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It's the final show of the week and we're hoping that,

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with your help, we can bring some criminals to justice.

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The masked gang who attacked an eight-year-old-girl

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Walking up them stairs, I feared the worst.

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I thought I was going to find them dead.

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And I'm with the Marine Rescue Unit in Liverpool finding out how

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Live for the next 45 minutes, you're watching Crimewatch Roadshow.

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Hello and welcome to Crimewatch Roadshow.

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As always, we need your help to solve the crimes

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I take to two wheels to see how police cope when their peaceful

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I can really see with so many twists and turns in the road,

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how even experienced riders could quite easily get caught out.

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And the increase in animal cruelty - how this dog survived one

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of the worst cases of brutality the RSPCA has ever seen.

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Today, Michelle is on the water in Liverpool -

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I am with Merseyside's Fire and Rescue team, at their floating

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station. They work hard to keep this stretch of water safe 365 days a

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year and cover miles of coastline and later I will see how they train

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in a dramatic river rescue. But now it's time for our first

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appeal and we need your help catch the armed gang who broke

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into a family home and attacked I dropped everything and ran out of

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the door, jumped into my car and got here as quickly as possible. I

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feared the worst. What is this called? He is the famous one. Family

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man and pub manager Stephen Hughes lives with his wife Kellianne who

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remarried last year and his eight-year-old stepdaughter Olivia.

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-- who he married. One evening in Fabry he went to work on a charity

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single he'd worked on in his spare time. We had been working on a

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Hillsborough charity single and put the final touches to it. He let

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Kellianne getting Olivia ready for bed. I was expecting to be out an

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hour, maybe two hours. Not long after he left, Steven received a

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call from his wife. Hello. Obviously very upset, saying she could hear

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noises. Coming from downstairs. She was upstairs with Olivia, saying

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somebody was getting in the house. From the tone of her voice I could

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tell it was serious. Three intruders had broken into the

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house. Kellianne saw them from the landing and, terrified, barricaded

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herself and her daughter into the bathroom. As the men came up the

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stairs in pursuit. They pushed the door open, grabbed hold of her,

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punched her in the head. He had a knife in his hand. As the attack

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continued the men demanded money and jewellery. By this time, Stephen and

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his friend were rushing back to the house. What would normally be an

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eight minute journey, we banished are doing three, four minutes. When

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he got home, one of the intruders was lurking in the driveway. A man

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ran out of the house with a axe and ran towards me and he went to throw

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it and then he feigned to throw it again and swung it at me. And then

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ran off into the other direction. In his desperation to find Kellianne

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and Olivia, Stephen rushed into the house. I opened the door and

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screamed for Kellianne and Olivia and there was no answer. I am

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walking up the stairs. I feared the worst. I thought I would find them

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dead. That feeling will live with me a very long time. Eventually,

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Stephen found Kellianne and Olivia at a neighbour's house, hiding under

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the table. Olivia was hysterical, crying, shaking from head to toe,

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and so was Kellianne. Thankfully, none of the family was seriously

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injured, but they have -- there has been devastating consequences. I

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have been left with an overwhelming sense of I should have been there.

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To be there and help them in their time of need. But that is something

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I have got to live with. Kellianne and Olivia were diagnosed with

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post-traumatic stress disorder. Olivia has gone from a

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happy-go-lucky, outgoing child, to quite introverted at times, pretty

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much a nervous wreck. She is terrified to be on her own. She has

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hiding places in the house. Just a mention of the incident, she breaks

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down crying. I am nervous night and day in case they come back or

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someone else comes. I am 100% certain there are people out there

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who know who is responsible. The people who destroyed a child's life,

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which we are struggling to rebuild. With me now is Detective Inspector

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Jason Pye from Merseyside Police. The level of violence used during

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this burglary was seriously distressing. It was distressing to

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the family. Weapons were used, a child was assaulted, so we are keen

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to speak to anybody who can give us information in relation to the

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offence. We hope people who do not normally come forward with

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information, after seeing the extent of this burglary, they will.

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Definitely, we have an innocent woman and child in their home. These

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two people have attacked them with weapons. We would ask anybody to

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search their conscience and talk to us and help us identify those

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responsible. The CCTV highlights the level of violence. The CCTV is

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captured from the front of the home and you see Stephen arrive home and

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he is confronted by an offender, brandishing a axe towards him. It is

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horrendous, you can see, and I would ask anyone to look at the images and

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if you can tell us who the axe man is to give us information. They took

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items including a wedding ring, engagement ring, a handbag, and we

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are keen to trace the items. This has affected the family, especially

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Kellianne and Olivia, who have suffered post-traumatic stress. The

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child was eight of the time and witness this in her home, but I

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would want to reassure the public this type of offences thankfully

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rare. It's vital that these

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thugs are caught. So if you have any information

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at all, please get in touch. Now for some more

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criminals caught on CCTV. It is just before Christmas last

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year when this bloke enters an off-licence in Bolton, but he does

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not look like he is here to pick up festive drinks. He heads to the back

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and browses the shelves, or at least that is what he seems to be doing,

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but not for long. Instead he turns back in the direction of the counter

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and pulls out what appears to be a firearm. He heads over and threatens

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the shop assistant with the gun and demands cash, but the man at the

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tilt is not having any of it decides to refuse the gunman flat-out. The

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robber does not seem happy, but the shop assistant is not giving in

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easily and reaches down, grabbing bottles of water to throw at him. It

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is too much for the gunman and he legs it. Do you recognise this

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cowardly crooks? Us now. These two looked like they are joggers, but

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they are robbers. This one grabs a shop worker and drags her inside.

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Manhandling her to the floor, the master man has his sights on the

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safe and makes a run for it when he sees his partner coming up behind

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him. But they are not alone, another shop assistants saw them storming

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and sprints to the lockable toilets. The intruder hunts for the safe but

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now carries a knife he has picked up from the deli counter. The manager

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comes out to confront the master man, telling him to lead the team

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member alone. As the robber threatens the manager, he is

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interrupted by his accomplice, who is panicking, because he realises

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there are more people here than he thought. They make a run for it

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empty-handed, leaving the terrified workers behind. Police believe the

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crooks drove off in this vehicle, which could be a Vauxhall Corsa. If

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you know who they are, you know what to do.

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It is early morning and everyone is sound asleep in the house on the

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right. But these trendy two are wide awake. They have a sniff around but

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cannot get in. Then something catches their eye in the garden. He

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spots a bike behind the washing and gives his pal a nudge to get it.

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Over he goes, narrowly missing the sheets. Maybe they are just not his

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colour. Having cut the security chain he passes a ?1500 electric

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bike over the fence to his sidekick. Shame it does not have a working

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battery your seat, so they have to make the getaway on foot. If you

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recognise them, give us their names, not their labels.

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If you recognised anyone, now is the time to get in touch.

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The number is 08000 468999 and 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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I am at the floating fire station in Merseyside and I am joined by team

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leader Dan Daly and also Ronnie Duffy. It is not fires you mainly

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deal with, what do you do? We provide water rescue cover on the

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River Mersey, operating in a three-man crew on board a launch. I

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am on a jet ski, what are the advantages of using jet skis? It is

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speedier than the main launch we operate and they can operate in

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tight spaces. It has good manoeuvrability. For you, it is

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important you train well, because they are quite fast. They are, and

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we do go on training courses to operate on jet skis. We are swift

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water technicians. And Helms man. We are going to see a rescue operation

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in action. Ronnie, let's do it. They have identified the casualty in

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the water. Turn around, head to him. The rescue swimmer will locate the

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casualty. He will direct him to the rear side of the vessel. How do the

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jet skis and boat work together to rescue a casualty? These can get

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into tighter spaces than the boat. They are balanced vehicles. You can

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work in smaller drafts and they can get into tighter spaces. I concede

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they have put a rod in the water to rescue. In a typical rescue, are you

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overseeing to check everything is OK? We are here to assist. Talk me

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through what is happening. They will bring him around to the vessel, the

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deck is lowered, so it is easier to get the casualty onto the boat.

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Being on the river today, it is pretty choppy. Doing this quickly,

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when it is going up and down, I do not know how you do it, but you also

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have to be quick. The fast response vessels, if you need to send a

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rescue swimmer in, there is a rescue swimmer located on the boat. I am

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glad to see the casualties safely on-board. We will head back to the

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station. Hold on tight! Every summer, the Isle of Man sees

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thousands of visitors It's one of the most exciting

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road races in the world. But it's also one of the most

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dangerous and a really challenging Being a lover of motorbikes,

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I couldn't resist the opportunity to

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experience it for myself. The Isle of Man. A tranquil haven in

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the Irish Sea. But it is also the only place in Europe outside Germany

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where there are public roads without speed limits. And for one fortnight

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every summer, the place comes to life as thousands of motorbike

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fanatics arrives at the annual Isle of Man tourist Trophy, the world

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famous TT races. The island has hosted the TT for

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more than 100 years. As a biker myself getting to visit this place

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is a dream come true. Behind me there is the famous mountain area of

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the drug. That is where the roads are not restricted. There is no

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upper speed limit whatsoever. There is nothing I love more than getting

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out of a motorbike, so, let's see what she can do. -- on a motorbike.

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It is a public road for the rest of the year, which means ordinary

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riders like me can test their skills on a legendary surface. That ride

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was amazing. This is such a fantastic place to be on two wheels,

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but I can really see with so many twists and turns in the road how

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even experienced riders could quite easily get caught out. The race is

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widely considered to be the most dangerous on the planet. Over the

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past decade 32 riders have lost their lives on the course, including

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three this year alone. As well as a keen biker I'm also an ex-copper, so

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I wanted to find out how a police force of just 210 police officers

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manages such a high event. Gavin is head of operations during TT Races.

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You have a lot of people coming onto the island, how many could you

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expect? You could be looking at up to 40,000 for the racing period.

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There are lots of motorbikes on the road at this time. People are out

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going about their own business, but we have an influx of riders who want

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to go out and have a great time but some might be tempted to take it too

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far. How fast do people actually go on that stretch of road? Race speeds

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are coming up to 200 mph. There is no speed limit. Members of the

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public can go faster than 100 mph on occasions. It is bendy, why indeed,

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with drops, so if you don't know what you are doing there could be

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serious consequences. -- it is a bending, winding road with drops. It

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twists and turns its way around the island. While there is no upper

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speed limit on some of the island's roads, careless and dangerous

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driving rules still apply. Stephen Lapsley as head of the Road policing

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team and a key member of the TT operation. People think that they

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need to go as fast as they possibly can. It isn't that. There is just no

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upper speed limit. We do police with tolerance but if somebody steps over

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the mark we deal with them harshly. On an island were motorsport is

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cherished and the appeal of riding on roads without limits draws

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thousands of visitors every year, officers have had to adapt their

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tactics. We have to take a different approach to road safety. We couldn't

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just rely on enforcement. That would fail. We could hand out tickets like

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confetti but it wouldn't work. We find the best way to get the message

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across is talking to people, getting them to think about their riding and

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driving. But there is more to the TT van riding. Many people turn up.

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Come nightfall it is up to Gareth and Kirsty to keep an eye out for

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potential trouble on the streets. There is a lot of people out.

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They've been out all day. Having a good time. Had a few beers. It

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changes the dynamic of what happened in the evening. And it isn't long

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before officers spotted problem. A scuffle has broken out between two

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youths and they are forced to intervene. Calm down! Get down! Calm

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down, all right? He has been aggressive to another lad who came

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up to him. So he's been arrested on suspicion of a fairly low-level

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public order offence. Nobody has been injured. As long as he is calm

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now we will take him away from the area and arrest him.

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The TT races have come to an end for another year, and while some argue

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that the event puts lives at risk I've had an insight into how a small

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police force pulls off a truly staggering police operation.

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Nearly 40 years on, the tragic case of two schoolboy friends

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If I'd have kept him in, perhaps the kids would've been alive today.

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But I let him out because I was sorry for him and I wanted him

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And still on the loose, can you help track down convicted

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murderer Shaun Walmsley, who escaped from prison guards

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whilst on a hospital visit in February?

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But first, there's been a worrying increase in the number

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of reports of neglect and ill-treatment of animals.

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Last year, the RSPCA investigated almost 150,000

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I'm joined now by Superintendent Martyn Hubbard, who's

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from the charity and by Victor the Staffie.

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You believe that social media is adding to the number of incidents

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that are reported to you? We don't think the numbers of incidents have

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gone up, but there is a tendency for people to fill what they do and

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upload to social media site and people are reporting that back to

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us. We have an example of one. This image was on Instagram. What is

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happening here? We have a picture of some Badger baiters who have dug

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into a set, got the batter, then set the dogs onto the badger. They've

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uploaded the film and photographs onto Instagram. You can hear the

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comments on laughter from the perpetrators and you can hear the

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badger screaming in pain. They were prosecuted. They were. The footage

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was investigated. They were all given prison sentences and banned

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from keeping animals. Victor looks happy and healthy but unfortunately

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this is what he is now and not what he was before. We will show an image

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of when he came to your attention. I must warn you, this is a shocking

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picture which some may find upsetting. What is his story? We

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were called to a house. He had been given cocaine and had his ears cut

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off with just a pair of scissors. Unbelievable. They were on the floor

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when he went. That's right. The scissors and ears were found on the

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floor. Please tell me they got prosecuted. They did. The person who

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did this to Victor was given a prison sentence and a ban and a

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probation order. The law at the moment, it goes to a maximum of six

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months. Six months maximum imprisonment. In England. We would

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like to see that increased. In Northern Ireland it is up to five

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years. I think we all would agree with that. Neglect is also something

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you take seriously. A very disturbing image that some may find

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upsetting. Tell me about this dog. When people take animals on their

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take on the responsibility to feed the animal. This dog has clearly

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been staffed. That is probably a more common incident that we come

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across than deliberate cruelty. But it is terrible for the animals. And

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it is something you take seriously. You are open to all avenues, whether

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it is education of people, advice, but ultimately you will prosecute if

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you need to. That is the last resort. We would rather give advice

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and head off the treatment, rather than catching them doing it. Lovely

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to see you, Victor, so happy and healthy now. The RSPCA have a

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cruelty line. That number for the RSPCA cruelty

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line is 0300 1234 999. The call will cost the same as any

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call to a UK landline number Next, more than four months

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after he went on the run, Merseyside Police are still on the hunt

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for a dangerous escaped prisoner. Shaun Walmsley was serving

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a minimum 30-year sentence for murder when he fled prison

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custody in February. Detective Sergeant Holly Chance

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from Merseyside Police Talk us through the escape. On

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February 21 he attended Aintree Hospital for examination after

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complaining of symptoms in relation to a serious illness. Whilst police

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guard back to the vehicle two males armed with a knife and a gun forced

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his release. They made a getaway in a distinctive gold Volvo. It sounds

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like it was preplanned and he had help. We think it was thoroughly

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well-planned. He had help from a lot of people. He lost a lot of weight

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in order to convince police officers that he -- prison officers that he

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was unwell and needed to attend hospital. Due to his change in

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appearance this has helped him evade his capture. What progress have you

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made? We have made a number of arrests. Of people who we believe

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assisted in the plot of the escape. Only last week a fellow gang member

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was arrested in Spain and a large quantity of cash was recovered.

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We've also recovered ?125,000 from suspects which we believe is linked

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to his criminal activity. Shaun is still at large. What do you want

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from people? Information on his whereabouts, or his movements since

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February. This image shows him prior to his weight loss. And the CCTV

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stills from the hospital gives you an idea of what he looked like prior

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to the escape. However, he is a highly dangerous and violent

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individual. I urge members of the public not approaching. Should they

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cite this mail they should contact the police. And there is a reward?

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There is, for any person who has information on him and leads to us

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capturing him. -- should they sight this male they should contact the

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police. Thanks very much. This guy is very dangerous

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and needs to be caught. If you can help bring him back

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to justice get in touch. And remember, you can also speak

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to Crimestoppers anonymously. Now, most of us wouldn't think

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of handing over our bank details But after an elaborate

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and cruel hoax that took place over a few days,

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that's exactly what our next couple Alan and Joyce Phillips did

:26:40.:26:41.

when they fell victim to what's I'm also joined by Jacqui Mackay

:26:42.:26:44.

of Thames Valley Police. Good morning to you all. From the

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investigation point of view can you tell us what happened. Mr and Mrs

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Phillips received a number of phone calls from someone purporting to be

:27:04.:27:08.

from their bank, asking them if they had received their replacement bank

:27:09.:27:12.

cards. They never requested any. Several phone calls later

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arrangements were then made for a career to attend their home address

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and bank cards were exchanged. -- then made for a courier ten. Over

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the next few days they spent nearly ?57,000 worth of their savings. When

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did you actually know that this was not your bank, that it was a scam?

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We needed some money out on the Monday. The scan happened on the

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Saturday. I went to Lloyds bank and presented the new cards. This is

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what the so-called courier gave you? Yes. I said I needed some money out.

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The girl looked at the card, because they were a different colour, and

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she said, hang on, I'll have to check this. She came back and said,

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Mr Phillips, you have been scammed. Words you will never forget, I'm

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sure. And you were out shopping at the time, Joyce, what was it like

:28:18.:28:21.

for you when you found out all of your life savings were now in the

:28:22.:28:25.

hands of complete strangers? I just could not believe it at first. It

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takes a lot for it to sink in. The amount. Shellshocked. I was. Clearly

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we need to catch who is responsible. What do we know about the people? We

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have various CCTV clips. Let's take a look. These are people who are of

:28:49.:28:53.

interest to you. Yes, the female with the sunglasses on her head has

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been identified as the courier who collected the bank cards. She has

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been seen with the mail in the cap. Spending a large amount of cash.

:29:05.:29:09.

Yes, in Jessop and other locations in London. They are on camera. We

:29:10.:29:16.

have another clip of some individuals you want to chase. The

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next day these three males were seen in Costco in Hayes and Sunbury. They

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spent ?15,000. They were using a car. You have the details of the

:29:32.:29:34.

car. You are appealing to anybody who knows this. The males were seen

:29:35.:29:42.

leaving Costco in Hayes in this vehicle. I would like any

:29:43.:29:52.

information regarding that vehicle. I'm so sorry this happened to you.

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It is worth saying, actually, that banks have told us they would never

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ask for your PIN number over the phone. That's good advice if anybody

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has a similar scam. But we need to find out who these people are. If

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you can help today please get in touch.

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We're really hoping you can help us with our next,

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The tragic murder of two schoolboys nearly four decades ago.

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Can you help their families finally get the justice

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On Saturday, August 16, 1980, two school friends went out to play.

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They never came back. John Greenwood and Gary Miller were 11 years old in

:30:47.:30:52.

the summer of 1980 and living in the Whiston area of Liverpool. He was

:30:53.:30:56.

just an ordinary in 11-year-old boy. He loved to go down to the woods,

:30:57.:31:03.

playing, fishing, playing football. A bit quiet, really, a bit of a shy

:31:04.:31:08.

boy. Little things they did together. They would go out and get

:31:09.:31:14.

mother's dei daffodils. They would collect bottles to get muddy

:31:15.:31:21.

together. They were just normal 11-year-old children. They did

:31:22.:31:29.

nobody any harm. It was just after the football results had been on the

:31:30.:31:35.

television and he put his arms up saying yes, Liverpool, 3-1. Then he

:31:36.:31:40.

said can I go out? I will go and knock for Gary. On that day Gary had

:31:41.:31:45.

been naughty and his dad said he had to stay in and when John calls and

:31:46.:31:52.

said he cannot go out. But I relented, to my... If I had kept him

:31:53.:31:57.

in, perhaps the kids would have been alive today, but I let him out

:31:58.:32:00.

because I was sorry for him and I wanted him to go out and play. The

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next minute, Gary Knox and I heard John said, she has let you out, has

:32:06.:32:12.

she? He said I'm going out, ma'am. I said goodbye. They went out. There

:32:13.:32:18.

were several sightings of the boys after they had left Raleigh Avenue

:32:19.:32:25.

that afternoon. They moved into Whiston village and walked across

:32:26.:32:29.

the car park at what was then the horseshoe public house and crossed

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over Windy arbour Road and went behind mouldings to Whiston Labour

:32:36.:32:40.

club, where they were playing, kicking tin cans, playing on the

:32:41.:32:47.

fire escape. The boys finally entered an abandoned colliery, now

:32:48.:32:53.

known as part, which was being used as a tip. -- it is now a park.

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At around 7:30pm, a local dog walker was passing where the boys had been

:33:05.:33:14.

playing. He looked across and from 100 yards he saw a male acting

:33:15.:33:19.

suspiciously. The mail is described as having dark hair, swept back, and

:33:20.:33:24.

was wearing a brown jacket. When the man saw the dog walker, he walked

:33:25.:33:31.

away. Curious, the dog walker went to where he had seen the man. It was

:33:32.:33:38.

here he found the boys lying injured. He ran down this path to

:33:39.:33:46.

local houses where he raised the alarm. In a short time the ambulance

:33:47.:33:50.

was here and it took the boys to hospital. The boys died of their

:33:51.:34:02.

injuries. A murder investigation was launched. The case attracted huge

:34:03.:34:06.

media attention, with police are appealing for anyone with

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information. But 37 years after, the killer has still not been found. In

:34:16.:34:22.

October last year, police reopened the investigation into their deaths.

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We understand it must have been an extremely traumatic event for the

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families and we are trying to provide them with closure. For John

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and Gary's families, the agony of that day is as fresh as ever. You do

:34:40.:34:45.

not think of murder. You do not think of anybody hurting children.

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There was not an awful lot of crime around the village at the time. We

:34:50.:34:57.

feel like we let the boys down. They have never had justice, like it had

:34:58.:35:03.

been an accident, that they had just gone out to play and never came

:35:04.:35:08.

back. He deliberately left them to die, and I cannot get that out of my

:35:09.:35:10.

head. Very, very upsetting. Well, joining us now

:35:11.:35:14.

is DCI John Middleton, who is reinvestigating the boys'

:35:15.:35:18.

murder and also Debbie Lewis, Thank you for coming today. John, it

:35:19.:35:31.

has been 37 years, what information are you appealing for today? We are

:35:32.:35:36.

keen to trace two boys assaulted a Whiston health centre about a month

:35:37.:35:40.

before the murder and a young boy who ran up a garden path asking for

:35:41.:35:46.

help in Whiston two weeks before the murder. We would like to speak to

:35:47.:35:50.

anybody who went to school with John and Gary, or where in the first

:35:51.:35:55.

Whiston Scout Troop with them and we would like to speak to a lad by the

:35:56.:36:04.

name of Duffy, who was with the boys before they were murdered. He was

:36:05.:36:09.

writing a yellow chopper bike and we would like to speak to him. We heard

:36:10.:36:15.

the mothers in the film. Tell me the impact it has had on both families.

:36:16.:36:21.

It has been a huge impact. I have grown up seeing my parents suffer

:36:22.:36:27.

with this. My mum, so terrified that she could lose one of us, and my

:36:28.:36:32.

dad, so frustrated and angry that whoever did this has got away with

:36:33.:36:38.

it thus far. You have set up a Facebook group to help get justice,

:36:39.:36:44.

what has the response been like? Fantastic. I always felt there were

:36:45.:36:48.

people out there with information and they just needed to be asked.

:36:49.:36:56.

And when a reporter got in touch with us in August we decided to go

:36:57.:36:59.

for a campaign and got a few thousand members within a few weeks.

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Now we have over 7000 and they have been supportive. If there are people

:37:06.:37:09.

watching who have information, what would be your message? I would say

:37:10.:37:14.

please, please come forward, whatever has been on your mind maybe

:37:15.:37:19.

all these years, a B you have heard something, come forward and help,

:37:20.:37:25.

because we need your help and we need to get peace for the families,

:37:26.:37:30.

to get the truth and some closure. Thank you very much. We appreciate

:37:31.:37:31.

you coming on the show today. Now it's time for a look

:37:32.:37:34.

at today's Wanted Faces. This is Steven Kostas

:37:35.:37:37.

Kimpriktzis - he also calls He was jailed for two years

:37:38.:37:39.

for actual bodily harm But he hasn't stuck to the condition

:37:40.:37:43.

of his release and is now wanted The 40-year-old has links

:37:44.:37:48.

to Liverpool, Lancashire His upper teeth are missing

:37:49.:37:50.

and he has a deformed right finger. Detectives wish to speak to him

:37:51.:37:58.

about a conspiracy to steal He has an Indian accent and links

:37:59.:38:03.

to Hounslow in west London. Detectives would like to question

:38:04.:38:09.

him about burglaries at homes, where the owners' car

:38:10.:38:18.

keys were stolen and Nee is 30 and has links

:38:19.:38:20.

to the St Helens and Dovecot Officers from Thames Valley Police

:38:21.:38:25.

would like to question him about a burglary

:38:26.:38:30.

at a house in Banbury. The 33-year-old has a birth mark

:38:31.:38:35.

on the left side of his neck and links to Basingstoke,

:38:36.:38:38.

Yeovil, Milton Keynes, If you know where any of these faces

:38:39.:38:39.

are, make sure you get in touch Earlier in the programme,

:38:40.:38:48.

I took part in a water-rescue training exercise

:38:49.:38:53.

with Merseyside's But last year, a group of heroic

:38:54.:38:54.

police officers from the nearly But last year, a group of heroic

:38:55.:39:00.

police officers from the Smithdown Road area of Liverpool

:39:01.:39:03.

pulled off the real thing. One of the officers involved was

:39:04.:39:10.

Steve McAllister. I believe you have a phobia of water, so how did that

:39:11.:39:15.

work out? Not great, it is not a phobia of water, to be honest, if on

:39:16.:39:20.

holiday I like the water but I did not fancy murky water. This was last

:39:21.:39:26.

November. You and a group of officers waded into freezing water

:39:27.:39:30.

to try to rescue a man trapped in his car. I was on patrol and was

:39:31.:39:38.

made aware of the stolen vehicle in the area. I located the vehicle.

:39:39.:39:43.

Before we had a chance to stop it safely it took off at speed which

:39:44.:39:48.

resulted in a pursuit, quite high speed at times, or 140 miles at

:39:49.:39:54.

times on the motorway. We managed to sting the vehicle and deflate the

:39:55.:39:58.

tyres, but it had little effect with a certain type of tyre where you can

:39:59.:40:04.

keep going. For what ever reason, he drove into a big body of open water.

:40:05.:40:13.

You can see the car in the dam. Talk us through what happened. Where the

:40:14.:40:20.

vehicle is situated, it is quite a distance from the edge. It is pitch

:40:21.:40:26.

black, the camera does not show how dark it is. You can hear the

:40:27.:40:31.

gentleman screaming and shouting for help. He has panicked and is

:40:32.:40:35.

struggling to get out. Did you know how dangerous this was? Knowing the

:40:36.:40:41.

location, I knew the dam. It is deep in parts and I knew he was in

:40:42.:40:46.

trouble and given his demeanour, how he was screaming, I knew he was

:40:47.:40:51.

struggling to get out. You can see from the footage, his legs are

:40:52.:40:55.

dangling at one point and then he goes back into the car. He was

:40:56.:41:00.

trying to get out. He was panicked, in trouble in the vehicle in that

:41:01.:41:05.

position. Being a sports car the window is small and he is quite a

:41:06.:41:09.

large build and struggle to get out. How did you get him out? The vehicle

:41:10.:41:15.

went completely submerged and it was clear he would not get himself out.

:41:16.:41:19.

Myself and colleagues got into the water and located the vehicle by the

:41:20.:41:25.

rear lights and managed to open the boot and drag him through the centre

:41:26.:41:29.

of the vehicle. What was going through your head, were you in

:41:30.:41:35.

autopilot? Definitely, if I was not on autopilot I do not think I would

:41:36.:41:39.

have got in. Your training kicks in. You just need to get in and get him

:41:40.:41:44.

safe. It is after the event the emotions come. Looking back, whether

:41:45.:41:50.

I would get in the area again, I don't think I would. You are spurred

:41:51.:41:55.

on by your colleagues. I was one five, I was not on my own doing it.

:41:56.:42:00.

It was incredibly brave and hopefully the man has learned his

:42:01.:42:02.

lesson. Fantastic work. Time now for a look at what's been

:42:03.:42:08.

coming in on the calls. We asked the help yesterday after a

:42:09.:42:16.

concrete slab was thrown through the window of a tram injuring the

:42:17.:42:22.

driver. We are following up -- detectives said they are following

:42:23.:42:27.

up names as a matter of urgency. And also yesterday cash robbery in

:42:28.:42:31.

Newton Heath in Manchester, they are keen to hear from anyone who may

:42:32.:42:34.

recognise this man and motorcycle passenger.

:42:35.:42:35.

We're back on Monday for the start of our final week.

:42:36.:42:38.

Sadly, Michelle, today was you last day with us.

:42:39.:42:41.

Yes, Tina Daheley takes over next week, starting in Birmingham.

:42:42.:42:44.

She'll be with West Midlands Police's cannabis disposal team.

:42:45.:42:49.

They've got the dangerous job of clearing up illegal cannabis

:42:50.:42:52.

farms and making sure none of the equipment can be reused.

:42:53.:42:56.

But for me, yes that's the end of my Roadshow

:42:57.:42:58.

It has been amazing and seeing the teams in action has been inspiring.

:42:59.:43:12.

Good luck next week, I will be watching. Thanks. We will miss you.

:43:13.:43:14.

For more details about the crimes on today's

:43:15.:43:16.

Before we go, here's another look at this morning's wanted faces.

:43:17.:43:19.

If any of them look familiar, get in touch and tell us where they are.

:43:20.:43:24.

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