:00:00. > :00:09.We're live and we need your help to crack down on crime.
:00:10. > :00:12.The armed gang who went to terrifying lengths
:00:13. > :00:31.He said if you do not do as you are told, I will shoot you, and I
:00:32. > :00:32.believed him. And I will take to the sky with the National Police Air
:00:33. > :00:35.Service. Hello and welcome to
:00:36. > :01:00.Crimewatch Roadshow, the programme that's on a mission
:01:01. > :01:02.to solve the crimes It started with stones
:01:03. > :01:08.being thrown at a window, but ended with a pensioner nearly
:01:09. > :01:16.losing his hand. and no one will be safe
:01:17. > :01:23.as long as he is free. And where are the droids
:01:24. > :01:25.he's looking for? A Star Wars fan's lifetime
:01:26. > :01:29.collection stolen. If I got the collection back I'd
:01:30. > :01:34.feel as though I was whole again, because I don't really
:01:35. > :01:37.want to collect other people's toys. And Michelle is with the National
:01:38. > :01:49.Police Air Service near Wakefield. Good morning.
:01:50. > :01:56.Yes, this is one of their 17 bases across the country. The rotors are
:01:57. > :02:00.starting up on the police helicopter and later I will go on board to see
:02:01. > :02:01.how they track down crooks from the sky.
:02:02. > :02:04.First this morning, a nasty armed robbery in Leeds
:02:05. > :02:10.But it wasn't the limited edition Porsche the thieves were after, just
:02:11. > :02:30.Fans of Top Gear will know this is a Porsche Carrera GT. 0- 60 in four
:02:31. > :02:40.seconds, with a top speed over 200 mph. Only 1270 were ever made. Only
:02:41. > :02:43.ten remain in the UK. But if they need repairing, there are only a
:02:44. > :02:51.handful of people who can do the job. Ian Mitchell has been in the
:02:52. > :02:59.motor trade since he was 12. My business is repairing accident
:03:00. > :03:05.damaged, high end cars, Porsche, Mercedes, BMW. I enjoy my job. A lot
:03:06. > :03:10.of people get to my age and have had enough but I enjoyed my job.
:03:11. > :03:17.Recently, Ian had been preparing a badly damaged Porsche Carrera GT
:03:18. > :03:22.worth hundreds of thousands. Limited edition, top of the range, the car
:03:23. > :03:26.that all Porsche owners want. While repairs were carried out there were
:03:27. > :03:33.many Porsche parts in his garage and they have not gone unnoticed. Last
:03:34. > :03:38.September Ian popped in to work on a Saturday afternoon to finish off
:03:39. > :03:47.paperwork. Quarter to four, two blokes came in and asked for a price
:03:48. > :03:54.for a job. Hello, are you all right. After a discussion Ian gave an
:03:55. > :04:05.estimate and they left. Few minutes they came back. The door went again.
:04:06. > :04:10.The tall one coming back in. I thought he was coming to book in.
:04:11. > :04:13.Cave into the office and I was looking down the barrel of a gun.
:04:14. > :04:20.Just do as we say. It seemed surreal, like it was not
:04:21. > :04:25.happening. The big one was holding the gun. He turned around and says,
:04:26. > :04:34.if you want to go home tonight, you do as you are told. Hold out your
:04:35. > :04:38.hand is! -- hands. I will never forget looking at the knife and
:04:39. > :04:43.thinking, that is a nasty looking thing. The little one moved out of
:04:44. > :04:50.the office and I thought, I have had enough. I pulled off the cable ties.
:04:51. > :04:57.Thinking he was left alone, Ian headed out to lock the front door.
:04:58. > :05:01.Do you want me to shoot you? I have nothing to defend myself with so I
:05:02. > :05:12.backed into the office. I grabbed him. There was a tussle. I felt a
:05:13. > :05:19.blunt Fard in my back. At that point, the gun, a revolver type gun,
:05:20. > :05:24.some bullets fell onto the floor. I thought I had better start doing as
:05:25. > :05:29.I am told if I don't, I will get seriously hurt. He said, if you do
:05:30. > :05:36.not do as you are told, I am going to shoot you. I believed him. To be
:05:37. > :05:43.honest, I believed him. With Ian no longer resisting, the men taped him
:05:44. > :05:48.to a chair and blindfolded him. If I looked out like that I could see out
:05:49. > :05:52.of the bottom of my left eye to see what was happening. Ian could see
:05:53. > :05:58.the men were selecting and piling up the rare Porsche parts. They knew
:05:59. > :06:03.exactly what they were looking for and where they work, as if they had
:06:04. > :06:10.been in before. I had never seen them before. The thieves started to
:06:11. > :06:20.load a white transit van. In total, they took ?140,000 parts. Clearly a
:06:21. > :06:24.lot of planning went into this. They brought with them weapons, the gun,
:06:25. > :06:29.the machete. They are dangerous, they are violent. Ian was
:06:30. > :06:37.traumatised, terrified on the evening. It was a harrowing
:06:38. > :06:42.experience. We need to identify these two men. Ian needed stitches
:06:43. > :06:47.to the laceration on his hip and has struggled to come to terms with the
:06:48. > :06:53.event. I used to always work late and I have stopped doing that,
:06:54. > :06:57.stopped working weekends. I work behind locked doors, which is
:06:58. > :07:01.strange when customers cannot get in, they have to knock on doors,
:07:02. > :07:03.things like that. I had to put cameras in. It has impacted on
:07:04. > :07:08.everything. A very scary robbery. Detective Constable
:07:09. > :07:20.Ailis Coates is with me. What do we know about the men who
:07:21. > :07:27.did this? As you can see from CCTV, the first is a white male, 35 years
:07:28. > :07:32.old, tall, over six foot. Athletic build and closely shaved hair. He is
:07:33. > :07:41.wearing a grey hooded top with an emblem. White tracksuit -- tracksuit
:07:42. > :07:46.bottoms with white stripes. The second is approximately 25 years,
:07:47. > :07:53.between five foot four and five tall with dark short hair, dark eyes and
:07:54. > :07:59.stubble. Both are described as having northern accents. He is
:08:00. > :08:03.wearing a black hooded top, tracksuit bottoms, and trainers.
:08:04. > :08:06.They took weapons, one being a silver revolver and another a
:08:07. > :08:14.machete approximately 14 inches long. Are they local to the area?
:08:15. > :08:18.No. We know the suspects made phone calls to Porsche dealerships in the
:08:19. > :08:21.Manchester area and we believe they are from the Manchester area and
:08:22. > :08:26.urge anyone offer the parts to come forward. What would you say to other
:08:27. > :08:32.businesses in the area who might be worried? They do not need to be
:08:33. > :08:37.worried. This was a targeted attack, it was the Porsche Carrera GT parts
:08:38. > :08:41.they were after. We know the men had weapons. They are described as
:08:42. > :08:47.dangerous and we urge the public not to approach them but to contact us
:08:48. > :08:54.instead. Ian has improved security on the premises and no parts are
:08:55. > :08:59.kept there any more. Thanks. Do take another look at these men.
:09:00. > :09:03.They need to be caught. They are very dangerous and so do not
:09:04. > :09:11.approach them but if you recognise them, we need you to get in touch.
:09:12. > :09:20.Next a round-up of crooks caught on CCTV. This bloke is sitting on the
:09:21. > :09:25.steps of the London hotel having a cigarette. These two Merrie men ask
:09:26. > :09:32.for a lighter and after he obliges, the man in a red body warmer offices
:09:33. > :09:36.hand for a fist bump. He then sweeps into a half-hearted hug, but look
:09:37. > :09:40.closely, while his friend is distracting the smoker with pats on
:09:41. > :09:51.the back, he steals his watch. This wasn't just a normal watch. It was
:09:52. > :09:57.Rolex worth ?10,000. Bring us now and call time on these two.
:09:58. > :10:03.It is the early hours of the morning and this person with a helmet has
:10:04. > :10:10.found their way into a bakery, not for a midnight snack. The mystery
:10:11. > :10:14.person starts pouring a liquid from a petrol can all over the shop. He
:10:15. > :10:21.then head back towards the door and leaves. A few minutes later, the
:10:22. > :10:26.intruder is back and lights up the liquid trail. Flames spread
:10:27. > :10:32.throughout the shop, causing ?50,000 of damage to equipment and stock.
:10:33. > :10:36.This bakery had been undergoing refurbishment and was due to open
:10:37. > :10:41.that morning. Luckily, no bomb was hurt. But this firestarter in the
:10:42. > :10:48.distinct helmet needs to be stopped. Call us now.
:10:49. > :10:54.A lady is at a cash machine and has entered her PIN number. This man
:10:55. > :11:00.strikes up a conversation. Police say he is using a newspaper to hide
:11:01. > :11:04.some button pressing. He carries on talking to her and uses the
:11:05. > :11:10.newspaper to cover part of the cash machine. This is it again.
:11:11. > :11:18.Detectives say he managed to request ?300 in cash and think he has done
:11:19. > :11:20.the same crime since. Who is he? We need to catch him now.
:11:21. > :11:22.If you spotted anyone you knew, call us now.
:11:23. > :11:26.Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones.
:11:27. > :11:31.Text CW, space and then your message.
:11:32. > :11:34.Texts will be charged at your standard message rate.
:11:35. > :11:51.I'm inside the National Police Air Service helicopter.
:11:52. > :12:02.With me is Tactical Flight Officer Neil Martin.
:12:03. > :12:58.It seems a pretty complex job. They can zoom down on the ground.
:12:59. > :13:07.The National Police Air Service covers the whole of England and
:13:08. > :13:13.Wales. With 17 bases, crews can respond to emergency calls within
:13:14. > :13:22.minutes. Mansfield railway station. Their job as the eye in the sky is
:13:23. > :13:27.to support police on the ground. The heart of the National Police Air
:13:28. > :13:32.Service is here, at the operational control room in Wakefield. The crew
:13:33. > :13:36.are making their way to the aircraft. Have you got an incident?
:13:37. > :13:44.Where they respond to over 200 calls per day.
:13:45. > :13:47.West Yorkshire Police are aware. The National Police Air Service
:13:48. > :13:53.operations centre is unique. It is the first and only in the country.
:13:54. > :13:59.The type of incident we attend can vary from a suspect search to a
:14:00. > :14:05.firearms incident, a reported stolen vehicle, a vehicle pursued. The
:14:06. > :14:12.helicopter bases range from Exeter to Newcastle and support 43 police
:14:13. > :14:17.forces. Today, call operators Alison and Lawrence are looking after the
:14:18. > :14:22.North East and the west of England. We try to get to 98% of the
:14:23. > :14:28.population within 20 minutes. The aircraft can fly 120 mph and if they
:14:29. > :14:33.are 20 miles away they will get there in ten minutes. The
:14:34. > :14:34.helicopters provide a live feed of action to the control room and
:14:35. > :14:46.Lawrence must monitor the screens. We are a vital link between policing
:14:47. > :14:50.on the ground and air support. A call has come in from the police
:14:51. > :14:55.on the ground in Bradford who need help pursuing a stolen car. At the
:14:56. > :15:00.base near Leeds, the crew jumped into action.
:15:01. > :15:04.There are a lot of systems to employ and a lot of things to do at the
:15:05. > :15:11.same time. We get the minimum details and get to task.
:15:12. > :15:17.We can do that in a hurry, less than three minutes.
:15:18. > :15:21.Whilst Neil Pratt the helicopter camera, Lee Beevers is in charge of
:15:22. > :15:25.all the operations and communications back to base.
:15:26. > :15:33.It is only once airborne that he finds out where they are going.
:15:34. > :15:38.Centre of Bradford. OK. Travelling at 125 mph, it will take
:15:39. > :15:46.them just nine minutes to catch up with the stolen car.
:15:47. > :15:51.If there is a pursuit, we can follow the car while the pursuing cars can
:15:52. > :16:00.drop off. That can enhance the safety.
:16:01. > :16:05.Two and a half minutes away. Before they can get near, the job is called
:16:06. > :16:09.off. Thank you, we have been cancelled
:16:10. > :16:12.from the job. The car has been stopped and two men
:16:13. > :16:19.arrested. So, it is back to base. The job can
:16:20. > :16:23.be used stressful on occasions. There is no time to rest as another
:16:24. > :16:29.call immediately comes in. Very few details. They will be
:16:30. > :16:31.starting up now and shouting they are listing.
:16:32. > :16:37.We are ready to lift. This time, a missing person.
:16:38. > :16:45.It is confirmed we are airborne. With you in about nine minutes. We
:16:46. > :16:48.are looking for a 14-year-old girl. Walking in the woods, she has got
:16:49. > :16:54.lost. With a missing child, we would want
:16:55. > :16:57.to be helping the search as quickly as possible.
:16:58. > :17:01.The 14-year-old girl has learning difficulties and is thought to be
:17:02. > :17:06.lost in some woods near Doncaster. The location is remote and fast.
:17:07. > :17:16.A group of three on the path, three o'clock.
:17:17. > :17:19.Do we know what coloured top? Blue jogging bottoms, Brown top,
:17:20. > :17:23.black coat. On a warm day, a thermal camera is
:17:24. > :17:26.not so good. But she could be wearing distinctive
:17:27. > :17:32.clothing so we can use the day camera.
:17:33. > :17:37.While I am concentrating, the picture from the camera paints 1000
:17:38. > :17:39.words, people can see what is happening, see the officers on the
:17:40. > :17:41.ground. The target position is where the
:17:42. > :17:48.bodies are. How long ago was the sighting?
:17:49. > :17:52.45 minutes ago. We have five minutes left on scene, it is negative at
:17:53. > :17:57.this time. Having a good look around the water.
:17:58. > :18:02.Because of the strict aviation rules, they only have minutes left
:18:03. > :18:09.in the air. They desperately try to find the girl.
:18:10. > :18:14.Blue joggers, brown top, black coat. I think that is us. With their time
:18:15. > :18:20.up, they must hand the search over to the night crew.
:18:21. > :18:23.If you are involved in a pursuit or serious incident and contributing to
:18:24. > :18:28.the capture of a criminal, or finding a missing person, it isn't
:18:29. > :18:37.much more rewarding than that in the police force.
:18:38. > :18:39.Thankfully, the girl was found safe and well.
:18:40. > :18:46.Let's see if we can speak now to the pilot, James.
:18:47. > :18:53.Talk me through the situations you face in the air?
:18:54. > :18:57.We do a wide range of tasks, looking for missing people, vehicle
:18:58. > :19:02.pursuits, following suspects. It is intense, you are multitasking
:19:03. > :19:06.and the technology looks pretty complicated to me, this is part of
:19:07. > :19:10.your daily job. It gets busy, six radios to listen
:19:11. > :19:15.to, seeing what is on the camera at the front, looking out the window
:19:16. > :19:21.for an idea on the ground. Other particular problems you face?
:19:22. > :19:26.The weather presents challenges. Now we are a national service travelling
:19:27. > :19:31.further afield, geography as well. There has been an issue with these
:19:32. > :19:34.laser pointers, what has been the problem?
:19:35. > :19:39.People at night target us with laser devices, attacking aircraft flying
:19:40. > :19:44.near their house. It can be incredibly distracting. It can have
:19:45. > :19:47.serious consequences. We are flying single pilot. These can cause/
:19:48. > :19:52.Lyness. This is why you have special
:19:53. > :19:57.glasses, how do they work? These particular glasses have a die
:19:58. > :20:02.in them to absorb the laser. Let us do a demo, if I shine a
:20:03. > :20:07.light, this is blocking it from reaching the helicopter. If we take
:20:08. > :20:11.those away, you can see it comes straight through. These are really
:20:12. > :20:17.useful for you. Very useful. Thank you.
:20:18. > :20:19.Great that we can hear you again, apologies for the break up in sound.
:20:20. > :20:23.An unprovoked attack with a meat cleaver that nearly cost
:20:24. > :20:30.The only thing that came to mind was survival.
:20:31. > :20:33.Two months on, has the law on micro-chipping dogs
:20:34. > :20:48.Now, in London last year, almost 43,000 people
:20:49. > :20:50.were reported missing to the Metropolitan Police.
:20:51. > :20:51.Thankfully, most were found safe and well.
:20:52. > :20:54.But that still leaves thousands of families looking for answers.
:20:55. > :20:59.He went missing more than six months ago.
:21:00. > :21:01.In a moment, we will hear from his son and grandson.
:21:02. > :21:03.But first, I'm joined by Detective Chief Inspector Mike
:21:04. > :21:13.Welcome to the programme, what can you tell us about his disappearance?
:21:14. > :21:19.Brian lives alone in Abbey Wood, south-east London.
:21:20. > :21:23.Brian is 86, he was 85 at the time he went missing.
:21:24. > :21:26.He is five feet and seven inches, medium build, a white man as you can
:21:27. > :21:32.see. He was last seen in his front garden
:21:33. > :21:37.at ten o'clock on the 23rd of September, in the morning, going
:21:38. > :21:40.back into his house. As you would expect, his family are
:21:41. > :21:45.very concerned about what they have happened to him, as we can see now.
:21:46. > :21:51.He is nice, a generous person, he would talk and help anyone. Anyone
:21:52. > :21:57.from the street, everyone knew him because he was so nice.
:21:58. > :22:01.It is very heartbreaking to find him not here, wondering where he is. You
:22:02. > :22:05.keep thinking about him all the time.
:22:06. > :22:08.It is hard. Anyone, anything, please come
:22:09. > :22:12.forward, give us that little bit of information. If it is tiny and you
:22:13. > :22:16.don't think it will help, anything will do to give us hope.
:22:17. > :22:18.If you have seen him or heard anything, please let us know, it
:22:19. > :22:28.would be brilliant to have him back. What do we know about what he may be
:22:29. > :22:34.wearing? You will see some CCTV. Brian wears
:22:35. > :22:38.a Beijing jacket. We have a picture of the jacket he
:22:39. > :22:41.may have been wearing at the time he was last seen.
:22:42. > :22:46.Some other items he was believed to have on him. A distinctive mobile
:22:47. > :22:50.phone he was known to carry. And a watch like this he would have been
:22:51. > :22:55.wearing at the time. You mentioned CCTV. He is a man of
:22:56. > :23:00.routine, the same routine every day. What did he do? On weekends, he
:23:01. > :23:03.would spend his time with his family.
:23:04. > :23:09.Mondays, see his sister-in-law. Tuesdays, as you can see, the last
:23:10. > :23:12.CCTV of him at Bluewater, he would spend the morning at the shopping
:23:13. > :23:17.centre. Wednesdays, Bexley town centre.
:23:18. > :23:23.He is wearing his beige coloured jacket, the one believed to be
:23:24. > :23:26.wearing. His last known sighting, and that
:23:27. > :23:31.was the day before. That was on the 22nd of September at
:23:32. > :23:35.Bluewater. He was seen by a neighbour on the morning of the
:23:36. > :23:40.23rd, going back into his house, he hasn't been seen since.
:23:41. > :23:46.This is being taken seriously, there is a reward.
:23:47. > :23:50.?10,000 for significant information leading to us finding Brian.
:23:51. > :23:54.It is worth saying this is totally out of character for Brian, he has
:23:55. > :23:57.never been missing before. He is fit and healthy, he walks with
:23:58. > :23:58.a stick. Very out of character, we need
:23:59. > :24:01.answers for the family. As you've seen Brian's family
:24:02. > :24:03.are desperate for information. If you have seen Brian or come
:24:04. > :24:06.across any of his personal items, the watch, mobile phone
:24:07. > :24:08.or his jacket, then please I'm sure we all had our favourite
:24:09. > :24:16.toys when we were kids. For Chris Lupton, his obsession was,
:24:17. > :24:19.and still is, Star Wars memorabilia. He spent his whole life building
:24:20. > :24:35.up a huge collection. Christopher Lupton has always loved
:24:36. > :24:42.Star Wars. I loved it when Star Wars came out.
:24:43. > :24:46.My dad took me to see all the Star Wars films.
:24:47. > :24:52.He loves the films, Andy Love the toys.
:24:53. > :24:56.When he bought me the big robot, even though I was only ten, I played
:24:57. > :25:02.with it, then put it back in its box. That was probably an indication
:25:03. > :25:06.I would start collecting things. Chris has been collecting ever
:25:07. > :25:11.since. I really enjoyed collecting. Because
:25:12. > :25:16.I could immerse myself in that world. I was there. I was a storm
:25:17. > :25:22.trooper. In fact, I actually became a storm trooper later in life.
:25:23. > :25:26.After 40 years, he built up quite a connection worth over ?30,000.
:25:27. > :25:33.But someone else had found out about his hobby.
:25:34. > :25:37.In April this year, Chris went away for a few days.
:25:38. > :25:40.While he was gone, his home was broken into and he returned to find
:25:41. > :25:46.much of his house had been turned upside down.
:25:47. > :25:53.It was quite devastating. Boxes everywhere. It was just
:25:54. > :25:57.trashed everywhere. One thing was obvious, they knew
:25:58. > :26:02.exactly what they were looking for, and they knew where to look.
:26:03. > :26:05.What the thieves had been looking for was his beloved Star Wars
:26:06. > :26:13.collection which had been hidden in a secret cupboard behind a curtain.
:26:14. > :26:18.It made me feel very emotional. It was a conversation of being shocked
:26:19. > :26:23.and angry. No one burbles a house and find
:26:24. > :26:31.these on spec. The value of the collection was
:26:32. > :26:35.worth in excess of 35,000 two ?50,000, maybe even more.
:26:36. > :26:39.Ed took a long time collecting these.
:26:40. > :26:45.If I got the collection back, I'd feel as if I was holding.
:26:46. > :26:50.Grzegorz Krychowiak I took. I do want to collect other people's toys,
:26:51. > :26:51.these were my toys. -- I don't want to.
:26:52. > :26:54.This collection clearly meant an awful lot to Chris.
:26:55. > :27:05.These items were very distinctive, and were stored in a secret place.
:27:06. > :27:10.These items were stored in a hidden cupboard someone would have known
:27:11. > :27:15.about to gain access. We believe Mr Lupton was targeted.
:27:16. > :27:19.What do we know about the people responsible?
:27:20. > :27:23.Basically, we believe more than one person was involved due to the
:27:24. > :27:29.amount of items taken. Possibly a vehicle used to take them away.
:27:30. > :27:32.Although these are toys, this is a serious offence, these were worth a
:27:33. > :27:37.lot of money. Mr Lupton has been collecting for a
:27:38. > :27:40.number of years, since he was a child.
:27:41. > :27:45.They are sentimental value to him. We want to find out about anyone
:27:46. > :27:50.acting suspiciously in the area, suspicious vehicles, between Sunday
:27:51. > :27:54.the 10th, and Tuesday the 19th of April. Any items that may have been
:27:55. > :27:59.sold in person or online, anyone from the Star Wars committee who may
:28:00. > :28:05.have heard of these items being sold all rested greens. We want to catch
:28:06. > :28:08.the people responsible. These items mean a lot to Chris.
:28:09. > :28:10.So, if you can help reunite Chris with his Star Wars
:28:11. > :28:14.Back in April, it became compulsory for dog owners
:28:15. > :28:21.Two months on, has the new law really made a difference?
:28:22. > :28:24.I'm joined by dog wardens Kathryn Hubery and Steve Green,
:28:25. > :28:28.who are based in Cardiff, and dogs Nilar and Jessie.
:28:29. > :28:38.Welcome. Explain about why the law was brought into place and what
:28:39. > :28:42.happens if the dog is not chipped? The main reason for the law is to
:28:43. > :28:49.help reunite dogs faster with odours if they are lost, stolen, become
:28:50. > :28:54.strays. That is the main reason, otherwise, if a dog is not
:28:55. > :29:00.micro-chipped, the owner has 21 days notice to get the dogs chipped. It
:29:01. > :29:05.is something they have to do now? It is the law. Steve, you will show how
:29:06. > :29:12.the chip works. You have a dog with a chip. What happens? The microchip
:29:13. > :29:20.is planted under spare skin around the shoulder blade. I have a pocket
:29:21. > :29:25.scanner. Scanning that area and when it finds the chip... Hold it up to
:29:26. > :29:31.the camera and we will try to zoom in. Tilting it slightly forward.
:29:32. > :29:36.There are some numbers, which do not seem to make sense, but they are
:29:37. > :29:40.numbers you need. A 15 digit number kept on a database and I will phone
:29:41. > :29:44.to the database and give them the number and as long as the
:29:45. > :29:51.information is up-to-date I should be able to repatriate the dog to its
:29:52. > :29:55.owner. It is a simple thing. There is a needle, this puts the chip in,
:29:56. > :30:00.between the shoulder blades. You click it and it is a tiny chip that
:30:01. > :30:06.holds all the information. It is about the size of a grain of rice.
:30:07. > :30:09.Even if they have a chip, it does not necessarily mean all is well
:30:10. > :30:17.because information might be out of date. The chip is only as good as
:30:18. > :30:23.the information on the database and so if you move home, get a new
:30:24. > :30:28.mobile number, it you need to update it with the chip company which is as
:30:29. > :30:34.simple as phoning up or going on the internet. You have an appeal for us
:30:35. > :30:38.in a moment, but there is a rise in social media used to talk about
:30:39. > :30:44.missing dogs, found pets. It is good but you want to be mindful about
:30:45. > :30:47.that. Anything that gets the dog back with the owner faster is
:30:48. > :30:53.positive but people need to bear in mind they have to legally informed
:30:54. > :30:57.the dog warden service if they find a dog otherwise they could be in
:30:58. > :31:05.trouble with theft by finding. These two dogs have been rescued and given
:31:06. > :31:11.new homes, but you have some more which we have seen that have no
:31:12. > :31:15.home. We have just over 30 at Cardiff dogs' home and we are either
:31:16. > :31:22.looking for owners or they are looking for new homes to go to.
:31:23. > :31:25.There is a lovely story with this dog, she looks gorgeous now but she
:31:26. > :31:32.was in a totally different state when you got her. Yes, a mess,
:31:33. > :31:41.matted, had probably been left outside. As you can see now... And
:31:42. > :31:45.she has a new home to go to. Thanks. Around 30 dogs at the centre in
:31:46. > :31:49.Cardiff that need a new home so if you think you can give them one the
:31:50. > :31:51.details will be on the screen now. Michelle.
:31:52. > :31:55.What would you do if someone was throwing stones at your window?
:31:56. > :31:57.For one pensioner making the decision to confront the thug
:31:58. > :32:08.outside his home is something he'll regret for the rest of his life.
:32:09. > :32:17.Retirement has been the best time of my life. Just a quiet, leisurely
:32:18. > :32:24.life. I get up when I want and go to sleep when I want and go where I
:32:25. > :32:28.want. Where I live it has countryside within 100 yards in each
:32:29. > :32:44.direction and it is quiet. Never had any problems. I was watching TV.
:32:45. > :32:49.I heard stones hitting the window and went to the window, opened it a
:32:50. > :32:55.little bit, and there was a bloke with a bicycle. I asked him what he
:32:56. > :33:03.wanted. It was you. What are you talking about? He was ranting on I
:33:04. > :33:13.had been grassing everybody up. I know it was you! It was ridiculous.
:33:14. > :33:18.I told him to clear off. Brian decided to go downstairs and
:33:19. > :33:26.confront the man. Who by now had crossed over the road.
:33:27. > :33:34.He backed off and was motioning me to go across. Once Brian got close
:33:35. > :33:40.to the man, he struck out. I went towards him. Then he pulled out an
:33:41. > :33:49.iron bar and hit me over the head with it. He jumped back and pulled a
:33:50. > :33:57.meat cleaver out and came at me. He went for me. I put my hand up to
:33:58. > :34:02.stop him attacking my head and hitting with a torch. But it was not
:34:03. > :34:07.enough. The meat cleaver sliced through
:34:08. > :34:12.Brian's hand. I did not feel anything hardly, it was so sharp, it
:34:13. > :34:16.was as sharp as a razor blade, it cut through everything. Leaving
:34:17. > :34:23.Brian severely injured, the attacker fled on his mountain bike. The only
:34:24. > :34:36.thing that went through my mind was survival. Holding pressure on it to
:34:37. > :34:39.stop the bleeding. RADIO: Go ahead. I have been
:34:40. > :34:45.attacked by a lunatic, he attacked me with a meat cleaver.
:34:46. > :34:52.In surgery it took them 12 hours to fix everything up. It has been two
:34:53. > :34:59.months since the operation and I only have very small movement in a
:35:00. > :35:04.couple of fingers and the thumb, a little bit more movement but still
:35:05. > :35:08.not enough to do anything with. Brian sustained a serious injury to
:35:09. > :35:13.his left hand which was almost completely severed. This is a
:35:14. > :35:16.dangerous person, who is prepared to use a dangerous weapon against an
:35:17. > :35:22.old man in public, and it is vital we catch this person.
:35:23. > :35:31.What he did has greatly impacted on my life. Dependent on others to do
:35:32. > :35:43.anything. He definitely intended to kill me, there is no question about
:35:44. > :35:45.it. He is a very nasty, evil person. This must have been a harrowing
:35:46. > :35:47.ordeal for Brian. And he clearly still has a long and
:35:48. > :35:50.hard recovery ahead. I'm joined by Detective
:35:51. > :35:58.Inspector Stuart Hall. We have CCTV of the attacker. The
:35:59. > :36:04.mail was riding a white mountain bike, which might of been a ladies'
:36:05. > :36:09.style. He is described as white, stocky, bald, five foot ten, mid to
:36:10. > :36:16.late 30s, and he may have had a moustache at the time. You have
:36:17. > :36:22.recovered the meat cleaver? We believe so. Following the attack he
:36:23. > :36:26.rode in the direction of Thorne and then to West Road and the meat
:36:27. > :36:32.cleaver was found in a garden on the route taken by the mail and matches
:36:33. > :36:35.a description given by Brian. You think the incident might have been
:36:36. > :36:39.linked to previous incidents on the same street. Two months earlier
:36:40. > :36:46.there was an incident with a stocky, bald-headed mail was captured on
:36:47. > :36:52.CCTV will stop he was reportedly making threats to one of Brian's
:36:53. > :36:57.neighbours. It may or may not be the same person, but I urge, if people
:36:58. > :37:01.look at the images, and see if they can recognise anyone and if they do,
:37:02. > :37:07.call. Ryan suffered extensive injuries. How is he doing? Brian
:37:08. > :37:14.needed a lot of surgery. Luckily we saved his hand. He needs video
:37:15. > :37:15.therapy, which is ongoing. It is a long road ahead for Brian. Thanks.
:37:16. > :37:26.If you can name the man please get in touch on the usual numbers.
:37:27. > :37:29.Or if you prefer you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
:37:30. > :37:33.Today's collection of Wanted Faces from around the country.
:37:34. > :37:36.We start with Przemyslaw Piotr Milewski.
:37:37. > :37:40.He was jailed for three-and-a-half years for robbery, threats to kill,
:37:41. > :37:43.kidnap and fraud in Poland, and released early on licence.
:37:44. > :37:45.But officials there now what him to return to serve
:37:46. > :37:50.He's 30 years old, and has a number of scars including
:37:51. > :37:53.He has several tattoos, including these two,
:37:54. > :38:02.If you know where he is, don't approach him, just dial 999.
:38:03. > :38:07.He was arrested in connection with the supply of class A drugs,
:38:08. > :38:11.But he failed to return to officers, and is now on the run.
:38:12. > :38:14.Osman is 26, and has links to Cardiff, the Netherlands, and to
:38:15. > :38:23.This is James Boffey, although he also goes
:38:24. > :38:30.He was jailed for five years and nine months in 2011 for his part
:38:31. > :38:32.in a series of burglaries where families were confronted
:38:33. > :38:36.He was released early from prison, but has failed to stick
:38:37. > :38:40.to the conditions of his release, and is now wanted back in jail.
:38:41. > :38:42.Boffey has a Liverpudlian accent, and a tribal tattoo
:38:43. > :38:50.He also has links to Essex and Spain.
:38:51. > :38:52.Finally, we have 35-year-old Matthew John Porter,
:38:53. > :38:58.He was arrested by detectives in Nottinghamshire investigating
:38:59. > :39:00.a robbery at a jewellers, where ?250,000 worth of jewellery
:39:01. > :39:06.He was released on police bail, but has failed to return
:39:07. > :39:09.Porter has numerous tattoos, including female figures,
:39:10. > :39:13.He has friends and family in Lincolnshire and the West
:39:14. > :39:19.Midlands, and speaks with a Midlands accent.
:39:20. > :39:22.If you know where any of them are, you know what to do.
:39:23. > :39:33.We have taken a look at a police helicopter, but we will now see
:39:34. > :39:43.another airborne piece of kit that has been helpful to officers on the
:39:44. > :39:49.ground. It is the West Yorkshire Police drone. For safety reasons it
:39:50. > :39:59.cannot be used close to helicopters. How do pilots trained to use these?
:40:00. > :40:03.It is an intensive course. They must pass assessments during the process
:40:04. > :40:08.and subject that they go on a four-day course which culminates in
:40:09. > :40:12.a written exam, which you can understand they love! Followed by a
:40:13. > :40:16.practical flying assessment and every aspect of the course is pass
:40:17. > :40:20.or fail and it is only when they have passed every component they are
:40:21. > :40:27.qualified by the Civil Aviation Authority. It is thorough. What are
:40:28. > :40:33.they useful? The main function is saving life. When we have people who
:40:34. > :40:38.have gone missing, are vulnerable, in large open areas, we will use the
:40:39. > :40:44.device to eliminate parts of the search area, so we can focus on
:40:45. > :40:49.undergrowth, woodlands, ditches, watercourses, where we feel the
:40:50. > :40:53.person might be. It speeds up the search process and gives us a better
:40:54. > :40:58.opportunity of finding people alive. They have been used with recent
:40:59. > :41:02.flooding and investigating road accidents. Around Christmas time,
:41:03. > :41:08.Boxing Day we had terrible floods in West Yorkshire and we used the drone
:41:09. > :41:14.to assess the extent of flooding, but also where people were to be
:41:15. > :41:19.rescued, what infrastructure was at risk, so we could prioritise rescues
:41:20. > :41:25.and deployments. The drone unit is expanding? It is, because of the
:41:26. > :41:29.creativity of officers. You mentioned road collisions. Not
:41:30. > :41:35.anything of my doing, but the officers investigating a serious
:41:36. > :41:39.road accident used it to recreate a driver's route, to recreate the
:41:40. > :41:43.driver's eye view of the route prior to and during the condition, so we
:41:44. > :42:00.could see what the driver would have seen, could have seen. These will be
:42:01. > :42:05.rolled out soon. A lot of you are still calling in about the shocking
:42:06. > :42:09.murder of pensioner Tommy Ward in his home in Rotherham and police are
:42:10. > :42:14.chasing the Leeds as a result of your information. Many of you
:42:15. > :42:18.calling in with offers of help for victims of the arson of pigeon
:42:19. > :42:26.lofts, but police need more information on who started the
:42:27. > :42:27.blaze. Please get in touch, it really makes a difference. Michelle,
:42:28. > :42:29.where will you be tomorrow? Well, we've seen today how
:42:30. > :42:31.useful drones can be This drone footage shows
:42:32. > :42:41.the impact of fly-tipping and the effect it has
:42:42. > :42:43.on our environment. And, tomorrow, we're going to be
:42:44. > :42:45.looking at how authorities are going after the fly-tippers,
:42:46. > :42:49.tracking down those who dump For more details about the crimes
:42:50. > :42:59.on today's programme, Before we go, here's another look
:43:00. > :43:03.at this morning's Wanted Faces. If any of them look familiar,
:43:04. > :43:06.pick up the phone and tell MUSIC: Send My Love
:43:07. > :43:52.(To Your New Lover) by Adele