Episode 3 Crimewatch Roadshow

How residents of a picturesque village fought back against a knife

live every day for the next month, helping track the everyday crime

that affect us all. On the programme today: The one that got away. Police

need your help to track down a dangerous armed robber. A single

punch over a taxi queue row which left a young man fighting for his

life full is not cracking down on the drug dealers, police make the

shocking discovery of hundreds of needles amongst children's toys. The

roadshow team is still out and about, and today is their last day

with South Wales Police. What is going on? Today I'm in a garden

centre at the foot of the South Wales Valleys. The reason I'm here

is garden crime. If it is not tied down, thieves will run off with it.

Everything from garden gnomes to pot plants to hanging baskets. They are

all at risk. In this area there has been a spate of thefts of paving

slabs from the museum, from People's patios, and from their drives.

First, across the River Taff, in the shadow of this picturesque scene,

lies the local village where they did not tolerate bad behaviour.

the shadow of a fairytale castle lies this picturesque village. It is

a tight-knit community and they like to look after each other. Peter

brain and his father have been running the post office here for

more than 20 years. They are part of the family. They never expected to

be the victims of a serious crime. Things changed one freezing January

morning as Peter was opening the post office. He had no idea he was

being watched from across the street. An unknown man had been

hanging around the area for some time and had been noticed by

witnesses because of his unusual genes. (, came in, close the door,

just as I was about to set the alarm, the door was barged open.

Peter was face-to-face with a mass robber, and he was armed. He said he

had a knife and he would use it. Peter had not had time to turn off

the alarm. It panicked him, he was not prepared for that. Fortunately I

had not unset it or things could have been difficult. He said a

couple of times he would use the knife. He did nothing for a while,

got frustrated. Refusing to give the thief any money, Peter reached for

his own wallet. He grabbed the wallet, and I grabbed it back off

him. I was not going to let him take it off me. As Peter fought inside,

some local women heard the alarm going off, sprang into action and

rang the police. They fought to keep the robber inside. Eventually the

women were overpowered. Then another villager appeared on the scene.

saw a black figure running out of the post office, being hit over the

head by a lady who I knew, he was dressed very darkly, all in black,

and his face was completely obscured. It was blatantly obvious

that there had been a robbery. I stuck my Lego, I kicked his one leg

behind him to bring him down. didn't stop this be for long.

split second, he was running away. John did not give up, and gave

chase. Another local, pensioner got involved. The local village chap hit

him with his walking stick. Unfortunately he thought I was

involved so he hit me as well. I lost my footing, it was very wet.

The thief took advantage of the slippery road and made off down the

hill. This was the last time he was seen. I realised he was already

gaining on me. He was considerably younger than me. There was no way I

was going to catch him. That in the post office, Peter was coming to

terms with what had just happened. very violent crime, despicable, and

has had a very big effect on Peter. The police would appeal for people

not to get involved, for their own safety. If somebody is threatening

them, do not get involved and put yourself in that situation. Anybody

else would have done the same. was a violent incident. A meal with

a knife demanding money. He was obviously desperate. We are anxious

to identify this person. -- a man with a knife. It's important that he

gets caught. He could do it again. It might be your neighbour next

time, your friend, your relative. He needs to be stopped. It was an armed

robbery, pure and simple. Somebody could have been hurt. Peter is back

at work with his father. They have installed security measures to

prevent this type of crime from happening again. The community have

shown once more just how committed they are to looking after their own.

I'm joined by Detective Sergeant Christine Cullen, leading the hunt

for this man. He needs to be cot, doesn't he? He does. He needs to be

brought to justice. He was seen hanging around for quite some time

on that day, January 31. There were a number of witnesses saw him

hanging around the village. He was in the bus stop. When the postmaster

was parking his vehicle, he moved there. He obviously knew who he was

looking for and spent a lot of time beforehand. You have any clues?Yes,

we have the CCTV. Although he was disguising his appearance, he was

wearing very distinctive trousers, which were paint splattered. We are

looking for somebody who might recognise that clothing. Thank you.

If you were there on January the 31st and you saw anyone hanging

around wearing paint splattered trousers, you know the number to

call. Now it's your chance to identify some more criminals

captured on CCTV. And masked man enters this south then shop and

heads for the till, pushing to customers out of the way. He

threatened the shopkeeper with a knife and starts throwing cigarettes

into a black bag. He is so keen to get its hands on those cigarettes,

he puts his knife down on the counter. The shop assistant is so

scared he cannot open the till. The offender tries to yank the till open

but does not get anywhere. He makes a final grabbed at some cigarettes

instead. The police have been alerted and arrive at the shop. The

armed robber is making his getaway. They collide as he sprints out and

one is knocked over. Do you know at the end of the year. This person

has been playing on the machines. Something must have upset him. He

grabs the chair. He heads towards the machines. Then he goes for the

big chair. He smashes one machine but does not stop there. He moves on

to the next one, and smashes that one as well. Can down, mate. He

caused a massive �2000 worth of damage. Take a close look at his

face. If you recognise this women are shopping. Or are they? One

of them seems to distract the shop assistant by calling her to the

other side of the shop. Her friend checked the coast is clear, then

leaned over the counter, stealing the smart phone. She may think she

got away with it, but I don't think she spotted the camera. Do you know

her? Give us a call. If you know anything about those crimes, give us

about �7 billion on our gardens. With that kind of money around,

thieves are bound to want to get their hands on it. But it's not just

big money items that are stolen. This couple love their garden.

puts a spring into my step. It is my little utopia. This utopia has some

colourful residents. They are lovingly handmade at home by Denise.

I started to go to classes, that got me interested, then I decided to do

it myself. I bought a little kiln. I've been doing it about 11 years.

But the trouble with any kind of garden ornament that is not nailed

down, they can be stolen. We were going out and you have me why move

the gnomes. We realised they were not there. -- why I had moved.

couple protect their garden with CCTV, and sure enough they find to

visits from a thief. They have been upset by the thefts. People creeping

around, taking your staff, it is the way she walks in, helps herself, it

could be absolutely anything. It just leaves you feeling very better.

It feels the same as a burglary, even though they are and the Barker

-- they are in the garden. Somebody is walking around your garden taking

whatever appeals to them full is not we are looking for someone to find

it. Julian and Denise are upset about this left, and the fact that

someone was prowling around the garden, so please get in touch if

you know anything. All sorts of things go missing from the garden,

take a look at this tree, it is worth �500. That is the same as a

good laptop. We would not leave a laptop hanging around the garden but

with pot plants we do not have a choice. Need to know how we can

protect them. Give us some advice on how to protect our pot plants.

about making it really difficult for the thief to steal. Get heavy pots,

the heavier the better. We have one down here. If you cannot, play some

bricks in the base of the Pops. It makes it really difficult to be

lifted. Bricks and stones. It is not only pots that get taken. People

have been digging up plants and trees from gardens. How do we

protect those? One thing we have got is chicken wire. If you place that

around the base of the plant, it gets pegged down, put the soil and

the compost on top of that. It makes it difficult to take the planned out

of the soil. We have some beautiful hanging baskets here. They would be

easy to steal. Yes, however, another cheap and easy way is to use a cable

tie. Wrap that around the chain or the hook and the brackets and it is

difficult to take off. Some garden centres and stores to sell lockable

hanging baskets. So when we are putting our plants in the garden, we

need to think about them not being stolen, too.

I am joined by DS Peter Knight from Avon and Somerset Police who is

urgently appealing for your help to find a youth who attacked a

12-year-old girl. Tell us what happened. We have a young man who

follows a 12-year-old girl from Bath town centre through the Royal

Victoria Park to the outskirts of town. It is a very long way that he

followed her. Yes, about a mile and a half, we believe. He tried could

-- tried to conceal his identity with his jumper. We have obscured

the girl for obvious reasons, but we get some good shots of him. He is

trying to cover his face, but we do get a clue. Remind me of the date.

her, but what happens away from the camera is pretty nasty, isn't it?

Yes, he followed her to her doorstep, and he sexually assaulted

her on her doorstep. There we go, we get a good shot of his face there.

He is a male, believed of Asian appearance. He, too, is young. We

believe he is a teenager. We have taken the unusual step of releasing

this footage because it is worrying behaviour, and we need to find out

who hears. You have then working with the family on this case, and as

a 12-year-old girl, this has affected her. It is very

frightening. The parents are clearly worried. It is very distinctive

clothing. The lines on his trousers there. Yes, he has a T-shirt and

tracksuit bottoms, and trainers. Seeing these images, hopefully it

will jog something in someone's memory about what happened that day

last June. I hope that this person gets identified. He needs to be

caught. If you know anything, please do get in touch. Still to come: The

young couple's lives shattered by a their doorstep, and last year,

Crimestoppers alone received 50,000 calls from members of the public

keen to report drug dealers. I have been out with police in Bridgend to

suspected drug dealers in the Bridgend area. This is operation

and police are about to give local suspected drug dealers and

early-morning call. There is a big team here, including local offices,

firearms specialist and dog handlers. They have had tipoff from

members of the public, some through Crimestoppers, about drug dealing in

the area. Today they are acting on that information. We are looking to

recover stolen property and drugs. It is full body armour for those

entering the houses first, and they are soon on their way to the first

is no hanging around, and these officers have no intention of using

the doorbell. Police!They need to confirm whether there is anyone in

the house as soon as possible. They don't want to give someone the

opportunity to dispose of drugs or drag a weapon -- grab a weapon. But

there is no one putting up a fight here. The occupant was asleep

upstairs when police smashed through his barricaded door.

The suspect has been dressed and brought down. Now he is going to be

questioned by the officers briefly while they run through some

paperwork with him. The search begins, and officers

checked every inch of the property, the garden and the man's car. No

stone is left unturned. With the search well under way, it is time to

bring in their secret weapon. Murphy is a drug sniffer dog. Murphy is the

police's best chance of discovering illegal drugs during a search. If

there are drugs here, Murphy will here in the bedroom, and the suspect

has told them that he has smoked heroin this morning. Even though the

man has admitted taking heroin, and has previously been given a

five-year sentence for supplying class a drugs, no drugs were found

now could be used to supply class B drugs, cannabis and MCAT. We don't

really know who we are going to find, because a number of people are

person home. She was in the middle of vacuuming the living room. But

does this domestic Goddess have something to hide? Within minutes,

she has told police there are drugs in the house. They set Murphy to

work to confirm the hiding places. He begins upstairs, but nothing is

kitchen, though, as he reacts strongly to something near the oven.

It is a positive find in the vent above the stove. Good boy!As a

reward, Murphy is given a ball to play with.

He has done a good job. That is what we expect of him. He has worked hard

and done a couple of houses now, he realised something was in here. It

is not nice for the dog to walk across the cooker, but there it is.

And before long, the officers find you can smell it as soon as you come

into the kitchen. Yes, as soon as you unwrap it, it is very strong. It

is probably around �100 worth. evidence is tagged up and the woman

arrested on suspicion of dealing in cannabis. Her cleaning will have to

wait until later as she is led away to be questioned at the local police

station. Coming up: We will be back with the

team as they find used needles hidden amongst children's toys.

You have certainly got to stick around to see that. It is truly

unbelievable. It's time for our gallery of Wanted Faces. Our first

Wanted Face today is this man, Ataullah Khan. He was released early

on licence from prison where he'd been serving time for wounding with

intent. But he failed to stick to his licence conditions and is now

wanted back in jail. Khan is 6'1 tall and has links to the Birmingham

and Leicestershire. He also has a scar to the back of his head. Do you

know where Khan is now? Take a close look at this man,

Andrew Stephenson Wilson. He may now be calling himself by another name

as he uses various aliases including Anthony Stephenson Wilson and Lee

Anthony Wilson. He was handed a seven-year sentence in 2004 for a

series of robberies where large sums of money were stolen from

businesses. He was released early on licence but is now wanted back in

jail. He speaks with a northern accent and is known to have links to

Andrew John Bernard O'Donnell? He's wanted for questioning by detectives

in Gloucestershire in connection with the production of cannabis on

an industrial scale, worth almost �400,000. He also goes by the name

Andrew Lawson and has links to the Gloucester, Gwent and Worcestershire

Robin Singh. The 24-year-old is wanted for questioning in connection

with the rape of a vulnerable female. Singh speaks Punjabi and has

connections to Slough and West make sure you pick up the phone.

We're on 08000 468999. Or you can text us on 63399. Text CW, a space

and then your message. And that space is really important - if you

don't put it in, your message won't get through to us. Of course, you

can e-mail us too. The address [email protected]. Now, you may have

heard about the number of One Punch campaign is being run by police

forces across the UK. They are being used to raise awareness of how one

single act of violence can devastate people's lives. Paul Meehan is all

too aware after he was attacked on a night out.

Paul and Laura were just starting out on their lives together, and

they had plans to marry, but all that changed when a single punch

Laura were enjoying a night out with another couple. We had had some

food, and went out. We went to a bar. It was a really good night.

There was a good atmosphere. The two couples had a few drinks, and headed

off to get a cab. It was about one o'clock, and we wanted to get a taxi

home, so we headed to Ashton Gate Street, which is where it all

happened. As they waited, they paid no attention to a group of men

standing just yards away. The girls decided to try their luck flagging

down a cab across the road, leaving Paul and down behind. We had asked

three or four taxis if they were taken is home, but they said they

were booked. I remember having my head right by a taxi, asking him if

he would take us. Paul walked towards the taxi. The group of men

thought they had jumped the queue, and squared up to down. I remember

turning around, and I could see and speaking to a group of lads. It

looked like it was getting a bit heated. The men surrounded Daniel,

making it impossible for him to back off. Suddenly, one of them punched

him. And they weren't finished. Now it was all's turn. It was a loud

quite close to us, and there was a lot of shouting going on. I walked

towards them and said, just calm down, stop shouting. I turned around

again, and just caught this lad running past Paul, and just punched

in the street in the face. Because I didn't see it coming, he knocked me

out. He had no idea this guy was even coming at him. He ran up from

behind, and ran off straightaway, he didn't even stop. I tried to run

after him, so I didn't see Paul hit the floor. He was out cold.As I

turned around, he was just on the floor, and he just wasn't saying

anything. As he lay unconscious, the men turned their attention back to

Daniel. One began attacking him with his belt. But Laura's main concern

was her unconscious boyfriend. didn't really know what was going

on. The man whipped Daniel with his belt over and over again. The

attackers eventually gave up and ran off down Westgate Street. As they

fled, Paul was still unconscious on the pavement. I thought he might

have died. I had absolutely no idea. He didn't even have his eyes open. I

was terrified, absolutely terrified. Talk, please!

I just sat on the curb next to him. four weeks in hospital with serious

head injuries requiring surgery for a bleed on the brain. I had

fractures down the front of my face there and around there, and the

infection from my I got into my brain. He had to have a section of

his skull removed, and had to have more surgery to repair the damage.

One punch to the head has changed my life. Seven months have gone by.

From seven months, to me still sat here with my brain sticking out.

Paul is a self-employed electrician. Because part of his skull is

missing, it is not safe for him to work. He has relied on family and

friends for support. It was also had a devastating effect on Paul and

Laura's relationship, and they have now split up. It was a big change,

going from him looking after me all the time, and we were just living

together, to trying to manage everything for the both of us. Going

to work, looking after him. It was a big change to happen in such a small

who attacked Paul. We need to find him. We need to show what these

assaults can do to people. I don't know how they'd feel if they

realised they almost killed me. needs some closure. They might not

realise what they have done. They might just think they had a bit of a

laugh. They don't realise someone nearly died as a result of their

actions. It would really mean a lot to find them. It is truly shocking

what happened to Paul after that single punch. DI Lloyd Williams is

with me. Somebody must have seen this attack. Yes, it's an extremely

serious assault, I believe must have been witnessed I members of the

public. It happened on Sunday the 28th of October. It runs alongside

one of the busiest streets in Cardiff. There are taxi ranks, bus

stops, fast-food joints, car parks. We are appealing for any witnesses,

from around the UK if you were in the city centre that night. It is

very busy in Cardiff, that part. Could it be somebody from across the

UK who could have witnessed this? Definitely. People come from all

over the UK to witness Cardiff. If you saw it get in touch. A serious

attack. Perhaps, witnesses will not realise how serious. It might just

seem like a normal fight. If you see the consequences, it adds a

devastating effect. Paul now finds day-to-day things harder to do. Very

serious injury. Belt was used in that attack on his friend as,

perhaps that would jog your memory. Unusual to see that. Let's head back

to those raids on suspected drug dealers in the South Wales Valleys.

Earlier, we saw the officers giving drug dealers and early morning

wake-up call. We are just minutes away from the next location. There

could be class a drugs on this upstairs and downstairs. Nobody is

home but the officers can immediately see obvious signs of

drug use. This is the drug sniffing dog. It takes little time for him to

detect a number of suspect items . It looks like young children stay at

the house and police are shocked when they search the bedrooms.

Packages with traces of brown powder which could be heroin. This contains

used needles. Officers find hundreds of used needles in brooms which also

contained children's ties. -- needles in rooms. This officer is

shocked. It is quite scary when you see things like that. I am shocked.

It is quite annoying. There are signs of drug use throughout these

rooms, and a huge box of syringes which is quite shocking to see. Some

of them are uncovered and surrounded by children's toys. The police soon

make yet another discovery, a plastic bag with an unknown white

powder inside full is not it could be any number of drugs, glucose, or

other things. What are you going to do with that? This will be my

exhibit, take possession of this, and it will be sent off for

forensics analysis to tell us exactly what it is. Only time will

tell whether anyone will be held responsible for what has been

found. To bring you up to date, police are investigating their

findings following those raids. One woman is on police bail after being

arrested on suspicion of cannabis with intent to supply. Police are

still looking for one man with regards to that white powder that

was found in the house where there were needles among children's toys

and top time to see if you can recognise any of these guys. This

supermarket petrol forecourt, October last year. This car is

stolen. We say it was taken along with two caravans. Cool as anything,

the driver fills the car with �70 worth of fuel. Without batting an

eyelid, he gets back into the car and drives off, making no attempt to

pay. We need to catch him. Do you know who this is? It is midnight, in

London. The woman is in the process of taking money out at the cash

machine. All of a sudden, the man grabbed her around the neck and

pushes her away. He takes the �100 she has withdrawn and makes off with

it. Do you know this group? Give us a call. Watch closely on this one.

It is just after three in the morning and one sleeping passenger

has just dropped her expensive smartphone on the floor. This this

honest chancer wastes no time claiming it for himself. He slips

into his trouser pocket. He is just as quick to get away, getting his

own phone out of his jacket on the same time. Maybe he has an urgent

call to make. Who is he? Give us a bell if you know. You can call us if

you know any of them. You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously. You

can also text us. E-mail us as well full is not it never ceases to amaze

me what these can steal sometimes. Indeed. Please is Wales are

investigating after hundreds of slabs were stolen from a museum

here, a few miles from where I am now. These paving stones are 200

years old. They are on the site of the museum which was the former

China works. What happened? When we arrived to open the museum, we

opened and noticed some of the flagstones had been removed. That

aroused our suspicions. We soon discovered a large number of

flagstones had been moved from all around the house. It was

heartbreaking to see the devastation that they had caused to this

historic site. This happen overnight between the 24th and 25th of May.

Can you replace these flagstones? Very difficult if not impossible.

They have been therefore 200 years and they belong there. Thank you.

Inspector Nigel Griffiths is investigating this case. How on

earth did they get away with so many flagstones? These slabs would reach

an excess of 15 tonnes, so there is no doubt a would have a heavy goods

vehicle. A substantial team would have worked through the night to

remove the slabs. Why did they want to take them? Are they worth

anything? It is money. In the reclamation world, slabs like this

can reach that stand shall money. What would they do once the slabs

have been taken? They could be stolen to order, laid around

somebody's patio, because they are historic. It is not an isolated

case, is it? There are smaller report around the area. Half a dozen

flagstones were stolen. We have also had 50 plus stolen from this area.

Both sets of those were from householders. Private houses, that

must have been awful, people noticing that their patios had

disappeared. Yes, because these are irreplaceable. How is the

investigation going? We would like people to write in if they have

anything like this. Thank you. Look at these flagstones. If somebody

tried to lay your patio with them, get in touch. Time to give you an

update. Yesterday we showed you this space, accused of pushing an elderly

woman at the cash point. Lots of you getting in touch with information on

her. Hopefully she gets caught soon. Police are: Lee following up the

leaves on a man who snatched a handbag in Cardiff. He ended up

using so much force, he broke this lady's fingers. -- police are

following up on the suggestions. That is -- that is asked, from

Cardiff, but we will be moving up north, we will find the men who