:00:00. > :00:00.We're live and waiting for your calls to help us
:00:07. > :00:10.The musician driven out of his family home
:00:11. > :00:16.I've not spent a night here since the attack happened.
:00:17. > :00:19.I'm OK in the day but as soon as it starts to get dark,
:00:20. > :00:21.I'm looking through the windows and I'm thinking,
:00:22. > :00:26.Mountain rescue teams are used to working at heights and today,
:00:27. > :00:57.Hello and welcome to Crimewatch Roadshow.
:00:58. > :01:00.Once again, we need your help to bag the bad guys.
:01:01. > :01:09.How helping out a stranger can damage your bank balance.
:01:10. > :01:13.I was furious with myself for being scammed,
:01:14. > :01:16.because I have tried to be cautious, you know, and careful.
:01:17. > :01:20.And the cruel pet shop burglars who stole more
:01:21. > :01:31.Then I noticed the parrot was missing and I just burst out crying.
:01:32. > :01:34.Today, Michelle has crossed the border from England to Wales
:01:35. > :01:39.Although I can see more rocks than rolling hills behind you.
:01:40. > :01:42.Yes, I'm at Morlais quarry, where the Central Beacons Mountain Rescue
:01:43. > :01:51.Today's just a training exercise, but they never know when they'll be
:01:52. > :02:02.Just yesterday, they were involved in a major rescue operation, where
:02:03. > :02:05.26 teenagers and adults were missing in bad weather conditions.
:02:06. > :02:09.Thankfully, they were all found safe and sound but it goes to show how
:02:10. > :02:15.vital the services. Later, I will be finding out a bit more about the
:02:16. > :02:19.work they do. Now time for our first appeal. And a violent attack on an
:02:20. > :02:25.innocent man in Staffordshire and a terrible case of mistaken identity.
:02:26. > :02:30.If they can do that to me, are they going to do it to someone else? I
:02:31. > :02:43.just thought I am going to die. 49-year-old Ian Allcock is a
:02:44. > :02:49.full-time musician and front man of no fewer than five different tribute
:02:50. > :02:54.bands. Four tribute shows to oasis, the Stone Roses, Paul Weller and the
:02:55. > :03:00.jam, Sting and the police and then cover bands for weddings or parties.
:03:01. > :03:04.His work means he is often on the road but his home in Peacock Hay
:03:05. > :03:09.near Stoke-on-Trent has always been his ankle. I have lived here all my
:03:10. > :03:14.life, it is my parents house, but I came back when my mum died in 2012
:03:15. > :03:19.under been living here are my own ever since. One evening last August,
:03:20. > :03:23.Ian was relaxing at home. It was around about half past ten when I
:03:24. > :03:27.heard the news adds -- noise outside. I got up and walked into
:03:28. > :03:37.the kitchen and realised it was somebody at the door. Four men with
:03:38. > :03:41.mass, and I knew it was not good. -- masks. As Ian Poulter the inner door
:03:42. > :03:45.and tried to call the help, the men smashed their way in. Before I knew
:03:46. > :03:53.it, there were standing there in front of me. Where is the money? The
:03:54. > :03:56.gang launched a vicious attack. Obviously, my first instinct was to
:03:57. > :04:03.try and defend myself. Ian was quickly overwhelmed. And then I got
:04:04. > :04:13.knocked out. I don't remember a great deal much around that, apart
:04:14. > :04:18.from waking up by the fireplace. One lifted his balaclava up to his
:04:19. > :04:25.forehead and just said, "Where's the drugs? Where's the cash?" I said, "I
:04:26. > :04:31.don't know what you mean, just go." They said I was lying and just
:04:32. > :04:35.started hitting me again. I just thought, "I am going to die." They
:04:36. > :04:40.dragged Ian through to the front of the house. They said to lie on the
:04:41. > :04:45.floor and I just crouched down, blood everywhere. Whilst the gang
:04:46. > :04:50.ransacked the house, one towered over Ian with a brick. I heard one
:04:51. > :04:53.of them say, we will take in with the sun set fire to him and I
:04:54. > :04:59.thought, I need to get past this guy. If I don't, I don't know what
:05:00. > :05:04.is going to happen to me. Ian saw an opportunity and made a break for
:05:05. > :05:11.freedom. Got my breath together and just made a lunge for him. Got him
:05:12. > :05:17.on the floor outside, heard the others coming back shouting so I
:05:18. > :05:23.just thought, go, go. He ran to the main road looking for help. I
:05:24. > :05:29.managed to flag down somebody and I just said, "I've been attacked,
:05:30. > :05:36.please call the police." By the time police arrived, the gang had fled.
:05:37. > :05:44.The attack left Ian with serious injuries. I had lacerations all over
:05:45. > :05:50.my head, I had 50 odd stitches. My lip was hanging off here. They put
:05:51. > :05:56.stitches in that. All of my eye socket was crushed. I was just a
:05:57. > :06:00.mess. Ian has made a good recovery, but memories of the attack still
:06:01. > :06:04.haunt him. I don't live here any more. I have not spent a night here
:06:05. > :06:08.since the attack happened. I am OK in the day, but as soon as it starts
:06:09. > :06:13.to get dark, I am looking through the windows and thinking, "I can't
:06:14. > :06:16.live like this." They need to be caught. It would finish the
:06:17. > :06:21.nightmare I have been living through for the last eight months.
:06:22. > :06:29.Such a harrowing ordeal for Ian. Sergeant Liam Ryder joins bid to
:06:30. > :06:34.talk about the case. Ian's injuries were horrific, one day? They were,
:06:35. > :06:38.he sustained a fractured jaw and broken eye socket and he lost five
:06:39. > :06:46.teeth during the attack. It was an brutal attack inflicted by this
:06:47. > :06:49.gang. He is by trade a musician, a professional musician, and obviously
:06:50. > :06:55.that has stopped him performing with his band the sometime after, and he
:06:56. > :06:58.is still receiving treatment today. The injuries were shocking. The gang
:06:59. > :07:04.were asking Ian for drugs and money. What was that all about? We later
:07:05. > :07:07.found a building nearby that was used to how small-scale cannabis
:07:08. > :07:11.production, which Ian had no knowledge of whatsoever, so we
:07:12. > :07:15.believe he was wrongly targeted, the wrong address, by this gang, but
:07:16. > :07:18.whatever the motive, they clearly have a propensity to use serious
:07:19. > :07:23.levels of violence and as such they need to be arrested and brought to
:07:24. > :07:27.justice. He did manage to get a look at one of the attackers. He did, and
:07:28. > :07:31.his description was good enough for him to make this a bit.
:07:32. > :07:37.Unfortunately, the other males kept their face coverings on. However,
:07:38. > :07:40.Ian did say they spoke with accents that are local to the Stoke-on-Trent
:07:41. > :07:46.area. He just wants this gang caught, doesn't he? He does. It was
:07:47. > :07:49.a harrowing ordeal he was subjected to and it has affected him adversely
:07:50. > :07:54.to the point where he has had to move house, so for Ian, it would be
:07:55. > :07:56.closure if the offenders could be caught. Liam, thank you very much.
:07:57. > :07:57.Rav, back to you. Well, it's a really nasty case,
:07:58. > :08:01.so please do take another look If you know who he or any
:08:02. > :08:06.of the other gang members might be, please get in touch using
:08:07. > :08:08.the numbers on screen. Next, time for today's collection
:08:09. > :08:12.of crooks caught on CCTV. Just so you know, the first one is
:08:13. > :08:22.pretty nasty. This man in the Hibees jacket
:08:23. > :08:26.waiting at the side of the road in Croydon is a bus driver on his
:08:27. > :08:29.break. He is minding his own business when, out of the blue,
:08:30. > :08:34.another man comes up to him and head-butt him in the face. The
:08:35. > :08:40.driver tries to defend himself, but the man continues the attack. Police
:08:41. > :08:43.believe the same man was on the victim's bus route earlier that
:08:44. > :08:48.afternoon. He lost his temper when he stumbled as the bus pulled away.
:08:49. > :08:55.Can you help by naming this angry passenger?
:08:56. > :09:00.A man has just finished paying for his fuel on Christmas morning of
:09:01. > :09:06.last year. A stranger walks up to him and asks him for a lift. Of
:09:07. > :09:11.course, he declines. He walks over to his door and the man follows.
:09:12. > :09:15.Suddenly, he punches the car owner in the face. He eventually knocks
:09:16. > :09:20.the victim to the floor and manages to nab his car keys. The hooded man
:09:21. > :09:25.runs to the driver's side and starts the engine, but the car owner is not
:09:26. > :09:29.giving up yet. He tries to grab his keys back. The carjacker attempts to
:09:30. > :09:33.put the car in reverse and then finally makes his getaway, dragging
:09:34. > :09:38.the victim for a short distance behind him. Thankfully, the victims
:09:39. > :09:42.managed to get away with cuts and bruises but police are still looking
:09:43. > :09:49.for the black Volkswagen golf. It was worth three grand and this is
:09:50. > :10:00.the plate. If you have seen the car, or the bloke, call us now.
:10:01. > :10:04.A hooded man walks into betting shop on a Sunday lunchtime in February,
:10:05. > :10:08.with what witnesses described as a handgun wrapped tightly in a black
:10:09. > :10:12.bag. He is swearing and making threats and demanding employees open
:10:13. > :10:17.the till. According to police, some of the customers take a disliking to
:10:18. > :10:21.the feisty fella and start to give him an earful. The hooded bloke cut
:10:22. > :10:25.his losses and leaves empty-handed but not before giving us a very
:10:26. > :10:27.clear shot of his mug. Someone must recognise him. We are waiting for
:10:28. > :10:30.your call. Calls are free
:10:31. > :10:35.from landlines and mobile phones. Text CW, space,
:10:36. > :10:40.and then your message. Texts will be charged
:10:41. > :10:42.at your standard message rate. I'm standing on the edge
:10:43. > :10:54.of the Brecon Beacons National Park. You can see Pen-y-fan over there,
:10:55. > :10:57.the highest peak in south Wales. This area attracts more than four
:10:58. > :11:02.million visitors every year. I spent the day with the team
:11:03. > :11:19.who step in when things go wrong. The stunning Brecon Beacons in South
:11:20. > :11:22.Wales are a magnet for visitors, from climbers looking for adventure
:11:23. > :11:27.to families escaping for a day out in nature. And keeping them also is
:11:28. > :11:34.the job of the Central Beacons Mountain Rescue team. -- keeping
:11:35. > :11:37.them all safe. Sometimes the wrong footwear, wrong clothing or the
:11:38. > :11:41.weather changing, and it can change very fast, things can take a turn
:11:42. > :11:45.for the worst and that is when Mountain Rescue come in. We know
:11:46. > :11:49.this area like the back of our hands. I am going to spend the day
:11:50. > :11:53.with the team learning some of the skills they used to help hundreds of
:11:54. > :11:57.people every year. Many mountain accidents result in leg injuries.
:11:58. > :12:03.Trainer Mark is going to show me how to immobilise a broken ankle. The
:12:04. > :12:06.idea of this is we form it around the ankle and then we suck the air
:12:07. > :12:10.out of it and the whole thing becomes a rigid splint. Let's have a
:12:11. > :12:15.look, then. The splint holds the leg still,
:12:16. > :12:20.reducing the pain. As you can see, that has formed nice and hard around
:12:21. > :12:28.his leg. If you can lift the leg, that has gone to... It has formed a
:12:29. > :12:32.mould. But in a serious accident, the whole
:12:33. > :12:37.person might need to be immobilised. That is where a vacuum mattress
:12:38. > :12:41.comes in. What I want you to do is help the guys load him into the
:12:42. > :12:48.mattress. We will log roll him across to his right hand side. One,
:12:49. > :12:55.two, three, role. It is a delicate procedure to minimise the chances of
:12:56. > :12:59.further injury. So again, this is to keep him nice and secure, no
:13:00. > :13:03.movement. It is the same principle as the leg splint. We suck the air
:13:04. > :13:11.out. You can have a go at that as well. Go on. That's it. That is
:13:12. > :13:16.good. With the bag rigid, the casualty can be moved safely. It is
:13:17. > :13:21.all very impressive. And now it is time to put my new skills into
:13:22. > :13:25.practice. So now we have a scenario for you, a proper casualty out on
:13:26. > :13:30.the hill somewhere for us. OK, no pressure, then.
:13:31. > :13:35.I am told I need to locate and rescue a casualty from this area of
:13:36. > :13:41.the mountain. Hugh Jones is leading the operation. We split ourselves
:13:42. > :13:45.into two groups, myself and the initial search party and then the
:13:46. > :13:48.kit party to come behind. The other part of the scenario this afternoon
:13:49. > :13:52.is to build on Michelle's training from earlier on today and I will ask
:13:53. > :14:01.you to put on your Mountain Rescue jacket. It is real! It is. There you
:14:02. > :14:05.go. As the search parties head out onto the mountain, I have been
:14:06. > :14:08.paired with rescue leader Hugh. What we do is take advantage of the
:14:09. > :14:13.footpaths are we are not stumbling and tripping over the rough stuff,
:14:14. > :14:18.as long as we maintain a good view of the ravine, that will do us. It
:14:19. > :14:23.can often take time to locate a casual too. Hugh tells me more about
:14:24. > :14:26.the person we are looking for. A gentleman walking on his own, we
:14:27. > :14:31.don't know if he has kit with him but doing the walk he was doing, I
:14:32. > :14:36.would expect at least a backpack. In any rescue, time is of the essence.
:14:37. > :14:40.The longer casualty is out in the elements, the greater the chance
:14:41. > :14:43.their condition will deteriorate. As we carry on looking, I spot
:14:44. > :14:52.something which looks promising. I can see him. That bit of orange
:14:53. > :14:55.there? I think you are right. Now comes the tricky part, getting down
:14:56. > :14:58.into the ravine. I don't know if we are going to be able to cross the
:14:59. > :15:01.river as a straight line from here, so we may walk around the top if
:15:02. > :15:06.there is a crossing point. That may be the safest option.
:15:07. > :15:17.That rain is steep and uneven so we have to tread carefully. The rescue
:15:18. > :15:22.team radios back to base. Back to the location please, over. A
:15:23. > :15:27.follow-up party is dispatched with medical kit. We are catching up on
:15:28. > :15:30.the party on the other side of the ravine and you can see there is a
:15:31. > :15:35.man down for treatment and we will make a judgment on the injuries he
:15:36. > :15:39.has on the condition he is in. OK. Everyone has their part to play in
:15:40. > :15:41.the rescue. Do you want to pick up the rack there? And that includes
:15:42. > :15:55.me. Marvellous. Well done. We are going to lift up
:15:56. > :15:58.the back Matt and you can bring the stretcher in and slide it
:15:59. > :16:07.underneath. The precarious position makes getting the man out even more
:16:08. > :16:11.of a challenge. Ready, Brace, lift. It has been another successful
:16:12. > :16:18.rescue and my day with the team is at an end. Every day, these people
:16:19. > :16:22.are on call, giving up their time to save lives and often in treacherous
:16:23. > :16:25.conditions. They really are the heroes of the mountains.
:16:26. > :16:28.Well I'm here with one of those heroes, Penny Brockman, team leader
:16:29. > :16:33.of the Central Beacons Mountain Rescue.
:16:34. > :16:39.I had such a lovely debut and the team and it was great to see how you
:16:40. > :16:44.train and learn new skills but how long has the team existed? We have
:16:45. > :16:48.been going for over 50 years. We operate on 80 or 90 call-outs per
:16:49. > :16:52.year, sometimes even getting up to 100. It is a busy team, really busy
:16:53. > :16:58.for you guys yesterday. We were called out for the Mountain rescue
:16:59. > :17:01.teams to 26 young children and adults missing in the Brecon
:17:02. > :17:06.Beacons. The weather had closed in on them. It was pouring down with
:17:07. > :17:09.rain yesterday. We are lucky today, it is dry, but it shows it you have
:17:10. > :17:15.to cope in different types of conditions. Very much so. We train
:17:16. > :17:21.in many conditions, rain, snow, extreme heat. Be ready for that
:17:22. > :17:26.call-out. It's not just the mountain to operate in, is it? No, in
:17:27. > :17:30.different environments around rivers, waterfalls. We get called
:17:31. > :17:33.out to urban and rural areas to search for young and vulnerable
:17:34. > :17:38.people who go missing. Penny, you are one of three females who are
:17:39. > :17:44.mountain rescue team leaders, aren't you? Yes, I have been a mountain
:17:45. > :17:48.rescue 30 years this year. I'm very passionate about women being
:17:49. > :17:51.involved. I think they are very valuable members and make a real
:17:52. > :17:55.difference in the teams. That is fantastic, and with that in mind,
:17:56. > :17:59.you have a challenge for me. We have. You did so great on our
:18:00. > :18:04.training day we are taking you to the next level and you will do an
:18:05. > :18:10.abseil. Let's get started. You will talk me through it. You are all
:18:11. > :18:14.connected up and on. We have got you on the safety rope, so you are safe
:18:15. > :18:18.and well protected. If you have the rope in your right hand, if you keep
:18:19. > :18:24.your feet far apart and take the weight into the system and gradually
:18:25. > :18:28.work your way back. Not that quick. If you come over this direction a
:18:29. > :18:36.bit, you can stand on the edge and if you work your way to the edge a
:18:37. > :18:42.bit and keep your feet nice into the system. Take your time, slowly, work
:18:43. > :18:46.your toes back. Just step over. Just step over, and go on to the little
:18:47. > :18:55.ledge to make it easy. Bring your foot here. OK. That's it. Take my
:18:56. > :19:04.time. We will let you go. Move your foot slowly. Little bit at a time.
:19:05. > :19:07.OK. Rav, I will see when I get down to bottom. Keep moving your feet.
:19:08. > :19:10.OK, all good. The mysterious letter
:19:11. > :19:16.which could hold the answers And can you help track down
:19:17. > :19:21.the treasured pet stolen I don't care about the stock,
:19:22. > :19:30.I just want Silver back. It was Fathers' Day just
:19:31. > :19:32.a couple of weeks ago. But for one family in Hereford,
:19:33. > :19:50.the day marked the anniversary 30-year-old Christian Bagley had
:19:51. > :19:54.lived in Hereford all his life. He had one daughter, 18-month-old Lara,
:19:55. > :20:00.but he had separated from her mother and they shared custody. I had known
:20:01. > :20:09.Christian since I was a teenager. He was very quiet, kept himself to
:20:10. > :20:17.himself. He was a brilliant dad. She was his life. That was his world,
:20:18. > :20:20.when he had her. On Sunday the 21st of June 2015, Father's Day,
:20:21. > :20:25.Christian left the flat he shared with his brother and went to pick up
:20:26. > :20:31.his daughter. She was really happy. She gave him a great big smile, and
:20:32. > :20:34.she would say, daddy, daddy, and run over to him. Then he took her to
:20:35. > :20:40.McDonald's. They went back to Natasha's house to
:20:41. > :20:56.eat. We were all playing. And then it was
:20:57. > :21:03.getting a bit late. Time to go to bed. It was just a really nice day.
:21:04. > :21:09.The happiness in Christian and Lara, something you just don't forget.
:21:10. > :21:12.Shortly after 10:30 p.m., Christian left Natasha's house and began his
:21:13. > :21:26.15 minute walk home along the river. But during that journey, Christian
:21:27. > :21:31.was attacked. He was stabbed in the back and arm.
:21:32. > :21:37.He staggered to a friend's house nearby.
:21:38. > :21:47.But less than one hour after the attack, Christian died. I had a
:21:48. > :21:57.phone call to say that Christian had been stabbed and the feeling was
:21:58. > :22:03.just unbearable. I had long been with him, the cup was still on my
:22:04. > :22:06.table that he drank out of. It is like he has gone out, got lost and
:22:07. > :22:12.we cannot find him. I cannot believe he is gone. At the minute, that is
:22:13. > :22:17.how I cope, that he is coming back. I wish he would just walk back
:22:18. > :22:24.through the door. You just wanted so bad. -- you just want it. But
:22:25. > :22:31.somebody took him. That little girl has been robbed of a chance to know
:22:32. > :22:36.her father. He was so, so proud of her. It's so sad. He didn't deserve
:22:37. > :22:42.to die. He didn't. And one year on, police
:22:43. > :22:45.are urging anyone with Christian was stabbed in an area
:22:46. > :22:49.of Hereford known as 'The Lines' near to
:22:50. > :22:50.Hunderton Bridge. Police believe there
:22:51. > :22:53.are still people who were in that part of town on the night
:22:54. > :22:56.of the murder who have not They also want to identify
:22:57. > :23:05.an individual who was seen on Saturday 20th June, 2015,
:23:06. > :23:14.the day before Christian died. He was white and in his 20s,
:23:15. > :23:17.with an Eastern European accent and was seen on the river towpath,
:23:18. > :23:20.entering Costcutter on Belmont Road, He was wearing an Adidas cap,
:23:21. > :23:28.a dark jacket with a light coloured motif on the front left hand side,
:23:29. > :23:30.light tracksuit-style trousers Worth mentioning, West Mercia Police
:23:31. > :23:34.are offering a reward of up to ?10,000 for any information
:23:35. > :23:37.leading to the arrest and conviction Rav, I've got my feet back
:23:38. > :23:45.on the ground after my abseil, and I'll be back with
:23:46. > :23:47.Mountain Rescue a bit later. But first, to an upsetting
:23:48. > :23:49.experience for a pensioner who certainly wasn't rewarded
:23:50. > :24:03.for helping a stranger. Nestled in the Somerset countryside,
:24:04. > :24:09.Wells is a city steeped in history, dating back to Roman times. Wells,
:24:10. > :24:14.we think, is the perfect place to live. It's like living in a very
:24:15. > :24:18.large, charming village, really. There's always somebody to talk to.
:24:19. > :24:25.Such an idyllic place attracts thousands of tourists every year. We
:24:26. > :24:32.quite enjoy having them around. I'm very used to being stopped and
:24:33. > :24:40.asked, please wear areas... -- where is... And one tries to help them. On
:24:41. > :24:43.the 23rd of March, Pamela was on her way into town to do some shopping
:24:44. > :24:48.when she caught the eye of two visitors who were more interested in
:24:49. > :24:55.cash and culture. The day that it all happened was just before Easter,
:24:56. > :25:01.and it was cold. Pamela had no idea she was being followed. So I went
:25:02. > :25:05.down into the market and I took some money out from the cashpoint at the
:25:06. > :25:10.bank on the corner of the marketplace. While Pamela got her
:25:11. > :25:17.money, her every move was being watched. CCTV shows a man and a
:25:18. > :25:22.woman hovering nearby as Pamela stands at the cash machine. They
:25:23. > :25:29.lean in, peering over her shoulder as she types in her PIN number.
:25:30. > :25:37.I'd taken the money out and I was putting my purse back in the back of
:25:38. > :25:40.my shopping trolley. The pair had clearly seen where Pamela had put
:25:41. > :25:47.her purse. It was now a waiting game.
:25:48. > :25:58.I set off for home and I heard a voice calling, mad, mad. And this
:25:59. > :26:05.young woman came running up the street -- Madame, madam. She was
:26:06. > :26:10.waving paper at me. She got hold of me and took me through the entrance
:26:11. > :26:14.into the music school, between the wall and the notice board. And, of
:26:15. > :26:18.course, I had left my shopping trolley just behind me. She started
:26:19. > :26:26.asking me something and her English was not understandable. She kept on
:26:27. > :26:34.saying, museum. I said, there is the museum. She said, no, no. She was
:26:35. > :26:37.pointing at the leaflet. While Pamela was distracted, the woman's
:26:38. > :26:44.accomplice slipped her purse out of her trolley. Suddenly this man came
:26:45. > :26:49.forward and I thought this must be her husband or friend, so I smiled
:26:50. > :26:51.at him and he did not smile back at me at all. And he took her quite
:26:52. > :27:04.quickly and off they went. So I trundled my trolley back home.
:27:05. > :27:10.Thinking, this was all a bit odd. I really wondered if she was
:27:11. > :27:16.completely mentally stable, because it had been such a peculiar
:27:17. > :27:20.experience. After lunch, I got a phone call suddenly saying this is
:27:21. > :27:26.your bank security and we have been made aware that your card is being
:27:27. > :27:31.used irregularly. Have you just taken out ?240? Could you check and
:27:32. > :27:35.see you have got your card. And then, of course, I realised I had
:27:36. > :27:42.not got my card. The thieves had gone straight to a cash machine and
:27:43. > :27:47.also try to trade get -- take out a ?600 phone contract. And one suspect
:27:48. > :27:48.was caught on CCTV trying, but failing, to get cashback at a local
:27:49. > :27:58.bookies. I felt it was a sort of loss of
:27:59. > :28:02.innocence, somehow. You are so used to people being nice in Wells. They
:28:03. > :28:08.are nice, they are friendly, they are lovely. I was furious with
:28:09. > :28:12.myself for being scammed, because I have tried to be cautious and
:28:13. > :28:15.careful. You know, it's just horrid. DI Mark Coleman from Avon
:28:16. > :28:29.and Somerset Constabulary You don't think Pamela was the only
:28:30. > :28:33.person targeted that day, do you? Unfortunately not, Michelle. This is
:28:34. > :28:38.a linked series of three offences that occurred in Wells that day. The
:28:39. > :28:42.first offence, an elderly female victim on a mobility scooter was
:28:43. > :28:45.targeted and cash were stolen. On the second occasion, an elderly
:28:46. > :28:49.gentleman was subject to a pickpocket offence. Fortunately, on
:28:50. > :28:53.that occasion, he was lucky that he managed to contact his bank to
:28:54. > :28:57.prevent any money being stolen. Tell us about the methods these types of
:28:58. > :29:00.criminals are using. These types of criminals target the most elderly
:29:01. > :29:04.and vulnerable people in society. On this occasion they have used a
:29:05. > :29:16.technique called shoulder surfing, where they can look
:29:17. > :29:28.over the cash. These are the people you want to identify. Absolutely.
:29:29. > :29:31.Both male and female were described as being Mediterranean or Eastern
:29:32. > :29:35.European in origin. The female has long dark hair and is described as
:29:36. > :29:40.being smart and appearance. The man is described as being in his
:29:41. > :29:44.mid-30s. These dark skinned and stocky built. He has quite a
:29:45. > :29:48.distinctive beard. In the CCTV footage we obtained, on some
:29:49. > :29:54.occasions, he is seen wearing a baseball cap with a peak at the
:29:55. > :29:56.back. Mark, thank you very much. Next to one of Hampshire
:29:57. > :30:01.Constabulary's longest running unsolved cases.
:30:02. > :30:04.It's been almost a quarter of a century since Michael
:30:05. > :30:05.Schallamach disappeared from his home in Southampton.
:30:06. > :30:08.And this morning, police are unveiling a brand new piece
:30:09. > :30:10.of evidence which they hope may finally lead to a breakthrough.
:30:11. > :30:12.I'm joined by Detective Chief Superintendent Ben Snuggs
:30:13. > :30:14.and by retired Detective Sergeant Simon Casey.
:30:15. > :30:23.If we can start, what can you tell me about Michael? Michael
:30:24. > :30:29.Schallamach was a loving family man, father and grandfather, and in April
:30:30. > :30:32.1992, went missing. The circumstances of his going missing
:30:33. > :30:36.were really interesting, insofar as he was about to go on holiday with
:30:37. > :30:39.his wife, he took absolutely no clothing with him and since then he
:30:40. > :30:45.has not been seen and his body never been found. 24 years later, there is
:30:46. > :30:49.information you are going to reveal exclusively here. As a result of our
:30:50. > :30:55.enquiries, we suspect that two men, Kenneth Regan and William Horncy are
:30:56. > :30:58.involved in the murder of Michael Schallamach, and these two men are
:30:59. > :31:03.serving life sentences for the murder of a family of five, the
:31:04. > :31:08.Chohan family. They were convicted in 2003 and will never be eligible
:31:09. > :31:12.for parole. There are a number of similarities between the murder of
:31:13. > :31:16.the Chohans and the disappearance of Michael that have led us to suspect
:31:17. > :31:20.they are connected. Thank you. Simon, this is a case you have
:31:21. > :31:23.worked on for many years, before retirement and after. What can you
:31:24. > :31:28.tell me about the and the similarities? I picked the case up
:31:29. > :31:34.in 2010, when I was still serving and still involved today. But there
:31:35. > :31:40.are striking similarities between the two incidents. For instance, the
:31:41. > :31:44.last person to see Michael Schallamach alive, by his own
:31:45. > :31:50.admission, was Kenneth Regan. The last person to see Mr Chohan alive
:31:51. > :31:54.was Kenneth Regan. So that started the ball rolling. Then I brought the
:31:55. > :32:01.letter along. I am just going to show it. What is this? Very, very
:32:02. > :32:05.interesting. A couple of weeks after Michael went missing, Michael's wife
:32:06. > :32:13.Yvonne received that handwritten letter. The letter purports to be
:32:14. > :32:16.from a woman he has run off with. We believe that is completely untrue,
:32:17. > :32:20.the letter is a smoke screen, a ruse to try and give a reason why Michael
:32:21. > :32:25.has disappeared, to try and make people believe he has just run away.
:32:26. > :32:28.That has similarities with the Chohan case, because letters were
:32:29. > :32:33.sent to business partners and friends and family, explaining that
:32:34. > :32:38.Mr Chohan had in fact fled the country back to India. That was a
:32:39. > :32:43.smoke screen. So again, similarities there. And you are interested in the
:32:44. > :32:48.handwriting itself. We can see another image, just to see if anyone
:32:49. > :32:52.does recognise that writing. 24 years on, why is it so important to
:32:53. > :32:57.get the answers after all this time. I think it is partly because it is
:32:58. > :33:01.24 years and we believe this is our last opportunity to try and crack
:33:02. > :33:06.this case and we believe that letter holds the key. If anyone recognises
:33:07. > :33:10.the handwriting, voted themselves, knows who wrote it all was put up to
:33:11. > :33:15.writing it, allegiances change over time, please get in touch. Please do
:33:16. > :33:18.get in touch if you have any information that could help. Next to
:33:19. > :33:23.a devastating burglary in Wales pet shop.
:33:24. > :33:28.Silver Star Pets in the South Wales valleys opened its doors two years
:33:29. > :33:34.ago. Since then, the business has been growing and growing. I have
:33:35. > :33:39.loved animals and since I was a nipper. Starting the business was a
:33:40. > :33:44.big gamble. I had to take out two loans. I make myself skint to make
:33:45. > :33:47.sure the shop does well. What I like about the business is interacting
:33:48. > :33:53.with customers, finding out what animals they have got. Last year,
:33:54. > :33:58.the shop got its own live in pet, an African Grey parrot called Silver. A
:33:59. > :34:05.lot of customers used to come just to see Silver. African Greys, they
:34:06. > :34:09.can have only so many hours sleep, so that is where he would stay
:34:10. > :34:13.during the night. On the 15th of March this year, Helen had just
:34:14. > :34:17.taken delivery of hundreds of valuable tropical fish from
:34:18. > :34:23.Singapore. To acclimatise, the fish were left overnight in buckets of
:34:24. > :34:27.nutrient rich water. We left at eight o'clock, knocked up as normal,
:34:28. > :34:34.went home, went to bed. -- locked up. But just half an hour later, a
:34:35. > :34:38.white Ford Transit minibus was caught clearly on CCTV driving into
:34:39. > :34:45.the trading estate, with three people inside.
:34:46. > :34:50.They tried the front door of the shop before heading around the back,
:34:51. > :34:58.where they managed to remove the window.
:34:59. > :35:05.Once inside, the stock was theirs for the taking.
:35:06. > :35:09.The intruders spent the next few hours looting the shop and trashing
:35:10. > :35:19.what they didn't want. The thieves loaded up the minibus,
:35:20. > :35:31.but they still had one more target in their sights. Helen's below that
:35:32. > :35:39.parrot Silver. -- the beloved. They took him, along with ?35,000 worth
:35:40. > :35:43.of stock. The next morning, Helen was devastated by what she found. We
:35:44. > :35:47.noticed something was wrong because the front door was wide open and the
:35:48. > :35:51.side panels were kicked off. As I walked into the shop, I noticed the
:35:52. > :35:59.parrot was missing. I just burst out crying. In their rush to steal as
:36:00. > :36:08.much as possible, the thieves had grabbed the buckets of tropical fish
:36:09. > :36:15.and emptied them. All of the fish were dead on the floor. It was just
:36:16. > :36:18.really, really shocking. I just thought, that is it, business is
:36:19. > :36:23.over. They had basically taken everything we had. The local
:36:24. > :36:27.community has rallied around and with the help from suppliers, the
:36:28. > :36:31.business is slowly getting back on its feet. But Helen can't get the
:36:32. > :36:38.breaking out of her thoughts. Since the burglary has happened, I am
:36:39. > :36:42.probably having 2-4 hours sleep a night. I can't sleep because I'm
:36:43. > :36:47.thinking, what if the alarm goes off? And the loss of Silver is a
:36:48. > :36:51.constant source of pain. I don't care about the stock, I basically
:36:52. > :36:59.want silverback. The stock is replaceable, Silver is not. You will
:37:00. > :37:01.never get another one like him -- I want Silver back.
:37:02. > :37:05.BAE Amanda Thomas from Gwent Police is joining me now. What do you know
:37:06. > :37:13.about the burglary so far? The burglary took place on the trading
:37:14. > :37:18.estate in Pengam on the 16th of March this year. What we do know is
:37:19. > :37:23.CCTV footage shows a white Ford Transit Mark 7 minibus enter the
:37:24. > :37:28.state on the 15th of March. It stays for a number of hours and we know
:37:29. > :37:33.there are three occupants in the vehicle, targeting at least five
:37:34. > :37:39.units. What did they take from the pet shop? Around ?35,000 worth of
:37:40. > :37:43.stock, including dog lead, dog collars, dog food and aquarium
:37:44. > :37:47.products, which are quite distinctive, and they also took the
:37:48. > :37:52.pet parrot, who goes by the name of Silver, valued at ?900 but priceless
:37:53. > :37:59.to his owners. Tell us more about Silver. He is an African Grey parrot
:38:00. > :38:05.with a red ring on his tail, quite talkative parrot, talks a lot to the
:38:06. > :38:09.customers, so I would appeal to anybody who might have purchased
:38:10. > :38:13.this parrot knows the whereabouts and in particular the van, who has
:38:14. > :38:16.hired the van and is it in your area? If you do have any
:38:17. > :38:18.information, you know what to do. Rav.
:38:19. > :38:21.Time now for a look at today's Wanted Faces.
:38:22. > :38:23.We start with Francis Patrick Jordan, although he also uses
:38:24. > :38:27.He was jailed for two and half years for burglary
:38:28. > :38:31.But he's failed to stick to the conditions of his release
:38:32. > :38:35.Jordan is 23 and described as having pock marked skin.
:38:36. > :38:37.He has a surgical scar on his left hand.
:38:38. > :38:43.He was due to appear before Isleworth Crown court in connection
:38:44. > :38:45.with burglary and theft, but he didn't turn up.
:38:46. > :38:50.He also uses the names Steven Cortini and Donald First.
:38:51. > :38:53.Thurston has a tattoo of a red fox on his right arm
:38:54. > :38:55.and an injured knuckle on his right hand.
:38:56. > :39:04.He was jailed for two years and ten months for a violent robbery
:39:05. > :39:07.in Poland and released early on licence, but has failed to stick
:39:08. > :39:09.to his conditions and is now wanted back in jail.
:39:10. > :39:19.He has links to Wakefield and is described as dangerous
:39:20. > :39:21.so just dial 999 if you know where he is.
:39:22. > :39:25.He's wanted for questioning by detectives in Lancashire
:39:26. > :39:27.after two homes were broken into, car keys stolen
:39:28. > :39:33.Nee is 29 and has links to the Merseyside area.
:39:34. > :39:36.If you know where any of these faces are, please call and text
:39:37. > :39:46.the Central Beacons Mountain Rescue team
:39:47. > :39:48.the Central Beacons Mountain Rescue team are putting their abseiling
:39:49. > :39:52.Penny Brockman, the team leader is back with me.
:39:53. > :39:59.Talk me through the scenario we can see here. Today, we have got a
:40:00. > :40:04.training exercise for a casualty who has fallen down a rock face onto a
:40:05. > :40:09.ledge, is injured and we have a stretcher ready to Lower head down
:40:10. > :40:14.to the bottom so the ambulance and taken to hospital. When you're
:40:15. > :40:19.dealing with this situation, what are the priorities? Safety, safety
:40:20. > :40:23.of the team members, safety of a casualty. We just want to make sure
:40:24. > :40:28.we can get the casualties to hospital as quickly and safely as
:40:29. > :40:33.possible. Thank you very much. Also joining me is Richard. You are
:40:34. > :40:36.coordinating this rescue, what is your role? My role is to make sure
:40:37. > :40:40.that everybody is safe, the people on the stretcher is safe, the people
:40:41. > :40:44.on the top are safe, and the rescue runs smoothly between the people at
:40:45. > :40:48.the top and the people on the stretcher to effectively evacuated
:40:49. > :40:53.the casualty. We can see them coming down, safety is paramount. They are
:40:54. > :40:56.controlled by what we call the top rope system and we lower very
:40:57. > :41:01.gently, keeping the stretcher level, said a casualty is comfortable. We
:41:02. > :41:05.are in constant communication between myself, the people on the
:41:06. > :41:08.stretcher and the people at the top. We also keep communication to the
:41:09. > :41:13.control vehicle, so everyone knows what is going on and it is a nice,
:41:14. > :41:17.smooth rescue process. Teamwork, communication is key, isn't it? You
:41:18. > :41:21.have a lot of people all communicating very clearly with each
:41:22. > :41:29.other. Yes, it is something we practice when retrain, we train once
:41:30. > :41:33.a week in the evening and we are McAnally have an exercise once a
:41:34. > :41:43.month, and we go from this two more complex rock face and Cliff rescues.
:41:44. > :41:47.You are on call 24-7? Yes, even Christmas Day. I have been called
:41:48. > :41:53.out with my Christmas dinner sat on the table. That is sheer dedication.
:41:54. > :41:57.Thank you so much. Back to you in the studio.
:41:58. > :42:01.Just a quick update. Starting with news of another arrest on one of
:42:02. > :42:06.this week's Wanted Faces. Also, some good information on the shocking
:42:07. > :42:10.attack on musician Ian Allcock at his home in Staffordshire. Police
:42:11. > :42:15.wanted your help to find the four masked men and you have phoned in
:42:16. > :42:18.with a potential name already which detectives are looking into
:42:19. > :42:22.straightaway. Plus you may remember yesterday we asked for your help at
:42:23. > :42:26.the 23-year-old Daniel Garratt was knocked off his motorbike, suffering
:42:27. > :42:29.like changing leg injuries. Police tell us they now have some promising
:42:30. > :42:34.new leads on that case after your calls and information. And keep all
:42:35. > :42:38.of your calls. Michelle, tell us where you are going to be tomorrow
:42:39. > :42:42.for our last show? Well, can you believe it will be the
:42:43. > :42:47.last programme of the series? We are going to be heading to Cardiff, not
:42:48. > :42:51.far from you in the studio. I will be with the South Wales Fire and
:42:52. > :42:55.Rescue team finding out about arson investigation and seeing just how
:42:56. > :42:58.they tackle the problem of deliberate fires starting. It is
:42:59. > :43:01.going to be an action packed last programme, as always, but in the
:43:02. > :43:05.meantime, I think I am going to enjoy the view here.
:43:06. > :43:09.See you tomorrow. We will look forward to that. If you want to
:43:10. > :43:13.catch all of that, we are going to be on BBC Two tomorrow, at the usual
:43:14. > :43:16.time. For more details about the crimes on this programme and from
:43:17. > :43:20.the last four weeks, go to the website. Before we go, here is
:43:21. > :43:25.another look at today's Wanted Faces. If you know any of them, to
:43:26. > :43:29.pick up the phone. Join us for our last show of the summer tomorrow,
:43:30. > :43:32.BBC Two, remember. Take care. Goodbye.