0:00:02 > 0:00:03Neighbourhood policing has come a long way
0:00:03 > 0:00:05since the days of Dixon Of Dock Green.
0:00:05 > 0:00:06Good evening, all.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10From inner-city estates to suburbia, this new generation
0:00:10 > 0:00:13of community police officers are on the front line.
0:00:15 > 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 > 0:00:28- I said no!- 'I said yes.'
0:00:28 > 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- No, 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.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Coming up...
0:01:13 > 0:01:15What surprises lie in store for the team
0:01:15 > 0:01:18on this house visit to a suspected cannabis farm?
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Open the door!
0:01:20 > 0:01:21DOGS SNARL
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Could these be deemed dangerous dogs?
0:01:24 > 0:01:27I want to know the temperament before I start going in there,
0:01:27 > 0:01:29but they do look like they have got
0:01:29 > 0:01:31the characteristics of pit-bull types.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34And the team's sleuthing skills are put to the test
0:01:34 > 0:01:35with a midnight mystery.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37This is going to really bug me.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46The new style of neighbourhood policing is all about listening
0:01:46 > 0:01:50to local people's concerns and making communities safer.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54The big question is, are these teams really making a difference?
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Stay watching. We are about to find out.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01The Neighbourhood Team are countrywide leaders
0:02:01 > 0:02:04in the fight against Britain's home-grown cannabis industry.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Police! Stay where you are!
0:02:06 > 0:02:07In the past year alone,
0:02:07 > 0:02:11they have seized cannabis with a street value of millions of pounds.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14They have targeted major criminal operations
0:02:14 > 0:02:17growing plantations in empty warehouses...
0:02:19 > 0:02:20..and even low-level users
0:02:20 > 0:02:22cultivating plants in their wardrobes.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Sergeant Mick Stephenson is no stranger to drug busts.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31He has been on hundreds in his 26-year career
0:02:31 > 0:02:35and his keen nose for trouble means that nothing escapes his attention.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39For about 12 months now, there's been quite a strong smell
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- from time to time, of cannabis down at- BLEEP.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46And the other morning, when I was coming to work,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- I got to junction- BLEEP- and it absolutely stinks down here again.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52And it comes round about every 12 to 16 weeks,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55so obviously someone is having a grow and there is every chance
0:02:55 > 0:02:57that it is a decent size, probably the full house.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00Acting on his suspicions,
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Mick has assembled a team to pay the street in question a visit.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06It's wafting around in the street, isn't it?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09But first, they have to put their noses to the wind to figure out
0:03:09 > 0:03:12which house the pungent odour of cannabis is coming from.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Because of the way the wind is blowing,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17I would've said with the other side of the street altogether.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21A process of elimination begins and it is not long before
0:03:21 > 0:03:23one property attracts all of their attention.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26We need to go around the back, yeah, we do.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28The teams go around the house
0:03:28 > 0:03:31to get a better look at the layout of the property.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34A closer inspection reveals all the windows
0:03:34 > 0:03:36have been fully covered up to keep prying eyes out.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39If you move that out of the way and look in,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42there is further plastic sheeting over another door inside.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- Is there?- Yes.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46A peep through the letter box makes Mick decide
0:03:46 > 0:03:48that they should enter the house.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- See the next door along? There's sheeting up as well.- Oh, yeah.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58Go ahead.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Sorry, mate, say that again. All the windows are what?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07There's someone at the door at the back. Stay there, Andy.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10But it seems the knock on the door has spooked someone inside
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and they may be trying to make a run for it.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17To the front, Andy! To the front!
0:04:17 > 0:04:20With no time to waste, the team try to cover every exit
0:04:20 > 0:04:24and perform some assault course style tactics to achieve this.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- Open the door!- Open the door!
0:04:32 > 0:04:33No-one has managed to escape,
0:04:33 > 0:04:38but Mick is in no doubt that it is time to enter the property...
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- Put the bottom in. - ..which can only mean one thing.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43It's time to get out the big red key.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Just do that bottom panel.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54Yeah, just be mindful.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Crawling into the house, every step the team takes
0:04:58 > 0:05:00reveals evidence of a full-scale cannabis operation.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01Police!
0:05:01 > 0:05:04But there is still no sign of the shadowy figure
0:05:04 > 0:05:06seen darting around through the windows.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09As the police climb the stairs,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11a man can be heard crying out in a foreign language...
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Show yourself!
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- Anybody else here?- ..before freely surrendering himself.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23The man appears to be of Far Eastern origin.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Although it's not necessarily the case here,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27in the past, the police have discovered
0:05:27 > 0:05:30many of the so-called cannabis farmers in the UK
0:05:30 > 0:05:31are illegal workers,
0:05:31 > 0:05:36some who've been trafficked into the country by criminal gangs.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39If you open that bottom door, Andy, while I search the rest of them,
0:05:39 > 0:05:41cos there is more than one bed in here.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44I'll pass him on to Mitch, get him in the cage.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47The team have good reason to suspect that there may be
0:05:47 > 0:05:50more than one farmer working here, not least of all
0:05:50 > 0:05:53because there are hundreds of plants, with a street value
0:05:53 > 0:05:56of tens of thousands of pounds, potted about the property.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00The rooms downstairs have all been set up ready to grow cannabis.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02There is nothing in there at the moment.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05On the sort of first floor, there are two rooms that are full.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08There will be 70 plants in there, maybe.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10And maybe another 100 in the room behind us, of a similar size.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15If you are in there, come out!
0:06:17 > 0:06:20There's a bed here, there's another one downstairs.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23We've only got one guy so far.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27A phone that won't stop ringing gets Mick's attention.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29It could be the hotline between the farmer
0:06:29 > 0:06:31and the criminal who owns the grow.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34This phone is constantly ringing now.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- Well, there is a phone at the address. Somebody called- BLEEP.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41The rest of it we can't read because it's all in Vietnamese or whatever.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46Mick heads over to the police van where the detained man is waiting.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- I've patted him down. - Do you speak any English?
0:06:51 > 0:06:52Do you speak English?
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- Any hope of getting any information from him...- Don't you understand?
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- ..is dashed by the language barrier. - I'll take that as a no, then.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Vietnamese adults and children have been trafficked into the UK
0:07:03 > 0:07:04illegally for years.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06In the past two years alone,
0:07:06 > 0:07:11142 Vietnamese men were jailed for growing cannabis in the UK,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14many of them coerced by the gang masters into doing the job.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- Doesn't appear to be anybody else. - Back inside the house,
0:07:18 > 0:07:22the full extent of the operation is becoming visible.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Not only is there a swathe of healthy, growing plants,
0:07:25 > 0:07:28but also an abundance of evidence of previous grows,
0:07:28 > 0:07:31suggesting this operation has been ongoing for some time.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33So, this has probably been here
0:07:33 > 0:07:35all that time that we have been looking for it, look.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39And there is ample evidence to suggest the criminals were hoping
0:07:39 > 0:07:43to turn out even more batches of the drug had they not been busted.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45There's probably 100 in there.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52And about the same in there, I would suggest.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56The next thing to demand Mick's attention is the dodgy wiring.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00Cannabis growers are notorious for stealing electricity from the mains
0:08:00 > 0:08:02and creating elaborate and dangerous wiring set-ups
0:08:02 > 0:08:06in order to satisfy the large amounts of electricity required
0:08:06 > 0:08:09to power the lamps which supply the plants' growth.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11That, there...
0:08:13 > 0:08:14..is the main cable,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17see the thickness of it, coming into the house.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19So that is straight from the mains in the street.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22The electricity board will now be needed to be called in
0:08:22 > 0:08:25to make the building safe, but for Mick it is now
0:08:25 > 0:08:27a race against the clock to dismantle the grow
0:08:27 > 0:08:30and destroy the cannabis plants.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32In two hours' time, it is going to be getting dark,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35so we need to get it cleared out as quick as we can now.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41And there is the important matter of gathering any evidence to try
0:08:41 > 0:08:44and trace who owns the property
0:08:44 > 0:08:47and any information about those who have been using it
0:08:47 > 0:08:49for this illegal activity.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52And hopefully some time before midnight we will be out of here!
0:08:59 > 0:09:03These sorts of high-visibility raids send a message to the drugs trade
0:09:03 > 0:09:06that the Neighbourhood Teams will never give up
0:09:06 > 0:09:10on their bid to rid the streets from the scourge of drugs.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18It's good news when the teams score a result,
0:09:18 > 0:09:19but they know there is always
0:09:19 > 0:09:21another problem just around the corner
0:09:21 > 0:09:24and making sure the most vulnerable members of the community
0:09:24 > 0:09:27get the help and support they need is always a priority.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34Humberside Neighbourhood Policing is all about serving the community,
0:09:34 > 0:09:38with PCSOs on the beat and officers on the case.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40For Inspector Steve Lamb,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43neighbourhood police work is the pinnacle of policing.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46PCSOs are very important in policing.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50In my own personal view, they do have some real wide-ranging powers,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53PCSOs, and, you know, they are literally,
0:09:53 > 0:09:55they are bodies on the ground, they are always out
0:09:55 > 0:09:59in the communities, you know. Local knowledge really is second to none.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01They know their communities inside out.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04PCSOs generally do a pretty good job.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07They always seem to be around the community, talking to the locals
0:10:07 > 0:10:10and, yeah, generally pretty positive, I think.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12By becoming valuable members of the community,
0:10:12 > 0:10:13the Neighbourhood Team
0:10:13 > 0:10:16can forge strong links with residents of all ages.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18How can you get all these trophies and then,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20when you are with certain people, just behave like that?
0:10:20 > 0:10:23By working with families and youngsters in particular,
0:10:23 > 0:10:27real changes can be made that help put young lives back on track.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Building up trust isn't always easy, but as PCSO Jane Waddingham
0:10:36 > 0:10:38and a young woman on her patch acknowledge,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41the results can be truly life-changing.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45Over the past couple of years I have been involved with Danielle,
0:10:45 > 0:10:50I have been asked to sort of like make regular contact with her.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53She is only 18 now and we are just going to see how she is,
0:10:53 > 0:10:54how she's getting on.
0:10:54 > 0:10:55SHE KNOCKS ON DOOR
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- Hello!- Hello! Are you all right? - Yes, thank you.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- You are looking different. - Thank you.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- I believe it was your birthday yesterday?- 18.- 18!
0:11:03 > 0:11:07- So, what did you do for your birthday?- I just had a little drink.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- Not much, but good enough!- Yeah?
0:11:10 > 0:11:14But the real gift is Danielle's own good health and progress.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- Off the drugs and everything, still?- Yeah.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20When I first came into contact with Danielle,
0:11:20 > 0:11:24she was taking quite a lot of drugs. She wasn't... Well...
0:11:24 > 0:11:28- It was crack cocaine?- Yeah.- Heroin? - Yeah.- Things like that.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30You were taking anything, really, weren't you?
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Since I was 11 years old,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35I was taking weed and other things and that.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Quite a little wreck-head. And now I've just calmed down.
0:11:39 > 0:11:4318! You've turned 18! You're growing up! Being responsible.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Yeah, you have took a hold of it, haven't you, really,
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- and getting back on board, aren't you?- Yeah.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- So, I'm quite pleased with that. - I don't want any more trouble.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54I don't want to end up in an early grave.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56At the end of the day, you're only young once,
0:11:56 > 0:12:01- so why wreck your life now? - Exactly.- And just live...
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- You just live with regrets really, don't you?- That's what I mean.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- You've only just turned 18, haven't you?- I'm off to get a job now.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- Are you?- Yeah.- Yeah? What would you like to do?- Just factory for now.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13That will be all right, just for a while, yeah.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16I'd like to do a hair and beauty course in a few years' time
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- when everything is a bit more stable.- Yeah?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Have my own place and that and my family again.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23She may only be 18,
0:12:23 > 0:12:27but there is a lot of water already under Danielle's bridge.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32- Danielle was pregnant at the age of 15, weren't you?- 14, 15.
0:12:32 > 0:12:38Just the fact that I was young, stupid, life situation was just...
0:12:38 > 0:12:40horrendous, really.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44No matter where she is, I will always love her, no matter...
0:12:44 > 0:12:46And I do think about her 24/7.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49You just can't let it get you down.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51She wouldn't want that, would she? So...
0:12:51 > 0:12:54She wants her mummy to be healthy and be proud of me
0:12:54 > 0:12:58and not on drugs, so that is what I wanted,
0:12:58 > 0:13:02to just prove to my little girl that I can do it, and to myself.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05It is still tough, but you get through it
0:13:05 > 0:13:07and you pull yourself up through it.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10You've got a positive attitude at the moment.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- Make sure it stops there. - It's staying there.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13I can't be doing with it.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Though it has not always been plain sailing,
0:13:15 > 0:13:17the safety net is still going to be there.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Like I say, if you can't cope with anything, you know where I am,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24the doctors, if you need to speak to anybody.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28I've had my ups and downs, with each other, haven't we? But...
0:13:28 > 0:13:31at the end of the day, we've pulled through it
0:13:31 > 0:13:33and I've had the right support over the years
0:13:33 > 0:13:35and I wish I had listened to you a lot earlier!
0:13:35 > 0:13:37And thank you very much, Jane.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39You've done most of the work yourself, to be fair.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43You have done really well. You have. And I'm really pleased with you.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46When we first started meeting, like I say,
0:13:46 > 0:13:47she would never communicate with me,
0:13:47 > 0:13:51she wouldn't engage me or nothing like that, but I'm very persistent.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- I like to... - You like your challenges, don't you?
0:13:54 > 0:13:58I do like my challenges, yes! Danielle was definitely a challenge.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00But yeah, I kept coming back,
0:14:00 > 0:14:02even though she used to say horrible things to me.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05I kept coming back, just talking to her.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10Eventually earned her trust and then she started opening up to me
0:14:10 > 0:14:13and telling me quite a lot of things and...
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Obviously, I've given her a bit of advice and, as you can see, she is
0:14:17 > 0:14:20on the right path at the moment and I'm quite happy with that.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Give us a cuddle!
0:14:22 > 0:14:25These kinds of visits and this kind of success story
0:14:25 > 0:14:29instils confidence in the most vulnerable members of the community,
0:14:29 > 0:14:31reassuring them that the police
0:14:31 > 0:14:36are a force for good who they can reach out to in times of difficulty.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39It has been very draining, but worthwhile, as you can see.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41She has turned her life around,
0:14:41 > 0:14:45which is for the better and I am happy with that.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53It's as quick as that with this one.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Every year, the police seize
0:14:55 > 0:14:58thousands of so-called dangerous dogs.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Some of these animals have to be humanely destroyed
0:15:00 > 0:15:04because they are pure-bred banned animals.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Many others, however, may be crossbreeds.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08For them, there is some hope.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11If the police decide the dog represents
0:15:11 > 0:15:13no direct danger to the public,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16a judge can lay down strict restrictions on ownership
0:15:16 > 0:15:19and control of the animal in order that it can be kept as a pet.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24Many of the youth do have these pit-bull terriers.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26It is some form of status and...
0:15:26 > 0:15:31Which is a bad reflection on the dogs sometimes
0:15:31 > 0:15:35cos I'm sure a dangerous dog in the right hands
0:15:35 > 0:15:38can be trained into...
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Well, not so dangerous.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44But this comes with a cost and a responsibility that many owners
0:15:44 > 0:15:48are unable to bear, so the dogs end up being destroyed.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Over on Riverside,
0:15:52 > 0:15:56the neighbourhood police's dangerous dog expert, Gareth Walker,
0:15:56 > 0:15:58is investigating complaints from neighbours.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03The two dogs, who are local family pets, may in fact be pit-bull types
0:16:03 > 0:16:05and therefore banned breeds.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07The owner has made contact with us
0:16:07 > 0:16:10and is quite willing to work with us to try and identify the dogs,
0:16:10 > 0:16:14although he believes that they are Shar Pei dogs crossed with...
0:16:15 > 0:16:17..American Bulldogs, I believe,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20but I have tried to get hold of him previously
0:16:20 > 0:16:23and I can never seem to get hold of him, so I'm just going to go
0:16:23 > 0:16:25and see if we can have a look at these dogs properly.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27See if there is anybody in.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34They are not in, so I'll have a peer over the fence.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36I know how high these dogs can jump!
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Gareth gets a good look at the dogs
0:16:41 > 0:16:44and, after watching them a few minutes, he is confident
0:16:44 > 0:16:46he can make an initial assessment.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50But he isn't about to jump in and examine them close up just yet.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Ideally, I want to know the temperament
0:16:52 > 0:16:54before I start going in there, really,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57but they do look like they have the characteristics of pit-bull types,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59not Shar Pei crosses as the owner says,
0:16:59 > 0:17:01so what we'll do is I will try and...
0:17:01 > 0:17:04I will go and give the number a ring that's on the front door
0:17:04 > 0:17:06and see if somebody can come back and have a word with us
0:17:06 > 0:17:08and then we'll see where we go from there really,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11whether we have to go to the magistrates and obtain a warrant
0:17:11 > 0:17:13to go and get the dogs and get them seized,
0:17:13 > 0:17:15or whether they are willing to cooperate with us
0:17:15 > 0:17:16and hand the dogs over.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19So, we will give them a ring and see how they are going to play ball.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21After repeated attempts to contact the owners,
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Gareth is unable to get hold of them.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27This means he now has to get a court order to seize the dogs
0:17:27 > 0:17:30so they can be given a full examination back at the pound.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I've been and had a look at the dogs and can confirm that they have
0:17:33 > 0:17:36got several characteristics of pit-bull types.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37Because there are two dogs
0:17:37 > 0:17:41and their temperaments are unknown to Gareth, he is taking no chances
0:17:41 > 0:17:45and dog handler Kelvin will be going with him for back-up.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Quite inquisitive, so they will probably come to us and have a look,
0:17:48 > 0:17:51but really we'll be guided by you in relation to what you want us to do.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54I've got a sleeve and a catch pole.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- OK?- Yeah.- Right.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01With the team briefed and kitted up,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04they load into the van and head to the location.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07PC Alan Cowley explains most concerns about dangerous dogs
0:18:07 > 0:18:10are raised by worried families
0:18:10 > 0:18:13who are responding to fears raised by press coverage.
0:18:13 > 0:18:14They come to the attention
0:18:14 > 0:18:17because the Hull City Council dog warden service contacted us
0:18:17 > 0:18:21to say that they had been contacted to say there was possible
0:18:21 > 0:18:23pit-bull type dogs at the house
0:18:23 > 0:18:25and they passed that information to us
0:18:25 > 0:18:27and we are duty bound to go and have a look at that.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Arriving at the house this time,
0:18:31 > 0:18:35the police are in luck as the owners are at home.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Hello, there. All right?- Hi, mate. - Hi, mate. Nowt to worry about.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40I'm one of the dog legislation officers from the force.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42I've tried to get you a couple of times,
0:18:42 > 0:18:43I don't know if your number has changed.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46It just said it won't accept. We came the other day...
0:18:46 > 0:18:48We tried that and it was just cutting off last week.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51I tried about six times when we came down.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53It's in relation to the dogs that are in the back.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55I've issued a warrant for us to have a look at the dogs
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- and take them away for examination. - Take them away?
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Yeah. It gives us the power to do that.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Cos I can't do my typing here.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05We've got to look at the characteristics of the dogs.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08What's the dogs' demeanours like? Are they all right?
0:19:10 > 0:19:11When the council came, they said,
0:19:11 > 0:19:13"Oh, pit bulls, pit bulls, pit bulls."
0:19:13 > 0:19:16And when they left, they wanted to take them with them.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17Yeah.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19The dogs' owners are very cooperative
0:19:19 > 0:19:22and want the matter to be cleared up as quickly as possible.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26- If you are going to carry them, it's easier than leads.- OK, no problem.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- What's his name?- Freddie. - Freddie, that's OK. Good lad.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33And the owner helping in this way not only benefits the police,
0:19:33 > 0:19:34but the dogs as well.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38If the owners can bring them out, cos it saves them getting stressed,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41getting leads put on them, or the pole if they are aggressive,
0:19:41 > 0:19:45and then being carted to the kennels and dragged out the other end.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48You know, it is a lot nicer for them just to be popped in here.
0:19:48 > 0:19:49They are friendly dogs, so we can
0:19:49 > 0:19:51pop a lead on at the other end and walk them out,
0:19:51 > 0:19:52give them some treats
0:19:52 > 0:19:55and get the water and the beds and everything sorted
0:19:55 > 0:19:58and they will be happy when they get there.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02Gareth explains to the owner that the dogs will be fully examined.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04If they are found to be dangerous dog types,
0:20:04 > 0:20:06they may still be able to keep them...
0:20:06 > 0:20:08So, I'll get these off, they will be sorted this afternoon,
0:20:08 > 0:20:11give them today to settle down. Tomorrow, the next day...
0:20:11 > 0:20:14..but subject to very strict conditions,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16including that the animals must be muzzled in public,
0:20:16 > 0:20:19computer chipped and fully insured.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22No aggravating factors, no nothing.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Gareth passes over some general details about the dogs
0:20:25 > 0:20:27to Kelvin, who will now take them to the pound.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- ..Since they've been born. - So a double kennel?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31If you can ask if they've got a double kennel.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Ideally, I want them in there.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34Having examined the animals,
0:20:34 > 0:20:38Gareth is satisfied that they are dangerous dog types.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41The owner agrees to go to court and adhere to the stipulations
0:20:41 > 0:20:44laid down by the magistrate that will allow him to keep them.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47You know, a dog on a lead continuously with a muzzle on it,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50it's not going to be a 100% happy dog,
0:20:50 > 0:20:52but you know, what's the consequences?
0:20:52 > 0:20:56They get put down or I get them home and they stay on the lead.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00When everything is up and added up, after the court case, kennel fees
0:21:00 > 0:21:04and stuff like that, I think I'm looking at about £1,000 to £1,500.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Gareth is satisfied that the dogs are safe pets and, providing that
0:21:10 > 0:21:14the restrictions are adhered to, doesn't foresee any future problems.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Richard is fine with his dogs. He's loving, he knows what he's doing,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20he's got a good sense about him in relation to the dogs,
0:21:20 > 0:21:22how to control big dog breeds.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25They are well looked after, they've got enough room outside
0:21:25 > 0:21:29to be playing around and bothering with each other, so he is fine.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31I've got no problems with him
0:21:31 > 0:21:33being an owner of a dog of that sort of breed.
0:21:33 > 0:21:39And, a few days later, the owner gets reunited with his animals,
0:21:39 > 0:21:43though one of them is being kept in the kennels for a few extra days
0:21:43 > 0:21:45as she is in season.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48The family are delighted to be getting their pets back
0:21:48 > 0:21:51and are glad to put the whole episode behind them.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54Of course I've missed them.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57It's, you know, like having one of your kids took off you.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00I know it's only a dog, but they are part of the family.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11In Hull city centre, the team are blue-lighting it to a destination.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Staff in a city-centre cafe have spotted a person
0:22:14 > 0:22:16with a kitchen knife in her coat pocket.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Long, dark hair with a ripped pocket on her coat.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Black handled knife in the opposite pocket to the one that is ripped.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Constable Mick Davison and two PCSOs have arrived on the scene
0:22:28 > 0:22:31to check out the potential problem.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Where have you just come from? It's all right, my love.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35Can you just come here a minute?
0:22:35 > 0:22:37I believe you may have a weapon,
0:22:37 > 0:22:39so I'll just make you safe so you're not hurting anybody
0:22:39 > 0:22:42and I'll take you outside. Do you understand?
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Do you understand, my love? Do you understand?
0:22:44 > 0:22:46I believe you may have a weapon on you, OK? All right?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49I want to put you somewhere safe where you can't hurt yourself
0:22:49 > 0:22:52or other people. Is that OK? I'm going to search for a weapon.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54I'm going to take this out of your pocket now, all right?
0:22:54 > 0:22:55I can't see anything.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57The knife is swiftly removed,
0:22:57 > 0:23:01but the individual's extreme mood swings immediately raises concern.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02I've taken the knife out of your pocket...
0:23:02 > 0:23:04I just showed you it.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Let's go round the back.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10But, in arresting the individual
0:23:10 > 0:23:13for possession of an offensive weapon,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Mick suspects there may be mental-health issues in the mix.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Obviously, that is a small kitchen knife
0:23:18 > 0:23:22and it is still capable of inflicting serious, if not...
0:23:22 > 0:23:26fatal injury on somebody, so she has been arrested in relation to that.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28I think she is displaying some...
0:23:28 > 0:23:30potentially some signs of mental illness.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33That will be taken into account when she is in custody.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36To be on the safe side, he uses a piece of legislation
0:23:36 > 0:23:39that relates to mental health and welfare.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41This allows the police to detain someone
0:23:41 > 0:23:44if they believe the person is suffering from a mental illness,
0:23:44 > 0:23:48needs help or may be a danger to themselves or others.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52The woman with the knife was not charged with possession of a weapon
0:23:52 > 0:23:55and instead is getting the help she needs.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Neighbourhood police teams always try to stop a problem
0:24:03 > 0:24:05getting out of hand in the first place.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08They try to make a strong show of force at the first sign
0:24:08 > 0:24:10of anything that may cause distress to the public.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15The Humberside Neighbourhood Teams
0:24:15 > 0:24:19have scored a string of major successes by taking the fight
0:24:19 > 0:24:21to the region's suspected drug users and abusers.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23During the past year,
0:24:23 > 0:24:26the Neighbourhood Team have been waging a war against drugs.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Whilst they have scored some dramatic results,
0:24:29 > 0:24:30there is no letup for the police
0:24:30 > 0:24:34when it comes to shutting up shop on drug users and abusers.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Today, over at Riverside, the team are planning
0:24:38 > 0:24:42a raid against a man suspected of using Class A drugs.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Mick and Lorraine, you are going with Craig's team.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48A dawn briefing gives the 20 officers
0:24:48 > 0:24:51the information they need for the strike.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Splitting into two units, they head to the location.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Lorraine explains some more about the job in hand.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01- There's a property on the address on- BLEEP- Street that has got...
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- It is separated into flats and it's- BLEEP- flats
0:25:04 > 0:25:08within the building that are allegedly dealing drugs.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11So we're going down there to...
0:25:11 > 0:25:13to do a couple of warrants, basically.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16We've got a full team behind us, MOE team,
0:25:16 > 0:25:18to put the doors in and then we'll just go in and see what we can find.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22And Lorraine knows first-hand that on these jobs
0:25:22 > 0:25:25you must always be prepared for the unexpected.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27You just never know what you're going to walk into.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30You never know who is going to be there or, you know,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33what is going to happen when you get inside the property.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35I suppose there is an element of nerves about it.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40On arrival, the police prepare to strike.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56OK, we've gained entry.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59We'll assess and take the lead and then everyone else follow.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05The occupant is about to get a very rude awakening.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07LOUD BANGING
0:26:07 > 0:26:11- Police!- Police! Stay where you are! - Stay where you are!
0:26:11 > 0:26:12Stay where you are.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19Put your hands out for us. Is it Robert? Hey, mate, you all right?
0:26:19 > 0:26:22We've got a warrant to search your property, mate, OK?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Is your hands all right?- Yeah.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28I'll put it on loose. Is that OK, mate?
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Have you got anything on you, that could harm us,
0:26:31 > 0:26:32like uncapped needles or owt?
0:26:34 > 0:26:37With the building secured, it's now time for the team to prepare
0:26:37 > 0:26:39to search the place from top to bottom.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53The handcuffed suspect is taken to the van
0:26:53 > 0:26:55to be carted off into custody.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57SIREN WAILS
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Back in the house, the search for drugs is on.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Since we came in, he admitted
0:27:05 > 0:27:09he had some wraps in his top cupboard here.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Just in there. He stated himself it was heroin.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17That was prior, obviously, to arrest and caution.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19So that is what he is in custody for at this time.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21What we are going to do now
0:27:21 > 0:27:23is get the drugs dog in to do a more thorough search,
0:27:23 > 0:27:25see if we can find anything else
0:27:25 > 0:27:27and it will be a case of seizing the drugs,
0:27:27 > 0:27:31seizing some of the drugs paraphernalia, but good job.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33The house is very untidy,
0:27:33 > 0:27:36but amongst the jumble of belongings, it's not long
0:27:36 > 0:27:40before the team start discovering all manner of items of interest.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50The force's top nose arrives
0:27:50 > 0:27:53and is given the run of the house to see if he can sniff anything out.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07My house is not quite as... disorganised as this.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10The dog is rooting all around the house,
0:28:10 > 0:28:12trying to detect any signs of drugs.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Searches like this can take many man and dog hours,
0:28:15 > 0:28:18but attention to detail is essential.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25Slowly, more evidence of drug use and abuse is uncovered.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33The extensive search of the property is coming up trumps.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42Just some digital scales. We found those.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44He's got two mobile phones.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50And I believe a quantity of drugs has already been found, so...
0:28:52 > 0:28:53We'll take it just in case.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57The drugs dog's already been in.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59It has searched the lower part of the flat
0:28:59 > 0:29:02and now the officers, the trained officers, are in
0:29:02 > 0:29:04looking at the upper parts of the flat,
0:29:04 > 0:29:06so cupboards and on top of shelves and stuff like that,
0:29:06 > 0:29:09so hopefully we'll find some more, but as I said, we've got enough
0:29:09 > 0:29:13to get him in custody, so in the long term it is quite a good thing.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27The show of force shown by the police was well received
0:29:27 > 0:29:30by many residents who live on the street
0:29:30 > 0:29:33who felt concerns they had about drug use and abuse
0:29:33 > 0:29:34were being taken seriously.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41Small amounts of heroin were uncovered at the property.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46The man was fined £110 for possessing the drug
0:29:46 > 0:29:48and ordered to pay costs.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59One of the roles of community policing is to ensure that the most
0:29:59 > 0:30:03vulnerable members of the community are supported in every way possible.
0:30:03 > 0:30:10We have certain pockets of very sort of vulnerable communities
0:30:10 > 0:30:12and that might be people who are elderly,
0:30:12 > 0:30:14it might be people who live alone,
0:30:14 > 0:30:18it might be people who have particularly young children
0:30:18 > 0:30:19or it might be people
0:30:19 > 0:30:21who have mental-health problems
0:30:21 > 0:30:24or learning disabilities, for instance.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28And it's really important that our Neighbourhood Teams build up
0:30:28 > 0:30:31a rapport and a relationship with them, so that we can...
0:30:31 > 0:30:34we can do everything we can, along with partners,
0:30:34 > 0:30:36to help reduce the fear of crime.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Care in the community has far-reaching consequences
0:30:41 > 0:30:43for the neighbourhood police.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47Increasingly, they find themselves on the front line, dealing with
0:30:47 > 0:30:51people coping with the full spectrum of mental-health challenges.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57And, with over 800,000 people living with dementia in the UK,
0:30:57 > 0:31:01police experience in this area is growing all the time.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05PCs Paul Arthur and Jade Salmon
0:31:05 > 0:31:07visit a woman who has called the police
0:31:07 > 0:31:11frightened by 100 youths being rowdy outside her home.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Scouring the area around the woman's home, there is nobody about
0:31:16 > 0:31:19and double checks confirm that the neighbourhood
0:31:19 > 0:31:20has been quiet all evening.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23The 100 people have not just departed,
0:31:23 > 0:31:25they have never been here at all.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- Hello.- Are you all right there?
0:31:27 > 0:31:28- You can come in.- Is that all right?
0:31:31 > 0:31:34No, we understand, yeah.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37The woman is also worried the people have been inside her home.
0:31:37 > 0:31:44- See that chair there?- I do. - There was three sat on there.- OK.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47There was a little fat man sat there
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- and he had a blanket here, doubled over.- OK.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55And I could see it going up and down, so I knew something...
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- Probably like that.- OK and that's why you have rung us, was it?
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- But it's frightening when you're on your own.- No, I get that.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Do you have any sons or daughters?
0:32:05 > 0:32:09- Well, my youngest daughter is my carer.- OK.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13I tell you what, do you want to go and pop the kettle on?
0:32:13 > 0:32:16A cup of tea, reassurance that the house is secure
0:32:16 > 0:32:19and a call to the woman's carer gets things back on track.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26Though these people are not real, the woman's distress undoubtedly is.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- I hate being a nuisance, but... - You are NOT a nuisance.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32She's telling us that there's people in her house
0:32:32 > 0:32:34and she is slightly confused today.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36She has taken all her medication for the day
0:32:36 > 0:32:40and we are happy that there is nothing untoward in the address.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44It's obviously distressing to us to a certain level, but as I say,
0:32:44 > 0:32:46we've got a duty of care over the lady
0:32:46 > 0:32:49to make her safe in her own property.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- All right, then, we will leave you to it. All right?- Thank you.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- You are very welcome.- All right.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Caring for the community.
0:32:56 > 0:32:57Another string to the bow
0:32:57 > 0:33:00of Humberside's neighbourhood police teams
0:33:00 > 0:33:03as Dr Ahluwalia explains.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05They are very broad minded.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08They wish they could do more for our patients, not less,
0:33:08 > 0:33:11and I found working with them actually is quite inspiring,
0:33:11 > 0:33:14in terms of looking at the way that THEY speak to patients
0:33:14 > 0:33:16and seeing how WE could all improve our communication skills
0:33:16 > 0:33:18by looking at their good practice.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28All across Humberside,
0:33:28 > 0:33:32many public areas have been designated as no-drinking zones,
0:33:32 > 0:33:35but as Sam Chandler is out making her regular beat walk,
0:33:35 > 0:33:37she gets information over the radio
0:33:37 > 0:33:40about a possible disturbance in a local park.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42I've just had a report come through.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47There's two drinkers sat on a bench, causing a nuisance.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49One of my colleagues is on her way at the minute,
0:33:49 > 0:33:51but we try and go double crew with something like that
0:33:51 > 0:33:54because you don't know what you're going to walk into.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57It's a children's play park, so it is public perception -
0:33:57 > 0:33:59when they take their children in there to play,
0:33:59 > 0:34:02the last thing they want to see is a group of drinkers.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05On arriving at the park, Sam links up with Jackie
0:34:05 > 0:34:07who is already at the scene
0:34:07 > 0:34:10and has been having a few words with the offenders.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Can you tell him to be more respectful?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Papa Victor 33, can you show me off at Bean Street park, please?
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Any ID with you?
0:34:18 > 0:34:20- Yeah, toilet roll what I wiped my- BLEEP- on.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Do you know...? It's disrespectful!
0:34:22 > 0:34:26- I don't mean to be respectful, but what you probably...- Disrespectful!
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Background checks are made on the people,
0:34:28 > 0:34:31some of whom are none too happy about the police presence.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34The reason I'm talking to you now is because we had a complaint
0:34:34 > 0:34:36from a member of the public that had a small child in the park.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- You'll understand...- BLEEP!
0:34:38 > 0:34:41And obviously, when there's children playing, it's not very nice,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43is it, to have a couple of drinkers sat here?
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- So that's the reason why... - No, no, I agree.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49Getting the details of the man is proving to be a challenge.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54Come on! You're hurting my feelings and I'm bleeding there
0:34:54 > 0:34:59and I'm hurting there in my heart, where you bleed there and there.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03Right, no offence. I don't mean to be...
0:35:03 > 0:35:08Despite not having ID, Sam recognises the man and it turns out
0:35:08 > 0:35:12he is already wanted by the police for assaulting a police officer.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17That fact alone means, as tensions rise, Sam puts in a call for back-up.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19I have dealt with this male before on Hessle Road.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22That is the reason I've asked for the section 27
0:35:22 > 0:35:24because he is getting quite agitated
0:35:24 > 0:35:26whilst we are stood here talking to him.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Lee and Neil are fast on the scene
0:35:28 > 0:35:30and Sam gives them the lay of the land.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Obviously, Michael is wanted apparently for assaulting
0:35:33 > 0:35:36a police constable, so I have dealt with him before.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39It's the only time I've pressed my orange button, so just be careful.
0:35:39 > 0:35:40- Yeah.- Yeah, no worries.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Michael, there is a warrant out for your arrest
0:35:43 > 0:35:45for failing to appear at Magistrates' Court yesterday.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47So you are under arrest at the moment, all right?
0:35:47 > 0:35:50You don't have to say anything, but it may harm your defence...
0:35:50 > 0:35:54I need to... I need to use... I need to pee.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57You can't urinate here. You can't urinate here.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01That's being brutal! That is against my... You're being a bit nasty.
0:36:01 > 0:36:02It's a bairns' park!
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Yeah, you've just brought me a can of beer
0:36:04 > 0:36:06and brought me in here, so what was...?
0:36:06 > 0:36:10Yeah, but I never said you could go peeing here, did I?
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Because he is wanted for failing to appear in court
0:36:15 > 0:36:17following the assault of a police officer,
0:36:17 > 0:36:20the man is led away to police custody
0:36:20 > 0:36:23and the woman is sent on her way.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25With the park now free of the drinkers,
0:36:25 > 0:36:29Sam reflects on her previous encounter with the man.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32I came across him about two months ago.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36He was extremely violent, extremely unpredictable
0:36:36 > 0:36:40and it was the only time I have ever had to press my orange button,
0:36:40 > 0:36:43which is my emergency button, so as soon as I came across,
0:36:43 > 0:36:45I realised it was the same male.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47And, as Jackie and Sam return to their beat walk,
0:36:47 > 0:36:51they get news that the man has been up to his old tricks again.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54He has kicked off in the back of the patrol car now,
0:36:54 > 0:36:56on the way to custody.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59The police officers have just had to call up over the radio
0:36:59 > 0:37:04for a police van to assist, to put him in a cage.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05He's just...
0:37:05 > 0:37:10He spits at you, he screams, he is violent, he kicks, he punches.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13The reason why he is in custody is because he was
0:37:13 > 0:37:16wanted for an assault on a police officer, so you can imagine,
0:37:16 > 0:37:19you know, what sort of individual we are actually dealing with.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23The man was jailed for 42 days for assaulting a PCSO
0:37:23 > 0:37:25in the course of their duties.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27There are some wrongs being done to me!
0:37:33 > 0:37:36The Neighbourhood Teams have to make tough calls
0:37:36 > 0:37:38in difficult situations.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Much of their crime busting is based on tip-offs
0:37:40 > 0:37:43passed on to them by locals, information that can help them
0:37:43 > 0:37:48take down any type of criminal carrying out any type of crime.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52It's midweek and it has been a quiet night
0:37:52 > 0:37:55over at Bridlington Neighbourhood Office,
0:37:55 > 0:37:57but for Mark and Nicky, a routine patrol
0:37:57 > 0:38:00has just turned into something out of the ordinary
0:38:00 > 0:38:01as they have just taken a call
0:38:01 > 0:38:04to investigate something very sinister sounding.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07So, we are going up to a place called Sewerby Park.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10We've had a call from a member of the public
0:38:10 > 0:38:12that they have been up there walking today
0:38:12 > 0:38:17and they have come across a suitcase containing some photographs
0:38:17 > 0:38:22and, a bit more worryingly, they have come across a rope with
0:38:22 > 0:38:26a noose-type knot in it in a tree, with no-one in the area.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31It doesn't help, the fact that it is very windy,
0:38:31 > 0:38:33so we're unlikely to get any air support
0:38:33 > 0:38:37and it is very dark, which will hinder us a little bit,
0:38:37 > 0:38:41but we've got four officers going up there just to try and
0:38:41 > 0:38:43search for it, so we will see if we can find it.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Arriving at the location,
0:38:45 > 0:38:48the temperature has dropped below freezing, which leads Mark
0:38:48 > 0:38:51to do the chivalrous thing and offer Nicky his jacket.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Nicky?
0:38:53 > 0:38:54Yeah, here's my jacket.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Torches in hand, Nicky and Mark
0:38:58 > 0:39:02link up with other members of the team who have also been sent in
0:39:02 > 0:39:05to investigate the suspicious sounding noose and suitcase.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Using the printout of the original witness statement
0:39:08 > 0:39:09as their starting point,
0:39:09 > 0:39:14they try to figure out the area the tip-off is trying to guide them to,
0:39:14 > 0:39:17not an easy task given the darkness
0:39:17 > 0:39:19and the worsening weather conditions.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22The police spread out to form a small search party
0:39:22 > 0:39:26and begin to scour the land with their torches for any clues.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28As they reach the woodland boundary,
0:39:28 > 0:39:32they elect to split into two teams in a bid to locate the hanging tree.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36As they push on into the darkness,
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Nicky's torch highlights a shadowy figure.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45But as they move in for a closer look,
0:39:45 > 0:39:47it's not a distraught stranger,
0:39:47 > 0:39:51just another member of the Neighbourhood Team.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55Having scoured a large area to no avail, the team regroup,
0:39:55 > 0:39:58the clock ticking, and if there is someone in danger or distress,
0:39:58 > 0:40:00they need to locate them as soon as possible.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02At the minute, we are a little bit lost.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04A member of the public gave us some directions and we have
0:40:04 > 0:40:06followed those to the best of our ability
0:40:06 > 0:40:09and, at present, we have not found what we're looking for,
0:40:09 > 0:40:12so one of the other officers is just ringing the informant back
0:40:12 > 0:40:15to see if we can get some better direction from them.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18The weather right now is absolutely freezing!
0:40:18 > 0:40:22And I'm very grateful that Sergeant Skelton has loaned me his jacket
0:40:22 > 0:40:25because that is what a good sergeant would do - look after his staff.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27It is all about staff welfare.
0:40:27 > 0:40:28Thank you, bye-bye.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Following another call to the witness, some extra information
0:40:31 > 0:40:33has been raised which could aid in the search.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35It is through the woods, towards the golf course,
0:40:35 > 0:40:37and as you walk through the wood...
0:40:37 > 0:40:41As the new information looks like it may prove to be useful,
0:40:41 > 0:40:44the deteriorating weather conditions mean the search
0:40:44 > 0:40:47is in danger of being called off, so time is now of the essence.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49I've checked the tree line and I can't see any ropes
0:40:49 > 0:40:51and I can't see any suitcases.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56This is going to really bug me.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01But suddenly comes the breakthrough they are looking for,
0:41:01 > 0:41:03when one of the torches picks up
0:41:03 > 0:41:06a length of rope dangling from a tree branch.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08They move in for a closer look.
0:41:11 > 0:41:12Closer inspection reveals
0:41:12 > 0:41:16it isn't anything as sinister as a hangman's noose.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18As you can see from the rope, it's not a noose,
0:41:18 > 0:41:20it's not somewhere where you would
0:41:20 > 0:41:22put your head and hope to hang yourself,
0:41:22 > 0:41:24it's more of a kiddies' swing, what you'd get...
0:41:24 > 0:41:27You find quite a few appearing at the Danes Dyke,
0:41:27 > 0:41:30so at this moment in time, we are quite satisfied
0:41:30 > 0:41:31there is nothing suspicious.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36But there still remains the matter of the suspicious-sounding suitcase,
0:41:36 > 0:41:38which Nicky finds nearby.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41The team move in to examine it.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Going to recover the suitcase. As you saw, it's...
0:41:44 > 0:41:48It's quite old clothing and a lot of it is mucky and mouldy inside,
0:41:48 > 0:41:50so it appears to have been there quite a long time.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52So we will take it back to the police station
0:41:52 > 0:41:54and make sure there was nothing untoward with it.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57The search has taken several hours
0:41:57 > 0:41:59and used up a considerable amount of manpower,
0:41:59 > 0:42:01but the exercise demonstrates
0:42:01 > 0:42:04not only how the team are ready to respond to anything,
0:42:04 > 0:42:07but also keeps their night-time search skills sharp
0:42:07 > 0:42:10for when a call for help signals a real emergency.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14The only alternative we would have had
0:42:14 > 0:42:18if we hadn't found it was to leave it for the morning, em...
0:42:18 > 0:42:21Which then, you know, concerns tend to grow if...
0:42:21 > 0:42:22It is nice to get a job bottomed
0:42:22 > 0:42:26and sorted out as quickly as we can, so it is a good result really.
0:42:26 > 0:42:31It just goes to show the variety of jobs that we get stuck into
0:42:31 > 0:42:33in the Neighbourhood Team.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39And as for Mark, he is just glad to be heading back to the warm.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Seeing as Nicky had nicked my coat,
0:42:41 > 0:42:42we are all off back to the police station
0:42:42 > 0:42:44to thaw out and have a cup of tea.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48Back at the station, the contents of the suitcase were closely examined
0:42:48 > 0:42:52but found to contain nothing more than a pile of worn-out clothes.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55The dumped suitcase is an example of careless fly tipping
0:42:55 > 0:42:59when the clothes could have been recycled at a local clothes bank.