:00:00. > :00:00.We are back on the road with police, finding out how
:00:07. > :00:12.Left for dead in the road on Christmas Day.
:00:13. > :00:20.Name the hit and run driver who put JJ in a coma.
:00:21. > :00:26.My son was 24 when they did this to him. He was independent, he had his
:00:27. > :00:30.own life, it is just heartbreaking. as today we are all about fighting
:00:31. > :00:38.crime on public transport. Hello and welcome to
:00:39. > :01:04.Crimewatch Roadshow. We're live every morning,
:01:05. > :01:06.focusing on the crimes Also coming up on today's programme:
:01:07. > :01:22.The hunt for the man attacking He grabbed me and had his arms
:01:23. > :01:24.around me and I was thinking, this cannot be happening.
:01:25. > :01:27.with the Met's oldest and longest serving Special Constable.
:01:28. > :01:34.As we'll see, age is no barrier to nicking people.
:01:35. > :01:39.It's the end of our first week and Michelle has
:01:40. > :01:45.Hi Rav, I'm at the Transport Museum Depot in Acton
:01:46. > :01:48.which is a shrine to the public transport of yesteryear.
:01:49. > :01:51.But buses, tubes and trains are also the hunting ground of pickpockets.
:01:52. > :01:54.I'll be meeting a man who knows all about disappearing acts
:01:55. > :02:07.First though, the story of JJ, the 24 year old who was mown down
:02:08. > :02:15.by a hit and run driver on Christmas day.
:02:16. > :02:27.# So happy Christmas and a happy New Year.
:02:28. > :02:37.Sasha Obama let's hope it's a good one.
:02:38. > :02:43.They have left someone in such a state, they did not even call the
:02:44. > :02:49.police, they just left him to die. Basically he was dead. JJ Armstrong
:02:50. > :02:56.was brought up in Hackney in North East London by his mother Sharon. He
:02:57. > :03:01.used to bring animals home all the time. Once I had 12 dogs at my house
:03:02. > :03:11.rescued by JJ. That was him basically. He thought everything was
:03:12. > :03:16.his animals. He left home aged 16 and enjoyed the independence of
:03:17. > :03:21.living by himself. He cooked, cleaned, everything as good as a
:03:22. > :03:28.woman can. Yes, he can do that if he set his heart to it. He can do
:03:29. > :03:34.everything. Back on Christmas Day last year, all that changed. JJ had
:03:35. > :03:39.been at a friend's house for dinner in Stoke Newington, north London. At
:03:40. > :03:43.six in the evening he said his goodbyes and began to walk to Manor
:03:44. > :03:47.Park where he was due to spend the evening celebrating with friends and
:03:48. > :03:53.family. It was just over a mile away and was a journey he made regularly.
:03:54. > :03:57.His mother was looking forward to spending time with him. We knew he
:03:58. > :04:04.was coming later and his presence were here and I was looking forward
:04:05. > :04:13.to going downstairs for a laugh and a cup of tea. But JJ would never
:04:14. > :04:22.arrive. Whilst crossing the seven sisters Rd, at the junction with the
:04:23. > :04:28.park, JJ was hit by a car. The driver did not stop, leaving JJ
:04:29. > :04:36.lying in the road, struggling to stay alive. I got a phone call from
:04:37. > :04:43.my daughter saying, Jay has had an accident. Our life had turned
:04:44. > :04:48.completely upside down. Paramedics helped JJ at the roadside for two
:04:49. > :04:56.hours before he could be airlifted to hospital. All the time it was get
:04:57. > :05:07.ready for him to pass. I was told that he was bleeding on each side of
:05:08. > :05:12.his head. I really can't tell you how many times I went to the
:05:13. > :05:17.theatre, and each day was a blessing for me to walk in and see him. JJ
:05:18. > :05:22.was in hospital for several months and had several major operations. He
:05:23. > :05:26.has been left with two metal plate in his head and with brain damage
:05:27. > :05:38.and is now back at home trying to recover. My talking has got better.
:05:39. > :05:43.I used to talk, but you could not make out anything. Sometimes I am
:05:44. > :05:51.doing something and I forget what I am doing. I cannot think of stuff,
:05:52. > :05:57.so I do not do much now. Little things he finds hard to do which
:05:58. > :06:01.leads him to get angry. To be honest, I have got a different lad
:06:02. > :06:08.altogether. There are no two ways about it. He has not come back the
:06:09. > :06:14.way he was because he had such a tender heart. Whilst the CCTV is not
:06:15. > :06:17.clear enough to show the car's registration, please hope someone
:06:18. > :06:27.will remember seeing this car on Christmas Day at around seven p.m..
:06:28. > :06:31.The damage on the vehicle you can see from the CCTV shots, the
:06:32. > :06:36.windscreen is quite smashed in. We are looking at trying to appeal to
:06:37. > :06:43.anybody who may have seen the vehicle with a smashed windscreen.
:06:44. > :06:48.When they behind or in front of the vehicle? Did they see the damaged
:06:49. > :06:52.windscreen? They might not have realised at the time what happened,
:06:53. > :06:58.but now it is worth coming forward with any small bit of information to
:06:59. > :07:02.help us in the investigation. Six months on and Sharon is desperate to
:07:03. > :07:07.know who could have left JJ on the road that night fighting for his
:07:08. > :07:14.life. I want them to see what they have done to my son. My son was 24
:07:15. > :07:20.when they did this to him. He was independent, he had his own life, he
:07:21. > :07:26.could think for himself. What 25-year-old wants a mother having to
:07:27. > :07:32.baby them? JJ is no different, he does not want me pandering to him,
:07:33. > :07:42.he wants to do it himself. It is quite sad to be honest not doing
:07:43. > :07:48.anything. But I can't do nothing. I am just heartbroken that he has been
:07:49. > :07:56.left completely different to what he was. It is just heartbreaking.
:07:57. > :08:04.Such a sickening crime. This incident has been devastating for JJ
:08:05. > :08:10.and his family. DC Neil Green joins me. What happened to the vehicle
:08:11. > :08:19.after it hit JJ? We know it continued along Seven Sisters Rd and
:08:20. > :08:23.then it turned into Eade Road, which is an industrial complex. Two people
:08:24. > :08:28.called the emergency services straightaway, but they lost the
:08:29. > :08:34.vehicle as it went through the streets. The vehicle did have quite
:08:35. > :08:38.a bit of damage to it will stop the windscreen is totally shattered.
:08:39. > :08:41.Anybody who saw this vehicle on Christmas evening may not have
:08:42. > :08:45.thought anything at the time. But after this appeal today, if they
:08:46. > :08:53.have seen the vehicle, please get in touch with us. Powell is JJ doing
:08:54. > :08:57.now? He was independent, he was a mechanic, he was very happy, he had
:08:58. > :09:04.lovely friends and family and after this devastating incident he has now
:09:05. > :09:06.got critical injuries that have ruined his life. As his mother says,
:09:07. > :09:18.it is truly heartbreaking. Think back to Christmas Day at
:09:19. > :09:21.around seven o'clock in the evening. Did you see this card? If you did,
:09:22. > :09:40.you know what to do. This bloke is not in the market for
:09:41. > :09:48.a new set of wheels. He knows exactly what he wants. Cold, hard
:09:49. > :09:53.cash, and to help him get it he has brought a gun. But the salesman
:09:54. > :09:58.spots a weapon and he is having none of it. The determined rubber boots
:09:59. > :10:03.at the door, but the salesman has escaped. The gunman leaves
:10:04. > :10:11.empty-handed and legs it towards never be. Let's get this armed
:10:12. > :10:16.robber barons up. Call now. A bloke with his hood up gets on the number
:10:17. > :10:24.93 bus on its way from Wimbledon to Morden. He takes a seat on the lower
:10:25. > :10:27.deck and cracks open a can for the journey. Five minutes later he
:10:28. > :10:34.starts chatting to a fellow passenger. Out of nowhere he strikes
:10:35. > :10:39.with such force the victim is knocked backwards off the bus and
:10:40. > :10:42.into the street. The footage is grainy, but the police say the
:10:43. > :10:48.unprovoked attack continues on the pavement before the suspect runs
:10:49. > :10:51.off. The victim was taken to hospital and treated for injuries
:10:52. > :11:02.that required stitches. Who is this bully? Pick up the telephone no. It
:11:03. > :11:09.is shortly after 9am on Wednesday morning in holy. This Jura has just
:11:10. > :11:13.opened up, but was not expecting these customers. The guy in the hood
:11:14. > :11:22.the storms the shop and he has got a gun. The police say during this time
:11:23. > :11:29.the shopkeeper is out the site of the camera and he is made to open a
:11:30. > :11:34.cabinet. He is lead back past the cameras and he is restrained with
:11:35. > :11:40.cable ties. These violent crooks stole around ?100,000 worth of stock
:11:41. > :11:44.leaving the shopkeeper with nasty face injuries before making off down
:11:45. > :11:50.an alleyway opposite the premises. Names, please.
:11:51. > :11:52.If you recognised anyone, get on the phone now.
:11:53. > :11:56.Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones.
:11:57. > :12:01.Text CW, space and then your message.
:12:02. > :12:03.Texts will be charged at your standard message rate.
:12:04. > :12:12.The Museum depot here in Acton is home to all sorts of amazing
:12:13. > :12:19.Of course, Londoners still use the bus and tube,
:12:20. > :12:24.but more and more people are turning to bikes and mopeds
:12:25. > :12:40.That has led to challengers for the Met with 11,000 mopeds and bikes
:12:41. > :12:49.Unfotunately, criminals are switching to two wheels too.
:12:50. > :12:56.London is one of the most congested cities in Europe, so more and more
:12:57. > :13:00.people are choosing to beat the traffic and travel on two wheels,
:13:01. > :13:07.but they are also often the vehicle of choice for some of those looking
:13:08. > :13:12.to commit crime. On average 27 mopeds are stolen in the capital
:13:13. > :13:16.every day and many of those are used in further crimes, including assault
:13:17. > :13:22.and snatching of bags and mobile phones. To combat this problem, the
:13:23. > :13:27.Met police have set up a unit of specialist officers, quick to
:13:28. > :13:31.scramble with their bikes and they are in an unmarked cars. At the end
:13:32. > :13:37.of last year they were put to the test when London was hit by a spree
:13:38. > :13:41.of violent mopeds crime. Over a short period of time we started
:13:42. > :13:47.noticing these robberies were mopeds were taken. After stealing the
:13:48. > :13:51.bites, the robbers would use them for further crimes, mounting the
:13:52. > :13:56.pavements and snatching bags. The police were concerned about the
:13:57. > :14:01.level of violence used. They were out of control during that period of
:14:02. > :14:04.offending. They were showing no sign of stopping and they were using
:14:05. > :14:08.force and that is at the back of your mind when you are looking at
:14:09. > :14:15.types of offences that you can make a difference on. It was a race
:14:16. > :14:20.against time to identify and arrest the two suspects they believe to be
:14:21. > :14:25.behind this crime wave. They would target loan people with a bag or a
:14:26. > :14:32.rucksack or something they could take. Generally it would be lone
:14:33. > :14:37.females they were targeting. My next job is to try and identify who the
:14:38. > :14:41.two people on these mopeds are. The breakthrough moment came when the
:14:42. > :14:42.suspects were caught on camera carrying out a particularly nasty
:14:43. > :14:51.attack. This bus driver was returning home
:14:52. > :14:56.from work on his moped lead late one night when he encountered the
:14:57. > :15:03.suspects. Coming from my work, they were trying to cross the road. But
:15:04. > :15:12.they were not. They stole my bike. I tried to stop them but they pulled
:15:13. > :15:16.out the hammer and attacked me. I think if there was no helmet I would
:15:17. > :15:25.not be here. I don't know what would happen to me. It is horrible. They
:15:26. > :15:30.clearly had no regard for their victims. There was no thought at
:15:31. > :15:37.all. They were going to achieve their goal by whatever force
:15:38. > :15:43.necessary. It was impossible to identify who the attackers actually
:15:44. > :15:50.were on CCTV. I suspect they were wearing goods. Trying to identify
:15:51. > :15:53.the most problematic from the start. Using CCTV, they were able to trace
:15:54. > :16:00.the movements of the suspects before the attack. They were in the
:16:01. > :16:06.Stratford food centre, which is just down from where the offence
:16:07. > :16:11.happened. That has got really good high-definition CCTV. We are able to
:16:12. > :16:15.get a bloody good image of the faces of the suspects. They came outside
:16:16. > :16:19.and sat outside for a couple of minutes. Then you see them make
:16:20. > :16:23.their way to where the robbery happened. From this high quality
:16:24. > :16:30.footage, police were able to identify one of the suspects, John
:16:31. > :16:36.Smith. Next, suspect two. This time it was not CCTV but DNA evidence
:16:37. > :16:49.that proved key. On Romford Road in Forest gate another Maupay the theft
:16:50. > :16:53.was reported. -- mopeds. Two witnesses saw the suspects sitting
:16:54. > :16:59.here. It was established there was a large bowl of saliva on the steps. A
:17:00. > :17:07.DNA hit came back for Shema Williams. With both suspects
:17:08. > :17:13.identified, Williams was arrested. John Smith proved a bit more
:17:14. > :17:19.difficult to bring in. We're used to people running from us but it is the
:17:20. > :17:25.lengths that people go to. We make sure there is nowhere they can get
:17:26. > :17:32.out. The police helicopter put a stop to Smith's attempted rooftop
:17:33. > :17:35.getaway. On the ground he was arrested, giving officers the chance
:17:36. > :17:40.to finally searches home for evidence. They were not
:17:41. > :17:44.disappointed. The hammer used in the attacks, a stolen helmet and the
:17:45. > :17:51.clothes he was seen wearing on CCTV were all found.
:17:52. > :17:59.216-year-old boys have been jailed for a series of robberies...
:18:00. > :18:05.They carried out robberies over a two week period.
:18:06. > :18:08.Williams and Smith pled guilty to multiple robberies and were
:18:09. > :18:13.sentenced to five years in prison. It is nice to get guilty pleas. It
:18:14. > :18:19.saves the extra stress on victims having to go into court and relive
:18:20. > :18:24.those moments. It is like organised crime. If the police do not catch
:18:25. > :18:30.them, they will end up taking someone's life. The fact they
:18:31. > :18:31.pleaded guilty is always pleasing. It shows you are doing your
:18:32. > :18:36.investigation well. Detective Superintendent Raffaele
:18:37. > :18:47.D'Orsi is in charge of taking That was a good result for you guys
:18:48. > :18:49.but this is a growing crime? That was a fantastic result for the
:18:50. > :18:55.victim and the communities of London. I am extremely proud of my
:18:56. > :18:58.colleagues who work involved in making sure those dangerous
:18:59. > :19:04.individuals would be imprisoned for a long time. How are you adapting
:19:05. > :19:11.your tactics? In the last 12 months there have been roughly about 11,000
:19:12. > :19:16.thefts of mopedss and motorcycles. Half that number used in crime. We
:19:17. > :19:22.brought together our specialist units within organised crime. A
:19:23. > :19:26.specialist units with emergency response officers and road traffic
:19:27. > :19:32.policing to deal with this issue. How can people protect themselves?
:19:33. > :19:37.It is important that members of the public think about securing mopeds
:19:38. > :19:42.or motorcycles. Get expert advice. For those members of the public
:19:43. > :19:46.walking around the streets, beware of your surroundings. We want London
:19:47. > :19:50.to remain the safest major city in the world. Many thanks.
:19:51. > :19:52.Thanks Michelle, also still to come this morning.
:19:53. > :19:55.Meet the "special" special who's been fighting crime in London
:19:56. > :20:09.The excitement and doing something for all of us started me off doing
:20:10. > :20:12.it. Then the bug got me, to get more villains and stop more crime.
:20:13. > :20:13.And the glow-in-the-dark finger print technology,
:20:14. > :20:22.It's the passing out parade for 106 newly qualified
:20:23. > :20:28.Already this year, over 1000 people have celebrated the end
:20:29. > :20:33.However, today's even more significant, as it is the last one
:20:34. > :20:36.at the existing Hendon Police College site in North London,
:20:37. > :20:42.where they've been turning out PCs since 1934.
:20:43. > :20:47.And yes, here's a bit of an embarrassing photo of me
:20:48. > :20:50.back in 2000 on the day of my passing out parade.
:20:51. > :20:53.Hopefully, all the new PCs have fantastic careers ahead of them,
:20:54. > :20:57.And if there's one man they should be looking
:20:58. > :20:58.to for inspiration, it's Rob Harrild.
:20:59. > :21:15.And what's more he does it all for free.
:21:16. > :21:22.This is special Sergeant Rob Harrild. He is one of 16,000
:21:23. > :21:26.volunteer police officers in the UK. He leads a team of specials tasked
:21:27. > :21:34.with controlling the streets of Harrow in north-west London. My role
:21:35. > :21:39.is to make sure we can do as much business as possible, so that the
:21:40. > :21:47.regular police can get on with the more serious side of it. We are not
:21:48. > :21:50.geared up to take all the jobs. But if you are out on the street in
:21:51. > :22:01.uniform and something happens around the corner, then you take it. OK,
:22:02. > :22:04.here we go. Real life. Most specials give to one half years to policing.
:22:05. > :22:09.Rob has taken his commitment to a different level. I have been with
:22:10. > :22:19.the Metropolitan police for just over 49 years. I joined in 1967. The
:22:20. > :22:25.excitement and doing something for all of us started me off doing it.
:22:26. > :22:30.Then the bug got me, to get more villains and stop more crime. Until
:22:31. > :22:36.he retired from his day job three years ago, Rob would work a full day
:22:37. > :22:41.as an engineer before hitting the streets as a special in the evenings
:22:42. > :22:45.or at weekends. But nearly half a century of patrolling under his
:22:46. > :22:53.belt, he has seen some dramatic changes in policing. When Rob joined
:22:54. > :22:58.in 1967, just 18,000 officers policed London, compared to 30,000
:22:59. > :23:02.today. Female officers were only allowed to work during the day and
:23:03. > :23:08.new Scotland Yard had only just been built. This is my great code. I
:23:09. > :23:16.would have been wearing this in the winter of 1967. Inside is a pocket
:23:17. > :23:22.for a whistle, our only way of communicating. A stick. That would
:23:23. > :23:27.be in here. If you needed it, you would just whip it out. The kit may
:23:28. > :23:36.have changed, but so have the crimes. Sadly, a lot of them are
:23:37. > :23:44.more domestic violence type calls, or neighbourly disputes. Followed by
:23:45. > :23:49.sword of the alcohol-related problems, where someone would go
:23:50. > :23:55.out, drink more than they can cope with, and they become argumentative
:23:56. > :23:58.or boisterous. Tonight, as Rob and his team are patrolling, an
:23:59. > :24:05.emergency call comes in over the radio about a disturbance outside a
:24:06. > :24:15.pub. For six on scene. It is time for the part-time police to spring
:24:16. > :24:19.into action. The night has now been extended. It used to peter out at
:24:20. > :24:29.about three o'clock. Now at two o'clock it starts to get busy.
:24:30. > :24:35.Control, we need a van please. They have been arrested for drunk and
:24:36. > :24:39.disorderly. The chap had his belt wrapped around his fist and was
:24:40. > :24:43.using that as a weapon. It is a little bit of an adventure. Just
:24:44. > :24:49.like regular officers, specials have the power of arrest. The big
:24:50. > :24:55.differences they do it all for free. We receive no payment. After four
:24:56. > :25:00.hours we get some payment for a cup of tea and a bun. You get the right
:25:01. > :25:04.people by having it voluntarily. If people are in it for what they can
:25:05. > :25:09.get out of it, it is probably not the right reason. I am pleased I
:25:10. > :25:13.have done 49 years of being a special. It has shown me blue blood
:25:14. > :25:20.their extreme, extremely brave for good or helpful, to extremely
:25:21. > :25:27.unhelpful and downright horrid. That's my -- only people in their
:25:28. > :25:35.extreme. Rob's dedication to the Metropolitan Police -- police
:25:36. > :25:41.remains. He has no plans to give up just yet. I have still got a goal
:25:42. > :25:45.for another year, that would give me 50 years, which is a nice round sum.
:25:46. > :25:47.Maybe there is another goal there somewhere.
:25:48. > :25:56.I know you are a bit embarrassed by the force but you really have
:25:57. > :26:02.dedicated your life as a special. What has kept you going? Things
:26:03. > :26:05.change as life and the world goes on. I originally started doing it
:26:06. > :26:09.because I wanted something to do in my spare time. I wanted to be
:26:10. > :26:14.worthwhile and so on. So I joined the specials. As I got more used to
:26:15. > :26:20.it, I became more involved and it got very addictive. It was a
:26:21. > :26:27.challenge. And now I am older, I am looking at helping the new specials
:26:28. > :26:33.when they join, helping them get through the initial training and
:26:34. > :26:38.getting used to it. You say you are helping new recruits. What advice
:26:39. > :26:41.are you giving them? Really, they have to take on board there is a
:26:42. > :26:48.serious commitment. They have to have the time. It is a fantastic eye
:26:49. > :26:52.-- iron opener. You get a fantastic spectrum of the world and people and
:26:53. > :26:56.so forth. They will go through all the training. We get the odd person
:26:57. > :27:01.who comes out the other end and realises they cannot commit. They
:27:02. > :27:06.leave. That is a tremendous shame. Make sure you know what you are
:27:07. > :27:11.going into. Rob, we have got a surprise. I know you have come
:27:12. > :27:17.across at a few Metropolitan police commissioners in your time. The
:27:18. > :27:21.current one has a special message. What a fantastic job Rob Harrild has
:27:22. > :27:27.done for London and the Metropolitan Police. Nearly 50 years of voluntary
:27:28. > :27:29.service. He has put on this uniform, taken all the powers and
:27:30. > :27:34.responsibilities of being a constable, and taken all the risks,
:27:35. > :27:39.for no payment. To do that on top of his own life and his own job, a
:27:40. > :27:44.fantastic man. I just think he is a fantastic advert for voluntary
:27:45. > :27:48.service. And for me, a fantastic advert for the Metropolitan Police.
:27:49. > :27:55.So Rob, well done. You deserve all the congratulations.
:27:56. > :27:57.And from all of us here, you have done an absolutely brilliant job.
:27:58. > :28:06.Well done. What an inspiration. He certainly
:28:07. > :28:08.is. Policing has changed a lot since Rob's time. One technique has
:28:09. > :28:10.remained the same. Fingerprinting has been around
:28:11. > :28:12.since the early 1900s. It's helped solve countless cases
:28:13. > :28:14.but when items have distinctive colours or patterns,
:28:15. > :28:24.it can make retrieving a clear I am joined by Doctor Robert King.
:28:25. > :28:32.You have been working on a new system? That is right. We have
:28:33. > :28:36.developed infrared fluorescent fingerprint powders. They were
:28:37. > :28:43.inspired by nature. They are not toxic. The green powder is based on
:28:44. > :28:46.a naturally occurring algae. The blue is based on a naturally
:28:47. > :28:53.occurring mineral. It is based on a pigment. How can these helped see
:28:54. > :28:59.fingerprints? The way these powders work is that they glow in the
:29:00. > :29:03.infrared part of the spectrum. That allows us to overcome pre-existing
:29:04. > :29:08.issues with complicated backgrounds. It may be backgrounds that have
:29:09. > :29:11.built up with intricate patterns or multiple colours. You have
:29:12. > :29:16.deliberately brought some things in that are not playing surfaces. A lot
:29:17. > :29:20.of things you normally like to test our banknotes because -- which are
:29:21. > :29:26.difficult because of the nature of the colours. This is a Canadian bank
:29:27. > :29:32.note. Similar to what is going to be introduced in England. That is in
:29:33. > :29:37.September. If I touch this. You cannot really see anything at the
:29:38. > :29:45.moment. We were just use the powder in the lead. We were just apply it
:29:46. > :29:52.to the note. A standard fingerprint brush. Still not seeing anything. We
:29:53. > :30:02.will put this under an infrared camera. Let's have a look. Already
:30:03. > :30:06.we can start seeing a print popping up there straightaway. That is very
:30:07. > :30:15.clear. We can see it on the screen. The beauty of this is we have got a
:30:16. > :30:19.mobile version of this. That's right. The technology is not just
:30:20. > :30:24.restricted to laboratory use. You can take the light sources, attach
:30:25. > :30:29.an infrared camera and view the results live on screen. Straightaway
:30:30. > :30:35.that is on the computer. You can send to the office. The fingerprint
:30:36. > :30:42.identification database and look for matches. You have already had a lot
:30:43. > :30:46.of interest? Yes, police and military are starting to use this
:30:47. > :30:50.technology. It helps overcome issues that have been long-standing. You
:30:51. > :30:55.have had a look at the new banknotes. You think it will work
:30:56. > :30:56.well? Yes, we have tested with the Bank of England. Fascinating. Thank
:30:57. > :31:02.you. Now, officers from the Met
:31:03. > :31:06.are on the hunt for a man who's been attacking lone women
:31:07. > :31:20.in South London. Blackheath is a nice area, it is a
:31:21. > :31:23.little oasis in London. A lot of people say you would not feel like
:31:24. > :31:30.you are in London. I have lived my whole life here, it feels like a
:31:31. > :31:33.village atmosphere. You hear about things happening around, but you do
:31:34. > :31:42.not hear about things happening in Blackheath. On Saturday the 5th of
:31:43. > :31:47.December last year, Louise, whose name we have changed to protect her
:31:48. > :31:53.identity, left a bar in central London after a night out with
:31:54. > :31:57.friends. Going out with a few friends after work, we went to a bar
:31:58. > :32:04.and had a few drinks and then left at maybe half past 11. You cannot
:32:05. > :32:08.get a tube to this area anyway and I saw there was a bus to Lewisham, so
:32:09. > :32:13.I thought I would get on it because I would be closer to where I want to
:32:14. > :32:20.be and I could work it out at the other end. The number 47 did not go
:32:21. > :32:25.near Louise's has, so at around 1:15am she got off the bus near
:32:26. > :32:30.Lewisham shopping centre and started walking towards the next bus stop. I
:32:31. > :32:34.started walking up the main road towards Blackheath and there were a
:32:35. > :32:40.few people around, but I did not feel threatened, I kept my head down
:32:41. > :32:44.and started walking. I get a bit more nervous when I am going towards
:32:45. > :32:50.Blackheath because our area is quiet and there are far less people, so
:32:51. > :32:56.when you see a person you are more wary of them. As she arrived at the
:32:57. > :33:10.crossroads near Blackheath Park, she spotted
:33:11. > :33:14.a man walking towards her. I crossed paths with this guy who was walking
:33:15. > :33:17.the opposite way and he started talking to me and asking me how I
:33:18. > :33:20.was, what my name was and stuff. I might have said a few times I am
:33:21. > :33:23.trying to get home, so, leave me alone, I am not interested. The man
:33:24. > :33:29.started to walk alongside her and told her he had been to a party. He
:33:30. > :33:32.seemed sober and carried on walking down and was talking the whole way
:33:33. > :33:38.and saying things like, I love you, I want you to be my girlfriend. At
:33:39. > :33:44.one point he got down on one knee in front of me and was asking me to
:33:45. > :33:50.marry him and I was brushing it off saying, no, I am going home. But
:33:51. > :33:56.then things took a turn for the worse. He grabbed me and he had his
:33:57. > :34:01.arms around me and I thought, this cannot be happening. Louise was
:34:02. > :34:05.sexually assaulted. I had this horrible sensation there was nothing
:34:06. > :34:10.I could do about it. There was no way I could physically get him off
:34:11. > :34:15.me. I managed to wriggle away and as I was pulling away he calmly
:34:16. > :34:20.shrugged and turned around in the direction he was going and just
:34:21. > :34:25.walked off calmly. If anyone else had walked past him a few moments
:34:26. > :34:31.later, they would have had no idea he had done anything wrong. I turned
:34:32. > :34:35.around and ran home. Louise managed to get home safely and called the
:34:36. > :34:40.police. But the months since the attack have not been easy. Everybody
:34:41. > :34:47.has said I am dealing with it well. In the time I was in shock and two
:34:48. > :34:53.days afterwards I was physically shaking and I cried about it two
:34:54. > :34:58.days after. I am more wary when I am walking home. Any guy at the moment
:34:59. > :35:03.I try and avoid them and if somebody tries to talk to me I do not look at
:35:04. > :35:09.them or speak to them, I keep walking. It makes you be a bit sick
:35:10. > :35:14.really. This is someone going out to do this. Until he is caught, he will
:35:15. > :35:24.keep going. You do not know how far he will go. I really frightening
:35:25. > :35:28.experience to go through. PC Phil Creswell Nash has been overseeing
:35:29. > :35:33.the case. We know he has struck several times. We are currently
:35:34. > :35:47.investigating three linked sexual assault that have occurred in the
:35:48. > :35:54.Blackheath area. These happened in October, 2015 until December, 2015.
:35:55. > :36:01.We believe these are linked. He has used the same wording on every
:36:02. > :36:07.occasion. What types of things is he saying? He says things like, I find
:36:08. > :36:14.you sexy, can I take you home tonight? But at the end every time
:36:15. > :36:19.he casually just walks away, leaving these girls distressed. Do we know
:36:20. > :36:26.any more about the suspect? He is about 5'7" tall, a mixed-race male,
:36:27. > :36:36.he has got a shaved style of haircut. He wears a red jumper. Is
:36:37. > :36:40.he likely to attack again? Yes, he could, a further incident happened
:36:41. > :36:45.in February this year like the previous three and I am keen to
:36:46. > :36:54.speak to anyone who has any information and call us and we will
:36:55. > :37:00.look into it. Take another look at the ether because he needs to be
:37:01. > :37:03.Now it's time for a look at today's Wanted Faces.
:37:04. > :37:06.Police forces around the country are asking for your
:37:07. > :37:09.We start with 28-year-old Peter Kerrigan.
:37:10. > :37:11.He was jailed for six years for numerous distraction burglaries
:37:12. > :37:15.But whilst on escorted leave from prison, Kerrigan threatened
:37:16. > :37:23.Kerrigan is known to travel across the UK, including Kent,
:37:24. > :37:24.Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Hampshire and has friends
:37:25. > :37:32.He's Mohammed Rajb although he also uses the surnames Rajab and Fathim
:37:33. > :37:38.He was arrested on suspicion of rape and released on police bail,
:37:39. > :37:40.but has failed to return to detectives for
:37:41. > :37:49.Third is this man, Anthony Michael Carroll.
:37:50. > :37:51.Detectives in Greater Manchester want to question him
:37:52. > :37:54.about the supply of a large quantity of class A drugs.
:37:55. > :37:56.Carroll is 32 and has links to Salford.
:37:57. > :38:00.Finally, this is 31-year-old Sean Otty.
:38:01. > :38:03.He was jailed for five years for an unprovoked attack on a man
:38:04. > :38:06.which left the victim with a blood clot on his brain.
:38:07. > :38:09.Otty was released early from prison, but has failed to stick
:38:10. > :38:11.to the strict conditions of his release and is now
:38:12. > :38:15.He has a Liverpudlian accent and a scar under his chin
:38:16. > :38:21.Call and text using the numbers on screen if you know
:38:22. > :38:37.I am sitting on the first ever carriage to be used on the Victoria
:38:38. > :38:43.line and the first person to drive this tube was the Queen. Over 31
:38:44. > :38:45.million people use London's public transport system every single day.
:38:46. > :38:48.That's a lot of potential victims for pickpockets to choose from.
:38:49. > :39:00.The man dips into a lady's handbag while supposedly helping someone
:39:01. > :39:05.onto the bus. So, the thieves are helping themselves. We have got
:39:06. > :39:06.another pickpocket inaction concealed by a bag.
:39:07. > :39:12.You're a magician and stage pickpocket, and you've worked
:39:13. > :39:18.with the police to raise awareness about this crime.
:39:19. > :39:28.How are they doing it? I can demonstrate for you. I have some
:39:29. > :39:34.coins here. I will give you a ?1 chorion, and 50p and ?2 coin. Put
:39:35. > :39:50.the coins in the pile and put them in your back pocket. OK. Name one of
:39:51. > :39:58.the coins. 50p. There is nothing else inside? We will go a bit
:39:59. > :40:08.further this time. I am going to try and take the coin from this hand
:40:09. > :40:16.into the other hand. Open your hand up. The whole point of that exercise
:40:17. > :40:22.was to take your watch. That is crazy. You might think this is a
:40:23. > :40:29.party trick, but have a look at this CCTV footage. What can we see? You
:40:30. > :40:36.can see these guys are being very friendly and they are getting right
:40:37. > :40:45.up into your personal space and they are distracting your attention.
:40:46. > :40:48.Essentially he is so overloaded with information that he does not notice
:40:49. > :40:54.the fact that they are taking his watch off. That action is made
:40:55. > :41:00.insignificant by the other actions. I want to find out a bit more about
:41:01. > :41:05.how people can protect themselves. What do people need to do? Eat your
:41:06. > :41:11.hand bags and bags fastened and close. Keep your wallet on an inside
:41:12. > :41:16.pocket. If your possessions are easily accessible, they will take
:41:17. > :41:23.their chances. You can show us a demonstration. This man is in a bit
:41:24. > :41:30.of a dream world. Can you tell me how to get to Victoria? As I walked
:41:31. > :41:36.up and down like this I picked up the telephone and get off at the
:41:37. > :41:42.next stop. It happen so quickly. What other mistakes can people make?
:41:43. > :41:46.People leave mobile phones or wallets on the seat next to them. It
:41:47. > :41:52.does not take much to be distracted by a chat or a sleight of hand. It
:41:53. > :41:57.does not take an amazing pickpocket to take things right from under your
:41:58. > :42:07.feet. We are not going to get hoodwinked again? We hope not. But
:42:08. > :42:12.this morning I have been busy. You might want to talk to your crew
:42:13. > :42:16.before they go. I have got a watch and a telephone. We need to start
:42:17. > :42:23.keeping our eyes wide open. I cannot believe that. I am glad he
:42:24. > :42:29.is on the right side of the law. A quick update. Yesterday, we showed
:42:30. > :42:34.you the case of 81-year-old Joyce. She was the victim of a vicious
:42:35. > :42:38.robbery as she walked back from the shops in Folkestone. A number of
:42:39. > :42:43.good leads have come in and the police are chasing those up. If you
:42:44. > :42:49.can help, please get in touch. Keep those calls coming in.
:42:50. > :42:52.Now Michelle where will you be next week?
:42:53. > :43:05.Thousands of tourists flock to the area at this time of year
:43:06. > :43:08.and I'll be finding out how police are keeping them safe
:43:09. > :43:13.For more details about the crimes on today's
:43:14. > :43:26.But before we go, here's another look at this morning's wanted faces.
:43:27. > :43:29.If you know where they are, please pick up the phone.
:43:30. > :44:04.Captain, it's d'Artagnan. There's a riot in Saint-Antoine.