Episode 13 The Wanted

Stay there, pal, sit down. No, sit down, sit down.

I just want you to sit down there, fella.

Are you suddenly feeling unwell?

-I'm not, I'm not...

-I know you're not.

Just stop messing about and put your socks on.

All right, we're going then. We'll deal with it in the van.

Come on, no, we'll deal with it in the van.

Every day in the UK,

the police are on the hunt

for known and suspected criminals.

Get back from the door!

They're armed with warrants and big red keys.

The Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire forces

have granted exclusive access to their raids.

Police!

Their officers are wearing special equipment

to give you a cop's-eye view

and bring you closer to the action than ever before.

What's your name?!

Britain's streets are a battleground.

On one side are the men and women fighting to keep us safe...

and on the other are the wanted.

Greater Manchester,

the second-largest conurbation in the UK -

with a crime rate to match.

Operation Hamilton. You may have heard of it.

It's quite a large series of courier frauds that's taking place

across the country. Manchester's been hit quite hard by it.

The Serious Organised Crime Team has to track down

some of the region's most wanted criminals.

It's a massive operation, this.

The OIC's got 200-odd, nearly 300 victims.

Today, its officers are targeting

a gang whose activities have left their victims penniless,

and whose scam has caused a nationwide alert.

It's called courier fraud, a fast-growing scam

that reaches right into your home and tricks you into handing over

your bank card and the vital PIN number that goes with it.

In Manchester, police are working hard to warn people

about the con that's affecting people right across the country.

The fraudsters phone up, pretending to be from the police or the bank.

So far, they've conned their victims out of millions of pounds.

In Greater Manchester alone, we've had in excess of 300 victims,

where the victims predominantly are elderly, vulnerable, isolated.

They're targeted because they're generally trusting people.

What the offenders do is they contact them

pretending to be the bank or the police,

convincing them that somebody's

been arrested with a cloned bank card of theirs.

They then go on to try and convince the victim

that they need to hand their bank cards over as evidence,

and, in doing so,

they also trick them into speaking to who they think is their bank -

and the so-called bank asks them to input their PIN number.

Effectively, what the victim is doing is giving the offenders

the bank card and the PIN number,

which gives the offender the opportunity, then,

to go on a bit of a spending spree. Essentially, it's easy money.

But, for the victims, it's absolutely devastating.

What we're intending to do today is execute two Section 8 PACE warrants.

This is in relation to a small offshoot.

We don't think this group are responsible for a large portion,

but they've decided to take it upon themselves

to have a go at it themselves.

This first chap, Abdulfatah Wali,

he's one of the main reasons why we're conducting these warrants.

Abdulfatah Wali is 26 and lives in the city centre of Manchester.

The police suspect he's involved in hiring cars

to then go and use the stolen bank cards on a spending spree,

thinking he couldn't be traced.

It's really important, obviously, today,

that we try and find the evidence

that links him to the actual commissioning of the offences.

It's a massive operation, this.

So if you could give us everything you've got today,

it will make things so much easier.

Right, let's crack on.

Crime knows no boundaries,

and criminals don't respect borders.

Every week, the authorities deport over 20 foreign fugitives

from the UK.

These are Europe's most wanted,

sought by police in their own countries

for offences ranging from the trivial to the most serious.

The European Arrest Warrant allows British officers to detain them.

Then put them on planes back home, where justice awaits.

If somebody's committed ten burglaries

and moved to the UK to avoid prosecution

or avoid serving their custodial sentence,

it's down to us to track them down, locate them, arrest them,

put them before the court so the legal process can start

to extradite them back to their country

to either serve that sentence or appear in court.

Right, chaps. Thanks very much for joining us at this early hour.

When it comes to executing those European Arrest Warrants

in West Yorkshire, PC Dave Lockwood and PC Andy Mullein

are the specialists.

Their latest target

is 45-year-old James Igbinovia,

a convicted drug smuggler

who absconded from a Spanish prison

three years ago

and has been on the run ever since.

In a nutshell, this gentleman, in 2006,

travelled from Gran Canaria to Tenerife on a boat.

When he got to Tenerife,

he was found to have within him 64,000 euros of cocaine,

which he'd swallowed. For the last three years,

the National Crime Agency's been tracking him.

They've probably done enquiries all over, I'm told, all over the UK.

He's got addresses everywhere.

He's been very difficult to track and locate.

He had been given a day release from prison.

He'd not gone back, and he'd absconded

straight to the UK into hiding.

That's his picture. This may be from 2006, though,

so he may not look like this any more.

'When I received the paperwork for James,

'I did quite a bit of intelligence and a bit of work on it

'before we decided to conduct the arrest.'

It had been passed from the Spanish authorities

that he were a violent individual,

but I couldn't work out what meant what.

It made it too much of an unknown -

and, through that, I decided that we needed at least Taser authority.

With permission to use a Taser now received,

Dave has called for backup from the firearms team.

So, obviously, if anything... If we get any threat inside,

it's over to you guys, we'll move out of the way

until you call us back in.

'We don't work on gut feelings, we like to work on intelligence.

'But there's something that we're just saying,'

we could have a big player here.

Involved in big, organised crime.

Yeah, we're just about to go code 6 on log 101

with the X-ray Alpha units.

If we see somebody within the property,

I would leave somebody in the property

and they're not opening the door to us.

We'll try and engage with them first.

If that fails, then...

we'll force entry.

OK, just stop here.

As the target's been identified as potentially dangerous,

Dave won't knock on the door until the firearms officers are in place.

We're outside the address, we're waiting for you to join us.

HE KNOCKS ON DOOR

Hiya, love, it's the police, can you come to the door, please?

Yes, please. There's a male in the property.

-Is it a male?

-There is a male in the property, yeah.

Hiya, it's the police, are we OK to come in?

-Yes, you can.

-OK, are we all right to go through to the living room?

Are you coming with us, sir?

-Come with us, sir.

-What's the problem?

We'll explain in the living room, please.

Just come through...

-What's your name, please?

-James.

James. OK, have you got some identification with you, please?

My passport.

-Is it upstairs?

-My photocopy is upstairs.

Whereabouts is that? Because we're going to need to get that,

but I don't want you to go back upstairs for the moment.

After three years of searching for their fugitive,

the officers need to ensure they have the right man.

Please, what's the problem?

Well, if you are the person I think you are,

there's a warrant out for your arrest, OK?

But I need to check your identity first, to make sure it's you.

Is one of my colleagues OK to go and get that passport?

Or your partner?

Show me where his identification is, please.

If you're the person I think you are,

there's a warrant for your arrest, OK?

Once I've checked your identity, we've checked that,

then I'll tell you further, OK?

I know it's alarming for you with us coming to your address

at this time in the morning, but...

-What is the problem?

-I believe you are wanted on a warrant.

You just stay there and stay calm.

Across the Pennines,

the operation against a gang

of suspected bank card fraudsters is underway.

In charge, Detective Chris Nield from Greater Manchester's

Serious Organised Crime Squad.

His target - 26-year-old Abdulfatah Wali.

HE KNOCKS ON DOOR

Morning. It's the police, can you come and answer the door, please?

Hello, it's the police. Can you open the door? Or we'll open it.

Morning, you all right? It's DC Chris Nield from the fraud unit.

We've got to come in, a second.

We've got a warrant to search the address.

Can we speak to you in the living room?

Please take a seat a minute while we get everybody downstairs.

Good morning.

What are your names?

-And your name?

-Abdul Wali.

-Abdul Wali.

-Yeah.

OK, Abdul. Bear with me one sec.

Abdul, we've got a warrant to search the premises, all right?

It's been signed by the magistrates on the 11th of this month.

At the same time, I'm arresting you

on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud.

OK, you don't have to say anything,

but it may harm your defence if you don't mention when questioned

something that you later rely on in court,

and anything that you do say may be given in evidence.

And we're doing that so that we can promptly and effectively

investigate the offence that you've been arrested for. OK?

What we're going to do is,

my colleague's going to search the address.

You're going to be taken to the police station

and you're going to be questioned under caution later on.

Do you understand?

OK, then. If you guys want to crack on with the search

and what have you, and I'll start with the paperwork.

The search is yet to start,

but one of the officers makes an important discovery outside.

..from the rear window.

What was that, sorry?

One of the lads tried to throw this from the rear window.

As you knocked on the front door, the window opened.

-Which window was that?

-The back bedroom, that corner.

-Right, OK.

-Whose bedroom is that? Which one of you was it?

It was you, was it?

Can you let the guys upstairs know, from that bedroom?

Obviously...

Thanks very much.

The piece of paper that Mr Wali was trying to get rid of

out of the back window was actually a hire car agreement

with his name on it, with the registration

of one of the vehicles that was involved in the spending

of the money on the cards.

So, you've just got to ask yourself,

who would throw a piece of paper out of a window

with a hire car agreement on it?

Why would somebody do that?

It's obviously not ordinary behaviour, it's very suspicious,

to say the least. So, yeah,

it was a good result before we'd even got through the door, almost.

It's a promising start -

but the team are on the lookout for goods

that may have been bought with the stolen bank cards.

In here, we've got a couple of new iPhone boxes,

which would indicate...

..purchase of new iPhones.

We've got some Samsung tablets.

Some ID documents.

It's not clear just yet whether these items

are the items that have been purchased with the stolen cards,

but obviously every phone has an IMEI number,

and that IMEI number can be checked with the stores,

and we can find out whether those devices were purchased

with the stolen cards.

Step up for me.

Watch your head on the top there, mate.

And while those checks are carried out,

the suspect is taken into custody.

In West Yorkshire,

PC Dave Lockwood is executing a European Arrest Warrant.

He's tracked down a drug smuggler who's been on the run

from the Spanish authorities for three years.

What's your last name, James?

My last name's Igbinovia.

Can you spell that for me, slowly?

The officer's been warned that the suspect may be violent.

He needs to be on his guard at all times.

Stay there, pal. Sit down. No, sit down. Sit down.

I just want you to sit down there, fella.

-What have I done?

-I'm going to explain everything to you.

I'm just waiting to check your identity,

to make sure you're the right person that matches my paperwork.

Then I'll tell you more and go through it officially.

-What is the problem? You told me.

-Yeah.

What have I done, that's what I'm asking.

I'll explain. I want to get your identity card, OK?

I like to be prepared as much as I possibly can.

It's not always possible,

because sometimes you just have to go in with

what you know but on this occasion I had time to do all the work.

We had the right officers, we had firearms officers, we had Taser,

we had the house under containment.

We planned it, so whatever was going to happen in that house

we'd have dealt with.

Right, James, I'm arresting you on a European arrest warrant.

The European arrest warrant relates to an offence of drug trafficking

which occurred in Spain in 2006.

So, you do not have to say anything, but anything you do say

may be given in evidence.

The warrant is because you have absconded

from a prison in Spain in 2011.

So my job is to arrest you, take you to the police station,

put you before the next available court

which will be in London tomorrow,

where you're going to have to deal with this matter.

OK.

I'm going to get cuts cuffs on him once he's dressed,

-but no point putting them on now.

-Where's your actual passport?

-I sent it to...

-Got any Quick Cuffs?

I'm seizing that photocopy of your passport, OK?

Just to prove it, you are who we say you are.

Obviously he knew he were wanted, cos he'd not gone back to prison.

But he was denying it was him.

You know, he knew nothing about why we were there.

And again that's probably panic.

That's his initial reaction, I'll deny it.

And see if I can get away with it.

And then once we're pretty firm with him,

tell him, "Look, we know who you are,

"we know what you've done, and you're coming with us."

Then, I think he was starting to put in delaying tactics.

Are you suddenly feeling unwell?

Get him handcuffed and let's get him out. Hold your hands out.

INAUDIBLE

-Please.

-Have we got shoes for him? Put your socks on and nothing else.

Experienced PCs can easily recognise deliberate delaying behaviour.

Just stop messing about and put your socks on.

The black one.

Right, we're going them. We'll deal with it in the van.

Come on. No, we'll deal with it in the van.

INAUDIBLE

Yeah, he's going through the motions, isn't it,

trying to delay it.

This is something we're used to as police officers a lot.

People try it a lot.

And then for him to mess around and say he can't get his shoes on.

We try and be accommodating, but I think his patience went then

and he were just coming with us. No more messing about.

Come through.

Hang on.

Right, in you go. Watch your head.

Right. Thanks for your help, chaps.

-His body warmer's in the middle.

-Cheers.

XW X-ray November 64.

Think we'll have fun with this one in custody.

XW X-ray November 64.

X-ray November 64.

Would you mind informing cells we've got a code 112?

We're en route to Elland Road.

Think his world's just collapsed. From what he's looking at.

Got his head in his hands.

He is obviously thinking, "They've got me, I'm going back to Spain,

"I'm going back to prison. I'm not going to see me kids,

"I'm not going to see me wife. I'm not going to come back to the UK."

All those sort of things. So, again, that's down to me, to reassure him,

no matter what he's wanted for.

You don't want him to be violent, do you?

So, I've got to be conscious, when he's in the back of that van,

I don't want him to be building himself up

so as soon as I open the door he bursts out.

Concerned with his behaviour right now.

Maybe a deterioration in his mental health when we get in to custody.

It may be genuine,

or it may be to frustrate the purpose of his detention.

There are around 100 outstanding arrest warrants

in Greater Manchester at any one time.

Right, let's crack on.

Officers, like PC Keith Warhurst,

are dedicated to tracking down the wanted suspects

and making sure those warrants are executed.

There are different kinds of wanted people.

There are people who are wanted

because they've been issued a court warrant,

so they need to appear at court cos they haven't done.

There are people who are wanted because they've not paid fines,

or for things like that.

But my main role is for people who are wanted who have been connected

or linked to a crime and have yet to be spoken to about that crime.

So it's mainly people who've been identified as possible offenders

who need to be spoken to for that matter.

This morning the officer needs to speak to Jonathan Buckley, who's 27.

He faces questioning about a credit card stolen during a break in.

This is basically a report of a burglary,

and various items were taken from the burglary.

One of the items taken was the victim's wallet,

and within that wallet was contained

a bank card, credit card, debit card.

That card has since been used to purchase a variety of items.

So what's happened today is,

we've managed to track where that card has been used

and an item that's been purchased -

and the item is due for delivery today.

So the plan is we're going to go to the address,

wait for the item to be delivered, and then go and execute a warrant

at the address in relation to the stolen bank card,

stolen from the burglary.

The suspect's address has been pinpointed,

and officers are in place to strike once the delivery is made...

..but after all that planning, frustration.

There'll be no delivery today.

So, it sounds like the delivery driver's had no answer at the door.

He's getting ready to leave.

The problems with the best laid plans is,

all of our plans are reliant on people.

Both people working for us, people working with us,

and people we're trying to find.

You know, so, you can have the greatest plan in the world,

and it can be so specific,

but all it takes is for one slight deviation and you've got to react.

That job, in particular, it was set up perfectly.

The job itself, on paper, was perfect.

Yeah, received. Jack, are you happy for us to pull up right outside?

Yeah, in that case, we're here.

Despite no signs of life at the address,

the team decides to execute the warrant anyway.

HE BANGS ON THE DOOR

They're determined to search the house for evidence.

Hello, police. Open the door, please.

If we walk away,

we know the chances are, when the occupants of that house come back,

someone's going to say, "The police

"have been round to your house today,"

and if they have got anything in the house to hide,

they're going to get rid of it - and then evidence is gone,

and when we do catch up with them,

we're going to be less likely to prove the offence.

Tell him it's the upstairs flat, round the back.

The decision was made that we're better off going into the address,

securing any evidence that might be there,

and then once we catch up with the occupants later on,

we've got the evidence then.

With the help of a locksmith, PC Warhurst can now enter the house.

Cheers. Hello, police!

Hello. Hi, doggy. There's a big bull mastiff in here.

-You're joking.

-No, I'm not joking.

It's coming. Hello.

Hello.

Marcus, you have to come round the back, but there's a big dog.

Hello, hello.

Normally, if you go to an address

where there's a dog and you even touch the front door,

most dogs bark, or most dogs run around,

or most dogs will come to the window.

The amount of banging and crashing that had gone on at that address,

and the dog did not move. It didn't do a thing.

So, it was the last thing I expected to be in there.

You've not got this on camera, have you?

Dog whispering.

Come on, big boy. Come on.

Yes, you're gorgeous, aren't you?

You are gorgeous, aren't you?

His name's Rooney, which round here,

if you're not the red side of Manchester, it can create problems.

Yeah, it's OK, it's OK.

The surprise discovery of Rooney means the officers have to divide up

their roles, one search team inside, one PC outside.

When the doors open and the first person in, that being me, says,

"Oh, there's a bull mastiff in here,"

everybody decides to stand and wait outside.

But as you can see, he's absolutely gorgeous,

and mega, mega friendly.

He just wants attention.

You're lovely, aren't you, Rooney?

And he's got me out of doing a house search,

so I'll just sit here and look after Rooney while the others,

who are scared of him, search the house.

The search proves fruitful.

The officers find evidence of goods likely to have been bought

with the stolen bank card,

including a brand-new mattress and tumble dryer.

They've used it once and they've got away with it, so they try it again,

so they get away with it. Before you know it,

it's every day or every week, they are using it and using it.

And the more they get away with it,

the more likely they are to carry on using it, aren't they?

Until eventually,

either the card is stopped or we find out, and then it stops.

But that's just human nature, isn't it?

As the team take the goods away from the house, Rooney is put back in.

There's some water for you, pal.

There you go, back to bed. Good boy.

For PC Warhurst, a reminder of the perils of working with animals.

Watch out. Looks like someone's trod in some dog poo. Watch out.

Think I've just stood in a little bit of it.

Good job I've got flat trainers on.

With the evidence gathered, the case against Jonathan Buckley stacked up.

He eventually stood trial

and was given a three-year, eight-month prison sentence

for the fraud and the original burglary.

It's one of those crimes that is very personal.

You know, if you think about it,

there is very few people in this country

who would like the thought of knowing a complete stranger's

been rummaging through their personal effects,

or even been in their house, or moved something that's there,

so it's a great result on numerous fronts.

But certainly, when you manage to convict someone of a burglary,

it's that sense of closure for the victim,

that they might not get their stuff back,

but you've actually managed to track down who's done it,

and hopefully stop them from doing it again.

Manchester's Serious Organised Crime Squad are continuing their fight

against a gang of fraudsters who prey on the elderly.

As part of Operation Hamilton, they've arrested one suspect,

Abdulfatah Wali,

and have now taken him in for further questioning.

Abdul, did you say you had a middle name?

The fraudsters have been tricking their vulnerable victims

into believing their bank cards have been compromised.

Posing as police officers and bank workers,

they con them into handing over their card and PIN numbers.

It's suspected that Abdul has been hiring cars

to transport other suspects,

who then go on a spending spree with the bank cards.

We think they play a part in the organisation and planning of it,

but that doesn't necessarily mean to say that they have to be the person

that takes the card, has to be the person that makes the phone call,

or has to be the person that spends money using those cards.

So, it's just their roles in it.

If they play a part in the overall offence,

then they're as guilty as the rest of them.

These are the rental documents relating to that vehicle.

These officers specialise in fraud and money-laundering crimes

committed by organised gangs.

This is one of the vehicles that was used to transport the suspects

to the scene where the transactions were made.

He's regularly hiring cars for more than a few days at a time,

and there's more than a few cars, as well,

so you're easily talking hundreds of pounds there, anyway,

to hire these cars.

Where is he getting that money from in the first place?

If he's not got a job and he's not getting any benefits,

who's paying for these vehicles?

With their suspect detained,

Detective Nield responds to a new lead.

When Mr Wali's been booked into custody,

he's given a different address from the one we've searched this morning,

so we now need to consider whether to search that address,

which is what we are going to do.

When someone's arrested for certain offences,

we have the power then to go on to search further premises we think

they've got control of and where we believe there is evidence.

If there is, great.

If there isn't, then we tick that off

and we don't need to worry about it any more.

We'd be daft, really, not to.

Right, there doesn't appear to be anybody in.

The team have enlisted the help of the local housing association

to get them through the door.

Thank you very much. Police.

-Is that his bedroom?

-Yeah, one bedroom, one bathroom.

Does it actually look like it's lived in?

Yeah, I suppose. You could survive in here, couldn't you?

The officers will now search the property for any further evidence

linking their suspect to the fraud.

There is still a lot of property outstanding,

so if this is his home address and he is living here,

if he is involved, the chances of there being something

here are quite strong.

But you never know.

Also, we're looking for clothing, as well,

that matches the clothing on the CCTV that we've recovered

from when the stolen cards have been used,

so if we can locate a piece of clothing that matches,

it makes our case a little bit stronger

if it's them that's been wearing it. Has he got the heating on?

One of the team finds another car rental agreement,

which could prove significant.

These hire cars, they hire them from the hire place,

and then they're used to drive the offenders to shopping centres

such as the Trafford Centre, places like that.

So, that's not too bad, really. We got a hire agreement there.

We'll check that out to see if that's linked to any of the crimes.

Back at the station,

it's time for Abdulfatah Wali to answer some serious questions.

Right, Abdul, shall we go to the interview room

and we'll take it from there?

I think they're down here.

Abdul, if you could sit there for us, please.

The green Seat was caught on camera in the vicinity of the offence, OK,

it was leased to you. How can you explain that?

No comment.

It was used to transport the person who used a stolen bank card

at 17:39 hours at Costcutter on Hathersage Road.

-It was leased to you, how can you explain that?

-No comment.

If he is innocent and has done nothing wrong,

why is he not assisting the police?

By giving as much information as you can to help us investigate crimes

against the most vulnerable and elderly people in the community.

Again, he chose to say, "No comment."

You don't contact him anyway...

He later pleaded guilty to this offence

and received seven months' imprisonment

plus seven months for another fraud.

During the investigation,

an important associate of his was uncovered.

Ismail Jama was revealed to be the person

who had been acting as a bogus policeman,

obtaining victims' PIN numbers over the phone.

He was caught on CCTV in a shop,

attempting to withdraw cash from an ATM

using one of the stolen credit cards.

Jama also pleaded guilty

to the offence of conspiracy to commit fraud.

Fraud evolves continuously and there are always new ways do it.

We have to try and keep up with that.

And you want to be able to turn back round to the victims and say,

"We've got him."

Right, James. Come with us.

No messing about, fella.

Come on. We'll be right with you, will look after you.

West Yorkshire PC Dave Lockwood

has now brought a three year search to an end.

If you're right with us, we'll be right with you and look after you.

OK? Everything on the seat, jackets, socks and shoes.

Using the European arrest warrant, he has detained James Igbinovia,

a drug smuggler and fugitive from Spanish justice.

-Has he being searched?

-Yeah, just keep your hands where you are, pal.

He has been searched.

He has been arrested on a European arrest warrant,

for an offence of drugs trafficking which occurred in Spain in 2006.

Do you understand, James, why you've been arrested?

They've told me, yeah.

OK, so you understand what the officers have said to you -

there is this warrant that has been issued by Spain

in relation to a drugs trafficking, OK? In relation to that matter,

I'm authorising your detention at this police station

to appear before the next available court in Westminster

as the officer says, OK?

So you're going to be kept at this police station and, in due course,

you'll be transported down to London for them to deal with you

-down there, OK?

-Just come with us this way, please.

I think I need a drink of water.

Igbinovia was arrested in the Canary Islands in 2006

for trying to smuggle in 64 capsules of cocaine hidden in his stomach.

He served four years of a six year prison sentence,

but then absconded while on day release.

James, do you want to come over here, please?

I'm going to take your fingerprints on this machine.

Right, your right hand.

Right, you need to put some effort into this, all right?

By not giving these fingerprints, it's not an option -

-we will be taking them, all right?

-I don't know.

Right, we'll do it again.

There we are. Got it now, haven't we?

Think he was just objecting in his own little way.

Because I want him to stand a certain way

I think he was just doing that to frustrate the purpose.

That wasn't particularly for fingerprints,

it was for my protection. Because if he wanted to slap me,

he's in a perfect position there so I wanted him moved.

And he was a bit, tensing his fingers up

and wouldn't roll them a little bit.

Whether he felt that I prove he can get away with it,

-I don't know.

-OK? No problem.

For most officers, hunting down wanted criminals

is only part of the job -

but for one in Manchester PC, it's a full-time occupation.

This guy here he is the boyfriend of the victim.

The job is a domestic burglary

whereby he's turned up at her parents' address

where she has been,

unbeknownst to her he's taken her house keys

and, on two separate occasions, has let himself into her house.

First time he's caused damage,

second time he's stolen from the address.

So he's been circulated for the burglary.

He's got previous for 47 assaults...

PC Keith Warhurst deals exclusively with outstanding arrest warrants.

Best case scenario he's there and he gets lifted.

Worst case scenario, his mate's there,

who will phone him at some point,

and tell him we are looking for him.

I've got a van, so if we do get him we're good to transport.

OK? Marvellous.

Let's go.

The names on his wanted list are sought by police

for a huge range of offences, from skipping bail,

failing to appear in court, to a host of petty crime.

My sole job is to arrest people.

The job description to me was, you find them, you arrest them,

and then you pass them on to whoever needs to deal with them.

And that's how it works.

There's been a previous issue between the offender

and the victim at this address.

So we came round the other day,

and there was a car at the address

which is linked to, and registered to, the chap we are going to see.

So that's how we've come about the address, basically.

Washing's hanging out.

-Morning.

-It's the police, come and open the door, please.

It's coming out of the bedroom up there, isn't it?

It's the police - come and open the door

or we're going to open it for you.

People don't want to think that the door's going to get smashed in,

ultimately. What are you doing?

Open the door!

I think people sometimes are surprised how long

I persist at the door,

but that's only because I've had results from persisting the door.

Where eventually people will get sick and tired of the banging,

and people will think, "They're not going away."

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Just open the door, then.

I'm here.

-That's fine, OK.

-Just brushing my teeth.

Turn your phone off for us. Well, we don't want to speak to her, do we?

And we don't want you speaking to her, either.

-OK?

-Just let us step inside, a sec.

You know why we're here, obviously.

I've got to arrest you on suspicion of burglary.

You don't have to say anything, it may harm your defence

if you don't mention when questioned

something you later rely on in court.

Anything you do say may be given as evidence,

-do you understand all that?

-Yeah.

OK. So I'm going to put this on you just...

-I...

-I know you're not. But just let me put them on you anyway.

-OK.

-It's just easier for me.

Right. That's it. Come on.

Another wanted criminal, tracked down and arrested.

Another success for Keith.

In the job I do, my sole objective is to arrest people.

So the motivation's already there for me.

Every job I go to, effectively I am going to that job,

because I am looking to make an arrest.

And that's my motivation.

Give us those cuffs.

The suspect was later charged with criminal damage.

He received a conditional discharge and had to pay £85 in court costs.

Just stop messing about and put your socks on.

Right, we're going, then. We'll deal with it in the van.

Come on. We'll deal with it in the van.

Earlier, in Leeds,

PC David Lockwood detained a suspect under the European arrest warrant.

James Igbinovia had served four years

of a six-year prison sentence

for drugs struggling in Spain -

but while on day release,

he decided to make a run for it and ended up in the UK.

One thing I think and certainly believe, if he gets bail,

we're not seeing him again. Because it's taken three years to catch him.

So we've got to make sure the paperwork is good.

PC Lockwood's keen to ensure that his suspect is detained

in a remand prison -

but if he's to be denied bail, the case must be as strong as possible.

Yeah, can I just say,

if we don't get this information

then the information I put before the court

is going to be really basic,

which we're not passing on the full facts, then.

On the phone to the National Crime Agency.

I know they've been looking for this guy all over.

I don't have access to that information

because I didn't need it - but now I do,

because the court needs to be aware of how difficult it's been

to track him down, and how much work's been done.

One, so they can remand him.

Two, because it paints a picture of everything.

The lady I'm speaking to,

she said she's never had this request in all her time,

but I don't know how long she's worked there -

but if I don't have that information

I just basically say we've been to one address and arrested him.

If he gets bail tomorrow, this could be bye-bye him.

So...

I have dealt with extradition for about five years

so I know them pretty well inside and out.

I just would like an overview of how much time we've spent on this

and how many police forces have been involved.

Brilliant, thanks very much.

Cheers, bye.

Yeah, I think it was just a case of them understanding why I needed it

and once that was the case, I had no issue with it whatsoever.

So that should be coming through to me,

and I'll be putting that as part of the remand application.

James Igbinovia later appeared in court

and was remanded in police custody.

However, he then appealed and was granted bail...

..but as the European arrest warrant was watertight,

he was eventually extradited back to Spain.

It's with anything, if you spend so much time and effort with something,

you want to make it successful, you want to work, don't you?

So I want this to be finished, I want him to be extradited,

and hopefully not come back to the UK,

and that will be the job done, won't it?