0:00:00 > 0:00:03Neighbourhood policing has come a long way
0:00:03 > 0:00:06since the days of Dixon Of Dock Green.
0:00:06 > 0:00:07Good evening, all.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10From inner-city estates to suburbia...
0:00:12 > 0:00:15..this new generation of community police officers
0:00:15 > 0:00:17are on the front line.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20- What are you doing?!- Police!
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Their aim is to develop a stronger bond with the community...
0:00:24 > 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 is your speech slurred, then?
0:00:33 > 0:00:35..formulate fast action plans to take down the criminals.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Can't be too careful.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Who do you think you are?!
0:00:40 > 0:00:41- Hey!- (BLEEP)!
0:00:41 > 0:00:44In this new series of Neighbourhood Blues,
0:00:44 > 0:00:47we go to the Humberside Police region
0:00:47 > 0:00:52and get exclusive access to 24 teams of neighbourhood police officers...
0:00:52 > 0:00:54You're under arrest, mate.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57..as they tackle the problems blighting local people...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59You're now under arrest
0:00:59 > 0:01:02on suspicion of intent to supply a controlled drug.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06..and rise to the challenge of making the streets a safer place.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29Coming up...
0:01:31 > 0:01:34A potentially dangerous menace goes on the run...
0:01:34 > 0:01:37At the moment, you're under arrest for shop theft,
0:01:37 > 0:01:41threats to kill, and breach of your anti-social behaviour order, OK?
0:01:41 > 0:01:45..the team go on a crime-fighting spree, following a spate of burglaries...
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Anyone could still break into the house.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50It's just the effort they've got to go through to get in.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53..and the police try and keep the peace on a night out on the town.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54Don't be silly.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Face that way if you're going to be sick.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58I don't want it on my boots.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07A key to good neighbourhood policing is making the team's presence felt
0:02:07 > 0:02:10in towns and villages across the country.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Putting hundreds of bobbies back on the beat
0:02:12 > 0:02:15has received the full backing of the public and,
0:02:15 > 0:02:16as we're about to find out,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19it's a great way to warn off trouble-makers
0:02:19 > 0:02:22and take fast action when a problem gets out of control.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25Across the country,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29over 30,000 community officers take to the streets every day,
0:02:29 > 0:02:33clocking up a sole-shredding 50,000 miles between them on beat walks.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38There are a lot of Police Community Support Officers
0:02:38 > 0:02:41that have good relations with all the people in the community,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44local businesses, schools and children and that sort of thing.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I think they've prevented quite a lot of crime.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50We have a very good relationship with our local PCSO.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53I think it needs the community's support as well as the police...
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Yeah, that's right.- ..and together, that makes a good team.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00We work predominantly in uniform, high visibility,
0:03:00 > 0:03:04in an overt manner, to let people know that we are there
0:03:04 > 0:03:07and it's not just to let the communities know.
0:03:07 > 0:03:08It's also to let the offenders, you know,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10the people that are causing those issues.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13We will go knock on their doors,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16we will tell them that they will be subject to extra scrutiny
0:03:16 > 0:03:19by the police and that that scrutiny will continue
0:03:19 > 0:03:23until they stop causing misery to the local residents.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29The neighbourhood teams also hold regular surgeries and meetings,
0:03:29 > 0:03:33so problems can be discussed openly and solutions found.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Vehicle crime is down nearly half...
0:03:36 > 0:03:39All in all, this is one neighbourhood police force
0:03:39 > 0:03:44that is big on community and big on cutting the causes of crime.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47I think neighbourhood policing is, without doubt, the way forward.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49As well as hitting the streets
0:03:49 > 0:03:52to solve problems that can blight local areas,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55neighbourhood police teams are on hand 24/7
0:03:55 > 0:03:58to respond to any emergency call for help.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Over at Pearson Park Station,
0:04:01 > 0:04:03PC Martina Akrill has just taken a call
0:04:03 > 0:04:05from the manager of a local supermarket.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12They have reported that a suspect was spotted
0:04:12 > 0:04:14stealing meat from the refrigerator aisle.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18When confronted by a security guard,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21he was alleged to have made a threat to kill.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23From the information supplied,
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Martina can make a positive ID on the man.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34The man has no permanent address,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37but moves between friends and family.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Are you and Sarah going to go that way?
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Martina has a hunch that he may be hiding out at a friend's house,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46so the team head over there.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50Hiya, sorry to bother you.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53I've been given this address for a Mark Stubbs.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57We're after him, apparently he's friends with (BLEEP), who lives here.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00- Have you not?- No.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Has he been staying here at all?
0:05:06 > 0:05:08You're not really here?
0:05:11 > 0:05:12Right, OK.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Do you mind if we come in and make sure he's not here now?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- Is that all right?- Yeah, sure. - OK, thank you.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- Is there anybody else in the house?- No.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22The man they find at the address claims he doesn't live there
0:05:22 > 0:05:24and is just couch surfing.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Despite claiming that the suspect has never been there,
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Martina is taking no chances and decides to search the property.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36One room in particular arouses the team's suspicion...
0:05:42 > 0:05:43..not least of all
0:05:43 > 0:05:46because of the potent smell emanating from it.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49Cannabis.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Where's that been growing, then?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Whilst the wanted man isn't hiding there,
0:05:58 > 0:06:00questions still need to be answered
0:06:00 > 0:06:02about the cannabis that has been discovered.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Whose is this plant?
0:06:06 > 0:06:07Cannabis plant.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15Is this where you've been sleeping?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21The couch surfer is questioned,
0:06:21 > 0:06:24but continues to deny all knowledge of the illegal drugs.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Can you not smell it as soon as you walk through the door?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33I was, but, me,
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I come in...after a drink,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39I just get in my bed and then go to sleep.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Has Mark been staying here, then?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I came two days ago
0:06:44 > 0:06:45and I came in
0:06:45 > 0:06:48and I was like, "Who's that in my bed?"
0:06:48 > 0:06:50and then I...
0:06:50 > 0:06:51and then I just walked downstairs
0:06:51 > 0:06:54and just went to sleep down there, so...
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Where's (BLEEP) now?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58She's in town, cos...
0:06:58 > 0:07:01She hasn't even been back since yesterday.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Is she with Mark?
0:07:04 > 0:07:06I don't know. I don't have a clue.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- You don't know or you don't want to tell me?- No!
0:07:09 > 0:07:10I actually don't know,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13cos she rang me at quarter to one this morning,
0:07:13 > 0:07:17going, "Oh, Mark's gone missing," or something.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Right. Have you got any way of getting hold of her
0:07:19 > 0:07:22to ask her if she knows where Mark's gone?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Have you seen him here this morning?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- No?- No. Oh!
0:07:30 > 0:07:32I was... I was asleep,
0:07:32 > 0:07:35I woke up at half four, I heard banging
0:07:35 > 0:07:38and I looked out the window and it was him
0:07:38 > 0:07:43and he was on the phone to someone, saying, "I'm on my way back,"
0:07:43 > 0:07:49I don't know if he's gone back into town, going to his mam's or not.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50OK.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54The mini-crop of cannabis is removed,
0:07:54 > 0:07:57but the police decide not to bring any charges in relation to it.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Martina and the team leave the property,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02but their search for the man continues.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03As we find out later,
0:08:03 > 0:08:06the wanted man may still be on the run,
0:08:06 > 0:08:09but the neighbourhood team are soon closing in on him.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19It's Saturday night and the neighbourhood team
0:08:19 > 0:08:21are gearing up for a busy night shift.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23But for all their new approach to policing,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27neighbourhood teams across the country still have to be there
0:08:27 > 0:08:30to deal with age-old problems, such as rowdy revellers.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Obviously in town on, say, Saturday and Friday nights,
0:08:33 > 0:08:38you get quite a few people just walking around a bit too drunk
0:08:38 > 0:08:44and starting to urinate in places and get a bit rowdy.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46I was assaulted on a night out last week.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50I was punched in the face and had to go to hospital
0:08:50 > 0:08:53and then gave a police statement the following morning.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57If you do see anybody acting in any manner whatsoever
0:08:57 > 0:09:01which you think is going to relate to...alcohol-related violence,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04please use the Section 27 as quickly as we possibly can
0:09:04 > 0:09:07and let's get them outside the city centre.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11A Section 27 order gives the police the power to move on and bar
0:09:11 > 0:09:14anyone they believe who has the potential
0:09:14 > 0:09:16to cause alcohol-related disorder
0:09:16 > 0:09:19from a specific area for anything up to 48 hours.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21These orders have proven very successful
0:09:21 > 0:09:24in curbing alcohol-related anti-social behaviour
0:09:24 > 0:09:25in the city centre.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27OK, everyone happy?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Any questions?
0:09:30 > 0:09:32The team will be patrolling in pairs
0:09:32 > 0:09:33and tonight,
0:09:33 > 0:09:38Gareth will be working alongside fellow neighbourhood officer Kat.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41We're working Hull city centre tonight on a public order patrol
0:09:41 > 0:09:43on a Saturday night.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Myself and my colleague Kat
0:09:45 > 0:09:48have been given the responsibility for George Street tonight
0:09:48 > 0:09:51and Pozition Nightclub, the biggest nightclub that we've got in Hull,
0:09:51 > 0:09:53so it'll get busy later on.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56There's Hull City fans out tonight and Crawley football fans
0:09:56 > 0:09:59after there's been a football game at home today, where Hull City lost,
0:09:59 > 0:10:00so there's some intelligence
0:10:00 > 0:10:03that there's groups of fans mixing in the pubs, etcetera,
0:10:03 > 0:10:06which may lead to spontaneous violence later.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09So, we'll see if we can quell that before it starts.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11With hundreds of people out in the city's many bars and clubs,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14they are expecting tonight to be a busy one.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22So, tonight might be the busiest weekend so far after Christmas.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Football match mixed in as well,
0:10:25 > 0:10:26so we'll see how we go for numbers tonight.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29As well as keeping an eye on the streets,
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Gareth and Kat work closely with local bar staff.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Can we have your print-out sheet?
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- Your duty sheet. - Your duty sheet or something?
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Part of our public order duty
0:10:39 > 0:10:41is to check that all the door staff are registered,
0:10:41 > 0:10:43they're all wearing their SIA badges
0:10:43 > 0:10:47that qualify them to work in a security industry such as these.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52Clubs here very kindly provide us with their print-out
0:10:52 > 0:10:54of what staff they've got on for the night,
0:10:54 > 0:10:56all SIA badge numbers, full details, etcetera.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00So, if we need to speak to anybody, we know that they're on duty tonight.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04The crowds are in high spirits, and public order patrols like this
0:11:04 > 0:11:06are the ideal opportunity for the team
0:11:06 > 0:11:08to build relations with the general public.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- Thank you.- All right, no problem.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Yeah, it's all taken in good humour, really.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19We're actively encouraged, really, to engage with the public
0:11:19 > 0:11:20on public order nights,
0:11:20 > 0:11:22shake people's hands, have photos taken with them,
0:11:22 > 0:11:24let them wear our hats and things like that.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26It keeps the public on-side
0:11:26 > 0:11:29and shows them that we're only human after all, we're only doing a job.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32So there's no reason to be negative towards them, really,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35you might as well engage with them, you're out for eight hours.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37As well as foot patrols,
0:11:37 > 0:11:41the team work alongside the council's CCTV Control Centre
0:11:41 > 0:11:44who alert them to anything suspicious they capture on camera.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47We're just going to make our way over back to Pozition Nightclub now.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49There's been a call via the city CCTV system
0:11:49 > 0:11:53that's on a radio link with all the door staff around the town centre.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55There's a possible group of males that have, I think,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57been refused entry at the front of the nightclub
0:11:57 > 0:12:00and there's a possibility there's some tensions rising.
0:12:00 > 0:12:01So we'll go across, fly the flag,
0:12:01 > 0:12:05and see if we can sort of quash the trouble before it starts.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Right, OK. Why? What's the problem?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09The four of us tried coming in,
0:12:09 > 0:12:11and because there's four of us, we aren't allowed in.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Right, OK. Let's have a word with the staff
0:12:13 > 0:12:16and try to get a reason as to why, all right?
0:12:16 > 0:12:17- Hey, mate.- We don't want them in.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19You don't want them in? OK, not a problem.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21We made a good call.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23We turn hundreds of people away and we don't get that reaction.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27That proves it. What if someone knocked into you at the bar?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30That's how he'd react if someone knocked into him at the bar.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32He would react like that, wouldn't he?
0:12:32 > 0:12:35It's important that they disperse the situation.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38It's estimated that, each year, alcohol contributes
0:12:38 > 0:12:40to over one million violent crimes in England.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43So Gareth and Kat try to calm the lads down
0:12:43 > 0:12:45while they wait for back-up to arrive.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Get off the road and get away.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Why are you pushing me?
0:12:51 > 0:12:52Right, I ain't done nowt.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Like I say, you've been in an altercation with the door staff...
0:12:56 > 0:12:57Back-up arrives,
0:12:57 > 0:13:00and they manage to get the man in the police van.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02He's refusing to co-operate,
0:13:02 > 0:13:05so Gareth issues him with a Section 27 order.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07I'm not saying you've been violent, but you've been...
0:13:07 > 0:13:09The door staff have made a complaint,
0:13:09 > 0:13:11there's been an altercation and that's that.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13That's pure pathetic.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- Why?- He's got an order for this.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17But outside the van,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Kat's having similar problems with the man's brother
0:13:20 > 0:13:24and has no option but to also issue him with a Section 27 order.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28I was only going in there for a couple of drinks then going home.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Right, can I ask you for a signature here,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34just to say that you've checked your details
0:13:34 > 0:13:37and you understand that you've got to leave the city centre.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- Right, out you go. - No wonder the country's so (BLEEP).
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- (BLEEP). No wonder whatsoever. - You've got until 12:10 to leave.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- Yeah, I'm going, all right? I'm going.- Marvellous.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48(BLEEP) off. I'm going.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50As you can see, one of the brothers was quite amenable to it,
0:13:50 > 0:13:53he took the details, the other one wanted to argue,
0:13:53 > 0:13:54didn't seem to want to listen,
0:13:54 > 0:13:58wanted his point across, but wouldn't listen to our side of the story.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01But eventually he's been issued with a notice, which he refused to sign.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03He's now making his way out of the town centre
0:14:03 > 0:14:06after being told the conditions of that, been issued with a map...
0:14:06 > 0:14:09The CCTV system from the city is going to follow these males
0:14:09 > 0:14:10out of the town centre.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13If they don't leave by the time that we've given them,
0:14:13 > 0:14:14which is a 20-minute period,
0:14:14 > 0:14:17then they will be arrested and put before the next available court.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Back on patrol, Gareth and Kat soon come across
0:14:19 > 0:14:22another group of party-goers who attract their attention.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Will you sort her out, please? She's giving me attitude.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31This time, it's a group of cousins who aren't getting on.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- A family feud.- She can't get in Pozition because she's banned.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36And we were going to go in there and she said to us,
0:14:36 > 0:14:38"Oh, go on then, you go in there and we'll go home..."
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- Right.- Right? And she's gone home...
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Yep. So where are you going now? - To get something to eat.- With her?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- Yeah. No, not with her.- Right, OK.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Now she's walking off up the street.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Okey dokey.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53They begin to move on but the argument continues,
0:14:53 > 0:14:56causing Gareth to act as a peace-maker.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Oh, mate, sort it out!
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Sort her attitude (BLEEP) out. (BLEEP)
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Sort her out, her attitude stinks!
0:15:04 > 0:15:06What's your first name, pet?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Right, I'm going home.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Good. Are you all right to go home without your friends?
0:15:11 > 0:15:16- Yes. I want her, anyway.- Which one? - Which one?- Her. I want her.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17Will you please take that off her?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- Are you going home with her? - You take her home.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Take what off her? It's on me, don't worry.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25Are you all going home together?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27No more arguing!
0:15:27 > 0:15:29With the girls safely on their way home,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Gareth and Kat head back out on patrol
0:15:32 > 0:15:35and it's not long before another challenge comes their way.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Do you want an ambulance for her?
0:15:37 > 0:15:38Er... Yes, please.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49Burglary remains one of the most worrying crimes for UK residents.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Last year, over a million people were burgled.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54We had some people break into the flats that I live in
0:15:54 > 0:15:57and steal some laptops and things like that.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59There's also a lot of people getting bikes stolen,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01people coming out and cutting the chains
0:16:01 > 0:16:03and whatever they've got to lock up the bike.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05It's general knowledge.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07You hear things from other people as well
0:16:07 > 0:16:09and you see the statistics and the flyers from the police,
0:16:09 > 0:16:11so you've got to be aware,
0:16:11 > 0:16:14particularly making sure that you lock your doors and your cars.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16But in Humberside,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19the police are constantly looking for new ways to catch thieves.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Today, PCSO Sam Gregory and the team
0:16:23 > 0:16:26are checking out a house that has been targeted by burglars.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29That was out before.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32So he's pushed them boards up.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Last night, Sam was called to the property,
0:16:35 > 0:16:39when word came through that a burglar had struck again.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42The police have been keeping a watch on the house,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45because it had been burgled previously
0:16:45 > 0:16:47whilst the owner was away.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Obviously, we've realised that the house has been targeted
0:16:50 > 0:16:54and as a team, we've worked to try to find somebody that's breaking in.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Although the house is currently still unoccupied,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59it's been boarded up to try and protect it,
0:16:59 > 0:17:02but that has still not stopped people trying to get in.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04They've kicked the door in that much
0:17:04 > 0:17:07that they actually took it off the door jambs,
0:17:07 > 0:17:10the whole door jamb has gone in with it.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14But the person who broke in last night was in for a surprise.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16They were caught on camera.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19The house was rigged with a night-vision camera
0:17:19 > 0:17:23and a silent alarm linked to the police station,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26meaning the team were alerted to the break-in
0:17:26 > 0:17:29and were able to be on the scene within minutes.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31The burglar had arrived at the house on a bike,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34but was forced to abandon it and flee on foot.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37What we believe to be his bike and the point of entry into the grounds.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40The sergeant that's found the bike is going to book it in as an exhibit
0:17:40 > 0:17:41and we'll go from there.
0:17:41 > 0:17:46So, the CCTV has been checked, what we was talking about earlier,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49which has helped them find where the bike is and his point of entry.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52They've looked at the CCTV.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56It shows one male, come down, so he's been on his own,
0:17:56 > 0:18:00he's dumped his bike and the alarm's gone off.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01In the house?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03In the house.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07As more and more police arrive on the scene,
0:18:07 > 0:18:10it's not long before the thief goes from being caught on camera
0:18:10 > 0:18:13to captured by a copper in the bushes
0:18:13 > 0:18:15and shipped straight to the custody suite.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Like I say, until somebody moves in and permanently lives in here,
0:18:19 > 0:18:22it's going to be a house that's targeted.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25It's through teamwork within Humberside
0:18:25 > 0:18:27that we've caught this particular gent.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Catching criminals is one way of cutting crime,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37but just as important is putting together crime prevention advice
0:18:37 > 0:18:38for the public.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Burglaries in the Humberside region have dropped significantly
0:18:42 > 0:18:45due to proactive community policing.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Whilst the neighbourhood teams are there to solve crimes,
0:18:48 > 0:18:52they are also there to try to prevent them from happening
0:18:52 > 0:18:54in the first place.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57In Hull, Hazel and Gus are taking to the streets
0:18:57 > 0:18:59offering security advice to the local community.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Today's the day of our crime reduction initiative.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06It's following the letter-drop we did a few days ago
0:19:06 > 0:19:08and just to go round and offer people
0:19:08 > 0:19:10some free crime prevention advice.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Back end of last year,
0:19:12 > 0:19:14we was asked to identify our problem area
0:19:14 > 0:19:16for a crime reduction initiative
0:19:16 > 0:19:19and there had been a few shed burglaries
0:19:19 > 0:19:21in the area that we're going to.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24The team have already done a mail-drop to local residents
0:19:24 > 0:19:27and now they've come back to speak to them directly.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31...and talk to them about security coding of their property,
0:19:31 > 0:19:35shed alarms, post-coding their cycles
0:19:35 > 0:19:38and anything else we can help them with.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Gus is also making a reassurance visit
0:19:42 > 0:19:45to a lady that recently had her shed broken into.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49On my birthday last year, the shed actually got broken into
0:19:49 > 0:19:51and they stole my son's bicycle.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Oh, right. Is your shed alarmed and also monitored?
0:19:55 > 0:19:59Gus has an alarm for Lisa that can help protect her property in future.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03A learn button, and all you have to do is to take the screw out,
0:20:03 > 0:20:05I believe it's up here.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07I thought it was quite good, yeah,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10especially as I'd had a break-in last year into the shed
0:20:10 > 0:20:12and someone had stolen my son's bike.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15I was quite pleased, really, so I can protect the other three now.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16Gus also sets to work,
0:20:16 > 0:20:20putting some security markings on the family's bicycles
0:20:20 > 0:20:22which can help identify them, should they ever get stolen.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25What I'm doing is actually I'm finding a space,
0:20:25 > 0:20:29which is going to be most suitable to actually engrave
0:20:29 > 0:20:31the postcode and the house number on.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37And Lisa is a big supporter
0:20:37 > 0:20:39of the whole neighbourhood police initiative.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43I like the fact I see him about because my son, obviously, he's 15,
0:20:43 > 0:20:48so when he's out and about and, you know, I like him to be in by 10.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49It's just nice to see.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52I often see them walking about. It's nice, really.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- Thank you very much for your time. - Thank you for yours.- Pleasure.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57Morning!
0:20:57 > 0:20:59I'm Hazel, one of your local PCSOs.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03The team have highlighted the areas with property crime
0:21:03 > 0:21:04but local residents like Dave,
0:21:04 > 0:21:08have already started to put their own security measures in place.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Just before Christmas there was a couple of shed burglaries on here.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Luckily we got most of the property back
0:21:13 > 0:21:15and a couple of people did get locked up
0:21:15 > 0:21:17but it just highlighted on our crime maps
0:21:17 > 0:21:21that this was a problem area, which is why we're doing this.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22There's a new system called Immobilise.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25And it seems that these types of visits
0:21:25 > 0:21:27do make residents more crime conscious.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32Since I've been here, I'm aware of my local community, neighbours etc.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34having crime from sheds and such,
0:21:34 > 0:21:36so that's made me more aware and more conscious
0:21:36 > 0:21:40to take better precautions of my own property.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43And Dave's gone a step further, installing cameras
0:21:43 > 0:21:45that link to his phone and laptop.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48So that's the one looking down the drive.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50If you take care of everything you've got
0:21:50 > 0:21:53and make sure that it's as hard as it can be,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55you can never say you won't get burgled,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58because anyone can still break into the house.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01It's the amount of effort they've to go through to get in.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03It's been a morning well spent,
0:22:03 > 0:22:05spreading the word on crime prevention.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Really well. Really pleased with that.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11I think I did... I think it was ten full surveys, sort of gardens,
0:22:11 > 0:22:13bit of advice in the house
0:22:13 > 0:22:18and got to speak to some lovely people that we don't normally see.
0:22:18 > 0:22:19Yep, three cycles marked.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Yeah, I've got you an appointment for tomorrow as well
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- to do some more, another two. Yeah, great.- That's grand.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Back in Hull City Centre,
0:22:33 > 0:22:37new Section 27 powers are being used to keep revellers in check.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39They're fairly new powers
0:22:39 > 0:22:42what the government's give to police officers,
0:22:42 > 0:22:43within the boundaries of the law,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46by banning people from an area,
0:22:46 > 0:22:50and using it in different courses during our day-to-day work,
0:22:50 > 0:22:52as in prostitutes who we deal with.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Yeah, four one, can you just confirm central
0:22:54 > 0:22:55for the breach of Section 27?
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Yeah, from two one, can you confirm that ours is already...?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Whilst most people are happy to have a good night out...
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Come here!
0:23:05 > 0:23:07..some people are just looking for trouble.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Like this man, who has already been banned from the centre of the city
0:23:11 > 0:23:14for Section 27 public order offences the previous night.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Don't be silly.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Right, you're under arrest at the moment
0:23:18 > 0:23:22for breaching a Section 27 dispersal order. OK?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Sh, just one second.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Encircling Hull City Centre is a controlled drinking zone.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34The man has been found drunk within its confines.
0:23:34 > 0:23:35Hey!
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Take the cuffs off, man.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41We can't take the cuffs off, no, you're under arrest, mate.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- For what?- Don't be silly.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46If you stop wriggling, they won't cut into your hands, will they?
0:23:46 > 0:23:49They're burning my (BLEEP) hands now.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- They're doing what? - Burning my hands.- Burning?- Yeah.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- Well, that's...- Argh!
0:23:54 > 0:23:56If you'd have left when you was given your order,
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- you wouldn't be here, would you?- This isn't town.- This is the city centre.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02- This isn't town.- It's Silver Street. - Is that town now?
0:24:02 > 0:24:05This isn't town.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06I'll smash your (BLEEP) head in!
0:24:06 > 0:24:09You won't be smashing anybody's head in.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14He's in an inebriated state and begins to struggle,
0:24:14 > 0:24:16causing the police to restrain him.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20But it's not long before the van is on the scene,
0:24:20 > 0:24:22meaning he can be taken into custody.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25Put my hat on.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29Come on.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34In you go then, one foot at a time.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39- In you go, then.- (BLEEP!)
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- Put the camera away, camera away. - Come on, then.- Put the camera away.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53My cap's there, right.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55I want my hat there. Put that camera (BLEEP!)
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- C'mon.- Put the camera away.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59When Alan gets him back to the station,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02there is a nasty surprise in store...
0:25:02 > 0:25:04when the man steps out of the van.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Put that camera away, man.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07I want me hat! I want me hat!
0:25:07 > 0:25:09As he continues to spit,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Alan takes some direct action to ensure the man keeps his mouth shut.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15If you spit, I'll... Are you going to stop spitting?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Are you going to spit or not? Pack in spitting then.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22- Aye.- It'll go straight back on.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26- Get your hands down! Get your hands down!- Stop trying to get away.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Come on there, fella.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Booked in, the man is taken to the cells
0:25:30 > 0:25:32but not without continuing to put up a fight.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34What's that on the wall here?
0:25:41 > 0:25:44(BLEEP!) Oh, look at this, man! Do you hear me?
0:25:48 > 0:25:51BANGING ON DOOR
0:25:53 > 0:25:56With the man banged up, Alan now has to write up his report
0:25:56 > 0:25:59detailing the offences the man has committed.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01We iterated to him and he said he fully understood the area
0:26:01 > 0:26:04and he was given five minutes to leave.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09Wes Connelly, how you doing, Sergeant?
0:26:09 > 0:26:12This is PC Cowley from Queens Gardens.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Hello there. Stephen Briggs, breach of Section 27,
0:26:15 > 0:26:16he's in the cells at Queens.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Absolutely battered, so that'll be tomorrow.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Yeah, he's well-monitored.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26He's out of it, so it will definitely be later on tomorrow.
0:26:26 > 0:26:27Okey-cokey.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Thank you very much, cheers, bye-bye.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31That's him booked in.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35It's another drunk-and-disorderly reveller off the streets of Hull.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Green tab and we're good to go,
0:26:39 > 0:26:41we're good to go.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46The spitting man was found guilty of breaching the Section 27 notice.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50He was given a six-month conditional discharge and a £50 fine.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Every neighbourhood division in the Humberside police area
0:26:58 > 0:26:59is run by an inspector.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Like all of his officers,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Inspector Bill Grieve has a particular passion
0:27:05 > 0:27:06for community police work
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Neighbourhood policing teams, we deal with lower-level crimes.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20If you actually go around and ask people what annoys them most,
0:27:20 > 0:27:21as you'll find there,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24it's dog fouling,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26littering...
0:27:26 > 0:27:28and anti-social behaviour...
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- You've been drinking alcohol in a no-drinking zone.- I wasn't.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32The CCTV has seen you do it.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34..neighbour disputes...
0:27:34 > 0:27:36It's like she's deliberately doing it.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39..and also problems in schools.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41You're going to stay at home this afternoon,
0:27:41 > 0:27:43new start tomorrow morning, yeah?
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Bill has witnessed the difference community policing has made.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49I've been a police officer for 29 years
0:27:49 > 0:27:53and I've been a neighbourhood inspector for six years
0:27:53 > 0:27:56and it's been some of the best service I've had in the police force.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Definitely the way we've got it working in this city
0:27:59 > 0:28:01and it's a great place to be, it really is.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Primarily we're made up of Police Community Support Officers.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09PCSOs are the frontline face of community policing
0:28:09 > 0:28:12and Sam Gregory holds regular surgeries to listen to the public.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16How well she's known in the community.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18She's got a fantastic rapport.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21I mean, and the fact you only get out of a surgery
0:28:21 > 0:28:23what you put into it.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27You know, she could have just sat there
0:28:27 > 0:28:30and expected people to come to see her, which might not occur,
0:28:30 > 0:28:32but as they walked into the shop -
0:28:32 > 0:28:34she had a good foot-fall, a great location -
0:28:34 > 0:28:37she sparked up a conversation with the people
0:28:37 > 0:28:40and that made them want to speak to her.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42And they told her what was going on on the estate
0:28:42 > 0:28:44and the problems that they were facing.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48And perhaps information we wouldn't necessarily have got.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51We've always expected people to come to us
0:28:51 > 0:28:53and they won't necessarily do so,
0:28:53 > 0:28:56so now we've got to up our game really and go to them.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Some people have complained in the past
0:28:59 > 0:29:02that PCSOs are not as effective as fully-fledged police
0:29:02 > 0:29:04but recently things have changed.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08Some parts of the country with Police Community Support Officers have got very bad press
0:29:08 > 0:29:10but they haven't had the full powers
0:29:10 > 0:29:14that our Police Community Support Officers have.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16They've everything the government entitled them to
0:29:16 > 0:29:18and we'd give them more as well.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Police Community Support Officers, it's just tremendous,
0:29:21 > 0:29:25the knowledge that they've gained, because they can identify people,
0:29:25 > 0:29:31they know who they are, there's no anonymity in the community anymore.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Over at Pearson Park Police Station,
0:29:38 > 0:29:40the police have launched a man-hunt to track down a man
0:29:40 > 0:29:43alleged to have threatened a supermarket security guard.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47He is of no fixed address
0:29:47 > 0:29:50and their search for him has, so far, only turned up dead ends.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Has he been staying here at all?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54No, cause I'm not really here.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57But the team are now heading over to his mother's house,
0:29:57 > 0:30:00an address he is known regularly to frequent.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02His mother is innocent of committing any offence
0:30:02 > 0:30:05but the police hope she may be able to help.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07Key's in the door.
0:30:09 > 0:30:10- Who is it?- It's police.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19- Hiya, is it BLEEP? - We've come to see if Mark's here.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- He's not here.- Is he not? Do you mind if we come and check?- Come in.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25The man's mother fully co-operates with the police
0:30:25 > 0:30:28but she doesn't have any leads that will help them find him.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33Yeah, and he didn't, he didn't.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Do you know where he might be staying? Where does he go or...?
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Erm...
0:30:45 > 0:30:49What about mates? Has he mentioned any mates to you?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- All right, we'll leave you to it then.- All right.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59- Thank you for your help. - You're lucky I just got up anyway.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Thank you. If we get information
0:31:01 > 0:31:03to say he's come back here then we might do but, I mean,
0:31:03 > 0:31:04even if he rings you this morning,
0:31:04 > 0:31:07and he tells you where he is, then obviously let us know.
0:31:07 > 0:31:08- Then I'll just ring you.- Yeah.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- All right.- All right then. - All right, thank you very much.
0:31:11 > 0:31:12- Cheers.- Take care, bye.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14With the list of properties the team
0:31:14 > 0:31:17believe he may be staying at all drawing a blank,
0:31:17 > 0:31:19the team draws up a new search plan.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22They decide to target pubs the man is known to drink at.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30A trawl of a number of city centre drinking haunts
0:31:30 > 0:31:33sees them once again meeting a dead end.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38All right, I'll just leave you my details in case he comes in anyway.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39They are about to call it a day
0:31:39 > 0:31:43when an anonymous tip-off tells them the man is drinking
0:31:43 > 0:31:44at a show bar in the city centre.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Fantastic, thank you.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49They're in BLEEP now, apparently.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51BLEEP pub, which is just down the road
0:31:51 > 0:31:54and then they're going to BLEEP pub shortly.
0:31:54 > 0:31:55We're going to go to BLEEP, yes.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59Not wanting to give him the chance of drinking up and escaping,
0:31:59 > 0:32:01they head straight to the venue.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21On entering they are told the suspect is in the toilets
0:32:21 > 0:32:23and they make a beeline to arrest him.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39The wanted man is found hiding in a cubicle.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41He is quickly cuffed and read his rights.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Whilst we're here, I'm going to stick the handcuffs on you.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Mark, at the moment you're under arrest for shop theft,
0:32:47 > 0:32:50threats to kill and breach of your anti-social behaviour order, OK?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53You do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence
0:32:53 > 0:32:56if you do not mention, when questioned, something which you later rely on in court,
0:32:56 > 0:33:00anything you do say may be given in evidence. Do you understand that?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- Do you have anything on you that you shouldn't have?- No.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Nothing in your pockets? No sharps...?
0:33:06 > 0:33:08I'm going to give you a cursory search,
0:33:08 > 0:33:11to check you haven't got anything to harm yourself or my colleagues, all right?
0:33:11 > 0:33:15I'm just going to tighten them handcuffs.
0:33:15 > 0:33:16Well, I can't discuss it with you.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19You'll be spoken to about it on interview, all right?
0:33:19 > 0:33:22The man seems surprised that the team were able to track him down.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28It's going to be dealt with today then?
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Should be, all the paperwork's done.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32- You haven't got knives or anything like that, have you?- Nothing.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36You've had stuff like that on you before, haven't you?
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- I thought you had.- What? - I thought you had in the past.- No.
0:33:42 > 0:33:43Phone...
0:33:45 > 0:33:47..lighter.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Right, I'm happy with that, for now.
0:33:53 > 0:33:54With the checks completed,
0:33:54 > 0:33:58the man is now ready to be taken away into custody.
0:33:58 > 0:33:59Back at the station,
0:33:59 > 0:34:02the man will be questioned about the incident at the supermarket
0:34:02 > 0:34:06and the police will decide if any charges are to be brought.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10On the way out, he gives his girlfriend a last kiss goodbye.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12The relentless searching for the man paid off...
0:34:12 > 0:34:13Do you want to jump in?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15..showing just how determined and tenacious
0:34:15 > 0:34:18the neighbourhood team can be when it comes to getting their man.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21The man received six months imprisonment
0:34:21 > 0:34:24for the offences of shoplifting, breach of an ASBO
0:34:24 > 0:34:26and the commission of another offence.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29No further action was taken in relation to the threats to kill
0:34:29 > 0:34:32that were alleged to have been made to the security guard.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Across the country, the neighbourhood teams try to ensure
0:34:39 > 0:34:42that a good night out doesn't turn bad.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47Drunk guy just tried to push me around and I just avoided him,
0:34:47 > 0:34:49didn't want to get into any fight!
0:34:49 > 0:34:53But, yeah, I mean, especially on a Friday and Saturday nights,
0:34:53 > 0:34:58after late nights, you face a problem if you're in the town.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00If you're coming out of a club and, you know, these clashes occur,
0:35:00 > 0:35:03you know, they, sort of, lead to violence,
0:35:03 > 0:35:05then I think just having the police on the streets,
0:35:05 > 0:35:07you know, often helps to, sort of, to quell these issues.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11Fighting, arguing, swearing, rolling around on the floor,
0:35:11 > 0:35:15being sick...using, making a toilet of the place.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Gareth and Kat's patrol leads them to finding a woman
0:35:18 > 0:35:20who is seriously inebriated.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Do you want an ambulance for her?
0:35:22 > 0:35:23Yes, please. Can we get one?
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Just get her a sec, I'll just tell him to pack it in.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Er, Hotel Ibis, please.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Both the girl and her boyfriend are intoxicated
0:35:30 > 0:35:34but Gareth and Kat need to make sure it's just alcohol that's to blame.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Is it just drink she's had tonight or has she had any drugs?
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Anything like that?
0:35:39 > 0:35:40- Just drunk?- Yes.
0:35:40 > 0:35:41Does she normally drink?
0:35:43 > 0:35:47- Sometimes, but out of a year like, you know.- What's her name?
0:35:47 > 0:35:48Tell her she's drunk.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51She's not dying, you're not going to lose her. All right?
0:35:51 > 0:35:54You've both just had a little bit too much to drink, haven't you?
0:35:54 > 0:35:55Gareth thinks the girl needs to see a doctor.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- She'll probably have to go to hospital, all right?- OK, all right.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01Where have you come from for the night?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- Where do you live?- S...
0:36:03 > 0:36:05In where?
0:36:09 > 0:36:12No problem, I'll speak to you when you've thrown up.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15BLEEP, stay there for me.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17You all right, mate?
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Yeah, BLEEP, face that way, if you're going to be sick,
0:36:20 > 0:36:21I don't want it on my boots!
0:36:21 > 0:36:24The pair have clearly overindulged this evening
0:36:24 > 0:36:26and their health is the top concern.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Gareth is taking no chances,
0:36:28 > 0:36:31so radios through for an ambulance to take the girl to hospital.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33- OK?- Yeah.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35- Good.- Thank you very much.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36That's quite all right.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41For Gareth, scenes like this are an all too common occurrence.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45Yes, please, we'd best have an ambulance to the back side of...
0:36:45 > 0:36:47'It is, yeah, it's very common to see,
0:36:47 > 0:36:50'to see people highly intoxicated, unable to stand,'
0:36:50 > 0:36:52unable to make their own way home.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54They leave themselves open to criminal offences -
0:36:54 > 0:36:57being robbed, being assaulted, things like that.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02They just drink to excess, really, and people, that girl, there, doesn't really drink,
0:37:02 > 0:37:05so she's had too much than what her body can cope with
0:37:05 > 0:37:07and it's just reacted badly with her.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Within minutes, the paramedics are on scene.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14This is a female, BLEEP, here from out of town,
0:37:14 > 0:37:15staying at the Ibis Hotel.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Had, as you can probably tell, way too much alcohol.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Unsure whether she's taken anything else at the moment.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Friend says she's not on any medication.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Come on, up you get. Come on, up!
0:37:27 > 0:37:31- Stand.- There we go, m'darling.- Yes.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35As his girlfriend is taken away, the man puts in a cheeky request.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Say again?
0:37:38 > 0:37:40They're not going to take you to the Ibis, mate. They're not a taxi!
0:37:40 > 0:37:42They'll be taking her to Hull Royal.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Watch where you're going.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48They're not a taxi service, they're a very busy ambulance service.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Every time an ambulance is deployed for somebody that's intoxicated,
0:37:50 > 0:37:54it's rather than dealing with a more serious incident
0:37:54 > 0:37:57but, unfortunately, for them, we don't adhere to their requests!
0:37:57 > 0:38:00As the couple are taken away in the ambulance,
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Gareth receives an update from the paramedics.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05They've said that it does just appear to be the amount of alcohol
0:38:05 > 0:38:07that she's consumed in the night -
0:38:07 > 0:38:09not being able to withstand it in her body.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13They've taken her off to Hull Royal now, on blues and twos,
0:38:13 > 0:38:15where she'll be booked in and she'll remain for the evening,
0:38:15 > 0:38:17and get assessed there,
0:38:17 > 0:38:19and she'll be discharged at some point in the morning.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Big headache -
0:38:23 > 0:38:26that's the only medical problem she'll have in the morning!
0:38:32 > 0:38:33As we've already seen,
0:38:33 > 0:38:36the neighbourhood teams deal with the problems
0:38:36 > 0:38:39excessive alcohol consumption can cause on a daily basis.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43In Humberside, they've decided not to just tackle it on the streets
0:38:43 > 0:38:44but take the issue into the classroom.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48Today Sergeant Jim Main has come to the Frederick Gough School
0:38:48 > 0:38:50to speak to a class of youngsters.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54Today he'll be talking to you about community policing, really,
0:38:54 > 0:38:58and why and how the police deal with certain things.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02OK, I'm Sergeant James Main, I'm a neighbourhood sergeant for Scunthorpe South.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04What sort of actions and what sort of roles
0:39:04 > 0:39:06do you think we play in the community?
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Young people, well-behaved, nice young people,
0:39:14 > 0:39:18but you do get a small proportion, as you do in adults,
0:39:18 > 0:39:20that cause us issues and cause us problems
0:39:20 > 0:39:22but drinking on the streets is a big one...
0:39:22 > 0:39:26The blurry goggles are there to show kids how drink can dull your senses
0:39:26 > 0:39:28and make you unaware of what you're doing,
0:39:28 > 0:39:32which can easily lead to getting into trouble with the police.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Hello, there's people with weird glasses on outside my house!
0:39:35 > 0:39:37THE PUPILS LAUGH
0:39:37 > 0:39:41Jim gets the young lad to step into the copper's shoes
0:39:41 > 0:39:44and asks him how he would deal with a bunch of drunken youths
0:39:44 > 0:39:45hanging outside someone's house.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48I'm going to talk to the householder,
0:39:48 > 0:39:50see what all the problems are,
0:39:50 > 0:39:53and then I'm going to speak to the kids outside,
0:39:53 > 0:39:56ask them to move on, and if they don't move on
0:39:56 > 0:39:59then I'll get someone to forcibly move them on.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Right, so you can always call for back-up, you're absolutely right.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05You go and speak to those young people first.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Jim explains that, even with trouble-makers,
0:40:08 > 0:40:10the police have to exercise care and caution...
0:40:10 > 0:40:12We've got a complaint against,
0:40:12 > 0:40:17that you've been causing some loud noises and chucking...
0:40:17 > 0:40:19You've got a duty of care, OK?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22That gentleman, there, could well step out into traffic...
0:40:22 > 0:40:24..and the whole community policing approach
0:40:24 > 0:40:27is a message the kids seem to pick up on and engage with.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29'It shows what they're really like.'
0:40:29 > 0:40:30They can give you support, like,
0:40:30 > 0:40:34if you're drunk they don't just, like, send you off and everything,
0:40:34 > 0:40:36they can, like, help you home and help your parents.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40Most people think the police are just in the way all the time
0:40:40 > 0:40:42but they're actually helping the community.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46I think we need to give Sergeant Main a round of applause.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- THEY APPLAUD - The visit has gone down well
0:40:48 > 0:40:51and is another example of the neighbourhood police team
0:40:51 > 0:40:55forging new ties with even the youngest members of the community.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Day and night, the neighbourhood teams are working
0:41:02 > 0:41:04to make the streets a safer place
0:41:04 > 0:41:06but trouble is never far away.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09And how fast they react to it, and the results they score,
0:41:09 > 0:41:13determines if they continue to get the support of the local residents.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16Coming up next time...
0:41:18 > 0:41:23..the neighbourhood team try to keep the streets free from teenage drinkers...
0:41:23 > 0:41:25I'm going to ask you all to leave the city centre
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- and not come back tonight.- All right.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32..the fight against suspected drug dealers
0:41:32 > 0:41:34selling the hard stuff from home continues...
0:41:34 > 0:41:38It feels to be about 4oz there, Mark. What's the current value?
0:41:39 > 0:41:43..and a wave of burglaries sees the police taking action
0:41:43 > 0:41:45to catch the thieves and reassure the public.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50They've been trying to get in and they've broke the lock off.
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