0:00:02 > 0:00:05'Our lives are blighted by anti-social behaviour,
0:00:05 > 0:00:10'whether it's nuisance neighbours, graffiti on the streets or too much booze.'
0:00:10 > 0:00:14- Come in, enjoy yourself, have a drink, but don't be a twit all night. - It's all right, darling.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18'This is the story of police officers, council wardens and local volunteers
0:00:18 > 0:00:21'whose job it is to keep it off our streets.'
0:00:23 > 0:00:28I live next door to it and I've got to put up with this. It's just not acceptable.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Welcome to Street Patrol UK.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33'Coming up on today's programme,
0:00:33 > 0:00:38'one man's cry for help against the foul behaviour of dog owners.'
0:00:40 > 0:00:45If you want to live in the sewer, go and live in the sewer. Don't turn every place you go to into a sewer.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50'The 4x4 drivers' wanton destruction of an ancient Roman site
0:00:50 > 0:00:52'and the fear that went with it.'
0:00:52 > 0:00:55There were four of them and there was one of you
0:00:55 > 0:00:57and you're half a mile from anyone else.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00You were in a fairly vulnerable situation.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03'And the filthy tenants whose property was so disgusting,
0:01:03 > 0:01:06'their neighbours had to move out.'
0:01:06 > 0:01:10They'd filled bin bags full of rubbish and just thrown them in the yard.
0:01:10 > 0:01:16They've not made any attempt to get rid of them through the normal channels and it just makes me puke.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Clearing up your own mess is something we've all got to do.
0:01:36 > 0:01:42Clearing up somebody else's can become very irritating very quickly.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Particularly if that mess is dog poo
0:01:44 > 0:01:47and that dog has got absolutely nothing at all to do with you
0:01:47 > 0:01:51but it keeps doing its business right outside your house.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54'Peter Bond from Essex is at the end of his tether
0:01:54 > 0:01:59'after months of dog muck ruining his and his wife's daily life.'
0:01:59 > 0:02:01It is a problem because it's upsetting my wife,
0:02:01 > 0:02:05because my wife can't stand looking at it on the road,
0:02:05 > 0:02:07she goes out and clears it up.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12'Peter and his wife, Elizabeth, have lived in their home in Jaywick for less than a year.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17'But already their dream retirement has been blighted by dog poo
0:02:17 > 0:02:20'from all sorts of dogs on the pathways around their home.'
0:02:20 > 0:02:23It's not the dog's fault. It's the owner's fault.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27If you don't clear up after a dog, it's not the dog's fault.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Everybody blames the dirty dogs.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32That's what they call them round here. Dirty dogs.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35But it ain't. It's the owners who are dirty, not the dogs.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37'It may seem like a small problem,
0:02:37 > 0:02:42'but the Bonds have been living with the consequences of careless dog owners day after day
0:02:42 > 0:02:44'and feel powerless to make it stop.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47'In fact, the situation has become so upsetting
0:02:47 > 0:02:50'that they could be forced to take drastic action.'
0:02:50 > 0:02:55We'd lose a lot of money, but if it upsets my wife in any way,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58I will have no option but to leave.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00'The Bonds are not alone in their complaint.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04'Dog fouling, together with litter, is top of the list of complaints
0:03:04 > 0:03:07'to MPs from people across the UK.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13'Like millions of others around the country, Peter is a responsible dog owner,
0:03:13 > 0:03:19'which makes it particularly hard for him to understand all the foul behaviour happening on his doorstep.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21'With the situation really getting on top of him,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24'Peter has finally reached out to the local council
0:03:24 > 0:03:28'and asked for their help to deal with one particular incident he's witnessed.'
0:03:28 > 0:03:32In Tendring, we all try to work as closely together as we can.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34The more eyes and ears you've got on the ground,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37the better you can tackle the problems.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42'Tendring Council takes anti-social behaviour like this very seriously.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47'And with fines of up to £1,000 for dog owners who refuse to play ball
0:03:47 > 0:03:49'and pick up their dog's poo,
0:03:49 > 0:03:51'ex-copper Darren is hot on their trail.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57'Darren meets up with Tendring's dog warden, Alan East.'
0:03:57 > 0:04:03Hi, mate. The witness lives just down Lake Way, just on the right,
0:04:03 > 0:04:06so what we'll do is go down there, we'll speak to him,
0:04:06 > 0:04:10and depending on what he says, we can take a statement from him
0:04:10 > 0:04:14and hopefully then go on to where the offender lives
0:04:14 > 0:04:16and sort it out from there.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- OK.- OK? All right.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25'The short walk to the Bonds' house is littered with evidence of persistent dog-fouling.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29'There are plenty of owners not scooping the poop round here.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31'It's not just that the stuff stinks
0:04:31 > 0:04:34'and can end up contaminating a wide area very quickly.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37'If you come into contact, it can also give you a nasty infection
0:04:37 > 0:04:40'which can result in blindness.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42'So with around 8 million dogs in the UK
0:04:42 > 0:04:45'producing 1,000 tons of poo every day,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48'this is not a problem to be sniffed at.'
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- Morning.- Hello, Mrs Bond. How are you?- All right, thanks. Come in.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- Can we come in?- Yes.- Right. OK.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02I need to take a statement from you and then from what you tell me,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05I'll speak to the gentleman concerned.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08I think you're going to have a job to prove who the owner is.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- Does it have to be the owner?- No.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15- That's what's in my mind. You're in charge of that dog if you're out with it.- That's right.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19It's going to be either the owner or the keeper. The keeper is the person
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- that's actually taking the dog for a walk.- Yeah.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25People don't realise that, but that's the actual fact,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28because they're in charge of that dog.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30'But as Peter knows only too well,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33'when dog-walkers fail to clear up the mess,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36'it can make life a misery for everyone else.'
0:05:37 > 0:05:41I've got to live here. I've only been here since November last year
0:05:41 > 0:05:44and we're proud of our home.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46We don't live in crap inside,
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- I don't want to live in crap outside.- No.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53'The final straw came when someone walking a dog
0:05:53 > 0:05:56'refused to clear up the mess right in front of Peter.'
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Could I have a little sit down?
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Right, what we need first of all is to get the statement of what you see.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- Was it the same dog that did it here that's been doing it up there?- Yes.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- I've got two other witnesses but they won't talk to you.- No.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Cos they don't want reprisals.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14I was standing with them when it happened!
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- There's a man who lives... - 'Peter's clearly at his wits' end
0:06:17 > 0:06:20'and he fears for the state of the whole neighbourhood.'
0:06:20 > 0:06:23There's several of us here and we're trying to tidy the place up
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- but we don't stand any chance. - Well, with your help...
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- We don't stand any chance. - No, you do.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32With your help, we'll act on it.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36I pay full council tax and I'm entitled to something back,
0:06:36 > 0:06:38and that's something done about it.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43- So the dog stopped...- Yeah. - ..on the right-hand side.- Yep.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Relieved itself in a big way.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51If you actually see the amount it does, it's unbelievable.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54You'd think it was a horse. Honest.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59- Did the two chaps stand there whilst it was doing it?- Yeah, stood there.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03And I said, "Are you going to clean it up?" and he just stood there and said, "I can't, I ain't got a bag."
0:07:03 > 0:07:06I thought, "That's what you need to clean it up."
0:07:06 > 0:07:10'Now armed with a full statement of this particular incident,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13'Darren and Alan have what they need to take some action.'
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Thanks ever so much for your time.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Speaking to the guy inside the property, it's obviously affected him
0:07:20 > 0:07:23quite dramatically, actually. He's very upset about it.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27It's making his life a misery. He almost expects
0:07:27 > 0:07:32some sort of anti-social behaviour to happen, all because of the dog-fouling.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37'From the information Peter's given them, Darren and Alan
0:07:37 > 0:07:40'have got a good idea where to start to try and clear up his complaint.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44'And you know what they say. There's no time like the present.'
0:07:49 > 0:07:52There are all kinds of anti-social behaviour, we know that,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55but some of it is more surprising than others.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59And in this next story, you'll realise that what starts out
0:07:59 > 0:08:01as something quite straightforward
0:08:01 > 0:08:04soon turns into something that's quite menacing.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09'On Britain's roads today, there are over a million uninsured drivers,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12'and that means the rest of us, that's you and me,
0:08:12 > 0:08:17'have to pick up the tab with extra costs on our insurance.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20'As part of an operation to crack down on such anti-social crime,
0:08:20 > 0:08:26'on a busy road in Hertfordshire, police are carrying out a vehicle stop and search.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31'But it seems they've uncovered more than they bargained for with one driver.'
0:08:32 > 0:08:34We've stopped a vehicle and coming from the vehicle
0:08:34 > 0:08:37was a strong smell of cannabis.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41On a search of the vehicle, we found cannabis individually wrapped,
0:08:41 > 0:08:43so we're searching the rest of the vehicle now.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49That's what we found in the vehicle.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53How much did you pay for it?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Per wrap?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Is it all for use by you or do you buy it for someone else?
0:09:01 > 0:09:05You are still under caution, so I suggest if you come and sit in the back of our police van
0:09:05 > 0:09:07and then we'll go from there.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12'It seems 57-year-old John Tone from Essex
0:09:12 > 0:09:15'is carrying a hefty stash of cannabis.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19'But is it just for his personal use or for someone else?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21'Because although cannabis is illegal,
0:09:21 > 0:09:26'if it is for personal use and there are no previous drug arrests or convictions,
0:09:26 > 0:09:28'the police can issue just a warning.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32'Further investigation is clearly needed.'
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- Ten wraps.- Right, ten wraps. - 20 quid each.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38£200 worth of stuff.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40And he says it's for his own use?
0:09:41 > 0:09:45OK, the officer's explained to me what the situation is.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49It appears you have ten wraps that you say are worth £20 each,
0:09:49 > 0:09:53that's £200. It's a lot of money's worth of drugs, but you say it's for your own use, is it?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55How much drugs do you use on a daily basis?
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- OK.- 'This admission that the drugs are for his wife
0:10:02 > 0:10:05'suddenly ramps up the situation to a whole new level.'
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- I'm arresting you on suspicion of possession of cannabis with intent to supply?- Yes.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13You do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you do not mention...
0:10:13 > 0:10:16'Make no mistake. Cannabis is a class B drug,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19'which if you're found guilty of supply and production,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22'carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24'an unlimited fine, or both.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28'What started as a straightforward stop and search for John Tone
0:10:28 > 0:10:31'is fast turning into his worst nightmare.'
0:10:33 > 0:10:37He's been stopped with a reasonable amount of cannabis
0:10:37 > 0:10:41that he initially denied was with him and then he said it was for his personal possession.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45While considering how to dispose of him through arrest or through caution
0:10:45 > 0:10:47because he's got no previous convictions,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50he's admitted to us that actually the drugs are for his wife.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53He said it's been in the van for a while. That indicates to me
0:10:53 > 0:10:56that if she is a regular taker, there'll be more at the home address
0:10:56 > 0:10:58and therefore we need to do a search of the premises.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01So he's been arrested.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07'The police sense there is more to this story than meets the eye
0:11:07 > 0:11:10'and decide to call in their suspicions to CID colleagues
0:11:10 > 0:11:15'so that they can immediately go and check out the driver's home address for any more surprises.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19'Later on, we'll see the unbelievable scene
0:11:19 > 0:11:24'that was waiting for them just inside this suburban garage door.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33'Over in Preston in Lancashire,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36'street-cleaning supervisor Tommy Loftus is out on his daily rounds.'
0:11:37 > 0:11:41I've been doing this for ten years and I enjoy every minute of it.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45I think it's the best job I've ever had.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49'After 22 years in the army and a variety of jobs,
0:11:49 > 0:11:53'including stints as a long-distance lorry driver and drainage engineer,
0:11:53 > 0:11:57'it seems Tommy has found his dream job.'
0:11:57 > 0:12:00I like the job. I mean, it's out in the open,
0:12:00 > 0:12:04plenty of fresh air, plenty of exercise and it costs me nothing and I get paid!
0:12:04 > 0:12:07I don't have to go to gyms to keep fit. I just do this job.
0:12:07 > 0:12:13'And make no mistake, dropping litter is a thoughtless, anti-social thing to do
0:12:13 > 0:12:15'and carries a fine of up to £80.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18'If you don't pay, you risk a heftier penalty
0:12:18 > 0:12:20'of £2,500,
0:12:20 > 0:12:24'so it could become a very expensive bit of rubbish.'
0:12:24 > 0:12:28People just don't realise that when they drop litter,
0:12:28 > 0:12:30it costs them money to pick it up if they're a taxpayer.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35I mean, my team go through about 30 of these bags a day,
0:12:35 > 0:12:38just going round the city centre picking. 30.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41If people actually thought about it,
0:12:41 > 0:12:44the rubbish that's collected in Preston,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47if we stopped picking litter up for a month, you wouldn't be able to walk the streets.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51'And you're not wrong there, Tommy.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55'Litter louts across the UK drop 30 tons of litter every year,
0:12:55 > 0:13:01'costing us taxpayers £885 million to keep our streets rubbish-free.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05'Not only is rubbish an eyesore, if no-one picks it up,
0:13:05 > 0:13:09'it can attract vermin and become a health hazard.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12'Some litter carries immediate, clear dangers.'
0:13:12 > 0:13:16That is a live one because the needle's in it.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19That's what we call a dead one, cos it's just a casing.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24There was one spot we went to and we actually picked up 68 needles
0:13:24 > 0:13:29in one area, just in a small area. That was on the main street.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31'And luckily for the people of Preston,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34'Tommy's enthusiasm for his job knows no bounds.'
0:13:34 > 0:13:37We get a lot of dog mess in the street, as well.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43If you're going to have a dog, you should be a responsible dog owner.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49'It seems nothing's going to stand in the way of Tommy's dedication to his job,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52'certainly not his age.'
0:13:52 > 0:13:57I'm 70 now and the council are happy for me to carry on
0:13:57 > 0:13:59and I enjoy the work.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04Obviously, there'll come a time when I can't do the job, but when that time comes, I'll pack in.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06It is a disgusting job, when it comes to it,
0:14:06 > 0:14:10but somebody's got to do it and that's what we get paid for.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12It's all part and parcel of the job.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20'A vehicle stop and search operation in Hertfordshire
0:14:20 > 0:14:22'uncovered a £200 stash of cannabis
0:14:22 > 0:14:26'in a van driven by 57-year-old John Tone from Essex.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30'Police suspicions were aroused
0:14:30 > 0:14:34'and a team of Hertfordshire officers have set off to search John's home.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40'But little do they know just what awaits them inside the smart house
0:14:40 > 0:14:45'tucked away on a pretty well-manicured estate in Harlow.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50'Once inside, the officers made a shocking discovery.'
0:14:50 > 0:14:52What we've found inside the address so far
0:14:52 > 0:14:55is a quantity of herbal cannabis,
0:14:55 > 0:14:57which looks as though it's been harvested
0:14:57 > 0:15:00and pre-prepared in some tubs
0:15:00 > 0:15:03and jars at this time.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06And I'll tell you where we believe that's come from.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11And we've found the garage. You can see the extractors blowing out of the roof.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Come inside and found this set-up here,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18which is a load of transformers, some water butts,
0:15:18 > 0:15:21fertiliser, hydroponics.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24And then upon opening the door...
0:15:25 > 0:15:27..there's 24 plants
0:15:27 > 0:15:30and they're all of a mature state.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34'Suddenly, instead of just a handful of cannabis wraps,
0:15:34 > 0:15:38'the police are now looking at a forest of marijuana
0:15:38 > 0:15:41'in a garage on a pristine housing estate
0:15:41 > 0:15:43'that could be home to any of us.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46'It sounds unbelievable.'
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Cannabis factories cropping up in residential areas is something
0:15:49 > 0:15:51that is becoming increasingly more common,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54the reason being that nobody expects to find
0:15:54 > 0:15:56a factory of that nature there and therefore people can operate
0:15:56 > 0:15:59without suspicion for a period of time
0:15:59 > 0:16:02until ultimately most of them do get caught.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06A bit shocked, really. It's the last thing you'd expect to find in Church Langley.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Just makes me feel unsafe, because you don't know who's living next door,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13you don't know who you're talking to, you think you know people,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16but you just don't know. There's so many different stories going about.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21I just want my little girl to feel safe, and if I don't feel safe, how am I supposed to make her feel safe?
0:16:21 > 0:16:25'But, in fact, the latest figures show that commercial cannabis farms
0:16:25 > 0:16:30'in domestic and industrial properties across the UK have risen
0:16:30 > 0:16:32'to over 7,500.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38'And over the past two years, cannabis worth over £200 million
0:16:38 > 0:16:40'has been seized.'
0:16:40 > 0:16:42There's a little chart that just shows up here,
0:16:42 > 0:16:47indicating when the watering session's going to take place,
0:16:47 > 0:16:49how long and how much light is required,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52how much fertiliser and on what days they need to go,
0:16:52 > 0:16:57so it shows that there is a great deal of cultivation and production element to it,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59it's not just a bit of personal, unfortunately.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04'You can say that again. It looks like John Tone and his partner,
0:17:04 > 0:17:06'Elaine Croft, both in their 50s,
0:17:06 > 0:17:10'have been cultivating their secret stash for quite some time.'
0:17:12 > 0:17:16They're extractors. They will basically take the air out of here,
0:17:16 > 0:17:21up into the roof, where there'll be a couple of lime scrubbers to take the smell out of it.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25Cos it smells quite strong in here. There's actually filtration stuff
0:17:25 > 0:17:27up above us here.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29This takes the air out of there, through the filtration,
0:17:29 > 0:17:33so when the air's passed out of the building, it doesn't smell like cannabis.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37'In spite of all the technology inside the garage,
0:17:37 > 0:17:41'a good old-fashioned tape measure is all the police need
0:17:41 > 0:17:45'to work out the age of the plants and how long they've been growing in their smart home
0:17:45 > 0:17:48'in the heart of London's commuter belt.'
0:17:48 > 0:17:51So that is 140.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55'But it's not just the height of the plants that's of interest to the officers.'
0:17:55 > 0:17:59With regards to the useful part of the plant, essentially, it's the bud section here.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03If you see, there appears to be lots of microscopic droplets on there.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05That's the psychoactive part of the plant
0:18:05 > 0:18:09that does produce the desired effects. That is really the only useful part.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12On some of the plants, you've got a large section cut off at the bottom.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15That's where it's already been harvested.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19'These plants have clearly been harvested more than once as they've been growing
0:18:19 > 0:18:22'to make the most of their crooked crop.'
0:18:22 > 0:18:25I wouldn't imagine the neighbours have got any idea what's been going on.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28It's quite shocking that we've really not noticed
0:18:28 > 0:18:32that there's that kind of activity going on,
0:18:32 > 0:18:35because people are always around, walking their dogs,
0:18:35 > 0:18:38taking their children to school, and never noticed anything odd.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41I'm happy that the police have shut it down.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46Obviously, if you've got something like that, you might end up with drug dealers on the streets,
0:18:46 > 0:18:48which is what you don't want, so I'm very happy.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50'After bagging all the evidence they need,
0:18:50 > 0:18:56'the police are ready to take the offending homeowners down to the station for a full interview.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01'So, just when you think you know what your neighbours are up to,
0:19:01 > 0:19:03'think again.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10'I've been out and about on a street patrol of my own
0:19:10 > 0:19:13'to hear what bothers you about Britain today.'
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- Michael, it's nice to meet you. - Thanks.- What bothers you about anti-social behaviour?
0:19:17 > 0:19:20You can't go down the roads without dog excrement, that sort of thing.
0:19:20 > 0:19:26That's just terrible. You've got to walk out into the road to avoid it. It needs clearing up very soon.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29What do you see out there that drives you mad, anti-social behaviour-wise?
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- People spitting in public. - Ohh, yes, I'm with you on that.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35People in train stations when they're on their phones texting
0:19:35 > 0:19:38and you're trying to get somewhere and they won't move.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- And what's your name? - Ron.- Ron, nice to meet you.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43What sort of anti-social habits do you see that you hate?
0:19:43 > 0:19:47When I get on the bus and there are people talking loudly on their mobile phones.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50I do hear a lot of that.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54And then others are listening to their music with earphones on very loudly.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57I do get upset over that, as well.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Cos when I get on the bus, I want a bit of peace and quiet.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04What winds you up, as a 26-year-old man, that people do out there that's anti-social?
0:20:04 > 0:20:07There's a lot of rudeness, when you just walk past people.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10I just think it's the way that people don't connect with each other,
0:20:10 > 0:20:16you know, they don't communicate a lot, you can walk past on the street and no-one says hello or anything.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20When you say rudeness, is that something you're a victim of or something you just witness?
0:20:20 > 0:20:24A bit of both, to be honest. I've seen out on the streets daily
0:20:24 > 0:20:29people walking past and they don't socialise, you know. We're all kind of trapped in our boxes.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- Brilliant answer. Lovely talking to you.- Thank you. - Really appreciate it. Cheers.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40'Take a look at any gorgeous part of the British countryside
0:20:40 > 0:20:45'and you think of birds singing, people out walking across rolling farmland, plenty of peace and quiet.
0:20:45 > 0:20:52You'd never imagine it was blighted by anti-social behaviour. But think again.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57The vehicles come in here, knock down the fence...
0:20:58 > 0:21:03..cause havoc and go round and round and turn this field into a mud bath.
0:21:04 > 0:21:10The spot was ruined. Oil and petrol going into the river.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13It was just churned to mud. Yes, it was like a bomb site.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25'The area around Malmesbury in Wiltshire is a proper beauty spot.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27'But for almost 20 years,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30'rogue 4x4 drivers have been going off the beaten track
0:21:30 > 0:21:33'without permission and causing havoc.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38'And they're so proud of themselves, they've even posted videos online.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42'The films are like trophies, simply showing off.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46'Make no mistake,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49'this isn't just about taking a short cut over farmland.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52'They're churning up the fields and creating deep ridges
0:21:52 > 0:21:55'so they can really put their vehicles to the test.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58'It might be a lot of fun for the drivers,
0:21:58 > 0:22:01'but it completely ruins a rural idyll for dog walkers,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04'cyclists and hikers.'
0:22:04 > 0:22:06One man once stopped me and he said
0:22:06 > 0:22:09that was the most frightening experience he's ever had,
0:22:09 > 0:22:13to see these people coming like an army down the road at top speed...
0:22:15 > 0:22:18..making an awful lot of noise. ENGINE REVS
0:22:20 > 0:22:22He said it was really quite threatening.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25There are lots of people that come down here and enjoy this spot.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27I used to bring my daughter here for a picnic
0:22:27 > 0:22:31and we'd sit down undisturbed. The spot was ruined.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37It was just churned to mud, particularly on Saturday or Sunday,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40the whole place was churned up. It was not nice.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45'If this was in a town, it's like boy racers
0:22:45 > 0:22:48'tearing up and down your street every weekend,
0:22:48 > 0:22:52'ripping up tarmac and knocking down garden walls while they're at it.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56'And what makes it all even worse
0:22:56 > 0:23:00'is that this is the site of a major Roman settlement
0:23:00 > 0:23:04'and the ancient remains are hidden just inches above the surface of the fields.'
0:23:05 > 0:23:07You had a busy Roman main road,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10it would've been like standing on the edge of the M1.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12You'd have had the Roman houses and buildings.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Down there by the river, there was probably a mansio building,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18which would've been like a Travelodge,
0:23:18 > 0:23:21where people would've pulled up on their horses and stayed the night
0:23:21 > 0:23:23and got everything they needed to refresh themselves
0:23:23 > 0:23:27to go on with their onward journey. It would've been a busy place in Roman times.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33'The 4x4s repeatedly splash into the river,
0:23:33 > 0:23:36'seriously damaging the banks and the ruins underneath.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39'Their large tyres dislodging and wearing away stone
0:23:39 > 0:23:41'that's been there since Roman times.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44'It's vandalism, pure and simple.'
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Instead of going over a perfectly good bridge here,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50they used to be going through the river and causing a lot of damage
0:23:50 > 0:23:55to the riverbed and to the banks on either side.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58And generally messing everything up, all the flora and fauna.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01So it wouldn't just be the banks, it would be the wildlife as well
0:24:01 > 0:24:04which would be badly affected.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07'The site is considered to be of such national importance,
0:24:07 > 0:24:09'it's listed as a scheduled monument,
0:24:09 > 0:24:14'meaning it has extra protection legally. Not that the drivers care.'
0:24:14 > 0:24:16The damage that was going on here was so serious
0:24:16 > 0:24:19that in the South West, we made it one of our top-ten sites
0:24:19 > 0:24:23on our Heritage At Risk register. Sites like this are irreplaceable.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26If anything happens to it, any damage occurs to it,
0:24:26 > 0:24:28that part of the site cannot be replaced.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31The last thing we ought to see is parts of a site
0:24:31 > 0:24:34being lost for no good reason at all, just by damage.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38'At worst, a dozen vehicles meet up.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41'But they sort of have a right to be there.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44'The track down from the main road is a by-way.
0:24:44 > 0:24:50'That means it's officially part of the road network and perfectly legal to drive along.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55'But, as all the thousands of law-abiding 4x4 drivers out there know,
0:24:55 > 0:24:59'you can't just leave the by-way and start tearing up the farmland,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02'unless you've got the express permission of the landowner.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05'Which, of course, this lot don't have.
0:25:07 > 0:25:13'And the police simply don't have the resources to guard the whole area full-time.'
0:25:13 > 0:25:15You can't really patrol it. There's no point me saying,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18"I'm going to drive along the Fosse Way and hope to come across
0:25:18 > 0:25:21"an off-road driver or off-road motorbikes."
0:25:21 > 0:25:23I think you've got to hit points
0:25:23 > 0:25:30and be in a position to intercept them as they come off or before they go on and deal with it that way.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33'In such a rural location,
0:25:33 > 0:25:37'the only person who can monitor the situation around the clock is the farmer.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42'Robin Ingle has worked this land for nearly 40 years.'
0:25:42 > 0:25:46When you came down here, if there was a Land Rover and they were where they shouldn't be
0:25:46 > 0:25:49and you tried to go up once or twice to deal with the problem,
0:25:49 > 0:25:52you very quickly worked out if there were four of them
0:25:52 > 0:25:55and there was one of you and you're half a mile from anyone else,
0:25:55 > 0:25:59you were in a fairly vulnerable situation.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05I didn't make a habit of going up and confronting,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08so you ended up feeling that the place wasn't your own anymore,
0:26:08 > 0:26:11and I think a lot of locals felt the same way.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15'With no let up in sight, all the authorities need to work together
0:26:15 > 0:26:20'to find a way of protecting the Roman ruins, the farmland and the peaceful atmosphere.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23'And that is far from simple.'
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Everything that was done, someone would come back,
0:26:26 > 0:26:28see it as another challenge to be overcome
0:26:28 > 0:26:33and you'd come down one day and you'd find wheel marks all round the field again
0:26:33 > 0:26:36and gates broken through.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43'Will the offending off-roaders be stopped in their tracks
0:26:43 > 0:26:46'before the ancient site is lost forever?
0:26:51 > 0:26:53When it comes to anti-social behaviour,
0:26:53 > 0:26:57few things hit closer to home than nuisance neighbours.
0:26:57 > 0:27:03But what really stinks are the ones who can't even be bothered to put out their own rubbish.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12'The tenants of this property in St Helens on Merseyside
0:27:12 > 0:27:15'have left it in a filthy state.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19'The back garden in particular might as well be a private landfill site.
0:27:22 > 0:27:27'The place looks disgusting and you can easily imagine the foul smell.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31'It's so unpleasant the neighbours on both sides have upped sticks and moved out.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36'And that's where these two council crusaders come in.
0:27:36 > 0:27:41'Glynn Griffiths and Chrissy Nevitt deal with these kinds of properties every day.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43'She stamps out anti-social behaviour,
0:27:43 > 0:27:46'and he focuses on environmental health.'
0:27:46 > 0:27:51The type of issues that I deal with are accumulations of domestic waste
0:27:51 > 0:27:56on private property that give rise to odour or are attractive for vermin,
0:27:56 > 0:27:59rats and mice.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Pest control teams are working flat out trying to keep on top of it.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07'The tenants at this particular property
0:28:07 > 0:28:11'have been causing all sorts of problems in the neighbourhood for some time.'
0:28:12 > 0:28:15We're at this address today
0:28:15 > 0:28:17with a long-standing anti-social behaviour problem,
0:28:17 > 0:28:22noise nuisance, drinking, fighting.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26Erm, the tenant was issued an eviction notice by the landlord
0:28:26 > 0:28:28and has now vacated the property,
0:28:28 > 0:28:34leaving behind a lot of rubbish, an accumulation of mess in the back yard.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40'Although the house is owned by a private landlord,
0:28:40 > 0:28:45'the place has become such a dangerous health hazard, it's down to the council to sort it out.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50'Glynn has obtained a warrant to clear out the garden.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53'Although he witnesses scenes like this week in, week out,
0:28:53 > 0:28:57'he still can't understand how anyone can let things get this bad.'
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Well, people say they're living like this, but is it living or is it existing?
0:29:02 > 0:29:08It's just not acceptable. That is the ideal place for vermin to be.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13The food's just... There's some nappies floating around.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Again, Tennent's Super, White Lightning.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Chaotic lifestyle.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24This property is pretty disgusting. It's not very clean at all.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29The tenants have left and they look like they've pretty much left everything behind.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33And as you can see from the back yard, it's full of rubbish.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38'You've got to feel sorry for the guys who have to clean this up.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42'And it's heartbreaking for the people who rented the place out in good faith.'
0:29:43 > 0:29:48- All right? - No, not really, but there you go.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54Can you understand how anybody can live like this? Nor can I.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02They've filled bin bags full of rubbish and just thrown them in the yard.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05They've not made any attempt to get rid of them
0:30:05 > 0:30:09through the normal channels. It just makes me puke.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14'The contractors have got their work cut out clearing this rotten mess.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19'And as they remove more and more layers of putrid waste,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22'Glynn's suspicions about rats are confirmed.'
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Any sort of shredded material,
0:30:26 > 0:30:31it's a good indicator that there's been vermin activity in there.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35The bedding, it's shredded up for bedding, for nesting, for vermin.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40And with all the food stuffs that were lying around, it is the perfect environment for a rodent population.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45'This is bang in the middle of a residential area.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49'And I think we all know the rats aren't just going to scurry around just one garden.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53'No wonder the neighbours moved out.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56'And inside the house, things are no better.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00'It's been left a total tip.'
0:31:00 > 0:31:06Totally and utterly disgusting. How anybody can live in these conditions is totally and utterly beyond me.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10It really is. They're living like animals, basically.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14You know, it's just the way they live, I don't know...
0:31:16 > 0:31:19It's beyond me totally.
0:31:20 > 0:31:25'Sadly, these squalid conditions and the stench that goes with them aren't uncommon.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28'Chrissy and Glynn deal with properties like this all the time.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30'And at each location,
0:31:30 > 0:31:33'neighbours' lives are being blighted every time they look out of the window.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38'One local resident, who didn't want to be identified,
0:31:38 > 0:31:43'knows only too well just what it's like to live next door to a neighbour's filthy lifestyle.'
0:31:44 > 0:31:48There's been, like, vermin coming into the garden and everything,
0:31:48 > 0:31:53you know, and the people living there used to get friends in the garden
0:31:53 > 0:31:57and you'd tell them to turn the music down and they'd give you abuse, and all this lot,
0:31:57 > 0:32:00and, you know, you could just do without it.
0:32:00 > 0:32:06'It's clear that these inconsiderate residents are creating a living hell for everyone in the community.'
0:32:07 > 0:32:10There's no justification for what they've done.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13The council provide a weekly bin collection service.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17All you've got to do is take your bin and make it available for collection.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21And it takes... It's done for you.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26'And in this case, the contractors have done all the hard work.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28'The garden is transformed and no longer a retreat for rats.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33'But you won't be surprised to hear, these big clean-up operations don't come cheap.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36'Several hundred pounds a time.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41'But Chrissy is determined taxpayers' money won't foot the bill for such anti-social behaviour.'
0:32:43 > 0:32:46The people who are responsible for leaving all the rubbish in the back yard there,
0:32:46 > 0:32:50they're not living too far away from here, so I'm being told,
0:32:50 > 0:32:55so that is something that we can take a look at in tracking them down.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58If they are where I think they are, then the bill will go to them at that address.
0:33:06 > 0:33:12Anti-social behaviour is about a lack of human decency and disrespect for people around you.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15And if someone's way of life is making yours a misery,
0:33:15 > 0:33:18well, that's about as anti-social as it gets.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22But lucky enough for you and me, there are plenty of people out there that we can turn to.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25'And this series is their chance to shine.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30'We're on the front line with the highly-skilled teams of council workers, police officers
0:33:30 > 0:33:34'and local volunteers who are committed to keeping our streets safe and clean
0:33:34 > 0:33:39'and taking on our anti-social battles on a daily basis,
0:33:39 > 0:33:43'to make sure that our lives are not blighted by other people's bad behaviour.'
0:33:44 > 0:33:47This is Street Patrol UK.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51'Over in Essex, Peter Bond is at the end of his tether
0:33:51 > 0:33:55'over dog owners not picking up their pets' poo left in front of his home.'
0:33:57 > 0:34:02If you want to live in a sewer, go and live in a sewer. Don't turn every place you go to into a sewer.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06'Dog warden Alan East and council officer Darren Weaver
0:34:06 > 0:34:09'are acting on information about one particular incident
0:34:09 > 0:34:12'and are about to confront a dog owner.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15'If the dog owner accepts the evidence put to him,
0:34:15 > 0:34:20'Alan has the authority to issue an on-the-spot fine of £50.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24'If the owner is found to be guilty and refuses to pay the fine,
0:34:24 > 0:34:27'the case would then go to court and the owner could face
0:34:27 > 0:34:30'the much heftier fine of £1,000.'
0:34:30 > 0:34:34I've got witnesses that have witnessed you letting your dog foul.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- And I picked it up. - No, it's still there.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44'The dog owner may be camera shy but he's invited Alan inside to discuss the incident.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48'After approximately 15 minutes behind closed doors,
0:34:48 > 0:34:52'Alan's back on the street with the owner's side of the story.'
0:34:52 > 0:34:55The chap explained that he'd been away on holiday
0:34:55 > 0:34:58and his friend had been looking after his dog
0:34:58 > 0:35:01and it was his friend that had let the dog defecate.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04He fully accepted responsibility for it.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08I've given him a fixed penalty notice of £50
0:35:08 > 0:35:11for failing to clear up after his dog,
0:35:11 > 0:35:14for which he has said that he will now pay for that
0:35:14 > 0:35:16for the offence that was committed.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19This is a very small community. The word will spread.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23And even if it makes one or two or three people more aware
0:35:23 > 0:35:27and stop them letting their dog defecate on the floor, we've had a result, haven't we?
0:35:27 > 0:35:30'You certainly have, Darren.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35'With the owner taking the penalty on the chin, it's a good job done.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39'And with the natural beauty of the area once more restored
0:35:39 > 0:35:41'beyond the pristine beach,
0:35:41 > 0:35:45'we'll have at least one happy couple breathing a huge sigh of relief.'
0:35:51 > 0:35:53The tricky thing about anti-social behaviour
0:35:53 > 0:35:56is that some things might seem trivial at first.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59But when they keep happening day after day,
0:35:59 > 0:36:01that's when they really start to grind on you
0:36:01 > 0:36:03because you feel powerless to make it stop.
0:36:03 > 0:36:08That is exactly when you need to stand up and say, "Enough is enough."
0:36:10 > 0:36:15'Back in Wiltshire, the problem of groups of reckless 4x4 drivers
0:36:15 > 0:36:18'tearing up farmland and an important Roman settlement
0:36:18 > 0:36:20'has been going on for 20 years.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23'Churning up fields,
0:36:23 > 0:36:27'smashing through fences and breaking down river banks.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31'The drivers have no consideration of the damage
0:36:31 > 0:36:34'and bedlam they're bringing to a local beauty spot.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40'Access to the site is from a by-way, and since that's part of the road network,
0:36:40 > 0:36:43'the drivers have a right to use it.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45'But the landowner and the county council
0:36:45 > 0:36:48'desperately need to stop the vehicles
0:36:48 > 0:36:51'deliberately veering off-road.'
0:36:51 > 0:36:54So we started off by putting some minor boulders
0:36:54 > 0:36:57on the side of the river here, on the riverbank.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01That didn't do the trick completely. They still managed to push some over.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05'The next step is to plant some hefty wooden posts into the ground
0:37:05 > 0:37:10'along the edge of the by-way to restrict access to the fields.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13'But the posts are simply smashed down by the 4x4s.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15'The council, though, is determined.'
0:37:15 > 0:37:20We took various measures to try and limit the areas that vehicles go to
0:37:20 > 0:37:22and particularly try to prevent them going into the river
0:37:22 > 0:37:25where most of the damage was being done, so we did things like
0:37:25 > 0:37:29put a whole string of dragon's teeth along the riverbank.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Unfortunately, that didn't work
0:37:31 > 0:37:33because they were moved out of the way.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Certainly the council initially put a lot of money into oak gates,
0:37:39 > 0:37:43padlocks. Everything that was done,
0:37:43 > 0:37:46someone would come back, see it as another challenge to be overcome.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53And you'd come down one day and you'd find
0:37:53 > 0:37:56wheel marks all round the field again
0:37:56 > 0:37:58and gates broken through.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00'Thousands of pounds have been spent
0:38:00 > 0:38:03'to curb the drivers' anti-social behaviour.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06'But all it's done is lead to more destruction.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11'Drastic action is needed. The county council has no option
0:38:11 > 0:38:14'but to try closing the by-way permanently.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17'That should stop all vehicle access.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21'That's right, the anti-social behaviour means everyone loses out,
0:38:21 > 0:38:24'including the law-abiding public.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29'Special reinforced steel gates now block either end of the track.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32'And they alone cost another £2,000.'
0:38:32 > 0:38:35It's the strong steel gates that have been put at either end
0:38:35 > 0:38:38which actually stop the vehicles from coming through.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42There are side gates where walkers and motorbikes can come through.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44But they don't cause any damage, of course.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46The gates have proved, so far, very effective.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51I think and hope that the message has got back that they mean business
0:38:51 > 0:38:53and they are going to protect this site.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56It's been very successful.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58For me, agriculturally, it's been great.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01You can relax now more with the stock here.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04The heritage site, I don't think we've had a single vehicle
0:39:04 > 0:39:08leave tyre marks across it since these new gates were put in.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Now we've sorted out the problem with the damage,
0:39:10 > 0:39:15hopefully we can now spend more effort into understanding what the site is about
0:39:15 > 0:39:19and trying to get researchers interested in undertaking surveys
0:39:19 > 0:39:23so that we can really fully flesh out what is here, the extent of it.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27And that will also help us to inform better management in the future.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30'With the rogue drivers now unable to access the site,
0:39:30 > 0:39:35'work can start on saving the parts of the Roman ruins that have been unearthed.'
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Over here you can see the fencing that we've put up,
0:39:39 > 0:39:42after we've raised the level of the ground surface
0:39:42 > 0:39:45to protect the archaeological remains underneath.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50Over the other side of the river, you can see that we've got limestone blocks that were put in place.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52And those have been put in on either side of the river.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55And that's in order to stabilise the new soil we've put down,
0:39:55 > 0:40:00but also hopefully to prevent vehicles from going in the river in the way that they did before.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05It's wonderful to see it now with the grass beginning to grow over the top of the infill
0:40:05 > 0:40:09that's been done to protect the site and to see the interpretation boards up,
0:40:09 > 0:40:14because by understanding our heritage, people come to care for it and then want to help protect it.
0:40:14 > 0:40:19'In total, all this work cost an incredible £30,000 of public money.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23'But finally, after two decades, the problem has been solved
0:40:23 > 0:40:28'and the beautiful historic site can now be enjoyed for generations to come.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30'But that's a huge amount of money,
0:40:30 > 0:40:33'and if it hadn't been for anti-social behaviour,
0:40:33 > 0:40:36'it could've been put to good use elsewhere.'
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Since we've filmed with our anti-social saviours,
0:40:46 > 0:40:48we've got some updates for you.
0:40:49 > 0:40:54'In the case of the couple with a cannabis factory discovered in their garage in Essex,
0:40:54 > 0:40:57'John Tone pleaded guilty of being concerned in the supply of cannabis
0:40:57 > 0:41:00'and possessing cannabis with intent.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04'And his partner, Elaine Croft, admitted to the police
0:41:04 > 0:41:08'that she has been supplying the drug to a relative on a small scale.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15'They appeared at St Alban's Crown Court where the judge told them,
0:41:15 > 0:41:18'"You are both old enough to know better."
0:41:18 > 0:41:21'Elaine Croft was given a 12-month supervision order,
0:41:21 > 0:41:25'together with 150 hours unpaid work,
0:41:25 > 0:41:29'and John Tone was given a 12-month conditional discharge.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32'Neither of the offenders had been in trouble before.'
0:41:32 > 0:41:35I think, ultimately, it has been a good success for the team.
0:41:35 > 0:41:41Off the back of a simple traffic stop, we've uncovered a factory producing a large amount of drugs.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45The best way to look at it is the fact that we've potentially taken £50,000 worth of cannabis per year
0:41:45 > 0:41:50off the streets, which is a great result for us and for the community.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56'In the story of the garden clearance undertaken by St Helens Council...'
0:41:56 > 0:41:59It's been a few weeks since we cleared the garden. It's a great result.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02It was a disgusting mess. We're really happy with the result.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04The tenants have now relocated
0:42:04 > 0:42:07and we've been able to find where they are, we've tracked them.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12So the bill will go to that address. So the ratepayer of St Helens won't have to pay for it.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14So we're really happy with the result.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19'And when it comes to the dog poo story in Essex,
0:42:19 > 0:42:22'two weeks after fining a dog owner,
0:42:22 > 0:42:25'dog warden Alan was on patrol near the Bonds' house
0:42:25 > 0:42:28'and who should he spot walking a dog?'
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Yeah, the chap we've just seen is the offender
0:42:32 > 0:42:36that was issued two weeks ago with a fixed penalty ticket
0:42:36 > 0:42:41for allowing his dog to defecate and not clean up after him.
0:42:41 > 0:42:46He looks as though we had a bag with him, which means then he would actually clean up after his dog,
0:42:46 > 0:42:48which is good.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52Seeing him with a poo bag makes me very happy.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57That's your lot for today. See you next time.
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