0:00:02 > 0:00:04The friendly, caring bobby pounding the beat
0:00:04 > 0:00:07has always been the hallmark of British policing.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Fantastic. The pleasure's been all mine, my friend.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12And has even been immortalised on film
0:00:12 > 0:00:17by the fictional Dixon Of Dock Green. Good evening, all.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Today's neighbourhood police teams continue that tradition.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25But also tackle the root causes of crime head-on
0:00:25 > 0:00:27by targeting known hot spots...
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Unlucky. ..stamping down on antisocial behaviour...
0:00:30 > 0:00:32I'm arresting you for a public order offence.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35..and waging war on illegal drugs.
0:00:35 > 0:00:36I can smell cannabis already.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39In this new series of Neighbourhood Blues,
0:00:39 > 0:00:42we follow the police men and women of Somerset, as they continue
0:00:42 > 0:00:47their quest to make our streets a safer place.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Coming up...
0:01:02 > 0:01:06storming a terraced house looking for a suspected drug dealer
0:01:06 > 0:01:10who's making his neighbours' lives hell.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11Police! Warrant!
0:01:11 > 0:01:14You need to calm down. This is happening.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17The confessions of a supermarket shoplifter
0:01:17 > 0:01:18caught red-handed.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Man, my head's all over the place and I admit I'm guilty.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27And on the hunt for the person behind a rash of Nazi hate mail.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37If you're unlucky enough to live in a neighbourhood where there's drug
0:01:37 > 0:01:41dealing going on, you'll be aware of the sorts of antisocial behaviour
0:01:41 > 0:01:42it can cause.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45The neighbourhood teams try to encourage people
0:01:45 > 0:01:48who suspect dealers are in their street to come forward,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51so the police can take swift action to shut them down.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55At Bridgwater police station,
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Rich Smith has called a team briefing to discuss plans for
0:01:59 > 0:02:01an early-morning drugs raid.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04First of all, thanks for coming today.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09Reports have come in of a 17-year-old suspect who is believed
0:02:09 > 0:02:13to have been dealing drugs from the garage of his family home.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17So, Rich has secured a warrant to raid the property this morning.
0:02:17 > 0:02:18For the last several months,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21they've been stealing from the garage at the back.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23They're in there for about two minutes and they're gone.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25We're talking up to, say, 15...
0:02:25 > 0:02:27up to, one evening, about 15, 20 people.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Complaints have also come in from the neighbours
0:02:30 > 0:02:33about the strong smell of cannabis coming from the house,
0:02:33 > 0:02:36as well as the continual flow of visitors.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Also getting complaints from other residents,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41people complaining about all these boy racers' cars pulling up
0:02:41 > 0:02:43in the middle of the road, just waiting there,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45coming back two minutes later and driving off.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47The intel is he is dealing from...
0:02:47 > 0:02:49A lot of the stuff is from his bedroom.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51The smell is mainly coming from the back,
0:02:51 > 0:02:53so I'm believing his bedroom is at the back.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55He has been doing it from the garage.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Briefing complete, it's time to hit the road.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07It's on the left. It's about another 200 yards on the left-hand side.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10On arrival, there's no time to lose.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Police! Warrant! Police!
0:03:17 > 0:03:19We're conducting a Section 23 Misuse of Drugs Act
0:03:19 > 0:03:20warrant on this address.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22I believe you're dealing drugs.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24All right? We'll be searching the house,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27outbuildings, vehicles etc, OK?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Rich's ploy to hit the house early has paid off.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34The suspect was asleep in bed until being rudely awoken by the cops.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Can I put some clothes on, please?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Yeah, in a second, in a second. Just listen to me a minute.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41At the minute, OK, you have to do what I say, all right?
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Can put my clothes on, please? Yeah, just give me a second.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Got to make sure you've got nothing in your pockets, that's all.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50WOMAN SHOUTS
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Other members of the suspect's family
0:03:52 > 0:03:54have also been surprised by the raid.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57I've got a female colleague here and they will take over from me.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59You need to calm down. This is happening.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01It is upsetting. I realise that.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Downstairs, the young suspect's mother and her partner
0:04:05 > 0:04:07are being questioned.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Relation? Mother.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Nobody's been injured. It's all gone safely.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13We've not had to force entry, so all good so far.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15The team get cracking,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19searching for evidence over and under kitchen units
0:04:19 > 0:04:21and up in the loft.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26I always find the best place is normally around the hatch, because
0:04:26 > 0:04:27people are lazy, aren't they?
0:04:27 > 0:04:29They just want to, sort of, nip up the hatch,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32maybe under the insulation or the boarding around the hatch.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34That tends to be the best place.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38It's now over to sniffer dog Buddy to cast his expert eye
0:04:38 > 0:04:40and nose over the place.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47And it's not long before he makes a discovery
0:04:47 > 0:04:49in the bedroom of the lad's mother and her partner.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Good boy, Bud. He's indicating on that.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54That was what came out of the pillow.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56A little bit of cannabis.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Happy chappy. Good boy. Well done, Bud!
0:05:00 > 0:05:02More has been found downstairs.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06This was located in the living room
0:05:06 > 0:05:09and it's a bag containing vegetable matter,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11more than likely cannabis, yes.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18So far, the police have only found evidence of possession, not dealing
0:05:18 > 0:05:21and it's the young suspect's mother and her partner
0:05:21 > 0:05:24the small quantity of cannabis belongs to.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Because they've admitted the offence,
0:05:25 > 0:05:29they can be issued a cannabis warning, which means they don't
0:05:29 > 0:05:31all have to be taken into custody, clogging up custody.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34It's not a criminal conviction, but it means it's on their record.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37If you could sign there, please?
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Buddy now heads out to the garage
0:05:39 > 0:05:43to search for any more drugs or evidence of dealing.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44Wait.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47Good boy.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54OK. You're interested in that.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55Good boy.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59You don't have to have a super-sensitive nose like Buddy's
0:05:59 > 0:06:04to be able to notice the unmistakable stench of cannabis.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07There might have been something in there once before, Buddy, mightn't there?
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Oh, that stinks.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13Hang on.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17There was something in here, mate.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Even though nothing has been found in the garage today,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23it's evident that a considerable amount of cannabis
0:06:23 > 0:06:25was probably stored here in the past.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Back in the house, good news.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32A large stash has been found.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35The team have got the result they were hoping for.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37There appears to be some cannabis
0:06:37 > 0:06:40and some cash, which was found underneath the bed.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42I'll caution you now. You do not have to say anything,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned
0:06:45 > 0:06:46something you later rely on in court.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Just arrested one of the occupants on suspicion of possession
0:06:52 > 0:06:55of a controlled drug with intent to supply, it's cannabis.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00The teenage suspected dealer is taken away to be processed.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03After he appeared in court, the teenager was found guilty
0:07:03 > 0:07:05of possession with intent to supply cannabis
0:07:05 > 0:07:09and was fined a total of ?235.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Whilst we've been at this address,
0:07:13 > 0:07:15neighbours have approached us and they are really,
0:07:15 > 0:07:17really pleased with our response.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22They said it has been so busy for a long time and the information
0:07:22 > 0:07:26provided to us, we've responded to and we got one in custody.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Bath is known as a city of literature and culture
0:07:38 > 0:07:42and provides inspiration for writers and artists the world over.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48But a number of art spaces and galleries have been experiencing
0:07:48 > 0:07:51a very different type of creative expression,
0:07:51 > 0:07:55in the form of disturbing hate mail
0:07:55 > 0:07:58being posted through their doors and letterboxes.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01It's caused such alarm to the recipients
0:08:01 > 0:08:03that the police have been called in.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Neighbourhood officer Rob MacGyver is visiting one of the gallery
0:08:07 > 0:08:09owners who received the leaflets,
0:08:09 > 0:08:13in order to track down the person that sent them.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16We are a bit worried, because we do have staff members working
0:08:16 > 0:08:18here alone sometimes and sometimes after dark.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21And obviously, although there are other shops around,
0:08:21 > 0:08:25we wouldn't want it to escalate, so we are quite worried, really. OK.
0:08:25 > 0:08:31The person responsible appears to be equating the galleries to Nazis,
0:08:31 > 0:08:33claiming they are cultural fascists
0:08:33 > 0:08:37for ignoring lesser-known artists like him.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40If your staff are here and they're at all concerned about him
0:08:40 > 0:08:43being outside, just tell them, ring 999.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46OK? Not to be worried about that.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Whoever posted the threatening leaflets appears to have left
0:08:50 > 0:08:54a vital clue on them. They have been written on the back of flyers
0:08:54 > 0:08:57advertising the work of one particular artist
0:08:57 > 0:09:01and Emma thinks she remembers who it is.
0:09:01 > 0:09:08He is an artist who we had said no to in our submissions procedure.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Now the man is hellbent on getting his revenge on all
0:09:14 > 0:09:16the art institutions that slighted him.
0:09:17 > 0:09:23This really angry person, who is targeting you, you think, I mean,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26it could escalate to anything, really, couldn't it?
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Kind of think, well, it could've been a brick through the window,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32maybe, or... You don't really know, because you don't know who
0:09:32 > 0:09:35you're dealing with. Nobody really wants to be compared to a Nazi.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37The question now is,
0:09:37 > 0:09:41are the leaflets actually the work of the artist named on the flyer?
0:09:42 > 0:09:47Rob and colleague Kayleigh head to the artist's home to find out
0:09:47 > 0:09:50and what his potential involvement in the abuse is.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52HE KNOCKS ON DOOR
0:09:52 > 0:09:53Hello.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Hello, there. Can I come and have a chat for a minute?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Yeah, yeah, yeah. Thank you.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Have I dragged you out of bed?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Oh, sorry about that.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Rob needs to search the flat for evidence linking the suspect to the
0:10:11 > 0:10:15leaflets, but before he can do that, he will have to arrest him.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19A number of art galleries in Bath have reported to me that they've
0:10:19 > 0:10:22received malicious communications.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Abusive and insulting.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26OK? Posted through their doors.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Do you understand what's going on?
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Yeah, of course I do, of course I do. Cool. OK.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34I'm going to need to arrest you, OK?
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Because I've got to question you about what has gone on
0:10:37 > 0:10:38and also I need to do a search.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Because of what I've just said, I'm arresting you for
0:10:42 > 0:10:45sending malicious communications, OK?
0:10:47 > 0:10:50It's becoming apparent Rob has got the right man.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51He's not hiding the fact
0:10:51 > 0:10:55that he has an axe to grind with the art establishment.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57I've been working as an artist for 35 years
0:10:57 > 0:11:01and not made any money whatsoever, because of the gallery system.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03OK. You seem to know what I'm talking about.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06I approached these people and they've turned me...
0:11:06 > 0:11:09They bring their boot down on every damn thing that I've done.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Look, I've got all this artwork here and they refuse to have it.
0:11:12 > 0:11:19There's more innovations in this room than any other artist has...
0:11:19 > 0:11:22put into an exhibition in the history of European art.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25This is a new concept in vases.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Vases have been... With fixed colour areas on them.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Virtually since the beginning of pottery.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35This adds a new dimension to what a vase is.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38This adds a new dimension to what a piece of sculpture is,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41you can interact with it and change it.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42Maybe it's more Bath that's the problem.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45I'm sure if you're in Shoreditch or Hoxton,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48somewhere like that, they'd love it.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Art and struggle often walk hand in hand.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56It appears, in this case, the artist blames Bath's art galleries for his
0:11:56 > 0:11:58lack of commercial success.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02I've had five exhibitions in this town and sold absolutely nothing.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07It's been ongoing repression, suppression for 35 years.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10I know you're wound up and I know that, you know,
0:12:10 > 0:12:14there's probably a lot of background to this, but if you sort of hold on
0:12:14 > 0:12:18to that for the moment and we'll talk about it properly in interview.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22The man isn't denying he wrote the abusive leaflets.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26However, Rob's search for evidence to prove he penned them
0:12:26 > 0:12:28is still crucial.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31I'm looking for the flyers and I'm also looking for
0:12:31 > 0:12:33samples of your handwriting, OK?
0:12:33 > 0:12:35These are the ones here.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38I'll take that one.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Now, I need some samples of your handwriting, OK?
0:12:41 > 0:12:44To compare to what's written on the notes I've got.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47I think you can take this.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Yeah, take that.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50All right, lovely.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Armed with the evidence he needs,
0:12:52 > 0:12:57Rob's next task is to question the suspect at the station.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00And so I'm going to try and deal with you as quick as I can, but...
0:13:00 > 0:13:04these things sometimes... Well, I'm not exactly Jack the Ripper, am I?
0:13:04 > 0:13:06No, you're not.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11I think there was a lingering sort of worry with the victims of the
0:13:11 > 0:13:15galleries that they were going to get more trouble and they were going
0:13:15 > 0:13:18to get more of the leaflets and it might escalate.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22So it was great, cos I found stuff in the property which matches up
0:13:22 > 0:13:23with the notes,
0:13:23 > 0:13:27so hopefully it should make it fairly easy to deal with.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Senders of hate mail usually do it anonymously.
0:13:30 > 0:13:36In this case, the man doesn't appear to care or realise the seriousness
0:13:36 > 0:13:37of what he's done.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41In interview, Rob is determined to make him aware of the impact
0:13:41 > 0:13:43his leaflets have had on the recipients.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Does that look like one of your flyers?
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Sure, yeah, yeah. OK. That's me, yeah, yeah.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55But the other side on it said, "For the proprietor,
0:13:55 > 0:13:59"Bath contemporary display space for all art on all artists.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02"Do it or BLEEP off."
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Have a look at that. Confirm for me that that's your writing.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11I don't know quite what I meant by that.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Hm.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15But that's your writing, yeah?
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Presumably, yeah. Presumably.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21When you say presumably... I think it is, yeah.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24OK. This is just a piece of paper.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26It's not written on a flyer, OK?
0:14:26 > 0:14:31The front of it says, "Close your shop, you are a parasite."
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Have a look at that.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Yeah, yeah, that's true. That's what I said, yeah. All right.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41If you were running an art gallery,
0:14:41 > 0:14:45do you think you might find that a bit intimidating?
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Well, I mean, I'm not threatening him, I'm just saying BLEEP,
0:14:48 > 0:14:49do you know what I mean?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Somebody says something to me in the street
0:14:54 > 0:14:56and that's not intimidating, is it? OK.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01To use your example, what sometimes immediately follows that?
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Well, they might hit you. They might hit you.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Fair enough. So, sometimes when you say stuff,
0:15:07 > 0:15:10it may result in a violent reaction.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Perhaps more disturbing than the language,
0:15:13 > 0:15:18the man's drawn a crude swastika on the leaflet, a symbol of hate.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21It's got a swastika at the top and a "C-F".
0:15:21 > 0:15:25And it says, "This ought to be your new logo.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27"CF equals cultural fascism."
0:15:27 > 0:15:31The Nazi swastika is a pretty negative thing, to say the least.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36It's a bit strong, putting that through someone's door, isn't it?
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Well, it's designed to startle them
0:15:38 > 0:15:40awake to what they're doing, you know?
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Somebody Jewish would be deeply offended by that.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45I'm sure they would, I'm sure they would. But he's not.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48I don't think he is. All right. Well, to be honest, you don't have
0:15:48 > 0:15:50to be Jewish to be offended by that, do you?
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Would you be surprised if somebody was offended by having that
0:15:53 > 0:15:55put through their door? No, no, I wouldn't be surprised.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59If somebody put a swastika through my door, even me as a policeman
0:15:59 > 0:16:02who's, I suppose, a little bit more robust than other people,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05I'm going to remember that for a long time.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08It's a bit hard edge. HE CHUCKLES
0:16:08 > 0:16:10What do you mean? Well, it's a bit strong.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13I do admit that he could be very upset by that.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15OK.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Now the artist has made a full admission,
0:16:18 > 0:16:23Rob issues him with a formal warning which will stay on his record
0:16:23 > 0:16:26and it seems he's appreciating the bigger picture.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30This is the last time I'm going to try and do it, yeah.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32I'm not going to do it again.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Rob lets Emma, the gallery owner,
0:16:34 > 0:16:36know the outcome of the investigation.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Come and sit down. Yeah, great, thanks.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42He fully admitted what he'd done, OK?
0:16:42 > 0:16:46I don't think he fully appreciated the effect that it was having.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49OK. He's been given a criminal caution.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50OK. An adult caution.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Sure. OK. That is, in effect, an official warning. Right.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56It's not quite a criminal record. No.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59It's a step before that and he knows that if he does something again,
0:16:59 > 0:17:02he will get arrested and he will end up going to court.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03Right. OK.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07It's a very satisfactory conclusion for all the gallery owners and
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Emma in particular.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12I wasn't sure that he would, or the police would take it seriously,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15so it's really nice that they did take it seriously and that they've
0:17:15 > 0:17:19done something about it and then we've actually seen a result and now
0:17:19 > 0:17:22we won't be getting any more letters.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32Coming up - a shoplifter caught in the act.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35I'm arresting you on suspicion of theft, shoplifting, OK?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39And hordes of bikers hit the beach.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Their belief is that they can't get caught
0:17:41 > 0:17:43because the number plate is at the back.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45All I do is turn it round and follow them.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54This is Weston-Super-Mare,
0:17:54 > 0:17:58one of the largest seaside resort towns in the West Country.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02In the summer, it's flooded with tourists,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05holiday-makers and families,
0:18:05 > 0:18:08all making the most of its miles of sandy beaches
0:18:08 > 0:18:10and its world-famous pier.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Popping into the local post office to send a postcard home shouldn't be
0:18:16 > 0:18:18a risky business. But today,
0:18:18 > 0:18:22a report has come in of some threatening behaviour there.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Wayne Hughes and accompanying PCSO Kate
0:18:27 > 0:18:31are dispatched to the post office in the heart of Weston.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33There's been a dispute earlier on today
0:18:33 > 0:18:37and we are now going to see the manager of the post office,
0:18:37 > 0:18:42about what's gone on and see what we can do for him.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46The dispute was between the postmaster and an irate man who came
0:18:46 > 0:18:49into the post office earlier this afternoon
0:18:49 > 0:18:51and verbally threatened him.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53I've been behind the counter.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54He said, "Oi, you, come here."
0:18:54 > 0:18:57So I've gone to see him, you know, try and see what the problem is.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00He said, "Just you be careful who you're threatening.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02"We're going to get you." Right. OK.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05So, I said, "How dare you come into my post office and threaten me?"
0:19:05 > 0:19:08So, I followed him out and I said, "You, come here.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10"You tell me what you're saying here."
0:19:10 > 0:19:12He said, "You just be careful. We'll come after you."
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Before he left, I said, "Well, who do you mean?
0:19:14 > 0:19:17"I haven't threatened anyone." He said, "She used to work here."
0:19:17 > 0:19:19You know, "Leave her alone."
0:19:19 > 0:19:22The threats didn't stop at the post office.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Do you want to see the text he sent me, as well?
0:19:24 > 0:19:27You received a text? I got a text, as well.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32The angry man backed up his verbal threats to the postmaster
0:19:32 > 0:19:36with another made in a text, which, rather foolishly,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39has given away his phone number.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44As well as the phone number, Wayne's got another helpful lead -
0:19:44 > 0:19:45the shop CCTV.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Can we have a look at the CCTV, if we can? Yeah. Ready to go.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52I've got it all ready to rock.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54That's him there now.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56The brown shirt? Yeah.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59So, where he's threatening you, then inside post office...
0:19:59 > 0:20:02It's by the sweets, but my other staff saw him.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Right. Do we have that on the screen?
0:20:05 > 0:20:09No. We don't actually have the threats on the...? No.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14But the CCTV does show the moment the enraged man threatened
0:20:14 > 0:20:18to head-butt the postmaster outside on the pavement.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22He went like that. Yeah. And I said, "Right, you're on CCTV.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24"This is all being recorded."
0:20:24 > 0:20:29So he said, "Don't care, don't care," and he got into his car.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32This aggressive response over a former worker
0:20:32 > 0:20:35has clearly had an effect on the postmaster.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41I won't be intimidated by people coming to my post office threatening me.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Don't get me wrong, I'm used to dealing with difficult customers,
0:20:44 > 0:20:45but I did feel intimidated this morning.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Yeah, well, you would do, wouldn't you? That's understandable.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53The CCTV camera outside the post office has also caught the moment
0:20:53 > 0:20:57the suspect is seen getting into a maroon-coloured car.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02Fortunately, the quick-witted postmaster took a note of its reg.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Do you want the registration?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07If you could, yeah. OK.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11Wayne now needs to trace the owner of the vehicle through its numberplate.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Can you do me a P and C check, please?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Burgundy Ford Focus.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20The registered keeper, what was the surname, please?
0:21:20 > 0:21:25Tracing the car is crucial as it could lead directly to the suspect.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30The postmaster has been threatened by a member of the public whose
0:21:30 > 0:21:32identity we don't know at the moment.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35We're going to make some enquiries now with the registered keeper and
0:21:35 > 0:21:39find out what he was doing threatening the postmaster.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45After running several checks, Wayne hits the jackpot.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49The car is registered to someone locally.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51He heads to the address,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54determined to get to the bottom of the man's threatening behaviour.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58There's two sides to every story and we've heard the one side.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03We're now going to, hopefully, get the second side of the story.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Bingo! There's the car in the drive.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Wayne has found the suspect's maroon car.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11So, we're going to shortly make the enquiry.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Hello. But Wayne is met with stony silence...
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Hello, it's the police. ..despite the front door being unlocked.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26There's no-one in there?
0:22:26 > 0:22:28At the moment, we've come to the address
0:22:28 > 0:22:30looking to speak to the registered keeper.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33As you can see, the house is insecure,
0:22:33 > 0:22:35but nobody wants to answer the door.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Wayne persists for five more minutes,
0:22:38 > 0:22:40convinced that someone's home.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46And, finally, he gets a response.
0:22:46 > 0:22:47Hello. Hello.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49People are in the house.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54The woman inside tells Wayne that, apart from the dog,
0:22:54 > 0:22:56she is alone in the house
0:22:56 > 0:22:59and that her partner, another Wayne, is out.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Are you happy for me just to look around
0:23:01 > 0:23:04to make sure that Wayne isn't here? I'm not disbelieving you.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08Do you want to come with me? I'll just have a look in the bedrooms.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Wayne searches the house, but there's no sign of the suspect.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16The woman reveals that she was a passenger
0:23:16 > 0:23:18in the car at the post office.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Basically what we're dealing with today is the threats that
0:23:25 > 0:23:28your partner Wayne made to the postmaster. All right?
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Which is out of order. I'm not saying that you do know them.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Right, OK. What's it all about?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43The woman is not involved,
0:23:43 > 0:23:47but her partner turns out to be a friend of the ex-employee.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51There's been an inference used. Yeah.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Is it Wayne, your partner?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Yeah. Wayne was talking about BLEEP.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59And the postmaster mentioned BLEEP.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02I do need to speak to Wayne.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06I would like to speak to him sooner rather than later, really. OK.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10We've now established that there's a link between an ex-employee of
0:24:10 > 0:24:14the post office and the gentleman that we're looking for.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17It would appear that he's gone to the post office this morning
0:24:17 > 0:24:18to intimidate the postmaster.
0:24:25 > 0:24:26Because if we don't nip it in the bud,
0:24:26 > 0:24:30then it is likely to go on and get worse.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34It's a priority for us to bring this gentleman to justice.
0:24:36 > 0:24:37With the man still missing,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Wayne has his work cut out to find him quickly.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45We'll return to the search later on in the programme.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55There are lots of qualities that make
0:24:55 > 0:24:57a really good neighbourhood copper.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Being able to catch the bad guys and keeping the streets safe are amongst
0:25:01 > 0:25:06them, but so is being a friendly face to those in need of help.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12Bridgwater is a quaint market town in Somerset that dates back to the
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Doomsday Book.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19Local copper Dom Bryant is very proud of the beat that he serves
0:25:19 > 0:25:22and takes his role as neighbourhood officer very seriously.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Mate, you shouldn't be cycling on the pavement.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Sorry? No cycling on the pavement.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30But... That's right, you push it and then cycle down there, yeah?
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Fair enough, isn't it? Thanks, mate. Cheers, bud.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Not all about cops and robbers.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38A lot of it is just helping people.
0:25:38 > 0:25:39We're here to help people.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43That's our main job. We're not here to arrest people and
0:25:43 > 0:25:46chase people with our whistles and batons. We are here to...
0:25:46 > 0:25:49keep them on the straight and narrow, and if they need help,
0:25:49 > 0:25:51point them in the right direction.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Bridgwater has its fair share of antisocial behaviour,
0:25:55 > 0:25:58something Dom is committed to stamping out.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03He's received word that two men have been seen drinking alcohol in the
0:26:03 > 0:26:07town centre and he's straight on the case.
0:26:07 > 0:26:08It's two regulars, anyway.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Two regular customers in the town.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12What's up, guys?
0:26:12 > 0:26:16How goes it? Everything cool? Yeah.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18No drinking, bud, I'm afraid.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Do you want to finish your can now?
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Well done. Thank you very much.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Lovely. Right, I'll leave you to it.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Thanks, see you later.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Another part of Dom's job is mentoring PCSO Billy,
0:26:30 > 0:26:34passing on the wisdom he's built up over many years on this patch.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37Billy is fresh out of the box.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41He has just been... Finished his probational period.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42He's been appointed to me.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45I was very keen to have someone in the town to work with me
0:26:45 > 0:26:48and I've worked with Billy before as a special constable,
0:26:48 > 0:26:51and he's very keen and proactive and he's ideal for the town,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54so he's been put on the same shift pattern as myself,
0:26:54 > 0:26:56so there's TWO in the town.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Today, Dom and Billy are checking out a local church,
0:27:01 > 0:27:03where a number of unwelcome visitors
0:27:03 > 0:27:07have been reported hanging around in recent weeks.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08Go ahead.
0:27:12 > 0:27:13OK.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Up ahead, Billy has nabbed a suspect in the churchyard,
0:27:17 > 0:27:19who he believes has been up to no good.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Unfortunately, even though it's a churchyard and a house of God,
0:27:25 > 0:27:29it's frequented by drug offenders.
0:27:29 > 0:27:35Billy, who I'm training up, was on him like a panther, which is great.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37All right, Bill? Yeah, not bad.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40What's happening? Just caught this gentleman napping.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Napping? Yeah. OK.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45We've sort of decided to target this area on different days,
0:27:45 > 0:27:46at different times of day,
0:27:46 > 0:27:49and I noticed this male sitting on the bench, really.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51I assumed he was asleep.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53He had his, sort of, head tucked between his legs.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56The moment I made myself aware to him,
0:27:56 > 0:27:59he sort of scarpered up really and started packing everything
0:27:59 > 0:28:01into his bag, which is obviously suspicious.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Billy is getting an important lesson in Dom's no-nonsense approach.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Is this all yours, mate?
0:28:07 > 0:28:11No, it's not. Because you are in an area frequented by drug abuse
0:28:11 > 0:28:14and drug offenders, I'm not suggesting for one minute
0:28:14 > 0:28:16this is you or your mess,
0:28:16 > 0:28:19but with that, I'm going to conduct a drug search, OK?
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Yeah. So, first of all, have you got anything in your pockets
0:28:22 > 0:28:26you shouldn't have? I've got a legal high smokes. That's it. Right.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Do you want to empty all your pockets out, first of all?
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Just put them on the... Maybe on that gravestone.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37The man isn't found to have any illegal drugs on his person,
0:28:37 > 0:28:42but Dom still takes exception to his blatant disregard for his location.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45I'd really appreciate it if you didn't choose a churchyard to smoke
0:28:45 > 0:28:48your legal highs. Fair enough. Is that fair enough? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Thanks, mate. Thank you. All right, bud.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53So-called legal highs may not be against the law,
0:28:53 > 0:28:56but there's plenty of evidence
0:28:56 > 0:28:59of illegal drug use here scattered around.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02This is what they get up to in the churchyard.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04There's distilled water here.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Also used to mix in syringes.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07There's spoons.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11And these things here, which they call spoons, as well.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14It's for heating. Taking heroin.
0:29:14 > 0:29:15Uncapped pin.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18There's no pin in it, thank goodness.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21But what we'll do, we'll get rid of that.
0:29:21 > 0:29:22I don't want to leave that here.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25I've spoken to the council operative about it
0:29:25 > 0:29:28and they're going to come down here and clear it up,
0:29:28 > 0:29:31but I can get rid of that pin myself, put it in a sharp box.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35Dom is passionate about making Bridgwater a safe neighbourhood
0:29:35 > 0:29:40and it's a message he is clearly passing on to his rookie.
0:29:40 > 0:29:41It's ideal to be on foot, really,
0:29:41 > 0:29:45so you can sort of walk those alleyways and walk behind houses
0:29:45 > 0:29:48and, obviously, in the bushes here in the churchyard.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50If I'm on foot, obviously people can stop and speak to me.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53If I'm in a car, they have to try and flag me down and then I've
0:29:53 > 0:29:56already passed them, really, so there is a good bit of presence,
0:29:56 > 0:29:58really, the members of the public love it.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01They love coming up and having a chat with you.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Foot patrols are really important to the public.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06They give them reassurance
0:30:06 > 0:30:09and show that the police are somehow doing their job.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13A short walk from the church and Dom and Billy are back
0:30:13 > 0:30:17in the town centre when a call comes in on the radio.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Yeah, go ahead.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25A shoplifter has been caught by store security
0:30:25 > 0:30:26in a local supermarket.
0:30:28 > 0:30:29OK, I'll make my way.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Latest annual figures put the losses to the retail industry from
0:30:34 > 0:30:40shoplifting at ?613 million, an all-time high.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Shoplifting is a no. I think shoplifting's completely wrong.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48For some people, it's probably a means to an end,
0:30:48 > 0:30:50if they're that hard up, to survive.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52I don't think it's ever justified.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58Shoplifting is becoming an all too regular occurrence on Dom's patch.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Sometimes they just haven't got any money.
0:31:01 > 0:31:02Living life on the poverty line.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05It's normally fuelled by something, but now and again,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08it's just generally people haven't got the money.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12The suspect has already been detained and Dom and Billy
0:31:12 > 0:31:15are brought up to speed by the security guards.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19What's happened, then? Selected those headphones off the shelf.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Right. Concealed in a bag.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Up from the aisle, down, straight through the exit and out the door.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27OK. What are they valued at? So, ?17, yeah?
0:31:29 > 0:31:32The suspect knows that all the evidence has him bang to rights.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36I walked out of this shop with that pair of headphones
0:31:36 > 0:31:40like a ... idiot and, man, my head's all over the place
0:31:40 > 0:31:42and I admit I'm guilty.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46I've lots of issues. I have no excuse.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Arrest me. I'm guilty.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Well, let's just... One step at a time.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Person check, please.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Any previous for shoplifting, please?
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Roger that. Thank you.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09It becomes apparent that the suspect is a serial offender.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Dom has a choice - to take him straight down the station now,
0:32:13 > 0:32:17or to call him in at a later date to charge him,
0:32:17 > 0:32:19a process known as street bailing.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21James, I'm arresting you
0:32:21 > 0:32:23on suspicion of theft - shoplifting, OK?
0:32:23 > 0:32:28Now, the reasons for your arrest are that security here have witnessed
0:32:28 > 0:32:31you enter the store, selected Sony headphones to the value of ?17.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35You have placed these, secreted it headphones in your bag,
0:32:35 > 0:32:37making no attempt to pay and you've left the store.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39However, I'm going to grant you bail, street bail,
0:32:39 > 0:32:43to attend Bridgwater police station nine o'clock on Monday.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Yeah. This Monday? Yeah. I'll be there.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48We'll go in and it'll be you and I having a brief chat.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51The man is suspected of stealing some headphones,
0:32:51 > 0:32:56yet he's claiming he did it because he can't afford to eat.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Where do you turn at six o'clock?
0:32:58 > 0:33:00When no-one else will help you, mate.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02I'm sorry. It's not exactly an excuse.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05I can't even get a food voucher.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09How bad's that? Can't even get...
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Having street bailed the suspect,
0:33:11 > 0:33:15he is now allowed to leave and Dom can get back on patrol.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20If I had taken him back to custody, that would have been myself
0:33:20 > 0:33:23and Billy written off for the whole of the rest of the shift.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25So, on Monday, I'll have the statement.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28My interview plan will be done. I can pick him up.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Straight into interview.
0:33:30 > 0:33:3320 minutes. Charging decision to be made and I'll give him a lift home.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Simple as that. So, I'm back out on the street,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39which is where I'm supposed to be.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43But before getting back to his beat, Dom shows his humanity.
0:33:43 > 0:33:48A meal deal for the hungry suspect paid for out of his own pocket.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51This is not me being a rozzer, mate.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53That's for you. One man to another, all right?
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Just a bit of tucker. All right?
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Yeah, nice one. All right, dude.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00So, Monday, 8.45.
0:34:00 > 0:34:01No sweat. Definitely, all right?
0:34:01 > 0:34:03All right, my man. You too.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Yeah. Cheers, James. Cheers, bud. See you later, mate.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Dom may have given the suspected shoplifter a meal,
0:34:09 > 0:34:12but he's not going all soft on him, as we'll see later.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16CCTV has captured it. He's been apprehended outside.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18He's been detained. The goods have been recovered on his person.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Back in Weston-Super-Mare...
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Hello, it's the police.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35..Wayne Hughes is still on the hunt.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37There's no-one in there?
0:34:37 > 0:34:41For a suspect who, earlier this morning, threatened a postmaster
0:34:41 > 0:34:43in his own post office.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48You have to stand up to these people.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51You have to know the police will be with you when this happens.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52Otherwise, you know,
0:34:52 > 0:34:56it just breaks down that whole fabric of the community.
0:34:56 > 0:35:01Meanwhile, Wayne has decided to revisit the suspect's home.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04He hopes that, this time, the man will be in.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Just in case, Wayne radios for backup.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Initially, he wasn't there. I'm single-crewed at the moment,
0:35:13 > 0:35:17but I was just looking for an officer, or officers, to accompany
0:35:17 > 0:35:23me to do the arrest attempt again, back at the home address.
0:35:23 > 0:35:24With back-up en route,
0:35:24 > 0:35:29Wayne makes his way to the man's address for the second time today.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33This time, the team are in luck.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Hello. Hello, how are you? Are you Wayne? Yes, I am.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Can I come in and have a word, Wayne? The suspect is home.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41All right?
0:35:41 > 0:35:42It's now 1.33.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44I'm arresting you, OK?
0:35:44 > 0:35:47And the grounds for the arrest are that you've gone to the post office
0:35:47 > 0:35:50this morning, in Weston. You've threatened the postmaster.
0:35:50 > 0:35:55All right? And there's a likelihood that that may reoccur, OK?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Also, to carry out a prompt and effective investigation,
0:35:58 > 0:36:00that means that we're going to have to interview you
0:36:00 > 0:36:02about the alleged offence.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06Wayne's patience has paid off and the suspect is arrested before being
0:36:06 > 0:36:10handcuffed and transported to the police station for questioning.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Thanks, folks.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Wayne returns to the post office
0:36:20 > 0:36:23to update the victim on the day's events.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25We couldn't find him, we went back
0:36:25 > 0:36:29to the home of the partner, where he was.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32He's now been arrested, he's now in custody. Really?
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Wayne's handling of the situation has got a swift result.
0:36:36 > 0:36:42Hopefully with the speed that we've acted this morning,
0:36:42 > 0:36:44the victim and members of the general public
0:36:44 > 0:36:46will have some reassurance.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49They've been absolutely first class.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52They've dealt with the incident amazingly quickly and appear to
0:36:52 > 0:36:55have been able to achieve some resolution very quickly,
0:36:55 > 0:36:57which I'm very impressed with.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02When he appeared in court, the man pleaded guilty to using threatening
0:37:02 > 0:37:05and abusive language towards the postmaster.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10He was given a six-month deferred sentence.
0:37:21 > 0:37:21What's happening?
0:37:21 > 0:37:26A few days ago, a shoplifter was apprehended by security in a large
0:37:26 > 0:37:30town centre supermarket, and the officer attending, Dom Bryant,
0:37:30 > 0:37:32street bailed him at the scene.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36James, I am arresting you on suspicion of theft, shoplifting, OK?
0:37:36 > 0:37:38However, I'm going to grant you street bail to attend
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Bridgwater police station, nine o'clock on Monday.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46It's now Monday and the suspect has turned up on time at the station.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Whilst he gets booked in and all his details are checked,
0:37:50 > 0:37:55Dom is reviewing the CCTV evidence from the supermarket.
0:37:55 > 0:37:56Took that up in custody, today.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59So, I'm just doing the CCTV footage of the actual incident,
0:37:59 > 0:38:02which is actually - I'm glad to say - pretty good
0:38:02 > 0:38:03and it's captured everything.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08So, this first bit is our man in the aisle, where the headphones are.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11At the moment, he's just browsing, if you like.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13I should imagine he's looking for a security tag,
0:38:13 > 0:38:15something that's not going to set the alarm off.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Looking at all the electrical items,
0:38:17 > 0:38:19but he's got his eye on headphones, in particular.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22There he goes.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Having a look around.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26There it goes. Straight into his bag.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Everything is in place for Dom to get an excellent result.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36This is textbook for police, because the guy's come into the store,
0:38:36 > 0:38:39the store detective has picked him up. He's witnessed the theft,
0:38:39 > 0:38:42CCTV's captured it, he's been apprehended outside,
0:38:42 > 0:38:44he's been detained, the goods have been recovered on his person.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47It's going to be easier and plus, he doesn't want a solicitor,
0:38:47 > 0:38:50and he wants to go off to trial, so, yeah.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52But that's his choice, of course.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Don't want you to think I've given him a Chinese burn in the car,
0:38:55 > 0:38:57or anything like that, but, yeah.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58It's all good, yeah.
0:38:58 > 0:39:05The shoplifter received one day's detention and a court fine of ?150.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17It's a sunny day in a crowded Weston-Super-Mare
0:39:17 > 0:39:19and Wayne Hughes is back on duty.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23During the summer, it is very busy, usually.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26We have an influx of tourists.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29They come in by coach and by train and then,
0:39:29 > 0:39:32you know, the seafront gets busy, and also the town centre, as well.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35But today, as well as the tourists,
0:39:35 > 0:39:38there's another group of visitors to the town.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Bikers.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49They're here for a regular weekly event that's helped to raise money
0:39:49 > 0:39:51for local charities and attracts bikes
0:39:51 > 0:39:54and bike enthusiasts from miles around.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56It's true to say it's a large event,
0:39:56 > 0:39:58with probably well over 500 bikes at the moment.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02We're just going to speak to the organisers,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05make sure that everything's running smoothly.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09The issue for the police, of course, is the safety of the motorcyclists
0:40:09 > 0:40:11going to and from the event.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Which, obviously, can cause us some problems
0:40:16 > 0:40:19and there's already been one accident tonight.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28First people we invited down were Avon and Somerset Police.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Main reason being, we wanted the safety factor, really,
0:40:31 > 0:40:33because I've got to say it, unfortunately,
0:40:33 > 0:40:35there are a few idiots on bikes
0:40:35 > 0:40:38and, having the police here, it, kind of, controls it.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42For a Wayne, policing these events is no hardship.
0:40:42 > 0:40:43I am a motorcyclist.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46I passed my full bike test
0:40:46 > 0:40:48in November 2012.
0:40:48 > 0:40:49Evening, how are you? You all right?
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Yeah, you? Yeah, not so bad, thank you.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Mixing business with pleasure.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57As well as being here to patrol the show,
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Avon and Somerset Police have brought along their own exhibit.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04A speed enforcement bike.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07The police have a message to send out.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10I'm here today, primarily, to show
0:41:10 > 0:41:14the motorcyclists the equipment we have and fill them in
0:41:14 > 0:41:15on how it works.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19Speeding motorcyclists are a big problem for the Somerset Police,
0:41:19 > 0:41:24especially in summer on the county's winding country roads.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27It's a good PR exercise, if you like.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31But it's also a road safety message in two forms.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Firstly, please slow down,
0:41:33 > 0:41:34because that's the most important thing,
0:41:34 > 0:41:37and secondly, if you don't, we can catch you.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42On board the police bike is a special, long-range camera that
0:41:42 > 0:41:47checks and records the exact speed of any vehicle in its sights
0:41:47 > 0:41:51and, cunningly, it's not just deployed in one direction.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Their belief is that they can't get caught because the numberplate's
0:41:54 > 0:41:57at the back, but that's not quite true because all I do is turn it
0:41:57 > 0:41:58round and follow them.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01So, they can get caught if they're coming towards me.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03They can also get caught if they're going away from me.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05So, the equipment we have here,
0:42:05 > 0:42:07we'll demonstrate to them, here, tonight.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12It's to say to them, "Look, enjoy your motorcycles, enjoy riding,
0:42:12 > 0:42:13"but please don't speed."
0:42:13 > 0:42:17The police in Somerset now have six of these speed bikes
0:42:17 > 0:42:21and believe they can play a vital role in making the roads safer
0:42:21 > 0:42:23in the county.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25We have lots of accidents,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28a significant number of accidents in and around the 30s and 40s -
0:42:28 > 0:42:30the speed limits, which are, obviously,
0:42:30 > 0:42:32around schools and built-up areas.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34So, the object of these machines - like the vans,
0:42:34 > 0:42:38although we operate in a different area - is to reduce collisions.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41That's what we want. We want people to slow down, have less accidents,
0:42:41 > 0:42:43commit less offences.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52As we've just seen, our neighbourhood teams put the citizens
0:42:52 > 0:42:55they serve and protect at the heart of their policing,
0:42:55 > 0:42:59and by responding swiftly and effectively, everybody benefits,
0:42:59 > 0:43:00especially the public,
0:43:00 > 0:43:04who can feel confident that their safety is being put first.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Until next time, evening, all.
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