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Good morning, we're back for a brand-new week and need your help to

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handcuffs and criminals. The real-life nightmare for a

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grandmother and her family. Just a man with a gun at my head in my

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bedroom. And I'm finding out how these guys rescued tourist in

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trouble out at sea. You are watching Crimewatch road

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show. Hello, welcome to week two of

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Crimewatch Roadshow, featuring appeals from across the UK.

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Coming up, as shocking discovery the two brothers camping in a North

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Wales Police. Found some bones on the floor, then realised they were

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human remains. And the 83-year-old war hero robbed of his prized

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possession. Came from behind, Italy, knocked me to the floor and took my

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watch. Today we are in the coastal town of

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Conwy and it looks pretty beautiful, Michelle.

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What are you up to? Yes, Rav, it is stunning in this part of North

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Wales, the medieval castle behind me, it beautiful beaches, the

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harbour. It really is a tourist hotspot with a lot of people heading

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here every year. But this week also sees the anniversary, 50th

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anniversary, of the Conwy lifeboat station. Lots of people have been

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rescued here over the years, including David stocks, who joins me

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now. Tell me a little more about what happened to you? Approximately

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18 months ago, in January, I fell in the water. I was going out of the

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boat, we have a boat on the river, and I fell in the water. We have got

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footage of you being rescued. You must have been terrified? I was,

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there is no way you can get out of the water, you are dependent on

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someone else to get you out. It looked freezing cold? It was, you

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cannot emphasise how much that cold takes... Within a minute, you are

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frozen. Really, really scary. The work these guys do is amazing. Rav,

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join me later to find out just how they rescue people.

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Looking forward to that. First, the police need your help to track down

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the armed gang which terrorised family in Warrington. As you would

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expect, this is a really serious case.

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The Bells Pub hold special memories for Carol. These day she is one of

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the customers but for three years she was on the other side of the

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bar. I worked in pubs most of my life, I took over the Bells, it is a

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local pub, everybody knows everybody else, they would do anything for

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you. But there comes a time you have got to move on. In December, Carol

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called time on her role as landlady and is now focusing on her family.

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I've got two sons, Stewart, who is 22, and Ian who is 21, and my

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granddaughter, love her to bits. Family is the most important thing

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in your life. One evening, back in April, Carol

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and her partner Mike were relaxing at home. Sat on the sofa with Mike,

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just chatting about day-to-day things, then I went to bed. But the

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telly on, watching telly upstairs for a little while, must have gone

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straight to sleep. As Carol Lay in bed, her son and three-year-old

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granddaughter were asleep in the next room. Her partner, Mike, stayed

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downstairs watching television. Stay where you are! Do you know why

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we're here?! Suddenly, three masked men burst into the house. One stood

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guard over Mike as the other two ran upstairs. I just turned over and saw

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somebody stood there pointing something at me. Just a man with a

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gun at my head in my bedroom. Come on, where is he? Just stood there

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all in black, big brown eyes showing. The gunman demanded the

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keys to the pub, which she seemed to think Carol still run. He was

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shouting for the pub keys and money, I was like, what are you on about?

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What money, what keys? I have not been in the pub since December. That

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is when he started going through my bag and my drawers. He took my phone

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and the money that was on top of my bed. Carol then panicked as the man

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headed towards the bedroom where her son and granddaughter were sleeping.

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Nothing, nothing! I thought, I'm not having this, no.

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I was on the landing, confronted him, said, you were not going in

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there, my granddaughter is in their! Luckily, she was asleep. I was

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looking down the barrel of the gun. They had it to me, kept saying, do

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you want blasting? I said, you are not going in there where my

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granddaughter is. Stuart was on his phone, he said, I will have your

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phone as well. In the chaos, the gunman's next words came out even

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more of a surprise. That is when he said, getting there, Carol. That is

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what he said. He must know me. I think you must have realised what he

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had said. He sort of shuddered a bit. Another one ran out of my other

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son's bedroom, ran down the stairs, then the other one just turned round

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and followed him down the stairs. Man to face a 55-year-old woman with

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gun to her head and then try to get in a room with a three-year-old

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child -- to come and face. What kind of people are they? The attackers

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also took something which had great sentimental value for Carol. They

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can have the money, I just want my phone back. My mum died last year,

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it had all her videos on it, that is all I have got off her. I know I've

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got pictures of her but it is not the same as having your mum walking

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about and talking, if it? I could just sit here now and cry, thinking

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about what could have happened. I could have been killed, Mike could

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have been killed, my son and by granddaughter could have been

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killed. It is awful, it really is. I just want them caught.

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Really frightening. I'm joined by Detective can Ian Paisley from

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Cheshire police. What an awful ordeal for Carol and her family. We

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know that the gunman referred to Carol by her first name, what is the

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significance of this? I believe this is significant because it is

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targeted attacks, we believe the gunman knew Carol most likely from

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her time as the landlady of Bells, presume he she was still the

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landlady bet, which was not the case. She had her phone stowed have

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much campaign videos of her late mother? It was a Nokia Lumia 635, in

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a white glittery case, and we would appeal to anyone who has received

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one of these to get in touch. There have been three jobs similar to this

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in the Warrington area in the month of April, the first at Carol's

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address in Lewis Avenue, the second at Albert Road and the third at the

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populist pub. On each occasion three men have won in armed with a

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shotgun. What else do we know about the offenders? They are described in

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a very similar rate in each incident, the gunman described as

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being about five tall, white male, dark clothing and a balaclava. He

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has a Warrington accent, as have the other two males, described as

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slightly taller, around six but tall and white males. Thank you so much.

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If you do have any information at all, make sure you get in touch with

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us, details are on the screen. Onto a very mysterious case that

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happened just down the road from here. Police and locals alike are

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completely baffled. This woodland in the heart of Conwy

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North Wales is a place of stunning natural beauty. The area was also

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part of the route for last year's motorsport event, the Wales Rally

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GB. Back in November, two rally fans who were also brothers were camping

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nearby when they made a shocking discovery. We have been going to the

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rally every year since I was about five, my father used to take us. Big

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rally fans, I'd only been a couple of times when I was younger so I

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came up to watch it with him. Came in the woods to find somewhere

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suitable for a little fire and a few beers. Mark went off to find some

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firewood. I walked about ten, 15 yards away from my brother and I

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found some bones on the floor. On closer inspection realised they were

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actually human remains. Obviously it was quite shocking because it's not

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something that you find every day, and it left a number in our throats,

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really. -- left a lump in our throats. We were called by a member

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of the public who said they had found what they thought was a body

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in the woods. One of -- when our investigators got there it was clear

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that person had been there for some time. We cordoned off the area and

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meticulously examined the scene, our crime scene investigators. The scene

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was examined for a number of days, in two weeks, actually. Officers and

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staff had to be here through the wind, the rain, the snow. This is

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quite a desolate area, our thoughts were, how has this individual got

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here? Is it a person who was walking and fell down on their own, or

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somebody brought that person here? Once we recovered the body it was

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now time for us to try to piece together how that individual got

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here and also their identity. When forensic experts examined the body,

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they began to build a picture of the victim. We were able to work out

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that the skeleton was that the mail, over 50 years of age, between five

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foot eight and five foot ten tall, large build. We could also tell that

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the individual had arthritis and previously had a broken nose.

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Crucially we were also able to ascertain that the individual had

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suffered serious head injuries which led us to treat the case as being

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suspicious, a homicide investigation. Detectives also

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turned to forensic dentistry expert Doctor John Rosie for help with

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their investigations. The first thing that was apparent, albeit

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posterior molar teeth were absent. That, to me, indicated that that

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person wasn't particularly dentally aware in his younger years. All of a

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sudden the penny dropped because his pre-molar teeth have got some very

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extensive crown work, root canal work, and filling work, which is of

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a high quality. The style of the dentistry is typical of dentistry

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that was done in the 90s, 2000, possibly late 80s. This description

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also appears in dental journals in the hope that it will jog a

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dentist's memory about work that he has completed. Two items off badly

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decomposed clothing were also recovered from the scene. Fragments

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from a jumper and what appeared to be the label from some underwear. We

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have been able to take the fragments to an expert in Scotland to look at

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the jumper, who has then been able to tell us the type of yon, the

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colour of the yarn, and when it was made. We have worked out it was a

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green Pringle jumper, it would have been extra large, made between 2000

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and 2004. The underwear was very badly decomposed, all we had was a

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label, we were able to identify the fact that the underwear was made at

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Marks Spencer, and from there we did a lot of investigation and were

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able to ascertain that the underwear would have been a wine, maroon

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colour, made between 1999 and 2000. We have done a lot of work over the

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last few months as part of our investigations try to identify the

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mail. It has been frustrating but I hope if we put all the pieces of the

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jigsaw together, we will identify who the individual is. It's not

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easy, I'm reminded about it every day, I think about it pretty much

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every day that somebody has lost their life up here and nobody found

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him. It's just sad, you know, that he's been here that long and people

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have been driving past probably daily and not realised he was here.

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He's got family out there somewhere, some loved ones, and they don't know

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where he is. We found him, so we would like to remember him by laying

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some flowers and remember him. Such a sad case and a real mystery. The

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victim is thought to have been around 50 years old and

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approximately five tall with a stocky build, wearing a green

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Pringle jumper just like this one. If you have any information which

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could help identify the victim or the person who committed this crime,

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please get in touch. Still to come this morning, the veteran with

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Alzheimer's, cruelly robbed in the street. I knew what the watch meant

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to him. He had it all those years and somebody just takes it, it's

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disgusting. And the clamp-down on drivers risking it all on these

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winding country roads. If you are involved in a collision at those

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speeds, somebody is going to die. But first, we need you to look

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closely at today's selection And a warning that one

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of these is quite nasty... Go back to May 2014, the guy in the

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green top is pacing the shop floor. He has a basket but isn't here for

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bread. He's here for the dough. He swoops in and steals nearly a grand

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in cash. It isn't a cash and carry. Check out this guy and shop him.

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Charing Cross station, London, late on a Sunday. This man isn't here to

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catch a train. He wanders around, practices gymnastics, then heads

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into the Arches shopping centre. He starts searching the area but

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disappears when somebody walks past. What's he up to? The second nobody

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is looking, he's back, setting fire to the flag on the front of a kiosk.

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He skips away towards the Golden Jubilee Bridge, but not before

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taking a quick peek at his handiwork. The fire rapidly spread

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across several kiosks causing thousands of pounds of damage,

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thankfully nobody was hurt. It's two days after Valentines last

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year. But these two are not in the mood full of. They are just after

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loot. They enter a betting shop in Telford and one throws himself over

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the counter, shouting for money. They have covered their faces and

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police say they are armed with kitchen knives. The terrified lone

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female cashier is pushed back so she can't press the panic button. They

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take less than ?200 in cash and make off with such haste one of the men

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uses the cashier's face as a leg up over-the-counter.

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If you recognised anyone, get on the phone now.

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The number is 08000 468999 Calls are free

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Text CW, space and then your message.

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Texts will be charged at your standard message rate.

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As we saw earlier, one of the most common rescues for the RNLI in Conwy

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is rescuing somebody when they have fallen into the sea from a boat. So

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training volunteers in this kind of scenario is really important. Trevor

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has been an RNLI volunteer since the station first opened 50 years ago.

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What's happening now? We have located the casualty, and we need to

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pick him up as quickly as possible and get him or her into the boat and

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transferred them to the shore where in a real-life situation there would

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be an ambulance waiting. They have grabbed onto the person and they are

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literally dragging them into the boat. Once they get into the boat

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it's really important to check they are OK. They would have to check him

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over for hypothermia, perhaps wrap him in a foil blanket. They will

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take him straight to shore and hopefully to a waiting ambulance.

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Safely in the boat now. And he will head back to shore. How has

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technology changed from when you first started to now? It's

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completely different now, or modern life jackets and wet gear. The

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equipment on the boat is vastly different. The boats themselves are

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the same, virtually, but the equipment inside is completely

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different. The equipment is so vital to the work you do. We have some

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stats from the RNLI. The number of people killed off the UK coastline

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in 2015 last year is the highest since records were first collected

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in 2011. More people have died while walking or running along the coast

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than any other activity. It highlights the work you do is of

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paramount importance. There are more people getting into trouble now and

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more people are safety conscious. So me people are doing this kind of

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activity now. There are bound to be more accidents. Do you see any

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difference in the accidents between winter and summer? You tend to get

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less in the winter because you have more holiday-makers in the summer.

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But in winter they can be more complicated and dangerous with the

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cold water and rough weather. It's amazing to see the work you do.

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Congratulations on just reaching 50 years of service. People are also

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attracted to the breathtaking mountain roads here.

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Stunning scenery, dramatic mountains and winding roads. Just some of the

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reasons North Wales is a mecca for car and motorbike enthusiasts. The

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twists and turns might be thrilling, but they are also risky. Tragically,

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not all drivers make it home safely. Last year there were more than 1000

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serious collisions on the roads of North Wales and the police here are

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determined to get those numbers down. It's a sunny Sunday morning on

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a bank holiday weekend. Today, thousands of bikers and drivers will

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make their way along these challenging roads. We are looking

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for offences in terms of driving excess speed, careless and dangerous

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driving. That's the priority. DC Ed Robinson has worked on the roads

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team for 18 years. We are coming to a stretch of road that has been very

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challenging in terms of corners, crests, dips. They put the cars

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through the paces there, but it still subject to a 60 mph speed

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restriction. He's soon spots three high-performance cars travelling at

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speed. There is an Audi, a portion and a BMW. -- a Porsche. Over 80 mph

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is the average speed. Time to stop them. Unfortunately the White Audi

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has disappeared. Can you join me in the police car with your driving

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licence. You have been driving at speed, touching 90 or 100 mph. I

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will caution you now. Both drivers will be issued with a court summons

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for speeding. Ed's colleagues have also stopped their friend in the

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Audi further up the road. No regard for the speed or the traffic. It's

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not your road, it could result in death. It's ridiculous. If you

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travel at those speeds, somebody can die. But because Ed couldn't record

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the Audi's speed, he has to to let the driver go with a warning. All

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three drivers from outside the area, they are clearly intelligent people,

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but it doesn't stop them coming here and driving, in the words of one of

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them, like idiots. Ed spots some drivers he spotted earlier. Why do

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you think we need a chat? What's the speed limit on this stretch of road?

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60. Were you keeping to that? No. On the hill up there, somebody was

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killed a few months ago because they were driving too fast. I will more

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than happy facilitate you getting some points if you continue to drive

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like that. The warm weather has also brought hundreds of motorcyclists to

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the area. But with 84 riders seriously injured or killed on roads

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last year, officers are keen to remind riders of the risks. The

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chants is so much higher than being a general road user of a collision.

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Motorcycle use is at 0.2% currently, but it represents 31% of the

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fatalities on our roads. As Ed keeps a look out for bikers breaking the

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rules, his attention is drawn to a rider with a rather unusual

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technique. Quite why he is moving from side to side, I've absolutely

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no idea. In the first instance, I'm going to breathalyse you to rule out

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alcohol. The test is negative. As for the side to side technique, the

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rider explains he was warming up his tyres. Ed sends him on his way with

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a few words of advice. If you are up this way through the summer, police

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are out in force every weekend. Your speed was no problem, you were going

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steady and I could see that. Keep it like that, happy days. As his shift

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draws to a close, he heads back to the station. We have protected the

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public, colleagues have had arrests and reported other motorists. There

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have been no serious collisions, so I would say it's been a successful

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day. Great work. Now, last year, holidaymakers

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in the UK were conned out of a staggering ?11.5 million -

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with each victim losing Detective Inspector Katie Balls

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from the City of London Police's National Fraud Intelligence Bureau

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is here again to tell us more. Good to see you. It's an astonishing

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figure. This kind of fraud seems to be increasing. Absolutely, it would

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seem so. This year's figures for holiday fraud, we see they are more

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than five times higher than the previous year. It might be more

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people are aware and they are reporting, but there is certainly a

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massive increase. How are people being targeted? One of the most

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common methods we see is being targeted by airline tickets. So you

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think you have bought yourself a flight and the ticket doesn't show

:27:32.:27:36.

up. You might have done it online or on the phone. Last year we saw

:27:37.:27:40.

destinations like India, Pakistan and Nigeria, long haul flights being

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targeted. Sporting events are another risky area. Fraudsters are

:27:47.:27:50.

keen to take advantage of people desperate to get to big events where

:27:51.:27:54.

there is often limited flight availability. If you are trying to

:27:55.:27:58.

get over to see the Euros in France or the Olympics in Rio, please take

:27:59.:28:04.

extra care. If you get to your destination the accommodation itself

:28:05.:28:08.

can be a problem. We also know fraudsters can post fake profiles

:28:09.:28:14.

online on accommodation websites and property either for rent or a

:28:15.:28:18.

holiday for sale. We know these properties either don't exist, or if

:28:19.:28:22.

they do, they are not likely to be owned by the person trying to rent

:28:23.:28:24.

them to you. Well, someone who's

:28:25.:28:25.

experienced this first hand He thought he'd booked

:28:26.:28:27.

a family holiday to France - but he'd actually transferred ?700

:28:28.:28:31.

straight into a scammers My wife asked me to contact the

:28:32.:28:42.

owner about bedding and sheets and towels. That was about a month after

:28:43.:28:50.

we had made the booking, and there wasn't any answer. I sent more

:28:51.:28:56.

e-mails, still no answer. At that point I had a horrible feeling, I

:28:57.:29:01.

suppose. It was absolutely awful, not just the money but the loss of

:29:02.:29:06.

the holiday. Thousands of people like Andrew are being targeted. Are

:29:07.:29:10.

there any patterns they look for as to who they will approach? We see a

:29:11.:29:18.

larger proportion of victims in their 30s and 40s, often with young

:29:19.:29:22.

families, and the generation used to booking these things online. Summer

:29:23.:29:29.

time we see a peak in these months. But also Christmas and other holiday

:29:30.:29:34.

times when people are panicked into booking last-minute flights. What

:29:35.:29:38.

are your top tips to avoid being scammed? Booking a holiday is

:29:39.:29:41.

exciting and you want to get it booked online quickly and get the

:29:42.:29:47.

best deal. But as with so much activity online, it's about taking a

:29:48.:29:51.

step back and taking a few extra minutes to do some basic checks.

:29:52.:29:55.

Really do your research and don't rely on one or two reviews online.

:29:56.:29:59.

Check thoroughly and check the credentials of the company you are

:30:00.:30:04.

booking with. Ensure they are a member of a registered trade body

:30:05.:30:14.

like Abda. There is great advice on their website. Always pay with a

:30:15.:30:17.

credit card or debit card that is protected. Anything less than that

:30:18.:30:20.

and you might as well just hand the fraudster a load of cash.

:30:21.:30:22.

And you'll be here again next Monday with details

:30:23.:30:25.

Now Michelle - you're in the holiday hotspot of Conwy this morning.

:30:26.:30:31.

No problems with your accommodation I hope?

:30:32.:30:42.

I'm on the coastal path, it is quite a difficult stretch to police, which

:30:43.:30:48.

is why PCSO Chris Perkins travels around by bike. Tell us more about

:30:49.:30:52.

the areas you patrol. I patrol what is called the estuary beat, down the

:30:53.:30:57.

coastal path all the way to Llandudno. I speak with the locals

:30:58.:31:02.

and tourists alike on my bike. You cover everyday crimes as well as

:31:03.:31:07.

bigger ones? Yes, we look at petty crimes but on a bigger scale will at

:31:08.:31:11.

a national project called Project Kraken, looking at illegal imports,

:31:12.:31:16.

drug smuggling and terrorism. Not so long ago around the coast we had a

:31:17.:31:19.

good seizure of cocaine from three boats as a result of information

:31:20.:31:25.

from Project Kraken, which people can contact us on 101 if you see

:31:26.:31:29.

anything suspicious on the water. It is a busy day, I will leave you to

:31:30.:31:31.

it, thank you. Now, there are lots of wild birds

:31:32.:31:33.

here on the waterfront in Conwy Unbelievably attacks on birds

:31:34.:31:38.

are on the increase. In Stockport, animal welfare

:31:39.:31:43.

officers are trying to track down the person behind

:31:44.:31:45.

a particularly cruel incident. Over the years, RSPCA officer

:31:46.:31:57.

Stephen Wickham has rescued hundreds of animals in distress, but even he

:31:58.:32:01.

was shocked by a call he received back in April this year to help a

:32:02.:32:05.

Canadian Goose on a lake in Stockport. We had a phone call on

:32:06.:32:11.

the Sunday lunchtime with regards to a goose with an object through it.

:32:12.:32:18.

You think, well, it will be a stick stuck in its feathers or something

:32:19.:32:21.

like that, but it was actually an arrow right the way through the

:32:22.:32:26.

goose. As well as the RSPCA, the local fire brigade was called in to

:32:27.:32:31.

help with the rescue, which Stephen filmed. We corralled him into the

:32:32.:32:35.

corner and managed to catch him in the reeds. He was in a bit of

:32:36.:32:40.

distress. It went in through the top, missing the heart by

:32:41.:32:44.

millimetres, and write out through the bottom. The goose was taken to

:32:45.:32:50.

the RSPCA's wildlife Hospital in Cheshire. He underwent an emergency

:32:51.:32:54.

operation to remove the 31 inch arrow. So far, the person who fired

:32:55.:33:02.

the crossbow hasn't been caught. It could easily have happened that they

:33:03.:33:07.

had a child or a person with it, causing unnecessary suffering to

:33:08.:33:11.

animals is against the law. They could be prosecuted under the Animal

:33:12.:33:14.

Welfare Act or the wildlife and countryside act. But there was a

:33:15.:33:18.

happy ending for the goose. After two weeks he made a full recovery.

:33:19.:33:23.

It was time for Stephen to release him back into the wild. Nice warm

:33:24.:33:31.

day for him to be released. As far as we know, he has got a mate on the

:33:32.:33:35.

pond, hopefully he will leave here for the rest of his life and no

:33:36.:33:42.

mishaps. I'm really pleased that he's managed to survive and we have

:33:43.:33:44.

managed to get him back to the wild. Now the RSPCA are in no

:33:45.:33:49.

doubt that this crossbow attack at the Mere Lake

:33:50.:33:51.

in Stockport was deliberate. It happened on, or shortly before,

:33:52.:33:55.

Sunday 17th April this year - if you any information at all,

:33:56.:33:57.

please get in touch. Now it's time for a look

:33:58.:34:03.

at today's Wanted Faces. Police forces around the country

:34:04.:34:07.

are asking for your We start this week with

:34:08.:34:09.

Charles Edward Adcock, He was arrested in connection

:34:10.:34:12.

with sex offences and released on bail, but has failed to return

:34:13.:34:16.

for further questioning. Adcock is 57, but also

:34:17.:34:18.

claims to be 59. He has strong ties to the Norfolk

:34:19.:34:20.

area and Wiltshire but may now be sporting a beard

:34:21.:34:23.

and possibly living rough. Next up is Lee Kelly, but he calls

:34:24.:34:44.

himself Stephen Kelly and was 36 last week, he has links to

:34:45.:34:48.

Manchester as well as Scotland and Europe. He has a Mancunian accent, a

:34:49.:34:53.

gold tooth, and numerous scars on his head. Police say he is dangerous

:34:54.:34:57.

and should not be approached, just dial 999 if you know where he is.

:34:58.:35:06.

He was due to appear before Grimsby Crown Court in connection

:35:07.:35:10.

with a robbery in which a couple were threatened with

:35:11.:35:13.

a firearm in their home, but he didn't turn up.

:35:14.:35:15.

Shakes is 28 and has a West Midlands accent.

:35:16.:35:17.

He has links to Grimsby and Birmingham.

:35:18.:35:19.

Detectives want to question him after drugs and an automatic gun

:35:20.:35:23.

with ammunition were found at an house in Bedfordshire.

:35:24.:35:25.

Rozalski is originally from Poland and now has friends in Luton.

:35:26.:35:28.

If you recognise any of these faces make sure you pick up the phone.

:35:29.:35:33.

Next to Manchester, where police need your help to reunite

:35:34.:35:36.

a vulnerable veteran with his prized possession.

:35:37.:35:45.

83-year-old ex-servicemen Frank Marchington from Wales were in

:35:46.:35:54.

Manchester served in the Marines for 32 years. I was in the special unit

:35:55.:36:00.

in the Marines, called the Special Boat Service. We did the recce on

:36:01.:36:09.

the beaches before the landing craft came in. He and wife Lily have been

:36:10.:36:15.

married for 58 years and together have four children. A very good dad,

:36:16.:36:19.

yes. Wouldn't change him for the world! Here's a good husband, he has

:36:20.:36:25.

always been a good husband. I've never been without anything.

:36:26.:36:29.

Valentine's Day, always took me out, red rose the table, but not for the

:36:30.:36:39.

last 10-year leg in 2005, Frank was diagnosed with our climate and his

:36:40.:36:43.

condition has recently deteriorated and he needs full-time care from his

:36:44.:36:47.

family. It is sad, really, because I know what kind of man he was, and I

:36:48.:36:55.

feel sorry for him. Obviously I know things -- I wish things were not

:36:56.:37:02.

like they are, but you have just got to get on with it. Frank's memories

:37:03.:37:07.

fading but one treasured possession means everything to him. He was

:37:08.:37:10.

awarded a valuable Omega Constellation watchful and beating a

:37:11.:37:14.

special assignment in Bahrain. It was a present from the Marines --

:37:15.:37:19.

for completing a special assignment. It was like a souvenir for me. He

:37:20.:37:24.

did not where it every day, never, ever. He must have just fancied

:37:25.:37:29.

putting it on that night. He kept telling my brother all day it was

:37:30.:37:33.

his birthday, and I think that is why he probably put the watch on,

:37:34.:37:36.

because he thought it was a special occasion. On the evening of Monday

:37:37.:37:44.

the 4th of April, Frank put on his favourite watch and left the house.

:37:45.:37:51.

We heard the doorbell, and he had gone. -- we heard the door go. Still

:37:52.:38:00.

likes a pint, likes a drink, even though he shouldn't with his

:38:01.:38:03.

medication, but he will escape if he can to the pub! Frank had made the

:38:04.:38:08.

same journey hundreds of times before. He was heading towards the

:38:09.:38:12.

Nelson Tavern on the corner of Lord Lane and Tunes Road. But he never

:38:13.:38:23.

arrived. They just came from behind. Hit me. Knocked me to the floor.

:38:24.:38:32.

Took my watch. And obviously my wallet. Confused and shaken, Frank

:38:33.:38:47.

staggered home. But when he walked in at around 9:30pm, he didn't

:38:48.:38:52.

mention the attack. He came back and I said, that was quick. No in. He

:38:53.:38:59.

seemed worked up and angry and I just thought, well, there was no one

:39:00.:39:04.

in and that is what has upset him. But the following morning he told

:39:05.:39:07.

his family what had happened. He just came out and said, it was that

:39:08.:39:13.

lad, he took it off me. Debra and Lily then noticed a lump on head. At

:39:14.:39:18.

that point I said, if that is the case, we need to phone the police,

:39:19.:39:22.

we need to report this, it is serious. Police are appealing for

:39:23.:39:30.

witnesses to help them solve this callous crime. This is the location

:39:31.:39:33.

we think the attack occurred, halfway between the road and the

:39:34.:39:41.

Nelson Tavern public house. Unfortunately because of Frank's

:39:42.:39:44.

dementia he was not able to give us a clear description but he says

:39:45.:39:47.

there was one male and possibly affected male with them at the time.

:39:48.:39:52.

We think this could have been a targeted attack and Frank could have

:39:53.:39:55.

told someone in the community that he had this watch. He was a very

:39:56.:39:59.

formidable man. It has been two months since the attack and Frank is

:40:00.:40:03.

still distraught about the theft of his precious watch -- he was a

:40:04.:40:12.

vulnerable man. He used to go upstairs and come down and say,

:40:13.:40:15.

where is my watch? I would have to tell the story again, what had

:40:16.:40:18.

happened. A few years ago, nobody would have taken that watch of my

:40:19.:40:22.

dad, so from that point of view I think he was angry and really upset.

:40:23.:40:26.

He had had it all those years and then someone just takes it. It is

:40:27.:40:28.

disgusting. And PC Lee Cullen has been

:40:29.:40:34.

involved with this case - remind us again about Frank's

:40:35.:40:38.

movements that evening. The incident occurred between 8:30pm

:40:39.:40:47.

and 9:30pm on Monday the 4th of April this year. Frank left his home

:40:48.:40:51.

address in Failsworth and walked on Lord Lane to his local pub. Lord

:40:52.:40:54.

Lane is quite a busy thoroughfare and lots of cars were passing by,

:40:55.:40:59.

pedestrians passing by, and we are appealing to anyone that might have

:41:00.:41:02.

seen this attack. Frank was wearing dark trousers and a dark cardigan.

:41:03.:41:08.

The watch was quite distinctive? It was, and Omega Constellation watch,

:41:09.:41:13.

and, like the picture, Frank's watch had a bronze face and on the rear

:41:14.:41:17.

was a triangle stamp and the words venison and the serial number. The

:41:18.:41:22.

watch meant a lot to Frank, he had had it for 50 years, it had great

:41:23.:41:26.

sentimental value and we are appealing to anybody if they have

:41:27.:41:29.

seen the watch or had it up to them to come forward to the police and

:41:30.:41:33.

give them the information. Thank you so much. If you have any

:41:34.:41:37.

information, please do get in contact with us. You can also

:41:38.:41:40.

contact anonymously using Crimestoppers. Rav, back to you.

:41:41.:41:50.

To stand for an update on the calls so far, and we have had good

:41:51.:41:53.

information on the CCTV we showed you on Friday of the armed robbery

:41:54.:41:57.

at a car dealership in Nottingham. Officers are chasing that up as we

:41:58.:41:59.

speak. You may remember that last week

:42:00.:42:00.

we ran an appeal on the 20th anniversary of the murder

:42:01.:42:03.

of Melanie Hall. She went missing after a night out

:42:04.:42:04.

in Bath and her remains were discovered 13 years later next

:42:05.:42:07.

to the M5 in South Gloucestershire. Well, police have been really

:42:08.:42:10.

pleased with the information that's been coming in,

:42:11.:42:12.

as we found out when we caught up Since the Crimewatch Roadshow we

:42:13.:42:24.

have had a number of significant calls, I have a team of detectives

:42:25.:42:28.

following those about the moment, three key areas that the calls are

:42:29.:42:32.

about, some naming people, some about the outstanding property and

:42:33.:42:35.

some about the area where Melanie's body was found.

:42:36.:42:37.

Please do keep those calls, texts and emails coming in on that

:42:38.:42:39.

Michelle, where will you be tomorrow?

:42:40.:42:50.

I'll be finding out why they've had to install 24-hour CCTV

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I'll also be seeing for myself why keeping meerkats as pets might not

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For more details about the crimes on today's programme,

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Before we go, here's another look at this morning's Wanted Faces.

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If you know where any of them are, do get in touch.

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