0:00:02 > 0:00:06- Policing in the 21st century has come full circle.- Evening, all.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11The old romantic notion of the bobby on the beat, like Sgt George Dixon 50 years ago,
0:00:11 > 0:00:14is very much back in favour.
0:00:14 > 0:00:20- It's here.- A new, caring force has been created that works in collaboration with the community
0:00:20 > 0:00:24- called the Neighbourhood Policing Team.- You're under arrest, OK?
0:00:24 > 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 > 0:00:34Cracking down on antisocial behaviour.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Stay here! I've had enough.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Busting suspected drug dens.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44There's a lot growing in this room.
0:00:44 > 0:00:50- And laying down the law to crooks and criminals.- Do as you're told! - I wasn't BLEEP driving it!
0:00:50 > 0:00:56In this new series of Neighbourhood Blues, we follow the men and women of the Humberside Police Force...
0:00:56 > 0:00:59I'm arresting you.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03..as they strive to make our streets a safer place.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27Coming up: a PCSO brings a shoplifter down to earth.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32- Stay here!- Aaargh! - I've had enough.
0:01:32 > 0:01:38Can anyone catch a motorbike thief being chased through the back streets of Hull?
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Get in the car! Go round!
0:01:41 > 0:01:46And our cameraman comes within spitting distance of a drunken brawler.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57Alcohol-related incidents make up a huge part of the police's workload,
0:01:57 > 0:02:01largely dealing with drunken drivers and booze-fuelled fights.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06While Friday and Saturday nights are the worst times,
0:02:06 > 0:02:13the Neighbourhood Teams know that boozy bust-ups can happen any time, any place, anywhere.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Over £30 billion is spent on alcohol every year.
0:02:18 > 0:02:26While the majority of us know how to handle our drink, we've nearly all seen drunken troublemakers.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Where alcohol's related, there's trouble all over.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33It's very busy for the police on Saturday night. It's hectic.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36It's the socially acceptable drug.
0:02:36 > 0:02:42You only need to come into town on Friday or Saturday night to see the problems it causes.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49It's a sunny afternoon in Bridlington, 25 miles north of Hull.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Local people and holidaymakers are making the most of the weather.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59Unfortunately for PC Kevin Jones and PCSO Rachel Matthews,
0:02:59 > 0:03:05they have to get out of the sunshine to deal with an incident in a pub near the seafront.
0:03:05 > 0:03:11RADIO: 'Report of a drunk male. He's thrown some bar stools around.'
0:03:11 > 0:03:17It seems that while customers have been enjoying a pint, mayhem has broken out.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21There's been a report of a drunken male at the Harbour Lights pub.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23He's...
0:03:24 > 0:03:29..been causing a few problems in the pub, chucking bar stools around.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34The man has already left the pub. Kevin and Rachel need to assess the damage
0:03:34 > 0:03:40- and find out more about the drunken assailant so they can track him down.- What's happened?
0:03:40 > 0:03:46Apparently, the man's anger at being refused a drink caused him to smash a bar stool into the beer taps.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51Thankfully, this was the only damage and no one was injured in the attack.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56He broke the badges as well? How has he done that? Throwing a chair?
0:03:56 > 0:04:02I think alcohol can sometimes make people quite reckless and they do things they wouldn't do
0:04:02 > 0:04:05if they hadn't consumed any alcohol.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08This is what we're dealing with on a day-to-day basis.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12As well as gathering evidence from the bar staff and drinkers,
0:04:12 > 0:04:18the attack's been caught on the pub's CCTV. It will help Kevin ID the man.
0:04:18 > 0:04:26I'm going to go upstairs and view the CCTV for an image of the male so we know what we're looking for.
0:04:26 > 0:04:32The man was seen leaving the pub with a woman who had very distinctive red hair.
0:04:32 > 0:04:38- She's clearly visible. - Right, so that's the girl. Oh, yeah.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42But they need a positive ID of him as well.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Is that him there?
0:04:44 > 0:04:49They now know what the man looks like and what he's wearing.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Let's go and try to find him.
0:04:52 > 0:04:58Kevin and Rachel's concern now is that a drunk and violent man is loose in the town centre.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02This chap will be staggering around, he's got a grey hoodie on
0:05:02 > 0:05:06and his girlfriend's got long red hair.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10They need to find him before he causes any more damage.
0:05:15 > 0:05:21PCs Jamie Campbell and Trevor Needham are out on patrol in an estate in the west of Hull,
0:05:21 > 0:05:25on the hunt for a youth who has breached his bail conditions.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28He's gone into the estate.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33It's a young lad. He's made off from another patrol.
0:05:33 > 0:05:39Sounds like it could be one of our outstanding youths who's wanted for breach of curfew.
0:05:39 > 0:05:45A quick drive round shows no sign of him, so they stop one of their colleagues, a PCSO,
0:05:45 > 0:05:49who is patrolling the estate on a bike.
0:05:49 > 0:05:55He's heard that the youth they are looking for has now moved onto another estate.
0:05:55 > 0:06:01Working closely with the community, neighbourhood officers often hear nuggets of information like this.
0:06:02 > 0:06:08The beauty of having neighbourhood staff on the ground is they've got the local knowledge
0:06:08 > 0:06:14to go with having a presence. They know who they're looking for and where they're likely to hang about.
0:06:14 > 0:06:20But before they can find the youth they're after, two motorbike riders drive straight at the police car.
0:06:20 > 0:06:27One of them immediately speeds off on his bike, but the other, wearing a grey tracksuit,
0:06:27 > 0:06:29stalls his.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Got to get him.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37He's dumped the bike and taken off on foot.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Go, keep going.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Stop.
0:06:47 > 0:06:54The runaway is jumping over fences and into back gardens, so Jamie is going to have to pursue him on foot.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Get in the car! Go round!
0:07:04 > 0:07:08There's a multitude of gardens and alleyways.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12They can't be sure which way he's going.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Our cameraman loses contact with Jamie,
0:07:18 > 0:07:22but turns a corner and spots the runaway.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29- For a split second, he's confused the cameraman for a bobby.- Jamie!
0:07:30 > 0:07:33And now it's too late.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Stay there, turn round.
0:07:37 > 0:07:43Trevor's not far behind and he's pleased to have caught this two-wheeled tearaway.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47We were travelling down here, on Bethune Avenue.
0:07:47 > 0:07:53Two motorcycles coming down here, unregistered. He's tried to make off from us. His chain's come off.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57A bit unfortunate for him. He's made off on foot.
0:07:57 > 0:08:03We've followed him down Mollison Road and he's made off over the gardens.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07PC Campbell's managed to catch up with him. He's detained him.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11And we've got the recovery of the bike. It's Road Traffic offences.
0:08:11 > 0:08:19The motorbike has been reported as being stolen, but the runaway rider claims it belonged to him.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- Right. Whose is the bike? - The bike was originally mine.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- Originally?- Yeah. It got pinched, so I got it back.- OK.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- Right, OK. - We got it and drove away.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36- It's my bike!- How long ago was this? - What? It was originally my bike.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41- How long ago was this that you've taken it?- About an hour ago.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43About an hour ago? Right.
0:08:43 > 0:08:49From what you've just told me, I'm going to arrest you for theft of a motor vehicle.
0:08:49 > 0:08:55- It's my bike.- I appreciate what you're telling me, but we're likely to get a phone call, aren't we?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I've had my bike stolen.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00READS HIM HIS RIGHTS
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- Understand?- Yeah.- All right.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09It seems that his storytelling is no better than his bike riding.
0:09:09 > 0:09:16His story is it was initially his bike. He says he's had it stolen. He's found somebody riding it.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21And he's decided to take the matter into his own hands and recover it.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Clearly, his manner of driving wasn't safe and could have caused an accident
0:09:25 > 0:09:31with ourselves or a member of the public. They'll go to extreme lengths to get away from the police.
0:09:31 > 0:09:38They know when they get caught they'll get prosecuted. They do pose extreme dangers.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43The young man later pleaded guilty to theft of a motor vehicle
0:09:43 > 0:09:49and driving without a licence and insurance. He was sentenced to two weeks in prison
0:09:49 > 0:09:53and had six points put on his licence.
0:09:57 > 0:10:03In Bridlington, PC Kevin Jones and PCSO Rachel Matthews are looking for a drunken man
0:10:03 > 0:10:10- who has already caused damage to a pub...- Is that him there? - ..by throwing a bar stool around.
0:10:10 > 0:10:16Just going to have a wander round some of the pubs to make sure this chap's not in the vicinity still.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21He's more than likely going to get refused on another occasion
0:10:21 > 0:10:25and he'll probably end up behaving like he has done.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34- No, he's not been here. - The first place draws a blank. - White top and blue jeans.
0:10:34 > 0:10:40- Do we have any direction? - But CCTV operators in the town have seen a man matching the description
0:10:40 > 0:10:47- going into another licensed premises nearby. - Has he got blue denim jeans?
0:10:47 > 0:10:51All right, cheers. Thanks, Justine. Can you keep monitoring it?
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Think he's gone into the Brunswick.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59There's a risk that he's going to cause more damage and hurt other people,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02or a risk that he'll hurt people,
0:11:02 > 0:11:06and, em, we're not going to tolerate behaviour like that.
0:11:06 > 0:11:12It can go one of two ways. He could be quite co-operative or he could be quite anti with us.
0:11:12 > 0:11:18The co-operative is always a nice way, but we train for the other, just in case.
0:11:18 > 0:11:24- Charlie Yankee Four, just entering the pub now.- The suspect has already used a bar stool as a weapon,
0:11:24 > 0:11:29so Kevin's on his guard. He soon spots the man at the back of the pub.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31'Ere, listen...
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- End the phone call, fella. - Listen... One second.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41And he seems to know exactly why the police are here.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Right, you understand why I'm here? - Yeah.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Just grab me. I understand. - You're under arrest.- Yes.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53Under arrest for causing criminal damage and being drunk and disorderly.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58Turn around. I'm going to handcuff you.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03The man's girlfriend doesn't appear to be too happy that he's being arrested.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- Don't put them too tight, please! - They're not designed for comfort.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10I know that, I know that.
0:12:10 > 0:12:16You match the description of someone that's caused criminal damage at the Harbour Lights pub
0:12:16 > 0:12:20and used disorderly behaviour. And I can see you're in drink.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25- We'll go down to Bridlington nick and we'll get you sorted out.- BLEEP!
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Have you got anything...?
0:12:27 > 0:12:32- Fella..- Spitting isn't just disgusting. It's an offence.
0:12:32 > 0:12:38He just spat at you? Right, mate, you're also under arrest for assault.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- Yeah, good, great(!) - You're still under caution.- BLEEP!
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Pop yourself in there, then.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48All right? Watch your head.
0:12:48 > 0:12:54- Turn round.- CCTV is a fantastic tool in Bridlington. They've managed to spot the male.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59He's entered the Brunswick Hotel. We've gone in, found him there
0:12:59 > 0:13:02and he's been arrested for criminal damage.
0:13:02 > 0:13:08- Do you need any help reading or writing?- Back at the station, the man finally realises
0:13:08 > 0:13:14- the error of his ways.- What an idiot I am!- Just follow my colleague.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Leave your trainers outside, please.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Drink's a funny thing. Alcohol and drugs.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29People behave in completely different ways.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33One minute he was shouting and swearing, the next he's apologetic.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38The next minute he was going on about his ankle, then his dad.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42And, you know, it's erratic behaviour, but...
0:13:42 > 0:13:48I suppose the main thing is that he did come with us. No one got hurt.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50And he's off the streets now.
0:13:50 > 0:13:56The man later pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage and also common assault on the cameraman
0:13:56 > 0:13:59and was fined £50 for each offence.
0:13:59 > 0:14:05He was also ordered to pay £500 compensation for the damage to the pub.
0:14:10 > 0:14:16While high-profile crimes may hit the headlines, it's small-scale villains that police officers spend
0:14:16 > 0:14:20most of their time dealing with. Neighbourhood Teams bear the brunt,
0:14:20 > 0:14:28not only arresting the petty criminals, but also trying to stop them committing offences at all.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33I think crime prevention is really much more important than catching people.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38It's much less expensive to prevent crime
0:14:38 > 0:14:43than it is to chase down people, process them through the courts.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48Whether it's public drunkenness, bike theft or shoplifting,
0:14:48 > 0:14:54the police are intent on cracking down on people who continually break the law.
0:14:56 > 0:15:02At Osborne Street Police Station in Hull, the Neighbourhood Team are having their morning briefing.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07Today, they are targeting some known prolific offenders.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Amongst them are a female shoplifter who's just been released from prison
0:15:11 > 0:15:18and a man and a woman who've been banned from the city centre under a Section 27 dispersal order.
0:15:20 > 0:15:26Police Community Support Officer Jon Hammerton hasn't been out long when he gets a call
0:15:26 > 0:15:33- from security staff in a shopping centre.- We're attending a call from the centre and Debenhams
0:15:33 > 0:15:39that a female earlier on who tried to steal from them at the centre
0:15:39 > 0:15:44is back at that location, possibly trying to steal again.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49So I'd like to speak to her and try to divert her from committing a crime.
0:15:49 > 0:15:55CCTV operators can pinpoint suspected criminals almost anywhere in Hull.
0:15:55 > 0:16:01With over 300 cameras, they've got one of the biggest CCTV networks in the country.
0:16:01 > 0:16:07In addition to the cameras, most of the shops and shopping centres are linked into a radio system
0:16:08 > 0:16:15which allows shops to communicate directly with the CCTV control room and police officers on patrol.
0:16:15 > 0:16:21Jon is on his way to a shopping centre where the suspected shoplifter has been refused entry
0:16:21 > 0:16:23by security staff.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28Do we still have a visual of this female? Or is she leaving?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31'She's been refused entry.'
0:16:31 > 0:16:35That's an update from St Stephen's shopping centre.
0:16:35 > 0:16:42Security there have refused entry to the female, who has attempted to go into the shopping centre.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Hopefully, she'll still be in situ for me to have a word with her.
0:16:46 > 0:16:52The woman is one of those on Jon's target list. He can't arrest her as she hasn't stolen anything,
0:16:52 > 0:16:58but preventing her from carrying out a crime is just as important as catching her in the act
0:16:58 > 0:17:05- and there's a lot less paperwork to fill out.- What are you trying to do? You've been refused entry.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09They know what you're out to do. You're out to commit shop theft.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13CCTV has made the city centre virtually a no-go zone for criminals.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Are you going to leave the city centre?
0:17:17 > 0:17:23- You're not going to be able to shoplift today.- Even so, shoplifting is a blight across the country...
0:17:23 > 0:17:27Your face is known now. You're not going to get into any of the shops.
0:17:27 > 0:17:33..estimated to cost an average family £180 a year in increased prices.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37This woman won't be troubling store security today.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42Finally, she's heading off and away from the temptation of the shops.
0:17:42 > 0:17:48She's now heading out of town. Hopefully, she's adhering to my words of advice and leaving.
0:17:48 > 0:17:54But they will monitor for a bit to see if she circles back and comes back in,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56which hopefully she doesn't.
0:17:58 > 0:18:04Jon's colleague, PCSO Karen Smith, is patrolling not far away in the city centre
0:18:04 > 0:18:09when she gets a call from a shop about two people acting suspiciously.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13'She's pulled something out of her coat. It looks like some food.'
0:18:13 > 0:18:18PCSO Karen to Boots. Do we have the theft of food?
0:18:19 > 0:18:25We're on our way to Boots. There's a couple that were acting suspiciously in there.
0:18:25 > 0:18:31The female's eaten some food that she's produced from her jacket. I hope to cut them off
0:18:31 > 0:18:36and see who they are and if they're known shoplifters.
0:18:36 > 0:18:43The couple have left Boots and split up after leaving the shop, but CCTV operators have been tracking
0:18:43 > 0:18:45the woman's movements.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49She's heading towards Queen's Gardens now.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54Apparently, this female is in Queen's Gardens.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Shouldn't be hard to find. It's quite quiet.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03As she enters Queen's Gardens, Karen spots the woman she's after.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08It's the one on the team's list who was banned from the city centre.
0:19:08 > 0:19:14I've got a breach of a 27 dispersal order. Maria Squires from yesterday, in relation to Jonathan Moorcroft.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19She's in Queen's Gardens. I'll stop her. Can you get CCTV to monitor?
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Hiya, Maria.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26- Do you remember us yesterday?- Yeah. - What are you eating?
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Have a seat for us, darling?
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- No, I'm going.- You're not. - I've got an appointment!
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Because she's breached her S27 order banning her from the city centre,
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Maria will be arrested and fined.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46Understandably, she doesn't seem too keen to stop for Karen.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51- Please, just let me go!- Maria... - Please, just let me go!- No. I'm detaining you.- Why?!
0:19:51 > 0:19:57- You were given a S27 dispersal order.- I'm going now! - Listen...- I need to go!
0:19:57 > 0:20:04As a Police Community Support Officer, Karen can't arrest a suspect like a police officer can.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09But she has the power to detain a person until police officers arrive.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- Why are you trying to walk away? - I've got an appointment!- Maria...
0:20:13 > 0:20:17What did you hit me for? What are you hitting me for?
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Maria, I will put you on the floor.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24Please, don't...! What have I done?
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- Well, stay with me! Stay with me!- Aaaargh!
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Stay with me!
0:20:30 > 0:20:37- Stay with me.- I've got an appointment.- You're not staying with me, are you? You're not.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41- I am!- You're not. - What are you doing?!
0:20:41 > 0:20:47- What did you hit me for? - Put your food on that wall. Put your food down on that wall!
0:20:47 > 0:20:54- Please...- Put it down! - A man has turned up and Karen immediately recognises him.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58Station, I've got Jonathan Moorcroft here as well.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03It's the woman's partner in crime, who is also breaching a S27 dispersal order.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08- Stay there. - Now Karen is outnumbered two to one.
0:21:08 > 0:21:14It's a potentially volatile situation, especially for a PCSO.
0:21:14 > 0:21:20- Sit there while I talk to you.- No. - Sit there.- Explain to me what she's done.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25- Not while she's screaming. - Karen's calling for back-up.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- Tell me what she's done.- I've got Jonathan Moorcroft here as well.
0:21:29 > 0:21:35But as soon as Karen mentions his name on the radio, the man heads for the exits.
0:21:35 > 0:21:41- He's not hanging around to be arrested as well.- Moorcroft heading towards the BBC building.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- You're going to get arrested! - Why?!
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- I've got an appointment! - Maria, stay here!- Ow!
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- Stay here!- Aaargh! - I've had enough!
0:21:53 > 0:21:56I've got an appointment!
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- Don't! I've got an appointment! - Stay still!
0:22:00 > 0:22:04- I've got an appointment! - I'm going to caution you.
0:22:04 > 0:22:10You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned
0:22:10 > 0:22:16something you later rely on in court. Anything you do say will be given in evidence.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- Let go! - I'm not doing owt wrong!
0:22:19 > 0:22:22I'm not doing anything wrong!
0:22:22 > 0:22:27- I can't breathe! I've got asthma! - Papa Victor 218.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32Moorcroft's just going down outside the Chinese restaurant.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35I've got an appointment. Let me go!
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Please let me go!
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Karen's colleagues have arrived to make the arrest on the woman.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52And hopefully track down the man who left the area moments ago.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56He's gone that way. I think CCTV might have him. Just radio up.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03The female, Maria Squires, will be taken in for a breach of a S27 dispersal order.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08And the outstanding male from the order, he's left the city centre.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12CCTV have him on the camera. We're getting a patrol to him.
0:23:12 > 0:23:19- As the woman is suspected of shoplifting, they go through her pockets.- Any drugs on you?
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Stand still.
0:23:21 > 0:23:28Although there's nothing suspicious there, the woman has an unusual- looking bulge in her trousers.
0:23:31 > 0:23:37The call that initially alerted Karen to the couple was about suspicious behaviour in a chemist's.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- It looks like she's hit the jackpot. - Oh, my God...
0:23:41 > 0:23:46The female that I've got stopped has got lots of cosmetics on her.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50I'll need identifying at your place. Have you got CCTV footage of her?
0:23:50 > 0:23:56Once the woman is safely on her way to the cells, Karen's attention turns to proving
0:23:56 > 0:24:00that the items found on her have actually been stolen.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04The items need identifying from the shop they were stolen from.
0:24:04 > 0:24:11The call was passed to me from Boots, so that's the first port of call. We'll convey her to custody.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- I'll do the arrest package now. - Spot on.
0:24:13 > 0:24:19We have quite an assortment of items here. Some were taken out of her trouser leg.
0:24:19 > 0:24:25This one in particular was taken from her sleeve and this was next to her on the wall.
0:24:25 > 0:24:31She was claiming at the time that this was her own personal use for her eczema,
0:24:31 > 0:24:36but she hasn't bought all of that. She has no receipt from Boots.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43Now it's time for a bit of detective work.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Karen draws a blank in the first two shops she visits,
0:24:48 > 0:24:55- but thankfully it's third time lucky.- The gentleman had witnessed the female going into the store.
0:24:55 > 0:25:02She had a cigarette in her mouth so he ejected her. She'd already committed the theft by that point.
0:25:02 > 0:25:08He detained the male and asked to search him. The male said he didn't have any products on him.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10He opened his jacket, showed him.
0:25:10 > 0:25:16Once the pair have left the shop, he's done his stock check and confirmed many items missing.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20We attended and he was able to show us the stock report.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25It's been a busy, but successful day. As she returns to the station,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Karen is greeted with some good news.
0:25:29 > 0:25:36Moorcroft was arrested about 30 minutes ago. He was seen by one of my colleagues, a PCSO,
0:25:36 > 0:25:42who radioed it through and patrols locked him up for a breach of his S27 dispersal order.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46He's obviously in custody as well. So it's a great outcome.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50The woman later went to court on an outstanding theft charge
0:25:50 > 0:25:57and was given an 18-week suspended sentence along with a six-month rehabilitation order.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02The man pleaded guilty to breaching his S27 notice and was fined £35.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14Police Community Support Officers have been patrolling our streets for more than a decade now.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18As we've already seen, they play a vital part in Neighbourhood Teams,
0:26:18 > 0:26:25supporting regular officers and providing a visible uniformed presence in the community.
0:26:26 > 0:26:33However, some people see them as "plastic policemen" because they have fewer powers than constables.
0:26:33 > 0:26:40As civilians, they're not allowed to make arrests and they're often the target of abuse.
0:26:40 > 0:26:47It's early afternoon and PC Al Cowley is racing to the assistance of a PCSO
0:26:47 > 0:26:52who has apparently been assaulted just off Queen's Gardens in Hull.
0:26:52 > 0:26:58A PCSO has just shouted up that he's struggling with somebody who he's detained.
0:26:58 > 0:27:04Just there. I don't know that there's that much going on, but somebody's playing up.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Him! Him there. He's having a go at me!
0:27:13 > 0:27:17All right. Just keep your hands there.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Right, that's it.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24He's being arrested for assault and a S5 public order offence,
0:27:24 > 0:27:28which concerns threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32One minute. I'll double lock your cuffs.
0:27:32 > 0:27:38- I'd spoken to him about his general behaviour.- Yeah.- He swore at me, obviously in view of the public.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43Lots of kids and things in there. I've gone to stop him to obtain his details.
0:27:43 > 0:27:49He's throwing his arms out. I've stopped him, he did it again. Basically, struck me to the chest.
0:27:49 > 0:27:56Listen. He alleges you've been swearing at him, you've thrown your arms about and hit him in the chest.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00- I've hit him in the chest?- Your arms. That's what he's alleging.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05Maybe not intentional, but by recklessness you've come into contact with him.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09Sit back and we'll get you dealt with.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17There goes your grinder.
0:28:17 > 0:28:23The man's dropped what looks like a cannabis grinder, which probably won't help his case.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25Thank you.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27We're in.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37Although the man claimed he wasn't intentionally trying to assault the officer,
0:28:37 > 0:28:42- his antisocial actions got him arrested.- Step back, mate. - He was given a £100 fine
0:28:42 > 0:28:47- and a six-month conditional discharge.- Is he in?
0:28:47 > 0:28:51Although Al has been patient and polite with the offender,
0:28:51 > 0:28:55he's not prepared to put up with behaviour like this.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Nobody should be abused in public. Police officers do a job.
0:28:59 > 0:29:05Police Support Officers likewise. He was carrying out the lawful execution of his duty
0:29:05 > 0:29:07and gets abused and assaulted.
0:29:07 > 0:29:13More importantly, members of the public were there. We get used to hearing swearing and shouting.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18Members of the public could be very alarmed by it. It's distressing.
0:29:18 > 0:29:23Less than an hour after dealing with the man who'd assaulted the PCSO,
0:29:23 > 0:29:27Al is heading to another similar call.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29November Victor 21 attending.
0:29:29 > 0:29:36We got an assistance call from a Police Support worker who's detaining someone.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40The CCTV cameras have got him struggling on the floor with him.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Motorbike. Seen it.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Thank you.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54As Al arrives at the scene, he recognised the alleged assailant.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Hello, Mr Clark. Just one second until I find out what's going on.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03- I tried to seize some alcohol from him.- Mr Cowley...- Just one second.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07He's resisted. His arms went out like that.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- Right, here you are. Just one minute.- All right.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16You're under arrest for assaulting a police accredited worker. OK?
0:30:16 > 0:30:20Listen to me, fella. Clarky, listen to me, not him.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25- Right, you're under arrest.- I didn't even assault him, Mr Cowley!
0:30:25 > 0:30:31- The man's often in the city centre, but doesn't normally cause any trouble.- Clarky, calm it down.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- What's in there, mate?- Nowt.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38- No worries. - Get your head together, mate.
0:30:38 > 0:30:44- All right, in here. - I can't believe this, Mr Cowley. - Come on, let's get you sorted.
0:30:44 > 0:30:51- Forget him, forget him.- The man had been drinking alcohol, which isn't allowed in Hull city centre,
0:30:51 > 0:30:55and wasn't happy about being asked to stop.
0:30:57 > 0:31:03- I'm going to miss my tea for this. - All right. I'll get you sorted as quick as I can.
0:31:07 > 0:31:12The man's claiming he has been wrongfully arrested and that police
0:31:12 > 0:31:19- should do more important things than stopping him drinking. - I get paid whatever I'm doing.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23But we'll get to the bottom of it and check it all out. All right?
0:31:23 > 0:31:27- MAN REPLIES - Well, I don't know, unfortunately.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32I know you're not generally like that. Don't get too upset.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40- Come on, Clarky. Watch you don't slip cos it's wet.- Cheers.
0:31:40 > 0:31:46Don't worry. Let's get you in here and get to the bottom of it. ..Just take a seat in here, fella.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49While they're waiting for us.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51All right.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53We'll get to the bottom of it.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00The man seems upset and Al is concerned about him.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06And his behaviour suddenly takes a turn for the worse.
0:32:06 > 0:32:12Clarky, don't start headbutting walls. Come on. Come here. Sit down and calm down.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16You're never any bother, are you? What's upsetting you today?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Eh?
0:32:18 > 0:32:23Headbutting the wall's not going to do any good for you whatsoever.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27The man is not happy, but Al is making sure he's OK.
0:32:27 > 0:32:33Right, I'm going to put them on the front for you. I've got to leave them on.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37Don't start being daft cos you're upset.
0:32:37 > 0:32:44But even though he has some sympathy for the man, Al knows his and the public's safety
0:32:44 > 0:32:47is paramount in cases like this.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49'We can be compassionate.
0:32:49 > 0:32:54'He's never caused me problems, but you never let your guard down.'
0:32:54 > 0:33:00He was later charged with obstructing a PCSO and failing to surrender his alcohol.
0:33:00 > 0:33:07He was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £15 victim's surcharge.
0:33:12 > 0:33:19Along with PCSOs, special constables make up a vital part of the neighbourhood policing team.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24They are essentially volunteers and are not paid, but unlike PCSOs,
0:33:24 > 0:33:29they have the same powers as full-time officers.
0:33:31 > 0:33:38It's ten in the evening and Special Constables Mike Tinsley and Doug Whitfield are out in Bridlington
0:33:38 > 0:33:42when a call comes in about two women who have been spotted on CCTV.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46One of them is on the police's list of targets.
0:33:46 > 0:33:51Yeah, CCTV here. The two girls you were looking at,
0:33:51 > 0:33:57the one in the black is Wendy Snowden. She's wanted for resetting items.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00That's received. Go with a description, please.
0:34:00 > 0:34:07The woman is well known to Bridlington Police and our Neighbourhood Blues cameras.
0:34:07 > 0:34:13Less than a week ago, she was filmed being arrested for failing to appear in court on a shoplifting charge.
0:34:13 > 0:34:19Having gone back to court and been bailed to return on a later date, she's now on the streets
0:34:19 > 0:34:22and possibly up to no good.
0:34:22 > 0:34:28All in black. She's got a big black shoulder bag. She's walking down Jamieson.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32She's with another female in a tracksuit top.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37We've had a report there from CCTV of two females,
0:34:37 > 0:34:39one of whom is known to us.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44- Possibly going from door to door... - Oscar 22?
0:34:44 > 0:34:48..selling items. Obviously, those items could be stolen.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52We need to establish why she's going door to door selling things.
0:34:52 > 0:34:59Based on what we feel when we get there, we may stop and search them to see if they have stolen items,
0:34:59 > 0:35:02under S1 of PACE.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Hi, girls. All right?
0:35:09 > 0:35:15I had a report you may be going from door to door selling stuff. What are you selling?
0:35:15 > 0:35:19- Just some clothes.- All right, OK. Where are they?- In my bag.
0:35:19 > 0:35:26- Where have you got the clothes from? - From what I had ages ago.- OK. Can we have a quick look?- Yeah.
0:35:26 > 0:35:32The woman says the clothes belong to her, but as she's a shoplifter, Mike isn't taking her word for it.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Thank you.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- They've still got price tags on. - Yeah.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- Are these from Morrisons?- No!
0:35:50 > 0:35:56- There's only a couple of dresses in there.- Not a couple.- There is. - A number of dresses.- Yeah, a couple.
0:35:56 > 0:36:01- Yeah, a couple.- All brand new. It's all in different sizes.
0:36:01 > 0:36:07Why have you got numerous dresses that are exactly the same, but just in different sizes?
0:36:07 > 0:36:12You're under arrest on suspicion of theft.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15CAUTIONS HER
0:36:15 > 0:36:21As well as a suspected shoplifter, the woman she's with is going to be detained as well.
0:36:21 > 0:36:27- You're also under arrest on suspicion of theft. - I've not been out all night!
0:36:27 > 0:36:31- You're in the same area with stolen items.- I live in this area!- Listen.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35- I'm going round home.- You'll have an opportunity to explain all that.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- No! I've just left my brother's home. - Calm yourself down.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44- I only just bumped into her!- Calm down.- I ain't seen her for ages.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48- Okey-dokey. - What do you mean, okey-dokey?!
0:36:48 > 0:36:52- At this moment in time, you're under arrest.- I am on my way home!
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- Turn around for me.- Am I under arrest?!- Turn around, please.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00You better get this BLEEP right! I'm telling you!
0:37:00 > 0:37:07- Me?!- You're under arrest on suspicion of theft.- For leaving my brother's house?! I live here!
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- You'll have an opportunity to explain all that.- BLEEP!
0:37:11 > 0:37:17- This is disgusting. - Despite her hostile behaviour and foul language,
0:37:17 > 0:37:21Mike and Doug are going to check her story with CCTV.
0:37:21 > 0:37:26If they can confirm what she's saying, they can let her go,
0:37:26 > 0:37:32- but they need to detain her until they find out.- It doesn't matter. Just take me!
0:37:32 > 0:37:38- The sooner I go, the sooner I can get home!- Calm down a second. Calm yourself down.
0:37:38 > 0:37:44- Put me in the car now.- No... - Are you getting off on this? Are you getting off on this?
0:37:44 > 0:37:48A car's arrived to take the first woman to the police station
0:37:48 > 0:37:52while the second will get a seat for the moment to calm her down.
0:37:52 > 0:37:57Jesus. I don't mind when I do summat. I really BLEEP mind.
0:37:57 > 0:38:03Right, are those cuffs all right before you get in there? You said they were uncomfortable.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Yeah. Argh!
0:38:05 > 0:38:08It certainly appears as if the clothes are stolen.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10What are you doing?!
0:38:10 > 0:38:16What we can see here is a number of clothes, all exactly the same, these dresses,
0:38:16 > 0:38:19but in a range of different sizes.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24They've got 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28All exactly the same dress. Based on that, we believe they're stolen.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32So at this moment in time, they've both been arrested.
0:38:32 > 0:38:40- Is one girl going in the van?- But Doug has got some good news for the woman who said she'd just come out.
0:38:40 > 0:38:46OK, we've spoken to the CCTV who have confirmed that the other lady was going house to house.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51- I was just talking to her.- So we're going to de-arrest you.- All right.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56Having spent the best part of 15 minutes being hostile
0:38:56 > 0:39:00and not wanting to wait to find out her fate from CCTV,
0:39:00 > 0:39:04her departure is thankfully a lot quieter.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10The second female, she was with this female and we thought in her company,
0:39:10 > 0:39:13going door to door, selling.
0:39:13 > 0:39:19Upon liaising with CCTV further, we've established she'd only come out to speak to the female
0:39:19 > 0:39:26while she was going door to door. So we've de-arrested that female and we'll take this female in
0:39:26 > 0:39:29on suspicion of theft.
0:39:36 > 0:39:41The woman they've arrested is a prolific offender, well known to the Neighbourhood Team.
0:39:41 > 0:39:47In her bag are quite a few articles of children's clothing.
0:39:47 > 0:39:52- There's a tag.- Easy items both to steal and sell on.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57Small items in a store. This is something you could bundle together,
0:39:57 > 0:40:05wrap up tight and conceal on your person. This all folded together, maybe £60 or £70 of items.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07It all fits inside this black bag.
0:40:07 > 0:40:13It doesn't appear that these items at £8 each would warrant a security tag
0:40:13 > 0:40:18so again being quite easy to leave the store without being detected.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23As well as the dresses, it looks like she's stolen some cakes.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Once he's bagged everything up...
0:40:26 > 0:40:31- Right, take that.- ..it's time for a trip down the shops
0:40:31 > 0:40:35so that Mike can prove that the items were actually stolen.
0:40:39 > 0:40:45What we're going to do now is head to Morrisons. Hopefully there will be night staff on
0:40:45 > 0:40:50who can identify this, that they own this property and we'll establish it's stolen.
0:40:50 > 0:40:56Then our prisoner may be able to be dealt with tonight as opposed to waiting until the morning.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59So they've to identify them.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06I hope there'll be a bell!
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Don't know if that's going to work.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Obviously, they won't be expecting any visitors.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21It's nearly midnight and the store looks deserted.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37But eventually they find someone.
0:41:37 > 0:41:44We've got some possibly stolen items. Is somebody on duty who could identify it as being yours?
0:41:44 > 0:41:49- Just to evidence that it's one of your designs. - I'll see on the shelf.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Girls Section.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55- Is that one of them?- Yeah. - Yeah.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- That dress matches up to that one. - It does.
0:42:03 > 0:42:08It's probably just the entire rail that's gone in here. Seven dresses.
0:42:08 > 0:42:14- But you can confirm that's your brand?- The clothing's confirmed, but what about the cakes?
0:42:14 > 0:42:20- Are those your pastries?- They are. - It seems trivial, but the reduced price sticker put on during the day
0:42:20 > 0:42:26will help police pinpoint the exact time the shoplifter was in the store,
0:42:26 > 0:42:31which could then be matched up with the CCTV footage.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Great. Thanks very much for your time. Cheers now.
0:42:35 > 0:42:40All in all, it's been a successful night's work.
0:42:40 > 0:42:46The woman was later charged with shoplifting and sentenced to ten weeks in prison.
0:42:55 > 0:43:02In today's programme we've seen just how important the PCSOs and volunteer Specials are
0:43:02 > 0:43:05to the Neighbourhood Policing Team.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09Together they play a pivotal role in reducing crime.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Join us again next time.
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