0:00:02 > 0:00:04With unprecedented access, Neighbourhood Blues follows
0:00:04 > 0:00:08the police in Somerset as they take on the crimes that annoy us all...
0:00:08 > 0:00:10- Don't manhandle me!- Come over here.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14..targeting antisocial behaviour, drug abuse and criminal damage.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Beat officers and PCSOs tackle the problems that,
0:00:17 > 0:00:21if left unchecked, could blight the lives of millions.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Armed with the latest cutting-edge kit,
0:00:23 > 0:00:26they have the power to strike hard when needed.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Police! Stay where you are!
0:00:28 > 0:00:31But just like the days of Dixon of Dock Green...
0:00:31 > 0:00:35- Good evening, all.- ..it's all about partnering with local people...
0:00:35 > 0:00:37- Brilliant. - SHE LAUGHS
0:00:37 > 0:00:40..working together to sweep crime off our streets.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Police! Search warrant!
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Coming up...
0:00:56 > 0:00:59..a street search catches a drug dealer...
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Have you got anything else in your trouser leg?
0:01:02 > 0:01:05..neighbourhood teams crack down on antisocial behaviour...
0:01:05 > 0:01:06Come on, you've got mouths on you.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09You're always gobbing off. Come on, what's the matter?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11..and an addict is caught red-handed.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Have you literally just syringed up, mate, have you?
0:01:14 > 0:01:16That was some serious bad timing then, wasn't it?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Good neighbourhood policing means officers getting
0:01:24 > 0:01:28to know their beats and the people who live there inside and out.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Knowing which locals cause trouble gives police a huge advantage
0:01:32 > 0:01:36when it comes to tackling problems like drug dealing.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Place in Somerset cover over 1,800 square miles.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44It's a diverse patch, from lively seaside resorts
0:01:44 > 0:01:47to rolling hills and farmland
0:01:47 > 0:01:49and picture postcard villages.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52But like anywhere, it's got hot spots for trouble
0:01:52 > 0:01:55and, for the neighbourhood teams in Weston,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58the Bournville Estate is always a busy place.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02This is the beat of Russ Millier and Sergeant Colin Batchelor.
0:02:02 > 0:02:08So, today is about a proactive response to some of the issues
0:02:08 > 0:02:11that we're trying to deal with on the estate.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16Any potential issues, drug deals, antisocial behaviour,
0:02:16 > 0:02:17anything of that ilk.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23And it isn't long before the sarge spots a familiar face.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Oh, hello. He needs turning over. Old Mark.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33What are you doing? It looks like you were trying to hide.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Do you want to come out the front?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37When we first came round the corner, you looked like you were
0:02:37 > 0:02:39trying to hide something. We've come round here again
0:02:39 > 0:02:42and it looks like you're trying to hide round the corner.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45This area, at a moment, a lot of drug use, all right?
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Drug use and drug dealing, OK?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49So, at the moment, for your furtive behaviour
0:02:49 > 0:02:51and the way you've been acting,
0:02:51 > 0:02:53I will be detaining you for Section 23 of Misuse of Drugs Act.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54All right?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- Have you got anything on you, Mark, that you shouldn't have?- No.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Just slip you bag off for me then
0:02:59 > 0:03:01and we do everything at my pace, all right?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Drugs crime is a problem on this estate
0:03:03 > 0:03:06and anybody acting suspiciously is stopped and searched
0:03:06 > 0:03:08as a matter of course.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- Have you got anything in your pocket sharp that's going to hurt me? - No, no.- Nothing?
0:03:12 > 0:03:17First thing out of the man's bag - scales covered in white powder.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Remnants of what?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Amphetamine.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- You use that at the moment? - Yeah, I do now and again.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28The man's just admitted the stuff on the scales are amphetamines,
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- a dangerous illegal drug.- So do you have any amphets on you at all?
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- No.- He's adamant he's not carrying amphetamine,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38but he has got something else stashed away.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- What are these? - HE MUMBLES
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Sorry?- Viagra.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Viagra is illegal to have without a prescription,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48but it's not being caught with the little blue pills
0:03:48 > 0:03:50that makes the man cringe.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51Right.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55At the moment, you're under arrest on suspicion of possession
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- of a controlled drug. Do you understand?- Yeah.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02Mark, due to the amount that's there, and we've got scales as well,
0:04:02 > 0:04:05it will be possession with intent to supply, all right?
0:04:07 > 0:04:09That explains the wincing face.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11As Russ searched the man's trousers,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14a big bag of amphetamine powder fell out.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Have you got anything else in your trouser leg? No?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Caught with drugs and a set of scales,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24the man is arrested on suspicion of drug dealing.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Supply of amphetamines can lead to a 14-year jail term
0:04:28 > 0:04:30and an unlimited fine.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33That bag has several hundred pounds worth of drugs in it.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35But is it all he's got on him?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37My colleagues are a little bit concerned that he may have
0:04:37 > 0:04:41something plugged, ie something around his backside
0:04:41 > 0:04:44or around the front of his genitals etc,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47so we're actually going to do a strip-search here.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49What I want you to do is just undo your kecks.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51- Have you got pants on or not?- No.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55You've got loads on you, mate, haven't you?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57See, I'm switched on, aren't I?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00As you can see,
0:05:00 > 0:05:02he started to drop his trousers down and this fell out.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06It's believed to be amphet, quite a substantial amount of it.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08So, we're a bit more happy now with the search.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12He'll be re-handcuffed and travelled down to Bridgwater.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18They've now found over £1,500 worth of amphetamines on the dealer.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22This guy has a lot to explain back at the nick.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- As the man's booked in... - Kick your shoes off, all right?
0:05:25 > 0:05:28..his shoes and socks are searched for the first time.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31It's third time's a charm for Russ as, incredibly,
0:05:31 > 0:05:34he finds more amphetamines stashed in the man's sock.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- What are you, Houdini, are you? - I didn't know it was there.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39A likely story.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Mark's been searched whilst in custody
0:05:41 > 0:05:45and been found in possession of more white, wet powder,
0:05:45 > 0:05:48which we believe to be amphetamine, so he's been processed -
0:05:48 > 0:05:52fingerprints, photographs, DNA - and he's now been placed in cells.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Happy with the result today so far.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Just fingers crossed everything goes well from here on.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02It's a pleasing result for Russ.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05In total, the dealer was found with three bags of amphetamines
0:06:05 > 0:06:11with a combined street value of almost £2,000 and a set of scales.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15At court, he pleaded guilty of possession with intent to supply
0:06:15 > 0:06:21and was jailed for six months. He was also given fines totalling £980.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Thanks to the sarge's sharp eyes,
0:06:23 > 0:06:27a large quantity of drugs is taken off his patch.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29The Bournville Estate's a safer place,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32all because of good community policing.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Bath is renowned around the world for its beauty.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44A UNESCO World Heritage Site,
0:06:44 > 0:06:48visitors have flocked to the city since Roman times.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53Now millions visit every year to see its famous Georgian architecture
0:06:53 > 0:06:55and Bath stone buildings,
0:06:55 > 0:06:59but the very fabric of the city is being damaged.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05A spate of graffiti has seen ancient buildings defaced by tagging,
0:07:05 > 0:07:09where vandals spray their nicknames on walls.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12They seem to think anything is fair game
0:07:12 > 0:07:16and there's one name that comes up again and again.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Looking at the actual tag itself, this one
0:07:19 > 0:07:21pans out as, "Cruel".
0:07:21 > 0:07:25The C, the R, the U-E-L.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30This graffiti matches a lot of others Roger Parker's found around town.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34There's a Cruel tag with some offensive language underneath it
0:07:34 > 0:07:38and this is 20 yards away from where young children play.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40This guy's got no morals.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44In this very park, a woman confronted this shameless vandal,
0:07:44 > 0:07:45known as Cruel.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49She's scared enough to want to remain anonymous.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53In front of me was a bloke who was actually aerosol-ing on the walls.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55He said, "This is my tag
0:07:55 > 0:07:58"and my aim is to get 100 of these around Bath."
0:07:58 > 0:08:03He was very proud that he had tagged another wall. I was disgusted.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Hopefully we'll be catching this guy fairly soon.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Each and every bit of graffiti is photographed
0:08:08 > 0:08:11and filed away before it's removed.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14The police now have thousands catalogued.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Roger goes back through the records to see
0:08:17 > 0:08:19how many Cruel tags he can find.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25We've got stuff from 2008, right up to the end of April this year.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27We're looking at seven years of damage.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31Roger is shocked at the scale of this guy's destruction.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34I think, because it's spread quite widely over the city,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37it's only when you get a particular crime,
0:08:37 > 0:08:39where you maybe get a member of public who says,
0:08:39 > 0:08:43"It's happened to me," that you then say, "Right, let's have a little look round the city,"
0:08:43 > 0:08:47and see if you can marry up the tag around the city.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51This tagger is clearly one of Bath's worst vandals.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55He's caused thousands of pounds of damage to precious buildings.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58But before Roger can get on with his investigation,
0:08:58 > 0:09:00he gets called to a local business.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Cruel has struck again.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04How much is it costing to remove that,
0:09:04 > 0:09:06in terms of paying taxpayer's money?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08£60 to £100.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11So £60 to £100 and you've been tasked with how many today?
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- Four.- It's the honey-coloured Bath stone
0:09:14 > 0:09:16that gives this city its unique appearance,
0:09:16 > 0:09:20but its porous nature makes removal difficult.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Does it go in a particular depth? - It does.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27- It's probably from about one down to two or three centimetres.- Right.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Bath stone is quite difficult to work with.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I have a combination of nine different chemicals to apply,
0:09:32 > 0:09:34to raise and bring the ink out,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37and then I use a pressure washer to rinse it out of the wall.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40As a Bath person, I would say we have a zero tolerance,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43so I don't see it as art.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45I see it as a nuisance.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50Each year, Bath Council alone spends £30,000 cleaning up graffiti,
0:09:50 > 0:09:54all money that comes from people's council tax and business rates.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Inside, the owner's not happy.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00We bought this unit in the first place cos it's brand-new,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03nice Bath stone front, so first impressions are very important
0:10:03 > 0:10:06and the fact that we've now got graffiti on the building
0:10:06 > 0:10:09is a bad first impression for us.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Roger's determined to catch one of Bath's most notorious vandals,
0:10:13 > 0:10:14and coming up later...
0:10:14 > 0:10:16And there's our man.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18And there, he's spray-painting.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20..he gets the break he needs.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30Drugs cause huge problems for every community.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31Dealers only care about profit
0:10:31 > 0:10:35and will keep selling to addicts as long as they have the money.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Those addicts then turn to crime to fund their addictions,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41often targeting their own neighbourhoods.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Police take a zero tolerance policy on the drugs trade
0:10:46 > 0:10:48and the crimes that fuel it.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Back on the Bournville, Russ Millier has had another busy morning.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58We've had a job come in overnight whereby a member of public
0:10:58 > 0:11:03has disturbed somebody trying to get into his neighbour's garage.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Next-door to that garage, a car window has been smashed
0:11:07 > 0:11:08and CDs stolen.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11This happened less than 100 metres from where Russ caught
0:11:11 > 0:11:13the amphetamines dealer.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15At the moment,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18you're under arrest on suspicion of possession of a controlled drug.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23The worry is, this crime could be someone stealing to feed their habit.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Russ already has a lead -
0:11:24 > 0:11:27footage from a neighbour's surveillance camera.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30So, from the CCTV, you'll see our suspect just stood
0:11:30 > 0:11:33behind this vehicle up here.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35He's walking along the building line.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Our attacked premise is just out of camera shot
0:11:40 > 0:11:42and you'll see where he's gone into one of the gardens.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44He's set off the security light.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47The suspect is now coming back in the camera shot.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49You can just see him, he's flicked on the security light
0:11:49 > 0:11:51and he's fence hopping the gardens.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55The CCTV may be grainy and the guy may have his hood up,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58but with 13 years of community policing experience...
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Back to the area where he's stored his bike.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03..Russ still knows who this is.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06You get to know the local offenders. You're dealing with them daily.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08The amount of times we stop them,
0:12:08 > 0:12:10you get to know everything about them.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13I can even tell that's him from the walk.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Without a doubt in my mind, that is our suspect.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21The man he's after is a drug addict with an extensive criminal record
0:12:21 > 0:12:24who lives on the same road as the crime was committed.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29He's just been charged with nine offences of a similar nature,
0:12:29 > 0:12:31including burglaries.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33He's on bail with quite strict conditions,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36one of them being a curfew to stay at his home address
0:12:36 > 0:12:37between certain times.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41This guy's a menace to his neighbourhood and to his own family.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44When Russ arrives at the house the suspect shares with his mother,
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- he finds her outside at the point of despair.- You all right?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51What's the matter?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Had enough, yeah?
0:12:54 > 0:12:55Dave?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Her son, the man they want for the car break and theft,
0:12:59 > 0:13:01is upstairs in his bedroom.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Dave!
0:13:03 > 0:13:05I need to speak to you about a job, OK?
0:13:05 > 0:13:07So, to do that you're under arrest on suspicion of theft
0:13:07 > 0:13:11from a motor vehicle last night. Your arrest is necessary,
0:13:11 > 0:13:13A - to prevent your disappearance cos you're on bail.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16At the moment, you'll be coming with us.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17Have you got everything you need?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21I have to stay with you, mate.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Huh?
0:13:23 > 0:13:24Well, you're under arrest.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26What are you worried about? Have you got stuff on you?
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Cannabis.
0:13:28 > 0:13:29Apart from the stuff on the side?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Already arrested for the theft from a vehicle,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35this cannabis is only going to get him into more trouble.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40I'll tell you all about it, all right? It's on this road.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Yeah. And I've seen the CCTV.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Many crimes on this estate come about because addicts need to pay dealers
0:13:47 > 0:13:48for their drugs.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51I'll arrest you further on possession of cannabis
0:13:51 > 0:13:53and possession of what I believe to be amphetamine, OK?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Dave, you cannot expect to a commit crime
0:13:59 > 0:14:02and then put on the waterworks and say, "It's not fair."
0:14:02 > 0:14:03Why's it not fair?
0:14:03 > 0:14:06It's not fair on the people that you steal from, is it?
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Do you want to explain anything now?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Before we start digging around?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18There are a couple of things he needs to explain,
0:14:18 > 0:14:21like the syringe full of amphetamines on the windowsill,
0:14:21 > 0:14:23all set up to be injected.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Have you literally just syringed it, mate, have you?
0:14:26 > 0:14:28That was some serious bad timing then, wasn't it?
0:14:30 > 0:14:34To fund his addiction, this man's terrorised his own neighbourhood.
0:14:34 > 0:14:35HANDCUFFS CLICK
0:14:37 > 0:14:39I've spoken to him, Pauline.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42But it's caused an even bigger personal tragedy.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43Come on.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33I don't think there's anything you can say to that, Dave.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Come on.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Entering the room, he literally had a preloaded syringe,
0:15:51 > 0:15:53which is amphetamine, he was about to inject.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Along with that, there's a bit of cannabis.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59He's been further arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01It's not nice. We've been working with Mum for quite a bit now,
0:16:01 > 0:16:03trying to get him on the straight and narrow.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06He's not having any joy and we're not having any joy.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10It's not nice to see her like that, but what can we do
0:16:10 > 0:16:13apart from offer the support that we're offering her?
0:16:13 > 0:16:17While community officers like Russ see crime on a daily basis,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20that doesn't mean they have grown immune to the suffering it can cause.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Look after yourself, all right? I'll speak to you later.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24This case in particular,
0:16:24 > 0:16:28it's as a result of having a really bad drug addiction
0:16:28 > 0:16:33and their only thought really is how they're going to get that next hit.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36The afterthought is maybe when they're sat in the cell somewhere
0:16:36 > 0:16:39thinking, "Now my family is suffering."
0:16:39 > 0:16:42It's never at the front of their mind.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45When any addict is taken off the streets, the local crime rate
0:16:45 > 0:16:49will drop, making the estate a little safer.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Russ' detective work and local knowledge paid off.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55At court, the addict pleaded guilty to the possession of drugs.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58He also admitted six outstanding charges.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02The man was given £245 in fines
0:17:02 > 0:17:06and a 24-week custodial sentence suspended for two years.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Still to come on Neighbourhood Blues...
0:17:15 > 0:17:17All right? Is this a fag or a spliff?
0:17:17 > 0:17:19..Colin catches a man with drugs outside a school...
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Look, you've got people going to collect their kids.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25..and police chase after a drunken menace.
0:17:25 > 0:17:26You stay there, mate.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36Across the UK, shoplifting is on the increase.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40This is bad news for everyone as shopkeepers have to hike up prices
0:17:40 > 0:17:43to cover their losses.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Local shops often operate on the tightest margins,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49so when they're targeted by shoplifting,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51even a small loss can hit them hard.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57In Bridgwater, Jen Atkinson is investigating a blatant case
0:17:57 > 0:17:58of shoplifting.
0:17:58 > 0:18:06We are off to an address where I believe a shoplifter may be staying.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09The theft from a local store was caught on CCTV.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14Shift manager Jamie Blake deals with shoplifting on a regular basis.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17The other Sunday we had loads of people steal.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21In one day we had three. It was absolutely crazy.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23I don't understand theft, personality.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25I think it's ridiculous. You should pay for it.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29This time, the shoplifter was particularly brazen.
0:18:29 > 0:18:35I was on shift with another girl and I was facing up the store,
0:18:35 > 0:18:38which is when we bring the products forward so it doesn't look messy.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43CCTV shows a man entering the shop in the world's least subtle outfit.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Less than 30 seconds later, he saunters out without paying
0:18:47 > 0:18:50for the case of lager wedged under his arm.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55And this is one shoplifter who just can't resist showing off.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Some bloke started shouting. He said, "All right, mate, see you later!"
0:18:58 > 0:19:00I thought, "What's going on?"
0:19:00 > 0:19:03So I went and looked, and the girl I was with said, "He just stole that."
0:19:03 > 0:19:05So I charged out the store.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07I was going to go get it back, but he started running
0:19:07 > 0:19:10and cos I'm fat and he's quite a small bloke...
0:19:10 > 0:19:14He was running. I wasn't going to chase him. I just went, "Maybe not."
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Jen recognised the man from the CCTV immediately.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21He and his brother have both been on her radar for a while.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Well, they used to live on... There's a caravan park on my patch.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27They got drunk very regularly and caused a lot of problems,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30so they got evicted off of the caravan park, unfortunately,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33which means I now don't know where they actually live.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35For a crime like this, Jen knows there's little hope
0:19:35 > 0:19:38of recovering any of the stolen property.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Any goods that he's stolen will be long gone,
0:19:40 > 0:19:43mainly as they were Stella Artois. They'll be well and truly drunk.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Jen checks out an address where the man could be staying.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55Someone's definitely at home, but is it the man she's after?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Hello, sorry to bother you. I might have the wrong address.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- Is there a James...that lives here?- Yeah. James!
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Oh, he's here. That's handy. Can I just step in a bit?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08You can hide behind the door if you want to.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11I need to speak to you about a theft from One Stop.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13You nicked a 12-case of Stella.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Jen knows he took the lager and the guy knows he did too,
0:20:19 > 0:20:23but rather than clog up the courts, she has a cunning plan.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24Don't say anything now.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Obviously I need to speak to you about it in an interview.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31If you come down... Are you going to be free tomorrow at any point?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Her idea is to find an appropriate punishment
0:20:34 > 0:20:36that the shop will be happy with.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Yeah? So three o'clock tomorrow, yeah?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41I'm going to write you in my diary. Make sure you're there.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44'There's no point arresting him, I've got no necessity to.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47'It's not a lesser punishment. It's just a quicker way of doing it.'
0:20:47 > 0:20:49I can then get on with every other crime I've got
0:20:49 > 0:20:52and it leaves us free to be out and about more.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56Court cases are usually the best way to ensure victims get justice,
0:20:56 > 0:20:59but sometimes they aren't the most appropriate route.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02Next day at the station,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06the offender arrives for his interview hiding behind a hoodie.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- Right. Ready?- Yeah.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14Take a pew. Are you going to want to see the CCTV?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20When he is interviewed under caution, he quickly fesses up.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37The man doesn't have a record for shoplifting,
0:21:37 > 0:21:41so Jen thinks the best solution is to get him to face up to his crime.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44So, summary of that then is you got drunk,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47you went in, you stole some alcohol and you left again.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- Yeah.- Yeah? Happy with that? Anything else you want to add?
0:21:53 > 0:21:56An apology is a good start and she's told him
0:21:56 > 0:21:58that he'll have to pay for the beer, too.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02Jen now needs to persuade the shop that it's the best course of action.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06If they say, "No," then the man may have to go to court.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Hello, Jamie, it's PC Atkinson
0:22:08 > 0:22:10calling from Bridgwater Police Station.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Jen speaks to Jamie to discuss her plan.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19He's fully admitted the offence. He'll pay for what he's taken, yeah.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Perfect. Well, thank you very much. Thank you, Bye-bye.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25The chap I just spoke to was absolutely ecstatic
0:22:25 > 0:22:28by the idea of him paying back the goods
0:22:28 > 0:22:31cos usually they get sent to court, and they'll get their conviction,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33but it's very rarely that the store
0:22:33 > 0:22:35will ever get their money back, actually,
0:22:35 > 0:22:38so I think he's just more chuffed with that idea.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39Good news.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42The store's happy for you just to pay back,
0:22:42 > 0:22:44but you will be banned from the store.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- That's all right. - I think that's fair.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Community policing needs to ensure that victims get the justice
0:22:49 > 0:22:54they deserve and, in this case, Jen's solution has been a success.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Well, I've just been round and seen him.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58There is your £11.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Ah! He must feel like a right idiot. What did he say?
0:23:01 > 0:23:05He just said he was drunk on the night, he did an idiotic thing.
0:23:05 > 0:23:06He's very sorry for it.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08I'm sure he is sorry.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- I've also given him a lifetime ban from One Stop...- Oh!
0:23:11 > 0:23:12But if you're happy with that,
0:23:12 > 0:23:16if I can just get you to squiggle there where the cross is.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Goods paid for and apology accepted, the shift manager is pleased.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23I'm just so happy that the bloke must feel like a right idiot
0:23:23 > 0:23:26because he had to pay the money, so that's great.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34The beautiful city of Bath is being damaged
0:23:34 > 0:23:37by a handful of graffiti taggers,
0:23:37 > 0:23:41but there's one name which comes up again and again - Cruel.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Roger Parker is determined to bring this man to justice
0:23:44 > 0:23:46and he is tracking him down.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49The same tag.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52This is a back street leading up into the Royal Victoria Park,
0:23:52 > 0:23:56which suggests that this gentleman has got local knowledge to areas,
0:23:56 > 0:23:59cut-throughs, and this is tagging on a prolific scale.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03It's not art. This is just damage, criminal damage.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06There is one thing that does deter taggers and vandals -
0:24:06 > 0:24:08security cameras.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11There's no graffiti here because a CCTV camera has been installed
0:24:11 > 0:24:13and that's 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16These people who are doing this graffiti are a cowardly.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19They are aware of where cameras are or aren't.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25Roger gets a breakthrough. Cruel has slipped up.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28He's been caught by a discreet camera.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30This may prove to be his undoing.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39So, one of the buildings that he committed the criminal damage on,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41it actually had a CCTV, a very small camera.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43For the first time in seven years,
0:24:43 > 0:24:47they might be able to identify the man who's defacing Bath.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50It's actually a very good camera and it actually captured him
0:24:50 > 0:24:53in the act of committing the damage.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55And there's our man.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59And there he's spray-painting his graffiti tag,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02which is unique to him, right in front of the camera.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06Shockingly, this tagging happened in the middle of the afternoon
0:25:06 > 0:25:09in full view of a busy road.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11And goes away like nothing's happened
0:25:11 > 0:25:12with the can still in his hand.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16You can see the tag, which is the tag that we're looking at, Cruel.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18The man's image is circulated to see
0:25:18 > 0:25:21if anybody on the force can put a name to this face.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24When they do catch Cruel, they want to charge him
0:25:24 > 0:25:28with all the seven years' worth of tagging they have on file,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30so Roger calls in one of the council's
0:25:30 > 0:25:32environmental crime investigators.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34With this tag, all the styles,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37all the forms are the classic Cruel tag.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40There was a bit of rivalry going on here.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45He's dissing, hating another person, saying, "I'm much better than you."
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Andrew Plummer is as close as you can get
0:25:48 > 0:25:50to a handwriting expert for tagging.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53The U is always scooped in that way
0:25:53 > 0:25:58and the E is especially... With a little scoop back.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01And the L with the little scoops.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Andrew needs to be sure that all the Cruel tags
0:26:04 > 0:26:06are the work of the same man.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08For somebody to be able to copy that,
0:26:08 > 0:26:10they'd have to spend a lot of time.
0:26:10 > 0:26:16But spending time on doing somebody else's tag is nonsense
0:26:16 > 0:26:20because you want to get your tag out there, not anybody else's tag.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22It's your name you want to get out there.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27The expert analysis does tie all the tags to the same man,
0:26:27 > 0:26:28and there's more good news.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31The images were circulated and a police community support officer,
0:26:31 > 0:26:33with her local knowledge of the city centre,
0:26:33 > 0:26:36identified this gentleman and where he lives,
0:26:36 > 0:26:39so we're now off to try and arrest this gentleman.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41It's right down on the end...
0:26:41 > 0:26:45It looks like the reign of Bath's worst tagger is at an end.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Roger has a name and an address - a city centre flat.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03But nobody's in.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05So we've established the exact address now that we believe
0:27:05 > 0:27:07this gentleman is living in.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10We're going to have another look all around the Royal Victoria Park
0:27:10 > 0:27:13and try and locate him in this grassed area
0:27:13 > 0:27:14in and around this building.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19Just when it looks like Cruel may have slipped through the net,
0:27:19 > 0:27:20something comes through on the radio.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Yeah, that's all noted. Right.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Sarge, bloke with the blue shirt.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33So nick him out here and then get him back for the...?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Oh, there he is.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43This could be it for the prolific tagger.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Right, Stu?
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Stuart? Just a quick word a minute?
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- What's up, bro? Sorry, man...- That's all right. No, that's all right.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57- Just come over here. - What's up, mate?
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Just keep this as nice and relaxed as we can.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02What I'm going to do is I'm going to arrest you on suspicion
0:28:02 > 0:28:05of criminal damage to buildings within the Bath City Centre.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09We want to prevent any further offences and it is criminal damage.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Yeah. No, listen, that damage, ie graffiti,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17has been done around the streets of Bath and CCTV footage
0:28:17 > 0:28:20and they've been identified as yourself, all right?
0:28:20 > 0:28:24With Cruel arrested, they can search his flat for evidence
0:28:24 > 0:28:26and seize all his aerosol cans.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- We'll have a quick look round. - We're going to have a look round.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- Do what you want. - What it is, it's a Section 32...
0:28:32 > 0:28:33There's a lot of evidence
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- but you're saying there's graffiti on the walls, as well.- Right, OK.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39After seven years and thousands of pounds worth of damage,
0:28:39 > 0:28:44they have finally tracked down one of Bath's worst taggers.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- That's my tag, all right? You can see it quite clearly on my wall.- OK.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56At court, this tagger pleaded guilty to 23 counts of criminal damage.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00He was fined a total of £950, given an indefinite
0:29:00 > 0:29:02criminal behaviour order banning him
0:29:02 > 0:29:05from carrying paints, pens or any items
0:29:05 > 0:29:08that could be used for graffiti in public.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11He was also given a four-month curfew
0:29:11 > 0:29:15banning him from leaving his flat overnight from 7pm.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Maybe this will act as a deterrent to anyone else who thinks
0:29:18 > 0:29:20vandalism is fine.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Up and down the country, finding ways to manage drunk people
0:29:30 > 0:29:35on a big night out always presents police with a challenge.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38In Bridgwater, the town centre neighbourhood team is keeping
0:29:38 > 0:29:41a watchful eye on everyone having fun.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44Dom Bryant is facing a difficult night of foot patrol,
0:29:44 > 0:29:46keeping a lid on any trouble.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49To help him do this, he's got a tracker radio
0:29:49 > 0:29:52linking him to all the town's door staff.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55People start down that end of the town
0:29:55 > 0:29:57and then they make their way through the town slowly,
0:29:57 > 0:30:00frequenting the pubs up here as we go,
0:30:00 > 0:30:02and they end up in The Palace Nightclub.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06As we make our way through the town, we just touch base with the doormen,
0:30:06 > 0:30:10make sure everyone's happy. If they're happy, I'm happy.
0:30:10 > 0:30:11Everyone happy in there?
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- Yeah, nice, quiet evening. - That's good.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19Community police like Dom work together with bouncers and door staff
0:30:19 > 0:30:22to ensure everyone has a safe night and a good time.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27There's actually a hen party going on and there's 30 people
0:30:27 > 0:30:30dressed up as police officers, so that could be interesting as the night goes on.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33At least I'll have some backup tonight - that's one good thing.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35The guys can't resist meeting their backup.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39It's a dangerous move as ladies on a hen do may think
0:30:39 > 0:30:41they're tonight's entertainment.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43LOUD MUSIC AND SINGING
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- There we go.- Thank you!- Brilliant. - Thank you very much.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50With everything in order, the guys leave them to their night
0:30:50 > 0:30:52and head back out to the street.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55I think they genuinely believed that we were the strippagrams for a minute.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59They probably want their money back but there we go.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Right, let's move on, while we still can.
0:31:02 > 0:31:03But before they can leave,
0:31:03 > 0:31:06a commotion down the road catches everyone's attention.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20It sounds like a youth possibly caused some criminal damage
0:31:20 > 0:31:21to a motor vehicle.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- Which one? Who did? - The one on the floor!- Where?
0:31:24 > 0:31:28- He's got up now. He's run away. - He's gone.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30- This one?- Him! Him!- No.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- This gentleman?- No.- No, not me, bro.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37He just ran into a car and he knocked the wing mirror off.
0:31:37 > 0:31:38He's wearing a white top.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41The bouncer spots movement down the alley and he's off,
0:31:41 > 0:31:44with Dom hot on his heels.
0:31:44 > 0:31:45You stay there, mate.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47All right, sit yourself down.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50- Keep your arm where it is there. - Let's get some details.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- Have you got any identification on you, please?- In my wallet, yeah.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- Where's that? Can you get that one out for me?- Ow.
0:31:56 > 0:31:57They've got the lad.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01The bouncer checks out the guy's shoulder while Dom checks out his ID.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- Do you need an ambulance? - No, I think it's all right.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- Is it?- Yes, it's going to bruise up lovely cos you've hit it.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10How did you get over this fence?
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Right, are you going to be able to climb back over?
0:32:15 > 0:32:16All right. I'll walk him round.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20This sort of drunk behaviour can cause real damage and it's
0:32:20 > 0:32:23the type of thing that community teams are trying to stamp out.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26I'm not happy with your conduct or your actions,
0:32:26 > 0:32:29so I'm going to formally arrest you for being drunk and disorderly in a public place, OK?
0:32:29 > 0:32:33I'm now going to put you in compliant cuffs this morning...on to your wrists.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36All right, I'm not pulling away or anything.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38I know. I'm going to make sure I don't hurt you either.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41I'm double-locking them so they won't get any tighter.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43And as long as I can get my finger in there,
0:32:43 > 0:32:45both cuffs, I know they're not too tight for him.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47They are quite uncomfortable,
0:32:47 > 0:32:49but they won't cut his circulation off or cause him any problems.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Thank you very much.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Alcohol-related crime is estimated
0:32:54 > 0:32:58to cost the UK around £21 billion each year.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Hopefully, the shock of being arrested
0:33:02 > 0:33:04will make this guy see sense.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06I had some drinks and I messed around with my idiot friends,
0:33:06 > 0:33:07and I got in trouble.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13- Dom helps the man into the car on his way to sober up in a cell.- OK.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18Watch the step. It's not a conventional police vehicle.
0:33:18 > 0:33:19Just mind your... That's it.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Fire up the Quattro.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28And it's a short ride back to Bridgwater nick.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32Here we are, the Heartbreak Hotel.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36The man's checked into custody, where the amount he's drunk becomes clear.
0:33:46 > 0:33:5012 pints might explain the lad's decision to rugby tackle a car
0:33:50 > 0:33:53and, as the owner of the vehicle was never found,
0:33:53 > 0:33:56after a night in the cells, no further action was taken.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Maybe the pain in his shoulder will teach him
0:33:58 > 0:34:01a valuable lesson about behaving on a night out.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11Weston-super-Mare's Bournville estate was born out of poverty,
0:34:11 > 0:34:13or so local legend has it.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16It's said a chocolate factory was planned to revitalise
0:34:16 > 0:34:19the local economy and the estate was built for workers.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Certainly, that factory never came
0:34:21 > 0:34:26and now it's still one of the most disadvantaged places in the country.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30Local sergeant Colin Batchelor thinks the best way to improve the area
0:34:30 > 0:34:32is to take a zero tolerance approach.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36By cracking down on illegal and antisocial activities,
0:34:36 > 0:34:40the police want to show people that they care and that they're watching.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43All right? Is this a fag or a spliff?
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Right, where have you just thrown it?
0:34:45 > 0:34:49Colin's spotted a young man smoking cannabis outside a school.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- You've got a primary school there. - Yeah, I know. Fair enough. - It absolutely stinks.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- It is an issue round here. - Yeah, I know. Of course it is.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57Look, you've got people going to collect their kids.
0:34:57 > 0:34:593467, are you receiving?
0:34:59 > 0:35:01The lad looks surprised to have suddenly been
0:35:01 > 0:35:04confronted by police and is immediately apologetic.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06We can look at it as a caution for you,
0:35:06 > 0:35:09so we're not actually taking you through the court system,
0:35:09 > 0:35:12but it's not just a warning. It goes on the record.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14If you get stopped again, you don't get a second chance at it.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18- The chances are, you'll be put before the court and end up with a drugs conviction.- Yeah, yeah.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23Which, any way you look at it, it isn't great, is it?
0:35:23 > 0:35:26It's indicative of some of the youth that just seem to completely ignore
0:35:26 > 0:35:29the fact that it's illegal, and you can walk up and down the street
0:35:29 > 0:35:32having a smoke whenever you fancy. No, you can't.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35After dealing with the drug user,
0:35:35 > 0:35:38reports come in of a fight next to the local shops.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41A little bit of tension on the estate. There's obviously been
0:35:41 > 0:35:46some kind of altercation between a couple of the young lads
0:35:46 > 0:35:49on the estate, so we're just going to come down and have a chat.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53Although neighbourhood policing is all about getting to know the locals,
0:35:53 > 0:35:56today, no-one's feeling chatty.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59- Get the camera off my face, bro. - Come on, you've got mouths on you.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- You're always gobbing off. What's the matter?- Yeah...not to you!
0:36:02 > 0:36:04So the other party's not from here.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06They're staying here for the weekend and there's been
0:36:06 > 0:36:09a bit of chest beating between them and our local lads.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12It's a sunny day. You can just feel a little bit of argy-bargy
0:36:12 > 0:36:17in the air today, so...we'll try and keep a lid on it.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20By being a very visible presence on the estate,
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Russ and Colin want to reassure law-abiding residents,
0:36:23 > 0:36:27while making life difficult for those who flout the rules.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31Russ has just spotted a car he thinks looks out of place.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34We just saw a Vauxhall Vectra of interest to us.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Two lads in it, comes from Plymouth by the look of it,
0:36:38 > 0:36:40holding no insurance on PNC.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44I just want to see what they're doing down on the estate, really.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48By the time they reach it, the occupants are trying to wander off.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Can we have a word, chaps? Just have a word. Don't go running off.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57It's about... Are you the driver of the car, are you?
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Don't run off on me. Let's do this nicely.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04I just want to check who you are. I don't recognise the car, all right?
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- I've just seen you... - Colin and Russ talk to the guys,
0:37:07 > 0:37:09trying to establish who owns the uninsured car,
0:37:09 > 0:37:14- but no-one can agree on anything. - Why is he driving your car?
0:37:14 > 0:37:15It's not my car, it's his car.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18I'm buying it off him, but it's his car at the moment, yeah.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21- It's his car.- Oh, it's your car at the moment?- Yeah.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- The car isn't even in my name. - Whose name is it in then?
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- We bought it off someone and obviously...- No, you've got the key?
0:37:26 > 0:37:27COLIN LAUGHS
0:37:27 > 0:37:31- He's saying it's his car. I'm confused.- I just told you.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33It's his car, mate, and I'm buying it off him.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35That's why I just took it for a test drive down.
0:37:35 > 0:37:40With both men claiming that the other owns the car, no-one will fess up.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44You've seen him drive the car, didn't you? It's not in my name.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- You own the car, mate, don't you? - Yeah, I'm buying the car off you.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51- Yeah, you're buying the car off me but the car...- As it stands...- Shh!
0:37:51 > 0:37:56Russ may not know who owns the car, but he knows who he saw driving it.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Have you got ID on you?
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Nope, I've no ID whatsoever.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04In the absence of any ID, Russ checks with the Police National Computer
0:38:04 > 0:38:07to see if the man is wanted using distinguishing features,
0:38:07 > 0:38:10like his tattoos, to identify him.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Where's the cross with the name "Andy" running through it? OK.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Now they know who he is,
0:38:15 > 0:38:20a quick check with the DVLA reveals he's not got a full licence.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- As it is at the moment, it's 14:45...- I'm nicked, I know.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26No, you're not nicked. You're being reported for driving otherwise
0:38:26 > 0:38:29in accordance with a licence and driving with no insurance on a road.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31The vehicle will be seized on the no insurance scheme,
0:38:31 > 0:38:34so you won't be getting that today.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36We're doing a bit of work on who owns it before we move forward
0:38:36 > 0:38:38with what happens next.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41But either way, the vehicle will be coming with us.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44The boot is full of remote-control cars.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- Can I get my remote-control cars out the back?- No.- Why?
0:38:48 > 0:38:52- Cos no-one can prove who they belong to.- They're mine.- Well, are they?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- I bought them off a bloke yesterday, mate.- How do I know that?
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- You can come with me if you want. - How do I know that?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- Oh, for God's sake.- The vehicle and everything in it is being seized
0:39:00 > 0:39:03until the owner comes to us with proof of ownership, all right?
0:39:03 > 0:39:06The man's more upset about the toy cars being seized
0:39:06 > 0:39:10than losing the actual car itself.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- I can't even get my- BLEEP - cars out, mate.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15Hey, unfortunately, when you drive a car on the road with no insurance,
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- this is what happens. - Aw, cheers, mate.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Pleasure. Lads, you may as well go if we're not doing anything more
0:39:22 > 0:39:24with you cos the vehicle will be coming with us.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26There was just something not right with it
0:39:26 > 0:39:30and there were some discrepancies over who actually owned the vehicle,
0:39:30 > 0:39:33and they were just messing us about, really.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37And then the actual owner can come with a licence and insurance
0:39:37 > 0:39:39and prove the vehicle's theirs and take it away.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41It's a good job.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45The driver of the car was given a £300 fine at court
0:39:45 > 0:39:47for driving without insurance
0:39:47 > 0:39:50and received a hefty six points on his licence.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54As for the car, nobody ever came forward to claim it
0:39:54 > 0:39:56and it was eventually crushed,
0:39:56 > 0:39:59along with all the remote-control cars in the boot.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05Rigorously policing this estate sends a message to the community.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09It's part of a programme of measures designed not just to catch wrongdoers
0:40:09 > 0:40:11but to safeguard the future.
0:40:11 > 0:40:16Still in the Bournville, these measures have started to get results.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18The last year or so, we've seen a real regeneration
0:40:18 > 0:40:21and rejuvenation of the centre of the Bournville area.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23It's had a real positive impact.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25When you drive around now, it's got that real fresh,
0:40:25 > 0:40:26real vibrant feel about it.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29People are proud to live here because they've got a nice place.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31They want it to look after it.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34And one of the areas that's changed the most is what used to be
0:40:34 > 0:40:37derelict wasteland behind some shops,
0:40:37 > 0:40:39now home to the Whizzy Wheels.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42It's been transformed by a joint project
0:40:42 > 0:40:44between the local housing association
0:40:44 > 0:40:48and local businesses to make something useful for the area's kids.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50It's a cycling community, as such.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52There's a lot of people and kids on bikes especially,
0:40:52 > 0:40:55but there's nowhere for them to learn how to cycle safely.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57The school don't have the facilities,
0:40:57 > 0:40:59so places like this are perfect.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Nationally, under-18s commit a quarter of all crimes -
0:41:02 > 0:41:05that's more than a million offences a year.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09By engaging with children early, projects like this go a long way
0:41:09 > 0:41:12to helping forge a safer future for the whole community.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14It's that holistic approach. It's not just about policing.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17It's not about us coming along and forcing and giving messages.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20It's about us working WITH the community IN the community.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23That reliance on the community benefits both the police
0:41:23 > 0:41:24and the neighbourhood.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28Today, as well as being able to check out the new track,
0:41:28 > 0:41:30the launch event has advice on the bike maintenance
0:41:30 > 0:41:33and security tagging, along with more fun things,
0:41:33 > 0:41:38like bicycle limbo and pedal-powered smoothie making.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41I can't show the benefits to neighbourhood policing tomorrow or next week,
0:41:41 > 0:41:44but I'm pretty positive we're going to show it in ten years' time,
0:41:44 > 0:41:47when we've been able to improve areas like this for the long-term.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50The sun's shining, everyone's having fun.
0:41:50 > 0:41:51We've got the juice bike.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53You are Mr Speedy Gonzales!
0:41:53 > 0:41:55I love this part of the job,
0:41:55 > 0:41:58being able to just come down to the estate, engage with the kids,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01get to know them as well, cos they sometimes see me
0:42:01 > 0:42:03coming along to spoil their fun sometimes,
0:42:03 > 0:42:06whereas today, they're coming to me and asking to speak to me
0:42:06 > 0:42:08in an informal way.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Aw!
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- There you go. That's you good to go. - Excellent.- All right?
0:42:13 > 0:42:17This project isn't just designed to keep kids safe on the roads,
0:42:17 > 0:42:22it's also about ensuring the estate itself has a healthy future.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23It's safe for them, as well.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27You know they're not out on the roads on their bikes, which is nice.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30I wish this was around when I was little.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33The future of the estate is in the young people here. They're the future.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36They're the people who're going to be living here come ten years' time,
0:42:36 > 0:42:38so if we can work with them and the other agencies,
0:42:38 > 0:42:41providing them with something to do, a positive image of us
0:42:41 > 0:42:43and other agencies, so they invest in the area they live in
0:42:43 > 0:42:46as well for the future to make it a better place all-round.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48CHEERING
0:42:49 > 0:42:52We've seen today that the police work tirelessly
0:42:52 > 0:42:55to keep communities safe and crime-free,
0:42:55 > 0:42:58but if you do need to contact your neighbourhood team
0:42:58 > 0:43:02then dial the police non-emergency phone number, 101.