:00:00. > :00:09.Tonight: the disabled former boxer, carjacked.
:00:10. > :00:26.The family man fatally attacked in a fit of road rage.
:00:27. > :00:40.And, the attempted murder of a police officer.
:00:41. > :00:43.Everything slowed down. Thinking, that's it, you've got minutes to
:00:44. > :00:45.live. Live for the next hour,
:00:46. > :01:18.this is Crimewatch. Good evening, and welcome to
:01:19. > :01:25.Crimewatch. Tonight we are investigating crime on our roads.
:01:26. > :01:26.So we've brought our Mobile Incident Unit
:01:27. > :01:28.to the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire.
:01:29. > :01:30.It's where vehicles are put through their paces and subjected
:01:31. > :01:33.to all manner of safety and capability checks on the 70
:01:34. > :01:36.It's also used as a location for film shoots, including
:01:37. > :01:39.the record-breaking Aston Martin car roll stunt in Casino Royale.
:01:40. > :01:42.But, no matter how safe our cars have become, over 90% of accidents
:01:43. > :01:46.Many of these crashes result in serious injury and death
:01:47. > :01:51.New legislation has just come in to force doubling the penalties
:01:52. > :01:54.for drivers using their phones at the wheel.
:01:55. > :01:57.So later, we'll be putting Jeremy to the test to show just how
:01:58. > :02:05.dangerous texting whilst driving is.
:02:06. > :02:08.But we begin with a crime which, though a serious problem in many
:02:09. > :02:12.countries, is still relatively rare in the UK.
:02:13. > :02:17.Carjacking is the violent theft of a vehicle from its owner.
:02:18. > :02:20.It's dangerous and terrifying for any victim.
:02:21. > :02:22.Hard to believe, then, that a couple of weeks ago someone
:02:23. > :02:30.would attempt to do this to disabled former boxer Michael Watson.
:02:31. > :02:35.Former boxer Michael Watson is no stranger to adversity.
:02:36. > :02:39.He made headlines in 1989 when, at the height of his career, he won
:02:40. > :02:48.by knockout against Commonwealth champion Nigel Benn.
:02:49. > :02:54.The underdog has won, and he's done it in style!
:02:55. > :02:56.But just two years later, a fight against Chris
:02:57. > :02:59.Michael sustained a serious brain injury, which required six
:03:00. > :03:03.operations and ended his boxing career.
:03:04. > :03:11.My biggest fight was the fight of survival.
:03:12. > :03:16.Over the following 26 years, Michael made an extraordinary recovery.
:03:17. > :03:19.Despite limited movement on his left side, he went on to become
:03:20. > :03:31.But, less than three weeks ago, Michael's safety was back
:03:32. > :03:38.in the balance, when he became the target of a terrifying attack.
:03:39. > :03:41.That day, Michael was with his lifelong friend
:03:42. > :03:51.I grew up with Michael from the age of about 14,
:03:52. > :03:55.and I've always been close friends with him.
:03:56. > :04:01.I regard him as more than just a friend to me.
:04:02. > :04:06.We went to a restaurant, had a little meal, took a light walk,
:04:07. > :04:22.As they were driving, a white Mercedes pulled up behind them.
:04:23. > :04:25.We were just waiting in the traffic, and I just felt a little bang
:04:26. > :04:52.The driver sprayed ammonia into Lennard's eyes.
:04:53. > :05:01.Then both men attacked him and beat him to the ground.
:05:02. > :05:04.I landed on my knees, and I was still swinging,
:05:05. > :05:10.and they were just squirting more at me, kicking at me.
:05:11. > :05:12.One attacker leapt into the car where Michael was waiting,
:05:13. > :05:19.That's when I tried to escape out the car.
:05:20. > :05:25.The seat belt was still tangled round my shoulders
:05:26. > :05:39.I couldn't believe this was actually happening.
:05:40. > :05:45.It felt like my skin was peeling off.
:05:46. > :05:58.Lennard watched, helpless, as Michael was dragged several
:05:59. > :06:03.hundred meters along the road, before the driver stopped and fled.
:06:04. > :06:11.We got a message back saying that he's in
:06:12. > :06:19.The relief that just run down me, and the happiness that
:06:20. > :06:25.run back up, you know, is, it was unbelievable.
:06:26. > :06:32.Amazingly, Michael escaped without major injury.
:06:33. > :06:34.No bones were broken, thank God, especially that my
:06:35. > :06:37.I just came through with bumps and grazes.
:06:38. > :06:46.Somebody that does something like this has no respect for humanity.
:06:47. > :07:04.Well, we can speak to the lead officer on this case now.
:07:05. > :07:07.Superintendent Paul Clements, thank you very much for joining us.
:07:08. > :07:19.It is a shocking attack, in broad daylight, on a busy road, in Waltham
:07:20. > :07:23.Forest, a safe borrow. Michael and Lennard are still shaken and they
:07:24. > :07:27.have significant physical injuries and emotional from the trauma as
:07:28. > :07:31.well, that will take time to heal. You have heard from some witnesses,
:07:32. > :07:36.I know. But you are appealing for more? That's right. I would like to
:07:37. > :07:41.hear from anybody who was in the area of the Ridgeway in Chingford on
:07:42. > :07:47.the 16th of February at around 5pm, that's just a couple of weeks ago.
:07:48. > :07:53.The men squirted Michael and Lennard in the face with what we believe is
:07:54. > :07:57.only. I am dismayed at this level of violence and cowardice -- is only. I
:07:58. > :08:01.would like to say thank you and paste a short tribute to Michael and
:08:02. > :08:07.Leonard, who are reliving this now for the purpose of this appeal --
:08:08. > :08:15.they were sprayed with ammonia. You can see this white Mercedes, which
:08:16. > :08:22.originally was in front of Michael's distinctive Golf, it is a blue Golf
:08:23. > :08:27.with silver wing mirrors. On this particular shot, it is behind
:08:28. > :08:40.Michael's Golf. We would like to hear from the occupants of that car.
:08:41. > :08:44.It's a White C or E Class Mercedes with tinted windows.
:08:45. > :08:49.If you can help in any way, I would really urge
:08:50. > :08:55.Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones.
:08:56. > :08:58.Tonight's roundup of criminals caught on camera now beginning
:08:59. > :08:59.with the disturbing stabbing of a have-a-go hero.
:09:00. > :09:04.These two friends or in a shop in Bournemouth late on a Sunday night.
:09:05. > :09:09.An argument breaks out with the shopkeeper when they tried to buy
:09:10. > :09:15.alcohol. They are not happy, but eventually they leave. Once outside,
:09:16. > :09:19.though, things turned nasty. One produces a knife and threatens the
:09:20. > :09:25.shopkeeper. A passer-by steps in and tries to disarm the knifeman. The
:09:26. > :09:30.blade. The floor, and is picked up by the other friend, who, moments
:09:31. > :09:35.later, stabs the innocent have a go hero in the back. He has been
:09:36. > :09:39.sentenced to six years in prison, and the victim has made a full
:09:40. > :09:47.recovery. But he'll is his accomplice? Police need his name
:09:48. > :09:51.tonight. -- who is his accomplice. Look carefully at the top left of
:09:52. > :09:56.your screen. A motorbike is idling in the road in Peckham, south
:09:57. > :10:01.London. But what are they waiting for? Another camera reveals all. The
:10:02. > :10:06.robber in the high viz jacket calmly walks across the road. And then
:10:07. > :10:11.strikes. Rugby tackling a security guard as he leaves a post office
:10:12. > :10:15.with the takings. His friend on the bike is ready, and they ride off at
:10:16. > :10:24.speed with the cash box, leaving the security guard lying in the road.
:10:25. > :10:26.They fled with over three in cash, a stolen bike was later found
:10:27. > :10:35.abandoned. They may have hidden their identities, but somebody knows
:10:36. > :10:39.who these bandit bikers. A garage forecourt in Barnsley, and a lorry
:10:40. > :10:46.driver is making a delivery. But he is being watched very closely. As he
:10:47. > :10:51.goes inside, the thieves strike, taking cigarettes from the back of
:10:52. > :10:55.the lorry. Look at the top of your screen. The delivery driver spots
:10:56. > :11:00.them in their car and confronts them. And as he climbs into take
:11:01. > :11:04.back the loot, they speed off, leaving him hanging out of the door.
:11:05. > :11:10.They make their getaway with the petrified worker still hanging on.
:11:11. > :11:15.He finally escaped when the car stopped in a side street. But with
:11:16. > :11:19.him stranded, the thieves see another opportunity, returning to
:11:20. > :11:22.the garage and stealing yet more cigarettes. Who is the callous
:11:23. > :11:32.driver? Police need a name tonight. This man bought a district line
:11:33. > :11:38.train on the London underground on Wednesday evening. -- he boards the
:11:39. > :11:43.train. He takes a seat and talks to the people around him. Suddenly,
:11:44. > :11:47.without warning, he jumps up and punches and unsuspecting stranger in
:11:48. > :11:59.the face, breaking his jaw. Take a close look at him, who is he?
:12:00. > :12:06.It's well after last orders, and this pub in a small fishing village
:12:07. > :12:11.in Devon. So what are these men up to? As the landlord and his family
:12:12. > :12:15.sleep upstairs, the thieves make their way through the rooms
:12:16. > :12:22.downstairs. They don't seem to be in any rush, though. Going from room to
:12:23. > :12:27.room, before helping themselves. Police say almost ?4000 in cash was
:12:28. > :12:31.taken from the pub, and an adjoining small post office. It has left a
:12:32. > :12:36.family business devastated. Names please.
:12:37. > :12:38.Call on the usual Crimewatch number,
:12:39. > :12:41.08085 600 600, if you can name anyone we've just shown.
:12:42. > :12:45.Type CRIME, space, and then your message.
:12:46. > :12:48.Texts will be charged at your standard message rate.
:12:49. > :12:50.And remember, you can follow all of the developments
:12:51. > :12:55.during the programme on our live updates web page.
:12:56. > :12:57.Last week, new legislation came into force doubling the penalties
:12:58. > :13:00.for drivers caught using a phone at the wheel to six
:13:01. > :13:07.The new tougher punishments are aimed at reducing the numbers
:13:08. > :13:09.of fatalities and serious injuries caused by drivers
:13:10. > :13:16.So we've taken a look at the devastating impact this
:13:17. > :13:25.and other road crimes can have on people's lives.
:13:26. > :13:27.Cutting-edge technology means the cars we drive are now
:13:28. > :13:36.But it seems our behaviour behind the wheel hasn't kept up.
:13:37. > :13:41.In fact, road crime has gone up a gear.
:13:42. > :13:44.For the first time in years, parts of the UK have seen incidents
:13:45. > :13:53.Cases of hit-and-run involving casualties have risen.
:13:54. > :13:56.And CCTV and dashcams regularly capture the rage of road
:13:57. > :14:11.So, what's going on with Britain's drivers?
:14:12. > :14:13.One of the remarkable things about the psychology of driving
:14:14. > :14:15.is that law-abiding people, who would never consider breaking
:14:16. > :14:17.the law in any other area, will break the law
:14:18. > :14:22.In fact, a recent police crackdown caught almost 8000 of us
:14:23. > :14:31.Research shows that younger drivers are most likely
:14:32. > :14:34.to text while driving, so we spoke to some students
:14:35. > :14:40.I'm definitely not a danger on the road.
:14:41. > :14:48.What they don't realise is that watching them
:14:49. > :14:51.Last year, her life changed following a crash caused
:14:52. > :14:59.I've been in a vehicle where people are on their phone,
:15:00. > :15:01.maybe they are driving and they just quickly check a text.
:15:02. > :15:08.It's almost like it's not scary, because they are in control.
:15:09. > :15:11.I have Bluetooth, so I only really use it to change a song.
:15:12. > :15:26.Kate decides it's time to tell them what happened to her family.
:15:27. > :15:27.They were coming back from a holiday.
:15:28. > :15:31.This picture was taken on the way home.
:15:32. > :15:34.Kate's daughter Aimee was travelling with family members Tracey Houghton
:15:35. > :15:43.Whilst they were waiting in a line of traffic, a lorry driver,
:15:44. > :15:46.who was using his phone to play music as you were just saying,
:15:47. > :15:52.He was so focussed on his phone that he didn't see
:15:53. > :16:03.He was doing 50 mph, and they were killed instantly.
:16:04. > :16:06.Footage taken from the lorry caught the distracted driver
:16:07. > :16:18.People don't really think that skipping the next song can
:16:19. > :16:23.It can completely change someone's life.
:16:24. > :16:26.That's heartbreaking to hear, and you don't think about it
:16:27. > :16:33.You don't think you could injure or kill someone.
:16:34. > :16:35.Before this happened, I used my phone.
:16:36. > :16:47.Such a simple thing, just don't look at your phone.
:16:48. > :16:49.And the Government is listening to people like Kate,
:16:50. > :16:57.with new tougher penalties implemented just last week.
:16:58. > :16:59.Officers from the Road Crime Team at Staffordshire Police confront
:17:00. > :17:05.From the 1st of March this year, it's a ?200 fine and six
:17:06. > :17:15.And the option for an educational course is being removed.
:17:16. > :17:18.It shows that the Government is proactively targeting the offence
:17:19. > :17:20.and telling people how serious the offence is.
:17:21. > :17:28.It's not long before they catch someone in the act.
:17:29. > :17:31.I've come along and seen a phone in her left hand,
:17:32. > :17:34.and she's talking either talking to herself or somebody on the phone.
:17:35. > :17:40.Do you want to pull in somewhere safe for me?
:17:41. > :17:55.You need your phone on a handfree-type thing
:17:56. > :18:03.Maybe something that is linked into your speakers.
:18:04. > :18:08.There is no point just increasing the penalty, people have to
:18:09. > :18:09.understand why it has been increased and they have to want to change
:18:10. > :18:14.their behaviour. Dr Chapman uses a simulator
:18:15. > :18:16.at the University of Nottingham to study just how dangerous
:18:17. > :18:19.distractions at the wheel can be. The kind of thing you can spot
:18:20. > :18:22.really easily in the simulator is where people's attention
:18:23. > :18:24.is while they are driving. You can monitor their eye
:18:25. > :18:26.movements, you can measure You can see just how long
:18:27. > :18:35.they are doing something else, how hard their brain in is working
:18:36. > :18:38.on the other tasks they are doing The problem is if they look away
:18:39. > :18:42.and look back two seconds later, the whole road situation
:18:43. > :18:44.could have changed. In the real world, it's a constant
:18:45. > :18:46.issue for the police. People aren't concentrating
:18:47. > :18:48.on their driving - they're on their phones,
:18:49. > :18:50.updating Facebook, paying bills, It just becomes an extension
:18:51. > :18:54.of people now, mobile phones, and that's being transferred
:18:55. > :18:58.into the driving seat, They should be definitely
:18:59. > :19:06.kept separate. We followed you for
:19:07. > :19:10.quite a distance. You're holding the mobile phone
:19:11. > :19:15.in your hand, so would you have done But it isn't just distraction
:19:16. > :19:25.that can make people One of the surprises of being
:19:26. > :19:31.in a car is the degree of anonymity. You think you can do stuff
:19:32. > :19:34.you wouldn't do in normal life. One of the surprises from research
:19:35. > :19:41.is that normally mild-mannered people are prepared to be
:19:42. > :19:43.aggressive behind the wheel. Everyday issues can quickly
:19:44. > :19:45.become serious incidents. The driver of this car swerved
:19:46. > :19:47.to avoid these pedestrians as they crossed the road
:19:48. > :19:52.in Scunthorpe last year. A heated discussion followed
:19:53. > :19:55.but instead of driving off, he reversed and then purposely lined
:19:56. > :19:57.up his car to drive They were left with
:19:58. > :20:04.life-changing injuries. The driver, Mohammed Abdullah,
:20:05. > :20:06.has since been convicted of GBH and sentenced
:20:07. > :20:13.to six years imprisonment. In a road-rage situation,
:20:14. > :20:15.the perpetrator has got so involved in the driving situation that
:20:16. > :20:18.they've lost all perspective. Unfortunately, they are
:20:19. > :20:23.using two tonnes of metal But even when collisions
:20:24. > :20:31.are accidental, it seems that some Police believe that the driver
:20:32. > :20:38.of this dark car lost control before crashing into a 17-year-old girl,
:20:39. > :20:40.then drove off without stopping, leaving her
:20:41. > :20:48.with serious head injuries. The law requires you to stop
:20:49. > :20:51.if you've been involved in a road accident, however most people
:20:52. > :20:57.are not really aware of that. At the time of a road
:20:58. > :20:59.accident, that's not They're terrified, they want this
:21:00. > :21:02.not to have happened. They want to get away
:21:03. > :21:04.from the situation. Police are appealling for anyone
:21:05. > :21:07.with information to come forward. And unfortunately, such
:21:08. > :21:10.crimes aren't rare. In London alone, there were almost
:21:11. > :21:21.5000 hit-and-run casualties in 2015. Last year, Chanelle Higgins' life
:21:22. > :21:25.was changed beyond recognition when she headed home from a night
:21:26. > :21:28.out in South London. Shocking CCTV footage
:21:29. > :21:33.captured what happened. A grey BMW mounted the curb,
:21:34. > :21:37.sped along the pavement and knocked The last thing I remember
:21:38. > :21:46.was going in the ambulance and screaming about my legs hurting,
:21:47. > :21:51.my legs hurting, and trying to reach for my legs,
:21:52. > :21:54.and then blacking out, and waking up in a hospital bed
:21:55. > :21:58.with all tubes in my mouth, my neck, my nose, and they told me that
:21:59. > :22:01.I was paralysed and I had very If I'm honest, I just wanted
:22:02. > :22:10.to die there and then. I couldn't imagine myself
:22:11. > :22:17.without my legs and hands. And being confined to a wheelchair
:22:18. > :22:20.the rest of my life was just it was heartbreaking,
:22:21. > :22:23.especially as I have two kids. Police are still working to bring
:22:24. > :22:32.the driver to justice. If he had stopped and to check
:22:33. > :22:35.on me and my friend, a bit more respect for him,
:22:36. > :22:38.but as he didn't, There's a real paradox
:22:39. > :22:47.at the heart of modern driving. Cars are getting safer all the time,
:22:48. > :22:51.but we still have crashes at similar levels, and of course that's
:22:52. > :22:55.because of the driver. And with the human cost of road
:22:56. > :22:58.crimes so high, this is something Well, with me now is Kate Goldsmith,
:22:59. > :23:13.as we saw in our film. Along with the Assistant Chief
:23:14. > :23:15.Constable of the local Tri-Force Area - Simon Hawkins
:23:16. > :23:17.and the AA's Edmund King. Of course it must be
:23:18. > :23:20.incredibly difficult to talk about what happened to Aimee
:23:21. > :23:23.but you are determined to change this culture
:23:24. > :23:35.of using phones at the wheel? I am. It is just the heartbreak that
:23:36. > :23:39.my family are going through. There has to be some good that comes out
:23:40. > :23:47.of this, we have to change the way people behave in their cars. They're
:23:48. > :23:51.distracting paraphernalia around them. We mentioned increased
:23:52. > :23:55.penalties but you have to catch them and police are catching fewer than
:23:56. > :23:59.they did a few years ago. We have got our challenges but we have to
:24:00. > :24:04.protect the public and we will pursue people who use their phones
:24:05. > :24:08.on the road. Have you got the manpower to do that? We will look at
:24:09. > :24:12.things we can do, we encourage the public to use a dash cam and we will
:24:13. > :24:19.use every opportunity we can to make sure we stop people using their
:24:20. > :24:24.phones. The AA has put together an advert which compares the texting
:24:25. > :24:29.driver with the drunk driver and suggests the texting driver is maybe
:24:30. > :24:33.even more dangerous. It is quite shocking really but the facts show
:24:34. > :24:37.that if you are texting and driving you are twice as likely to have a
:24:38. > :24:42.crush as you are drink-driving, and the advert says you wouldn't
:24:43. > :24:46.drink-drive, don't text and drive so it's basically playing on those 20
:24:47. > :24:51.years or so of good drink-drive adverts that have changed attitudes
:24:52. > :24:56.and made drink-driving socially unacceptable. We need to do the same
:24:57. > :25:03.with texting and driving because it kills. So education is the thing for
:25:04. > :25:07.you? Combined with enforcement and the new penalties, I think the six
:25:08. > :25:11.penalty points, particularly for new drivers means they will lose their
:25:12. > :25:16.licence and have to retake their test so I think it's a combination.
:25:17. > :25:19.If you look at drink-driving and seat belts, all of the campaigns
:25:20. > :25:25.have had the real opponents and you need three elements to change
:25:26. > :25:29.attitudes. Kate, what is the answer? Quite frankly I think we should all
:25:30. > :25:33.be taking responsibility as drivers for our own actions, I don't think
:25:34. > :25:38.we should be relying on the police to stop us if we break the law, we
:25:39. > :25:44.need to stop doing it. Don't use your phone when you are driving a
:25:45. > :25:48.vehicle, simple as that. Simon, if a member of the public takes a picture
:25:49. > :25:54.of another driver on their phone, can you make use of that? Shouldn't
:25:55. > :25:59.they send it to you? Definitely. There are ways we can use that
:26:00. > :26:06.information and we can prosecute. So people should start taking pictures
:26:07. > :26:10.of each other? It is something we have done and we are starting to do
:26:11. > :26:15.now. It seems desperate, it is running away from you, isn't it? We
:26:16. > :26:19.are trying to re-educate people that mobile phone use is not acceptable
:26:20. > :26:24.and will take time but we will protect the public, that is what we
:26:25. > :26:29.are here for. Maybe the problem is people having phones in the car at
:26:30. > :26:34.all. Once you are in the car the best advice is to turn the phone
:26:35. > :26:40.off, put it into the glove compartment, and then you get rid of
:26:41. > :26:45.the risk, the temptation of the text or tweet. Thank you for joining us
:26:46. > :26:47.today. Now police, are appealing
:26:48. > :26:50.for witnesses to both of the hit and run cases we featured
:26:51. > :26:52.in our film. The first took place
:26:53. > :26:54.on 28th January at 6.30pm on Bromsgrove Street,
:26:55. > :26:55.Birmingham. They believe that the car
:26:56. > :26:57.is a BMW with a defective Officers are appealing
:26:58. > :27:01.for the driver to come forward and for anyone with information
:27:02. > :27:03.to call in. Detectives on the Chanelle Higgins
:27:04. > :27:08.case are with us tonight. They are looking for anyone
:27:09. > :27:11.with information on who was driving this grey BMW at 4.30am on Sunday
:27:12. > :27:14.29th May close to Scandals nightclub Please get in touch if you have any
:27:15. > :27:22.information on either case. Plus, it's worth knowing that
:27:23. > :27:24.victims of any crime can The urgent hunt for the gunmen
:27:25. > :27:57.who used an AK47 to try I felt something hit me, I looked
:27:58. > :27:59.down and saw the bone was hanging out of my arm. I didn't feel any
:28:00. > :28:06.pain but I ran for cover. Wanted faces first,
:28:07. > :28:07.starting with 35-year-old He was arrested by detectives
:28:08. > :28:16.investigating a robbery at a jewellers, where a quarter
:28:17. > :28:19.of a million pounds' worth He was released on police
:28:20. > :28:22.bail but didn't return Porter has numerous tattoos,
:28:23. > :28:25.including female figures He has friends and family in
:28:26. > :28:30.Lincolnshire and the West Midlands. This is Lisa Hauxwell, formerly
:28:31. > :28:34.known as Craig John Hauxwell. She was sentenced to 14 years
:28:35. > :28:37.for two counts of rape and seven charges of indecent assault
:28:38. > :28:41.against teenage girls, but didn't turn up in court
:28:42. > :28:44.for sentencing and is now The 48-year-old could possibly be
:28:45. > :28:49.living as a man as this She has links to County Durham,
:28:50. > :28:54.Leeds, Darlington and Dronfield in Derbyshire and speaks
:28:55. > :28:58.with a stutter. Face number three is
:28:59. > :29:00.David Kernaghan, although he also uses the surnames Burton,
:29:01. > :29:05.Connell, Leat, Lomax and Sackburn. He's wanted for questioning
:29:06. > :29:09.in connection to a robbery in which a 90-year-old woman
:29:10. > :29:12.was attacked in her home and The 50-year-old has friends
:29:13. > :29:16.and family in North London Finally for now is this
:29:17. > :29:23.man, Geoffrey Bonsu. Detectives in Essex think he may
:29:24. > :29:25.have vital information Bonsu is 34 years old and originally
:29:26. > :29:30.from Ghana but now has If you know where any of tonight's
:29:31. > :29:39.faces might be, please do get Calls are free from landlines
:29:40. > :29:43.and mobiles and we'll go through the rest of the line up
:29:44. > :29:51.a little later. The peace process in
:29:52. > :29:53.Northern Ireland has brought about a reduction in violence
:29:54. > :29:55.and the increasing normalisation Changes which make the cold blooded
:29:56. > :30:02.shooting of an officer in Belfast just a few weeks ago
:30:03. > :30:08.all the more disturbing. Incredibly, he survived,
:30:09. > :30:10.despite being hit several times Tonight, for the first time,
:30:11. > :30:18.we can show CCTV of the incident and hear exclusively
:30:19. > :30:20.from the injured officer. To protect his identity,
:30:21. > :30:28.his words are spoken by an actor. You go through a whole
:30:29. > :30:31.range of emotions. Thinking, that's it,
:30:32. > :30:52.you've got minutes to live. It sounds cliched, but it was just
:30:53. > :31:05.the thought of helping people. You build a rapport, and they do end
:31:06. > :31:11.up knowing you by name. That night, I'd been showing
:31:12. > :31:25.a new officer around, seeing where certain things
:31:26. > :31:27.were and just getting We'd been to a few calls,
:31:28. > :31:31.but they weren't anything While the officers patrolled,
:31:32. > :31:39.CCTV captured a red Audi A4 estate At around 7pm, it was seen
:31:40. > :31:47.again on Flax Street, We'd been out for a few hours,
:31:48. > :32:07.and we decided to get a cup The officers pulled up
:32:08. > :32:16.in an unmarked car. Across the street, in a disused car
:32:17. > :32:26.park, they were being watched. I realised that I didn't know
:32:27. > :32:29.how my colleague took his coffee. The gunman opened fire,
:32:30. > :32:45.spraying the petrol station I looked down, and saw the bone
:32:46. > :32:53.was hanging out of my arm. I didn't feel any pain,
:32:54. > :32:59.but I ran for cover. I thought I was going
:33:00. > :33:18.to die on that forecourt. The red Audi was later found
:33:19. > :33:21.abandoned in the Andersonstown I've kind of dealt with
:33:22. > :33:43.the physical side of things. The mental side
:33:44. > :33:46.of things haven't really hit me yet, There will be a time when it
:33:47. > :33:52.hits me, definitely. I'm joined by Detective
:33:53. > :34:02.Superintendent Kevin Geddes from the Police Service
:34:03. > :34:04.of Northern Ireland, who's Kevin, what do we know
:34:05. > :34:16.about who carried out this attack? That attack was carried out by a
:34:17. > :34:22.group who call themselves the New IRA. They are small in numbers, but
:34:23. > :34:25.they are dangerous. They have absolutely no community support, and
:34:26. > :34:34.in this particular attack there are at least as bike individuals
:34:35. > :34:39.involved. -- two individuals. The public are seeing this CCTV for the
:34:40. > :34:43.first time tonight. You can see the police officer running across the
:34:44. > :34:47.court as the bullets rein in. You can see from the CCTV and number of
:34:48. > :34:51.people filling up their cars with petrol, very reckless. It is
:34:52. > :34:56.incredible he survived and nobody is was hurt. A very powerful weapon was
:34:57. > :35:01.used. What can you tell us about the gun was yellow it was an AK-47 type
:35:02. > :35:06.of gun, similar to the one on the screen. We know this weapon has been
:35:07. > :35:07.used at least once previously to attack police in Belfast.
:35:08. > :35:10.Remind us of the timings, particularly of the red Audi?
:35:11. > :35:22.The Audi car was in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast at around about
:35:23. > :35:27.5:30pm on the Sunday. At 7pm and parks in Flax Street. After the
:35:28. > :35:31.shooting, it is used to drive the gunman away and is burned out in
:35:32. > :35:33.West well fast in Caldwell Gardens. We've got a picture of the burnt out
:35:34. > :35:43.Audi now. It is a red Audi estate car, 15
:35:44. > :35:47.years old. It only had one headlight at the time. Also in relation to
:35:48. > :35:51.this I can tell you there was a box of matches found behind the car.
:35:52. > :35:56.These matches are very unique, they are only sold in one garage,
:35:57. > :35:59.Maguires garage in the Falls Road. I believe that somebody bought those
:36:00. > :36:04.matches along with filling up a can of petrol. How was the offers are
:36:05. > :36:11.doing now? The officer is doing well. It's important to remember
:36:12. > :36:13.that this is not just an attack on a uniform, it is an attack on a
:36:14. > :36:15.person. Thank you, Kevin. Please do call now if you have any
:36:16. > :36:18.information which could help. The usual Crimewatch number
:36:19. > :36:20.again is 08-085 600 600. Or you can call Crimestoppers
:36:21. > :36:22.anonymously about any So, still to come tonight: The hunt
:36:23. > :36:41.for a road rage killer. Is he flashing you? What his
:36:42. > :36:51.problem? He's not going to get anywhere, is he?
:36:52. > :37:02.But first, we've more cases the police need your help to crack.
:37:03. > :37:10.Starting with an urgent appeal from detectives in Cleveland
:37:11. > :37:16.investigating the rape of woman on Friday. She was with her toddler on
:37:17. > :37:20.the seafront in Redcar when she was forced into a dark coloured saloon
:37:21. > :37:28.car. The mother and toddler were forced out of the car almost six
:37:29. > :37:33.hours later. Detectives say the first suspect who was driving the
:37:34. > :37:38.mail was a -- driving the car was a white male with short brown hair
:37:39. > :37:43.with the words love tattooed across his knuckles. The second suspect is
:37:44. > :37:47.also white, in his early 20s, around five foot five and had a local
:37:48. > :37:48.accent. If you have information, please get in touch using the
:37:49. > :37:53.numbers on the screen. Next, the murder of
:37:54. > :37:55.Ricardo Hunter, also known as Forty, at a pool party
:37:56. > :37:57.in Surrey last year. He was one of around 400
:37:58. > :38:00.guests at the house party in Headley near Epsom,
:38:01. > :38:02.overnight on the 24th of July. Detectives need your help to piece
:38:03. > :38:04.together exactly what happened to Ricardo that night,
:38:05. > :38:07.that resulted in him being shot That shot also injured a female
:38:08. > :38:15.party-goer in the leg. Tonight, detectives
:38:16. > :38:21.are releasing this CCTV It shows a man, who police
:38:22. > :38:30.believe to be Ricardo, Police want to stress they are just
:38:31. > :38:38.witnesses, but they'd like to speak to them,
:38:39. > :38:41.or anyone who knows There is a reward of up to ?10,000
:38:42. > :38:45.for information which leads directly to the arrest and conviction
:38:46. > :38:47.of those responsible remains were found dumped by the M54
:38:48. > :38:52.in Telford had suffered a blow They have released this information
:38:53. > :38:56.tonight as they try to piece together what happened
:38:57. > :39:00.to Surjit Takhar before his murder. Workmen found his body
:39:01. > :39:02.on an embankment next to junction four of the motorway on the 20th
:39:03. > :39:13.August 2015. DNA revealed Surjit's identity -
:39:14. > :39:16.he was a father of three who had been reported missing
:39:17. > :39:17.in October 2008. West Midlands Police can also reveal
:39:18. > :39:20.tonight that they've recovered Do you know anything
:39:21. > :39:26.about what happened to Surjit, and where he was between October
:39:27. > :39:29.2008 and when his body was found dumped by the motorway
:39:30. > :39:31.seven years later? want your help to identify these men
:39:32. > :39:37.caught on camera in a residential A multi-million-pound property
:39:38. > :39:44.was broken into on Christmas Eve The men are seen here
:39:45. > :39:49.a short while later, leaving the house and escaping
:39:50. > :39:56.with a large safe. It may seem comical, but jewellery,
:39:57. > :39:59.cash and watches, some of which are shown here,
:40:00. > :40:02.were taken, worth almost Do you recognise them,
:40:03. > :40:19.or any of the stolen items? In Leeds, officers Dave Lockwood and
:40:20. > :40:23.Tom Allen from West Yorkshire Police regularly search out foreign
:40:24. > :40:28.criminals wanted by police in their native country. Tonight, they are
:40:29. > :40:30.looking for a member of a serious organised crime gang involved in the
:40:31. > :40:36.manufacture and distribution of illegal drugs. The investigation has
:40:37. > :40:43.led them to this house. Where they found a Polish grandmother. She is
:40:44. > :40:47.wanted for some serious offences. There is nothing we are going to do
:40:48. > :40:51.bar arrest her and take Erin. If you were to see her out on the street or
:40:52. > :40:53.in the supermarket you wouldn't think of what we have been told she
:40:54. > :41:00.has done, I certainly wouldn't. Well, the woman featured
:41:01. > :41:02.there was Sylwia Anelia Sokolowska as she was being arrested
:41:03. > :41:05.in February last year. She was due to be deported to Poland
:41:06. > :41:08.to complete her prison sentence for producing and trafficking drugs,
:41:09. > :41:10.but was granted bail and has If you know where
:41:11. > :41:14.she is, get in touch. And you can see more
:41:15. > :41:16.on how police track down criminals home and abroad,
:41:17. > :41:18.in Fugitives, a new series which starts on BBC One at 11am
:41:19. > :41:25.on Monday 13th March. Now, I've come out onto
:41:26. > :41:27.this test-track area Proving Ground to see for myself
:41:28. > :41:32.just how distracting and how Simon Cook is a former traffic
:41:33. > :41:40.police officer and now a driving instructor, and he's kindly offered
:41:41. > :41:49.to test how texting at the wheel I'm going to get my seat belt on.
:41:50. > :41:56.How are you doing? Nice to see you. You are going to take me around this
:41:57. > :42:01.course. It is a circular track. We are heading round this way. You or a
:42:02. > :42:08.retired traffic officer as well. I was a traffic man for 19 years.
:42:09. > :42:13.Brilliant. I'm turning here left, is that right? Hard left. We are on the
:42:14. > :42:20.test track now. We have cones either side. Give me a little undistracted
:42:21. > :42:25.spin around first. Nice on gently, following to the right. You are
:42:26. > :42:29.paying complete attention to the job in hand. You can plan ahead because
:42:30. > :42:34.you are looking ahead. I can see your eyes are already working, that
:42:35. > :42:38.is a feature of good driving, your eyes working well ahead of the car.
:42:39. > :42:44.It gets harder because you have cardboard boxes on the corner. Now a
:42:45. > :42:49.little slalom chicane. We have a little cheeky right here. OK, I've
:42:50. > :42:55.got this covered. This bit isn't easy, but I've got it. Going right
:42:56. > :43:02.again. And then down the the final straight. Easily achievable when you
:43:03. > :43:06.are applying yourself. Yes. We're going to throw in some distractions
:43:07. > :43:10.this time. We are going to get you to respond to a text message or send
:43:11. > :43:14.a text message. Firmly enough, I dust heard it coming. The first
:43:15. > :43:21.thing is getting the actual phone out, I've got to do that. I've got
:43:22. > :43:29.to try and get a second gear. Hang on, Tina has just message me. Keep
:43:30. > :43:38.the car coming. Just hang on. First right here. Sorry, hang on, let me
:43:39. > :43:40.just... Sorry, sorry... I'm out of gear now. OK, really nice to hear
:43:41. > :43:58.from you. I took control just for a moment.
:43:59. > :44:05.OK, hang on... To hear... I'm just sending it now. Well, I sent the
:44:06. > :44:09.text successfully. Was that not very... Well, we saw what happened,
:44:10. > :44:13.it was a catastrophe really. You're not applying yourself, it's really
:44:14. > :44:18.simple stop white I'm quite used to existing ring will, but normally you
:44:19. > :44:22.wouldn't be there. I also operated the foot controls. It was my
:44:23. > :44:27.refocusing from the phone to be outside. Absolutely no problem. You
:44:28. > :44:30.have to keep your eyes in front of the vehicle. Looking further down
:44:31. > :44:36.the road is imperative. Simon Cook, thank you. Thank you.
:44:37. > :44:42.Away from those texting distractions, more wanted faces now.
:44:43. > :44:48.enabling those taking part to stay in the UK illegally.
:44:49. > :44:51.He didn't hang around to be sentenced to ten years in jail
:44:52. > :44:56.He uses the names Edwin Harry or Henry and also the nickname TJ.
:44:57. > :44:58.George is 44 and has a Nigerian accent and links
:44:59. > :45:00.to the West Midlands and across London.
:45:01. > :45:03.He also has the name "Rayella" tattooed on his right arm.
:45:04. > :45:05.Face number six tonight is Christy Dunn, although detectives
:45:06. > :45:08.believe this may be a false name as she also calls herself
:45:09. > :45:19.Avon and Somerset Police want to question her about a romance
:45:20. > :45:22.fraud in which a man lost over 180,000 pounds.
:45:23. > :45:24.Dunn speaks with an American accent and has links to the Bahamas,
:45:25. > :45:30.Do you recognise Kieran Bryan-Bartlett, who also calls
:45:31. > :45:34.Detectives investigating drug dealing in the Bracknell area
:45:35. > :45:36.of Berkshire believe he may have important information
:45:37. > :45:43.He has a tattoo of a flower on his left wrist and another
:45:44. > :45:49.He's known to stay in Bracknell, Hove, Reading and Brent.
:45:50. > :45:52.Finally we have Walikhan Sultan-Khal.
:45:53. > :45:55.Detectives in the West Midlands investigating the rape of a teenage
:45:56. > :45:59.girl, and trafficking offences would urgently like to speak to him.
:46:00. > :46:04.The 25-year-old has links to Coventry and across London.
:46:05. > :46:07.If you know where any of the faces are, then get in touch
:46:08. > :46:14.You can find all the details on our website alongside more people
:46:15. > :46:22.Updates on previous cases now and last week we showed a special
:46:23. > :46:26.programme on the national operation co-ordinating non-recent child
:46:27. > :46:32.abuse investigations across the UK. Well, the response was incredible.
:46:33. > :46:42.In fact there were more callers to the Crimewatch and specialist
:46:43. > :46:44.Over 1,000 calls were made, many from survivors who've
:46:45. > :46:52.And please remember that NSPCC number is open 24/7
:46:53. > :46:58.so if you still need help call in on 0808 800 5000.
:46:59. > :47:01.Calls are free from landlines and mobiles.
:47:02. > :47:03.Back in 2001 we featured the shocking kidnap
:47:04. > :47:08.She was taken from the village of Barton under-Needwood
:47:09. > :47:13.in Staffordshire and later found abandoned and extremely
:47:14. > :47:15.distressed two miles away. Well earlier this month,
:47:16. > :47:17.72-year-old Arnold Baxter from Rugby pleaded guilty to kidnap
:47:18. > :47:22.and indecent assault and was jailed for nine years.
:47:23. > :47:29.He was caught after a DNA sample taken when he was arrested
:47:30. > :47:31.for drink-driving, matched one found on the little girl's
:47:32. > :47:34.clothing 15 years earlier. And your info has helped
:47:35. > :47:36.to put a number of wanted faces behind bars.
:47:37. > :47:41.Including these two, Paul Silverthorn and Leila Kassam.
:47:42. > :47:44.We asked for your help to find them in September after they'd been
:47:45. > :47:48.convicted of child sex offences but went on the run.
:47:49. > :47:51.Well, a farm worker who met them in Ibiza checked
:47:52. > :47:52.the Crimewatch website, recognised them and
:47:53. > :47:56.Both were brought back to the UK and Silverthorn is now serving
:47:57. > :48:02.Kassam will spend the next four years behind bars.
:48:03. > :48:09.Tonight we've been looking at the devastating impact
:48:10. > :48:15.Our next case is an extreme example of road rage.
:48:16. > :48:20.All the more tragic because it ended with the murder
:48:21. > :48:54.A married father of four young children.
:48:55. > :49:12.He were a bit of a joker, liked to tell jokes all the time.
:49:13. > :49:54.Always, always talking and joking about with folk.
:49:55. > :50:13.He's not going to go anywhere, is he?
:50:14. > :50:15.Just pull over, let's see what he's doing.
:50:16. > :50:24.No, it's all right, just pull over here.
:50:25. > :50:33.You were swerving all over the place.
:50:34. > :50:44.I nearly hit you like three or four times!
:50:45. > :51:22.I really didn't understand what had happened.
:51:23. > :51:27.Were in hospital, and that he were poorly.
:51:28. > :51:36.And me dad were on a bed, he had a tube down his throat.
:51:37. > :51:39.I'll never forget that the machines beeped all the time.
:51:40. > :51:44.Like a beeping noise all the time, which just stayed with me forever.
:51:45. > :51:48.I think knowing that you've got to say goodbye to somebody,
:51:49. > :51:51.knowing that they were going to turn that machine off, and that
:51:52. > :51:53.you are never going to see that person again...
:51:54. > :52:12.Well, Linda is here now in the studio.
:52:13. > :52:17.I know the memories are very raw and very recent for you.
:52:18. > :52:19.It was a tragic end to what would have been an otherwise
:52:20. > :52:26.Bloke just came up to car window and smashed it.
:52:27. > :52:32.Our Peter were getting out of the car.
:52:33. > :52:37.And this bloke hit him over the head, twice.
:52:38. > :52:39.And when I got out, he were on the floor.
:52:40. > :52:43.And we managed to get him to Pinderfields Hospital.
:52:44. > :52:46.Linda, I know, and thank you very much for coming
:52:47. > :53:03.This is an undetected cold case murder.
:53:04. > :53:06.And our commitment to the family is that we will continue to resolve
:53:07. > :53:08.this matter for them, to give them the closure
:53:09. > :53:10.they need as a family, to understand what happened
:53:11. > :53:12.and to bring the offender to justice.
:53:13. > :53:14.This particular box contains documents in relation
:53:15. > :53:17.to the original investigation, such as photographs
:53:18. > :53:28.Er, drawings, details in relation to vehicles that were investigated.
:53:29. > :53:31.An Avia watch was recovered at the scene - we don't believe
:53:32. > :53:36.It may well have been the watch of the suspect.
:53:37. > :53:38.That could be the vital piece of evidence that
:53:39. > :53:46.Peter has lost his life, four children have grown
:53:47. > :53:54.They need to understand what happened.
:53:55. > :53:57.I feel for me children, they have never known their granddad.
:53:58. > :53:59.They are never going to know their granddad.
:54:00. > :54:02.They've never had chance to have a granddad.
:54:03. > :54:05.Everything has been taken away from us really.
:54:06. > :54:07.I could walk by this person every day.
:54:08. > :54:23.I'm joined by DCI Jim Dunkerley, who is leading the cold case review
:54:24. > :54:36.Dreadful to see the effect of the family. 21 years ago but you're
:54:37. > :54:40.hopeful? Yes, we have advances in forensic science, but after 20 years
:54:41. > :54:44.there are people out there who know who did this. 20 years down the
:54:45. > :54:47.line, loyalties have changed and people might be able to come forward
:54:48. > :54:52.and give the information that they felt they couldn't do in the past.
:54:53. > :54:56.We have seen how it has affected the family on the film. Let's talk about
:54:57. > :55:05.the area where it happened, fairly rural I gather. Yes, this is Garmil
:55:06. > :55:12.Lane near Fitzwilliam to the south of Wakefield. I believe the answer
:55:13. > :55:24.is in that community. What we know about the attacker? Described as a
:55:25. > :55:28.white male, 20 to 30 years old with a local accent. Using a small
:55:29. > :55:33.vehicle, possibly a Maestro and wearing the watch we saw. And you
:55:34. > :55:41.think you have an idea about the weapon that was used? Yes, it has
:55:42. > :55:48.been described as a wooden bat, possibly an Indian club, or rounders
:55:49. > :55:51.bat. The image on the screen gives an indication of what it might look
:55:52. > :55:57.like. Take another look at the e-fit.
:55:58. > :56:00.If you can name him or help in any way with this case
:56:01. > :56:02.I urge you to get in touch using the numbers on screen.
:56:03. > :56:05.Just time for a quick update on tonight's other cases.
:56:06. > :56:11.Paul, you have been taking calls on the carjacking of Michael Watson?
:56:12. > :56:17.Yes, we have had sightings of the white Mercedes. I would like to say
:56:18. > :56:21.we are looking for two black men, the suspect the eyewitness said, and
:56:22. > :56:28.it happened in Chingford, east London on the 16th of February at
:56:29. > :56:32.about 5pm. They are recovering from serious injury so we need to find
:56:33. > :56:36.out who was responsible. Yes, they both said what they want out of this
:56:37. > :56:41.is to get those people in prison so they cannot do this to anybody else.
:56:42. > :56:45.Thank you, and Kevin you have been taking calls on the attempted murder
:56:46. > :56:50.of the police officer in Northern Ireland. Yes, I still need more
:56:51. > :56:54.information. I need to know who was involved, in particular who was the
:56:55. > :56:59.gunman, where the gun is so we can get it off the street and help keep
:57:00. > :57:04.people safe, and I need to know the movements of the car, particularly
:57:05. > :57:08.in January. Before we mention taking pictures of other drivers, of course
:57:09. > :57:09.we meant pedestrians. Please keep your calls coming in.
:57:10. > :57:13.Well that's just about all we have for you on what looks to have been
:57:14. > :57:18.Yes, and remember you can head over right now to the Crimewatch website
:57:19. > :57:20.where we'll be streaming live with all the latest developments
:57:21. > :57:22.on tonight's appeals, wanted faces and CCTV.
:57:23. > :57:32.Our next programme investigates the threats posed by cybercrime.
:57:33. > :57:39.What we are seeing is an escalation in cyber crime activity. We have to
:57:40. > :57:44.think about the risks in our own home. Identity theft, cyber fraud,
:57:45. > :57:47.online solicitation, the general population can in fact be high risk
:57:48. > :57:48.victims all of the time. That's coming in a fortnight,
:57:49. > :57:51.as we're taking a break next week for the FA Cup.
:57:52. > :57:54.But for now, thank you so much They really do make a difference.
:57:55. > :57:58.From everyone here