0:00:02 > 0:00:04With unprecedented access, Neighbourhood Blues
0:00:04 > 0:00:05follows the police in Somerset
0:00:05 > 0:00:08as they take on the crimes that annoy us all.
0:00:08 > 0:00:09- Don't manhandle me.- Come over here.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14Targeting antisocial behaviour, drug abuse and criminal damage,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17beat officers and PCSOs tackle the problems that,
0:00:17 > 0:00:21if left unchecked, could blight the lives of millions.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Armed with the latest cutting-edge kit,
0:00:23 > 0:00:25they have the power to strike hard when needed.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Police, stay where you are!
0:00:28 > 0:00:31But just like the days of Dixon Of Dock Green...
0:00:31 > 0:00:32Good evening, all.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35..it's all about partnering with local people...
0:00:35 > 0:00:36Brilliant.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40..working together to sweep crime off our streets.
0:00:40 > 0:00:41Police, search warrant!
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Coming up...
0:00:56 > 0:00:58The neighbourhood team are confronted
0:00:58 > 0:01:00by a mouthy man in a drugs raid.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Yeah?
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- Mark finds coke in a club queue. - All right.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16I didn't always have it on me, I swear. I just didn't.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20- OK, well, it's yours. - Yes.- Isn't it? Yeah, OK.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25- And Russ gives a familiar face a wake-up call.- Wakey, wakey.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34With a patch that covers 1,800 square miles...
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Police!
0:01:39 > 0:01:43..the police in Somerset dealt with almost 150,000 crimes last year.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Weston-super-Mare is a traditional tourist destination.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52It's where people come to relax and unwind.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55But the police never take a break.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00Recently, there's been an escalation in drug crime in Weston
0:02:00 > 0:02:03involving people from out of town.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06So the police have decided to have an all-out crackdown
0:02:06 > 0:02:10on any reports of drugs, hitting casual users as well as dealers.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Today, they're going to an address which they believe contains cannabis.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18They're planning a very visible raid
0:02:18 > 0:02:21to send a message to the neighbourhood.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24When it comes to drugs, the police aren't messing around.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27So they've called in the help of the CATCH team.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Purpose has been identified,
0:02:29 > 0:02:31to be entered under the Misuse Of Drugs Act
0:02:31 > 0:02:32under a warrant.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34So we've been asked to come
0:02:34 > 0:02:36and support the district teams with that.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38These people are the experts
0:02:38 > 0:02:42when you need to get in somewhere hard and fast.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Based on the information we have,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48we'll be looking at doing a forced entry straightaway.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50We need a quick entry so that evidence,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53i.e. drugs in this case, can't be destroyed.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56The officers will use the appropriate door-opening equipment,
0:02:56 > 0:02:58and it's very effective if used properly.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03In the van today alongside the red enforcer is a BlackBox and Spreader.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06This is a hydraulic door-breacher.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11It's quick, quiet and with a pushing force of several tonnes,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14it's able to get through even reinforced doors.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Sergeant Mark Jenkinson is the neighbourhood officer
0:03:17 > 0:03:19in charge of today's raid.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Caroline is going to lead the CATCH guys, all right?
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Um, as soon as they sort of get close to the address
0:03:26 > 0:03:31and the wheels come to a relatively slow stop, you need to be out
0:03:31 > 0:03:34and round the back as quickly as you possibly can, all right?
0:03:34 > 0:03:39Um, only because they're going to see these guys come in sharpish.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43So straight round there and just cover that window for us.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Is that all right?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50And they head off -
0:03:50 > 0:03:53the CATCH team in one van, the neighbourhood team in another.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56This is a show of force.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59They're all heading to a prearranged rendezvous point,
0:03:59 > 0:04:02waiting for the undercover officers watching the property
0:04:02 > 0:04:04to give them the order to strike.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- MAN ON RADIO:- 'Stand by.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11'All officers, go, go, go.'
0:04:12 > 0:04:13They need to move in fast.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16They want the shortest possible time between their vans
0:04:16 > 0:04:19being visible from the flat and getting inside.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20Stop, stop, stop!
0:04:24 > 0:04:26An undercover officer has already insured
0:04:26 > 0:04:27the communal entrance is open.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32And when the CATCH team get their hydraulic door breacher in place,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34it should only take seconds to get in.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39BREACHER WHIRS
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Police!
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Police!
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Inside the flat, there's one man from London...and he's not happy.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- I don't do- BLEEP- at all.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01Yeah?
0:05:05 > 0:05:06That's it.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- Yeah.- Yeah? Paying for my- BLEEP- door.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Obviously, you all need to be searched.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16You all need to be searched, yeah?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18And if there's drugs here or whatever,
0:05:18 > 0:05:20then somebody may get arrested or what have you.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23The man may have originally claimed not to have any drugs,
0:05:23 > 0:05:25but his story soon changes.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27You're going to find it.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30So if you're cool with us, we'll be as cool as you can with you guys.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37The Londoner is found to have three small bags filled with cannabis.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40What we'll do is my colleague will speak to you in relation
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- to making an arrest, right?- Yeah.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44He'll explain to you the caution as well.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Once that's done, you'll be off down to Bridgwater, all right?
0:05:47 > 0:05:48I'm going to Bridgwater?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Yeah, that's the only place we've got, mate.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52What am I getting nicked for? For the cannabis?
0:05:52 > 0:05:54I understand it's for cannabis, yeah.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55I'm getting nicked for that cannabis?
0:05:55 > 0:05:59He seems surprised to be arrested for having what he calls draw bags.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- I'm under arrest for three bags of £20 draws of weed?- Basically.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Police here are bad, mate.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Police in London will throw that in the bin, my friend.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08Whether that's true or not,
0:06:08 > 0:06:11the police here are sick and tired of drug crime.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- So they're coming down hard on even small amounts.- I swear to God!
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- I- BLEEP- swear.- Just listen, listen.- What do you think this is?
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- On camera or something? You lot are taking- BLEEP.- Listen, just listen.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25That cannabis was found on top of a set of scales.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Basically, cos that weed has got scales with it
0:06:27 > 0:06:29and everything else, initially...
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- I weighed it to get my draw, to see what I get.- Hang on, listen.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33- Initially...- And I get robbed!
0:06:33 > 0:06:35..I'm going to arrest you on possession with intent
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- to supply cannabis.- Oh, my God! - You don't have to say anything,
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- but it may harm your defence... - You're nicking me for supply?
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Only initially. If that's all we find,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45then it ain't going to be that, cos you've got the scales with it.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47If no more cannabis is found in the flat,
0:06:47 > 0:06:50the charge of dealing will be dropped.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53The man is taken down to Bridgwater Police Centre
0:06:53 > 0:06:56while the team do a thorough search of the flat.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59A woman who rents the property returns,
0:06:59 > 0:07:01and she's not happy about the damaged door.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Give your landlord a bell, all right?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08And probably sooner rather than later.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Just to try and get the door sort of fixed and nice and secure,
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- all right?- Yeah, will do, yeah.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17If the police hadn't found any drugs,
0:07:17 > 0:07:20then it would be their responsibility to fix the door.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25But this was a successful warrant, so it becomes the tenant's problem.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27We tried to fix it, but unfortunately,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- there's not much we could do with it.- No, of course not. All right.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31- OK?- All right, thanks.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33At what is left of the front door,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Sergeant Hawkins has made a discovery.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38We think that may have been behind the door, which is obviously there
0:07:38 > 0:07:43to inhibit anybody getting in here at any kind of speed. The police.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48But whether that wooden brace was in place or not,
0:07:48 > 0:07:53the hydraulic breacher and the red enforcer made short work of the door.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55We've had a very positive warrant.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57We're really, really delighted with the outcome.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00We've got a gentleman that's been arrested for possession
0:08:00 > 0:08:02of a controlled substance with the intention to supply.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04He is now in custody at Bridgwater.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Local people are worried about the rise in drugs offences in the area,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12so any drugs taken off the streets show them
0:08:12 > 0:08:15that the police are doing something about their concerns.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18We have spoken to the local residents
0:08:18 > 0:08:19to explain what's happening.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22We've got members of our police community support team
0:08:22 > 0:08:23that are here as well.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25They are going to be delivering leaflets
0:08:25 > 0:08:28in and around the area just to make sure that everybody
0:08:28 > 0:08:30understands what's going on with the local police activity.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34And we've secured the premises, and back to the station.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36As no more drugs were found at the raided man's flat,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38the intent to supply charge was dropped.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41He accepted a caution for the possession of cannabis.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44And the local neighbourhood certainly got the message
0:08:44 > 0:08:47that the police here take drugs crime seriously.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Shoplifting is a brazen crime that hurts everyone.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58When shops are targeted,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01they increase their prices to cover the losses.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05CCTV at a shop in Bath catches a woman
0:09:05 > 0:09:08going straight to the frozen meat section.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12In full view of the security camera,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16she stuffs almost £50 worth of prime steaks under her arm...
0:09:18 > 0:09:20..before calmly walking out.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25It's such a clear image from the footage
0:09:25 > 0:09:28that the neighbourhood police know who it is immediately.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33A PCSO who was near to her address when the call came through
0:09:33 > 0:09:36is detaining her, and police are on their way.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40The lady is suspected of...
0:09:40 > 0:09:44of being on suspicion of a shop theft.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46PCSO Brian Harris is with her.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48This is where his skills come in
0:09:48 > 0:09:51because obviously he's only got the powers of 30 minutes detaining her.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55PC Luke Keenan and Roger Parker rush to the scene,
0:09:55 > 0:09:57and are there within minutes.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- Hiya, you all right?- Yeah.- Hi, Karen. How are you doing, all right?
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- I've met you before, haven't I? - Yeah, I've met you before.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Karen, basically there was a shop theft on the 12th up in the co-op.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12And £47 worth of meat was stolen, all right?
0:10:12 > 0:10:15You've been identified as a suspect for that offence through the CCTV.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17So at this moment, I'm arresting you on suspicion
0:10:17 > 0:10:19of theft from the co-op on the 12th.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- Right, shall we get going then? - See you in a bit then.- Right, Karen.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26I'm not going to handcuff you.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- You're not going to run off, are you?- No, definitely.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30HE LAUGHS
0:10:30 > 0:10:32When she's booked into custody,
0:10:32 > 0:10:35the prolific shoplifter is given some bad news.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Karen, it's now my decision as to whether you get bail.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40On this occasion, my decision is you're not going to get bail,
0:10:40 > 0:10:42you're going to be going to
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- Bath Magistrates in the morning. - Really?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47My reason for that is you've got 11 conviction occurrences
0:10:47 > 0:10:48in the last 12 months.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52The woman has failed to appear in court on multiple occasions,
0:10:52 > 0:10:54so she'll have to stay here overnight.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58So I've got a serious concern that if I give you bail, you're going to
0:10:58 > 0:11:01carry on stealing, you're going to carry on failing to appear at court.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05And I can't have those things happen once I've released someone on bail.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08The next day, the woman went straight to the magistrates' court
0:11:08 > 0:11:10to face the charges against her.
0:11:12 > 0:11:18She pleaded guilty to the meat theft and was fined a total of £257,
0:11:18 > 0:11:19given a community order
0:11:19 > 0:11:23and an electronically-tagged curfew for 12 weeks.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Policing can be unpredictable,
0:11:34 > 0:11:36but there are certain times of the year
0:11:36 > 0:11:38when you can guarantee it will be busy.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45This evening, Sergeant Mark Jenkinson and PC Steve Hanlon
0:11:45 > 0:11:47are heading into Weston-super-Mare town centre.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53It's the height of summer and they're expecting a busy night.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- OK, go and join your mate. - Good people, bloody good people.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Thanks, mate. Go and join your mate. Best not hold hands all the way.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03It's eight o'clock and the mood on the streets is good.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07People are drinking but behaving themselves.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09It's my birthday, can I have a kiss?
0:12:09 > 0:12:10No, you can have a kiss, yeah.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- Go on. - SHE GASPS
0:12:12 > 0:12:14That's all you're getting.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16HE LAUGHS
0:12:16 > 0:12:17At the moment, as you can see,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20the town's relatively quiet and peaceful.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Don't worry!
0:12:23 > 0:12:25So we're expecting things to pick up a bit later on.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27But at the moment, everything's all right.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31The streets in the centre of Weston are a no-drinking zone.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Anyone caught with open alcohol can have it confiscated.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Afraid you can't drink down the street here,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- so I'm going to ask you to give that to me.- All right, then.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- And you as well, if you wouldn't mind, please?- Sorry.- Really sorry.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- Don't worry about it. - All right, where are you off to now?
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- There's a... You know Loves just round there?- Loves Cafe, yeah.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Lovely place. Yeah, really nice.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- That's where you're going now, is it?- Yeah.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Can't just have you drinking,
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- that's the only problem, walking down the street.- That's fine.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Is that all right? OK, have a great night. See you later, guys. Thanks.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02It's results time, and Mark is expecting tonight's crowd
0:13:02 > 0:13:03to be younger than usual.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07This is Regent Street, and basically,
0:13:07 > 0:13:10it's where most of our sort of
0:13:10 > 0:13:12younger elements of our community come for a few drinks.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Hi!
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- I want a picture with you, come on. - A heavy helmet.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Yeah, you too, all right? See you later.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Predominately, this is where we get most of our activity
0:13:21 > 0:13:24in and around the night-time economy.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28- MAN:- 'Police brutality!'
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- SHE LAUGHS - Come on.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- They do a good job. But you know this, don't you?- Thanks very much.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- You're very welcome, take care. - See you now.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39It seems it's all quiet on the Weston front.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43But then a call comes in.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Just a report of a bit of a scrap going on.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Officers are already dealing with a group in fancy dress.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54All right! Hey, hey, hey! Easy!
0:13:54 > 0:13:58And on the other side of the road is a woman who's being detained.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- Calm down now.- Listen to me! - Kirsty, calm down.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Kirsty, calm down and let us deal with it.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Kirsty, seriously, calm down, buddy.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- I wasn't- BLEEP- doing anything. - Kirsty! Kirsty!
0:14:10 > 0:14:13This woman is alleged to have been brandishing a bottle,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15so she's being searched.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17There was a report that Kirsty had been threatening people
0:14:17 > 0:14:20with a bottle, so we had to search and find out
0:14:20 > 0:14:21if she's got that on her.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23With no bottle found on the woman,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26the whole thing becomes a bit of "he said, she said".
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Yeah, it's just pushing and shoving
0:14:28 > 0:14:32and a little bit of sort of finger-pointing thrown in the mix.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34We're at the stage now where people have been out drinking
0:14:34 > 0:14:36for a prolonged period.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39While this sort of fracas is really nothing,
0:14:39 > 0:14:42it's important that police nip any potential trouble in the bud.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48Unfortunately, sometimes, People hang around a little bit too long,
0:14:48 > 0:14:51they've had a little bit too much to drink, maybe a little bit grumpy
0:14:51 > 0:14:54and it ends up in an argument, a bit of finger-pointing.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58So we're kind of at that point where we want to make sure that things
0:14:58 > 0:15:01stay nice and calm, as they started off at the beginning of the evening.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04It's nearly midnight and next stop,
0:15:04 > 0:15:07two lads who've been thrown out of a nightclub.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- I paid to get in there! - Mate, I had it, literally.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11Can you get my money back?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13No, we don't do things like that.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- Why?- We don't do things like that.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- That's a- BLEEP- joke, mate.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Disgusted! Disgusted!
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Being thrown out of a club is one thing,
0:15:23 > 0:15:27but some people struggle to get in in the first place.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30One of the conditions of entry for the local club here is...
0:15:30 > 0:15:33where customers get searched.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35The doormen do a great job here.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38When the doorman found a bag of suspicious white powder,
0:15:38 > 0:15:41he immediately marched the man over to officers.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44They found a little bag of what we think is cocaine.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47This lad has got some explaining to do.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53- Coke, I guess.- Coke, you guess? Have you used it all?- No, I...- All right.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56I didn't realise I had it on me, I swear. I just didn't.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- OK. Well, it's yours, isn't it?- Yeah.- Yeah, OK.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03The lad admits the bag of cocaine is his.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04- You say there is more in there? - Huh?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- You say there's more in there or not?- No.- OK, fine.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- Have you got any ID on you? - I have, yes.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Put your hands out of your pockets. Just for a second, all right?
0:16:12 > 0:16:13I'm going to search you,
0:16:13 > 0:16:15because he's basically found drugs on you. All right?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17The search reveals one thing -
0:16:17 > 0:16:19the lad was telling the truth.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21He doesn't have any more drugs on him.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- Just cross your arms, just relax. - That's all right.- Yeah, you know?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Have you been dealt with by the police before at all, ever?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- No, I haven't. - Never been arrested before?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34No trace?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36I say we just give him a call, get him to come in sort of next week
0:16:36 > 0:16:39or something and we'll deal with him in voluntary.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- Ah, well done.- My phone? Have I got my phone?- Yeah, I think you...
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Ooh! Oh! There we are.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Because this is a first offence, Mark decides to deal with him
0:16:48 > 0:16:49at a later date.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52But that doesn't mean that there won't be consequences.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56We'll have to interview you about it, all right?
0:16:56 > 0:16:57And if you're eligible for it,
0:16:57 > 0:17:01then we'll probably look towards a sort of real low-level disposal,
0:17:01 > 0:17:03like not court or anything like that, all right?
0:17:03 > 0:17:05But we'll try and make an appointment
0:17:05 > 0:17:06that's convenient for you.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08- How old are you? - I'm 18.- 18, all right, OK.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10I know it's a bit of a bummer, mate, but you know,
0:17:10 > 0:17:12you need to stay off the gear, especially at your age.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Right, I don't know what you're going to do now,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- but you won't be allowed to go back in there.- Yeah, I realise.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- All right?- I'll just chat to my mates quickly.- OK. Cheers, mate.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24By treating the lad reasonably, Mark thinks he's done both him a favour
0:17:24 > 0:17:27and allowed police to keep more manpower
0:17:27 > 0:17:30on Weston's streets on a busy night.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32He has a positive image of us.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34We're able to remain out on the streets to deal with
0:17:34 > 0:17:37whatever is going on around here and keep a presence.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Um, and really, it is the most efficient way
0:17:41 > 0:17:42of dealing with things.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Um, so that's how we look to deal with things these days.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Despite the amount of people being out and having a good time,
0:17:51 > 0:17:53it's been a quiet evening for the police.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02The case against the lad caught with the bag of cocaine is still ongoing.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Still to come on Neighbourhood Blues, Russ takes a hard line.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17It's all well and good you saying you got nowhere to go, yeah?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20You're a big boy. This is your mum's house and your mum's working hard.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- And Adge pulls over an aggressive driver.- Put your handbrake on.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Beg your pardon?
0:18:28 > 0:18:29OK, that's interesting then.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Police community support officers, or PCSOs,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42are the eyes and ears of the police force on the streets.
0:18:42 > 0:18:47They're the ones out on the beat day in, day out in any weather,
0:18:47 > 0:18:49working as a friendly face in the neighbourhood.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- Hi, officer.- All right, mate.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- How are you? - I'm all right, thank you.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57While PCSOs don't have all the powers of arrest that regular police do,
0:18:57 > 0:19:01they've proved to be a very useful tool in cracking down
0:19:01 > 0:19:03on antisocial behaviour and tackling offences
0:19:03 > 0:19:06that would otherwise tie up officers.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09While the legal drinkers are painting the town red in Weston,
0:19:09 > 0:19:13in Bridgwater, it's underage drinkers causing a problem.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16PCSOs Chris Hinchcliffe and Jo Farrow have been called
0:19:16 > 0:19:20to a report of antisocial behaviour in a residential area
0:19:20 > 0:19:22down by the docks.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24It's been reported by one of the local residents
0:19:24 > 0:19:28that there's a group of eight to 12 youths down there drinking,
0:19:28 > 0:19:30being a bit rowdy.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32So it would be nice to catch up with them
0:19:32 > 0:19:35and maybe take their drink off them and give them
0:19:35 > 0:19:39a bit of advice, really, about how it's affecting local residents.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43It's a regular occurrence for PCSOs to move kids on at this time of year,
0:19:43 > 0:19:45so they know where to find them.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46There they are.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48We're just going to go through the cut-through,
0:19:48 > 0:19:50cos they won't see us coming.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- Chris spots a teenager squatting down between parked cars.- You all right?
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Yeah, I'm trying to find my phone. - Don't look at her!
0:20:01 > 0:20:03She'd been relieving herself in the street.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05That's not good, is it? Right outside someone's garage.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07No, I just really need a wee, like.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Sorry.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11They're all over there, round the corner.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Right, guys, girls.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Stay with us, you're going to come as well.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19As they approach the group, some of the teenagers run away.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22They suspect this group of drinking underage.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25And as PCSOs, they do have powers to search them for alcohol.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- OK, I better have that alcohol off you, haven't I?- Yeah, you can.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34I've hardly anything in, you can check it as well, if you want.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Why have you got a pillow?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45If you plan to spend the night getting drunk in the dark,
0:20:45 > 0:20:46it helps to do it in comfort.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- So, what's in there? Is it vodka? - Yeah.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Local residents have been complaining that there's been
0:20:53 > 0:20:55regular gatherings of teenagers recently -
0:20:55 > 0:20:59screeching, breaking bottles and generally being a menace.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Jo needs to take a hard line.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- It doesn't matter, you can't drink. - I haven't been drinking...
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Well, I have but only ciders.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Doesn't matter, you're out in public drinking alcohol.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12If your parents want to supervise you drinking in your own homes,
0:21:12 > 0:21:16that's up to them. At the moment, you're out in public. One of you...
0:21:16 > 0:21:17that's disappeared...
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- BLEEP- We'll catch up with her in a minute.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25..has just been urinating outside somebody's house. Not on at all.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Yeah, I know, cos there's people...
0:21:27 > 0:21:28There's lots of people that live around here.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30I know that there's people that live up here
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- that have got very small kids. - Oh, I didn't know that, so...
0:21:34 > 0:21:36And he's kept awake because there's lots of noise down here.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- OK, now we know that, we'll... - Is that fair enough?- Yeah.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Now we know there's little kids around.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43So, are you going to pass that on to your mates that you were with?
0:21:43 > 0:21:44I didn't buy it.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48I've got all your details, girls.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51And we'll probably have a word with your parents or send a letter
0:21:51 > 0:21:54and let them know that you've been causing antisocial behaviour
0:21:54 > 0:21:56in this area. You're all hanging around.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Yeah, OK, you're out trying to shelter out of the rain.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02But you're all hanging around. It's not on. You've caused...
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- Keep it down, all right?- OK, I'm going to go. We're going to go.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- Find your friends. - Sorry, have a good night.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10So, if we catch you again tonight, we'll be taking you all home.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- Yeah, that's fine. I'll let everyone know.- Right.- Thank you.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14Disappear, please.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Without drinks to fuel the party, Jo and Chris hope the group
0:22:17 > 0:22:21will disperse and the local residents can get some peace and quiet.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Firm but fair, I think.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25If we do actually deal with them again,
0:22:25 > 0:22:27I think we'll be a bit more firm than fair.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30It all seems quiet.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35But the PCSOs find out later that they haven't taken all the booze.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- I'm seven-- BLEEP- -teen! - All right, listen.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Harassing her, man. Back off!
0:22:39 > 0:22:40- I haven't picked on you.- Back off!
0:22:47 > 0:22:51One of the neighbourhood officers in Weston-super-Mare is Russ Millier.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53The Bournville Estate is his patch.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00A few months ago, Russ was investigating a late-night break-in.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05You get to know the local offenders. You're dealing with them daily.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07The amount of times we've stopped them on the estates,
0:23:07 > 0:23:09you get to know everything about them.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10I can even tell that's him from the walk.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14He recognised the man immediately. And when he went to arrest him,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17he discovered a loaded syringe and drugs in his room.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Have you literally just syringed it, mate, have you?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23That was some serious bad timing then, wasn't it?
0:23:23 > 0:23:29Russ found drugs, but he also found a family broken because of drug use.
0:24:11 > 0:24:12Yeah, and I'm...
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Don't think there's anything you can say to that, Dave, is there, really?
0:24:26 > 0:24:27Come on.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32At court, her son was convicted of multiple offences
0:24:32 > 0:24:36ranging from drug possession to handling stolen goods.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39For neighbourhood police, it isn't just about nicking criminals,
0:24:39 > 0:24:43it's also about checking up with their local communities.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Over the last few months, Russ has been supporting the mother.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49We've built up quite a relationship with Pauline. Um...
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Well, I have especially over the last maybe two or three months,
0:24:53 > 0:24:55and that's mainly due down to
0:24:55 > 0:24:57her son's offending history.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00So, it's important, you know, to build these relationships.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03So we've just come back to Pauline's address
0:25:03 > 0:25:06to do a bit of a check, make sure she's all well and good.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08And see if David's been back, really.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- Come in.- Hello, only me.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Looks like Russ couldn't have timed his visit better
0:25:13 > 0:25:16as this morning, Pauline has an unwanted visitor.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- I opened the door cos he knocked, David.- Right.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21And what time do you think that was?
0:25:21 > 0:25:23It was about six o'clock, I know that.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25And asked if he could have a hot drink.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29I said yeah, and then conked out.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31She threw him out, but he's come back,
0:25:31 > 0:25:33and her son is now currently asleep upstairs.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- He will work his way back in. - He will not.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38And he's started doing it already.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40By being here for the last six hours.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- He doesn't... I won't let him live here. I can't...- I know.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48I don't want him here, anyway. Even if I did want him here, I couldn't.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52This is the last straw. I can't deal with everything at the minute.
0:25:52 > 0:25:53Yeah.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57The mother is at her wits' end.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Russ heads upstairs and, sure enough,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02her son is sleeping like a baby.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Russ is worried that if the man turned up here in the early morning,
0:26:07 > 0:26:11then he could have been out all night up to his old tricks.
0:26:12 > 0:26:13Wakey wakey.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16Wake up.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22- Busy night?- Hmm. - Sorry?- I've been here, mate.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- You haven't been here all night. - Yeah, I have.- No, you haven't.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- I have.- Your mum just told me you got back at six o'clock
0:26:28 > 0:26:30this morning, you came in. You're not even meant to be here.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Just like last time, as soon as he's caught out,
0:26:33 > 0:26:35he turns on the waterworks.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- I haven't been out!- Huh? - I haven't been out.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43- What are you crying for?- What are you... Why do you keep coming?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45HE SOBS
0:26:45 > 0:26:49- Well, shall we get going then? - Where?- Well, out of here.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Let's get moving, shall we? While we're here.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Do your mum a favour.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Once again, Russ marches the man downstairs to face his mother.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02Conversation last time, we were going to break all this, weren't we?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04But he's just said he's been here all night.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- So, someone's telling lies.- No, he's not!- What time did I...? Oh.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12It was probably six o'clock this morning.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Right, so you had a busy night, like I said in the first place.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Knowing that the man has been out all night suggests to Russ
0:27:18 > 0:27:20that he's up to his old habits.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22You have not been here all night.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24Indicates to me you've been out
0:27:24 > 0:27:26doing something all night, doesn't it?
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- I haven't been out doing nothing. - So where have you been then?
0:27:29 > 0:27:31I'm not being funny, yeah.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36But it weren't... No, it weren't six.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39There's no way.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Well, what time do you think it was?
0:27:43 > 0:27:45If the man has been offending again,
0:27:45 > 0:27:47then Russ will have to catch up with him later.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51His priority now is to get the man out of his mother's house.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55David's got to prove to everyone that he does want to change.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Yeah, but he's got to do that on his own.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01She wants her son to stay away until he has changed his ways.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03It's all well and good you saying you've got nowhere to go, yeah?
0:28:03 > 0:28:07You're a big boy. This is your mum's house and your mum's working hard.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13- You...you leaving now, are you? - Yeah.- All right, see you later.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14Love you, Mum.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Last time, his mother was so let down,
0:28:18 > 0:28:20she wouldn't even kiss him goodbye.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24This time, she at least allows him that.
0:28:27 > 0:28:32Claims that he's come back today and pushed on her goodwill a bit,
0:28:32 > 0:28:34shall we say.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Um, and I think she's struggling a bit at the moment
0:28:36 > 0:28:40and he's preyed on her weaker side, maybe.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43With the continued support of Russ and the neighbourhood team,
0:28:43 > 0:28:46the woman's hopefully strong enough to keep her son away
0:28:46 > 0:28:47until he gets the help he needs.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57In Bath, Adge Secker is planning an operation to tackle
0:28:57 > 0:28:58speeding in the area.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03I'm assisting the Special Constabulary today.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06The special officers, when they're on duty,
0:29:06 > 0:29:08they have exactly the same powers as me.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Um, there is a year-long
0:29:10 > 0:29:12operation called Operation Calibrate.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17It's all to do with trying to reduce the number of road deaths
0:29:17 > 0:29:21and serious injuries as a result of road traffic collisions.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25Last year, over 24,500 people were killed or seriously injured
0:29:25 > 0:29:27on Britain's roads.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Get the test tone up.
0:29:30 > 0:29:31MACHINE BEEPS
0:29:31 > 0:29:35Move across it and you'll hear the noise change.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38There are over 20,000 specials around the country,
0:29:38 > 0:29:42people with regular jobs who voluntarily do police work
0:29:42 > 0:29:45and have full police powers.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49We're going to go to Twerton, my beat today, on Newton Road.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51It's a 20 mile-an-hour limit.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54An awful lot of people that live in that area come to see me
0:29:54 > 0:29:59on a daily basis and say, "Adge, cars go far too quickly up here."
0:29:59 > 0:30:03So, you say, we do. And we're going to try and see
0:30:03 > 0:30:06if that's actually true and try and detect some speeds.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09To get them to realise that they're going too fast,
0:30:09 > 0:30:11speed kills, reduce your speed.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13That's the whole point of today.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16- First.- Yes?- Um, coming into Twerton.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Before hitting drivers hard with tickets,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22Adge and the team go out to see if the residents are right
0:30:22 > 0:30:25and people are breaking the 20 mile-an-hour speed limit.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- Yes, definitely stop this one. - Pull in, please.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Thank you very much. Good evening, you all right?
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- What's the speed limit along here? Any idea?- Um, I'm not sure.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- OK.- Probably 20-30 miles an hour. - It's 20.- Is it 20? Oh.- OK?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49- We detected you doing 27.- Yeah.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51And I suspect you slowed down a little bit
0:30:51 > 0:30:54when you came around the hill and you saw us. It's 20mph for a reason.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58- Yeah.- OK, it's summertime, isn't it? So there's kids about.
0:30:58 > 0:30:59There's a school just up there.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02The whole reason we're doing this tonight,
0:31:02 > 0:31:06we just want to educate people, really. Please slow down.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Last year, 53 children were killed in road accidents.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Over half of those were pedestrians.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17- What's the speed limit along here, do you know?- 30.- 30?- Yeah.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19- It's 20.- OK.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- OK? This is an education thing for you today.- OK, yeah.- You're a local.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26- Have you got kids?- No. - OK, I'm sure you will at some stage.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- Yeah.- Please slow down. - OK.- All right?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31It's surprising how many people haven't seen
0:31:31 > 0:31:33the 20 mile-an-hour signs.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37It's too quick. It's 20mph and that is too quick.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- That's fine. - All right, so keep it down.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Next time, there will be a three-pointer and a 100 quid fine.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48But even if this was a 30 zone, then some people would still be speeding.
0:31:48 > 0:31:5037.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- All right?- Yeah, not too bad. You? - Jolly good. I'm well, thanks.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58- What's the speed limit along here? - It's 30, I believe.- It's 20.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- It's 20?- 20, yeah, it's well marked.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- Um, do you know what you were doing? - No, I don't.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07- 37, OK?- Oh.- Far too fast.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- Ever so sorry, mate.- Far too fast. - BLEEP- All right, OK?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- Yeah, I'm ever so sorry. - All right, OK. Why we're doing it?
0:32:13 > 0:32:17I'm the local policeman here, OK? 37 is even too fast in a 30, isn't it?
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- I know, that's terrible. - Yeah, far too fast.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Just a stupid mistake, isn't it, really?
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Well, there's a school just up the road.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25Could have had an accident.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29- Could have hurt them, could have hurt someone else.- Thanks very much.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32The man is apologetic. He too is let off with a warning.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39But not everyone is so keen to take advice.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Hello, love. All right?
0:32:41 > 0:32:43You just switch your engine off and come and see me a minute, please?
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Handbrake on. Beg your pardon?
0:32:47 > 0:32:51- OK, that's interesting then.- What do you mean, why? What, are you mad?
0:32:51 > 0:32:55- What's the...what's the speed limit along here?- I wasn't going fast.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- What's the speed limit along here? - 30.- 30?- Yeah.- You're wrong, it's 20.
0:32:59 > 0:33:00So where does it say 20?
0:33:00 > 0:33:04At the beginning and at the end and various repeaters along here.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08You see the lamppost there, look? It's got 20mph there.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- What's that say?- 31. Well, I didn't see it, sorry.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12And I thought the national speed limit was 30.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16OK, it's 20mph here, and it's been that for a year.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- All right, then.- OK, now let's not have any swearing at me.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- I stopped you for a valid reason, didn't I? OK?- Yeah, I'm sorry.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Is that an apology from you? That's good, I'll take that.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30- OK, it's 20mph for a reason.- OK. - OK. Slow down.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35- Next time, it'll be a three-pointer, but 100 quid.- All right, sorry.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Slow down, please, all right? Thank you very much, on your way.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42It's important to keep the speed down on roads like this
0:33:42 > 0:33:44because this is not a main thoroughfare.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48This is a road that cuts through an estate, a residential area.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51People live here, people walk around along here.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Just up here, there's a school.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55You know, there are kids, it's the summertime.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Kids are out on their bikes, scooters, everything else.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01We need to keep the speed down for one reason
0:34:01 > 0:34:03and one reason only - safety, to keep people safe.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Too many people are killed and seriously injured
0:34:06 > 0:34:10because drivers don't know how to or don't know when to slow down.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12That's why we do it, it's really important.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14All the evidence suggests that people are ignoring
0:34:14 > 0:34:16the 20 mile-an-hour limit here.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Now Adge can plan a bigger operation.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22And next time, he won't be so lenient.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Back in Bridgwater, Jo and Chris have dispersed
0:34:31 > 0:34:32a group of teenage drinkers.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36They're hoping that with the booze poured away, the party will be over.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Disappear, please.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41But a local resident gives them some unwelcome news.
0:34:41 > 0:34:42There's a few of them there.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Because I think one of them took all the drinking stuff and ran off.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49- Right.- Um, as you guys turned up. - Yeah.- That's them.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53The teenagers have been causing a nuisance for some time now.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55PEOPLE SCREAMING
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- They do gather around there when it rains and that.- Yeah.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03And like I said, on the phone, there's a few vodka bottles and that
0:35:03 > 0:35:06smashed on the pavement and things like that and it's just...
0:35:06 > 0:35:07It's really not nice.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Now they know the teenagers still have booze,
0:35:10 > 0:35:12they need to intercept them to remove it.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15But the problem is finding them.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18As we got there, the boys split from the girls,
0:35:18 > 0:35:21and they've taken the alcohol with them.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Obviously, we had a little bit with the girls but not a huge amount.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27So we're just trying to find where the boys have gone,
0:35:27 > 0:35:30see if we can catch up with them and find out who they are.
0:35:30 > 0:35:31There they are.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Sure enough, the boys and the girls have met up,
0:35:33 > 0:35:35and they're not pleased with the interruption.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Yeah, go ahead.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- I'm seven-- BLEEP- -teen! - All right, listen.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- Harassing her, man. Back off! - I haven't picked on you.- Back off!
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- Just leave it, man. Just walk away. - No, you...
0:35:47 > 0:35:49These teenagers need a firm hand.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53They may be kids, but they are causing a major problem,
0:35:53 > 0:35:55and the PCSOs aren't going to stand for it.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58You all have five minutes to disappear
0:35:58 > 0:36:01or every single one of you here will be on an Antisocial Behaviour Order.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- BLEEP- that, I'm out of here. - 'Why can't you leave me alone?!'
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- But you can see why I was- BLEEP.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Disappear, because you weren't part of it in the first place.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09So you guys, disappear.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Chris manages to finally locate and remove the alcohol.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17- We're taking this. - SHE LAUGHS
0:36:17 > 0:36:20- You're 17, all right? We're taking it.- Oh, my God.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23All right? So, you said your mum's coming from Yeovil.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- My mum is at my grandma's house. - Can I speak to your mum?
0:36:25 > 0:36:28My phone's dead. I just rang off my friend's phone.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30- She's coming to pick me up. - So, your friend's got
0:36:30 > 0:36:31- your mum's number?- One of...
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- Is she picking your friends up as well?- No, she's picking me up.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37But she paid for the alcohol, so can I have it back, please?
0:36:37 > 0:36:39I'm going home.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Phew, it's like herding sheep, isn't it?
0:36:47 > 0:36:50- They seem to have quietened down a little bit, at least.- Yeah.
0:36:50 > 0:36:55- They have no alcohol left, as you've got it all.- Hopefully not.- So...
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Sent off with no booze and a very clear warning,
0:36:58 > 0:37:01the teenagers finally disappear.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Maybe now the residents of Bridgwater can get some sleep.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14While the majority of the police work happens in towns,
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Somerset is still a very rural place.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20With mile upon mile of countryside,
0:37:20 > 0:37:23from the Quantock Hills near Bridgwater
0:37:23 > 0:37:25to the Mendips just south of Weston.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31It looks peaceful, but it isn't trouble-free.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Rural crime is increasing.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Last year, it cost the country more than £800 million.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Over the last few months, there was a lot of rural crime
0:37:41 > 0:37:43happening right up on top of the Mendips.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Um, with quad bike thefts, thefts of animals.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49So we're now concentrating on that area.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Theft in the countryside is hard to combat.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57But the police have created a web of farmers
0:37:57 > 0:37:58who alert each other to trouble.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03This network is called Farm Watch.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Farm Watch is about
0:38:05 > 0:38:07increasing the communication
0:38:07 > 0:38:12between the rural communities, farmers, smallholders.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15And so, if they see something, if they see anything
0:38:15 > 0:38:17that they think that's not right,
0:38:17 > 0:38:19they give us a call, they let us know.
0:38:19 > 0:38:25And vice versa, we send out emails, text messages about crimes,
0:38:25 > 0:38:29about incidents that have happened within the local area.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Similar to neighbourhood watch. Just on a bigger scale.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39The more farmers that get on board, the more effective the network is.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44And with more than 100,000 visitors...
0:38:44 > 0:38:46COWS MOO
0:38:46 > 0:38:47SHEEP BAA
0:38:47 > 0:38:51..the Bath & West show is the ideal place to sign up new people.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55PSCO Georgina Long is here today to spread the word
0:38:55 > 0:38:57about the Farm Watch scheme.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58Smell that!
0:39:00 > 0:39:02I love it. I'm in my element!
0:39:02 > 0:39:04But she's not come alone.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Here you go, you can try on a female's hat.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09It's to make people aware of what volunteers do,
0:39:09 > 0:39:13what the police do with the cadets and things like that.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16And we get a lot of children coming who want to join the police.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20These cadets are teenagers, all aged between 14 and 17,
0:39:20 > 0:39:22who want to join the police when they're older.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Hopefully, to become a special,
0:39:24 > 0:39:26then working my way up to a police officer.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- What's it's name? - It's name is Holly.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31I've always wanted to be a teacher or a doctor,
0:39:31 > 0:39:33but now I think I'm going to be a police.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Thank you.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38While they may want to be officers in the future,
0:39:38 > 0:39:41these cadets are already helping to fight crime.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45They're giving up their weekends to help spread the Farm Watch scheme,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48taking the idea to the farmers who may not have been able
0:39:48 > 0:39:49to make the show.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Recently, we've had six lambs stolen from a farm
0:39:52 > 0:39:54not very far away from here.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56So it's about increasing that flow of communication.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Obviously, you know, being rural, being out here,
0:39:58 > 0:40:02you see what goes on on a daily basis and you see what's not right.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04You see what doesn't sit right.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07And what we want you to do is call us with that information.
0:40:07 > 0:40:08That's the Farm Watch pack.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12We'll get your mobile number onto the database. And you can keep that.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15And then you should start to get text messages,
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- as soon as we put your name on.- OK.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22I think we all feel quite happy with it, actually.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Because we know that even if it's just one crime
0:40:25 > 0:40:29that we've prevented from happening, people feel a bit more safe.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32And the reason we're out here today is because
0:40:32 > 0:40:34we've been targeted in our force area
0:40:34 > 0:40:36by a series of livestock thefts.
0:40:36 > 0:40:37We're about five miles
0:40:37 > 0:40:39from the hub of where it's been happening.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41And we've come down here to try and make sure
0:40:41 > 0:40:44that we're making people aware about these thefts
0:40:44 > 0:40:46and to give them some crime prevention advice
0:40:46 > 0:40:48and get them on Farm Watch so they can hear what's happening.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53The bigger this network becomes, the better its ability to combat crime.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Well, a few years ago,
0:40:55 > 0:40:58we had someone break into our workshop
0:40:58 > 0:41:01and pinch a chainsaw.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02They broke the door.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04I expect if you put all our equipment together,
0:41:04 > 0:41:07it's hundreds of thousands of pounds.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Thieves have realised that a lot of farm equipment is high value
0:41:10 > 0:41:13and see farms as a soft target.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Rural crime is the only crime at the moment which is going on the up.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21I think a lot of the problems are, especially in our area,
0:41:21 > 0:41:25slowly people coming out of the city because the cities are getting CCTV.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27So, they see it as an easier target.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31Paradoxically, while there's wide expanses of farmland,
0:41:31 > 0:41:33the countryside's a small place.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Most of the farmers know each other.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37So, news travels quickly.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Farmers are the eyes and ears of the community.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41And they see things and they... If we tell them
0:41:41 > 0:41:44what vehicles to look out for, they can call it in.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47These cadets are playing a crucial role in getting the message out.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49We're just here to talk to you today about Farm Watch.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- Have you heard of it? - No, I haven't, no.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Without their help, this mammoth task
0:41:54 > 0:41:56would take years for the PCSOs to do alone.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- Thanks very much.- Bye-bye.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02This one is a neighbourhood watch primarily for horses.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04So, it's sort of a deterrent,
0:42:04 > 0:42:07people driving past will know that this farm here has been signed up
0:42:07 > 0:42:11for the scheme, and it's a really good crime prevention tool.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15It's a worthwhile thing for the younger generation
0:42:15 > 0:42:17to meet older people, it makes them more confident.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20I think it's just nice for members of the public nowadays
0:42:20 > 0:42:23to meet some of these volunteer young people.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26Tick?
0:42:26 > 0:42:28It's a win-win situation.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32The cadets learn the skills they'll need for a future in the police
0:42:32 > 0:42:34and the farms of Somerset are a little safer.
0:42:35 > 0:42:36It's good for us to know
0:42:36 > 0:42:39that somebody is looking out for us, really.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46It's always nice to see young people keen to help serve their communities.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Whether it's in the town or out in the countryside,
0:42:48 > 0:42:52neighbourhood teams work hard to build great relationships
0:42:52 > 0:42:54with the people they serve.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58And they couldn't do their jobs without the public assisting them.