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0:00:56 > 0:01:00An on-the-ball officer in Weston catches a man out.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02It's not Robin, all right?
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- She just called you John and you've told me Robin.- I don't know!
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Dom hunts for an arcade vandal.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15And a wanted man is caught red-handed.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- In the van, all right? - BLEEP- sake, man!
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Somerset is a place of contrasts.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Unspoiled countryside, picture-postcard towns
0:01:34 > 0:01:35and beach-side resorts.
0:01:37 > 0:01:43All watched over by almost 3,000 police officers and over 350 PSCOs.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49To be an effective neighbourhood officer, you need to be resourceful.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54You need to be brave. And you always need to keep your wits about you.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59In Weston-super-Mare, there have been recent complaints
0:01:59 > 0:02:03about antisocial behaviour in one of the town's parks.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05This should be somewhere for people to relax
0:02:05 > 0:02:09and children to safely play but there's been recent reports
0:02:09 > 0:02:12of groups of people drinking and taking drugs in broad daylight.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Gemma Harper and Alice Durston are sent to investigate.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- Hello, police.- Hello.- Hello.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25And it doesn't take them long to come across a group of homeless people
0:02:25 > 0:02:27that they think could be the suspects.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- Is any of that yours? - Definitely mine.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- Pardon?- That's mine over there. - I don't smoke.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35You don't smoke but it's down to the side of you?
0:02:37 > 0:02:41This is a bong, a type of pipe usually used for smoking drugs.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44And it's soon joined by a second one.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48It's looking more sure that this is the group that reports were about.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51So, there's two bongs which have been located.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54And based on that, basically, they've all been detained
0:02:54 > 0:02:55for a Section 23 Misuse Of Drugs Act search.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57And that's what we're doing at the moment,
0:02:57 > 0:03:00checking if they're known to us, checking what they're known for.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Gemma has found what looks to be a tin of cannabis.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05It looks like cannabis looks like but you smell it,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07it doesn't smell like cannabis.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09But it turns out to be a legal high,
0:03:09 > 0:03:14antisocial to smoke in the park but not against the law to own.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- What's your name?- Robin Feres. - Robin Feres?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- Have you got any ID on you, Robin? - No.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Alice finds another tin of suspicious smoking material
0:03:25 > 0:03:28on the man who calls himself Robin.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32You smell it? It smells very strongly of cannabis, so...
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- The chap's just said it's weed as well.- That's the tiniest amount.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38It doesn't matter, you shouldn't have it, should you?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41This is a small amount and if he hasn't been caught
0:03:41 > 0:03:45with cannabis before, he's likely to get a street caution.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- See you later, John.- See you later. - See you later, John.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Have you still got your tokens on your bag?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51He's told Alice his name is Robin.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53But it seems not everyone calls him that.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56I'll have to get you another one.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Right, so now your name's...
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- Now your name's John.- Hey? - Now your name's John, isn't it?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- It's not Robin.- Hey?- All right?
0:04:03 > 0:04:05She just called you John and you've told me Robin.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08I don't know, I don't know his name. He's a homeless man, you see?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11So, I make my own name up for this gentleman and that gentleman
0:04:11 > 0:04:12and this gentleman...
0:04:12 > 0:04:15The lady is claiming that John is just a nickname
0:04:15 > 0:04:17but Alice isn't convinced.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20I need to be 100% certain that you are who you say you are.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24I can't deal with this matter unless I know that, OK?
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- So, have you got any form of ID on you whatsoever?- No, nothing at all.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- So you haven't got a bank card or anything?- No, I can't...
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Well, I'm outdoors, I spend most of my life outdoors. I can't even...
0:04:35 > 0:04:38People end up on the streets for all sorts of reasons.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42Some are forced there through hardship, others have drug issues.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45That makes it impossible to find accommodation.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49But a few want to slip through the gaps in society and disappear.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51They don't carry money around with them,
0:04:51 > 0:04:53they don't carry bank cards around with them.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Or any identification like a driving licence or a passport,
0:04:56 > 0:04:57anything like that.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00So it is quite difficult trying to identify who this person is.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Alice checks both of the names the man's been called
0:05:02 > 0:05:04through the National Police Computer.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Control from 4694.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Gemma finishes checking the others
0:05:08 > 0:05:10and doesn't find anything else illegal.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Neither name that Alice has checked has any previous
0:05:15 > 0:05:18but she's not convinced this guy is what he seems.
0:05:18 > 0:05:19As it is at the moment,
0:05:19 > 0:05:23I'm not happy that the person you're telling me you are is you, OK?
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- So I don't have any other option but to take you with me.- OK.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Unless we can establish, you can tell me who you are.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- I've just told you.- OK.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35The man is only going to the station to prove he is who he says he is.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40- But it's an emotional goodbye. - Hopefully see you in a sec.- Yeah!
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- He's only coming round the corner. - We know the game right now.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- I don't care!- I'll see you in a bit. - I don't care!- BLEEP.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Before they go,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53the group are given some advice about their behaviour in the park.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Just bear in mind, other people want to use the park, yeah?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- When you're there with a bong. - Shall we just go?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Officers will be patrolling here in future to make sure
0:06:00 > 0:06:01it doesn't happen again.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05People in Weston don't like legal highs anyway.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07The mystery man is taken to Bridgwater custody
0:06:07 > 0:06:12where they will be able to prove his ID one way or another.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13What is your surname?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Feres.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Spell that for me?- F-E-R... - F-E-R...- E-S.- E-S?
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Feres.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25It's quite unknown really for someone who's lived on the street
0:06:25 > 0:06:28for 15 years to not come in contact with the police.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31The man claims to have never been in trouble before.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33But almost immediately, there's the first sign
0:06:33 > 0:06:35that he may not be telling the whole truth.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37He told me he didn't have any tattoos
0:06:37 > 0:06:39and he's just taken his jacket off in custody
0:06:39 > 0:06:42and he's got tattoos down his left arm, quite a few of them.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Offices take his DNA and fingerprints and run it through the system.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49If he's ever committed a crime, it'll come up with a match.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56But if he really is who he says, then it will draw a blank
0:06:56 > 0:06:57and he'll be let on his way.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01We've popped that into our Police National Computer
0:07:01 > 0:07:05and that's brought back a different person. Um, so he isn't...
0:07:05 > 0:07:08He is not the person he's been telling us he is,
0:07:08 > 0:07:09he is someone else.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12And far from never being in trouble before,
0:07:12 > 0:07:15this guy has an extensive rap sheet.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17He has got 62 pages on his record.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Burglary, theft offences along with public order offences.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24So, he's quite well-known to us, this chap.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27All right?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Right, we've done some checks, OK?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- And you've come back as John- BLEEP.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- OK.- All right? We need to speak to you...
0:07:37 > 0:07:40'I'm looking at the record, he has no previous for drugs offences.'
0:07:40 > 0:07:44So based on that, he can be issued with a simple cannabis warning
0:07:44 > 0:07:47for possession of a controlled drug.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51So if he was eligible for a caution anyway, why all the lies?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53It soon becomes clear.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55He's actually wanted, recalled to prison
0:07:55 > 0:07:59because he's breached his conditions on his licence.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01The man breached his licence conditions for theft
0:08:01 > 0:08:04just over a week ago and was recalled to prison.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08But he disappeared and he's been hiding from the law since then.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10It just goes to show trusting your gut instinct,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12I knew he wasn't who he said he was.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14I think he probably thought he would get away with it.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17I think it just goes to show that he won't
0:08:17 > 0:08:19and now he's obviously got to go back to prison in the morning.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23The next morning, the man was sent straight back to jail.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26It's been a good result for the neighbourhood team.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28They've cleaned up a popular local park,
0:08:28 > 0:08:32taken some drugs off the street and they've captured a wanted man.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44In Bridgwater town centre, Dom Bryant is patrolling the streets
0:08:44 > 0:08:45when a call comes in.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Go ahead.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53A man's escaped on a bus after apparently smashing up
0:08:53 > 0:08:56a games arcade and attacking a member of staff.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06I'll head down the A39, see if I can see any buses heading that way.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15CCTV from the games arcade shows a man getting aggressive with staff.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18On his way out, he throws something at the CCTV camera.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21And smashes an arcade machine.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28The man is an ex-employee,
0:09:28 > 0:09:31so the victim has been able to give the police a name and address.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Right. He was last seen walking towards the bus station.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38It may be he's gone on the bus heading towards his home address.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41We need to find out with the buses ahead of us.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44We'll stop it and see if he's on it.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Dom's plan is to beat the bus back to the suspect's home.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56But there's no proof the man actually caught the bus.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59He might have got off the bus, he might be making his way on foot.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Ah, there's the bus. Stand by, stand by.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Will Dom's gamble have paid off?
0:10:07 > 0:10:09I've got the bus in sight.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11It's the number 375, the Wells bus.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Just pass me a description of the alleged offender again, please?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- MAN ON RADIO:- 'Thank you.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19'Description of the male again for you is 21 years of age,
0:10:19 > 0:10:24'white male, spiky hair, wearing a white T-shirt and shorts.'
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Dom's not seen the CCTV but that's a good description.
0:10:28 > 0:10:34However, when the bus passes, it's empty except for the driver.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38It looks like Dom may have to retrace the bus route to find the suspect.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41But first, he decides to use his local knowledge.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42There we go.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44There's someone loitering back there.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Just saw someone stick his head round. Not getting out just yet.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52And it looks like the man was on the bus after all.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Right, there's somebody up there.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Right, let's have a word with him.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01He just got off the bus. I'm saying that's him. Let's have a word.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06- All right, mate. How goes it? - I remember you.- Where from?
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Bridgwater with Marcus.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10No, the other kid you brought, you banned, from Poland.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Dom's met the man before, which always helps
0:11:13 > 0:11:15when dealing with someone.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- I'm going to ask you a couple of questions.- Yeah, OK.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- I need you to be totally straight with me.- Yeah.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- Is your name Tom?- Yeah.- Tom... - Did you stop the bus?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24No, this is the gentleman, I think, possibly.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- All right.- The bus is empty. - Yeah, my house is just there.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Just stay there a minute. The bus is empty, Al!
0:11:28 > 0:11:31The bus is empty, I've checked the bus.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- Yeah, look. My house is just... - That's fine, mate.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Everything' cool, everything's cool.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37Dom's joined by Alan Gothard
0:11:37 > 0:11:40who has also been hunting for the possible vandal.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Tom, yeah?- Yeah, it is, mate. - I'm Alan.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Listen, we've got a complaint from Casino Slots in Bridgwater
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- that you've damaged a laptop. - I haven't been...
0:11:50 > 0:11:54You've damaged some kind of fruit machine and assaulted the manager.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57I didn't assault the manager, he pushed me.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- OK, well, that's the allegation that we've got.- OK, that's fine.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Um, on... Because of that, we'll have to arrest you.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08The lad may deny criminal damage but the footage clearly shows him
0:12:08 > 0:12:11smashing a laptop off the counter,
0:12:11 > 0:12:14throwing an object at the CCTV camera,
0:12:14 > 0:12:16and kicking the front of an arcade machine.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23We've got the suspect under arrest. Can you let Victor know?
0:12:23 > 0:12:27It's a good catch, all thanks to Dom's sharp eyes.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Conducting an area tour, I saw this gentleman was loitering.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32He was popping his head out and back again.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34To me, that set alarm bells ringing already. Why is he doing that?
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Trying to evade the police. That's good enough.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41But more than that, it's all about knowing your neighbourhood.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42He knows me from the town.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46It was all relaxed, doesn't want to run off.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Not putting up a struggle, which again, is great.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51It's great, that's community policing.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53That's what it's all about.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56With the lad in custody, Dom goes to speak to the arcade owner.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- How are you doing, my friend? All right?- Quite good, thank you.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01- How's things?- Good, better now.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Have you kept up-to-date with the outcome?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Nothing at the moment, bits and bobs.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Well, it's a conditional caution at the moment.
0:13:07 > 0:13:08Depending on the value of the damage,
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- he'll have to contribute. - Towards it?- If not, pay for it.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- The manager shows Dom the damaged machine.- This one here, it was.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- All right. Oh, he kicked the screen in?- Straight through it.- Wow.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- What's that going to cost to repair, then?- The whole thing is ruined now.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- Yeah, yeah.- Obviously, his foot went through and smashed the PC as well.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- Going to cost him 300, 400 quid. - Well, there we are. Elvis as well.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- Good machine, was it?- Yeah, limited edition!- Viva Las Vegas.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Dom wants the owner to feel secure
0:13:34 > 0:13:37and doesn't want any repetition of the incident.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- Even if he comes near the store, 999 straightaway.- Yeah.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Don't take any chances, don't wait for him to come in.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46He's not allowed. I've got a picture of him and the family for the staff.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47Just 999, straightaway. OK?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52The angry young man was given a conditional police caution
0:13:52 > 0:13:54for assault and criminal damage.
0:13:54 > 0:14:00He was made to pay £200 compensation and banned from the shop for life.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05He took a gamble when he attacked the machine and it was a bet he lost.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Still to come on Neighbourhood Blues, it gets all Wild Wild West in Weston.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16Go get 'em!
0:14:18 > 0:14:19And when the call comes in...
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- ..Sam is ready for action. - Control, 1429.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29We need an ambulance to Regent Street outside of Peacocks.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37In Weston-super-Mare's Bournville Estate,
0:14:37 > 0:14:41mini motorbikes have been making residents' lives a misery.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Illegally being ridden on roads and parks and generally being a menace.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Russ Millier and Sgt Colin Batchelor
0:14:49 > 0:14:52are patrolling the streets on the lookout for any trouble.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58We just heard one of our horse patrols has found a possible
0:14:58 > 0:15:04stolen moped or a motorbike somewhere around here.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06And we'll go down, we'll take a look at it.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09And if needs be, we'll bring that one in on the van.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Mounted police have stopped a couple of lads with a mini motorbike.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15It's not long before Russ is on the scene.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20You can't ride down the tip, I told you!
0:15:20 > 0:15:21Another one going round now, I can hear it.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23There's another bike nearby.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26MOTOR REVS
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- Go get 'em! - And the mounted police turn cowboy.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Chasing down the errant biker.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41The horse manages to corral the man on the bike.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44But now he's claiming he wasn't actually riding it.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- No, just slide it up there, innit?- You're riding it, mate.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- I saw you riding it! - Sliding it there, innit?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50My eyesight's quite good, I can see that far.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Unless they are registered with a DVLA and taxed, mini motorbikes
0:15:54 > 0:15:57can only be ridden on private land with the owner's permission.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- Not in a local park.- Shall I tell you what's made it awkward?- What?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- You riding it, that's what's made it awkward.- What do you mean riding it?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- What, literally two feet? - He was riding round on it.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09And that is a really silly thing to do.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11It's not as if you can hide two horses.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13You're riding around in front of two horses.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Sitting here, he's getting a 59 notice now.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18You shouldn't be riding it in the park, should you?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21A Section 59 notice lets police seize any vehicle
0:16:21 > 0:16:24that is causing alarm, distress or annoyance.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26You get one warning.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28If this guy ever gets another Section 59,
0:16:28 > 0:16:31then whatever he's driving will be seized.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34But for the moment, police are taking this bike
0:16:34 > 0:16:35until its ownership is proved.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- Are you going to take my - BLEEP- away?- Temporarily.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- We're going to take your bike. - Well, it's not my bike.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42You just said are we going to take your bike away?
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Yeah, but it's my mate's bike.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46I've come here today to sell it because someone else is coming over.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- Whose bike is it?- It's my mate's bike. It's Gaz.- Who?- Gaz.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- Have you got Gary's phone number? - Yeah.
0:16:53 > 0:16:54Suggest you call him, then,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57find out what documents he's got to prove it's his.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Whoever collects the bike will need to prove they're the legal owner
0:17:01 > 0:17:04and because it was ridden in public, that it's insured too.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06This chap's come in the park riding one,
0:17:06 > 0:17:08causing antisocial behaviour on this estate.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10It's quite a big problem we've got at the moment.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12So yeah, like we said, we're going to take the bikes
0:17:12 > 0:17:15until they can prove where they come from and who owns them.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16You can go when you want.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22The noise alone is causing the residents issues.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28And they're riding around, like you said, going 30-40 miles an hour.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31If they're riding that in a park, you have a kid who comes out,
0:17:31 > 0:17:33it's going to cause serious injury, if not death.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35So yeah, it's causing a major problem at the moment.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39The man who the first guy said owns the blue bike turns up
0:17:39 > 0:17:40and he's not happy.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- Yeah, it came out right of St John's.- People are riding it...
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Hang on a minute, calm yourself down and let me finish on the radio.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48It's my bike, I'm waiting to hear what happened to it.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Your mate's been riding it round on here. And I want to check...
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- I want to get it checked properly. - Yeah, get it checked.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55This is legit. And then if it is, you can come in and pick it up.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58If you can prove it's yours and where you got it from, yeah?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- I bought it off Facebook.- OK, fine.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02You'll have a trail on it, won't you?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05I've just come out of jail four months ago, I can't get a job.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06They won't give me a job.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- So, I've got to- BLEEP- buy and sell stuff like this
0:18:09 > 0:18:11off of Facebook all day long.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14And I can't do that because I get hassle off of these.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Why do you think I got that put on my hand?
0:18:17 > 0:18:21I'm not saying what it stands for but most people should know, ACAB.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23All cops are...brilliant, maybe?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26The man may well own this bike, but if he wants it back,
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- he'll have to prove it.- "Meet on the park." "OK, defo, yeah. 2.30..."
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- What? So his name's Baked Bean, is it?- "Baked Bean..."
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- That's his Facebook name.- Right. - That's the bloke there.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Well, how can I see what that is? He's got a mask on!
0:18:42 > 0:18:46The very least you need to prove ownership is a handwritten receipt.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Anonymous messages on Facebook won't cut it.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- These bikes are coming with us.- Why?
0:18:51 > 0:18:54You can stand there all day in the rain and argue as much as you like.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56What, you can't prove... Haven't you got to have a reason?
0:18:56 > 0:18:58No, you've got to prove whose they are.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05The plan is to take both bikes back to Weston police station.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07We'll carry out a few further checks on the chassis
0:19:07 > 0:19:09and serial numbers, engine numbers, etc.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12And that will give these boys some time to provide us
0:19:12 > 0:19:14with a bit of proof of who owns the bikes.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Colin's hope is that by taking a hard line on these mini motos,
0:19:18 > 0:19:22people will get the message and use them more responsibly.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Unfortunately, we are inundated with calls from the public,
0:19:25 > 0:19:29from the community, from the residents here, regarding these...
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- They're not quite mini motos but they're smaller bikes.- Pit bikes.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Pit bikes, as my colleague's just told me.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39Um, causing us no end of issue, antisocial noise, nuisance,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41tearing up the grass.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Generally being a pain in the backside.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Hopefully, the residents will have seen us taking some positive action
0:19:46 > 0:19:47and getting them off the street,
0:19:47 > 0:19:49even if it's only for a short period of time.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52The man with a red mini moto was able to prove it was his
0:19:52 > 0:19:55and was allowed to collect it from the station.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58The man caught by the mounted police riding in the park
0:19:58 > 0:20:00was reported for driving with no insurance.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03At court, he was given six points on his licence
0:20:03 > 0:20:07and fined a total of £365.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10The man in black managed to prove that the bike was his,
0:20:10 > 0:20:14but because it was being ridden in public without insurance,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16it was crushed, much to his annoyance.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Drugs cause huge problems.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29They destroy people's health, relationships...
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Each time you relapse, you've got to realise, yeah,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33it feels like I'm being kicked in the teeth.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34..and lives.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44And the knock-on effects damage whole communities.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47But it isn't just illegal drugs that are a problem.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50There is a growing menace of so-called legal highs.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53These are untested chemicals with unpredictable effects.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55HE SHOUTS
0:20:57 > 0:21:01And the police are the ones left picking up the pieces.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03It's the police. Up you get.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Many people think that as they aren't illegal, they're safe.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09They couldn't be more wrong.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Even seasoned drug users are shocked by their strength.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16They have one smoke of this and bang, it whacks them out.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18It's a lot stronger than the smack.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20And I smoke it and I'd like to see it banned.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25I've done it all. Charles, the LSD. No, nothing.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28I got some legal highs and I was just tripping.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31There was never a buzz like it, my body was shutting down.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35The seaside town of Weston-super-Mare has two legal high shops.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37There are changes going through Parliament
0:21:37 > 0:21:40that could make these new drugs illegal.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42But knowing the damage they can cause,
0:21:42 > 0:21:45officers like Sgt Mark Jenkinson have to find other ways
0:21:45 > 0:21:47to limit the supply in Weston.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50They were looking to go into one of the legal high shops
0:21:50 > 0:21:53with the Trading Standards team, have a chat with them
0:21:53 > 0:21:57and just make sure that the products they've got on sale,
0:21:57 > 0:21:59if Trading Standards believe that those products
0:21:59 > 0:22:03are not safe, then they will look to seize those items.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Trading Standards officers have repeatedly asked the shop owner
0:22:07 > 0:22:11to prove his products are safe for human consumption.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13It's something he's unable to do.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15So now they've come back to seize the drugs.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- We'll follow- you, then. OK. - All right?
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Hiya!
0:22:28 > 0:22:30If you want to lock your doors,
0:22:30 > 0:22:32you do whatever you want to do to lock the doors.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33The owner decides to close the shop
0:22:33 > 0:22:36while Trading Standards do their inspection.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45If they're of the opinion that it is unsafe, they will seize it.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48These are the powers that are given to these officers.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Yeah, no, they're in there now. Itemising everything on the till.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Although it's only 11.45,
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- there's already a queue waiting for the shop to reopen.- Hiya, can I help?
0:23:00 > 0:23:02- I'm going in there. - Are you? What is it?
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Is it to buy anything legal high wise?
0:23:04 > 0:23:09- Because we're kind of seizing the stock.- What?- Seizing the stock.- Why?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Because it's a public health issue.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15What, are all the legal high shops shut or just this one?
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- Just this one at the moment. - Just this one?
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- Right, it will be reopened, yeah? - It's down to the shop owner.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- It's nothing to do with us, is it?- It's ridiculous.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25What's going on, mate? It's legal.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- OK.- Yeah?- Do you have any more questions?- When will it be open?
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- A- BLEEP- legal high shop, mate. You ain't got better things to be doing?
0:23:34 > 0:23:35Bye.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Straight behind the disgruntled customer, a volunteer
0:23:38 > 0:23:42at a local homeless charity arrives in search of information.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- Really, it's a public safety issue, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47OK, and that's exactly why we're here now.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50The huge variety of new chemicals flooding the streets
0:23:50 > 0:23:53means everyone is in the dark about what they can do.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56At the moment, we're getting some very sick young men
0:23:56 > 0:23:58that are on the streets already, taking these legal highs,
0:23:58 > 0:24:01whatever they might be and they're really damaging them.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03We don't know what they are.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Although legal highs can be bought online,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08the majority of people buy them from shops or friends.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12So, today's raid should have a big impact on supply in the town.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Everything that these Trading Standards guys
0:24:15 > 0:24:17consider to be a legal high, all of it's been seized.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Everything that was on display,
0:24:19 > 0:24:21everything that was in the stockroom, the whole lot's gone.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25Back at the station, Mark surveys their haul.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27It is a massive success from our standpoint.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30This is the first time locally that we've done anything like this.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32At an estimate,
0:24:32 > 0:24:36we're looking at about £15,000 worth of product here at retail value.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39The impact of this will send an absolute direct message
0:24:39 > 0:24:42and the right message to people that are selling these.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45We won't tolerate it and as a result, we're taking tough action.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49But will the action have got the message across to the owner?
0:24:49 > 0:24:52A few weeks later, Gemma Harper goes back to the shop.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Not sure what she'll discover.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58So, it was the counter that was here
0:24:58 > 0:25:00that had all the legal high packets in.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Inside, there's been big changes.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Something that we didn't actually expect.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08They've decided they're going to stop selling the legal highs
0:25:08 > 0:25:12and they're turning their business into a cafe.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15And the success doesn't end there.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17The police and Trading Standards
0:25:17 > 0:25:19visited Weston's other legal high shop too
0:25:19 > 0:25:22and the owner has given up his lease.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25This is brilliant for us. Legal highs are not wanted in our town.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29It's a brilliant outcome for us and the community.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Ask any police officer why they joined up
0:25:40 > 0:25:43and it won't be long before they mention protecting vulnerable.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46The weakest members of society are often seen as soft targets
0:25:46 > 0:25:48and are preyed upon.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51So officers need to keep a watchful eye over them.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52- Right, mind your step, Bill.- OK.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56It's part of every police officer in every PCSO's role as well frankly
0:25:56 > 0:25:58to make sure the vulnerable in our society are safe.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Because sometimes, they can't look after themselves.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02So, that's what we do.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Hello?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06PCSOs regularly check on the vulnerable people
0:26:06 > 0:26:08in their neighbourhood.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Today, they're chatting to a man with learning difficulties.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14J, I'm worried about you. You don't look too good at all.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17The man tells them he's been plagued by an ex-convict.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Does your front and back door lock properly?
0:26:23 > 0:26:24- On your front?- Yeah.- It does.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28Despite the locks, the man's been staying whenever he feels like it.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- So there's no reason for- BLEEP- to be getting into your flat, is there?
0:26:32 > 0:26:34No.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39So you need to make sure when you're in the flat, your front door
0:26:39 > 0:26:41and your back door is locked.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45Lovely guy. Lovely guy, he really is nice but he's a victim as well.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Because of his vulnerability, people have robbed money from him,
0:26:49 > 0:26:52breaking into his flat, damaged his flat,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55stayed for a couple of days and then moved on.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- All right, mate.- All right, J, we'll let you go.- OK, take it easy, mate.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- You know where we are, don't you? - All right, thanks.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02PCSOs have limited powers.
0:27:02 > 0:27:07So PC Adge Secker is called in to throw out the unwanted house guest.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Open the door, please. It's Secker here.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23All right? I need to speak to you a minute. Where's J?
0:27:23 > 0:27:24I don't know, he's left.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28He's just told me, or he's just told my colleagues, all right?
0:27:28 > 0:27:30He doesn't want you in here.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33This guy has been bullying a vulnerable man
0:27:33 > 0:27:35and he needs to be chucked out.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- Where are you going to go then, - BLEEP?- Don't know, mate. Town.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41But Adge is worried that by putting the ex-convict
0:27:41 > 0:27:45back on the streets, he might be causing more problems for his patch.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48- Have you been taking stuff? Your eyes look terrible.- No, I've been...
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Looking around, Adge thinks that he may be on drugs.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55If I'm honest with you, I'm quite worried about you.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Because you're not looking brilliant.
0:27:57 > 0:27:58For neighbourhood officers,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01a crime prevented is better than a crime solved.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Now, I'm prepared to help you but you've got to help yourself as well.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07I will take him down to the housing office on Wednesday
0:28:07 > 0:28:11and at least get that process started, get him on the list,
0:28:11 > 0:28:15get him off the streets and into a flat. OK, now listen to me.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Next Wednesday, I want to meet you
0:28:18 > 0:28:23- and we'll talk about how we can get you on the list.- Hmm.- OK?
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- But you keep your nose clean. Don't let me down.- All right.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30It might seem like Adge is being soft on this lad
0:28:30 > 0:28:32but he wants to avoid a crimewave
0:28:32 > 0:28:35that a desperate ex-convict could cause.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- I've seen people like- BLEEP - throughout all of my service.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43And these people are on a cycle.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45And if they don't get help,
0:28:45 > 0:28:47then it's going to get worse and worse and worse for them.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50They will slip further into a life of criminality.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53So, if I can give someone like that a step up
0:28:53 > 0:28:55and a hand to get him off the streets,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58that's going to be good for him, obviously,
0:28:58 > 0:29:00but it's going to be good for the community as well.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Adge knows it's a long shot that he'll show up.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07But as we'll see later, he has no idea just how bad things will get.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10All right, it's the outstanding suspect we're looking for
0:29:10 > 0:29:11that's supposed to have the knife.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21There's a whole host of petty grievances
0:29:21 > 0:29:23that irritate a neighbourhood.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26And if left unchecked, will only cause more problems.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31So, regular meetings between the police
0:29:31 > 0:29:35and local people are vital for effective policing.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40Howard Pothecary, community safety manager for North Somerset Council,
0:29:40 > 0:29:44into my third year of chairing the Weston-super-Mare PACT.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47PACT is a regular opportunity for locals to tell officers
0:29:47 > 0:29:49what's bothering them.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51It's not all bad news.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53My son had one of his managers over from Poland.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58They went for one drink, where the Polish guy said he was
0:29:58 > 0:30:02absolutely amazed there were only two people on the door.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05He said if you were in Poland, he said there would be at least six
0:30:05 > 0:30:07with the amount of people in that premises.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Residents feel they can't do anything but you can do something.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12I actually have a day of action planned tomorrow
0:30:12 > 0:30:15and that will be the PCSOs for the town centre looking at enforcement
0:30:15 > 0:30:20of cycling on pavements, um, dogs not on leads, all those issues.
0:30:20 > 0:30:21Yes.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24It is often crimes that are seen as petty
0:30:24 > 0:30:27that have the biggest impact on people's daily lives.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31So, today, PC Sam Walton and PCSO Charlotte Brady
0:30:31 > 0:30:33are heading into Weston town centre
0:30:33 > 0:30:37to crack down on minor problems, like cycling on the pavement.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41We're going to plot up on the high street, issue words of advice,
0:30:41 > 0:30:45try and re-educate people and if the words of advice
0:30:45 > 0:30:46aren't being taken in,
0:30:46 > 0:30:50then we're going to start issuing some fixed penalty notices,
0:30:50 > 0:30:54so it's a £50 fine and that usually gets people thinking.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56- Excuse me? Get off the bike, please.- Sorry.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Can you get off your bike, please?
0:31:00 > 0:31:01Thank you.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05It's not the crime of the century
0:31:05 > 0:31:09but these sort of things are what are important to the public.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13It's issues that they come across on a regular basis.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17It's important we do make time not only to listen to the public
0:31:17 > 0:31:18and what they want.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20- Off your bike. - Huh?- Off your bike, please.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- MAN ON RADIO:- Cheers, mate. That's all received. Thank you.
0:31:26 > 0:31:27Thank you.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Very often, a visible presence is all it takes.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Just wearing bright jackets and standing outside of school
0:31:36 > 0:31:38will stop parents parking on the double yellows
0:31:38 > 0:31:40or standing at the top of the high street
0:31:40 > 0:31:42will stop people entering on push-bikes.
0:31:42 > 0:31:47This visible presence is useful to deter crime and reassure people.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50But it's also invaluable when it comes to an emergency call.
0:31:50 > 0:31:51Yes?
0:31:55 > 0:31:56Control, 1429,
0:31:56 > 0:32:01we need an ambulance to Regent Street outside of Peacocks.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03I'm just running to the bus. Somebody's collapsed.
0:32:03 > 0:32:08Hello, can you hear me? Hello, I'm a police officer. Are you all right?
0:32:08 > 0:32:12I just... Well, I've just been sick.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15OK, OK, you just lean forward for me. OK...
0:32:15 > 0:32:19A pensioner with diabetes has been taken ill and collapsed on a bus.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21The driver has called the police.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26Conscious and breathing, conscious and breathing. But vomiting.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28- OK? - SHE WRETCHES
0:32:28 > 0:32:31All right, the female I'm in company with is diabetic.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33All right.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- I'm all right.- I know, you just stay there for me, please.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41- Sorry to be sick on the... - Don't be daft! That's all right.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Police train long an hard to be a calm and reassuring presence
0:32:44 > 0:32:46in a crisis.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- I'll be all right.- Oh, no, I want to get you checked over first.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52SHE GIGGLES
0:32:52 > 0:32:54I'm reluctant to move you
0:32:54 > 0:32:56until the ambulance get here but they shouldn't be too long.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03They acted immediately. It was absolutely brilliant.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06I had no idea what to do, we weren't trained in CPR or nothing.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09So obviously I didn't want to do anything wrong, so therefore,
0:33:09 > 0:33:11I found somebody that could do it right.
0:33:11 > 0:33:12The ambulances attended
0:33:12 > 0:33:14and they're just carrying out some checks on the lady
0:33:14 > 0:33:16but it sounds like she is OK
0:33:16 > 0:33:18and she'll be returned to her home address.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20The lady went on to make a full recovery.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24It just goes to show that your day is never planned.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26It never goes to plan.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29But it's part of the job, it's what makes it exciting.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38He just told me, I was just told...
0:33:38 > 0:33:41A week ago, Adge ejected a homeless ex-convict
0:33:41 > 0:33:44from the home of a man with learning difficulties.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Get your stuff. J doesn't want you up here.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49The man had been taking advantage by forcing his way into the flat
0:33:49 > 0:33:51and staying whenever he wanted to.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Here we are again.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Now Adge is checking the lad hasn't returned.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- Has he been back since? - I've seen him yesterday, yeah.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- What, here or just in town? - No, here.- In here?
0:34:04 > 0:34:06- Yeah, he came around here.- OK, did he kip down here last night or not?
0:34:06 > 0:34:11- Yeah.- Are you OK with him being here? That's the point, J, isn't it?
0:34:11 > 0:34:13- I don't really want him here, no.- OK.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15The vulnerable occupant has again been bullied
0:34:15 > 0:34:17into letting the man stay.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21- Fine, cheers, J.- Bye. - Have a good day, bye.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Adge is now due to meet the man and help him find somewhere to stay.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29He hopes getting him off the streets will prevent a local crimewave.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35But the fact the lad's once again been harassing a vulnerable man
0:34:35 > 0:34:37won't go down well.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39I know it's only ten minutes late but...
0:34:39 > 0:34:42I'm not so sure if he's going to turn up at all.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43HE SIGHS
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Irritating!
0:34:45 > 0:34:48It was always a long shot that the lad would show.
0:34:48 > 0:34:49- He doesn't.- I just...knew it.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53I knew he wouldn't turn up.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Adge is experienced enough to know when to use the carrot
0:34:56 > 0:34:58and when you need to use the stick.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00The lad won't be getting another chance.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06The lad failed to show but he hasn't disappeared.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Over the next two months, his name is linked to a string of robberies
0:35:11 > 0:35:13and other offences.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22They've gone to ground somewhere, haven't they?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24We're going to two address believed to be addresses
0:35:24 > 0:35:27used by the suspects in the robbery case yesterday.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33What we're doing now is going back in
0:35:33 > 0:35:35and sort of regrouping, essentially.
0:35:35 > 0:35:36SIREN WAILS
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- MAN ON RADIO:- 'Yep, going off the back.'
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- We've got clothing. - Grey T-shit, red trainers.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43'About 23 years old.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45'He's in a grey T-shirt and red trainers.'
0:35:45 > 0:35:47That's the outstanding suspect we're looking for
0:35:47 > 0:35:49that's supposed to have the knife.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Today, a PCSO has spotted him in the town centre.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00The man's bolted into a bar.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Officers Luke Keenan and Roger Parker are just streets away.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Roger that, we are just at the top of Milton Street now, 30 seconds.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- WOMAN ON RADIO: - Where's he stolen from?
0:36:10 > 0:36:11But when they arrive,
0:36:11 > 0:36:14the ex-convict's already surrounded by officers.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17Just keep it calm, all right?
0:36:17 > 0:36:21- At the moment, you're under arrest for suspicion of theft.- From where?
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- That's what I'm trying to get to the bottom of.- From where?
0:36:24 > 0:36:27There's a suspicious amount of DVDs in his bag,
0:36:27 > 0:36:29which he tried to hide in the toilets.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33But there's been no reports of shoplifting in the last hour.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34I chased you.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37You've got a bag full of booty which you've now hidden in the toilets.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41No, the bloke in here grabbed me and said the police are outside.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- So, I quickly grabbed my bags. - But why leave it behind?
0:36:44 > 0:36:47It looks like most of the city centre team are here now.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50But nobody yet knows where all the DVDs have come from.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53We found him, we'll have to try and work out where this is from.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55If you weren't giving it legs,
0:36:55 > 0:36:58I wouldn't have given you the time of day. You were the one that...
0:36:58 > 0:37:01Yeah, I know because you always try and chase me, like.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- You haven't always got to run, have you?- You know what I mean?
0:37:04 > 0:37:08- All right?- Get in the van, all right?- BLEEP- sake, man!
0:37:08 > 0:37:11At the moment, you're under arrest for suspicion of theft.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Convinced that the DVDs will turn out to be stolen, the lad's arrested.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18I'm going to be sat here for ages, man.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26And sure enough, it's not long before they get a call.
0:37:26 > 0:37:27BLEEP.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Um, that property we've established from CCTV and everything,
0:37:33 > 0:37:35it's from WH Smith, right?
0:37:35 > 0:37:38So obviously you're under arrest for theft
0:37:38 > 0:37:40but it's theft from WH Smith, OK?
0:37:41 > 0:37:45Adge was right about the slippery slope of crime and drugs.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47The lad has caused a mini crimewave
0:37:47 > 0:37:49since he was thrown out of the vulnerable man's home.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53I can only help people so far.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57For me personally, I'm frustrated about it.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01Um, part of my role as the local community police officer
0:38:01 > 0:38:05is to deal with crime but it's also there to prevent it.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08With the man now off the streets,
0:38:08 > 0:38:11life should be a lot easier for everyone.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14J, hang on a minute, I need to talk to you for a minute, all right?
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Adge can reassure J that he won't have his home invaded
0:38:17 > 0:38:18in the near future.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20All right?
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- BLEEP- inside.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- Is he banged up? - Yeah, all right?- Good, yeah.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Do you feel a bit better about that? - Yeah.- Yeah, OK.
0:38:29 > 0:38:35- Um, my priority is to stop people taking advantage of you.- Yeah.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- Yeah.- OK, all right, J.- Right, thanks.- Nice to see you, take care.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44In total, the man was arrested for three separate thefts
0:38:44 > 0:38:46from high-street shops and possession of drugs.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52He later pleaded guilty to one of the thefts
0:38:52 > 0:38:53and for possession of cannabis.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58The other cases are still being investigated.
0:39:04 > 0:39:05Hello!
0:39:05 > 0:39:08PCSOs spend a lot of time out on the beat,
0:39:08 > 0:39:11engaging with their neighbourhoods and making long-term connections
0:39:11 > 0:39:12with the residents.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- Good morning!- Good morning, Katie!
0:39:14 > 0:39:17If you want to capture people's hearts and minds,
0:39:17 > 0:39:19it's best to get your message over when they're young.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22In Bridgwater, the neighbourhood team's always pleased to show
0:39:22 > 0:39:25local school kids around their new station.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30Today, Mrs Rainey's reception class from Willowdown Primary School
0:39:30 > 0:39:32have come to see it for themselves.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- Good morning, Willowdown. - KIDS:- Good morning.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36You all right?
0:39:36 > 0:39:40It's up to PCSO Dan Weller and Julie Currie to give these four
0:39:40 > 0:39:42and five-year-olds a taste of what it's like to be in the police.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Somebody put their hand up and tell me what the police do.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49- Keep people safe.- Oh! Amazing, well done. Good answer.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- Help.- Help people.- Well done.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53There we go, that's what we're there to do, isn't it?
0:39:53 > 0:39:55We're there to help people. What am I dressed in?
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- Police clothes.- Police clothes!
0:39:58 > 0:40:00It's a uniform, what you're wearing is a uniform.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03And we have to wear a uniform as well.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05- So what else do we have then? - Police hats.- Police hats!
0:40:05 > 0:40:09Policemen, some tell their dogs
0:40:09 > 0:40:14to find them nasty people.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18Doggies get them and fight them.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20I'll arrest you!
0:40:21 > 0:40:25Then it's time to get a taste of basic detective skills.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Who's going to have their fingerprints done?
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Obviously, you've all been very good today.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- So, but we're just going to do it for fun today. Is that OK?- Yeah.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Look. There we go, that's your special fingerprint there.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Nobody else has got one like you. Lovely.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43You've got tiny little fingers, haven't you?
0:40:43 > 0:40:45SHE LAUGHS
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Outside, dog handler Mandy Gornicki
0:40:49 > 0:40:51introduces the kids to Buddy, her drugs dog.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54In this jar is a little plastic bag
0:40:54 > 0:40:58and it's got something inside it
0:40:58 > 0:41:02that basically people shouldn't have, so it's illegal, all right?
0:41:03 > 0:41:06And we teach our dogs to search for these things and find them
0:41:06 > 0:41:08so that we can take them off people.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11It's time for Buddy to show off his powerful nose.
0:41:11 > 0:41:12It's not easy to focus
0:41:12 > 0:41:15when you have to search around a group of excitable children.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Bud!
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Right, he's going to smell everywhere to try
0:41:19 > 0:41:21and find what we're looking for.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23- KIDS GIGGLE - Bud!
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Think he might find something.
0:41:26 > 0:41:27Nearly got it.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Yeah, Buddy! Well done!
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Yay! You're very clever!
0:41:33 > 0:41:34Very clever boy!
0:41:35 > 0:41:38The reason Buddy searches so hard
0:41:38 > 0:41:41and tries to find things is because he wants the tennis ball.
0:41:43 > 0:41:44All right?
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Then Mandy has just got enough time to introduce the kids
0:41:47 > 0:41:49to her public order dog.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50And she needs a volunteer.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Lucky Dan gets to show the dog in action.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Yeah, good boy!
0:41:58 > 0:42:00If he barks, you give him his toy.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03And that's how we teach the dog to bark at people.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05- KIDS:- Bye!
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Dan is pleased with how the day's gone.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13It's a really good thing for the local community to have
0:42:13 > 0:42:17the opportunity, local schools to come in and speak to us.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Because it just gets to see the other side of who we are, really.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Instead of just seeing a car or somebody out on the street
0:42:22 > 0:42:25and just being able to talk to them or going to a job,
0:42:25 > 0:42:27it's nice to be able to engage with certainly young people
0:42:27 > 0:42:30to make sure that they know that we're there to look after them.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33- KIDS:- Thank you!
0:42:33 > 0:42:37Now we were going to say, how many people want to be police officers
0:42:37 > 0:42:38when they grow up?
0:42:38 > 0:42:40- Me!- Great.- Oh, brilliant.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42I hope to see you then in the future.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50We've seen today how the neighbourhood policing teams
0:42:50 > 0:42:54tackle every type of crime and social problem.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57It's all part of their tireless mission to make the streets
0:42:57 > 0:42:58a safer place.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00See you next time for more Neighbourhood Blues.