 8% of
:11:40. > :11:45.the capital's 3 million drivers are thought to be uninsured. It is a
:11:45. > :11:49.figure the Met Police is keen to clamp down on, with Operation Cubo.
:11:49. > :11:59.Right across the capital, they are targeting uninsured drivers and
:11:59. > :12:00.
:12:00. > :12:08.their vehicles. The morning. I will be leading Operation Cubo 19 today.
:12:08. > :12:14.Operation Cubo mobilises the police right across London. It is over 1000
:12:14. > :12:21.officers. Hey, we are using over 60 officers to tackle uninsured drivers
:12:21. > :12:25.and criminality. We have police looking for cars with defects or
:12:25. > :12:31.that they feel might be driving without insurance, and using police
:12:31. > :12:34.work to target the right cast to be stopped and checked. It is not long
:12:34. > :12:40.before the police start pulling over cars which merit closer inspection.
:12:40. > :12:45.Including this 1am with a broken light. It was pulled over by
:12:45. > :12:53.traffic, due to the lights in the back. He has since lied about who he
:12:53. > :12:58.is. And his status of driving. He is only on a provisional licence, so we
:12:58. > :13:02.will give him the appropriate ticket. He will be leaving on foot
:13:02. > :13:07.shortly. These are fences are so serious, this driver has since been
:13:07. > :13:10.issued with a summons to appear in court. Anyone caught without
:13:10. > :13:16.insurance has their car seized. They are given a fixed penalty fine and
:13:16. > :13:23.six points on their licence. But the consequences can be so much worse.
:13:23. > :13:27.This businessman was knocked off his bike by an uninsured driver. He did
:13:27. > :13:34.not have a licence, and he was driving and unroadworthy car.
:13:34. > :13:38.this accident, my life has now changed, from being a completely
:13:38. > :13:42.normal person to being in a wheelchair permanently. Ten years
:13:42. > :13:48.ago, James was on holiday and cycling down a country lane, when he
:13:48. > :13:58.was hit by a car. The injuries he sustained were so severe, he almost
:13:58. > :13:58.
:13:58. > :14:08.lost his life. I was in ITU for 98 days, to get over the severity of my
:14:08. > :14:11.injuries. That left me completely paralysed arm from the neck down. --
:14:11. > :14:17.completely paralysed, from the neck down. I have no feeling from my
:14:17. > :14:24.chest to my feet. Before the accident, I never had to rely on
:14:24. > :14:29.anybody to carry things out for me. Now, even scratching my nose, I have
:14:29. > :14:35.to request other people to do this for me. It is very frustrating that
:14:35. > :14:45.I cannot do anything for myself. Now, he needs 24-hour attention from
:14:45. > :14:49.
:14:49. > :14:54.a professional carer, and his wife, Susan. James continuously called me
:14:54. > :15:02.throughout the night, so I am always on the go. I am lucky if I get six
:15:02. > :15:07.hours sleep in a day. Because the driver was uninsured, James had to
:15:07. > :15:10.fight for six years to get compensation. James and Susan will
:15:10. > :15:20.be living with the consequences of the uninsured driver's actions for
:15:20. > :15:25.the rest of their lives. My view of uninsured drivers now is that
:15:25. > :15:33.honestly, they should never, ever dream of doing it. It makes it so
:15:33. > :15:39.hard for people like us to live the life we now live. The police take
:15:39. > :15:42.the fight to stop uninsured drivers very seriously. One high-tech weapon
:15:42. > :15:46.in their arsenal is automatic number plate wreckage -ish and.
:15:46. > :15:55.Registration plates are photographed, and police can find
:15:55. > :16:03.out immediately if a car is insured or not. The kit we are using today
:16:03. > :16:08.will monitor the camera. They will check at the image seen by the
:16:08. > :16:11.camera matches the number plate shown on the computer. Back at the
:16:11. > :16:21.inspection point, they have spotted a registration plate of great
:16:21. > :16:25.
:16:25. > :16:33.interest to them. This tyre is below 1.6 millimetres. We have no
:16:33. > :16:40.identification. There may be a language barrier. To confirm his
:16:40. > :16:44.identity, the man's fingerprints are taken with a mobile device. This has
:16:44. > :16:51.confirmed that the guy is who he said he was, so we can now
:16:51. > :17:00.continue. His fingerprints have been taken in the past by police, so we
:17:00. > :17:04.know who he is. But automatic number plate recognition searches revealed
:17:04. > :17:07.that the man was not insured to drive the car. The car was
:17:07. > :17:11.eventually crushed, as the man was unable to provide proof of
:17:11. > :17:15.insurance. He will now have to appear in court. Research shows that
:17:15. > :17:19.uninsured drivers are more likely to be involved in criminal activities
:17:19. > :17:24.and those driving illegally. Operations like this also allowed
:17:24. > :17:30.police to tackle other offences. This vehicle was pulled in for a
:17:30. > :17:34.document check. We spoke to two of the participants, and two of them
:17:35. > :17:42.admitted that they have entered the UK illegally. So they will be
:17:42. > :17:45.arrested and taken into custody for immigration to interview. We often
:17:45. > :17:51.pull in cars and find that people are wanted or that other offences
:17:51. > :17:55.have taken place. It is a good way of detecting crime, not just in
:17:55. > :18:00.relation to road traffic offences. The team is pleased with the way the
:18:00. > :18:03.day has gone. They have made more than 650 seizures and over 100
:18:03. > :18:09.arrests. That is a lot of Londoners who will be waking up without their
:18:09. > :18:13.cars. After operation is like this, this
:18:13. > :18:20.pound gets really full, because this is where problem cars end up. If you
:18:20. > :18:24.need to reclaim your car, it costs �150, plus �20 based or rich, and
:18:24. > :18:29.there are fines on top of that. But some owners never reclaim their
:18:29. > :18:34.cars, and they can end up crushed into a cube like that. If the cars
:18:34. > :18:41.are more valuable, they are sometimes sent to auction. The Met
:18:41. > :18:47.says the money is ploughed back into policing. Let's find out more about
:18:47. > :18:53.Operation Cubo with Inspector Rist Simmonds. You use a lot of
:18:54. > :18:57.technology on this. Show us that mobile hand-held device? It is a
:18:57. > :19:02.simple fingerprint scanner. It takes an impression of your index fingers.
:19:02. > :19:08.If you put your right one on their, and then you're left one as well,
:19:08. > :19:15.you can see it come up. They are then sent by Bluetooth to this
:19:15. > :19:23.device. And that is just attached to an ordinary smartphone. Yes, your
:19:23. > :19:27.fingerprint impressions are sent by a mobile phone set -- signal.
:19:27. > :19:34.film, we heard about or to Matic numberplate recognition. Tell us
:19:34. > :19:41.about that? This vehicle is equipped with cameras, as you can see. They
:19:41. > :19:44.read the registration of the vehicle in front. The number plates are then
:19:44. > :19:50.sent to various databases and if there is any interest, it will be
:19:50. > :19:54.flagged up straightaway. It could be a stolen car, cars that have been
:19:54. > :19:58.involved in recent crimes. That would give us a reason to stop the
:19:58. > :20:02.vehicle. You are taking a lot of cars off the road. Let's see whether
:20:02. > :20:05.this mobile device has done anything. It has come back with a
:20:05. > :20:10.green is where. That shows that there is no match for your
:20:10. > :20:14.fingerprints. That is a relief! Some people may be worried about privacy
:20:14. > :20:20.with something like this. What are the rules? We are scanning for
:20:20. > :20:23.Pringle wins that we already have on our files. We are not taking
:20:23. > :20:27.fingerprint is, we are just scanning them to match the ones we have on
:20:27. > :20:33.record. If your fingerprint have never been taken, it will come back
:20:33. > :20:43.is not a match. And afterwards, we delete that record anyway.
:20:43. > :20:44.
:20:44. > :20:51.Fascinating stuff. Still to come, how a medical student
:20:51. > :20:56.saved a hit-and-run victim's life. Now it is time to have a look at
:20:56. > :21:00.today's wanted faces. First up is this man. 23-year-old Ben Small was
:21:00. > :21:04.jailed in 2011 for arson, wounding and harassment, released early on
:21:05. > :21:08.licence. He failed to stick to those conditions and is now wanted back in
:21:08. > :21:12.prison. He has links to the West Midlands and Weston-super-Mare. He
:21:12. > :21:18.has a patio of praying hands on his left arm next is Anwar Ul Haq
:21:18. > :21:21.Rashid. He has been on the run since May 2010. He went on the run during
:21:21. > :21:27.his trial for fraud, where he was found guilty of forging his dying
:21:27. > :21:33.brother's signature, and selling their business for �1 million
:21:33. > :21:38.without consent. He was sentenced to three years in prison and has links
:21:38. > :21:41.to London as well. Third today is Stephan, who was due in court in
:21:41. > :21:45.April last year, charged with grievous bodily harm, but failed to
:21:45. > :21:49.turn up in the warrant was issued for his arrest. He originally comes
:21:49. > :21:54.from Romania, but is known to have links to the Edgware area of London.
:21:54. > :21:58.Finally, Michael Patrick Tomkins. The 35-year-old is wanted for
:21:58. > :22:03.questioning in connection with the case of actual bodily harm. He has
:22:03. > :22:07.links to the Ilford, Newham, Bromley and Rainham areas of Greater London
:22:07. > :22:16.and has a small scar on his forehead by his left eyebrow. If you
:22:16. > :22:26.recognise any of them, pick up the phone. You can call us on honorouble
:22:26. > :22:32.
:22:32. > :22:36.member or text us on 63399. Or Here at the Met's car pound, there
:22:36. > :22:40.is also a massive forensic operation. Any car involved in a
:22:40. > :22:45.crime will be brought to one of two places across London, and this is
:22:45. > :22:50.one of them. Anything from a stolen car to a complex murder case, they
:22:50. > :22:56.are all investigated here by Karen and Debbie. Tell us what Debbie is
:22:56. > :23:00.doing? This is an example of a car stolen from a burglary. It will be
:23:00. > :23:05.recovered and brought to the pound for examination. Firstly, we look
:23:05. > :23:08.for DNA within the car. This could be saliva from a cigarette end or a
:23:08. > :23:12.bottle. It could be blood if the suspect had cut themselves, although
:23:12. > :23:17.could be looking for a hair on an item of clothing that the suspect
:23:17. > :23:22.left in the car. Debbie, we have just done a mobile fingerprint
:23:22. > :23:26.test. Is this going back to old-fashioned policing 's it looks
:23:26. > :23:36.old-fashioned, but it is actually an effective way of finding thing the
:23:36. > :23:37.
:23:37. > :23:41.Prince. I am using a brush to powder to make fingerprints visible.
:23:41. > :23:45.have a lot of kit here. Once I have found the finger prince, I would use
:23:45. > :23:51.the tape that Karen has got and lift it and transfer it to a piece of
:23:51. > :23:55.plastic. Then that gets sent to the fingerprint euro for comparison.
:23:55. > :24:02.we can see some test finger prince here for the purposes of this
:24:02. > :24:06.demonstration. It is painstaking work, isn't it? You have to be
:24:06. > :24:15.thorough and methodical. That is why we use a torch, so you can focus at
:24:15. > :24:19.each area. Do you have to be patient to do it? Yeah, you have to be
:24:19. > :24:26.patient and methodical. How did you get into it? That is what intrigues
:24:26. > :24:30.me. I was interested in it from a young age, having seen it on the TV.
:24:30. > :24:34.Then I studied it at a higher level, but you don't have to do that. There
:24:34. > :24:41.are plenty of senior examiners who don't have a degree. All you need is
:24:41. > :24:46.an interest in forensics and some of the qualities needed to be a good
:24:46. > :24:52.senior examiner. I guess it is not as we see it on the TV programmes,
:24:52. > :24:57.is it? It is not as glamorous as you might think. And it is not as easy
:24:57. > :25:02.to solve a crime as they make out. Don't believe everything you see on
:25:02. > :25:06.Now, I am joined by DC Simon Davies from South Wales police, who was
:25:06. > :25:10.looking for the owners of some jewellery. They could be anywhere in
:25:10. > :25:16.the country. How did you get your hands on this jewellery? There was a
:25:16. > :25:20.drugs warrant executed in the Pant area of Merthyr Tydfil in April.
:25:20. > :25:24.discovered a large quantity of drugs, but the detectives took some
:25:24. > :25:30.of this jewellery to make further enquiries. They then identified
:25:30. > :25:33.losers in the Gwent area. But there are still some pieces here that you
:25:33. > :25:39.want to reunite with their rightful owners. Talk me through some of
:25:39. > :25:42.them. You have a distinctive penknife. It does look quite old.
:25:42. > :25:52.Looks like it is hallmarked with silver, with a mother-of-pearl
:25:52. > :25:53.
:25:53. > :25:57.handle. And a distinctive rose brooch. Yeah, and it has the gold
:25:57. > :26:03.leaf on there. I am sure someone will be missing that. And also a
:26:03. > :26:11.very small watch. It is very distinctive. Surely someone missing
:26:11. > :26:15.that will recognise it. If anyone does recognise anything, obviously
:26:15. > :26:20.you would want some sort of proof? Yes, some sort of insurance
:26:20. > :26:26.document, or ideally photographs of them with the items themselves.
:26:26. > :26:34.have already had one success story with those medals? Yes, the RAF
:26:34. > :26:38.medals. There was a sergeant, Kenneth Massey, who retired in 1986.
:26:39. > :26:42.He was the victim of a burglary in 2007 will stop I am sure he will be
:26:42. > :26:47.keen to get his items back. You and your team managed to trace these
:26:47. > :26:51.back to him, and you find him in Cyprus. He earned the medals during
:26:52. > :26:56.his time in the RAF. As soon as you're in quarry is finished, you
:26:56. > :27:02.will reunite him with those medals, so that is a good result. If anyone
:27:02. > :27:04.recognises any of these items, have a good look. With a bit of proof,
:27:04. > :27:11.you can get them back to the rightful owners when the enquiry
:27:11. > :27:16.finishes. Now back to Charlotte in London.
:27:16. > :27:22.-- Sian. Police in Romford are hunting two thugs who were part of a
:27:23. > :27:26.gang that attacked two men in the town on Christmas Eve, 2011. Four
:27:26. > :27:28.people have been convicted of the attack, which left one man with a
:27:28. > :27:34.broken jaw and the other with a fractured skull.
:27:34. > :27:39.It is 3am will stop a fight has just broken out. Two men are trying to
:27:39. > :27:44.get away, but these other two will not let it rest. After a short
:27:44. > :27:50.chase, it is a show from the man in the green that throws one victim
:27:51. > :27:58.flying. He is then repeatedly beaten and kicked on the floor, leaving him
:27:58. > :28:05.unconscious. His friend was also left seriously injured. Do you know
:28:05. > :28:09.these men? I am joined now by DC Tara Wilson,
:28:09. > :28:16.who is investigating this. A couple of years have gone by since then.
:28:17. > :28:20.What has happened? Four people were arrested and charged. There was a 14
:28:20. > :28:24.year custodial sentence between all four of those, but we still have two
:28:24. > :28:29.suspects we have not been able to identify. What do you know about
:28:30. > :28:35.them? We believe they are not local to the Romford area. We have had
:28:35. > :28:42.media help in relation to the local area and Barking and Dagenham. They
:28:42. > :28:47.could be further afield, from London and Essex. A lot of people come to
:28:47. > :28:52.Romford for the weekend and especially over Christmas. And in
:28:52. > :28:58.terms of the type of attack, this was not a typical brawl? This was a
:28:58. > :29:06.savage attack over several locations for quite a few minutes. Two victims
:29:06. > :29:10.ran away from the group. They are chased and both knocked to the floor
:29:10. > :29:18.and receive severe beatings and are knocked unconscious and almost died.
:29:18. > :29:22.How are they now? They are OK. They are still in contact with the
:29:22. > :29:27.police. They are pleased about this appeal and we hope people can
:29:27. > :29:34.identify those two suspects. Please get in touch if you do know
:29:35. > :29:39.anything. Jane McLean need to help to track
:29:39. > :29:43.down three women they would like to talk to about an unusual fraud. Tell
:29:43. > :29:47.us about this, it is a massive amount of money. We are
:29:47. > :29:54.investigating three reports of fraud which took lace in Newcastle in
:29:54. > :29:58.January and February. Three women befriend other women, gain their
:29:58. > :30:03.confidence, persuade them to go home, collect the valuables, cash
:30:03. > :30:08.and jewellery, and return to have a blessing to bring good luck to the
:30:08. > :30:12.family. They are believed to be from the Chinese community, they will
:30:13. > :30:18.bless people's items, bring your worldly possessions, we will bless
:30:18. > :30:23.them, and you take them home. But they are going home empty-handed.
:30:23. > :30:29.They are giving the victims a back containing bottles of water. They
:30:29. > :30:36.are keeping their belongings. �93,000 worth of items, they have
:30:37. > :30:40.got, in three attempts. That is just from these offences in Newcastle.
:30:40. > :30:47.will look at one of these meetings taking place, these are the ladies
:30:47. > :30:51.you would like to identify. What is going on? This is the early stages,
:30:51. > :30:56.the offenders are befriending the victim, engaging them in
:30:56. > :31:01.conversation, gaining their trust. They are telling them to go home,
:31:01. > :31:06.get their belongings, bring them back, we will bless them, and then
:31:06. > :31:11.they go home empty-handed. What is really sad, the amount of money they
:31:11. > :31:17.are taking off people. I really want people to take a look at these
:31:17. > :31:22.people at home. Here we go, people can see these images. Give me a
:31:22. > :31:27.description. They are described as being of Chinese appearance, they
:31:27. > :31:34.all spoke Cantonese, aged between 30 and 50, all around five foot one
:31:34. > :31:38.tall. The huge amount of money they have got, one offence alone was over
:31:38. > :31:46.�80,000, the day before a wedding. It was cash and jewellery that was
:31:46. > :31:50.going to be given as a wedding gift. Obviously, we do not want anybody
:31:50. > :31:56.else to fall foul of this. If anybody else is approached, it will
:31:56. > :32:04.be a scam. Yes, we would urge people not to hand over the property.
:32:04. > :32:11.information or names, you want to hear them. Thank you very much.
:32:11. > :32:14.We need your help to find a driver who left a young man fighting for
:32:14. > :32:20.his life at the side of the road. And a warning here, the injuries he
:32:20. > :32:26.sustained were very serious will stop --.
:32:26. > :32:32.Lee Rose from east London was just your average 23-year-old. He worked
:32:32. > :32:38.hard as an apprentice railway engineer, and enjoyed nights out. In
:32:38. > :32:43.April, he was out with his mates, it was just a normal Friday night.
:32:43. > :32:50.After leaving the pub, he and his friends took the night bus and got
:32:50. > :33:00.off outside O'Neills pub on high Road, Leytonstone. As they crossed
:33:00. > :33:09.
:33:09. > :33:15.somebody had been hit by a car. I saw the car that hit him, I could
:33:15. > :33:20.not see the driver, because of the headlights. I ran over to him, I was
:33:20. > :33:24.screaming, he was not responding or moving, I thought he was dead.
:33:24. > :33:30.was just a matter of luck that a medical student was passing on her
:33:30. > :33:33.way home when the accident happened. As we were driving down the road, we
:33:33. > :33:37.stopped at the traffic lights, and that is when we saw him and his
:33:37. > :33:42.friends in the left-hand lane. I could see a group of people standing
:33:42. > :33:49.there. It was odd, because they were in the middle of the road. What
:33:49. > :33:55.happened? The first thing I do is check his airways, I wanted to see
:33:55. > :34:05.if he was breathing. I could not hear anything. He had a really weak
:34:05. > :34:14.pulse. I had to roll him onto his back to start giving him CPR. I gave
:34:14. > :34:18.him about two compressions and I saw his chest moved by itself. I was
:34:18. > :34:25.like, brilliant, I could hear him breathing, it was raspy and uneven,
:34:25. > :34:29.but it was there. I got one of his friends to hold his head. Keeping
:34:29. > :34:35.his airways open, keeping his head off the floor. Her first aid was the
:34:35. > :34:39.only thing that kept him alive until the paramedics arrived. He was
:34:39. > :34:44.unconscious throughout. Eventually, he was flown to hospital by air
:34:44. > :34:47.ambulance, suffering from serious head injuries. He was taken to
:34:47. > :34:50.straight into surgery, and after seven hours, he was still in a
:34:51. > :34:57.critical condition. He does not remember anything about the
:34:57. > :35:01.accident. He is still recovering from his injuries. For the first
:35:01. > :35:07.four days, I could not open my eyes properly, it was a struggle, I could
:35:07. > :35:10.not talk, I slurred my words. not work due to his injuries. They
:35:11. > :35:16.have also had an effect on his speech. Part of my school is
:35:16. > :35:23.floating, I have got a plate and bolts in it, I have broken my
:35:23. > :35:30.finger, and the bruising on my ribs and knuckles, a bad back, I get bad
:35:30. > :35:40.headaches, I get tired if I am out for too long. I cannot do what I'd
:35:40. > :35:40.
:35:40. > :35:43.use today. I was playing football, but that is out of the window now.
:35:43. > :35:52.Police say somebody must have seen what happened to him. They want them
:35:52. > :35:56.to come forward. This incident took place at 12:25am, the early hours of
:35:56. > :36:00.the Saturday morning from the Friday night, and there would have been a
:36:00. > :36:05.fair number of people in the area at the time. We are looking for a dark
:36:05. > :36:11.MPV vehicle. I would appeal to the driver to contact police. Lee is
:36:11. > :36:16.alive, but he sustained serious injuries in this matter. What I
:36:16. > :36:19.would like is for anybody who witnessed the collision, including
:36:20. > :36:24.any following vehicles or any pedestrians that were in the area,
:36:24. > :36:28.to contact the police. His mother knows that she could have lost him
:36:29. > :36:35.had Laura not been there that night. If she was not passing, he would not
:36:35. > :36:43.be here. She has saved his life, basically. Even the and businessmen
:36:43. > :36:48.said she had done a brilliant job. She was amazing. It was not really
:36:48. > :36:52.my medical training, it was a bit of basic life support and common-sense.
:36:52. > :37:00.How can you live with yourself, knowing you have hit somebody that
:37:01. > :37:06.hard? You cannot have a conscience. Remind us where and when it
:37:06. > :37:12.happened. It was on the 20th of April this year, on Leytonstone high
:37:12. > :37:18.Road, just outside the O'Neills pub, at 12:25am, the early hours of
:37:18. > :37:21.Saturday morning. What can you tell us about the car? It happened so
:37:22. > :37:26.quickly, the only information we have on the car is that it is a dark
:37:26. > :37:30.coloured MPV style vehicle. early hours, presumably lots of
:37:30. > :37:35.people out and about, returning from a night out, but you have not had
:37:35. > :37:40.many witnesses. Even though it was the early hours of the morning, it
:37:40. > :37:44.was still busy, there were lots of pedestrians and vehicles around. I'd
:37:44. > :37:48.urge people to come forward with any information that you have. And for
:37:48. > :37:56.the driver to do the right thing. Yes, we would like the driver to
:37:56. > :38:00.come forward and contact the police. How is Lee? I visited him and his
:38:00. > :38:04.family very recently, he is still suffering from the injuries, he was
:38:04. > :38:13.starting out on a new career, he is not able to carry on working at the
:38:13. > :38:18.moment. We would like to catch the driver who nearly killed him.
:38:18. > :38:24.Sit up and pay attention, because it is time for more criminals on CCTV.
:38:24. > :38:28.Coventry train station, April this year. This man at the cash machine
:38:28. > :38:32.is trying to withdraw some money, but he is on the phone and he is not
:38:32. > :38:37.concentrating. He thinks he has cancelled the transaction but walks
:38:37. > :38:43.away leaving �300 in the machine. The man in the pale top decides to
:38:43. > :38:46.run after him and give him his money back. Very public spirited. He
:38:46. > :38:51.sprints across the station, trying to catch the out-of-pocket
:38:51. > :38:56.passenger, but then, he seems to change his mind. He slows right down
:38:56. > :39:01.and instead of returning the money, he decides to pocket it. He turns
:39:01. > :39:09.around and we see him heading out of the station. If you know this bad
:39:09. > :39:13.Samaritan, divorce a call and let us know.
:39:13. > :39:18.Marla Bohn high Street in London. This well mannered couple make sure
:39:18. > :39:28.they wipe their feet before browsing this shop. A bracelet catches their
:39:28. > :39:32.eye. Quick as a flash, he pockets it. Not so polite now. If that
:39:32. > :39:39.expensive bracelet was not enough, he goes on to steal a wallet. And a
:39:39. > :39:45.pink notebook. Then, as they leave, they remembered them manners a game
:39:45. > :39:48.and cheerfully waved goodbye to the shopkeeper. It seems they may have a
:39:49. > :39:55.shoplifting habit, because here they are, at it again, this time in a
:39:55. > :39:59.sunglasses shop. The woman tries on a pair of glasses, then quickly rips
:39:59. > :40:04.off the security tag and slip them inside her jacket. Not fast enough,
:40:04. > :40:09.though. An eagle eyed shop assistant has spotted there is something going
:40:09. > :40:13.on. As they try to leave, she questions the woman, but there is no
:40:13. > :40:19.sign of the glasses. No polite goodbye this time, as they hurry
:40:19. > :40:25.out. Let's stop their spree. Have a look
:40:25. > :40:29.at their faces again. Do you know them?
:40:29. > :40:39.They thought they had got away with it. You can prove them wrong by
:40:39. > :40:39.
:40:39. > :40:45.calling or e-mailing. Or, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously.
:40:45. > :40:49.Just take a look at these. Really expensive, posh cars that have ended
:40:49. > :40:57.up here in the pound, and I bet you want to know what happens to them
:40:57. > :41:01.next. Not just old bankers that end up here. Absolutely not, a full
:41:01. > :41:07.range of vehicles, from the most luxurious sports car to ice cream
:41:07. > :41:12.vans, to milk floats, and even coaches. I have got my eye on the
:41:12. > :41:17.Ferrari! What is the most expensive car? The most expensive would be the
:41:17. > :41:22.Ferrari, six months ago, quite unique, there were only two in the
:41:22. > :41:29.country at the time. This is not going to be crushed, is it? I hope
:41:29. > :41:32.not, most of them are sold at auction. Some are used for parts,
:41:32. > :41:38.mainly the old bankers are crushed. Nine times out of ten, it is
:41:39. > :41:43.auction. Could somebody get a bargain? Absolutely, we use auction
:41:43. > :41:49.halls up and down the country. Bargains to be had! I hope you have
:41:49. > :41:55.your cash ready! Time for a quick update on what has
:41:55. > :41:58.been coming in. We showed you the appeal for four men wanted for
:41:58. > :42:02.questioning in connection with violence at the Millwall against
:42:02. > :42:07.Wigan football match. One man has been arrested and charged with
:42:07. > :42:10.violent disorder, thanks to one of your calls. A possible name on one
:42:10. > :42:14.of the people possibly responsible for the attack on the doctor we
:42:14. > :42:21.showed you earlier. The police say it is a promising lead. Keep the
:42:21. > :42:25.calls coming in. What are you up to tomorrow?
:42:25. > :42:29.We are leaving London, we are heading to Kent, we are going to be
:42:29. > :42:34.in Chatham, with the Marine unit, finding out how they police some of
:42:34. > :42:41.the country's busiest waterways, and I am sure I will have my life jacket
:42:41. > :42:49.You might want to put your swimming costume on as well! The CCTV clips