0:00:03 > 0:00:07The friendly, caring bobby pounding the beat has always been the
0:00:07 > 0:00:08hallmark of British policing...
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Fantastic. Pleasure to be known, my friend.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13..and has even been immortalised on film by the fictional
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Dixon of Dock Green.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16Evening, all.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22Today's neighbourhood police teams continue that tradition,
0:00:22 > 0:00:26but also tackle the root causes of crime head-on
0:00:26 > 0:00:28by targeting known hot spots...
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Unlucky. ..stamping down on antisocial behaviour...
0:00:31 > 0:00:33I'm arresting you for a public order offence.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36..and waging war on illegal drugs.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37I can smell cannabis already.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40In this new series of Neighbourhood Blues,
0:00:40 > 0:00:44we follow the policemen and women of Somerset as they continue their
0:00:44 > 0:00:47quest to make our streets a safer place.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07Coming up, an elderly man stirs up trouble at a pub...
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Are you really going to do that?
0:01:10 > 0:01:15..a down-and-out is on the run in elegant Bath...
0:01:15 > 0:01:17He's been located by one of our PCSOs.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24..and a late-night manhunt for a teenage burglar.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27He was just stood there. Yeah. And did you see him wander off?
0:01:27 > 0:01:29You did. He went that way, he went that way.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31He was going to come round the front of the house.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Anyone who is the victim of a crime can find the ordeal difficult
0:01:39 > 0:01:41to fully recover from.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Now, there is a new way of dealing with offenders
0:01:44 > 0:01:47which gives victims a far more satisfactory outcome.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49It's called restorative justice,
0:01:49 > 0:01:54where victim and offender meet up and talk through what happened.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01It's 12.45 in the morning in Bridgwater, in Somerset.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Neighbourhood officer, Kev Curd, is on patrol
0:02:05 > 0:02:10seeing people are getting safely off home after their night out.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14He's just taking an emergency call about an unusual-sounding job.
0:02:15 > 0:02:21We've had a call out from a premises out in a village on the outskirts of
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Bridgwater, where they've had somebody walk into their kitchen,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28change his clothes, leaving his wet clothes on their floor
0:02:28 > 0:02:32and then walk out without any shoes, socks or trousers on.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36The break-in is no ordinary burglary by the sounds of it.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39And the more information that comes in,
0:02:39 > 0:02:43the more curious the whole thing is getting.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Kev's now hearing the suspected burglar has come
0:02:46 > 0:02:47back to the property.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52He's now just returned, knocking on the door,
0:02:52 > 0:02:53wanting his clothes back.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57There's no time to lose
0:02:57 > 0:03:02as the occupants are alone in an isolated location.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05The property, a farm, is in a rural area on the
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Somerset Levels around five miles from Bridgwater.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15As Kev arrives, he's joined by other units.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18He was banging my front door, just a minute ago.
0:03:18 > 0:03:19His clothes are here on the floor.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24The farm owners, despite the shock of someone bursting into their home,
0:03:24 > 0:03:25are quite calm.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30But they can't quite understand what was on the intruder's mind.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33So, what clothes did he...? He just walked out in bare foot, did he?
0:03:37 > 0:03:44Oddly, the suspected burglar's only stolen some jeans and a T-shirt.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48In their place, he's left behind some soaking wet clothes,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51a mobile phone and even his wallet.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55437, control, can I have a person check off a driving licence?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58This is a person that's loitering around this property.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01The computer checks reveal the lad is only 19.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05And with temperatures outside now around freezing,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Kev is starting to get a little worried about him.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11There could be a bit of a welfare issue with this gentleman.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13It would appear as though he's come in here, soaking wet.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Trousers, shoes, socks.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Coming face-to-face with an intruder in the early hours is a lot of
0:04:21 > 0:04:23people's worst nightmare.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Especially when they are behaving in a peculiar way.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Well, I just woke up to my husband asking, "Who are you?"
0:04:30 > 0:04:34And I said, "Who?" And he's chatting to this man...
0:04:34 > 0:04:36and I said... I said to the man, "Stand forward."
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Because I didn't understand what my husband was seeing.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42And he kept saying his friend was...
0:04:42 > 0:04:43Amy Winehouse. Amy Winehouse.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46And he wouldn't tell us why he was in our house.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48I said, "You'd better come out. Come out."
0:04:48 > 0:04:51I just walked him out the kitchen door and locked the door on him.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53I appreciate he's taken a pair of trousers and gone.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56We can cover that issue later. My main concern at the moment is...
0:04:56 > 0:04:59He's got a thin T-shirt on... Yep. ..and bare feet and pair of
0:04:59 > 0:05:01trousers that are too short in the leg... OK. ..on him.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02You've got rooms round here.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05He clearly doesn't know where he's going because he's soaking wet
0:05:05 > 0:05:06up to his waist, so he's... Yes.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08He's either been in your little room there,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10or he's been in the one by the farm, hasn't he?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Did you see him wander off? He went that way, he went that way.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15He's going to come round the front of the house.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19We'll go and wander round. Let us know when you've got him, will you?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22And then, obviously, we'll try and recover your trousers.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24No, don't worry. We're not worried about the trousers.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Technically, it's a burglary but whether he's in the
0:05:27 > 0:05:30right state of mind to know that he's committed a crime,
0:05:30 > 0:05:31I don't know. I don't think he does.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34I don't think he knows that he's done something wrong.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35I wonder if... And I said to him,
0:05:35 > 0:05:37"Why are you holding that tube of toothpaste?"
0:05:37 > 0:05:39And he just didn't seem to...
0:05:39 > 0:05:43And he gave me it back. He didn't understand what he was holding.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47The Somerset Levels are a massive low-lying flood plain
0:05:47 > 0:05:53crisscrossed with rivers and drainage ditches called rhynes.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57It's vital the lad is found before he falls in any more water
0:05:57 > 0:06:00or gets hypothermia.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04The neighbourhood team may well be expected to hunt down burglars,
0:06:04 > 0:06:08but more importantly, they have a duty of care for people.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11So, this has now turned into a search and rescue
0:06:11 > 0:06:14for a young man whose life could be in danger.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19Suddenly, across the fields, Kev spots something.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Do you know who lives in those houses?
0:06:21 > 0:06:23That light's only just come on...
0:06:23 > 0:06:24..on that house.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25So, that's the row of four.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26So, that's the row of four.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27Yeah. Set to?
0:06:27 > 0:06:30There is a public right of way beside my house.
0:06:31 > 0:06:31There is a public right of way beside my house.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34It goes across this field to a gate and comes up by her house.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35It goes up towards the pub.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Security light just came on.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42The lady in this house is saying that you could get to that
0:06:42 > 0:06:45house along the brook on a public footpath.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48He may have walked with that public footpath back to that row of houses.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Kev calls up his neighbourhood police colleagues to assist him,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56checking out the light at the house.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59That light coming on was interesting to say the least.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06At the moment in time, I'm not worried about him being found
0:07:06 > 0:07:09as an offender, I'm more concerned that he's out in this weather
0:07:09 > 0:07:12in a short-sleeved T-shirt, three-quarter-length trousers
0:07:12 > 0:07:15that don't fit him properly and bare feet.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19Completely lost, under the influence of either drink or drugs
0:07:19 > 0:07:21and nowhere near home.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Kev and his colleagues arrive at the house where the light was seen.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28The light in the back of this house came on
0:07:28 > 0:07:29when I was in her back garden.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31She said, "Oh, it may be their security light."
0:07:31 > 0:07:33I thought it was a light inside the address.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36I'm going to just knock on their door and see if we can have a look
0:07:36 > 0:07:38in the back. Hello. Sorry to alarm you.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Can I have a quick look in your garden? Is that all right?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Sorry to wake you up at this horrendous hour.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Yeah, that's the light I saw come on. That one, there.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54All right, he's not in here then.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56There is no sign of the missing man.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Cheers, guys. If you do see anybody... Yeah.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02..then, just let us know. OK. All right, thank you. Cheers.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Kev needs more help, so he's calling up for dog support.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09With the temperature still dropping,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12it's imperative the man is found as soon as possible.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17This point onwards... Yeah. ..up to the house with the dim light
0:08:17 > 0:08:19at the far end... Yeah. ..is a public footpath
0:08:19 > 0:08:20and a brook to the side.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24He was last seen in the back garden of the house up there
0:08:24 > 0:08:28by the occupants and they said he walked round to the back,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30and Mark's walked the majority of this part, here.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34If the dog can get any sniff of the missing intruder...
0:08:37 > 0:08:40..he'll be on his trail in no time.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42DOG BARKS
0:08:46 > 0:08:49But, there's still no sign of him
0:08:49 > 0:08:52and Kev's getting increasingly worried about his welfare.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56I'm quite cold and I'm stood with trousers, jacket and a stab vest on
0:08:56 > 0:08:59and a shirt on. He's out in potentially a wet T-shirt,
0:08:59 > 0:09:04three-quarter-length trousers, bare foot. Lost, drunk.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Coming up, the search with more officers
0:09:07 > 0:09:10and the police helicopter goes on.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23Finding missing individuals is a big part of the police's job.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27As well as those whose welfare is of concern,
0:09:27 > 0:09:31the police are also responsible for tracking down people
0:09:31 > 0:09:33who have warrants out for their arrest.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Usually, they're failing to turn up at court.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42In Bath, Luke Keenan and Roger Parker are on the hunt
0:09:42 > 0:09:45for a man who failed to appear in court this morning
0:09:45 > 0:09:48on suspicion of begging.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51We're looking for a guy who is wanted on a fail to appear at
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Bath Magistrates'. So, if he's there and he answers the door,
0:09:54 > 0:09:55then he'll be coming with us.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58The suspected beggar is well known to the neighbourhood team
0:09:58 > 0:10:02and Luke and Roger think they know the address where they'll find him.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10The plan is to arrest him and take him straight back to court,
0:10:10 > 0:10:13while an official from the Housing Association is here
0:10:13 > 0:10:15to repossess the property.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19But it appears no-one's home.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Hello? Hello, is anybody there?
0:10:24 > 0:10:28The door's unlocked and inside, the place is like a tip.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Nope, there's no-one here.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33The wanted man is not here,
0:10:33 > 0:10:39but the disgusting conditions he lives in are plain to see and smell.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Cor! There's some suggestion from the local housing authority
0:10:42 > 0:10:45that the property has been used for drug use.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Further inside, that suggestion is confirmed.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53The flat's clearly being used as a drugs den.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57We've got some needles, which appear to be uncapped down there.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01And lots of burnt spoons.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05It's hard to believe anyone can live in such appalling conditions
0:11:05 > 0:11:07as these.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Piles of rubbish and drugs paraphernalia
0:11:09 > 0:11:13are strewn about everywhere.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15There's some more uncapped needles in the toilet, here.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17I'm not going to go too far into it.
0:11:18 > 0:11:24And, most worryingly, dozens of used syringes which could be harbouring
0:11:24 > 0:11:29all sorts of dangerous diseases litter the floor.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32I can't get to the kitchen because there is clothes all over the floor.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Isn't particularly hygienic.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38As you can see there's lots of different bits of rubbish
0:11:38 > 0:11:40all over the place.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45People's main focus, it appears, when they're on drugs, is the drugs.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48So they tend to let their hygiene slip around the property
0:11:48 > 0:11:49and things like that.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51I don't really want to risk walking all over it
0:11:51 > 0:11:54in case I get stabbed with an uncapped needle.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57The junk and waste has spread to the outside and
0:11:57 > 0:12:00with a flat next to a main road,
0:12:00 > 0:12:04it's not only an eyesore, but also a health hazard.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07As you can see, there's quite a few empty bags of rubbish
0:12:07 > 0:12:10and various bits and pieces around.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14The squalid state of the flat has upset a lot of the neighbours,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17so they are relieved the neighbourhood team
0:12:17 > 0:12:22and the Housing Association are finally doing something about it.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25I've had conversations with a couple of the neighbours and they're
0:12:25 > 0:12:28really, really pleased about it and regarding the mess outside
0:12:28 > 0:12:30the house, that's also going to be removed.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32That'll be the tenant's responsibility to do it.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35So, it's moving on, making the place a little bit more pleasant
0:12:35 > 0:12:38for the people that are living in and around here.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41It's estimated that there are around 30,000 people
0:12:41 > 0:12:44wanted by the police on warrant at any one time.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Fortunately, today's missing suspected beggar
0:12:50 > 0:12:53isn't going to be one of those for much longer.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57We've located the gentleman we were trying to speak to
0:12:57 > 0:12:59in the last address.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01He's been located by one of our PCSOs.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08There's no time to lose for Roger and Luke.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13The man's been found wandering with his dog in Bath city centre.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18Before anything else, the man in camo needs to be relieved
0:13:18 > 0:13:19of any syringes on him.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Right, where's your pins, mate? They're all over, innit. All over?
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Don't do it here in the streets. Open up. No, we've got...
0:13:25 > 0:13:27We can't put you in the back of the car, so...
0:13:27 > 0:13:29If we can do it just there. Put any of your pins...
0:13:29 > 0:13:32While Roger gives the man the once over,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Luke tries to get to grips with his dog.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37But he's got a problem.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Excuse me, have you got a lead for your dog, mate?
0:13:40 > 0:13:42No, no, I haven't got a lead.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Luckily, Luke's trousers are a snug fit,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48so he's liberated his belt for the job.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49The gentleman is going to court,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52but, obviously, he can't take his dog with him.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54It didn't have a lead, as you can see, so I've improvised.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57I'm going to be taking the dog to a friend of his
0:13:57 > 0:13:59who lives just round the corner.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Dog is going to be safe and he's going to court.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04When he appeared in court later that day,
0:14:04 > 0:14:06the man pleaded guilty to begging.
0:14:06 > 0:14:12After receiving a fine totalling ?270, he was released back onto the
0:14:12 > 0:14:17streets and was quickly reunited with his best friend.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Earlier, we saw how a 19-year-old
0:14:28 > 0:14:32suspected of committing a late-night burglary had disappeared.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34There could be a bit of a welfare issue with this gentleman.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Shoeless and dressed in only jeans and a T-shirt.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42It's gone three in the morning and in freezing conditions,
0:14:42 > 0:14:47the neighbourhood police are now very concerned for his welfare.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50It's escalating to a point where it's going to be, potentially,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53a high-risk or missing-person scenario.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55The police helicopter has been called in,
0:14:55 > 0:14:59but it isn't picking up any trace of the missing person
0:14:59 > 0:15:01on its thermal imaging camera.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Kev's next port of call is a nearby pub.
0:15:08 > 0:15:14I'll go knock on the pub to do their outbuildings, skittle alley...
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Anywhere that's open to the back of these fields.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Just in conversation with the landlord of the Thatchers.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27He's gone in there very drunk, very wet, taken off his wet clothes,
0:15:27 > 0:15:31taken a pair of trousers from inside and then walked off,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34out their property, but we don't know where.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36He's miles from home, he's very intoxicated,
0:15:36 > 0:15:40so we're just checking the houses and the back gardens in this area.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Oh, right, yes. We've done the houses.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Have you checked the toilets? There? Yeah, there's a toilet there.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Round the back? No, there.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49That's a lead, I suggest.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51OK. Do you want the lights on or anything,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54if you're going over there? Yes, if you don't mind. Right, hang on.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55Thank you.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07It's the police. Are you back here?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11You're not in any trouble. I'm just more concerned about you being out
0:16:11 > 0:16:14in the cold in inappropriate clothing.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Just searching the grounds of it now.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Having spoken to the landlord, they've not seen anything.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Just checking. He's got a couple of caravans out the back, here, that
0:16:22 > 0:16:24are sort of storage space more than anything.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28So we're just searching these in the next couple of minutes.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30As Kev goes round the back,
0:16:30 > 0:16:33good news is coming in over the radio on his earpiece.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37The missing man has been found at last.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Just heard on my radio that we've obviously located the male.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42I don't know under what circumstances,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45but I have just heard the back end of a conversation that he's been
0:16:45 > 0:16:49arrested on suspicion of burglary and is on his way to custody.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52The young man, cold and wet,
0:16:52 > 0:16:56has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and taken to the police
0:16:56 > 0:17:00station in Bridgwater where he's been given a change of clothes
0:17:00 > 0:17:02before being booked in.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06His discovery was as much a surprise as it was a relief
0:17:06 > 0:17:08to all the team.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11The chap just suddenly jumped into the middle of the road,
0:17:11 > 0:17:13starting waving his hands to flag us down.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17And, obviously, we realised that that was our chap.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21So we stopped and got him in the car, made sure he was all
0:17:21 > 0:17:22safe and well.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26The lad hasn't offered any explanation for what he did tonight.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30And all he remembers is that he had been drinking in Bridgwater before
0:17:30 > 0:17:32getting lost on his way home.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34He said he was cold but in the back of the police car,
0:17:34 > 0:17:38he soon started to warm up and there was no obvious injuries
0:17:38 > 0:17:42to him, so we were fairly happy about his condition.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45We've had a happy ending. Although he's in custody,
0:17:45 > 0:17:49it's the happier of the two endings that were possible in this event.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52So, yeah. He's in custody, he's safe, he's alive.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56It doesn't bear thinking about what was the other option.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58A good outcome for Kev and the lad.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01But what of the farm-owners he burst in on tonight?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Find out later what happens when they come face-to-face
0:18:05 > 0:18:11with the intruder again. This time, it's his turn to be in the hot seat.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13I'm just going to do introductions.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Prisons in the UK have reached bursting point.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25To alleviate the situation, prisoners are often let out on
0:18:25 > 0:18:29licence after serving just half their sentences.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Whilst this solves one problem, it can lead to another.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35If they act up again in any way,
0:18:35 > 0:18:38they can often be recalled to prison immediately.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41And that can be a headache for the police.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44In Weston-super-Mare...
0:18:46 > 0:18:50..a man sentenced to 16 months in prison for attempting to rob this
0:18:50 > 0:18:52convenience store armed with a knife,
0:18:52 > 0:18:55has been let out after serving half his term.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00He has now broken the conditions of his early release
0:19:00 > 0:19:02and he has had his licence revoked.
0:19:02 > 0:19:07But, rather than hand himself in and go straight back to prison,
0:19:07 > 0:19:08he's done a runner.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11It's vital for the safety of the community that the
0:19:11 > 0:19:15neighbourhood team recaptures him as quickly as possible.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Russ Millier is on the hunt for him.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19We are just going to look at his last location
0:19:19 > 0:19:22and see if we can find him.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Police were chasing him earlier through an estate
0:19:24 > 0:19:28where his girlfriend lives. But he got away.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31RADIO: '6-0 Juliet, he could be anywhere now.'
0:19:31 > 0:19:34The man was in a red hoodie and grey joggers.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36A description of his girlfriend has come in as well.
0:19:36 > 0:19:42RADIO: 'She's got dark brownish hair, dyed with a reddy hint to it
0:19:42 > 0:19:44'in a ponytail.'
0:19:44 > 0:19:46So he could be anywhere on this estate, right?
0:19:46 > 0:19:47RADIO: 'Yep, that's a...'
0:19:50 > 0:19:52He is known to me, yeah. We...
0:19:52 > 0:19:54We had dealings with him, in fact,
0:19:54 > 0:19:56for the offence which he went in prison for.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59He's actually been in prison for the armed robbery
0:19:59 > 0:20:01from a shop in Weston.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04And, as a result, he's come out after serving time
0:20:04 > 0:20:06in prison on licence.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08He's obviously breached that licence at some point,
0:20:08 > 0:20:10because they've recalled him.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Which means it's a straight arrest and it's straight back to prison.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18So he's going to be off on his feet as soon as we see him.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21There's no knowing if the man is dangerous or not,
0:20:21 > 0:20:25so the neighbourhood police aren't taking any chances.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27They've put a watch on his house and are out in force
0:20:27 > 0:20:30looking for him.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34One of the team, in plain clothes, has spotted his girlfriend again.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37RADIO: 'Along a footpath, back towards Morrisons.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40'Going past the park, now.'
0:20:43 > 0:20:46'Yeah, yeah. We're on the bridge, I think.'
0:20:46 > 0:20:51The girl is in the park and on her phone, possibly to the suspect.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55We are by you, mate.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57As Russ approaches the park entrance,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00he takes extra care not to spook the girl.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04He hangs back, while his undercover colleague
0:21:04 > 0:21:07comes over to keep tabs on her.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Hey, Joe, I'm in company. 91.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18So, at the moment, we think we've spotted the female - the girlfriend.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22And the reason we are sort of keeping it low-key,
0:21:22 > 0:21:24is we're hoping she's going to meet up with him.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28So, we're letting the plain-clothes officer go on ahead a minute.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31The man knows the area is flooded with cops.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35So, it is a game of cat and mouse as he desperately tries to hook up with
0:21:35 > 0:21:36his girlfriend again.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42She's just on the other side of the trees, still on her phone.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44RADIO: '147.' She's now...
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Looks like she's being directed down towards
0:21:46 > 0:21:50the back of Morrisons which might indicate
0:21:50 > 0:21:52she's been on the phone to him, and he's trying to get her to
0:21:52 > 0:21:54where he is. So...
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Uniform are just, sort of, staying back out the way at the minute
0:21:58 > 0:22:02and letting the plain-clothes officers do it.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04She's gone down the alley.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06She's gone back on herself?
0:22:08 > 0:22:09Oh, right, OK.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Russ closes in on his prey.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16She's just sat... She's just sat through there.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19And, if all goes to plan,
0:22:19 > 0:22:23her boyfriend he's hunting will soon show his face, as well.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26Just a bit of waiting game, now.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Hopefully, he pops up somewhere.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38Fortunately, Russ can see the funny side of lurking in the shrubbery.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40LAUGHTER
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Best things come to those who wait.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44Shame it's in a thorny bush.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50All of a sudden, the girl is on the move.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Standby, standby. She's gone left, back on herself, mate.
0:22:55 > 0:22:56Round the back of those houses.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58She's headed towards a friend's house.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02OK, I'll come and join you, yeah.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Yeah, yeah, but I can see... Who's in there? Just a female.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Hello.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Russ takes a quick look around for the fugitive.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12That's my room. That is your room, is it, yeah?
0:23:12 > 0:23:15He's not hiding in there, is he? No.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Where...? Where are we going to find him, then?
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Do you know what? If I knew, I'd be there with him, wouldn't I?
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Yeah. You don't know where he is? I have no idea, no.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Has he got a phone? No. So, he ain't got a phone.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28No. No? The only phone we've ever used together is my phone.
0:23:28 > 0:23:29And you've got that?
0:23:29 > 0:23:32And I've not got that. That's at my friend's, charging.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34You haven't got any phone on you?
0:23:34 > 0:23:36You haven't got a phone on you?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38No, I've just explained. My phone is at my friend's house, charging.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41I've just seen you on the phone. We've seen you on your phone.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Twice. So, know you're lying to us.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45No, I've not got a phone on me.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Do you remember this conversation we had, before Connor went in prison?
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Yeah, go on. About you harbouring a fugitive... Yeah.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53..and that you could get arrested? Yeah, yeah. Well, I'm not.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55So, you're bordering doing that at the moment.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57He's not with me, is he? So, I'm not harbouring a fugitive.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00It doesn't matter. You're not helping any situation by lying.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03I'm not with him. You're with him, you lied about being on the phone.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05I'm not with him, am I? You were with him. Yeah, all right.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08I didn't lie about being on the phone.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Joke, man.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Just for your information, for the plain-clothes that are out
0:24:13 > 0:24:15and about, she's off.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18The search continues.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24And now the search is joined by the police helicopter and a dog unit.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27So, she's clearly on the phone to him,
0:24:27 > 0:24:30she's clearly working with him to find out where he is.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32She won't be telling us, that's for sure.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Later, Russ gets a tip-off from a member of the public,
0:24:37 > 0:24:41and the net closes in on Weston-super-Mare's most wanted.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Most crime is seen as something for which the offender must be punished.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59However, there is an alternative way of gaining justice.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03One where the offender accepts responsibility for what
0:25:03 > 0:25:06he or she has done, and the victim of the crime
0:25:06 > 0:25:08gets a more satisfactory outcome.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13It's called restorative justice and it carried out by bringing both
0:25:13 > 0:25:18parties together face-to-face, to discuss what happened.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Restorative justice gives the victims a voice.
0:25:22 > 0:25:27So, it gives them the opportunity to explain to an offender how they've
0:25:27 > 0:25:30being affected by harm that's been caused.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33The young lad we saw earlier,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36suspected of breaking into a farmhouse and stealing some clothes
0:25:36 > 0:25:40before disappearing, is here to meet the couple
0:25:40 > 0:25:44he caused such distress to that night.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47The session is run by two experienced mediators.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53Right, thanks very much, everybody, for coming today.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55I'm just going to do the introduction...
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Because of the sensitivity of the matter,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04the encounter takes place away from the cameras.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12An hour later, the mediators are pleased with how the meeting went.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14I think it was a very emotional today.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19Yeah. A lot of emotions come out of it on both sides. Yeah, yeah.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24And that's what restorative justice does, because when a victim meets
0:26:24 > 0:26:26an offender, that's what happens.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29It really works. It really works. It's very, very powerful.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34The young lad wasn't charged with any offences
0:26:34 > 0:26:36for what he did that night,
0:26:36 > 0:26:41thanks to the victims deciding they didn't want to press charges.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45Good evening. Remember me? PC Curd.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48After coming face-to-face with their intruder,
0:26:48 > 0:26:50they're now ready to talk about the experience.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53You happy to tell me about what's happened?
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Yeah, because it is a bit of a shock.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57We walked in and seeing his face, it's like...
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Yeah. Just being in the police station,
0:26:59 > 0:27:01just because he was still in the lobby.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Yep. And we were meeting there. Yeah. And it was like...
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Just brought it all back home, really. Yeah, straightaway.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07It was really quite scary.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11I think your stomach does a flip, I must admit.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Once they got him to sit down,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18your confidence grows because you really don't know the outcome.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22But you feel really protected and you really feel that you can...
0:27:22 > 0:27:27You can speak and you can say what you feel and not be afraid.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31And it really... I truly believe it helps... Because, you guys...
0:27:31 > 0:27:34..to face him. ..as the victims, are key to this process.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37It's about you guys and getting closure on an incident.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Yeah. Whether it be bizarre, or a serious criminal offence.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44Yeah. When he was talking to us and telling us what little tiny
0:27:44 > 0:27:47bits he could remember. He didn't remember a lot of it.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49And he said, to me how much he's tried and tried to remember
0:27:49 > 0:27:52and he can't. And it's... He's frightened himself.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54And he just... I don't think he would do it again.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55No. He didn't realise.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58I really think he would think twice before he got too drunk.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01The way you, sort of, come cross is quite refreshing.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Because there are others that would say, "No, throw the book at him.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06"I don't want to speak to him. He's a piece of dirt."
0:28:06 > 0:28:09And I don't... I really don't think in this society it's going to help.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11We knew in our own hearts that it was out of character.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13It was like, see, you don't do that. No.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14It's something you don't do. I just...
0:28:14 > 0:28:17You don't break into somebody's house.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21The couple have their own poignant reason for wanting to reach out
0:28:21 > 0:28:23to the lad tonight.
0:28:23 > 0:28:29I actually lost a son of my own, that had just had a couple too many
0:28:29 > 0:28:30and fell asleep at the wheel.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33And I lost my boy that day.
0:28:34 > 0:28:35And I think...
0:28:37 > 0:28:40..I could put that across to him really well,
0:28:40 > 0:28:42and I think he really took it on board because that is...
0:28:42 > 0:28:45That is the time when the tears were in his eyes, wasn't it? Yes.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48And he just was so remorseful, and I said,
0:28:48 > 0:28:50"Look, my son didn't mean to do that
0:28:50 > 0:28:53"and you won't have meant to have done it,
0:28:53 > 0:28:57"but trust me, your parents, what you'd have put them through."
0:28:59 > 0:29:01And it really got to him. He really...
0:29:01 > 0:29:07I truly believe he understood the pain he could give by just stupid
0:29:07 > 0:29:11stupidity. Drinking just those couple of beers too many.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14We know the impact it's had on you guys. Yeah. You could see it.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17You could, yeah. Yeah. He had to relive it and then face us.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21So it was hard for him, because of the tears. Yeah, it wasn't easy.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Because it must have been traumatic to come and face us.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Yeah. He won't forget meeting us.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28He won't forget that meeting where we could all sit and talk.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Yeah. Explain how we felt.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34He really... It... He understands now.
0:29:34 > 0:29:39The uninhibited discussion tonight between victims and offender,
0:29:39 > 0:29:41has been a great success.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44I'll show you guys out. Yes, please.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49The couple were able to express their concern for the lad
0:29:49 > 0:29:53who, in turn, was left in no doubt about the gravity
0:29:53 > 0:29:55and impact of what he'd done.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06Earlier, we saw Russ from the neighbourhood police team
0:30:06 > 0:30:08track down a girl...
0:30:08 > 0:30:11I'm not with him, am I? You were with him. Yeah, all right.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15..who he thinks might be the key to finding her missing boyfriend,
0:30:15 > 0:30:18who is wanted for recall to prison.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22With the police chopper hovering overhead,
0:30:22 > 0:30:27a new lead comes in from a member of the public who wants to help.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER
0:30:30 > 0:30:32Roger that.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Helicopter draws attention to members of the public,
0:30:35 > 0:30:37they start looking out for things, things that are going on.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41And a member of the public's now seen
0:30:41 > 0:30:43a male hiding in the undergrowth by a railway line.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45It's clearly going to be him.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48So, now we've got units directed to go to that railway line and search
0:30:48 > 0:30:52that area, now. But you'll find, not just is it good, beneficial
0:30:52 > 0:30:56for us, it makes us more... makes the public more aware.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Russ cadges a lift from a colleague to where the man was seen.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Right, that'll be a footpath, there. We'll jump out here.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Russ searches the undergrowth.
0:31:13 > 0:31:14But there's a problem.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20If the man he's hunting has gone over the fence,
0:31:20 > 0:31:22he could be in real danger.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24I've walked the length of it. It goes to thick undergrowth
0:31:24 > 0:31:28that you can't get through. But I'll certainly go out to the other side.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34To be on the safe side, they're going to shut down the railway.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Any trains that are inbound or outbound now will be stopped.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Until we release that, uh, release the all go to let them go.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44The dense bushes beside the railway tracks
0:31:44 > 0:31:47have foiled the helicopter's cameras up above.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50So, plan B is to send in the dogs.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53There is a seven-foot fence, but he easily get over about fence,
0:31:53 > 0:31:56to be fair. So, we've just sent a dog in now,
0:31:56 > 0:31:58to do a check of that undergrowth.
0:31:58 > 0:31:59If he's in there,
0:31:59 > 0:32:02his best bet's to put his hand up,
0:32:02 > 0:32:04because he ain't going to want that thing coming at you.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07But the trail seems to have gone cold.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10The dog hasn't really indicated anything. Apart from the fact that
0:32:10 > 0:32:13the plank that we saw as we were going through up against the fence.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16It looks like a clear, sort of, hop up, if you like,
0:32:16 > 0:32:18to get over that fence.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Probably come from this direction, into the bush line,
0:32:21 > 0:32:24over onto the railway lines and down. So he may well be
0:32:24 > 0:32:27over the other side now. So we're going to have look over there.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Suddenly, the fugitive breaks cover
0:32:30 > 0:32:33and has been spotted by the police up above.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35It's a race to capture him.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37RADIO: 'All units to the train track.'
0:32:41 > 0:32:43The runaway convict has finally been caught.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47INDISTINCT CHATTER
0:32:47 > 0:32:51Well, I think we've got over that bit of wood there, haven't they?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Unbelievable, innit? So, there he is.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Great results. So, caught on the train line,
0:32:58 > 0:33:00exactly where the member of the public said.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Connor.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07Connor is on the fast track back to the big house.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11But first, he wants to make a last phone call.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Let me get my phone, they did say I can use a phone.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Who you ringing? My missus.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Oh, what, your missus that ain't got a phone on her?
0:33:18 > 0:33:21I'll have a quick chat with her, shall I? No. Well, yeah.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Cos you're under arrest. Yeah, go on, then.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27Russ has got a hunch about who is on the other end of the phone.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Oh, hello BLEEP. Fancy speaking to you on the phone.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33That's her friend's phone. Yeah, it's funny, that, isn't it?
0:33:33 > 0:33:37OK, then, well, Connor's in custody. So, see you again. Bye-bye.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Let me have a chat to her.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Yes, baby.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43It's the end of the line for the fugitive.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47He's looking at another spell behind bars.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Thankfully, the neighbourhood team have swiftly got a potentially
0:33:50 > 0:33:53dangerous offender off the streets.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59The prison licensing scheme enables them to round up anyone
0:33:59 > 0:34:03who carries on offending and shows little regard for the rare chance
0:34:03 > 0:34:05of liberty they've been given.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Having been released on licence after only eight months
0:34:10 > 0:34:13for the attempted robbery of this convenience store,
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Connor is now back inside for another eight months.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Just goes to show, really. We had the full strength out today -
0:34:19 > 0:34:20helicopter, dogs...
0:34:20 > 0:34:22RADIO CHATTER
0:34:22 > 0:34:24..plain-clothes units, uniformed units.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26And it worked, it all come together.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28To be fair, it was...
0:34:28 > 0:34:32The nail in the coffin for him was a call in from the community.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Resulted in a fantastic stop.
0:34:40 > 0:34:41Every day, neighbourhood officers
0:34:41 > 0:34:44face all sorts of criminal behaviour,
0:34:44 > 0:34:48from violence and drugs, to vandalism and robbery.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53And, more often than not, the offenders are young people.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56But sometimes it's our more senior citizens
0:34:56 > 0:35:00that get to feel the long arm of the law.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Tonight, in Bridgwater,
0:35:04 > 0:35:07PCSOs Sarah-Jane and Dave
0:35:07 > 0:35:09have just begun their shift.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Here we are in Somerset, it's freezing cold.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15At call has come in from one of the town's CCTV operators...
0:35:17 > 0:35:22..about a disturbance he's following at a pub in the town centre.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25An elderly man is a bit worse for wear,
0:35:25 > 0:35:27and has been ejected by the bar staff.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30He's now fallen onto the pavement,
0:35:30 > 0:35:33after exacting his own retribution on the pub.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39A male has broken a window, and now he's sat on the pavement, I believe,
0:35:39 > 0:35:43in the high street, somewhere. But I heard "elderly male" mentioned.
0:35:43 > 0:35:4468-year-old male.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Being drunk and breaking windows isn't the kind of behaviour
0:35:50 > 0:35:54you'd normally associate with someone approaching 70.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56A traffic officer arrives,
0:35:56 > 0:35:59and the damaged window is pointed out to him.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03But his main concern is for the elderly gentleman
0:36:03 > 0:36:06who still hasn't got up.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Do you want to go and see if he's all right? I'll wait here.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Because, obviously, we can't...
0:36:10 > 0:36:15All of sudden, the man jumps - sprightly - to his feet.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20There's nothing wrong with him, apart from having had a skinful.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23The officer is now going to arrest the man for criminal damage,
0:36:23 > 0:36:28but he's at that awkward age and wants to argue.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Are you really going to do that?
0:36:31 > 0:36:32Are you going to waste police time?
0:36:36 > 0:36:40I didn't break it. I deny that. You're under arrest...
0:36:40 > 0:36:44The man refuses to take the blame for damaging the window.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46OK. What?
0:36:46 > 0:36:47I can take those for you, sir.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51If you like? No. Listen, you're wasting your time, to be honest.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54We've got better things to be doing, haven't we? You have.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56You're quite right.
0:36:56 > 0:36:57While he's taken into custody,
0:36:57 > 0:37:02Sarah-Jane talks to the barman who explains how the man was being
0:37:02 > 0:37:04a nuisance and then lost his temper...
0:37:04 > 0:37:07And then he's cracked out window, up there. Oh.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09..after being shown the door.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Well, because I closed him out and locked the doors.
0:37:12 > 0:37:13He wouldn't leave.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Just, just right here.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17This crack, along this line.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Just started knocking on it and got a bit aggressive.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS
0:37:22 > 0:37:26A passer-by witnessed what happened.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29I-I did see commotion going over, and, you know, Bridgwater.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32You've got all that. Absolutely!
0:37:32 > 0:37:36The council's CCTV operators focus in on all the pubs
0:37:36 > 0:37:40and potential hot spots in the town, looking out for trouble.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44But they probably got a surprise when they saw this.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46After lashing out at the window,
0:37:46 > 0:37:49the drunk senior citizen tried his best to get back into the pub,
0:37:49 > 0:37:52but he was quickly booted back out,
0:37:52 > 0:37:55which is when the eyewitness ran over.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00During the tussle at the door, the man fell to the ground.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03But, when he was offered help to get up,
0:38:03 > 0:38:05the drunk was having none of it.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Tried to restrain the guy, he fell over, I tried to pick him back up.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14And he stayed there, playing the old-man rule, wanting the police.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18And it wasn't long before the old boy got what he wanted.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22It turns out it's not just the window he's damaged.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23I believe, before he left the pub,
0:38:23 > 0:38:26he also pushed a glass across the bar,
0:38:26 > 0:38:28smashing it across the other side.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30He's obviously got a few drinks on board.
0:38:30 > 0:38:35The Saga-lout was put in a cell overnight to sleep it off.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41In the morning, after he sobered up,
0:38:41 > 0:38:44he was given a formal police caution.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Police community support officers are often described
0:39:00 > 0:39:03as the eyes and ears of the neighbourhood team.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06They spend the majority of their time out and about,
0:39:06 > 0:39:09engaging with the public - young and old -
0:39:09 > 0:39:12in a variety of different ways.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Certainly our PCSOs,
0:39:14 > 0:39:16really good skills around talking to young people.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20They're used to doing it, and, actually,
0:39:20 > 0:39:23they make inroads with our young people and, actually,
0:39:23 > 0:39:26we have a big emphasis in going into our schools,
0:39:26 > 0:39:28so our secondary schools and our junior schools,
0:39:28 > 0:39:31to engage with them early on and to deliver some key messages
0:39:31 > 0:39:34around stranger danger, keeping safe,
0:39:34 > 0:39:37and all those key messages you want young people to hear.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43Today, in Weston-super-Mare, PCSOs Kemo and Jacob,
0:39:43 > 0:39:45are visiting Walliscote Primary School
0:39:45 > 0:39:49to talk to the youngsters about stranger danger.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Good morning, class.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52ALL: Good morning.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54We'll be talking to you about...
0:39:54 > 0:39:57ALL: Stranger danger.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Who is a stranger?
0:39:59 > 0:40:03I live in the same street with you.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Am I a stranger? No. No. Yes.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07I am a stranger.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09I live next to you.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13But do you know me? Yeah, but I can still be a stranger.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Someone you do not know is a stranger.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Someone you do know,
0:40:18 > 0:40:23but that makes you feel uncomfortable is a stranger.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25OK? Is she a stranger?
0:40:25 > 0:40:28ALL: No.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30She's Mrs Green.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Who is Mrs Green?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34VARIOUS: Our head teacher.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Not only do these visits teach the youngsters about
0:40:37 > 0:40:40the potential dangers of speaking to strangers,
0:40:40 > 0:40:44they're also a great opportunity to show a more friendly side
0:40:44 > 0:40:46of the police,
0:40:46 > 0:40:49and for that the PCSOs to get to know the local children.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Yeah, another hat. And you look good!
0:40:51 > 0:40:54LAUGHTER
0:40:54 > 0:40:56If you teach a child, you know, about what the dangers are,
0:40:56 > 0:40:59they can go home and tell their parents,
0:40:59 > 0:41:02and then the parents will know, as well. If their parents tell them,
0:41:02 > 0:41:04for example, "Just go to the park and play."
0:41:04 > 0:41:07The child will turn around and tell them "Mum...
0:41:07 > 0:41:09"it's not safe for me to go to the park on my own."
0:41:09 > 0:41:12You know? So, actually, that will help the parents
0:41:12 > 0:41:14to understand what are the dangers out there.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17So, if you are playing in the park and I say,
0:41:17 > 0:41:20"Can you help me find my puppy?"
0:41:20 > 0:41:21GIRL: Say no. Say what?
0:41:21 > 0:41:23ALL: No.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27Today's message seems to be sinking in.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28That's very good.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33First, if they tried taking me or like grabbing me,
0:41:33 > 0:41:36I would kick them and scream and just run away.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39If the stranger just offered you something,
0:41:39 > 0:41:41you would say no, and then,
0:41:41 > 0:41:44if they tried to get you, you would just scream as loud as you can.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Or call the police and run back home.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50"Keep away from people you don't know.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53"They are called strangers." That's very good.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56It's really important the children see the positive side of policing
0:41:56 > 0:41:58and that they have a really good idea, from a young age,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01that they can go to the police officers when they need it.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05But also to get that message across from someone different. Because
0:42:05 > 0:42:07often we give that message to children, but it just reaffirms it,
0:42:07 > 0:42:10hearing it from somebody, perhaps that's in uniform,
0:42:10 > 0:42:13and has that sort of experience behind them, as well.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Whether it's improving public confidence
0:42:24 > 0:42:26by engaging with communities,
0:42:26 > 0:42:29or helping victims and offenders with rehabilitation,
0:42:29 > 0:42:32the neighbourhood team frequently demonstrate a depth and array
0:42:32 > 0:42:37of police work far beyond the call of duty.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Until next time, evening all.