Episode 1 Crimewatch Roadshow

For the next month, we'll be out on the road with the

UK's police forces - and we need you to help them crack down on crime.

The speeding car that left a young man critically injured.

How can another human being leave another human being like that

And we all know the dangers of drinking and driving -

now we meet the coppers clamping down on drivers taking drugs.

The officers stopped the car because they could actually smell cannabis

That's how overpowering the smell is.

Keep watching - this is Crimewatch Roadshow.

Hello and welcome to a brand new series.

Well be on your screens for the next four weeks,

travelling the length and breadth of the UK, tackling the everyday

The school children whose lessons have been hit hard by thieves.

It made me feel really sad because I like the computers.

Last winter, these brave men and women helped rescue people

But now they need your help - to find a rescue boat,

There's only three in the country - and one has been stolen.

This year, as always, we're out on the road.

Sian is with Greater Manchester Police, at

I'm at the scene of a crash - two cars, all the emergency services,

The police and fire service are using this set

up to rehearse the skills they need when they attend a real accident.

Later on, the officers here will be showing us

how they respond for real, and how they find out what caused it

Before that though, a heartbreaking appeal

from a family whose son was the victim of a hit and run involving

Three months on, they've spoken for the first time about what happened.

Craig Rodger was just your average 25-year-old. He was enjoying a night

out with friends in a pub in Chorlton in Manchester when he went

to a nearby shop. He bought a packet of cigarettes before heading back to

the pub. Craig began crossing the road to go and join his friends,

unaware that a Porsche Panamera was heading towards him. The car sped

off into the night, leaving Craig lying in the road. I got a phone

call from Craig's friend at about quarter past 11 to say that Craig

had been hit by a car. He was critical and they did not think he

was going to make it. To have two ring and tell your parents that,

it's terrible. I went and picked my mum. We drove straight there. Craig

had suffered massive internal injuries. Even though they said he

was critical and they did not think he was going to make it, you don't

think the worst. It was not until I saw him lying in the hospital bed

that I thought, it is not good. There was still a chance. Apart from

the brain injury, which a consultant described as catastrophic, he had

two punctured lungs, a fractured spine, a fractured skull. He had

bleeding around his heart, bleeding in his stomach. He damaged his

kidney. Broken bones. How do you survive those injuries? It was in

the early hours of the morning, about four o'clock. They told us

then that... That he was not going to make it. And then we had to make

the decision to let him go. Police have spent hundreds of hours looking

through CCTV, trying to piece together who was at the wheel of the

speeding car. The Porsche is captured here, moments before the

collision. This is from the Shell petrol station. It shows the Portia

arriving at the petrol station -- the Porsche. The Porsche is a hire

car and it is believed several different people had been driving it

in the hours leading up to the accident. Having parked in the port

-- forecourt, the Porsche is part of the bottom of the screen. We would

be very interested to speak to individual to walk onto the

forecourt and interact with the driver. We're particularly

interested in speaking to two males. Both of them approached the Porsche.

You can see the males lean into the vehicle and appeared to shake hands

with the driver. The two individuals come into the shop where we get a

better view. This is the first person we would like to speak to. He

is wearing grey trousers with a black Adidas puffer code. The second

man wearing a red hat. We do not suspect they have any involvement in

the collision. They are a red hat. We do not suspect they have any

involvement in the collision. They are key. The car drove to Brookburn

Road, where there is a public car park. It is known locally as the

Meadows. The vehicle was burnt out. This mobile phone footage captures

the Porsche on fire that night, a few hours after it hit Craig. Police

believe it was burnt out to stop them gathering forensic evidence

against the driver. The fact their first thought was to then remove

themselves from the scene and potentially attempt to destroy any

evidence, suggests to me they are extremely callous. It is a cowardly

act. It is a selfish act. Craig's tragic death has left his family

devastated. How can another human being leave another human being like

that and drive off? How will -- how could you do that? No caring person

would do that. Even if you panicked. We are now a month later down the

line and that person still has not come forward. Why? Somebody does no

weather person is. Just do what is right. Come forward. -- if somebody

does know where the person is. This really is a shocking story so please

take a good look at this car. It was a Porsche like this which hit Craig.

We have brought along the same number plate for you to have a look

at. Now I'm joined by

Sergeant Lee Westhead. This car is very unusual? It is very

distinctive. It is the Porsche Panamera. We are certain people will

have seen this car on the day of the collision. We ordered those people

to come forward and speak to us. -- we ask those people.

Now you want to speak to the two men who were seen talking to

the Porsche's driver at a petrol station.

They are not in any trouble but they are in a position to help the

investigation. We would urge them to come forward. There is the hour

between the time when the car hit Craig and when it was found burned

out. How important is that? We believe the vehicle to have been in

Chorlton for an hour after the collision. We would urge anybody who

saw the vehicle to come forward and contact us. This is terribly

distressing for the family. Do you think somebody knows who was driving

this car? Yes, people know. I would ask those people to search their

consciences and come forward. Bring some closure to Craig's family.

Let's hope somebody can help. Now it's time to take a look

at today's crooks caught on camera. First up is this man, Mark Robert

Knight, though police believe he's now using a false name and passport

to travel in and out of the UK. He's wanted for questioning

by detectives in the West Midlands in connection with a conspiracy to

import and supply cocaine with He has connections to Walsall,

Birmingham and London and to Benidorm in Spain. This man is

wanted for questioning in connection with a series -- serious sexual

assault in Manchester in September 2008. Originally from Pakistan, he

also has connections to the old and Manchester areas, possibly London.

Joseph Jenkins was jailed for seven years and six months for possession

of drugs with intent to supply but released early on licence. He failed

to stick to the conditions of the release and he is wanted. He has a

Liverpool accent and a two inch circular birthmark on his left arm.

He was last spotted in Amsterdam. She was sentenced to six years

in prison after being detained by customs at Heathrow airport

in possession of crack cocaine. Nearly three years

into her jail term, she was sent to an open prison in

North Yorkshire but she absconded, She has connections to Jamaica,

London, Leeds, McAlphin has short cropped hair

but often wears wigs Pick up the phone. You can call us.

Calls are free. You can text us. You can e-mail us, too. What is Shannon

What is Shannon up to?

Now this is what our emergency services train for -

Two cars have collided, and someone's trapped in the wreckage.

In this case it's just a demonstration, but everyone here is

Let's get closer and we can see there's a paramedic inside

Let's grab a word with the ambulance.

It is really important that you get into a crash vehicle as quickly as

possible? That is right. We need to establish that the patient is safe

and the scene is safe. That is something we do with the police and

fire service. At the moment the ambulance crew are performing a

primary survey. They will establish if there is any cab -- catastrophic

injury. Which would mean the extrication was time critical. Once

we have immobilised the patient, we work with the fire service. Let's

have a talk to Jim Hutton from the fire service. What would your team

be doing? Our first priority is safety. We work very closely with

Matt's team to work out a rescue plan. In this case we have decided

the rescue plan will be to use hydraulic cutters. We will be seeing

the fire service using the hydraulic cutters later. The police also very

important. This could be a crime scene as well as an accident scene.

Peter Cunningham, you have got a lot of experience at this. What are the

priorities of police? The first priority is with the casualties. We

have a lady who has sustained a serious injury. The main thing is to

coordinate the investigation. The first thing we will do is close the

road off. This is to allow the fire brigade and ambulance to treat the

casualty in a sterile area. And secondly, preserve any evidence that

maybe at the scene. Obviously we're talking about... What are you

looking for in terms of it being a crime scene? Any marks on the road.

They may have been caused as a result of a collision.

crime scene? Any marks on the road. They may have been I have been out

with greater Manchester police's Road team when they have been using

a new piece of kit that allows them to test whether drivers are high on

drugs. That is later. We need your help in tracking down the

thoughtless thieves who stole some valuable life-saving equipment. What

has happened? At the beginning of April we had a break in. We were

told by security on-site. Crews attended and discovered that the

land Rovers were broken into, seriously damaged. Very similar to

this one. There's very few of them in the country. Tell us what it is

and what it is used for. There are only three in the country, coming

from the States. We utilise this as an unpowered craft on fast flowing

waters where we can't get a normal powered craft into a situation. So

we can either paddle it to a casualty or use a rope connection.

We can see some of your team in action right now. This isn't the

actual boat that was stolen but you can see some of the work you do. The

boat that has been stolen, it is water rescues, ice rescues, all

those life-saving situations which you can't respond to at the moment

because you don't have the equipment. That's right. We are very

limited at the moment. It is certainly not a toy. You desperately

needed back. If it's not in this state, what will it look like? It is

five metres inflated. It was stolen in its own bark, about a metre

square. About half a metre in depth. So it could be rolled up in a metre

in depth. So it could be rolled up in about, it's going to be quite

small. But this is life-saving equipment, give desperately needed

yes. If you know anything about where it may be, please get in

touch. Now it's time to take a look at today's crooks that have all been

caught on camera. A newsagent in Basildon, Essex, last December. The

manager is busy serving a customer as a man walks in. Within seconds,

he is behind the counter and he's got his finger in the till. He grabs

?150 in cash and makes a sharp exit. Two days later, detectives

believe he raided three more newsagents in Basildon. In this one,

he goes to pay for a drink and when the till open to pay for a drink and

when the till OpenView the manager tells him there's limited cash on

the premises, so she puts 60 quid in coins in a bath. He even has the

audacity to ask for cigarettes. What a cheek! Tell us who this Cornershop

Krug is. Time now for an armed robbery that happened at a

Bedfordshire supermarket in January this year. Staff are cashing up the

day's takings when a car pulls up outside an four men jump out.

Dressed in overalls, they threatened staff with metal poles. They grab a

cash box which contains ?25,000 and push it to the waiting Audi. They

load it into the boot and drive off, almost leaving one of the robbers

behind. Police say the dark blue Audi A4, which had falls 52 number

plates, was later found abandoned. Did you see it being driven at speed

through the town that night? We want to know. We are in a coffee shop in

the southern area of London, just before Christmas last year. The man

with the. K, blue jacket, backpack and white shoes seems to fancy a

take-out, but he's after more than a cappuccino. He strides confidently

passed the counter and into the staff office, where he tries the

safe. No, that's locked. So instead he orders two mobile phones were the

grand to go. This burglar will need a good barista if the police get

hold of him. Tell us who he is, please. Recognise anyone? You know

what to do, pick up the phone and call or text us. You can watch that

CCTV again on our website. Remember, if you prefer, you can call

Crimestoppers anonymously on the 0800 0468 999. Still to come...

The smooth talking criminal who conned a farmer out more than 30,000

quid. He was very slick, very confident, I never have known.

Welcome back to our accident demonstration. You can see the fire

service really busy here now. They are using hydraulic cutters to free

the victim from the car. The paramedics are also still inside

supporting her. At the scene of an accident, we are quite used to be

police using one of these. A breathalyser. In the future they've

got a new bit of kit at their disposal. I have been with Greater

Manchester Police as they used it for the first time to test whether

drivers were high on drugs. We all know about drink drivers and the

carnage they cause. But there's another less well-known killer on

our roads, drug driving. This man was caught by Greater Manchester

Police having taken a cocktail of drugs. He eventually fell asleep at

the wheel. Luckily, no one was injured. But drug driving can often

have far more serious consequences. 19-year-old Lauren Charteris and her

friends were killed after they got into a car with a driver who had

taken drugs. Still devastated. Still expect her to walk through the door.

At the end of the day, it was her choice to get in that car. I don't

think, but I'll never know, that she realised that the driver had been on

drugs. Until now, those who drive after taking drugs have been 50

times less likely to be convicted than drunk drivers, but that's about

to change. A new law on drug driving is due by the end of the year. And

police are beginning to use this, the latest in drug testing

technology. It has already been nicknamed the spitalyser. I went out

with PCs Danny Moorhouse and Chris constant time, as they became the

very first officers in Greater Manchester to use it. We are off to

a location, what's happened so far? We've got an officer who has

observed a vehicle that has been driving in what he would class as an

idol manner. He has come to stop the vehicle and he is smoking leaves.

The suspect has been arrested and the search has uncovered further

evidence. This has been found in the glove box. He has admitted smoking

it whilst he's been driving as we've been following him. The officers

stopped the car because they could actually smell cannabis on the

motorway behind the vehicle. That is how overpowering the smell is. We

can still smell cannabis here right now. A bit later, we will see what

happens when the driver becomes the very first in Manchester to be

tested using the spitalyser. But first, we are back on the road in

search of drug drivers. Where are we off to next? We are going out on

patrol. Basically go to one of the town centres where the nightlife is

quite busy. Chris and Danny have just received intelligence there is

a potential drink driver heading our way. After spotting the car, they

pull him over. We've just been speaking to the driver, have you

found out anything more? We believe he has consumed alcohol tonight. We

could smell alcohol on his breath. He has become a bit fidgety. We've

asked him if he's got anything on him and he has produced that to us.

We believe it to be cocaine. The man has to give a breath test to show

how much he's drunk. He has blown 130 micrograms of alcohol, the legal

limit is 35. He has been arrested on suspicion of prescribing a positive

sample of breath, suspicion of drink-driving and possession of what

we think is cocaine. With a positive test already for alcohol, there's no

point carrying out a second test for drugs on this suspect. Time to see

how the man we stopped earlier for allegedly smoking cannabis gets on

when we test him with the spitalyser. The man who was arrested

has been brought to the custody office and the custody Sergeant is

running through things with him. Once he is booked in, he is asked to

perform what is called a fit test. This takes into a series of simple

tasks and helps Danny and Chris assessed the state he is in. He

fails the test. Now it's time for the spitalyser. What I want you to

do is put this end bit into the bottom of your mouth. I want you to

squish it around in your saliva. This is the first use of the new

drug testing kit by Greater Manchester Police. For now, the test

has to be done back at the station and can only detect cannabis. In

future, mobile machines will be used on the road to test for a wider

range of drugs. The last few seconds ticking down on the machine. In

relation to the saliva sample provided, this machine has examined

it and decided that the sample should be obtained. We are going to

get a medical practitioner in. The test has come back positive and the

driver is bailed pending the outcome of the blood test. It is the first

result for the spitalyser in Manchester. I'm joined now by

Sergeant Ian Lamb, he has brought a spitalyser with him. Before we talk

about that, let's rewind. How frustrating was it under the old

system if you suspected that a motorist had taken drugs? Quite

frustrating because initially there's a lot for us to do. We have

to breathalyse them, negate alcohol, then we go to the fit test, touching

the nose if we believe he has some sort of drugs or something like

that. Then we have to get a doctor, they have to perform their

examination before we can get blood. It can drag on for a few hours. A

long winded process. This bit of kit is quite small, its inaction

already. Take us through how it works. It's quite straightforward.

You have a cartridge. On the top of the cartridge it's like a cigarette

filter. We obtain a swab of saliva, that turns blue at the bottom. That

goes into the machine along with that, it has a chemical in it. The

two react together and it can analyse but cannabis at this stage.

But there are going to be developments. Yes, it will introduce

other drugs such as cocaine and carry on. Will you be backed up with

a change in the law? The law is changing. It will make it easier.

Initially we have to prove impairment. It will go through to a

breath testing effect. You get swabbed, if you are positive for the

drug on that you will go straight to blood. If you fail on the blood then

you will get your license revoked. How will this make things safer for

us on the roads? It makes us easier to detect drunk drivers and drug

drivers, hopefully make it a pleasant place to be. We really got

a sense of a cursed taking place here on Crimewatch Roadshow.

Now we're off to Northamptonshire, where a farmer fell victim to a very

slippery customer. Church farm in the picturesque Northamptonshire

village of Rayfield on the green. It has been home to farmer Mark

Arrowsmith all his life. We have a mixed farm, beef, sheep and arable.

My family have been on this farm for 45 years. But farming is atop this

farm for 45 years. But farming is a tough business these days, so mark

hires out electrical generators as a sideline. The day before Christmas

Eve, Mark got a last-minute order. I was just beginning to pluck and

dress my Christmas chickens and turkeys and I had a phone call from

a chap. He said his name was Alan Oates. He said his wife was doing

Christmas parties and somebody had let him down. He wanted to hire a

generator. The man calling himself Alan gave what he said was his

wife's driving licence number as ID. He agreed to pay a ?600 deposit via

check into Mark's bank and organised a fan to pick up a generator. He

seemed very trustworthy because he always said, check your bank because

I paid the deposit in your bank. It credited in my bank. It seemed like

it was going to be OK. Alan Mann back later that day saying he needed

more power. Mark agreed that a courier could pick up another

generator the same day. He kept gaining my trust and phoning me and

chatting. He said, your kit was very good, it did the job well.

Everything was fine and you will have a lot of work next year. But

Alan soon called back. The second generator wasn't powerful enough, so

Mark agreed to swap it for a bigger one. And Allen had a bizarre final

request. It seemed he'd forgotten to order his Christmas lunch. He said,

I've forgotten to order my turkey so can you send turkey with the

driver? Obviously, being a nice chap, I sent him a turkey with a

generator and a driver. With the festivities under way, Marco wasn't

too bothered when Alan rang to say he'd be returning all three

generators after Christmas. He rang back and said, excuse me, my brother

has called and we haven't seen him for a long time. He was going to

have a drink with him and return it on the Friday. Don't ring because he

wasn't going to answer his phone. But with Christmas over, there was

no sign of the expensive machinery. People said, don't worry, it will

most probably turn up Friday when he said he would. By Friday, no

generators have been returned. Instead, there was a letter from the

bank. The cheque had been returned, it bounced. It had a different name

on it, then I definitely thought, well, this is not correct. I thought

I would give him a ring but he never answered. Panicking, Mark drove

straight to the addresses in Peterborough where the three

generators, with 35 grand, had been sent. One was a derelict pub, one

was an industrial estate. My heart sunk, I knew then it was never going

to be seen again. He has had a very good Christmas present. Three

generators and a nice hen turkey. He's had a good time and I'm

thinking I may have had the worst Christmas in my life. This was a

very clever, worked out crime. The suspect has used the details from a

stolen driving licence. He has issued a check from a bank account

which had previously been closed. The The police have managed to

recover from some CCTV. This is by a lorry picking up one of the

generators on the industrial estate in Peterborough. We are extremely

interested in the transport ban which has been used to collect the

second generator. It is distinctive in the fact it has a row of fog

lights on the top of the front cab roof. It's bad, what he does cons

you out of all your livelihood. You've worked hard for all your life

and he just takes it overnight. You are left with nothing. I've lost my

confidence, because all my business comes in over the phone. I've lost

my trust with people ringing in. It's important this chap is caught

because it could ruin other people's businesses and then ruin their

lives. It's important he gets caught. Before he carries on and

scams somebody else. That is a very sad story.

If you have any information that can help Northamptonshire Police track

Right, we're back at the fire service training centre

Behind me you can see our victim is on a long board being carried to the

ambulance - the fire brigade have just cut them out of the wreckage

This is where the hard work really starts

With me is Senior Collision Investigator David Holmes.

There is a very particular test you do in a situation like this? Yes,

because speed can be quite a significant issue,

for how much grip there is on the road. We can use this number in

calculations to figure out the speed of the vehicle as it left those tyre

marks. Quite important when we are looking at serious collisions. The

road is wet today. Many accidents do cause many accidents. Be stopping

distances become extended and people should leave the extra bit of room

between themselves and the vehicle in front. What other evidence will

you be looking at? This devices for measuring. It is electronic

surveying equipment. We use this to accurately measure the scene of a

collision. There will be scuff marks, bits of glass etc. Anything

that will give us an idea of the collision. What has gone on with the

vehicles and hopefully come up with the cause of the accident. It is a

crime scene potentially. This evidence has to be passed on to the

coroner? Yes, the coroner or the criminal court. If we have

fatalities, it becomes a very serious matter. These things are

often prepared for coroner for criminal courts. Let's look at these

tyres. In a day like today when we have had changeable conditions...

This tyre, believe it or not, is a legal tyre. Just above the minimum

legal thread depth. The one on the end completely illegal. You can see

the outer thread starting to come through. Very dangerous. Sometimes

we are stuck in traffic on the roads are closed but now we have a really

good sense of what the police are doing.

Now, one school in inner city Manchester

has been forced to go back to doing things the old-fashioned way - with

pen and paper - after thieves stole thousands of pounds worth of their

Computer equipment. Is everybody OK? Good. Pupils here come from a

variety of backgrounds and speak 30 different languages. Teachers like

Martha face a real challenge. Today I am looking to see if you are using

expression when you read a book. Back in March, the happy atmosphere

in the school was disturbed by a break-in. You never think that a

school will be targeted because you assume people have respect for those

things because they provide everybody's children with the things

that those children need. You don't think they would necessarily attack

something that is so part of the local area. Martha was one of the

first teachers in school that morning. There were a lot of things

on the floor. It was really messy. We didn't understand what was going

on. I had to sit down in the morning and explain what had happened. And

that we needed to be very careful in the classroom that morning because

my window had been smashed. And the children were quite upset. Moston

Lane was in the process of upgrading security. The burglars broke in

through some of the last of the old style doors about to be replaced

they even stole part of their CCTV system. More than ?20,000 worth of

new laptops and mini iPads for the children were gone. The people have

known what to do. They have coming through the rear of the school to

avoid the main road. They have gone straight to the location as to where

the laptops and the iPads were kept. Police believe some criminals see

this type of break-in as a victimless crime, or insurance

replaces anything they steal. Those who felt the real impact of the

break-in whether children. It made me feel really sad because I love

playing on the computers. When people steal stuff from school,

other people won't be able to use it. You definitely realise how much

what they have done has affected the daily activities of the school. It

has meant that the whole academic year has been lost in terms of the

children's learning using those resources. The software on the iPads

and laptops were specially designed to help people who do not speak

English as a first language. With iPads, you don't need language to

understand what to do. It also provides us with a re-source to give

the children an opportunity to learn their own language. These items will

be quite noticeable. The iPads, 18 in total. They are individually

engraved with Moston Lane primary school. If somebody is offered and

iPad, please make every attempt to check before buying. If there are

are any suspicions, get in touch with the police. The school is

finished upgrading its security and is waiting to find out if security

will cover the cost. The children are still without a vital learning

tool. Any bit of information could help and leaders to find out who did

this, which would make a massive amount of difference to the children

and to the parents who live in this community. Let's hope the pupils at

Moston Lane get their iPads back soon.

And if your home is one of the third of households in the UK that own one

of these, you'll want to pay close attention now because online

security expert Tony Neate is going to give us some tips to help keep

Why are these things so appealing to criminals? Easy to steal and easy to

sell. With the technology comes the ability to use that technology to

safeguard yourself and your device. We have set up a demonstration. One

of our team has taken a tablet and she has gone on the run. You are

going to tell me how the technology will help us. You can set up an app

or you can follow your tablet or your mobile phone. Here we are

seeing one of your research making off with the tablet. She is going

through Cardiff. She is making our way from the Millennium Stadium,

which is the centre of Cardiff, and we are following. There she is. She

is with the tablet. She is giving us a wave but it does not realise a

police man is waiting to arrest her. If this was for real, this

information you could send to the police? Absolutely. There are some

other gadgets we have. You can actually have a photograph of the

person who has stolen it. By the time they have put in the wrong

sequence of pin numbers, it will take a photograph of you. We can see

this right now. This is one of our team who has failed to put in the

correct pin number. That could be sent to the owner, which you could

send on the day the police? No yes. On top of that, automatically you

can close your phone down. It deletes all the information. The

criminal may have your phone but they have not got the data. There is

another thing you are going to show us here. What is this? This uses the

sensitivity of the tablet. There is an application on there. If you ever

want to put it down and move away from it, activated. It gives you

five seconds warning. The actual device becomes live. If I was a

criminal and I went to take it... The alarm goes off. You need a pin

to stop that. If I put in the wrong pin, access is denied. There are

lots of examples on our website to tell you about that, including

registering your phone if it gets stolen. What other things can people

do to keep their devices safe? Registering is very important. It is

a way to get the IMEI number on it. All of that information is on the

website. Safeguard yourself, stop it being stolen. If it is stolen, have

the necessary procedures in place to get it back. Thank you. That is just

about it for today. We have had some great information coming in. Keep

those calls coming. They really do make a difference. Last year your

calls helped police make more than 50 arrests, including seven drug

dealers, 20 thieves, seven robbers and nine violent criminals. Let's

see if we can do better this year. Sian, where are you going to be

tomorrow? We have had a dramatic accident demonstration here today.

The fire service and ambulance service finished, but police

officers still measuring the marks on the road. Tomorrow we are with

greater Manchester police's mounted division, meeting Harrison, the

veteran police horse as he polices his last ever football match. A very

big day for him and 40,000 Manchester city fans. See you then.

For more details, head to the website. Finally, we are going to

leave you with another look at our wanted faces. Carlos. Until

tomorrow, take care, buy buy. -- goodbye.

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