Episode 2

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0:00:02 > 0:00:06- Police!- Teams of police are fighting a rise in burglaries across the UK.

0:00:06 > 0:00:07He left his phone.

0:00:07 > 0:00:10My Timberlands have gone!

0:00:10 > 0:00:13Oh, for God's sake!

0:00:14 > 0:00:17The people that do this are professionals.

0:00:17 > 0:00:19This is what they do for a living.

0:00:19 > 0:00:24Specialist units working with the latest technology

0:00:24 > 0:00:26and the community-minded among us.

0:00:26 > 0:00:29I just wondered if you were around or heard anything.

0:00:29 > 0:00:30To track down the thieves.

0:00:30 > 0:00:32Hold it right there! Stop!

0:00:32 > 0:00:36And make sure they are held to account.

0:00:37 > 0:00:40It's not just our expensive gadgets that are being taken from us.

0:00:40 > 0:00:44They just went in, took what they could and went.

0:00:44 > 0:00:46It's our cherished heirlooms, too.

0:00:46 > 0:00:49What upset me most was the loss of my mother's engagement ring.

0:00:49 > 0:00:52It's going to take a while to just get used to what's happened

0:00:52 > 0:00:54and get over it.

0:00:54 > 0:00:57Items that mean the world to us.

0:00:57 > 0:00:59Very upset over it, really.

0:01:01 > 0:01:03But police officers love nothing more

0:01:03 > 0:01:05than to recover these prized possessions...

0:01:07 > 0:01:09I can confirm it is their sat nav, so, a result.

0:01:09 > 0:01:11..and return them to us.

0:01:11 > 0:01:14I didn't expect to see it again.

0:01:14 > 0:01:17To get those items back to people is really fantastic.

0:01:17 > 0:01:23I think that the owners might be crying in happy tears.

0:01:23 > 0:01:28The police are amazing. I am forever indebted to them.

0:01:28 > 0:01:32This is Robbed, Raided, Reunited.

0:01:32 > 0:01:33Thanks very much.

0:01:33 > 0:01:36I never thought I'd see this again.

0:01:36 > 0:01:38I thank them from the bottom of my heart.

0:01:49 > 0:01:53Coming on today's programme, bringing home three stolen kids.

0:01:53 > 0:01:57It's just because they're cute, they're not of any great value.

0:01:57 > 0:01:59It's unbelievable, really.

0:02:00 > 0:02:03First, we follow a burglary case all the way from the crime.

0:02:05 > 0:02:06They've punched a hole here.

0:02:06 > 0:02:08Through intense investigation.

0:02:08 > 0:02:10That's the Adidas stripe, isn't it?

0:02:10 > 0:02:13Yeah.

0:02:13 > 0:02:15To a satisfying conviction.

0:02:15 > 0:02:17Sit yourself down.

0:02:21 > 0:02:253:50pm. Southend Central police station.

0:02:27 > 0:02:29Two teenage burglary suspects have just been arrested.

0:02:29 > 0:02:32See you later!

0:02:34 > 0:02:38Officers Christian Forbes, Mark Sawyer and Ian Howitt

0:02:38 > 0:02:41from Southend CID are familiar with the elder of the two suspects.

0:02:44 > 0:02:47He has no respect for the law, or other people's property.

0:02:47 > 0:02:50Because it's all acquisitive offences, and also emphasise that

0:02:50 > 0:02:54- some of his offending is very recent, within the last few months. - Okey doke.

0:02:56 > 0:03:01Their job now is to gather enough evidence to formally charge them.

0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Right, get back in. - They must do this within 24 hours.

0:03:09 > 0:03:13Earlier that day, on a quiet suburban street,

0:03:13 > 0:03:16a resident saw three teenagers breaking into a house

0:03:16 > 0:03:17and called 999.

0:03:17 > 0:03:22The two teenagers now in custody were caught 20 minutes later,

0:03:22 > 0:03:26carrying a bag of games consoles and computer equipment.

0:03:26 > 0:03:28The third suspect is still at large.

0:03:29 > 0:03:32Jay Cranfield came home with her three children just 20 minutes

0:03:32 > 0:03:34after the burglars had been there.

0:03:34 > 0:03:37They have punched the hole here.

0:03:37 > 0:03:41And then they've put their arms through and done that.

0:03:41 > 0:03:45Jay had the unsettling task of finding out what the burglars

0:03:45 > 0:03:46had taken.

0:03:46 > 0:03:50I instantly then saw that the drawer to where we keep the PS3

0:03:50 > 0:03:54had been pulled open.

0:03:54 > 0:03:56The PS3 from down here was just on the floor.

0:03:56 > 0:03:59I went in here, and my husband came back later

0:03:59 > 0:04:02and noticed that the Wii was missing and then I shot upstairs.

0:04:02 > 0:04:05The bedrooms had also been ransacked.

0:04:05 > 0:04:09All my bedside drawers had all been pulled out all over the bed.

0:04:09 > 0:04:13In the boys' bedroom, I did instantly know that their DSs had gone

0:04:13 > 0:04:17because they always sit on there, so I instantly knew.

0:04:17 > 0:04:22Electronic items worth around £1,500 had been taken from the family.

0:04:26 > 0:04:274pm.

0:04:27 > 0:04:29The two arrested teenagers cannot be interviewed

0:04:29 > 0:04:31until their parents are informed.

0:04:33 > 0:04:35Officers Chris Martin and Stuart Crowe

0:04:35 > 0:04:37are dispatched to the teenagers' homes.

0:04:41 > 0:04:43The occupants of the address won't be aware, or aren't aware,

0:04:43 > 0:04:46that they've been arrested at this stage,

0:04:46 > 0:04:49so we will be breaking the good news to the family

0:04:49 > 0:04:53that their children, in this instance, have been arrested.

0:05:03 > 0:05:08Hello there. Does ... live here? He's been arrested. Can we pop in?

0:05:08 > 0:05:10He's been arrested on suspicion of burglary.

0:05:10 > 0:05:12You'll find out the rest of it, obviously

0:05:12 > 0:05:15when you get to the police station.

0:05:15 > 0:05:17It is quite serious, to be honest with you.

0:05:17 > 0:05:19Was he with anyone else?

0:05:19 > 0:05:21You'll get all your questions answered down there.

0:05:21 > 0:05:26- Was he with someone else?- He weren't alone. Sorry, I can't tell you more.

0:05:26 > 0:05:28When we get down there, we'll explain it.

0:05:28 > 0:05:31I don't know, mate, I assume so, but we won't be asking him

0:05:31 > 0:05:34any questions without you present.

0:05:36 > 0:05:39The officers search for other possible stolen items,

0:05:39 > 0:05:41but find nothing.

0:05:41 > 0:05:44He had nothing in his bedroom of any value whatsoever.

0:05:44 > 0:05:46Dad's upset because his son's been nicked

0:05:46 > 0:05:48and it's inconveniencing him

0:05:48 > 0:05:50because he's going to have to come down the police station tonight.

0:05:55 > 0:05:59Waiting for information is one thing, but with the clock ticking,

0:05:59 > 0:06:02they could do with a break to quickly move the case forward.

0:06:05 > 0:06:06A call comes in.

0:06:06 > 0:06:09The next-door neighbour of the victim

0:06:09 > 0:06:12says he has information that could be helpful.

0:06:12 > 0:06:14The officers race over as quickly as they can.

0:06:29 > 0:06:32They join PC Gary Jacketts at the neighbour's home.

0:06:35 > 0:06:38Hello there. We're hoping to have a quick look in here. Is that possible?

0:06:40 > 0:06:42Peter Tibbles has been a victim of crime in the past.

0:06:42 > 0:06:44Now he has a CCTV system.

0:06:46 > 0:06:48We just hoping we could make an identification straight away.

0:06:48 > 0:06:50Okey doke.

0:06:50 > 0:06:53The officers want to see if Mr Tibbles' surveillance system

0:06:53 > 0:06:55has picked up the burglary next door.

0:06:58 > 0:06:59I was actually out.

0:07:00 > 0:07:02I left just after next door and the first I knew about it

0:07:02 > 0:07:06was when I came back and CID came along.

0:07:06 > 0:07:09I was only out for about an hour. It could have been my house.

0:07:09 > 0:07:10They just door knock.

0:07:10 > 0:07:13If no-one answers they leave it a while and door knock again.

0:07:15 > 0:07:19The camera looks across Mr Tibbles' drive to the low-walled garden

0:07:19 > 0:07:21of his neighbour in the distance.

0:07:22 > 0:07:26These are the guys. You can see this guy's gone straight in.

0:07:26 > 0:07:30- That's the tall one.- The one with the white stripes on his arms.

0:07:30 > 0:07:32He's in there for about a minute, I think it is.

0:07:32 > 0:07:34At 2:15pm that afternoon,

0:07:34 > 0:07:38three figures can be seen going in and out of the burgled house.

0:07:40 > 0:07:44He comes back down. The first guy goes in, the second guy goes in.

0:07:44 > 0:07:47Then a little bit later the third guy goes in.

0:07:48 > 0:07:49They go in with nothing

0:07:49 > 0:07:53and come out carrying the Cranfield family's property.

0:07:54 > 0:07:58- Here we go. I don't think they've come back at all.- OK.

0:07:58 > 0:08:02The burglars have taken just five minutes to break into

0:08:02 > 0:08:05the Cranfields' home, search the ground floor and all three bedrooms,

0:08:05 > 0:08:08then make their getaway.

0:08:08 > 0:08:11The CCTV also shows the police arriving just four minutes later.

0:08:11 > 0:08:15And Mrs Cranfield arriving home with her children

0:08:15 > 0:08:16just 20 minutes after that.

0:08:17 > 0:08:21The footage is not close enough to clearly see their faces.

0:08:21 > 0:08:24It's slightly frustrating, because it's like dangling a carrot.

0:08:24 > 0:08:25Because you get to see them,

0:08:25 > 0:08:28but not clear enough to positively ID them.

0:08:28 > 0:08:31We can look at ID from clothing, from when they were arrested.

0:08:31 > 0:08:34Things that they were wearing when they were arrested.

0:08:34 > 0:08:38Obviously we can match that to the clothing at the scene with the CCTV.

0:08:38 > 0:08:40It's the outstanding one that's the problem, isn't it?

0:08:40 > 0:08:43Let's see if this is any better for you.

0:08:43 > 0:08:44Might be a bit closer.

0:08:44 > 0:08:48Peter has a second camera.

0:08:48 > 0:08:50No, that's not going to be any better, isn't it?

0:08:50 > 0:08:52No, it isn't bad.

0:08:52 > 0:08:53Can you go back a bit?

0:08:54 > 0:08:55That's the sort of quality

0:08:55 > 0:08:57at the very least we could put in a newspaper.

0:09:00 > 0:09:03The shot of the suspects arriving may be only four seconds long,

0:09:03 > 0:09:06but is good enough to clearly see their clothing.

0:09:06 > 0:09:08It does rule out a couple of people I had in mind though,

0:09:08 > 0:09:10to be honest with you.

0:09:10 > 0:09:14It's a remarkable piece of evidence for the investigation.

0:09:14 > 0:09:17If you could sign at the top and bottom. Lovely.

0:09:17 > 0:09:21- Thank you very much.- Thank you for your time.- Thanks for your time.

0:09:23 > 0:09:26The officers take a copy of the CCTV footage as evidence.

0:09:28 > 0:09:32As we have just seen from the CCTV, three males, in broad daylight,

0:09:32 > 0:09:35this is during the day on a busy road.

0:09:35 > 0:09:39Given the weather and time of day, it's quiet now,

0:09:39 > 0:09:43but three males walk up here with quite a pace on.

0:09:43 > 0:09:47They don't appear to look around at all.

0:09:47 > 0:09:48They're not stopping.

0:09:48 > 0:09:50They seem to know where they're going.

0:09:50 > 0:09:54They've then gone in and burgled the house, and then four or five

0:09:54 > 0:09:59minutes later they're seen to walk out with armfuls of property

0:09:59 > 0:10:00and walk out up here.

0:10:02 > 0:10:08There's another busy road at the top and they live probably

0:10:08 > 0:10:11about half a mile that way, so they certainly haven't come far at all.

0:10:13 > 0:10:18And they've made no effort to disguise themselves. It's blatant.

0:10:18 > 0:10:22A blatant burglary going on while lots of people are driving past.

0:10:22 > 0:10:26Fortunately, you have CCTV at the guy's house next door.

0:10:26 > 0:10:29He's got a really good set-up.

0:10:29 > 0:10:30We've got two of the people,

0:10:30 > 0:10:33and hopefully this CCTV will lead us to the third.

0:10:35 > 0:10:38With the clock ticking, the officers head for the station

0:10:38 > 0:10:40to report on this crucial progress in the case.

0:10:45 > 0:10:47Coming up,

0:10:47 > 0:10:51another remarkable discovery gives the case new impetus.

0:10:51 > 0:10:55Before they burgled the place there was a snowman which stood

0:10:55 > 0:10:57around 5ft tall and they started kicking it in.

0:10:57 > 0:11:00There's footprints and shoes have been seized from the suspects.

0:11:00 > 0:11:01We have the footwear and their marks.

0:11:01 > 0:11:04That leaves us with something else to put them at the scene.

0:11:08 > 0:11:11But first, the story of a heart-warming reunion

0:11:11 > 0:11:14in the small village of Easingwold in North Yorkshire.

0:11:15 > 0:11:21Every year, farmer Paul Kaygill shapes his crop of maize

0:11:21 > 0:11:23into a maze and opens his farm to the public.

0:11:23 > 0:11:25Every year, the children, the first thing they do

0:11:25 > 0:11:27is to come down to the goat enclosure.

0:11:27 > 0:11:28We have new ones every year.

0:11:30 > 0:11:33Paul's farm boasts 12 goats, but the star is Daisy.

0:11:35 > 0:11:38A prolific breeder, her latest crop was three kids.

0:11:40 > 0:11:46The children named them - Maisie, Snowy and Billy.

0:11:46 > 0:11:49The really small one was Billy.

0:11:49 > 0:11:51He was like a runt of the litter, really.

0:11:51 > 0:11:54But he was really cute and a bit of a character.

0:11:54 > 0:11:57He was always up first to see anybody.

0:12:01 > 0:12:06As part of his daily routine, Paul closely looked after his goats.

0:12:06 > 0:12:08The kids were just three weeks old.

0:12:09 > 0:12:13Well, I just got up as normal. I get up about 6.30.

0:12:15 > 0:12:17And I went down to check the goats as I did every morning,

0:12:17 > 0:12:21because they usually came out - as soon as I come out of the caravan,

0:12:21 > 0:12:23they'd come out of their little shelter

0:12:25 > 0:12:26I could see they were distressed.

0:12:30 > 0:12:31The mother was bleating.

0:12:34 > 0:12:36And I just couldn't believe it.

0:12:36 > 0:12:38The little ones had gone - the three had gone.

0:12:41 > 0:12:44Paul immediately contacted the police,

0:12:44 > 0:12:47but was mystified why they had been stolen.

0:12:47 > 0:12:50Just cos they're cute, that's all I can see.

0:12:50 > 0:12:53They're not of any great value. It's just unbelievable, really.

0:12:53 > 0:12:55The theft of the three goats

0:12:55 > 0:12:57was also keenly felt by daughter Rebecca.

0:12:57 > 0:13:00Poor things - it's only cos they're so little as well

0:13:00 > 0:13:02and it was horrible.

0:13:02 > 0:13:03It was really hard to describe

0:13:03 > 0:13:06cos it's just such an unusual thing to happen.

0:13:08 > 0:13:10The hardest loss was felt by mother Daisy.

0:13:10 > 0:13:12The mum was crying for days and things like that.

0:13:12 > 0:13:14It was horrible just to hear her

0:13:14 > 0:13:17when we were in the house, just crying.

0:13:17 > 0:13:19It was just awful that we couldn't help her

0:13:19 > 0:13:21and we couldn't do anything to make her any better

0:13:21 > 0:13:23and she wasn't eating and just...

0:13:23 > 0:13:26It wasn't nice, it really wasn't nice.

0:13:27 > 0:13:32News of the theft soon spread and it seemed everybody wanted to help.

0:13:32 > 0:13:35Everyone was so nice about it, like, everyone knew

0:13:35 > 0:13:38and it was just so good that, like, it spread that quickly

0:13:38 > 0:13:40and everyone was like, "We'll keep an eye out,"

0:13:40 > 0:13:42and it was nice to know we had the support of the community.

0:13:42 > 0:13:46A woman up from Cumbria who couldn't sleep, she said, when I'd lost them.

0:13:46 > 0:13:50Yeah, she was rooting for them.

0:13:50 > 0:13:53The three stolen goats were still surviving on their mother's milk -

0:13:53 > 0:13:57the situation could have tragic consequences.

0:13:57 > 0:14:00Unless the thieves had an idea of how to look after goats,

0:14:00 > 0:14:03I didn't think they'd survive more than a few days.

0:14:03 > 0:14:05I thought that would be the end of it.

0:14:05 > 0:14:09Despite having little to go on, the police launched their investigation

0:14:09 > 0:14:12into who had stolen the three goats.

0:14:13 > 0:14:16As the weeks slipped by, hope was fading.

0:14:16 > 0:14:19The police had rung me up a couple of times,

0:14:19 > 0:14:21thought they'd had tip-offs that they were somewhere

0:14:21 > 0:14:23but they didn't materialise, so...

0:14:23 > 0:14:25Yeah, we had our hopes built up a couple of times, actually,

0:14:25 > 0:14:27but nothing came of it.

0:14:29 > 0:14:31The police, like, they were looking for so long

0:14:31 > 0:14:34that they said they were officially giving up looking.

0:14:40 > 0:14:43After seven long agonising weeks,

0:14:43 > 0:14:46Paul Caygill suddenly received a call from the police.

0:14:46 > 0:14:50They said, um, "I think we've got your goats."

0:14:52 > 0:14:54I came home and Dad was, like, coming through the gate

0:14:54 > 0:14:56with this massive smile and I was like, "What?"

0:14:56 > 0:14:58And he was like, "They've found the goats." I was like...

0:14:58 > 0:15:00I came through and they were here.

0:15:03 > 0:15:06It was just... It was really good. It was so shocking.

0:15:06 > 0:15:11Amazingly, a taxi driver who'd heard about the goats on local TV

0:15:11 > 0:15:16found them wandering 30 miles away on a street in Middlesbrough.

0:15:16 > 0:15:18It was awful, really.

0:15:18 > 0:15:21Bellies were absolutely, just, blown up, it was not nice to see.

0:15:21 > 0:15:24They looked really, like, unhealthy. They looked like they had worms,

0:15:24 > 0:15:27their fur was like dreadlocks, really, on a goat.

0:15:27 > 0:15:29It was awful just to see it, and they just didn't look well,

0:15:29 > 0:15:33their eyes looked dull. They didn't look healthy at all.

0:15:33 > 0:15:35They were grubby, they were all dark and...

0:15:35 > 0:15:37I don't know, they were right oily.

0:15:37 > 0:15:39Dark, real dirty coloured.

0:15:39 > 0:15:42Especially little Billy. Where's he gone now?

0:15:42 > 0:15:45He's still got a big tummy on him,

0:15:45 > 0:15:48but we've got 'em back and that was it. Fantastic.

0:15:49 > 0:15:52Although malnourished and in bad condition,

0:15:52 > 0:15:54it only took a couple of days for mother Daisy

0:15:54 > 0:15:57to start to bring her three goats back to health.

0:15:58 > 0:16:04My family were absolutely elated and chuffed when they came back,

0:16:04 > 0:16:05yeah, they really were.

0:16:15 > 0:16:18Earlier in Southend, Essex, we saw police start to build a case

0:16:18 > 0:16:22against two teenagers arrested in possession of stolen goods

0:16:22 > 0:16:24and CCTV from the next-door neighbour,

0:16:24 > 0:16:26capturing the burglary as it happened,

0:16:26 > 0:16:29has given officers remarkable evidence.

0:16:29 > 0:16:32First guy goes in, second guy goes in

0:16:32 > 0:16:36and a little bit later the third guy goes in and stays there.

0:16:38 > 0:16:42It's 9.30am the next day. The police have just seven hours

0:16:42 > 0:16:45to charge the two suspects in custody or let them go.

0:16:48 > 0:16:51Officers Mark Sawyer, Reece Brent

0:16:51 > 0:16:54and Sergeant Ian Howitt pick up the investigation.

0:16:54 > 0:16:56Here, boys. Hot off the press.

0:16:58 > 0:17:00Excuse me, please.

0:17:02 > 0:17:03How many camera angles have we got?

0:17:03 > 0:17:06This is the entire footage of what we got,

0:17:06 > 0:17:09so there's, I think, a couple of angles.

0:17:09 > 0:17:12They want to analyse the CCTV, looking for firm evidence

0:17:12 > 0:17:17to link those caught on film with the suspects in the cells.

0:17:17 > 0:17:20There we go. Oh, that's good.

0:17:22 > 0:17:24Where's the target premises in relation?

0:17:24 > 0:17:26- That's it - it's the next one there. - This is here, yeah.

0:17:26 > 0:17:28Try and slow it down a little bit.

0:17:28 > 0:17:30They know exactly what the suspects were wearing

0:17:30 > 0:17:32when they were arrested.

0:17:32 > 0:17:35And that's the Adidas stripe, isn't it, that goes up to the door?

0:17:35 > 0:17:38Yeah, then all three...

0:17:38 > 0:17:41One guy goes in, the other one goes in.

0:17:41 > 0:17:43And that's Mr Adidas top, isn't it?

0:17:43 > 0:17:46- What, that's just gone in?- Yeah. - Let's see if we can just take it back a second.

0:17:46 > 0:17:49I'm sure it was, yeah, it was the one with the stripe on the sleeve.

0:17:49 > 0:17:53Yeah, that's top man. Adidas top man and him.

0:17:53 > 0:17:58- Where is this other angle?- Right, let's have a look at the other angle.

0:17:58 > 0:18:01And the second camera angle gives an even better view.

0:18:01 > 0:18:04This is going to be the exciting one.

0:18:04 > 0:18:06The clip's quite quick.

0:18:06 > 0:18:09You know, I need to see the clothing.

0:18:09 > 0:18:11There is something else on the CCTV.

0:18:11 > 0:18:14Just before they break into the house,

0:18:14 > 0:18:17the burglars appear to kick down a snowman.

0:18:17 > 0:18:20One's gone up there and one's there.

0:18:20 > 0:18:22The snowman's just had his head kicked in.

0:18:22 > 0:18:26Look how brazen they are with all the vehicles. I mean...

0:18:26 > 0:18:29The detectives must gather every scrap of evidence

0:18:29 > 0:18:33if they're to get the all-clear to charge the suspects with burglary.

0:18:35 > 0:18:37So Officer Forbes returns to the property

0:18:37 > 0:18:39and the spot where the snowman once stood.

0:18:41 > 0:18:44It's seen on the CCTV in the area that three guys

0:18:44 > 0:18:47matching the description of the two that we've got in custody,

0:18:47 > 0:18:50before they burgled the place, there was a snowman that stood around 5ft tall

0:18:50 > 0:18:53and they started kicking it in, for some unknown reason,

0:18:53 > 0:18:56and once they'd kicked it in, there were footprints found in there

0:18:56 > 0:18:58so the footprints have had photographs taken of

0:18:58 > 0:19:01by the scenes of crime officers

0:19:01 > 0:19:03and the footwear has been seized from the suspect,

0:19:03 > 0:19:05so we've got their footwear and we've got their footwear marks,

0:19:05 > 0:19:08so it's just something else to put them to the scene.

0:19:11 > 0:19:12Back at the station,

0:19:12 > 0:19:16Officer Forbes gets the suspects' shoes for scanning.

0:19:18 > 0:19:24We scan the footprints on to our system and then they get sent off

0:19:24 > 0:19:28to our footwear comparison department up at headquarters.

0:19:28 > 0:19:30The tread pattern is all different on individuals,

0:19:30 > 0:19:33so from the bottom of that shoe you can see different wear patterns -

0:19:33 > 0:19:36he obviously walks a lot more on his tiptoes,

0:19:36 > 0:19:38so you can see a wear on the fronts

0:19:38 > 0:19:40and right on the back corners as well.

0:19:40 > 0:19:42So he looks like he walks a lot more on the front of his shoes,

0:19:42 > 0:19:45and just looking around it, you can see bits of stones kept in it,

0:19:45 > 0:19:47the wear pattern at the bottom left-hand corner is gone.

0:19:47 > 0:19:49If we do find a good footprint,

0:19:49 > 0:19:52we can see how the wear is as well and we can match it up to these.

0:19:52 > 0:19:54Lovely, cheers, Reece.

0:19:54 > 0:19:56Now he must wait until the forensics department

0:19:56 > 0:19:59reports back with any possible match.

0:20:03 > 0:20:07There are just a few hours remaining to charge the suspects

0:20:07 > 0:20:10or they will have to release them.

0:20:10 > 0:20:13The solicitor, dad and ...

0:20:13 > 0:20:17have gone into a consultation.

0:20:17 > 0:20:21We've got CCTV and we want to show it to ...

0:20:21 > 0:20:22and ask him questions.

0:20:22 > 0:20:26They're now contemplating what they're going to do

0:20:26 > 0:20:28and then when we get the call to say that they're ready,

0:20:28 > 0:20:31we'll go back down and conduct the interview

0:20:31 > 0:20:34and hopefully we might get something out of it.

0:20:38 > 0:20:43It's now critical the police lines of enquiry start to pay off.

0:20:43 > 0:20:47PC Sawyer receives a call about the shoe print.

0:20:47 > 0:20:49Oh, right, OK. Lovely, lovely.

0:20:49 > 0:20:56But for purposes of, just, talking to CPS tonight,

0:20:56 > 0:20:59would you be able to knock up a little...

0:20:59 > 0:21:03Just, like, a little paragraph, statement-type thing, or...?

0:21:04 > 0:21:06Same pattern type, yeah, yeah, yeah.

0:21:06 > 0:21:10Oh, no, that's fair enough, yeah, that's a starter for ten. Lovely.

0:21:10 > 0:21:12Cheers, thanks, bye.

0:21:15 > 0:21:16Get in there, get in there!

0:21:16 > 0:21:20Preliminary results do link the footprint in the snowman

0:21:20 > 0:21:22with one of the suspects.

0:21:25 > 0:21:27The suspects refused to co-operate,

0:21:27 > 0:21:30despite knowing of the CCTV pictures.

0:21:33 > 0:21:36With time ticking on,

0:21:36 > 0:21:39the investigation gets another break -

0:21:39 > 0:21:43the neighbour who first spotted the break-in and called 999

0:21:43 > 0:21:47has come in to see an identity parade.

0:21:47 > 0:21:50The neighbour confirms the two suspects

0:21:50 > 0:21:52were at the scene of the burglary.

0:21:52 > 0:21:56Their clothing also seems to match the images on the CCTV.

0:21:56 > 0:21:58The investigating officers

0:21:58 > 0:22:01can now present their evidence to their legal team.

0:22:01 > 0:22:05The case details are reported to the Crown Prosecution Service.

0:22:07 > 0:22:11Now they must wait, hopeful they've done enough.

0:22:14 > 0:22:19In respect of the 14-year-old, we're in a really good position.

0:22:19 > 0:22:25We have got a witness that has positively identified him

0:22:25 > 0:22:29as being the one responsible for breaking into the premises.

0:22:29 > 0:22:33This has also been captured on CCTV.

0:22:33 > 0:22:36The other lad, his clothing matches the person

0:22:36 > 0:22:40who we believe to be him on the CCTV.

0:22:40 > 0:22:44That person is seen to kick this snowman

0:22:44 > 0:22:46and left a footprint at the scene,

0:22:46 > 0:22:50a Nike trainer made the print on the snowman.

0:22:50 > 0:22:54The lad that been arrested was wearing a Nike trainer

0:22:54 > 0:23:00that has the same pattern on the sole. It's very strong evidence.

0:23:01 > 0:23:05Just one hour before the deadline expires,

0:23:05 > 0:23:08officers get a call from the CPS telling them to charge the suspects.

0:23:08 > 0:23:12We're going to charge you with the offence below,

0:23:12 > 0:23:14so you do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence

0:23:14 > 0:23:17if you do not mention now something which you later rely on in court.

0:23:17 > 0:23:21Anything you do say may be given in evidence.

0:23:21 > 0:23:25It's very satisfying to be able to now phone the victim

0:23:25 > 0:23:27and let her know that they've both been charged

0:23:27 > 0:23:30and they'll be spending the night with us

0:23:30 > 0:23:31until court in the morning.

0:23:31 > 0:23:34OK, Mrs Cranfield, yeah, I've got some good news for you.

0:23:34 > 0:23:37The two lads that we arrested,

0:23:37 > 0:23:41- they've both been charged with the burglary.- Right.

0:23:41 > 0:23:45And, basically, that means now that they're both being remanded

0:23:45 > 0:23:49in police custody and put before the courts in the morning.

0:23:58 > 0:24:02Although it's evidence, the team is keen to reunite her

0:24:02 > 0:24:04with the stolen items as soon as possible.

0:24:04 > 0:24:07We believe this to be the property belonging to the victim.

0:24:07 > 0:24:09It matches the description to a T,

0:24:09 > 0:24:12so rather than us hang on to it longer than we need to,

0:24:12 > 0:24:14the victim's obviously got some young kids -

0:24:14 > 0:24:16they won't be able to last a couple of months

0:24:16 > 0:24:20without their DSs and things. I'm taking photos of the exhibits that have been seized.

0:24:20 > 0:24:23The photo's going to be my exhibit and I'm going to get the property

0:24:23 > 0:24:27returned to the owners and I'm going to get them to sign a declaration

0:24:27 > 0:24:28to say that if we did need it for court,

0:24:28 > 0:24:31they're not going to sell it, swap it or dispose of it.

0:24:34 > 0:24:36The last job for Officer Forbes

0:24:36 > 0:24:39is to take the items back to the Cranfields.

0:24:39 > 0:24:43Remarkably, all within just 48 hours of the theft taking place.

0:24:45 > 0:24:47But as one suspect is still missing,

0:24:47 > 0:24:51he can't be sure that all the stolen items have been found.

0:24:56 > 0:24:58Hi.

0:24:58 > 0:25:00What am going to do is show you all the stuff.

0:25:00 > 0:25:03I just want you to say, "Yeah, it's mine," or, "No, it's not."

0:25:06 > 0:25:08- Is that yours? - Yeah, yeah, that's my basket.

0:25:08 > 0:25:11- That one?- Yeah...- That's got "Bunny" written on it, obviously.

0:25:11 > 0:25:14- This is the big one. - Yeah, or hopefully.

0:25:14 > 0:25:15Yeah, that's her laptop.

0:25:15 > 0:25:18I remember her saying that she had a damaged hinge.

0:25:18 > 0:25:21- Yeah, it was a damaged hinge.- Yeah.

0:25:21 > 0:25:24- Yeah, so you've got the candles and stuff.- Oh, fantastic.

0:25:24 > 0:25:27- No, that's not mine. - That's not yours, no?- No.

0:25:27 > 0:25:29I would have thought a bag like that

0:25:29 > 0:25:31is quite easy for them to pop into their pockets.

0:25:31 > 0:25:34Yeah, they've obviously come prepared. When they were brought in,

0:25:34 > 0:25:37they had a number of pairs of gloves on them anyway,

0:25:37 > 0:25:40so they stick their gloves on, come in, put them back in their pocket.

0:25:40 > 0:25:42Plus, with the weather, it's ideal, isn't it?

0:25:42 > 0:25:45Why have you got gloves on you? "Cos it's cold." Simple, isn't it?

0:25:45 > 0:25:47All the stolen items have been returned.

0:25:47 > 0:25:51Now the Cranfields can put this nightmare behind them.

0:25:51 > 0:25:55Dog's not hurt, we're not hurt and we got all our stuff back,

0:25:55 > 0:25:57- which is amazing, isn't it? - It's a nice result,

0:25:57 > 0:25:58- to get the property back. - That quick.

0:25:58 > 0:26:00I mean, the lady across the road...

0:26:00 > 0:26:02She's been a star, the lady opposite,

0:26:02 > 0:26:04and also the one next door with the cameras as well.

0:26:04 > 0:26:05They've been really good as well.

0:26:05 > 0:26:07I mean, to be fair, without the cameras and her,

0:26:07 > 0:26:09they would have got away with it.

0:26:09 > 0:26:13And with that, Officer Forbes' job is done.

0:26:13 > 0:26:15- Thank you so much.- That's all right.

0:26:15 > 0:26:18- Cheers, thank you.- No worries.

0:26:25 > 0:26:28The two young men pleaded guilty to burglary.

0:26:31 > 0:26:34Both received a six-month youth rehabilitation order...

0:26:37 > 0:26:40..and were given a three-month curfew.

0:26:42 > 0:26:45The thieves who took three pygmy goats were never found.

0:26:45 > 0:26:47Why the kids were stolen and how they lasted

0:26:47 > 0:26:52for so long without their mother's milk remains a mystery.

0:26:52 > 0:26:55Billy, Snowy and Maisie, however, are now all doing well.

0:26:55 > 0:26:59It was really lucky. So it was nice to get them back.

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