Dom Littlewood looks at remarkable filmed evidence showing how police, businesses and the public are using new technology to catch crooks. A community support officer uses a shopping basket to fend off a man with a knife, and a prolific thief steals bags and purses in a five-month crime spree.
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Series 11: Episode 20
A cold and calculating criminal mastermind poses as a bank manager to steal large sums from his victims, and a burglar swears he’s innocent, but he’s forgotten he&rs ...
13-12-2024
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 16
A family find they can track a gang of car thieves via a signal from their daughter’s stolen earphones, and a female robber with a knife underestimates a much older woman ...
12-12-2024
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Series 11: Episode 15
A cold-hearted crew of rogue roofers get caught out filming themselves mocking their elderly victims. A heartless thief steals important equipment from an ambulance but doesn&rs ...
11-12-2024
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Series 11: Episode 14
A car thief doesn’t realise the car’s dashcam is recording everywhere he goes. And an undercover officer recognises an adversary from years ago who is up to his old ...
10-12-2024
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 7
A detective uncovers a callous, cunning criminal who has been targeting elderly people for years. A homeless musician’s guitar is cruelly stolen by a mystery man, and car ...
09-12-2024
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Series 11: Episode 10
A criminal couple use an unusual technique to con people at cashpoints, a would-be robber with a knife underestimates an older female cashier, and a bragging joyrider ends up cr ...
06-12-2024
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 8
A prolific gang stealing expensive catalytic converters from underneath cars pick the wrong street to operate in. A takeaway owner faces down a gunman, and police hunting a fugi ...
05-12-2024
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Series 11: Episode 6
An anxious family call 999 as they watch - live on their home CCTV - an intruder prowling around downstairs. Elsewhere, some major drug dealers are caught boasting about their c ...
04-12-2024
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 3
A former magistrate is shocked to find burglars brazenly carrying a safe out of her home, and a young cashier teams up with his aunt to rugby tackle an armed robber.
03-12-2024
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 1
A mother has just got home with her newborn baby when masked burglars smash in, and a dashcam reveals a van driver’s criminal behaviour before a crash.
02-12-2024
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 9
A thief raids a social club by sneaking in and waiting for all the staff to go home, a computer shop owner turns detective to track down a burglar, and a couple are shocked when ...
01-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 10: Episode 17
When criminals destroy an archery club, the owner hits the bullseye with vital evidence. A man illegally killing birds of prey is caught in his own trap, and a reckless motorcyc ...
23-08-2022
BBC 2
Series 9: Episode 16
A punchy pensioner’s reaction is a surprise to himself, as well as his mugger. A man ploughs his car into a family home but denies being the driver, and committing crimes ...
21-03-2022
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 3
The owner of a hairdressing salon races to his shop hoping to catch thieves in the act, a burglar is spotted climbing into a bathroom window by an eagle-eyed neighbour, and a ma ...
14-03-2018
BBC 2
Series 10: Episode 19
Police target a gang of muggers who are terrorising a city centre. A couple's wildlife camera picks up a prowler in their back garden, and a thief is hoisted in the air by an an ...
25-08-2022
BBC 2
Series 2 - Episode 18
A one-man crime wave in Preston meets his match, and vandals have a rubbish time clearing up their own dirty work.
24-09-2014
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 8
Two jewellers in London are victims of an armed robber, but he soon ends up a fugitive in a high-speed car chase. And three fly-tippers are caught in the act because they make r ...
14-09-2016
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 5
Locals join forces with police to track down a hooded raider, and in the case of the missing cases, a bag thief targets passengers.
16-10-2015
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 20
A brave woman who survived one of Italy's biggest earthquakes finds herself in even more danger on the streets of Manchester. And pedal-powered go karts are stolen from a popula ...
27-10-2017
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 2
A deaf girl is traumatised when she wakes up to find burglars in her house, and an OAP is robbed by his carers, but they get caught out by an ingenious plan.
06-09-2016
BBC 2