Episode 7 Neighbourhood Blues


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Neighbourhood policing has come a long way

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-since the days of Dixon of Dock Green.

-Good evening, all.

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From inner city estates to suburbia,

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this new generation of community police officers

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are on the front line.

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-What are you doing here?

-Police!

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Their aim is to develop a stronger bond with the community...

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Have you had any problems then, over the last week?

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..crack down on the crimes taking place on their doorstep...

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-So you've been drinking tonight?

-No.

-Why's your speech slurred, then?

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-..formulate fast action plans to take down the criminals.

-Careful!

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-Who do you think you are?!

-BLEEP BLEEP

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In this new series of Neighbourhood Blues,

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we go to the Humberside Police region and get exclusive access

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-to 24 teams of neighbourhood police officers...

-You're under arrest, mate.

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as they tackle the problems blighting local people...

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You're now under arrest on suspicion of possession and intent to supply a controlled drug.

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and rise to the challenge of making the streets a safer place.

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-Coming up - a travellers' camp gets busted.

-No, no, that's fine.

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Well, we knew it was here.

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The neighbourhood police get tough on tearaway teens.

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Don't keep flicking your lighters at me. Just leave now.

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And the team go on the trail of two supermarket shoplifters.

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That was good.

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This new style of neighbourhood policing is all about getting

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back to basics and connecting with the public.

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One of the major breakthrough ways of achieving this is the setting up

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of community surgeries and neighbourhood beat meetings

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where the residents can talk to the police

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as part of a group or one-on-one.

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The British economy suffers as a result of shoplifting,

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with hundreds of millions of pounds' worth of goods stolen from stores every year.

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In Hull, the neighbourhood team are tackling shop theft

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by joining forces with retailers in the local area.

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Good morning, everybody, I'm Sergeant Steve Lamb from the Riverside team

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based at Queens Garden Police Station.

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Sergeant Steve Lamb is leading today's meeting.

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It's an opportunity, really, for us to share information with our retail crime partners

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and very well attended today, we've representatives from all

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-the major city centre retail stores.

-Driffield is also serious again.

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Last year, it did quieten down for a bit but suddenly it's started to peak again.

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The meetings provide the team with a valuable opportunity

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to share vital information with local store owners to discuss

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-how best to target known offenders in the area.

-If you compared that

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against the daytime stuff, the retail stuff, how would it look?

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Particular shoplifters that come in to your shop, whether they've stolen

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or you suspect them to be stealing and you take them away or...

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The meeting is to get intelligence and information

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flowing from ourselves to the shops and vice versa.

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It's beneficial for other retail businesses

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and also for members of the public going about their daily business

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around the town centre for reducing crime

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and anti-social behaviour.

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The intelligence gathered at the meeting allows the team to identify shoplifting hot-spots across Hull.

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Over in the city centre, one of the neighbourhood team's PCSOs

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has spotted a man stealing. Gareth and Alan have been called to investigate.

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PCSOs help us, police support officers, they've seen him

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and another lad walking into the rear of the shops,

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behind TJ Hughes, each carrying a television.

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I've come round the corner, a member of the public's told us

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where the television was and he's been seen coming out of the shop.

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He was the male that the PCSO had seen carrying the television.

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He went through that way, you say? OK?

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A shopper has seen the man dump a television

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before running off across the street.

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Gareth spots him and pulls him to one side.

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I went to get some sweets...

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-What have you got?

-Socks.

-Can you keep your hands out of your pockets for me?

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-Some socks and stuff like that.

-Some socks and stuff like that?

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-Where are they now?

-In my bag.

-In your bag?

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The man claims all he's bought today is some sweets

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-and some socks, but Gareth's not convinced.

-Listen to me,

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listen to me, BLEEP. I'm PC Cowley from Queens Garden Police Station.

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I'm going to carry out a section one search on you.

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-We're looking for stolen or prohibited items.

-No problem, no problem.

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Now can I have my say?

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I'm a ceiling fixer by trade, a shop-fitter.

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I've gone in there to get some stuff, it's not there.

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I bought some sweets.

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Paid for them and then I'm gone. Is there any reason for this?

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-I don't understand.

-There is, yeah,

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because somebody's seen you disposing of some property

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which we believe to be stolen.

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Alan and Gareth decide to arrest him,

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much to the amusement of a passer-by.

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-Ha-ha, you've just been caught shoplifting.

-No, I haven't.

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Shop theft is one of the largest crimes in Britain,

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with shoplifting costing stores a staggering 137 million pounds a year.

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Slide yourself in there for me, mate, please. Thank you.

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So when's this...because I'm not being funny, I've got a child at home.

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The man is trying every excuse in the book to try and avoid a trip to the station.

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You're going to Central, all right?

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-Is that quick enough for you?

-What?

-You're going to Central police station.

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-You can take me to where the

-BLEEP

-you want.

-No problems.

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OK, slide across so we don't hit you with the door. Thank you.

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But as Alan starts to drive off, the man starts thrashing around in the back of the police car.

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-Don't touch me, don't touch me, don't touch me.

-Sit back...sit back.

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If you're going to prat about, you're going in a van.

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Stop being stupid or you'll go in a van, do you understand?

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-You'll come out and you'll go on the floor in a van.

-Get off me!

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-Do you understand?

-Get on with it!

-BLEEP

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Victor two-one. Can you get the van to us, please?

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Gareth and Alan have no choice but to get him out

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of the car and restrain him at the roadside before he injures himself or them.

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You're not going anywhere. Calm down. You think I haven't forgot your face, you BLEEP

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-Who the

-BLEEP

-do you think you are?

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I've explained I am PC Cowley from Queens Garden Police Station.

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-Yeah, you're a

-BLEEP

-and you're bullying people in custody.

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-You're a

-BLEEP.

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But even face down on the tarmac, this foul-mouthed man is still refusing to behave.

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-Were you bullied at school, you

-BLEEP?

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If you relax, the pressure will be taken off, won't it?

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-Let me put my feet on the floor.

-Relax.

-Well, let go of me!

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It doesn't work like that, cos you're threatening to kick.

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Gareth and Alan try to reason with the man but he continues

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to be abusive and threaten the officers.

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-Stop pushing! I'll

-BLEEP

-murder you!

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Well, that's one reason why we're not letting go, isn't it?

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-So let go of my feet!

-Not a chance. You're threatening to murder us.

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The neighbourhood team have special training to deal with abusive and threatening behaviour like this

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and always remain calm and controlled, no matter what is thrown at them.

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They've been wrestling with the man for nearly 15 minutes,

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but finally it seems that they are starting to get through to him.

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Let my feet go on the floor and I'll stop, please,

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let my feet go on the floor, please.

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Right, listen, fella, if your feet go on the floor and you kick off,

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we'll go back, do we understand?

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Yeah, no problem.

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-Just calm down.

-You're

-BLEEP.

-Right, put your foot down and stop making threats.

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-You're absolutely

-BLEEP

-you,

-BLEEP.

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Fella, we're getting places now, aren't we?

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But all of a sudden, the man becomes motionless.

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Want to sit up now you've calmed down?

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Eh? Andrew, are you going to sit up now you've calmed down?

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I can see your chest moving.

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Let's just put him in the recovery position.

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It'll just take a little bit longer to deal with him, then, if that's the case.

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We'll take him to hospital and then we'll sit with him until he's better.

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He appears to be unconscious.

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Alan checks the man's pulse and responses.

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They all seem to be perfectly normal. He could be faking it.

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C'mon, fella, you've still got a good pulse and you're breathing well.

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Stop messing about, otherwise we're going to be sat with you in hospital longer.

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You'll go to hospital, and all that'll do is delay your arrival at custody.

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Your clock won't start until you arrive back at the station.

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Don't be forcing your eyes closed, Andrew

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because that doesn't show us anything.

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Just going to get an ambulance. I think he's pretending, but just to be on the safe side.

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It's quite normal - some people do give us lots of abuse, shout various

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things but we're professional people, we've heard it all before.

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He's the one laid on the floor in handcuffs, so it doesn't bother us really.

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A few minutes later, paramedics arrive to check him over.

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Sometimes prisoners will feign illness

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so they are taken to hospital rather than going straight to the cells.

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Have a look, have a full examination and...

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They forget that no matter how long they're at the Royal,

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they'll remain in the cells for the same amount of time because they haven't reached there yet, so...

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The paramedic agrees with Gareth and Alan. They all think he is trying his luck,

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but as a precaution, they will take him down to Hull Royal Infirmary for a full health check.

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So when you came up to him, he was conscious, alert?

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Yeah, he was walking fine.

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Arrested him, fifteen minutes on the floor shouting and bawling, struggling and then...

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Well, his SATS are good, all his observations, everything's looking good.

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We never know what to expect when we come on a shift, that's the beauty of this job,

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Don't know what you're going to come up against.

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The man was given a clean bill of health at the hospital and sent to the police station.

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He was subsequently found guilty of theft and given a six-week prison sentence.

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-Yeah, you

-BLEEP!

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Let's hope he won't be acting up for the police in the future.

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Keeping town centres crime-free is high on the police's agenda,

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but so is making the street where you live a safer place.

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Despite best efforts to keep troublesome kids off the streets,

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concerns about anti-social behaviour

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caused by loitering youths are still rife.

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You know, they've got nowhere else to go so, you know,

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they're going to turn to the streets, the parks for entertainment

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and, you know, drinking.

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You know, young people need somewhere to go.

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I think there should be, the government should be putting

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more money into youth opportunities.

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But youth leisure schemes

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can sometimes become a magnet for trouble-makers.

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We're off to East Park on Holderness Road.

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..to a local skate park which is basically a facility

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for the youngsters to go in and just generally to socialise

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and it keeps them in one area, so we know where they are.

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They're in a safe place to be, and obviously it's a lot easier

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for us to police them, should there be any problems.

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Unfortunately, over a period of time,

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we've had a number of calls to service to police for fires

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being started in the bushes and the areas that surround the skate park.

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The council have been in and cut back the bushes

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and trying to sort of take away the opportunity for them to do this.

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Unfortunately, it's continued, so the council have now decided,

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basically, that they're going to, over the next period of a week,

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they're going to shut the skate park

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and shut the facility off for the youngsters.

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It's an unpopular decision, but the team feel their only option

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is to close the park early to stop it from being vandalised.

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Anti-social behaviour is a massive, massive problem for us.

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Obviously, 99 times out of a 100, it involves youngsters

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of a certain age and that's what we're targeted on to deal with,

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because obviously the misery that can be caused by anti-social

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behaviour to the rest of the community can be quite catastrophic

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in certain areas, if you like,

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and also it causes a lot of unpleasantness for people,

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so that's what our main job is.

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The skate park is normally a hive of activity,

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but today's freezing weather has put the youngsters off.

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And as you can see, at this moment in time it's virtually empty.

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I don't think I've ever seen it this quiet, to be honest with you.

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Yeah, we'll be coming down every night of the week at around this time

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just to make sure that the park is clear before they lock it up

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and obviously to explain to the children that are using the facility

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why it's being shut so early and obviously the ramifications for them

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should they try and get back in later on after it's been locked up.

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The damage that has already been caused at the park is extensive.

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When you look through here, you can see the wooded area here now,

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which is far, far clearer than ever it was a while ago,

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and if you take a walk through there,

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although you can't see it today too well

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because of the snow, you'll find several burn areas

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and some of the trees have got scorching and that

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where they've been starting the fires in there.

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The big effect of that is that should the fires take hold of the trees,

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we could have had a much worse situation here,

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quite a serious arson if that lot had gone up,

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which is another reason why it's been cut back.

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The team's priority is to protect the local community,

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but Paul is determined to ensure the knock-on effect of closing the park

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won't mean that the neighbours end up suffering more.

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We'll be out tonight, monitoring the other areas tonight.

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The police community support officers will also be out on foot, going

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round the additional areas where we think they may congregate.

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Obviously to make sure there's no problems with them,

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because they're not allowed in to use their own facility.

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I spoke to a few of the older lads who come on here who use it quite regularly

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and they're not too happy about it closing for a week,

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so hopefully a bit of peer pressure, they might get a group of youngsters

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and hopefully stop them doing the fires.

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The park keepers arrive to lock up, but it seems that there is one lad

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who is intent on staying put despite the cold weather.

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-BLEEP.

-Are you going to ask them to move?

-BLEEP.

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Paul knows this boy well.

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Do you understand what's happening?

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BOY MUMBLES

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Right, well it's time to go now, so if you want to move

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cos I'm going to lock the gates now.

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-Sorry?

-I've got a bad leg.

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Well, you've managed, you weren't here five minutes ago.

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You've obviously managed to walk here.

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BOY MUMBLES

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Oh, did you? Well the park has been shut, so I'm now asking you to move.

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Sorry? That's fine, but now.

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You can have a nice chat with PC Jefferson on the way out, can't you?

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Sorry?

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Well, if you come back in ten minutes,

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you'll get arrested, how's that?

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The boy is trying his hardest to wind Paul up, and to make it worse

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he's now pulled out two lighters.

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So what have you done to your leg, then?

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Sorry?

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-You burnt your leg?

-Yeah.

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What were you doing, trying to start a fire somewhere?

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Don't keep flicking your lighters at me.

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Don't keep flicking your lighters at me. Just leave now.

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He claims to have injured his leg whilst trying to light a fire,

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only adding to Paul's frustration.

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Just some advice, it will be on CCTV later, so if we have to come back,

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I'll take great pleasure in locking you up. Bye, bye.

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He's one of the regular lads that frequents this area,

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he does cause us a lot of problems.

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We've had quite a lot of contact with his parents who,

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sadly for them, have lost control of him totally, really.

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They're quite decent people, sadly, but... which is unusual.

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When parents are decent, their kids are not normally that bad, but

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unfortunately, in his case, he seems to think he can do what he wants.

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He's no longer in school, and has just caused us a lot of problems

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over the last few years, really.

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The majority of young people in the local community

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manage to stay out of trouble,

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but, as the problems at the park highlight,

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it only takes a handful of trouble-makers to mean

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that everyone gets deprived of the use of the facilities.

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All is quiet now, but Paul will be keeping a close eye on things.

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He doesn't appear to be here for the moment. We shall see in time.

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The team work with the families of children

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they regularly have contact with.

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They offer ongoing support and advice

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on how they can turn things around.

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Find out later what happens

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when they visit the home of the lad moved on from the park.

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I'm PC Cowley from Queens Gardens Police Station...

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Shop lifters steal for all sorts of reasons.

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Some steal to order, some steal for kicks,

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but others are drug addicts looking to sell stolen goods to pay for their next fix.

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Following the Retail Crime Partnership meeting,

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the police work with store managers to keep on top

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of this major problem.

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I'll get the photographs round to you as soon as possible.

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Over in Hull, Dave and Sean have received a call about a theft

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from the manager of a supermarket,

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and they have a hunch about who may be responsible.

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We're going to go to Morrison's on Bransholme.

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They've just had a shop theft not so long ago and there's two males

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who are responsible for stealing quite a large quantity of spirits.

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The descriptions are very vague, but I've got a sneaking suspicion

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it might be two males who are currently wanted

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for a number of a similar offences,

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so we're just going to go to the shop and have a look at their CCTV

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and see if we can identify them, and then from there we'll go out

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and have a look and see if we can get hold of them.

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First one's a little bit different,

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because they're a couple of males who've been outstanding for some

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time, for a number of offences, including burglaries and shop theft.

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They're very well known to us, but we're having trouble identifying

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where they are at the moment,

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so it would be nice to be able to get hold of them.

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Bottles of alcohol from supermarkets

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are one of the most sought-after items by shoplifters in the UK.

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Dave and Sean are hoping that the store's CCTV footage

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will tell them if their suspicions are correct about who's responsible

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for the current theft.

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Arriving at the store,

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they head inside to view the security video.

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It shows a man who appears to be stealing bottles of alcohol.

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The best camera angle you're going to see him on

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will be as he's walking out the door.

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-So he's coming now, camera three.

-Yeah.

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CCTV footage like this is one of the most effective weapons

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in the fight against shoplifting,

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and today it's given the neighbourhood team some vital clues.

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The man stealing the spirits fits the bill of one of the men

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they think they're after.

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Leave it with us.

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The footage isn't brilliant, but he's certainly got a good likeness

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of the suspect that we had in mind.

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Obviously, as I say, he's wanted for other offences anyway,

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so we'll bear this one in mind as we go looking for him.

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The staff have seen the person who is responsible for this shop theft

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make off on a cycle in the direction of Noddle Hill Way

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and the Garths over there,

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which is where we believe one of our suspects lives, so we'll start

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having a look in that area and knock on a few doors

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to see if we can find him.

0:19:060:19:07

All of the clues point to the wanted men, so Dave and Sean head to

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an address where they believe one of them lives.

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They find the house, but before they have a chance to knock on the door,

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news comes over the radio that the men they're after

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have been spotted nearby, making off on bicycles.

0:19:200:19:22

I don't know, he's obviously had a phone call about something.

0:19:220:19:26

The police are hot on their heels,

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but will they catch up with the suspects?

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We'll find out later.

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Cannabis farms and factories are on the increase

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and last year more than 20 were discovered every day,

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with police seizing over £100 million worth of the drug.

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Down at HQ, the team are being briefed in preparation

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for a raid on a suspected cannabis farm.

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They've received intelligence that the drug is being grown

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on a nearby travellers' site.

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So there's three warrants on three separate stands on the same site.

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Our strategy will be to enter the site and secure the three locations

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and detain any persons there and preserve evidence.

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We've got CSI with us who will then come in

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and photograph the scene before we start looking at dismantling it

0:20:150:20:19

and seizing any evidence.

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The team know the residents well, and it was only a year ago

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that the site was raided for the same offence.

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They weren't hostile, they were quite well-behaved,

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good-humoured and I don't expect that will change today.

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But we'll just have to be prepared, just in case it does turn ugly.

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The force helicopter has already been at work

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and identified three heat sources coming from the site

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that they believe to be possible growing sites.

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This ties in nicely with the other information they've received.

0:20:450:20:49

The intelligence suggests that they're actually growing it

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in a blue container.

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The only blue container on the site is this one.

0:20:530:20:55

But the team are still keen to make sure that the raid

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is handled sensitively to preserve the good relationship

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that they have built with a community they have previously had problems with.

0:21:020:21:05

We've been involved in various charity football matches with them

0:21:050:21:08

and we've got them on side and I don't want to ruin that

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by going in heavy-handedly to do the warrants.

0:21:120:21:14

So, firm but fair, but overall, communicate with them,

0:21:140:21:17

tell them why we're there.

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Steve's agreed that we can tell them the sort of evidence we've had

0:21:200:21:22

and give reason as to why we're there,

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but communicate, polite and fair.

0:21:250:21:28

Firm overall, but let's try and keep them on side as well. OK?

0:21:280:21:33

With everyone briefed, it's time for PC Steve Morley

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and the team to hit the road.

0:21:370:21:38

Can we just confirm Oscar 99's up in the air and watching for us?

0:21:380:21:42

And as well as 20 officers on the ground,

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airborne reinforcements are also on stand-by.

0:21:450:21:47

I've contacted them this morning and just asked them to do a quick recce

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of the site as we're going down, just to make sure we're not going

0:21:530:21:57

to find anything unexpected like a large number of people turn up,

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and what they'll do is they'll watch the site as we enter,

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just to make sure.

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One, for officer safety reasons, and secondly, to make sure nobody's

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seen disposing of any evidence that we can't see.

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Steve arrives at the first of the sites spotted by the chopper.

0:22:150:22:18

All right?

0:22:180:22:19

Can I just get me a drink first?

0:22:190:22:21

Yeah, that's not a problem, all right.

0:22:210:22:23

-But you understand what we're doing?

-Yeah.

0:22:230:22:25

All right. Before we go and search everywhere, where's it growing?

0:22:250:22:29

How many?

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Just one shed?

0:22:350:22:36

The travellers know Steve well and once he explains why he's there,

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they know the best option is to co-operate.

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It's that one?

0:22:430:22:44

Yeah.

0:22:440:22:45

No, no, that's fine. Well, we knew it was here.

0:22:480:22:50

Just that one, pal.

0:22:500:22:51

There's 12 plants in there?

0:22:510:22:53

-Yeah.

-OK.

0:22:530:22:55

Who's responsible for this?

0:22:550:22:56

-It's yours, is it?

-Yeah.

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The man's happy to admit that they're his plants.

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Right, cos it's illegal, when we take it all away from here,

0:23:000:23:04

I'll arrange for you to come into the police station for an interview,

0:23:040:23:07

either later on today or tomorrow.

0:23:070:23:09

-Yeah, that's fine.

-That all right?

0:23:090:23:10

-Yeah. I know the deal.

-You know the score, don't you?

-Yeah.

0:23:100:23:13

All right, Gary.

0:23:130:23:14

Just feet away,

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the team have unearthed another shed full of cannabis.

0:23:150:23:18

This shed's also full of cannabis plants,

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so we'll be seizing all the plants that are in this one as well.

0:23:200:23:23

There are even more plants here than in the first shed

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with a street value of £1,000, but this time they are

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not the man's, they're his mother's.

0:23:320:23:34

That, in that shed, belongs to me.

0:23:340:23:36

That one here, where the bike is?

0:23:360:23:37

-Yes, that belongs to me.

-OK.

0:23:370:23:39

After we've took it all away and before we leave,

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I'll have a chat with you and I'll arrange to see you

0:23:420:23:45

down at Cottingham Police Station, possibly tomorrow.

0:23:450:23:47

That'll be fine, yeah.

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And you'll be coming for a voluntary interview,

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so you won't be under arrest

0:23:510:23:52

and then I'll interview you under caution,

0:23:520:23:54

you can tell me all about it and then we'll decide

0:23:540:23:57

-how we're going to deal with it.

-Right.

0:23:570:23:59

Meanwhile, the helicopter evidence has proved invaluable.

0:24:000:24:04

The three sites where we'd had the intelligence that we'd got

0:24:040:24:08

the warrants for, we've got drugs back from all three.

0:24:080:24:12

That'll be one cannabis plant.

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Once the sites have been photographed,

0:24:150:24:17

the team take samples of the plants to be sent to the lab for testing.

0:24:170:24:20

The rest of the plants are bagged and tagged

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and taken away as evidence.

0:24:230:24:25

Then it's time to remove the specialist equipment that's

0:24:250:24:28

been used to grow the plants.

0:24:280:24:30

It's been a good result,

0:24:300:24:32

and the seizure has gone off without any trouble.

0:24:320:24:35

That's down to the way the neighbourhood teams

0:24:350:24:38

worked with the travellers over the last few years.

0:24:380:24:41

They accept we've got a job to do, they know that the drugs have

0:24:410:24:44

been found, they know that it's illegal,

0:24:440:24:47

but they do it in the hope that they'll get away with it

0:24:470:24:49

and when days like this come and we turn up,

0:24:490:24:52

it's like "Right, yeah, we know what the score is,

0:24:520:24:55

"do what you have to", and we'll leave here today and hopefully

0:24:550:24:59

we'll have the same relationship as we've had before.

0:24:590:25:01

The team have raided over 200 growing sites

0:25:010:25:05

in the last year alone.

0:25:050:25:07

With this haul worth an estimated £4,000,

0:25:070:25:10

it's more of the bad stuff off the streets.

0:25:100:25:13

But as a further deterrent,

0:25:130:25:14

Steve has a plan for the expensive equipment.

0:25:140:25:16

All the growing equipment is getting put into one of the council

0:25:160:25:19

refuse vans cos it'll get destroyed.

0:25:190:25:22

Each growing kit costs around £300, so it's expensive to replace.

0:25:220:25:28

The team take this type of crime very seriously,

0:25:290:25:32

and high-profile raids like this send out an important message

0:25:320:25:35

to the local community.

0:25:350:25:36

And Steve has some final words of warning for all concerned.

0:25:380:25:42

And don't grow it again, all right?

0:25:440:25:46

Because all I'll keep doing is getting the helicopter to keep

0:25:460:25:50

doing fly-overs and if there's a sign that you're growing it again

0:25:500:25:53

then we'll just have to come back again.

0:25:530:25:56

Next time, you won't end up with a caution,

0:25:560:25:58

-you'll end up going to court.

-Yeah.

0:25:580:26:01

-All right?

-All right.

0:26:010:26:02

And then you get a criminal conviction with a fine.

0:26:020:26:06

-Right.

-All right?

-Yeah.

-OK.

0:26:060:26:08

Right, so I'll see you both tomorrow then.

0:26:080:26:11

The woman was convicted of producing a controlled Class B drug

0:26:110:26:15

and fined £110.

0:26:150:26:17

Her son and three other people received a police caution.

0:26:170:26:21

In Hull, Dave and Sean are on the trail of two men

0:26:270:26:29

who were caught on camera stealing bottles of alcohol

0:26:290:26:32

from a local supermarket.

0:26:320:26:33

The men made off from the store on bicycles,

0:26:330:26:36

but the police think they know who the suspects are,

0:26:360:26:39

and are already wanted by the police for other offences.

0:26:390:26:42

They visited an address they knew the men frequented,

0:26:420:26:45

but another officer radios in to say he has spotted them on bikes,

0:26:450:26:48

just a few streets away.

0:26:480:26:50

..turn left.

0:26:500:26:52

Dave and Sean head off in pursuit of the suspects,

0:26:570:26:59

and four wheels are quicker than two,

0:26:590:27:02

meaning it doesn't take the police long to chase the wanted men down.

0:27:020:27:05

Left, left.

0:27:050:27:07

One of the runaways is in sight.

0:27:090:27:11

Just behind him now, going down.

0:27:110:27:14

One's gone down the...

0:27:140:27:16

But the other has cycled down the side road.

0:27:160:27:19

The suspect's spotted the officers,

0:27:190:27:21

but he's got no intention of pulling over.

0:27:210:27:23

We're going down Wembley Park Avenue, from Kings Road, first left.

0:27:260:27:30

We're behind one now, with a white/grey top.

0:27:320:27:35

Just a bit further.

0:27:350:27:37

He almost gets away but the police box him in

0:27:390:27:41

before running and putting the cuffs on this serial offender.

0:27:410:27:44

You haven't got anything on you that you shouldn't have, have you?

0:27:460:27:48

-Not that I know of, no.

-Let's have a look.

0:27:480:27:51

That was good.

0:27:520:27:54

One of the two we've been looking for all morning,

0:27:540:27:57

he's wanted on suspicion of at least one burglary,

0:27:570:28:01

it's a non-dwelling burglary, it's from a shop,

0:28:010:28:04

and several shop thefts as well,

0:28:040:28:05

so he's been outstanding for a little while.

0:28:050:28:08

He's well-known to the police, it's a good result to get our hands on him.

0:28:080:28:11

The other one went off down an alleyway

0:28:110:28:13

and that's the last I saw of him,

0:28:130:28:15

but I've just heard that we've got hold of his bike

0:28:150:28:18

so he's now on foot in this area somewhere.

0:28:180:28:21

The bike the other suspect dumped is recovered.

0:28:220:28:25

Here's the other bike!

0:28:250:28:26

And in the basket there is crucial evidence -

0:28:260:28:28

bottles of alcohol matching the ones stolen from the supermarket.

0:28:280:28:32

We've got Bell's and...

0:28:320:28:34

I'll seize that and we can book that in and we can book the bike in,

0:28:340:28:37

can't we, when the van comes.

0:28:370:28:39

And a call comes over the radio

0:28:390:28:40

to say that the other fugitive's been collared.

0:28:400:28:43

Yeah, they've got hold of the other one as well, so a good result.

0:28:430:28:46

RADIO: Yeah. One, zero, thank you for that.

0:28:460:28:47

With both suspects detained,

0:28:470:28:50

a van arrives to take them and the bikes away.

0:28:500:28:54

Back at the station, Dave and Sean book their suspect into custody,

0:28:550:28:59

but not before giving him a thorough search

0:29:000:29:02

to see if he has anything else on him.

0:29:020:29:05

A short while later, the second suspect arrives,

0:29:070:29:10

and his appearance and clothing clearly match the CCTV footage

0:29:100:29:13

that Sean and Dave watched at the supermarket.

0:29:130:29:16

These repeat offenders can now expect to find the book

0:29:180:29:21

being thrown at them for their crimes.

0:29:210:29:24

On appearing in court, one man had the theft from the supermarket

0:29:240:29:28

"taken into consideration", but was convicted of two other offences

0:29:280:29:31

of shoplifting on a different date and burglary.

0:29:310:29:34

He was given a 12 month community order.

0:29:340:29:36

The other man was convicted of the theft from the supermarket,

0:29:360:29:39

along with six other counts of theft and burglary,

0:29:390:29:42

receiving a 12 month community order.

0:29:420:29:45

The neighbourhood teams believe that a major way to keep kids

0:29:500:29:53

out of trouble is to ensure that they keep going to school.

0:29:530:29:56

The police work with head teachers to do their best

0:29:560:29:59

to make sure that this happens.

0:29:590:30:01

Truancy rates in the UK have rocketed over the past few years,

0:30:020:30:05

and nearly 10 million school days are missed.

0:30:050:30:08

Over in Grimsby, PCSO Hayley Doust has been asked to help

0:30:130:30:16

the family of a lad who has been skipping school.

0:30:160:30:18

The next thing we'll do is, if he's not been found,

0:30:210:30:23

go around the area looking for him.

0:30:230:30:26

Due to his age, it's not good for him to be hanging round

0:30:260:30:29

the area on his own at this time.

0:30:290:30:32

As Hayley checks out some of the lad's known hang-outs,

0:30:320:30:35

she gets a call to say he's turned up at home.

0:30:350:30:37

She's going to head over there to check out the lie of the land,

0:30:370:30:40

and to get the lad back to the classroom.

0:30:400:30:43

I've been made aware that he's come back to the address,

0:30:440:30:47

and it's purely to go in to make sure that everything's OK,

0:30:470:30:49

he's safe. Once I know that, it'll be his mother will be taking him

0:30:490:30:53

back to school for the rest of the day.

0:30:530:30:56

So my job, really, is just to make sure he's safe and well.

0:30:560:30:59

Experience tells her that truancy isn't usually just down

0:30:590:31:02

to a dislike of school,

0:31:020:31:03

but that playground politics and problems at home

0:31:030:31:06

can often play a part.

0:31:060:31:07

I've known this male for about four years now,

0:31:070:31:10

and the rest of the family, actually,

0:31:100:31:12

and it's the family that I'm trying to help.

0:31:120:31:14

With the few problems that they have,

0:31:140:31:16

it started to get better and now they're starting to decline again,

0:31:160:31:20

so it's just really a case of going in, speaking to them,

0:31:200:31:23

keeping them, as far as I can, on the right path.

0:31:230:31:26

But the rest of the work's got to be done by him now.

0:31:260:31:30

We've done most of what we can do with working with him,

0:31:300:31:34

so the rest of it's up to him.

0:31:340:31:36

Together the family leave the house to go back to the school

0:31:380:31:40

and discuss the problem with the head teacher.

0:31:400:31:43

-We're just going to go back to

-BLEEP

-School.

0:31:440:31:46

As they walk, Hayley gets to the bottom of the boy's current problem.

0:31:460:31:50

She finds out he's been arguing with his brother,

0:31:500:31:53

who has been insulting Nan, and the quarrel has spilled over

0:31:530:31:56

from home to the school which they both attend.

0:31:560:31:59

So, basically you didn't want to go back to school

0:32:000:32:02

because you had an argument,

0:32:020:32:04

well, you had a bit of an argument with your brother?

0:32:040:32:06

So, is it because he called your Nana names,

0:32:060:32:08

is that why you had a fight?

0:32:080:32:09

OK, so if I speak to your brother and say "Look, that's not on,

0:32:090:32:12

"you can't do that, it's not very nice to call your Grandma names".

0:32:120:32:15

Yeah?

0:32:150:32:17

The boy trusts Hayley and it's another working example

0:32:170:32:21

of how the neighbourhood police regularly work with families.

0:32:210:32:24

They can help resolve problems taking place behind closed doors.

0:32:250:32:28

We've managed to get the young man going back to school.

0:32:280:32:30

Unfortunately, the only way we could do it

0:32:310:32:34

was by negotiating a little bit,

0:32:340:32:36

so we've managed to get him going back for an hour

0:32:360:32:38

or maybe a little bit longer if he goes and speaks to the headmaster

0:32:380:32:41

of the school.

0:32:410:32:42

At the school the head teacher shows his support

0:32:420:32:45

for the boy and his education.

0:32:450:32:47

But we'll do our very best to make sure he gets a good deal as well,

0:32:470:32:50

because he's worth it,

0:32:500:32:52

but we do need some help from you, don't we? Yeah? Good man.

0:32:520:32:55

I'll keep popping in and see where you are.

0:32:550:32:58

You're going to stay at home this afternoon,

0:32:580:33:00

new start tomorrow morning, yeah? Shake on it, please.

0:33:000:33:02

Are you going to stay in and sort your things?

0:33:020:33:04

It's a positive step forward that comes with a plan to help

0:33:040:33:07

the lad catch up with any missed lessons.

0:33:070:33:09

Basically, the resolution is, he's gone in,

0:33:090:33:12

he's had a meeting with the headmaster.

0:33:120:33:14

The headmaster is also putting things together to help him to try

0:33:140:33:17

and stay at school a little bit longer

0:33:170:33:20

which he's going to do alternative schooling on a Tuesday and Thursday

0:33:200:33:24

-for a couple of hours and then he's going to go to

-BLEEP,

0:33:240:33:27

and just take it from there, really.

0:33:270:33:30

As the boy returns to school, Hayley reflects on the work

0:33:300:33:33

the team still need to do to support the family and to maintain

0:33:330:33:37

their confidence in the neighbourhood police.

0:33:370:33:39

It's just, that's just the way it is, unfortunately,

0:33:390:33:42

and we're still working with the family as a whole

0:33:420:33:45

to try and improve the situation and it is gradually getting there,

0:33:450:33:49

so it's good that he's now going to trust me

0:33:490:33:51

because I'm going to keep my word and let him go back

0:33:510:33:53

and then let him come home

0:33:530:33:55

and he'll trust me and he'll listen to me again.

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The neighbourhood team go above and beyond

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what we think of as police work,

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and this young lad knows that he can always depend on

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the support of officers like Hayley to help him through difficult times.

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Troublesome teenagers making a nuisance of themselves

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in public spaces accounts for more than a quarter

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of all the complaints the neighbourhood police teams receive.

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But in Humberside, the police mount regular patrols of communal spaces

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to make sure they're not being used for trouble-making.

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Earlier, we saw that the neighbourhood team had had to close

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a local skate park to stop it being damaged by youngsters.

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The team moved on a familiar face,

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but Paul's now paying his mother a visit, to check up on him.

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This is the house of the young lad we were speaking to in the park.

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We're just going to... They're very well-known to us.

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We know them very well, they know us.

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-We're just going to have a word with them regarding where

-BLEEP

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was earlier and his behaviour and attitude

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and see what they've got to say,

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and also to see whether they've seen him.

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For the boy's mother, this is a routine support visit by the police.

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But his attitude and the way he is today...

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How many chances do you need?

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Don't be surprised if we come back later on with him in tow,

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but we'll see how it goes.

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-All right?

-We won't be!

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His mother despairs about her son's behaviour at times,

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and like the mother of many teens,

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she finds herself at her wits' end about what to do.

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As the officers leave the house, they spot the lad loitering outside.

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What for?

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Well, why not?

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He seems distressed and they are concerned to find out why.

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You're not normally like this, are you?

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You're quite clearly upset about something. What's wrong with you?

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I've got not desire to lock you up.

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I don't want to lock you up, at the end of the day.

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Paul's concerned he may have taken some drugs,

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so they decide to search him.

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-Have you got anything on you,

-BLEEP,

-that you shouldn't have on you?

0:36:210:36:24

No.

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You're sure about that?

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All right, well, I'll tell you what's going to happen.

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I'm going to search you under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

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All right? Because I'm unhappy with your behaviour and the way you are.

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-So, come here.

-No, no, no.

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So, just come here. What have you got?

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Just don't be silly, all I want to know is what you've got on you.

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I haven't got nowt.

0:36:390:36:41

Right, so why have you, why are you behaving like this?

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-All right,

-BLEEP.

0:36:430:36:44

I've told you why I'm searching you, all right? Your behaviour.

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You can't stand still,

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you're asking to be locked up, your eyes are all over the place.

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And that's why I'm searching you,

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to see whether you've got any drugs on you, OK?

0:36:520:36:54

-Take your hat off,

-BLEEP.

-Hat off, hat off.

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All right, OK.

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Nothing is found on the boy and he calms down and goes on his way.

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C'mon, let's go and talk to your mum and dad now.

0:37:110:37:13

-You're off?

-Yeah.

-All right, then.

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And there you go.

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That's the problem that we're up against day in and day out,

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and it's not just him, there's hundreds of young kids

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within this area with a similar sort of attitude.

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To be honest, he's obviously upset about something tonight,

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and is obviously trying to get himself arrested,

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which is unfortunate.

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If he really wants to be arrested then I think he would have done,

0:37:330:37:36

he would have done something, but...

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The skate park has since reopened, without any further problems.

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Complaints about teenagers loitering on the streets and creating a menace

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accounted for over 20,000 calls

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the police received in Humberside last year.

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But over in North Lincolnshire,

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the police believe they've come up with a recipe for keeping kids

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off the street by giving them something to do.

0:38:020:38:05

Jim and the neighbourhood team have been working with local

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organisations setting up a variety of clubs to get young people

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off the street.

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One of these is called Street Sports, and tonight Jim is

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heading down to one of the sessions to see how they're getting on.

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ALL: Yeah!

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Activities like this take place every night

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across North Lincolnshire, and provide local young people

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with not just a safe place to hang out,

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but also valuable advice and support from outreach workers.

0:38:300:38:34

You all right?

0:38:340:38:36

-Not so bad. Yourself?

-Good, yeah, not so bad, cheers.

0:38:360:38:38

-Congratulations on your driving test.

-Thank you very much.

0:38:380:38:41

-And job, I believe?

-It is, yeah.

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Reece is a former member of Street Sports.

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The scheme helped him turn his life around

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and now he wants to help other youngsters do the same.

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I know Sergeant Main on a personal level, from when I was a bit younger.

0:38:500:38:53

Unfortunately it was for the wrong reasons,

0:38:530:38:55

and there was a few occasions

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where I was drinking on the streets and stuff.

0:38:570:38:59

I heard about this sort of project through one of my mates, actually,

0:38:590:39:04

at the time when I was still at school and, you know,

0:39:040:39:07

at first they was really welcoming.

0:39:070:39:09

They come along, it's a safe environment, do you know what I mean?

0:39:090:39:12

I became a volunteer about a year and a half ago,

0:39:120:39:14

and, basically, now I've completed all my qualifications, like,

0:39:140:39:17

now I've got a job with them full-time.

0:39:170:39:19

It makes it so much easier when you've got support behind you,

0:39:190:39:22

it makes it so much easier to succeed.

0:39:220:39:24

The club's founder, Maureen, is proud of Reece's progress.

0:39:240:39:28

You could see when he was taking part in Street Sport,

0:39:280:39:31

there were leadership skills there, and it was a case of just

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honing them, supporting them and I think you can see the end product

0:39:350:39:39

in that he does have a wonderful rapport with the young people.

0:39:390:39:44

The most enjoyment you get from it is coming down to events like this

0:39:440:39:47

and seeing it in action.

0:39:470:39:49

Neighbourhood policing is all about working across the local community

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and addressing the problems it faces, and with the help of clubs

0:39:530:39:56

like Street Sports, the team can continue to secure a better future

0:39:560:40:00

for young people across the region.

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Going to events like that, talking to Reece,

0:40:020:40:06

realising that you've actually made a difference and he knows you

0:40:060:40:09

by name and he's telling you you've made a difference to his life,

0:40:090:40:12

that makes this job so much worthwhile.

0:40:120:40:14

From, in his own words tonight, he doesn't know where

0:40:140:40:16

he would have been, if it wasn't for the professionals.

0:40:160:40:19

And yes, we attend meetings, yes, we mix with different agencies

0:40:190:40:23

and professionals to get these events organised,

0:40:230:40:25

but there's nothing more rewarding than coming down

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and actually engaging with those young people,

0:40:280:40:30

getting involved with them and seeing them enjoy themselves.

0:40:300:40:33

By making neighbourhoods a safer place,

0:40:380:40:40

the police are winning the public over with a style of policing

0:40:400:40:43

that's truly interactive, but the public's goodwill is only as strong

0:40:430:40:48

as the results the police can keep delivering.

0:40:480:40:50

Coming up, the police investigate a mysterious crime scene.

0:40:520:40:56

So how long ago would you say it is, then,

0:41:000:41:02

that you last had any contact with her at all?

0:41:020:41:04

First weekend after Christmas.

0:41:040:41:05

The neighbourhood team continue their crackdown

0:41:050:41:08

on drugs during a morning raid.

0:41:080:41:10

Police! Police, stay where you are! Police! Stay where you are!

0:41:100:41:17

Get in the van and let's get it done.

0:41:170:41:19

And a new strategy sees the police try to shut up shop

0:41:190:41:22

on the oldest profession in the world.

0:41:220:41:24

Don't tell me I don't work!

0:41:240:41:25

I'm not asking you, I'm telling you.

0:41:250:41:27

No, I know, I'm saying so you're telling me I can't go see my mate?

0:41:270:41:30

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