:00:16. > :00:26.want to track down the idiot whose mindless act of vandalism led to the
:00:26. > :00:40.
:00:40. > :00:50.Roadshow. We're live again this morning and raring to go. We need
:00:50. > :00:55.
:00:55. > :00:59.your help to put crooks behind bars. accident. The cruel con which robbed
:00:59. > :01:07.a derrick of his life savings. Police need to track down the
:01:07. > :01:11.tricksters. And utter madness. The motorists who think it's OK to film
:01:11. > :01:14.car crashes while they drive. Our roadshow team has now made it to
:01:14. > :01:24.Northamptonshire. And they kick off their time there in Corby. Sian,
:01:24. > :01:24.
:01:24. > :01:27.what's happening there? Hi, Rav. It is a bit windy. Well, Corby is a
:01:27. > :01:33.former steel town and they've had some pretty serious problems in the
:01:33. > :01:35.past here. The statue is a reminder of its heritage. This is a headline
:01:35. > :01:42.from from the time around seven years ago when people were
:01:42. > :01:46.apparently "living in fear of the thugs". But since then there's been
:01:46. > :01:49.a 40% fall in both crime and anti-social behaviour in the town.
:01:49. > :01:54.We're going to be out and about with police to see how they've helped
:01:55. > :01:57.turn things around. Like most towns and cities across the UK, Corby does
:01:58. > :02:05.have its fair share of graffiti vandalism. Later on we'll be seeing
:02:05. > :02:08.how they track down the culprits. Thanks, Sian. Now to another far
:02:08. > :02:18.more serious form of vandalism. Having your car tyres punctured or
:02:18. > :02:19.
:02:19. > :02:25.slashed isn't just infuriating, it The beautiful Polish pharmacist and
:02:25. > :02:34.her doting English husband. I met Joanna in 2007. We liked each other
:02:34. > :02:37.straightaway. We got close. We became a couple. She was someone you
:02:37. > :02:46.couldn't help but like. She had great qualities as a person.
:02:46. > :02:51.Everyone loved her. John and Joanna were married in Poland for years
:02:51. > :02:56.after they met. We found a house and were going to start a family there.
:02:56. > :03:06.The next thing was to enjoy our lives together. But it was not to
:03:06. > :03:10.be. Going to work, the day after Easter Monday. I used to go in
:03:10. > :03:15.earlier than she did. She was getting ready to go to work and left
:03:15. > :03:25.five minutes after me. She left home at Grange Park in Northampton for
:03:25. > :03:36.
:03:36. > :03:40.her 15 mile commute to work. But she phone call and there was peace in
:03:40. > :03:46.reception and they said there was a car crash and my wife was involved.
:03:46. > :03:56.-- police in reception. I said, is Joanna OK? He said, no, I'm afraid
:03:56. > :04:13.
:04:13. > :04:17.be etched on my brain for ever. I into a signpost. It seemed like a
:04:17. > :04:25.tragic accident. But the police investigation would reveal that this
:04:25. > :04:31.was no accident. Our specialist team initially sent the tyres away to be
:04:31. > :04:34.examined by scientists. The outer rim of the tie had been damaged on
:04:34. > :04:42.numerous places and it was not consistent with the damage the car
:04:43. > :04:46.had been involved in. The vandal had struck the night before the crash.
:04:46. > :04:56.He had left the tyre fatally weakened, a ticking bomb, which
:04:56. > :05:00.exploded under the pressure of the journey on a fast road. They came to
:05:00. > :05:06.the flat and said, we are at looking at the tyres and we believe they
:05:06. > :05:11.were tampered with deliberately. And therefore, it's a potential
:05:11. > :05:16.manslaughter case. Police confirm the vandal who did this will face
:05:16. > :05:21.manslaughter charges. This was vandalism and Joanna paid the
:05:21. > :05:28.ultimate price for it. To find out it was caused by what caused it,
:05:29. > :05:31.it's just another kick in the teeth, and added insult, really.
:05:31. > :05:38.know three other vehicles also had damage to their tyres and they were
:05:38. > :05:42.all parked within 200 metres of her home address. In each of the other
:05:42. > :05:48.cases, the people came out of their car in the morning and identified
:05:48. > :05:52.their flat tire. Sadly, Joanna never saw the damage to her tire.
:05:52. > :05:58.Joanna's killer is still out there. The person who committed this damage
:05:58. > :06:03.committed a criminal act. But they probably didn't intend for Joanna to
:06:03. > :06:08.die. We are still looking for somebody who knows who is
:06:08. > :06:13.responsible for this offence. those who loved Joanna need to see
:06:13. > :06:17.someone brought to justice. It's just an added punishment for us
:06:17. > :06:22.because we have got to go through life knowing that somebody caused a
:06:22. > :06:25.Joanna's death, and somebody hasn't been caught. Until then, we are
:06:25. > :06:31.never going to be able to rest. Someone's got to have the courage to
:06:31. > :06:38.go forward because a harmless so-called prank have killed someone.
:06:38. > :06:42.It is robbed me of my life, devastated a lot of people 's lives.
:06:42. > :06:45.Heartbreaking. DCI Martin Kinchin is with me now. Is there any evidence
:06:45. > :06:52.at all that anyone was trying to deliberately target Joanna? No, not
:06:52. > :06:56.at all. On the night her car was damaged, we know at least four other
:06:56. > :07:00.vehicles were damaged in that area so there's no reason to think she
:07:00. > :07:04.was deliberately targeted. And this was not the only spate of tyre
:07:04. > :07:07.vandalism in the area around that time? It was overnight on Monday the
:07:07. > :07:13.10th of April just after the Easter weekend. There were similar damage
:07:13. > :07:23.on the 30th of July in the next village along. We think it was
:07:23. > :07:27.linked to this occurrence. This was a black Honda car she was driving.
:07:27. > :07:31.What is your message to the community? Somebody knows who
:07:31. > :07:35.committed this damage. If the type of crime committed by young people
:07:35. > :07:38.who are hanging around in the area. They may have spoken to their
:07:38. > :07:45.parents or friends about what happened. People must know someone
:07:45. > :07:50.who did this damage. It's a terrible impact on her family and her husband
:07:50. > :07:55.in particular. I know you are in touch with him a lot. He's been
:07:55. > :08:00.devastated, quite naturally, and can't find closure because it's an
:08:00. > :08:05.undetected crime but it's affected the wider family. She had a twin
:08:05. > :08:08.sister from Poland and his equally devastated by what happened. And her
:08:08. > :08:13.parents. Your message to anybody who might have done this and thought was
:08:13. > :08:20.a bit of a laugh? It's not a laugh it's malicious damage and it caused
:08:20. > :08:23.a catastrophic event like this to happen where somebody died. A very
:08:23. > :08:33.serious crime and if you know anything about it, please get in
:08:33. > :08:34.
:08:34. > :08:38.touch. Thanks, . . Now it's time to take a look at today's first batch
:08:38. > :08:44.of CCTV. A shop in central London. Is this man looking for a pair of
:08:44. > :08:49.new shoes? Believe it or not, he's more interested in her handbag. That
:08:49. > :08:53.Red Bull on the floor, to be precise. Watch now as he reaches in
:08:53. > :08:58.and takes her purse out. He's in no rush to leave, though, after making
:08:58. > :09:08.sure he put his shoes back, he leaves the shop. Let's catch this
:09:08. > :09:14.
:09:14. > :09:17.this year. This man had for the hair section. He's looking at the pair
:09:17. > :09:25.straighteners, and I don't think you're going to need those, looking
:09:25. > :09:27.at your here, mate. A bit of a fumble with the security tag and it
:09:27. > :09:34.is off. Another furtive look around and he hides the straightness in his
:09:34. > :09:44.jacket. If you know this hair conjures criminal, you know what to
:09:44. > :09:45.
:09:45. > :09:49.do. A laptop left on a bus in London now. The bus soon fills up and this
:09:49. > :09:55.man takes a seat next to the forgotten computer. He spots his
:09:55. > :10:01.chance and, cool as a cucumber, helps himself to the lost property.
:10:01. > :10:06.You can see him using his jacket to hide what he's up to. Do you know
:10:06. > :10:14.this man? Give us a call if you do. If you recognise any of that lot,
:10:14. > :10:17.get dialing. We're on 08000 468999. Or you can text us on 63399. Text
:10:17. > :10:21.CW, space and then your message. That space is really important. If
:10:21. > :10:25.you don't put it in, your message won't get through to us. Of course
:10:25. > :10:28.you can also e-mail us too. The address CWR@bbc.co.uk. Now, it's
:10:28. > :10:31.time for a quick appeal, that urgently needs your help. Durham
:10:31. > :10:39.Police have asked us here at Crimewatch Roadshow track down a man
:10:39. > :10:42.who is wanted for assault. On seventh May last year, the bank
:10:42. > :10:45.holiday weekend, Marco Oswald had stopped off for some food at The
:10:45. > :10:48.Urban Oven takeaway in Claypath in Durham's city centre at around one
:10:48. > :10:51.in the morning. Then, completely unprovoked, this guy punched Marco,
:10:51. > :10:58.then dragged him to the ground in a headlock, before doing the
:10:58. > :11:01.unthinkable. And a bit of a warning here, you might want to look away
:11:01. > :11:04.now. He then proceeded to bite part of Marco's left ear off. Truly
:11:04. > :11:13.shocking behaviour. And he needs to be caught. Do you know him? Maybe
:11:13. > :11:23.you were there on the night and saw it happen. Tell us who this guy is.
:11:23. > :11:23.
:11:23. > :11:27.Graffiti. It's all too common a sight all over the country. It costs
:11:27. > :11:30.a fortune to clear up. Tens of millions of pounds a year. Stacey
:11:30. > :11:32.Poole is from Corby Borough Council. Do you get many complaints about
:11:32. > :11:39.graffiti? We've had a significant decrease in the last two years in
:11:39. > :11:41.amount of graffiti reported from about 700 per year to about 250
:11:41. > :11:47.reports. That's good news because people get very angry about
:11:47. > :11:52.graffiti, don't they? The local residents have a sense of pride in
:11:52. > :11:54.Corby in their local communities and we have a proactive and reactive
:11:54. > :12:00.team that responded to the graffiti and get removed as quickly as
:12:00. > :12:05.possible. This is just a demonstration and all will become
:12:05. > :12:11.clear later. You respond to graffiti very quickly, don't you? We have a
:12:11. > :12:17.turnaround time of 24 hours for offensive graffiti and then we are
:12:17. > :12:24.pretty much on a 48-hour turnaround for standard graffiti reports.
:12:24. > :12:30.costs quite a bit, I'd imagine? costs about �25,000 per year. It
:12:30. > :12:34.takes a pal officers time, and the equipment which goes with the
:12:34. > :12:39.removal of the graffiti costs money. Julian is starting what he would be
:12:39. > :12:46.doing for the cleaning up. Tell us the process. Literally, he will come
:12:46. > :12:53.along and applied our biodegradable solvents which will start the
:12:53. > :12:56.breakdown process. And then he will follow it on with another gel which
:12:56. > :13:00.absorbs the paint and then he will blast it off with water and
:13:00. > :13:05.everything becomes non-reactive once the water hits it. It's quite
:13:05. > :13:10.remarkable, as these chemicals go on, it's beginning to disappear, but
:13:10. > :13:13.the chemical is dangerous? Not at all. They are solvent -based, but
:13:13. > :13:19.when water reacts with them, they've stopped working and our
:13:19. > :13:25.biodegradable and they won't harm the environment. It's a busy
:13:25. > :13:31.department, isn't it? Absolutely, we are very proactive and reactive to
:13:31. > :13:35.the general public. We will be back later to check exactly how those
:13:35. > :13:39.chemicals do work. But it's not only graffiti and anti-social behaviour
:13:39. > :13:42.which have been a problem in Corby. The town's also suffered high levels
:13:42. > :13:49.of more serious crime. We've been out with police seeing how they use
:13:49. > :13:58.a radical approach to try and stop crime before it happens. Ten years
:13:58. > :14:03.ago, Corby was blighted by crime and anti-social behaviour. Corby
:14:03. > :14:08.descended into a lot of crime and anti-social behaviour and it was not
:14:08. > :14:11.the most pleasant place perhaps to live at that time. I wouldn't say
:14:11. > :14:15.there were no go areas but let's just say, if you park the police car
:14:15. > :14:25.on some of the Estates, you probably would have a window broken when you
:14:25. > :14:27.
:14:27. > :14:33.came back. In 2006, it was branded Britain's blackspot. At the time,
:14:33. > :14:39.drugs, shoplifting, vehicle crime, burglary, those crime types were
:14:40. > :14:44.pretty high. Something drastic needed to happen to turn things
:14:44. > :14:51.round. The police are now taking a hard line approach towards the
:14:52. > :14:56.serial offenders. Criminals in and out of prison. We will come down on
:14:56. > :15:04.you, take you to prison, take you to court, get you onto a curfew,
:15:04. > :15:07.control you. We will do that relentlessly. Police officers in
:15:07. > :15:15.Corby started routinely visiting the homes of known criminals
:15:15. > :15:19.unannounced, day and night. These are called disruption visits.
:15:19. > :15:23.have had complaints of harassment by people because of that, but I will
:15:23. > :15:28.take that all day. If my officers go and knock on the door three or four
:15:28. > :15:35.times, I will accept that. I do not think we can harass people when we
:15:35. > :15:42.are protecting the wider public. These police officers are paying a
:15:42. > :15:45.visit to a number of repeat offenders. We carry out disruption
:15:45. > :15:55.visits for well-known local offenders. They have either just
:15:55. > :15:56.
:15:56. > :15:59.been released from prison or are on the list currently. Somebody who has
:15:59. > :16:03.committed one offence for criminal damage when they are 18, we're not
:16:03. > :16:07.looking to make their life a misery. This is more about those who have
:16:07. > :16:13.chosen the path of criminality, showing them how to get out of the
:16:13. > :16:20.cycle. First they drop in on 43 serial burglar, who has spent 22
:16:20. > :16:23.years of his life behind bars. His last stint ended three years ago. He
:16:23. > :16:33.has had a number of convictions for minor can -- minor offences since
:16:33. > :16:34.
:16:34. > :16:41.then. Did you apply for housing? Yes. I want to go there. That is
:16:41. > :16:47.where my family are. I have only had one conviction since 2008,
:16:48. > :16:54.shoplifting. Mark has a history of drug use and officers want to offer
:16:54. > :17:02.any support they can to help him turn his life around.
:17:02. > :17:08.I have had enough. I'm not going back to prison. I've done well this
:17:08. > :17:18.time. Stick with it, be a bit more patient and hopefully you will get
:17:18. > :17:24.
:17:24. > :17:29.the home you want. Take care. Goodbye. It's probably the most
:17:29. > :17:36.positive I have seen somebody. I think he has realised if he works
:17:36. > :17:43.with us and engages with us, we will help him. It would be a more
:17:43. > :17:50.positive way of life. So far, so good. Next stop is a burglar with a
:17:50. > :17:55.long criminal record who only got out of prison two weeks ago.
:17:55. > :17:59.sure what sort of reaction we will get, to be fair. He is fully aware
:17:59. > :18:09.that he will be disrupted at any time. It will come as no surprise to
:18:09. > :18:16.
:18:16. > :18:22.him knocking on his door. Is it all right if we visit? Yes, come in. All
:18:22. > :18:27.my friends are settled down, working, doing their own thing. That
:18:27. > :18:37.is the sort of stuff I want. The man says he wants to turn his back on
:18:37. > :18:38.
:18:38. > :18:45.crime. That sounds quite positive. Take care. All the best. Sound. Nice
:18:45. > :18:49.one. It is very early days for him, but he now has a family to think
:18:49. > :18:57.about. That seems to be his motivation, to find work to provide
:18:57. > :19:07.a better lifestyle for his family. If the people who are at risk to the
:19:07. > :19:11.
:19:11. > :19:17.rider public -- it is the people who are at risk who we are helping.
:19:17. > :19:21.is a controversial approach, but the tone has reaped the rewards. Crime
:19:22. > :19:26.and anti-social behaviour has cut in half. Life is better, the place is
:19:26. > :19:33.better, it is more likely you will not be burgled. The public have
:19:33. > :19:37.responded well. I have seen that change over the last few years and I
:19:37. > :19:41.can definitely see the impact. Initially there was resistance and
:19:41. > :19:49.people would not answer their doors. But we have continued with it, and
:19:49. > :19:52.if they do not answer the door, we knock it in. The police are very
:19:52. > :19:57.proud of the response they have been having because the crime figures
:19:57. > :20:01.here are in full view, and they are now in the green as opposed to being
:20:01. > :20:09.in the red. But let's talk about the method they have used to achieve
:20:09. > :20:14.this. Inspector Carl Sturman is with me. Some people will say this is
:20:14. > :20:22.harassment. How do you justify it? can see that point of view, because
:20:22. > :20:29.we use some fairly strict measures with offenders. We make no apology
:20:29. > :20:33.for that because we work on behalf of wider society. With the council
:20:33. > :20:37.and the agencies, we are keen to engage offenders and give them
:20:38. > :20:43.alternatives to crime. You are knocking on their doors stay a
:20:43. > :20:48.night. Some people will come out of prison and will consider they have
:20:48. > :20:53.served their time. Some people do not want to engage with us
:20:53. > :20:59.initially, but through intensive engagements, continuing to knock on
:20:59. > :21:03.their door, visiting them, offering alternatives, making it easier to
:21:03. > :21:09.engage in society as a contributing member, eventually almost all of
:21:09. > :21:13.them come round. We are offering help and support. What about
:21:13. > :21:23.anti-social behaviour? You have had a response. They are both down.
:21:23. > :21:33.These figures reflect that. It is always a precursor to crime so we
:21:33. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:37.are keen to engage with that. you. Now it is time to look at
:21:37. > :21:40.today's wanted faces. Police are today's wanted faces. Police are
:21:40. > :21:45.looking for your help to find these today's wanted faces. Police are
:21:45. > :21:52.looking for your help to The police want to find this man, and question
:21:52. > :21:59.him in connection with a serious knife attack. He is originally from
:21:59. > :22:03.Turkey but has links to Northampton, Coventry, and London. This man is
:22:03. > :22:07.the next wanted face. He was arrested almost ten years ago in
:22:07. > :22:11.connection with the rape of a woman in Telford. He was released on
:22:11. > :22:15.police bail but failed to return for further questioning. He has
:22:16. > :22:20.connections to Wolverhampton and North Wales. This photograph was
:22:20. > :22:29.taken ten years ago saw his appearance might have changed. Do
:22:29. > :22:36.you recognise this man? He was jailed for GBH in 2010 and released
:22:36. > :22:41.early but did not stick to the conditions. He has a tattooed saying
:22:41. > :22:46.God bless on his left forearm. Finally we have Mohammed Islam,
:22:46. > :22:52.wanted by officers in Northamptonshire. He speaks with a
:22:52. > :22:54.Bangladeshi accent. He often carries a satchel over his shoulder. He has
:22:54. > :22:59.connections in London and Southampton but police believe he
:22:59. > :23:09.could be anywhere in the country. If you know where any of this lot are,
:23:09. > :23:14.
:23:14. > :23:15.pick up the phone. You can also text us. Remember to include the space in
:23:15. > :23:25.your message. You can also e-mail your message. You can also e-mail
:23:25. > :23:27.
:23:27. > :23:37.us. Still to come on the programme today: The coppers who are putting
:23:37. > :23:42.
:23:42. > :23:46.other motorists at risk. -- gawpers. This next case is despicable, a
:23:46. > :23:51.widower targeted by conmen who tricked him into hanging over --
:23:51. > :24:01.handing over his life savings. Derek Mold 74. He worked hard before his
:24:01. > :24:01.
:24:01. > :24:06.retirement. I started as a conductor on buses, then an inspector. Derek
:24:06. > :24:12.was married for 36 years but he lost his wife 17 years ago, and since
:24:12. > :24:16.then has lived on his own. He a really nice guy. He relies on other
:24:16. > :24:26.people to come in and do stuff for him, help him out, because he has a
:24:26. > :24:28.
:24:28. > :24:33.heart condition. February the 14th this year, Derek noticed two men
:24:33. > :24:43.walking towards his house full of I saw them coming out of next door's
:24:43. > :24:45.
:24:45. > :24:51.garden, having seen them come out, I thought it was odd. Of the men
:24:51. > :24:56.claimed they were doing some work on the loft. They said they needed to
:24:56. > :25:00.check his wall. As they sounded plausible, he invited them in. He
:25:00. > :25:08.showed them up to the loft entrance and even went to get a ladder for
:25:08. > :25:13.them. But these guys were not builders. Once his back was turned,
:25:13. > :25:17.it was time for the scam to begin, and it was going to be an ASCII one.
:25:17. > :25:23.They ripped out a handful of loft insulation and soaked it with water
:25:23. > :25:33.so it would look like there was a problem. -- it would be nasty. They
:25:33. > :25:39.then called him and told him he had a serious leak in his attic. They
:25:39. > :25:47.said there was a lot of water. was concerned. The scam was on. The
:25:47. > :25:55.men had a solution. They said they could get a machine to dry it out
:25:55. > :26:01.but it would cost �6,500. Huge sum of money. They said it was only a
:26:01. > :26:05.deposit, so he would get his money back. All part of the trick.
:26:05. > :26:11.machine will come in, do what it has got to do, then Saturday morning
:26:11. > :26:18.they will fetch it out of the house and give you the deposit back.
:26:18. > :26:25.he hesitated, the conmen piled on the pressure. He said we would be in
:26:25. > :26:35.trouble, they would report it. They had the gift of the gab. Derek did
:26:35. > :26:35.
:26:35. > :26:44.not have �6,000. In desperation, he offered them �3000 instead full.
:26:44. > :26:49.said they would accept that. last piece of the jigsaw was about
:26:49. > :26:59.to fall into place. Derek what to his building society and withdrew
:26:59. > :26:59.
:26:59. > :27:06.�3000. Most of his life savings. got back at 2:30 p.m. And the phone
:27:06. > :27:11.started ringing. Please believe the gang might have been watching,
:27:11. > :27:18.waiting for him to come home. Minutes after he told them he had
:27:18. > :27:28.the cash, I young man in a Houdini came to collect the. They had
:27:28. > :27:28.
:27:28. > :27:32.Derek's savings. -- a young man in a hoodie. They were not finished with
:27:32. > :27:41.him. They were back on the phone saying he needed to get them the
:27:41. > :27:47.rest of the money. If he rang me once, he rang me 40 times. He said
:27:47. > :27:51.they had been in touch with my bank and building society. Derek refused
:27:51. > :27:56.to pay, but he still wanted to believe the men would bring the
:27:56. > :28:01.machine. When they did not return he finally rang the police. It was too
:28:01. > :28:07.late. They have long gone. Detectives say this was a very
:28:07. > :28:15.specific date it -- sophisticated scam, so plausible that others are
:28:15. > :28:21.at risk. They will be doing it again, because it is easy money.
:28:21. > :28:29.They are leeches feeding off older people who are vulnerable. What they
:28:29. > :28:36.did was despicable. They deserve to be caught, and they deserve to be
:28:36. > :28:40.punished. It was a terrible thing to happen to Derek, and DC Tanya
:28:40. > :28:45.Flavell is with me now. You said there is a serious risk this could
:28:45. > :28:54.happen again and there could be more victims. Absolutely. We believe
:28:54. > :28:58.these offenders are networking and we are looking to see if people can
:28:58. > :29:03.ring in with information. You want information about people who might
:29:03. > :29:13.have seen these men in Northampton, but people across the UK who might
:29:13. > :29:16.have been scammed to get in touch. Definitely. Have these people can
:29:16. > :29:22.have -- have members of the public had these people knocking on their
:29:22. > :29:25.door? Has it been suspicious, were they offered repair work? Any
:29:25. > :29:31.information is vital to the investigation because it is a
:29:31. > :29:36.terrible offence. You have been in touch with Derek a lot. How is he?
:29:36. > :29:42.Derek is a lovely man but it has had a huge impact on him. Financially,
:29:42. > :29:46.it has had a huge impact. It was his life savings. It has hit him hard.
:29:46. > :29:50.There is a danger that people might feel embarrassed about what has
:29:50. > :29:56.happened and do not report it. It is vital they reported, isn't it?
:29:56. > :30:03.Definitely. A lot of elderly people feel embarrassed, they cannot tell
:30:03. > :30:07.family members. We are looking for anyone to ring in today, did someone
:30:07. > :30:12.happen -- did something happen to them? Did they get offered a large
:30:12. > :30:15.amount of money? Have us a call. IMac you have one last piece of
:30:15. > :30:25.advice. If you don't know them, don't answer the door. Don't take
:30:25. > :30:27.
:30:27. > :30:29.the risk will stop -- don't take the risk. I'm joined by Tim Pocknell
:30:30. > :30:32.from Trading Standards who specialises in doorstep crime. Tim,
:30:32. > :30:36.welcome. Now what happened to Derek there is unfortunately an all too
:30:36. > :30:38.familiar story. What other cons are doing the rounds at the moment?
:30:38. > :30:42.of the moment we are aware of is people knocking on people 's doors,
:30:42. > :30:51.cold calling, saying they are from Dyson and they want to get in your
:30:52. > :30:56.property, service your vacuum cleaner for you, for �150. So they
:30:56. > :31:00.say they will do that, and then they are not genuine because we have
:31:00. > :31:04.spoken to Dyson about this and they say they would never cold call at
:31:05. > :31:09.all unless you book an appointment so it's a complete scam. They have
:31:09. > :31:13.said, although it's a nationwide problem, there's five problem
:31:13. > :31:17.postcodes, Plymouth, Guildford, Tonbridge, Birmingham and Carlisle,
:31:17. > :31:24.so be extra vigilant if you live in any of those postcodes. What else
:31:24. > :31:28.should people look out for? Another scam is taking the BBC's good name
:31:28. > :31:31.in vain. People are having rogue traders turning up at the
:31:31. > :31:36.properties, doing work to the driveway, the roof, taking the
:31:36. > :31:40.money, and then other rogue traders will come along afterwards and say,
:31:40. > :31:46.we found them, we can get your money back for you, they are in custody,
:31:46. > :31:52.but if you give a �4000, we can give you �10,000 back. They have used the
:31:52. > :31:56.Crimewatch Roadshow name in one instance. They are saying they
:31:56. > :32:00.represent the BBC, and they can get their money back if they give them
:32:00. > :32:05.an advance? Complete rubbish. The BBC would never do anything like
:32:05. > :32:09.that. Another complete and utter scam. What else can people do to
:32:09. > :32:14.protect themselves from this? anybody comes to your property,
:32:14. > :32:19.knock on your door, and you answered, you can ask them to leave.
:32:19. > :32:23.If they refuse your request, all come back later, you reported to the
:32:23. > :32:29.trading standards. If you're not sure of the person at your doorstep,
:32:29. > :32:35.bring your local police on 101. If someone comes to your property and
:32:35. > :32:39.you agree contract, over �35, for goods and services, you can cancel
:32:39. > :32:43.your contract within seven days. If they don't give it you inviting
:32:43. > :32:49.commit a criminal offence as well. Taking someone to a cashpoint as
:32:49. > :32:57.well? It's an aggressive practice, you shouldn't do that. No legitimate
:32:57. > :33:02.business would never do that. Thanks, Tim. We have been making a
:33:02. > :33:08.mess in Corby. The graffiti has been chemically treated. Now at the
:33:09. > :33:17.moment of truth, will we be able to get it clean? Julian, off you go.
:33:17. > :33:20.The water is sprayed on. Over the chemicals, it does seem to be
:33:20. > :33:25.working. I'm hugely relieved because, if it hadn't, I would have
:33:25. > :33:28.been here all morning with my scrubbing brush. It's a serious
:33:29. > :33:35.problem and cost the council thousands of pounds to clear up and
:33:35. > :33:40.Northamptonshire Police got involved. PCSO Phil Wane is from
:33:40. > :33:47.Operation Illustration. We know these people who do this graffiti
:33:47. > :33:51.leave clues to their identity behind, don't they? They leave
:33:51. > :33:56.tags, nicknames, and link themselves to the graffiti so they are big
:33:56. > :34:05.clues in a way. We have got some of these tags from Northampton. What
:34:05. > :34:09.can you tell us about them? These have been doing their work around
:34:09. > :34:18.the Northampton and Wellingborough areas and the main roads in the
:34:18. > :34:27.county. Those are tags is the in the area. Yes, images combined from
:34:27. > :34:30.those graffiti writers. They do take some risks as well. They go to
:34:30. > :34:38.places they shouldn't. Often it's committed during the night time when
:34:38. > :34:44.nobody is about. The railway lines, the road network, and somebody could
:34:44. > :34:49.potentially be killed at night with trains and fast vehicles moving.
:34:49. > :34:58.that is trespass as well. And there's one person who takes huge
:34:58. > :35:05.risks. Yes. It's the SOK tag. He takes big risks getting onto high
:35:05. > :35:08.buildings around the town centre. Thank you very much. Now time for
:35:08. > :35:15.some more criminals caught on camera. Watch carefully. It's the
:35:15. > :35:19.run up to Christmas. Last year, and in an electronics store in South
:35:19. > :35:25.Ruislip, one couple seem keen to get their Christmas shopping done early.
:35:25. > :35:29.They take a shine to a laptop but it's going to take teamwork to get
:35:29. > :35:35.it out of the store. After some careful manoeuvring, he gets it free
:35:35. > :35:41.of the security device. Then his female friend doesn't seem too
:35:41. > :35:47.concerned as he starts the �350 laptop up his jacket. But not a lot
:35:47. > :35:56.gets past the security cameras. Do you know this secret Santa and his
:35:56. > :36:01.friend? Give us a call. A convenience store in Peterborough,
:36:01. > :36:05.March this year. This man looks like he's just come in to buy a drink.
:36:05. > :36:09.But he once more than liquid refreshment. He pays for his drink
:36:09. > :36:13.and as the shopkeeper opens the till, he sees the opportunity and
:36:13. > :36:17.pulls out a knife. Threatening him and grabbing at the money. He
:36:17. > :36:24.finally gets his hand in the tail that the shopkeeper still tries to
:36:24. > :36:33.fight him off. In the end, he gets away with �140. If you know anything
:36:33. > :36:39.about him, you know what you need to We're on the night bus, central
:36:39. > :36:44.London, mid-December last year. This woman is fast asleep. The man spots
:36:44. > :36:49.and easy target and takes a seat behind her. He's noticed she stopped
:36:49. > :36:53.her phone. Watch him shuffled his feet and Ben Dover until he's got
:36:53. > :36:58.the expensive smart phone within reach. Eventually he gets hold of
:36:58. > :37:05.it. Look away, ladies. He then makes his getaway whilst his victim sleeps
:37:05. > :37:10.on. Do you recognise this sneaky thief? You know what you need to do.
:37:10. > :37:14.If you recognise anyone you can call us on 08000 468999. Or you can text
:37:14. > :37:24.on 63399. The e-mail address is - CWR@bbc.co.uk. Plus, of course, you
:37:24. > :37:29.
:37:29. > :37:32.can call Crimestoppers anonymously roads every year. But, however
:37:32. > :37:36.horrific an accident, it can be tempting to have a look to see
:37:36. > :37:44.what's happened. But taking your eyes off the road, even for just a
:37:44. > :37:52.moment can be deadly. Road accidents can cause delays and
:37:52. > :37:58.tailbacks lasting hours. But some of these crashes are completely
:37:58. > :38:03.avoidable. There's a 15 minute delay as onlookers slow down to see what's
:38:03. > :38:06.going on on the other side of the road. It's known as rubbernecking.
:38:06. > :38:11.Whenever there's an accident, there will be held up as drivers going the
:38:11. > :38:16.other way tried to take a look. But it can have much more serious
:38:16. > :38:20.consequences than just delays. dangers of rubbernecking, even a
:38:20. > :38:25.momentary glance onto the opposite carriageway, off the road in front
:38:25. > :38:32.of them, has the potential to cause damage or injury to other road
:38:32. > :38:37.users. Rubbernecking causes minor accidents but in Fabry last year, a
:38:37. > :38:41.Land Rover left the M1 in Northamptonshire and other drivers
:38:41. > :38:44.stopped to help but then a Peugeot estate approached the scene.
:38:44. > :38:48.driver was seen to look at the road traffic collision, not paying
:38:48. > :38:52.attention to where he was going at the time, and, unfortunately, when
:38:52. > :38:56.he looked back in front of him, the traffic was slowing, he lost control
:38:56. > :39:01.of his vehicle and collided with the parked vehicles on the hard shoulder
:39:01. > :39:08.and unfortunately died at the scene. It serves as a tragic reminder that
:39:08. > :39:13.rubbernecking can kill, even when at driver glances over at an accident.
:39:13. > :39:17.But some do much more than that. A quick search of a video sharing
:39:17. > :39:22.website reveals dozens of clips like this one. As the camera turns, you
:39:22. > :39:26.say it was filmed by the driver, whilst it was still moving. Not only
:39:26. > :39:32.is filming accidents where people may have been seriously injured or
:39:32. > :39:38.killed ghoulish, it's also incredibly dangerous. Drivers are
:39:38. > :39:44.concentrating on getting a good shot, not where they are going. Some
:39:44. > :39:51.videos appear to have been taken by lorry drivers. But police in
:39:51. > :39:55.Northamptonshire are doing something about it. This lorry crash shut down
:39:56. > :40:00.the M1 for 11 hours and has rescue teams worked at the thing, officers
:40:00. > :40:07.turned their attentions to the other side of the road and caught 80
:40:07. > :40:10.drivers filming or photographing the scene. It was offence if, using a
:40:10. > :40:16.hand-held device while a vehicle is in motion and they were not in
:40:16. > :40:19.proper control of the vehicle. received letters warning them and
:40:19. > :40:24.their employers that they could face prosecution. Police are so concerned
:40:24. > :40:32.they have bought one of these. Inspector Jen Helm is with me. What
:40:32. > :40:36.is it? It's like a giant windbreak. It is a large fabric screen but
:40:36. > :40:40.officers can direct particular if they going to be for a long time,
:40:40. > :40:45.and visual barrier between the main flow of traffic and vehicles
:40:46. > :40:50.behind. It works on two fronts. The victims of the collision are often
:40:50. > :40:54.having the worst day their lives, injured, and it gives privacy and
:40:54. > :40:59.dignity. In addition, it removes the temptation for other drivers to take
:40:59. > :41:03.a good look become distracted. And they can cause more accidents, often
:41:03. > :41:08.as serious as the original. They've only got to look away for a few
:41:08. > :41:14.seconds, haven't they? There's no such thing as a quick look. If you
:41:14. > :41:17.are travelling at 60 mph, and glance away for three seconds, it 80 metres
:41:17. > :41:22.you have covered without knowing what happened in front of you and
:41:22. > :41:28.that makes a very dangerous driver. And it's illegal, too. People will
:41:28. > :41:31.be familiar that handheld devices are illegal, if you're not
:41:31. > :41:36.concentrating, you are driving without due care and if you cause an
:41:36. > :41:42.accident, potentially death by dangerous driving. The screens could
:41:42. > :41:47.become a common sight on the roads. The Department for Transport has
:41:47. > :41:54.spent more than �2.5 million buying 122 giant sets of screens. They will
:41:54. > :41:57.be rolled out over the summer. A quick update now. A lot of calls
:41:57. > :42:04.coming through and a possible name on that shocking story of the woman
:42:04. > :42:08.who died in a car crash after her tyres were slashed so that's very
:42:08. > :42:15.positive. Some good information through one of the faces from
:42:15. > :42:20.yesterday, Andrew Stevenson Wilson, after a robbery offence. Good
:42:20. > :42:24.information about where he could be at the moment. Sian, tell us where
:42:24. > :42:28.you are going to be tomorrow. Tomorrow I'm going to be the centre
:42:28. > :42:32.of Northampton with a brand-new mobile police station which is
:42:32. > :42:37.aiming on cracking down on drink fuelled violence particularly at
:42:37. > :42:46.weekends. We need your help to track down three masked men who tied up a
:42:46. > :42:48.couple in their own home. See you tomorrow. Thanks, Sian. For more
:42:48. > :42:50.details about all the crimes on today's programme head to
:42:50. > :42:53.bbc.co.uk/crimewatchroadshow. Finally we'll leave you with another