Episode 18 Crimewatch Roadshow

We're live and we need your help to cuff some criminals!

The lone female students, terrorised by a serial attacker.

He said, "Can I come with you?" He leant over me inside my car,

and I was like, "Oh, my gosh,what is And I'm with police bikers, getting

to grips with riding pillion! Hello and welcome to

Crimewatch Roadshow. We're taking to the streets once

again, tackling the crime The biker, left for dead

in a shocking hit and run. My leg is never going

to be the same again. I'm never going to be

able to walk properly. A frightening ordeal

for a teenage girl, when a gang He was threatening me with it

and saying, "Where is the money? And if you don't know

where the money is we're We're in the West

Midlands again today. Rav, I'm at a police training

centre in Edgbaston, where many police bikers have

honed their riding This morning, they'll be showing off

some tricky manoeuvres and teaching me a thing

or two as well! First this morning,

police are appealing for your help to trace the man

behind a worrying series For many Birmingham University

students, the nearby Selly Oak area is a popular place to live. In

September last year, the community was shocked by a series of attacks

on young women. Second-year American history and literature student,

Julia Watkin Rees, moved to Selly Oak at the beginning of the academic

year. All seven of us were going out. Julia had been out with her new

housemates to celebrate the start of a new term. I could not get into the

mood of the night so I thought at 230 in the morning, I would go back

home. She walked home with a fellow student. Then parted company in the

end of her road. I headed up to my front door. At this point I thought

I was on my own. I proceeded to open my door. I thought I had got in

safely. As soon as I shut the door, there was a knock. Because I had

just left the club, I thought potentially could have been one of

them. I was -- and there was a very confused looking man. He was saying

he was looking for a lady called Helen. I said, there is definitely

no Helen here. I need to go. I started to close the door. Then

again he not. I kind of went great you need to leave me alone now. He

suddenly said, I am looking for sex. -- he groped Julia. I managed to

slam the door on him and that made him let go. I was still in absolute

shock but I was so thankful I had managed to do it. Sadly this attack

was not the only one. Just three weeks earlier, 23-year-old student

Katie had been on a night out with friends when they dropped her at

Selly Oak station to collect her car. There are two different sides

of the train station, there is a car park. I was dropped on the other

side to my car. I had to get out and cross over the bridge and platforms.

CCTV shows Katie walking along the platform. But she was not alone. I

did not feel that say. Katie started running, unaware she was being

pursued. -- that say. I got to the car park and noticed out of the

corner of my eye there was someone chasing me. I sped up and ran

quicker and unlocked my car. I jumped in my car seat. Before I

could shut the door, he was founded in my way saying, can I come with

you? Realised he was not really after my help. He came to me and got

inside the car. I thought, what will he do to me? She managed to fight

her attacker. I managed to shut the door and reversed out of the space.

He stood there, staring at me, rubbing his crotch. Then I thought,

oh, my God, I have really had a lucky escape. When police

investigated further, they realised they were dealing with a serial

attacker. Six in total in the Selly Oak area. Either in the early

evening or the early hours on young females. Each time he used a similar

tactic. One method of approaching females is, do you no Helen? Have

you seen Helen question gets him into a conversation and then the

assault. For the victims, catching the culprit means everything. Not

only would it be justice to me and the other girls who were attacked,

it would also be peace of mind he is not out there anymore and cannot do

things to other people who might not have been as lucky as we were.

Although Julia and Katie managed to get away from the attacker, the

events have had eight big impact. I'm a lot more cautious, more wary

of who is behind me. If I am going to my friends, can you walk me to my

car or my house? I became really ill. I did not want to get out of

bed. That was partly shock kicking in. I think it upset me, realising

how vulnerable I was. I have always been an Independent person. I have

loved to do things on my own. I cannot let myself get into a

situation like that again. Really frightening. Those six attacks all

happened within a couple of miles of each other in a four-week period

back in September. Did you notice anything suspicious around that

time, or do you recognise the suspect? Let's look at the CCTV

images. They are really clear. Any information, please get

in touch. And I'm heading backstage

for a little experiment. Many police forces now use

drones to help them solve And I'm joined by Inspector Andrew

Hamilton from Devon and Cornwall Police,

who are both police Andrew, this is an

impressive bit of kit. This is giving aerial support to

people in the tent and gathering evidence. We did some work at a

local school when they were looking at how GPS works and how the

helicopter work. It shows the vast coastline we have in our area. Some

sort of training exercise is going on. Firearms officers were working

in conjunction with the Ambulance Service. We can provide overhead

footage also discussed tactics. You can see so far from the air. Things

like missing persons would be brilliant with the use of the

groans, wouldn't they? My role is a fatal road traffic collision

investigator. We can look at that as well. We're not quite as auroral but

we will put this to the test. If you come in and start up the drone. We

have hidden some are a bag of money. It will not tell you where it is you

will try to find it. I will let you carry on and do that. Whilst he does

that, talk me through the benefits of using the drone in a situation

like this. Today we have money but it could a suspect. There is a big,

open space indoors. We can send in a drone. If someone has a gun or a

knife, I will not send my officers in. Here we can look at the doorway.

If there is a suspect, we can spot that straightaway. You have escape

routes. Safety is of paramount importance. Even if we sent in a dog

handler or a dog, there is obvious risk. Let's see how Tom is getting

on with the footage. He has found it straightaway. The purple bag of our

money. Had this been a real situation, that evidence is already

secured. We have not disturb the crime scene in any way. Any DNA

evidence or footprints, we have not disturb it. That is crucial, to

preserve that forensic evidence. The have had interest from other forces.

We sit on a forum where we discuss and share ideas. It is a brilliant

bit of kit. Thank you for sharing it with us. I wish I had had it when I

was on the job. Rav, I'm here at Tally Ho police

training centre in Birmingham. And it's here that police

motorcyclists hone their skills on obstacle courses

like the one behind me. West Midlands Police has used

officers on motorcycles There was even once a rather

fantastic-looking motorbike display Sergeant Richard Breeze is part of

West Midlands Police Traffic Unit. You don't have stunt drivers

anymore. But what kind of work are police

bikers typically called on to do? Anywhere where you need to get from

a to be quickly. We have all seen how dense our traffic is nowadays.

We have a rather tough course here. How important is the training for

these guys. Training is absolutely everything. Our chief instructor is

showing slow bike control, which is essential for him to be allowed to

go out onto the road and respond to an emergency situation. You can

really see him weaving in and out of the cones. What real life scenarios

does this extend to? Just about any emergency you can imagine. When the

Pope comes to visit and you have the royal family in Birmingham. These

guys will make sure the combo I is moving all the way through. These

guys will find the target vehicles. -- the convoy. It never stops. We

need to get the public to start to learn to do this.

And, Rav, we'll be back with these guys later on to find out how

they're using police-style training to improve motorbike

safety among members of the public, including me!

Next, can you help police trace a callous

gang which terrorised a teenager in her own home?

He said he would come back and her my family. We have not done

anything. They do not even know us. Destiny is a typical 14-year-old

girl with a zest for life. My daughter is an amazing person. She

is always full of energy. She is very sociable and loves her family.

She has a general knack with people. On the evening of 24th of March,

destiny was at home. Goodbye, Destiny. My family went to watch my

sister at her band recital. We went out that evening at 6:30 p.m..

Destiny said, do not think that will be my thing. I detected her and she

text is me back to say she was fine. As the teenager relaxed alone,

masked men were approaching the house.

It was confusing and shocking. I thought it was a joke. One man went

upstairs while another demanded money. He had a screwdriver and he

was threatening me with it and saying, where is the money, if you

don't tell me where the money is we will rock you up. I felt like it was

not real. I don't know where the money is. Destiny was taken into the

kitchen and forced to search for cash. I said I don't know where it

is my parents would not leave around. They would have it in the

bank something, they would not just leave it out in the open. He was

saying, stop playing games, I don't want to have to rough you up. There

is nothing in here. As she was made to continue, a second man ransacked

the bedrooms. Until he found something valuable. Boxes full of

jewellery. Downstairs, Destiny was marched back into the living room.

He don't be to stay here and don't tell the police because we have

people watching and if you do, we're going to come back and kill your dad

or your family. My heart rate was really fast. Why would this happen

to us when we have not done anything? They don't even know us.

It was just horrible. As Destiny watched the men make the mistake,

she realised in horror that they were taking her grandmother's

jewellery. I saw them take it and I could do nothing about it. It got me

really upset. The timing of the raid could not have been worse. It was

the anniversary of my mother's passing. It would have been five

years on that day. Destiny and my mum were extremely close. She was

like my second mother. She was very special and... It is just horrible.

Horrible to think about them taking all that stuff that reminded me of

her. The burglary has had a huge impact on Destiny. She is withdrawn

and quiet. She does not want to go out and do things. I have had

nightmares recently about being hurt really badly. How could they do

that? It is not right. I didn't deserve it.

Such an ordeal for a 14-year-old to go through.

Here with me is Detective Sergeant James Ashcroft.

Detective, just remind us of what happened to Destiny.

The family live just off Hagley Road West,

On Thursday, 24th March, between 8 and 8.20pm, three men broke

Thankfully, they didn't use violence against Destiny, but they were armed

with a screwdriver and threatened to harm her family.

They took a large quantity of jewellery worth several thousand

pounds, and of significant sentimental value to the family.

And who do you believe could have done this?

We believe there are three individuals responsible.

All white males, one with an Irish accent, wearing a distinctive zip-up

jacket with lots of pockets, similar to a Barbour.

He was around 5 ft 6 and around 30 years old.

The others were taller, and one was wearing a green

And there's another man you're keen to trace to help

Yes, two days before the offence a man with an Irish accent

was reported as going door-to-door in the area.

It's very likely he was there completely legitimately.

However, we do need to identify him so he can be excluded

We have a CCTV image of him from one of the houses on the street

so if you recognise him please do get in touch.

And if you know anything about this case, if you can shed some light,

please get in touch. The usual details are on the screen.

Robbed in broad daylight - the brazen gang who beat

And we meet the man with one of the most unusual jobs

It sounds a bit mad really, you're getting bit by a dog and you're

going to enjoy it but I absolutely love working with the police dogs!

But first, take a look at today's criminals caught on CCTV.

Take a look at these two. They are trying to break down the door of

this business premises in north London. Once inside, the alarm

starts to go off but that doesn't stop them. They are clearly looking

for something. They aren't tidal research the office. One of them

grabs an envelope full of cash and the other swipes a laptop. Once they

have got what they came for, they exit. Important business assets were

taken and ?500 worth of damage was done to the door. Police would like

to hear from you if you have any information. Lunchtime outside a

shop in Toxteth in Liverpool. A security guard arrives to fill the

cash machine inside. Closely followed by this man in a green

hoodie and shorts. In the store, the man in shorts grabs the box before

letting it down the street with thousands of pounds in cash. It is

hardly subtle. Who is this quick cash thief? A quiet Friday morning

in Kirkcaldy. Two men are cycling through the town. Then they park.

They are careful to make sure the bikes are facing the right way. I

wonder why. They headed towards a local bank. The two men sprint in

with guns and demand the staff allow them entry to the office. Then they

change their demands and ask for access to the safe. When the tellers

cannot open the safe, the robbers settle for money from the tills.

They casually stroll out with cash in excess of ?11,000. One of the men

spoke with an eastern European accent and they cycled away towards

the rabbit braised area. Who are these two gun-wielding bank robbers?

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Now, most of us would go out of our way to avoid

being on the receiving end of a police dog's bite.

But, for one man in West Midlands Police,

Seoul who let the dogs out? -- # Who let the dogs out. Meet Dave. A man

with one of the most unusual jobs in West Midlands Police. I am employed

here at the dog unit and one of my roles is getting bit and -- bitten

regularly by police dogs. I have always been passionate about dogs

and being able to work with police dogs and getting paid for it, it

seemed like a dream dog. Some of these springer spaniel puppies will

become specialist search dogs, tracking down drugs, firearms and

explosives. You build a bond very quickly and certain dogs, we have to

put in a little bit of extra work and care. It is hard not to get

affectionate. But Dave's main role is preparing operational police dogs

for the challenges they will face in the real world. For riots like this

and chasing down criminals. Today, he is working with a puppy called

Ned. We're going to be looking at him doing a basic assault course.

This is the beginning of a police dog's journey. He has a knotty

character so fingers crossed he has the potential to be a police dog.

Goodbye. At the moment he is showing a nice prospect and I know it is

early days but he looks like a very confident puppy. By the time a dog

in six months old, it needs to learn how to bite. Dave puts this dog

through its paces to make sure she is making the grade. We're looking

at the speed of the dog, the grip the dog. Good girl. Good girl.

Moving on a bigger. Again, getting the dog ready to be going on the

sleeve. I'm going to pull this tight and see if she readjusts. Good girl.

We let her take it now because she has a nice grip. At this stage, they

are only baby dogs so we are just building up their confidence.

Eventually they will be dealing with criminals that might try to attack

the dog or the handler. Next, it is the turn of Gilly to train on the

sleeve. As soon as the dog is settled and barking, I give the dog

bite. It has a firm grip and I allow the dog to take the sleeve. A lot of

hand movements over the dog. Someone is going to strike a dog on the

streets. You get the dog used to movement around him. It sounds a bit

mad but you are getting bitten by a dog and you enjoy it. I absolutely

love working with police dogs. I remember my first time was very

nerve wracking but once you -- but once you realise how trains they are

and how responsive they are, it is an enjoyable task to be doing. And

Dave is not the only one enjoying himself. He's very confident with a

nice, calm grip. He is very happy he's working. Dave also works with

fully fledged police dogs who need regular training to practice their

skills. Today, Ford is in the spotlight. It is time to suit up.

I'm going to be running away from the dog, making a determined effort

to escape. Wish me good luck. Hopefully he's going to obtain me.

Textbook. When Dave runs the weapon test, it is easy to see how he got

his nickname, Mr angry. Come on then! Come on then! Get him off me!

Get him off me! Forwards passes with flying colours. -- forwards passes.

You get a real buzz when you are joining these dogs. It is a great

experience when you are doing it. But even police dogs need some

downtime. Joining over, it is time to play with a favourite toy. --

training over. Pretty special animals.

Well, Birmingham is famous for its jewellery quarter.

But the high value goods which change hands there each

day can make the area a target for criminals and,

in February, one diamond trader was viciously assaulted

Here to tell me more is DC Richard Marsh.

Richard, talk us through what happened.

At 3.30pm on Monday 22nd February, diamond dealer Jamie Doyle

was driving back to his office on Warstone Parade in

the Jewellery Quarter with high value jewellery in his car boot.

Usually he parks his car behind electronic gates,

but unfortunately on this day that space was taken, so he

As he got out, a Mercedes sped up, stopped alongside him and a gang

They assaulted him and tried to steal his jewellery.

And there's CCTV of this happening isn't there?

Yes, you can see here the gang as they beat Jamie with a baseball

In a bid to stop the men stealing the diamonds,

he threw the car keys into the middle of the road

but the gang retrieved them and stole a bag containing

around ?150,000 of diamond rings from the boot,

And you know a bit more about the car they were using?

Yes - it was a Silver Mercedes C63 S Edition - a high value and not

It was using the plates BT64 OOF which we now know were cloned.

This car was stolen in a nasty carjacking a month earlier,

Tell us more about the stolen jewellery. ?150,000 worth of

jewellery, still outstanding. We are appealing to anyone in the jewellery

trade who might have seen it. And there is a reward for this? There is

a reward of ?5,000 for anybody with any information that leads to a

conviction in this case. And how was the victim doing? He is fine. He was

a little hurt but he is very angry that these people have taken his

property. If you know the men behind either

the diamond robbery or that carjacking, please contact us

on the usual numbers. Next, to a tragic case

of a young woman whose Last August, Saima Ahmed left her

home in Wembley, North London. Her body was found five months

later, 400 miles away in Scotland. Joining me is Saima's brother,

Sadat, and DCI Martin MacLean Sadat, firstly, my deepest

condolences to you and your family. I know this is a painful thing to

speak about but thank you for coming in.

She was a very loving, caring person, part of a very close family.

On the day she left home last summer, everything seems to be

normal, nothing out of the ordinary? Everything was normal. She left home

and there was nothing that we know about that was any different. DCI

Maclean, what do we know about the journey she made from her London

home? After she left home on Sunday the 30th of August last year, we

have caught on CCTV boarding and overground train heading from

Wembley train station to Watford Junction at 10:18am. That is the

image and you can see her there with the handbag she was carrying. From

tickets recovered near to the body, we believe that she then travelled

to Hemel Hempstead and from there to Birmingham and from Birmingham on to

Edinburgh. The information we have today is that the ticket that occur

from Birmingham to Edinburgh was purchased just after 5pm on that

Sunday at Birmingham new Street train station. That leads us to

believe that she took one of two trains to Edinburgh, either the

5:15pm or the 5:32pm through your work, bringing her to Edinburgh at

around 10:20pm that Sunday. And from that point, there was no news for

several months until the New Year. Tragically on the 9th of January,

Saima's remains were discovered on the outskirts of Edinburgh. That

resulted in a major investigation being launched and detailed

forensics examination. Specialist forensic experts and other

investigations lead me to believe that she died close to the time that

she went missing at the end of August. Unfortunately the postmortem

has given us and an ascertainable cause of death. That leaves us with

a lot of unanswered questions for Saima's family so we need the

public's health. -- public's help. We do speak to anyone who might have

seen Saima on that train. Let's look at the image again. You want to hear

from people who may have seen her making their journey. Absolutely.

Maybe you are working in a shop or you are but sorry taxi driver. We

also have a new sighting on Portobello beach on the Monday

morning. Did she stay in a local guesthouse? Ultimately, how did she

get to that golf course. We have no idea why she would have

travelled to Edinburgh. We have no family links there. What everyone

needs is answers. Detective, Sadat,

thank you very much. If you can help,

please do get in touch. Next, detectives need your

help to identify a hit and run driver who left a young

motorbike courier with life- From a young age by Daniel was

fascinated with motorbikes. I started young, at seven. I wanted a

bike for Christmas. Never really got off one since. The first bike I had

was read. I got sent to bed early on Christmas Eve. When I woke up I

could not believe what I had. As he got older, his love of bikes was not

just a hobby. His skills as a rider led into the perfect job of a

career. I never found a job I could settle in. To work on my bike and

bike at the same time, it was perfect, fun. A few months ago,

Daniel bought his dream bike. The bike I had was a Yamaha. I had saved

and I had a brand-new, the day it was released. The day I got that

bike, I felt like I was young and free, seven again. I could do what I

wanted. It was a stress reliever. On 11th of April, Daniel had the day

off work. He decided to visit a friend, just a five-minute ride

away. Everything was fine. The traffic was

fine, it was not easy. When I got to a mini roundabout, I slowed down,

looked to my right and left it was fine. I carried on over. That is

when I saw a car coming. I did not really feel pain. I just

felt sleepy, really tired. Nothing seemed real. I did not believe it

had happened. I thought I was dreaming. When I woke up and the

ambulance was with me, I knew there was something wrong with my leg.

That is when I came back to my senses and realised I was in a lot

of pain I do not remember getting in or out of an ambulance, I just

remember the pain I was in. When I saw my leg in a brace, I was in

shock and horrified it was not nice to look at at all. My leg was open.

I could not move or get up. I did not know what to do. When they took

me to theatre, knowing I could wake up without a leg, that was the worst

part. I woke up, it was the first thing I was looking for, to see if

it was there. Luckily, for Daniel, the operation was a success. During

his stay in hospital, tragedy struck once more. After days of having

drugs pumped into me, the thirsty people there were my very close

friends. That night, after they went, my friend had an accident and

lost his life on a motorbike. That hurt me more than anything, not

being able to go where he died and put some flowers down. Daniel stayed

in hospital for nearly a month undergoing extensive reconstructive

surgery of the incident has left him with a leg so badly damaged his

whole life has changed. My leg will never be the same again. I have been

told I will never be able to walk again properly. My son lives quite a

long way away in Birmingham from where I am. I have not seen him

since I have come out of hospital. With my accident and losing my

friend on the same day it has changed my mind on things

completely. Even though it was not my fault, I do not want to get on a

bike again. It is one big nightmare. If the person who has done this to

me is watching, I would like him to come forward and do the right thing.

They do not realise how much they have wrecked my life and the turmoil

turning it upside down. This really has had

a huge impact on Daniel. I'm joined by PC Laura Loy

from West Midlands Police. Laura, just go over what you know

about this hit and run so far At about 1:20pm Monday the 11th of

April, Daniel was riding his motorcycle when we believe a dark

green Volvo estate, 2003 model, collided with Daniel. The driver

fell to stop at the scene. The collision was on hogs Lane at the

mini island. The vehicle was found burnt out in the hours of next

morning. What information I looking for? Any witnesses to come forward.

Anyone seeing the vehicle before or after the collision when leading up

to when it was burned at the following morning. Do you have any

information about the driver? An eyewitness saw a vehicle we believed

to have been involved. The driver was described as a white male

between 50 and 60 years with a fluorescent jacket. We would urge

that driver to come forward and we would like to trace him. Back to

you. Now it's time for a look

at today's Wanted Faces. Detectives want to question him

in connection with the kidnap, attempted rape and sexual assault

of a woman. Waheeb is 33 with

a Birmingham accent. He also has links to London

and Essex, although it's believed Detectives want to question him

about a stabbing at a flat in Romford in Essex

earlier this year. He's 20 and has friends

and family in London, He has a number of scars including

ones on the left side Detectives in Derbyshire

want to question him in connection with the indecent assault

and rape of a young girl. This photo of Jackson was taken

a number of years ago. He's now 62 and police believe

he may look similar to this drawing. He has a number of tattoos

on his left arm and back, Jackson has connections to Spain,

especially to Alicante. Finally today we have Stephen Healy,

although you may know him He was jailed for four years

for burglary in 2012 But he's failed to stick

to the terms of his release Healy is 39 and has links

to Ireland, south London and Kent. If you recognise any of these faces

make sure you get in touch. Well, I'm here with West Midlands

Police and this morning, we've appealed for your help to find

the driver who left motorcyclist Daniel with horrific injuries

in a hit and run. Sergeant Richard Breeze

from the force's Traffic Unit Talk me through the statistics. They

make terrible reading. 1% of the road users making up 20% of all

fatal road traffic collisions I investigate. We are talking around

600 people each and every year on motorcycles are getting themselves

killed. Extreme figures. We also saw earlier the training you do here for

police motorcyclists. How are you using that to help civilian riders?

Police riders are some of the best riders in the world. The advantage

of the training we have, we are giving back to members of the

public. Like Safe is a nationally run scheme for members of the

public. -- Bike. We would love to pass on some of our knowledge.

Talking about riding safe, we're also joined by Craig Jones, a

professional rider. I have never been on a motorbike and you are

going to take me through some safety things. Being on the back of a bike,

you to have the knowledge of where your body position needs to be as

important. You can help or hinder me. If you get body position right,

on a very easy exercise like this, I will not even know you are there.

350 kilograms, fully loaded, with a passenger on. It can be a problem

for the rider. Let's see how we go. I shall hop on. This will be an

interesting experience. This course is very simple. A series of six

metre diameter circles. The distance between any curve to curve on any

small road is way in excess of that. Believe it or not, many riders

cannot turn around a bike in a small area like this. If I get my body to

the outside, if you follow me to be outside in each case, then really

this bike becomes an extension of me. I am just mirroring you, aren't

I? Exactly. It is really interesting to see. I actually think I am

getting the hang of this. You are really into your motorbike, so maybe

I will join you on one sometime. Before we go, a quick look at what's

been coming in on the phones. We have already had some names

coming in relating to the Selly Oak attacks in Birmingham. You may never

yesterday when we show you the malicious attack on the retired

policeman. -- we showed you. Officers are chasing up a potential

lead as a result of your information. Where are you going to

be tomorrow? We're going to be leaving the West Midlands and

heading to south Wales, where I will be learning how to carry out

life-saving work in extreme conditions with the goal and tears

from the mountain rescue team. We need your help to catch a gang who

broke into a pet shop and store more than ?35,000 worth of stock,

including a pet parrot. Make sure you join us then. For more

information, go to the website. First, a look at the wanted faces

again. Do get in touch if you can. Have a great day. Bye-bye.

On the 30th of June, we'll be coming together

to commemorate the centenery of the Battle of the Somme.

Those who did so much for us are now all gone.