0:00:00 > 0:00:03Neighbourhood policing has come a long way
0:00:03 > 0:00:08- since the days of Dixon of Dock Green.- Good evening, all.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11From inner city estates to suburbia,
0:00:11 > 0:00:15this new generation of community police officers
0:00:15 > 0:00:18are on the front line.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- What are you doing here? - Police!
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Their aim is to develop a stronger bond with the community...
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Have you had any problems then, over the last week?
0:00:26 > 0:00:29..crack down on the crimes taking place on their doorstep...
0:00:29 > 0:00:33- So you've been drinking tonight? - No.- Why's your speech slurred, then?
0:00:33 > 0:00:37- ..formulate fast action plans to take down the criminals.- Careful!
0:00:37 > 0:00:41- Who do you think you are?! - BLEEP BLEEP
0:00:41 > 0:00:44In this new series of Neighbourhood Blues,
0:00:44 > 0:00:49we go to the Humberside Police region and get exclusive access
0:00:49 > 0:00:54- to 24 teams of neighbourhood police officers...- You're under arrest, mate.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57as they tackle the problems blighting local people...
0:00:57 > 0:01:02You're now under arrest on suspicion of possession and intent to supply a controlled drug.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06and rise to the challenge of making the streets a safer place.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33- Coming up - a travellers' camp gets busted.- No, no, that's fine.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Well, we knew it was here.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39The neighbourhood police get tough on tearaway teens.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44Don't keep flicking your lighters at me. Just leave now.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49And the team go on the trail of two supermarket shoplifters.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55That was good.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03This new style of neighbourhood policing is all about getting
0:02:03 > 0:02:06back to basics and connecting with the public.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10One of the major breakthrough ways of achieving this is the setting up
0:02:10 > 0:02:13of community surgeries and neighbourhood beat meetings
0:02:13 > 0:02:16where the residents can talk to the police
0:02:16 > 0:02:18as part of a group or one-on-one.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26The British economy suffers as a result of shoplifting,
0:02:26 > 0:02:31with hundreds of millions of pounds' worth of goods stolen from stores every year.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34In Hull, the neighbourhood team are tackling shop theft
0:02:34 > 0:02:36by joining forces with retailers in the local area.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Good morning, everybody, I'm Sergeant Steve Lamb from the Riverside team
0:02:40 > 0:02:44based at Queens Garden Police Station.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Sergeant Steve Lamb is leading today's meeting.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55It's an opportunity, really, for us to share information with our retail crime partners
0:02:55 > 0:02:58and very well attended today, we've representatives from all
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- the major city centre retail stores. - Driffield is also serious again.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07Last year, it did quieten down for a bit but suddenly it's started to peak again.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09The meetings provide the team with a valuable opportunity
0:03:09 > 0:03:13to share vital information with local store owners to discuss
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- how best to target known offenders in the area.- If you compared that
0:03:17 > 0:03:20against the daytime stuff, the retail stuff, how would it look?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Particular shoplifters that come in to your shop, whether they've stolen
0:03:23 > 0:03:25or you suspect them to be stealing and you take them away or...
0:03:25 > 0:03:28The meeting is to get intelligence and information
0:03:28 > 0:03:31flowing from ourselves to the shops and vice versa.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34It's beneficial for other retail businesses
0:03:34 > 0:03:37and also for members of the public going about their daily business
0:03:37 > 0:03:39around the town centre for reducing crime
0:03:39 > 0:03:42and anti-social behaviour.
0:03:42 > 0:03:49The intelligence gathered at the meeting allows the team to identify shoplifting hot-spots across Hull.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Over in the city centre, one of the neighbourhood team's PCSOs
0:03:52 > 0:03:57has spotted a man stealing. Gareth and Alan have been called to investigate.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01PCSOs help us, police support officers, they've seen him
0:04:01 > 0:04:04and another lad walking into the rear of the shops,
0:04:04 > 0:04:08behind TJ Hughes, each carrying a television.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10I've come round the corner, a member of the public's told us
0:04:10 > 0:04:15where the television was and he's been seen coming out of the shop.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18He was the male that the PCSO had seen carrying the television.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20He went through that way, you say? OK?
0:04:20 > 0:04:24A shopper has seen the man dump a television
0:04:24 > 0:04:26before running off across the street.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Gareth spots him and pulls him to one side.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30I went to get some sweets...
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- What have you got?- Socks.- Can you keep your hands out of your pockets for me?
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- Some socks and stuff like that. - Some socks and stuff like that?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Where are they now? - In my bag.- In your bag?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43The man claims all he's bought today is some sweets
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- and some socks, but Gareth's not convinced.- Listen to me,
0:04:46 > 0:04:50listen to me, BLEEP. I'm PC Cowley from Queens Garden Police Station.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53I'm going to carry out a section one search on you.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- We're looking for stolen or prohibited items.- No problem, no problem.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Now can I have my say?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00I'm a ceiling fixer by trade, a shop-fitter.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03I've gone in there to get some stuff, it's not there.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04I bought some sweets.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Paid for them and then I'm gone. Is there any reason for this?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- I don't understand.- There is, yeah,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13because somebody's seen you disposing of some property
0:05:13 > 0:05:14which we believe to be stolen.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Alan and Gareth decide to arrest him,
0:05:16 > 0:05:21much to the amusement of a passer-by.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Ha-ha, you've just been caught shoplifting.- No, I haven't.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Shop theft is one of the largest crimes in Britain,
0:05:28 > 0:05:33with shoplifting costing stores a staggering 137 million pounds a year.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Slide yourself in there for me, mate, please. Thank you.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40So when's this...because I'm not being funny, I've got a child at home.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44The man is trying every excuse in the book to try and avoid a trip to the station.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46You're going to Central, all right?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- Is that quick enough for you?- What? - You're going to Central police station.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- You can take me to where the- BLEEP - you want.- No problems.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56OK, slide across so we don't hit you with the door. Thank you.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00But as Alan starts to drive off, the man starts thrashing around in the back of the police car.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- Don't touch me, don't touch me, don't touch me.- Sit back...sit back.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08If you're going to prat about, you're going in a van.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Stop being stupid or you'll go in a van, do you understand?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- You'll come out and you'll go on the floor in a van.- Get off me!
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- Do you understand? - Get on with it!- BLEEP
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Victor two-one. Can you get the van to us, please?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Gareth and Alan have no choice but to get him out
0:06:20 > 0:06:24of the car and restrain him at the roadside before he injures himself or them.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29You're not going anywhere. Calm down. You think I haven't forgot your face, you BLEEP
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Who the- BLEEP- do you think you are?
0:06:32 > 0:06:35I've explained I am PC Cowley from Queens Garden Police Station.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- Yeah, you're a- BLEEP- and you're bullying people in custody.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- You're a- BLEEP.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46But even face down on the tarmac, this foul-mouthed man is still refusing to behave.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- Were you bullied at school, you- BLEEP?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51If you relax, the pressure will be taken off, won't it?
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Let me put my feet on the floor. - Relax.- Well, let go of me!
0:06:54 > 0:06:57It doesn't work like that, cos you're threatening to kick.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Gareth and Alan try to reason with the man but he continues
0:07:01 > 0:07:02to be abusive and threaten the officers.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- Stop pushing! I'll - BLEEP- murder you!
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Well, that's one reason why we're not letting go, isn't it?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- So let go of my feet!- Not a chance. You're threatening to murder us.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16The neighbourhood team have special training to deal with abusive and threatening behaviour like this
0:07:16 > 0:07:20and always remain calm and controlled, no matter what is thrown at them.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23They've been wrestling with the man for nearly 15 minutes,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27but finally it seems that they are starting to get through to him.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Let my feet go on the floor and I'll stop, please,
0:07:30 > 0:07:32let my feet go on the floor, please.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Right, listen, fella, if your feet go on the floor and you kick off,
0:07:36 > 0:07:38we'll go back, do we understand?
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Yeah, no problem.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- Just calm down.- You're- BLEEP. - Right, put your foot down and stop making threats.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- You're absolutely- BLEEP- you,- BLEEP.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Fella, we're getting places now, aren't we?
0:07:48 > 0:07:52But all of a sudden, the man becomes motionless.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Want to sit up now you've calmed down?
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Eh? Andrew, are you going to sit up now you've calmed down?
0:08:00 > 0:08:02I can see your chest moving.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Let's just put him in the recovery position.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09It'll just take a little bit longer to deal with him, then, if that's the case.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12We'll take him to hospital and then we'll sit with him until he's better.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14He appears to be unconscious.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Alan checks the man's pulse and responses.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19They all seem to be perfectly normal. He could be faking it.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21C'mon, fella, you've still got a good pulse and you're breathing well.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Stop messing about, otherwise we're going to be sat with you in hospital longer.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28You'll go to hospital, and all that'll do is delay your arrival at custody.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Your clock won't start until you arrive back at the station.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Don't be forcing your eyes closed, Andrew
0:08:33 > 0:08:36because that doesn't show us anything.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41Just going to get an ambulance. I think he's pretending, but just to be on the safe side.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45It's quite normal - some people do give us lots of abuse, shout various
0:08:45 > 0:08:48things but we're professional people, we've heard it all before.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52He's the one laid on the floor in handcuffs, so it doesn't bother us really.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55A few minutes later, paramedics arrive to check him over.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Sometimes prisoners will feign illness
0:09:04 > 0:09:08so they are taken to hospital rather than going straight to the cells.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09Have a look, have a full examination and...
0:09:09 > 0:09:12They forget that no matter how long they're at the Royal,
0:09:12 > 0:09:17they'll remain in the cells for the same amount of time because they haven't reached there yet, so...
0:09:17 > 0:09:21The paramedic agrees with Gareth and Alan. They all think he is trying his luck,
0:09:21 > 0:09:26but as a precaution, they will take him down to Hull Royal Infirmary for a full health check.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29So when you came up to him, he was conscious, alert?
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Yeah, he was walking fine.
0:09:31 > 0:09:37Arrested him, fifteen minutes on the floor shouting and bawling, struggling and then...
0:09:37 > 0:09:41Well, his SATS are good, all his observations, everything's looking good.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46We never know what to expect when we come on a shift, that's the beauty of this job,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Don't know what you're going to come up against.
0:09:49 > 0:09:55The man was given a clean bill of health at the hospital and sent to the police station.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59He was subsequently found guilty of theft and given a six-week prison sentence.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- Yeah, you- BLEEP!
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Let's hope he won't be acting up for the police in the future.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Keeping town centres crime-free is high on the police's agenda,
0:10:14 > 0:10:18but so is making the street where you live a safer place.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Despite best efforts to keep troublesome kids off the streets,
0:10:24 > 0:10:26concerns about anti-social behaviour
0:10:26 > 0:10:29caused by loitering youths are still rife.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32You know, they've got nowhere else to go so, you know,
0:10:32 > 0:10:35they're going to turn to the streets, the parks for entertainment
0:10:35 > 0:10:36and, you know, drinking.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38You know, young people need somewhere to go.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I think there should be, the government should be putting
0:10:41 > 0:10:45more money into youth opportunities.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46But youth leisure schemes
0:10:46 > 0:10:49can sometimes become a magnet for trouble-makers.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51We're off to East Park on Holderness Road.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00..to a local skate park which is basically a facility
0:11:00 > 0:11:03for the youngsters to go in and just generally to socialise
0:11:03 > 0:11:07and it keeps them in one area, so we know where they are.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10They're in a safe place to be, and obviously it's a lot easier
0:11:10 > 0:11:12for us to police them, should there be any problems.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Unfortunately, over a period of time,
0:11:15 > 0:11:19we've had a number of calls to service to police for fires
0:11:19 > 0:11:23being started in the bushes and the areas that surround the skate park.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25The council have been in and cut back the bushes
0:11:25 > 0:11:30and trying to sort of take away the opportunity for them to do this.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Unfortunately, it's continued, so the council have now decided,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36basically, that they're going to, over the next period of a week,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38they're going to shut the skate park
0:11:38 > 0:11:40and shut the facility off for the youngsters.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44It's an unpopular decision, but the team feel their only option
0:11:44 > 0:11:48is to close the park early to stop it from being vandalised.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Anti-social behaviour is a massive, massive problem for us.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Obviously, 99 times out of a 100, it involves youngsters
0:11:54 > 0:11:57of a certain age and that's what we're targeted on to deal with,
0:11:57 > 0:12:01because obviously the misery that can be caused by anti-social
0:12:01 > 0:12:05behaviour to the rest of the community can be quite catastrophic
0:12:05 > 0:12:08in certain areas, if you like,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11and also it causes a lot of unpleasantness for people,
0:12:11 > 0:12:12so that's what our main job is.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15The skate park is normally a hive of activity,
0:12:15 > 0:12:18but today's freezing weather has put the youngsters off.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22And as you can see, at this moment in time it's virtually empty.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25I don't think I've ever seen it this quiet, to be honest with you.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Yeah, we'll be coming down every night of the week at around this time
0:12:28 > 0:12:31just to make sure that the park is clear before they lock it up
0:12:31 > 0:12:34and obviously to explain to the children that are using the facility
0:12:34 > 0:12:38why it's being shut so early and obviously the ramifications for them
0:12:38 > 0:12:41should they try and get back in later on after it's been locked up.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44The damage that has already been caused at the park is extensive.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48When you look through here, you can see the wooded area here now,
0:12:48 > 0:12:50which is far, far clearer than ever it was a while ago,
0:12:50 > 0:12:52and if you take a walk through there,
0:12:52 > 0:12:54although you can't see it today too well
0:12:54 > 0:12:56because of the snow, you'll find several burn areas
0:12:56 > 0:12:58and some of the trees have got scorching and that
0:12:58 > 0:13:00where they've been starting the fires in there.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03The big effect of that is that should the fires take hold of the trees,
0:13:03 > 0:13:05we could have had a much worse situation here,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08quite a serious arson if that lot had gone up,
0:13:08 > 0:13:11which is another reason why it's been cut back.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14The team's priority is to protect the local community,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17but Paul is determined to ensure the knock-on effect of closing the park
0:13:17 > 0:13:20won't mean that the neighbours end up suffering more.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23We'll be out tonight, monitoring the other areas tonight.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26The police community support officers will also be out on foot, going
0:13:26 > 0:13:28round the additional areas where we think they may congregate.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Obviously to make sure there's no problems with them,
0:13:31 > 0:13:35because they're not allowed in to use their own facility.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38I spoke to a few of the older lads who come on here who use it quite regularly
0:13:38 > 0:13:40and they're not too happy about it closing for a week,
0:13:40 > 0:13:44so hopefully a bit of peer pressure, they might get a group of youngsters
0:13:44 > 0:13:47and hopefully stop them doing the fires.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51The park keepers arrive to lock up, but it seems that there is one lad
0:13:51 > 0:13:54who is intent on staying put despite the cold weather.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- BLEEP.- Are you going to ask them to move?- BLEEP.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Paul knows this boy well.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Do you understand what's happening?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09BOY MUMBLES
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Right, well it's time to go now, so if you want to move
0:14:12 > 0:14:14cos I'm going to lock the gates now.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17- Sorry?- I've got a bad leg.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Well, you've managed, you weren't here five minutes ago.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21You've obviously managed to walk here.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23BOY MUMBLES
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Oh, did you? Well the park has been shut, so I'm now asking you to move.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Sorry? That's fine, but now.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35You can have a nice chat with PC Jefferson on the way out, can't you?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Sorry?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Well, if you come back in ten minutes,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44you'll get arrested, how's that?
0:14:44 > 0:14:48The boy is trying his hardest to wind Paul up, and to make it worse
0:14:48 > 0:14:49he's now pulled out two lighters.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52So what have you done to your leg, then?
0:14:53 > 0:14:54Sorry?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- You burnt your leg?- Yeah.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00What were you doing, trying to start a fire somewhere?
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Don't keep flicking your lighters at me.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Don't keep flicking your lighters at me. Just leave now.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09He claims to have injured his leg whilst trying to light a fire,
0:15:09 > 0:15:11only adding to Paul's frustration.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Just some advice, it will be on CCTV later, so if we have to come back,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17I'll take great pleasure in locking you up. Bye, bye.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20He's one of the regular lads that frequents this area,
0:15:20 > 0:15:22he does cause us a lot of problems.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26We've had quite a lot of contact with his parents who,
0:15:26 > 0:15:28sadly for them, have lost control of him totally, really.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32They're quite decent people, sadly, but... which is unusual.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35When parents are decent, their kids are not normally that bad, but
0:15:35 > 0:15:39unfortunately, in his case, he seems to think he can do what he wants.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43He's no longer in school, and has just caused us a lot of problems
0:15:43 > 0:15:45over the last few years, really.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47The majority of young people in the local community
0:15:47 > 0:15:50manage to stay out of trouble,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52but, as the problems at the park highlight,
0:15:52 > 0:15:54it only takes a handful of trouble-makers to mean
0:15:54 > 0:15:57that everyone gets deprived of the use of the facilities.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01All is quiet now, but Paul will be keeping a close eye on things.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05He doesn't appear to be here for the moment. We shall see in time.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12The team work with the families of children
0:16:12 > 0:16:14they regularly have contact with.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16They offer ongoing support and advice
0:16:16 > 0:16:18on how they can turn things around.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Find out later what happens
0:16:20 > 0:16:23when they visit the home of the lad moved on from the park.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31I'm PC Cowley from Queens Gardens Police Station...
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Shop lifters steal for all sorts of reasons.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Some steal to order, some steal for kicks,
0:16:37 > 0:16:41but others are drug addicts looking to sell stolen goods to pay for their next fix.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Following the Retail Crime Partnership meeting,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47the police work with store managers to keep on top
0:16:47 > 0:16:48of this major problem.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52I'll get the photographs round to you as soon as possible.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Over in Hull, Dave and Sean have received a call about a theft
0:16:56 > 0:16:58from the manager of a supermarket,
0:16:58 > 0:17:01and they have a hunch about who may be responsible.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07We're going to go to Morrison's on Bransholme.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11They've just had a shop theft not so long ago and there's two males
0:17:11 > 0:17:15who are responsible for stealing quite a large quantity of spirits.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20The descriptions are very vague, but I've got a sneaking suspicion
0:17:20 > 0:17:23it might be two males who are currently wanted
0:17:23 > 0:17:25for a number of a similar offences,
0:17:25 > 0:17:28so we're just going to go to the shop and have a look at their CCTV
0:17:28 > 0:17:31and see if we can identify them, and then from there we'll go out
0:17:31 > 0:17:33and have a look and see if we can get hold of them.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36First one's a little bit different,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39because they're a couple of males who've been outstanding for some
0:17:39 > 0:17:44time, for a number of offences, including burglaries and shop theft.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47They're very well known to us, but we're having trouble identifying
0:17:47 > 0:17:49where they are at the moment,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51so it would be nice to be able to get hold of them.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Bottles of alcohol from supermarkets
0:17:53 > 0:17:57are one of the most sought-after items by shoplifters in the UK.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Dave and Sean are hoping that the store's CCTV footage
0:18:01 > 0:18:04will tell them if their suspicions are correct about who's responsible
0:18:04 > 0:18:06for the current theft.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Arriving at the store,
0:18:08 > 0:18:10they head inside to view the security video.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14It shows a man who appears to be stealing bottles of alcohol.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16The best camera angle you're going to see him on
0:18:16 > 0:18:18will be as he's walking out the door.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- So he's coming now, camera three. - Yeah.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25CCTV footage like this is one of the most effective weapons
0:18:25 > 0:18:27in the fight against shoplifting,
0:18:27 > 0:18:31and today it's given the neighbourhood team some vital clues.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34The man stealing the spirits fits the bill of one of the men
0:18:34 > 0:18:36they think they're after.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Leave it with us.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41The footage isn't brilliant, but he's certainly got a good likeness
0:18:41 > 0:18:43of the suspect that we had in mind.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Obviously, as I say, he's wanted for other offences anyway,
0:18:47 > 0:18:51so we'll bear this one in mind as we go looking for him.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56The staff have seen the person who is responsible for this shop theft
0:18:56 > 0:18:59make off on a cycle in the direction of Noddle Hill Way
0:18:59 > 0:19:01and the Garths over there,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04which is where we believe one of our suspects lives, so we'll start
0:19:04 > 0:19:06having a look in that area and knock on a few doors
0:19:06 > 0:19:07to see if we can find him.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10All of the clues point to the wanted men, so Dave and Sean head to
0:19:10 > 0:19:14an address where they believe one of them lives.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16They find the house, but before they have a chance to knock on the door,
0:19:16 > 0:19:20news comes over the radio that the men they're after
0:19:20 > 0:19:22have been spotted nearby, making off on bicycles.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26I don't know, he's obviously had a phone call about something.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28The police are hot on their heels,
0:19:28 > 0:19:30but will they catch up with the suspects?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33We'll find out later.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Cannabis farms and factories are on the increase
0:19:42 > 0:19:45and last year more than 20 were discovered every day,
0:19:45 > 0:19:48with police seizing over £100 million worth of the drug.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Down at HQ, the team are being briefed in preparation
0:19:52 > 0:19:55for a raid on a suspected cannabis farm.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57They've received intelligence that the drug is being grown
0:19:57 > 0:19:59on a nearby travellers' site.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05So there's three warrants on three separate stands on the same site.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09Our strategy will be to enter the site and secure the three locations
0:20:09 > 0:20:12and detain any persons there and preserve evidence.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15We've got CSI with us who will then come in
0:20:15 > 0:20:19and photograph the scene before we start looking at dismantling it
0:20:19 > 0:20:21and seizing any evidence.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24The team know the residents well, and it was only a year ago
0:20:24 > 0:20:26that the site was raided for the same offence.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30They weren't hostile, they were quite well-behaved,
0:20:30 > 0:20:34good-humoured and I don't expect that will change today.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37But we'll just have to be prepared, just in case it does turn ugly.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40The force helicopter has already been at work
0:20:40 > 0:20:43and identified three heat sources coming from the site
0:20:43 > 0:20:45that they believe to be possible growing sites.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49This ties in nicely with the other information they've received.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51The intelligence suggests that they're actually growing it
0:20:51 > 0:20:53in a blue container.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55The only blue container on the site is this one.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58But the team are still keen to make sure that the raid
0:20:58 > 0:21:02is handled sensitively to preserve the good relationship
0:21:02 > 0:21:05that they have built with a community they have previously had problems with.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08We've been involved in various charity football matches with them
0:21:08 > 0:21:12and we've got them on side and I don't want to ruin that
0:21:12 > 0:21:14by going in heavy-handedly to do the warrants.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17So, firm but fair, but overall, communicate with them,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20tell them why we're there.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Steve's agreed that we can tell them the sort of evidence we've had
0:21:22 > 0:21:25and give reason as to why we're there,
0:21:25 > 0:21:28but communicate, polite and fair.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33Firm overall, but let's try and keep them on side as well. OK?
0:21:33 > 0:21:37With everyone briefed, it's time for PC Steve Morley
0:21:37 > 0:21:38and the team to hit the road.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Can we just confirm Oscar 99's up in the air and watching for us?
0:21:42 > 0:21:45And as well as 20 officers on the ground,
0:21:45 > 0:21:47airborne reinforcements are also on stand-by.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53I've contacted them this morning and just asked them to do a quick recce
0:21:53 > 0:21:57of the site as we're going down, just to make sure we're not going
0:21:57 > 0:22:00to find anything unexpected like a large number of people turn up,
0:22:00 > 0:22:04and what they'll do is they'll watch the site as we enter,
0:22:04 > 0:22:06just to make sure.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11One, for officer safety reasons, and secondly, to make sure nobody's
0:22:11 > 0:22:15seen disposing of any evidence that we can't see.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Steve arrives at the first of the sites spotted by the chopper.
0:22:18 > 0:22:19All right?
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Can I just get me a drink first?
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Yeah, that's not a problem, all right.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- But you understand what we're doing? - Yeah.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29All right. Before we go and search everywhere, where's it growing?
0:22:31 > 0:22:32How many?
0:22:35 > 0:22:36Just one shed?
0:22:37 > 0:22:40The travellers know Steve well and once he explains why he's there,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43they know the best option is to co-operate.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44It's that one?
0:22:44 > 0:22:45Yeah.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50No, no, that's fine. Well, we knew it was here.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51Just that one, pal.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53There's 12 plants in there?
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- Yeah.- OK.
0:22:55 > 0:22:56Who's responsible for this?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- It's yours, is it?- Yeah.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00The man's happy to admit that they're his plants.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Right, cos it's illegal, when we take it all away from here,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07I'll arrange for you to come into the police station for an interview,
0:23:07 > 0:23:09either later on today or tomorrow.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10- Yeah, that's fine. - That all right?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- Yeah. I know the deal.- You know the score, don't you?- Yeah.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14All right, Gary.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15Just feet away,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18the team have unearthed another shed full of cannabis.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20This shed's also full of cannabis plants,
0:23:20 > 0:23:23so we'll be seizing all the plants that are in this one as well.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28There are even more plants here than in the first shed
0:23:28 > 0:23:32with a street value of £1,000, but this time they are
0:23:32 > 0:23:34not the man's, they're his mother's.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36That, in that shed, belongs to me.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37That one here, where the bike is?
0:23:37 > 0:23:39- Yes, that belongs to me.- OK.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42After we've took it all away and before we leave,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45I'll have a chat with you and I'll arrange to see you
0:23:45 > 0:23:47down at Cottingham Police Station, possibly tomorrow.
0:23:47 > 0:23:48That'll be fine, yeah.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51And you'll be coming for a voluntary interview,
0:23:51 > 0:23:52so you won't be under arrest
0:23:52 > 0:23:54and then I'll interview you under caution,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57you can tell me all about it and then we'll decide
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- how we're going to deal with it. - Right.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Meanwhile, the helicopter evidence has proved invaluable.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08The three sites where we'd had the intelligence that we'd got
0:24:08 > 0:24:12the warrants for, we've got drugs back from all three.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15That'll be one cannabis plant.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Once the sites have been photographed,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20the team take samples of the plants to be sent to the lab for testing.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23The rest of the plants are bagged and tagged
0:24:23 > 0:24:25and taken away as evidence.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Then it's time to remove the specialist equipment that's
0:24:28 > 0:24:30been used to grow the plants.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32It's been a good result,
0:24:32 > 0:24:35and the seizure has gone off without any trouble.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38That's down to the way the neighbourhood teams
0:24:38 > 0:24:41worked with the travellers over the last few years.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44They accept we've got a job to do, they know that the drugs have
0:24:44 > 0:24:47been found, they know that it's illegal,
0:24:47 > 0:24:49but they do it in the hope that they'll get away with it
0:24:49 > 0:24:52and when days like this come and we turn up,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55it's like "Right, yeah, we know what the score is,
0:24:55 > 0:24:59"do what you have to", and we'll leave here today and hopefully
0:24:59 > 0:25:01we'll have the same relationship as we've had before.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05The team have raided over 200 growing sites
0:25:05 > 0:25:07in the last year alone.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10With this haul worth an estimated £4,000,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13it's more of the bad stuff off the streets.
0:25:13 > 0:25:14But as a further deterrent,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Steve has a plan for the expensive equipment.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19All the growing equipment is getting put into one of the council
0:25:19 > 0:25:22refuse vans cos it'll get destroyed.
0:25:22 > 0:25:28Each growing kit costs around £300, so it's expensive to replace.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32The team take this type of crime very seriously,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35and high-profile raids like this send out an important message
0:25:35 > 0:25:36to the local community.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42And Steve has some final words of warning for all concerned.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46And don't grow it again, all right?
0:25:46 > 0:25:50Because all I'll keep doing is getting the helicopter to keep
0:25:50 > 0:25:53doing fly-overs and if there's a sign that you're growing it again
0:25:53 > 0:25:56then we'll just have to come back again.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Next time, you won't end up with a caution,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- you'll end up going to court. - Yeah.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02- All right?- All right.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06And then you get a criminal conviction with a fine.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- Right.- All right?- Yeah.- OK.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Right, so I'll see you both tomorrow then.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15The woman was convicted of producing a controlled Class B drug
0:26:15 > 0:26:17and fined £110.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Her son and three other people received a police caution.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29In Hull, Dave and Sean are on the trail of two men
0:26:29 > 0:26:32who were caught on camera stealing bottles of alcohol
0:26:32 > 0:26:33from a local supermarket.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36The men made off from the store on bicycles,
0:26:36 > 0:26:39but the police think they know who the suspects are,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42and are already wanted by the police for other offences.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45They visited an address they knew the men frequented,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48but another officer radios in to say he has spotted them on bikes,
0:26:48 > 0:26:50just a few streets away.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52..turn left.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Dave and Sean head off in pursuit of the suspects,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02and four wheels are quicker than two,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05meaning it doesn't take the police long to chase the wanted men down.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Left, left.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11One of the runaways is in sight.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Just behind him now, going down.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16One's gone down the...
0:27:16 > 0:27:19But the other has cycled down the side road.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21The suspect's spotted the officers,
0:27:21 > 0:27:23but he's got no intention of pulling over.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30We're going down Wembley Park Avenue, from Kings Road, first left.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35We're behind one now, with a white/grey top.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Just a bit further.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41He almost gets away but the police box him in
0:27:41 > 0:27:44before running and putting the cuffs on this serial offender.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48You haven't got anything on you that you shouldn't have, have you?
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- Not that I know of, no. - Let's have a look.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54That was good.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57One of the two we've been looking for all morning,
0:27:57 > 0:28:01he's wanted on suspicion of at least one burglary,
0:28:01 > 0:28:04it's a non-dwelling burglary, it's from a shop,
0:28:04 > 0:28:05and several shop thefts as well,
0:28:05 > 0:28:08so he's been outstanding for a little while.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11He's well-known to the police, it's a good result to get our hands on him.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13The other one went off down an alleyway
0:28:13 > 0:28:15and that's the last I saw of him,
0:28:15 > 0:28:18but I've just heard that we've got hold of his bike
0:28:18 > 0:28:21so he's now on foot in this area somewhere.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25The bike the other suspect dumped is recovered.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26Here's the other bike!
0:28:26 > 0:28:28And in the basket there is crucial evidence -
0:28:28 > 0:28:32bottles of alcohol matching the ones stolen from the supermarket.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34We've got Bell's and...
0:28:34 > 0:28:37I'll seize that and we can book that in and we can book the bike in,
0:28:37 > 0:28:39can't we, when the van comes.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40And a call comes over the radio
0:28:40 > 0:28:43to say that the other fugitive's been collared.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Yeah, they've got hold of the other one as well, so a good result.
0:28:46 > 0:28:47RADIO: Yeah. One, zero, thank you for that.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50With both suspects detained,
0:28:50 > 0:28:54a van arrives to take them and the bikes away.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Back at the station, Dave and Sean book their suspect into custody,
0:29:00 > 0:29:02but not before giving him a thorough search
0:29:02 > 0:29:05to see if he has anything else on him.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10A short while later, the second suspect arrives,
0:29:10 > 0:29:13and his appearance and clothing clearly match the CCTV footage
0:29:13 > 0:29:16that Sean and Dave watched at the supermarket.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21These repeat offenders can now expect to find the book
0:29:21 > 0:29:24being thrown at them for their crimes.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28On appearing in court, one man had the theft from the supermarket
0:29:28 > 0:29:31"taken into consideration", but was convicted of two other offences
0:29:31 > 0:29:34of shoplifting on a different date and burglary.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36He was given a 12 month community order.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39The other man was convicted of the theft from the supermarket,
0:29:39 > 0:29:42along with six other counts of theft and burglary,
0:29:42 > 0:29:45receiving a 12 month community order.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53The neighbourhood teams believe that a major way to keep kids
0:29:53 > 0:29:56out of trouble is to ensure that they keep going to school.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59The police work with head teachers to do their best
0:29:59 > 0:30:01to make sure that this happens.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Truancy rates in the UK have rocketed over the past few years,
0:30:05 > 0:30:08and nearly 10 million school days are missed.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Over in Grimsby, PCSO Hayley Doust has been asked to help
0:30:16 > 0:30:18the family of a lad who has been skipping school.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23The next thing we'll do is, if he's not been found,
0:30:23 > 0:30:26go around the area looking for him.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Due to his age, it's not good for him to be hanging round
0:30:29 > 0:30:32the area on his own at this time.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35As Hayley checks out some of the lad's known hang-outs,
0:30:35 > 0:30:37she gets a call to say he's turned up at home.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40She's going to head over there to check out the lie of the land,
0:30:40 > 0:30:43and to get the lad back to the classroom.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47I've been made aware that he's come back to the address,
0:30:47 > 0:30:49and it's purely to go in to make sure that everything's OK,
0:30:49 > 0:30:53he's safe. Once I know that, it'll be his mother will be taking him
0:30:53 > 0:30:56back to school for the rest of the day.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59So my job, really, is just to make sure he's safe and well.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Experience tells her that truancy isn't usually just down
0:31:02 > 0:31:03to a dislike of school,
0:31:03 > 0:31:06but that playground politics and problems at home
0:31:06 > 0:31:07can often play a part.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10I've known this male for about four years now,
0:31:10 > 0:31:12and the rest of the family, actually,
0:31:12 > 0:31:14and it's the family that I'm trying to help.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16With the few problems that they have,
0:31:16 > 0:31:20it started to get better and now they're starting to decline again,
0:31:20 > 0:31:23so it's just really a case of going in, speaking to them,
0:31:23 > 0:31:26keeping them, as far as I can, on the right path.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30But the rest of the work's got to be done by him now.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34We've done most of what we can do with working with him,
0:31:34 > 0:31:36so the rest of it's up to him.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Together the family leave the house to go back to the school
0:31:40 > 0:31:43and discuss the problem with the head teacher.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46- We're just going to go back to- BLEEP- School.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50As they walk, Hayley gets to the bottom of the boy's current problem.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53She finds out he's been arguing with his brother,
0:31:53 > 0:31:56who has been insulting Nan, and the quarrel has spilled over
0:31:56 > 0:31:59from home to the school which they both attend.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02So, basically you didn't want to go back to school
0:32:02 > 0:32:04because you had an argument,
0:32:04 > 0:32:06well, you had a bit of an argument with your brother?
0:32:06 > 0:32:08So, is it because he called your Nana names,
0:32:08 > 0:32:09is that why you had a fight?
0:32:09 > 0:32:12OK, so if I speak to your brother and say "Look, that's not on,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15"you can't do that, it's not very nice to call your Grandma names".
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Yeah?
0:32:17 > 0:32:21The boy trusts Hayley and it's another working example
0:32:21 > 0:32:24of how the neighbourhood police regularly work with families.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28They can help resolve problems taking place behind closed doors.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30We've managed to get the young man going back to school.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Unfortunately, the only way we could do it
0:32:34 > 0:32:36was by negotiating a little bit,
0:32:36 > 0:32:38so we've managed to get him going back for an hour
0:32:38 > 0:32:41or maybe a little bit longer if he goes and speaks to the headmaster
0:32:41 > 0:32:42of the school.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45At the school the head teacher shows his support
0:32:45 > 0:32:47for the boy and his education.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50But we'll do our very best to make sure he gets a good deal as well,
0:32:50 > 0:32:52because he's worth it,
0:32:52 > 0:32:55but we do need some help from you, don't we? Yeah? Good man.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58I'll keep popping in and see where you are.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00You're going to stay at home this afternoon,
0:33:00 > 0:33:02new start tomorrow morning, yeah? Shake on it, please.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Are you going to stay in and sort your things?
0:33:04 > 0:33:07It's a positive step forward that comes with a plan to help
0:33:07 > 0:33:09the lad catch up with any missed lessons.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Basically, the resolution is, he's gone in,
0:33:12 > 0:33:14he's had a meeting with the headmaster.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17The headmaster is also putting things together to help him to try
0:33:17 > 0:33:20and stay at school a little bit longer
0:33:20 > 0:33:24which he's going to do alternative schooling on a Tuesday and Thursday
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- for a couple of hours and then he's going to go to- BLEEP,
0:33:27 > 0:33:30and just take it from there, really.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33As the boy returns to school, Hayley reflects on the work
0:33:33 > 0:33:37the team still need to do to support the family and to maintain
0:33:37 > 0:33:39their confidence in the neighbourhood police.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42It's just, that's just the way it is, unfortunately,
0:33:42 > 0:33:45and we're still working with the family as a whole
0:33:45 > 0:33:49to try and improve the situation and it is gradually getting there,
0:33:49 > 0:33:51so it's good that he's now going to trust me
0:33:51 > 0:33:53because I'm going to keep my word and let him go back
0:33:53 > 0:33:55and then let him come home
0:33:55 > 0:33:58and he'll trust me and he'll listen to me again.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00The neighbourhood team go above and beyond
0:34:00 > 0:34:02what we think of as police work,
0:34:02 > 0:34:04and this young lad knows that he can always depend on
0:34:04 > 0:34:08the support of officers like Hayley to help him through difficult times.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Troublesome teenagers making a nuisance of themselves
0:34:16 > 0:34:19in public spaces accounts for more than a quarter
0:34:19 > 0:34:23of all the complaints the neighbourhood police teams receive.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27But in Humberside, the police mount regular patrols of communal spaces
0:34:27 > 0:34:30to make sure they're not being used for trouble-making.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34Earlier, we saw that the neighbourhood team had had to close
0:34:34 > 0:34:38a local skate park to stop it being damaged by youngsters.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39The team moved on a familiar face,
0:34:39 > 0:34:42but Paul's now paying his mother a visit, to check up on him.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49This is the house of the young lad we were speaking to in the park.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52We're just going to... They're very well-known to us.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54We know them very well, they know us.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56- We're just going to have a word with them regarding where- BLEEP
0:34:56 > 0:34:58was earlier and his behaviour and attitude
0:34:58 > 0:35:00and see what they've got to say,
0:35:00 > 0:35:02and also to see whether they've seen him.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05For the boy's mother, this is a routine support visit by the police.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08But his attitude and the way he is today...
0:35:15 > 0:35:17How many chances do you need?
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Don't be surprised if we come back later on with him in tow,
0:35:19 > 0:35:21but we'll see how it goes.
0:35:21 > 0:35:22- All right?- We won't be!
0:35:22 > 0:35:25His mother despairs about her son's behaviour at times,
0:35:25 > 0:35:27and like the mother of many teens,
0:35:27 > 0:35:30she finds herself at her wits' end about what to do.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35As the officers leave the house, they spot the lad loitering outside.
0:35:35 > 0:35:36What for?
0:35:48 > 0:35:49Well, why not?
0:35:49 > 0:35:53He seems distressed and they are concerned to find out why.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04You're not normally like this, are you?
0:36:04 > 0:36:07You're quite clearly upset about something. What's wrong with you?
0:36:10 > 0:36:12I've got not desire to lock you up.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16I don't want to lock you up, at the end of the day.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Paul's concerned he may have taken some drugs,
0:36:19 > 0:36:21so they decide to search him.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- Have you got anything on you,- BLEEP, - that you shouldn't have on you?
0:36:24 > 0:36:25No.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26You're sure about that?
0:36:26 > 0:36:28All right, well, I'll tell you what's going to happen.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30I'm going to search you under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33All right? Because I'm unhappy with your behaviour and the way you are.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35- So, come here. - No, no, no.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37So, just come here. What have you got?
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Just don't be silly, all I want to know is what you've got on you.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41I haven't got nowt.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Right, so why have you, why are you behaving like this?
0:36:43 > 0:36:44- All right,- BLEEP.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47I've told you why I'm searching you, all right? Your behaviour.
0:36:47 > 0:36:48You can't stand still,
0:36:48 > 0:36:51you're asking to be locked up, your eyes are all over the place.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52And that's why I'm searching you,
0:36:52 > 0:36:54to see whether you've got any drugs on you, OK?
0:37:00 > 0:37:04- Take your hat off,- BLEEP. - Hat off, hat off.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07All right, OK.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Nothing is found on the boy and he calms down and goes on his way.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13C'mon, let's go and talk to your mum and dad now.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17- You're off?- Yeah.- All right, then.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19And there you go.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23That's the problem that we're up against day in and day out,
0:37:23 > 0:37:25and it's not just him, there's hundreds of young kids
0:37:25 > 0:37:27within this area with a similar sort of attitude.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30To be honest, he's obviously upset about something tonight,
0:37:30 > 0:37:32and is obviously trying to get himself arrested,
0:37:32 > 0:37:33which is unfortunate.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36If he really wants to be arrested then I think he would have done,
0:37:36 > 0:37:38he would have done something, but...
0:37:38 > 0:37:41The skate park has since reopened, without any further problems.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52Complaints about teenagers loitering on the streets and creating a menace
0:37:52 > 0:37:55accounted for over 20,000 calls
0:37:55 > 0:37:57the police received in Humberside last year.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59But over in North Lincolnshire,
0:37:59 > 0:38:02the police believe they've come up with a recipe for keeping kids
0:38:02 > 0:38:05off the street by giving them something to do.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09Jim and the neighbourhood team have been working with local
0:38:09 > 0:38:13organisations setting up a variety of clubs to get young people
0:38:13 > 0:38:14off the street.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18One of these is called Street Sports, and tonight Jim is
0:38:18 > 0:38:21heading down to one of the sessions to see how they're getting on.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23ALL: Yeah!
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Activities like this take place every night
0:38:25 > 0:38:28across North Lincolnshire, and provide local young people
0:38:28 > 0:38:30with not just a safe place to hang out,
0:38:30 > 0:38:34but also valuable advice and support from outreach workers.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36You all right?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Not so bad. Yourself? - Good, yeah, not so bad, cheers.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- Congratulations on your driving test.- Thank you very much.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- And job, I believe? - It is, yeah.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Reece is a former member of Street Sports.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47The scheme helped him turn his life around
0:38:47 > 0:38:50and now he wants to help other youngsters do the same.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53I know Sergeant Main on a personal level, from when I was a bit younger.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Unfortunately it was for the wrong reasons,
0:38:55 > 0:38:57and there was a few occasions
0:38:57 > 0:38:59where I was drinking on the streets and stuff.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04I heard about this sort of project through one of my mates, actually,
0:39:04 > 0:39:07at the time when I was still at school and, you know,
0:39:07 > 0:39:09at first they was really welcoming.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12They come along, it's a safe environment, do you know what I mean?
0:39:12 > 0:39:14I became a volunteer about a year and a half ago,
0:39:14 > 0:39:17and, basically, now I've completed all my qualifications, like,
0:39:17 > 0:39:19now I've got a job with them full-time.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22It makes it so much easier when you've got support behind you,
0:39:22 > 0:39:24it makes it so much easier to succeed.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28The club's founder, Maureen, is proud of Reece's progress.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31You could see when he was taking part in Street Sport,
0:39:31 > 0:39:35there were leadership skills there, and it was a case of just
0:39:35 > 0:39:39honing them, supporting them and I think you can see the end product
0:39:39 > 0:39:44in that he does have a wonderful rapport with the young people.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47The most enjoyment you get from it is coming down to events like this
0:39:47 > 0:39:49and seeing it in action.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Neighbourhood policing is all about working across the local community
0:39:53 > 0:39:56and addressing the problems it faces, and with the help of clubs
0:39:56 > 0:40:00like Street Sports, the team can continue to secure a better future
0:40:00 > 0:40:02for young people across the region.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06Going to events like that, talking to Reece,
0:40:06 > 0:40:09realising that you've actually made a difference and he knows you
0:40:09 > 0:40:12by name and he's telling you you've made a difference to his life,
0:40:12 > 0:40:14that makes this job so much worthwhile.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16From, in his own words tonight, he doesn't know where
0:40:16 > 0:40:19he would have been, if it wasn't for the professionals.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23And yes, we attend meetings, yes, we mix with different agencies
0:40:23 > 0:40:25and professionals to get these events organised,
0:40:25 > 0:40:28but there's nothing more rewarding than coming down
0:40:28 > 0:40:30and actually engaging with those young people,
0:40:30 > 0:40:33getting involved with them and seeing them enjoy themselves.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40By making neighbourhoods a safer place,
0:40:40 > 0:40:43the police are winning the public over with a style of policing
0:40:43 > 0:40:48that's truly interactive, but the public's goodwill is only as strong
0:40:48 > 0:40:50as the results the police can keep delivering.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Coming up, the police investigate a mysterious crime scene.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02So how long ago would you say it is, then,
0:41:02 > 0:41:04that you last had any contact with her at all?
0:41:04 > 0:41:05First weekend after Christmas.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08The neighbourhood team continue their crackdown
0:41:08 > 0:41:10on drugs during a morning raid.
0:41:10 > 0:41:17Police! Police, stay where you are! Police! Stay where you are!
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Get in the van and let's get it done.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22And a new strategy sees the police try to shut up shop
0:41:22 > 0:41:24on the oldest profession in the world.
0:41:24 > 0:41:25Don't tell me I don't work!
0:41:25 > 0:41:27I'm not asking you, I'm telling you.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30No, I know, I'm saying so you're telling me I can't go see my mate?
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