0:00:02 > 0:00:05Our lives are blighted by antisocial behaviour,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08whether it's nuisance neighbours, graffiti on the streets
0:00:08 > 0:00:10or too much booze.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Come in, enjoy yourself, have a drink. Don't be a twit.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18This is the story of police officers, council wardens
0:00:18 > 0:00:20and local volunteers whose job it is
0:00:20 > 0:00:22to keep it off our streets.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25It's something that people don't want to see.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28And something we're out to try and put a stop to, aren't we?
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to Street Patrol UK.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Coming up on today's programme...
0:00:35 > 0:00:38On the hunt to stamp out the ultimate antisocial behaviour -
0:00:38 > 0:00:40prostitution.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Step away from the car. I'm a police officer. Open this door or I'll jump over the wall.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48A council tenant pushes his bad behaviour too far.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51I've visited here with the police on three occasions now.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54The police have also been called on numerous occasions
0:00:54 > 0:00:57regarding the nuisance that you're causing your neighbours.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01And the little girl waging a war against dog dirt.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04I think they should have known better,
0:01:04 > 0:01:07actually, to actually clean up after the dogs,
0:01:07 > 0:01:10because I think they must have been adults.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Antisocial behaviour comes in many different forms
0:01:35 > 0:01:37and one of the most unpleasant
0:01:37 > 0:01:40is also one of the oldest professions in the world.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43And if prostitutes were going about their business on your doorstep,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46you'd want someone to move them on.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Time to meet Sergeant Dave Deal.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50He's a member of the Vice Squad,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53working through the night in the Tower Hamlets area of East London.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58There's an awful lot of people frequent this area,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01be it City workers,
0:02:01 > 0:02:06people out at night... Brick Lane is 100 yards that way.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10There's a massive number of people use this area.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12And that's why...
0:02:12 > 0:02:15the street workers work here.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19This is not just a nightspot.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21This area is also heavily residential.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Prostitutes going about their business on your doorstep
0:02:25 > 0:02:26is clearly antisocial,
0:02:26 > 0:02:30but it's also against the law to loiter for sex in a public place.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Kerb-crawling is illegal as well.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Despite that, the working girls are persistent,
0:02:35 > 0:02:39as we found out when Dave and his colleague, PC James Cockshaw,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42allowed us to follow them for a couple of nights.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46And almost straight away, they spot a woman they recognise.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52There's a young lady that we know.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56What is this?
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- Who are you - police? - Yeah, you know us. You know me.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Come over here, we'll have a quick chat.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03OK.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06How much have you had to drink today?
0:03:06 > 0:03:07Don't know. Why, you going to buy me one?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09No!
0:03:09 > 0:03:11You out and about tonight, or are you going to go in today?
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Not sure? You've had enough to drink already, haven't you?
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- I don't know.- We are out tonight, and we might see you again later.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21With the street worker on the corner there,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24if we see her again tonight,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27she will definitely be arrested.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31But she says she's going home and she won't come back.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33So...
0:03:33 > 0:03:35that's quite good,
0:03:35 > 0:03:39because at least the residents on the corner there
0:03:39 > 0:03:42won't need to phone police this evening about
0:03:42 > 0:03:45a street worker being on the corner.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50But there are plenty more women out selling their wares.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51And while patrolling on foot,
0:03:51 > 0:03:55James hears some tell-tale noises coming from behind a wall.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Step away from the girl. I'm a police officer. Move to the left.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03You move to the left and open the door.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Open this door or I'll jump over the wall.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15I think they came out this way.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18Hello. Hiya, fella.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Don't worry. Just stay here. Police officer. Don't be silly.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- Are you known to us at all?- No. - Never been arrested?- No.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30If we catch you having sex with a prostitute in a public place...
0:04:30 > 0:04:32I'm really drunk.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34That's all right. Just don't try and run away,
0:04:34 > 0:04:35otherwise I'll be handcuffing you.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37I don't want to get arrested.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Well, I'm sure you don't want to get arrested.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Don't go walking around. Don't go walking around,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44because if you try and run,
0:04:44 > 0:04:46we will have to catch you...
0:04:46 > 0:04:47I'm really drunk. Can I just go?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49No, not yet. Not at all.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I don't know what the officer has seen you doing,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55and depending on what he's seen you doing,
0:04:55 > 0:04:57depends on how we'll deal with it.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00All right? But definitely we're going to do some checks on you.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04I don't even know why I did it. It's cos she approached me and I was well drunk.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Dave gets on the radio to run checks on both the girl and the punter.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12You're not wanted, so there's no big issues.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14I just need to find out what James has seen.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17And we'll decide how we're going to deal with it,
0:05:17 > 0:05:19but probably you'll be going home.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22So just hang on, let me find out from James. Don't go anywhere.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25I never saw anything.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29Hiya.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Looking through, I couldn't see...
0:05:31 > 0:05:35I'm being honest with you, I couldn't see anything.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- Sorry.- No worries.- He can be quiet about being embarrassed.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41If he, you know... If he doesn't want... Then don't do it!
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Don't do it.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45James didn't see you doing anything.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48So what we're going to do, it's just a warning today.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50We've got your details.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53No worries, mate. We've got your details. If we see you again,
0:05:53 > 0:05:54in this kind of situation,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57you won't get a warning - you'll get dealt with.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58Go home.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Hopefully, that's the one and only time he does it.
0:06:02 > 0:06:07We never catch him again, and that'll be a bonus kind of thing.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09One less person to catch.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13I've never met her previously,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16but she's been quite honest, said she was working.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20You know? But again, she wanted to get some money
0:06:20 > 0:06:23for drugs or methadone, she said this time.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26But, as I say, because we couldn't actually catch them in the act,
0:06:26 > 0:06:29there's no actual offence there, if you like.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Dave and James pay particular attention to this area
0:06:34 > 0:06:37because of one brave resident.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Lily lives on an estate plagued by prostitutes
0:06:40 > 0:06:44using its dark alleys and storage areas for business.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Things got so bad that Lily and one housing group
0:06:49 > 0:06:50launched a major campaign,
0:06:50 > 0:06:54working with the police and council to get extra street lighting.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58One of the striking things was
0:06:58 > 0:07:00we've got a young family who live up here.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03So, you know, the mother told us that her son was actually...
0:07:03 > 0:07:05She could actually hear
0:07:05 > 0:07:10the noises and conversations, which weren't very pleasant.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11And she was very concerned
0:07:11 > 0:07:15that her son was hearing stuff that he shouldn't be, actually.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19One of the key things that one resident shared with us
0:07:19 > 0:07:21was, um...
0:07:21 > 0:07:23their six-year-old was playing out
0:07:23 > 0:07:25and, um,
0:07:25 > 0:07:28he picked up what he thought was a balloon.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31And he actually took it to his mouth
0:07:31 > 0:07:33and he started to blow it up.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39That was one of the things that actually really motivated me
0:07:39 > 0:07:43to push forward the campaign and keep going at it, really.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46It sounds horrific.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49And it's the sort of thing you just can't ignore,
0:07:49 > 0:07:51especially with so many young kids around.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Not satisfied with just some extra lights,
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Lily kept on pushing and got local police chiefs
0:07:56 > 0:07:59to agree to bring in the Vice Squad.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Quite often, there'd be condoms there.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Where people have just had sex there.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09You used to get people in this little archway.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11When you come out the other side of the archway,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14you'll see how close it is to someone's front door.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18They'd have sex here.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22And then you've got a front door there.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25So, you know,
0:08:25 > 0:08:27it's antisocial behaviour
0:08:27 > 0:08:29in kind of its rawest form.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Just round this next corner,
0:08:32 > 0:08:36they'll quite often have sex in the bin chutes, bin stores.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39And they'll just take a punter round there
0:08:39 > 0:08:41and have sex in with the rubbish.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44It's quite horrible, really.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47I do take pride in the fact that
0:08:47 > 0:08:51we have made an improvement to these residents' lives.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53I am pleased with that.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55That's what we're here for.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Um...the reason that our team was set up
0:08:59 > 0:09:02was all because of complaints from the residents.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06So Lily has had a massive reduction,
0:09:06 > 0:09:10and she's quite happy to tell us. She's informed...
0:09:10 > 0:09:12That really smells of drugs now.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15Yeah.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Which way is the wind blowing?
0:09:20 > 0:09:21I've got to go.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Drugs and prostitution often go hand in hand.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31The women work to pay for their habit.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35That means that drugs are at the root
0:09:35 > 0:09:38of a lot of antisocial behaviour in the area.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39As a result,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Dave and James are constantly on the hunt for banned substances.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Police officers.
0:09:47 > 0:09:48How is everyone?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50We've got some drugs, haven't we?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Where is it? I can smell it.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56You've got some drugs on you. I can smell cannabis. It's quite strong.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- So you're saying you haven't had any cannabis tonight? - I don't have any now.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01No, you might not have now,
0:10:01 > 0:10:05but...did you smoke some earlier?
0:10:05 > 0:10:06No, not yet.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08No? Not yet?
0:10:08 > 0:10:12One of the guys quickly admits to having a stash of cannabis on him.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15It's only a small amount, so James knows he's not a dealer.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18But this particular individual's been caught before.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21On that occasion, he was given a warning.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24But for a second offence, things start to get more serious.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28You'll get a penalty fine on the street.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29It's £80.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33And I'll explain the whole process of how you can pay it.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35The only thing is, if you get caught again,
0:10:35 > 0:10:39and you know we come round here, then we'll have to arrest you.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42The police stop small-time users all the time,
0:10:42 > 0:10:44but the drugs are coming from somewhere,
0:10:44 > 0:10:48and to get to the dealers, the boys have to be lightning-quick.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50SIRENS BLARE
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Get out of the car!
0:10:53 > 0:10:54Get out the car!
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Get out the car.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Britain is known worldwide as a nation of dog-lovers,
0:11:03 > 0:11:05but there's one thing we all don't like about them.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07And that's their poo.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Now, loads of owners will clear up their dog's mess,
0:11:10 > 0:11:14but sadly, there are a few out there who don't give a monkey's.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17It's inconvenient. You could step into it.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18It smells,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21and it's not very nice to look at at the best of times anyway.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Consider the people that are walking along the pavements.
0:11:24 > 0:11:25And little children.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28They've got to be responsible, or don't have the dog.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Where I live, it's all around the streets.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32And I go past it on the school run with the pushchair.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34I always get it on my wheels.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37And it goes straight onto my carpet at home. It's not very nice.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41And it don't take two seconds to pick it up. It's disgusting.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46The quiet town of Market Deeping in Lincolnshire
0:11:46 > 0:11:49is much like many other places up and down the country.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52It's a nice place to live and bring up your family.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55But that lovely atmosphere can be completely ruined
0:11:55 > 0:12:00by a few inconsiderate individuals who don't clean up after their dogs.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Fortunately for Market Deeping,
0:12:03 > 0:12:05they have an unlikely saviour -
0:12:05 > 0:12:07six-year old Grace Munton-Hague.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Every day when we came home from school,
0:12:11 > 0:12:16we had to dodge poo with the buggy.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Each day, Grace and her mum Louisa walked to and from school
0:12:23 > 0:12:26along a short alleyway known locally as The Cut.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Well, mainly there'd be blobs at the side, some in the middle.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34So it's quite really everywhere in The Cut.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- Sometimes we have to cross the road, don't we?- Mmm.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39On the way to school.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42And one day I was getting super-annoyed.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45That day, it had just been snowing,
0:12:45 > 0:12:49and there were about five or six bits of dog mess to get round.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52I think they should have known better,
0:12:52 > 0:12:55actually, to actually clean up after the dogs,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58because I think they must have been adults.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Grace was so fed-up of dodging dog dirt,
0:13:00 > 0:13:04she decided to hound out the antisocial dog-owners
0:13:04 > 0:13:06in her own unique way.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13When I came home, I made...I made these posters
0:13:13 > 0:13:17to try and stop people
0:13:17 > 0:13:21from leaving their dog mess about.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22And this one,
0:13:22 > 0:13:27I did it to say, "Please bag it up and throw it in the bin".
0:13:27 > 0:13:32I thought I'd do a little picture of a person throwing poo in the bin,
0:13:32 > 0:13:34and that's what we want -
0:13:34 > 0:13:36a person putting poo in a bin,
0:13:36 > 0:13:38not on the floor.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40We didn't want to antagonise anybody.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42We just wanted really to hope
0:13:42 > 0:13:46that somebody would see that it has annoyed a child
0:13:46 > 0:13:48and it's bothered a child enough to do some posters,
0:13:48 > 0:13:50and it might make one person clear up.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52I was really, really proud of her
0:13:52 > 0:13:55to have the guts to actually do a poster.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57And to want to make a difference,
0:13:57 > 0:13:59because it's not just us that use The Cut -
0:13:59 > 0:14:01other mums and children go down The Cut.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03You really have got to admire young Grace,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06wanting to make her community a nicer place.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08But it's one thing to make some posters.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10It's another for dog-owners to actually sit up
0:14:10 > 0:14:12and pay attention.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Then we sneakily went out and put them up,
0:14:16 > 0:14:19without anyone seeing us.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34The next day, I realised
0:14:34 > 0:14:37the posters were actually working!
0:14:37 > 0:14:40There's less dog poo
0:14:40 > 0:14:43when everyone saw the posters and since we put them up.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45So it's been quite good.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Grace's posters were so successful,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50her local newspaper started taking notice.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55For Grace, it was a case of wanting to do something
0:14:55 > 0:14:57and the action actually led to
0:14:57 > 0:14:58something happening.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02The fact that she put up the posters I think had an immediate impact
0:15:02 > 0:15:05and the campaign obviously took hold.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08And that's where things really took off.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11The local council found out what Grace had done
0:15:11 > 0:15:13and immediately backed her campaign.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Next thing, they put up 15 permanent signs
0:15:16 > 0:15:18asking dog-owners to scoop the poop
0:15:18 > 0:15:20and they promised a special bin.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24First I was like, "Oh, I don't think this is going to work,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27"cos just little me has done this,"
0:15:27 > 0:15:31but then, when I actually saw the 15 signs went up,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34I was saying, "Yeah, I think it's working now!"
0:15:34 > 0:15:37We had quite a few letters from readers.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39I think we had a couple of comments on the story online,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42a few Tweets, a few posts on Facebook.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45And it was obviously something that our readers agreed with.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48I read about the little girl who did the campaign,
0:15:48 > 0:15:49and that was a really good thing to do,
0:15:49 > 0:15:51to make people aware.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54And maybe people might take notice of that.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58It's a lot better since the young lady's been putting her posters up.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01People seem more aware of cleaning up the alleyway.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Obviously she wants her neighbourhood to look nice.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07And she's gone out and put the effort in, to say to everyone,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10"Right, I'm fed-up - just clean up the dog muck!"
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Since Grace's posters went up and her campaign started,
0:16:12 > 0:16:15there's been nothing in the alleyway where all the problem was.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18I definitely do think it's made a difference.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21And I think it's good
0:16:21 > 0:16:23that I did that.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Grace really brought the messy dog-owners to heel.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28She's a girl after my own heart.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31If you believe in something, you can make a big difference,
0:16:31 > 0:16:35not just for yourself, but for everyone around you.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44There is nothing like a nuisance neighbour
0:16:44 > 0:16:47to get the antisocial juices flowing.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49If you lived next door to somebody
0:16:49 > 0:16:51who constantly plays their music loud,
0:16:51 > 0:16:53has a dog that won't stop barking
0:16:53 > 0:16:55and is just generally not a nice person,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58the chances are you don't like them, and you'd be crying out for help
0:16:58 > 0:17:00and for somebody to do something about it.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03This is Catherine Monaghan.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06She's a Neighbourhood Nuisance Officer in Basildon in Essex.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11Catherine is part of the council's troubleshooting Antisocial Behaviour Team.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15And today, she's on her way to visit a local authority tenant
0:17:15 > 0:17:17who needs a few stern words.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21This gentleman was offered a council property
0:17:21 > 0:17:23in the middle of March, I believe it was.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27And ever since then we've been receiving complaints of antisocial behaviour.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31We've had complaints of him and his friends hanging around outside the front of the property,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34loud music, shouting and swearing
0:17:34 > 0:17:36and threatening neighbours as well.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40He is a temporary tenant,
0:17:40 > 0:17:45so we will be telling him today that the next stage will be to serve a notice to quit.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49And that will basically mean that we will instigate legal action
0:17:49 > 0:17:53following that, which ultimately will lead to his eviction.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59The council takes this antisocial behaviour very seriously,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02and is no longer prepared to wait for the tenant to respond to their letters.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04It's time for action.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Some of the neighbours' complaints have been about the tenant's dog,
0:18:09 > 0:18:13so Catherine is accompanied by two Police Community Support Officers,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17who need to make sure the dog isn't a danger to other residents.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23It's Catherine from Basildon Council.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- Hello.- Hello. Are you Mr Brown? - No, I'm not.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- Sean, where's Terry?- Dunno, mate.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31I think he went round the shop a little while ago with his girlfriend.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- Have you got a contact number for him?- I haven't got a phone, mate.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38What shop did he go to? How long ago was that?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Two, three minutes ago? I think you've just missed him.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- We'll come back and see him. - All right.- Thank you.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46He shouldn't be much longer.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- We'll have a look round.- OK.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- Thank you.- Cheers, mate.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Catherine's not going to give up now.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58This is the closest she's ever got to talking to Mr Brown.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00But there's further disappointment at the shop.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02No sign of him or his dog.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07I think we may have to suspend.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- Can you take us back to the van, please? I don't know where we're going.- Yes.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14I don't know around here.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Despite the frustration that Mr Brown seems to have slipped through their net,
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Catherine is determined not to give up.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Myself and the police are going to come back in about an hour
0:19:23 > 0:19:25and see if we can catch him in then.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28See you in an hour.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37It's the middle of the evening when the team regroup for round two.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41I believe he's back at the property now, so we're going to try and speak to him.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45Evicting a tenant is never taken lightly by the council.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48But if a tenant persists in behaving badly,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51and doesn't communicate, they're left with little choice.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Hello, are you Mr Brown? - I certainly am, my darling.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04My name's Catherine. I'm from Basildon Council.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07I work for the Antisocial Behaviour Team.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- We need to discuss some complaints that we've had...- OK.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- ..about your property. - Basically, what it was,
0:20:12 > 0:20:17it's, um...I had a couple of young fellows what was coming in here the other day.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22I've come back to the property, I've heard the music. It was all quite loud.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25I do understand that. So I've come back in.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27I've, er...
0:20:27 > 0:20:30I've got rid of them. They're gone out the house.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- Were they your friends?- They was...
0:20:33 > 0:20:35I've grown up with them years ago.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38I've said to them, "Right, get out the house."
0:20:38 > 0:20:39I've totally got them out the house.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44And there was a gentleman what was on this house here...
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- Yeah.- Next door.- Yeah.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49I went straight to him and apologised, because obviously,
0:20:49 > 0:20:52these people shouldn't have touched my music.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55OK. The problem we've got, Mr Brown,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58is I've visited here with the police on three occasions now.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02And I've put cards through your door and asked you to contact me.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04I got a letter today.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06OK, that's the second letter I've sent you
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- and unfortunately, we've not received any correspondence from you.- Sorry.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13The police have also been called on numerous occasions,
0:21:13 > 0:21:17regarding the nuisance that you're causing your neighbours.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20The problem that we've got is that you are a temporary tenant,
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- and you understand what that means, don't you?- I do understand.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27And because it's your tenancy, it's your responsibility.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30We've also got complaints about your dog.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Have you sought permission from Basildon Council for your dog?
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Yes, they said I was allowed to have my dog here.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- Have you had written permission for that?- When I come in here,
0:21:40 > 0:21:42they said, cos I told them I had my dog...
0:21:42 > 0:21:44and they said that it was OK.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Cos your dogs have been causing quite a bit of nuisance to the neighbours with the barking.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51When someone knocks on your door, they do bark quite loudly.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Some of the complaints we've had is to do with the dogs.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57And obviously we deal with that side ourselves.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- Yeah, I do understand. - Can I just ask, Mr Brown,
0:22:00 > 0:22:02do you consume alcohol yourself?
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Part of the complaint is you and your friends are getting quite drunk, especially around this time,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10and that you're standing out on the balcony, shouting and intimidating people.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12I have a lot of people from coming down here...
0:22:12 > 0:22:14When we've come out,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17obviously, we've come out
0:22:17 > 0:22:20and we've seen a lot of people, and they start arguing at the bottom of the stairs.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23OK, well, we don't need to worry about all that.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28- From our point of view... - I do understand.- Look after yourself.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31If we get any further complaints,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33from either the Antisocial Behaviour Team
0:22:33 > 0:22:35or from neighbours around here complaining about you,
0:22:35 > 0:22:38then we'll have to start investigating you further.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40You'll be issued with a final warning today,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43and the next stage, if we receive any further complaints,
0:22:43 > 0:22:45is you're going to be served with a notice to quit.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47And that is the first stage of legal proceedings,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- where we would look to evict you from the property.- I do understand.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- You understand that? - There'll be no more problems.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Let's put a line under it today.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59- No further complaints, and no further action will be taken. - Everything stops now.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04- I appreciate your help. Thank you ever so much.- Thanks for your time.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09And the team's persistence has paid off.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13They've finally managed to pin down the elusive Mr Brown.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17I would hope that he's taken notice of what we've said,
0:23:17 > 0:23:22and also in partnership with the police, which we do on a regular basis, completing visits.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25I would hope that's had a positive impact on him
0:23:25 > 0:23:27and he will realise that we will be patrolling the area
0:23:27 > 0:23:31and we will take some positive action if any further antisocial behaviour happens.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40I've been out and about on a street patrol of my own,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43to hear what bothers you about Britain today.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Rob and Teresa, lovely to meet you both.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Now, who'd like to kick off with what really bothers them about antisocial behaviour?
0:23:49 > 0:23:55Dogs' mess. There's no reason to leave any mess. They've got bags free from the council.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58They can pick it all up. It's just crazy.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Especially when you go down our country park.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04They put it in a bag and they throw it in the hedge and that sort of thing.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06When people do that, I think someone should collect them,
0:24:06 > 0:24:08take them round their house
0:24:08 > 0:24:10and throw them in the front room or the bedroom.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12I did that years ago when someone's dog did it outside my house.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16I followed him and dropped it right outside his front door. He wasn't very happy!
0:24:16 > 0:24:18- He saw you do that?- Oh, yeah!
0:24:18 > 0:24:21I said, "Your dog's just done that, you ain't cleared it up,
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- "so have it outside your door, see how you like it!" - What did he say?
0:24:24 > 0:24:27He wasn't very happy. I won't tell you what he said!
0:24:27 > 0:24:30It's been lovely talking to you both. Teresa, look after yourself.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34- Let's try and change the country, make it a better place. - Nice to see you.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39It's clear that each and every one of us
0:24:39 > 0:24:43have those antisocial irritations that are all around us.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45And believe me, we didn't put that there.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49And this bad behaviour isn't just confined to our modern-day streets.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52It's also wreaking havoc on our Roman roads.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Chester Farm near Wellingborough might look like a load of fields,
0:25:00 > 0:25:04but beneath the surface lies the remains of an enormous Roman town.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Tons of ancient cooking utensils, jewellery, coins
0:25:07 > 0:25:09and other treasures are buried here.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13But some have already been dug up and stolen by thieves,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16posing as heritage enthusiasts.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20And the really annoying thing is, this stuff belongs to you and me.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23It's British history. Sarah Bridges runs the Heritage Service
0:25:23 > 0:25:26at Northamptonshire County Council
0:25:26 > 0:25:30and plans to develop a centre here so we can all learn about our past.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Can you imagine this all covered with Roman buildings?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Shops, houses, gardens
0:25:39 > 0:25:42in this huge, huge area.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46And Sarah is excited for a very good reason.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48This isn't just any old Roman ruin.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52This place is so precious, so important to the nation,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55that English Heritage has listed it as scheduled monument.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59That basically means it's illegal to damage the area
0:25:59 > 0:26:01or remove archaeological artefacts.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03But one day on a site visit,
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Sarah realised somebody had been up to no good.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10We were walking along, and then we saw,
0:26:10 > 0:26:12sitting in the Roman walled town,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15this drum which you put wire around.
0:26:15 > 0:26:22And when we approached it, we realised that it was placed over an area of very recently dug ground.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25So we pushed it away and had a better look
0:26:25 > 0:26:28and could see that somebody had dug what was a trench.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30We didn't know how deep at that point.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35I was shocked. I couldn't actually initially believe what I'd found,
0:26:35 > 0:26:41that someone would have the audacity to be digging a scheduled ancient monument!
0:26:41 > 0:26:46People with metal detectors had previously been seen on the land.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Though in most places, that wouldn't be a problem.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52But the scheduled monument listing specifically makes it an offence
0:26:52 > 0:26:54to use a metal detector on the site.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Sarah suspected criminals were stealing from the farmland,
0:26:58 > 0:27:01and she was determined to stop them.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05When Sarah rang us
0:27:05 > 0:27:07to say that the problem had escalated,
0:27:07 > 0:27:10that there were actually trenches appearing on the land,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12this was a whole different level.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14And we had to come out and investigate.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Roman sites are rich pickings for illegal detectorists,
0:27:19 > 0:27:22because they know Roman culture was very rich in metalwork.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25They had a lot of jewellery, nice personal possessions.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Some sites have silverware and that kind of stuff.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30That's what they're going for.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Now, that isn't your everyday Roman site,
0:27:32 > 0:27:34but in the back of the minds of these people is,
0:27:34 > 0:27:36"I'm going to strike it rich.
0:27:36 > 0:27:41"I'm going to find something really valuable. I'm going to find treasure and it'll make me rich."
0:27:43 > 0:27:46They'd be looking for even the sort of cooking implements,
0:27:46 > 0:27:49like spoons, ladles, that kind of everyday piece of equipment.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Make no mistake about this - this is theft.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56It's theft and trespass.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59This is not, you know, someone having a bit of fun
0:27:59 > 0:28:01on an ancient site that no-ones cares about.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03A lot of energy has been invested in this site
0:28:03 > 0:28:05and it's our most protected form of monument.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07And these people were thieving.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Now, everyone understands that.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14We arrived together
0:28:14 > 0:28:16and just started walking down to the site.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19And it was at that point we saw two men metal-detecting
0:28:19 > 0:28:21in the corner of the field.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27But the minute that they saw us,
0:28:27 > 0:28:31they didn't want to hang around for a conversation. They knew they shouldn't be there.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35The problem is, you don't know who you're dealing with
0:28:35 > 0:28:37and you just can't take the risk.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41To go and confront someone in a big field
0:28:41 > 0:28:43is possibly not a sensible thing to do.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47But fortunately, they did have one weapon to defend the site.
0:28:47 > 0:28:48Their camera.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Ben and Helen instantly had evidence of the thieves in action.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00They followed the two men at a distance and phoned the police,
0:29:00 > 0:29:02who quickly arrived with a dog team and arrested the suspects.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Stand still or I'll let this dog go!
0:29:05 > 0:29:07It's your last chance!
0:29:07 > 0:29:10And while the police investigation swung into action,
0:29:10 > 0:29:11Ben and Helen went back to the farm
0:29:11 > 0:29:13for some detective work of their own.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17We were both very conscious, from our previous experience
0:29:17 > 0:29:21of cases like this, that they will very often try not to retain
0:29:21 > 0:29:26material and equipment on them, especially at the time of arrest.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29So we spent time looking around field boundaries
0:29:29 > 0:29:32in order to see whether or not they had deposited anything
0:29:32 > 0:29:35before they'd started walking off around the site.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39And then were successful in finding
0:29:39 > 0:29:42a shovel and a metal detector on site.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Despite being caught red-handed,
0:29:45 > 0:29:48the two men denied they'd done anything wrong.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51I mean, they just said, which I found extraordinary,
0:29:51 > 0:29:53that they'd just been wandering across the site
0:29:53 > 0:29:56and they happened to have their metal detectors with them.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00Clearly a lot of thought and planning had gone into it to bring the appropriate kit onto the site.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04And the time it must have taken to move the earth.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07But these men were not everyday, law-abiding metal detectorists.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11Their version of events was a pack of lies.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13And when the police started searching their homes,
0:30:13 > 0:30:15they struck gold.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20At both addresses, a vast amount of Roman coinage was found.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22There were other artefacts found.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25These were all seized at that time.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Not looking good for the suspects.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31But then the police found something that framed them once and for all.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Police recovered cameras from one of the defendants,
0:30:35 > 0:30:39and a number of photographs was removed from it.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42One of the images shows one of the defendants
0:30:42 > 0:30:45sitting inside an excavated dig.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51It was believed that that hole there
0:30:51 > 0:30:53is actually the same
0:30:53 > 0:30:56as that backfilled hole there.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59We then had permission to re-excavate
0:30:59 > 0:31:02the part of the site,
0:31:02 > 0:31:05and it can be clearly seen that that excavation there
0:31:05 > 0:31:07is the same as the excavation there
0:31:07 > 0:31:10that one of the defendants is sitting in.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13With the weight of evidence against them,
0:31:13 > 0:31:15both defendants decided to plead guilty.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19They were each given 12-month suspended prison sentences -
0:31:19 > 0:31:22the first time anyone has ever been given a custodial sentence
0:31:22 > 0:31:24for this type of crime.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28Both men also received antisocial behaviour orders.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Antisocial behaviour can be anybody.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33And it's not just teenagers
0:31:33 > 0:31:35standing on the street corners.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37This is a different form of antisocial behaviour.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41There's quite a lot of unprotected archaeology out there.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Not all of these sites are scheduled and protected.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45In fact, few of them are.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49And those sites, we think they're being looted on a daily basis.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52We keep getting reports of illegal metal detector activity.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Goodness knows what we're losing.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01Security at the Chester Farm site has now been ramped up.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03This case shows that anyone
0:32:03 > 0:32:06who dares to destroy even a tiny piece of our history
0:32:06 > 0:32:09will face the full force of our laws.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20Antisocial behaviour is about a lack of human decency
0:32:20 > 0:32:22and disrespect for people around you.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25If someone's way of life is making yours a misery,
0:32:25 > 0:32:28that's about as antisocial as it gets.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32But lucky enough for you and me, there are plenty of people out there that we can turn to.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36And this series is their chance to shine.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39We're on the front line with the highly skilled teams
0:32:39 > 0:32:42of council workers, police officers and local volunteers
0:32:42 > 0:32:45who are committed to keeping our streets safe and clean
0:32:45 > 0:32:49and taking on our antisocial battles on a daily basis,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52to make sure that our lives are not blighted
0:32:52 > 0:32:54by other people's bad behaviour.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58This is Street Patrol UK.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Back in East London, the Vice Squad
0:33:05 > 0:33:09is fighting antisocial behaviour in its most indecent form.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12At night, they patrol Tower Hamlets
0:33:12 > 0:33:16on the lookout for prostitutes plying their trade on residential streets.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19Sergeant Dave Deal and PC James Cockshaw
0:33:19 > 0:33:23are fighting for the ordinary folk who can't bear the working girls
0:33:23 > 0:33:25getting up to no good right on their doorsteps.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Women, you know, just shouting, screaming
0:33:29 > 0:33:31or, you know, asking after money.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33We had one lady who, um,
0:33:33 > 0:33:37who was actually approached by a kerb-crawler,
0:33:37 > 0:33:39asking if she was up for business.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42Dave and James know the area like the back of their hand.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47And that means they're never far away from a street worker they recognise.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49So there's a prostitute with a young man
0:33:49 > 0:33:51just gone down Gunthorpe Street.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55I know there's a car park area down Gunthorpe Street
0:33:55 > 0:33:56that the women use,
0:33:56 > 0:33:59so she could be going there.
0:33:59 > 0:34:00Or...
0:34:00 > 0:34:03she could just be walking through into Whitechapel with a friend.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06We don't know that...
0:34:06 > 0:34:07that's a punter.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12They're just coming out the other end.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16They could be going for anything.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19They could be going to get something to eat, drugs...
0:34:19 > 0:34:22They could be going somewhere else to have sex.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28But Dave receives a message from a CCTV control centre
0:34:28 > 0:34:30that gives him a clue about what she's up to.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35There's a car that we know
0:34:35 > 0:34:38that is supplying drugs
0:34:38 > 0:34:40and there's three people that we've seen
0:34:40 > 0:34:44that look like they're going to pick up drugs.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47So I would think that they've arranged a meeting
0:34:47 > 0:34:50and they're walking towards it at the moment.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52We've got CCTV watching them,
0:34:52 > 0:34:54seeing where they're going.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59And we're going to try and intercept the car
0:34:59 > 0:35:01with the drug dealers.
0:35:03 > 0:35:08The car will pull up, the deal will take about ten seconds.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10And then the car will drive off again.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13And everywhere the prostitutes are, the drug dealers are.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Nobody really wants to be a prostitute.
0:35:17 > 0:35:23That's just a way of either funding their drug habit...
0:35:25 > 0:35:27..or getting by in life.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31The use of CCTV allows the Vice Squad to follow
0:35:31 > 0:35:34any suspected drug dealer without being seen themselves.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37And when they get the word from the control centre,
0:35:37 > 0:35:38they can pounce.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42MESSAGE OVER RADIO
0:35:42 > 0:35:43Yeah.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47SIREN BLARES
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Get out the car!
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Get out the car! Get out the car.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59The prostitute they were watching
0:35:59 > 0:36:01was seen leaning into the car.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03She, though, has legged it.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05Come back!
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Stay here, otherwise I will sort you out later.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Right, got any drugs on you?
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- You know you're getting searched, don't you? You know you're getting searched?- I know.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16You know I'm a police officer?
0:36:16 > 0:36:20David Deal. You know you're entitled to a copy of the search?
0:36:20 > 0:36:21- Don't you?- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Another Vice Squad car has also arrived
0:36:24 > 0:36:27and those officers help with the search.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Yeah, but I was...
0:36:34 > 0:36:37As we came in, it appears a drug deal was taking place.
0:36:37 > 0:36:38The lady was leaning in front of the car.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Hence why I ran out, trying to get hold of the fella in the front.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43It's not uncommon for those guys to drive off,
0:36:43 > 0:36:46so I was a bit conscious of getting caught in the crossfire there.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50What you will notice - worth having a look at...
0:36:52 > 0:36:55There's a quantity of money on the top there,
0:36:55 > 0:36:56but also bottles of water.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58If police get close to them or behind them,
0:36:58 > 0:37:02they'll swallow small wraps of Class A drugs.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Um...
0:37:04 > 0:37:08You know, basically to rid themselves of the evidence at the time.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11They see it as a risk in terms of their job.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Both males have been searched. We've not found anything on them.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16We're just waiting on a female...
0:37:16 > 0:37:19This search was under pressure for no reason.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22They did not have to search us for no reason at all.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Well, we're out all night tonight. We might see you again.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Everyone is allowed to carry on their evening
0:37:27 > 0:37:28in their own pleasant way,
0:37:28 > 0:37:31and Dave and James review what's happened.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34What was he doing? Why was he...?
0:37:34 > 0:37:38He was moving from the front seat to the back seat to get away, cos he knew I was going to grab him.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41I had hold of his foot. He was going through the back of the car.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43He was trying to move to the back of the car.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47The guys continue their search of the streets,
0:37:47 > 0:37:50looking out for the many prostitutes they know well.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54Two women walking towards us now, both street workers.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57You lot just don't leave me alone, do ya?!
0:37:57 > 0:38:00All of a sudden, they're called to assist other members of the Vice Squad.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04A prolific street worker has been stopped.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06She's been caught with a potential customer.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08How did the police find you?
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- What did you do?- I dunno.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15I was in there and he said he didn't have enough money, so I said forget it.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18And as I've walked out, them two have come running in,
0:38:18 > 0:38:21so they must have seen me go in there. They must have.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23What's he going to do about me?
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- About you?- I ain't asked him yet.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Are you ready to go now? You going to go home?
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- I'm definitely going home.- I'll find out what they're going to do.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34Well, the young lady doesn't know yet, but she's going to be arrested in a second
0:38:34 > 0:38:37for loitering for the purpose of prostitution.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41She's been seen twice tonight by the other car,
0:38:41 > 0:38:45warned to leave the area
0:38:45 > 0:38:48and she hasn't, obviously. She's been working all night.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- You're arresting me? - Yeah, I'm arresting you.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53The prostitute is taken away to the station.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57Because they weren't caught in the act, the man is free to go.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03For tonight at least, there's one less street worker for residents to worry about.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09It's starting to get light, and James and Dave continue their patrol.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13They've spotted a car they suspect is kerb-crawling.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16They keep an eye on it, but as they do,
0:39:16 > 0:39:18they catch sight of another known prostitute.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21I wonder if she
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- was in the white car? - Yeah, she could have been.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Cos it got out very quickly.
0:39:26 > 0:39:31We've just seen a known prostitute on the street back there
0:39:31 > 0:39:34and she kind of appeared out of nowhere, so we suspect
0:39:34 > 0:39:37that she may well have got out of this vehicle ahead of us.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40He's just come down Commercial Street. Let's let him go a little bit further.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42He's come down Commercial Street
0:39:42 > 0:39:46into Wentworth Street. He's just done this loop round.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48And now he's heading back towards Commercial Street.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51If he'd wanted to come to here,
0:39:51 > 0:39:53he should have gone up Brick Lane.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57This is quite a good time to come out,
0:39:57 > 0:39:59because you've got a lot of people
0:39:59 > 0:40:03who were working either a nightshift or something like that
0:40:03 > 0:40:05and they're just finishing,
0:40:05 > 0:40:08or some people who are up very early and they'll often come round here
0:40:08 > 0:40:11to see if they can find a prostitute before going into work
0:40:11 > 0:40:13or after having finished work.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15SIREN BLARES
0:40:15 > 0:40:17They decide to have a chat with the driver.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30I'm pretty sure I've seen this vehicle over the past few...
0:40:30 > 0:40:34Whether it's been this week or previous weeks, doing loops around the Wentworth Street area,
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Commercial Street...
0:40:36 > 0:40:40The driver says he's been looking for a cash machine
0:40:40 > 0:40:43before going to work, and denies looking for a prostitute.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46If we had some actual evidence
0:40:46 > 0:40:47that you were speaking to prostitutes,
0:40:47 > 0:40:50what we would possibly do,
0:40:50 > 0:40:53if we couldn't arrest you for catching you in the act,
0:40:53 > 0:40:57we would send the registered keeper of the vehicle that you happen to be driving
0:40:57 > 0:41:01a letter saying that you are frequenting an area known
0:41:01 > 0:41:04that prostitutes frequent.
0:41:04 > 0:41:10So, it may well be a wife, it may well be a business partner,
0:41:10 > 0:41:14your wife, a partner, anyone, who actually gets that letter to them.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17You don't need that.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21But that is one way that we try and deal with the issue.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25That sounds like a very effective deterrent for anyone.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27It won't happen to this gentleman,
0:41:27 > 0:41:30because he's not been seen with a prostitute.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32You definitely won't see me in Wentworth Street.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34I'll go the long way round to get to the bank!
0:41:34 > 0:41:36No worries. See you later.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40The boys are at the end of their nightshift.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44They've moved on a lot of ladies, and made a number of men think twice
0:41:44 > 0:41:46about what they get up to after dark.
0:41:46 > 0:41:47And each time they stop someone,
0:41:47 > 0:41:51it makes it easier for the residents to sleep peacefully in their beds.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Since we filmed with our antisocial saviours,
0:42:00 > 0:42:02we've got some updates for you.
0:42:03 > 0:42:08In London, the prostitute arrested by the Vice Squad tested positive for cocaine.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12As a result, she agreed to go on a drug prevention programme
0:42:12 > 0:42:14in order to have the charges against her dropped.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17But she was warned that if she was found to have used drugs again,
0:42:17 > 0:42:21she faced a fine or possibly being taken to court.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Our actions over the last year and a half
0:42:25 > 0:42:28have dramatically improved antisocial behaviour,
0:42:28 > 0:42:33and they've seen a huge reduction in the amount of especially sex offences that have been ongoing,
0:42:33 > 0:42:37especially the drug-dealing and street-drinking and loitering around the estate.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41In Basildon, despite noisy neighbour Mr Brown's promises
0:42:41 > 0:42:43to stop his disruptive behaviour,
0:42:43 > 0:42:45a further visit had to be made
0:42:45 > 0:42:48and since then, things have got much more serious.
0:42:48 > 0:42:53Since we visited, there has been a notice to quit served upon him,
0:42:53 > 0:42:56which will result in him being taken to court.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58This is an extreme circumstance,
0:42:58 > 0:43:02but because of the nuisance and the complaints we've received, we had no other option.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Thanks for watching. See you next time.
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