0:00:02 > 0:00:05Thieves will steal our cash, our cars, our valuables -
0:00:05 > 0:00:07just about anything they can get their hands on.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11But now, the police are using cutting-edge technology
0:00:11 > 0:00:13to catch the bad guys.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15We want to make sure we've got a concrete case.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Enough evidence to convict at court.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Local councils, shops and businesses are fighting crime
0:00:21 > 0:00:22with their own tricks and traps.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27It's just unbelievable that she thinks she can get away with this.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29And the public are using secret cameras
0:00:29 > 0:00:32to make sure the crooks get their comeuppance.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Fair means or foul, I was going to get rid of him.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37I thought, "We've got her!"
0:00:37 > 0:00:40And I was so happy. Thank God!
0:00:40 > 0:00:44So, anyone who's up to no good had better think twice.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46They might just get caught red-handed.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Today...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55retired wrestler James has to dust off
0:00:55 > 0:00:58some of his old grappling skills...
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..when he finds himself face-to-face with a robber.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06I stepped in and grabbed him and I put him in a hammerlock,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10where you bring the arm up behind the person's back.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13One robber down, but three other dangerous members
0:01:13 > 0:01:16of an organised crime ring are still at large.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Also today, after losing her husband,
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Seanene decides to install some home security.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30And it proves its worth when a stranger invades her home.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Why steal a child's clothes?
0:01:32 > 0:01:36I felt physically sick to think that someone had been in my house.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Seanene's son, Michael, goes into detective mode
0:01:40 > 0:01:43and finds the intruder's behaviour even more frightening.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45He went out and then he came back again and again.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51And a sneaky thief in a pet shop
0:01:51 > 0:01:57slithers his hand into a snake tank, slides one out and steals it.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02But can this snake in the grass get out of the shop
0:02:02 > 0:02:04with a python in his pocket?
0:02:08 > 0:02:11We can't just rely on the police to fight crime.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13We all need to do our bit, too.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17A lot of crimes are foiled by sharp-eyed citizens.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Ossett, near Leeds, is home to 32-year-old James,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28although, if you're a wrestling fan,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31you may recognise him as Jimmy Blood...
0:02:32 > 0:02:36..a grappler who was quite notorious back in the day.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38A thug, basically.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40I'm not a thug in real life but, you know...
0:02:40 > 0:02:44In wrestling, you always have a lot more fun being the bad guy,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47cos you get to do all the things that you can't do in real life
0:02:47 > 0:02:49and terrorise the good guys but, in the end,
0:02:49 > 0:02:53the good guys will come and save the day.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59But in 2011, at the age of 26, James had to retire from wrestling,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01due to ill health.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03He'd been suffering from complications
0:03:03 > 0:03:05related to having insulin-dependent diabetes,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08which was diagnosed when he was 16.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11That was the age that you start going out with your friends
0:03:11 > 0:03:13and wanting to be more independent,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16but it felt like there was a ball and chain around me.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20I had to have all this insulin and the needles with me
0:03:20 > 0:03:22all the time and I rebelled against that, really.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25I didn't look after myself over the years.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30James' diabetes began to take its toll when he was in his mid-20s,
0:03:30 > 0:03:32seriously affecting his eyesight.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37They've done everything that they can to save it
0:03:37 > 0:03:41and they've done a tremendous job. It's not perfect, it's not great.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44I'll never drive, I'll never be able to read a book properly again
0:03:44 > 0:03:49or anything like that, but it certainly beats the alternative.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Having to give up wrestling and short of money
0:03:52 > 0:03:56because he couldn't work, James began to suffer from depression.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59After a few years battling his demons,
0:03:59 > 0:04:02he thought he'd try meditation - and it worked.
0:04:02 > 0:04:08It brought a sense of peace, a calmness that was needed in my life.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13But James' new-found peace was shattered recently.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Ironically, he was on his way for a session of calming meditation
0:04:17 > 0:04:20when he suddenly found himself caught up in a robbery.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24It was time for Jimmy Blood to come out of retirement.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30It's a spring afternoon
0:04:30 > 0:04:32and James has come to Leeds with his girlfriend
0:04:32 > 0:04:34for a meditation appointment.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37We were doing a spot of shopping
0:04:37 > 0:04:41before heading to a local meditation centre.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Their route takes them past a large jewellery store
0:04:45 > 0:04:47in Leeds city centre.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51These are images from the jeweller's CCTV cameras.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54The shop's owner, who has asked to remain anonymous,
0:04:54 > 0:04:57tells us what happens next.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01It was a normal day and where the watch window is,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04I looked out and I saw this guy outside.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08He had long hair with a hat on, and I thought, "He looks strange,"
0:05:08 > 0:05:10but I didn't think anything of it.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13The man walks to the entrance.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17The security guard inside assumes he's just a normal customer
0:05:17 > 0:05:20and asks him to take his hat off before entering.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24The guard opens the door for him.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27He walks in, closely followed by another man,
0:05:27 > 0:05:29who appears from nowhere.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34Then the first man reaches into his pocket and pulls out a gun.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38He points it at the security guard.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Now, another accomplice comes in through the door.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45That split second, you know your worst fears,
0:05:45 > 0:05:48and I heard two of our staff crying behind me
0:05:48 > 0:05:50and it's passing through your mind,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53and that's why I said to him, "Just point the gun at me."
0:05:55 > 0:05:58The robbers grab expensive watches from the window displays
0:05:58 > 0:06:00and stuff them into their bags.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Meanwhile, outside,
0:06:02 > 0:06:04James and his girlfriend are strolling past the shop.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08My girlfriend looks in the window and she says,
0:06:08 > 0:06:10"Oh, my God, they're being robbed."
0:06:10 > 0:06:12I thought she meant the prices were too high.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16But that's when I saw this man bundling everything into his bag
0:06:16 > 0:06:19and my girlfriend dragged me away from the window.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21They call the police.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Inside the shop,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25the robbers are stealing thousands of pounds' worth of watches.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30I wasn't concentrating on anything they were taking.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34I was concentrating on him and the gun, and he said something.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37It was like, "Time to leave. Out."
0:06:37 > 0:06:40And I knew that was it and it was just relief.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44The robbers run out and split up.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49One of them is picked up on a council CCTV camera.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51He's walking towards James.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55The robber's trying not to look suspicious
0:06:55 > 0:06:58but a member of the public who saw the raid happening
0:06:58 > 0:07:00is running to challenge him.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04My vision is quite blurry at this point
0:07:04 > 0:07:09and that's when the gentleman shouted and pointed, "You, stop."
0:07:09 > 0:07:12I looked at HIM and I followed where he was pointing to
0:07:12 > 0:07:15and that's when I saw someone coming towards ME.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19The man who shouted tries to grab the robber.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21He got somewhat of a grip on his arm,
0:07:21 > 0:07:23but the man then started running.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28In that moment, it was like, I either step aside or I step towards,
0:07:28 > 0:07:30and I stepped in and grabbed him.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34And I thought, "If he's got a knife or something,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37"I'm probably going to feel it now," but nothing happened.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41James uses a wrestling move to pin the robber to the ground.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43I put him in a hammerlock,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46where you bring the arm up behind the person's back.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51The other gentleman grabbed hold of him and we just basically held him.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52James looks around.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55He realises the rest of the robbers are still at large.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58He and the others may be in danger.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Are his friends going to run over and kick me in the face?
0:08:01 > 0:08:05I didn't know. So I was staring out into a sea of blurry people,
0:08:05 > 0:08:07just waiting for somebody to come towards me
0:08:07 > 0:08:09but, as it turns out,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12the other two ran in opposite directions.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Security guards from another shop have seen the incident
0:08:15 > 0:08:16and come over to help.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20The manager from the jeweller's saw how James tackled the robber.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25I couldn't believe somebody would risk their lives doing that.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Unbelievable story.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31The police arrive and arrest the robber.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Some members of the public point to where the other two men ran,
0:08:35 > 0:08:37but they've managed to escape.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43Later, thanks to James, the police make a vital breakthrough.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48The robber he wrestled to the ground is carrying a clue
0:08:48 > 0:08:51as to where the rest of the gang are hiding out.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54The impact that James had, right from the word go,
0:08:54 > 0:08:56allowed us to set the ball rolling.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10All thieves are sneaky, but this chap more than most,
0:09:10 > 0:09:13when he tries to sneak off with a snake.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18He walks into a pet shop, sidles over to a snake tank,
0:09:18 > 0:09:24slides his hand inside and puts a python down his pants.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Hope he knows what he's doing.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29That's known as a ball python and they have teeth!
0:09:31 > 0:09:34He clearly doesn't realise he's being watched.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36The eyes of the pet shop staff
0:09:36 > 0:09:39are all on this particular snake charmer
0:09:39 > 0:09:42because he's been seen in the shop before
0:09:42 > 0:09:44when expensive reptiles have gone missing.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48And, after seeing this latest attempt to pilfer a python,
0:09:48 > 0:09:50the owner confronts him.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54The slithery customer can be seen holding the snake,
0:09:54 > 0:09:56as he tries to wriggle out of the shop.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59The owner has a grip like a boa constrictor.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04But the thief briefly struggles free before being recaptured.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11He's arrested and ends up being sent to jail for 123 days
0:10:11 > 0:10:15for petty theft of a pet which, thankfully, was unharmed.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24It's the middle of the night
0:10:24 > 0:10:28and a mysterious figure approaches a sleeping family's house -
0:10:28 > 0:10:29not once,
0:10:29 > 0:10:31not twice,
0:10:31 > 0:10:33not three times...
0:10:34 > 0:10:36..but four times in all.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40It soon becomes clear that he's not just here to steal valuables.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42He's looking for a weapon, too.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53The coastal town of Fleetwood in Lancashire.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Seanene lives here with her two sons, Aaron and Michael,
0:10:58 > 0:11:03in the house she bought 20 years ago with her husband, Tony.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Me and Tony met when I was 16. My only love.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08SEANENE LAUGHS
0:11:09 > 0:11:12He was just wonderful. Perfect dad, perfect husband.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17He was just a gentle giant, very, very popular in Fleetwood
0:11:17 > 0:11:19before he sadly passed away.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Tony died from pancreatic cancer four years ago.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Youngest son Michael was just nine at the time.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33A few of the best memories we've got of my dad was motorbikes.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37We used to do a lot of motorbiking with my dad.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40He used to run a motorbike shop. It was called The Five Motorcycles.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41It did well.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Aaron and Michael have had their ups and downs
0:11:45 > 0:11:47but they've been so strong in themselves
0:11:47 > 0:11:53and they've just carried on. They've been amazing, both of them.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58After Tony passed away, in order for her and the boys to feel safer,
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Seanene decided to fit some home security.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04I got the CCTV cameras and the burglar alarm
0:12:04 > 0:12:08for us to just feel safe, because this is our home.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12Coming to terms with their loss has been hard enough
0:12:12 > 0:12:15for Seanene and the boys. But then, one night,
0:12:15 > 0:12:19their sense of security faces a further frightening setback.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26It's early on a Saturday morning and Seanene has just woken.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30I came down and realised that all the lights were on downstairs
0:12:30 > 0:12:32and I thought, "That's very strange."
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Then I just thought, "Maybe I've left them on."
0:12:34 > 0:12:37My eldest was away, so the first thing I did was get my mobile phone
0:12:37 > 0:12:39to check if he'd texted me or anything.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42But her phone is nowhere to be seen.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44I panicked because Aaron was away
0:12:44 > 0:12:46and I'm thinking he can't get hold of me
0:12:46 > 0:12:48and, as I came out the living room door, I just glanced
0:12:48 > 0:12:51at the front door and I noticed the keys weren't in it.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54So I ran upstairs to Michael, woke Michael up and said,
0:12:54 > 0:12:57"Have you been downstairs? Have you opened the front door?" He said no.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Michael gets up to help his mum search for her phone.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03She's been through a lot
0:13:03 > 0:13:07and she struggles and panics in situations like that,
0:13:07 > 0:13:09so I thought I just needed to help her.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12There's no sign of the phone anywhere,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15so they start to wonder if, unbelievable though it seems,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18it might have been stolen during the night.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20I went to check the CCTV.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Young Michael is determined to solve the mystery for his mum.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28He offers to watch every minute of the CCTV recording
0:13:28 > 0:13:30from the night before.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36And then, after spending a long time viewing the empty driveway,
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Michael's worst fears suddenly come to life before his eyes.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45I just didn't know what to do at the time.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46I was there, watching it for a minute,
0:13:46 > 0:13:50and then I shouted to my mum. It was just shocking.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53He said, "Mum, you need to look. There's somebody coming in."
0:13:53 > 0:13:55I never expected that in a million years.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01It's around 3:15am when a man in a baseball cap,
0:14:01 > 0:14:03with a cigarette hanging from his mouth,
0:14:03 > 0:14:05walks up the drive towards their home.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10He is out of view for just six seconds, presumably doing a recce,
0:14:10 > 0:14:14then he walks away and lights a cigarette.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18But he isn't gone for long.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20At around 3:20, he's back
0:14:20 > 0:14:25and this time he spends 40 seconds out of view -
0:14:25 > 0:14:27just enough time to put a hook through the letterbox
0:14:27 > 0:14:32and remove the front door key from the lock inside.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Then he leaves - this time with the key -
0:14:35 > 0:14:37and it looks like he thinks he's been spotted
0:14:37 > 0:14:39because he suddenly runs away.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44Seanene breaks off from viewing the recording and calls the police,
0:14:44 > 0:14:48while Michael continues searching the CCTV for more clues.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50I felt physically sick
0:14:50 > 0:14:53to think that somebody had been in my house as we were asleep.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56I just kept on looking through it
0:14:56 > 0:14:59and then I was even more shocked to see that he went out
0:14:59 > 0:15:01and then he came back again and again.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Michael is like the detective and he wrote everything down -
0:15:04 > 0:15:05the times he came in.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08He kept me going that day, Michael did.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Michael discovers that the man returns an hour later,
0:15:12 > 0:15:16most likely to check none of the lights have come on in the house.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Realising no-one is awake, he creeps up the drive
0:15:19 > 0:15:23and, this time, uses the key to sneak inside their home.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Four minutes later, he re-emerges,
0:15:27 > 0:15:30carrying stolen valuables in both hands.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34But he still isn't finished.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Soon he's back for the fourth time.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42He finally leaves for good a few minutes later,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45walking rather strangely, for some reason.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Michael carefully notes the precise times
0:15:50 > 0:15:52the burglar was caught on camera
0:15:52 > 0:15:56and hands the list to the police when they arrive.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58It was only as the police were here that we went round
0:15:58 > 0:16:01and realised what was actually taken, which was my handbag,
0:16:01 > 0:16:03my phone, Michael's rucksack,
0:16:03 > 0:16:07the iPad, and the washing off my kitchen table.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Why steal a child's clothes?
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Police search the area and find Michael's football boots
0:16:12 > 0:16:15dumped in a garden. Everything else has gone.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19When the officers leave, Seanene and Michael have to come to terms
0:16:19 > 0:16:23with their home having been invaded while they slept.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25I had every emotion going through my body.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28I was angry, I was upset.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33He took my keys and then I was frightened that he would come back.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38Without my dad being there, it was much harder and horrible.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44But Seanene and Michael are made of stern stuff
0:16:44 > 0:16:48and they agree to do everything they can to identify the burglar.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50I decided to put the footage on social media
0:16:50 > 0:16:52to see if anybody recognised him.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Fleetwood's such a small-knit town,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I thought somebody must recognise him, if he is from Fleetwood.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01They don't have to wait long for a reply.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Within five minutes of it being on Facebook,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06I got a message to say, "I know him." He even gave me his address.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Seanene passes the information on to the police,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15but the burglar must have realised he's been identified
0:17:15 > 0:17:17and goes on the run.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Fearful he may come back, Seanene changes the locks.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Her eldest son, Aaron, then re-examines the footage
0:17:24 > 0:17:29and he notices the man's strange walk when he leaves the last time.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32This is the one that Aaron picked up that he stumbles.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34He goes out with a limp.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36You can see him bending down, trying to pull something up his leg
0:17:36 > 0:17:39and this is when Aaron said, "Have you checked the drawers, Mum?"
0:17:39 > 0:17:42They make a chilling discovery.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45A large kitchen knife is missing.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47It was frightening.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49I was quite relieved that I'd not woke up.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53I'm glad that my mum didn't go down cos what we've heard of him,
0:17:53 > 0:17:55he's a really dangerous man,
0:17:55 > 0:17:59and my mum panics and we don't know what he could have done to her.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03The burglar is on the loose with their kitchen knife
0:18:03 > 0:18:07and, in the coming days, the family lives in fear.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11I did struggle to sleep after it and so did my mum.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13It was heartbreaking to think
0:18:13 > 0:18:16that Michael was frightened in his own home.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Then, after two weeks, they receive wonderful news from the police.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23The burglar has been arrested.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27It was a massive relief to know that he was off the street.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31It was brilliant cos now my mum is not scared,
0:18:31 > 0:18:35we're not scared and there's not as much to worry about.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36It was closure.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41The man pleaded guilty
0:18:41 > 0:18:45and, with four other burglaries also taken into consideration,
0:18:45 > 0:18:48he was sentenced to five years in prison.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Since the burglary, Seanene has tightened
0:18:56 > 0:18:59her security at home even further.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01She never leaves the keys in the door
0:19:01 > 0:19:03and always set the alarm at night.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06And the cameras are constantly recording.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Having the CCTV put in was worth every penny.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12It was the best thing I ever did.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14I think it would have been harder for the police
0:19:14 > 0:19:16to arrest him if we didn't have CCTV.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19The family have now put the burglary behind them
0:19:19 > 0:19:21and are looking forward to a brighter future.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24This is going to be our year.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Aaron is going in the Royal Navy,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Michael is going forward in his school work.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31He's going to be picking his GCSE options.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34And me, I'm starting a new job.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36I'm going to just go further and further into it
0:19:36 > 0:19:38and it is going to be our year.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Got to have some good luck eventually, haven't we?
0:19:49 > 0:19:52There are over half a million domestic burglaries
0:19:52 > 0:19:54in this country every year
0:19:54 > 0:19:57and often, those crimes happen because people make simple mistakes
0:19:57 > 0:19:59with the security of their home.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02So, what are those mistakes and how can they be avoided?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04People often feel quite confident
0:20:04 > 0:20:06to leave their doors and windows unlocked,
0:20:06 > 0:20:08even whilst they're in the property.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10But if you live in a large property
0:20:10 > 0:20:11or perhaps you can't hear
0:20:11 > 0:20:14if someone was to come in the back door when you're in the front,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16then you should be thinking about locking it.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19There is a class of criminal we call "creeper burglars"
0:20:19 > 0:20:21and all they do is walk from house to house to house,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23trying door handles,
0:20:23 > 0:20:25until they find one that's open and, invariably, they will.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28One of the cases or series of cases that we've seen recently
0:20:28 > 0:20:30is where people have been returning from shopping,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33they've obviously been desperate to go to the toilet,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36opened into the house, left their bags just inside the door,
0:20:36 > 0:20:39and gone straight to the toilet, leaving the door wide open,
0:20:39 > 0:20:41leaving the door ajar and, within seconds,
0:20:41 > 0:20:44someone has been in, may have taken stuff from inside the house.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Often people leave a key under a doormat or under a plant pot
0:20:47 > 0:20:50by their front door, so that the kids can get in,
0:20:50 > 0:20:52or if they've lost their key, they've got access.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54It's the first place a burglar will check.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56You can quite easily buy small key safes
0:20:56 > 0:20:59which can be attached to the outside of your building
0:20:59 > 0:21:00or even in an outbuilding.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02You can share a code with the people
0:21:02 > 0:21:05that you want to be able to have access to that key
0:21:05 > 0:21:08and then, really, you're ensuring that your house is secure.
0:21:18 > 0:21:19We're back in Leeds,
0:21:19 > 0:21:23where there's been an armed robbery at a city centre jewellery store.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Ex-wrestler James has helped tackle
0:21:27 > 0:21:29one of the escaping robbers to the floor
0:21:29 > 0:21:31and to hold on to him until the police arrived.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35At the time, I didn't know how much jewellery they'd had
0:21:35 > 0:21:39or how many people were involved or the scale of the operation.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44To me, it was me and one man, you know, that I'd dealt with.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48I didn't know how far and wide the reach of it all went.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Although one of the robbers has been stopped,
0:21:51 > 0:21:53his two accomplices have escaped,
0:21:53 > 0:21:57and now it's up to Detective Inspector Phil Jackson and his team
0:21:57 > 0:21:59to track them down.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01An enquiry of this nature needs to be done quick-paced
0:22:01 > 0:22:03because we have two people outstanding
0:22:03 > 0:22:05that have run from the scene.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07We were aware that the gun was used
0:22:07 > 0:22:09to threaten people inside the jewellery store,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12so quite a harrowing experience for all of those concerned.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Thanks to James and the other witnesses
0:22:16 > 0:22:18apprehending one of the robbers,
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Phil's investigation is off to a strong start.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22But every hour counts.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26We had one male in custody.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28We also had about half a million pounds' worth of watches.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31The watches were in the robber's shoulder bag.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Police at the scene also find a gun clip in the jeweller's,
0:22:36 > 0:22:38containing metal ball-bearing ammunition.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42But there's another even more important clue.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44As he was being subdued,
0:22:44 > 0:22:47a train ticket fell out of the robber's pocket.
0:22:47 > 0:22:48It's a vital lead.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51The ticket isn't to a local destination.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54It's to Manchester, an hour away.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58That could be where the robber's accomplices are headed right now.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01We moved quickly. Our focuses were on Manchester.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Phil contacts British Transport Police
0:23:05 > 0:23:06and asks them to stop and search
0:23:06 > 0:23:09trains heading from Leeds to Manchester.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14Eyewitnesses provide pointers to help identify the thieves.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16We know that they're Eastern European.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19The chap that was arrested was from Estonia.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22But the police don't find the suspects in transit.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24They must have already reached Manchester.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27So, Phil comes up with a different plan.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30A bit of a hunch - let's phone up some hotels
0:23:30 > 0:23:33in and around the Manchester stations.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35The gamble pays off.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38From a list of 50, 60 hotels we phoned up,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40it was, I think, about the fifth hotel.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Phil's team finds a hotel room that's been booked for three men,
0:23:45 > 0:23:47and one of the names on the booking
0:23:47 > 0:23:49is the man they're holding in custody,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52so the others might be about to turn up.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Phil contacts Greater Manchester Police.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59I speak to my opposite number, a detective inspector, and he said,
0:23:59 > 0:24:03"I'm just dealing with a recovery of a firearm near the station."
0:24:03 > 0:24:06It's the gun used in the robbery.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09There were some watch straps with this gun,
0:24:09 > 0:24:10all wrapped up in a bag,
0:24:10 > 0:24:14so Manchester gave us quite a number of resources, then,
0:24:14 > 0:24:15to deal with the hotel.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Officers raid the hotel room.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21They surprise and arrest two suspects.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26There aren't any stolen watches in the room,
0:24:26 > 0:24:28but they do discover fingerprints
0:24:28 > 0:24:31that match those of the two men and the man they have in custody.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37They also find fingerprints from an unknown fourth man
0:24:37 > 0:24:39and another crucial piece of evidence.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42We found a receipt
0:24:42 > 0:24:46and the receipt was for a gun which was purchased in Liverpool
0:24:46 > 0:24:48a couple of days previously.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53The receipt is from a sports shop that sells ball-bearing guns.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57The police check through the shop's CCTV from the date on the receipt.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00It showed one of the suspects
0:25:00 > 0:25:03and another unknown male purchasing the gun.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Phil believes this fourth man could be the gang's leader
0:25:09 > 0:25:12and he needs to be found before he can strike again.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16The evidence of the others was quite overwhelming that this person,
0:25:16 > 0:25:19you know, the fourth man, was the organiser.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21He really needed tying down.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25Phil's team studies the gang's modus operandi.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28It might help link the suspects to unsolved armed robberies,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31prove they are part of an organised crime ring,
0:25:31 > 0:25:35and enable them to track down the elusive fourth man.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Interestingly, at the jeweller's,
0:25:37 > 0:25:40the robbers used a towel to prop the door open
0:25:40 > 0:25:42so they couldn't be locked in.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45There's the towel there, that you can see.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49And he then pops it over the top of the door,
0:25:49 > 0:25:51so that will, obviously, aid their getaway.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54When we started to look at other armed robberies
0:25:54 > 0:25:56involving Eastern Europeans in the main,
0:25:56 > 0:25:58this was a common MO,
0:25:58 > 0:26:02where they came in and propped the door open in this particular manner.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Phil's team then analyses evidence
0:26:05 > 0:26:08from similar robberies over the past decade.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10And success.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12They identified the mysterious fourth man
0:26:12 > 0:26:14filmed in the sports shop.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Whilst we were reviewing enquiries from 2006,
0:26:18 > 0:26:20where a jewellery shop was targeted,
0:26:20 > 0:26:25we had a photo of one of the persons we believed to be responsible
0:26:25 > 0:26:28and, lo and behold, it was the same person.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31We were able to get the name of this person.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34This opened the door to a raft of other enquiries,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36trailing back 10 years.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39And this is the person that's been organising all of them.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Phil gives the suspect's name and image
0:26:42 > 0:26:46to police forces around the country and asks them to watch out for him.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50A few months later, he's spotted.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53He was arrested coming back into the country at Heathrow.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56He had some maps, he had cameras,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00and he was clearly coming in to target the next offence.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03The police build a compelling case against the gang
0:27:03 > 0:27:05for planning a campaign of crime,
0:27:05 > 0:27:08which included the Leeds jeweller's and other robberies.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15In court, the four men were convicted of conspiracy to rob
0:27:15 > 0:27:19and sentenced to a combined total of 70 years in prison.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28The convictions were just fantastic - really good sentences.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30I couldn't have asked for anything better.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34But Phil recognises that without the courage of James
0:27:34 > 0:27:35and the other members of the public
0:27:35 > 0:27:38the day they stopped one of the robbers escaping,
0:27:38 > 0:27:40the gang might never have been caught.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44I can only commend James' actions on the day
0:27:44 > 0:27:47and the others that assisted him
0:27:47 > 0:27:49because, without him doing what he did,
0:27:49 > 0:27:51without a shadow of a doubt,
0:27:51 > 0:27:53it would have made our job a lot harder.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58James and the others received official commendations
0:27:58 > 0:27:59and thanks from the jewellery shop
0:27:59 > 0:28:02for the role they played in catching the robber.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06From those few moments that I was involved,
0:28:06 > 0:28:08it was like a domino effect.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12It just led to the downfall of an organised crime ring,
0:28:12 > 0:28:14so I'm very proud of that.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21That's it for today.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23And that's it for a few more criminals
0:28:23 > 0:28:25who've been caught red-handed.