0:00:04 > 0:00:07Police, come to the door! Police with a warrant, come to the door!
0:00:09 > 0:00:10Contact. First floor.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18There's a cannabis farm in there.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Pleased, just to think, obviously the Intel
0:00:21 > 0:00:22was relatively good.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Every day in the UK,
0:00:26 > 0:00:30the police are on the hunt for known and suspected criminals.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Get back from the door!
0:00:32 > 0:00:34They are armed with warrants and big red keys.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39The Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire forces
0:00:39 > 0:00:42have granted exclusive access to their raids.
0:00:42 > 0:00:43Police!
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Their officers are wearing special equipment
0:00:47 > 0:00:50to give you a cop's eye view and bring you closer
0:00:50 > 0:00:52to the action than ever before.
0:00:52 > 0:00:53What's your name?!
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Britain's streets are a battleground.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59- Stay out of the way. - I live here.- Stay back!
0:00:59 > 0:01:03On one side are the men and women fighting to keep us safe.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05And on the other, are the wanted.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Greater Manchester,
0:01:13 > 0:01:17home to the third largest police force in the UK.
0:01:19 > 0:01:25Over 2.5 million people protected by 6,700 officers.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Morning, everybody. Operation Auckland,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Section 8 PACE warrant this morning...
0:01:31 > 0:01:35It's also been the scene of a spate of armed robberies.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39The Serious Organised Crime team have launched Operation Auckland,
0:01:39 > 0:01:43to track down and unmask raiders.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Those involved dangerous robberies of bookmakers, post offices,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49jewellers and off-licences.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51They involve the use of firearms, axes,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54crowbars and violence against the victims,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57specifically where they've actually put a gun to people's heads,
0:01:57 > 0:01:59pointed firearms at them.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03- Get it open now. - I promise you...- Get it open now.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Listen, I will. I will open it for you.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- Get it open.- Listen...
0:02:08 > 0:02:11We look at teams of organised crime groups that
0:02:11 > 0:02:15are continuing with that sort of organised crime work -
0:02:15 > 0:02:17drugs, guns, robberies,
0:02:17 > 0:02:21all the sort of serious stuff that hits the newspapers.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Systematically search the premises...
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Operation Auckland has already had some success.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Three people are currently on remand,
0:02:29 > 0:02:32having been changed with this conspiracy.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Peter Dentith, Yan Tingle and Paul Otis Turner.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Today, the team are targeting another man who they suspect
0:02:41 > 0:02:44may be linked to the robberies.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46This is who we're after, Damian Ormiston.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49In terms of warning markers, intelligence for Damian,
0:02:49 > 0:02:51he has warning markers for drugs, failing to appear.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54He's a known local offender. He's been arrested quite recently for shoplifting.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57He is believed to be a drug user so please be aware of your personal
0:02:57 > 0:03:01safety for items associated to drug use, needles etc.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04This is an image from the One Stop Shop in Hollingworth,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07probably the best shot we get of Ormiston.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10He's got an IKEA bag there and, as you can see,
0:03:10 > 0:03:12you can partially see part of his face
0:03:12 > 0:03:14which is consistent with Damian Ormiston,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17wearing what looks what looks like a snood type fleece,
0:03:17 > 0:03:20covering with the hood pulled down tight over his head.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Damian Ormiston is 31 and lives in
0:03:27 > 0:03:31the Broadbottom area of Greater Manchester.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38In relation to Damian,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41there wasn't a lot of warnings out there
0:03:41 > 0:03:44but that's never to say that we're up-to-date
0:03:44 > 0:03:47with information because you just never know when somebody is
0:03:47 > 0:03:49going to have a gun under their bed
0:03:49 > 0:03:51or have a hammer under the bed or what sort of mood
0:03:51 > 0:03:53they're going to be in on that day.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56The one time that we think this is safe,
0:03:56 > 0:03:58there's going to be no issues whatsoever,
0:03:58 > 0:04:00that could be the one day when it can go sour.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04It's not a bad little leafy village, really.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09The team are moments away from giving their suspect
0:04:09 > 0:04:11an early morning wake-up call.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Crime crosses country as well as county borders.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Every week, over 20 foreign criminals
0:04:31 > 0:04:33are extradited from the UK.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36These are Europe's most wanted,
0:04:36 > 0:04:39sought by police in their own countries
0:04:39 > 0:04:42for everything from murder and rape to a breach of bail.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50The European arrest warrants allows the police in the UK to arrest them
0:04:50 > 0:04:54and put them on planes back home, where justice awaits.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59The European arrest warrant is issued for somebody that
0:04:59 > 0:05:02has committed a crime anywhere in the EU.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03They are allocated to me for anybody
0:05:03 > 0:05:05that's living in West Yorkshire,
0:05:05 > 0:05:07or believed to be living in West Yorkshire that's wanted.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11You can be on a murder one day
0:05:11 > 0:05:14and then you can be on an assault the next day.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17You just never know what's going to come in or what sort of character
0:05:17 > 0:05:19you're going to meet.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21For the last eight years,
0:05:21 > 0:05:26West Yorkshire PC Dave Lockwood has been tracking down wanted
0:05:26 > 0:05:28European criminals who have been evading justice.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31The reason today,
0:05:31 > 0:05:35we're going to be taking a van is, the first chap we're going for,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38he's got a good history of violence.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42So I'm hoping everything goes without incident.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44But should he kick off, and be violent,
0:05:44 > 0:05:46a car is not a place to put him.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51He'll need to go in the rear cage so we've brought a van so we're able
0:05:51 > 0:05:52to deal with that straightaway.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Today's target is 49-year-old Jacek Wozniak.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02He's wanted for crimes in Poland.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06There's good reason for PC Lockwood to take precautions.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Neil and I arrested him in 2012.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12I know you're driving. I'll show you his picture again.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14We arrested him for murder on a European arrest warrant.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17He was successfully extradited.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19He's served his sentence.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22He's come back and he's wanted on two further offences.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25All his offences are violent.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27He has beaten people with his bare hands.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Just go in nice and softly and see where we go from there.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34XW from X-ray November 42.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Yeah, can I just let you know that myself and my colleague are going to
0:06:37 > 0:06:39effect an arrest.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41It's this building we're coming up to now
0:06:41 > 0:06:44where the guy's just walking out of. It's one of them there.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45It's a dead end as well.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49This address here, so just park here.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56No key in the lock.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58HE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR
0:07:01 > 0:07:04There's definitely a man in here, I heard his voice.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Hello, it's the police.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- Hello.- Hello.- Sorry to bother you.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- Am I OK to come in?- Boom, boom, boom?- Yeah, my apologies.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- Am I OK to come in?- No, no, no. - We'll sort the language barrier out.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- One moment. - One moment, I understand.
0:07:22 > 0:07:23OK.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Can I have some ID from this gentleman, please?
0:07:26 > 0:07:30We had intelligence linking Jacek to that address,
0:07:30 > 0:07:31quite strong intelligence,
0:07:31 > 0:07:35which were confirmed by two or three different sources.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38So when we went to that address, we can't just say, he's not here,
0:07:38 > 0:07:40you've never heard of him, right, see you later.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43We can't do that because we've got good intelligence that he's either
0:07:43 > 0:07:46connected there or he's been sleeping there.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49So, we need to know, is that connection still up-to-date,
0:07:49 > 0:07:52what was the connection and is there any way of tracing him?
0:07:53 > 0:07:54Thank you.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00We've just spoken to the lady in there that speaks the better English
0:08:00 > 0:08:01out of the four of them.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04She said she doesn't know him, he never stayed there,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07doesn't know who he is and then later through the conversation when
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I've explained that if she does lie to us, and we find he is here,
0:08:10 > 0:08:13it could have repercussions on herself, she's then said,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15I know him, but then she's gone back on that again.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17So I don't know if it's a language barrier,
0:08:17 > 0:08:21if she's confused or she's trying to protect him or not.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22Come on, Andy.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26You can have ten leads,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28you might follow nine in the wrong direction
0:08:28 > 0:08:31but you have to follow them because you don't know which one is going to
0:08:31 > 0:08:32lead you to the person that you want.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35So a lot of time, it's a lot of work that doesn't lead anywhere.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51In Manchester, the Serious Organised Crime Group are about to arrest
0:08:51 > 0:08:56Damian Ormiston on suspicion of conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10- Hello.- Hello, can you come down, Damian, please?
0:09:10 > 0:09:11- Yeah.- Ta.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Damian, just grab a seat for us.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19The reason we're here, mate,
0:09:19 > 0:09:21is because you are under arrest
0:09:21 > 0:09:24on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery. OK?
0:09:24 > 0:09:25Excuse me, love, come here.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28A number of robberies across Greater Manchester Police, OK?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31You don't have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you
0:09:31 > 0:09:34don't mention, when questioned, something which you later rely on in court.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Anything that you do say may be given in evidence.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- Do you understand, Damian? - Yeah.- OK, mate. We're going to get you some clothing and then we'll get
0:09:40 > 0:09:44you taken to the local police station so we can interview you about these robberies.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Do you know what the robberies are that we're talking about?
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- I haven't a- BLEEP- clue what you're talking about.- OK, mate.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Robberies? I don't do robberies.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55That's what I've just said. You've got nothing to worry about, love.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58I don't do robberies, it's not my character.
0:09:58 > 0:10:03Get me my 110s, a tracksuit, a pair of shorts, a vest,
0:10:03 > 0:10:06a T-shirt and my PTs because I'm getting arrested
0:10:06 > 0:10:08for suspicion of robbery.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09- Why?- How the- BLEEP- do I know?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12We'll explain all that to him.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15He's not been out!
0:10:15 > 0:10:17WOMAN CRIES
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- BLEEP- joke, this.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Damian was just in his boxer shorts, that is unfortunate to say,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27something very typical when we do go to these people's addresses
0:10:27 > 0:10:29in the early morning, that they're not dressed.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33In fact, any time of day is very often that they're not fully dressed.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35That's just one of the downsides of the job.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Down in the cellar,
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Detective Sergeant Richard Castley makes a discovery.
0:10:42 > 0:10:43One that demands some answers.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49In here, it's the start of what looks like a basic cannabis farm.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54They've got five pots. It's obviously just started because the plants are very, very small.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57They've got lighting, ventilation etc in there.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00It looks like they've bypassed the meter upstairs as well.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02I've been out of trouble for two years, man.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Not out of trouble too much, are you?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06You've got a cannabis farm downstairs.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10It's not mine. It's not a cannabis farm, is it?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Five plants, personal use.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13Yeah, mate.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Damian, because you've just said that,
0:11:16 > 0:11:20I'm also arresting you on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis.
0:11:20 > 0:11:21OK, mate?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24I'm going to record what you've just said to me.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26That farm is nothing to do with me.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28OK, mate, is this your address, Damian?
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I live here, yeah.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35Robbery and serious crime and drugs go hand in hand whether it's for
0:11:35 > 0:11:40personal use or for making of money to buy drugs, to sell drugs.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Yeah, they very much go hand-in-hand.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- Are you wearing those clothes? - I'm not wearing them, no.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50I'm getting remanded straightaway, aren't I?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- Why would you get remanded, Damian? - Because I'm on bail for a drug charge.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- It's a joke, this. - What was the drugs charge?
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Possession of cocaine and possession of cannabis.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03But they want to do with intent because it was 70% pure, the cocaine.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- I had a crack habit at the- BLEEP- time, see.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- That's a high purity that, Damian. - Yeah, I just got a not guilty on the supply, though,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12so I'm getting sentenced in August for possession.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14This is a joke, this.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19- Tracksuit bottoms for you. - Have you got a T-shirt please?
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- You've got a vest on, you don't need one.- Can you get me a T-shirt?
0:12:23 > 0:12:24I need everything matching, you see.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29I'm not going to jail without a matching pair of clothes.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30- Right.- It's not happening.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34We said, "We're going to get your clothes, you're going to go to the police station,
0:12:34 > 0:12:36"going to be interviewed and then you'll go home."
0:12:36 > 0:12:39However, they treat it as a fashion show and say, "I don't want that,
0:12:39 > 0:12:42"I want this Adidas one, I want these trainers,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45"I want these tracksuit bottoms." It's very frustrating.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47On a very regular basis,
0:12:47 > 0:12:50they are quite demanding about what they get to wear to the police station.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54I can't believe I'm being arrested for robbery.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57A few of my mates have just been locked up for robbery,
0:12:57 > 0:13:00it's nothing to do with me. They're not even mates,
0:13:00 > 0:13:01- they're associates.- Right.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04You might be able to explain something about that to us
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- when you get in custody. - Nothing to do with me.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Time for the officers to take their suspect into custody.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15I can't believe this. All me neighbours, man.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17This way here, mate.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23He's made some significant comments in relation to that robbery,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26that his associates have been arrested for robbery.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29He also made what I believe to be a significant comment, he said,
0:13:29 > 0:13:31without us mentioning the fact,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34he said the robberies involved the use of a firearm,
0:13:34 > 0:13:39which these robberies did, all bar one, involved the use of a firearm.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44The team are now free to search the property for evidence relating to the CCTV footage
0:13:44 > 0:13:48while Damian will have to face some tough questions.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05In Bradford, PCs Dave Lockwood and Andy Million
0:14:05 > 0:14:08are still on the hunt for a Polish criminal.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Jacek Wozniak has a history of violence.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15He's wanted back in his home country
0:14:15 > 0:14:17in connection with two assaults.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18Hello, police!
0:14:20 > 0:14:24The police now have another lead as to where Wozniak might be living.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31I will not give up on one.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35If there's possible lead whatsoever and it's not dead, any lead,
0:14:35 > 0:14:37I will follow it. I will not give up.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43And that means knocking on a lot of doors.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Hello.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Searching for information.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Do you want me to show him?
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Yes, show the picture, by all means.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Do you know this gentleman?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Here before three days?
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Andy is just talking to these people.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01I can't get into upstairs but they say they recognise his picture
0:15:01 > 0:15:03and they think he's living upstairs.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05They've seen him get out of a taxi with his shopping,
0:15:05 > 0:15:09so Andy is just going to try and establish if that's recent.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11We're going to see if we can get upstairs.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Hello, sir. Sorry for bothering you.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18I understand you own number 14.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- Yeah.- I'm interested in a chap that might be living there.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- All right. - Er, that chap living there?
0:15:25 > 0:15:28I've got told by other people he is, they recognised his picture.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32I knew who were living there a couple of...
0:15:32 > 0:15:34He's been there for a good six, seven months.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- Right. Until when? - Until only about four weeks ago.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- Four weeks ago. - So you're four weeks behind.- June.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47After hours of enquiries,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50eventually the officers receive a promising tip-off.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Their target has been working at a factory in Bradford.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59We've come here now to talk to the shift manager,
0:15:59 > 0:16:00see if he can help us at all.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02It's quarter past seven,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05so it may be a case that we need to wait until tomorrow to talk to HR.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08So because we're here anyway we might as well talk to him,
0:16:08 > 0:16:09see if we can find owt out.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12But it may be a case we may have to make some calls tomorrow.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14We'll find out.
0:16:16 > 0:16:17Thanks for seeing us.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21I'm interested in locating a Polish gentleman.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24I've received intelligence that he was working here three months ago.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27I don't know in what capacity, whether agency,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29full-time or what role he did.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Am I able to give you his details and you can check?
0:16:33 > 0:16:34That's his name.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Jacek Wozniak.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39He'll be in at ten o'clock tonight.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Right, shall we just go through to security and buzz you up,
0:16:42 > 0:16:44or shall I ring you on your mobile?
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Dave plans to return to the factory for the night shift.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52Preparations for the arrest need to be perfect.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56He knows just how dangerous his wanted man can be.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58He'd beaten somebody to death with his bare hands,
0:16:58 > 0:17:01so there was the violence there.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04We have more intelligence about his violent nature.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07So it was getting the search down and working out where he was,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09and then when we knew where he was,
0:17:09 > 0:17:13putting the right tactics together to minimise injury to us,
0:17:13 > 0:17:14himself and the public.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32The Serious Organised Crime Team in Manchester are continuing their
0:17:32 > 0:17:35investigation into a series of armed robberies.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39They've arrested Damian Ormiston,
0:17:39 > 0:17:41who they believe is part of the gang.
0:17:45 > 0:17:46At Central Park Police Station,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49their suspect is coming under questioning.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Bloody hell, I thought I'd have to shake you to wake you up, Damian.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00The reason we're here, Damian,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03is obviously these robberies that you say you've no involvement in
0:18:03 > 0:18:05whatsoever, right,
0:18:05 > 0:18:08I'm going to show you some footage from one of the robberies, OK?
0:18:08 > 0:18:13So one of the robberies, one of the persons hasn't got his face fully,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17so that image there, that male, obviously you can see his eyes,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20his nose and part of his face, OK?
0:18:20 > 0:18:22So what I'm going to ask you to do, mate,
0:18:22 > 0:18:25so we can have it properly examined later on,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28is to take some photographs of you up close, OK?
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- No, not a chance.- OK. - That's not up close.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34As I say, Damian, if you've not been involved in it,
0:18:34 > 0:18:35that sort of stuff could prove that
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- you haven't been involved and it's not you.- That's not me.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Right. So taking properly...
0:18:40 > 0:18:42I don't want to have my photos took.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44You've got a camera taking photographs.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45Right, OK, that's fine, mate.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48All right, see you shortly.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- Don't forget the juice. - Juice it is.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- And a brew.- And a brew!
0:18:57 > 0:18:59While Ormiston remains in custody,
0:18:59 > 0:19:02a thorough search is under way at his home,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04led by Detective Sergeant Richard Castley.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Look in the bag. Some lights.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- What's that?- Hallelujah.- IKEA bag.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18We want that, don't we, Jackie, a bag?
0:19:18 > 0:19:24From the CCTV, one of the offenders who we suspect is Damian,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26he's got the distinctive top on,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30but he's also carrying what looks like a blue IKEA bag as well.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31The IKEA bag is just in his hand,
0:19:31 > 0:19:33what he's loading the cigarettes into.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38And you can see it clearer on the first image there,
0:19:38 > 0:19:40you can see it's the blue IKEA bag and there's the IKEA handle
0:19:40 > 0:19:42hanging down at the bottom.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47We were looking for things that may have been used in the robbery,
0:19:47 > 0:19:50some of the weapons, some of the clothing, face masks,
0:19:50 > 0:19:54the person who we believed was Damian had worn like a half
0:19:54 > 0:19:57face mask snood during the robbery.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00That was one of the main things we went for on the day,
0:20:00 > 0:20:01to try and locate that.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- What have you found? - Just a black snood,
0:20:04 > 0:20:08which has basically been improvised and made shorter.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Some stitching there up a long line.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- OK.- Which can be used as a concealment for face covering
0:20:13 > 0:20:16as per the briefing this morning.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17You can see on the CCTV as well,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20he's got a snood half covering his face.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24And again, it's an improvised, er, balaclava, in effect.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- WOMAN:- I done that, we were messing about in here.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- You want to take a seat for me, please.- It's not Damian's.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31We've got CCTV from all the jobs,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33so we are going to have to compare the CCTV,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36but I'm sure there's a light-coloured mask in one of them
0:20:36 > 0:20:38so that'll be something that'll have to be assessed.
0:20:38 > 0:20:39Brilliant, good find.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43We found the facemask we believe was what Damian wore during the
0:20:43 > 0:20:45commission of one of the offences.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49We found another facemask that he'd cut himself,
0:20:49 > 0:20:53sort of looked like it was a tracksuit sleeve or tracksuit leg
0:20:53 > 0:20:55that he'd adapted to be a home-made balaclava,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58not particularly professional.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03Damian gave quite an amusing explanation.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06He'd adapted it himself to put on to see whether his dog would be
0:21:06 > 0:21:09frightened by it. That was his explanation.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10I'm not 100% convinced by that.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24In Bradford, the uniformed team have
0:21:24 > 0:21:27spent the day on the trail of Jacek Wozniak.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31He is wanted in Poland for assault
0:21:31 > 0:21:33and West Yorkshire Police are due to
0:21:33 > 0:21:38take him into custody using a European Arrest Warrant.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Keys. Warrant.
0:21:40 > 0:21:41Torch.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Handcuffs.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Handcuffs the right way.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52They are planning to arrest Wozniak as he starts his night shift
0:21:52 > 0:21:54at a local factory.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59I'm sat here waiting for my phone to ring and it's driving me mad.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03He said he'd get back to me in ten and it's about that now,
0:22:03 > 0:22:05so it looks like he's not turned into work.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Hi, it's PC Lockwood again.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Has he a history of calling in sick, or is this quite unusual for him?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20The police are with Jack right now.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21Where's...
0:22:24 > 0:22:26They've got a call saying the police are with him now.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Sorry, I'm just relaying that information.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33They say there's a police officer that's rung them
0:22:33 > 0:22:36and said he's just arrested him and
0:22:36 > 0:22:39he's never going to come back to work again.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42It's frustrating when you couldn't see through to the end but...
0:22:42 > 0:22:43It's the way it goes.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47But it doesn't stop here, if he has been arrested,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50we need to see who this officer is and if he knows how to deal with
0:22:50 > 0:22:52European arrest warrants
0:22:52 > 0:22:54and find out who he is so we can help him
0:22:54 > 0:22:56and make sure the file's done right.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01It seems that another officer has arrested Wozniak
0:23:01 > 0:23:05for a different offence, but now that he's in custody,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Dave has to get there quickly to
0:23:07 > 0:23:11make sure the European arrest warrant is executed correctly.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- Did he know he was wanted? - I got the impression he did.
0:23:25 > 0:23:26Hello. OK?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29You OK?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33You don't know? Just give us a minute.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Yeah.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42OK, do you want to just back off a minute, then?
0:23:42 > 0:23:43- OK.- Thank you very much.- All right.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45- I'm going to be dealing with you now.- All right.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47I'm going to be looking after you now.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- All right.- I'd like you to come with me so I can take your
0:23:49 > 0:23:52fingerprints. Yeah, all right, bring it with you then.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55- Come on, then.- Sorry.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Come on.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01It would've been nice for us to arrest him, to see his face.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04However, the big picture is we've got him and we had to put all those
0:24:04 > 0:24:07frustrations behind us because
0:24:07 > 0:24:11we then had to work out does the officer know how to deal with him
0:24:11 > 0:24:13and can we get the paperwork right?
0:24:13 > 0:24:17And everything we've done over the past days and weeks we needed to capture.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18So it was find the officer,
0:24:18 > 0:24:22speak to them and find out if they needed help,
0:24:22 > 0:24:24which, in this case, they did.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27How do you pronounce your first name?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- My name?- Yes.- Ya-sek. - Yasek.- Yes.- OK.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- J-A-C-E-K.- OK, Jacek, come with me.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37- Right now I want to take your fingerprints and talk about your arrest, OK?- OK.
0:24:37 > 0:24:42The details surrounding Wozniak's arrest gradually become clear.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45While the officers were waiting for him to show up for work,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47he'd been involved in a street fight.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50We've had a report that approximately half past three
0:24:50 > 0:24:51yesterday afternoon
0:24:51 > 0:24:55that a male's been assaulted within the city centre and is being refused
0:24:55 > 0:24:57medical treatment by ambulance staff.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00He's been aggressive towards those,
0:25:00 > 0:25:02so we had a call from ambulance control
0:25:02 > 0:25:05to come down and assist with ambulance.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08The officer you just saw, who you're not happy with,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11obviously arrested you yesterday.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- Yes?- All right.- He's arrested you on a European arrest warrant
0:25:14 > 0:25:17and we're going to go take your fingerprints on here, OK?
0:25:17 > 0:25:18Just stand to that side, please.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Nice and gentle. Let me know if it's hurting.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26- Finish?- No, no, no. We've got to do more than that.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Right, take a seat there and you can start reading through your warrant.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38Do you want to give him the warrant and he can...?
0:25:38 > 0:25:42Jacek was in custody, he was under control, he'd been searched,
0:25:42 > 0:25:45we knew we didn't have any dangerous items on him.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48When the arresting officer dealt with him, he was out on the street,
0:25:48 > 0:25:50he was in drink, he'd been violent,
0:25:50 > 0:25:53so, totally different person to deal with.
0:25:53 > 0:25:54I had the easier one, I think.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Following this European arrest for assault,
0:26:00 > 0:26:04convicted murderer Wozniak appeared before the courts in London.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Nobody has a problem with anybody that wants to come to the UK,
0:26:09 > 0:26:13work hard, raise a family. Nobody has any issues whatsoever.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17It's the people that are intent on coming here and committing crime
0:26:17 > 0:26:20and not contributing anything to society.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24I think the public have got less tolerance for these sort of people.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31No further action was taken against Wozniak for the street fight.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34He was eventually extradited back to Poland
0:26:34 > 0:26:37to serve a three-year sentence for the assault offences.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55Manchester, a modern city with a modern skyline.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58It's attracted huge investment in recent years,
0:26:58 > 0:27:00but it wasn't always like this.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05The blazing beacon that lit the night sky above Moss Side
0:27:05 > 0:27:08was, only moments before, a hardware store.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Dozens of other shops had to be boarded up in the wake
0:27:11 > 0:27:14of the rioters' first major rampage.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16The mob, black and white, 1,000 in all,
0:27:16 > 0:27:18had already moved swiftly to
0:27:18 > 0:27:21surround and attack Moss Side Police Station.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Back in the '80s, the Moss Side district gained notoriety
0:27:24 > 0:27:28as a scene of some of the worst ever riots in Britain.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34A decade on, and vicious turf wars between drug gangs resulted
0:27:34 > 0:27:39in a series of shootings, earning the city the nickname "Gunchester".
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Amid the drugs, the violence and the deprivation,
0:27:46 > 0:27:50the police set up a task force codenamed Excalibur.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54The sole focus was to deal with the gang issues
0:27:54 > 0:27:59that evolved around south Manchester and to tackle them head-on.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02One of the offshoots of gangs is its close association with guns
0:28:02 > 0:28:05and the gun-related criminality that comes from that
0:28:05 > 0:28:07and Excalibur has looked to deal with
0:28:07 > 0:28:09the fire-arms threat that comes from that.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13One of our straplines is "creating gun-free streets in Manchester."
0:28:13 > 0:28:14Right, thanks a lot for coming.
0:28:14 > 0:28:21We're going to be doing two warrants at number 26 and 24 flat six,
0:28:21 > 0:28:23we'll be asking you...
0:28:23 > 0:28:27This morning, PC Martin Harrison is preparing to lead a raid.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Basically, we are going there,
0:28:30 > 0:28:34we are conducting, simultaneously, firearms and drugs warrants at both addresses.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37We are looking for this lad.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41The intelligence has dropped in that this lad's dealing from his home
0:28:41 > 0:28:46address, but also that he's under duress to hold firearms.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49If anyone's threatening officers with a firearm or anything
0:28:49 > 0:28:52similar, or any kind of weapon,
0:28:52 > 0:28:56obviously the term "bandit" or "gun" usually works as well.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58OK. Lovely, thank you very much.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10The team are heading to the Crumpsall area of Manchester.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16We are going in there under a drugs and a firearms warrant for both
0:29:16 > 0:29:20addresses. Obviously, taking guns off the streets is one of the main
0:29:20 > 0:29:22priorities at the minute.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Yeah, this one here.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33With the possibility of a firearm involved,
0:29:33 > 0:29:37the officers have support from the fully kitted out tactical aid unit.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40Police with a warrant, come to the door!
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Contact first floor.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53Well, they'll then get in there, get control of the address and then,
0:29:53 > 0:29:55obviously when it's safe to do so, we'll go in.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Right.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59As soon as they're inside,
0:29:59 > 0:30:02they discover evidence of drugs manufacturing.
0:30:05 > 0:30:06Yes...
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- Got straight in a room. It's a cannabis farm.- Oh, is it?
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- It is, yeah.- All right, happy days.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- There's no-one in there. - No-one in there? Right, OK.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Basically, the update is that they've gone to flat six,
0:30:22 > 0:30:25which is where the warrant is that we've got,
0:30:25 > 0:30:28and confirmed that there is a cannabis farm in there.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Like I say, don't know the level of how big it is how many plants
0:30:31 > 0:30:33there are, but...
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Leads us to think obviously the intel was relatively good.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40With no-one home,
0:30:40 > 0:30:42the team will have to establish
0:30:42 > 0:30:44who is responsible for the cannabis farm.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58Across the city,
0:30:58 > 0:31:01officers have arrested Damian Ormiston
0:31:01 > 0:31:04on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Come on, mate, let's get these photos done. Say it again?
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Have they not brought you food yet?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13We'll mention it to the custody sergeant again.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Right, we'll just get these photos taken.
0:31:16 > 0:31:17They'll take five minutes.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Detective Richard McCorry wants to get photographs of his detainee.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27He's convinced him to pose in the same position as the hooded man
0:31:27 > 0:31:31captured on CCTV while taking part in a shop raid.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33- Like that?- Yeah.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37That's not they way he sat.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40The process itself is called what we call facial mapping.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42We'll take those photographs,
0:31:42 > 0:31:44ideally from a similar sort of angle,
0:31:44 > 0:31:47similar sort of range to that on the CCTV,
0:31:47 > 0:31:49so Damian's face was sort of looking up towards that camera,
0:31:49 > 0:31:53so we wanted to get a scenes of crime officer to take that angle,
0:31:53 > 0:31:56and hopefully they'll be able to say, yes, this is that person,
0:31:56 > 0:32:00I'll lend some support to it or, no, it's not actually the same person.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03You want to open your eyes and look at me?
0:32:03 > 0:32:05- Thank you.- Yeah, that's great.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08You need some evidence so you can charge me.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09All done now, thank you very much.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Thank you for your help.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15All right, mate, you can probably get a bit of a kip, if you want,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- for an hour or so. - I want to go home.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23The more I look at that, the more I'm 100% convinced it's him.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25- OK, fair enough.- But...
0:32:30 > 0:32:32In the weeks after the arrest,
0:32:32 > 0:32:36the Operation Auckland team continue their attempts to build a case
0:32:36 > 0:32:37against Ormiston.
0:32:38 > 0:32:39But, in that time,
0:32:39 > 0:32:43another suspected member of the gang comes to their attention.
0:32:43 > 0:32:48This is the final person who we think has been involved in
0:32:48 > 0:32:51the actual commission of the 14 offences. David Connor.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55He's going to be arrested for conspiracy to commit robbery.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59The sensitivity of this last link in the chain means that many of
0:32:59 > 0:33:02the officers involved are working covertly.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Clothing has played a huge role in the offences,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08as the offenders have generally worn the exact same,
0:33:08 > 0:33:11distinctive clothing, and the outstanding clothing
0:33:11 > 0:33:14is a black leather/shiny style jacket.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18This is used on at least 11 of the offences.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22This is an image of the Lacoste top and the balaclava.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25You can see, it's like the IRA-style balaclava.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29On some of the offences, the offender's been described as having
0:33:29 > 0:33:32no or broken teeth at the front and a drug-user appearance.
0:33:36 > 0:33:37The team are heading off towards
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Connor's home in the east of Manchester.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46He has previous convictions for drugs offences and violence.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Police!
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- Police! Open the door! - Yeah, he is in the address.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13He's just coming to the door now.
0:34:13 > 0:34:14Open the door!
0:34:16 > 0:34:18MUFFLED SPEECH
0:34:20 > 0:34:21Move the baby then.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- I was just getting him up for school. What's happening? - He's got the baby. David.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- What's up?- Sit down, mate, on the sofa.- What's going on?
0:34:32 > 0:34:35You are under arrest for conspiracy to commit robbery, OK?
0:34:35 > 0:34:37You don't have to say anything but it may harm your defence if
0:34:37 > 0:34:40you don't mention when questioned something which you rely on in court.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Anything you do say may be used evidence. Can you sit down, please?
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- At the address now? - Yeah, we've got him detained.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47You on bail at the minute, David?
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Can you not tell what it's about, though?
0:34:52 > 0:34:55It's a series of armed robberies on certain dates,
0:34:55 > 0:34:57so we'll take you down to the police station and,
0:34:57 > 0:34:59whether you have a solicitor or not,
0:34:59 > 0:35:03- we'll give them disclosure and obviously talk about that in the interview, OK?- Yeah, sweet.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Thank you.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09Another suspected member of the armed gang taken into custody.
0:35:11 > 0:35:17Now the team needs to search the house for the clothing featured in that CCTV footage.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24- Do you want to see this? - What have you got?
0:35:24 > 0:35:27So this is the black shiny jacket.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30You can see how shiny it is. With the hood as well.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34Very similar to the one from the footage.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36So we'll be taking that as well today.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41The result of finding that jacket in itself was a small victory for the
0:35:41 > 0:35:44investigation but, when you start piecing it together
0:35:44 > 0:35:46with the telephone messages,
0:35:46 > 0:35:48the cell site evidence,
0:35:48 > 0:35:51the CCTV images showing him being of the same shape as that offender
0:35:51 > 0:35:52and everything else,
0:35:52 > 0:35:55it just all falls in together to make a really sort of
0:35:55 > 0:36:00nice investigation story to show what his actual involvement was.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Have you done those?
0:36:02 > 0:36:06Soon, more evidence linked to the robberies is found.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09Right, so we've got a black balaclava.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Obviously we'll seize that and compare it to the one we've got.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16As the exhibits are taken back to the office...
0:36:18 > 0:36:21..David Connor awaits questioning in custody.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Yeah, they checked that, definitely.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26OK, you just want to stand up for me?
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Yeah, of course.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30He's having photographs taken,
0:36:30 > 0:36:35as an eyewitness stated that one of the robbers had missing teeth.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Do you want to open your mouth. Can you smile with your teeth?
0:36:38 > 0:36:39- Move a bit closer.- Oh, sorry.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47- That's it. Thank you.- Nice one.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Following that warrant this morning, we've recovered some
0:36:49 > 0:36:52significant clothing that was used in the commission
0:36:52 > 0:36:55of the robberies - a balaclava and a really distinctive,
0:36:55 > 0:36:58shiny black Adidas jacket that was worn during
0:36:58 > 0:37:01at least four or five of the robberies.
0:37:01 > 0:37:02Three of the robberies,
0:37:02 > 0:37:05our witnesses have described one of the offenders as
0:37:05 > 0:37:09a distinctive feature being that they were missing the right side
0:37:09 > 0:37:11of the two front teeth,
0:37:11 > 0:37:13which we now know David Connor
0:37:13 > 0:37:16is missing one of his prominent front teeth.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Right, OK. You are charged with the following offence.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21You don't have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you
0:37:21 > 0:37:24don't mention now something which you later rely on in court.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Come to the door!
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Manchester's Excalibur team have uncovered a cannabis farm in
0:37:40 > 0:37:42the Crumpsall area of the city.
0:37:49 > 0:37:54They found it while searching for a suspect, a man called Ghaffer Dar,
0:37:54 > 0:37:58wanted in connection with suspected drugs and firearms offences.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- RADIO:- 'Just confirm the warrant's been organised
0:38:02 > 0:38:04'and you didn't take a van with you.'
0:38:04 > 0:38:06No, we didn't.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Their warrant covers two addresses.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12PC Martin Harrison is leading the investigation.
0:38:17 > 0:38:18What have you found?
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Just a wee bit of cannabis wrapped in some plastic.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24- All right.- It was found just in this cupboard.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27In the second address,
0:38:27 > 0:38:31another officer has located the man in question.
0:38:31 > 0:38:32Based on what we found next door,
0:38:32 > 0:38:35you're under arrest on suspicion of cultivating and producing cannabis.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39You do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned
0:38:39 > 0:38:41something that you later rely on in court.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Anything you do say may be given in evidence, OK?
0:38:43 > 0:38:48It's necessary to arrest you in order to allow the prompt and effective investigation
0:38:48 > 0:38:49of what's going on, all right?
0:38:49 > 0:38:53- Have you got anything to say?- No. - No? All right.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56With the suspect detained,
0:38:56 > 0:38:59the officers are searching for any further evidence,
0:38:59 > 0:39:01including a potential firearm.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10A sniffer dog's been brought in to help the team.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Go on.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28What are you doing?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Let's see.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Good boy, good boy.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36The dog has searched underneath the communal stairs,
0:39:36 > 0:39:38where the meter cupboard is.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Inside there, he's found a carrier bag,
0:39:41 > 0:39:43which inside that carrier bag is another bag which contained
0:39:43 > 0:39:47a number of snap bags of cannabis and also a food bag of cannabis,
0:39:47 > 0:39:49which is obviously ready for bagging up.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57We've seized the plants and items which could be forensically examined
0:39:57 > 0:40:01to assist in proving who may have set that cannabis farm up.
0:40:01 > 0:40:06After that, anything else that isn't of forensic use has been destroyed
0:40:06 > 0:40:09and left in situ so the cannabis farm can't be used again.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Their suspect will now be taken to the custody suite
0:40:17 > 0:40:21to answer questions about the cannabis farm.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Unfortunately, we didn't recover a firearm but we have recovered a
0:40:24 > 0:40:28quantity of drugs at both addresses, really,
0:40:28 > 0:40:33as well as some cash in the first address, so we'll go back,
0:40:33 > 0:40:35we'll get together, see what
0:40:35 > 0:40:37exhibits we've got and then put together
0:40:37 > 0:40:39some sort of investigation strategy.
0:40:42 > 0:40:43Several months later,
0:40:43 > 0:40:48and that investigation strategy eventually led to Ghaffer Dar
0:40:48 > 0:40:50receiving a 12-month prison sentence
0:40:50 > 0:40:54and a £100 fine for production of a cannabis farm.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12Earlier, the Serious Organised Crime Team arrested David Connor
0:41:12 > 0:41:15in the final phase of the Operation Auckland investigation.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21With every suspect charged and in police custody,
0:41:21 > 0:41:24the team will now have to build their case for court.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29This involves painstakingly gathering the evidence
0:41:29 > 0:41:32for each offence which had occurred, in post offices,
0:41:32 > 0:41:36jewellers and bookmakers in and around Manchester.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38They were using weapons on each occasion,
0:41:38 > 0:41:41sometimes they were using violence, threatening people,
0:41:41 > 0:41:43putting guns to their heads.
0:41:43 > 0:41:48They've been counting down, "Open the safe, five, four, three", that sort of thing.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- I promise you.- Get it open now. - I promise you.- Get it open now.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Listen. I'm going to count to ten, if you don't...
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- No, no... I'm not...- Get it open!
0:41:57 > 0:41:59They were very serious,
0:41:59 > 0:42:02nasty robberies that have left some people traumatised.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04Can end up with people sometimes
0:42:04 > 0:42:07they can't even go back to their places of work,
0:42:07 > 0:42:09because they imagine it's going to happen again to them.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12So, yeah, really traumatising experience for a lot of people.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16At court, David Connor pleaded guilty
0:42:16 > 0:42:19to his part in seven robberies.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22He is currently in prison serving a nine-year sentence.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26His main accomplice, Paul Turner,
0:42:26 > 0:42:30also pleaded guilty and received ten years' imprisonment.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Yan Tingle and Peter Dentith
0:42:32 > 0:42:38will be locked up for six years for their part in the robberies.
0:42:41 > 0:42:46Damian Ormiston was the only gang member who pleaded not guilty.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49However, a jury later found the evidence overwhelming,
0:42:49 > 0:42:51and he was convicted.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54He'll be behind bars for eight years.
0:42:55 > 0:43:00An excellent result for Manchester's Serious Organised Crime Team.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Catch these people going out and committing crime and that,
0:43:03 > 0:43:05in the back of my mind, I'm always thinking,
0:43:05 > 0:43:08"Well, this is the world that my kids have got to grow up in
0:43:08 > 0:43:10"and it's going downhill rapidly."
0:43:10 > 0:43:13So what little bit I can do to try and stop that and try to make it
0:43:13 > 0:43:15a better place, I'm more than happy to do.