:00:15. > :00:25.grandmother left severely injured on a dual carriageway. Who drove the
:00:25. > :00:42.
:00:43. > :00:47.are live and we are on air every weekday morning, tackling this sort
:00:47. > :00:53.of everyday crime that can affect us all. We are asking for your help to
:00:53. > :00:59.get criminals behind bars. On the programme today. Maureen was mown
:00:59. > :01:05.down in a hit-and-run. Her injuries were life changing. We need to find
:01:05. > :01:12.the man behind the wheel. The plucky shop assistant who held
:01:12. > :01:17.her nerve, in the face of two masked robbers.
:01:17. > :01:21.And the devastating consequences of using a mobile whilst driving. We
:01:21. > :01:25.are out with police as they crack down.
:01:25. > :01:28.Our roadshow team has travelled north West two Lancashire today they
:01:28. > :01:35.are in Preston market and it looks like they are getting ready to bag
:01:35. > :01:40.some bargains there! Oh, yes. The traders are busy setting out their
:01:40. > :01:46.stall is for the day. This market is right in the heart of Preston. The
:01:46. > :01:52.good news is that overall, crime has fallen by 17%. The bag news is that
:01:52. > :01:57.personal crime is on the up and 16% of that takes place right here in
:01:57. > :02:01.the city centre. We are going to look at petty crime and what you can
:02:01. > :02:06.do to avoid it. Stay tuned if you don't want to become a victim.
:02:06. > :02:10.you. First we need your help to find a reckless driver who left one
:02:10. > :02:18.blackball resident with life changing injuries. -- Blackpool
:02:18. > :02:23.resident. I have never had pain like it. It was as though my leg was off.
:02:23. > :02:30.The fear that must have been going through her... It was only a matter
:02:30. > :02:36.of luck that Maureen is not dead. Widowed mother of three, and nursing
:02:36. > :02:41.home care Maureen Langley has lived in Blackpool all her life. She is
:02:41. > :02:47.immensely strong, bringing up three children on her own. She is not one
:02:47. > :02:52.to get you to do anything for her. She never phones you needing you,
:02:52. > :02:55.she tries to do everything very independently. She is great, she is
:02:55. > :03:03.always there, she has always been there for me, always there for all
:03:03. > :03:08.of us. On March the 14th this year, Maureen was planning to visit her
:03:08. > :03:15.sister. I will come after I have been to the supermarket. Goodbye,
:03:15. > :03:19.see you later. We are very good friends, we have
:03:19. > :03:23.grown up together. She lost her husband, I lost my husband, we have
:03:23. > :03:27.got really close, we are very close people. On the way, Maureen stopped
:03:27. > :03:34.at the supermarket to pick up some shopping. She then headed off to her
:03:34. > :03:44.sister 's house. She went to cross a dual carriageway, a road with a 30
:03:44. > :03:44.
:03:44. > :03:49.mph speed limit. She came out of Morrisons and was crossing the dual
:03:49. > :03:54.carriageway, it is a quiet area, not many cars around. There is a safe
:03:54. > :03:57.central reservation in the middle. Maureen could see two cars
:03:57. > :04:02.approaching on the carriageway. She thought they were far enough away
:04:02. > :04:08.for her to cross safely. But the cars were travelling too fast, and
:04:08. > :04:12.before she could reach the other side, a white car ploughed into her.
:04:12. > :04:17.I have never had pain like it for the bid was as though my leg was
:04:17. > :04:21.off, as if I didn't have a leg. force of a car driving into the back
:04:21. > :04:27.of her leg ripped off her calf muscle and caused multiple
:04:27. > :04:37.fractures. She was frightened for her life, she didn't know if she was
:04:37. > :04:37.
:04:37. > :04:41.going to live when she got hit. thought, and my dead? -- am I dead?
:04:41. > :04:50.My husband is dead, and I am saying to him, don't come and get me add, I
:04:50. > :04:55.am not ready. The police are amazed that Maureen survived the accident.
:04:55. > :04:59.A second earlier and we may have been looking at a fatal collision.
:04:59. > :05:06.Witnesses say the cars were well over the speed limit. Two witnesses
:05:06. > :05:11.described loss vehicles racing along Squiresgate Lane -- described two
:05:11. > :05:16.vehicles racing. The car swerved either just before or after
:05:16. > :05:20.colliding with Maureen. That would indicate the driver realised there
:05:20. > :05:30.was something to avoid and he may well have collided with somebody.
:05:30. > :05:31.
:05:31. > :05:36.Despite this, the driver did not stop. The accident has had a
:05:36. > :05:40.devastating impact on Maureen's life. She is 64 and she is so frail
:05:41. > :05:46.and scared, and it is horrible to see, when she has always been the
:05:46. > :05:50.person who tells us not to be scared. I have to have people to
:05:50. > :05:58.help me all the time and I don't like that. I lived on my own, and I
:05:58. > :06:07.like to do things my own way. photos show the excruciating
:06:07. > :06:11.injuries that have left Maureen in a wheelchair. The person who did this
:06:11. > :06:18.needs to come forward. Maureen needs to know why the person left her and
:06:18. > :06:21.why they didn't stop at the scene. Her life has not changed forever
:06:21. > :06:26.from that accident. If they can come forward, maybe it can give us
:06:26. > :06:31.closure. My mum has been through an awful time, everything we have been
:06:31. > :06:35.through as a family has been awful. I just want to go to sleep and not
:06:35. > :06:45.wake up. But I know I can't do that. Because I have got a family, haven't
:06:45. > :06:47.
:06:47. > :06:52.I? Sometimes, that's how I feel. This has been a terrible time for
:06:52. > :06:57.Maureen and her whole family. Chief Inspector Laura Lawson joins me.
:06:57. > :07:02.Where and when did this take place? It was on Squiresgate Lane in
:07:02. > :07:08.Blackpool. It was Thursday evening on the 13th of March at about 750 in
:07:08. > :07:13.the evening. What can you tell us about the car involved? It was
:07:13. > :07:17.similar to this one, a new model white BMW. We believe it was with
:07:17. > :07:22.another vehicle which we can only describe as a dark car. We believe
:07:22. > :07:27.they were both travelling at speed up Squiresgate Lane at about 60 mph
:07:28. > :07:32.or 70 mph. Maureen is being supported by her daughters, how is
:07:32. > :07:36.she? She is slowly recovering, she is back home but the injuries to her
:07:36. > :07:42.right leg are still horrendous. She had a lot of skin taken off with the
:07:42. > :07:46.collision. It will take a lot of time to get back to full recovery.
:07:46. > :07:50.She is struggling to come to terms with that, I know. What information
:07:50. > :07:53.do you want from viewers and the public? The key thing is for the
:07:54. > :08:00.driver of the white vehicle to think about what his actions were, the
:08:00. > :08:03.impact it has had on Maureen and her family and to show some remorse.
:08:04. > :08:08.also need any sighting of the white BMW. And there was another car
:08:08. > :08:12.involved. Do you know where the white car went afterwards? We think
:08:12. > :08:15.it went left at the traffic lights on to Saint Anne 's Road and from
:08:15. > :08:21.there we don't know where it has gone. Any information we get into
:08:21. > :08:27.either vehicle, for people to come forward and let us know what has
:08:27. > :08:31.gone on. Thank you, and if you know anything, please get in touch.
:08:31. > :08:37.Cheshire police want us to make an urgent appeal for your help to find
:08:37. > :08:41.this man, 37-year-old Peter Watson. He was released on the 12th of June
:08:41. > :08:45.and detectives want to talk to him in connection with the rape of a
:08:45. > :08:52.woman ten days later. She was attacked in the hand Bridge area of
:08:52. > :08:56.Chester whilst jogging with her dog. He is considered a risk to the
:08:56. > :08:58.public and please call the police if you see him.
:08:58. > :09:04.Police forces around the country need your help to find these wanted
:09:04. > :09:08.faces. This is Shahid Mushtaq, he failed to appear before Preston
:09:09. > :09:16.Crown Court in March 2010 in connection with conspiring to supply
:09:16. > :09:19.cocaine, a class a drug. A warrant was issued for his arrest. He is
:09:19. > :09:23.known to be living in the Manchester area and also has possible
:09:23. > :09:27.connections to Spain. This is Alexander James Edward Dooley, knee
:09:27. > :09:33.was due to stand trial at the Old Bailey in April this year but failed
:09:33. > :09:38.to turn up. He was accused of setting up a website advertising
:09:38. > :09:41.bogus car insurance which conned 70 young drivers into paying almost
:09:41. > :09:46.�50,000 per worthless policies. He has connections to Manchester and
:09:46. > :09:51.Birmingham. This man is Hassan Emozozo. He is
:09:51. > :09:55.wanted by police for questioning since March last year. They want to
:09:55. > :10:01.talk to him about a sexual assault on a woman. He is known to have
:10:01. > :10:04.links to north London and is 37. Nyron Lea Daley has been on the run
:10:05. > :10:08.since October last year. He was on trial at Saint Albans Crown Court
:10:08. > :10:13.for drug dealing but when the jury returned their guilty verdict
:10:13. > :10:16.committee jumped from the dock escape. He has connections to Luton
:10:16. > :10:23.and greater Manchester, and large letters tattooed on his left
:10:23. > :10:33.forearm. If you recognise any of these, make a note of the reference
:10:33. > :10:41.
:10:42. > :10:45.numbers and give us a call. Or you Walton Park, just four miles from
:10:45. > :10:55.where I am now, is one of the most peaceful parts of Preston. Back in
:10:55. > :11:02.January, staff at the SPAR shop were taken by surprise when armed robbers
:11:02. > :11:05.burst in. Walton Park is a relatively crime free area, it is
:11:05. > :11:13.affluent, relatively expensive to live here. As a consequence, crime
:11:13. > :11:18.is low. Certainly in my experience, within the last five years, there
:11:18. > :11:23.has been no offence of this kind in this particular area. Walton Park is
:11:23. > :11:28.a small, quiet suburb on the outskirts of Preston and it is one
:11:28. > :11:32.of the safest postcodes in the UK. At its heart is the SPAR shop.
:11:32. > :11:35.have worked here for just over two years. It is a very friendly
:11:35. > :11:43.community, you know all the customers, everybody knows everybody
:11:43. > :11:53.else. On a January evening this year, the peace and quiet was
:11:53. > :11:55.
:11:55. > :12:00.shattered. Stay on the phone, we are getting some patrols en route.
:12:00. > :12:04.was the end of the police and Kirsty had just finished catching up. She
:12:04. > :12:11.was about to transfer the afternoon and evening's takings to the back
:12:11. > :12:14.room. I had cashed the till up, I had another one on the floor behind
:12:14. > :12:19.me, the morning float, which normally contains about �60. We were
:12:19. > :12:25.just about to close up at ten o'clock when one of the guys came
:12:25. > :12:31.in. Two young lads walked into the shop, one holding a knife both at
:12:31. > :12:34.the door. The guy at the door seemed quite nervous, maybe he could have
:12:35. > :12:39.heard some people coming and he kept shouting to his mate, hurry up,
:12:39. > :12:43.hurry up. The guy with the knife had a black and white hooded jacket with
:12:43. > :12:49.a red scarf pulled up to his eyes. He was a skinny build and had a
:12:49. > :12:54.local accent. The thief was well informed, shouting at Kirsty to get
:12:54. > :12:59.her colleague out of the back room. With both shop assistants in his
:12:59. > :13:05.sights, he demanded the cash from the till. Kirsty was quickwitted
:13:05. > :13:08.enough to deter him. I told him the till was empty so he asked me for
:13:08. > :13:15.the cigarettes. As I was doing that, he noticed I had the morning float
:13:15. > :13:19.on the floor. Down there!He asked me for the money out of that. I put
:13:19. > :13:29.the money in the bag, his friend for shouting hurry up. So he took the
:13:29. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :13:40.bag of me and they both ran out of the shop, we locked the door, we ran
:13:40. > :13:47.the police. -- rang the police. We have just been robbed at Walton Park
:13:48. > :13:51.SPAR. Two young guys have come in with a big knife and a bag. While
:13:51. > :13:55.the guy was standing in front of me with the knife, all I could think of
:13:55. > :14:00.was keep calm, give the guy what he wants and maybe he will go. But it
:14:01. > :14:05.was very terrifying. Kirsty was very brave in the face of somebody waving
:14:05. > :14:09.a large knife at her. She kept calm, which is exactly what she
:14:09. > :14:15.should have done, not to antagonise him. And I think she should be
:14:15. > :14:19.commended for that bravery. Officers have now been searching for the two
:14:19. > :14:23.robbers for several months. They hope the distinctive top worn by one
:14:23. > :14:28.of them could be an important clue. It is a two tone jacket, it has
:14:28. > :14:35.light colours over the shoulders and a light coloured food with a dark
:14:35. > :14:40.coloured body. He was also carrying a black drawstring bag. It has been
:14:40. > :14:44.described as the type of bag that a child would take to school, perhaps
:14:44. > :14:49.with sports clothing. There is a distinctive logo and we are very
:14:49. > :14:55.keen to know if anyone recognises this bag. Kirsty is still working
:14:55. > :14:59.behind the till but the events of that frightening January night have
:14:59. > :15:03.taken their toll. Even though they were only in the shop for a minute,
:15:04. > :15:13.it has an effect. Get very nervous and do not like being out on my own
:15:13. > :15:17.at night. It has impacted my life a lot.
:15:17. > :15:20.It was very frightening for them and I'm joined by Dave Johnson, who is
:15:21. > :15:26.investigating this case. What you know about these robbers?
:15:26. > :15:34.believe they are local? Yes, they were described as having local
:15:34. > :15:40.accents. Given that the store is near to Preston, it indicates that
:15:40. > :15:43.they are local. They are described as young males, young white males.
:15:43. > :15:48.They were described as being very nervous. There is a cashpoint
:15:48. > :15:51.outside, so why would be interested in hearing from -- you are
:15:51. > :15:58.interested in hearing from anyone who may have been using that?
:15:58. > :16:01.We think that they may have been people waiting in cars for people
:16:01. > :16:05.who had been using the cash machine, who may have seen someone enter the
:16:05. > :16:12.store. And some items that people may recognise. The bag, and this
:16:12. > :16:17.top. What can you tell us about those? The back is a drawstring bag,
:16:17. > :16:21.possibly one that a child would take to school, similar to this one. We
:16:21. > :16:25.are keen to hear from anyone who recognises the back, or knows
:16:25. > :16:30.someone who has used it back like that. Also, the jacket is
:16:31. > :16:36.distinctive. It might not be the same brand but the pattern is very
:16:36. > :16:40.similar to the one used by the offender. And what about the shop
:16:40. > :16:45.assistants? We saw Kirsty, but the other shop assistant was
:16:45. > :16:50.particularly traumatised. How are they? The other girl was terrified.
:16:50. > :16:54.She was very scared that night. They are both back at work now after a
:16:54. > :17:00.short time off, but they are both doing fine. Kirsty was amazingly
:17:00. > :17:08.brave. She stayed cool, and that was the right thing to do. She was
:17:08. > :17:14.brave. I think she has been brave since. To appear on camera in
:17:14. > :17:22.particular. If you recognise that bag or the top, please get in touch.
:17:22. > :17:29.Still to come, drivers caught in the act. Raking the law by using their
:17:29. > :17:37.mobiles. -- breaking the law. And can you help find the burglars who
:17:37. > :17:40.callously stall a young girl's Poppy? We feature a lot of different
:17:40. > :17:50.appeals on Crimewatch in an attempt to track down the bad guys but what
:17:50. > :17:54.is it like to be a witness picking out one of them from a line-up? I'm
:17:54. > :17:57.joined by an officer to debunk some myths. This is the scene that a lot
:17:57. > :18:03.of people think of when we mention ID parades. But this is not really
:18:03. > :18:09.the case, is it? It is all done on computers now. And it is done in a
:18:09. > :18:12.safe environment. They are not confronted with their attacker, not
:18:12. > :18:16.people who are the victims of violent crime, we do not want them
:18:16. > :18:21.to face their attacker. It is darn computer. If it is of honourable
:18:21. > :18:25.victim, we can move the equipments to the form so they can get the best
:18:25. > :18:32.chance to make the identification. -- to their home. Let us look at one
:18:32. > :18:38.of your officers in action. When a witness comes into the
:18:38. > :18:41.identification suite, they no longer see the ID parade, BC video
:18:41. > :18:46.identification. It is not how it used to be. The witness will be
:18:46. > :18:54.brought into a room like this, and they will be sat down and they will
:18:54. > :18:58.view on a monitor nine images, one of which is the suspect. They will
:18:58. > :19:03.see these images twice before they are asked to make an identification.
:19:03. > :19:08.The main surprise will be that the procedure is video identification,
:19:09. > :19:13.and that they do not stand behind a mirrored wall and see a line of
:19:13. > :19:22.people as in the movies. The other surprise is how quick the procedure
:19:22. > :19:27.is. Witness the rings may last ten or 15 minutes. I do not think that
:19:27. > :19:32.is particularly long. -- witnessed viewings. There is a number of
:19:32. > :19:36.people on the video, but where do you get those people from? They are
:19:36. > :19:39.stooges, as we call them, volunteers. If someone makes a
:19:39. > :19:45.mistake and picks out the wrong person, we do not arrest that
:19:45. > :19:47.person. We know where the suspect is, so if the person makes the
:19:47. > :19:54.correct identification, and this is done independently, it is an
:19:54. > :20:01.independent unit, and if they pick out the number, the right person,
:20:01. > :20:06.then a raid will take place. So no body will get into trouble if you
:20:06. > :20:09.pick the wrong person? Not at all. And you can take the IT suite to a
:20:09. > :20:15.victim of crime? So someone in hospital, you could go to them?
:20:15. > :20:19.Exactly. We could take the whole unit to a vulnerable person, or an
:20:19. > :20:23.injured person, so they have the best chance to make the right
:20:23. > :20:27.identification in a comfortable environment. We are going to show a
:20:27. > :20:37.mock crime in a moment and I'm going to have to pick out the defender.
:20:37. > :20:37.
:20:37. > :20:41.Let's look at the crime. Watch carefully. You are at an advantage,
:20:42. > :20:47.but we need you to look at the face. It is difficult to see the face
:20:47. > :20:53.because it is so quick. That is why get? Know you're going to show me
:20:53. > :20:58.some cases. Normally, we would have nine. We are going to show four.
:20:58. > :21:04.That is the first. Is this how you would do it normally? Both sides,
:21:04. > :21:10.but you would have more time. You could look through it twice and then
:21:10. > :21:15.again. So you're not pressured into doing it. We want to reassure
:21:15. > :21:22.victims that they have the best chance of giving the right evidence.
:21:22. > :21:28.I have the right answer. There is one more. They are also similar but,
:21:28. > :21:33.in reality, this is it. If it is a white male, you will see nine white
:21:33. > :21:39.males. It has to be fair to the suspect. Similar here, even Marx and
:21:39. > :21:45.scars? Yes. So who is it? It was very but I'd think it was number two
:21:45. > :21:55.Mac. You would make an excellent witness because that is the correct
:21:55. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :21:57.answer. It was really quick, but in reality you would have more time.
:21:57. > :22:02.And now we are away to make the arrest.
:22:03. > :22:08.He is innocent! Let's look at some criminals that have been caught on
:22:08. > :22:13.camera. It is well past closing time at this
:22:13. > :22:17.It is well past closing time at this point But this customer is not
:22:17. > :22:21.breaking down the door in search of a drink. He is having a good look
:22:21. > :22:27.around. What is he after? He eventually finds what he is looking
:22:27. > :22:32.for and leaves with �500 in cash. On his way out, the sports the CCTV and
:22:33. > :22:39.covers it up. Too late for that. We have already got you on camera. If
:22:39. > :22:44.you recognise this space, give us a call is. -- give us a call. We are
:22:44. > :22:49.in Teddington in Middlesex now. This man really loves beauty products. He
:22:49. > :22:53.visits this branch of boots not once but twice in the same week. The
:22:53. > :22:59.years on the 22nd of January stealing a variety of creams and
:23:00. > :23:05.cosmetics. They all disappeared on his jacket. It must have Magic
:23:05. > :23:09.pockets. Two Mac days later, he is back again, more confident, and even
:23:09. > :23:16.taking things while other customers are nearby. On this day alone he got
:23:16. > :23:22.away with more than �1000 worth of goods. Do you recognise them?
:23:22. > :23:26.-- do you recognise him. It is the middle of the night on a
:23:26. > :23:33.bus to Barnett and want passenger is fast asleep, holding a phone in his
:23:33. > :23:36.hand. This man spotted and just cannot resist. Watch now, as he
:23:36. > :23:42.painstakingly prices the phone out of the passenger's hand without
:23:42. > :23:46.waking him up. What a nerve! He slipped it into his pocket and waits
:23:46. > :23:51.for the bus to stop. The victim starts to wake up, but it is too
:23:51. > :24:00.late. The phone snatcher is getting away. Those glasses are quite
:24:00. > :24:02.distinctive. And does that had ring a bell? If it does, we need to know.
:24:02. > :24:12.a bell? If it does, we need to know. -- does that had. Recognise anyone?
:24:12. > :24:13.
:24:14. > :24:23.If you did, you know what to do. Or drop us a text. Or e-mail us, and
:24:24. > :24:24.
:24:24. > :24:28.remember, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously.
:24:28. > :24:34.Things have changed since the days of these. Most of us now have a
:24:34. > :24:38.mobile phone. But using your mobile while driving makes you four times
:24:38. > :24:42.more likely to have an accident. Despite that, many of us still do
:24:42. > :24:49.it. So we joined Lancashire Constabulary's campaign to crack
:24:49. > :24:55.down on this dangerous habit. It is early on Friday morning and
:24:55. > :24:59.Mark says and Ciaran Williams are hitting the road. Their task today,
:24:59. > :25:04.to track down drivers breaking the law by using their mobile phones. An
:25:04. > :25:10.unmarked car is parked of the disguise. Today, we are working on
:25:10. > :25:13.the rot away network. -- motorway network. We are looking for people
:25:13. > :25:18.using their mobile phone whilst driving. It is not all about
:25:18. > :25:22.prosecuting people, I would suggest our main role is to educate people,
:25:22. > :25:28.or re-educate them in the error of their ways. The number of people
:25:28. > :25:31.breaking the law is on the increase. In 2004, just 85 people in the North
:25:31. > :25:36.West were convicted of using a hand-held mobile phone whilst
:25:36. > :25:43.driving. In 2010, the figure reached almost 5000, and it is still
:25:43. > :25:50.growing. Soon, the team spot a driver using his mobile. He is still
:25:50. > :25:55.on his mobile phone. They pull them over. We need to chat to you about
:25:55. > :25:58.what you were doing at around about. Lancashire, offenders are issued
:25:58. > :26:04.with a traffic offence report and the report is used by several police
:26:04. > :26:07.forces, giving the driver a choice. They can pay a penalty, contest the
:26:07. > :26:14.charge or opt for a training course highlighting the risks of using a
:26:14. > :26:18.hand-held mobile in the car. We see its time and time again, not just
:26:18. > :26:23.having conversations on the phone but texting friends, using Facebook,
:26:23. > :26:31.checking their e-mails. There is so much available to them on the phones
:26:31. > :26:38.nowadays. It is a big problem. Out on the motorway, the team spot a
:26:38. > :26:44.van driver. He has clearly got his mobile phone to his ear. We will
:26:44. > :26:49.wait for him to pass us and then we will have a word. The driver is soon
:26:49. > :26:55.pulled over and his rights are explained to him. This piece of
:26:55. > :26:59.paper, I'm going to tell you that you have been reported for the above
:26:59. > :27:05.that sense, and consideration will be given to other offences. -- the
:27:05. > :27:07.above offence. This is a note of intended prosecution. Many of these
:27:07. > :27:13.seem minor offences but the police are too familiar with the
:27:13. > :27:16.consequences of accidents caused by drivers on their phones. One of my
:27:16. > :27:19.roles is to break news to the families that one of their loved
:27:20. > :27:24.ones has been killed in a road traffic collision. It is so
:27:24. > :27:32.important that we educate these motorists in the dangers of not
:27:32. > :27:42.using their mobile phones whilst driving, to avoid these outcomes.
:27:42. > :27:48.December 2010, Judy's husband was involved in such a collision.
:27:48. > :27:54.a larger-than-life character. He was very quickwitted, funny, he was a
:27:54. > :27:58.publican for 20 years, so everyone knew him. A family man and his
:27:58. > :28:03.grandchildren loved him to bits because he was unique. On the day of
:28:03. > :28:08.the crash, Mark had gone to visit a friend. -- Bob had gone to visit a
:28:08. > :28:11.friend but tragically he never made it back. These photos show the
:28:11. > :28:18.catastrophic damage done to his car when a lorry ploughed into them. He
:28:19. > :28:24.died at the scene. The police went to break the news to Judy. It was
:28:24. > :28:30.absolutely sickening. It was like being punched in the stomach but
:28:30. > :28:33.worse. Before the crash, the lorry driver had been speaking and texting
:28:34. > :28:38.on his mobile phone. He was convicted of causing death by
:28:38. > :28:42.dangerous driving and given a sentence of five and a half years.
:28:42. > :28:52.The judge described him as grossly distracted by his mobile phone in
:28:52. > :28:55.
:28:55. > :29:02.the moments before the crash. Nobody deserves to end their life
:29:02. > :29:10.being catapulted across the dual carriageway. And he certainly did
:29:10. > :29:14.not deserve it. Back on the road, Kieran and Mark spot a man breaking
:29:14. > :29:22.the law blatantly. There is a car repaired, and we have seen him on
:29:22. > :29:26.his mobile phone. We're going to stop him and chat with the driver.
:29:26. > :29:29.As the police drive alongside the vehicle, the evidence is damning.
:29:29. > :29:33.The driver is pulled over to discuss what the officers have seen.
:29:33. > :29:37.need to speak to you about being on your phone. The reason we have
:29:37. > :29:43.stopped you, you are using your mobile phone whilst driving. I was
:29:43. > :29:47.just plugging it in and I was hands-free. What you mean? On the
:29:47. > :29:51.speakerphone. That is not hands-free. Hands-free is when you
:29:51. > :29:56.have a unit and you press a button to talk. You had it in your hand so
:29:56. > :30:00.it is not hands-free. Then there is another shock. Please checks reveal
:30:00. > :30:05.that this driver has been caught using a mobile phone before. We'll
:30:05. > :30:15.being caught a second time teacher may lessen? You are more likely to
:30:15. > :30:18.
:30:18. > :30:21.have a crash. You are not constrained by things around you.
:30:21. > :30:26.use your phone when you are driving and to be text in when you are
:30:26. > :30:29.driving, you cannot believe people do it. There is nothing that is that
:30:29. > :30:34.important that involves you answering your phone or sending a
:30:34. > :30:42.text, nothing at all, and it is unbelievable, how many people have
:30:42. > :30:47.accidents these days because of mobile phone usage. To echo Judy's
:30:47. > :30:51.words, no phone call, text or e-mail is that important that it can't
:30:51. > :30:58.wait. It is an important lesson for all of us. Crime here is falling
:30:58. > :31:03.overall. But personal theft of items like laptops, purses and handbags is
:31:03. > :31:07.on the up. It has risen by 7% and it seems that the thieves are getting
:31:07. > :31:12.ever more clever in the way they are snatching peoples belongings from
:31:13. > :31:18.right under their noses. Earlier in the programme, a member of our team
:31:18. > :31:22.had their phones White, did you spot this? It is happening in the
:31:22. > :31:29.background, it is not a conman or a thief, he is very clever, he is very
:31:29. > :31:35.quick. He is a magician, Mike Keach. How did you do it? You didn't see it
:31:35. > :31:41.happen, really. I wasn't watching myself and that is what happens to
:31:41. > :31:45.the people who get their pockets picked. You cause a diversion. I got
:31:45. > :31:51.your research to look at the phone while my left hand was... Sorry, the
:31:51. > :31:54.book, taking the phone out of her pocket and I came away like that,
:31:54. > :31:58.she was unaware because she was focused on what I wanted her to
:31:58. > :32:03.focus on. Absolutely, they are automatically drawn towards it, you
:32:03. > :32:07.don't really think about it. There are other tricks and distractions.
:32:07. > :32:10.If people are working in gangs, a couple could cause a bit of a
:32:10. > :32:14.disturbance over there, we look at it. I have already spotted the phone
:32:14. > :32:20.or the keys or the purse and it is gone because you're looking over
:32:20. > :32:24.there. It is the stock in trade of a magician and a thief, we call it a
:32:24. > :32:29.misdirection, they just call it their way of earning a living.
:32:29. > :32:33.Sometimes they are working as a network? Absolutely. It is a
:32:33. > :32:37.commonly known thing. People will distract and the magician or the
:32:37. > :32:45.thief is there. Thank you for drawing our attention to it, some
:32:45. > :32:48.really good advice. PCSO Stephen Connelly is here, you can give us
:32:48. > :32:53.some tips. If somebody is common to this market later, what should they
:32:53. > :32:57.do? A big one is to make sure that valuables such as your purse or
:32:57. > :33:03.mobile at the bottom of your bag and making them difficult to got to.
:33:03. > :33:13.Make sure your bag is it all" times, preferably with the opening facing
:33:13. > :33:13.
:33:13. > :33:17.two wards your body -- open or closed at all times. It sounds
:33:17. > :33:21.simple but sometimes we forget to do that. You have been involved with a
:33:21. > :33:27.scheme that helps to make longings less attractive to thieves, how does
:33:28. > :33:36.it work? It is the national property register. You can register any
:33:36. > :33:39.valuable electronic item, bicycle, unit, for free on the website. In
:33:39. > :33:45.Lancashire we are giving out these property marking stickers which are
:33:45. > :33:52.visual deterrents to the sea. It was them that the property can be traced
:33:52. > :33:57.by the police -- deterrents to the thief. And these are not as Mr Grace
:33:57. > :34:02.and, let's look at these bells. What would you suggest you do -- these
:34:02. > :34:08.are not Christmas decorations. you attach them to your purse, if
:34:08. > :34:13.somebody tries to go and get your purse, it lets off a jingle. It is a
:34:13. > :34:20.really good idea! It is time to take a look at our
:34:20. > :34:28.second batch of CCTV. Watch carefully.
:34:28. > :34:32.We are on boat Lane in London on June evening last summer. -- Bow
:34:32. > :34:37.Lane. This man is using a cash machine and doesn't notice a group
:34:37. > :34:43.of men gathering around him. Working as a team, they start to distract
:34:43. > :34:49.him. One moves into tap him on the shoulder whilst another cancels the
:34:49. > :34:54.transaction and takes his card. Let's see that again. It is really
:34:54. > :35:03.say -- really sly. The card is used to steal �200 from another cash
:35:03. > :35:06.machine just minutes later. Call us if you know who these men are. It is
:35:06. > :35:11.kicking out time on the high street in Essex but this man doesn't want
:35:11. > :35:15.to go home. He appears to get into a row with another man, he hits his
:35:15. > :35:20.victim so hard in the face that he falls to the floor. Another man
:35:20. > :35:25.rushes over to help but our fighter lays into him as well. He seems to
:35:25. > :35:29.note how to handle himself and police believe he has martial arts
:35:29. > :35:35.or boxing experience. He is certainly not messing around with
:35:35. > :35:39.those punches. Do you know him? Give us a call.
:35:39. > :35:43.Figtree this year in the alcohol section of a shop in Middlesex, and
:35:43. > :35:46.these three women are working together. One of them chooses some
:35:46. > :35:51.bottles and puts them down on another shelf, so she can get them
:35:51. > :35:57.into her bag. Now it is her friend's turn. She has the bottles
:35:57. > :36:02.in a basket, and transfers them into her bag. Now the one in the grey top
:36:02. > :36:09.is at it again, moving a bottle onto a shelf so her friend, yes, you
:36:09. > :36:16.guessed it, can knit it. -- nick it. Altogether they take ten bottles
:36:16. > :36:23.worth more than �200. Do you know these alcohol thieves?
:36:23. > :36:33.Call us on the usual number. If you recognise anyone. Or you can text.
:36:33. > :36:36.
:36:36. > :36:43.Eight-year-old Izzy Duffy from Whitworth in Lancashire saved her
:36:43. > :36:46.pocket money for months to buy her perfect puffy. -- puppy. Getting
:36:46. > :36:51.Skittles was like a dream come true but one night, the unthinkable
:36:51. > :36:55.happened. It was the early hours of Tuesday
:36:55. > :37:00.morning and the Duffy family were in bed, fast asleep. Downstairs,
:37:00. > :37:04.thieves had broken in. They had forced open a window and stolen
:37:04. > :37:09.thousands of pounds worth of possessions. As well as cash, they
:37:09. > :37:16.stole electrical items including a laptop, cameras and mobile phones,
:37:16. > :37:21.along with the family's BMW. But it was the mean-spirited thieves'
:37:21. > :37:25.decision to steal the family's puppy, Skittles, that left
:37:25. > :37:32.eight-year-old easy and her brother Alister devastated. Alistair went to
:37:32. > :37:36.the kitchen and shouted out that Skittles had gone. By this time, my
:37:36. > :37:39.daughter was also getting, heard the scream and was distraught.
:37:39. > :37:43.wandered around, looking for where she was and I found she wasn't there
:37:43. > :37:49.at all. I burst into tears and ran upstairs and locked myself in my
:37:49. > :37:57.bedroom. I couldn't believe they did this. I felt like swearing at them
:37:57. > :38:06.but I knew not to. They still haven't found the thief. I just feel
:38:06. > :38:11.like kicking them or something. member of our family has been taken.
:38:11. > :38:15.Getting her back was the most important bit. The car was found
:38:15. > :38:19.abandoned nearby but there was still no sign of Skittles. The family
:38:19. > :38:25.launched an appeal on the internet, asking people to look out for her,
:38:25. > :38:29.and the response was amazing. 200,000 people viewed the Facebook
:38:29. > :38:34.site. The advice from the police was to try to make the puppies too hot
:38:34. > :38:39.to handle, so they would not be able to sell her on, so hopefully she
:38:39. > :38:43.would be abandoned and returned. tactic seemed to work because after
:38:44. > :38:48.four agonising days, family heard the news they had been waiting for.
:38:48. > :38:53.Skittles had been found, a few miles away in a Tesco car park. We got a
:38:53. > :38:57.phone call saying, I think I have found your dog. Fortunately, I was
:38:57. > :39:07.able to drive down and see, and Skittles came running towards me and
:39:07. > :39:09.
:39:09. > :39:13.I brought her home. I brought Izzy and Alistair -- I woke Izzy and
:39:13. > :39:16.Alistair and there were screams of delight. It was the best day of my
:39:16. > :39:26.life when I got her back, I couldn't believe it, the best day of my
:39:26. > :39:27.
:39:27. > :39:34.entire life. I am joined by a very special guest, Skittles. Her owners,
:39:34. > :39:41.Izzy, Alister, her brother, and mum, Shona. Thanks for coming. Is she
:39:41. > :39:49.recovered now? Yes, she is a lot better but still her cheeky normal
:39:49. > :39:55.self. Stealing potatoes. She is cheeky, is she? She is a very fast
:39:55. > :40:00.runner, she begs us at the table to try to get some roast chicken.
:40:00. > :40:05.are glad to have her back? It must be a delight that Skittles is back
:40:05. > :40:09.and an awful time for you all. children were very upset when she
:40:09. > :40:15.was taken. They were worried about where she was, was she being looked
:40:15. > :40:21.after, fed and cared for? Luckily, she was. That is very good news and
:40:21. > :40:25.she is back safe and sound. Police believe that this burglary and the
:40:25. > :40:31.theft of Skittles was linked to an incident involving a stolen car. A
:40:31. > :40:36.red Citroen was stolen from Todmorden Road in Rochdale on Monday
:40:36. > :40:40.6th of May. When the family's house was burgled in Whitworth, the
:40:40. > :40:48.family's BMW was stolen and the red Citroen was found dumped nearby.
:40:48. > :40:54.Later on the same day, the BMW was found abandoned on David Street in
:40:54. > :41:02.Rochdale and the PC is here with me. It was a Citroen C one vehicle, a
:41:02. > :41:06.three door, a 2009 registration. you know about the thieves?
:41:06. > :41:13.believe they are from the Rochdale area based on where they can be
:41:13. > :41:17.stolen from. Skittles was left in a Tesco car park, you particularly
:41:17. > :41:22.want to appeal to anyone who may have seen her being abandoned, tell
:41:22. > :41:26.us about that. She was left on the car park so we are keen to note if
:41:26. > :41:36.anybody saw her being abandoned, all running around, or anybody in the
:41:36. > :41:40.area. She was stolen two days before she was found. A lot of items have
:41:41. > :41:44.been stolen in this burglary including credit cards and a laptop.
:41:44. > :41:52.Skittles is back and I know you're going to be keeping a very eye on
:41:52. > :41:56.her. She is not off the lead, apart from in the park. Back where she
:41:56. > :42:00.belongs. Some good sounding information has
:42:00. > :42:05.come in on the wanted face we showed you earlier, Alexander James Edward
:42:06. > :42:10.Dooley, accused of setting up a website advertising bogus car
:42:10. > :42:14.insurance. Hopefully that leads to him being caught. And calls on the
:42:14. > :42:22.robbery in the SPAR shop in Walton Park, I hope that leads to an
:42:22. > :42:27.arrest. Let's find out what shone is going to be up to tomorrow. --
:42:27. > :42:32.Sian. We will be in Blackburn and finding out how police and fire
:42:32. > :42:36.crews are working together to tackle drink driving, and we will be
:42:36. > :42:41.appealing for information about a vicious, unprovoked attack on a man
:42:41. > :42:45.who was out walking his dog. That's tomorrow. Thank you. For more
:42:45. > :42:51.details about all the crimes on today's programme, head to our