:00:38. > :00:41.cruel con man who robbed an elderly Welcome to Crimewatch Roadshow. We
:00:41. > :00:51.are live every weekday morning looking at the crimes that can spoil
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:00:51. > :00:57.your lives. Today, he pretended to have her best interests at heart.
:00:57. > :01:01.Help us catch the bogus electrician who conned a woman in her own home.
:01:01. > :01:09.Taking dog detection to the next level. Watch our wonder dog sliding
:01:09. > :01:14.action. -- wonder dog is live in action. And this they got away with
:01:14. > :01:20.the ground just before Christmas at a Liverpool garage. Do you know him?
:01:21. > :01:27.The Roadshow team are alike and share this -- are in Lancashire
:01:27. > :01:31.today. IQ you have some new friends? And Danny is one of them. Am at the
:01:31. > :01:37.Lancashire police dog unit meeting a range of dogs from German Shepherd
:01:37. > :01:45.is to labradors, spaniels and eight tell Jim malinois. And that there is
:01:45. > :01:52.no such thing as a boring day in the office here! -- a Belgian malinois.
:01:52. > :01:55.Stay tuned. Over the last year, thousands of people have fallen
:01:55. > :01:59.victim to distraction burglaries. It seems that the DS thieves will stop
:01:59. > :02:08.at nothing to conned their way into people's homes.
:02:08. > :02:18.-- DVS thieves. Distraction burglary is a terrible
:02:18. > :02:21.
:02:21. > :02:26.crime. The vulnerable. -- the vulnerable are targeted. To think
:02:26. > :02:36.someone could rob somebody, especially somebody old, is
:02:36. > :02:40.despicable. On a Thursday afternoon last April, Mary, and 85-year-old
:02:40. > :02:45.widow, was making herself eight cup of tea and planning to settle down
:02:45. > :02:52.in front of the TV. Outside a man in a high viz jacket was walking up and
:02:52. > :02:58.down the street, knocking on doors. I was watching television and are
:02:58. > :03:08.keen to see who was at the door. Is him moving away. I've thought he was
:03:08. > :03:09.
:03:09. > :03:13.a workman. -- is sought him moving away. He said he was working on the
:03:13. > :03:20.flats, because there was a problem with the electrics. He said they had
:03:20. > :03:24.to check. CCTV shows a silver car pulling up. Our man gets out and
:03:24. > :03:29.puts on his high viz jacket as he crosses the road. He then spends
:03:29. > :03:36.some time walking up and down in search of a victim. Unfortunately
:03:36. > :03:42.for Mary, she was the one who answered the door. Where is your
:03:42. > :03:49.meter? He asked where the meter was. I said was not sure where. He said
:03:49. > :03:52.he would find it. We went into the kitchen and they came out -- he came
:03:52. > :03:59.out and said he had found it. meter was not in the kitchen. This
:03:59. > :04:03.was just part of the con. He told Mary he would check for a fault and
:04:03. > :04:07.centre upstairs to switch the lights on and off. The man convinced that
:04:07. > :04:14.was at fault but it could be fixed by sticking a small black box to her
:04:14. > :04:24.meter. I'd came down and he said I needed to give him �30 to leave the
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:04:25. > :04:30.box. I'll put this on the meter and then will give you the money back
:04:30. > :04:38.tomorrow. To secure the deal, the burglar was quick to pick up on a
:04:38. > :04:44.love of Mary's, the TV. He said, that's a good picture on your
:04:44. > :04:48.television. Do you watch it often? I said I did. He said, well, if you do
:04:48. > :04:57.not get the box, you will not be able to watch that tonight. So that
:04:57. > :05:03.is why I'd give him the money. gave him. Mary gave him �30, but the
:05:03. > :05:07.burglar was not finished yet. He asked her to go upstairs and switch
:05:07. > :05:10.the lights on and off for a second time, just to be sure. While Mary
:05:10. > :05:16.flicked the lights on and off, the burglar continued his checks, but
:05:16. > :05:22.this time he was checking Mary's handbag. I thought there was
:05:22. > :05:29.something not right from the start. As they for money and then asking me
:05:29. > :05:35.to go upstairs, and put the lights on, I could not understand that. --
:05:35. > :05:44.ASCII me for money. By the time Mary got downstairs, the man had
:05:44. > :05:48.vanished, after helping himself to another �200.
:05:48. > :05:51.�230 is a lot of money to Mary because she is on benefits. I had
:05:51. > :05:57.saved that money to buy myself some new clothes but now that money has
:05:57. > :06:00.gone. I'll have to wait to save the money back.
:06:00. > :06:08.Being a victim of this crime has left Mary feeling uneasy, and wary
:06:08. > :06:14.of strangers. It does frighten you. It does, when you get older, you are
:06:14. > :06:24.more vulnerable. My husband died two years ago and I've felt very lonely
:06:24. > :06:24.
:06:24. > :06:32.since then. Sorry. I'd have been very lonely, and they have not been
:06:32. > :06:40.going out because they did not feel like it. But I am in getting better,
:06:40. > :06:44.going out and meeting people. But this has just set me back, this
:06:44. > :06:50.has. This has been a distressing time for Mary and I'm joined by PC
:06:50. > :06:56.Matthew Smith. A horrible case. Truly horrible. You have to feel
:06:56. > :07:02.sorry for her. These people target the more vulnerable members of our
:07:02. > :07:07.society and they take advantage of the trust that they put in the
:07:07. > :07:11.authorities. Who are you looking for? , 40 to 50, wearing a dark
:07:11. > :07:18.jacket and a woollen hat, similar to that. He also had this high
:07:18. > :07:24.visibility jacket, which he has put on getting out of what we know as a
:07:24. > :07:31.silver vehicle. Someone has dropped him off, possibly a Peugeot estate.
:07:31. > :07:36.It does not mean that someone else is involved. This silver car and
:07:36. > :07:42.then picked him up again. We are looking for the man and sightings of
:07:42. > :07:51.the car? Yes. He pretended he was looking for the other trusty meter.
:07:51. > :07:54.Is that a common trick? Yes, gas and electric, they will look the part.
:07:54. > :07:58.What will say is asked for identification. If these people are
:07:58. > :08:04.doing work in the area, they will let you know and they will post the
:08:04. > :08:07.letter. They might have advertised in the local paper. If they are
:08:07. > :08:14.genuine, you might know about it already. If they are not, ask for
:08:14. > :08:18.ID. If they are genuine, they will let you look at their ID. And,
:08:18. > :08:24.briefly, any other top tips? If you have friends or family that you are
:08:24. > :08:30.concerned about, that -- pass this message on. If you are unsure, speak
:08:30. > :08:34.to the head office, and if you're still unsure, former police. It is
:08:34. > :08:37.worth taking extra care if someone you do not know knocks on your door.
:08:37. > :08:42.Time to take a look at more criminals caught on camera. He
:08:42. > :08:47.warned, there are some nasty incidents coming up. -- be warned.
:08:47. > :08:53.incidents coming up. -- be warned. We are in Leicester and shocking
:08:53. > :08:58.incident happened last September. As three men what passed a traffic
:08:58. > :09:02.warden, but one with a plaster cast appears to spit on his pad. All
:09:02. > :09:06.three keep walking, but the traffic warden is not happy. He follows the
:09:06. > :09:11.men and looks like he's to reason with them. One of them is clearly
:09:11. > :09:15.not in the mood to listen. Watch as he steps back and suddenly, he kicks
:09:15. > :09:21.the warden in the head. That is sickening. This violent incident
:09:21. > :09:25.left the warden traumatised and suffering from memory loss. Can you
:09:25. > :09:30.identify the man who kicked him or do you know his mates who witnessed
:09:30. > :09:35.the incident? Get in touch if they look familiar.
:09:35. > :09:39.February this year, and there is a fight going on outside his shop.
:09:39. > :09:43.Keep your eye on the guy in the light trousers. He has got a knife.
:09:43. > :09:51.Then we see him forcing his way into the shop, threatening the shopkeeper
:09:51. > :09:54.with the blade. He is after the youths, taking refuge behind the
:09:54. > :09:58.counter. He tries to get at them but he is stopped by the shopkeeper. As
:09:59. > :10:05.he leaves, he lunges at them, violently swinging the knife
:10:05. > :10:10.over-the-counter. Remarkably, nobody in the shop suffered any injuries,
:10:10. > :10:19.but it was a terrifying attack. This guy is dangerous. Let's help police
:10:19. > :10:23.catch him. This is a really nasty one. Saturday
:10:23. > :10:27.morning on my Lent Road. This allowed in the light clothes is
:10:27. > :10:35.bothering people on the street. -- this light. He suddenly punches a
:10:35. > :10:41.complete stranger. As he swaggers off, passers-by come to help. The
:10:41. > :10:43.victim suffered a broken nose. Please look closely. Police needs to
:10:43. > :10:53.Please look closely. Police needs to Please look closely. Police needs to
:10:53. > :10:57.
:10:57. > :11:07.catch this violent thug. If you can help, give us a call on --: you can
:11:07. > :11:11.also e-mail us. Soon, we're going to see Danny and
:11:11. > :11:14.other dogs like him being put through their paces. But it is not
:11:14. > :11:19.all about the training. It is the close bond forged at home between
:11:19. > :11:24.dog and handler that make them such an effective team.
:11:24. > :11:30.For dogs and their handlers, the bond they form over many years is
:11:30. > :11:34.key to their working relationship. The police dog and the police dog
:11:34. > :11:42.handler have a massive bond. The dogs become part of their family,
:11:42. > :11:50.best friends almost. When the dog retires, the handler then takes the
:11:50. > :11:58.dog, Ghent and look after that dog as if it was their own. -- takes the
:11:58. > :12:02.dog home and looks after that dog. Liam and his dog met recently.
:12:02. > :12:07.I applied for the unit, one of the tests was to go into a kennel and
:12:07. > :12:12.put one of the dogs onto a lead. The dog happens to be Sirius and I
:12:12. > :12:16.remember going and saying to the instructor, if you do not use this
:12:16. > :12:19.dog and I'd do not get the job, can I have him, because he is lovely.
:12:19. > :12:24.I've fell in love with him straightaway. I'd came home and are
:12:24. > :12:34.said to my wife, I don't want to say this, because they do not want to
:12:34. > :12:34.
:12:34. > :12:37.jinx it, but I have a feeling that that is meant to be my job. Sirius
:12:37. > :12:43.and Liam have developed a close bond. You can see that when they are
:12:43. > :12:49.training. They are very, very good friends. I'd do not know what I
:12:49. > :12:53.would do if I did not have him. He is the second love of my life,
:12:53. > :12:58.behind my wife. Liam knows that when duty calls, things might be
:12:58. > :13:01.dangerous for both of them. I would be mortified if anything happened to
:13:02. > :13:08.him but at the same time, you have to remember that it is a police dog
:13:08. > :13:14.and he is there to do a job. If there is someone with a knife or a
:13:14. > :13:23.weapon, and that is the correct tactic, to send Sirius. Even if I'd
:13:23. > :13:27.do not want him to get help -- get hurt, that is irrelevant. That is
:13:27. > :13:31.something only to accept in the working relationship. Fantastic. And
:13:31. > :13:36.we will see another top team in action now. John Cuthbertson and his
:13:36. > :13:42.dog, Danny. And I'm joined by Simon Harwood, the senior instructor. Tell
:13:42. > :13:48.me about Danny. Danny is an English Brynner Spaniel, trained as a victim
:13:48. > :13:54.detection transit evidence job. Today we will be looking at CSI.
:13:54. > :14:00.John and Danny go to serious crime scenes to search for evidence. Danny
:14:00. > :14:05.will search for human tissue, blood and bone matter. We use spaniels and
:14:05. > :14:12.Labrador because they are keen working dogs with bags of stamina.
:14:12. > :14:17.They have a fantastic nose, so much better than humans. We have one drop
:14:17. > :14:22.of blood placed on this lane. Danny has to locate that single drop of
:14:22. > :14:27.blood, which could replicate a victim having spilt it or an
:14:27. > :14:34.offender having spilt it. We may then get the evidence we require. We
:14:34. > :14:39.could identify the subject, or identify the place of offence.
:14:39. > :14:43.heading to that model. Will he sniff it out? He is very close? That is
:14:43. > :14:47.his indication and he is rewarded with a tennis ball. In real life,
:14:47. > :14:52.they would take him away and hand him over to the CSI team. And you
:14:52. > :14:59.have another test for him? We will put Danny through his paces once
:14:59. > :15:02.again. We have a vehicle over here. This kind of search, it could have
:15:02. > :15:09.been from an accident where someone has been killed or injured. Even if
:15:09. > :15:13.the vehicle has been cleaned, the dog will still smell it. You will
:15:13. > :15:22.still be bone matter, Flash, here follicles, or even a solitary drop
:15:22. > :15:26.of blood on this vehicle. We have a little piece of flesh. Port?We use
:15:26. > :15:31.port because it is very similar to our flesh. The piece of flesh is one
:15:31. > :15:36.millimetre. It is a tiny piece of flesh, replicating what could be
:15:36. > :15:39.left by an offender. And this is something he does a lot. I'd know he
:15:39. > :15:46.is searching around the side of the vehicle, and John will stay with him
:15:46. > :15:52.for this. Absolutely. It is very controlled and methodical. John
:15:52. > :15:57.directs where he wants to search. We'll arch is, anywhere that there
:15:57. > :16:01.might be evidence. As you can see now, he has identified this tiny
:16:01. > :16:07.piece of flesh. He will not disturb it, because once again, we have
:16:07. > :16:11.forensic issues. In real life, it would be handed over to the forensic
:16:11. > :16:18.team. It is all a game for him but he would not get the ball at the
:16:18. > :16:22.crime scene. Not at all. He would be forensically suited, so that the DNA
:16:22. > :16:30.did not ruin the search. The dog would be taken away and they would
:16:30. > :16:35.deal with that. Simon, thank you. What a star.
:16:35. > :16:40.It is time to take a look at the wanted faces. Police forces are
:16:40. > :16:48.asking for your help to find this man. Firstly, Andrew Walker, he has
:16:48. > :16:53.been wanted in North Yorkshire since 2005. Allegations of fraud carried
:16:53. > :16:56.out using his dead mother's identity. Six feet tall and of
:16:56. > :17:03.scruffy appearance, he has connections to Harrogate. The next
:17:03. > :17:08.man, he has been wanted since September 2008, he failed to appear
:17:08. > :17:14.at Harrow Crown Court, charged with burglary. He is five foot eight and
:17:14. > :17:17.originally from Poland. He could be anywhere in the country. Next, he
:17:17. > :17:24.failed to comply with a court order and a warrant was issued for his
:17:24. > :17:29.arrest. He is accused of stealing a caravan worth �12,000 and receiving
:17:29. > :17:38.stolen goods. He was born in Ireland but has connections there as well as
:17:38. > :17:43.Bolton. He is of stocky build with cropped redhead. Last, he has been
:17:43. > :17:48.wanted by officers in London since 2009 in connection with a burglary
:17:48. > :17:53.in the Brent area. He is originally from Romania but it is thought he is
:17:53. > :18:00.still in the UK. Call us if you recognise any of them, or you can
:18:00. > :18:08.text us. Or send us an e-mail. We are waiting to hear from you. Still
:18:08. > :18:17.to come today... They are put through their paces,
:18:17. > :18:24.and will Flash find the drugs? Scared for his life, the young man
:18:24. > :18:32.held to ransom by a knife wielding thief.
:18:32. > :18:41.Now, a serious attack caught on CCTV in black ball.
:18:41. > :18:45.2:50am on the 21st of April, these men are arguing with two men. The
:18:45. > :18:51.other men have just come from a nearby takeaway. The argument turns
:18:51. > :18:57.violent. The sun is punched and another man hits Andrew. He falls to
:18:57. > :19:03.the floor and, while he lies unconscious, the same man stands on
:19:03. > :19:07.his head. I am joined by one of the
:19:07. > :19:15.investigating team. This was a horrible attack, what can you tell
:19:15. > :19:22.us? They are not from the area, due to them not being identified yet.
:19:22. > :19:28.Out of town, on a stag do or birthday party. Is this crime, and
:19:28. > :19:32.their? We have got such a concentrated amount of drinking
:19:32. > :19:38.establishments, spilling out at the same time, sometimes it becomes a
:19:38. > :19:44.melee. We do have that Dublin in the town centre. It looked very
:19:44. > :19:49.serious, has Andrew been badly hurt? It is a chilling attack, to
:19:49. > :19:56.inflict the possibility of the severity of the injury, but he has
:19:56. > :19:59.made a great recovery, but the potential was horrendous.
:19:59. > :20:07.You might think that football hooliganism belong to another era,
:20:07. > :20:15.but every so often, it does still happen. Patrick Chapman needs your
:20:15. > :20:22.help to bring some hooligans to justice. We are working on serious
:20:22. > :20:27.disorder which happened at Wembley on the 13th of April, the FA Cup
:20:27. > :20:31.semi-final between Millwall and Wigan. What happened?During the
:20:31. > :20:37.second half, fighting broke out a amongst Millwall fans in the
:20:37. > :20:43.Millwall stand. Those scenes were relayed live across the world. The
:20:43. > :20:50.resulting images were in the newspapers the next day. A number of
:20:50. > :20:56.people were arrested, they are going through the courts. How many?
:20:56. > :21:00.date, with the help of the public and the real fans, they have been
:21:00. > :21:06.charged with violence related offences. We are seeking further
:21:06. > :21:10.identities of people. We have got four more that you are interested in
:21:10. > :21:16.naming. I hope that somebody recognises them. You believe they
:21:16. > :21:22.were Millwall fans? They were in the Millwall part of the stadium. We
:21:22. > :21:27.have had a great response. Operation Arrowtip is the Met Police response
:21:27. > :21:32.to football related disorder. As a result, we have put out a lot of
:21:32. > :21:38.images and had a great result. Somebody must recognise these
:21:38. > :21:42.people. The ones going through the court process at the moment, they
:21:42. > :21:47.are also getting lengthy bans, so the decent fans will not have to
:21:47. > :21:54.bump into them at the ground. want to make it a better environment
:21:54. > :22:01.for real fans to enjoy foot tall. get in touch if you recognise any of
:22:01. > :22:05.these faces. We have seen this police dogs find
:22:05. > :22:12.the most minute particle of evidence, but they have to be
:22:12. > :22:15.robust, so let's take a look at them in action.
:22:15. > :22:22.Some suspected criminals are on the loose in the countryside near
:22:22. > :22:26.Preston, with the police hot on their trail. Today, it is up to
:22:26. > :22:30.Logan, serious and Flash to apprehend the suspect and seek out
:22:30. > :22:36.vital evidence. But it is just part of their regular training and
:22:36. > :22:42.exercises like these warranty they are always on top form. The dogs we
:22:42. > :22:45.have are a crucial part of how we police the streets of the county.
:22:45. > :22:50.They support every aspect of policing, from major incidents,
:22:50. > :22:56.public order incidents, two explosive search dogs, which are
:22:56. > :23:04.trained to search for explosives. We also have the body recovery, CSI
:23:04. > :23:08.dogs, which search for home and at human blood, tissue and bodies.
:23:08. > :23:14.Today's test has three parts, starting with the chance for the
:23:14. > :23:17.general purpose and drug stocks to show off their skills. This is a
:23:17. > :23:22.scenario where we will have a subject vehicle, the offender will
:23:22. > :23:32.run off, the police dog will arrive, and the dog will chase and detain
:23:32. > :23:33.
:23:33. > :23:38.the subject. First, it is Logan and his handler will stop -- his
:23:38. > :23:45.handler. The police chased the suspect's vehicle, which veers into
:23:45. > :23:48.a field, before one of them makes a run for it. Leaping from the front
:23:48. > :23:57.window of the police car, Logan games on the suspect with
:23:57. > :24:01.frightening speed. The dog is quick to take her down and holds on tight.
:24:01. > :24:05.While Logan and the handler are busy with dealing with the first suspect,
:24:05. > :24:10.the second one makes a dash the cover. We have got a subject who
:24:10. > :24:17.runs from the vehicle and is hiding in the woods. The dog will track the
:24:18. > :24:23.subject into the woods to try and find them. Now, it is who's turn.
:24:23. > :24:27.do not know where they have gone, but they have gone from the stolen
:24:27. > :24:35.vehicle. The dog will track the scent of the vehicle and hopefully
:24:35. > :24:41.locate them. Human beings constantly shed skin and sent everywhere. Our
:24:41. > :24:51.noses do not pick them up. Also, crushed vegetation, recently stored
:24:51. > :25:04.
:25:04. > :25:08.on grass, the dogs can smell this, With the second suspect successfully
:25:08. > :25:13.detained, it is time to see what they were running from. The subjects
:25:13. > :25:18.have both left the vehicle, they have been arrested, and now we have
:25:18. > :25:27.a drug detection dog to go through the vehicle. Flash will be put to
:25:27. > :25:37.the test. He gives the vehicle a full sweep. It is not long until he
:25:37. > :25:40.
:25:40. > :25:43.finds heroin just behind the driver seat. Well done! Good boy! Yes!All
:25:44. > :25:49.the dogs successfully completed their tasks, and for that, they get
:25:49. > :25:54.lots of praise and to play with their favourite toy. That is how we
:25:54. > :25:59.get it, it is a game, he is looking for the reward that he gets for
:25:59. > :26:07.finding the scent. Even the criminal stuff that we do, chasing people, it
:26:07. > :26:15.is taught as a big game, the dogs love it. It is just, it is going to
:26:15. > :26:18.be brilliant, it does not matter what we are doing.
:26:18. > :26:23.Amazing animals. Christmas is meant to be a time for giving, but the
:26:23. > :26:29.robber in our next shocking appeal was not feeling in the festive
:26:29. > :26:37.spirit. It happened so quickly. I was
:26:37. > :26:43.fighting for my life. I saw a guy with a code go in. When he put his
:26:43. > :26:51.life on my neck, I was sure he was going to kill me. I felt lucky to be
:26:51. > :26:55.alive. He has worked at the service station for seven months. I am
:26:55. > :27:00.having a good time here, the people are nice, I see new people every
:27:00. > :27:06.day, I enjoyed to talk with the people. On the Friday before
:27:06. > :27:12.Christmas, he was working and unusually quiet late shift. He was
:27:12. > :27:16.having problems with the till, which he was trying to fix. I was doing
:27:16. > :27:24.something with the machine, and when I finished, I heard the noise, he
:27:24. > :27:31.opened the door. I saw a man, he was wearing a black mask, carrying a
:27:31. > :27:39.long stick, and when I saw him, I was completely shocked, I did not
:27:39. > :27:44.know what to do. He fought back as best he could. Eventually, tackling
:27:44. > :27:53.the thief with a chair. I threw the check on him and had a big fight
:27:53. > :27:57.with him. He dropped his stick. was quite a struggle, there were
:27:57. > :28:03.weapons involved, and you can see him striking towards him with the
:28:03. > :28:07.poll. He did not expect him to put up any sort of resistance, which he
:28:07. > :28:15.did, and that caught him by surprise. With the stick on the
:28:15. > :28:19.floor, the robber upped his game. When it comes back into camera shot,
:28:19. > :28:26.you can see that he has got a large knife in his hand. When he hauled
:28:27. > :28:33.the knife, I did not try to fight, because I thought, this is harmful
:28:33. > :28:38.for me. He took me to the till, and he said, give me the money. He did
:28:38. > :28:43.as he was told. The robber helped himself to around �1000 from the
:28:43. > :28:53.till. But even that was not enough. The attack left him shocked and
:28:53. > :28:55.
:28:55. > :29:00.stunned. I was phoning my manager, he was not picking up. Fortunately,
:29:00. > :29:10.a customer on the forecourt have raised the alarm. I saw a man with a
:29:10. > :29:15.metal bar go in. Are you still there? Yes, please go, quickly.
:29:15. > :29:20.the time the police arrived, the robber had made his getaway. He is
:29:20. > :29:26.caught on this CCTV camera, heading towards a nearby housing estate on
:29:26. > :29:29.his bike, but he left a vital clue behind. Our team attended the shop,
:29:29. > :29:34.the stick that he'd used was recovered, it was covered in cling
:29:34. > :29:40.film, which is quite strange, it is a wooden pole with clingfilm over
:29:40. > :29:45.the top. This robber got away with �1000. The police believe somebody
:29:45. > :29:49.will have seen him splashing the cash over the festive period.
:29:49. > :29:55.happened four days before Christmas, the offender will have gone from
:29:55. > :30:00.having no money to having �1000. He would have spent that on Christmas
:30:00. > :30:08.presents, most likely. Six months on, the violet attack still has an
:30:08. > :30:18.effect. I was off work for more than two weeks. When I go outside in the
:30:18. > :30:25.dark, I still feel scared. I joined now by Mark Armstrong. You
:30:25. > :30:32.have brought along one of the weapons that was used. This is the
:30:32. > :30:35.weapon that the offender wielded at the cashier. It looks like a broom
:30:35. > :30:41.handle or a mop handle. What makes it distinctive is it is covered in
:30:41. > :30:47.cling film. I am hopeful that someone will recognise this because
:30:47. > :30:55.it is distinctive. And it was also a footprint found at the scene.
:30:55. > :31:03.the defendant -- when the offender was leaving, he left behind a
:31:03. > :31:07.trainer Mark. It comes from a British Knights trainer. And also
:31:07. > :31:15.this jacket, caught on CCTV. The three stripes down the side, three
:31:15. > :31:20.quarters of the way down. That is quite distinctive. It is quite clear
:31:20. > :31:24.that that is the jacket that is being warned. Obviously, his face is
:31:24. > :31:29.covered but with everything else, we hope this will allow us to find out
:31:29. > :31:36.who this is. And he left on a bike. You are appealing for anyone who may
:31:36. > :31:40.have seen him arrive? Someone may have seen him reach the garage with
:31:40. > :31:47.the poll. And when he left, he went across the road, busy road, down
:31:47. > :31:50.Clifton Road towards the Tesco, then turning off and into the estate. If
:31:50. > :31:54.anyone saw anyone cycling, wearing a mask about time, we would like to
:31:54. > :31:58.hear from them. And I know you are desperate to catch this man. If
:31:58. > :32:04.anyone knows anything, get in touch. anyone knows anything, get in touch.
:32:04. > :32:09.Time to take a look at this second batch of CCTV.
:32:09. > :32:12.Watford, and this elderly woman with the greenback has just withdrawn
:32:13. > :32:18.�400 in cash. She puts all the money into an envelope which goes into her
:32:18. > :32:25.bag. But she is being watched. As she leaves, she has followed into a
:32:25. > :32:30.nearby shop. The woman has put on her headscarf and stays close to her
:32:30. > :32:35.victim. She sticks with her as she shops. It looks like she is checking
:32:35. > :32:40.out what is in the bag. As the elderly victim moves on, the thief
:32:40. > :32:50.moves in on her target and steals the envelope containing �400.
:32:50. > :32:54.Outrageous. Who is this woman? She needs to be stopped.
:32:54. > :33:00.February this year and is this a balm and opening up for the night in
:33:00. > :33:03.a London pub? No. This guy definitely is not thinking about
:33:03. > :33:09.serving customers. Judging by the number of bottles he is stashing in
:33:09. > :33:14.that beanbag, he is looking to stock up his own bar. He gets away with
:33:14. > :33:21.�515 worth of drink. Give us a call if you recognise this
:33:21. > :33:27.burglar. It is the end of November last year
:33:27. > :33:30.and we were in Middlesex. Customers are not allowed to enter the cash
:33:30. > :33:35.office of this hardware shop but this man obviously thinks the rules
:33:35. > :33:39.do not apply to them. He tried the safe but it looks like he cannot
:33:39. > :33:45.crack the code so he checks out the filing cabinets. Nothing to steal
:33:45. > :33:51.there either. After rummaging through the desk, he finally spots
:33:51. > :33:57.two mobile you very much. There they go into his pocket. -- two mobile
:33:57. > :34:00.phones. Thank you very much. . Call us if you know this opportunistic
:34:00. > :34:04.us if you know this opportunistic thief.
:34:04. > :34:14.Let us put a stop to this behaviour. Pick up the phone and give us a call
:34:14. > :34:17.
:34:17. > :34:27.if you can help. Or text us. E-mail us at: Or if you would prefer, call
:34:27. > :34:28.
:34:28. > :34:38.Crimestoppers anonymously: and now a particularly nasty attack on a bingo
:34:38. > :34:42.
:34:42. > :34:47.hall in Bolton last autumn. The 7th of October, 2012. Just
:34:47. > :34:52.another evening shift for the workers at a Mecca Bingo -- Mecca
:34:52. > :34:56.Bingo in Bolton. But the events of that evening have left staff
:34:56. > :35:02.traumatised. The security guard on duty was so scared by the attack
:35:02. > :35:06.that he has asked us to hide his identity. At seven PM, I checked
:35:06. > :35:12.outside the building and is two man walking towards me. They had their
:35:12. > :35:22.heads down, and I did not think much about it. They were both wearing
:35:22. > :35:28.masks. The incident was captured on CCTV and shows two offenders coming
:35:28. > :35:36.into the bingo Hall. The first offender produced what is described
:35:36. > :35:41.as a silver revolver. The second has produced a large knife from under
:35:41. > :35:44.his jacket. Get back! And with lethal weapons and with over 500
:35:44. > :35:49.people in the building, there was a real danger that something
:35:49. > :35:53.catastrophic could happen. My heart was racing and I did not know what
:35:53. > :35:59.to do. I have never seen anything like this before. Whilst he tries to
:35:59. > :36:03.calm things down, the security guard is held at bay by the second robber,
:36:03. > :36:09.pointing a large knife at him, and forcing him to stay in the corner.
:36:09. > :36:12.admire his bravery. He was confronted by two individuals
:36:12. > :36:18.threatening extreme violence. He put himself in the way of danger and
:36:18. > :36:25.protected members of the public. Give me the money! The incident
:36:25. > :36:29.lasted just two minutes. I think this was a preplanned crime. These
:36:29. > :36:33.individuals may well have been in the bingo hall on numerous
:36:33. > :36:40.occasions. They knew where the cash desk was and they seemed to know the
:36:40. > :36:45.routine of the security guard. robbers made off with over �4500 in
:36:45. > :36:49.cash but the bingo Hall paid with more than money. The people employed
:36:49. > :36:57.by Mecca Bingo have been traumatised by this incident. So much so that
:36:57. > :37:04.they still fear coming to work. After they ran out, I was still
:37:04. > :37:09.scared. I was terrified. I have never had a gun pointed in my face.
:37:09. > :37:17.People are more wary now. It will not be the same as it used to be.
:37:17. > :37:20.There will always be that element of looking over your shoulder.
:37:20. > :37:26.And given the seriousness of this incident it is lucky that no one was
:37:26. > :37:36.injured or even killed. DIA Christopher Walker from greater
:37:36. > :37:38.
:37:38. > :37:42.Manchester police joined me. Horrible. This was a horrible event.
:37:42. > :37:47.And the gun was pretty distinctive? It has been described as a silver or
:37:47. > :37:53.chrome revolver with a barrel, and bullets in the centre of the
:37:53. > :37:57.weapon. What about the descriptions of the men? The two men are
:37:57. > :38:05.described as being five feet one and five foot six. They are wearing dark
:38:05. > :38:10.clothing and balaclavas. The second male had ginger stubble, visible
:38:10. > :38:13.through the mouthpiece. People have been traumatised by this. We heard
:38:13. > :38:21.from the security guard that it was a horrible attack. It left an
:38:21. > :38:26.impact. Lasting memories for these people. I would appeal to the
:38:26. > :38:28.public, if they are in the area on the 7th of October last year and if
:38:28. > :38:36.they saw these men acting suspiciously prior to the offence
:38:36. > :38:40.taking place, contact us. And how was the investigation going? It is
:38:40. > :38:47.being reviewed and I appeal to anyone who knows anything about this
:38:47. > :38:49.offence to get in touch. Earlier in the programme we heard
:38:49. > :38:55.about it distressing distraction burglary. Lancashire Constabulary
:38:55. > :38:59.have asked for your help to find another cowardly customer. He has
:38:59. > :39:06.prayed twice on an elderly woman. The first offence took place just
:39:06. > :39:13.before 1pm on Friday the 24th of May in a village near Blackburn. The man
:39:13. > :39:17.smashed a door to get in but left empty-handed. The second offence
:39:17. > :39:23.happened on the Friday at 4:30pm, where he stole jewellery before
:39:23. > :39:27.escaping through a bedroom window. Among the items stolen were a yellow
:39:27. > :39:33.metal ring with a white stone. The offender is described as being
:39:33. > :39:39.white, around six foot tall, in his 30s or 40s, and he has short,
:39:39. > :39:43.cropped mousey hair. He was wearing a dark deed is tracksuit bottoms --
:39:43. > :39:50.dark deed is tracksuit bottoms, grey trainers and grey gloves. Do you
:39:50. > :39:54.know where this man is? If you do, get in touch.
:39:54. > :39:59.Earlier, we saw Danny in action and now it is going to be the turn of
:39:59. > :40:03.Oscar and his handler. For they come into the room, let me take you about
:40:03. > :40:08.the test we have for them. Oscar can sniff out money so I have two
:40:08. > :40:14.bundles of notes. I have to wear gloves so I do not contaminate them.
:40:14. > :40:23.I'm going to hide them down the back of this so far. -- so far. Let's put
:40:23. > :40:33.the other one in this white handbag. His trainer is with me now. Shall we
:40:33. > :40:38.call the men? Certainly.Can you ask Oscar to search this room? Oscar is
:40:38. > :40:42.used predominantly in drugs searches. We quite often find that
:40:42. > :40:47.offenders who are concerned with the supply of drugs will have large
:40:47. > :40:53.quantities of cash on the premises. He has found it already! And he gets
:40:53. > :41:00.the ball. Off to find the next one. The dogs have a very sensitive sense
:41:00. > :41:04.of smell. It really is amazing how much they can smell. Money and the
:41:04. > :41:11.ink on money has a unique smell. That is what they are trained to
:41:11. > :41:17.find. Sterling and euros. How useful is he to the team? Incredible.
:41:17. > :41:20.Search teams may miss quantities of cash hidden under floorboards. And
:41:20. > :41:26.that is where Oscar comes into a zone because his cells of smell is
:41:26. > :41:29.so good. -- a sense of smell. And he has found that one as well!
:41:29. > :41:34.certainly has. And he certainly has. And he's used practically a lot.
:41:34. > :41:38.has found a lot of cash. He has been on operation for two and a half
:41:38. > :41:46.years and he has found massive quantities of drugs. He has found
:41:46. > :41:51.also huge quantities of cash. He is invaluable. Thank you for showing us
:41:51. > :41:56.that. Anna is here, one of the senior trainers. We have had a
:41:56. > :41:59.fantastic time this morning. They are the real heroes.
:41:59. > :42:04.Time for a quick update. Some great information coming in on that
:42:04. > :42:09.distraction burglary and a possible name for the man who targeted Mary
:42:09. > :42:13.in Salford. Great news. Lots of viewers operating to help her out.
:42:13. > :42:19.They are also offering to help out Gabby Sanchez. He was the blind man
:42:19. > :42:25.who had his laptop stolen. It is nice to hear that people want to
:42:25. > :42:29.help him out. Tell us, where will you be tomorrow?
:42:29. > :42:33.Tomorrow, I'm going to be in Manchester and we are appealing for
:42:33. > :42:35.information about an unbelievable stun gun attack on a shopkeeper and
:42:35. > :42:42.also we have been out on night patrol with greater Manchester
:42:42. > :42:50.police. It is going to be a busy shift.
:42:50. > :42:54.All of the day's CCTV is online. As to our website. Finally, we will