0:00:02 > 0:00:04Neighbourhood policing has come a long way since the days
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- of Dixon Of Dock Green. - Good evening, all.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08From inner-city estates to suburbia,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11this new generation of community police officers
0:00:11 > 0:00:12are on the front line.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18Their aim is to develop a stronger bond with the community,
0:00:18 > 0:00:21crack down on the crimes taking place on your doorstep
0:00:21 > 0:00:26and formulate fast action plans to take down the criminals.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27- I said no!- I said yes.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31In this new series of Neighbourhood Blues,
0:00:31 > 0:00:33we go to the Humberside Police region
0:00:33 > 0:00:37and get exclusive access to 12 teams of neighbourhood police officers
0:00:37 > 0:00:41as they tackle the problems blighting local people...
0:00:41 > 0:00:43- I don't care.- Hey, hey, hey.
0:00:44 > 0:00:49..and rise to the challenge of making the streets a safer place.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Coming up - volatile and violent,
0:01:14 > 0:01:16some people just don't want to come quietly...
0:01:16 > 0:01:19You're under arrest on suspicion of assaulting a police officer.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22..the criminal who's volunteered to wear a 24-hour surveillance tag
0:01:22 > 0:01:24to try and turn his life around...
0:01:24 > 0:01:27You know, you weren't born bad.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31..and suspect thieves discover you can run, but you can't hide.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36Which bit of "you're a prisoner and I'm in control" don't you understand?
0:01:42 > 0:01:45The fight against crime in towns and villages across the country
0:01:45 > 0:01:48has been waged by neighbourhood police teams
0:01:48 > 0:01:50working with local people to cut crime
0:01:50 > 0:01:52wherever it might strike.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54It's a great idea on paper, but the big question is,
0:01:54 > 0:01:59does it really work? Stay watching. We're about to find out.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Shoplifting is a blight to businesses across the country,
0:02:02 > 0:02:07but in Humberside, they're not going to let sticky-fingered thieves get the better of them.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Today, Humberside Police are unrolling Operation Sodium,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13an anti-shoplift scheme designed to tackle
0:02:13 > 0:02:16the problem of shoplifting head-on.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Sergeant Joanne Harvey details
0:02:18 > 0:02:20the ambitions of the crackdown.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26Operation Sodium not only deals with tackling the issues of retail crime,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29but also by making staff feel safe
0:02:29 > 0:02:33and customers feel safe by addressing antisocial behaviour.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36We aim to achieve that by working with our partners
0:02:36 > 0:02:40in the retail sector and make the community feel safe.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46We expect stores to adopt a really responsible attitude towards
0:02:46 > 0:02:49trying to prevent retail crime happening in the first place,
0:02:49 > 0:02:53rather than simply pursuing a policy of detection after the fact.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56High visibility policing makes thieves think twice,
0:02:56 > 0:03:00but it's intelligence sharing that can really stop shoplifters in their tracks.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03The first thing is they'll come in and see if we're OK,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05see if we've got any problems, in not just shop theft -
0:03:05 > 0:03:08antisocial behaviour, anything like that, and we can identify
0:03:08 > 0:03:11that straightaway if there's been something come up.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14They help us out a lot in terms of popping in the store,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17seeing what's going on, passing information on,
0:03:17 > 0:03:21using our radio link so we've got things passed between each other
0:03:21 > 0:03:24so we know where shop thefts occur, who's about,
0:03:24 > 0:03:28if there's a particular individual that's targeting certain products.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Without them, it'd make life much more difficult,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34and it's basically just talking to us.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38That passing on of information just makes it crucial in what
0:03:38 > 0:03:41we can do in terms of protecting ourselves and making it work for us.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45With bobbies in the aisles and in the precincts, there are plenty
0:03:45 > 0:03:49of eyes peeled for anyone who tries to get away without paying.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53And it's not long before the police get tasked to a job.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56PCSO John Hamilton's received a tipoff
0:03:56 > 0:03:59about strange goings-on near the shopping centre flowerbeds.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03A member of the public's reported a lady's been coming and going
0:04:03 > 0:04:08to the bushes throughout the day acting suspiciously.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12The women appears to be taking items from a nearby shop
0:04:12 > 0:04:16and hiding them in the bushes in the car park, then going back for more.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19She's already got two bin bags' worth of stolen goods,
0:04:19 > 0:04:23and there's a strong possibility she's not finished for the day.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26What she hasn't realised, though, is that John has recognised
0:04:26 > 0:04:30her description and the police have got their hands on her haul.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Here we are.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37As you can see, there's brand-new bags in this bag,
0:04:37 > 0:04:41all with price stickers still intact.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45It looks like it's all from one shop, from New Look.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50I suspect now she's gone back to commit more offences,
0:04:50 > 0:04:55get some more goods, and she will be back later on to collect these items.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Almost immediately, John spots the suspect.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02There's a female I've just seen who fits the description.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04The thief might be a female.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09There's a female walking up Freetown Way towards the bathroom place
0:05:09 > 0:05:13with a large bag. Can you just get CCTV to pick her up?
0:05:13 > 0:05:17I think this possibly might be the same female from earlier on.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21With no time to lose, the chase is on.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24She's crossing over towards Charles Street.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29- I can confirm this is the same female. I believe it's- BLEEP.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Hitching a lift with a passing operational support unit,
0:05:32 > 0:05:34John catches up with the woman.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- Straight in front of us.- Oh, yeah.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42She's already in police hands.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47John shares details of the bin bag booty with the plain-clothes officer.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Probably, you've got about 200 quid.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- All right.- I don't think so.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Oh, my God.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- I haven't even done nowt, though.- Hey?- No.- Right.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02You've been identified as being involved in some shop thefts.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Yeah, but I haven't...done anything.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Well, at the moment, you're going
0:06:05 > 0:06:08to be arrested on suspicion of theft, all right? Get in our van.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10We'll go over some details with you.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- Lot of stuff there, isn't there? - There is a lot of stuff.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- It's all new stuff. - She's been doing it all day.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25It's now time for a closer look at what's been lifted.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27We need to book all this property
0:06:27 > 0:06:31individually into our property system.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34It's now evidence in the case, obviously,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36against the female who's been arrested now.
0:06:38 > 0:06:4324.99, 19.99, 19.99, all brand new with labels on.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46She's been doing it all day, back and forth.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47The woman was released whilst the police
0:06:47 > 0:06:50continue their investigations into the crime,
0:06:50 > 0:06:54but before she could be charged, John caught her shoplifting again.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55Appearing in court,
0:06:55 > 0:06:59she was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison for both offences.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Gold offenders are criminals who repeatedly carry out
0:07:06 > 0:07:09the same type of crime with such alarming frequency
0:07:09 > 0:07:13that the police are on the hunt for them whenever a crime of the nature
0:07:13 > 0:07:14they're associated with takes place,
0:07:14 > 0:07:18because they are the most likely culprit.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Many of these types of offenders are tagged
0:07:21 > 0:07:23when they are let out of jail to keep an eye on their movements.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26It's the role of the neighbourhood police officers to pay
0:07:26 > 0:07:30regular visits to these so-called gold offenders to make sure
0:07:30 > 0:07:32they are staying on the straight and narrow, and making full use
0:07:32 > 0:07:37of the support services available to keep them out of trouble.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41Graham White was one of Bridlington's most infamous burglars.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44He caused a sensation last year when the neighbourhood team
0:07:44 > 0:07:49caught him as he fled the scene of a burglary on a local kiosk.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52What made the crime particular shocking was that he had
0:07:52 > 0:07:53a 12-year-old accomplice with him.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Worse still, there was a second child in his getaway vehicle,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59which ended up in a head-on smash.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Just don't nod your head. Keep nice and still.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- Where do you hurt? - My nose.- Your nose.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04- Anywhere else?- No.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11Time behind bars has given Graham a wake-up call.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Now out of jail, he's taken the drastic step of volunteering
0:08:15 > 0:08:18to have a 24-hour surveillance tag fitted.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21He hopes it will prevent him slipping back in his old ways.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26But with the recent spate of burglaries in the area,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Mark Skelton and Nikki Cammis are en route
0:08:28 > 0:08:31to check out he's not the guilty party this time.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Visiting in plain clothes, they quickly confirm that
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Graham's movements are accounted for and he remains determined to change,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42having lost his children as a result of his criminal activities.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45End of the day, I did what I did, and I wish I took it back.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48I never expected that to happen, and I could turn around and say,
0:08:48 > 0:08:50do you know what, it's his fault, but it wasn't.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53If I hadn't have took the kids, I hadn't done what I've done,
0:08:53 > 0:08:54then it wouldn't have happened.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57I've lost seeing my kids for one mistake.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- So what are you doing to change your life now?- What am I doing?
0:09:00 > 0:09:01I'm getting help.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03I go to probation and I get them to help me,
0:09:03 > 0:09:07I've got a psychiatrist, doctor, I've got everybody.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Do you feel like there's plenty of help out there?
0:09:09 > 0:09:12I think there's loads of help, yeah. They're doing excellent for me.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I wear a tracking device, 24 hours a day,
0:09:14 > 0:09:16and it gives me a kick up the bum
0:09:16 > 0:09:18to make sure I don't go and do anything.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- You're monitored, aren't you? - I'm monitored 24 hours a day.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26I see the police about three times a week and they help me out.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Around 50% of burglaries are caused by people looking to
0:09:29 > 0:09:31fund their drug habits, as was the case with Graham.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35I can sort my life out. I'm 39 years old, and I've wasted my life.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38I have wasted it, mainly through taking drugs.
0:09:38 > 0:09:4216 years of drug use, trying to fight it and get off it,
0:09:42 > 0:09:43and I'm at the last little bit.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46I've just got to get over that bit and then I can get on with my life.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Why did you start using drugs in the first place?
0:09:49 > 0:09:53When I was younger, it was my girlfriend what was selling drugs.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55All my friends were selling drugs.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58They was on it, and I ended up taking the stuff.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Obviously, I regret it, because once you get on it,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03you don't think that it's going to get a grip of you,
0:10:03 > 0:10:04it's going to ruin your life.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I've spent most of my life in prison because of drugs. It devastates me.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09As neighbourhood police officers,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Graham's story is all too familiar to Nikki and Mark,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15but at least here, there does seem to be a hope of rehabilitation.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Obviously, you didn't get a chance to put your story across last time,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21which is why it's important for people to understand, you know,
0:10:21 > 0:10:23you weren't born bad.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Events happened in your life, unfortunately, that turned you
0:10:27 > 0:10:31to drugs and especially heroin to block out bad times in your life,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34and everyone has different ways of dealing with things, don't they?
0:10:34 > 0:10:37I can totally empathise that you've had some bad events
0:10:37 > 0:10:40that's happened in your life that's turned you to drugs.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Unfortunately, a consequence of you having bad times in your life,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46you've then affected the community around you, not only your own family
0:10:46 > 0:10:49but the community, because you have committed burglaries,
0:10:49 > 0:10:51you have committed shop thefts,
0:10:51 > 0:10:54which ultimately impact on the community.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56The crime that Graham hit the headlines for
0:10:56 > 0:11:00was the burglary of a kiosk, with a child accomplice in tow.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05He walked across with the lad, they give that door a good kicking,
0:11:05 > 0:11:07as you can see.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10The victim was a well-known figure.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17The crime sent a shock wave through the community and saw
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Graham gain notoriety as one of the region's most wanted thieves.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27But the Graham the team meet today genuinely seems to be filled with
0:11:27 > 0:11:31regret and recognises the impact burglary can have on its victims.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35I do hate the fact, burgling someone's house, I know it's disgusting.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38They come home and lose sentimental stuff,
0:11:38 > 0:11:40they're losing whatever just so I can...
0:11:40 > 0:11:43I'm only saying that cos I've been to the victims of burglaries.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46And I can understand. And I've been a victim. My mum's been a victim.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- Right.- Obviously, I know it's horrendous.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53I think that puts it across really well.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54- OK.- See you later, Graham.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57These kinds of visits are valuable to the neighbourhood police
0:11:57 > 0:12:01because they can help gauge the behaviour of past offenders
0:12:01 > 0:12:04and help ensure they don't break the law again.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07I think he summed it up pretty well, to be fair.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11He's been in and out of police custody for years on end, really.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14He's not under any orders from the court
0:12:14 > 0:12:18currently that will make him be on tag or on doorstep curfew
0:12:18 > 0:12:21or anything like that, so he wears that tag of his own volition,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24obviously trying to prove himself that he's not committing offences
0:12:24 > 0:12:26and doesn't want to be implicated in crimes
0:12:26 > 0:12:28and doesn't want to be in trouble.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36Clamping down on criminals in the community is the driving force
0:12:36 > 0:12:38of neighbourhood policing, and for the teams,
0:12:38 > 0:12:42it all starts with making the streets feel a safer place.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Being ready for anything or anyone
0:12:44 > 0:12:47to kick off is in an experienced copper's DNA.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49The neighbourhood team can respond to
0:12:49 > 0:12:52any kind of crisis in a matter of moments,
0:12:52 > 0:12:56and are experts in defusing any situation fast.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00During the course of their duties, the police are constantly
0:13:00 > 0:13:03at risk from dangerous and threatening behaviour.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Get it away from me.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07It's all about reducing crime.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- I said no!- I said yes.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12I guess we do that by tackling the people
0:13:12 > 0:13:14that are causing us the most harm.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21Which bit of "you're a prisoner and I'm in control" don't you understand?
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- You're pulling my arm.- I am not pulling your arm. I'm in control here. Do you understand?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27They've got a difficult job to do.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29I appreciate what they do do.
0:13:29 > 0:13:35Have you found my phone? Can I have my iPhone? I need my phone!
0:13:35 > 0:13:36Shut up a minute!
0:13:38 > 0:13:41We've had some good results because we've had some good arrests,
0:13:41 > 0:13:45and again, intelligence very important.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49It's important to know who's out there.
0:14:01 > 0:14:07Today, Dave Mackinder is going to need to pull on every ounce of his extensive training.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11A search for a wanted man is about to take a very surprising turn
0:14:11 > 0:14:14for Dave, but the person who comes to the door is not
0:14:14 > 0:14:16whose name is on the arrest warrant.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21- No, I'm- BLEEP.- Are you?- Yeah. - Have you got some ID on you?- No.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22- What's your surname?- BLEEP.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25This young man's behaviour immediately raises suspicions.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29Dave's concerned he may have stumbled on a burglary in progress.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34- Whose house is it?- BLEEP.- Right. - Get off my arm.- Hang on a minute.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38- Calm down. Calm down. I need to speak to you.- I ain't seen him, bro.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43- So how come you've got his keys, then?- Um...cos they're my mate's.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- He's my mate, innit?- Right. Let's just go back inside a sec.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- I can't if you haven't got a warrant.- I don't need a warrant.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- You do.- I don't.- You do.- BLEEP.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55I don't. No, listen. Listen... Stop pushing me around.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- Stop pushing me around! - You need a warrant.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00No, I don't. Stop talking and I will explain.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- Hey, listen, bro, your breath smells like- BLEEP,- yeah, and I don't
0:15:03 > 0:15:04believe you're a police officer.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Do you not? Pop these on, then. HANDCUFFS CLICK
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Something's not right here, is it? It's not your house.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- Stand outside them, please. - Stop pushing me around.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- Where's your warrant?- I'll explain if you'll stop talking.- Where is
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- your warrant?- If you'll stop talking...- Where is your warrant?
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- Come on, let's go to the van.- What? - Cos this isn't right, is it?
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Alarm bells raised, Dave arrests the man on suspicion of burglary.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- I've gone to that house to speak to- BLEEP.- You're coming...
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- I'll tell you,- BLEEP- not there.- BLEEP- not there.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32I've only got your word for that, haven't I?
0:15:32 > 0:15:35You're being particularly obstructive towards me.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- Why am I being obstructive?- I don't know why you're being obstructive.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- Where is your warrant?- I don't need a warrant.- Of course you do.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- I don't.- You need a warrant. - No, I don't.- What?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45You shouldn't have tried to walk in the house, should you,
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- without a warrant?- I didn't try walking in the house...
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- I'm not stupid, mate. - BLEEP.- You need a warrant. - I don't need a warrant.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53The only way you can walk into someone's house, yeah,
0:15:53 > 0:15:56is if they're harbouring somebody who is wanted.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59That's right and I believe there is a wanted person in that house.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Whose house? Whose is that house? - BLEEP.- So you can't walk in.- I can.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- BLEEP.- I'm searching you. - What am I doing in these handcuffs?
0:16:05 > 0:16:06I'm searching you.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Have you got anything on you that you shouldn't have?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11The legal debate over, things settle down.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16But as Dave's about to realise, this is just the calm before the storm.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- So what am I being locked up for?- At the moment, on suspicion of burglary.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- What, burgling that house?- Yeah.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- What, burgling my mate's house? - Yeah.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26HE LAUGHS
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- BLEEP. BLEEP. - HE LAUGHS AGGRESSIVELY
0:16:28 > 0:16:30HE GROWLS
0:16:30 > 0:16:31BLEEP. BLEEP.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Calm yourself down. Calm yourself down.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Calm yourself down.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Calm yourself down now.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43You're under arrest on suspicion of assaulting a police officer, OK?
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Even with a second arrest, the man continues struggling.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49If you carry on, I will spray you.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- Go on, then.- Calm yourself down.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Right, listen, what am I trying to tell you?- Can yourself down.
0:16:58 > 0:16:59- I am not- BLEEP!
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- Sit yourself up.- BLEEP.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- Listen.- You're trying to do me for burglary of my mate's house.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12I can't talk to you while you're... This has been the whole issue.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14How can I talk to you while you're raising your voice to me
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- and talking over me?- I don't- BLEEP. - I'm in my mate's house.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Go and ask his sister now. How did I assault you, bro?
0:17:21 > 0:17:22Well, it's...
0:17:22 > 0:17:29- That's definitely assault, isn't it? - How did I assault you?- Just then.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30What?
0:17:30 > 0:17:33He's not the person we've come here looking for but I just need to
0:17:33 > 0:17:36check that everything is all right at this house.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42Later, we reveal just how far the man goes in his battle
0:17:42 > 0:17:44to avoid coming quietly.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Nothing makes people feel safer than the sight of a bobby on the beat
0:17:53 > 0:17:57but the neighbourhood team's foot patrols are often carried out to
0:17:57 > 0:18:02keep specific problems in check, no matter how big or small they may be.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07Sometimes, getting to a scene is easier said than done.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Racing to a burglary in progress,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Constable Dave Mackinder's got his foot down and his blue light on.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15The suspect's description has come over the radio.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20- RADIO:- 'White males. The males have biked off towards Pearson Park.'
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Can he get there on time?
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Oh. THUD!
0:18:23 > 0:18:24Not at this rate.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26RADIO CHATTER
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Pulling out of the garage, a modified hot hatch has
0:18:31 > 0:18:34crashed into the side of the police van and come off worst.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Reversing the boy racer-styled car off the street,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42the bumper stays behind.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Oh, dear.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45RADIO CHATTER
0:18:45 > 0:18:47You all right?
0:18:49 > 0:18:52You need to look when you come out of a junction,
0:18:52 > 0:18:53otherwise that happens.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56But the driver immediately acknowledges he's failed to
0:18:56 > 0:18:57look both ways when pulling out.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00I thought you were waiting for me. I didn't know you were coming.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03I wasn't waiting cos I had my sirens and my blue lights on.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I was going to an emergency. Somebody being burgled.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08But, anyway, we won't worry about that,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11we'll worry that everything is all right here, OK?
0:19:11 > 0:19:15No, your car's obviously taken a bit of a bump.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18I'm just going to move my vehicle so I'm not blocking the road.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Parking his van, Dave phones in
0:19:20 > 0:19:23to ensure another response team follows up on the 999 call.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26I'll take some details off you, make sure everything's all right.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29My sergeant's going to come down and deal with it.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31I can't deal with it myself cos I'm involved in it, you see.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Just like any street collision, it's time to swap details.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Obviously, nobody's injured so we'll let insurance sort it out,
0:19:38 > 0:19:40whichever way things go.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43The main concern is that nobody's hurt, obviously,
0:19:43 > 0:19:44and that everybody's all right.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Did you chaps see what happened?
0:19:47 > 0:19:48Yeah, we both saw it.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51You just come down and he just pulled straight out.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52It was his fault.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56There was a car here parking up somewhere here
0:19:56 > 0:19:59and he flashed him out but you was just coming.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01I mean, we saw you from here. It was his fault.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04That's no problem at all.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05I just wanted to check that you were...
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Were you going to some emergency and all?
0:20:07 > 0:20:10The garage's own CCTV has captured the crash
0:20:10 > 0:20:14so there's no getting away from the fact of the matter.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15A closer look at the damage
0:20:15 > 0:20:19and it's clear which vehicle has taken the brunt of the collision.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21His car's gone all the way down the side of our van.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25It's really just a scrape there. His car's come off worst.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28I don't know if there is any real damage to us.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- That's just the shape of it, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33So, literally, from there, he's come out
0:20:33 > 0:20:38and it's slid all the way down the side of the van.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Thanks for that. I was looking for a brush
0:20:40 > 0:20:42but I've not got one in the back of my van.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Did you mend his car before it got broken again?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47The clean-up operation gets going, with the mechanics
0:20:47 > 0:20:49from the garage lending a hand.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53HE SIGHS
0:20:54 > 0:20:57As Dave's been in the accident himself,
0:20:57 > 0:20:59he's not allowed to fill in any report.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02That's down to Sergeant Mick Stevenson.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11You realise you're making me do one of these
0:21:11 > 0:21:14for the first time in about...
0:21:14 > 0:21:1515 years, probably.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- Seriously?- Yeah.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Back in the van, Mick remembers how to do the paperwork
0:21:20 > 0:21:22and checks out the driver's details.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25I have not had one, sorry, in two years.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Don't worry. These things happen.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29That's why they're called accidents.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33Whilst he should have looked, these things happen.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35It's just a momentary lapse of concentration, as we put it,
0:21:35 > 0:21:40and, bang, they've come together. You know, there's damage.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45That'll repair. They'll have to pay for that themselves and...
0:21:45 > 0:21:47I won't be looking to prosecute anybody.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- You're lucky you don't have to fill all these forms.- Thanks a lot.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52All right, mate.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58When accidents happen,
0:21:58 > 0:22:02common sense prevails with the neighbourhood police team.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05But these racing colour stripes won't be hitting
0:22:05 > 0:22:07the road for a while yet.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Yeah, back for something to eat now.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12A cup of tea to calm the nerves.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20With shoplifting costing retailers over £500 million a year,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23it's not surprising that the number of shops joining
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Operation Sodium is growing all the time.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Good descriptions often taken from the CCTV footage provide
0:22:30 > 0:22:34police with a powerful weapon in their fight against shoplifters.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37He's just selecting the goods at the moment from the top shelf.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39This is it, here.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44This is where we keep our razor blades, just up there.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47In his haste, he knocks a couple of boxes down onto the floor
0:22:47 > 0:22:49and that's what alerted one of the members of staff that
0:22:49 > 0:22:51something was happening down there.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54With detailed information about suspects to hand,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57catching criminals red-handed becomes a real possibility.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02Stuffing them up his jumper. Nearly knocks this lady over. Yeah.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Though today's culprit may have temporarily slipped the net,
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Nikki explains why being part of a wider scheme really can be a case
0:23:09 > 0:23:15of forewarned is forearmed and help head off thieves before they strike.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17If something happens in town, they either go towards
0:23:17 > 0:23:20the West Hull estate Morrisons or tend to come this way.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21So at least it gives you the heads-up.
0:23:21 > 0:23:27I run two small market stalls in a...indoor market and recently,
0:23:27 > 0:23:32it was broken into and one of my stalls
0:23:32 > 0:23:36was particularly badly broken into.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40My stock was upset and some petty cash was stolen
0:23:40 > 0:23:44and, whilst the monetary value wasn't great, I did feel
0:23:44 > 0:23:47particularly upset that my personal space had been invaded
0:23:47 > 0:23:50and there wasn't any respect for the fact that I work hard and
0:23:50 > 0:23:52make my own products and...
0:23:52 > 0:23:54I work in a shop and shoplifting is something
0:23:54 > 0:23:56I see on a regular occasion.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01I'm constantly getting called into the security office to be a witness
0:24:01 > 0:24:04of people shoplifting. It's quite disgusting, really,
0:24:04 > 0:24:06that people do it.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09For them, it's a job. It's not...
0:24:09 > 0:24:12They're not going in to get something to eat
0:24:12 > 0:24:15because they're hungry or, you know, something like that -
0:24:15 > 0:24:18they're going into make money.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Shoplifters often target stores in twos and threes, using
0:24:21 > 0:24:24diversionary tactics to distract security staff
0:24:24 > 0:24:27and shop assistants. But these techniques are usually
0:24:27 > 0:24:29spotted by experienced eyes
0:24:29 > 0:24:33and making a clean getaway is by no means straightforward, especially
0:24:33 > 0:24:38when the police are in pursuit on the ground and in the air.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42Mick Davison's city centre patrol has just been interrupted by
0:24:42 > 0:24:45news of a possible pair of thieves on the run with stolen goods.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50There's two males wanted for a shop theft on Holderness Road.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55That's better.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59- RADIO:- 'Received. Any patrol that can assist with two males?'
0:24:59 > 0:25:00Yeah.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Two males and a female, two males are wanted for a shop theft
0:25:12 > 0:25:16and Oscar 99, the helicopter, has been above them and spotted them.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21The female's in possession of the bag that they may have stolen gear in.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Is it them two, down there, the female with a bag and the male there?
0:25:29 > 0:25:30Sherburn Street.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34The other policeman has got the side street covered.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Sherburn Street. The next one down, is it?
0:25:44 > 0:25:47There we are. Got it.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48Got it.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Here we go.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Stay there. Stay there.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Stay there.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Stay there. Just come up against here, love, for me. You may have been
0:26:05 > 0:26:07involved in a theft and that's why you've been stopped.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09What's in your bag, my love?
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Just a moment. Right, at this stage you're both under arrest
0:26:16 > 0:26:18on suspicion of theft. Do you understand?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- You're pulling on my arm. - Nobody's pulling on your arms, fella.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Fella, you're under arrest and I'm in control of you,
0:26:26 > 0:26:28not the other way around. Do you understand?
0:26:28 > 0:26:31And I'm not pulling at your hands. I'm as gentle as a kitten with you.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Now, calm yourself down. There's no need to be clever with me.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39No, no, no. Don't grab anything out of his pocket.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41- Stop pulling on my- BLEEP- arm. - Fella, fella, which bit of
0:26:41 > 0:26:44"you are a prisoner and I'm in control" don't you understand?
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- Stop pulling on my arms.- No, fella, I am not pulling on your arms.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51I am in control here, do you understand? I am in control here.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- You're not.- Get off my hand, now. - No.- Stop pulling on my- BLEEP- hand.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57I'm not pulling on your hand and stop being aggressive with me.
0:26:57 > 0:26:592-3, go ahead.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01This one's going to bang me out once he gets the chance
0:27:01 > 0:27:05- so just be aware.- OK. Do you want his cuffs on the back?
0:27:05 > 0:27:10- No, he's all right at the moment. He's...- What's your name, young man?
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- Come with me. - He's had a pat down.- Has he?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17We've got a female in our car
0:27:17 > 0:27:21and a male in the van as well who was being a little bit aggressive with
0:27:21 > 0:27:25me but they've both been arrested on suspicion of theft at this stage.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Arresting people on the streets gets shoplifting
0:27:28 > 0:27:29suspects into custody quickly.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35But anyone who thinks they've got away with it can think again.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Steve Calvert's on his way to the home of a repeat offender who
0:27:38 > 0:27:42is about to discover he's not getting away scot-free.
0:27:42 > 0:27:43He's a thief, full stop.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48What I call a recidivist who is committing crime all over.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Shop theft, burglaries, anything he can get his hands on, really.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- So we're sorted?- Yeah, yeah. - Right, guys, see you all later.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01This particular man is very much on the neighbourhood team's radar,
0:28:01 > 0:28:04so the warrant for his arrest comes as no surprise.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07He walks up and down here. The offence location, we're
0:28:07 > 0:28:10just passing on the left-hand side - the chemist, there.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16The thief's MO is now well known to the shops he targets,
0:28:16 > 0:28:17as Steve learns.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21He comes in real sneaky but we know how he works now.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26He comes in the door like this, gets a product but knocks everything
0:28:26 > 0:28:29off the shelf and, as he's doing that, he's picking it up
0:28:29 > 0:28:33and going... Just goes like that and they're up his sleeve.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Fagin character, isn't he?
0:28:36 > 0:28:37See you later.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45He'll have known that he's done the offence. He's not daft.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47And he'll know that they've got CCTV in there.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50They always know that they've got it hanging over them.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54They hope that they'll get away with it but, no, not this one.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Good morning. I'm after Chris.
0:29:02 > 0:29:03- Hi, Chris.- Hello.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- What?- You know what.
0:29:07 > 0:29:08- What?- You're wanted.- What for?
0:29:08 > 0:29:12- Shop theft.- Where from?- I'll tell you when I'm done. I'm going to caution
0:29:12 > 0:29:14you. You do not have to say anything that may harm your defence.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18What shop theft? Tell me. I ain't even done anything.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Will you tell me what's what, please?
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Chris, like he said, mate, it'll get explained to you in interview.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26It's a previously reported shop theft.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28The man might not have been caught red-handed
0:29:28 > 0:29:30but, as he's about to learn,
0:29:30 > 0:29:34there's no escaping the long arm of the law for proven shoplifters.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- No need to get arsey. - Just don't grab hold of me.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37Over in the city centre,
0:29:37 > 0:29:41this young woman's been spotted by a plain-clothes officer,
0:29:41 > 0:29:45helping herself to new clothes and slipping out without paying.
0:29:45 > 0:29:46Just wait, please.
0:29:53 > 0:29:54SHE WAILS
0:29:54 > 0:29:57She might be upset now but this young woman's been
0:29:57 > 0:30:01spotted by a plain-clothes officer turning shopping into shoplifting.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02SHE WAILS
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Just let this lady search you, my love, please.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09This lady has been involved in a theft.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11There was a male and a female involved in the theft
0:30:11 > 0:30:14but the female is equally responsible as the male.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16She has actually selected items which have been stolen.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18So, although the male has made off,
0:30:18 > 0:30:20we have a good idea who that male is.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22But this female's going to be arrested anyway.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24We're just waiting for a response patrol
0:30:24 > 0:30:26to come and arrest her and take her in.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32- It was a jacket?- Jeans.- James, was it? A pair of jeans, yeah.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36OK. You're under arrest for attempted theft.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41Although her accomplice managed to escape into the crowds,
0:30:41 > 0:30:42he was later arrested.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45When they came to court, the woman was found guilty of this
0:30:45 > 0:30:47and three other counts of shop theft.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51She was given a 16-month suspended sentence
0:30:51 > 0:30:54and had to pay £100 back to the shop.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Her associate was also found guilty of multiple charges of
0:30:57 > 0:31:00shop theft and was sentenced to two years in prison.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07This woman was unconditionally released but the other person
0:31:07 > 0:31:09was charged with theft of baby milk
0:31:09 > 0:31:11and sentenced to one month in prison.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18And finally, this man was found guilty...
0:31:19 > 0:31:23..put under curfew for six weeks and tagged electronically.
0:31:24 > 0:31:30He also had to repay the shop, pay a victim surcharge and court costs.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Shoplifting certainly doesn't come cheap.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39Obviously, he had taken these chances so there's no other course for it.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43It may seem hard and callous but that's reality.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48My view is if you can't do the time, don't commit the crime.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- Can I come in and talk to for a minute?- Yeah, please, if you would.
0:31:56 > 0:31:57All right.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01Visiting a house to arrest a wanted man, Dave Mackinder found himself
0:32:01 > 0:32:05having to grapple with another man whose identity is unclear...
0:32:05 > 0:32:09and whose temper is extremely volatile.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12All I wanted to do was come back here and check that everything was
0:32:12 > 0:32:14all right and there hasn't been a burglary,
0:32:14 > 0:32:17nobody's been hurt inside, nothing's been broken or stolen
0:32:17 > 0:32:21- or damaged or anything like that. - No.- That's all right. OK. Thank you.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26With confirmation that there hasn't been a burglary at the address,
0:32:26 > 0:32:31there's a welcome opportunity to take the heat out of the situation.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33- BLEEP- Have you calmed down a bit?
0:32:33 > 0:32:35- I've calmed down but you're trying to say I'm- BLEEP.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37No, no. You've got the wrong end of the stick.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- Listen.- You're trying to say I was burgling...- Calm down.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42I'm not entering a conversation with you now.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44If you'll calm yourself down, I'll go and get your phone.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Do you just want to pop back in and ask for it?
0:32:49 > 0:32:53The reason you've been arrested is on suspicion of assaulting me. OK?
0:32:53 > 0:32:55I didn't, though.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57The problem I had, until you had given me any details and I could
0:32:57 > 0:33:00check those details, is I couldn't prove anything any other way.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03But the explanation doesn't seem to connect
0:33:03 > 0:33:06and the man takes out his frustration on the van.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10You'll only succeed in hurting yourself. You won't break that.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14I'll move your cuffs to the back if you won't start behaving.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- BLEEP,- keep yourself calm and we'll get things sorted.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22However, being calm is not on tonight's agenda.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25The young man appears hellbent on injuring himself.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26Whereabouts was it?
0:33:26 > 0:33:30Forget that. He's playing silly buggers.
0:33:30 > 0:33:31Get out.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- Get out. Get on the floor, now. - Get off me, man.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37I'm not having you harming yourself while you're with us.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39You'll get out and you'll get on the floor so we can sort you out.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41HE SCREAMS
0:33:41 > 0:33:45The tussle continues and, as hysteria seems to set in,
0:33:45 > 0:33:48the PAVA spray is now needed.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50I don't want to do this but it's to calm you down.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Can I have another patrol to Blake Close, please?
0:33:53 > 0:33:56It's just as well more help is on its way as the normally
0:33:56 > 0:33:59debilitating PAVA spray doesn't seem to work.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Get off my hand!
0:34:01 > 0:34:03There was no way I'm letting your hand to go
0:34:03 > 0:34:06while you're flailing your arms and your legs around and kicking me.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11- All right? It isn't happening. Calm yourself down.- Argh! Get off!
0:34:11 > 0:34:13You're hurting!
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Try and bite me, fella. It isn't going to happen.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18With extra police arriving,
0:34:18 > 0:34:20they at last manage to get the man's hands cuffed.
0:34:20 > 0:34:21They're not coming off.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24They're staying on but we're moving them to the back, fella.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26With his hands behind his back,
0:34:26 > 0:34:28he won't be able to harm himself or others.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Good man.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34But it appears the police have a Houdini on their hands.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Thanks for that.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40- He's got his hands to the front. - He's what?
0:34:40 > 0:34:41He's got them to the front.
0:34:41 > 0:34:46Incredibly, the man has managed to bring his cuffed hands forward.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Yeah.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55BANGING
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- BLEEP. BLEEP,- you won't achieve anything except hurting yourself.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02BANGING Calm yourself down.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05HE GROWLS AND SCREAMS
0:35:09 > 0:35:13He's trying to get his cuffs off. Hang on, stop the van.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Leave them on. They're on for a reason.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Come out here and we'll sort them out.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20HE SOBS
0:35:21 > 0:35:24- Right, stand still,- BLEEP,- cos I'm going to put them behind your back.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Get yourself in.
0:35:31 > 0:35:36But the young escapologist once again slips his cuffs forward.
0:35:36 > 0:35:37Pack it in.
0:35:40 > 0:35:41Pack it in.
0:35:43 > 0:35:44THUMPING
0:35:46 > 0:35:48We're going to the police station to have him booked into custody.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51He obviously needs a bit of time to calm down
0:35:51 > 0:35:55and come down off the effects of whatever substances he's taken,
0:35:55 > 0:35:57which he clearly has, in my mind.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Arriving at the station, the struggle continues.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04HE GRUNTS
0:36:06 > 0:36:09HE WAILS
0:36:09 > 0:36:14Kneel yourself down. My knee's on his hands.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17HE WAILS
0:36:17 > 0:36:19I'm full of adrenaline and pumping.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22It's not nice to have a fight with somebody.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24I don't particularly know a lot about this lad.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26He is well known to the police but, to me,
0:36:26 > 0:36:28personally, I've not had an awful lot of dealings with him.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30I'm a little bit sorry for him, really,
0:36:30 > 0:36:33the state he's got himself into. He's only fairly young, I would imagine.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35He's probably 20 years old, if that.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38These are warnings that this young man's got.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41These are things he's done when he's been in custody with us recently.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44He's already been arrested two or three times this year.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46We've got warnings that we weren't aware of that he can
0:36:46 > 0:36:48move his handcuffs from his back to his front,
0:36:48 > 0:36:50which we obviously found out when dealing with him.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54He attempts to spit and bite and tie his T-shirts round his neck,
0:36:54 > 0:36:57again, all the things that he's done while he's been with us today.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59But it's not over until it's over.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01- Keys, quickly!- Keys, quick!
0:37:04 > 0:37:08Serious restraints are now needed to avoid the man attempting
0:37:08 > 0:37:09to strangle himself.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14It may look heavy-handed but we need that many people to be able to
0:37:14 > 0:37:18do it safely so he can't flail his limbs and his head around.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20But for as long as he continues to behave as he is doing,
0:37:20 > 0:37:23we'll have him on a cell watch. We'll have officers with him
0:37:23 > 0:37:26and we'll make sure that he's safely detained.
0:37:26 > 0:37:27HE GROWLS
0:37:27 > 0:37:30In court, the young man pleaded guilty
0:37:30 > 0:37:32to threatening behaviour and was fined.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41Whether it's tackling drug dealers or stopping sticky-fingered
0:37:41 > 0:37:45shoplifters, no two jobs are the same for the neighbourhood team.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47But cracking down on all types of crimes
0:37:47 > 0:37:50and convicted criminals is the only way this scheme will
0:37:50 > 0:37:54stay on track, because local people demand results.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Part of the results package the neighbourhood team look
0:38:00 > 0:38:04to deliver is getting youngsters on the right side of the law.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Home to Hull's Premier League football club,
0:38:06 > 0:38:08the KC Stadium also offers sports
0:38:08 > 0:38:12and educational opportunities to Humberside youngsters.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Not all children kind of learn
0:38:14 > 0:38:15in the same sort of way.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17So it's a different setting.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20They can come and they can do English and maths skills
0:38:20 > 0:38:23around the stadium in a more functional kind of way.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Today, neighbourhood beat officer Steve Calvert's meeting
0:38:26 > 0:38:29local teenagers for a behind-the-scenes
0:38:29 > 0:38:31glimpse into the realities of football policing.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34And it's just making a fun session but, with a theme -
0:38:34 > 0:38:37the basic core of it is literacy and numeracy skills.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44- Here come the children. - Morning.- You all right?
0:38:44 > 0:38:47On the terraces, Steve kicks off with a few facts and figures.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51Right, how many police officers to think we'd need for a football match?
0:38:51 > 0:38:56- About 200.- About 200? Yeah, roughly about that, depending.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Who thinks they're quite strong this morning? Who's feeling strong?
0:38:59 > 0:39:03This is a riot shield and it weighs 20 pounds.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05It's got three handles on it.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Two like that. When we carry it, that's how we carry it.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11So you're walking down the street and all of a sudden you meet
0:39:11 > 0:39:14a lot of people who want to throw bricks, petrol bombs or whatever.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16So you hold the bottom one and the top one
0:39:16 > 0:39:18and you hold the shield there. And sometimes you may have to
0:39:18 > 0:39:22stand there for 15 minutes, 20 minutes, an hour.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25So, who thinks they can hold that for an hour. You volunteered.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26LAUGHTER
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Come on. So you put your left hand on there and your right hand on...
0:39:29 > 0:39:34No, your left hand on that. That's it. Put your arms out straight.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38And lift it up. That's it. Do you think you're quite safe behind there?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- Yeah.- So if somebody was coming up and hitting that,
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- you think you'd be OK?- Yeah.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44So you're not going to get frightened, are you?
0:39:45 > 0:39:48She's cool, isn't she? There you go.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Can I have a show of hands who wants to throw
0:39:50 > 0:39:52some tennis balls at the shield?
0:39:52 > 0:39:53THEY LAUGH
0:39:55 > 0:39:58Shoulder to shoulder and riot shields at the ready,
0:39:58 > 0:40:01the officers are poised for the teenagers to let rip.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06Let's put a bit of effort into it now. Really mean it.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10LAUGHTER
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Inside the holding cells,
0:40:12 > 0:40:15the reality of football policing strikes home.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18We've got home and away, two cells both the same.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21So if we've got City versus Millwall or Leeds or whatever
0:40:21 > 0:40:24and we lock five up from City, five up from Millwall.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26City ones in here, Millwall ones in there.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28We wouldn't put them together, would we?
0:40:28 > 0:40:30A bit nicer but still not a nice place to be. All right?
0:40:30 > 0:40:32I'll just close the door.
0:40:35 > 0:40:40Inside the stadium, the police booking room doubles as a classroom.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Have a go at home, put a lot of effort in
0:40:42 > 0:40:44and I'll mark them and have a look.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48Have you got any questions that you would like to ask me?
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Steve's immediately grilled by the students about his own
0:40:51 > 0:40:53experiences on the force.
0:40:55 > 0:41:00- 22 years.- Have you enjoyed it?- I've enjoyed it. Seriously, I'll tell you.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Hand on heart, I've enjoyed every day from the moment
0:41:02 > 0:41:05I've started to the day that I'll finish.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09Steve busts a myth about police officers with his own confession.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11What was your most embarrassing moment?
0:41:11 > 0:41:13I'll tell you my most embarrassing moment.
0:41:13 > 0:41:14I went to a local school,
0:41:14 > 0:41:18come to my fourth year, real good mates with a kid called Les.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- You think I went to school for that fourth year?- No.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- Do you think I played truant?- Yeah. - Yeah.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28So I left school, no qualifications.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30But I always wanted to be a policeman.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33I saw a recruitment advertisement one day
0:41:33 > 0:41:34and I got an application form, went home,
0:41:34 > 0:41:38filled it in, got onto page six or seven, I can't remember.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40And it says, "Qualifications."
0:41:40 > 0:41:43I went back to the recruitment centre and spoke
0:41:43 > 0:41:47to a sergeant and they said, "You need O-level English and maths."
0:41:47 > 0:41:51So I was quite upset because I was thinking, "I can't be a policeman.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54"I'm 36 and I have to go back to school."
0:41:54 > 0:41:57And I walk into Bransholme and there's a lot of kids
0:41:57 > 0:41:59like your age or younger than you and there's me
0:41:59 > 0:42:01and another lad that decided to do it
0:42:01 > 0:42:03and, as we are walking down, this group of kids come by
0:42:03 > 0:42:05and I heard one of them say,
0:42:05 > 0:42:08"There's them thickos that's having to come back to school."
0:42:08 > 0:42:12That was my most embarrassing moment, having to go back to school.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15We've all got things we want to do, haven't we?
0:42:15 > 0:42:16You're old enough now to think,
0:42:16 > 0:42:19"I'm going to have to get my backside in gear and do something."
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Thanks for your efforts today. It's been really good.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23I've enjoyed it and hopefully I'll see you again.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26And don't forget, if ever you see anybody, a police officer, a PCSO,
0:42:26 > 0:42:30out on the streets and you need some advice, go up to them.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32I love it, yeah. I really do love it.
0:42:32 > 0:42:38It's meeting children from all walks of life, all backgrounds.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40We get a lot out of the session.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42I get an immense pleasure from delivering the session.
0:42:42 > 0:42:47And I hope that the children can take something away from the session
0:42:47 > 0:42:51and think, "Yeah, I can do this."
0:42:51 > 0:42:52See you soon.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55Steve's honesty matches his passion and the lesson is clear -
0:42:55 > 0:42:58neighbourhood policing is not just for the community,
0:42:58 > 0:43:00it's by the community.