Episode 1

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0:00:02 > 0:00:05This time on Police 24/7...

0:00:05 > 0:00:09stolen antique furniture is hunted down by the Priority Policing Team.

0:00:09 > 0:00:14I've got a warrant to search the premises under the Theft Act, OK?

0:00:15 > 0:00:18On Gower, PC Phil Davies is on the hunt for an oil thief.

0:00:18 > 0:00:22That looks wet to me. That looks as if there's oil there.

0:00:24 > 0:00:29And officers on the night shift try to keep Swansea's party people safe.

0:00:29 > 0:00:32Mike, sit up! Mike.

0:00:34 > 0:00:38This is a week in the life of the largest police force in Wales.

0:00:40 > 0:00:42Seven days of action with the cops on the street

0:00:42 > 0:00:45and the criminals that they try to beat.

0:00:48 > 0:00:52This is Police 24/7.

0:00:56 > 0:00:58Swansea, Wales' second largest city,

0:00:58 > 0:01:01with a population of almost a quarter of a million.

0:01:03 > 0:01:08Like most urban areas, South Wales Police are fighting drug crime 24/7.

0:01:10 > 0:01:12The intel obviously came in last night

0:01:12 > 0:01:14that a quantity of controlled drugs is there as we speak.

0:01:14 > 0:01:16Darren's been up this morning, had a quick look.

0:01:16 > 0:01:18Tiny's going to do the door, via the ram hit.

0:01:18 > 0:01:21You've had a chance to have a look, haven't you?

0:01:21 > 0:01:24- Yeah, it's one big panel, by the look of it.- Yeah.

0:01:24 > 0:01:28Sergeant Mike Francis is leading the Priority Policing Team,

0:01:28 > 0:01:31who are preparing to execute a warrant.

0:01:31 > 0:01:36The subject himself, Jordan McGuire, date of birth, 17th March, '92,

0:01:36 > 0:01:38he's got no warning markers.

0:01:38 > 0:01:39As far as the intel is concerned,

0:01:39 > 0:01:41the controlled drugs are somewhere on the premises.

0:01:41 > 0:01:43Don't know exactly where.

0:01:43 > 0:01:45So it'll be in, secure, and a thorough search.

0:01:45 > 0:01:47- Is everyone happy?- Yeah.- Yeah.

0:01:47 > 0:01:51This elite team is tasked daily with the force priorities,

0:01:51 > 0:01:56and PC Lee Robbins has been part of the unit for the last nine years.

0:01:56 > 0:01:58Priority Policing Team.

0:01:58 > 0:02:00Literally whatever the priority is in the sector

0:02:00 > 0:02:02we're working in at that time.

0:02:02 > 0:02:05It might be burglaries, it might be drugs.

0:02:05 > 0:02:09We just target that for whatever period of time's required.

0:02:09 > 0:02:12The priority can change at any time, and then we'll just move on to

0:02:12 > 0:02:14whatever the bosses want us to actually target.

0:02:20 > 0:02:24The team are responding to intelligence which suggests

0:02:24 > 0:02:28the man at the address may have illegal pills in his possession.

0:02:30 > 0:02:35- Breach. Police!- Police!- Police!

0:02:35 > 0:02:36Stay back, show me your hands!

0:02:36 > 0:02:39Came here, we're executing a drugs warrant here, all right?

0:02:39 > 0:02:42You're being detained while this warrant's carried out, all right?

0:02:42 > 0:02:45- What's your name?- Jordan.- Do you live here?- Yes.- Anyone else?- No.

0:02:45 > 0:02:47OK, I'm going to take you downstairs, sit you down,

0:02:47 > 0:02:49- and we'll have another chat down there, all right?- OK.

0:02:51 > 0:02:53OK, it's a drugs warrant we're executing.

0:02:53 > 0:02:55Is there anything here that shouldn't be here?

0:02:55 > 0:02:57- I've got pills for myself. - Where are they?

0:02:57 > 0:02:59- In the bookcase.- OK.

0:02:59 > 0:03:02It's been a straightforward knock for the team, as the suspect

0:03:02 > 0:03:04has offered up the evidence that they were looking for.

0:03:04 > 0:03:07This is what you pointed out over here, is that right?

0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Is this what you were referring to? - It is.

0:03:16 > 0:03:20The team have recovered what looks likely to be ecstasy tablets.

0:03:22 > 0:03:25Things aren't looking good for McGuire.

0:03:27 > 0:03:29- WATER GUSHES - Oh, Jesus!

0:03:32 > 0:03:34Is the washing machine on?

0:03:34 > 0:03:36Problem with your washing machine, mate.

0:03:36 > 0:03:38We've got a swimming pool in here now.

0:03:38 > 0:03:40Have you got a mop or anything, mate?

0:03:40 > 0:03:44First item found is a clear plastic bag

0:03:44 > 0:03:45containing brown coloured tablets.

0:03:45 > 0:03:47- Quite simply, what is it?- Pills.

0:03:49 > 0:03:52I'm now arresting you on suspicion of being in possession

0:03:52 > 0:03:54of a class A drug.

0:03:54 > 0:03:57The controlled drugs are there, we've taken them off the streets.

0:03:57 > 0:03:58No doubt at the weekend, they would've been

0:03:58 > 0:04:00flooded out throughout Swansea,

0:04:00 > 0:04:03so preventing that from happening is great.

0:04:06 > 0:04:08One wanted suspect arrested,

0:04:08 > 0:04:11and off to custody to answer some tough questions.

0:04:19 > 0:04:23- Come and stand in front there. - Stand there, Jord.- All right, mate.

0:04:23 > 0:04:25Do you understand why you've been arrested?

0:04:25 > 0:04:28As per the evidence received by the officers,

0:04:28 > 0:04:31a drugs search warrant was executed at your home address.

0:04:31 > 0:04:35Officers have entered and found a large quantity of MDMA,

0:04:35 > 0:04:37drugs, which is a class A drug,

0:04:37 > 0:04:39therefore, you've been arrested.

0:04:39 > 0:04:41I'm authorising your detention

0:04:41 > 0:04:42to secure and preserve evidence

0:04:42 > 0:04:45and to obtain evidence by way of questioning.

0:04:45 > 0:04:46- Do you understand all that so far?- Yeah.

0:04:48 > 0:04:49You can go down.

0:04:51 > 0:04:53- What number, Sarge?- 13, pal.

0:04:56 > 0:05:00When McGuire appeared before the courts, he was found guilty

0:05:00 > 0:05:05of possession of class A drugs, and was ordered to pay a £1,000 fine.

0:05:15 > 0:05:18Just a few miles from Swansea city centre

0:05:18 > 0:05:20is the beautiful Gower Peninsula.

0:05:24 > 0:05:27Its rich country landscape is a haven for holiday-makers.

0:05:30 > 0:05:35Policing the area for rural crime is the job of Gower cop PC Phil Davies.

0:05:38 > 0:05:40Come on!

0:05:40 > 0:05:43Yo! Come on.

0:05:43 > 0:05:47Phil's lived and worked on Gower for the last 16 years.

0:05:47 > 0:05:50It's a lot different to my colleagues in town.

0:05:50 > 0:05:53You're a lot closer to the community, particularly

0:05:53 > 0:05:55if you happen to live in the community, as well.

0:05:55 > 0:05:58Things you deal with will be a lot different,

0:05:58 > 0:06:00and when things tend to go wrong,

0:06:00 > 0:06:04you're aware of it far earlier, because it's day to day life.

0:06:05 > 0:06:08First call of the day is to farmer Denver Austin,

0:06:08 > 0:06:10who has reported a hit and run.

0:06:10 > 0:06:13Just as well, cos there was no way I was going to catch him.

0:06:15 > 0:06:18- What time yesterday roughly? - In the afternoon sometime.

0:06:19 > 0:06:23- Sheep has been killed? - I had to put it down, yeah.

0:06:23 > 0:06:25No idea of any car or anything?

0:06:25 > 0:06:27There was a number of cars there, I understand,

0:06:27 > 0:06:29but nobody could tell him who hit it.

0:06:29 > 0:06:31Some years you can go with nothing, you're lucky,

0:06:31 > 0:06:33- but I've had two now in a month. - Yeah.

0:06:33 > 0:06:35It's not always a question of speed.

0:06:35 > 0:06:37The chap who knocked down the last lamb,

0:06:37 > 0:06:39he reckoned he was only going at 30mph,

0:06:39 > 0:06:42but it's for people to be aware that when there's stock there,

0:06:42 > 0:06:44they can at any moment just cross the road.

0:06:44 > 0:06:47I think it's important that these accidents are reported because...

0:06:47 > 0:06:48Absolutely, yeah.

0:06:48 > 0:06:51I mean, at the end of the day, it's your stock, isn't it?

0:06:51 > 0:06:54People don't know how big the problem is unless we say it.

0:06:54 > 0:06:55Absolutely, yeah.

0:06:55 > 0:06:58- I'll catch up with you soon. - Thank you.- See you.

0:07:00 > 0:07:04Dealing with livestock is a regular part of Phil's job,

0:07:04 > 0:07:08as cattle and horses have the right to graze freely on the common.

0:07:08 > 0:07:11A lot of people will say, "Well, why don't they fence the commons?

0:07:11 > 0:07:14"Why don't they enclose the animals on the commons?"

0:07:14 > 0:07:16They're not allowed to do that by law.

0:07:17 > 0:07:21Recently, road collisions have increased, so Phil is hoping

0:07:21 > 0:07:25Peter Lanfear from the Gower Commoners Association can help him.

0:07:25 > 0:07:27It's quite convenient, actually.

0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Just been down to speak to Denver. - Oh, right.

0:07:29 > 0:07:31He's had some sheep knocked over down in...

0:07:31 > 0:07:34Yesterday, I think we had one fall knock-down,

0:07:34 > 0:07:38we had a sheep with Denver, last week, we had a cow.

0:07:38 > 0:07:41You know, if you sort of had these type of accidents with

0:07:41 > 0:07:43someone on a push-bike...

0:07:43 > 0:07:46suddenly it becomes high policing.

0:07:46 > 0:07:49If you get hold of a hand-held camera, and we can deploy it.

0:07:49 > 0:07:52Once our presence is there, it's like the van -

0:07:52 > 0:07:55- other road users are warned, they will slow down.- Yeah.

0:07:55 > 0:07:59Just bring people's awareness to, it is 40mph,

0:07:59 > 0:08:01- so, please, slow down a bit.- Yeah.

0:08:11 > 0:08:14Guys, there's been a burglary in West Cross area.

0:08:14 > 0:08:17A number of items stolen, all antique furniture.

0:08:17 > 0:08:19Back in Swansea, the Priority Policing Team

0:08:19 > 0:08:21has been tasked with their next case.

0:08:22 > 0:08:26PC Rob Hill is leading the team on today's antiques hunt.

0:08:26 > 0:08:29Enquiries have been made on Gumtree.

0:08:29 > 0:08:33The items appear to be for sale from a male person in the Swansea area.

0:08:34 > 0:08:36Subscriber checks have come back to an address

0:08:36 > 0:08:39in Skewen, so we've got a search warrant under the Theft Act.

0:08:39 > 0:08:41OK, no problem.

0:08:42 > 0:08:46One in 10 crimes committed in Wales are burglaries,

0:08:46 > 0:08:50and stolen antiques can be traded online at a fast pace.

0:08:50 > 0:08:53Even though the burglaries happened a few months ago, the information

0:08:53 > 0:08:57we've received is quite recent, and we've got to act on that

0:08:57 > 0:08:59as quick as we can.

0:08:59 > 0:09:03We're hoping that we find the furniture that's been stolen.

0:09:03 > 0:09:06- That's the back, isn't it? - I think this should be it.- Yeah.

0:09:06 > 0:09:07This right here.

0:09:11 > 0:09:14Hello there. I'll just explain why we're here first, mate.

0:09:14 > 0:09:17We've got a warrant to search your premises under the Theft Act, OK.

0:09:17 > 0:09:18Go sit in by here.

0:09:20 > 0:09:22Right, the allegation is, there's been a burglary, OK?

0:09:22 > 0:09:25A load of antique furniture has been stolen.

0:09:25 > 0:09:27Are you selling anything on any internet websites?

0:09:29 > 0:09:31- Gumtree.- Gumtree, is it?

0:09:31 > 0:09:33There we are, so you've got items for sale

0:09:33 > 0:09:34on Gumtree at the minute, yeah?

0:09:34 > 0:09:37Two little tables. There's two little tables on it.

0:09:37 > 0:09:39We'll have a quick cursory search.

0:09:39 > 0:09:40Cheers, pal.

0:09:42 > 0:09:46The team are looking for distinctive pieces of stolen furniture.

0:09:46 > 0:09:49We're in possession of photographs of the stolen property.

0:09:49 > 0:09:52We've executed the warrant, as soon as we've come upstairs,

0:09:52 > 0:09:53we seen the chaise longue there.

0:09:53 > 0:09:57Obviously matches the description, bang on, of the property

0:09:57 > 0:09:58that has been stolen during the break.

0:09:58 > 0:10:00We've taken photographs of it in situ,

0:10:00 > 0:10:03and it's going to be seized now as part of the enquiry.

0:10:05 > 0:10:07You're going to be arrested now, OK, on suspicion of burglary.

0:10:07 > 0:10:10You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence

0:10:10 > 0:10:11if you do not mention when questioned

0:10:11 > 0:10:13something which you later rely on in court.

0:10:13 > 0:10:15Anything you do say may be given in evidence.

0:10:15 > 0:10:18I ain't done nothing.

0:10:18 > 0:10:20I didn't pinch anything, like.

0:10:21 > 0:10:23The gentleman who's just been arrested

0:10:23 > 0:10:26states there's a couple of lock-ups he uses to store

0:10:26 > 0:10:29property in, so he's going to take us there now to have a look around.

0:10:29 > 0:10:31So that's our next stop.

0:10:41 > 0:10:45Swansea City Centre is a mecca for retail outlets.

0:10:45 > 0:10:49But not all customers are willing to part with their cash.

0:10:49 > 0:10:52Lifters who don't want to pay for their shopping

0:10:52 > 0:10:56are a daily problem for neighbourhood PC Ruth Davies.

0:10:56 > 0:10:59We've got a male adult shoplifter detained.

0:10:59 > 0:11:03He is compliant at present in the 99p Store.

0:11:03 > 0:11:06So he's saved himself a lot of money by going there.

0:11:06 > 0:11:09I think they think because this stuff is so cheap,

0:11:09 > 0:11:11they won't bother reporting it.

0:11:11 > 0:11:14I did have someone who stole pasties and concealed them

0:11:14 > 0:11:18in their armpits, which was nice.

0:11:18 > 0:11:20And they weren't packaged, either.

0:11:20 > 0:11:22They were loose pasties in the armpit.

0:11:24 > 0:11:27So I'm hoping he wasn't going to give them away after that.

0:11:27 > 0:11:29That's pretty grim.

0:11:32 > 0:11:34- Where is he?- He's in the office. - Fab.

0:11:34 > 0:11:36- You all right to show me?- Need me to show you?

0:11:36 > 0:11:38Cos I haven't had one in here before.

0:11:38 > 0:11:41It turns out that the suspected shoplifter

0:11:41 > 0:11:43and PC Davies have met before.

0:11:43 > 0:11:45- You all right? - Yeah, fine, thank you.

0:11:45 > 0:11:48- What have you been doing, then? - He's admitting to the theft.- Right.

0:11:48 > 0:11:51But he won't admit to everything else

0:11:51 > 0:11:54- that we found in his possession. - Right, I'm going to caution you.

0:11:54 > 0:11:57You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence

0:11:57 > 0:11:59if you do not mention when questioned something

0:11:59 > 0:12:00which you later rely on in court.

0:12:00 > 0:12:03Anything you do say may be given in evidence. All right?

0:12:03 > 0:12:05So, you're saying you've only had the fish today?

0:12:05 > 0:12:08I'm saying I've had the fish today.

0:12:08 > 0:12:10- Am I all right to see the CCTV? - Yeah.

0:12:13 > 0:12:19The footage shows Danny stealing the tins of fish, but nothing else.

0:12:19 > 0:12:22What can you confirm that you sell in your store?

0:12:22 > 0:12:25- We sell the Fox's biscuits, and we sell the fish.- OK.

0:12:25 > 0:12:28Let me tell you now, you don't sell Fray Bentos pies any more.

0:12:28 > 0:12:29You stopped selling them.

0:12:29 > 0:12:32- Hang on a minute now. We're having a discussion.- I know, but I...

0:12:32 > 0:12:35You will get your opportunity on interview to say what's happened.

0:12:35 > 0:12:37Listen to me now, you're under arrest for shoplifting.

0:12:37 > 0:12:41You do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you don't mention when questioned

0:12:41 > 0:12:43something which you later rely on in court.

0:12:43 > 0:12:46Anything you do say may be given in evidence. Do you want to make a reply?

0:12:46 > 0:12:50I'm happy to turn on and say that the fish is from the store.

0:12:50 > 0:12:51And nothing else.

0:12:54 > 0:12:56It's only shoplifting fish, like.

0:12:56 > 0:12:59Not exactly the crime of the century, is it?

0:12:59 > 0:13:01- Are you all right to grab the doors for me?- Yeah.

0:13:01 > 0:13:05Danny is taken into police custody, and Ruth now has to investigate.

0:13:05 > 0:13:07He's got tons of stuff on him.

0:13:09 > 0:13:10So, that'll be the fun bit now,

0:13:10 > 0:13:14trying to sort where the rest of it's come from.

0:13:14 > 0:13:17Ruth has 24 hours to prove Danny lifted the other goods,

0:13:17 > 0:13:20as well as the fish he's admitted to stealing.

0:13:20 > 0:13:22The custody clock is ticking.

0:13:32 > 0:13:35The Swansea Priority Policing Team have arrested a male suspect

0:13:35 > 0:13:38on suspicion of theft of antique furniture.

0:13:40 > 0:13:45The team are about to search his lock-up for further stolen items.

0:13:51 > 0:13:54CLATTERING

0:13:57 > 0:14:00- It's not here, is it?- They'd be indoors, as well, wouldn't they?

0:14:00 > 0:14:05- Right, where would that table be if it's in here?- There somewhere.

0:14:05 > 0:14:07This one by here, is it?

0:14:09 > 0:14:11- It looks tiny there. - It looks small, doesn't it?

0:14:11 > 0:14:14- Mike, try that.- That's more like it.

0:14:17 > 0:14:19This is what we're looking for.

0:14:21 > 0:14:25The suspect will now be taken into police custody to answer

0:14:25 > 0:14:29questions about the stolen furniture found in his possession.

0:14:30 > 0:14:34Burglary occurred in the West Cross area in February.

0:14:34 > 0:14:36Antique furniture was stolen.

0:14:36 > 0:14:40The victims of the burglary are Ishi Church and his family.

0:14:40 > 0:14:43- So do you mind coming down? - Yeah, sure.

0:14:43 > 0:14:45Ishi's here to identify the furniture

0:14:45 > 0:14:47that the team have retrieved.

0:14:47 > 0:14:49At least you got one of the good ones.

0:14:49 > 0:14:51Is that the one of them?

0:14:51 > 0:14:54- Yeah, both ours, definitely. - OK.- Definitely, yeah.

0:14:54 > 0:15:00I've been checking eBay and Gumtree like Sherlock Holmes at home

0:15:00 > 0:15:03on the computer all the time every week.

0:15:03 > 0:15:05He hasn't looked after them. No.

0:15:05 > 0:15:07Definitely have to repaint them now.

0:15:10 > 0:15:14The suspect was charged with handling stolen goods.

0:15:14 > 0:15:17When he appeared before the courts, he pleaded guilty,

0:15:17 > 0:15:22and was sentenced to a year-long community and rehabilitation order.

0:15:22 > 0:15:24He also had to pay a £250 fine.

0:15:28 > 0:15:31Neighbourhood officer Ruth Davies is also on a hunt

0:15:31 > 0:15:34to reunite some items with the rightful owner.

0:15:37 > 0:15:39Shoplifter Danny is in custody,

0:15:39 > 0:15:41having admitted to stealing 13 cans of fish,

0:15:41 > 0:15:44but not the other items found with him.

0:15:46 > 0:15:50Ruth has to find the evidence of the purchase.

0:15:50 > 0:15:53Right, we've got NutriGrains, batteries...

0:15:55 > 0:15:57..pork pies.

0:15:57 > 0:15:59Yeah, this is what I joined for(!)

0:15:59 > 0:16:00Serious crime.

0:16:04 > 0:16:08But finding which shop the goods have come from is no easy task.

0:16:11 > 0:16:13Right, we'll try the other pound shop.

0:16:16 > 0:16:18Is there any way of checking your tills

0:16:18 > 0:16:21to see if these items have gone through today?

0:16:22 > 0:16:24Meanwhile, in custody,

0:16:24 > 0:16:27fish thief Danny is taking advantage of room service.

0:16:27 > 0:16:29He's on to his seventh lasagne.

0:16:31 > 0:16:33Lovely. Thank you. Ta-ra.

0:16:35 > 0:16:36Erm... All theirs,

0:16:36 > 0:16:40every single thing, so they've now got to check the CCTV

0:16:40 > 0:16:43and check the till receipts to see if they match up.

0:16:44 > 0:16:48But Danny wasn't caught stealing on camera this time.

0:16:48 > 0:16:52And there's no proof to say the other items were stolen.

0:16:52 > 0:16:54It's the end of the line for Ruth.

0:16:54 > 0:16:56It's really time-consuming.

0:16:56 > 0:17:00I mean, there is a lot of paperwork that will go in to just this one...

0:17:00 > 0:17:01£13 theft.

0:17:03 > 0:17:05That's me gone for a whole day.

0:17:07 > 0:17:09When there's loads of other stuff that I could be doing,

0:17:09 > 0:17:12making a bigger impact somewhere else within the community.

0:17:13 > 0:17:16Danny is free to leave custody,

0:17:16 > 0:17:19and is happy with the treatment he's received.

0:17:19 > 0:17:22I just popped in. I had seven microwave meals.

0:17:22 > 0:17:25Charged with shoplifting 14...

0:17:25 > 0:17:28No, 13 tins of fish.

0:17:28 > 0:17:31And I've got to catch my own, they said.

0:17:32 > 0:17:36The courts didn't let fish thief Danny Davies of the hook.

0:17:36 > 0:17:40He pleaded guilty, and was fined £330.

0:17:40 > 0:17:4313 tins was pushing my luck.

0:17:43 > 0:17:46The best way to do something is pick two up and put one back.

0:17:46 > 0:17:47Don't be greedy.

0:17:53 > 0:17:57If you make your way to the green for the fancy dress...

0:17:57 > 0:17:59They're not throwing sponges of water, are they?

0:17:59 > 0:18:02Cos I'm going to be a prime candidate if they are.

0:18:02 > 0:18:06On Gower, and neighbourhood PC Phil Davies is on duty

0:18:06 > 0:18:07at the Llanrhidian village fair.

0:18:09 > 0:18:11Hiya, all right? Gareth, all right? How are you doing?

0:18:13 > 0:18:15You've got to stand back a bit, haven't you?

0:18:15 > 0:18:18You're hitting it from point-blank range, man!

0:18:18 > 0:18:21- Charlie wants to be a policeman when he's older.- Do you?

0:18:23 > 0:18:25To me, this is what policing is all about.

0:18:25 > 0:18:29It's about getting to know a community and trying to...

0:18:29 > 0:18:32help a community, and have the time to do it.

0:18:32 > 0:18:35Hi, all right? How are you doing?

0:18:35 > 0:18:37Yeah, well, if you can get to speak to people,

0:18:37 > 0:18:39you can understand what their problems are,

0:18:39 > 0:18:42and then hopefully keep the area crime-free.

0:18:42 > 0:18:44See you. Ta-ra!

0:18:48 > 0:18:52Knowing his people and his patch is vital for Phil to do his job

0:18:52 > 0:18:56over the 70 square miles of countryside he has to patrol.

0:18:59 > 0:19:02This is a gentleman who is reporting the third theft

0:19:02 > 0:19:07of central heating fuel from his tank in the garden.

0:19:07 > 0:19:10He's an elderly gentleman, and quite clearly something like this

0:19:10 > 0:19:15will cause him and his wife quite a lot of concern.

0:19:16 > 0:19:17Hello.

0:19:17 > 0:19:19After two previous visits,

0:19:19 > 0:19:24PC Davies is now familiar with Mark Keegan's disappearing oil.

0:19:24 > 0:19:25Let's have a look at the tank.

0:19:27 > 0:19:29That looks as if there's oil there.

0:19:29 > 0:19:32There is over the time, I think.

0:19:32 > 0:19:34But that may have been leaking for a good while.

0:19:34 > 0:19:36- Just very slightly.- Right, OK.

0:19:36 > 0:19:37The problem is...

0:19:37 > 0:19:40the camera isn't pointing quite correctly on this.

0:19:40 > 0:19:42- I'll show you the film in a minute. - Right, OK.

0:19:43 > 0:19:46- I haven't got it quite on the tank. - So where?

0:19:46 > 0:19:49- The tank is over here, is it? - Just here, yes.- Right.

0:19:49 > 0:19:54The camera itself is a motion sensor, so if there is any movement,

0:19:54 > 0:19:55it will record events.

0:19:55 > 0:19:57The cow has set that off!

0:19:58 > 0:20:00Although there is nothing wrong with what it's recording,

0:20:00 > 0:20:03if we could get it on the tank rather than the side,

0:20:03 > 0:20:05that may be advantageous.

0:20:05 > 0:20:07I couldn't move it around, actually.

0:20:07 > 0:20:08Right.

0:20:08 > 0:20:10You're a big bloke. You can help there.

0:20:12 > 0:20:15So we want to move it across a bit, don't we?

0:20:15 > 0:20:17It's very, very stiff, and I'm reluctant to...

0:20:17 > 0:20:19- RECORDING OF DOG BARKING - ..to force it,

0:20:19 > 0:20:22because I could damage it.

0:20:22 > 0:20:24Try a little bit harder.

0:20:24 > 0:20:26Oh, wait there. Now it's moved.

0:20:26 > 0:20:27Oh, well done.

0:20:27 > 0:20:31Right, I take it you've got the sound of the dog

0:20:31 > 0:20:33attached the camera, have you?

0:20:33 > 0:20:36- Doesn't do any bloody good though. It didn't wake me up.- Oh!

0:20:39 > 0:20:41When I joined the police, this is what I wanted to do.

0:20:41 > 0:20:44I wouldn't necessarily say I wanted to be a Gower policeman,

0:20:44 > 0:20:49but you're certainly part of the community and try to do your bit

0:20:49 > 0:20:51to make sure that if they are the victims of crime,

0:20:51 > 0:20:53that you do your best for them.

0:21:00 > 0:21:02At night, Swansea gets swamped with party people.

0:21:04 > 0:21:06He's not going to lock you up tonight!

0:21:06 > 0:21:08LAUGHTER

0:21:08 > 0:21:10My next-door neighbour.

0:21:10 > 0:21:13Deal with the headaches in the morning and give them a knock.

0:21:14 > 0:21:17The infamous Wind Street is a 300-metre strip

0:21:17 > 0:21:20that is home to most of the city's bars, pubs and clubs.

0:21:24 > 0:21:26And when the revellers get seriously intoxicated

0:21:26 > 0:21:28and need medical attention,

0:21:28 > 0:21:31there is a safe haven close by.

0:21:31 > 0:21:32I'm the nurse, OK?

0:21:32 > 0:21:34I fell on the dance floor...

0:21:34 > 0:21:36On the dance floor, OK.

0:21:37 > 0:21:41This mobile first aid unit was installed to help police

0:21:41 > 0:21:43deal with injured and drunk people.

0:21:43 > 0:21:45Where are you stopping, byt?

0:21:46 > 0:21:47It's funded by the South Wales

0:21:47 > 0:21:50Police and Crime Commissioner, Alun Michael,

0:21:50 > 0:21:52and tonight,

0:21:52 > 0:21:55he's meeting with the student police volunteers who work here.

0:21:55 > 0:21:57There are about 1,000 people who have been helped

0:21:57 > 0:22:00since the help point came into being last September.

0:22:00 > 0:22:04And the statistic I find useful is the fact that on the first night,

0:22:04 > 0:22:07there were 18 ambulance journeys that weren't needed,

0:22:07 > 0:22:11and on 18 occasions, of course, that means police officers

0:22:11 > 0:22:14were back on the streets helping to keep people safe.

0:22:16 > 0:22:18He's drunk a bit too much.

0:22:18 > 0:22:19He can't stand on his own two feet.

0:22:19 > 0:22:22We're bringing him down here now, get him some water,

0:22:22 > 0:22:24sober him up and get a taxi home for him then.

0:22:24 > 0:22:26All right, Mike?

0:22:26 > 0:22:28Bring him over here.

0:22:28 > 0:22:29Have a little sip of water by here now.

0:22:29 > 0:22:31There's no need to get out of the chair.

0:22:31 > 0:22:33Have a drop of that.

0:22:34 > 0:22:36I'm OK. I'm OK.

0:22:36 > 0:22:39- Take a pew, will you?- Mike!

0:22:39 > 0:22:41Well, we'll get you sobered up now, right?

0:22:41 > 0:22:43I'm going to get you some water.

0:22:43 > 0:22:46The St John Ambulance medics are concerned, as their patient, Mike,

0:22:46 > 0:22:50seems to have mixed alcohol with his prescribed medication.

0:22:50 > 0:22:54I've just looked up some of the treatment that this gentleman is on,

0:22:54 > 0:22:56and it says that using it with alcohol could cause

0:22:56 > 0:22:59some unpredictable emotional symptoms.

0:22:59 > 0:23:02So maybe that's why Mike feels as he does.

0:23:02 > 0:23:04HE SOBS

0:23:04 > 0:23:07It was a one time only thing, wasn't it?

0:23:07 > 0:23:09- Come on, you're all right. - I know that!

0:23:09 > 0:23:11Mike has a visitor.

0:23:11 > 0:23:13It's his girlfriend, Lauren.

0:23:13 > 0:23:14HE CRIES

0:23:14 > 0:23:16Come on, now.

0:23:16 > 0:23:19I don't want her to be pissed off at me.

0:23:19 > 0:23:21Mike, sit up!

0:23:21 > 0:23:22Mike!

0:23:30 > 0:23:31It's all right.

0:23:31 > 0:23:36His blood pressure dropped a little bit and then he had his...

0:23:36 > 0:23:38A bit of an episode out there.

0:23:39 > 0:23:43The team decide to take action, and put Mike on an intravenous drip

0:23:43 > 0:23:45to get fluids into him fast,

0:23:45 > 0:23:47as he is severely dehydrated.

0:23:48 > 0:23:53It is, the impact of excess of alcohol is pretty frightening.

0:23:53 > 0:23:57I think what's terrific is the resilience with which the students

0:23:57 > 0:24:00are coping with the sorts of things that they are seeing.

0:24:00 > 0:24:03They are providing a really important public service.

0:24:05 > 0:24:06Come on, then.

0:24:06 > 0:24:07Taxi's waiting outside.

0:24:08 > 0:24:11Eventually, the fluids do their trick,

0:24:11 > 0:24:14and Mike is back on his feet and ready to go home.

0:24:14 > 0:24:17I've got to be honest, I'm glad they found me

0:24:17 > 0:24:19and I'm glad they helped me, so...

0:24:21 > 0:24:23Right, see you again, Mike.

0:24:23 > 0:24:25All the best, pants and vest.

0:24:33 > 0:24:35It's the morning after the night before,

0:24:35 > 0:24:39and PC Ruth Davies is on duty to mop up the after-effects.

0:24:40 > 0:24:42We are going to Wind Street.

0:24:42 > 0:24:45We are going to empty some of our drug safes.

0:24:45 > 0:24:48Each premises, as part of their licensing agreement,

0:24:48 > 0:24:50has got to have a drug safe.

0:24:50 > 0:24:53The door staff then, as a condition of entry,

0:24:53 > 0:24:56they can search their patrons to see if they've got anything on them.

0:24:56 > 0:25:00No-one is prosecuted, so it's more of an amnesty bin than anything,

0:25:00 > 0:25:03to sort of stamp out drug use on Wind Street.

0:25:03 > 0:25:05Hiya! You OK?

0:25:05 > 0:25:07- How are you doing?- Ruth.

0:25:07 > 0:25:09- Hi, I'm Phil. - Phil, nice to meet you.

0:25:09 > 0:25:12Any drugs that are seized are posted into this safe,

0:25:12 > 0:25:14which only the police have the key to.

0:25:15 > 0:25:17This is quite a lot for a few months.

0:25:19 > 0:25:23On this occasion, looks like we've got some ecstasy tablets.

0:25:23 > 0:25:24That's a bit old school.

0:25:27 > 0:25:28Bit of coke in this one.

0:25:29 > 0:25:32Just seems to be the go-to thing now, doesn't it?

0:25:32 > 0:25:34They'll go out and do a bit of coke.

0:25:34 > 0:25:37They go out this is more grainy, so that's going to be meow.

0:25:37 > 0:25:40It's got a slight yellow tinge to it as well.

0:25:40 > 0:25:42And it absolutely stinks.

0:25:42 > 0:25:44We do get bad batches going around.

0:25:44 > 0:25:46People overdosing and stuff,

0:25:46 > 0:25:48so it's good for us to know what's out there.

0:25:48 > 0:25:50We bag them up then as a job lot,

0:25:50 > 0:25:53and then when we get back to Swansea Central, book them in.

0:25:54 > 0:25:55Make sure none falls out.

0:25:57 > 0:26:00- Thank you very much. - No problem, that's fine.

0:26:00 > 0:26:02And I'll speak to you soon. Cheers. Ta-ra now.

0:26:05 > 0:26:07Being part of the neighbourhood team

0:26:07 > 0:26:11in the city centre is rewarding work for Officer Davies.

0:26:11 > 0:26:14You see a problem through from beginning to end -

0:26:14 > 0:26:15you're a single point of contact.

0:26:15 > 0:26:18You do actually feel like you make a difference.

0:26:18 > 0:26:22As opposed to just being a faceless police officer.

0:26:26 > 0:26:29And being visible when policing in his community

0:26:29 > 0:26:32is at the heart of Gower cop PC Davies' workload, too.

0:26:34 > 0:26:37I've had a call from a lady who lives out in Kittle,

0:26:37 > 0:26:41a small community a couple of miles away from here.

0:26:41 > 0:26:46She's found what she describes as a nine-inch dagger

0:26:46 > 0:26:47on the cliffs.

0:26:49 > 0:26:51The weapon in question was discovered

0:26:51 > 0:26:54by retired couple Mr and Mrs Chambers,

0:26:54 > 0:26:57when they were out taking in the views of Three Cliffs Bay.

0:26:57 > 0:27:00It's a little bit more lethal than ceremonial.

0:27:00 > 0:27:02So where did you find that?

0:27:02 > 0:27:05There is a little seat where we always end up sitting

0:27:05 > 0:27:07- after our walk.- Yes?

0:27:07 > 0:27:09And it was under the seat sort of lying in the grass.

0:27:09 > 0:27:12I only found it because my hat blew off my head.

0:27:12 > 0:27:16I thought it was just a funny thing to find on the Gower.

0:27:16 > 0:27:18If you were walking about the street with that,

0:27:18 > 0:27:19you would be breaking the law,

0:27:19 > 0:27:22because of the length of the blade and the article that it is.

0:27:22 > 0:27:24You'd be breaking the law.

0:27:24 > 0:27:28I used to work for the police as well. In London.

0:27:29 > 0:27:33- But I said, nobody can walk around with that.- No, that's right.

0:27:33 > 0:27:34It's ridiculous.

0:27:34 > 0:27:38There's really no excuse for carrying that around, is there?

0:27:38 > 0:27:42If anything turns up, I'll let you know. OK?

0:27:42 > 0:27:45- There we are. Good to see you. - Thanks a lot.- See you.

0:27:47 > 0:27:51The knife may be a sign of changing times on Gower,

0:27:51 > 0:27:54but after 16 years of policing the patch,

0:27:54 > 0:27:57PC Davies is still captivated by its beauty.

0:27:57 > 0:28:00There's very few offices around

0:28:00 > 0:28:02that would offer you a view like that.

0:28:03 > 0:28:06One of the best views going. Can't fault that, can you?

0:28:10 > 0:28:12Next time on Police 24/7...

0:28:12 > 0:28:14Whisky-Lima-five-five.

0:28:14 > 0:28:17..officers respond to a distressed man's call for help.

0:28:17 > 0:28:19I've dealt with people like Peter Sutcliffe.

0:28:19 > 0:28:22You name them, I've dealt with them, in Brixton Prison.

0:28:22 > 0:28:24But I can't cope with this.

0:28:24 > 0:28:27The detectives are out looking for clues.

0:28:27 > 0:28:30I mean, there is an old glove on the floor here, but it's soaking wet.

0:28:30 > 0:28:33I don't know if we'll get anything, but it's worth keeping.

0:28:33 > 0:28:35And a suspected burglar isn't happy

0:28:35 > 0:28:38about spending the night in a custody cell.

0:28:38 > 0:28:40- Wait till I see the boy. Wait till I see- BLEEP.

0:28:40 > 0:28:41- I'm going to- BLEEP- stab him.

0:28:41 > 0:28:43I love you, Dad, right. Ta-ra.