0:00:02 > 0:00:03With unprecedented access,
0:00:03 > 0:00:05Neighbourhood Blues follows the police in Somerset
0:00:05 > 0:00:08as they take on the crimes that annoy us all.
0:00:08 > 0:00:09- Don't manhandle me.- Come over here.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14Targeting antisocial behaviour, drug abuse and criminal damage,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17beat officers and PCSOs tackle the problems that,
0:00:17 > 0:00:21if left unchecked, could blight the lives of millions.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Armed with the latest cutting-edge kit,
0:00:23 > 0:00:25they have the power to strike hard when needed.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Police, stay where you are!
0:00:28 > 0:00:31But just like the days of Dixon Of Dock Green...
0:00:31 > 0:00:32Good evening, all.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35..it's all about partnering with local people...
0:00:35 > 0:00:36Brilliant.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40..working together to sweep crime off our streets.
0:00:40 > 0:00:41Police, search warrant!
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Coming up...
0:00:56 > 0:00:58The neighbourhood team are confronted
0:00:58 > 0:01:00by a mouthy man in a drugs raid.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Yeah?
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- Mark finds coke in a club queue. - All right.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14I didn't realise I had it on me, I swear. Honestly didn't.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16- OK. Well, it's yours...- Yeah.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17..isn't it? Yeah, OK.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22- And Russ gives a familiar face a wake-up call.- Wakey-wakey.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Weston-super-Mare is a traditional tourist destination.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34It's where people come to relax and unwind.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38But the police never take a break.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42Recently, there's been an escalation in drug crime in Weston
0:01:42 > 0:01:44involving people from out of town.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47So the police have decided to have an all-out crackdown
0:01:47 > 0:01:52on any reports of drugs, hitting casual users as well as dealers.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Today, they're going to an address which they believe contains cannabis.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00They're planning a very visible raid
0:02:00 > 0:02:02to send a message to the neighbourhood.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05When it comes to drugs, the police aren't messing around.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09So they've called in the help of the CATCH team.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Purpose has been identified,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13to be entered under the Misuse Of Drugs Act
0:02:13 > 0:02:14under a warrant.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16So we've been asked to come
0:02:16 > 0:02:18and support the district teams with that.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20These people are the experts
0:02:20 > 0:02:24when you need to get in somewhere hard and fast.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Based on the information we have,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29we'll be looking at doing a forced entry straightaway.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31We need a quick entry so that evidence,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34i.e. drugs in this case, can't be destroyed.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37The officers will use the appropriate door-opening equipment,
0:02:37 > 0:02:40and it's very effective if used properly.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43In the van today, alongside the red enforcer,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45is a BlackBox and Spreader.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48This is a hydraulic door-breacher.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52It's quick, quiet and with a pushing force of several tonnes,
0:02:52 > 0:02:56it's able to get through even reinforced doors.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Sergeant Mark Jenkinson is the neighbourhood officer
0:02:59 > 0:03:01in charge of today's raid.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Caroline is going to lead the CATCH guys, all right?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Um, as soon as they sort of get close to the address
0:03:08 > 0:03:12and the wheels come to a relatively slow stop, you need to be out
0:03:12 > 0:03:16and round the back as quickly as you possibly can, all right?
0:03:20 > 0:03:22And they head off -
0:03:22 > 0:03:25the CATCH team in one van, the neighbourhood team in another.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28This is a show of force.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31They're all heading to a prearranged rendezvous point,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34waiting for the undercover officers watching the property
0:03:34 > 0:03:36to give them the order to strike.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37- MAN ON RADIO:- 'Stand by.'
0:03:40 > 0:03:43'All officers, go, go, go.'
0:03:44 > 0:03:45They need to move in fast.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48They want the shortest possible time between their vans
0:03:48 > 0:03:50being visible from the flat and getting inside.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Stop, stop, stop!
0:03:55 > 0:03:58An undercover officer has already ensured
0:03:58 > 0:03:59the communal entrance is open.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04And when the CATCH team get their hydraulic door-breacher in place,
0:04:04 > 0:04:06it should only take seconds to get in.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11BREACHER WHIRS
0:04:19 > 0:04:20Police!
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Police!
0:04:23 > 0:04:28Inside the flat, there's one man from London...and he's not happy.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- I don't do- BLEEP- at all.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Yeah?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38That's it.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- Yeah.- Yeah? Paying for my- BLEEP- door.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Obviously, you'll need to be searched.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48You'll need to be searched, yeah?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50And if there's drugs here or whatever,
0:04:50 > 0:04:52then somebody may get arrested or what have you...
0:04:52 > 0:04:55The man may have originally claimed not to have any drugs,
0:04:55 > 0:04:57but his story soon changes.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01So if you're cool with us, we'll be as cool as we can with you guys.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09The Londoner is found to have three small bags filled with cannabis.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11What we'll do is my colleague will speak to you in relation
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- to making an arrest, right?- Yeah.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16He'll explain to you the caution as well.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Once that's done, you'll be off down to Bridgwater, all right?
0:05:19 > 0:05:20I'm going to Bridgwater?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Yeah, that's the only place we've got, mate.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- What am I getting nicked for? For the cannabis?- I understand it's for cannabis, yeah.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27I'm getting nicked for that cannabis?
0:05:27 > 0:05:28He seems surprised to be arrested
0:05:28 > 0:05:31for having what he calls "draw bags".
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- I'm under arrest for three bags of £20 draws of weed?- Basically.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36Police here are bad, mate.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Police in London will throw that in the bin, my friend.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Whether that's true or not,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43the police here are sick and tired of drug crime.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- So they're coming down hard on even small amounts.- I swear to God!
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- I- BLEEP- swear.- Just listen, listen.- What do you think this is?
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- On camera or something? You lot are taking- BLEEP.- Listen, just listen.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56That cannabis was found on top of a set of scales.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Basically, cos that weed has got scales with it
0:05:59 > 0:06:00and everything else, initially...
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- I weighed it to get my draw, to see what I get.- Hang on, listen.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- Initially...- And I get robbed!
0:06:05 > 0:06:07..I'm going to arrest you on possession with intent
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- to supply cannabis.- Oh, my God! - You don't have to say anything,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- but it may harm your defence... - You're nicking me for supply?
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Only initially. If that's all we find,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17then it ain't going to be that, cos you've got the scales with it.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19If no more cannabis is found in the flat,
0:06:19 > 0:06:21the charge of dealing will be dropped.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25The man is taken down to Bridgwater Police Centre
0:06:25 > 0:06:28while the team do a thorough search of the flat.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30A woman who rents the property returns,
0:06:30 > 0:06:33and she's not happy about the damaged door.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Give your landlord a bell, all right?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40And probably sooner rather than later.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45Just to try and get the door sort of fixed and nice and secure,
0:06:45 > 0:06:46- all right?- Yeah, will do, yeah.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49If the police hadn't found any drugs,
0:06:49 > 0:06:52then it would be their responsibility to fix the door.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56But this was a successful warrant, so it becomes the tenant's problem.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59We tried to fix it, but unfortunately,
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- there's not much we can do with it. - No, of course not. All right.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- OK?- All right, thanks.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04At what is left of the front door,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Sergeant Hawkins has made a discovery.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10We think that may have been behind the door, which is obviously there
0:07:10 > 0:07:15to inhibit anybody getting in here at any kind of speed. The police.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19But whether that wooden brace was in place or not,
0:07:19 > 0:07:22the hydraulic breacher and the red enforcer
0:07:22 > 0:07:24made short work of the door.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26We've had a very positive warrant.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29We're really, really delighted with the outcome.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31We've got a gentleman that's been arrested for possession
0:07:31 > 0:07:34of a controlled substance with the intention to supply.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37He is now in custody at Bridgwater.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41Local people are worried about the rise in drugs offences in the area,
0:07:41 > 0:07:43so any drugs taken off the streets show them
0:07:43 > 0:07:46that the police are doing something about their concerns.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49We have spoken to the local residents
0:07:49 > 0:07:51to explain what's happening.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54We've got members of our police community support team
0:07:54 > 0:07:55that are here as well.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57They are going to be delivering leaflets
0:07:57 > 0:07:59in and around the area just to make sure that everybody
0:07:59 > 0:08:02understands what's going on with the local police activity.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05And we'll secure the premises, and back to the station.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07As no more drugs were found at the raided man's flat,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10the intent to supply charge was dropped.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13He accepted a caution for the possession of cannabis.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16And the local neighbourhood certainly got the message
0:08:16 > 0:08:19that the police here take drugs crime seriously.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Shoplifting is a brazen crime that hurts everyone.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30When shops are targeted,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33they increase their prices to cover the losses.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37CCTV at a shop in Bath catches a woman
0:08:37 > 0:08:39going straight to the frozen meat section.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43In full view of the security camera,
0:08:43 > 0:08:47she stuffs almost £50 worth of prime steaks under her arm...
0:08:49 > 0:08:51..before calmly walking out.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56It's such a clear image from the footage
0:08:56 > 0:09:00that the neighbourhood police know who it is immediately.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04A PCSO who was near to her address when the call came through
0:09:04 > 0:09:08is detaining her, and police are on their way.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12The lady is suspected of...
0:09:12 > 0:09:15of being on suspicion of a shop theft.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18PCSO Brian Harris is with her.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19This is where his skills come in
0:09:19 > 0:09:23because obviously he's only got the powers of 30 minutes detaining her.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27PC Luke Keenan and Roger Parker rush to the scene,
0:09:27 > 0:09:29and are there within minutes.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- Hiya, you all right?- Yeah.- Hi, Karen. How are you doing, all right?
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- I've met you before, haven't I? - Yeah, I've met you before.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Karen, basically, there was a shop theft on the 12th, up in the Co-op.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43And £47 worth of meat was stolen, all right?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46You've been identified as the suspect for that offence through the CCTV.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49So, at this moment, I'm arresting you on suspicion
0:09:49 > 0:09:50of theft from the Co-op on the 12th.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- Right, shall we get going then? - See you in a bit then.- Right, Karen.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58I'm not going to handcuff you.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- You're not going to run off, are you?- No, definitely.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02HE LAUGHS
0:10:02 > 0:10:03When she's booked into custody,
0:10:03 > 0:10:06the prolific shoplifter is given some bad news.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Karen, it's now my decision as to whether you get bail.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12On this occasion, my decision is you're not going to get bail,
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- you're going to be going to Bath Magistrates in the morning.- Really?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18My reason for that is you've got 11 conviction occurrences
0:10:18 > 0:10:20in the last 12 months.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23The woman has failed to appear in court on multiple occasions,
0:10:23 > 0:10:26so she'll have to stay here overnight.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29So I've got a serious concern that if I give you bail, you're going to
0:10:29 > 0:10:32carry on stealing, you're going to carry on failing to appear at court.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35And I can't have those things happen once I've released someone on bail.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40The next day, the woman went straight to the magistrates' court
0:10:40 > 0:10:41to face the charges against her.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49She pleaded guilty to the meat theft and was fined a total of £257,
0:10:49 > 0:10:51given a community order
0:10:51 > 0:10:55and an electronically-tagged curfew for 12 weeks.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Policing can be unpredictable,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08but there are certain times of the year
0:11:08 > 0:11:11when you can guarantee it will be busy.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16This evening, Sergeant Mark Jenkinson and PC Steve Hanlon
0:11:16 > 0:11:19are heading into Weston-super-Mare town centre.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25It's the height of summer and they're expecting a busy night.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- OK, go and join your mate. - Good people, bloody good people.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Thanks, mate. Go and join your mate. Best not hold hands all the way.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35It's eight o'clock and the mood on the streets is good.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38People are drinking but behaving themselves.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40It's my birthday, can I have a kiss?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42No, you can have a kiss, yeah.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43- Go on. - SHE GASPS
0:11:43 > 0:11:45That's all you're getting.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47HE LAUGHS
0:11:47 > 0:11:49At the moment, as you can see,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52the town's relatively quiet and peaceful.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53Don't worry!
0:11:55 > 0:11:57So we're expecting things to pick up a bit later on.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59But at the moment, everything's all right.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03It's results time, and Mark is expecting tonight's crowd
0:12:03 > 0:12:05to be younger than usual.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09This is Regent Street, and basically,
0:12:09 > 0:12:11it's where most of our sort of
0:12:11 > 0:12:14younger elements of our community come for a few drinks.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Hi!
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- I want a picture with you, come on. - A heavy helmet.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Yeah, you too, all right? See you later.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Predominately, this is where we get most of our activity
0:12:23 > 0:12:26in and around the night-time economy.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30- MAN:- 'Police brutality!'
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- SHE LAUGHS - Come on.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- They do a good job. But you know this, don't you?- Thanks very much.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- You're very welcome, take care. - See you now.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41It seems it's all quiet on the WESTON front.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44But then a call comes in.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49Just had a report of a bit of a scrap going on.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Officers are already dealing with a group in fancy dress.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56All right! Hey, hey, hey! Easy!
0:12:56 > 0:12:59And on the other side of the road is a woman who's being detained.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- Calm down now.- Listen to me! - Kirsty, calm down.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Kirsty, calm down, just let us deal with it.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Kirsty, seriously, calm down, buddy.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- I wasn't- BLEEP- doing anything. - Kirsty! Kirsty!
0:13:12 > 0:13:14This woman is alleged to have been brandishing a bottle,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16so she's being searched.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19There was a report that Kirsty had been threatening people
0:13:19 > 0:13:21with a bottle, so we had to search her and find out
0:13:21 > 0:13:22if she's got that on her.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24With no bottle found on the woman,
0:13:24 > 0:13:27the whole thing becomes a bit of, "he said, she said".
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Yeah, it's just pushing and shoving
0:13:30 > 0:13:33and a little bit of sort of finger-pointing thrown in the mix.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36We're at the stage now where people have been out drinking
0:13:36 > 0:13:38for a prolonged period.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41While this sort of fracas is really nothing,
0:13:41 > 0:13:44it's important that police nip any potential trouble in the bud.
0:13:45 > 0:13:50Unfortunately, sometimes, people hang around a little bit too long,
0:13:50 > 0:13:53they've had a little bit too much to drink, maybe a little bit grumpy
0:13:53 > 0:13:56and it ends up in an argument, a bit of finger-pointing.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59So we're kind of at that point where we want to make sure that things
0:13:59 > 0:14:03stay nice and calm, as they started off at the beginning of the evening.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06It's nearly midnight and next stop,
0:14:06 > 0:14:09two lads who've been thrown out of a nightclub.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- I paid to get in there! - Mate, I had it, literally.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Can you get my money back?
0:14:13 > 0:14:15No, we don't do things like that.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- Why?- We don't do things like that.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- That's a- BLEEP- joke, mate.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Disgusted! Disgusted!
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Being thrown out of a club is one thing,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28but some people struggle to get in in the first place.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32One of the conditions of entry for the local club here is...
0:14:32 > 0:14:34where customers get searched.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37The doormen do a great job here.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40When the doorman found a bag of suspicious white powder,
0:14:40 > 0:14:43he immediately marched the man over to officers.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46They found a little bag of what we think is cocaine.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49This lad has got some explaining to do.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- Coke, I guess.- Coke, you guess? Have you used it all?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- No, I...- All right.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58I didn't realise I had it on me, I swear. Honestly didn't.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- OK. Well, it's yours, isn't it? - Yeah.- Yeah, OK.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05The lad admits the bag of cocaine is his.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06- You say there is more in there?- Huh?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- Did you say there's more in there or not?- No.- OK, fine.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- Have you got any ID on you? - I have, yes.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Keep your hands out of your pockets. Just for a second, all right?
0:15:14 > 0:15:15I'm going to search you,
0:15:15 > 0:15:17because he's basically found drugs on you. All right?
0:15:17 > 0:15:19The search reveals one thing -
0:15:19 > 0:15:21the lad was telling the truth.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23He doesn't have any more drugs on him.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- Just cross your arms, just relax. - That's all right?- Yeah, you know?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Have you been dealt with by the police before at all, ever?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- No, I haven't. - Never been arrested before?
0:15:34 > 0:15:36No trace?
0:15:36 > 0:15:38I say we just give him a call, get him to come in, sort of next week
0:15:38 > 0:15:41or something, and we'll deal with him in voluntary.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Ah, well done.- My phone? Have I got my phone?- Yeah, I think you...
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Ooh! Oh! There we are.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Because this is a first offence, Mark decides to deal with him
0:15:50 > 0:15:51at a later date.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54But that doesn't mean that there won't be consequences.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58We'll have to interview you about it, all right?
0:15:58 > 0:15:59And if you're eligible for it,
0:15:59 > 0:16:03then we'll probably look towards a sort of real low-level disposal,
0:16:03 > 0:16:05like not court or anything like that, all right?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07But we'll try and make an appointment
0:16:07 > 0:16:08that's convenient for you.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- How old are you?- I'm 18. - 18, right, OK.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12I know it's a bit of a bummer, mate, but you know,
0:16:12 > 0:16:14you need to stay off the gear, especially at your age.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Right, I don't know what you're going to do now,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- but you won't be allowed to go back in there.- Yeah, I realise.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- All right?- I'll just chat to my mates quickly.- OK. Cheers, mate.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27By treating the lad reasonably, Mark thinks he's done both him a favour
0:16:27 > 0:16:29and allowed police to keep more manpower
0:16:29 > 0:16:32on Weston's streets on a busy night.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34He has a positive image of us.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36We're able to remain out on the streets to deal with
0:16:36 > 0:16:39whatever is going on around here and keep a presence.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Um, and really, it is the most efficient way
0:16:43 > 0:16:44of dealing with things.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Despite the amount of people being out and having a good time,
0:16:48 > 0:16:51it's been a quiet evening for the police.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00The lad later received a caution for possessing the cocaine.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12One of the neighbourhood officers in Weston-super-Mare is Russ Millier.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15The Bournville Estate is his patch.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21A few months ago, Russ was investigating a late-night break-in.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26You get to know the local offenders. You're dealing with them daily.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28The amount of times we've stopped them on the estates,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30you get to know everything about them.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31I can even tell that's him from the walk.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35He recognised the man immediately. And when he went to arrest him,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38he discovered a loaded syringe and drugs in his room.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Have you literally just syringed it, mate, have you?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45That was some serious bad timing then, wasn't it?
0:17:45 > 0:17:50Russ found drugs, but he also found a family broken because of drug use.
0:18:32 > 0:18:33Yeah, and I'm...
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Don't think there's anything you can say to that, Dave, is there, really?
0:18:47 > 0:18:48Come on.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53At court, her son was convicted of multiple offences,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56ranging from drug possession to handling stolen goods.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00For neighbourhood police, it isn't just about nicking criminals,
0:19:00 > 0:19:04it's also about checking up with their local communities.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Over the last few months, Russ has been supporting the mother.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10We've built up quite a relationship with Pauline. Um...
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Well, I have, especially over the last maybe two or three months,
0:19:14 > 0:19:16and that's mainly due down to
0:19:16 > 0:19:18her son's offending history.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21So, it's important, you know, to build these relationships.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25So we've just come back to Pauline's address
0:19:25 > 0:19:28to do a bit of a check, make sure she's all well and good.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29And see if David's been back, really.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- Come in.- Hello, only me.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Looks like Russ couldn't have timed his visit better,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37as this morning, Pauline has an unwanted visitor.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- I opened the door cos he knocked, David.- Right.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42And what time do you think that was?
0:19:42 > 0:19:44It was about six o'clock, I know it was.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47And asked if he could have a hot drink.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50I said yeah, and then conked out.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52She threw him out, but he's come back,
0:19:52 > 0:19:54and her son is now currently asleep upstairs.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- He will work his way back in. - He will not!
0:19:57 > 0:19:59And he's started doing it already.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01By being here for the last six hours.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- He doesn't... I won't let him live here. I can't...- I know.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09I don't want him here, anyway. Even if I did want him here, I couldn't.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13This is the last straw. I can't deal with everything at the minute.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14Yeah.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18The mother is at her wits' end.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Russ heads upstairs and, sure enough,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23her son is sleeping like a baby.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Russ is worried that if the man turned up here in the early morning,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32then he could have been out all night up to his old tricks.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34Wakey-wakey.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37Wake up.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Busy night?- Hmm.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- Sorry?- I've been here, mate.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- You haven't been here all night. - Yeah, I have.- No, you haven't.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- I have.- Your mum just told me you got back at six o'clock
0:20:49 > 0:20:52this morning and came in. You're not even meant to be here.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Just like last time, as soon as he's caught out,
0:20:54 > 0:20:56he turns on the waterworks.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- I haven't been out!- Huh?
0:20:58 > 0:21:00I haven't been out.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- What are you crying for?- What are you... Why do you keep coming?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06HE SOBS
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Well, shall we get going then?
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- Where?- Well, out of here.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Let's get moving, shall we, while we're here?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14And do your mum a favour.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18Once again, Russ marches the man downstairs to face his mother.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Conversation last time, we were going to break all this, weren't we?
0:21:23 > 0:21:25But he's just said he's been here all night.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- So, someone's telling lies.- No, he's not!- What time did I...? Oh.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33It was probably six o'clock this morning.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Right, so you had a busy night, like I said in the first place?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Knowing that the man has been out all night suggests to Russ
0:21:39 > 0:21:41that he's up to his old habits.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43You have not been here all night.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Indicates to me you've been out
0:21:46 > 0:21:47doing something all night, doesn't it?
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- I haven't been out all night. - So where have you been then?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52I'm not being funny, yeah...
0:21:55 > 0:21:57But it weren't... No, it weren't six.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00There's no way.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Well, what time do you think it was?
0:22:04 > 0:22:06If the man has been offending again,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09then Russ will have to catch up with him later.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12His priority now is to get the man out of his mother's house.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16David's got to prove to everyone that he does want to change.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Yeah, but he's got to do that on his own.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22She wants her son to stay away until he has changed his ways.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25It's all well and good you saying you've got nowhere to go, yeah?
0:22:25 > 0:22:28You're a big boy. This is your mum's house and your mum's working hard.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- You...you leaving now, are you? - Yeah.- All right, see you later.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35Love you, Mum.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Last time, his mother was so let down,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41she wouldn't even kiss him goodbye.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45This time, she at least allows him that.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53Claims that he's come back today and pushed on her goodwill a bit,
0:22:53 > 0:22:54shall we say.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Um, and I think she's struggling a bit at the moment
0:22:57 > 0:23:00and he's preyed on her weaker side, maybe.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04With the continued support of Russ and the neighbourhood team,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07the woman's hopefully strong enough to keep her son away
0:23:07 > 0:23:08until he gets the help he needs.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18In Bath, Adge Secker is planning an operation to tackle
0:23:18 > 0:23:20speeding in the area.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24I'm assisting the Special Constabulary today.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27The special officers, when they're on duty,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30they have exactly the same powers as me.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Um, there is a year-long operation called Operation Calibrate.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38It's all to do with trying to reduce the number of road deaths
0:23:38 > 0:23:42and serious injuries as a result of road traffic collisions.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Last year, over 24,500 people were killed or seriously injured
0:23:46 > 0:23:48on Britain's roads.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Get the test tone up.
0:23:51 > 0:23:52MACHINE BEEPS
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Move across it and you'll hear the noise change.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00There are over 20,000 specials around the country,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03people with regular jobs who voluntarily do police work
0:24:03 > 0:24:06and have full police powers.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10We're going to go to Twerton, my beat today, on Newton Road.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12It's a 20 mile-an-hour limit.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15An awful lot of people that live in that area come to see me
0:24:15 > 0:24:20on a daily basis and say, "Adge, cars go far too quickly up here."
0:24:20 > 0:24:24So, you say, we do. And we're going to try and see
0:24:24 > 0:24:27if that's actually true and try and detect some speeds
0:24:27 > 0:24:30to get them to realise that they're going too fast,
0:24:30 > 0:24:32speed kills, reduce your speed.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34That's the whole point of today.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- First.- Yes?- Um, coming into Twerton.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Before hitting drivers hard with tickets,
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Adge and the team go out to see if the residents are right
0:24:43 > 0:24:46and people are breaking the 20 mile-an-hour speed limit.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54- Yes, definitely stop this one. - Pull in, please.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Thank you very much. Good evening, you all right?
0:25:00 > 0:25:04- What's the speed limit along here? Any idea?- Um, I'm not sure.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- OK.- Probably 20-30 miles an hour.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- It's 20.- Is it 20? Oh.- OK?
0:25:08 > 0:25:10- We detected you doing 27.- Yeah.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12And I suspect you slowed down a little bit
0:25:12 > 0:25:16when you came around the hill and you saw us. It's 20mph for a reason.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18- Yeah.- OK, it's summertime, isn't it? So there's kids about.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20There's a school just up there.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23The whole reason we're doing this tonight,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27we just want to educate people, really. Please slow down.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Last year, 53 children were killed in road accidents.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35It's too quick. It's 20mph and that is too quick.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- That's fine. - All right, so keep it down.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Next time, it'll be a three-pointer and a 100 quid fine.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45But even if this WAS a 30 zone, then some people would still be speeding.
0:25:45 > 0:25:4737.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- All right?- Yeah, not too bad. You?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Jolly good. I'm well, thanks.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53What's the speed limit along here?
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- It's 30, I believe.- It's 20.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- It's 20?- 20, yeah, it's well marked.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- Um, do you know what you were doing? - No, I don't.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03- 37, OK?- Oh.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Far too fast.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08- Ever so sorry, mate.- Far too fast. - BLEEP.- All right, OK?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10- Yeah, I'm ever so sorry. - All right, OK. Why are we doing it?
0:26:10 > 0:26:14I'm the local policeman here, OK? 37 is even too fast in a 30, isn't it?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- I know, that's terrible. - Yeah, far too fast.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Just a stupid mistake, isn't it, really?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Well, there's a school just up the road.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Could have had an accident.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- Could have hurt them, could have hurt someone else.- Thanks very much.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29The man is apologetic. He too is let off with a warning.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36But not everyone is so keen to take advice.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Hello, love. All right?
0:26:38 > 0:26:41You just switch your engine off and come and see me a minute, please?
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Handbrake on. Beg your pardon?
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- OK, that's interesting then.- What do you mean, why? What, are you mad?
0:26:48 > 0:26:52- What's the...what's the speed limit along here?- I wasn't going fast.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- What's the speed limit along here? - 30.- 30?- Yeah.- You're wrong, it's 20.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57So where does it say 20?
0:26:57 > 0:27:01At the beginning and at the end and various repeaters along here.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04You see the lamppost there, look? It's got 20mph there.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- What's that say?- 31. Well, I didn't see it, sorry.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10And I thought the national speed limit was 30.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13OK, it's 20mph here, and it's been that for a year.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- All right, OK.- OK, now, let's not have any swearing at me.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- I stopped you for a valid reason, didn't I? OK?- Yeah, I'm sorry.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Is that an apology from you? That's good, I'll take that.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- OK, it's 20mph for a reason.- OK.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27OK. Slow down.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32- Next time, it'll be a three-pointer, but 100 quid.- All right, sorry.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Slow down, please, all right? Thank you very much, on your way.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Just up here, there's a school.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40You know, there are kids, it's the summertime.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Kids are out on their bikes, scooters, everything else.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45We need to keep the speed down for one reason
0:27:45 > 0:27:47and one reason only - safety, to keep people safe.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Too many people are killed and seriously injured
0:27:50 > 0:27:54because drivers don't know how to or don't know when to slow down.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56That's why we do it, it's really important.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59All the evidence suggests that people are ignoring
0:27:59 > 0:28:00the 20 mile-an-hour limit here.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Now Adge can plan a bigger operation.
0:28:03 > 0:28:08And next time, he won't be so lenient.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Whether it's in the town or out in the countryside,
0:28:15 > 0:28:20neighbourhood teams work hard to build great relationships
0:28:20 > 0:28:22with the people they serve.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27And they couldn't do their jobs without the public assisting them.