Episode 5 Neighbourhood Blues

Policing in the 21st century has come full circle.

Good evening, all.

The old romantic notion of the bobby on the beat,

like Sergeant George Dixon 50 years ago,

is very much back in favour.

It's here.

A new, caring force has been created,

that works in collaboration with the community it serves,

called the Neighbourhood Policing Team.

You're under arrest, OK? For assault.

Now, the teams are in every local area of the country...

Get him! We've got a runner.

..cracking down on antisocial behaviour...

Stay here! Ow! I've had enough!

..busting suspected drug dens...

SAW WHIRRS

Put your hands where I can see 'em!

There a very large grow in this room. Jackpot!

..and laying down the law to crooks and criminals.

Do as you're told. I weren't even BLEEP driving it.

In this new series of Neighbourhood Blues,

we're following the men and women from the Humberside Police Force...

You're under arrest.

..being in possession of a controlled substance.

..as they strive to make our streets a safer place.

Brrrrrrap!

Coming up in today's programme...

He's twisting my BLEEP arm!

A quiet seaside community

is terrorised by a new neighbour and his friends.

Paul, we will get the jacket and trainers.

Argh! Why?!

Come here, now!

A man spends a penny, but it costs him a whole lot more.

It's going to cost you ?80,

unless you've been in trouble with the police before. Fine.

And the Neighbourhood team are called in to help the RSPCA

with a horse suspected of being mistreated.

Can't imagine it's very pleasant, so...

Probably make my eyes water, put it that way. Yeah.

Whether it's drinking on the streets or marauding teenage gangs,

there's no doubt that antisocial behaviour blights people's lives.

Many are convinced not enough is being done about it

and are demanding the police get to grips with the problem.

This is Bridlington, 25 miles from Hull.

It's a normally quiet seaside resort,

but behind the peaceful promenades,

the Neighbourhood Policing Team

are responding to local people's complaints

and are cracking down on drug and antisocial behavioural problems

that have beset the town.

This morning, PC Nikki Cammiss and her colleague,

PCSO Becky Brown, have come to see a man

who's causing a lot of problems with his neighbours.

Hello, can I come in? Is Paul in?

He's recently been rehoused by social services

and they're here to see

if he's sticking to the terms of his tenancy -

which, amongst other things,

says that he mustn't have groups of people round.

But, by the sounds of it, he has.

MUSIC PLAYS

Paul, out it down and off, please. Paul?

Paul, the tenant, is an alcoholic, and he's got friends over from Hull.

Brrrap, brrrap, yo!

Brrrrrrap!

This is my manor...

Never backing down! Stop swearing...

Where's my can? BHE bad boys, yo!

Who let you in?

Check this guy out yo!

That's not appropriate, is it?

Weren't even me, it was a ghost, love.

Right, come on, then. I want to talk to Paul.

Can I have a cuddle with you two? No. All of you.

With elderly neighbours all around,

Nikki and Becky need to disperse the drunken youths

as quickly and quietly as possible.

Give up! I'm off back to Hull. See you later, Paul.

Paul used to be homeless,

but he's been given the opportunity to have his own place

in order to rebuild his life.

Get going, get going. Get going, get going.

He knows this is his last chance.

Where shall we begin?

Where do you want to start?

Well, what do you think the consequence is going to be

of what we've found tonight?

I know - I'll get a complaint for it.

But what do you think the ultimate consequence is going to be?

I'll end up homeless again.

There's not much I can...you know.

I only came a few weeks ago, along with Andy from Housing,

and we gave you a list of people that aren't to be here.

You have an elderly, vulnerable gentleman

that lives below you, don't you?

That is not the right company you need to be keeping, is it?

Cos now look at the consequence.

So I'd like you to attend at the police station, please,

on Monday, at 10 o'clock in the morning.

Paul is being invited to the nick

to explain himself to the Antisocial Team

and the council's housing officer.

Eviction is a strong possibility.

I'll see you on Monday, Nikki, 10 o'clock.

Having got the rowdy youths out of Paul's flat...

Brrrap, brrrap, yo!

Hiya!

..Nikki and Becky have now got the problem

of how to move them off the street outside.

Watch your language!

She's armed with some special regulations.

One is a Section 27 dispersal order -

a notice to leave an area.

You're all going to get Section 27 dispersal orders

to make sure you've got to go.

If you return to the area,

you'll be arrested for breach of the peace - do you understand?

Now the street's a bit quieter,

it's time for the team to try and calm the poor neighbours down.

Hiya. Just wanted to come and reassure you.

I'm sorry about all of that. We have moved them on.

We've had vandalism, we had drunks,

druggies coming round,

and these characters - you've got children all round here.

We just don't need it.

It's spoiling it and running the neighbourhood down.

Before they leave, Nikki and Becky are paying Paul a final visit.

You all right, Paul? All right? Yeah.

Yeah, leg's just getting worse, but...you know what I mean?

Nothing I can do about that, is there?

Nikki's uneasy about the state Paul is in.

She thinks he might need some specialist medical help.

I can hardly walk any more.

If you feel you need some help

and be assessed by the mental health team,

then I can organise that for you.

Mental health team, yeah.

Would you like to go to hospital this evening?

To talk to the mental health team? Yeah. You do.

OK. We'll get that sorted.

Yeah, I've got a 39-year-old male, he is conscious and breathing.

He's feeling depressed, he suffers with fits,

he's an alcoholic.

I'd like him checking over, please.

Take care of yourself, Paul. I'll come and see you tomorrow.

He's not a bad person, he's never been anti-police with me.

He's always been perfectly amiable, polite...

He's just got his issues.

A quarter of all ex-homeless people

find themselves unable to sustain a tenancy for one reason or another.

Paul is struggling to keep his flat...

..and now faces a showdown

with an official from the housing department.

I'm a little annoyed. I know you are.

Really annoyed, actually.

Queens Gardens Park in Hull city centre

is the ideal place for mothers and toddlers,

students and professionals,

to come and have an alfresco lunch

and enjoy the flowers and water features.

It's NOT the place to relieve yourself in public,

like a man just has.

Come here, now!

As he was driving past,

PC Gareth Walker couldn't fail to notice the man peeing

in the park's ornamental pond.

Is that clever, is it? You what? Urinating up there, is it clever?

No, but... No, but what?

When you've got to go, you've got to go.

Can't you use some public toilets somewhere? What's that?

Can't you go into any of the shops? There's a McDonald's open.

You what, sorry? Sit in there.

McDonald's? You've got a charge to get in.

Do you? So instead you just do it in a public place? You what, sorry?

Instead, you do it in a public place, do you?

In front of other people that are sat on the gardens?

Well, I was busting. OK.

Well, it's going to cost you ?80,

unless you've been in trouble with the police before. Fine. All right.

Have you been in trouble with the police before? Yeah. What for?

Em...public nuisance. Public nuisance? What was that?

Em...I threatened to jump in the river.

You threatened to jump in the river. Yeah.

The man seems to have an attraction to water

and it's going to cost him a lot more

than a visit to McDonald's would have.

Have you got some ?80 tickets on you?

Hello, PNC, it's 9-3-4 Walker in Queens Gardens in Hull.

Could you oblige me with a person check, please?

The man's admitted being in trouble with the police once before.

Gareth is checking with the Police National Computer

in case there's more.

Will do, no problem. Thanks very much.

And there is.

When you said you'd been in trouble with the police only once before,

that's not right, is it?

A few times... Lots of times. 14 times.

You're currently on a suspended prison sentence for 16 weeks... Eh?!

For a period of 12 months. A prison sentence? No.

A suspended prison sentence, from the last time...

Now he's known to have committed so many similar offences,

he's going to get more than just a ticket.

I'm going to deal with you by the way of summons,

because it's inappropriate for me to deal with you

by means of a fixed penalty ticket,

because of your current situation and what the courts have said.

All right.

The man's really not bothered.

You're actions are out of order,

when there's young kids in the gardens, aren't they?

Well...I did it in private, but...

It's not private, is it, in the middle of the gardens?

There was no-one watching. Well, obviously there was.

HE LAUGHS

As well as a summons to appear in court,

the man's getting a police dispersal order

to stay away from the city centre for at least 48 hours,

and until he's toilet-trained.

If you return within the area of that map within the next 48 hours,

you leave yourself liable to arrest

and to be put before the next available court.

All right. OK? You've got 15 minutes to do that.

15 minutes? Yeah. If you don't, you will be arrested.

Pick up your bag on the way.

All right. Go deal with some real crime now.

Bye! Off you go. See you later.

Allenby Road is that way, where your direction states.

It's something that we get all the time,

whenever you deal with people like that,

they always revert to,

"Go and do your proper job, I pay your wages", things like that.

I'm sure if members of the public knew what he was doing,

urinating in the gardens in front of people,

then the local neighbourhood around here

would see that as a serious enough offence

for us to deal with him today.

In the end, the man was given a fixed penalty ticket -

for ?80.

Overall crime figures may be falling,

but according to a recent government survey,

the perception is that antisocial behaviour is on the increase.

81% of those questioned said they believed it had gone up

over the last year.

Antisocial behaviour is increasing,

and I think it's purely because of the cheapness of alcohol.

And the lack of respect, especially from kids up -

no respect any more.

Yeah, I think that petty crime does have an effect on the community -

vandalism, graffiti, things like that.

You see...lots of drunk people, and fighting

and generally being disorderly, I think that is a problem.

PC Andy Derbyshire is part of the Orchard Park Policing Team,

one of seven NPTs in Hull.

Another hard day at the office.

One of his team's priorities

is to crack down on antisocial behaviour,

especially involving young people.

We do try and interact with the youths in the area

and give them diversionary things to do -

that can be football, after-school type of stuff,

youth clubs, etc, etc.

Unfortunately, there are some who just won't engage with anybody.

I would say 90-95% of the youths in the area are quite decent.

It's just the odd 5% - probably even less -

who are just dead set on causing problems.

To try and encourage the youngsters off the streets...

YELLING

..the council have spent ?100,000 on renovating a skate park

which was once the best in Hull.

But no sooner than the work had been done,

it's been vandalised.

While the workmen are there, trying to lay the concrete,

they've been riding through the concrete,

which is obviously causing ridges, which is dangerous.

Andy is keen to catch to culprits who are intent on spoiling things

for those who want to enjoy the park.

As you can see, as we just approach the newly-concreted areas,

they've ridden their bikes across them,

they've put their names in, things like that.

Yeah, it might not seem a lot,

and I suppose, in the grand scheme of things, it's quite trivial -

however, it doesn't look good, and obviously,

to put these things right cost a lot of money.

It is a shame that the few do decide to spoil it for the others.

Luckily, Andy's got a lead.

The vandals have left their signatures written in stone.

And there's also CCTV.

It is a ridiculous thing to do, actually,

cos a lot of the names that are in here,

we are aware of, and it's just a matter of time

before we do get in touch with them and get it sorted.

They many not be their own names,

but it's a pretty sure bet that they are.

They'll all be getting an invitation -

along with their parents -

to meet up with the Antisocial Behaviour Team

to try and put an end to the vandalism.

We've managed to identify four particular youths

who have caused the problems,

and then we'll go and interview, or sit in on the interview.

The most important step in curbing antisocial behaviour

is to get the parents involved.

They may have no idea what their precious offspring are up to

and, once told, are often more than willing

to exert some discipline at home.

Yeah, three of them are actually council tenants, as well,

so obviously they're responsible for their son's behaviour.

We'll be putting that to them, as well,

and the consequences they face if further incidents occur, really.

The majority of people who are council tenants,

they're absolutely petrified of losing their houses,

so, on occasions,

when we have threatened with removing the tenancies from the residents,

it has stopped some of the problems.

Come on, Cody...

The meetings are entirely voluntary,

albeit with the veiled threat of eviction hanging over them.

Basically, there's been a problem. You know what the problem is.

Today's meeting is with a 15-year-old, Cody, and his mum.

This has all obviously been captured on CCTV.

And obviously Cody, you rode off on your bike.

I then took some photographs of the names,

and obviously, Cody's name was written into the cement.

Ten minutes later, Cody came back

and actually then wiped his name out of the wet cement.

It only said my first name.

I know, but how many Codys do we know? And you were there.

I know two Codys on the estate. You were there, though, weren't you?

For us to see you actually rubbing your name out...

It's a sign. Puts everything together, doesn't it?

It's such a shame that the council have put this facility together,

and it's been sort of, you know...

Before you've even got any use out of it, it's been damaged.

As a parent myself, I would certainly be taking something back with me,

thinking, "Yeah, I need to know what my kids are doing on a night".

It's now up to Cody to stay out of trouble.

He's not a bad lad. He's quite approachable.

Even my PCSOs have said when he's on his own, they can speak to him.

It frustrates me quite a lot,

because I know, deep down, he is all right.

Unfortunately, the feelings aren't mutual.

Cos they don't like me. He don't like me, I don't like him.

He has a go at me, so I have a go at him back.

Earlier, we saw a former homeless man get into trouble

with the Neighbourhood Policing Team

for allowing a rowdy party in his new flat.

Brrrrap!

That's not the right company you need to be keeping, is it?

Cos now look at the consequence.

After a night in hospital, he's returned,

and so have Nikki and Becky -

this time with a man from the local housing department.

They got me home in a taxi last night. Aw, did they?

Once again, Paul is not alone -

much to the housing officer's disapproval.

I'm a little annoyed. Yeah, I know you are.

Really annoyed, actually. Yeah.

I feel like I've bent over backwards for you

and I feel like you've taken the mick out of me.

And since I've not visited you as much,

things have gone pear-shaped, haven't they? Yeah.

And I don't know what to do with you. OK.

The housing officer is serving Paul with an eviction notice.

Any kind of complaint in the next 12 months,

and he'll be kicked out immediately.

If I get any more complaints,

I'm going to take it to court and kick you out.

Simple as that. OK. I can't let this continue.

I have other people to think about.

I have to think about the whole street, not just you. OK.

OK? Yeah. Not a problem.

Right. Take care, Paul, nice to see you.

One of the housing officer's main worries

is for an elderly gentleman who lives downstairs.

This gentleman's in his 90s, so he's quite a vulnerable gentleman.

We need to make sure we're looking after him as well.

His daughter feels that her dad's neighbour is being let off lightly.

If anybody's a victim, it should be my dad

that has to put up with that. Yeah, you're right.

So we've got to do things right and we will do things right,

but he's been warned, again.

He's got to calm down.

It's not him that's the bad person.

Unfortunately, it's this crowd of people.

Not only has he had his warning,

we are now also going to target the crowd he's...

He's the one that lets them in that flat, ain't he?

Yeah. You're dead right.

He's the one that lets them in. And he's been told about that.

Paul's friends have even been trying to climb up

the outside of the house to get in.

Up the drainpipe. They were trying to go up the drainpipe

to see if he was all right.

And that's the crowd, no doubt, that we found last night.

That ain't good enough to take anybody's weight.

Obviously, there's a lot of music, drinking all hours,

unruly people turning up all the time

and just really causing a disturbance.

And obviously it's not great, having my dad, who lives below him,

who's 90 years old and obviously he has to hear what's going on.

And the police come round, arrest people, and, you know...

It's just generally not a good environment for my dad to live in.

Amazingly, it seems Paul has ignored the team again.

In the short time they've been downstairs,

more visitors have turned up.

Who's just come in whilst we've been down here?

My mate came up and gave me some money. He's gone.

We all right to come in and check, then?

Why? You don't mind, do you, Paul? Well...

You have got somebody else in - who are you? My name's Andrew.

Can I come up, Andrew, and have a chat?

Pleased to meet you. Pleased to meet you.

Shaking a bit there, Andrew. What's your issues, then?

Well - I was into drugs, but I'm on medication for drugs and that.

HOUSING OFFICER: Who's in your bathroom, Paul?

Paul, who's in you bathroom? Huh? Mate?

Terry! Mr Lownes, how are you?

Terry Lownes is a drug user

and is well-known to the neighbourhood team.

He's named as someone that Paul must not associate with.

How old are you, Terry? Twenty...thirty...

He has to think about that, then...

Terry is clearly under the influence of something.

So might the others be. Nikki is calling for backup.

November Whisky 1-5, can I have an ETA for 2-1, please?

Another of the Neighbourhood Policing Team,

Simon Vickers, has arrived.

All right, mate - lay down so I can see...

He's going to search Paul's guests.

I'm explaining to you what's happened.

I want to see your hands at all times. OK.

We're just going to cuff you because I'm going to search you.

Just keep calm. Just relax, Terry.

Have you got anything on you I need to know about?

Any sharps, first of all? No? Yes?

Think we were little bit late, weren't we?

TERRY MUMBLES ..my pockets...

Say again?

Terry has got some sharps - or needles - in his pocket,

one of the cops' worst nightmares.

TERRY: Do you know about sharps?

More police have arrived to assist in the searches.

We're going to do a strip search,

so we'll take his clothing off and make sure he's got nothing concealed.

Then the same will happen to this one.

Paul just doesn't seem to understand

that he's not allowed to use his flat as a drugs den.

This ain't good, this, is it, Paul?

What's the matter? They don't cause no trouble.

I don't see the point in what you're saying about these two -

they don't cause anything.

They never have done.

They're using drugs in your flat.

Part of your tenancy agreement

is that you don't do you anything illegal in here.

I ain't. No, but they are.

They're visitors to your property and your responsible for visitors.

What, inside? Yeah, inside the property.

You're responsible for visitors.

If they've been doing something wrong

and they've been caught for it, surely it ain't down on me, Andy?

That can't be right. This is your home.

You've let them in, Paul.

Everybody into this room but Terry, please.

Because it's believed Terry might have drugs on him

he's going to be strip searched.

Is that all you've got?

While the examination goes on,

Paul and one of his other mates are off to the shops.

But something's wrong.

YELLING

Anything you do say... I ain't done BLEEP!

Terry, stop struggling, or you'll be tasered!

I'm just telling... Stop struggling!

50,000 volts of electricity - now, stop struggling!

A package of suspected drugs was discovered,

so Terry's being arrested.

Calm down.

Rich, I just took my clothes off, right.

You've just searched... Listen.

I want my money, because they're going to go...

My trainers!

Just calm down. He's twisting my BLEEP arm!

Well, calm down. BLEEP! Twisting my arm.

Here, will you go get my jacket and trainers?

I'll just go and get the jacket and trainers.

I need it! Here...

Paul, we will get the jacket and trainers.

You do not touch his jacket and trainers.

I didn't know that before. BLEEP! Outside until I am ready.

Paul and his friends are really not hitting it off with the neighbours.

Just stand up... Ow! Why?

It's this wrist, mate...

He picked an item up close to where

his clothes had been on the sofa

and tossed it down...

.away from his location, off the settee.

What you can see is there -

it appears like there's maybe a few different wraps.

Although I haven't gone inside that yet, for obvious reasons,

it's potentially heroin that's in there.

Now that drugs have been in Paul's flat

as well as undesirables,

Paul's continued tenancy really is on a knife-edge.

We'll find out what happens to him later in the programme.

Also still to come, the Neighbourhood Team get called in

to deal with a poorly pony.

So, you can see here that his spine is quite prominent,

and his hipbones are also prominent, as well.

And some youths are suspected of horsing around

with a double-decker bus.

Who's been messing with the bus?

Are you all just going to sit there and deny it?

Neighbourhood policing's not just about being tough

on antisocial behaviour.

The teams respond to all sorts of crimes and complaints

and work hand in hand with other organisations

tackling problems raised by concerned members of the public.

This morning, Andy Derbyshire is on his way

to the site of an old school which was demolished a few years ago.

One of the RSPCA inspectors that we deal with

is currently on the old Leo Schultz site with a horse

that she's waiting to get recovered.

It's believed to be a traveller's horse,

and she's just a little concerned that she's on her own,

and if the travellers do happen to turn up...

With a large traveller community in the area,

the RSPCA regularly get calls from the public

about horses that they think have been neglected or abandoned.

When they do, the neighbourhood cops are right there

to assist them if needed.

It's not abandoned, it's padlocked and everything on. Oh, right.

With it's tether and everything. I just wonder if it'd been ill.

It obviously belongs to somebody.

But it hasn't been here - I was here last week

and checked them, all, and it wasn't here then. Right.

The travellers tether their horses

in any open space or field they can find.

But it's not the possibility of confrontation

that is cause for concern.

The RSPCA inspector has already decided

the horse needs to be brought in for emergency treatment.

It will soon become obvious what is wrong with the horse

when you see it. Ooh, yes.

The horse is suffering from a prolapsed penis.

I can't imagine it's very pleasant, so...

Well, it'd probably make MY eyes water, put it that way. Yeah.

I can't imagine that would occur within hours,

I think it's probably been like that for a while.

Here, monkey!

A member of the public's rung it in to our call centre,

concerned about it.

I think anyone walking their dogs through this area would be

able to see that that's not right.

The prolapsed penis I've only ever seen once before,

but it's normally - it can be caused by trauma or an infection,

or an underlying cause.

The horse is malnourished, as well.

You can see here that his spine is quite prominent,

and his hipbones are also prominent, as well,

normally that would be all covered by fat and muscle, and it's not.

Evidence of neglect is clear, but photographs will be needed

should the RSPCA decide to prosecute.

Effectively, we will investigate

and prosecute as a private organisation, basically.

But we need the police here to assist us

with removing the animal legally and sorting out all of those things.

Yeah, that's all received, thanks for that. Cheers.

The horse's condition isn't the only problem.

It's secured to a large stake by a heavy chain.

Somehow they will have to cut it off.

Rather than trying to get the stake out the ground with the chain,

we're going to try and hold of a pair of bolt croppers,

which another officer's trying to locate for us now.

When it comes to horses, Andy is no horse whisperer.

Don't like horses.

He and horses have a chequered past,

ever since he tried his hand at being a cowboy.

I'm trying to keep out of his fighting circle.

'There was snow on the ground.'

We had a report of a loose horse.

We took a length of rope with us,

and we had this theory that we could lasso the horse,

and lead it quietly back into the field,

let it go and everybody's happy.

Um, we managed to get the rope round the horse's neck.

As I was leading the horse back to the entrance to the field,

we was doing quite well

until the horse decided it didn't want to go back into the field,

turned round and then dragged me along the road.

Like on a pair of skis.

Skiing down the footpath with this horse leading the way.

So, yeah, they worry me.

Like they always say, you can lead a horse to water,

but you can't make it drink.

Hopefully, this one will be a little more cooperative.

I'll put this over its head, then we've got some security over it.

Yeah, keep it away from me, eh?

Yeah! Yeah.

Yep, that's what I'm here for, Andy. To ensure your safety.

It looks as if they can get the horse's old harness off,

if only Andy can overcome his equine phobia.

I'm not...not comfy, but we're in Hannah's hands, here, so...

There you go. Good effort. Well done.

One pony off its tether. One pony off its tether.

The bolt croppers won't be needed after all.

There we go. All right, sweetie.

As the RSPCA inspectors have no legal powers,

the horse is being seized by the police

under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, so it can be treated.

Just stay there with it, it should be fine.

All right. I'm close enough to rescue you if necessary.

With a new bridle secured, and a note left for the owner...

We'll put you in charge of the Sellotape instead, how about that?

Deal. Is that a deal?! That's a deal. All right.

..all the horse needs now is a name.

I think we're going to go with Derby.

We don't want to draw any more attention to his willy

than we already have today, so...

You're hungry, aren't you?

It's Derby, not after the famous horse race,

but Andy Derbyshire.

Whether the owner will turn up and claim the horse, we don't know.

Obviously, if the owner does turn up and claim the horse,

there's probably going to be some sort of cost involved.

And also there could be a welfare issue

with regards to some action being taken by the RSPCA.

The RSPCA has charged the owner with two counts of causing

unnecessary suffering to an animal.

He is currently awaiting his day in court.

Hull has one of the highest rates of youth unemployment

in the whole of the UK,

prompting Neighbourhood Teams to fear that young people will turn to

crime and nuisance behaviour unless there's something for them to do.

I think the police have a hard job,

because a lot of them are only trying to do their job.

And I think that youngsters these days don't make it easy for them.

Young people, they get a bad name.

But they maybe cause trouble because...

unemployment, cheap drink in supermarkets.

They've nothing else to do, and that's why.

A new initiative called Street Games offers young people a chance

to participate in sporting activities.

Sergeant Rich West is overseeing

the Neighbourhood Team's input to the project.

PCSOs and other outreach workers from the youth services

and sports development will hand out these cards,

which, basically, it's Street Games, the youth projects,

tells them where they are, what dates they're on, what time.

The activities are organised from special vans.

There's three of these vans that go into areas which have been identified

as high ASB - antisocial behaviour - and they go for a 12-week period,

same times, same dates, and they just basically go to engage kids.

Get them to play. They're staffed by a youth worker and sports coaches.

PCSOs go down to engage, as well.

And, again, it's just to get them involved,

get them off the streets, give them something to do.

Rich knows the value of participating in sport.

As well as being a cop, he's a Premier League lino,

or assistant referee.

From when I was a kid, I was encouraged to get

involved in sport, and for me, it was one of my favourite subjects.

So, I know how effective sport can be.

This evening, the van is setting up shop in one of the local parks.

Andy Derbyshire and PCSO Chris Wright

are making their way there to keep an eye on things.

It is one of the diversionary projects

that we have got going in the area.

And, hopefully, if it takes off, it's going to be a regular thing.

But, before they can get to the park, they've spotted another group

of youngsters acting suspiciously beside a double-decker bus.

There you go. Oh, there you go.

These lot stopping these buses. There's another group.

It's these lot.

The kids on bikes are trying to stop the bus. Andy's seen it before.

Let's go.

So, another little trick,

which this group are up to at the moment, is...

They've got the back hatch up on the bus.

..is trying to stop the bus.

I'll have to... Romeo two-three.

Um, stopping the bus by riding out in front of it

or jumping out in front of it, and once the bus has stopped....

We've just passed them...

..they're pressing the emergency stop button of the engine,

which causes the bus, obviously, to stop.

And it has to be reset by an engineer,

so everybody on the bus itself, it's causing inconvenience to them.

Andy and Chris need to warn the driver.

The back of your bus is open, that's what they've done.

We're just going looking for them now.

We know. All right.

It's probably just a game.

But a worst-case scenario is that it's an elaborate robbery.

The other problem you've got is, obviously,

the driver's got to get out to either close the engine compartment

or to restart the bus if he can.

He's then leaving the takings in the front of the bus unattended,

and it's usually a two-way thing.

Somebody turns the engine off, driver gets out,

somebody then goes round to the front of the bus, gets on,

and tries to get the money away out the till area.

They are known to us.

Um... Is that one of them?

There they are.

Which one's which?

The youths scatter, but amongst them there's a familiar face.

You lot come here, Cody, come here, you lot. Oh, get off!

It's Cody, who came in for a meeting

with the Antisocial Behaviour Team earlier.

I thought you might have learnt your lesson.

Haven't you been somewhere tonight?

There's nothing to say it was any of these youngsters responsible

for what happened with the bus.

Who's been messing with the bus?

Are you all just going to sit there and deny it

and say that you weren't there? What do you mean, like...?

Someone keeps tampering with the back of the buses

and disabling it. I seen the bus, I went straight by it.

Chris has got some words of warning for them anyway.

So, the driver has not got control of that.

You're disabling the engine, what's going to happen?

Crash! Blow up!

Right...

Getting through to the youngsters is a thankless task.

It doesn't seem as if Cody took much notice of the advice

he was given in the meeting earlier, either.

The meeting we had today, I said, didn't I?

That wherever there's a problem, wherever there's a group,

you're in it. Yeah? Can I go now?

If Chris has finished with you, then yes.

Obviously the meeting that we've had this afternoon has made

absolutely no difference.

He'll deny absolutely everything, that he's not done anything,

But as we've explained to him,

it's not a case of, he's done something,

he's in the area, he's with the group.

So, he's associating with people

that are causing antisocial behaviour.

The team is going to continue with a high presence in the area,

to encourage everyone to get on their bikes.

Chris has got some names, but we've not actually seen them

doing anything, and none of them's coughing it,

so it's just a case of monitor them and bug them.

When you hear that one of the excuses for causing

antisocial behaviour is because they're bored,

and with the amount of stuff that we do do with them,

or try to do in the area with them, they just won't cooperate with us.

And they won't engage. Um...

So, I think it's a case of, no matter what you do,

it's just not going to have any effect.

They like to cause antisocial behaviour.

They like to be chased by the police.

At last, Andy and Chris can get back to their original assignment,

the Street Games project.

Whether any of the lads on bikes

he's just run into will be here is unlikely.

But you never know.

Guess who's been here tonight. Guess who? Go on. Not Cody?

Yeah. Get out of here!

He was here for about half an hour. Right.

Played... What did he do? Play rugby?

Yeah, they was all stood about playing rugby.

Played some rugby, and that'll be all.

They had a brew, and then they went on their bikes.

Right, OK.

Unlike a sports centre,

the Street Games van can take sports activities right to the kids.

Often it'll be in a hot spot,

somewhere where youths tend to congregate.

So far, it's proving very popular.

We average about 25 kids a week. A night, coming down.

Which is good, just to get them off the street,

and get them involved, really.

Aah!

Hull's rugby league clubs are heavily involved, too.

You see the kids riding round the estate on their bikes,

not doing much. Maybe they're getting themselves in to bother.

If they can come on here and chuck a rugby ball about,

and occupy themselves for a couple of hours without realising it,

it's only a bonus, innit?

Chris prefers football, though, as his skills suggest.

It's nice to kind of connect with the kids on a local level.

But once the word gets around, a lot more of them do attend,

so it's nice to see.

Gives them something to do, they're not hanging around on the streets.

Go on, then.

He is very well known in the area.

Most of the kids do know him by name.

He's very good at, um...

Organising with the kids.

Which I think is why they like him so much.

Yeah, he's very good at getting down and involved with the kids.

The evening has gone down well with the youngsters.

Yeah, you get free hot chocolates, you get to go on the Wii.

You can play rugby. It's awesome.

Back in Bridlington,

the man who was caught in Paul's flat in possession

of the suspected heroin packages has been released from custody.

The drugs were found on the floor, and he's denying they were his.

He vaguely recalls being at the address.

Initially he said, on a scale of one to ten,

one being totally with it and normal and ten not,

he was probably about a number six.

He point-blank said, "Not mine. No, they're not mine."

We haven't got enough evidence at this point to charge him.

I'm quite confident the decision will be he'll be released

on police bail today, we'll send the drugs off for forensics,

see what comes back from them,

then a decision will be made at a later date

as to whether or not he'll be charged or...released.

Like Paul, Terry's predicament is caused by addiction,

in his case to hard drugs.

It sums up just how difficult the neighbourhood team's task

of ridding the streets of crime and antisocial behaviour is.

I've known Terry professionally through dealing with him,

but also having grown up in Bridlington myself,

I've known and seen Terry.

He actually at one point when he was about 12,

played in the same rugby league team as me, briefly.

He was a healthy individual.

I started getting into trouble at about...

..12.

Knocking about with all the lads on the estate.

They start taking heroin when I was 13, my first time,

didn't know what it was.

They injected me with it, and it's gone from there.

Been in and out of custody and that since then.

I'm now 30 year old.

It's just very apparent at how much heroin takes a hold of,

not only the individual, but the families, as well,

and the impact on those families

and then, ultimately, the effect on the surrounding communities,

as Terry will openly tell you about how he tries to fund his heroin use.

And heroin becomes his number one priority.

The heroin gets priority over everything cos it's an illness,

you need it, it's something that drives you.

My girlfriend says to me, "Do you love the drug?

"What's the drug got more than we have?

"You've got a missus that loves you,

"you've got two little girls that love you,

"but you just leave us and go.

"And then when you're in a state you'll try and come home

"and we'll sort you out again and then you just go again

"back to the drug."

I can understand why they get upset, like.

I hate it.

Due to the number of different people that were in Paul's flat

when the drugs were found,

it couldn't be proved that they belonged to Terry,

so no further action was taken against him.

Eight weeks after his final warning,

Paul contravened his tenancy terms once again and was evicted.

His current whereabouts are unknown.

Police officers are first and foremost crime fighters.

But it's clear with neighbourhood policing teams

they have to be part social worker, fixing society's issues, as well.

Join us again next time.

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