:00:13. > :00:18.for your call. This month, we are out on the road with the UK's police
:00:19. > :00:24.forces, -- horses, and we need you to help them crackdown on crime.
:00:25. > :00:26.Today, the conmen who tricked 83-year-old Constance out of her
:00:27. > :00:28.cash. Today, the conmen who tricked
:00:29. > :00:31.83-year-old Constance out of her I knew I had been ripped off.
:00:32. > :00:36.83-year-old Constance out of her I knew I had And the end of an era for
:00:37. > :00:41.police horse Harrison. A huge occasion for him, and for nearly
:00:42. > :00:44.50,000 Man City fans. I will really miss him. He has been brilliant. You
:00:45. > :01:06.are watching Crimewatch road show. Welcome to Crimewatch road show. We
:01:07. > :01:10.are on the front line with today's police, with appeals to crack crime
:01:11. > :01:16.and advice on how you can stay safe. Also on today's show: A terrifying
:01:17. > :01:21.ordeal for a pub landlord and his wife.
:01:22. > :01:26.Never been robbed, never been threatened with being robbed, so it
:01:27. > :01:28.was out of the blue for me. And the glamorous young woman who lured a
:01:29. > :01:33.pensioner out of his home so that her pals could rob him.
:01:34. > :01:36.Today, we are back with Greater Manchester police, and Sian is at
:01:37. > :01:42.the home of the force's mounted unit.
:01:43. > :01:47.We are at Hough End Stables. Greater Manchester is one of only 11 forces
:01:48. > :01:51.in the country still to have its own mounted unit. Later, we will be
:01:52. > :01:54.finding out how these horses and that officers are trained to deal
:01:55. > :02:00.with those noisy disturbances where they really come into their own.
:02:01. > :02:04.First, the rogues who claimed an elderly woman's roof was rotten, and
:02:05. > :02:13.left her having to count every penny.
:02:14. > :02:17.83-year-old Constance is fiercely independent and has lived alone in
:02:18. > :02:20.the same house in Rochdale for nearly 30 years. One Friday in
:02:21. > :02:27.March, she was visited by a tradesman, who had some bad news. I
:02:28. > :02:33.was cleaning my living room windows when this knock came on the door.
:02:34. > :02:37.But when I went to the door, there was nobody there. But when I put my
:02:38. > :02:43.head out, he was at the other side of the gate. The man seemed
:02:44. > :02:49.knowledgeable and persuasive, as he pointed out a minor fault with
:02:50. > :02:55.const's roof. He said, I will fix your chimney for you for ?40. I
:02:56. > :03:01.said, that is not bad. He said, I will do it all and check it for you.
:03:02. > :03:04.I said all right. After the weekend, the man came back to carry out the
:03:05. > :03:09.work, this time with a companion. But there was a problem. The simple
:03:10. > :03:14.repair job on the chimney had become more complicated. He brought a piece
:03:15. > :03:21.of wood and said look, it is all rotten. He said it was storm damage.
:03:22. > :03:27.He told Constance that the repair would now cost her thousands of
:03:28. > :03:32.pounds. He said, are you insured? I said yeah, I am with Churchill. He
:03:33. > :03:41.said, I do a lot of jobs with them. He said, you can claim on your
:03:42. > :03:44.insurance. So he said ?1650. I said, I haven't got that kind of money
:03:45. > :03:50.here and now. Will you take a cheque? No, he said, I want cash,
:03:51. > :03:55.because you will have to have scaffolding up. The police believe
:03:56. > :04:00.that Constance was deliberately targeted by the so-called builders.
:04:01. > :04:06.I think sometimes they look at the addresses when they go to areas.
:04:07. > :04:10.They will look at how it seems on the outside and know it is an old
:04:11. > :04:15.person's address, maybe because it is not as modern as the others.
:04:16. > :04:20.Concerned now about the state of the roof, Constance fetched the money
:04:21. > :04:24.from the bank. It was funny. The girl at the bank said, is it for
:04:25. > :04:29.something special? I said, just some building work. Oh, she said, I hope
:04:30. > :04:33.you don't get ripped off. When she got back, the older man was at her
:04:34. > :04:42.home. He told her he was waiting for the scaffolding to arrive. He said,
:04:43. > :04:48.have you got the money? I said yes, it is in an envelope. Next thing, he
:04:49. > :04:53.snatched it out of my hand and went off. The fraudster left, assuring
:04:54. > :05:00.Constance that he would be back in a few hours. So I sat here, waiting,
:05:01. > :05:07.and the scaffolding never arrived. That was when I knew I had been
:05:08. > :05:11.ripped off. Just terribly upset. The police say the men need to be caught
:05:12. > :05:17.quickly, before they target more vulnerable and elderly people. For
:05:18. > :05:20.me, it takes me to my own family and my grandmother and how I would feel
:05:21. > :05:26.if somebody had done that to her. It makes you very angry and wanting to
:05:27. > :05:30.catch these males, because it affect people like Constance a lot more
:05:31. > :05:34.than even they can imagine. It really does knock the confidence.
:05:35. > :05:37.The stress of losing her savings has affected Constance's already poor
:05:38. > :05:45.health, and now she has to watch every penny. I only buy what I have
:05:46. > :05:52.to buy. And before I go shopping, I calculate every item. I know what
:05:53. > :05:58.they cost. And I make sure I don't go over that limit. I am limiting
:05:59. > :06:04.myself to money to buy food to put on the table. The crime had knocked
:06:05. > :06:11.Constance's confidence and her independence. Even now, I make sure
:06:12. > :06:15.the fund door is locked. I never used to. In all the 28 years I have
:06:16. > :06:24.lived here, I never did that, but I do now.
:06:25. > :06:26.Constance has been badly affected by this. Inspector Michelle Hughes,
:06:27. > :06:33.what do you know about the men who did this? Constance gave us a really
:06:34. > :06:37.good description of the two men, and we have produced e-fit pictures of
:06:38. > :06:42.them. The first male is described as in his 30s, quite a muscular build,
:06:43. > :06:47.wearing dark clothing. He is a white male. And the second one is a male
:06:48. > :06:52.in his 80s, which is unusual. He is five foot two, skinny build, but he
:06:53. > :06:56.was wearing a knitted woollen beige hat, which might stand out. And you
:06:57. > :07:02.think they have done something like this before? People like this target
:07:03. > :07:10.the vulnerable. They make a living out of doing this. So they will
:07:11. > :07:13.definitely have done this. And if people are worried, what is your
:07:14. > :07:19.advice? If somebody knocks on your door, do not get work done. Speak to
:07:20. > :07:27.families, get recommendations, go to a reputable builder. There is a
:07:28. > :07:33.trusted neighbour scheme, or where they can check these people out for
:07:34. > :07:37.you. And how is Constance now? She is getting there. It really does
:07:38. > :07:41.affect people. They target the most vulnerable, and the confidence issue
:07:42. > :07:45.is the worst thing for people like Constance, but she will get there.
:07:46. > :07:49.We wish her well. Sadly, it is not just so-called
:07:50. > :07:53.builders who con you out of your money. I'm joined now by the DC
:07:54. > :07:57.Katrina Grimmett from Hampshire police. There are two men you really
:07:58. > :08:02.want to trace today because of a nasty scam they have done? Yes, last
:08:03. > :08:06.November I was contacted by a 66-year-old male who reported that
:08:07. > :08:11.he had been conned out of his life savings and the total amount of
:08:12. > :08:16.?120,000. A massive amount. How have they done this? The victim had not
:08:17. > :08:18.long been discharged from hospital for mental health problems when he
:08:19. > :08:23.was contacted by these men. They told him of an investment
:08:24. > :08:27.opportunity in a mobile home Park in Surrey. They made it sound like good
:08:28. > :08:33.rockets could be made. And of course there was no business, it was just a
:08:34. > :08:39.scam. How did they get the money from him? One of the males, calling
:08:40. > :08:43.himself Phil O'Brien, would contact the victim on his mobile phone. He
:08:44. > :08:47.would ask for money for things like building materials. He would give
:08:48. > :08:50.the victim a day and time the money would be collected. Another man
:08:51. > :08:54.calling himself Andy Rodgers would travel by train to Brockenhurst in
:08:55. > :08:59.Hampshire, get a taxi to the big's home address and collect the money.
:09:00. > :09:03.On one occasion, the victim was withdrawing cash amounts ranging up
:09:04. > :09:09.to ?10,000. And they still wanted more? Yes, even when the victim's
:09:10. > :09:13.savings had run out, these men encouraged him to take out personal
:09:14. > :09:18.loans give more money, which he did. And when the money dried up, these
:09:19. > :09:21.two men disappeared. So now he is in debt, faxed these people. Your
:09:22. > :09:26.victim is a quick thinking fellow, and he used his mobile phone to
:09:27. > :09:27.capture one of them? Yes, one day he recorded the mail on his mobile
:09:28. > :09:32.phone. So who is this? recorded the mail on his mobile
:09:33. > :09:36.his name as Andy Rogers. recorded the mail on his mobile
:09:37. > :09:41.in the world. That is a very clear image of that person, which is
:09:42. > :09:48.billion and quick thinking. He did not capture the other person, but
:09:49. > :09:52.you have got any fit? Yes, we have an e-fit. This man called himself
:09:53. > :09:56.Phil O'Brien. The victim described him as a white male, late 40s,
:09:57. > :10:00.stocky build, with short cropped hair. The sad thing is that they may
:10:01. > :10:05.not just have done this, they may have done it to others. So you want
:10:06. > :10:12.people to get in touch if Iraq does any of those people. Thank you. If
:10:13. > :10:16.you recognise either of those men, please get in touch. Our details are
:10:17. > :10:22.on your screen. If you need another look, go to the website.
:10:23. > :10:26.Now, time for today's wanted faces. First up is Robert Emanuel Patrick
:10:27. > :10:30.Donovan, who also uses the name David Green. The 57-year-old failed
:10:31. > :10:34.to return to Ford open prison, where he was the thing a life sentence for
:10:35. > :10:39.murder and is now on the run. He should not be approached. If you
:10:40. > :10:45.know where he is, dial 999. He is seven foot -- five tall and of slim
:10:46. > :10:51.build. Next is 25-year-old Luke Jones, who
:10:52. > :10:54.is also known as Kid, K and Kilo. He is wanted for questioning by
:10:55. > :10:57.officers in the West Midlands in connection with the kidnap and
:10:58. > :11:01.torture of a man. Jones has links to the Birmingham and London areas and
:11:02. > :11:10.is described as dangerous. He should not be approached.
:11:11. > :11:15.Now, this is Dean Scahill. He was jailed in 2006 four possession of a
:11:16. > :11:19.firearm and is on an indeterminate life sentence. He was released
:11:20. > :11:21.early, but failed to stick with the conditions of that release and is
:11:22. > :11:26.now wanted back in prison. He has been on the run since January this
:11:27. > :11:31.year and has links to the Liverpool area and speaks with a local accent.
:11:32. > :11:36.Finally today, Laimonas Cepauskas, who was charged with GBH with intent
:11:37. > :11:40.after a man was attacked with a crowbar and hammer. He was due in
:11:41. > :11:43.court a year ago, but failed to turn up and a warrant was issued for his
:11:44. > :11:49.arrest. The 41-year-old has links to Lithuania, the West Midlands, Avon
:11:50. > :11:54.and Somerset and South Wales. He is six tall and described of being of
:11:55. > :11:56.extremely heavy build. If you recognise any of them, pick up the
:11:57. > :12:17.phone. Or you can e-mail us.
:12:18. > :12:21.Still to come, way after closing time, what are these men doing
:12:22. > :12:28.hanging around a pub just before a violent robbery? One had a bat. They
:12:29. > :12:35.were screaming, get out, get the keys, get the money.
:12:36. > :12:39.Welcome to the indoor arena at Greater Manchester police's mounted
:12:40. > :12:44.unit. This is where the horses are trained for riots and crowd control.
:12:45. > :12:48.In a minute, we will meet one of the newest recruits, but first let's
:12:49. > :12:56.find out how they are prepared for life on the frontline.
:12:57. > :12:59.A full-blown riot. It does not get any harder for police horses. Years
:13:00. > :13:12.of training prepares them for the loud noises and sudden movements.
:13:13. > :13:19.Here is where that work begins. Sergeant Cara Charlesworth is
:13:20. > :13:24.coaching both horses and riders. We use formations called wedges and
:13:25. > :13:30.half wedges. We will demonstrate the full wedge for you next. You just
:13:31. > :13:34.create a V shape that you can escort things through. Use it for vehicles
:13:35. > :13:40.or people. The horses way up to a ton each, making it all the more
:13:41. > :13:45.important that in any serious situation, their riders are in full
:13:46. > :13:50.control. This might look like a ceremonial exercise, but it is
:13:51. > :13:54.actually a way of preparing the horses for movements and
:13:55. > :13:58.distractions at big events. Start walking in a circle to the left
:13:59. > :14:05.bomber and Cara and Cassie, you walk behind. The horse is a flight
:14:06. > :14:15.animal. Their natural instinct would be to flee. Those instincts are
:14:16. > :14:20.hardwired into the horse. Cassie's horse is momentarily startled by the
:14:21. > :14:28.flag. She brings him to a halt until he recovers. Cassie, what made him
:14:29. > :14:36.react? I moved the flag to the other side of his neck. He did not like
:14:37. > :14:41.it. So horses learned through repetition. Once you have worked out
:14:42. > :14:45.what has triggered a lack of confidence, you would then want to
:14:46. > :14:50.repeat that again and again until you get the confidence. It may all
:14:51. > :14:53.seem a little tame and elegant in the classroom, but this is about
:14:54. > :14:57.building up these horses to the point where they can cope with some
:14:58. > :15:01.of the toughest events the police have to deal with. It is very
:15:02. > :15:05.satisfying to see the horses doing an operational job with a police
:15:06. > :15:09.officer on board full is but that is what we are here for, so the whole
:15:10. > :15:12.team pulls together to make that happen.
:15:13. > :15:18.Right, this is Rambo, the unit's latest horse. He only began his
:15:19. > :15:21.training last week. Like all police horses here in Manchester, he will
:15:22. > :15:25.be given an official name - and later in the programme I'm going to
:15:26. > :15:34.be allowed to choose it. He's going to go off now and do a little
:15:35. > :15:42.Bit of exercise. How do you get rambler ready for action? First of
:15:43. > :15:50.all you have to pick the horses with the right temperament. They have to
:15:51. > :15:54.be used to the city environment. We see all sorts of ways of doing that
:15:55. > :15:58.in the film. It must be great when you see them ready to go out there?
:15:59. > :16:06.Some of these situations are pretty chaotic. It is great for the whole
:16:07. > :16:10.team to see the horses come through the training process and become
:16:11. > :16:14.successful police horses. You are going to do a bit more training with
:16:15. > :16:23.Rambo. He has got quite a bit of work to do. Let's talk to Emma. You
:16:24. > :16:31.have policed some huge situations? I have. The biggest event in recent
:16:32. > :16:33.times had to be last year's homecoming for Manchester United
:16:34. > :16:37.just after Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement. It was
:16:38. > :16:42.immense. The noise was beyond anything I have ever experienced. It
:16:43. > :16:46.was a testing day for the horses. Three plus hours of clearing the
:16:47. > :16:52.streets in order to make room for the bus. They were amazing. I cannot
:16:53. > :16:57.fault them. They are fantastic animals. I know the crowds largely
:16:58. > :17:01.due responded really well to them. We have met the newest recruit.
:17:02. > :17:12.Later we will meet the veteran horse, Harrison. Now we have got
:17:13. > :17:17.some CCTV for you. Will you recognise any of these criminals?
:17:18. > :17:21.This punter in the jacket with the bright green hood fancies his
:17:22. > :17:27.chances. He has spotted cash behind the counter at this bookmakers, so
:17:28. > :17:32.he slips his coat off to snatch it. But he is not prepared to gamble
:17:33. > :17:37.just yet. Moments later he takes his jacket off and rolled up his
:17:38. > :17:42.sleeve. This time he goes for it. He reaches into the tail area and
:17:43. > :17:51.pockets ?200. This image is clear as a bell. Who is he? Call us. This man
:17:52. > :17:58.is either very hungry or up to no good. He is using a crowbar to break
:17:59. > :18:02.into an Italian takeaway in Cardiff. It is not exactly rich pickings
:18:03. > :18:09.inside. He searches the place by torchlight, then decides to take the
:18:10. > :18:14.till float, containing just ?10. He ducks out to tidy away his tools.
:18:15. > :18:18.Maybe he has missed something because he goes inside for another
:18:19. > :18:24.cheeky peek. There is nothing. He grabs his bag and walks off. He is
:18:25. > :18:29.wearing a mask but we reckon you can name the man responsible for this
:18:30. > :18:36.Italian job. Police can only do so much. We are in the heart of
:18:37. > :18:37.historic York. This man is not out sightseeing in the early hours of
:18:38. > :18:44.the morning. sightseeing in the early hours of
:18:45. > :18:47.steal whatever he can find. First, sightseeing in the early hours of
:18:48. > :18:53.he has got to get in. That has taken care of that. Then he scuttles
:18:54. > :18:55.across the place, looking for the till. This must be thirsty work
:18:56. > :19:01.because he has got a drink. till. This must be thirsty work
:19:02. > :19:03.the cash? With the till empty, all he manages to snatch is some
:19:04. > :19:07.the cash? With the till empty, all change. He must realise it is not
:19:08. > :19:12.his lucky day because he calls it quits and creeps back out of the
:19:13. > :19:21.bar. At least he will have change for the bus home. Name, please? If
:19:22. > :19:38.you recognise anybody, give us a call. Or sent a text. -- send. You
:19:39. > :19:40.can e-mail us, too. You can watch all of the CCTV on the website.
:19:41. > :19:42.to go off now and do a little Now burglary is a common but
:19:43. > :19:48.disturbing crime which affects people right across the country.
:19:49. > :19:51.Here in the North West there's a particular gang responsible for a
:19:52. > :19:53.wave of offences. Thankfully we can show you what they look like. Before
:19:54. > :20:02.we do, PC Ben Greenwood is here to The offences were committed on the
:20:03. > :20:09.12th and 14th of March this year. The men have arrived and left the
:20:10. > :20:17.scene in a black BMW. The group arrived in the grey BMW one series.
:20:18. > :20:20.They circled the place a number of times, dropping a number of the gang
:20:21. > :20:21.members off on foot. They approached the address, knocked on the front
:20:22. > :20:27.door. They made for the rear the address, knocked on the front
:20:28. > :20:33.property and attempted to force entry using crowbars. You have got
:20:34. > :20:40.some images? We have. They have been captured on CCTV. There is some good
:20:41. > :20:44.footage at a petrol station in Lancaster prior to one of the
:20:45. > :20:52.offences. What did they get away with? One address they stole in
:20:53. > :20:57.excess of ?70,000. Other addresses, slightly less. But extremely high
:20:58. > :21:04.value items. Some of the items are irreplaceable. Items belonging to
:21:05. > :21:11.loved ones that have passed away. Obviously irreplaceable. Jewry has
:21:12. > :21:16.been taken. Irreplaceable to many people. That is bound to have had a
:21:17. > :21:26.huge impact on the victim 's? It is. The jewellery stolen was wedding
:21:27. > :21:29.presents. It is all 22 carat and 24 carat yellow gold and includes full
:21:30. > :21:36.set of necklaces, rings, earrings and bangles. Have you got any leads?
:21:37. > :21:43.We have a registration plate for the car. That has been seen on the
:21:44. > :21:45.vehicle for four of the offences. There is another registration plate
:21:46. > :21:52.that has been seen on the vehicle as well. If anybody has seen this
:21:53. > :22:02.plate, or anybody acting suspiciously around this vehicle,
:22:03. > :22:05.come forward. Thank you. Pub landlords Danny Chambers and his
:22:06. > :22:11.wife Tina have been in the trade for years. It can be a tough business
:22:12. > :22:19.and they have seen everything. This one is particularly nasty.
:22:20. > :22:29.I have run pubs and clubs that 20 to 25 years. Everything from town
:22:30. > :22:34.centre pubs to nightclubs, and local pubs, which is what I have got at
:22:35. > :22:40.the moment. One night in April Danny and his wife called time before
:22:41. > :22:46.shutting up the pub as normal. It was a Sunday night. Not the pub up.
:22:47. > :22:58.Staff cleared out. Put the alarm on. Locked up, went to bed. Danny and
:22:59. > :23:04.Tina were soon asleep. But outside CCTV cameras captured these men
:23:05. > :23:16.checking the outside of the pub. At 3am you will see some males peering
:23:17. > :23:21.in by the door, by the windows. They climb across a first floor
:23:22. > :23:25.conservatory roof area and force a spare bedroom window and gain entry.
:23:26. > :23:30.Three o'clock in the morning, fast asleep. I could hear a noise and
:23:31. > :23:34.commotion in the bedroom. I looked up and could hear the wife
:23:35. > :23:39.screaming. Three guys around the bed. They were all dressed up in
:23:40. > :23:44.black with masks on. The men were heavily armed. One with a machete,
:23:45. > :23:50.the other two had a baton and a baseball bat. You are lying there in
:23:51. > :23:58.bed fast asleep and they are there. You have got no time to be prepared.
:23:59. > :24:06.It is a shock. Screaming at me to get up, get the keys, get the money.
:24:07. > :24:11.He said my wife was staying up here with the other guy. It was
:24:12. > :24:14.horrendous. The intruders were after the weekend takings, which were
:24:15. > :24:19.locked away in a safe downstairs. They forced Danny to take them to
:24:20. > :24:25.the money while one of the gang held teen upstairs. I was worried
:24:26. > :24:28.something was going to go wrong. I was not worried about giving them
:24:29. > :24:34.the money. I did not want to leave my wife upstairs with a lad with a
:24:35. > :24:43.two foot machete. Even after Danny open the safe, the couple's ordeal
:24:44. > :24:46.was not over. When the -- when they got the money they asked me where
:24:47. > :24:51.the rest of it was. There was no rest of it. They said, let's go
:24:52. > :24:57.upstairs and will ask your wife. Obviously that is horrendous. Back
:24:58. > :25:03.upstairs, he struggled to convince the men that they already had all
:25:04. > :25:09.his money. They had every penny. They took all the money out of the
:25:10. > :25:14.safe. I had no more money. Finally convinced, the gang tied Danny and
:25:15. > :25:19.Tina before escaping with the cash. We were relieved more than anything
:25:20. > :25:24.else that we were being tied up. The ordeal was going to be over. And
:25:25. > :25:50.then we untied each other. Ring the police.
:25:51. > :25:58.It is imported from the police twice -- police's point of view to find
:25:59. > :26:06.the people who have committed this kind of clap. But Danny and Tina are
:26:07. > :26:09.decent people. They have suffered. We are trying to get closure for
:26:10. > :26:15.them. They are struggling at the moment to come to terms with, will
:26:16. > :26:19.it happen again? After a week goes by, it starts to sink in what has
:26:20. > :26:23.happened. It has affected my wife pretty badly. It is something I
:26:24. > :26:29.never want to go through again. I will never forget it. I don't want
:26:30. > :26:35.to happen to summer deals. I really would not want anybody else to go
:26:36. > :26:38.through it, especially if they did not have any money on site or
:26:39. > :26:45.something went wrong for them. It could have been a lot worse. A
:26:46. > :26:51.terrifying ordeal for Danny and Tina. DC Simon Johnson joins me now.
:26:52. > :26:57.You have got some CCTV. You have got descriptions of these men? We have.
:26:58. > :27:00.Three white males, five foot five, five foot ten and six foot. They are
:27:01. > :27:06.wearing dark clothing and balaclavas. One of them has a
:27:07. > :27:12.long-sleeved dark top on with three stripes down the arm. It looks like
:27:13. > :27:18.an Adidas top. A lot of money was taken. You think that could help you
:27:19. > :27:23.in your investigation? Yes, a large amount of money was taken. About
:27:24. > :27:27.?11,000 in total. ?10,000 in cash and the rest in change. Somebody
:27:28. > :27:30.will have had a lot of money that week and will have been telling
:27:31. > :27:38.people about it or spending that money. Also, iPhones and a watch?
:27:39. > :27:47.Yes, Danny's watch was taken. A black ceramic male gents watch.
:27:48. > :27:54.Security has been boosted. Tell us about the equipment that was used?
:27:55. > :28:03.Security has been improved now. Obviously the brewery have covered
:28:04. > :28:07.at with alarms and CCTV upgrades. The thieves brought a ladder with
:28:08. > :28:13.them. A 15 foot single letter, which looked like it formed part of a two
:28:14. > :28:17.or three ladder system. I want to know where that is from. Ideally,
:28:18. > :28:23.people walking through the streets at 3M carrying a ladder would have
:28:24. > :28:28.stuck out to passing motorists. -- 3am. Also, peace a washing line was
:28:29. > :28:33.used to tied Danny and Tina. Thank you. Let's hope we can get some
:28:34. > :28:37.information. Today, West Yorkshire police have asked for your help in
:28:38. > :28:42.finding the vicious robbers who forced their way into the home of an
:28:43. > :28:46.80-year-old man in Leeds. Let's look at some CCTV footage taken before
:28:47. > :28:54.the incident. It is about ten minutes to ten at night on the 17th
:28:55. > :28:56.of April. A glamorous looking woman in high heels calls at the old
:28:57. > :29:00.man's house and in high heels calls at the old
:29:01. > :29:05.phone. When he refuses, she walks away. Not long after
:29:06. > :29:08.phone. When he refuses, she walks to shut his gait and he
:29:09. > :29:08.phone. When he refuses, she walks same woman sitting in a car with two
:29:09. > :29:17.men. They him to the ground. They forced their
:29:18. > :29:25.way into his home, dragging him inside. Once inside, and the
:29:26. > :29:30.80-year-old with a knife they ransacked his
:29:31. > :29:36.80-year-old with a knife they from a Samsung tablet, a mobile
:29:37. > :29:38.80-year-old with a knife they phone and some of watches. The man
:29:39. > :29:43.was left with cuts and bruises and badly shaken. Do you
:29:44. > :29:44.was left with cuts and bruises and glamorous cold caller or her two
:29:45. > :30:21.friends? Please help us catch them. If I have a safe It is busy. I am
:30:22. > :30:25.here twice a week. And it is different because they are police
:30:26. > :30:31.horses? Yes. Basically, with the amount of road work they do, they
:30:32. > :30:37.wear their shoes out. And you have got to balance them as well,
:30:38. > :30:41.apparently? Yes. Each horseshoe is an individual fit to each limb on
:30:42. > :30:48.each horse. That horse has to work on that foot for four weeks. So if
:30:49. > :30:53.it is out of balance, there will be unequal pressures on the joints. So
:30:54. > :31:02.to maintain an optimal balance, it is ideal to keep them bang on. These
:31:03. > :31:06.horseshoes take a lot of wear and tear, as Robert was explaining the
:31:07. > :31:11.mud because these police horses in Manchester are out and about. One of
:31:12. > :31:16.their main jobs is policing at football matches. They have two very
:31:17. > :31:18.successful teams here in Manchester. We went out and about with the
:31:19. > :31:23.mounted unit when they a very important game.
:31:24. > :31:28.10am on a Sunday morning, and it is a very important game.
:31:29. > :31:33.all go at the Hough End Stables. It is the last weekend of the football
:31:34. > :31:37.season, and in just a few hours, these horses and their officers will
:31:38. > :31:43.be policing eight crucial game. It is a big day for veterinary police
:31:44. > :31:50.horse Harrison and his rider, PC Lisa Russell, as Harrison is about
:31:51. > :31:58.to retire. He has been here since 2004. Harry is the grand old age of
:31:59. > :32:06.18 now, so here's an old man. And your last match. I don't know how I
:32:07. > :32:12.feel about that. You do get attached to them. He looks after me, I look
:32:13. > :32:20.after him, I hope. We get on well, so I get a bit choked. Today's match
:32:21. > :32:22.is crucial. If the home team beats or even manages a draw against West
:32:23. > :32:30.Ham, they will win the Premier League title. By 2.30, the 47,000
:32:31. > :32:36.fans are beginning to arrive at the ground. Lisa is deployed with
:32:37. > :32:43.colleague PC Emma Whittenbury to help manage the crowds. We have been
:32:44. > :32:47.told that you need to go. It is not long before things start to kick
:32:48. > :32:52.off, as a Man City supporter tries to gain entry to the part of the
:32:53. > :32:57.ground reserved for away fans. He is trying to get in the away end, but
:32:58. > :33:00.he is wearing a City shirt. The fan takes off his shirt, hoping that
:33:01. > :33:09.will persuade B Stuarts to let him in. They have taken the ticket of
:33:10. > :33:13.him. He has been advised that he can't get in, and we are asking him
:33:14. > :33:23.to leave. Harrison seems to be a favourite with regular fans.
:33:24. > :33:29.Lovely! I adore them. Every week, I bring them mints, and every week,
:33:30. > :33:37.they are darlings. There is not one nasty one. Every time we see them,
:33:38. > :33:42.we give them a stroke. You feel a bit safer with the horses around.
:33:43. > :33:45.The roar from the crowd let the officers know that the game has
:33:46. > :33:49.kicked off, but Harrison is used to the commotion. Very noisy, as you
:33:50. > :33:54.can hear, so even for the best horse, they have to cope with a lot,
:33:55. > :34:02.and the wind and the rain. He has been really good. Pleased with him.
:34:03. > :34:07.With the supporters safely inside, there is time for the horses and the
:34:08. > :34:14.officers to take things easy and for the officers to listen to the match.
:34:15. > :34:17.They are saying that big chair was City scoring a second goal, so it is
:34:18. > :34:21.fair to say that they are probably going to win the cup. They will be
:34:22. > :34:27.very happy when they come out, and very noisy. And this horse is going
:34:28. > :34:32.to be very busy. Last year, lots of people tried to get in from the
:34:33. > :34:38.pubs. So we will see. We will be busy. With the home team victorious,
:34:39. > :34:42.fans who have watched in nearby pubs start to arrive, desperate to join
:34:43. > :34:47.the thousands already celebrating on the pitch. The horses are quickly
:34:48. > :34:50.deployed to block the crowd and form an effective area, keeping the newly
:34:51. > :35:01.arrived fans away from the ground. an effective area, keeping the newly
:35:02. > :35:08.The fans are not happy, and a stand-off develops. But the line
:35:09. > :35:15.holds, until the crowd eventually settles down. Just as the officers
:35:16. > :35:18.think it is all over, there is another challenge chief. We have
:35:19. > :35:25.just had a message passed through from a command to let us know that
:35:26. > :35:31.chilly, they are very happy for City and they will be letting
:35:32. > :35:37.pyrotechnics of from the roof of the stadium. So for us, that puts us in
:35:38. > :35:49.a bit of a predicament, because there will be lots of bangs and
:35:50. > :35:53.flashes. The horses are not too happy, but they soon settle down. It
:35:54. > :35:56.is time for the crowd to continue celebrating elsewhere, and for
:35:57. > :36:04.Harrison to leave his last football match. Well done! I am really
:36:05. > :36:08.gutted. I will miss him. He has been brilliant today. It has been tough
:36:09. > :36:15.for him, very noisy. You can go home and have a rest now, put your feet
:36:16. > :36:19.up. That is it. I will be sad. Mixed feelings, because it is fabulous
:36:20. > :36:25.that he will be retired and have a nice chilled out and enjoy it. For
:36:26. > :36:36.Harrison and the rest of the team, it is time to head back to the
:36:37. > :36:43.stables. And here he is, Harrison, the star of the show, having a rest
:36:44. > :36:47.that his stable. Gorgeous horse. Lisa, we saw how attached you have
:36:48. > :36:54.been to Harrison over your career with him. What happens next for
:36:55. > :36:57.you? I have away already been introduced to other horses to see if
:36:58. > :37:01.I can get the same bond I have got with Harrison. Hopefully, that is
:37:02. > :37:08.something to come for the future. I am really going to miss you. I bet
:37:09. > :37:16.you are. You build up trust over the years. Absolutely. We ask him to go
:37:17. > :37:21.into situations that are not natural to him, so he needs to trust me and
:37:22. > :37:25.I need to trust him 100%. And we have got that, so I will miss him.
:37:26. > :37:32.Hope the league, I will get that with another good horse --
:37:33. > :37:36.hopefully. We wish you the best. Fantastic story. Let's speak to
:37:37. > :37:41.Jeanette Allen. You work with the Horse Trust, which is a charity that
:37:42. > :37:45.helps work after retired police horses and others. What sort of
:37:46. > :37:48.retirement or they have? Is a charity, we specialise in retiring
:37:49. > :37:52.horses that have served the public, so they generally come from the
:37:53. > :37:56.police or the army. We are used to dealing with these big, usually
:37:57. > :38:02.older horses. They get to run about in the fields, mooch about in herds
:38:03. > :38:07.and just enjoy their twilight years. It is a big change. They have been
:38:08. > :38:12.in these chaotic situations, and then they get to have a quiet life?
:38:13. > :38:15.Yes, and for some of them it takes a few weeks to get used to that. They
:38:16. > :38:19.are not used to living together in large groups, but it is help for
:38:20. > :38:23.four horses from larger sections like Manchester or the Met that
:38:24. > :38:25.often, when they come to our place, they are meeting up with old
:38:26. > :38:29.colleagues, horses that retired ahead of them. It is like having
:38:30. > :38:37.friends welcoming them when they arrive. A great job to have. I am
:38:38. > :38:41.sure Harrison will be at home there. At the end of the show now, I get to
:38:42. > :38:44.name the new recruit. Join us later for that.
:38:45. > :38:48.Now, today we have been hearing about the devious attack pics
:38:49. > :38:53.scammers use to get their hands on our money. Gerry Keighley, your
:38:54. > :38:59.charity represents older people. How vulnerable do you think they can be?
:39:00. > :39:03.As you have shown with Constance, the older people are very trusting.
:39:04. > :39:08.A recent report from trading standards revealed that 85% of
:39:09. > :39:15.doorstep crime affected people over the age of 65. 62% lived alone and
:39:16. > :39:21.40% said they were lonely. Such a sad statistic. And it does not even
:39:22. > :39:25.have to be the physical person on the doorstep to scam people. You
:39:26. > :39:29.have brought in a load of male that two of your residents have had in a
:39:30. > :39:33.short space of time, probably about a month. What sort of things could
:39:34. > :39:38.these be that still scan their money? There is a variety of things.
:39:39. > :39:41.Some of them are from legitimate marketing companies who would use
:39:42. > :39:47.what we call misleading tactics. They put large sums of money in the
:39:48. > :39:54.envelopes, with a small message saying, you can win this, not, you
:39:55. > :39:59.have won it. Others advertise opportunities that do not exist and
:40:00. > :40:05.so on. Something we were looking at said, you have won ?142,000. Then in
:40:06. > :40:11.the tiny small print, it says, we would like to let you know that you
:40:12. > :40:14.have won this. So it is not illegal, but it is very misleading. It is
:40:15. > :40:19.very dodgy, and we would like to see action taken. We would like to see
:40:20. > :40:23.telecommunications companies trying to block this sort of stuff from
:40:24. > :40:29.getting into the postal system. And similarly, stop certain types of
:40:30. > :40:33.phone calls getting through to older residents. We are campaigning for
:40:34. > :40:37.war protection. We want telecommunications companies to do
:40:38. > :40:44.more to protect older people from phone, internet and mail scams. And
:40:45. > :40:50.we want to see no cold calling zones widened so that more older people
:40:51. > :40:55.are protect it. -- protected. What can we do if we have a neighbour who
:40:56. > :41:00.is old and vulnerable? Well, the report and mentioned said that
:41:01. > :41:04.protective neighbouring is the best form of protecting older people
:41:05. > :41:10.against scammers. We would like to suggest that the neighbours, friends
:41:11. > :41:14.and families of older people check on them regularly. Look at the post
:41:15. > :41:22.they are receiving, and talk to them about the phone calls they have had.
:41:23. > :41:27.A quick update now. From yesterday's programme, we had a
:41:28. > :41:31.number of leads on the hit and run web tragically, Craig Roger was
:41:32. > :41:35.killed. Hopefully, that will lead to some information and closure for the
:41:36. > :41:40.family. We also had some information on wanted face number one from
:41:41. > :41:46.yesterday, Robert Knight, to do with a supply of drugs case. An
:41:47. > :41:49.information is already coming in for 83-year-old Constance, who was
:41:50. > :41:54.conned out of ?1600. Really hope that leads to these men been
:41:55. > :41:58.identified. Now back to Sian won last time at the stables.
:41:59. > :42:00.identified. Now back to Sian won It is a big moment for me now,
:42:01. > :42:04.because I get to choose the official It is a big moment for me now,
:42:05. > :42:09.name for the horse we saw earlier, the new recruit that was called
:42:10. > :42:14.Rambo. Mima, you have an old tradition here for choosing these
:42:15. > :42:18.horses' names? There is. Once we have purchased them, they get a name
:42:19. > :42:21.from a Charles Dickens character, and that is their working police
:42:22. > :42:29.name. This is the moment of truth. I am going to put my hand in and
:42:30. > :42:38.choose from three. And the name is Tingle. So Rambo becomes Jingle.
:42:39. > :42:44.That is going to be very popular. It has been a pleasure being here, and
:42:45. > :42:49.fascinating seeing how you work with the horses. Tomorrow, we will be at
:42:50. > :42:54.Manchester's National Cycling Centre, out with the police as they
:42:55. > :43:02.crack down on bike theft. The films are very dramatic. We will also have
:43:03. > :43:05.advice on bike safety. See you then. For more details on today's
:43:06. > :43:10.programme, head to the website. Finally, we leave you with another
:43:11. > :43:14.look at the wanted faces, because somebody out there knows where these
:43:15. > :43:16.people are. If you do, get in touch. See you tomorrow. Take care.
:43:17. > :43:56.Bye-bye. The average person moves home
:43:57. > :44:01.eight times during their life. So that's eight times
:44:02. > :44:05.we have to move the sofa. Eight times
:44:06. > :44:08.we have to redecorate. Eight times
:44:09. > :44:13.we have to locate the stopcock.