:00:34. > :00:39.shocking rise in attacks on guide Hello and welcome to Crimewatch
:00:39. > :00:41.Roadshow, we are live once again and nearing the end of our month of
:00:41. > :00:45.programmes but we still have time to get more criminals off the streets
:00:45. > :00:50.and we need your help to do it. Here is what is coming up on the
:00:50. > :00:56.programme. Hundreds of guide dogs are coming
:00:56. > :01:01.under attack. From other out of control dogs.
:01:01. > :01:06.A night on the town that ended in tragedy. Help us trace the thugs
:01:06. > :01:12.that left a DJ with hearing problems.
:01:12. > :01:16.And the charity bus theft that left disabled users stranded.
:01:16. > :01:20.Our Roadshow team are in the final stages of their road trip round the
:01:20. > :01:26.country and today they are in we ares Mercia. Good morning Sian,
:01:26. > :01:31.where are you today? ? Morning, eam checking intoes can diat Malinsgate
:01:31. > :01:37.Police Station in Telford. This is the revamped custody suite and as
:01:37. > :01:41.well as having a good look round I will will find out how they deal
:01:41. > :01:45.with violent prisoners using one of these. Sounds intrigue ing, first we
:01:45. > :01:48.have heard the phrase a dog is a man's best friend, if you are blind
:01:48. > :01:52.or partially sighted your guide dog is more nan a friend. It is a
:01:52. > :01:56.lifeline. Police and campaigners are calling for a change in the law to
:01:56. > :02:04.stop the growing number of vicious attacks on guide dogs, by other
:02:04. > :02:12.canines. Over the last couple of years there
:02:12. > :02:16.has been 240 attacks on guide dogs. Ten every month.
:02:16. > :02:26.It was terrifying. It really was, I couldn't see what was going on round
:02:26. > :02:26.
:02:26. > :02:31.Gemma has been registered blind for most of her life. When she was 23,
:02:31. > :02:38.she was paired with her first guide dog, a labrador retriever called
:02:38. > :02:42.Echo. As soon as she came through the door we clicked. There was just
:02:42. > :02:48.an instantness where we become one, almost. She touched everyone that
:02:48. > :02:53.het met her, she was a loving dog, everyone couldn't help but love her.
:02:53. > :02:57.There was no stopping me once I got her, I was everywhere. She gave
:02:57. > :03:02.Gemma, love, support and independence and was centre stage at
:03:02. > :03:07.her wedding. She ended up having a bow to match
:03:07. > :03:10.my bridesmaid's dress, she was in all the photos with us, it made it
:03:10. > :03:15.complete. I don't think our wedding would have been right if she hadn't
:03:15. > :03:21.been there, because it had been part of our family missing.
:03:21. > :03:27.But Gemma's happy family was torn apart after just ten months. In
:03:27. > :03:32.March 2004, she was walking home from work, when Oak co-was savaged
:03:32. > :03:38.by another -- Echo was savaged by another dog. It was terrifying, I
:03:38. > :03:43.couldn't see what was going on round me. I started screamling "Help, my
:03:43. > :03:47.dog is being attacked, help, help, help." When I tried to pull her to
:03:47. > :03:52.one side so I could kick it, because I knew it was going for her, she
:03:52. > :03:57.wouldn't allow it, she didn't want me to be bitten. She was putting me
:03:57. > :04:02.in the way -- she was putting herself in the way. The shock of the
:04:02. > :04:09.attack caused Gemma to have an epileptic fit. She was rushed to
:04:09. > :04:14.hospital. Echo was treated for bite wounds. She was bitten below the
:04:14. > :04:24.eye. After the attack she was never quite if same.
:04:24. > :04:24.
:04:24. > :04:30.She was just sort of withdrew into herself, she was scared, very timid.
:04:30. > :04:35.And Echo never regained her confidence. She was retired from
:04:35. > :04:43.service at six-year-old. It wasn't practical for Gemma to keep her as a
:04:43. > :04:50.pet. It was emotional to let her go. My mum said it was like losing a
:04:50. > :04:54.grandchild. The nature of a guide dog is gentleness. The passive
:04:54. > :05:00.nature is what makes them vulnerable. In the past two years,
:05:00. > :05:04.hundreds of guide dogs have been attacked, by other dogs. This is
:05:04. > :05:08.despicable, because all of these attacks would be avoidable. All
:05:08. > :05:13.people need to do is to actually control their dogs. That may well
:05:13. > :05:17.just be keeping their dog on the lead. When an attack occurs we have
:05:17. > :05:23.to look at the impact. In certain situations it leads to the
:05:23. > :05:26.withdrawal of a guide dog. That leads to the withdrawal of a
:05:26. > :05:29.person's, their mobility aid and they can be stranded in their own
:05:29. > :05:35.home. And there is a financial price to
:05:35. > :05:40.pay too. Each dog costs round �50,000 to breed, train and support
:05:40. > :05:45.through its eight year working life. This little bundle of joy, it is
:05:45. > :05:50.only six weeks old at the moment, in 18 months' time it could be guiding
:05:50. > :05:54.a blind or partially sighted person, and really, you know, have a very
:05:54. > :06:00.responsible role in that respect, so it is amazing the amount of training
:06:00. > :06:06.and work that will go into this little pup over the next 18 months,
:06:06. > :06:10.for her to be able to perform that role.
:06:10. > :06:15.Now campaigners and the police want a change in the law, to make an
:06:15. > :06:20.attack on a guide dog by another animal a criminal offence.
:06:20. > :06:24.It is not a criminal offence for a dog to attack a guide dog. That
:06:24. > :06:27.would be treated as a civil matter probably. The police would be
:06:27. > :06:30.involved. Perhaps there would be a community resolution, involved with
:06:30. > :06:36.that, but at the end of the day it is not a criminal offence at the
:06:36. > :06:41.moment, so that is the issue and the problem we have. After losing her
:06:41. > :06:45.beloved Echo Gemma was matched with Lister but he had to be retired too,
:06:45. > :06:50.after falling foul to another out of control dog.
:06:50. > :07:00.And Glade, who she has had for under a year has also been attacked in the
:07:00. > :07:02.
:07:02. > :07:07.street. I feel jinxed. I felt as if "Why me? Why me? There is so many
:07:07. > :07:11.dogs, why does it have to be my dogs? " We are getting ten a month
:07:11. > :07:17.attacked. That is a huge impact on the blind person, it has an impact
:07:17. > :07:21.on the organisation, because these dogs are expensive -- expensive to
:07:21. > :07:25.train. It must be very stressful for the blind person on the end of that
:07:25. > :07:34.lead. I can't imagine what that is like. For Gemma a change in the law
:07:34. > :07:39.can't come fast enough. It makes he feel sick, to the fact
:07:39. > :07:44.that all that money and time has gone into providing a dog, to help
:07:44. > :07:52.someone like myself, and because someone can't look after their dog
:07:52. > :07:59.properly, and control their dog, it ruins the life of so many people.
:07:59. > :08:04.I am joined by Colin Elliott. When did your campaign to change the law
:08:04. > :08:08.begin? We start round 2010, really because we were seeing a number of
:08:08. > :08:12.attacks, dog attack on guide dog increase, we really just want to try
:08:12. > :08:15.and address that and do something about it. Very concerning, the
:08:15. > :08:21.number of guide dogs getting attacked, what is happening on that
:08:21. > :08:26.front? Between 2010 and 2012, it was averaging about eight guide dog
:08:26. > :08:31.attacks a month, but since then we have looked at it again and between
:08:31. > :08:35.2011, and 2013, it has increased to about ten attacks a month, so it is
:08:35. > :08:39.getting worse. So very concerning, so, tell us about the change in the
:08:39. > :08:45.law, what will that involve? Well, we have been campaigning hard to
:08:45. > :08:50.change the law, so that a dog attack on a guide dog will be considered an
:08:50. > :08:54.attack on the owner, so we are campaigning hard to change that, in
:08:54. > :09:01.terms of legislation. We were delighted in May this year in the
:09:01. > :09:05.Queen's Speech, there is provision in the crime Crime and Disorder Bill
:09:05. > :09:10.to make that an offence. At the moment the police can't do anything,
:09:10. > :09:15.because it is a, classed as a civil matter. Because it is a dog on dog
:09:15. > :09:18.attack. So that could be about to change. We have some adorable guide
:09:18. > :09:23.dogs who have come in this morning, not the usual place you would see
:09:23. > :09:28.them. Thank you puppy walkers for bringing them in. A bundle of joy,
:09:28. > :09:37.one of them fast asleep, she is chilled out there. Tell us, Colin,
:09:37. > :09:43.about these dogs, who are they? is Inle. That is a knew addition to
:09:43. > :09:48.the team -- new. She is a lab retriever cost. This is a German
:09:48. > :09:55.shepherd cross. She is about eight months old: Then we have Gracey, a
:09:55. > :09:59.black labrador and who is very chilled at the end is Milo. They are
:09:59. > :10:04.being very well behaved. Fantastic. What would be the cost of looking
:10:04. > :10:08.after a guide dog from birth to throughout working life? It costs
:10:08. > :10:12.about 50,000 to support a guide dog through from breeding to training,
:10:12. > :10:20.to retirement. So a lot of money.We don't get any Government funding for
:10:20. > :10:24.that. Thank you very much. They are lovely! Now, this lot certainly
:10:24. > :10:28.aren't camera-shy. It is time for our first batch of particularly
:10:28. > :10:33.nasty and violent criminal, caught on CCTV.
:10:33. > :10:40.-- criminals. Leicester, earlier this year.
:10:40. > :10:45.These three are waiting for a taxi. A stranger comes in. But the
:10:45. > :10:50.friendly chat continues and they seem to be getting on.
:10:50. > :10:54.Then, the atmosphere changes. Watch the one in the striped hat. He
:10:54. > :11:03.punches the man in the face, completely out of the blue, breaking
:11:03. > :11:06.his nose. As he is leaving, he threatens hiss victim again. Do you
:11:06. > :11:12.know this aggressive man? Pick up the phone if you do.
:11:12. > :11:16.-- hiss. A corner shop in Salford, April this
:11:16. > :11:20.year. Three men have stormed inside and
:11:20. > :11:25.are ransacking it. They start by smashing the till,
:11:25. > :11:31.then they get behind the counter, and start throwing packets of
:11:31. > :11:36.cigarettes into a box. The shopkeeper pleads with them to
:11:36. > :11:39.stop, instead these heartless thugs shove her to the far end of the
:11:39. > :11:43.counter. In the panic to get away, they knock
:11:43. > :11:50.the box full of cigarettes on to the floor, but that doesn't stop them
:11:50. > :12:00.and they start picking them up. In the meantime, one of the men
:12:00. > :12:05.roughly grabs the shopkeeper by the throat. They steal �3,000 worth of
:12:05. > :12:10.cigarettes and over �100 in cash, as well as other goods.
:12:10. > :12:17.Police need to identify these yobs, they may have their faces covered
:12:17. > :12:21.but someone will know who they are. It is the Friday night before
:12:21. > :12:25.Christmas. As late-night levers make their way
:12:25. > :12:29.home things turn nasty. A man is attacked by a group. The fight
:12:29. > :12:34.continues further up the street. With two men attacking their victim.
:12:34. > :12:43.They punch him in the face and he falls to the floor.
:12:43. > :12:49.Watch again. It is a sickening blow. As he lies injured on the floor, his
:12:49. > :12:54.friends try and help. The victim has been permanently
:12:54. > :13:01.affected. He still hasn't got his sense of taste or smell back.
:13:01. > :13:11.Police believe these are the men who are involved. Do you know them? Can
:13:11. > :13:15.
:13:15. > :13:19.you help us find those thugs? Call or text us.
:13:20. > :13:25.The space is important, if you don't put it in your message won't get
:13:25. > :13:32.through. Or send us an email.
:13:32. > :13:38.Sian. Now another night out that turned nasty. Can you help us trace
:13:38. > :13:44.the man who left a DJ with hearing problems?
:13:44. > :13:48.This is Sam. He is a music festival promoter and a DJ with an ear for a
:13:49. > :13:57.good tune. But sadly, Sam's career ambitions are on hold, after an
:13:57. > :14:03.assault which left him partially deaf, and nearly killed him.
:14:03. > :14:07.Just last month, on Saturday June 1st, Sam and his friend Scott were
:14:07. > :14:11.out celebrating a birthday in Worcester town centre.
:14:11. > :14:16.We were having a nice night, we weren't planning on getting
:14:16. > :14:22.hammered, it was just a few drinks. It was a good night. Nobody was
:14:22. > :14:26.giving us any trouble through the night. Everything was fine, we
:14:26. > :14:30.decided to leave. We decided we might go to another club. We
:14:30. > :14:34.couldn't get into the club because it was too late, so then we decided
:14:34. > :14:40.we wanted to get some food, so we walked to the local can backbench
:14:40. > :14:44.house, grabbed some food and started to walk home. At round the same time
:14:44. > :14:48.these two men were in the area. Sam and Scott didn't realise their paths
:14:48. > :14:58.were about to cross with the pair. One of whom seemed to be agitated.
:14:58. > :15:00.
:15:00. > :15:04.This was the early hours of Sunday morning. As we came down the side of
:15:04. > :15:11.the bridge, we crossed the road, I heard some shouting, what is your
:15:11. > :15:18.problem? As I turned round, Sam was being confronted by this person, and
:15:18. > :15:24.before I knew it, he was on the floor. It was quite a nasty punch, I
:15:24. > :15:29.heard his head hit the floor. I was worried about him, and the kid came
:15:29. > :15:35.at me, he said, do you want some of this to? I said, I need to see my
:15:35. > :15:40.friend. I pretended to him, he was on the floor, not responding,
:15:40. > :15:45.bleeding from his right ear. Sam was in need of urgent medical
:15:45. > :15:50.attention. Desperate to help his friend, Scott flagged down a taxi,
:15:51. > :15:56.but as it approached, the thug who attacked him and the man he was with
:15:56. > :16:05.run-off. The next thing I remember, waking up in Birmingham Queen
:16:05. > :16:07.Elizabeth Hospital. He was lucky to be alive. Doctors had induced him
:16:07. > :16:11.into a coma, as he had suffered a fractured skull and a brain
:16:11. > :16:16.haemorrhage. This is the sort of assault that can quite often result
:16:16. > :16:20.in a manslaughter, people get hit, they go down, the brain is a
:16:20. > :16:28.sensitive organ, and I have dealt with cases like this where sadly
:16:28. > :16:33.they have ended tragically, people have died as a result. The attack
:16:33. > :16:36.has left some partially deaf in one ear. He has not returned to work.
:16:36. > :16:43.The assault may have just lasted seconds, but it has changed his
:16:43. > :16:48.life. If I see two people together, normally I would be fine, it would
:16:48. > :16:54.not bother me, but I keep my eyes out now, I am a bit wary now and
:16:54. > :17:01.again. He is not the person that he used to be. He has changed a bit, he
:17:01. > :17:09.is more wary about his surroundings. Police would like to speak to this
:17:09. > :17:11.man in connection with the attack on Sam. I want anyone who knows who
:17:11. > :17:17.these lads are, any information about what has happened, to come
:17:17. > :17:22.forward. As soon as I ran to his needs, he legged it, he was not
:17:22. > :17:26.forced. He was not bothered whether or not he has hurt or killed
:17:26. > :17:36.someone. He was worried about running off. That is a coward,
:17:36. > :17:37.
:17:37. > :17:46.really. Just come forward. Just come forward. He may have ruined
:17:46. > :17:52.someone's life. I am joined now by Billy Scott. What
:17:52. > :17:59.do you know about the attacker? was a black male in his early 20s,
:17:59. > :18:04.of muscular build, we did not get any description of the clothing.
:18:04. > :18:09.was with another man, who was not involved. What do you know about
:18:09. > :18:15.him? He could be a vital witness? They were out in the town together,
:18:15. > :18:17.they walked home towards the bridge, where the attack took place. They
:18:17. > :18:23.have had a disagreement with the taxi driver on the pedestrian
:18:23. > :18:26.crossing, they went on to the bridge, and after the attack, they
:18:26. > :18:33.run off together, a white male with dark hair. They ran off towards the
:18:33. > :18:43.university. This happened at 3:17am on Sunday the 2nd of June, so not
:18:43. > :18:43.
:18:43. > :18:48.that long ago. Just four weeks ago. Thank you. If you have got any
:18:48. > :18:51.information, get in touch. It is time to have a look at
:18:51. > :18:56.today's wanted faces. First, Luke Satterthwaite is wanted by officers
:18:56. > :19:01.in Surrey in connection with possession with intent to supply
:19:01. > :19:04.after bags of cannabis were taken into a theme park. He has
:19:04. > :19:10.connections to Worcestershire and speaks with a Birmingham accent. He
:19:10. > :19:15.is heavily tattooed with facial scars. Next, Saeed Khan Ahmadi. The
:19:15. > :19:19.police want to speak to him on connection with an attack in which
:19:19. > :19:26.the victim was tied up and burgled in her home by men posing as British
:19:26. > :19:31.Gas workers. He has parties of letters on his arms, he is
:19:31. > :19:35.originally from Iran but has links with London. Daniel Thomas Barber
:19:35. > :19:41.has been wanted since 2007, he was released early for GBH but has
:19:41. > :19:45.failed to stick to his conditions. He is wanted back in prison to serve
:19:45. > :19:50.his remaining two years. He has connections with London and the
:19:50. > :19:54.South Coast. Officers have been looking for Lubomir Oracko since
:19:54. > :20:01.2010. They want to question him in connection with burglaries in West
:20:01. > :20:11.London. He speaks with a Polish accent and could be anywhere in the
:20:11. > :20:14.
:20:14. > :20:19.country. You can call us, text or Every prisoner who is called into
:20:19. > :20:22.the custody suite goes through the same procedures, but before they are
:20:22. > :20:27.even fingerprinted, they are brought into this room, which has a special
:20:27. > :20:35.UV light. That and asked the officers to see if they have been up
:20:35. > :20:39.to no good. Tell us about this room. There does not seem to be much in
:20:39. > :20:47.it, what happens? When somebody is brought in, they come into this
:20:47. > :20:52.room, and there are UV light. If anybody has entered a property which
:20:52. > :20:58.has a DNA liquid in it, and they are sprayed with it, they come in here,
:20:58. > :21:05.the UV lights are put on, and if it glows yellow or green, they have
:21:05. > :21:09.entered the property illegally, and reprocessed them through custody.
:21:09. > :21:15.are talking about forensic tagging that some businesses and people will
:21:15. > :21:20.use. It is a liquid a bit like this, which can be put onto people's
:21:20. > :21:26.clothes. We want to show you what it looks like. We have put some on my
:21:26. > :21:34.top. If we make sure that the UV light comes on now, hopefully you
:21:34. > :21:44.can see what it looks like. There are the words, very clever. It is a
:21:44. > :21:47.
:21:47. > :21:57.put on. In terms of policing, you can link the person who is packed
:21:57. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:03.clothes? They would be sprayed with liquid, which is DNA particular to
:22:03. > :22:10.that property. It would show up like that. They would be liable to be
:22:10. > :22:14.arrested. It has been a fascinating experiment, back to you.
:22:14. > :22:20.We need your help to solve a very recent crime. This happened on
:22:20. > :22:24.Sunday night in a pizza takeaway in Cardiff.
:22:24. > :22:30.We are at a branch of Domino's Pizza in Cardiff, these hooded men seem to
:22:30. > :22:34.be in a hurry for a pizza. They enter, and one man leaps over the
:22:34. > :22:41.counter, brandishing a knife and demanding to be taken to the office.
:22:41. > :22:45.The terrified employee is forced to comply whilst the man keeps watch.
:22:45. > :22:49.In the office, the hooded robbers shouts for money. The police tell
:22:49. > :22:54.him the money is in a safe, and he has a seven minute time delay, so
:22:54. > :22:58.they cannot open it. The intruder does not want to wait, so he turned
:22:58. > :23:03.his attention to detail. He is aggressive and waves a blade goes to
:23:03. > :23:10.the male worker's neck. He gives the employee five seconds to open the
:23:10. > :23:15.till. The member of staff has no choice but to obey. The thief grabs
:23:15. > :23:25.around �200 in cash and makes his getaway across the car park.
:23:25. > :23:25.
:23:25. > :23:34.Stuck out in the sticks, the theft of a charity bus that has left its
:23:34. > :23:36.users isolated. Time is money for many of us, which
:23:36. > :23:42.is why many more households now relying on the convenience of having
:23:42. > :23:50.their groceries delivered. But one supermarket van driver in Shropshire
:23:50. > :23:55.got more than she bargained for. There were a lot of things shooting
:23:55. > :24:00.through my mind, has he got a nice? Will he hurt me further? Will he do
:24:00. > :24:10.anything else to me? You start thinking, how am I going to get out
:24:10. > :24:11.
:24:11. > :24:16.of this? In May of this year, Cheryl Davis was out doing her job
:24:16. > :24:20.delivering groceries for Asda. enjoy my job, knowing that I was on
:24:20. > :24:25.my own, I like the freedom it gives you, I like meeting people, being on
:24:25. > :24:31.the road, having music on, nice weather, it was really good. I never
:24:31. > :24:38.felt unsafe or that something was going to happen or anything, I just
:24:38. > :24:42.got on with it. She was getting towards the end of her shift.
:24:42. > :24:49.late afternoon. I started doing the delivery as normal, every thing was
:24:49. > :24:54.fine, I pulled up to the road, and I delivered the shopping. She was
:24:54. > :24:58.about to encounter a very unwelcome customer. I went back to the van, I
:24:58. > :25:05.double checked that everything was correct and secure, and that is when
:25:06. > :25:11.he approached me. He asked me what was free. Me being me, I turned
:25:11. > :25:17.around, laughed, and I said, nothing is free, go away. He grabbed hold of
:25:17. > :25:21.my arm and said, no, I am asking you, what is free? My reaction was
:25:21. > :25:27.to push him away, because I felt isolated and scared, and I did not
:25:27. > :25:32.know what else to do. I know it was a bit more serious, and when he dug
:25:32. > :25:41.his fingernails into my arm, I knew he was trouble. She fought back, but
:25:41. > :25:46.he pushed her violently to the floor. As I felt, I heard my face,
:25:46. > :25:52.because I had scratches down my face, I caught them on my baskets. I
:25:52. > :25:58.have got bruises on my legs and back. Obviously, I properly had my
:25:59. > :26:05.head, it took the wind out of me. Then, I screamed and shouted, and he
:26:05. > :26:11.ran off. It is a callous, nasty attack, we are keen to catch this
:26:11. > :26:15.individual. If he is happy to attack a lone female worker, going about
:26:15. > :26:22.her job, it causes concern. attack has had a long-lasting
:26:22. > :26:27.effect. Cheryl is still not able to do the job she once loved. People
:26:27. > :26:32.that come close to me, it was making me jumpy. I was always looking
:26:32. > :26:38.around, waiting for something to happen. The anxiety kicked in. I was
:26:38. > :26:42.having vivid nightmares about it, I could not sleep, I lost a stone in
:26:42. > :26:48.weight, it has had a big effect on my family, me and my son, and my
:26:48. > :26:54.home life. She was able to give the police a good description and they
:26:54. > :26:59.have released this image of her attacker. He was described as having
:26:59. > :27:04.a Telford accent and quite a distinctive Babyface. I remember his
:27:04. > :27:10.hat, a New York Yankees baseball cap. Usually, they have the peak
:27:10. > :27:13.folded over, but he had made his straight for some reason. If she had
:27:13. > :27:18.not shouted at hand screamed, he would undoubtedly have taken
:27:18. > :27:23.possession from the vehicle, so it is an attempted robbery offence.
:27:23. > :27:28.feel angry, I still feel a bit scared, most of all, I feel
:27:28. > :27:32.deflated. It is like they have violated your life, that is how they
:27:32. > :27:37.make you feel, they have taken over your life, and it will play a big
:27:37. > :27:47.part forever for me. It will always be in my head, I will always think
:27:47. > :27:52.
:27:52. > :27:58.An unusual attack, why somebody would want to steal shopping.
:27:58. > :28:02.it is only one of a kind in the policing area, and only one of its
:28:02. > :28:07.kind in the force area. The lorries do not carry any cash of any sort,
:28:07. > :28:12.so it was just for the shopping, it would appear. You have got a good
:28:12. > :28:18.description of the attacker. Yes, a white male in his late teens, having
:28:18. > :28:22.a Babyface, with a local Telford accent. He was wearing a red body
:28:22. > :28:28.with drawstrings and the cap that we have talked about, the flat peaked
:28:28. > :28:35.baseball cap. A similar cap to this one. You want people to take a look
:28:35. > :28:41.at that. Yes, you can see the letters and white on the front, it
:28:41. > :28:47.is distinctive, a flat peaked cap, so anybody wearing one of those
:28:47. > :28:51.around the beginning of May. Distraction burglary is a term we
:28:51. > :28:59.are all too familiar with. A national task force has been set up
:28:59. > :29:05.to tackle the problem. Tell us about your task force. I am from Operation
:29:05. > :29:09.Liberal. The nature of this demands a collaborative approach. Due to the
:29:09. > :29:14.fact that these type of offenders travelled the length and breadth of
:29:14. > :29:21.the country to carry out their crimes. By adopting a national
:29:21. > :29:27.intelligence unit, we can collect the information, identify crime
:29:27. > :29:31.patterns are profile the offenders and assist the forces. We have been
:29:31. > :29:36.able to increase the detection rate by 8%. That is good, it is a
:29:36. > :29:42.sickening crime. They are always picking on the vulnerable or
:29:42. > :29:47.elderly, it is horrible. Yes, these offenders target the most full noble
:29:47. > :29:57.in our society, and the elderly. Typically, a victim is a female
:29:57. > :30:04.
:30:04. > :30:09.living alone in her 80s. ?We have Thomas Francis Hallisey. He has a
:30:09. > :30:14.history of committing distraction burglaries and is wanted for robbery
:30:14. > :30:18.in Staffordshire and burglary in Leicestershire. We have another one,
:30:19. > :30:25.James Hanrahan. He is wanted on a recall to prison, having been
:30:25. > :30:29.convicted of distraction burglaries. OK, and the next one. This is Robert
:30:29. > :30:32.Kerr, again he has a history of committing distraction burglary,
:30:32. > :30:37.currently wanted for fraud in Suffolk and the West Midlands.
:30:37. > :30:43.have one more that police are keen to identify. Tell us about this guy.
:30:43. > :30:47.Peter 'Eli' Connor. He has on seconded from prison so we are
:30:47. > :30:52.interested in putting him back. you found with distraction
:30:52. > :30:56.burglaries they are not like a lot of criminals which are opportunist,
:30:56. > :31:01.they are almost professional. They go out to target those vulnerable
:31:01. > :31:06.people. Yes, they are determined professionals, and they will go out,
:31:06. > :31:09.and they will travel the length and breadth of the country. They will
:31:09. > :31:14.purport to be from the electricity board, waterboard, they will do
:31:14. > :31:18.anything they can to contheir way into the house. They will ruin
:31:18. > :31:22.someone's life, what can people do to keep themselves safe? Make sure
:31:22. > :31:26.you identify who the caller is. If you need to call the company from
:31:26. > :31:30.where they say they are from, do that, get the number from a
:31:30. > :31:34.telephone directory or a utility bill. Don't use a number given to
:31:34. > :31:40.you by them. If they claim to be from the waterboard? If they claim
:31:40. > :31:45.to be from the waterboard, the waterboard ceased to exist in 1989.
:31:45. > :31:53.If they say that they are false. Good advice, let us go back to Sian
:31:53. > :31:57.and see what she is up to. It is the theft of a charity bus that has left
:31:57. > :32:07.hundreds of elderly and disabled people in Herefordshire struggling
:32:07. > :32:15.
:32:15. > :32:24.I was mortified really, to think how could somebody do that, you know.
:32:24. > :32:29.Long-term it is a disaster. Ben Francis has cerebral palsy. For
:32:29. > :32:35.the past five year, he has relied heavily on a bus service provided by
:32:35. > :32:44.the Dore Community Transport charity. To get him out and about.
:32:44. > :32:49.It gives me freedom and it makes me, it makes me happy. I like go going
:32:49. > :32:54.to a music club. Ben normally uses it for a social
:32:54. > :33:00.time. Because, like if he didn't have the bus, he would be sort of
:33:00. > :33:04.stuck and he wouldn't really have a life without the bus. And Ben is not
:33:04. > :33:08.alone. Round 700 people in Herefordshire, many of whom are
:33:09. > :33:14.disabled and elderly completely defend -- depend on this community
:33:14. > :33:18.bus service. We started in 2000, so 12 years ago, with one van and about
:33:18. > :33:23.12 passenger, and we have an ageing population that can't drive any
:33:23. > :33:26.more, so without a service such as us, which provides a for to door
:33:27. > :33:31.service for them, they would be isolated.
:33:31. > :33:36.With more and more customers wanting to jump onboard, last year the
:33:36. > :33:41.volunteers decided they desperately needed another vehicle. With some
:33:41. > :33:47.hefty donations from locals they raised �35,000, and increased their
:33:47. > :33:55.fleet from two to three. It was a big day when it came. We
:33:55. > :34:00.were very proud of it. It was well received by the clientele as well.
:34:00. > :34:09.But their excitement was shortlived. In May this year, the lock up garage
:34:09. > :34:15.used by the charity was broken into. Expensive tools, and an envelope
:34:15. > :34:21.stuffed with donations were taken. Worst of all, the new bus was
:34:21. > :34:25.stolen. Just six months after the charity had bought it.
:34:25. > :34:30.Approximately �3,000 worth of car repair equipment, was taken. Loaded
:34:30. > :34:36.on to this charity minibus and taken away.
:34:37. > :34:43.It was a very secure venue, it was in a locked come Puned, in a locked
:34:43. > :34:47.garage, it wasn't easy to pinch. theft has cost the charity dearly.
:34:47. > :34:52.The 30 volunteers that run it are devastated, and it has put a huge
:34:52. > :34:58.strain on the whole service. It is very sad, because we had just got to
:34:58. > :35:02.a point where, you know, we really could start to expand and offer more
:35:02. > :35:08.people our service, you know, you hope you don't have to turn people
:35:08. > :35:13.away because of being one vehicle down. Long-term, it is, it is a
:35:13. > :35:18.disaster. Its users like Ben that are feeling the loss. I was
:35:18. > :35:28.mortified, really, to think how could somebody do that, you know? I
:35:28. > :35:29.
:35:29. > :35:34.just hope that somebody comes forward to return the bus. And this
:35:34. > :35:38.bus is identical to the one that was stolen, it is a Volkswagon
:35:38. > :35:44.Transporter, in a distinctive dark red colour, so if you saw a bus like
:35:44. > :35:50.this one with a registration plate VK62 ELV, then we want to hear from
:35:50. > :35:53.you. And, like this one, the one that was stolen had the words Dore
:35:53. > :35:59.Community Transport printed down the side of it, so take a good look and
:35:59. > :36:02.get in touch if you can help. Now, it is time for a quick appeal.
:36:02. > :36:07.Avon & Somerset Police have asked us here add Crimewatch Roadshow to help
:36:07. > :36:11.with an incident of voyeurism. On the 18th October last year, a very
:36:11. > :36:16.cheeky guy loitered round the changing room of Store 21 in Bath
:36:16. > :36:21.until an unsuspected female went in to try clothes on. He placed what is
:36:21. > :36:25.described as a small camera device through the gap in the door while
:36:25. > :36:29.she was changing. He ran out when the victim confronted him. But this
:36:29. > :36:34.peeping tom needs tracking down, so do you know who he is? If you can
:36:34. > :36:39.put a name to the face, please give us a call.
:36:39. > :36:46.Now, this light fingered lot have been rumbled. It is our next round
:36:46. > :36:51.of criminals caught on CCTV. East London, a pub after hours. The
:36:51. > :36:56.man in the hat is hanging round outside. He takes the hat off and
:36:56. > :37:00.replaces it with a balaclava. It must be chilly with that bald
:37:00. > :37:04.#4ed, but he is not worried about the cold weather, he doesn't want us
:37:05. > :37:09.to see his face as he breaks into the pub, he knows there is an alarm
:37:09. > :37:12.inside. So after forcing open a window he makes an agile entrance,
:37:12. > :37:16.squirming through the window and on to the floor.
:37:16. > :37:21.But despite all his efforts, the alarm goes off any way.
:37:21. > :37:27.Before the owner can get downstairs, the creepy crook runs to the till
:37:27. > :37:37.and grabs �150 in cash, and makes his escape. Do you know him?
:37:37. > :37:39.
:37:39. > :37:44.Get in touch if you do. We are at Mersey way shopping centre
:37:44. > :37:48.and the shops are beginning to close, nens have only just started
:37:48. > :37:51.work. They charge into this jewellers and start threatening the
:37:51. > :37:54.staff. They demand to be let into the safe
:37:54. > :37:58.area, while the third robber keeps watch at the door.
:37:58. > :38:04.One of them opens a cabinet, and starts grabbing goods from the
:38:04. > :38:09.display. They bag nearly �400,000 worth of expensive watches. All
:38:09. > :38:14.three make their escape. They run across the street, still brandishing
:38:14. > :38:23.machetes before heading for the get away car. Do you know anything about
:38:23. > :38:30.this incident? Please, call us. February this year. It is 4.30 in
:38:30. > :38:33.the morn morning at this empty house in London. It's a perfect target for
:38:33. > :38:37.a sneaky burglar on the prowl. You can see him searching the house with
:38:37. > :38:42.a torch. He is peering into every corner, and having a good look
:38:42. > :38:45.round. He must have found something he
:38:45. > :38:51.likes, because he leaves with a large bag.
:38:51. > :38:57.Do you know this man? You know what to do.
:38:57. > :39:03.Call our text us on the usual numbers or email us at the address
:39:03. > :39:08.on screen. There is also Crimestoppers.
:39:09. > :39:14.I am in the cells now, and since this revamped custody suite opened a
:39:14. > :39:17.year ago, 3616 prisoners have come through the door, usually they are
:39:17. > :39:22.handcuffed and that is enough. But what do they do if there is a
:39:22. > :39:29.violent prisoner? Well, they can restrain them with one of these, an
:39:29. > :39:33.emergency response belt. And Jack is going to show us how it works and go
:39:33. > :39:39.through the procedure. If I can ask for your help. Take hold of that
:39:39. > :39:46.belt and pull. Pull that out.Place it under his chest. Just above the
:39:46. > :39:53.elbow. Yes. . It is light this material. It is. It is very strong.
:39:53. > :40:00.Take hold of that part and on three, a good pull. One, two, three, that
:40:00. > :40:05.is a really physical pull. Great. This is Rich. He is a willing
:40:05. > :40:10.volunteer, a PC here from the West Mercia force. I will be be asking
:40:10. > :40:17.him how it is feeling as we go along, the next one goes lower down?
:40:17. > :40:21.Yes, across the knees so we have the legs restrained. Right.Also, for
:40:21. > :40:26.later, they come with handles so we are able to move the prisoner about.
:40:26. > :40:31.So we will see that, we will see the use of the handles later. Where did
:40:31. > :40:37.this originate from the idea of the belt? The idea is American. One,
:40:37. > :40:43.two, three. OK. So it came from America. And then introduced over
:40:43. > :40:48.here, about 2000 I think. Right. So this is the last one. Where does
:40:48. > :40:55.this go? Across here, purely for carrying, this isn't tightened up
:40:55. > :40:59.because it places pressure on the abdomen. How are you feeling?
:40:59. > :41:04.restricted but I can breathe OK. Good. Right. Pull that. Obviously
:41:04. > :41:09.you have to protect the head, because Rich is not thrashing round,
:41:09. > :41:14.but when would you use this? People who are thrashing round, being
:41:14. > :41:19.violent? We get people who are drunk, drugged, they pose a
:41:19. > :41:24.significant risk to themselves, that is what it is for. We have a duty of
:41:24. > :41:30.care to people, we need to look after them. Exactly. Pull that.Not
:41:30. > :41:35.too tight. He can move the fingers so the blood is flowing, we are in a
:41:35. > :41:45.position the lift him. I am going to move back so you guys can lift Rich.
:41:45. > :41:46.
:41:46. > :41:52.This is how it would happen. three. One, two, three lift.And up.
:41:52. > :41:56.It is dramatic to see that in process, that is how it happens.
:41:56. > :42:02.Rather him than me! A quick update. We have had what police are calling
:42:02. > :42:06.a great new lead on one of the wanted face faces we saw yesterday.
:42:06. > :42:10.Police are following up the lead right now. Plus, some good
:42:10. > :42:16.information through on one of yet's CCTV items where a woman appears to
:42:16. > :42:21.skim money from a shop Norfolk. Lots of you comments on the shocking
:42:21. > :42:25.report on guide dogs. Thank you to everyone who got in touch. Where
:42:25. > :42:30.will you be tomorrow for our last day Sian? It is the end of our grand
:42:30. > :42:34.tour, and we are going to be finishing in the headquarters of
:42:34. > :42:40.West Mercia Police, we will be investigating online romance scams,
:42:40. > :42:44.because it is estimated 200,000 people have been conned while they
:42:44. > :42:47.are looking for love. Thank you. That is about it for today, but you
:42:47. > :42:51.can have another look at the CCTV and the wanted faces on the website.