0:00:02 > 0:00:06Neighbourhood policing has come a long way since the days of Dixon Of Dock Green.
0:00:06 > 0:00:07Good evening, all.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10From inner-city estates to suburbia...
0:00:13 > 0:00:18..this new generation of community police officers are on the frontline.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- Police!- They're there to listen to the concerns of the public...
0:00:21 > 0:00:25Clearly, you people care about your communities.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28..and tasked with wiping out the crimes that take place on your doorstep.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31You're under arrest, mate.
0:00:31 > 0:00:37All in a bid to make the streets where you live a safer place.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Coming up...
0:01:02 > 0:01:06The team mount a search to find a local man who's gone missing.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09He's not been seen now for getting on for 48 hours.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12They've had no contact from him at all.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Things could be about to go off with a bang when an unexploded bomb is found.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19We've decided to do an evacuation of the building.
0:01:19 > 0:01:25And the police bring the victim of a charity-box theft face-to-face with the young lads responsible.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30And you realise what you've done. I think you do realise what you've done.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Neighbourhood police teams work around the clock to ensure
0:01:37 > 0:01:40residents' complaints about crime get a rapid response,
0:01:40 > 0:01:44but sometimes they're called in to action for a very different reason -
0:01:44 > 0:01:48such as when a much-loved member of the community goes missing.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Over a quarter of a million people go missing in the UK every year.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00When out on the beat, neighbourhood teams are always on the lookout for any new faces
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- who may have found themselves living rough or on the run. - I've not met you before.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10The police work alongside the Missing Persons Bureau,
0:02:10 > 0:02:14a dedicated centre for recording and helping to trace people who have disappeared.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Together, they try to help families work out what's happened.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20There are a number of reasons why people go missing,
0:02:20 > 0:02:24from small children to people in their 80s.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Over the last year, we've dealt with just short of 2,000 missing reports for the whole area.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33The majority of those 2,000 cases, people were located safe and well.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37We need to know as much about that missing person as we possibly can,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41so we have to work quite closely with families and, obviously,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44it's a distressing time for them - so we need to be sensitive
0:02:44 > 0:02:48to their feelings and what they're going through, but also that we're
0:02:48 > 0:02:53there to do a job and we need to get this information from the families.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Over in Hull city centre, PCSOs Richard Wheelen and Alison Carter
0:02:57 > 0:03:01are making a beat-walk when they get approached by two worried youths in a car.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05So he's been reported missing to the police already?
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Their friend, a popular local lad called Stuart Gilson, has already
0:03:09 > 0:03:13been reported as missing, but they are also out searching for him.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Alison tries to get some more information from them.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Anybody else he was with last night, have you double-checked with them?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- I was with him.- And when did he leave and that kind of thing?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Right. Has he got anything on his mind or...? Depression or worries?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32No?
0:03:32 > 0:03:37One of the lads gets out of the car to tell her what he knows.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Events surrounding Stuart's disappearance become clearer, as Richard explains.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46Last night, this lad was out drinking with his friend in the city centre.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Got into a pub about half past ten time and then his friend
0:03:49 > 0:03:52just disappeared, left him with his mobile phone.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56It's out of character. His friend was due to start work in Germany
0:03:56 > 0:03:59and set off on the ferry tonight and he's not turned up at all, which is out of character.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Now it's over 24 hours. They're quite concerned for him.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08Alison reassures his friends as best she can that the team are now onto it.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11As I said, you're doing all the right things, really. You really are.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15But she also prompts them to rack their brains for anything
0:04:15 > 0:04:17that may prove to be helpful in finding him.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Think about the little things, the daftest little things -
0:04:20 > 0:04:23he might have gone there or he might have done this or...
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Things like that can sometimes spark a memory.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- All right, but don't worry. - Thanks a lot.- We'll do everything we can.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- Yeah.- All right, no problem. - Cheers, thank you.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37These are very concerned friends for a male that has been reported as missing.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39It's very out of character for him to just disappear
0:04:39 > 0:04:42and not contact his friends and family.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44They're all very concerned because he was due to go to a new job
0:04:44 > 0:04:48this evening at 6 o'clock and he's not turned up for that either
0:04:48 > 0:04:52so we've just hopefully given them a little bit of advice and trying to give them
0:04:52 > 0:04:56a bit of reassurance, really, that they are doing all the right things
0:04:56 > 0:04:59and that anything that they hear, they need to contact us
0:04:59 > 0:05:02as quickly as possible to make sure we can help with that as well.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Find out later if CCTV showing Stuart's last known steps
0:05:05 > 0:05:10leads the police any closer to finding out what's happened to him.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Whilst listening to the public's concerns
0:05:18 > 0:05:22and cutting crime may be the driving force behind neighbourhood policing,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24the teams are on call 24/7 to deal with
0:05:24 > 0:05:27any kind of emergency facing the community,
0:05:27 > 0:05:32and today they have a particularly explosive problem on their hands.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Over at Queens Garden station,
0:05:35 > 0:05:39the neighbourhood team have received a frantic call into the office.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Steve heads up the team sent to investigate.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Our local auction house, called Gilbert Baitson,
0:05:48 > 0:05:54they've found what they believe is a large World War II bomb in a box.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58During the World War II, Hull was a prime target for the enemy,
0:05:58 > 0:06:04with thousands of Nazi bombs dropped in a bid to destroy the port and shipbuilding docks.
0:06:04 > 0:06:10Defence guns also fired at enemy aircraft, and many bombs and shells did not explode.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12And, as the team have just discovered,
0:06:12 > 0:06:17some of these unexploded devices can turn up in the most unlikely of places.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Mindful that any live explosives from the old bomb may be unstable,
0:06:21 > 0:06:26the team block the road to prevent any new traffic from entering.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28We've got to determine if it is a live or dud shell.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31We don't know that. We're not qualified to say.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34We're going to have to call the MOD out. If they believe it is,
0:06:34 > 0:06:38the first thing is, obviously, instigate an evacuation procedure
0:06:38 > 0:06:44for the local residents round the area - that's what, just what we'll be starting off with now.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Steve makes his way to the auction house to investigate further.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53We're going to have it checked out, aren't we?
0:06:53 > 0:06:56He nervously handles the shell before putting it to one side.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- Where was it found? - In the box, in there.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03And the dangerous antique is a first for the auctioneer.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07I started in this business in 1955, which is 56 years ago,
0:07:07 > 0:07:12and this is the first time we've had a purported live bomb
0:07:12 > 0:07:13in the sale room.
0:07:13 > 0:07:18The bomb had been in the sales room for some time before it was spotted by someone browsing.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22I was looking through this box - it's quite an interesting box,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25a lot of old stuff - and I found what I think is a mortar bomb,
0:07:25 > 0:07:29and it certainly looked live, feeling by the weight of it.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Back outside, Steve has just put up a cordon around the sales room
0:07:32 > 0:07:36and has more information about the bomb's origins.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39This shell has come from a deceased relative's property,
0:07:39 > 0:07:43but also, that deceased relative, their father was in the war,
0:07:43 > 0:07:45so we don't know if it's from the First or Second World War.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48I don't know if the shell has actually been decommissioned.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53Believing that the ammunition could still be filled with live explosives, protocol dictates
0:07:53 > 0:07:57that there is only one course of action - to call in the Army.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Catterick have asked us to evacuate the building, which we're going to do.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Go and break the news to Mr Baitson.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07The auction house is filling up and ready for the sale to start.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10It's up to Steve to break the bad news to the auctioneer.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- I'm afraid you have to evacuate your offices.- I can't do that.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18- You're going to have to do, sir. - I can't do that. It's my busiest day of the year.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28The building's been evacuated, all personnel have been escorted outside,
0:08:28 > 0:08:31the building's been checked, there's no persons on.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36We're waiting for the arrival of the MOD coming from Catterick.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39And it's not just the auction house that has to be evacuated.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- It's every house and building in the street.- Right.
0:08:41 > 0:08:47Find out later if things go off with a bang, or if the police are dealing with a dud.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57In Humberside, the neighbourhood teams are always looking
0:08:57 > 0:09:00for new ways to tackle crime and deal with social problems.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05Today, Carole is going to be using a relatively new form of mediation
0:09:05 > 0:09:07called "restorative justice"
0:09:07 > 0:09:09to try and solve a serious issue.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12The three brothers had gone into the cafe,
0:09:12 > 0:09:13which is where we're going next,
0:09:13 > 0:09:19and while it was really busy - cos it was a sunny day - they tried to steal the collection charity tins,
0:09:19 > 0:09:21for the Help For Heroes charity.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24So they'd made off, but they didn't get very far -
0:09:24 > 0:09:27they literally got outside of the cafe. They were jumped on by some boys,
0:09:27 > 0:09:32because people feel really strongly about that particular charity.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36Help For Heroes is one of the UK's most high-profile charities.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38It works with injured servicemen and women,
0:09:38 > 0:09:43and helps them rebuild lives that were potentially ruined in war zones such as Afghanistan.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46The charity offers access to excellent care
0:09:46 > 0:09:50and facilities to restore their health, confidence and esteem,
0:09:50 > 0:09:54helping them to overcome major injuries and live a normal life.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58But the work they do is extremely costly and, like all charities,
0:09:58 > 0:10:02they depend on the generosity of the public to support them.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05The most traditional way of doing this is by putting change
0:10:05 > 0:10:09in one of their charity boxes. As you can imagine,
0:10:09 > 0:10:13the theft of one of these could be found to send a shockwave through a community,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16but the crime would be made all the more worrying
0:10:16 > 0:10:19if it was found to be carried out by a group of children.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24Margo and her husband have owned the Park Cafe for the past six years.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28She was shocked to discover that youths had stolen the charity money.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32With them being young boys, it's quite upsetting, you know, for...
0:10:32 > 0:10:35And for the staff and for the customers.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38It isn't just an effect on what they actually did,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41it was effect on how it upset everybody else.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44And for Margo, the theft is about more than just the money.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Help For Heroes is very close to my heart,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50because I've got a brother, nephew...
0:10:50 > 0:10:54and my sister-in-law are all in the Forces
0:10:54 > 0:10:57and at Afghanistan at the moment.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Carole has high hopes for the meeting.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Got a lot of experience with running these things
0:11:02 > 0:11:07but I think with the people involved and with the boys themselves as well, who I've met,
0:11:07 > 0:11:08it'll be a good session.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11And I think they'll come away with something rather than just being
0:11:11 > 0:11:14thrown into the criminal justice system and forgotten about
0:11:14 > 0:11:17and ending up with a criminal record. It's not helping anybody.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21We'll try and get an outcome for the boys and for the people that are taking part,
0:11:21 > 0:11:25so that everybody comes away feeling like they've got some kind of resolution, really.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Restorative justice acts as an alternative to a criminal record
0:11:29 > 0:11:33and research has shown that this approach drastically decreases the chances of youngsters re-offending.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38To get the message across to these boys about what they've done and the enormity of what they've done
0:11:38 > 0:11:41and the strength of feeling behind that particular charity at the moment
0:11:41 > 0:11:45and they do have a brother, a half-brother, who's serving in the Army at the moment as well,
0:11:45 > 0:11:49so the significance of that is already there with them. They just need it bringing out.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53And shop-owner Margo also agrees it's the best available option.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56I think it's a really, really good idea.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Carole and her team, the girls that work with Carole,
0:12:00 > 0:12:05are very, very good with the youngsters round... Excellent, in fact.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09And if we can stop another youngster from getting involved in crime,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12that's all we want. That is all we want.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14You know what I mean?
0:12:14 > 0:12:15Carole will organise a session
0:12:15 > 0:12:19where the boys will be invited to meet with Margo and others affected by the theft,
0:12:19 > 0:12:23and we will be back later to see how they get on.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32Back in Hull city centre, the neighbourhood team have launched a major missing person search
0:12:32 > 0:12:35for a young man called Stuart Gilson who has not returned home.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40During their late-night beat, PCSOs Richard Whelan and Alison Carter
0:12:40 > 0:12:44met some of Stuart's worried friends who were out looking for him.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47As dawn breaks, a major search is now underway,
0:12:47 > 0:12:50with over 30 neighbourhood officers trying to gather information
0:12:50 > 0:12:53in a bid to retrace Stuart's last known movements.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Richard and Alison are back out on the streets.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59They've got photo ID and posters of Stuart
0:12:59 > 0:13:02that they are handing out around the community.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Just at the moment we're doing searches
0:13:04 > 0:13:07for a missing 21-year-old male, Stuart Gilson.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10He was approached last night by some of his friends.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13He was reported missing after visiting a pub in the city centre.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17He's not been seen now for getting on for 48 hours. We've had no contact from him at all.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22So we're just visiting all the local offices on the high street where he was last seen,
0:13:22 > 0:13:25searching all the sorts of areas, the bin areas, storage cupboards,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28just see if there's any sign of him anywhere.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Checking any places he might have gone in to get out the cold,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34and hopefully find him safe and well somewhere.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41Every available neighbourhood officer is now out looking for Stuart,
0:13:41 > 0:13:43but there is still no sign of him.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49We've done a search of the ship now, checked it both internally and externally.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Unfortunately no sign of him there, so we're moving off now, further down the river bank
0:13:53 > 0:13:57and check the rest of the out-buildings and bridges and see if there's any sign of him there.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01The team search causeways and walkways along the river,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04but their search doesn't turn up any obvious evidence
0:14:04 > 0:14:07that Stuart had passed through there.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09This is the mouth of the River Hull
0:14:09 > 0:14:11where it comes out into the River Humber.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15If anything has got washed up on the river, it normally ends up on the sandbanks,
0:14:15 > 0:14:19either side of the river, so we'll just check both sides and on the main marina itself,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22just to make sure there's nothing... no sign of anyone round there.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Something the police hope will help in the search
0:14:25 > 0:14:28is any CCTV that may have been recorded.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31The CCTV footage from the actual pub itself is inconclusive at the minute,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34I think because of the sheer number of people coming in,
0:14:34 > 0:14:36so they're still looking at that now,
0:14:36 > 0:14:40and they're also trying to tie it in with the City Council CCTV footage
0:14:40 > 0:14:44to see if we can pick him up on camera arriving outside in a taxi
0:14:44 > 0:14:48to confirm if he does actually go inside the building or if indeed he just walks off.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51So we should have a result with those in the next couple of hours at least.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54There's officers doing that now as we speak.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Knowing that CCTV footage is crucial in these cases,
0:14:58 > 0:15:02it's been all hands on deck over at the city's CCTV command centre.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04And there's been a breakthrough.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07The staff have been scanning hundreds of hours of footage
0:15:07 > 0:15:10recorded by the network of over 300 cameras
0:15:10 > 0:15:13and the detective work has paid off.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17They've found footage of Stuart crossing the bridge over the river.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21The footage proves that the police are searching in the right area,
0:15:21 > 0:15:24but find out later if it leads them to working out
0:15:24 > 0:15:26what may have happened to Stuart.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35In the past few years, there's been a tenfold increase
0:15:35 > 0:15:39in the number of people wanting allotments. The growth of the grow-your-own culture
0:15:39 > 0:15:41has also seen major increases
0:15:41 > 0:15:44in thieves targeting plotters' sheds for tools,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47and even their furrows for vegetables.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Today, Sam Gregory is responding
0:15:49 > 0:15:51to a call for help from some local allotment-keepers
0:15:51 > 0:15:55who are under attack from vandals and thieves.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59We're at Marfleet allotments on Marfleet Lane.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Basically what's happened is, we've been...
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Some crime reports have come in for the allotments
0:16:04 > 0:16:07to state that they've been suffering crime,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10as in sheds have been broken into,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13they've had cabbages and that stolen.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15We do have more crime on here,
0:16:15 > 0:16:17but we don't get the crime reports through.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22They're more than likely to chat to other people and say, "By the way, I had my shed broken into."
0:16:22 > 0:16:25So what I want to do is also get them to come forward and say to us,
0:16:25 > 0:16:29"I've also been a victim of crime," because unless these people do this,
0:16:29 > 0:16:31we don't know how bad a problem it is on here.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35At the minute, I've had three crime reports for the last couple of months,
0:16:35 > 0:16:40but more than likely, there could be a crime happening on here every night.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44So it's about educating and getting people to report it to us.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Nigel and Steve are all too familiar
0:16:46 > 0:16:49with the criminals' handy work.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52The kids will come in early-ish, smash everything
0:16:52 > 0:16:55and then...the other ones, they come in.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57That's all on...
0:16:58 > 0:17:01..steal to order, basically.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Right, is this your allotment?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- Yeah.- This one's yours?
0:17:07 > 0:17:10It doesn't take Sam long to pinpoint ways the allotment keepers
0:17:10 > 0:17:12can try and improve security on the site.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Obviously the lads have had their sheds broken into.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17We're trying to get out shed alarms to them,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20but obviously we need to get a letter out to ask them
0:17:20 > 0:17:24not to keep anything in the sheds that's valuable.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Thieves have sawn through the hinges of this container,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29and even a nearby toilet has come under attack.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33He does say that it's a toilet but they obviously think there's something else in it,
0:17:33 > 0:17:38so it might be worth us putting a sign on it just to say that this is a toilet that, erm...
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- No valuables. - There's no valuables!
0:17:41 > 0:17:44One of the biggest issues is the perimeter fence.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48It's proven to be no obstacle for opportunistic criminals.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Cos obviously we've got an awful lot of fencing here to have heightened.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56From crime prevention, we've got the nice wooded area there.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00I've noticed that they've already tried to spring one of the pailings.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03They get beyond that hedge, it's a hiding point.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08Sam's quickly realising this problem adds up to much more than just a few stolen cabbages.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13So a shed had gone missing, a full shed, but no-one's reported it.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- No, we haven't had that one. - 400 quid, he said.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18£400 shed?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- Who puts a shed on an allotment for £400?- Yeah.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Somebody with too much money on his hands!
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Sam thinks the gardeners' best chance of tackling crime on the site
0:18:28 > 0:18:32is to pull together and to form a tenants' association.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Cos in the end, if we can get
0:18:34 > 0:18:38the tenants to take responsibility for the site and know who to go for,
0:18:38 > 0:18:41then hopefully we can get this up and running
0:18:41 > 0:18:44and a lot more people will want to come on here.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48With a plan of action in place and some help from Sam,
0:18:48 > 0:18:51the allotment-keepers now have the tools they need
0:18:51 > 0:18:52to start making changes.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55I'm going to be working with Hull City Council, with Andrew,
0:18:55 > 0:19:01and get some letters sent out to the tenants, to get them to look at
0:19:01 > 0:19:06what they're keeping in the sheds and obviously to report stuff to us,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09cos we do care, you know, and we want to help these people.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13We don't want them to sit there and say, "What's the point of reporting it?"
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Find out later if the allotment gets fortified
0:19:16 > 0:19:18and the criminals are kept out.
0:19:22 > 0:19:23Over in Hull,
0:19:23 > 0:19:27a major search is underway to find local man Stuart Gilson.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32Despite CCTV footage and witness sightings giving the police a fix on his last known whereabouts,
0:19:32 > 0:19:35still no trace of him has been found.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Worried family and friends gathered overnight,
0:19:38 > 0:19:40anxious for news as the search continues.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45There's a group of friends, family, all come in to try and assist with the search.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49It's a group that's been arranged on the social networking site of Facebook.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52People have seen it and just turned up to come and search.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55This is fantastic for us. They've all got T-shirts on of him,
0:19:55 > 0:20:00they're all trying different areas, different businesses,
0:20:00 > 0:20:02anything that, you know, can assist the police.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07As day breaks, the search is resumed,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10this time tasking the Marine Unit to help.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14As you've seen, the search teams are out today,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17the specialist underwater search unit are searching the River Hull.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Nobody wants to think that anybody has fallen in the river,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23but it's something we have to cover as part of a police search team.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25The CCTV footage has been useful
0:20:25 > 0:20:28in helping to trace Stuart's last known steps,
0:20:28 > 0:20:29but only up to a point.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31CCTV has now been released
0:20:31 > 0:20:34to show that the missing person's last footsteps
0:20:34 > 0:20:37were across a bridge in the city centre.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Unfortunately, the CCTV doesn't show him coming off the other side.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43It shows that there's some steps just out of camera shot
0:20:43 > 0:20:47where it's possible he may have gone to make his way home on foot,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50and that was unfortunately the last sighting of him,
0:20:50 > 0:20:55so the search teams are working out from a radius from that point.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Whilst continuing his own enquiries on land,
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Gareth gets some information from the public.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03We've just received a call on the radio stating a member of the public
0:21:03 > 0:21:08has possibly seen a body under Drypool Bridge at the River Hull.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12A diving team move in to take a closer look.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- OK?- Basically, they've disregarded it as some debris,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31but it's worth calling somebody out to disregard that,
0:21:31 > 0:21:34so that's been done and patrols are now standing down.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35Very sadly,
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Stuart passed away as a result of a tragic accident on March 10th.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46It's a real tragedy that a young person's lost their life in such circumstances,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48but I think the tributes on the bridge from the public
0:21:48 > 0:21:52just show how well-respected he was. It is a tragic loss of life.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56There was an awful lot of community spirit from the city residents
0:21:56 > 0:21:58in relation to trying to search for him,
0:21:58 > 0:22:01and the balloons and the tributes are just a real mark of respect.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05An inquest discovered that Stuart fell into the river by accident.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08There is now a campaign to get the railings and barriers
0:22:08 > 0:22:10which run along the river made more secure.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Over in Hull city centre, an entire street has been evacuated
0:22:19 > 0:22:22following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb
0:22:22 > 0:22:24at a local auction house.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26The Army has been called in.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29PC Gareth Walker has been placed on escort duty
0:22:29 > 0:22:31to give the bomb squad officers safe passage.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34The bomb squad will have come down from Catterick.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38We have to take them through to the site where the unexploded bomb is
0:22:38 > 0:22:43so they can make it secure and remove it, if needs be, to do a controlled explosion.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Our job now is to push them through the traffic on blues and twos,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49so we can get them to the scene as quickly and safely as possible.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Once on the scene, the Army men go in to assess the missile.
0:22:59 > 0:23:05Two bomb disposal from the Royal Logistics have just gone in to obviously assess the device.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Just waiting for an update from when they come out.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12The sarge's initial analysis suggests it looks like a live shell.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15However, when examined by the Army's portable X-ray machine,
0:23:15 > 0:23:19it turns out to be a dud with no dangerous explosives packed inside.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- I take it they can carry on their business?- Yeah, crack on.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26- Back to normal.- Is that it?! - You've had an exciting day, haven't you?- Great, isn't it?
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Certified as being safe,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31the Army take the shell back to base for disposal at an ammunition dump.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Yeah, we've had the bomb disposal lads check the device.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37They've done a controlled X-ray of it,
0:23:37 > 0:23:39found out it was a spent cartridge
0:23:39 > 0:23:43and they've now taken that away for disposal.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45I'd like to thank them for their assistance.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48They did say that we was right in calling them,
0:23:48 > 0:23:52cos to the untrained eye, can never be guaranteed that they're spent or live
0:23:52 > 0:23:56and they've asked us to, any future calls, call them again.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01Back at the auction house, the auctioneer is glad the drama is over and business can resume.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06We weren't sure whether it was still full of cordite or not but we just had our doubts.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10But it had been hanging about in people's houses for 50-odd,
0:24:10 > 0:24:1360-odd, maybe 100 years, so...
0:24:14 > 0:24:16..we handled it carefully.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Neighbourhood policing is all about making the police
0:24:22 > 0:24:25an integral part of the community.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Being seen out and about, listening to residents' concerns
0:24:28 > 0:24:32and finding a workable solution to their problems.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34PCSO Sam Gregory walks around 70 miles a week
0:24:34 > 0:24:37working her patch in the Marfleet area.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40She's a familiar and friendly face to locals who often approach her
0:24:40 > 0:24:42about problems where they live.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44- Hiya, you all right?- Yeah, you? - Yes, thank you.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47But Sam's also got a keen eye for trouble,
0:24:47 > 0:24:49and it doesn't let her down today
0:24:49 > 0:24:52when she spots a kid stranded on a youth club roof.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Right, get down! Stop being stupid!
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Right, how did you get up? INAUDIBLE REPLY
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Pardon?
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Well, what are we going to do, then?
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Right, so am I going to have to call up
0:25:10 > 0:25:13and get the fire brigade to come and get you down?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Sam is not amused and wants to know how the boy got up on the roof.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Right, why are you up there?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Pardon?
0:25:24 > 0:25:25You got bored.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Sam is concerned the boy may injure himself, so calls the fire station.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Yeah, I'm down at The Hut on Preston Road. Is there any chance we can get the fire brigade
0:25:33 > 0:25:37to come and get a young lad that's on the roof of The Hut?
0:25:37 > 0:25:39He's telling me that he can't get down cos it's too slippy.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Oi! Stay there!
0:25:43 > 0:25:46And it's not the first time the boy has been on Sam's radar
0:25:46 > 0:25:49for causing trouble in the community.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- It's the same gent from a couple of nights ago on- BLEEP- Avenue,
0:25:53 > 0:25:55where they was throwing stones at the windows.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58He's part of that group.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00As Sam waits for the fire engine,
0:26:00 > 0:26:03she gives the boy instructions to stay put.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04You're messing about!
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Right, you are coming to my attention far too much at the minute, aren't you?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Go back to the other side, please,
0:26:10 > 0:26:13because while you're on there, you could be causing damage to the roof,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16and how do you know that the roof's not safe
0:26:16 > 0:26:18and that you might go through it?
0:26:19 > 0:26:22She goes on to take his details
0:26:22 > 0:26:25and is understandably annoyed by his continued bad attitude.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30- Right, you are 12 at the minute, is that right? 13 next week?- Yes.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32You're acting like a two-year-old.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37Within minutes the fire brigade arrives.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Sam gives them the low-down on the situation and they set about
0:26:40 > 0:26:42bringing the boy down safely.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Cos you can't get down from here!
0:26:47 > 0:26:51I only spoke to him two nights ago for throwing stones.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56With him now on the ground, Sam lays down the law to him.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58I don't care how cold it is, all right?
0:26:58 > 0:27:01You have cost an absolute fortune for these to come out
0:27:01 > 0:27:03just to get you off from being an idiot up there.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05She wants to help the boy,
0:27:05 > 0:27:08but needs him to realise the seriousness of his situation.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12You are coming to my attention far too much this week, all right?
0:27:12 > 0:27:17I will be looking at a possible Acceptable Behaviour Contract for you - an ABC.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- You've heard of one of them?- Yep. - All right?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Because I think the only way we're going to sort you out,
0:27:22 > 0:27:25and wipe the smirk off your face, all right,
0:27:25 > 0:27:28is to start somebody working with you
0:27:28 > 0:27:31because obviously you think this is a bit of a laugh.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Right, I think you owe somebody an apology as well.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41With the emergency over, Sam clears the area of kids.
0:27:41 > 0:27:42- Thank you.- Cheers, lads.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Children have climbed onto the roof before
0:27:47 > 0:27:50and Sam and the fire officer think they know how to stop the problem
0:27:50 > 0:27:51in future.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- Well, there's a tree round there. - That's what he's climbed up on.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59- We'll get Parks to come and chop that off.- We'll leave that with you. Fabulous, OK.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04Sam was initially concerned about calling the fire brigade as it may have wasted their valuable time,
0:28:04 > 0:28:07but as it turns out, they agree she made the right decision.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10I made sure first that he couldn't get down before.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Well, Craig said he went up on it and it is very slippery
0:28:13 > 0:28:16so that's why he's probably... He's come down and it's...
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- Yeah.- Freeze, don't you?
0:28:18 > 0:28:22Cos it costs a lot for one of them units to come out.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26I think it's anything between £250 and £300 when a fire engine comes out.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30Even though the situation is resolved, the boy is still in trouble.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33He will get a visit to his parents because I think it's...
0:28:33 > 0:28:36We need to be letting them know what he's up to when he's out and about,
0:28:36 > 0:28:38cos obviously they're none the wiser about it.
0:28:38 > 0:28:43And I'll pass it onto the officers that are dealing with the other jobs from the other night,
0:28:43 > 0:28:46cos we're looking at Acceptable Behaviour Contract for him.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50And hopefully we can get him towed back in line for six months
0:28:50 > 0:28:53and work with him regarding what he's up to,
0:28:53 > 0:28:55showing him right from wrong.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57The tree in the park has now been cut back
0:28:57 > 0:29:00and no more kids have climbed on the roof.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09One of the success stories of neighbourhood policing is the use of restorative justice.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11With police officers mediating,
0:29:11 > 0:29:14it sees criminals meeting their victims face-to-face,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17but unsurprisingly, emotions can often run high.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Over in Park Cafe in Hull,
0:29:21 > 0:29:24a charity box was recently stolen.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26A group of children snatched a jar of coins
0:29:26 > 0:29:28destined for Help For Heroes.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33The charity helps injured servicemen and women rebuild their lives
0:29:33 > 0:29:36after sustaining some terrible injuries during their time
0:29:36 > 0:29:40in war zones. The community was shocked by the crime.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45PCSO Carole wants the boys who did it to come face-to-face with Margo,
0:29:45 > 0:29:48the woman whose cafe they stole the box from,
0:29:48 > 0:29:52so she can let them see how upsetting the whole incident has proven to be.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56Instead of sort of dealing with them through the criminal justice system,
0:29:56 > 0:29:58we wanted to do it this way
0:29:58 > 0:30:01so that they could find out a little bit more about what they've done.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05Get them perhaps to do some work in the park as reparation
0:30:05 > 0:30:07and a whole better way of dealing with it,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10I think, than actually involving them in the criminal justice system
0:30:10 > 0:30:13because it gives them a chance to think about what they've done,
0:30:13 > 0:30:16think about why they did it and also for the people that
0:30:16 > 0:30:19it immediately affects, it gives them a chance to address the boys
0:30:19 > 0:30:21while they're here and tell them how it made them feel
0:30:21 > 0:30:24and what they want to be done to make it right.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27And today, as well as Margo the cafe owner, the boys
0:30:27 > 0:30:31will be hearing from someone directly involved with the charity.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34I'd like the boys to see what was wrong in what they did
0:30:34 > 0:30:36and to understand why it was so wrong
0:30:36 > 0:30:38and to understand the strength of feeling from people.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40People were very angry.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Help For Heroes is a charity that's close to a lot of people's hearts.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46It should be close to the boys' hearts as well, because they do have
0:30:46 > 0:30:49a brother who's serving in the Forces at the moment,
0:30:49 > 0:30:50so it's really to bring that home to them
0:30:50 > 0:30:53and give them a bit of a wake-up call, really, and let them
0:30:53 > 0:30:55see why it was so wrong what they did.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58The three brothers have come with their mother.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02All three were at the cafe that day but only two stole the charity box.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Joining them is a spokesperson from
0:31:04 > 0:31:08Help For Heroes who was a soldier in the Army for 13 years,
0:31:08 > 0:31:11as well as Margo and one of the park rangers.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Thank you everybody for coming.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17I really, really appreciate people giving up their time.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Thank you, Mum, and, boys, thanks for coming, I appreciate this.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Carole begins the session by asking the brothers
0:31:22 > 0:31:24to tell everyone what happened that day.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27This lass that was stood next to us, she said,
0:31:27 > 0:31:31"Why don't you just grab it?" And then Nathan were near me
0:31:31 > 0:31:37and he obviously did and then we ran after that.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40And then we dropped it because we saw people running after us.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43I need to ask you boys as well, what was it like when
0:31:43 > 0:31:46all the people came up? Because obviously people were angry.
0:31:46 > 0:31:51- I was scared because I didn't know what was going on.- Really?
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- Yeah.- People were quite angry on the day, weren't they?- Yeah.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57The spokesman explains to the boys why this is about more
0:31:57 > 0:31:59than just stolen pennies.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Unfortunately I've been to war.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04I've been to the Gulf War and I've been to Bosnia.
0:32:04 > 0:32:10The reason why a lot of people got angry is, in Afghan alone,
0:32:10 > 0:32:16from Britain, yeah, there's over 407 died.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19And the average age of those that have died is only 23,
0:32:19 > 0:32:21so it's not very old at all, is it?
0:32:21 > 0:32:23- No.- There's not a lot of money in that jar.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27You probably get more pocket money than that in a month, than there is in that jar.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32All these little jars of money really, really help people.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37They help provide wheelchairs, they help provide legs for people.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39People that have got problems with hearing,
0:32:39 > 0:32:42they can help provide hearing aids.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46People don't think about the actual people that that could help
0:32:46 > 0:32:49and that's the reason why I'm here today, so you can actually
0:32:49 > 0:32:52see a face of somebody, you know, it has helped and can help.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56And the charity is a cause that is also extremely close to Margo's heart.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01Yeah, I'm greatly disappointed, actually, because the six young men
0:33:01 > 0:33:03that got killed were in the same regiment as my nephew,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06who's actually in Afghanistan at the moment,
0:33:06 > 0:33:10so it was very raw to me and to my staff.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14Plus, I've my brother in the Army and my sister-in-law, who have all
0:33:14 > 0:33:19been in Afghanistan and seen some absolutely terrible things.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23But if you only really realise the consequences of what you did,
0:33:23 > 0:33:25and I hope you do,
0:33:25 > 0:33:30you would understand how hurt it has made me and the staff
0:33:30 > 0:33:34and the customers that were here on the day, they were really upset.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36You're like my grandson. I was gutted
0:33:36 > 0:33:40because these things don't kind of happen very often in East Park.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44I feel for your mum because I feel upset,
0:33:44 > 0:33:47because I look at you right now, like I have young children,
0:33:47 > 0:33:49and now I'm looking at you like my grandchildren.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52'It's not an easy process for anybody, it's really difficult to do
0:33:52 > 0:33:56'and anybody that says that that's easy should try it themselves'
0:33:56 > 0:33:59because, even from an adult point of view, to sit opposite people
0:33:59 > 0:34:03that you've caused harm to, like that, is really, really difficult.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05- You're not bad boys.- No, they're not, they're bright lads as well,
0:34:05 > 0:34:07all of them, aren't you?
0:34:07 > 0:34:10And I know how upset you were and I know how upset...
0:34:10 > 0:34:14particularly... I think you were probably more upset than your little brother.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16'I've done a real lot of restorative processes
0:34:16 > 0:34:19'and they've all had good outcomes.'
0:34:19 > 0:34:22It just moves people forward. I think it's a great way of doing it
0:34:22 > 0:34:25and they say people don't communicate any more,
0:34:25 > 0:34:29nowadays, that's the problem, so getting people together to communicate seems to work.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32The park ranger, Shaun, who was on patrol that day also tries to help
0:34:32 > 0:34:35the boys understand the consequences of their actions.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38I totally agree with Carole there. Looking at you three now
0:34:38 > 0:34:40and obviously you're really upset, aren't you?
0:34:40 > 0:34:44So it's hitting home what you did and the consequences of what you've done.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48I can understand, you was with a group of kids and they dared you on.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- But the thing is, they're not the ones sat in here today, are they?- No.- You lot are.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55So at the end of the day, you've got to really think about your actions before you do it.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58You all look really, really upset and genuinely sorry
0:34:58 > 0:35:03so just next time, if there's a thought even remotely starts
0:35:03 > 0:35:07to come across your head, just think about how bad you're feeling now.
0:35:07 > 0:35:08But this is it now, it's done.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11So thank you, boys, you've done well. All right, thank you.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16In the future, hopefully these boys will stay out of our radar, we won't hear from them again.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19We'll maybe see them in the park and have a chat with them.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Nothing like this will happen again and that's when you know that
0:35:22 > 0:35:25definitely it's worked, is when you don't get any more, sort of,
0:35:25 > 0:35:27repeat behaviour of that type of thing.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30But I think as far as the day went, yeah, definitely,
0:35:30 > 0:35:34they definitely engaged, so I am, I'm really in favour of it.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38Since the restorative session, the boys have stayed on the right side of the law
0:35:38 > 0:35:41and Carole continues to achieve great success
0:35:41 > 0:35:44in using the mediation process as a way to resolving problems
0:35:44 > 0:35:46that blight the local community.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Over at Preston Road police station,
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Sam has been called in to help a group of worried allotment tenants
0:36:00 > 0:36:04who have been repeatedly targeted by thieves and vandals.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09She's already spent some time walking around their growing plots,
0:36:09 > 0:36:11assessing things they can do to deter the criminals
0:36:11 > 0:36:15but she's also got another idea up her sleeve.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Sam's discovered an allotment nearby
0:36:17 > 0:36:21that could give the guys at Marfleet the inspiration they need.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25Right, we're going down to Leeds Road allotments.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Basically, what we've done is, I've spoken to Tracy,
0:36:27 > 0:36:32one of my colleagues who looks after the allotments on there,
0:36:32 > 0:36:37to try and organise a meeting with three of my gentlemen from my allotments
0:36:37 > 0:36:40to get a committee together and get the allotments working,
0:36:40 > 0:36:43getting people talking to one and other, reporting things.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Because just handing somebody a piece of paper,
0:36:46 > 0:36:49that's the easy way, but if they can get some pointers
0:36:49 > 0:36:52today on how they've managed to do it, because they will have had
0:36:52 > 0:36:57some struggles at some point, and how to overcome them.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00So that's what we're hoping they get out of it today.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Nigel and Steve from Marfleet allotments have come along
0:37:03 > 0:37:05to find out how an association can work.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- Pleased to meet you.- Nigel.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- I'm the secretary of the site. - Keith.- Hiya, Keith.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Do you want to have a walk around the site first?
0:37:14 > 0:37:20So you can see what we've achieved over the past, well, eight years.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24- Eight years? We've got a lot to go, guys.- We've got to catch up.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29Unlike Marfleet, this site is run by a volunteer tenants' association.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34The group is doing all it can to cut crime
0:37:34 > 0:37:37and is overseeing security improvements across the site.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41Kids that have been excluded from school, this is their little site.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46- Obviously, we do what we can for them.- Are they supervised by teachers and what have you?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- Yes, they bring so many down. - OK.- And the allotment people,
0:37:48 > 0:37:52like Brian and that, will come down, advise them, help them and just work with them.
0:37:52 > 0:37:59The advantage of having these on is those little kids in ten years' time
0:37:59 > 0:38:03will actually be teenagers, so from a very young age
0:38:03 > 0:38:05you're getting them involved.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10They'll come here, they'll see the work that they've done, you know, "I've grown this..."
0:38:10 > 0:38:14Thanks to the visit to the neighbouring allotment, Nigel and Steve are beginning
0:38:14 > 0:38:18- to see what a bit of team work can achieve.- It's quite good, isn't it?
0:38:18 > 0:38:22- You were advised, when...- To put up a sign up saying "toilets", yeah.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25It looks like a container that you want to break into.
0:38:25 > 0:38:31Tells them it's a toilet - what do they want to break into a toilet for?
0:38:31 > 0:38:35Setting up a successful tenants' association can bring more
0:38:35 > 0:38:37than just safety to the site.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40It can help create a unique community spirit.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43I think we had something like 180 people on here.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- Just coming and going all day long. - Very, very busy.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49You come down and the whole families are here,
0:38:49 > 0:38:52little kids, grandparents and they all just come and...
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- Everybody, yeah. - Bring their own stuff, tables.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00- Then we had a bonfire night. - Yeah, we got called several times!
0:39:00 > 0:39:04THEY LAUGH
0:39:04 > 0:39:08Having seen what can be achieved, Nigel and Steve are keen to get back
0:39:08 > 0:39:11to their own allotment and get the ball rolling, but also want
0:39:11 > 0:39:15the neighbourhood police team to continue to support their efforts.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- Are you going to be more involved with us now?- Yes.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23Yeah, well, I've been on there, been on the area for five years
0:39:23 > 0:39:26but nobody's ever really reported anything to us.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Now I've got a point of contact and Steve's got a point of contact,
0:39:29 > 0:39:33you've now got a point of contact, you're more than likely...
0:39:33 > 0:39:37You're starting more or less an association linkage, aren't you?
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Yes, yeah.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43But we just need to start taking little fairy steps, if you know what I mean.
0:39:43 > 0:39:48So first things first, is get as many people interested.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53Get things marked and gradually... I think this year's going to be
0:39:53 > 0:39:56just trying to get things going, if you know what I mean.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00And then maybe next year, we can go for the full jugular of...
0:40:00 > 0:40:07Since teaming up with Sam, the men from Marfleet have made significant steps at tightening up security
0:40:07 > 0:40:09and making the plots a more family friendly place.
0:40:09 > 0:40:14They've measured the fence up and they've put some stakes on top of the fence to put the barbed wire on.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17They've mended the container. The hinges were broken,
0:40:17 > 0:40:21so we couldn't use it. So now we can use it now as storage.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25Mended the toilet because it got vandalised, so they've actually mended it,
0:40:25 > 0:40:29and so now we're just getting on with the plots now, trying to get all them tidied.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31And Sam is impressed by the improvements made.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Yeah, quite excited. It's been quite a...
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Six weeks, we've been up and running as a committee
0:40:37 > 0:40:39and it's working quite well.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43We've not had any crime reports, as in that there's been any theft or damage.
0:40:43 > 0:40:48We've had a few kids coming onto the site, just having a nosey round.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53I opened it up for everybody, so there's no reason to break in.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55All they've got to do is ask and we'll let them in.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04It's been a hard six weeks but we're getting there, doing well.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07It just goes to show, you reap what you sow.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15The neighbourhood teams in Humberside are committed to
0:41:15 > 0:41:19delivering a service which sees crime levels falling and communities made safer,
0:41:19 > 0:41:21but it's an ongoing challenge
0:41:21 > 0:41:25and one residents are sure to make the police continue to rise to.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Coming up next time...
0:41:28 > 0:41:31the police raid a suspected cannabis factory
0:41:31 > 0:41:33hidden inside a mansion house...
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- Police!- Police!- Police!- Police!
0:41:36 > 0:41:39..the cops crack down on the street peddlers...
0:41:39 > 0:41:43Can I remind you that you are still under caution
0:41:43 > 0:41:45and obviously they've just dropped from you, all right?
0:41:45 > 0:41:49..and the team join forces with the RSPCA to race to the rescue
0:41:49 > 0:41:50of a young puppy.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55We can do it now the difficult way or we can do it now the easy way, it's entirely up to you.
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