Episode 20 Crimewatch Roadshow

the police and your last chance to help them crack down on crime.

Today, and overseas visitor given me to -- given the kind

Today, and overseas visitor given me to -- given the of welcome he will

never forget. I did not know what number to call. And taking heroin

off the streets. The officers are looking for drugs and evidence of

conspiracy to supply. You are watching Crimewatch Roadshow.

Hello and welcome. It might be our last day of the series, but our work

is not quite finished. Stay with us and help get criminals off the

streets. Also coming up this morning, a hard-working shopkeeper

finds herself in the line of fire. Had it not been an air weapon and it

was a real gun, she would have been killed by that man. A couple who

returned to the UK to escape recession hit Spain find themselves

homeless. I cannot believe someone takes something so big. And Sian is

with Surrey Police spending the final morning of the series in the

village of Merstham. With the school holidays upon us,

many of us will be heading off on our travels. Security can be an

issue. We will have plenty of advice to keep you crime free.

First, we need to find a robber who took advantage of a man's good

nature. He was trying to be a nice man helping these people out. Did

not know what I should do. I guess they did not think he would fight

back. Jonathan had recently arrived in London from South Africa to start

a new job. I was lucky enough that my company offered me a transfer to

spend a few years here, just to see what life was like in a different

city. Jonathan lapped at the chance and whilst he was getting settled he

was staying with friends in Epsom. On the 19th of December last year,

Jonathan got off a train at Epsom Station at APM and began the short

walk back to his friend's house. -- at 8pm. I had done the route twice a

day for about two months. I felt the route was safe. I always listen to

music. Pictured here on CCTV, Jonathan is seen walking towards

Lane. He did not know he was being followed by two men. One of the men

asked him for directions. I was a bit startled. But there was nothing

untoward about him and I did not have any suspicions when he started

speaking to me. I said to him I was new to the area. Appointed in the

general vicinity I thought Epsom Downs was in. Despite his lack of

local knowledge, the man persisted. I felt was getting a bit much. I

thought the best option was to help him with directions and then move

on. At that point, I got out my phone and said I could look for

directions for him. Whilst he was looking at his phone, a second man

appeared behind him. He hit me, it was totally unexpected. I was dazed

and confused. One I came to, I was on my hands and knees and they were

trying to get my bag off my back. By adrenaline was surging. I was

thinking, put up as much of a fight as possible, make as much noise, try

to make it as difficult as possible for them. Jonathan's phone and

headphones landed on the floor. I stood up. I was making it a bit too

difficult for them. Luckily, Jonathan managed to grab his phone.

The attackers snatched the headphones and ran off towards the

station. I knew I had to get hold of the emergency services but I did not

know what the number was to call. I had to phone my friends and they

gave me the right number. I was just marked.

I was quite taken aback by being attacked in this way. Considering I

am coming from South Africa which has quite a bad reputation for crime

and violence. The injuries he received were cuts and bruises to

the face. A nasty punch to the cheek. A bloody nose. Cuts and

scratches to his hands. The problem is when people are wearing

headphones is that it gives a signal that you might be valuable to them.

What upsets me is that they were willing to really hurt me and cause

a lot of pain just for a set of earphones that are not worth that

much. Jonathan is such a nice fellow. He was trying to be nice.

This was a ruse by them to make him stop to initiate the attack. They

were preying on my good nature of trying to help someone out. This

really is a nasty attack. Jonathan was just trying to give directions.

DC Colin Snell is with me. What do you know about the attackers?

Jonathan gave us a good description of the main attacker. We produced an

e-fit. A black man, mid-22 Mac to early 30s, short, 5ft numeric tutor

5ft 6. -- 5ft 2 up to 5ft 6. The offenders were picked up on the

town's CCTV. They work monitored because they were acting

suspiciously. They have been captured on CCTV. It shows their

clothing and the second offender's distinctive jacket. They were

behaving oddly. The people monitoring the cameras picked that

up. That is correct. They were recorded. You want to catch these

people. You are afraid they will strike again. Jonathan is a lovely

fellow and he was acting as a good Samaritan. We need to get details of

who they are so we can arrest them and deal with the investigation. If

you can help, please do get in touch.

Time to take a look at a bunch of crooks who committed their crimes on

camera. Will you recognise anyone? This crime is no joke. Although it

did happen on the 1st of April of last year. A pub in Manchester is

serving bank holiday punters. A man with a backpack goes upstairs. He

enters a code on a keypad to get into the staff area. He heads to the

office where cash is stored in the say. He is stored in the say. Him in

the act. -- in the safe. The manager tries to grab a screwdriver. He

escapes empty-handed. A cyclist cruises up and down a

leafy street in the London borough of Southwark. Here comes his pal. He

has spotted an opportunity to do a quick food shop through a school

door that has been left open. The rider hangs around outside while his

mate in the baseball cap makes three trips to steal armfuls of food and

drink worth ?850. Who is this greedy fellow and his cyclist charm? --

charm. Check out the couple in the dark glasses walking into this

jewellers. They saunter to the back of the shop where they spot a safe

that happens to be open. Police believe the woman in the white shirt

is shielding the man as he reaches into the safe and removes

valuables. An unsuspecting staff member approaches them and after a

short conversation he walks off. Officers think the man takes more

items from the safe before putting them into the woman's black bag. She

makes her excuses and walks coolly out of the store with valuables

worth more than 20 grand. The man follows her moments later. Recognise

these two? Be a treasure and give us a ring. If you can name any of that

lot, call us or send a text. Next, police in Surrey have been on a

mission to target criminals involved in the drug trade.

Police! It is an early start at Surrey's police HQ. More than 120

officers are preparing for one of the force's a guest operations to

tackle a web of drug-related crime. -- biggest operations. We are going

to take bad people of the street in a professional way. The object is to

perform nine warrants at various premises across Surrey and also into

Hampshire. One address in London. Operation Leek is targeting the drug

dealers and those who commit crimes like burglary and robbery to fund

their drug habits. The officers will look for drugs and evidence of

conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and Class B drugs. There will be

rapid entry at a number of properties. We need to get in

quickly to secure the evidence. 6am and these criminals have just had a

rude awakening. Police are acting on a tip-off that these brothers have

been selling heroin. They are not the only ones getting an early

morning call. Elsewhere, other officers are making simultaneous

raids. This woman has been arrested on suspicion of supplying Class A

drugs. Hello. The raids are done and dusted. Police go from door to door

explaining what has been happening. We are the local guys. We will be

paying attention... It is an opportunity to reassure the local

community. Officers note the impact drugs related crime can have on

their lies. Why should anyone have to tolerate crime? Some of the

effects can be noise complaints -- the impact on their lives. The

impact on the community is heartbreaking at times. We will do

something about it. Two weeks later, it is time for the second phase of

Operation Leek. They have already raided those suspected of dealing

drugs. Now it is the turn of those who have committed burglary or

handle stolen goods. The subject of the warrant is in custody. We will

be back to the other houses again. It is all the time, keeping the

momentum up. Hitting them all the time. Across the whole operation,

Surrey Police made a total of 41 arrests. During a search of the

brothers' property, police recovered 28 grams of heroin with a street

value of around ?800. One brother was sentenced to three years and

four months for seven counts of supplying heroin. His younger

brother was handed a six-year sentence, also for the supply of

heroin. The two brothers who were led away were among six people

jailed for a total of 23 years as a result of this operation. Seven

others were given non-custodial sentences. That is talk to

Superintendent Duncan Greenhalgh about this. Quite a result. We are

really happy. Over 40 people arrested. That is active drug

dealers, thieves, taken off the streets. The intelligence came from

the community, the people affected by the crimes. Also people who are

stealing to fund their habits. Let us take a look at this. An array of

stuff you have brought along. This is a fraction. At headquarters, we

have more. There is everything you can think of. Pedal cycles, even two

violins. Power Tools. Electrical items. Weapons over year. This is

showing us that people will steal to fund a drugs habit -- weapons over

here. If we go up close to some of these items, some taken from

workshops or garden sheds, those are menacing looking items, weapons. Let

us take a look here. Right in front of us are all of these laptops and

gadgets. Just a fraction. This is really attractive stuff to thieves.

Portable high-value stuff. We have got a shipping container at our

headquarters which is crammed with this kind of stuff. Sat nows. What

happens to it all now? We will try and reunite all of the property with

its owners. If we cannot do that, sadly some of the stuff, we don't

know where it has come from, but we know it is stolen. We will auction

it and that money we reinvest in other operations like this. Good

luck. The incredibly rare Burmese Bantam hens at the centre of a crime

wave. The jewel thief who puts itself in

the frame with a Photofit. And if you are feeling sorry for

Andy Murray at Wimbledon, spare a thought for these guys who have lost

their clubhouse is because of an arsonist.

Police in Camden want your help identifying a man in connection with

a theft from a blind woman. In December last year, the woman was

befriended by a man who offered to carry his shopping home. Returned to

her flat the next day and her handbag containing more than 100

pounds was stolen. Reese would like to speak to this man seen on a bus

in the Camden Road area. Do you recognise him? -- police. The number

is on the screen. We saw those stolen goods seized as

a result of Operation Leek. The challenge is sometimes to reunite

these goods with their rightful owners. Superintendent Chris Raymer

can tell us more, owners. Superintendent Chris Raymer

what should we do if we want to get our stuff back if it does get

stolen? We recommend a website called

immobilise. It is a modem -- it is a website free to use and it is safe

and secure and they can list their property, recording serial numbers,

except. If that property stolen, they can flag that is stolen goods

and when we conduct chat on the street or if we recover property, we

can identify it is stolen -- conduct checks.

What if somebody is trying to sell the stuff? Second-hand shops now use

this website and they will check the register and identify if something

is stolen and we can get the property back to the owners. And you

have had a recent success. There was a burglary in June in Walton on

Thames between 9:30am and 11am and by 1230, somebody. By police with a

suitcase full of stolen goods. -- was stopped by police. It flagged up

as being linked to this individual in custody and he has been charged

and prosecuted. There are a number of items here and

you need to reunite these with their rightful owners, tell us the story.

These are items recovered in relation to another burglary. The

individual has been prosecuted for that burglary but when he was

arrested and the house was searched, these items were found in his vacuum

cleaner. We have not identified who they belong to and we are hopeful

when people see these, they might ring a bell and they will let us

know who they might belong to. There are some pretty distinctive

pieces. You know what to do if you do think they do belong to you. You

can also go on to the police website.

Next up, the thieves that took everything including the kitchen

sink. For decades, Barry and his wife

Henrietta lived the Spanish dream. Life in the sun and a thriving

property development business. About 35 years ago, we wanted

somewhere we could holiday in the winter. When we went, we decided we

liked it so much we decided to stay there and eventually we set up a

business. But it came to an end when Spain's

property market crashed. The recession really hit and when it

hit, it hit bad. The market just froze. There was just no buyers, no

development work, nothing. So when the couple were offered the

opportunity to come back to Britain to work, they jumped at the chance.

Otherwise we would have had no income whatsoever. It was not a step

backwards, we were positive because we knew we were guaranteed 12 months

of work. The project was a barn conversion in

Surrey. The couple still had their home in Spain so while they were in

the UK, they bought a caravan to live on site.

It was a home for EU, it was like a small apartment and it had

everything -- a home for a year. These modern caravans have luxuries

so it was not as if we were camping. It is a luxury caravan.

Six weeks ago, the couple decided to go back to Spain, leaving the

caravan locked up on a friend's driveway. They thought it was safe.

But they were wrong. We had a phone call from the owners of the house,

saying they were very, very shocked and surprised and disturbed that our

caravan had been taken from their driveway.

I said straightaway, you are joking! I could not believe it. I still

cannot believe that somebody would come on private property and take

something so big. Police say whoever stole the caravan

knew exactly what they were doing. The caravan was secure, secured by a

wheel clamp, so they came prepared. They are expert at towing caravans.

After the bad news about their ?10,000 caravan being stolen, the

couple began to realise just how many of their belongings had been

inside. The biggest loss we have got is our

clothing, documentation, tax papers, stuff like that. They are in

a sense retrievable. Initially, you do not miss everything but as the

days go on, you think, I need that. It was in the caravan. Everything

was in the caravan, obviously. Had it been the empty caravan, that

would be one thing. To lose the whole lot and everything we had been

using over 12 months was quite a shock.

Very upsetting for that couple is virtually everything was inside that

caravan. Paul, to many people, one caravan looks very much like another

but this was distinctive. It was a Wyoming 2007 series five

caravan with notable adaptions. The rear window on the caravan were

frosted instead of clear. And it had a registration plate. On

the day of the theft, it was... It is most likely discarded now but

it was on the caravan on the day of the theft.

Thank you. Caravans are very expensive and that makes them a

target for thieves so let's find out how to protect them with Sean

Bailey. Tell us about the registration scheme.

The central registration and identification scheme, it is

registered against yourself as the owner. You have a registration

document you can carry with you. What else can you do to protect your

caravan? The best thing before you buy the

caravan is to carry out a Cris check for history. After buying it, in

Short, check for security, and the Cris kit which comes with items like

microdots. Tell is about microdots, how do they

work? You get an applicator like this full

of microdots, 500 in a pack with the VIN number of your caravan. Painted

over any part of the caravan not easily removed and they show up with

ultraviolet light by police and they can look under a microscope to show

the real VIN number. What about that gadget, how does

that work? This scanner, every caravan since

1992 in the UK has been fitted with a chip. And it has information.

Police scan the caravan and they can see the real VIN number regarded of

what the thieves have attempted to do.

Plenty of advice and I hope it is useful.

Now it's time to have a look at today's Wanted Faces.

We start with this man, Ashley John Entwistle. The 30 year old was

jailed for an attack on a taxi driver in 2002 and released early on

licence. He has failed to stick to the conditions of his release and is

now wanted back in jail. Entwistle has links across Bolton

and is known to be violent, so if you do see him, just call 999.

Next, do you recognise this man, Timothy Vincent O'Leary?

The 59 year old was serving a life sentence, but failed to return to

Ford Open prison after a day release, and is now on the run.

O'Leary has links to the West Midlands, Warwickshire,

Leicestershire, London and Cork in Ireland.

He also uses the name Timothy McCarthy.

Next up, Dion Peter Lotriet. The 46 year old was charged with

fraud by false representation, but didn't turn up in court. It followed

an incident in Salisbury where a 77-year-old woman was promised

building work would be completed, and driven to a bank to withdraw

money to pay for it. She was then abandoned and the work never carried

out. Lotriet was born in Zimbabwe and now has links to Blackpool and

London. He has numerous tattoos, including a heart outline on his

left wrist and a Celtic band on his left arm.

And finally for this week, and the series, is this man, 39-year-old

Rafal Filonowicz. He was charged with possession with

intent to supply amphetamines and was due to appear in court, but he

never turned up. He has links across London, but

officers want your help in finding out where he is now.

If you recognise any of these men, make sure you pick up the phone. You

can call us on 08000 468999. Calls are free from most landlines. Some

network and mobile operators will charge for these calls. Or you can

text us on 63399. Text CW, space, and then your message. And that

space is really important. If you don't put it in, your message won't

get through to us. Texts will be charged at your standard message

rate. Of course, you can e-mail us too.

The address [email protected]. The address [email protected].

Criminals here in Surrey have been targeting people who put their faith

in the police. Nasty incidents here. Detective Inspector Richard

Haycock can tell us what has been happening.

People are targeting elderly and vulnerable residents, going to doors

pretending to be police officers, producing fake warrant and ID cards,

telling a story to get into people's houses. Distracting the

resident inside the house while stealing their property.

How many cases have you had? Six cases since the beginning of May

so it is a serious concern. Some cases particularly upsetting

because they have been targeting honourable people, there is one case

in particular. The victim was partially sighted

which made her more vulnerable than most, so a despicable crime. They

got into her house and stole her money and escaped.

They dressing up as police officers? We believe they are wearing

plainclothes but reducing fake cards to convince people they are police

officers. People are trusting and let them in.

What is the advice to people, what should they ask for?

If you have any doubt, do not let somebody into your house, do call

your local police on the national number, 101. It worried card will

clearly say police, it will have a photograph, and the force they are

from -- a warrant card. In Surrey, we have the crest. We also carry a

Braille strip for people who are partially sighted or blind to assist

them. That is really good advice, thank

you. The next appeal is for a robber who

left a shopkeeper terrified. I told him, don't do anything, I

will give the money. Suddenly, he shot me.

The level of violence used was unprecedented.

For the last seven years, Jenny has been running a shop with her

husband, open from morning till night, the hours are long but it is

a job she enjoys. This kind of right to speak to

people, it is relaxing as well. Jenny was getting to the end of her

shift on a Thursday night in February.

Jenny was getting to the end of her shift on She made the most of a

quiet moment by catching on -- catching up with her sister on the

phone. But somebody was watching and waiting outside the shop.

A man walked into the shop and went up to the till. He took a gun out of

his top pocket and he pointed it straight at Jenny.

Open the tell, but the money in the bag!

He just shouted things. But the money in the bag.

Police now know the robber was carrying a pellet gun. But at the

time, Jenny thought it was real. Shaking, panic. I cannot even speak

anything. So my mind is not working. I don't know what to do.

He kept repeating it, give me the money from the till, money now! It

excavated extremely quickly. -- escalated. Then the armed robber

does the unthinkable. Suddenly, he shot me. Had it not been an air

weapon and it was a real gun, she would have died, she would have been

killed by that man. The pellets hit her in the neck.

Terrified, she tries to protect herself by crouching behind the

counter. I told him, I want to do anything, I

won't call anybody, I will give the money.

The robber becomes increasingly impatient and fires the gun once

again. When I took it, I knew it was bleeding. Frustrated, he lashes out.

He just pushed the screen so that is why the power is off. That is why I

could not open the till to give the money. Undeterred, the robber makes

a grab for the till drawer, ripping the cable free before he makes his

getaway. Whilst this terrifying ordeal was taking place, Jenny's

spend was upstairs looking after their two young children, oblivious.

happening. I just found out something was wrong, she was

bleeding. I called the ambulance. Then my wife and daughter were

crying. Waited for the police to come. This was a very serious

incident. The level of violence used was unprecedented. We are desperate

to catch this man. He is very dangerous and poses a great risk to

the public. Whilst she was once happy to spend time in the shop

socialising with customers, Jenny now feels very differently about

life. I cannot concentrate on everything. I cannot even look after

the kids. I cannot even go out after it gets dark. I am really scared.

This was a shocking attack. Laura, this BB gun, a type of air pellet

gun. The pellets are still in the victim's neck and she will require

further treatment for that. What do you know about this guy? It is a

black BB gun. The attacker, on first look, the clothing looks quite

generic but it is distinctive. The trousers are read that Navy in

colour or black, combat style with pockets to the legs, black boots and

green jacket with a herd -- the trousers are either Navy or black.

It could be a uniform. If you know the uniform, please let us know.

Quite a bit of detail. He did not get away with the money in the end?

We found detailed discarded near the shop. He had not opened it. There is

a reward. Yes. Someone knows who this person is and there is a ?3000

reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of this

individual. They must come forward. Come forward if you know who he is.

Can you help to find the ruthless thieves who threatened the very

survival of some of the world's rarest birds, just like these?

Philippe Wilson works for The Cobthorn Trust. And John Hayward

from the national register for exotic pets. Tell us what happened.

We had three hens stolen at the end of April. They were young and

healthy. All we have got left now are older birds. The three hens were

sat on eggs at the time they were stolen. The eggs spoiled and the

breeding efforts were over. How where are they? Category one. There

are less than 100 breeding females in the world. These bantam hens,

there are only 30 breeding females, less than 30, probably. Really rare.

John, in your experience, do you think the birds that were taken were

stolen to order? I have no doubt. When the thieves entered the centre,

they've broken toy number of poultry houses specifically targeting those

three hens. They wanted them and they would have had a buyer

already. They targeted those birds specifically for that purpose. This

is something that you have seen across the UK recently. These rare

and exotic birds being taken. We have collated at the register

upwards of a dozen similar thefts from Chester to the Midlands,

Warwickshire, all the way down to Kent, Canterbury, where we recently

had a number of very valuable rare Belgium and English game birds

stolen. It is worth saying, the fact these birds were taken, it is not

just that they were stolen, but the very existence of this entire breed

could be at risk. They were thought to be extinct until about 1970 when

the director of The Cobthorn Trust found a flock of them. He has been

breeding them for 40 years. The fact these three hens have been stolen,

they already infertile. So difficult to breed them. There is a

distinguishing mark. Yes. All three birds carry a metal tag with the

initials NPC, national poultry collection. It is permanently fixed

to the wing. If you are offered a bird, have a look at that. If you

have seen birds like these or have any information about the thefts,

get in touch. It is your last chance to help us catch the crooks who

carried out the crimes in the full glare of the CCTV cameras. October

last year, we are in an east London supermarket. A woman is adding up

her shopping but she forgets her purse which she leaves lying on the

checkout. Instead of handing it in, the shopper behind her in the queue

sneakily hides the purse among her groceries. You can see it inside the

bag. That is not nice. Do you know this shady shopper as give us a

call. -- shady shopper? Check out this compassionate crook. He is

looking at the odds in a south London betting shop. He thinks he

has hurt the jackpot when he sees the door to the counter is unlocked.

He nips in the office and told the staff member not to worry, he is not

going to hurt her. What a gentleman. He steals ?250 from the till and

strides out of the bookies. Let us reduce his odds of doing this again.

Check out the guy walking into this shop at Doncaster railway station.

Police say he waits until staff leave the counter and then those

inside a storeroom just off-camera and pinches and employee's bag.

Second later, he is out of the hiding the bag under his own bag.

Did you see him walking through Doncaster station last December? You

did? Picked up the phone. If you recognise any of that lot,

you know what to do. Over the past two weeks, there has been a spate of

arson attacks causing ?1 million of damage at three sports centres. Here

are just some of the people who have been affected by all of this. Let us

find out what has happened at the bowls club with Robert Allen. It is

not the first time you have been targeted. Ten years ago, we were

burnt to the ground. We survived that. We rebuilt. Now it has

happened again. All that is left is a pile of ashes. We lost all of our

equipment. All our honours boards, everything has gone. We have got to

start yet again and hopefully the council are going to rebuild for us

which is essential for the welfare and for the people. You will not

give up. What happened at the tennis club? An awful lot of damage. After

four years of hard fundraising. Two weeks until completion of the

brand-new club has, it was burned down on the 22nd of June. --

clubhouse. In Wimbledon fortnight as well. We had so much planned for the

brand-new building. We have had to postpone everything. We will carry

on. That is the message strongly coming through. Let us talk to David

from the rugby club. A lot of kids involved in the rugby club. About

600 children come. But we are going to get out. We had training last

night. We are going to open on the 6th of September, come what may.

Excellent. Let us go and speak to the officer in charge, Detective

Inspector Antony Archibald. You are linking these. We are. Arson is

quite unusual. Three in such a short space of time in a concentrated area

is rare. What could be motive be? I don't know. These clubs are the

heart of the communities and I have no idea why someone would do it.

What is your message to the public? Please be vigilant. Report anything

to us. No matter how insignificant. We are getting a strong sense from

everybody here, and this is just a fraction of those affected by it,

about how damaging this is. What is your message to whoever is doing

this? It has had a significant impact on the community and we will

do everything we can to find who is responsible. Quite a difficult task.

It is and we need the public's help. Look again at the people. They are

very upset and they have been talking to us about just how much it

means to them for their sport centres to be opened again.

Finally, I have been bringing you appeals were common -- were

criminals happy making it hard for the police to catch them. This

suspect has been giving the police a helping hand. He went to a jewellers

and looked at three rings and ran out of the store with them. The

problem was, he left his mobile phone on the counter which contained

a rather clear selfie. Police believe his name is Germain Ibrahim

Fofana. A French national wanted for a number of other offences. It has

been a pretty action packed series, Sian, for you, hasn't it?

I can't believe we are coming to the end of our Crimewatch Road show.

Thanks to everybody who has helped us along the way. We have had great

fun and it has been an action packed adventure.

It looks like there is a really busy crime scene going on here.

There are 1500 weapons in here. This is the ultimate end of this

particular car. Technology in action. Wow!

Some great stuff there. That is it for this year. For more details on

today's programme, head to the website. We will leave you with

another look at the last of our Wanted Faces. The lines will stay

open until next Friday. Still plenty of time to call. Thank you for

watching. Goodbye. Make the most of your weekend,

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