0:00:02 > 0:00:04We're on the case of a crime that's committed once every 44 seconds.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07Burglary. Coming up -
0:00:07 > 0:00:11It's just the fact that somebody's been in your house.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12It's frightening.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15We're with the police as they hunt down criminals.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21If we believe he's in here, we've got the right to go in and force an entry.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22And we'll see the joy
0:00:22 > 0:00:26when what's been stolen has been returned to its rightful owner.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Really pleased to get it back. A real relief.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40First up, Hertfordshire Police are on the hunt for a prolific burglar
0:00:40 > 0:00:45who's wanted for multiple crimes by them and the Metropolitan Police.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50In recent weeks, we've had a series of burglaries involving a male.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54He's got a probation appointment at 6.00 this evening.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58We're led to believe that he's never missed one of these appointments.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01So we're keen to see if he turns up to his probation appointment
0:01:01 > 0:01:04and hopefully catch him unawares
0:01:04 > 0:01:08and get him in for at least four burglaries in our area,
0:01:08 > 0:01:12but we know he's wanted cross border. Metropolitan are after him.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15He's certainly been our number one target. We're keen to get him tonight.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20Following a tip-off, PC Jill Brown and the team of seven officers
0:01:20 > 0:01:23are heading cross borders into London.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26We've been getting up at 4.00 in the morning to go to his address,
0:01:26 > 0:01:28his associates' addresses.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32And then we've stayed late at night to go back again in the evenings.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36We've waited in pubs for him for three, four hours.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40We've spent the last three weeks of our lives in one street
0:01:40 > 0:01:45waiting for a vehicle and him to come in, which he did do last week.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Sadly, after a short pursuit in a very powerful car,
0:01:48 > 0:01:50he got away from us.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Personally, I was in the car pursuing him,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56so I've got a little bit more grit between my teeth.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00I want to catch him. Because I'm bored of trying to find him.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03He knows we've been knocking at his address for him.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04That's the only downside.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07So he may well have gone to ground and hid himself.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11The team arrive in London.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13They're undercover so they can blend into the crowd
0:02:13 > 0:02:15and won't spook the culprit.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Heading towards the probation office now.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23About 40 minutes until his appointment,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25so we'll just site up at various locations
0:02:25 > 0:02:27and check that we're all in place
0:02:27 > 0:02:30ready for him to turn up, just in case he turns up early.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Ah, there's the bar with the red thing, I'm guessing,
0:02:37 > 0:02:40so we'll meet down there. All right?
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Jill's already in position.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Yeah, that's the building he's got his appointment in at 6.00.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47There's only one entrance and one exit,
0:02:47 > 0:02:48so we should be all right in that respect,
0:02:48 > 0:02:52but it's just seeing him come in to get the troops in, so...yeah.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54How do you think you look at the moment?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56I think I look like a drug dealer.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Having scoped out the location, Jill gets the team in place.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Where do you want Neil and the others?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Um...if they could go the other side of the building
0:03:08 > 0:03:10to see if he comes up from the opposite side.
0:03:10 > 0:03:11- So further on down.- Yeah.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- The other guys are opposite in the cafe.- Right.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18I'll cover this end and Sophie and Dan the Man should be here soon.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Fingers crossed.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24The team of eight spread out and get into position.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27I'm going to go now because people are going to look at me.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29I'm going to blend. All right.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35A number of officers are obviously dispersing to various locations
0:03:35 > 0:03:40just so we've got people on actual eyeball with regards to the person.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43There's a couple of other units coming down from our station,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46as well, just to make 100% sure that we don't miss him.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Now it's just a matter of waiting to see
0:03:50 > 0:03:53if the suspect will show up for his 6.00 appointment.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02If he fails to show up, there could be serious consequences.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14It's now 6.40pm and there's still no sign of him.
0:04:16 > 0:04:22We're waiting for an update from probation.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Somebody's been in there, had a chat with him and see
0:04:24 > 0:04:27if there's generally a time he's late, the length of time he's late
0:04:27 > 0:04:32or if there's a window that they call it a day that he's missed his appointment.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35We're still in our convenient places, covertly,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39and basically we're just waiting to see how long we're going to be here for.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42I'd say probably another 45 minutes, an hour.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43We don't want to go and miss him.
0:04:45 > 0:04:51So Jill and the team continue their stakeout, but he fails to show.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53It's time for Plan B.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Yeah. Sadly, he knows that we are looking for him, clearly.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01So we half expected this to happen,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04so it's going to be a case of going to go and knock on the addresses
0:05:04 > 0:05:08that we've known him to frequent or his mum's associates, etcetera,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10so we'll head there now.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16A recent intel's come in that he's at this friend's house.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19She lets him shack up there, so we're kind of hoping he's there
0:05:19 > 0:05:21or she might give us a bit more information.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Even if we just rattle some cages, ruffle some feathers,
0:05:25 > 0:05:30we might get something else that will give us a lead for another inquiry.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31More on this later.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33But next, a story that really hits a nerve.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41The Hawk and Owl Trust was founded in 1969
0:05:41 > 0:05:44to conserve owls and birds of prey in the wild.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Paul Golledge is the chairman for the South Gloucester division.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51His love of birds began as a young boy
0:05:51 > 0:05:54and has grown ever since.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56He now owns seven birds of prey.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58The Hawk and Owl Trust is quite important to me
0:05:58 > 0:06:01because it's the conservation of wild birds of prey.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05As a young boy, he kept greenfinches and bullfinches,
0:06:05 > 0:06:08goldfinches in the aviaries out the back.
0:06:08 > 0:06:13And his father kept racing pigeons, so I suppose it's in the genes.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17I first joined the trust about 20 years ago.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20I thought I was keeping birds of prey, I want to do something for wild ones, as well.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Volunteers visit local schools, shows and village fetes
0:06:24 > 0:06:27to give the public the chance to get up close to the birds
0:06:27 > 0:06:29and learn more about them.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32If you look at the end of the building, you'll see there's holes in it.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35And the owls are allowed to fly in there
0:06:35 > 0:06:37and they'd go and they'd eat the rats,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39mice and voles that are in there
0:06:39 > 0:06:41and help the farmer keep his crop clean.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44It's very fluffy.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48There's something special about birds of prey in general, really.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Being toward the top of the food chain, it's our ultimate predator.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Just amazing birds.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Paul and his fellow members had taken their birds
0:06:57 > 0:06:59to a local fair and horticultural show.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07We last used the trailer at a May Day show that we attended.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11The trailer was then returned to my mother's drive.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Secured it with the handbrake as normal
0:07:13 > 0:07:16and put the wheel clamp on and the lock through the tow hitch,
0:07:16 > 0:07:18and just walked away and left it
0:07:18 > 0:07:21and thought it would be there until I needed it the next time.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25It was used on the Monday and it was there all day on the Tuesday
0:07:25 > 0:07:29and it was there Wednesday after I came back
0:07:29 > 0:07:31roughly 12ish from the shop.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35I had my lunch and was doing my crossword
0:07:35 > 0:07:39and realised it was time to go round my son's.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Mary often helps her son
0:07:41 > 0:07:44by taking care of her grandchildren after school.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48I opened the front door, locked it
0:07:48 > 0:07:52and then looked across and thought, there's an empty space.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Oh, well, he must've asked somebody to come and fetch it,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58but I never heard anybody.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04And that's when I went round Paul's and when he came in from work,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07that's when I went for him and said, "Thank you for letting me know
0:08:07 > 0:08:10"that the trailer was being picked up today."
0:08:10 > 0:08:14My reply was, "That's because no-one was supposed to be coming to collect it."
0:08:14 > 0:08:18So I said, "What do you mean? Where's it gone?"
0:08:18 > 0:08:22And I said, "Well, the trailer isn't there." He said, "Oh, don't be silly.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26"Of course the trailer's there." And I said, "It isn't, it's gone."
0:08:26 > 0:08:29He put his coat back on and we both came round
0:08:29 > 0:08:33so that he could see that there was an empty space.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36The trailer had been stolen.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40I contacted the police and told them it was quite easily recognisable
0:08:40 > 0:08:42by all the logos and detail on it.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Paul and his family also tried to find out
0:08:47 > 0:08:51if anyone in the area had seen anything suspicious.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53My mother and my daughter went knocking on neighbours' doors
0:08:53 > 0:08:55to see if they'd seen anything.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Unfortunately, no-one had seen or heard anything at all.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02I was pretty devastated that the trailer had been stolen.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05There was a lot of information and stuff inside
0:09:05 > 0:09:10that was of no use to anyone else other than the trust.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Inside the stolen trailer was all the equipment
0:09:12 > 0:09:16the charity needed to raise money. It was a terrible blow.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19He was very upset.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Because he'd only just furnished it out
0:09:22 > 0:09:25with all the leaflets and the new gazebo.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30The thieves had managed to steal the trailer in broad daylight
0:09:30 > 0:09:33and somehow remove the wheel clamp.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36I didn't think anybody would take anything like that.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39I didn't think they'd have the nerve to come in on an afternoon
0:09:39 > 0:09:41and just lift it off.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43I think it was quite despicable, really.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47Likening it to stealing a charity box off a desk or something like that.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51It was going to cost the trust thousands of pounds to replace.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Money that should be going towards conservation.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57I just couldn't believe that someone would do that.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01I suppose all the internal contents of the trailer
0:10:01 > 0:10:04were literally dumped somewhere or burnt.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07And certainly, it knocked us back a bit
0:10:07 > 0:10:11and we've had to put a lot of effort into getting everything new again.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Very disheartening.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15We thought our efforts of getting it back were pretty slim.
0:10:15 > 0:10:21We thought there was no chance of ever seeing it again at all.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Even though it was very upsetting,
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Paul, David, and the other members were determined not to let the theft
0:10:27 > 0:10:31get in the way of what was really important, the birds.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35We still had quite a big show calendar to go to
0:10:35 > 0:10:37and we kept to every one that we had booked.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39A lot of friends, neighbours
0:10:39 > 0:10:42and colleagues were quite shocked
0:10:42 > 0:10:43to hear we'd lost our trailer
0:10:43 > 0:10:47and a lot of fundraising activities were put together
0:10:47 > 0:10:49to raise funds to find a replacement
0:10:49 > 0:10:52and replace the stolen goods from inside.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55There was a great response to their plight.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Thanks to donations, grants and fundraising events,
0:10:58 > 0:11:01they now had enough money to replace their trailer.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07All Paul had to do now was go shopping for a new one.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11But as he was browsing online, he had a rather big surprise.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15I stumbled across our own trailer that had been stolen.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19It was quite easily recognisable to me as our trailer.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22I sent the link to a colleague to help identify it.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25One evening, I was checking my emails.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29He'd put a line on there saying, "Do you think it looks like ours?"
0:11:29 > 0:11:30And the more I looked at it,
0:11:30 > 0:11:33the more I could see features on it that seemed,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36although all the lettering, our hawk and our lettering was gone,
0:11:36 > 0:11:42I could see that there were things about it that rang a bell.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44So I emailed back to him saying,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47"Yes, I think it's ours. I'm 90% sure that it's ours."
0:11:47 > 0:11:48They called the police.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51They asked whether the trust had anything that could prove
0:11:51 > 0:11:54this particular trailer was theirs.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Luckily, David's son Gary,
0:11:56 > 0:12:00who'd done a lot of repairs on it, was able to help.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Gary told them various things he'd done.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06He had to replace this rear light cluster.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09And he replaced that and while he was doing that,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12he saw that this dividing plate
0:12:12 > 0:12:14that should've been there was missing.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16So he made this one up out of stainless steel
0:12:16 > 0:12:20which he happened to have, and fitted that in.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24He knew that was undercover, that nobody would know that was there.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28So that really was the thing which really identified it.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32This unique metal plate could be the key to recovering their trailer.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Paul and David gave the police the details.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Even though the trailer had already been sold on,
0:12:39 > 0:12:41they tracked it down and went to examine it.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47It took quite a while for the result of those enquiries to come back.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Eventually, it was proved positive that it was our trailer,
0:12:49 > 0:12:51which we were really grateful for.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55Amazingly, over a year after it was stolen,
0:12:55 > 0:12:57the trust had their trailer back.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Yeah. Really pleased to get it back.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04A real relief that all that, all those people's donations,
0:13:04 > 0:13:08it can now go to conservation and not to replacing a trailer.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Conservation is what it's all about, so really pleased.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14We're very grateful to Avon and Somerset Police
0:13:14 > 0:13:16and Thames Valley Police
0:13:16 > 0:13:18for relocating the trailer and getting it back to us safely.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26During a burglary, thieves often target small, valuable property
0:13:26 > 0:13:28such as jewellery or electrical items
0:13:28 > 0:13:31that are easy to carry and sell on.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49It's 9.30am in Rotherham
0:13:49 > 0:13:52and DC Andy Shaw and PC Adam Broughton
0:13:52 > 0:13:55are on their way to a burglary.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57She's gone out last night, she's come home,
0:13:57 > 0:14:00she's not discovered it, so I presume she's gone straight to bed.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05Jane Wakefield has woken up to find her home has been broken into.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09They've gained entry through the conservatory.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Adam and Andy head straight into the conservatory to look for any clue
0:14:15 > 0:14:17that might help them to identify the burglar.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19What have you touched?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Me husband went round it.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25I've opened this door and come out.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27I've not touched any of that.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Andy investigates the garden for any evidence
0:14:31 > 0:14:34the burglars might've left behind when they smashed the window.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Charlie 13.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Getting scenes of crime to the house quickly
0:14:41 > 0:14:44increases the chances of collecting crucial evidence.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48Yeah, the burglary. Scenes of crime been allocated yet?
0:14:48 > 0:14:53Jane's son Josh was also sleeping as the burglars broke in.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56And it seems everything that was stolen belongs to him,
0:14:56 > 0:15:00including a turntable he uses to DJ for friends.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05My mum woke me up, because I'm lazy and I have a lie-in.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09And she woke me up to tell me the window had gone through.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Then I realised my decks were in.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13And it clicked.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17Then she realised me headphones and laptop had gone off the side.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19We'll go in here and discuss what we're going to do.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- Is that all right? - Yeah, yeah, sure.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23Josh, what about your decks?
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Is there anything distinguishing about those we can identify them back this house?
0:15:27 > 0:15:32- Serial numbers, any marks on it? Stickers you might have put on.- No.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- My colleague's just doing some house to house if anyone's seen anything.- Right.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38And he'll also check to see if there's any cameras on the houses.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Jane's neighbour has heard about the break in
0:15:44 > 0:15:46and popped round to give some moral support.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- I'm sorry.- We're all right. It's just a bit upsetting, in't it?- It is.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57The only thing I could see was gone was his laptop and headphones and that.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00I never heard a thing, I were watching telly...
0:16:01 > 0:16:03with door shut, you know.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08I've got that. If it's got the serial on it, I don't know.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09Cheers. Thank you.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Luckily, Josh has kept the receipt and the box for his turntables
0:16:12 > 0:16:16which will help identify them if the police can recover them.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21For Adam, one of the most important parts of attending a burglary,
0:16:21 > 0:16:25is giving the victims a voice in court.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27What we do at the end of every statement
0:16:27 > 0:16:30is called the Victim Statement Scheme which basically is
0:16:30 > 0:16:34a chance for you to say how, as a victim of crime,
0:16:34 > 0:16:36it's made you feel, this incident.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38If we were to catch someone for it and it went to court
0:16:38 > 0:16:41people at court would see how it's made you feel.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44A lot of time people don't get to express
0:16:44 > 0:16:47how this kind of thing makes them feel.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50So, in your own words you can say anything you want,
0:16:50 > 0:16:53it's your chance to say what you want, really.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- It's just that it is, it's just upsetting.- OK.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00And it's just...it makes you feel angry because
0:17:00 > 0:17:02I work hard for a living and I think...
0:17:04 > 0:17:07they should pity everybody else who's gone through the same.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10I mean, that laptop were like four, five years old
0:17:10 > 0:17:14- but it's the fact that somebody's been in your space...- Yeah.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19It's not a very nice feeling.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22This is what this is for because, obviously, you've said
0:17:22 > 0:17:25how it's made you feel and look how upset you're getting so...
0:17:25 > 0:17:30It's just the fact that somebody's been in your house.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33And you think there've been in while you've been asleep.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35It's just a bit, it's frightening.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38You never think it's going to happen to you, do you?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40I can't imagine what it's like.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43With their initial investigations complete,
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Andy and Adam head back to the station.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Scenes of Crime are on their way,
0:17:48 > 0:17:51and Victim Support will also visit Jane and Josh.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- All right, Jane. - Yes, thank you very much.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- Thanks for coming so quickly, I appreciate it.- All right.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02We're back with Hertfordshire Police.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06The team are still in London on the hunt for the prolific burglar
0:18:06 > 0:18:08wanted by multiple police forces.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13PC Jill Brown, DC Sutton and the team have been closing in for weeks.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Now, they're going back to visit his friends and family,
0:18:15 > 0:18:17determined to follow every lead.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24It's a sad fact of life that often criminals are more scared
0:18:24 > 0:18:27about the reaction of their family and friends
0:18:27 > 0:18:29than they are of the police.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33So, by visiting their family and friends and making them aware
0:18:33 > 0:18:36that we are seeking out these individuals
0:18:36 > 0:18:40they will often hand themselves in to avoid the wrath of,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42as I say, their family and friends.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Jill and Neil arrive on the estate.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Even though they try to keep their arrival quiet
0:18:49 > 0:18:52and they are in plain clothes, Jill knows it doesn't always work.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Generally, on this estate, once they see us
0:18:59 > 0:19:01they sort of know who we are.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06There'll be phone calls put in to each other's addresses.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Because they all know each other.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11As you can see, the next address we're going to
0:19:11 > 0:19:15is that block there, so they'll know we're at a certain address.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18That's why we're walking a little bit quick.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24This is a big estate, so the team arrive from different entrances
0:19:24 > 0:19:28in case the suspect has been tipped off and tries to escape.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31They head to the first address on the list.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Their information suggests he could be hiding inside.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38WHISPERS
0:19:40 > 0:19:42This is where she lives - the top floor.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44KNOCKS ON DOOR
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- What do yous want? - We want to come and search again.
0:19:48 > 0:19:49He's not going to be here.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51We need to speak to you about something.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53- Speak to me about what? - Can we come and speak to you?
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- I'm not standing on your doorstep.- Come on, let us in.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Quite a lot has happened in the last day, so we need a decent chat with you like human beings.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Jill, Sophia and DS Dan Stoddart
0:20:04 > 0:20:06are familiar faces to the people inside.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Neil has over seven years experience with the force
0:20:12 > 0:20:16and knows estates like this can be a tough place for police to work in.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21The problem with these sorts of areas,
0:20:21 > 0:20:25there's plenty of vantage points for people that know the estate and the area.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29They obviously see us arriving as we're walking up to the address.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33More often than not, they can be tipped off, they're actually in the address at the time.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Hence the last time we were down here, it was early in the morning,
0:20:37 > 0:20:40not so many people up and two of the suspects were arrested
0:20:40 > 0:20:44fairly early on in the morning, six or seven in the morning.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46But obviously today, it's more of a question
0:20:46 > 0:20:50of applying the pressure again to friends and family.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53This gentleman knows we're not going to give up
0:20:53 > 0:20:55and it'll be relentless.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57The team are inside for ten minutes.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00They have definitely made their presence felt.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Move that camera out of my face!
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Leave it. Leave the camera.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- Move the camera out of my face. - You'll get nicked for damage.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Move the camera out of my face!
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Don't look at the camera then, walk off.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- Are you allowed to even do that without asking me?- Yeah. He's in a public place, sorry.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23You're not going to find him, so good luck. Ha ha!
0:21:23 > 0:21:24See you later.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35It wasn't very reciprocal.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Denying all knowledge of knowing this person
0:21:37 > 0:21:41so she's just being a little bit obstructive.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44But at the moment that was negative so we'll try the next address.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Jill and the team carry on their search.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52They have a list of other places they still need to check out.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55As you probably heard we had a frosty reception.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57It was a matter of trying to glean what we could,
0:21:57 > 0:22:01get some telephone numbers and move on to the next place.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04If we go through enough doors and rattle enough cages
0:22:04 > 0:22:06these people will pop out sooner or later.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Jill checks their suspect isn't hiding out in a local pub.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Yeah, these are some of the estate pubs he might visit.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Only the regulars who come off the estate.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23Nobody hanging around.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28These are sort of rat runs that you can see
0:22:28 > 0:22:31they can quite easily hide in.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34We've got no hope of finding them if they're on foot in here
0:22:34 > 0:22:37but if they hang around the corners it might be just a case
0:22:37 > 0:22:40of hanging around and waiting for them to turn up.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45They've got CCTV outside the house so they'll know we're coming,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47this family.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51So we'll sort of hang back until we're in position and then we can
0:22:51 > 0:22:53go and get that knock.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Mum will be expecting us, I've no doubt.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01It's 9.20pm and Jill and the team of seven officers
0:23:01 > 0:23:04arrive at the suspect's parents house.
0:23:04 > 0:23:05LOUD KNOCKING
0:23:05 > 0:23:07DOG BARKS
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Every time we've come here there's always been someone in.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14So we're thinking, bearing in mind there were two people
0:23:14 > 0:23:18standing outside the house waiting, he's either in there hiding,
0:23:18 > 0:23:22so we have to make a decision about whether we leave this door
0:23:22 > 0:23:23or we go in.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28The team scout the area to see if the suspect or his family
0:23:28 > 0:23:29are anywhere to be seen.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Meanwhile, Sophia notices something that could mean someone is at home,
0:23:33 > 0:23:35and not coming to the door.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Right, the situation is, there was a dog here barking a minute ago
0:23:45 > 0:23:46and going mad.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50- And... - KICKS DOOR
0:23:50 > 0:23:53..someone might have locked the dog upstairs.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55The dog's on the balcony.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58The balcony door's open with a light on in the kitchen.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Sophia and Jill need to establish
0:24:00 > 0:24:04whether this prolific burglar is in the house.
0:24:04 > 0:24:05It's double locked as well.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08If we believe he's in there, we've got the right to go in,
0:24:08 > 0:24:10we've got a right to force an entry.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12We've got to have a reason to believe he's in there.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15At the moment, we don't know.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Jill listens out for anything that might give them a clue.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Then, the suspect's parents and brother arrive.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Oh. Mum and Dad.
0:24:33 > 0:24:34Hello.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Don't worry, we've not upset the dogs.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44We haven't upset the dogs.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46You know who we've come looking for.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49After you.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53This is another address of one of the people who's currently at large.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57And we are talking to the mother and father to try and...
0:24:59 > 0:25:04convince them that it's in their son's best interest to hand himself in or to see if they'll talk to us.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26This is not the first time she's had the police come to her door
0:25:26 > 0:25:28in the last 24, 48 hours.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32And it's the third or fourth time we've been here ourselves in the last fortnight
0:25:32 > 0:25:36and we'll keep on coming until such time as we have found the guy.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08He ain't in there.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Yeah, he's nae in there.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14He's not there.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17He hasn't been there since we last visited last week.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21He's rung his mum yesterday on an unknown number.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24She doesn't know where he is, she couldn't hear any noise
0:26:24 > 0:26:27or anything relevant in the background.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29So, we are still at a loss, unfortunately.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32She's got contact details for us again, and we've got her number
0:26:32 > 0:26:34so we should be able to ring her
0:26:34 > 0:26:38but I think the Met are going to keep visiting and so are we so...
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Nothing new, he's not there.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Even though they didn't find their suspect this time,
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Jill refuses to be defeated.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49He will be ours.
0:26:49 > 0:26:50We've no doubt of that.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54When? Today, tomorrow, another day, but he will come.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00We've got to find our way out of here so we might be a little while!
0:27:00 > 0:27:03So, if we're still here in the morning, help us out!
0:27:06 > 0:27:09As the night draws to a close, Jill, Sophia and the team
0:27:09 > 0:27:13head back to Hertfordshire armed with some useful leads
0:27:13 > 0:27:15that will hopefully bring them an arrest.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22There's just time for an update on today's stories.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26The case of the stolen trailer remains unsolved.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Since its safe return, Paul and his fellow members
0:27:29 > 0:27:33have taken extra steps to make sure it doesn't get stolen again.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37With the trailer now, we've got special identification marks
0:27:37 > 0:27:40on the trailer itself so it's more easily identifiable.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42The trailer is now secured at a new location
0:27:42 > 0:27:44with quite a bit of security on it
0:27:44 > 0:27:47so we hope not to see it disappear again.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Police have yet to catch the thief who burgled the Wakefields home.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54And Josh is saving up for a new pair of turntables.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Hertfordshire Police were very happy that the prolific burglar,
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Liam Peace, was caught by the Metropolitan Police.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Although he was not convicted for the crimes
0:28:05 > 0:28:09that Jill and the team were chasing him for, he is currently serving
0:28:09 > 0:28:13four and a half years in prison for separate burglary offences.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14We'll see you next time.
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