0:00:02 > 0:00:04- Come on!- On the run...
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- Get back here!- ..and over here.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Hands out, now. Hands out.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11When foreign criminals flee their home countries,
0:00:11 > 0:00:14many hide out in the UK.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17- Give me your hands!- But if they think they're safe, they're wrong.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18They know they're wanted.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22A lot of these people are waiting for that knock on the door.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26But the traffic in fugitives isn't all one-way.
0:00:26 > 0:00:31Across Europe, there are hundreds of British criminals also trying to
0:00:31 > 0:00:33escape justice.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38From the sun-drenched Costas, to the busy streets of the Dutch capital...
0:00:38 > 0:00:41this is how the police take down the fugitives...
0:00:41 > 0:00:44You're under arrest under the Extradition Act.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45Police officer!
0:00:45 > 0:00:48..both at home and abroad.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56On today's programme...
0:00:56 > 0:00:58it's home time for this convicted criminal.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Listen, enough.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03But there's trouble when he decides he's got other plans.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- Stop fighting. - He was extremely drunk,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09his behaviour was extremely erratic.
0:01:09 > 0:01:10No, no!
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Get in!
0:01:13 > 0:01:15And six years after a violent escape,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18a chance encounter with a Dutch bobby
0:01:18 > 0:01:20brings a dangerous robber to justice.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23I take the photo out of my pocket then I know it for sure -
0:01:23 > 0:01:25it's Cunningham.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32London's Metropolitan Police
0:01:32 > 0:01:35have the busiest extradition team in the UK.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41More than 20 detectives scour the city for foreign fugitives who are
0:01:41 > 0:01:43wanted across the world.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47It's just before 6:00am,
0:01:47 > 0:01:52and DS Pete Rance and PC Dave Salmon are out in East London.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55So this morning we're...
0:01:55 > 0:01:59out working on a European Arrest Warrant case, which is a French
0:01:59 > 0:02:02request for a man called Abdullah Naeem.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Abdullah Naeem, a Pakistani national,
0:02:06 > 0:02:08is wanted by French police,
0:02:08 > 0:02:12who suspect him of orchestrating a dramatic kidnap.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15We've been given a lead by the French
0:02:15 > 0:02:18that Mr Naeem was living in the East London area.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20We've done some further background work which suggests that
0:02:20 > 0:02:24the person that they believe was living at a particular address in
0:02:24 > 0:02:27East London has moved to another address in East London,
0:02:27 > 0:02:31so we're at that address this morning to try and identify him
0:02:31 > 0:02:34and see if we can arrest him on the European Arrest Warrant.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37It's quite an affluent area, by the look of it.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39We'll try and get inside the property
0:02:39 > 0:02:41and speak to the people that live there
0:02:41 > 0:02:43and see if the person that we want's there.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52The unit deals with people from all walks of life - rich, poor.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54The warrants themselves are non-discriminatory.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Whether it be an affluent area or a deprived area,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03it's our responsibility to go into those areas,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05to find the people that are wanted.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06KNOCK ON DOOR
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Hi, good morning. I'm from the Metropolitan Police.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16We need to speak to the people that live here...
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- VOICEOVER:- Abdullah Naeem's believed to be the leader
0:03:18 > 0:03:21of a kidnap plot that occurred in France,
0:03:21 > 0:03:25where two men kidnapped a man off the streets of Paris in
0:03:25 > 0:03:28front of his wife and young child,
0:03:28 > 0:03:34held him captive overnight for a ransom of 80,000 euros.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Naeem is at the address,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39and despite the seriousness of the allegations,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42it's a very straightforward arrest.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44He was cool, calm and collected.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47He's told us that he's a successful businessman in the UK,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49he acknowledges that he's got a problem in France.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52He intends to contest the extradition proceedings.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55There, there, mate.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57If you just sit that side and put your seatbelt on.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03You jump in the back with him, Dave.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Once he's arrested, we're satisfied we've got the right person
0:04:06 > 0:04:08named on the warrant, he'll be put before the court.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10To all intents and purposes, it's out of our hands,
0:04:10 > 0:04:11it's a matter for the court to decide
0:04:11 > 0:04:13whether he's extradited back to France or not.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17This man has come quietly.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20But not everyone does.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22And the day's not over yet.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25- Say goodbye now.- Coming up...
0:04:25 > 0:04:30A Turkish man convicted of causing death by dangerous driving should be
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- going home.- Listen, enough.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36But getting him on a plane is going to be a struggle.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38You're fighting us, stop fighting.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48In West Yorkshire,
0:04:48 > 0:04:52PC Dave Lockwood is part of the team responsible for executing
0:04:52 > 0:04:54European Arrest Warrants.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- Hello?- The unit tracks down around 100 people per year who are wanted
0:04:58 > 0:05:02for crimes committed in other countries.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Nice and still.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Next on the list is Klaudia Stepien.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14She faces two years in prison for theft and resisting arrest -
0:05:14 > 0:05:18crimes she committed in Poland almost ten years ago.
0:05:20 > 0:05:21Well, the picture's quite interesting.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25That's the picture that the Polish have provided.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28However, this lady is known to us here in West Yorkshire.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32She was arrested last year for being drunk and disorderly.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35So, they're two different pictures.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39If you'd have given me that picture and I'd seen that woman...
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Totally different, for me.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Because she's resisted arrest in the past, Dave calls in backup.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50She's called Klaudia.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53The circumstances were, she stole a bike with others.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Police have stopped her, she's tussled with them.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57She is... I'll give you her age.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Born in '90, so she's not old.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- Right? Are you happy? Any questions? - No.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- Let's go.- Follow us in, Paul. - All right.- All right.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19Dave arrives at the address he's been told she could be living at.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24The other officers deploy round the back.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32It's clear whoever lives here has children.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33A little kid's bike.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36HE KNOCKS ON DOOR
0:06:42 > 0:06:43Go ahead.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56The house is empty. There's no-one home.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Are you happy there's no-one in there?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- There's a number of kids that are meant to live there.- It is lived-in.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03You know, there's sandwiches prepared there,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05it's like they've just gone out somewhere.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Yeah, they'll probably come back later.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09If she's got a kid, she's not going to be home late, is she?
0:07:11 > 0:07:15So, it's not successful, but it's a good sign.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18She's living here. So at least we know we've got the right address,
0:07:18 > 0:07:19just the wrong time.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24Later that evening, Dave thinks he's spotted the suspect's car.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25That's it. Well spotted.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27But when he follows it back to the house,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30will he find the woman he's looking for?
0:07:38 > 0:07:42When law enforcement officers search for wanted men and women,
0:07:42 > 0:07:46the first thing they look at is how they spend money and communicate
0:07:46 > 0:07:48with others.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51You're looking for the whole story of their life and the pattern of
0:07:51 > 0:07:53their life.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57We're going into people's bank accounts, their tax records,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00their spending habits - this is quite personal stuff.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03It's getting harder to disappear.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07If you're wanted, the chances are you'll be found.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12What's more, fugitive hunters
0:08:12 > 0:08:15now have the capability to track criminals
0:08:15 > 0:08:18and their money in real time around the world.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Bank accounts have a huge amount of information
0:08:22 > 0:08:24that's useful to law enforcement.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28It can allow the police to look at your whereabouts
0:08:28 > 0:08:32and your spending patterns, which can be very useful for them
0:08:32 > 0:08:35in trying to figure out how to get to you.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39But it's not just bank accounts.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44Every pound we spend on everyday items leaves its own trace.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49Supermarket loyalty cards, subscriber information for,
0:08:49 > 0:08:51you know, TV and video channels,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53social media, tax records.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Anything and everything where you leave,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58particularly an electronic footprint,
0:08:58 > 0:09:00then we can check that.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05The day-to-day lives of friends and family also come under scrutiny.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Law enforcement might also be interested
0:09:07 > 0:09:09in that criminal's associates.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12It might just be family members or friends,
0:09:12 > 0:09:15but there may come a time when law enforcement takes an interest in
0:09:15 > 0:09:18those bank accounts because that person
0:09:18 > 0:09:21is being used as a conduit for spending
0:09:21 > 0:09:24on the part of the criminal who's on the run.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25And for the most serious cases,
0:09:25 > 0:09:29technology will now pinpoint a fugitive's exact location
0:09:29 > 0:09:31as they make a phone call.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Going to the far end of the scale,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36if it warrants it, lifetime cell site analysis.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39So we can tell where you are at any given second, like you see in films.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43So, no secrets there, we see it in Hollywood every single day.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47Just like in the movies, a quick card payment or phone call
0:09:47 > 0:09:49can be all it takes to find a fugitive.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53You're putting a big sign pointing to yourself.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55And because of that, that will get reported,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58and we do have lots of cases and evidence around this,
0:09:58 > 0:09:59and we'll find you.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Over a decade ago, the Met Police's Elite Flying Squad
0:10:08 > 0:10:11had to rely on more old-fashioned policing methods
0:10:11 > 0:10:14to catch some of Britain's most hardened criminals.
0:10:14 > 0:10:20In 2003, they arrested these two - Noel Cunningham and Clifford Hobbs -
0:10:20 > 0:10:23as they tried to steal more than £1 million
0:10:23 > 0:10:26from a cash-in-transit van in Brixton, south London.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31I would describe them as old-school armed robbers.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34They were very, um...
0:10:34 > 0:10:36They were very well-organised, their planning was very good,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38they knew exactly what they wanted to do.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44Despite being captured, their scheming continued from behind bars.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47As they were taken to court to stand trial,
0:10:47 > 0:10:52a violent gang hijacked their prison van and helped them escape.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Open the hatches!
0:10:54 > 0:10:56I was in my office, it was shortly after 9am,
0:10:56 > 0:11:00I received a call from officers at Tower Bridge to explain to me
0:11:00 > 0:11:04two Flying Squad prisoners had actually been involved in an escape
0:11:04 > 0:11:08from the prison van on the way from prison to the court,
0:11:08 > 0:11:11and that they were on the run at that time.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16News of the UK's first armed prison van breakout hit the headlines.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20At six o'clock, these are tonight's top stories...
0:11:20 > 0:11:24On the run - three escape after an armed hijack of a prison van.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28I must stress that obviously the people that are involved
0:11:28 > 0:11:30in the incident today are very, very dangerous,
0:11:30 > 0:11:32and we can only assume that Hobbs and Cunningham
0:11:32 > 0:11:34are going to be dangerous as well,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37so please do not approach them, let the police do their job.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Detective Superintendent Mick Allen knew he had to move quickly.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46It was quite clear that,
0:11:46 > 0:11:49with the level of sophistication and planning that went into this,
0:11:49 > 0:11:53that they weren't going to stay in the country too long.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58The Met turned to the public for help.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Now, give us a description of the two guys
0:12:01 > 0:12:03you're most interested in, Cunningham and Hobbs.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Bearing in mind this is about a year old,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07but we don't think they'll have changed a great deal.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- Cunningham is 43... - He's the one on the left?
0:12:09 > 0:12:11He's the one on the left, with the glasses.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13He's about 5'11" tall, quite an athletic build.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16We think he's probably very similar to that now.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Whereas Hobbs is 44, 5'10" and rather larger.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22And he certainly had a fair amount of weight on him,
0:12:22 > 0:12:23even if he's tried to slim now,
0:12:23 > 0:12:25he's probably still got a bit of a beer gut on him.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27I think it would be very difficult for him to slim down,
0:12:27 > 0:12:29he's probably about the same, if not bigger, now.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32I think there was probably about four or five officers there,
0:12:32 > 0:12:33we received quite a lot of information
0:12:33 > 0:12:35that they may actually not be in the UK
0:12:35 > 0:12:38and they may be in other parts of other countries.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41But despite the calls, another year would pass
0:12:41 > 0:12:44with the Flying Squad no closer to catching them.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48They believed Cunningham and Hobbs had split up
0:12:48 > 0:12:51and gone to ground somewhere in Europe.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54It was time to bring in the specialist agencies.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58One of the good measures for us is to see where the first bits of
0:12:58 > 0:13:01anonymous intelligence come through to suggest where someone is.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02And in this case, it was Spain.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06So we initially started focusing our attentions there.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Their instincts were right.
0:13:10 > 0:13:15And in 2007, investigators, with the help of the Spanish police,
0:13:15 > 0:13:19tracked Hobbs to Malaga, on Spain's Costa del Sol.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26He was arrested and sent back to Britain to face justice.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29When you receive information like that, it's exceptionally gratifying
0:13:29 > 0:13:31because you know just how much hard work
0:13:31 > 0:13:34has been put in by a lot of dedicated officers.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38But Cunningham was still on the run.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Investigators were receiving reports
0:13:41 > 0:13:43linking him to locations across the globe.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47There were suggestions he was in Ireland, in Dubai,
0:13:47 > 0:13:49even potentially in Jamaica.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52So all those leads were followed up and investigated.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55And then it's perhaps fair to say there was a little bit of a lull.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Then, in 2009,
0:13:59 > 0:14:03new intelligence linked the armed robber to the Netherlands.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08His image was circulated amongst the police in Amsterdam.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Now it was down to the Dutch police.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Would their officers be able to track down the criminal
0:14:13 > 0:14:16who'd been on the run for six years?
0:14:21 > 0:14:24In London, DS Pete Rance has received an urgent call
0:14:24 > 0:14:27from colleagues on the Met's extradition team.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29All right, we'll go on a blue light there
0:14:29 > 0:14:31and see if we can get him and get him out.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34A fugitive whose extradition has already been ordered
0:14:34 > 0:14:36is refusing to leave the country.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42We've got notification from one of our team who's out at Heathrow
0:14:42 > 0:14:47to oversee the extradition of a prisoner back to Turkey,
0:14:47 > 0:14:51but the prisoner hasn't turned up. He's on bail, hasn't turned up.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54The flight's due to leave in an hour and 15 minutes.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58The man they're after has been convicted in Turkey.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01He killed one pedestrian and injured another
0:15:01 > 0:15:04riding a motorcycle whilst drunk.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06But now he's refusing to go back to serve a sentence
0:15:06 > 0:15:09of three years and three months.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12The officer who's out at the airport has established contact
0:15:12 > 0:15:14with this fella's wife,
0:15:14 > 0:15:16who's told us that he's at the address
0:15:16 > 0:15:18but he's saying that he's not willing to return to Turkey.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22He's aware that she's speaking to the police on the phone.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26This puts his wife in a potentially dangerous situation.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29It's an emergency for us to get there to make sure
0:15:29 > 0:15:32that she's safe and well, as well as him.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39They arrive at the address and make their way to the apartment.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Myself and two colleagues walked through,
0:15:45 > 0:15:48and immediately saw Mehmet Ciftcioglu
0:15:48 > 0:15:53sitting on a sofa in the front room of the property,
0:15:53 > 0:15:54just in his underpants,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57drinking alcohol from a glass.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01You could smell booze on him straight away,
0:16:01 > 0:16:03so I knew that he'd been drinking heavily.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- All right, how are you? - I'm OK, sir. Thank you.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09You're supposed to be at the airport, you know that?
0:16:09 > 0:16:10Ah, yes, sir.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14You have to go to Turkey today, you have to go to Turkey today.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18So we can slow things down and you can say goodbye to your wife...
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- What, now?- Yeah, today.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22He was asking whether we intended
0:16:22 > 0:16:25to pull him straight out of the address, and I said to him that...
0:16:25 > 0:16:27As I say, he was in his underpants when we got there,
0:16:27 > 0:16:30so it's difficult to force somebody into their clothes,
0:16:30 > 0:16:32so you're trying to get their consent to get dressed,
0:16:32 > 0:16:34but we managed to do that.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38I said to him, "If you get dressed, you can have a half hour, you know,
0:16:38 > 0:16:41"with your son to say goodbye to your son and your partner."
0:16:41 > 0:16:43You need to have some respect for us now, OK?
0:16:43 > 0:16:44I want you to get dressed,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47and then you can have some time with your son.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50If not, you will have to come with us, OK?
0:16:50 > 0:16:54He was extremely drunk, his behaviour was extremely erratic.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56One moment he was laughing,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59one moment he was crying and picking up his small son,
0:16:59 > 0:17:01who was another consideration, obviously.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04We are going now. We've been here nearly two hours, OK?
0:17:04 > 0:17:05So say goodbye now.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11But this is... This is...
0:17:11 > 0:17:12Listen, listen.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Enough, OK?
0:17:14 > 0:17:15- VOICEOVER:- He was desperate not to return.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18He faces a three-and-a-half-year sentence
0:17:18 > 0:17:21for causing death by dangerous driving.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26He's convicted of mowing down two people in Turkey when he was drunk.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32Do you enjoy these ones?
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- No, not at all.- Far from it. - Stop, stop.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40The man is led away in handcuffs, but he won't go quietly.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42It is a pain...
0:17:42 > 0:17:43We'll get to the car.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46It's your fault, you're fighting us, so stop fighting.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- Sorry?- You're fighting us.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50No, no!
0:17:54 > 0:17:56He's kicking.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Finally, they get him into the car
0:17:58 > 0:18:00and he's driven straight to the airport.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Mehmet Ciftcioglu, guilty of death by dangerous driving,
0:18:04 > 0:18:06is on his way back to a Turkish prison.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17In 2003, two audacious criminals, Noel Cunningham and Clifford Hobbs,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20were on their way to court.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23They were on trial for the attempted theft of over £1 million.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28But when their prison van was hijacked by armed men,
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Hobbs and Cunningham escaped.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Instead of lying low, the pair fled abroad and went on the run.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Investigators launched a global manhunt,
0:18:42 > 0:18:46and in 2007, Hobbs was arrested in Spain.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49But Cunningham was nowhere to be found.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Then, six years later, in Amsterdam,
0:18:56 > 0:19:00police arrested a man for petty shoplifting.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04He was using a false name and passport.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Unfortunately, at that point, they hadn't realised who he was
0:19:06 > 0:19:09or that he was wanted, and he'd been released.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11They hadn't taken his fingerprints or anything like that
0:19:11 > 0:19:15cos it was just a street check, you know, it was very low level.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Although the shoplifter was released,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20the British passport he was carrying at the time
0:19:20 > 0:19:23was checked back in the UK and linked to Cunningham.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31British police alerted their colleagues in the Netherlands.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37The Dutch police then circulated his image amongst local officers,
0:19:37 > 0:19:38local bobbies on the ground,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41the ones that were going to be doing the street patrols.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43And that's invaluable for us,
0:19:43 > 0:19:46because that's eyes on the street, 24/7.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48To know that there's people actually out there
0:19:48 > 0:19:50proactively looking for Cunningham,
0:19:50 > 0:19:53that makes all the difference for us.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57At the police station in Amstelveen, just outside the capital,
0:19:57 > 0:20:02district agent Ferry den Edel was at his desk.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I was in the police station
0:20:04 > 0:20:08when I was visited by two detectives from the quick response unit.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13And they tell me that they are looking for Cunningham.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16I got that picture,
0:20:16 > 0:20:19and I make a copy of that, and I put it in my jacket.
0:20:19 > 0:20:25And then about half an hour later, I go out to the shopping centre.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30Ferry's local beat took him to an upmarket shopping precinct
0:20:30 > 0:20:32in Amstelveen.
0:20:32 > 0:20:38I walked from the brasserie, and then to the tapas there,
0:20:38 > 0:20:39the BLVD cafe,
0:20:39 > 0:20:43I heard a few guys talking English.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47And I spotted Cunningham.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52Amazingly, a mere 30 minutes after picking up the fugitive's mug shot,
0:20:52 > 0:20:55this local bobby had chanced upon him.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00And I take the photo of Cunningham out of my pocket, and I look again,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03and then I know it for sure, it's Cunningham.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Cunningham obviously felt safe,
0:21:05 > 0:21:10he felt that he was able to do that without any risk of being arrested.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Or at least that's what he thought.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Ferry made a call to the SWAT team,
0:21:14 > 0:21:18and in minutes, the precinct was swarming with cops
0:21:18 > 0:21:20and Cunningham was in cuffs.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22This time he wasn't getting away.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26It's very unique when you've got a picture,
0:21:26 > 0:21:30and within half an hour, you've spotted the guy,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32and two hours later, he was in prison.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38He'd evaded elite teams of detectives for six years.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40But Cunningham's arrest by a local patrolman
0:21:40 > 0:21:43was more than just a lucky break.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47It is lucky in the sense that that officer was there at the right time
0:21:47 > 0:21:48to actually spot the individual.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51But the work that goes into making sure they're aware of them,
0:21:51 > 0:21:53and the work that goes into putting that person's face out there
0:21:53 > 0:21:56isn't lucky at all.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00And six years on from that dramatic escape from a prison van in London,
0:22:00 > 0:22:05officers from the Flying Squad were finally able to close the case.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07There quite clearly is a great deal of satisfaction
0:22:07 > 0:22:09and a great deal of closure, I suspect,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11because a lot of work has been put into that
0:22:11 > 0:22:13by a lot of different officers over the years,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16and it's something that we just won't let go,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19and so, yeah, it's another chapter that's closed.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Some fugitives living in Britain are wanted for crimes
0:22:28 > 0:22:31which took place many years earlier.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34And it can come as a shock when their past catches up with them.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37That's it, well spotted.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42In Leeds, PC Dave Lockwood is looking for a woman wanted in Poland
0:22:42 > 0:22:44for crimes committed ten years ago.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Earlier in the day, he found her house empty.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52But now he's spotted her car and followed her home.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57We have to bear in mind, there's definitely one,
0:22:57 > 0:23:00possibly two young children in t'house.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02So it's 9.15pm,
0:23:02 > 0:23:04hopefully they'll have put them to bed
0:23:04 > 0:23:06by the time we knock on t'door and we can talk to t'adults,
0:23:06 > 0:23:09I don't want children in t'way if we can help it.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13The woman was convicted for theft and resisting arrest.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17OK, are you happy with that?
0:23:17 > 0:23:21As a precaution, Dave's called in support from local officers.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Right, OK. I'll just tuck down and you can tuck in behind us.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27All right, cheers.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32With the team in place, Dave approaches.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44I don't want to knock too loud with the kids in there,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47but at the same time, I'd like her to answer the door.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Hello, sorry for troubling you, it's the police.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- Are you OK?- Yes, I'm fine.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Are we OK to come in and have a chat with you, please?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- For who?- Well, I think it's yourself. What's your name, love?
0:23:56 > 0:23:58- Huh?- What's your name?- Klaudia.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- Klaudia, yeah, I need to come in and speak with you, please.- OK.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03OK, do you want to put your kids to bed?
0:24:03 > 0:24:04Hiya, are you OK?
0:24:06 > 0:24:07We'll wait down here for you.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12The police visit has unsettled the children.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- Is she OK?- No, she's worried.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16- She's worried?- Yeah.- OK.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Klaudia, did you say it was Klaudia?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- Yeah.- What's your full name, please?
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- Klaudia Stepien. - And your date of birth?
0:24:25 > 0:24:272nd of February, '90.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Right, I've got some really bad news I think
0:24:29 > 0:24:31that's going to surprise you and shock you.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- You're Polish, yes?- Yes, I'm Polish.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Poland have issued an arrest warrant for yourself,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- they want you arrested.- Mm.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40Is this something you know about?
0:24:40 > 0:24:42No.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Right. They've issued a warrant for your arrest
0:24:45 > 0:24:48because they want you to go back to Poland to sort a problem out.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Is your husband here? Do you speak English?
0:24:50 > 0:24:51Yeah, I speak English.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54I'm not going to do anything. Do you want to get the kids to bed?
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Get the kids sorted out, and then we'll talk, OK?
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I'm trying to deal with this,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02but the kid's upset, she's trying to deal with the kid
0:25:02 > 0:25:06and I don't want to... I don't want to interfere with her.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Sit down in one area for us.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11This visit from the police has come as a shock for the family.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Is your daughter OK? Is she in bed OK now?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Yes, we were watching TV.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Right, I want to make sure she's all right
0:25:18 > 0:25:21so we don't have to worry about her, OK? Am I all right to take a seat?
0:25:21 > 0:25:22- Yes.- Right.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29The Polish authorities have issued a warrant for your arrest, OK?
0:25:29 > 0:25:30There's no bother here,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33there's nothing that's happened in the UK that the police here
0:25:33 > 0:25:35are wanting to talk to you about.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38But because Poland's issued this warrant,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40it's been authorised here in the UK,
0:25:40 > 0:25:44so I've received the paperwork and been tasked to come and arrest you.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Do you know about this problem? Has it come as a shock,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49or did you know there was something going on in Poland?
0:25:49 > 0:25:50No, that is a long time ago, yes.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53So that is why it's a shock, really.
0:25:53 > 0:25:54The Polish authorities...
0:25:57 > 0:25:59..are wanting you to serve a custodial sentence in Poland
0:25:59 > 0:26:02for this offence, even though it was nine years ago.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05That's what they want. I don't know what's going to happen,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08cos it's my job to find you and send you to court.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Have you calmed down now, do you understand?
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Have you got any questions you want to ask me?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Are you all right looking after the daughter?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Is there anything for work?
0:26:16 > 0:26:17Yeah, he's my husband.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Yeah, and I apologise for the timing
0:26:22 > 0:26:24and I apologise that it has happened,
0:26:24 > 0:26:28I'm just doing the job. I know it's not ideal cos you've got a family.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Right, I'm arresting you on a European Arrest Warrant
0:26:30 > 0:26:33for an offence of theft and resisting arrest,
0:26:33 > 0:26:35which is what I've explained to you.
0:26:35 > 0:26:36You do not have to say anything,
0:26:36 > 0:26:39but anything you do say may be given in evidence, you understand?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45I deal with these a lot,
0:26:45 > 0:26:47and I don't see any reason why you can't come home tomorrow,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50as long as you can satisfy your bail conditions, OK?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52I know it's probably going to be a horrible night for you
0:26:52 > 0:26:56and a horrible day, but you should be coming back home tomorrow.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59OK? As long as you can sort it out with the court.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Dave makes sure the woman has an opportunity
0:27:03 > 0:27:05to say goodbye to her children
0:27:05 > 0:27:08before being taken into custody.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11I knew it was going to be emotional, but you don't get used to it,
0:27:11 > 0:27:14even after all this time. It's not nice sometimes, what we have to do.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16But I can't pick and choose, can I? I've got to...
0:27:18 > 0:27:21I've got to deal with t'ones that I have to deal with.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27- Are you OK now?- Yeah.- OK.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Watch your head.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35OK, I'll see you when you get down there.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38They'll be watching you from the other side, OK?
0:27:38 > 0:27:39I'll let Elland Road know.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43She's taken to the police station, where she'll spend the night,
0:27:43 > 0:27:45before being taken to London in the morning,
0:27:45 > 0:27:47where her case will be heard.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Abdullah Naeem,
0:27:55 > 0:27:58who was accused of kidnapping a man on the streets of Paris,
0:27:58 > 0:28:02was extradited back to France to face trial in January 2017.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06That same month,
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Klaudia Stepien was sent back to Poland
0:28:09 > 0:28:11to serve the rest of her sentence.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16Get in!
0:28:16 > 0:28:17And Noel Cunningham,
0:28:17 > 0:28:20who was busted out of a prison van on the streets of London,
0:28:20 > 0:28:24was caged for 18 years back in 2010.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27His fellow fugitive, Clifford Hobbs,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30pleaded guilty in court to conspiracy to rob
0:28:30 > 0:28:32and escaping lawful custody.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34He was jailed for life.