0:00:02 > 0:00:05Policing in the 21st century has come full circle.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Good evening, all.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09The old romantic notion of the bobby on the beat,
0:00:09 > 0:00:15like Sergeant George Dixon 50 years ago, is very much back in favour.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16See here!
0:00:16 > 0:00:20A new caring force has been created that works in collaboration
0:00:20 > 0:00:23with the community it serves, called the Neighbourhood Policing Team.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25You're under arrest, OK? For assault.
0:00:25 > 0:00:26SHE KNOCKS DOOR
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Now the teams are in every local area of the country...
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Get him! We've got a runner.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35..cracking down on antisocial behaviour...
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Stay here! Ow! Ahh! I've had enough.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40..busting suspected drug dens...
0:00:40 > 0:00:41ELECTRIC SAW BUZZES
0:00:41 > 0:00:42GET DOWN!
0:00:42 > 0:00:45There's a very, very large grow in this room. Jackpot!
0:00:45 > 0:00:48..and laying down the law to crooks and criminals. Do as you're told.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50I weren't even BLEEP driving it!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53In this new series of Neighbourhood Blues, we're following
0:00:53 > 0:00:56the men and women from the Humberside Police Force...
0:00:56 > 0:00:58You're under arrest. I'm arresting you for being in possession
0:00:58 > 0:01:01of a controlled substance. ..as they strive
0:01:01 > 0:01:03to make our streets a safer place.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Coming up...
0:01:26 > 0:01:28..the Neighbourhood Team gets tough
0:01:28 > 0:01:33when suspected drug dealers set up shop in a local tower block...
0:01:33 > 0:01:34GET DOWN!
0:01:34 > 0:01:38..use their diplomacy to quell a family at war...
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Do not come back today. You will be arrested.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44She's smashed windows in the corner. She's off the rails, she is.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46BLEEPING
0:01:46 > 0:01:48SHE YELLS
0:01:48 > 0:01:50..and crack down on cyberbullying.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52I'm not laughing.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55You're breaking the law because it's malicious communication.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04One of the most complained about problems in a community is
0:02:04 > 0:02:08widespread drugs use. So, when the Neighbourhood Teams
0:02:08 > 0:02:12get credible reports of dealing, they move quickly to sort them out.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20'This morning in East Hull...'
0:02:21 > 0:02:26Sergeant Mick Stevenson is briefing his men for a simultaneous raid
0:02:26 > 0:02:29on two flats in neighbouring tower blocks, which they
0:02:29 > 0:02:32think are being used by suspected drug dealers.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35So, this morning we've got two warrants to execute at the same time.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38The two addresses are dealing heroin amongst other things.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41We're going have to get in from where we get dropped off by
0:02:41 > 0:02:44the plain vehicles, up to our lie-up point, without being seen,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47and it all hinges around how good we are around at doing that.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51There's a brand-new CCTV system, I'm told, in there, which is pretty good.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55It'll show us who's coming and going and particularly whether there's
0:02:55 > 0:02:59a lot of user-types coming, then I think that's the time we'll do it.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02We'll just do both addresses at the same time.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05It's vital the two entry teams hit the target properties
0:03:05 > 0:03:10as speedily as possible, but it's going to be a tricky operation.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12'The flats are high up in the tower blocks,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16'and one of them has, reportedly, got a specially protected door.'
0:03:16 > 0:03:20It's what's called a composite door and it's structurally very, very
0:03:20 > 0:03:24strong and, on top of this, apparently this one's been reinforced as well.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26The amount of time it takes for you to actually
0:03:26 > 0:03:29get into the property, if they're getting rid of any evidence
0:03:29 > 0:03:32that we need to gather, they've got a chance to get rid of it.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34So, the entry needs to be done as quickly as possible.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38Luckily, the police have got a few special tools for the job -
0:03:38 > 0:03:43a big red key and what's known as the Rescue Blade, something normally
0:03:43 > 0:03:47used by firefighters to get people out who are trapped in
0:03:47 > 0:03:50crashed cars, but they'll only need it
0:03:50 > 0:03:52if their "key" doesn't work.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54This piece of kit...
0:03:54 > 0:03:57which is a "ram-it" or a big red key...
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Um, it can apply several tons
0:04:00 > 0:04:02of pressure per square inch
0:04:02 > 0:04:05when it's swung towards the door in the correct manner.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11The police have an ally in the local council who've opened a
0:04:11 > 0:04:12back entrance for them to use,
0:04:12 > 0:04:17and given each of the two assault teams an empty flat in which
0:04:17 > 0:04:21to establish base camps, but there's already been a problem.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24One team's managed to get in on the scene, we think.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25The other team, unfortunately,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29were seen getting out the vehicles coming into the fire doors
0:04:29 > 0:04:31at the back of the block of flats.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32We can't do anything about that.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35'The whole operation could be in jeopardy.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39'The teams are going to wait and see how things develop.'
0:04:39 > 0:04:40While they lie low,
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Mick explains the problems drug dealers can cause in a community.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46People coming into the flats,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49they're getting their drugs from here, from the dealers,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51but they're not going away to use them,
0:04:51 > 0:04:53they'll go out onto the stairwells
0:04:53 > 0:04:56and inject their drugs or whatever on the stairwells,
0:04:56 > 0:05:00then they'll discard their needles and that in itself causes all kinds
0:05:00 > 0:05:03of public health issues, particularly if there are young children.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06They only need to pick something up to get a needle-stick injury,
0:05:06 > 0:05:08and that could result in picking up
0:05:08 > 0:05:11a contagious disease that will never, ever go away.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15'We'll find out later if the operation has been compromised
0:05:15 > 0:05:19'and what, if anything, is behind closed doors.'
0:05:27 > 0:05:30When young people get in trouble with the police, their families
0:05:30 > 0:05:32invariably share the consequences,
0:05:32 > 0:05:36and family relationships can rapidly deteriorate.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39When they do, the Neighbourhood Team often find themselves
0:05:39 > 0:05:40picking up the pieces.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45This morning, a woman has phoned the Neighbourhood Team with
0:05:45 > 0:05:47concerns about her daughter.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50The 19-year-old has just been released from prison
0:05:50 > 0:05:52and has lashed out at her mother.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57PC Nick Deacon, from Hull's Northern Neighbourhood Policing Team,
0:05:57 > 0:06:01is something of an expert in defusing family tensions.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Somebody starts kicking off at the address,
0:06:03 > 0:06:07just been released from prison, being very naughty.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09The girl is out on licence,
0:06:09 > 0:06:14meaning she could be recalled to prison if she misbehaves at all.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17As a Neighbourhood PC, Nick works very closely with
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Community Support Officers.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Today, he is partnered by PCSO Lucy Giles.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Nick and Lucy know most people on their patch
0:06:25 > 0:06:29and the family they're going to see is no exception.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33I've been a Neighbourhood Policing Officer now for nine years...
0:06:33 > 0:06:36and my face is very well-known, and sometimes, by going
0:06:36 > 0:06:39into a situation with a family, they're more receptive.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41HE KNOCKS ON DOOR
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Hiya. Hello, my love, you all right? Yeah.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47DOGS BARK
0:06:47 > 0:06:49It's Hannah. And where is she? She's out there somewhere.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Is she all right? Em...no.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56'The woman is not injured, but her daughter, Hannah,
0:06:56 > 0:06:58'is no longer around.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00'The officers need to find her.'
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Em...and a black jacket.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Romeo-two-two.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07The row was over a PlayStation, which Hannah wanted to take.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09PHONE RINGS
0:07:09 > 0:07:11She's on the phone now.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Let me see. Hannah, my love, it's the police.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16What are you kicking off at your mam for?
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Yeah, but kicking off isn't going to get you it back, is it?
0:07:21 > 0:07:24She's got marks on her hands where you've been hitting her.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27When you've calmed down and she's calmed down, if you ring her
0:07:27 > 0:07:30this afternoon, but don't come round to the address at the moment.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Nick takes a statement from Hannah's mum about what happened earlier,
0:07:34 > 0:07:36but something else catches his attention -
0:07:36 > 0:07:38the smell of cannabis.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Can I just say to you, there's quite a strong smell of cannabis in here.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Me son smokes it. Right, and does your son smoke it in here?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Me son smokes it. I don't have an issue with that.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49We will sort that one out. Can I have permission to search
0:07:49 > 0:07:52the house because of the strong smell of cannabis? Is he upstairs?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54With the householder's permission,
0:07:54 > 0:07:55Nick hunts upstairs to see
0:07:55 > 0:07:59if he can find where the reek of cannabis is coming from.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00Who's is this cannabis?
0:08:00 > 0:08:01BOY: It's mine.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Have you been done for a cannabis warning before? Yeah.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Hannah's brother Jack isn't a first-time offender,
0:08:08 > 0:08:12so he'll get more than just a warning this time.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14I'll put you through the system,
0:08:14 > 0:08:16see what we know about you. That's fair enough.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Jack's mother doesn't approve of cannabis smoking at all.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I don't smoke it. Never have done.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27I think it's disgusting.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Nick is not letting Jack off lightly.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33He's summoning him to the police station for a formal interview.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I'll interview you there, report you for summons,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39deal with it that way, rather than you sitting in a cell all day,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42cos it is pointless you sitting in a cell all day for something
0:08:42 > 0:08:47that's worth three quid or four quid. All right. Thank you.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52If you don't... You'll come for me. I will come and lock you up. Yeah.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55The family have struggled to cope with Hannah's behaviour
0:08:55 > 0:08:59and her mother admits that she uses cannabis as well.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02She smokes weed. They all do. But that usually calms her down.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Usually... It does, but, when she ain't got it...
0:09:07 > 0:09:09She kicks off, does she?
0:09:11 > 0:09:15All right. Cannabis, to be fair, is endemic on the estate.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17I could go into most people's houses...
0:09:18 > 0:09:20..and somebody in the family, well,
0:09:20 > 0:09:25I could probably go in every house, and somebody in the family smokes it.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Well, I've never smoked it. Neither have I, my love.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Me husband doesn't even smoke. And I...
0:09:30 > 0:09:35Well, I used to smoke, but not cannabis. We don't like it.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37We don't like it.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40I hate it. I hate me kids smoking it.
0:09:41 > 0:09:42Yeah.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45I mean, don't forget, you can get into trouble
0:09:45 > 0:09:47if he's using it in your house, though.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52Well, they don't smoke it in here. It's a no smoking house.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55To be fair, it smelt stronger in here... I know! Do you know what?
0:09:55 > 0:09:57I had the pram and I pushed it in there.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00I thought, "I can smell it in here." I know, I could smell it
0:10:00 > 0:10:02stronger in here than I could out there.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06She was sat in here. Was she? Yes. It might be on her clothes then.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Getting Hannah, one of nine children,
0:10:11 > 0:10:15back on the straight and narrow is a thankless task for her mum.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19I think that I've let myself down and let her down because I don't
0:10:19 > 0:10:23think I've done it the right way, and this is why I blame myself.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26But Jack, fed up with Mum blaming herself,
0:10:26 > 0:10:29thinks Hannah should be more accountable.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31She can't keep doing this to my mum.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34My mum's fragile, she's an old woman, you know what I mean?
0:10:34 > 0:10:38Hannah's like a 19-year-old, energetic...15st girl.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42She's just like...she really does make my mum absolutely on edge
0:10:42 > 0:10:44every time she comes.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49Upstairs, Jack reveals the extent of Hannah's frustration.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Obviously, she's tried coming in here and smashing it and that.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55She's smashed windows in the corner that we've put them
0:10:55 > 0:10:56back in and all that lot.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58She's off the rails, she is.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Even though she was hit earlier,
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Hannah's mother doesn't want to press charges.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Meanwhile, despite being told over the phone not to come back,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Hannah has returned.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Hannah's come just requesting some clothes.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18So that she can go somewhere else, hopefully.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22With her clothes in hand, Nick's got a final warning for Hannah.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Do not come back today, you will be arrested.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27As soon as you start kicking off here again, you will be arrested,
0:11:27 > 0:11:30you will spend the night in the cells and go to court in the morning,
0:11:30 > 0:11:33end of story. All right. All right. Take care, Hannah.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37'Unless you are actually sat in the house and see what goes on,'
0:11:37 > 0:11:40you don't know exactly what's gone on. Whether you believe one more than
0:11:40 > 0:11:43the other, you have to deal with things absolutely impartially.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45I think they're just trying to get on with their lives and,
0:11:45 > 0:11:47obviously, if there's some difficulties there
0:11:47 > 0:11:49with their relationships
0:11:49 > 0:11:50it puts a strain on everybody.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55Em, and it looks like it's not resolving itself quickly.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Em, but hopefully they'll be able to sort it out.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Family feuds are painful
0:12:00 > 0:12:03and exceedingly tricky for the Neighbourhood Teams to sort out,
0:12:03 > 0:12:08but, until it is, there's every chance things will get worse.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18'Back at the tower blocks in East Hull,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21'Mick and his team are still waiting for the right moment to
0:12:21 > 0:12:26'make their surprise call on some suspected drug dealers.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30'Time for tea and biscuits before the shock and awe.'
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Two floors up, they were getting gear.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36It was in there, that middle one. We'll have to wait and see, mate.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38There's nowt else we can do.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41'They're in radio contact with a colleague on the ground floor,
0:12:41 > 0:12:45'who's monitoring the block's CCTV to see who comes in
0:12:45 > 0:12:47'and out of the target flats.'
0:12:47 > 0:12:51There's people on pushbikes and on foot attending the flats and,
0:12:51 > 0:12:55obviously, a significant fact is they only stay for a very short time
0:12:55 > 0:12:58and then leave, so it's just a case of trying to monitor that activity
0:12:58 > 0:13:01and trying to pick the time that's best to execute the warrant to
0:13:01 > 0:13:02get the best results.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06We don't want all this effort to go...obviously, wasted.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10It looks like the team's cover hasn't been blown.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12'People are coming and going, and one of them
0:13:12 > 0:13:15'is now right outside the front door.'
0:13:16 > 0:13:20Basically, somebody's been seen to go into the middle block of flats
0:13:20 > 0:13:24and, eh, very, very quickly go out of the lift
0:13:24 > 0:13:27on the right floor for our target address...
0:13:27 > 0:13:29back into...
0:13:29 > 0:13:31back into the, uh, lift
0:13:31 > 0:13:34and then he's put something in his mouth that we believe may be drugs.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Now, whether he's swallowed it or whether he's actually put it
0:13:37 > 0:13:39in his mouth to then go and deal it somewhere else,
0:13:39 > 0:13:42which is more likely, we're not really certain, but that person's
0:13:42 > 0:13:46ironically ended up coming to the flat next door to our lie-up point.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Eh, we know he's there cos we can see through the spyhole
0:13:49 > 0:13:52in the door that his bike's outside and he's gone into the flat.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55So, we're just having to wait now and see what's going to happen.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59At last, Mick has decided it's time to get going. Get your gear on.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04We're on. Go! The forced entry personnel take no chances.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07They're equipped for almost any threat they might face.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12The two entry teams commence the operation.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19But, unfortunately for the first team,
0:14:19 > 0:14:23the reinforced door is living up to its billing.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Stop!
0:14:24 > 0:14:29Mick and the second team have had an easier time of it.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31POLICE! STAY WHERE YOU ARE!
0:14:31 > 0:14:35The flimsy door was a bonus, but the empty flat isn't such good news.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Unfortunately, ours, which, eh...
0:14:38 > 0:14:42as you can see, is quite a sparse flat, really. There's nobody here.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Um, there is no obvious signs of any drugs,
0:14:44 > 0:14:46although it does smell like cannabis.
0:14:46 > 0:14:47Em, the search has taken us
0:14:47 > 0:14:51very little time at all with sort of four or five staff.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Crucial time is being taken getting into the other flat.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55BUZZING
0:14:55 > 0:14:57GET AWAY FROM THE DOOR!
0:14:57 > 0:15:00It's time to get serious.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01ELECTRIC SAW BUZZES
0:15:11 > 0:15:13POLICE!
0:15:14 > 0:15:16HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE THEM!
0:15:16 > 0:15:17THEY ALL SHOUT
0:15:17 > 0:15:19STAY DOWN!
0:15:19 > 0:15:20STAY DOWN! STAY DOWN!
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Two men are inside the flat.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25As one is handcuffed,
0:15:25 > 0:15:29the other is being caught, literally, with his trousers down.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31I was on the toilet.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Hey, can I get dressed, please? Sit yourself down.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36But the man's adamant he hasn't got any drugs.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Whoever's given you information, it's wrong, so search me house
0:15:39 > 0:15:42and do what you want, there's nothing in here, I promise you that.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45We WILL be searching your house. Rip it to bits if you want.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Do what you want. There's nothing in here, I can promise you that.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50And the cops WILL search the house.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53But what exactly will they find?
0:15:59 > 0:16:01In North Hull, Hannah,
0:16:01 > 0:16:05the 19-year-old told to stay away from her mum's house,
0:16:05 > 0:16:09seems to have been involved in another family disturbance.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12This time at her grandmother's.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14PC Andy Derbyshire's at the scene.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18There's been a bit of an argument outside, which is something
0:16:18 > 0:16:20that Grandma apparently has heard
0:16:20 > 0:16:23and when she's come in, it's all gone a bit wrong inside.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Because of the incident that's happened,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Hannah has been arrested for the assault on her mother.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32She's also been arrested for an assault on her grandma.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35BLEEPING
0:16:35 > 0:16:36SHE YELLS
0:16:38 > 0:16:39Calm down. Come on.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Step in the van. The sooner you get in, the sooner...
0:16:41 > 0:16:44We can get away, can't we?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46'Fortunately, Hannah's grandmother is not hurt,
0:16:46 > 0:16:51'but she is shaken up a bit, so a friend is comforting her.'
0:16:51 > 0:16:53She come today...
0:16:53 > 0:16:55and then she went back to her mother,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58she said she was going back to her mother's.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02Then her mother come with her and they had the baby in the pram,
0:17:02 > 0:17:04which is me great-grandson.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08An argument ensued and Hannah made a grab for her baby nephew.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12I was trying to get him back and was, like, scuffling
0:17:12 > 0:17:13and I was a bit frightened.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16I thought...
0:17:16 > 0:17:20I didn't know what she was going to do with him. You know, cos she...
0:17:20 > 0:17:22gets a bit violent with her mam and dad and I thought, "Oh,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25"will she get violent with him?" I don't suppose she will,
0:17:25 > 0:17:27but, at the time, that runs through your head,
0:17:27 > 0:17:29so I was trying to get him off her.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32'It's a stressful time for all of the family.'
0:17:32 > 0:17:34INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION
0:17:37 > 0:17:39It's the next day
0:17:39 > 0:17:42and at the Orchard Park Neighbourhood Police Station,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45it's time for Nick to interview Hannah's brother, Jack,
0:17:45 > 0:17:48about the cannabis he was caught smoking.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50It's a tiny piece of cannabis.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Probably just end up with a caution for it at the end of the day.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59It needs to be dealt with cos we found it.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Jack has arrived with his dad, John.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Raising his unsettled daughter hasn't been easy.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10We've had problems with Hannah, me daughter, for several years.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Em, we have had the police on several occasions and it
0:18:13 > 0:18:17makes us out as though we haven't really brought her up properly,
0:18:17 > 0:18:21but we have, cos we've brought another eight up with Hannah.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22BABY CRIES
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Go on, Jack. Talk to your baby.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27We're done and dusted. Um...
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Within 28 days you'll receive a letter through saying
0:18:29 > 0:18:32if you're getting a caution or you're getting whatever. Yeah.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35So, you take care, look after yourself, thanks for coming in.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37We've sorted the issue out about the drugs.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41Jack's been in and given us a full and frank admission about
0:18:41 > 0:18:44the fact that the drugs we found in the house were his...
0:18:44 > 0:18:47um, on interview.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49I'll now produce the file for it
0:18:49 > 0:18:52and we are currently going to stick that through.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55There's a possibility he might just get a caution for it.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57At the most, he's going to go to court and get a small fine.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Jack was given a formal police caution
0:19:03 > 0:19:04for possession of cannabis...
0:19:06 > 0:19:09..while his sister, Hannah, was charged with two assaults
0:19:09 > 0:19:13against her mother and grandmother and received two community orders.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Still to come,
0:19:17 > 0:19:22the Neighbourhood Team lay down the law to a teenager misusing Facebook.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Come on, guys. NAN: I'm not laughing.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27You're breaking the law because it's malicious communication.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Despite wearing similar-looking uniforms,
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Police Community Support Officers or PCSOs
0:19:40 > 0:19:42are not police officers
0:19:42 > 0:19:44and don't wield the same powers,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46but they do provide much needed support
0:19:46 > 0:19:48to their sworn-in colleagues, and
0:19:48 > 0:19:51they're also able to deal with problems that
0:19:51 > 0:19:55affect the quality of people's lives, like antisocial behaviour.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01PCSO Lucy Giles knows nearly everyone on her beat,
0:20:01 > 0:20:03old and young.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05CHILD: Good afternoon! Good afternoon.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07CHILD: Good afternoon. Good afternoon.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12'Very few give her any trouble, quite the contrary in fact.'
0:20:12 > 0:20:15The first time I met Lucy was at school in the assemblies.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17She got introduced to us
0:20:17 > 0:20:19and we just started to get real good friends with her.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23In the assemblies I always say, "If you see me on the estate,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26"say hello, cos I'm not here to..." Yes, we're here for troublemakers,
0:20:26 > 0:20:30but we're also here to help people, and if they want to talk to us
0:20:30 > 0:20:33about anything they can, so if I've got that relationship with them
0:20:33 > 0:20:36they can approach me if they've ever got any problems as well,
0:20:36 > 0:20:40so it's always good to sort of let them get to know me.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42So, what do you like about North Hull?
0:20:42 > 0:20:43What do you like about living round here?
0:20:43 > 0:20:47I actually quite love it around here because, like, I have all my friends,
0:20:47 > 0:20:51I have my family, I have my area down there that I can play on,
0:20:51 > 0:20:55and there's my family over there and I have you!
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Yeah, you've got us, the police.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00So, you've got a lot of things to do to fill your time up.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04'Lucy's been visiting local schools to encourage children to get
0:21:04 > 0:21:07'involved in the local youth engagement competition
0:21:07 > 0:21:09'called Lifestyle.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12'The ones she's bumped into today are planning to enter
0:21:12 > 0:21:17'and raise money for Cancer Research by doing a little Gangnam Style.'
0:21:17 > 0:21:22We're going to be walking across the Humber Bridge in our onesies
0:21:22 > 0:21:26and we're going to stop in the middle and do Gangnam Style.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Are you? Yeah. Can you do Gangnam Style now?
0:21:30 > 0:21:32That one. You ready?
0:21:32 > 0:21:33Oppa Gangnam Style!
0:21:33 > 0:21:35ALL: Yay, yay, whoa, whoa...
0:21:35 > 0:21:36ALL: Up, up, up...
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Oppa Gangnam Style!
0:21:38 > 0:21:40I thought he did that?
0:21:40 > 0:21:41Oh, no. I can't do that.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Can I wear your hat?
0:21:43 > 0:21:44Go on, then.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Don't go too far with it.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51I like this area, you know, just...the girls we've just met,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54you know, the younger ones, um, are always friendly
0:21:54 > 0:21:57and like to speak to you. And then, obviously, you've
0:21:57 > 0:21:59got your older groups and stuff, who aren't so keen.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02People either love us or hate us, really. It's kind of a bit
0:22:02 > 0:22:05like Marmite. They're either your friend or they're not,
0:22:05 > 0:22:07depending on what they've been up to, really.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09See you later, Lucy. See you later.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10BOTH: Bye!
0:22:16 > 0:22:17Whether you're blogging, tweeting or
0:22:17 > 0:22:20simply checking in on the football scores,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23the internet plays a significant role in modern life.
0:22:23 > 0:22:2884% of the UK population are connected,
0:22:28 > 0:22:32spending on average nearly 16 hours a week surfing the web.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Now, it's becoming an important tool
0:22:35 > 0:22:37for the Neighbourhood Policing Teams too.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44PC Carl Palmer is able to keep local residents in his North Hull ward
0:22:44 > 0:22:47up-to-date with what his team are doing
0:22:47 > 0:22:50on the Humberside Police website.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53So this is where we say what we've done
0:22:53 > 0:22:57and also any successes that we've had.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01We also, importantly, advertise the fact of who's been arrested
0:23:01 > 0:23:03and dealt with in court.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07And here I've put down that on the 20th of April I'm running
0:23:07 > 0:23:12a Community Policing Day, so it's a good way of free advertising.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15We tell people where we are, what we're going to be doing
0:23:15 > 0:23:18and also this, as well, it serves as an event
0:23:18 > 0:23:21so people can tell us
0:23:21 > 0:23:23what they think our priorities should be for the next six months,
0:23:23 > 0:23:27so members of the public can have some input into what
0:23:27 > 0:23:29we should be looking at.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32While the World Wide Web helps make the police's job
0:23:32 > 0:23:37easier in some ways, it has created its own problems as well.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Young people are particularly vulnerable online, and part
0:23:40 > 0:23:45of the Neighbourhood Team's job is to educate them in how to stay safe.
0:23:45 > 0:23:46Within Facebook and Twitter,
0:23:46 > 0:23:50there's more than enough abuse to be going round and...
0:23:50 > 0:23:53it shouldn't be there. I mean, especially with young children.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56I've had experience of online bullying. It's not very nice
0:23:56 > 0:24:00and no-one knows about it unless you tell an adult or someone you trust,
0:24:00 > 0:24:04so I think they need to, like, make a rule about that or something.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Loads of people comment stuff like, "Kill yourself. Go die.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09"Go slit your wrists." And stuff like that,
0:24:09 > 0:24:11and I don't think it's right.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16'Today, Carl is giving a talk to a class at a school in North Hull.'
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Does anybody know what you would do
0:24:19 > 0:24:23if you received any bullying messages on the internet?
0:24:23 > 0:24:24Yes. Tell my parents.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25Tell your parents.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Sometimes there's a button you can click and it sends a report.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Absolutely. Absolutely.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34There's a button on the internet.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37You will find it on most internet sites,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40especially social network sites,
0:24:40 > 0:24:44and it's a little button and it's called CEOP,
0:24:44 > 0:24:48which is C-E-O-P, and it's all to do
0:24:48 > 0:24:52about child exploitation and bullying on the internet.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56So, if you get any messages that you don't like on the internet,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59it's important that you press that button
0:24:59 > 0:25:02so that it's reported to the proper people,
0:25:02 > 0:25:08but also, like you say, come into school and tell the teachers
0:25:08 > 0:25:10and also tell your parents about it as well.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Over a third of young people in the UK have been victim, or know
0:25:14 > 0:25:16someone that has been a victim to cyberbullying.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21Last year there were more than 1,700 cases of abusive e-mails,
0:25:21 > 0:25:26tweets, and Facebook messages that led to prosecutions.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28A teacher in a local school has alerted
0:25:28 > 0:25:32the Neighbourhood Team in Bridlington to one such case.
0:25:32 > 0:25:38A fake account has been set up by a girl aged...well, three girls,
0:25:38 > 0:25:43aged between 11 and 13 in this name.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Um, and the photograph's been doctored, um,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48with something quite rude on it.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52We've been asked, because, obviously, it's out of school,
0:25:52 > 0:25:57the school have got no jurisdiction, really, to try and police Facebook.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Um, and because there's various other bits of bullying going on,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02which are now spilling into school,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05that stem from this fake account, they've asked us just to go
0:26:05 > 0:26:09and have a word with the girls at home in front of parents.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16Um, you know, they don't think that their little Johnny or whatever is
0:26:16 > 0:26:19capable of doing such things as setting up fake accounts
0:26:19 > 0:26:22and being derogatory towards people.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Sometimes it's quite a shock to parents as to what's been going on.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29When people are sat at home on their laptops in their bedrooms,
0:26:29 > 0:26:33they've got no protection with friends or anybody,
0:26:33 > 0:26:39and they're absorbing all the malicious wordings and, um...
0:26:39 > 0:26:41things that the offenders are doing to them
0:26:41 > 0:26:46and, you know, sometimes it sends them inwards on themselves
0:26:46 > 0:26:51where even parents aren't able to, you know, to help them. Yeah.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54And that's the worry we have, is the effects that they have on,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57you know, like, on the more vulnerable ones.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00PCSOs Gerald Quinn and Andrea Humphrey are hopeful
0:27:00 > 0:27:02that a face-to-face discussion
0:27:02 > 0:27:06will make the suspected cyberbully see the error of her ways.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Come on, guys. NAN: I'm not laughing.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Are we all right to pop in? Come in. Yeah.
0:27:11 > 0:27:17BLEEP hasn't got us involved at all, it's Mrs BLEEP at school.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Because of the concerns of where this could lead.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23The crime of causing harassment, alarm and distress
0:27:23 > 0:27:27is not necessarily what your intentions were,
0:27:27 > 0:27:29it's the intentions of how the person's been made to feel
0:27:29 > 0:27:33that's received something, that's upset them... Yeah.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35..from actions that you've started.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39You're breaking the law, really, because it's malicious communication.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Who was the contract name?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44My nana. Nana. My name.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47So, when you're writing things on your phone
0:27:47 > 0:27:50and your nana's got the contract,
0:27:50 > 0:27:54who might we be wanting to speak to? Me.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Right, so you're putting her at jeopardy, aren't you, really?
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Of being, one, having her phone seized and,
0:28:01 > 0:28:06two, being spoken to by the police for malicious communications.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09I hope that it's going to stop after us speaking to you all today.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13I'm going to deactivate it. Yeah, I think that's the best thing, really.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14I think you should've done that already.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17NAN: I hope that you've learned your lesson.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Are you listening to me? GIRL: Yes.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25It seems that Andrea and Gerald's visit has had the desired effect.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28You know, I do think that it does highlight,
0:28:28 > 0:28:34to parents and to extended families,
0:28:34 > 0:28:38the dangers, really, and the miscommunication
0:28:38 > 0:28:42that their children are actually using the forum for.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Earlier, we saw Sergeant Mick Stevenson
0:28:51 > 0:28:54and his team raid two flats in East Hull.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59One proved to be empty. They've just finished their search of the other.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04One of their finds suggests that some visitors might not be welcome.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Potentially, anybody who comes through his front door, or who
0:29:07 > 0:29:10he don't want to speak to, or maybe not too keen on,
0:29:10 > 0:29:11that could be your reception.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16Um, a nice big blade, just inside the bathroom door.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19In the end, the rescue blade made light work of
0:29:19 > 0:29:21remodelling the front door.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23The problem we've got is it's a really substantial door
0:29:23 > 0:29:26in a really flexible soft frame, which means,
0:29:26 > 0:29:29when you're hitting the door, it's the frame that flexes, so
0:29:29 > 0:29:32you don't really get a lot of joy with it, so the last resort was our
0:29:32 > 0:29:35rescue blade and, as you can see, it makes a mess, but it gets us in.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40A large quantity of what looks very like drugs has been found, however,
0:29:40 > 0:29:44Mick is well aware that it might not be what they were hoping for.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46What we've got so far...
0:29:46 > 0:29:47em...
0:29:48 > 0:29:50..are these three bags here,
0:29:50 > 0:29:54we don't know what it contains... obviously, some kind of white powder.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55It remains to be seen what that is.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58And then this bag of brown powder,
0:29:58 > 0:30:00which was found in that box of tea bags
0:30:00 > 0:30:02when the lad's been locked up, he said, "I found it."
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Well, if he's found that and it is heroin, then, you know,
0:30:05 > 0:30:10if it is, then that could be worth between ?8,000 and ?10,000.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14And then, so far, we've got this cash as well.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18The vast majority are notes, which is, again,
0:30:18 > 0:30:22sort of fairly consistent with somebody dealing in quantity.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Details are being taken of everything found inside the flat.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30Meanwhile, the handcuffed tenant caught with his trousers down,
0:30:30 > 0:30:33has been arrested and is off to the police station.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Watch your step. Watch your head.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Take a seat, mate.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41If the powders aren't illegal drugs,
0:30:41 > 0:30:44they could be what are known as cutting agents,
0:30:44 > 0:30:48usually harmless ingredients that bulk up drugs like heroin
0:30:48 > 0:30:51and cocaine to increase dealer's profits.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Fingers crossed it will be what we think it is, heroin,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56and possibly some cocaine. Both the people we've arrested,
0:30:56 > 0:30:58they're both known to us,
0:30:58 > 0:31:00they've both got previous convictions for drugs offences.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Um, and I'm aware that one of them
0:31:03 > 0:31:07has already done or served a three-year custodial sentence
0:31:07 > 0:31:10for possession with intent to supply,
0:31:10 > 0:31:13so I think, on this occasion, if they get convicted and found guilty
0:31:13 > 0:31:18at court, then they'll be looking at a substantial time in prison.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22The initial tests on the seized substances have proved inconclusive,
0:31:22 > 0:31:25so they'll be sent to the police forensic science lab
0:31:25 > 0:31:27for further examination.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35When the results came back from the laboratory,
0:31:35 > 0:31:40the white powder was discovered to be plain old bicarbonate of soda
0:31:40 > 0:31:44and the brown powder just codeine and paracetamol.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47No Class A drugs were found.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51As a result, neither of the men were charged with any offences.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59"Everyone needs good neighbours," they say.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Unfortunately, it's not always possible to have them
0:32:02 > 0:32:06and, all too often, neighbours end up at loggerheads with each other.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11This afternoon, Nick and Lucy are on their way to see a pair
0:32:11 > 0:32:15of neighbours who have got into a disagreement about their cats.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19It's a neighbourhood dispute that needs to be resolved.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Personally, I can't stand the creatures
0:32:21 > 0:32:24and I'm allergic to them, so how I'm going to manage, I don't know.
0:32:24 > 0:32:29Send me in, I'll go. But, yeah, I'm going to send my cat expert in, Lucy.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32The person they're going to see has complained that
0:32:32 > 0:32:36two of his cats have gone missing and that his neighbour,
0:32:36 > 0:32:40who already has 14 cats, might be responsible.
0:32:40 > 0:32:41Hello!
0:32:41 > 0:32:45Nothing's wrong, Mr Farley. Can I come in?
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Um, what's the score?
0:32:49 > 0:32:52The man says he has seen one of his missing cats,
0:32:52 > 0:32:55called Mischief, in his neighbour's front window.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58What we need to do is, cats will choose where to live, unfortunately.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02Yeah. And we don't have any real powers to go and grab cats back.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06What we do is go and negotiate it back and see what they have to say.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10Nick is off to have a diplomatic word with the neighbour to see
0:33:10 > 0:33:13if he's harbouring any extra cats. Hiya. All right.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16Can we come in and have a word with you? In just a second.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19Now, we have a complaint from the neighbours two doors down
0:33:19 > 0:33:22saying you have two of their cats.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Now, is that for definite? I'll get all my cats down and I'll show you.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30No, don't get all your cats... No! No, stop. No! Stop.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Can I get...can I get him round to look at your cats?
0:33:33 > 0:33:35We've already asked him if he wants to look at the cats.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Can I go fetch him and have a look at your cats? Yes. Is that all right?
0:33:39 > 0:33:42Yes. While he's here, Nick wants to ensure
0:33:42 > 0:33:45all the cats in the house are being well looked after.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48We need to check the welfare of cats as well as we do humans
0:33:48 > 0:33:50and every other animal. Come on.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53We'll get the gentleman round here, you've agreed he can come here
0:33:53 > 0:33:54and have a look.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57The man whose cats are missing has come round to see
0:33:57 > 0:33:59if his are here or not.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02NEIGHBOUR: We've seen Amber wandering around yours. We've seen her come in.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Yes, she comes in, has something to eat, then goes out.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08Ah, so, if she comes in, will you just, like, kick her out?
0:34:08 > 0:34:10We haven't seen her in about three months.
0:34:10 > 0:34:15Outside, Nick's making sure missing Mischief is not
0:34:15 > 0:34:17anywhere in the garden.
0:34:17 > 0:34:18Perhaps...
0:34:18 > 0:34:22You want to get some covering on it sooner rather than later.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26He's quite sure it is not.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28You are a superstar.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30I must apologise for our...
0:34:30 > 0:34:34How I've put you into inconvenience this morning. No aggro.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36I do appreciate you've not got the cat.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39He'll be happy now that you've not got the cat, cos he was concerned.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42He's obviously at some stage seen the cat in the house.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44If it does come into the house... I'll just throw it out.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Why don't you take it back there for us? Would you mind?
0:34:47 > 0:34:48I'll take it back if it comes here.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Yeah, take it back if it comes here, then there's no argument.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53It's a bit of piecemeal to him as well, isn't it?
0:34:53 > 0:34:56The gentleman's been very helpful. He's allowed us into the house,
0:34:56 > 0:34:58we've looked round the house and his sheds and things.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01The cats are fit, they're healthy-looking,
0:35:01 > 0:35:03there's nothing wrong with them, there's food down for them,
0:35:03 > 0:35:06there's water down for them, no real complaints,
0:35:06 > 0:35:09no need to get hold of the RSPCA today on this one.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12I just hope the cat turns up at either of the addresses
0:35:12 > 0:35:14and it can be returned to its owner.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16They may not have found the man's cats,
0:35:16 > 0:35:19but thanks to Nick and Lucy's diplomacy, goodwill
0:35:19 > 0:35:25between the neighbours has been restored and a cat-astrophe averted.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28So, what he's agreed to do is if they come round and feed...
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Yeah, just kick them out. What he's agreed to do is,
0:35:31 > 0:35:32well, he's agreed to pick them up.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34People's pets are important to them,
0:35:34 > 0:35:36so if they think somebody else has got them,
0:35:36 > 0:35:38it's going to upset them a little bit, so it's up to us
0:35:38 > 0:35:42to sort of mediate in that process and make sure that
0:35:42 > 0:35:45that cat is not where it shouldn't be and that, you know, they're
0:35:45 > 0:35:48satisfied that we've done everything we can in order to help them.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Not long ago, the majority of cannabis consumed in the UK
0:36:02 > 0:36:06was illegally imported from places like Africa or the Caribbean.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11Now, it has been rapidly overtaken by cannabis grown at home,
0:36:11 > 0:36:12here in the UK.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16With it has come a flood of complaints people whose from roads
0:36:16 > 0:36:20are being blighted by neighbours who have taken up growing the drug.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25This afternoon, PC Jamie Campbell is responding to
0:36:25 > 0:36:28a tip-off in the Springbank area of Hull
0:36:28 > 0:36:31from just such a disgruntled resident.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35I've received intelligence at our briefing this morning that
0:36:35 > 0:36:38the occupants of an address are cultivating cannabis.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42So, we're going to go to the address and see what we find.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45The police mount regular raids on homes where
0:36:45 > 0:36:49they suspect people are illegally cultivating cannabis, and
0:36:49 > 0:36:54in England and Wales last year, they seized more than 600,000 plants.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57It's a mounting challenge for the Neighbourhood Teams as,
0:36:57 > 0:37:01despite it being classified as an illegal Class B drug,
0:37:01 > 0:37:05more and more people seem to think it's OK to produce it at home.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09Unbeknown, a lot of kids start smoking it at a very early age.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12They don't really realise the repercussions and
0:37:12 > 0:37:15the long-term effects of smoking cannabis,
0:37:15 > 0:37:19but it, you know, it also has an effect on, eh...
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Um, you know...
0:37:21 > 0:37:24..relationships, families and that type of thing.
0:37:27 > 0:37:28HE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Jamie doesn't have a warrant to bust down the door, so he's just
0:37:32 > 0:37:36going to see if anyone's in and then ask to look around.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40It's not looking promising.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42But, round the back, someone is in.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Do you need to come in? Is it Gemma? Yes, come in. Cheers.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51My name's PC Campbell, I'm from the local policing team. Yeah. All right.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53We've had some intelligence passed to us
0:37:53 > 0:37:56to suggest you might be cultivating cannabis at the address.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00Right. OK. There are two ways I can go about dealing with it.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04One is I can go and get a warrant and lock you up.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08Secondly, I can search the address with your consent, which is
0:38:08 > 0:38:11how I would like to do it. Well, yeah, you can do that if you want.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13I can't believe somebody's told them we're growing weed.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17I'll ask you the question now - are you growing cannabis at the address?
0:38:17 > 0:38:21No! Right, OK. Well...they can search, can't they?
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Having got consent,
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Jamie is going to find out who is telling the truth.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Yeah? Yeah.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34The team have good noses for these things.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37One of them has found some small plants under the bed.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41No, they're not cannabis plants, mate. Let's have a look.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45But, at first glance, Jamie doesn't believe they are cannabis.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Oh, I tell a lie. They are.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49There's a faint smell of it. Yeah.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Under the bed there's, how many? 3, 6, 9...
0:38:54 > 0:38:55..12, 13...
0:38:55 > 0:38:57cannabis cuttings,
0:38:57 > 0:39:02which, in that form, they're cannabis plants.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04They're illegal. You shouldn't be doing it.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08The 13 plants might not seem much, but, when fully grown,
0:39:08 > 0:39:13they could potentially have a street value of several thousand pounds.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17Jamie and his team have discovered further evidence of
0:39:17 > 0:39:20illegal drug activity - some cannabis in a tin.
0:39:20 > 0:39:21Just a little bit of, uh...
0:39:22 > 0:39:25..dried out stuff.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28And in the garden shed, more cannabis growing equipment.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33It's time to confront the woman.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36Obviously, that's been proven to have been used for growing.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Have you got any in the loft? No. All right. We've been using the garage.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41I admit. You've got me. All right.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43DOGS BARK
0:39:43 > 0:39:45So, what's the deal now, then?
0:39:45 > 0:39:47I mean, we've been doing it for personal reasons.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49All right, no problems. We smoke it.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51What I'm going to do is, there's another patrol coming just
0:39:51 > 0:39:54so I can get up in the loft. That's fine. Just to double-check.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56I'm sure you're telling the truth, but I need to
0:39:56 > 0:39:58check it while I'm here. That's fine. I hold my hands up.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Once we've checked that, then we'll see
0:40:00 > 0:40:02where we go from there. That's fine.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04We do smoke it, we just haven't got the money to buy it, so
0:40:04 > 0:40:07we grow it for ourselves, do you know what I mean? Right, OK.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10I just need to have a look up in the loft just to make sure
0:40:10 > 0:40:12there's nothing up there and then that's the house,
0:40:12 > 0:40:15as far as cultivation goes, that's the house searched.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22The loft is clear.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25The decision's been made to give her a fixed penalty ticket,
0:40:25 > 0:40:27which is for possession of cannabis for ?80.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29The alternative was bring her into custody,
0:40:29 > 0:40:34we could have looked at possession with intent, perhaps.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37But she's already told us that it's for her own personal use.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39So, possession is what we're looking at.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43'Many say cannabis is harmless and not addictive.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46'This couple's experience might suggest otherwise.'
0:40:46 > 0:40:48In my eyes, it's a victimless crime,
0:40:48 > 0:40:50but it's not, because I've been a victim of it.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53The...paranoia and the everything I've had.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55I've been at the doctor's and everything.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57When you said you've, eh...
0:40:57 > 0:40:59you've stopped smoking it and, obviously,
0:40:59 > 0:41:02all the effects you're suffering with it...
0:41:02 > 0:41:04that was obviously what I was going to come onto.
0:41:04 > 0:41:05So, you've obviously identified that.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08And I've been smoking it since I was 15 and I'm 26 now.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09BABIES GURGLE And, eh...
0:41:09 > 0:41:13Like I say, I kicked it a month ago. The best thing I ever did. Right.
0:41:13 > 0:41:14The best thing I ever did.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16I've been on it a very long time, I've been on it
0:41:16 > 0:41:20since I was a kid, do you know what I mean? Yes.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23We can give you details of drug referral workers
0:41:23 > 0:41:25and stuff like that...
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Yeah. ..who can try and help you.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29I can't, obviously, help you get off of it.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32What we want to do is break the chain of people taking drugs.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34I've been on it over 20 years, you see.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36I mean, I've stopped it, he wants to stop, but...
0:41:36 > 0:41:39I can get you some details and bring them back for you, if you want.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Yeah, that would be great, yeah. See you later.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Thank you, darling, appreciate that. Ta-ra. Bye.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47In the end, neighbourhood policing is often
0:41:47 > 0:41:49all about using common sense.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53Sometimes we have to look at the best ways of dealing with the problems
0:41:53 > 0:41:56and all we would have achieved by smashing her door in, um...
0:41:58 > 0:42:01You know, locking her up, putting her in handcuffs,
0:42:01 > 0:42:03taking her into custody,
0:42:03 > 0:42:06you know, she had two small children in the house.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Um, all we would have achieved by that was aggravating her,
0:42:08 > 0:42:12getting her back up, so, from our perspective,
0:42:12 > 0:42:14it's better from our perspective to try
0:42:14 > 0:42:17and gain that trust from them, get the information from them
0:42:17 > 0:42:20and then try and put them onto the people that can help them
0:42:20 > 0:42:22in the long term to get off the drugs that they're using.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Cannabis farming is not regarded as being on a commercial scale
0:42:26 > 0:42:29unless there are 25 plants or more,
0:42:29 > 0:42:34for which there could be a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37In this case though, with 13 seedlings and no
0:42:37 > 0:42:42evidence of dealing, the woman's just got an ?80 on the spot fine.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50The battle to stop drug dealers trying to gain
0:42:50 > 0:42:52a foothold in local communities is one
0:42:52 > 0:42:56the Neighbourhood Teams are determined to keep fighting.
0:42:56 > 0:42:57As far as they're concerned,
0:42:57 > 0:43:01the war against drugs certainly isn't over yet.
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