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 > 0:00:12Targeting antisocial behaviour,
0:00:12 > 0:00:14drug abuse and criminal damage.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Beat officers and PCSOs tackle the problems that,
0:00:17 > 0:00:20if left unchecked, could blight the lives of millions.
0:00:20 > 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 > 0:00:32- But just like the days of Dixon Of Dock Green...- Good evening, all.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36- ..it's all about partnering with local people.- Brilliant.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40Working together to sweep crime off our streets.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Police, search warrant!
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Coming up, offices raid a house, cracking down on drugs crime.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Police, drugs warrant!
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Specialist police try to move two of the biggest
0:01:03 > 0:01:07machines in Europe through Somerset's narrow country roads.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09People are getting a bit nervous
0:01:09 > 0:01:11when they actually see what is coming towards them.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16And in Bridgwater, officers find an open-air cannabis farm.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Yeah, this is quite interesting.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Police in Somerset cover everything from miles of rolling countryside...
0:01:30 > 0:01:32..and inner-city estates...
0:01:34 > 0:01:38..to some of the wealthiest neighbourhoods in the country.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Life on the Neighbourhood team is hugely varied.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44From helping the elderly or vulnerable to chasing down
0:01:44 > 0:01:47drug dealers and serious offenders,
0:01:47 > 0:01:50offices never quite know what each day will bring.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Yeah, no, we will be getting there as soon as possible, OK?
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Control to any Charlie Oscar. Any Charlie Oscar. Over.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00In Weston-super-Mare, Jon Phippen
0:02:00 > 0:02:05and Wayne Hughes are on patrol through the town centre.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08And it is not long before they spot a woman that is well known to the
0:02:08 > 0:02:09neighbourhood team.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14She is wanted for prison recall, I think.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Well, she was last week, so we are going to speak to her.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19See if she still wanted, and if she is
0:02:19 > 0:02:22we will be taking her straight to court.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Hello, how are you, are you all right?
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Over the radio, the team get confirmation that the woman IS still wanted.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Do you want me to grab your stuff?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- No, no, not going to get heavy. - Look...- I need to take hold of you, don't I?
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- Where am I going now?- You're probably going to go to... - Straight to court.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- ..magistrates'.- Straight away.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44The woman is wanted for not following her community punishment,
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- after assaulting a charity worker. - Can you get your hands off me?
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- I'm just going to take hold of you. - Do you want me to take her out the way?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- Very soft.- Do you want me to get that? Is that a gentle touch?
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Are you happy? Should we hold hands? Come on then.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00Just with hanky.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05- There you go. In you pop.- 'Sharon is well known to the police in Weston.'
0:03:05 > 0:03:07We just spotted her in the town centre. She's been arrested,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10and we're now hopefully going to take her to the magistrates' court.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14But as the reality of her arrest sinks in,
0:03:14 > 0:03:19- the woman's mood rapidly changes. - No, you've ruined my- BLEEP- day.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Can I have a cigarette or drink, you know? I just want my own way now.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Coming on five years, I want everything my way
0:03:25 > 0:03:30- and I'm lovely! Treat me like a bloody animal!- Have you got any injuries?- No.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- No, well, there you are...- Have you?! Because you will have in a minute!
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Joke! Are you sarcastic?
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- Have you got a bit of wit?!- Sharon, we're only taking you to the court.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43I know, but I'm going to go to court, I'm going to prison.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- I might die in prison!- Why might you go to prison?- I don't know.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50But you still need to go to court because you didn't appear, did you?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53As the woman is wanted for failing to appear in court, the team
0:03:53 > 0:03:58drop her straight to the custody suite at North Somerset Magistrates'.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- Mind your step, it is a big step, mind.- Just stay away from us.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Next day, the woman's worst fears were realised when she was sentenced
0:04:08 > 0:04:12to eight weeks in prison for failing to comply with her community order.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14That's it, no. It is not funny!
0:04:19 > 0:04:23After dropping the woman off, the team head to meet Anna Hall,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26who has noticed an overwhelming smell of cannabis filling
0:04:26 > 0:04:29the air on a quiet residential street.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32That is a strong smell, isn't it? It stinks of weed.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Anna, which one is it?
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Anna has traced the smell to some flats in a terraced house.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41But when they get there...
0:04:42 > 0:04:44..nobody is home.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Just a smell isn't enough justification for Jon to kick
0:04:47 > 0:04:51the door in, so he calls for some tech that will give him
0:04:51 > 0:04:52the proof he needs.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Any chance you can come out with the Ti
0:04:55 > 0:04:58and do a check on the downstairs flat for me?
0:04:58 > 0:04:59The road absolutely honks,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02and we think that is where it is coming from.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04The Ti machine is a thermal imaging camera.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07It will spot any unusual heat sources.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10For example, if there are any lamps being used to grow cannabis.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Just checking the address to see
0:05:12 > 0:05:14if there's any obvious signs of cannabis growing.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Usually you get telltale signs on the window. Damp,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21and the windows are covered. Sometimes air vents.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25A PCSO arrives with the thermal imaging camera,
0:05:25 > 0:05:26to check out the flat.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33The bottom window is there. We've got a heat source from the frame.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38Compare that up to the top one, we've got bars.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40You haven't got the heat.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42So it is going for one of the two.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- We've spoken to upstairs. I think it is downstairs.- It is the bottom one.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47The team head round the back to see
0:05:47 > 0:05:50if they can pick up any other irregular sources of heat.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02We've got a similar unusual heat source on the back window as well.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06So I think there is every likelihood there is a cannabis grower at this location.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09So we will probably look get a warrant and come back to the address.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15The next day, Jon Phippen returns.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16This time, armed with a warrant.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Do you want to cover the back entrance?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Two officers head down the alley to cover the back,
0:06:24 > 0:06:26while Jon tries the front door.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28DOORBELL RINGS
0:06:28 > 0:06:31But just like yesterday, there's no movement inside.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34People have gone to the back of the...
0:06:34 > 0:06:36property, with the reason being that obviously
0:06:36 > 0:06:39if someone has seen the police outside, often they will run
0:06:39 > 0:06:43out the back, so by covering that, we discount that straightaway.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- Hello.- Hiya, are you all right?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47The flats are all behind a communal door, which is
0:06:47 > 0:06:50eventually opened by someone else who lives in the building.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53When John bangs the door of the flat... KNOCKING
0:06:53 > 0:06:58- ..two guys finally answer.- Hello, mate, you all right?- Hello? - How are you?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Basically, mate, we've got reason to believe there is a cannabis
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- cultivation at the address, OK? - But before Jon can get in,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06an officer watching the back of the flat raises the alarm.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09..cultivating cannabis, all right? So, I'll come in...
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Jon, they've gone out the back and there's something in the lane.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I'm going to arrest you both on suspicion of cultivating cannabis.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- Is there anything in here that shouldn't be?- No.- Really? Cos I came through here yesterday,
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- and the house absolutely stank. - How many are in here?
0:07:21 > 0:07:24We smoke a bit of weed, yeah, OK? I admit that. But please don't...
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- If you resist me... - I'm not resisting, just please...
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- Put your hands down. You are tensing up.- Just relax...
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- You are tensing up at me. - I'm not, honestly...
0:07:33 > 0:07:37You're NOT complying with instructions. Just behave yourself.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39It's no wonder the lads are edgy.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43One glance around the room reveals lots of cannabis-related paraphernalia.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Just going to give you a quick pat-down, mate.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- You got anything on you you shouldn't have?- No.- I'll get these off you in a second, all right?
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Appreciate you're a bit freaked out by what's going on. All right.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Why is there such a strong smell coming from your house, then?
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Got any weapons or anything like that on you? No?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01With no drugs found on the lads,
0:08:01 > 0:08:04it's time to find out what happened out the back of the flat.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06My colleagues at the rear of the property,
0:08:06 > 0:08:11while they've been covering it, have seen a male dressed in a green top,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14which would match one of the males we've got in the front, detained,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17erm, chucking something at the back of the house.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21That might explain why they took so long to open the door.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- So, I believe it's this blue tub. Is that right?- Yeah.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29Outside, why was one of the lads trying to hide this box?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32We've got a blue plastic tub with a towel over the top.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39Erm, and hidden within it is a cannabis flowering head.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43So, we'll be seizing this, taking the two gentlemen to the police station,
0:08:43 > 0:08:45where they will be interviewed about the offence.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Officers have found a huge haul of freshly harvested cannabis.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51There's a lot of it, as well, isn't there?
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Time to confront the lads with their evidence.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57You've been seen to have dumped this out the back.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00With the flowering head in...
0:09:00 > 0:09:03So, you two are both going to be coming to the police station
0:09:03 > 0:09:05with me for an interview about this. All right?
0:09:05 > 0:09:08If the lads were growing cannabis, it looks like they've recently
0:09:08 > 0:09:13harvested their plants and dismantled equipment.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15This is the...the common...
0:09:15 > 0:09:18one of the fertilisers used to cultivate a grow.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Erm, we've also got a grow tent. We've got the lights,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25the high-powered bulbs that are used in cannabis set-ups.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28This system would be connected to this tubing, erm, which is
0:09:28 > 0:09:31what they used to air the cannabis out of the house.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34We believe there's the two plastic tubs there on the floor,
0:09:34 > 0:09:36they've got the remnants of the same type of cannabis in.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38So, we believe they were probably full of cannabis.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42They've emptied them in the tub and run out the back to dump them.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46At the end of the search, both lads are taken back to the station to be interviewed.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53The police decided there was no evidence that the men were growing cannabis.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58No further action was taken against the man in the blue hoodie.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00But the man in the green hoodie was charged with
0:10:00 > 0:10:03possession of cannabis and the investigation continues.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Having great relationships with local people is one of the most important
0:10:13 > 0:10:17weapons in the fight against crime for the Neighbourhood teams.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Near Bridgwater, Tex Freeman and Dan Wheller are out in the 4x4,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26which is essential kit when you police a rural patch.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28DOORBELL RINGS
0:10:28 > 0:10:29They've been called out here by a farmer
0:10:29 > 0:10:32who may have found something of interest.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- I run the field together with my brother.- Yeah.
0:10:35 > 0:10:41- And a local person wanted to keep some bees.- OK.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45And put some hives in my garden. But when he came and looked around, he said,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48"The garden is not an ideal situation.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53"You've got a field out Eastside Lane, that I went to last year.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55"Could I go out and look to see if that is suitable?"
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- And that is when he found the cannabis plants.- Right, OK.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03The man was searching for a suitable land for his beehives,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06when he came across what he thinks might be cannabis plants.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Tex goes to investigate.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14In the UK, most cannabis is grown indoors in special tents
0:11:14 > 0:11:18but it isn't unheard of for growers to hide plants in the wild.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23They follow the farmer and end up in a single-lane road,
0:11:23 > 0:11:24well off the beaten path.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Just getting a few bags out to scrunch the plants into.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Do we think they're local people that have done this, or...
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Good job to know, isn't it?
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Well, it is, I suppose, because anybody can come down through here.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- But then...- Yeah.- Again, it's knowing about it, isn't it?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- It's not the sort of road... Where does this lead to? - Erm, it's a dead end.
0:11:44 > 0:11:50As the road is a dead end, Dan suspects the cannabis planters may be locals.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- Well, there's the first plant there. - OK, yeah.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- Yeah, fertiliser on the floor with it.- Oh, is there?- Yeah.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00That's what the balls are.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02The first plant they find would have been easy to miss amongst
0:12:02 > 0:12:07the ferns and brush. It looks like the seeds could have been blown here.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Until they have a good look at the roots.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12These are slow-release fertiliser balls.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16A sure sign that this seedling has been planted.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Yeah, Oh, yeah. That's the giveaway with cannabis.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26Just down the path, they find another cannabis plant.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28This one is bigger than the last.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30But it looks like they've caught them in time,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- as these plants aren't harvestable yet.- Yeah, no, they're not ready.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36You've got like a furry bud that comes and that's the bush side of it.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40That's the best part of it, which they use. The buds are strong stuff.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42That's the stuff that...
0:12:42 > 0:12:48Like many people, the landowner is unsure what class of drug cannabis actually is.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- Is it Class B or C? - Class B.- Class B, yeah.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55What they've done, they declassified it to a C.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59So it's always been illegal but that caused a bit of mix-up with people.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01But what happened is they then looked at it,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04after making that decision, done a bit more research in it
0:13:04 > 0:13:08and decided that, actually, this cannabis -
0:13:08 > 0:13:11which everyone says it's all right, and it's fine,
0:13:11 > 0:13:16and it's OK - contributes to 80% of the mental health cases that come into custody units.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22The farmer says that there's some more plants just down the path.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24This is like a nature cannabis trail!
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Usually, when police do find these plants outside,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32it's because they've been planted and left.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34But there are signs here that somebody has been coming back
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- to tend to them. - Usually, they dump them in a field.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40I've gone to that before, where they've dumped them off,
0:13:40 > 0:13:42but never cultivating in a field.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47It'll be interesting to see what sort of set-up they've got, to be honest.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49The farmer wasn't joking.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54Rather than being a couple of stray plants, there are over a dozen,
0:13:54 > 0:13:58fenced off to stop them being eaten by animals.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04Time, effort and planning has gone into this.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Yeah, this is quite interesting,
0:14:06 > 0:14:09the fact that they just picked a spot in the middle of nowhere.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Each plant has to be pulled up, broken
0:14:12 > 0:14:17- and stuffed into evidence backs. - It's like Jack And The Beanstalk.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19The thing is, if they've done this here, the question is,
0:14:19 > 0:14:23how many more have they got on other people's land, scattered about?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25There's just under 20 mature plants here.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29Each with the potential to make hundreds of pounds of drugs per crop.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Depending on how the plants go, how the bud goes,
0:14:31 > 0:14:33it could be £300 a plant, you know,
0:14:33 > 0:14:36and when you start adding it up, you think, "Well, there's 10,
0:14:36 > 0:14:38"11, 12, 13, 14..." you know, it soon adds up, doesn't it?
0:14:38 > 0:14:43For a legitimate farmer, finding out someone else is using your land
0:14:43 > 0:14:47to harvest their illegal crops is a worrying thought.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49I can't believe someone's growing plants on the land,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52on our land, and of course, I was worried about the implications of me
0:14:52 > 0:14:54and my brother being landowners.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56If he hadn't come down here thinking it was a good spot
0:14:56 > 0:14:59for his mate with the bees, we'd never have known.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Never have known and they could have cropped them
0:15:01 > 0:15:05and gone on and, you know, made some serious money. So...
0:15:05 > 0:15:10Tex knows the cannabis growers will be back. But when is anybody's guess.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12And once they realise their plants have gone,
0:15:12 > 0:15:16they're unlikely to come anywhere near the area again.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21But even so, Tex and Dan plan to come back again to check they haven't replanted.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25You're on our patch, so we'll come out and have a walk down here every now and again.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28They may never catch whoever did this.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31But it is still a great result for the Neighbourhood team.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Although they're not ready to crop now, it means
0:15:36 > 0:15:39we can get rid of them and it's another lot of cannabis off the street.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44CAR HORN TOOTS
0:15:44 > 0:15:48Still to come on Neighbourhood Blues, PCSOs try
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- and deal with breakdancing street drinkers in Bath.- Ready?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Bleurgh!
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Yeah...that's very good but it's not really achieving very much.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Come on, pick up your cigarette, mate..
0:15:58 > 0:16:01And two £1 million dumper trucks give traffic police
0:16:01 > 0:16:03a headache in Bridgwater.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Come on! Come on! Give him room to get in.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17When it comes to tackling drugs in our communities,
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Neighbourhood Police are on the front line, fighting the drugs trade.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26As well as taking drugs off the streets, high-profile raids
0:16:26 > 0:16:28send a strong message to the neighbourhood,
0:16:28 > 0:16:34that police take their concerns seriously and won't tolerate drugs.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36SHOUTING
0:16:36 > 0:16:38In Keynsham, Sgt Will Stephens is planning to raid
0:16:38 > 0:16:41a house in a crackdown on drugs in the town.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Team Five North will have attached to them...
0:16:43 > 0:16:48This is Operation Denby, which is basically an operation that's come off the back of some intelligence.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51It would be fair to say that the last couple of months,
0:16:51 > 0:16:53the supply of them has really, really kicked off.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Erm, you can pretty much get what you want in the town of Keynsham.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01The team's tactic is to get in quick before anyone can tip them off that they are being raided.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04So, really, once we get in, I want people, I want their phones,
0:17:04 > 0:17:09really. I want to prevent them from briefing their colleagues,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12letting their colleagues know what's going on.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15After Will's briefing, it will be Acting Sergeant Rob Lange's
0:17:15 > 0:17:19responsibility for getting in safely and unseen.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20Let's get kitted up and go, then.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28The plan of action is we're going to go down with the two vehicles.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31If you two guys can take it straight upstairs with me,
0:17:31 > 0:17:33and then the rest will follow in downstairs.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40We're coming up to it now, guys!
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Rob's team race across the estate to get in as quickly as possible.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46And find the door open...
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Police drugs warrant!
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Police!
0:17:50 > 0:17:51But is there anyone in?
0:17:52 > 0:17:56We've got a Misuse Of Drugs Act Warrant to search these premises.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58That's all right...
0:17:58 > 0:18:01OK, you are going to be detained here for the purpose of the search.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03You're going to be searched, as you are in the address.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- And also the address itself. All right?- Yeah, no problem.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- That's the warrant there, fella, OK?- Yeah, that's fine. Yeah, no problem.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- So, who lives here then? - The man's just visiting this address.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14You just stopping by, then?
0:18:16 > 0:18:17Unfortunately for him,
0:18:17 > 0:18:21there's what looks like a bag of cannabis on the sofa next to him.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Well, it stinks like there's a grow in here.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34OK, mate, all right.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Rob updates Will on the team's progress.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- He doesn't live here, he's saying he's just visiting.- All right.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44But there's nobody else here at all. The door was open. Front and back.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45Ideal.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47So they're not bothered about people
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- coming in, OR they need to get in and out quick. So...- All right.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Are you happy to put the dog through first?
0:18:53 > 0:18:57Yeah, there's quite a strong smell of cannabis, obviously.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- Well, you've been up there. There's a bag on his bed.- Yeah.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Time for the drugs dog to dig out any more dope.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Upstairs in the room's a bit of herbal cannabis upstairs,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11which the gentleman inside has told the officers is his.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14If it is just a little bit of cannabis, he will probably be
0:19:14 > 0:19:18street bailed to come back to the station at a later date.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Erm, if there is some more Class A, then they'll likely be arrested,
0:19:21 > 0:19:25and anybody else who turns up, and an investigation will go on from there.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29In the kitchen, Mike Easton is conducting a meticulous search of everything
0:19:29 > 0:19:33in the room, including a strange object he's found on the floor.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- It's a whale! It's a whale?! - HE LAUGHS
0:19:37 > 0:19:40He was tucked underneath the kick board,
0:19:40 > 0:19:42just within a hand distance.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Mike's also found a suspicious looking ziplock bag on top of a cupboard.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49At first glance, it looks like drugs
0:19:49 > 0:19:53and could have been left as a deliberate distraction.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56For some reason, that was at the top of the...
0:19:56 > 0:19:59At the other side of the... top of the cupboards there.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Actually, why would anybody put a little bag of sugar up there?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Straight away, my attention was drawn to that one there.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10But we can point it to the sugar there. It is what it is.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12With nothing in the kitchen,
0:20:12 > 0:20:15upstairs, the drugs dog makes a discovery.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20She's indicating on that tin on the side.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23When she puts her nose back down on there, she'll get her tennis ball.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25There we go. Good girl, Holly!
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Good girl! Good girl!
0:20:29 > 0:20:32INDISTINCT CHATTER
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Such a strong smell, cannabis.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38You know, and the dog's obviously got a better sense of smell than
0:20:38 > 0:20:42we have, so a small amount like that is no problem for her to find.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46Holly! Now she just wants to play with the ball. That's her reward!
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Outside, the heavy police presence is attracting a lot of attention.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55And although they've only found a small amount of drugs,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Will's pleased with how this raid has gone.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00The person in that property,
0:21:00 > 0:21:02he's been found in possession of drugs anyway.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06So, we'll probably detain him and use our police powers to
0:21:06 > 0:21:09search his home address and see if he's got any gear at his home address.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12So we're just basically topping and tailing that at the moment.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16Making sure that we're not missing any gear that he may or may not have on him.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19It's not the massive quantities of controlled drugs that we were looking for.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23But we have found quantities which necessitate the persons
0:21:23 > 0:21:26being arrested or dealt with, you know, dealt with by us, for it.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29So I'm pretty pleased.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Because this lad has been caught with cannabis,
0:21:31 > 0:21:35the police have powers, under Section 18, to search his home address.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41It turns out the man lives with his mother.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Although she's not under suspicion, officers decide to search his room.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48News of the raid is obviously spreading.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52By the time officers arrive, there's a note waiting for them on her door.
0:21:52 > 0:21:58- She's left us a note.- Yeah, "Do not knock my door...of." Of? - Is that what it actually says?
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- "Do not knock my door of." - HE LAUGHS
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- There's not going to be any gear in there, is there? - HE LAUGHS
0:22:06 > 0:22:08The note said, "Do not knock my door of."
0:22:08 > 0:22:11So she obviously knows, so someone has obviously given her a ring
0:22:11 > 0:22:14and told her that we are on our way down.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15Erm, with that in mind, I think
0:22:15 > 0:22:18it's highly unlikely that we're going to find any gear there.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21But I think, really, it's appropriate just to make sure.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26After calling the man's mum, she quickly returns home
0:22:26 > 0:22:28and a search gets underway.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30So that was the note that was left on the door.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Somebody had informed her that her son had been arrested.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Which we thought might be the case. She obviously knew we were on our way.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40So it's interesting how quickly information sort of spreads
0:22:40 > 0:22:42when we do execute warrants.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45After an extensive search of the lad's room,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47no further evidence of drugs were found.
0:22:50 > 0:22:56Cracking down hard on drugs is always a top priority for the Neighbourhood Policing Team.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59It was a useful step forward for us, really, in the area.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02We've already had messages back from members of the community,
0:23:02 > 0:23:05basically saying they're really pleased with what we did.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- Police, drugs warrant!- Police!
0:23:07 > 0:23:10We believe that we displaced some of the activity that's going on.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12And I think with a little bit more work,
0:23:12 > 0:23:16hopefully we can make a really lasting impact in the area.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21In court, the man in the house pleaded guilty to cannabis possession.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24He was on a suspended sentence for assault.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27This breach meant he was given seven days in prison
0:23:27 > 0:23:30and fines totalling £260.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Neighbourhood Police play a critical role in our communities.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45But sometimes big jobs are just too much to manage alone.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51At the Hinkley nuclear power station, officers have called in
0:23:51 > 0:23:55the Roads Policing Unit to help them move two of the biggest machines in Europe
0:23:55 > 0:23:58through Somerset's narrow country lanes...
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Yes, yes. Everyone, ready to roll.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- ..down to the motorway. - Bring it on!
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Tony Gray is the convoy commander.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14As part of the road policing, we work quite closely with
0:24:14 > 0:24:18the Neighbourhood teams, especially around issues like this.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22The gigantic dumper trucks cost a million pounds each
0:24:22 > 0:24:26and have been clearing earth for the new Hinkley nuclear power station.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Now they're off to a coalmine in Scotland.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32The two loads that we're carrying at the minute
0:24:32 > 0:24:35weigh approximately 110 tonnes each.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40They're 5.5 metres wide and 28 metres long,
0:24:40 > 0:24:44which is a big movement on UK roads.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45- RADIO:- Road traffic.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49It's only 12 miles to the M5.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53But to get there, the huge trucks will have to negotiate
0:24:53 > 0:24:58roadworks, winding roads and get through the town of Bridgwater.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00You can see people are getting a bit nervous
0:25:00 > 0:25:03when they actually see what's coming towards them.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05It basically takes up both lanes of the road
0:25:05 > 0:25:08so we need to be holding traffic a long way in front.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10We can't just stop it at the side of the road,
0:25:10 > 0:25:12because the load won't get past.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Tony's biggest worry is the safety of other road users.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20The worst-case scenario that you just never want to happen
0:25:20 > 0:25:23is we come into collision with a vehicle or a pedestrian
0:25:23 > 0:25:25and someone ends up injured.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29And the busy country roads means lots of traffic to deal with.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Can you just move back and move in a bit more for me?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Just back up a little bit, please.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Come on. Come on, give them room to get in.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- RADIO:- You've got a van coming towards you.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43You, move forward.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44Move forward!
0:25:45 > 0:25:48As the huge trucks enter Bridgwater,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51it's not just cars that Tony has to worry about.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54You don't want to start damaging roadside furniture -
0:25:54 > 0:25:59walls, you know, trees and things like that.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04The town's narrow streets mean pedestrians
0:26:04 > 0:26:07and cyclists are also in danger of being hit.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11You may want to just get yourself over there out of the way, sir, OK?
0:26:11 > 0:26:12He's a bit big.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Just be careful, if you look that way there is a big wagon coming up
0:26:18 > 0:26:20and he's going to be on this side, so be careful.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23You may want to move off the pavement until he passes.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27In fact, you may want to go into someone's front garden.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31It's a tight squeeze and, with congestion building up,
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Tony jumps out of the car to marshal the traffic.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Stay there, stay there, stay there.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Back up, madam.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46We're now through the two sets of bollards
0:26:46 > 0:26:50and hopefully not much further now. A bit of a run-up to the motorway
0:26:50 > 0:26:53and we'll get them on their way so they can start heading.
0:26:53 > 0:26:54After four hours,
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Tony has finally got the colossal trucks safely to the motorway.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01There they go.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Another successful movement.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Each truck spans two whole lanes of the M5.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15With a top speed of 40mph,
0:27:15 > 0:27:19getting to Scotland is going to take two whole days.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Tony's happy with how the operation has gone.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27The load's not damaged, no-one has been injured
0:27:27 > 0:27:29and so their community has been safe.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32That's how we link between a specialist role
0:27:32 > 0:27:36like the Roads Policing Unit and Neighbourhood Policing.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Dealing with drunk people takes up huge amounts of police time.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56- Why do you want hands? Why do you want my hands?- Put them like that.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00And when it comes to dealing with persistent street drinkers...
0:28:00 > 0:28:03If I see you back in the city centre you're going to have
0:28:03 > 0:28:05a bed for the night. Now go away.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08PCSOs are often first on the scene.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Go! Now.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Carrying out vital work to keep the public safe.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Oh, no.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21Leaving front-line officers to fight crime.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26In Bath, PCSOs Howie Wilton and Brian Harris
0:28:26 > 0:28:28are patrolling the city centre.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33The travelling time on foot? I have not got a vehicle.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39The area's an alcohol-free zone but many street drinkers ignore the ban.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44Brian has just spotted a man he sees regularly passed out on the pavement.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46He gets quite well oiled through the day with
0:28:46 > 0:28:48bottles of wine and beer, etc.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51He's just flaked out on the floor
0:28:51 > 0:28:54so we're going to have a chat with him to make sure he's OK.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56You have to get yourself up from here, my old mate.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Put that leg out.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- Let's go for it. Ready? - Yes.
0:29:01 > 0:29:02- All right?- Yeah.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07Just come and stand against the wall a minute and get your bearings.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- Stand yourself against the wall. That's it.- Thank you.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15This guy's happy to take directions
0:29:15 > 0:29:18but not all street drinkers are so easy to move on.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Charlie Sierra 7126 Echo,
0:29:21 > 0:29:24can I have a quick talk through with my colleague, 8131?
0:29:24 > 0:29:28Less than ten minutes' walk away, Howie is responding to a call
0:29:28 > 0:29:33about some street drinkers causing a disturbance opposite the Bath YMCA.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37It's a regular issue for us in relation to street drinking
0:29:37 > 0:29:39and antisocial behaviour.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42We've had a call, they're more than likely round the corner.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45It'll be words of advice, seizing alcohol,
0:29:45 > 0:29:47dealing with any offences that we come across.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Let's crack on.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Gentleman, you can't drink here.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Two guys in a doorway are openly drinking,
0:29:58 > 0:30:02so Howie confiscates the men's half-drunk beers.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Right, you're going to have to move on, unfortunately.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Well, it's your cross to bear, not mine. I can't carry two.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- My cross to bear?- Yeah, but you can't sit here, all right?- Why not?
0:30:15 > 0:30:17It's an area that courts antisocial behaviour.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- You're not allowed to sit here. - I've still got my notice.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22That's fine.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24- In my pocket.- OK.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Pick up your hat and all your change.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- We'll let you go out that way. - Have you got any change?
0:30:30 > 0:30:32I haven't got any, mate. It's payday tonight.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34I don't get paid till this evening.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35All right?
0:30:35 > 0:30:40Across town, Brian has at least got his sleepy drinker up on his feet
0:30:40 > 0:30:41and ready to move.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45You can't sleep around here, because if you sleep around here
0:30:45 > 0:30:47we're going to get called.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49- Where are you going to go? - I'll sit on the bench.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53- Are you? Where are we going to get you to a bench?- Just up the road.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Are you going to walk up there all right?
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- Do you want me to walk you to that bench over there?- Yes.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- Will that be the best one? Do you want me to hang on to you?- Yes.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- Come on, then.- Thank you.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Sit yourself in the corner here.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11You've got a high back on this bench so you won't fall backwards.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18I'm going to leave that drink with you now, but if CCTV tell me
0:31:18 > 0:31:21you're drinking it, I'm going to take it off you.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24It's in your interest not to sit here and start drinking it,
0:31:24 > 0:31:26otherwise I'll come and get it off you.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30- Is that water in there or is that gin?- That's water.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37Drink that and get yourself sobered up. Not the other bottle, yeah?
0:31:38 > 0:31:40All right?
0:31:42 > 0:31:46This man's very well behaved and not causing the PCSOs any problems.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48But it is not always this easy.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- You'll be OK if I leave you? - Yes, sure.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- OK, all right.- Thank you.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55We're seeing the same people time and time again,
0:31:55 > 0:31:57especially with the alcoholics.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00It's a part of the job that you've got to just get on
0:32:00 > 0:32:04and deal with, really, and you try and deal with them the best you can.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08But across town, Howie is still trying
0:32:08 > 0:32:10to persuade the two men to move on.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12If you leave that way, you haven't got to worry
0:32:12 > 0:32:14about getting thrown down the steps, all right?
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Charlie Sierra 7126 Echo...
0:32:16 > 0:32:19No, you're going to have to move on, mate, come on.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23- Can you help Tone up, mate? - No! Why don't you do it? You're the police officer!
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- Well, you're the gentleman who's bought him here. You know...- Have I?
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Well, he hasn't got here on his own account, has he?
0:32:28 > 0:32:30As one of the guys is apparently blind,
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Howie's concerned about moving them on safely.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34Just go and find somewhere else to sit.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Don't be coming back here in the near future.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Go that way, as opposed to down the steep steps, all right?
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- No, I'm not going to take him down the steps.- No, I know.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46No, you're a very caring, sort of sensible person, aren't you?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49But before he moves on, he has something to show Howie.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Right, come on, chaps!
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Ready! Roooaaarrh!
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Glenn, that's very good, but it's not achieving very much.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Come on, pick up your cigarette, mate.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00- No, wait for it! No, because... - I'll turn the camera off.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04- Wait, wait!- Glenn! Come on! - No, no, not yet!- Glenn! Come on.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07- I've got things to do, places to go, people to see...- So have I!
0:33:07 > 0:33:11..and you're not one of them at the moment. Come on, then! Tone can't stand there all day.
0:33:11 > 0:33:17Point finally taken, the two men slowly head off on their merry way.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21Cracking down hard on street drinking helps prevent antisocial behaviour
0:33:21 > 0:33:24and other alcohol-fuelled crime.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27We leave these people here to become antisocial, they could start using
0:33:27 > 0:33:30drugs, they could start fighting, start using foul, abusive language.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33It has a direct impact on the YMCA as a business
0:33:33 > 0:33:36and the other businesses around the location as well.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39That's why we do what we do in relation to this area.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50In Weston-super-Mare, PCSOs Nicola Mitchell and Kemo Jaju
0:33:50 > 0:33:53are out on parking duties.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55They start their patrol near a junction which has only
0:33:55 > 0:33:58recently gained parking restrictions.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00This road is always busy
0:34:00 > 0:34:04and as soon as we come round here, they all run out and move.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06And it's the same ones time and time again.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10However, people are continuing to park there.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- LAUGHING:- Local resident coming out.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17It's up to Kemo to tell this man he's parked illegally.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20These restrictions are in place for a reason.
0:34:20 > 0:34:21Many people get annoyed,
0:34:21 > 0:34:25but few realise the dangers that illegal parking can cause.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30On one incident, we had a lady in a mobility scooter and it was so busy
0:34:30 > 0:34:35along here, that she couldn't cross along where the dropped pavement was,
0:34:35 > 0:34:39so she had to come down here, try and get her mobility scooter over where
0:34:39 > 0:34:42there was a gap and it went over, she fell over and it landed on her.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45You know, we're trying to educate these people, the local people,
0:34:45 > 0:34:48to park sensibly and legally...
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- ..but they don't seem to be learning. - SHE LAUGHS
0:34:54 > 0:34:59Nicola and Kemo have received a lot of complaints from one area in particular.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02We have six schools around this area and of course in the morning,
0:35:02 > 0:35:04when it's drop-off time, they park anywhere.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08So in the mornings, this whole road is full.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Plus the double yellows, plus down here on the zigzags.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13That... That's on a zigzag.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17Zigzag lines outside schools were introduced in 1964
0:35:17 > 0:35:20to keep children safe just outside the school gates.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24As with any offence that involves the safety of children,
0:35:24 > 0:35:27it is something that the police take very seriously.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31But as soon as they start taking down the car's details, yet again,
0:35:31 > 0:35:34the owner appears from nowhere, shouting that he will move it on.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37That's fine. You'll still get a ticket, though, sir.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39You're parked on the zigzags and the plate is right there.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43I can't park, because the school sign over there says teachers, so...
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Yeah, there's loads of spaces around here.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- There's a car park down there. - Just there?- That's fine, but you can still walk.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52Just because you live here doesn't mean you can park on zigzags.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- I've had this row with the council before.- OK.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56- And parking's such an issue here.- I know there is.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00They put yellow lines all the way up the road. Up there they've taken four spaces away.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02I know, I get that and I get your frustration.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- But there's still loads of parking down the road and a car park. - Yeah, that's fair enough.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09I'm going to move it anyway now, I'm going to park it across the way.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- Take this as a warning, OK?- Yeah, yeah.- Because we do get complaints from residents
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- and I know you are a resident, but...- Yeah.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18We cannot... You cannot park on zigzags and that's it, all right?
0:36:18 > 0:36:20- Yeah, no problem at all.- OK. - All right.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Nicola decides it's better to let the man off with a warning this time.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25I'm too nice!
0:36:25 > 0:36:28She's going to make patrolling the area part of her regular beat.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32So if he's a repeat offender, then she'll soon catch up with him.
0:36:32 > 0:36:37But before Nicola leaves, she offers the driver some words of advice.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41We're not here to annoy the residents. We are not.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44But at the same time, we've had complaints. That's why we're here today.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47- We've had complaints about parking around here.- Yes.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50And so the more we can try and help you, the more people will start learning.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53It's about educating people, isn't it? Right, anyway.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- Have a nice day! Take care, bye.- Bye.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59So we've just really listened to him, listened to his concerns,
0:36:59 > 0:37:03given him words of advice about parking on zigzags, etc.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07A lot of the work of the PCSOs is driven by the public's concerns
0:37:07 > 0:37:12that sometimes gets to them through a convoluted route.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Somebody complained to the Inspector,
0:37:14 > 0:37:17he's a part of neighbourhood watch somewhere,
0:37:17 > 0:37:21and his auntie or something lives here
0:37:21 > 0:37:25and she needs doctors and ambulances and things like that.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29And they can never get a vehicle up here, because that car's always parked there.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Hiya! Sorry to bother you.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- Is that your Nissan parked on the, um...?- Yes, it is.- Oh, is it?
0:37:38 > 0:37:40You're not going to be able to park there.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42- Because it is denying access to that road there.- Oh, right.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46- I thought it was all right because it's a double access.- Yeah, no, no. You're still not.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49We've actually had complaints from residents, as well, so no.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51You're going to have to park on the road or something.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53- So if you could move it, please? - Yes.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Lovely, thank you very much! Thanks.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59This is the safe place for us, because I live there.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01I don't have a drive, unfortunately.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04I'm not as lucky as the rest of the people that are here.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08See, because I haven't got a drive, this is the only place I can park.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10The PCSO I saw today was very friendly, very helpful.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14So, yeah, not a problem. Yes.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18In Somerset, PCSOs can issue tickets, but Nicola finds that if
0:38:18 > 0:38:21people are happy to take advice, then she is happy to give it.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24But only once.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26If I see her again and she's done the same thing,
0:38:26 > 0:38:29I've already told her once, so I'll give her a ticket.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38Nexus Methodist Church has been serving the people of Bath
0:38:38 > 0:38:40since 2001.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43It's led by Reverend Rachel Borgars, who's always looking out
0:38:43 > 0:38:46for new ways to reach out to the community.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51Rachel is one of only a handful of chaplains across the country
0:38:51 > 0:38:54who join officers on the beat.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59This evening, she's heading out with Luke Keenan, patrolling the city centre.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Yeah, I'm there and I'm available and at the disposal of the police
0:39:02 > 0:39:05to do what they feel is helpful because, in doing that,
0:39:05 > 0:39:07I'm helping them.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- How're you doing, all right? - Hiya, how're you doing?
0:39:09 > 0:39:13Their rounds take them past lots of Bath's homeless people,
0:39:13 > 0:39:14whom they both know well.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Can you pray that, hopefully, you know, I will be safe and sound
0:39:18 > 0:39:20- until rehab?- Certainly. Yeah, with pleasure.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- My life will be on the up. - Yeah, with pleasure.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26- Consider it done.- Thank you.- OK.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27No worries. Take care, God bless.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Going round on the streets, you meet individuals that you wouldn't
0:39:30 > 0:39:32normally see in church for all sorts of reasons,
0:39:32 > 0:39:35so we are quite familiar with quite a lot of the street people
0:39:35 > 0:39:39and we do our best to signpost them to other places where they can get help.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- Hello!- Hiya, how are you doing? - How're you doing?
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Yeah, I see a very different slice of life than
0:39:44 > 0:39:47I do in the rest of my working week.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51Luke appreciates the softer people skills that Rachel brings.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Obviously, I think it is great that you come out with us
0:39:54 > 0:39:57because quite often at an incident or something, you have got
0:39:57 > 0:40:02a certain level of empathy for people, doing the job that you do,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05which perhaps a normal member of the public or a normal police officer
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- might not have. - There is a huge banter in the job
0:40:08 > 0:40:11and if you can't cope with the banter, you don't join.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15For Neighbourhood teams, life on the beat brings many challenges.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Obviously he did bite me.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21The stress of the job can take a heavy toll,
0:40:21 > 0:40:25so making sure officers have proper support is critical,
0:40:25 > 0:40:29as Chief Inspector Kevin Thatcher is all too aware.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Police officers are human beings
0:40:31 > 0:40:35and they have to deal with a whole range of different situations.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Some of them are really serious and have a big impact on officers.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43Luckily, officers work as a team and have the support of their colleagues.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45However, there are also other agencies out there
0:40:45 > 0:40:46that can support our officers
0:40:46 > 0:40:48and get them through some of those tough times.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52We are asked to look after the police in the sense of being
0:40:52 > 0:40:54there for them if they have got stuff they want to talk through
0:40:54 > 0:40:57or look at from a different perspective.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Someone they can turn to if things are going not well,
0:41:00 > 0:41:01either professionally or personally.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06Being out on the streets gives Rachel plenty of time to talk to officers
0:41:06 > 0:41:09and gain first-hand experience of the pressures they face.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13Shift patterns make family life very difficult.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15The demands of the job, things they see on duty
0:41:15 > 0:41:18are often difficult to put to one side when you go home.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21And I think we do forget sometimes that they are human beings
0:41:21 > 0:41:23who hurt and suffer in the same way as we all do at times.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27Many people work night shifts but the nature of the police job means
0:41:27 > 0:41:30they have to deal with some horrific things.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33I had a colleague who performed stress compressions
0:41:33 > 0:41:36on an elderly man and kept him alive long enough for his family to see him,
0:41:36 > 0:41:41and then the next day he was the first on scene at a major road accident.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43That takes its toll on any human being.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47Even experienced officers like Sgt Will Stephens
0:41:47 > 0:41:50can be affected by what they see in the line of duty.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54The impact of turning up at a...
0:41:54 > 0:41:57A two-lane dual carriageway...
0:41:59 > 0:42:04..then seeing a body on the road, covered in a blanket that
0:42:04 > 0:42:08up until moments before was a living person, that is pretty shocking.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12It does... It stays with you.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18I mean, yeah, it is very unpleasant,
0:42:18 > 0:42:23especially when you get young people involved.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27Rachel's shift may be over, but her essential work supporting
0:42:27 > 0:42:29police will be ongoing for years to come.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32The chaplain here is very good.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36She is a friendly face who you can pop in, provide tea and cakes,
0:42:36 > 0:42:38she is very good at that.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40And just chat through things
0:42:40 > 0:42:45and help you to sort of...digest
0:42:45 > 0:42:49some of the traumas that you...that you've seen.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56We have seen today how Neighbourhood teams will always go
0:42:56 > 0:43:00that extra mile to keep their community safe.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02See you next time for more Neighbourhood Blues.