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0:00:56 > 0:01:00An on-the-ball officer in Weston catches a man out.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02It's not Robin, all right?
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- She just called you John and you've told me Robin.- I don't know!
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Dom hunts for an arcade vandal.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15And a wanted man is caught red-handed.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- In the van, all right? - BLEEP- sake, man!
0:01:27 > 0:01:31To be an effective neighbourhood officer, you need to be resourceful.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36You need to be brave. And you always need to keep your wits about you.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41In Weston-Super-Mare, there have been recent complaints
0:01:41 > 0:01:45about antisocial behaviour in one of the town's parks.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47This should be somewhere for people to relax
0:01:47 > 0:01:51and children to safely play but there's been recent reports
0:01:51 > 0:01:54of groups of people drinking and taking drugs in broad daylight.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Gemma Harper and Alice Durston are sent to investigate.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- Hello, police.- Hello.- Hello.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07And it doesn't take them long to come across a group of homeless people
0:02:07 > 0:02:09that they think could be the suspects.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- Is any of that yours? - Definitely mine.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- Pardon?- That's mine over there. - I don't smoke.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17You don't smoke but it's down to the side of you?
0:02:19 > 0:02:23This is a bong, a type of pipe usually used for smoking drugs.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26And it's soon joined by a second one.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30It's looking more sure that this is the group that reports were about.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33So, there's two bongs which have been located.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36And based on that, basically, they've all been detained
0:02:36 > 0:02:37for a Section 23 Misuse Of Drugs Act search.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39And that's what we're doing at the moment,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42checking if they're known to us, checking what they're known for.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Gemma's found what looks to be a tin of cannabis.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47It looks like cannabis looks like but you smell it,
0:02:47 > 0:02:49it doesn't smell like cannabis.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51But it turns out to be a legal high,
0:02:51 > 0:02:56antisocial to smoke in the park but not against the law to own.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- What's your name?- Robin Feres. - Robin Feres?
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- Have you got any ID on you, Robin? - No.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Alice finds another tin of suspicious smoking material
0:03:07 > 0:03:10on the man who calls himself Robin.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14You smell it? It smells very strongly of cannabis, so...
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- The chap's just said it's weed as well.- That's the tiniest amount.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20It doesn't matter, you shouldn't have it, should you?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23This is a small amount and if he hasn't been caught
0:03:23 > 0:03:27with cannabis before, he's likely to get a street caution.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- See you later, John.- See you later. - See you later, John.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Have you still got your tokens on your bag?
0:03:31 > 0:03:33He's told Alice his name is Robin.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35But it seems not everyone calls him that.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38I'll have to get you another one.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Right, so now your name's...
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- Now your name's John.- Hey? - Now your name's John, isn't it?
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- It's not Robin.- Hey?- All right?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47She just called you John and you've told me Robin.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50I don't know, I don't know his name. He's a homeless man, you see?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53So, I make my own name up for this gentleman and that gentleman
0:03:53 > 0:03:54and this gentleman...
0:03:54 > 0:03:57The lady is claiming that John is just a nickname
0:03:57 > 0:03:59but Alice isn't convinced.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02I need to be 100% certain that you are who you say you are.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06I can't deal with this matter unless I know that, OK?
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- So, have you got any form of ID on you whatsoever?- No, nothing at all.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- You haven't got a bank card or anything?- No, I can't...
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Well, I'm outdoors, I spend most of my life outdoors. I can't even...
0:04:17 > 0:04:20People end up on the streets for all sorts of reasons.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Some are forced there through hardship, others have drug issues.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27That makes it impossible to find accommodation.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31But a few want to slip through the gaps in society and disappear.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33They don't carry money around with them,
0:04:33 > 0:04:35they don't carry bank cards around with them.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Or any identification like a driving licence or a passport,
0:04:38 > 0:04:39anything like that.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42So it is quite difficult trying to identify who this person is.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Alice checks both of the names the man's been called
0:04:44 > 0:04:46through the National Police Computer.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Control from 4694.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Gemma finishes checking the others
0:04:50 > 0:04:52and doesn't find anything else illegal.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Neither name that Alice has checked has any previous
0:04:57 > 0:05:00but she's not convinced this guy is what he seems.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01As it is at the moment,
0:05:01 > 0:05:05I'm not happy that the person you're telling me you are is you, OK?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- So I don't have any other option but to take you with me.- OK.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Unless we can establish, you can tell me who you are.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- I've just told you.- OK.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17The man is only going to the station to prove he is who he says he is.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22- But it's an emotional goodbye. - Hopefully see you in a sec.- Yeah!
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- He's only coming round the corner. - We know the game right now.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- I don't care!- I'll see you in a bit. - I don't care!- BLEEP.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Before they go,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35the group are given some advice about their behaviour in the park.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Just bear in mind, other people want to use the park, yeah?
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- When you're there with a bong. - Shall we just go?
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Officers will be patrolling here in future to make sure
0:05:42 > 0:05:43it doesn't happen again.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47People in Weston don't like legal highs anyway.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49The mystery man is taken to Bridgwater custody
0:05:49 > 0:05:54where they'll be able to prove his ID one way or another.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55What is your surname?
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Feres.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- Spell that for me?- F-E-R... - F-E-R...- E-S.- E-S?
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Feres.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07It's quite unknown, really, for someone who's lived on the street
0:06:07 > 0:06:10for 15 years to not come in contact with the police.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13The man claims to have never been in trouble before.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15But almost immediately, there's the first sign
0:06:15 > 0:06:17that he may not be telling the whole truth.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19He told me he didn't have any tattoos
0:06:19 > 0:06:21and he's just taken his jacket off in custody
0:06:21 > 0:06:24and he's got tattoos down his left arm, quite a few of them.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Offices take his DNA and fingerprints and run it through the system.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31If he's ever committed a crime, it'll come up with a match.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38But if he really is who he says, then it will draw a blank
0:06:38 > 0:06:39and he'll be let on his way.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43We've popped that into our Police National Computer
0:06:43 > 0:06:47and that's brought back a different person. Um, so he isn't...
0:06:47 > 0:06:50He is not the person he's been telling us he is,
0:06:50 > 0:06:51he is someone else.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54And far from never being in trouble before,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57this guy has an extensive rap sheet.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59He's got 62 pages on his record.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Burglary, theft offences along with public order offences.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06So, he's quite well-known to us, this chap.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09All right?
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Right, we've done some checks, OK?
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- And you've come back as John- BLEEP.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- OK.- All right? We need to speak to you...
0:07:19 > 0:07:22'I'm looking at the record, he has no previous for drugs offences.'
0:07:22 > 0:07:26So based on that, he can be issued with a simple cannabis warning
0:07:26 > 0:07:29for possession of a controlled drug.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33So if he was eligible for a caution anyway, why all the lies?
0:07:33 > 0:07:35It soon becomes clear.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37He's actually wanted, recalled to prison
0:07:37 > 0:07:41because he's breached his conditions on his licence.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43The man breached his licence conditions for theft
0:07:43 > 0:07:46just over a week ago and was recalled to prison.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50But he disappeared and he's been hiding from the law since then.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52It just goes to show trusting your gut instinct,
0:07:52 > 0:07:54I knew that he wasn't who he said he was.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56I think he probably thought he would get away with it.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59I think it just goes to show that he won't
0:07:59 > 0:08:01and now he's obviously got to go back to prison in the morning.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13In Bridgwater town centre, Dom Bryant is patrolling the streets
0:08:13 > 0:08:14when a call comes in.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Go ahead.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22A man's escaped on a bus after apparently smashing up
0:08:22 > 0:08:25a games arcade and attacking a member of staff.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35I'll head down the A39, see if I can see any buses heading that way.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44CCTV from the games arcade shows a man getting aggressive with staff.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47On his way out, he throws something at the CCTV camera.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50And smashes an arcade machine.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57The man is an ex-employee,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00so the victim has been able to give the police a name and address.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Right. He was last seen walking towards the bus station.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07It may be he's got on the bus heading towards his home address.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10We need to find out with the buses ahead of us.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13We'll stop it and see if he's on it.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Dom's plan is to beat the bus back to the suspect's home.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25But there's no proof the man actually caught the bus.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28He might have got off the bus, he might be making his way on foot.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Ah, there's the bus. Stand by, stand by.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Will Dom's gamble have paid off?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38I've got the bus in sight.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40It's the number 375, the Wells bus.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Just pass me a description of the alleged offender again, please?
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- MAN ON RADIO:- 'Thank you.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48'Description of the male again for you is 21 years of age,
0:09:48 > 0:09:53'white male, spiky hair, wearing a white T-shirt and shorts.'
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Dom's not seen the CCTV but that's a good description.
0:09:57 > 0:10:03However, when the bus passes, it's empty except for the driver.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07It looks like Dom may have to retrace the bus route to find the suspect.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10But first, he decides to use his local knowledge.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11There we go.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13There's someone loitering back there.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Just saw someone stick his head round. Not getting out just yet.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21And it looks like the man was on the bus after all.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22Right, there's somebody up there.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Right, let's have a word with him.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30He just got off the bus. I'm saying that's him. Let's have a word.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- All right, matey. How goes it? - I remember you.- Where from?
0:10:35 > 0:10:36Bridgwater with Marcus.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39No, the other kid you brought, you banned, from Poland.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Dom's met the man before, which always helps
0:10:42 > 0:10:44when dealing with someone.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- I'm going to ask you a couple of questions.- Yeah, OK.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- I need you to be totally straight with me.- Yeah.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- Is your name Tom?- Yeah.- Tom... - Did you stop the bus?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53No, this is the gentleman, I think, possibly.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- All right.- The bus is empty. - Yeah, my house is just there.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Just stay there a minute. The bus is empty, Al!
0:10:58 > 0:11:00The bus is empty. I've checked the bus.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- Yeah, look. My house is just... - That's all right, mate.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Everything's cool, everything's cool.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06Dom's joined by Alan Gothard
0:11:06 > 0:11:09who's also been hunting for the possible vandal.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- Tom, yeah?- Yeah, it is, mate. - I'm Alan.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Listen, we've got a complaint from Casino Slots in Bridgwater
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- that you've damaged a laptop. - I haven't been...
0:11:19 > 0:11:23You've damaged some kind of fruit machine and assaulted the manager.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26I didn't assault the manager, he pushed me.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- OK, well, that's the allegation that we've got.- OK, that's fine.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Um, on... Because of that, we'll have to arrest you.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37The lad may deny criminal damage but the footage clearly shows him
0:11:37 > 0:11:40smashing a laptop off the counter,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43throwing an object at the CCTV camera
0:11:43 > 0:11:45and kicking the front of an arcade machine.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52We've got the suspect under arrest. Can you let Victor know?
0:11:52 > 0:11:56It's a good catch, all thanks to Dom's sharp eyes.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Conducting an area tour, I saw this gentleman was loitering.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01He was popping his head out and back again.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03To me, that set alarm bells ringing already. Why is he doing that?
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Trying to evade the police. That's good enough.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10But more than that, it's all about knowing your neighbourhood.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11He knows me from the town.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15It was all relaxed, doesn't want to run off.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Not putting up a struggle, which again, is great.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20It's great, that's community policing.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22That's what it's all about.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25With the lad in custody, Dom goes to speak to the arcade owner.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- How are you doing, my friend? All right?- Quite good, thank you.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30- How's things?- Good, better now.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Have you kept up-to-date with the outcome?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Nothing at the moment, bits and bobs.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Well, it's a conditional caution at the moment.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37Depending on the value of the damage,
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- he'll have to contribute. - Towards it?- If not, pay for it.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- The manager shows Dom the damaged machine.- This one here, it was.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- All right. Oh, he kicked the screen in?- Straight through it.- Wow.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- What's that going to cost to repair, then?- The whole thing's ruined now.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- Yeah, yeah.- Obviously, his foot went through and smashed the PC as well.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- Going to cost him 300, 400 quid. - Well, there we are. Elvis as well.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- Good machine, was it?- Yeah, limited edition!- Viva Las Vegas.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Dom wants the owner to feel secure
0:13:03 > 0:13:06and doesn't want any repetition of the incident.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- Even if he comes near the store, 999 straightaway.- Yeah.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Don't take any chances, don't wait for him to come in.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15He's not allowed. I've got a picture of him and the family for the staff.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16Just 999, straightaway. OK?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21The angry young man was given a conditional police caution
0:13:21 > 0:13:23for assault and criminal damage.
0:13:23 > 0:13:29He was made to pay £200 compensation and banned from the shop for life.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34He took a gamble when he attacked the machine and it was a bet he lost.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Ask any police officer why they joined up
0:13:43 > 0:13:46and it won't be long before they mention protecting the vulnerable.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49The weakest members of society are often seen as soft targets
0:13:49 > 0:13:50and are preyed upon.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53So officers need to keep a watchful eye over them.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56PCSOs regularly check on the vulnerable people
0:13:56 > 0:13:58in their neighbourhood.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Today, they're chatting to a man with learning difficulties.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05J, I'm worried about you. You don't look too good at all.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08The man tells them he's been plagued by an ex-convict.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Does your front and back door lock properly?
0:14:14 > 0:14:15- On your front?- Yeah.- It does?
0:14:15 > 0:14:19Despite the locks, the man's been staying whenever he feels like it.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- So there's no reason for- BLEEP- to be getting into your flat, is there?
0:14:23 > 0:14:24No.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30So you need to make sure, when you're in the flat, your front door
0:14:30 > 0:14:31and your back door is locked.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Lovely guy. Lovely guy, he really is nice but he's a victim as well.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40Because of his vulnerability, people have robbed money from him,
0:14:40 > 0:14:42breaking into his flat, damaged his flat,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45stayed for a couple of days and then moved on.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- All right, mate.- All right, J, we'll let you go.- OK, take it easy, mate.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- You know where we are, don't you? - All right, thanks.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53PCSOs have limited powers.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58So PC Adge Secker is called in to throw out the unwanted house guest.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Open the door, please. It's Secker here.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14All right? I need to speak to you a minute. Where's J?
0:15:14 > 0:15:15I don't know, he's left.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19He's just told me, or he's just told my colleagues, all right?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21He doesn't want you in here.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23This guy has been bullying a vulnerable man
0:15:23 > 0:15:25and he needs to be chucked out.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- Where are you going to go then, - BLEEP?- Don't know, mate. Town.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31But Adge is worried that, by putting the ex-convict
0:15:31 > 0:15:35back on the streets, he might be causing more problems for his patch.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39- Have you been taking stuff? Your eyes look terrible.- No, I've been...
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Looking around, Adge thinks that he may be on drugs.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45If I'm honest with you, I'm quite worried about you.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Because you're not looking brilliant.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49For neighbourhood officers,
0:15:49 > 0:15:52a crime prevented is better than a crime solved.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Now, I'm prepared to help you but you've got to help yourself as well.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58I'll take him down to the housing office on Wednesday
0:15:58 > 0:16:01and at least get that process started, get him on the list,
0:16:01 > 0:16:05get him off the streets and into a flat. OK, now listen to me.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Next Wednesday, I want to meet you
0:16:09 > 0:16:14- and we'll talk about how we can get you on the list.- Hm.- OK?
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- But you keep your nose clean. Don't let me down.- All right.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21It might seem like Adge is being soft on this lad
0:16:21 > 0:16:23but he wants to avoid a crimewave
0:16:23 > 0:16:25that a desperate ex-convict could cause.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- I've seen people like- BLEEP - throughout all of my service.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33And these people are on a cycle.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35And if they don't get help,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38then it's going to get worse and worse and worse for them.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41They'll slip further into a life of criminality.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43So, if I can give somebody like that a step up
0:16:43 > 0:16:46and a hand to get him off the streets,
0:16:46 > 0:16:49that's going to be good for him, obviously,
0:16:49 > 0:16:51but it's going to be good for the community as well.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Adge knows it's a long shot that he'll show up.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58But as we'll see later, he has no idea just how bad things will get.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00It's the outstanding suspect that we're looking for
0:17:00 > 0:17:02that's supposed to have the knife.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11In Weston-super-Mare's Bournville Estate,
0:17:11 > 0:17:14mini motorbikes have been making residents' lives a misery.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19Illegally being ridden on roads and parks and generally being a menace.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Russ Millier and Sgt Colin Batchelor
0:17:23 > 0:17:26are patrolling the streets on the lookout for any trouble.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31We just heard one of our horse patrols has found a possible
0:17:31 > 0:17:38stolen moped or a motorbike somewhere around here.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40And we'll go down, we'll take a look at it.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43And if needs be, we'll bring that one in on the van.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Mounted police have stopped a couple of lads with a mini motorbike.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49It's not long before Russ is on the scene.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53You can't ride down the tip, I told you!
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Another one going round now, I can hear it.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56There's another bike nearby.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59MOTOR REVS
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- Go get 'em! - And the mounted police turn cowboy.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Chasing down the errant biker.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14The horse manages to corral the man on the bike.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17But now he's claiming he wasn't actually riding it.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- No, just slide it up there, innit?- You're riding it, mate.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21- I saw you riding it! - Sliding it there, innit?
0:18:21 > 0:18:24My eyesight's quite good, I can see that far.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Unless they are registered with a DVLA and taxed, mini motorbikes
0:18:27 > 0:18:31can only be ridden on private land with the owner's permission.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Not in a local park.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Sitting here, he's getting a 59 notice now.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37You shouldn't be riding it in the park, should you?
0:18:37 > 0:18:40A Section 59 notice lets police seize any vehicle
0:18:40 > 0:18:43that is causing alarm, distress or annoyance.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45You get one warning.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48If this guy ever gets another Section 59,
0:18:48 > 0:18:50then whatever he's driving will be seized.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53But for the moment, police are taking this bike
0:18:53 > 0:18:55until its ownership is proved.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- Are you going to take my - BLEEP- away?- Temporarily.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- We're going to take your bike. - Well, it's not my bike.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01You just said are we going to take your bike away?
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Yeah, but it's my mate's bike.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I've come here today to sell it because someone else is coming over.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- Whose bike is it?- It's my mate's bike. It's Gaz.- Who?- Gaz.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- Have you got Gary's phone number? - Yeah.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Suggest you call him, then,
0:19:14 > 0:19:17find out what documents he's got to prove it's his.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Whoever collects the bike will need to prove they're the legal owner
0:19:20 > 0:19:24and because it was ridden in public, that it's insured too.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26This chap's come in the park riding one,
0:19:26 > 0:19:28causing antisocial behaviour on this estate.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30It's quite a big problem we've got at the moment.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32So yeah, like we said, we're going to take the bikes
0:19:32 > 0:19:34until they can prove where they come from and who owns them.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36You can go when you want.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41The noise alone is causing the residents issues.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48And they're riding around, like you said, going 30-40 miles an hour.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50If they're riding that in a park, you have a kid who comes out,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52it's going to cause serious injury, if not death.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55So yeah, it's causing a major problem at the moment.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58The man who the first guy said owns the blue bike turns up
0:19:58 > 0:20:00and he's not happy.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- Yeah, it came out right of St John's.- People are riding it...
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Hang on a minute, calm yourself down and let me finish on the radio.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07It's my bike, I'm waiting to hear what happened to it.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Your mate's been riding it round on here. And I want to check...
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- I want to get it checked properly. - Yeah, get it checked.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15This is legit. And then if it is, you can come in and pick it up.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17If you can prove it's yours and where you got it from, yeah?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- I bought it off Facebook.- OK, fine.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21You'll have a trail on it, won't you?
0:20:21 > 0:20:25I've just come out of jail four months ago, I can't get a job.
0:20:25 > 0:20:26They won't give me a job.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- So, I've got to- BLEEP- buy and sell stuff like this
0:20:28 > 0:20:30off of Facebook all day long.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34And I can't do that because I get hassle off of these.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Why do you think I got that put on my hand?
0:20:37 > 0:20:41I'm not saying what it stands for but most people should know, ACAB.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43All cops are...brilliant, maybe?
0:20:43 > 0:20:46The man may well own this bike, but if he wants it back,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- he'll have to prove it.- "Meet on the park." "OK, defo, yeah. 2.30..."
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- What? So his name's Baked Bean, is it?- "Baked Bean..."
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- That's his Facebook name.- Right. - That's the bloke there.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Well, how can I see what that is? He's got a mask on!
0:21:02 > 0:21:06The very least you need to prove ownership is a handwritten receipt.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Anonymous messages on Facebook won't cut it.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- These bikes are coming with us.- Why?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13You can stand there all day in the rain and argue as much as you like.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16What, you can't prove... Haven't you got to have a reason?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18No, you've got to prove whose they are.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24The plan is to take both bikes back to Weston police station.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26We'll carry out a few further checks on the chassis
0:21:26 > 0:21:29and serial numbers, engine numbers, etc.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31And that will give these boys some time to provide us
0:21:31 > 0:21:34with a bit of proof of who owns the bikes.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Colin's hope is that by taking a hard line on these mini motos,
0:21:37 > 0:21:41people will get the message and use them more responsibly.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Unfortunately, we are inundated with calls from the public,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48from the community, from the residents here, regarding these...
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- They're not quite mini motos but they're smaller bikes.- Pit bikes.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Pit bikes, as my colleague's just told me.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59Um, causing us no end of issue, antisocial noise, nuisance,
0:21:59 > 0:22:00tearing up the grass.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Generally being a pain in the backside.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Hopefully, the residents will have seen us taking some positive action
0:22:05 > 0:22:07and getting them off the street,
0:22:07 > 0:22:09even if it's only for a short period of time.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12The man with a red mini moto was able to prove it was his
0:22:12 > 0:22:15and was allowed to collect it from the station.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17The man caught by the mounted police riding in the park
0:22:17 > 0:22:20was reported for driving with no insurance.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23At court, he was given six points on his licence
0:22:23 > 0:22:27and fined a total of £365.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30The man in black managed to prove that the bike was his,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33but because it was being ridden in public without insurance,
0:22:33 > 0:22:35it was crushed, much to his annoyance.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47A week ago, Adge ejected a homeless ex-convict
0:22:47 > 0:22:50from the home of a man with learning difficulties.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Get your stuff. J doesn't want you up here.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55The man had been taking advantage by forcing his way into the flat
0:22:55 > 0:22:58and staying whenever he wanted to.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59Here we are again.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Now Adge is checking the lad hasn't returned.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- Has he been back since? - I've seen him yesterday, yeah.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- What, here or just in town? - No, here.- In here?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- Yeah, he came around here.- OK, did he kip down here last night or not?
0:23:12 > 0:23:17- Yeah.- Are you OK with him being here? That's the point, J, isn't it?
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- I don't really want him here, no.- OK.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22The vulnerable occupant has again been bullied
0:23:22 > 0:23:23into letting the man stay.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- Fine, cheers, J.- Bye. - Have a good day, bye.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31Adge is now due to meet the man and help him find somewhere to stay.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35He hopes getting him off the streets will prevent a local crimewave.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41But the fact the lad's once again been harassing a vulnerable man
0:23:41 > 0:23:43won't go down well.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46I know it's only ten minutes late but...
0:23:46 > 0:23:48I'm not so sure if he's going to turn up at all.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49HE SIGHS
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Irritating!
0:23:51 > 0:23:54It was always a long shot that the lad would show.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55- He doesn't.- I just...knew it.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59I knew he wouldn't turn up.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Adge is experienced enough to know when to use the carrot
0:24:02 > 0:24:04and when you need to use the stick.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06The lad won't be getting another chance.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13The lad failed to show but he hasn't disappeared.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Over the next two months, his name is linked to a string of robberies
0:24:17 > 0:24:19and other offences.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28They've gone to ground somewhere, haven't they?
0:24:28 > 0:24:30We're going to two address believed to be addresses
0:24:30 > 0:24:33used by the suspects in the robbery case yesterday.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39What we're doing now is going back in
0:24:39 > 0:24:41and sort of regrouping, essentially.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42SIREN WAILS
0:24:42 > 0:24:44- MAN ON RADIO:- 'Yep, going off the back.'
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- We've got clothing. - Grey T-shirt, red trainers.
0:24:48 > 0:24:49'About 23 years old.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51'He's in a grey T-shirt and red trainers.'
0:24:51 > 0:24:53That's the outstanding suspect we're looking for
0:24:53 > 0:24:55that's supposed to have the knife.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Today, a PCSO has spotted him in the town centre.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06The man's bolted into a bar.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Officers Luke Keenan and Roger Parker are just streets away.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Roger that, we are just at the top of Milton Street now, 30 seconds.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- WOMAN ON RADIO: - 'Where's he stolen from?'
0:25:16 > 0:25:18But when they arrive,
0:25:18 > 0:25:20the ex-convict's already surrounded by officers.
0:25:22 > 0:25:23Just keep it calm, all right?
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- At the moment, you're under arrest for suspicion of theft.- From where?
0:25:27 > 0:25:30- That's what I'm trying to get to the bottom of.- From where?
0:25:30 > 0:25:33There's a suspicious amount of DVDs in his bag,
0:25:33 > 0:25:35which he tried to hide in the toilets.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39But there's been no reports of shoplifting in the last hour.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40I chased you.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44You've got a bag full of booty which you've now hidden in the toilets.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47No, the bloke in here grabbed me and said the police are outside.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- So, I quickly grabbed my bags. - But why leave it behind?
0:25:50 > 0:25:53It looks like most of the city centre team are here now.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56But nobody yet knows where all the DVDs have come from.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00We found him, we'll have to try and work out where this is from.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01If you weren't giving it legs,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04I wouldn't have given you the time of day. You were the one that...
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Yeah, I know because you always try and chase me, like.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- You haven't always got to run, have you?- You know what I mean?
0:26:10 > 0:26:14- All right?- Get in the van, all right?- BLEEP- sake, man!
0:26:14 > 0:26:17At the moment, you're under arrest for suspicion of theft.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22Convinced that the DVDs will turn out to be stolen, the lad's arrested.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24I'm going to be sat here for ages, man.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32And sure enough, it's not long before they get a call.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33BLEEP.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Um, that property we've established from CCTV and everything,
0:26:39 > 0:26:41it's from WH Smith, right?
0:26:41 > 0:26:44So obviously you're under arrest for theft
0:26:44 > 0:26:46but it's theft from WH Smith, OK?
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Adge was right about the slippery slope of crime and drugs.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53The lad has caused a mini crimewave
0:26:53 > 0:26:55since he was thrown out of the vulnerable man's home.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59I can only help people so far.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03For me personally, I'm frustrated about it.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Um, part of my role as the local community police officer
0:27:07 > 0:27:11is to deal with crime but it's also there to prevent it.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15With the man now off the streets,
0:27:15 > 0:27:17life should be a lot easier for everyone.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20J, hang on a minute, I need to talk to you for a minute, all right?
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Adge can reassure J that he won't have his home invaded
0:27:23 > 0:27:24in the near future.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26All right?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29- BLEEP- inside.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- Is he banged up? - Yeah, all right?- Good, yeah.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- Do you feel a bit better about that? - Yeah.- Yeah, OK.
0:27:35 > 0:27:41- Um, my priority is to stop people taking advantage of you.- Yeah.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- Yeah.- OK, all right, J.- Right, thanks.- Nice to see you, take care.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55The man later pleaded guilty to shoplifting
0:27:55 > 0:27:57and possession of cannabis.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02He was later sentenced to 23 weeks behind bars.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12We've seen today how the neighbourhood policing teams
0:28:12 > 0:28:16tackle every type of crime and social problem.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19It's all part of their tireless mission to make the streets
0:28:19 > 0:28:20a safer place.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23See you next time for more Neighbourhood Blues.