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00:00Music
00:15Company, please. Such an emergency.
00:18Attack on Morrison.
00:24Rob the shot.
00:27two or three males
00:29all dressed in black
00:32with balaclavas on
00:35stay in your vehicle
00:36yeah
00:44I hope they've done the shot
00:45they've done the shot
00:55yeah
00:58yeah
00:58yeah
00:58yeah
00:58yeah
01:30There is two cash machines, I call, in the wall.
01:34Both of them are open and both are empty.
01:38Police officers are responding to a cash point raid
01:41in the middle of the night at a supermarket in West Cumbria.
01:46All I know is there were street mails, vallets.
01:49Vallets.
01:50Black clothes.
01:52All three of them?
01:53Yeah.
01:54Do you have a description of the vehicle?
01:57Grey saloon.
01:58Yeah, anything else?
02:00It's got one of the ciliators.
02:0127 night far control.
02:03Grey saloon with one of them stupid exhausts on.
02:07And they've shot up.
02:07And they've shot up.
02:08Yeah.
02:10An alert goes out for the robber's getaway car.
02:14Dragging away at speed towards the E69.
02:17But they've fled the scene with the cash boxes.
02:37Right, morning, everyone.
02:39The purpose of today's briefing is to make you aware about another ATM attack that's taken place overnight.
02:45The doors to the ATM have been forced open.
02:48We think there's been a loss somewhere in the region of £130,000, so this is a significant loss.
02:55This is out of the ordinary for us.
02:57This is the second ATM raid in the past 24 hours that Cumbria police are now investigating.
03:06These stills have been recovered from the CCTV near to the ATM machine.
03:10You can see this, which would appear to be some kind of equipment that's going to be used to gain
03:14access to this ATM machine.
03:18It's a really audacious thing to do.
03:21They've bypassed a number of security measures in a very short period of time in order to secure a significant
03:26amount of cash.
03:28We don't know the identity of those people involved.
03:30We don't know where they've come from, where they've gone to afterwards.
03:33So there's a lot of questions that we need to understand.
03:36I just want to make it clear, this isn't a victimless crime that we're investigating here.
03:40They are sophisticated criminals.
03:42Let's just bear in mind everyone's safety when we're going out of here right now.
03:46Let's get cracked on then. Thank you.
03:49These ATM robberies, they are very slick at what they do.
03:53They're willing to take quite significant risks in order to reap some quite high rewards.
03:59I believe that these people are likely to do whatever it takes in order to avoid being cut.
04:10Come back, please.
04:11No, it's not exactly an emergency.
04:13Have there been a cash machine robbed lately?
04:16Because there's some cash drawers lying around in a field and there's money lying around.
04:24Gosh.
04:25I'll get off to the chair now.
04:31The empty cash boxes are recovered and sent to forensic investigator Jason Goodwin for urgent examination.
04:43All right, let me have a look.
04:45These are the cash boxes that have been stolen from Morrison's.
04:50What we're looking for is any fingerprints.
04:54The offenders might get a bit sloppy once they've taken the items away from the scene.
04:59If they've got gloves on, they could potentially take them off when they're trying to get into these cash boxes.
05:09These cash cassettes that come from the farmer's field, they probably thought they may never get found for a number
05:14of days or weeks, but fortunately for us, they've been found within hours of the offence.
05:20While the boxes are sent for fingerprint analysis, Jason takes a closer look at the damage on the ATMs to
05:28work out how the gang forced them open.
05:30There's some distinctive tool marks on the ATMs to work out how the gang forced them to work out.
06:00With a lack of ATM machines, it's not an easy task.
06:03You need specialist equipment.
06:05It takes a great deal of organisation and planning.
06:09So it's unlikely to be local criminals that have done that.
06:13It's quite unusual.
06:14It could be they're coming from further afield into our area.
06:26170 miles away, reports of the Cumbrian raids are shared with a specialist task force.
06:34Detective Inspector Alan Teague is chasing a prolific criminal gang suspected of robbing ATMs nationwide.
06:43This is a briefing to update progress on Operation TCAP, targeting an organised crime group based in the West Midlands,
06:50who have committed a series of attacks on cash machines at rural locations across the country.
06:56We've been sent CCTV from the offences that have been committed up in Cumbria.
07:02Hallmarks of this offence are very, very similar to the organised crime group that we're investigating.
07:08In recent months, the gang has struck repeatedly, escaping with nearly a quarter of a million pounds in cash.
07:17The challenge with investigating an OCG is always that they're trying to stay one step ahead of us.
07:26ATMs are inherently difficult to get into, but they have a very specific MO with the machinery that they use
07:34to break them open.
07:39They've found the quickest way is through the use of specialist cutting machinery.
07:48That's the reason why we've named the group J-O-L, or Jaws of Life.
07:56The Jaws of Life, which the fire brigade need for emergency situations.
08:00They're used to try to cut open cars that have been involved in accidents to save people.
08:09They've stolen hundreds of thousands of pounds.
08:12They're quite willing to use violence during the commissioning of the offence.
08:16Bell stops, smoke, pipe, tanker, 2-0.
08:19They travel at really, really dangerous high speeds.
08:25They've used rocks to ward police off.
08:40There's no doubt about it, this gang aren't going to stop unless we catch them.
08:49The task force begins by trying to work out if the same Jaws of Life gang are now targeting Cumbria.
08:58Similar MO, four offenders in an Audi RS3.
09:06Offenders exit the vehicle.
09:11Used a disc cutter and Jaws of Life to force open the side door that leads to the ATM.
09:18And again, the Jaws of Life on the ATM in order to steal the cash boxes from within.
09:25Whilst one offender stands outside on guard with a bat in their hand.
09:37They're far from what you'd describe as an amateur outfit.
09:42We're going to be working with colleagues from Cumbria Police from this point onwards.
09:45The opportunities that present themselves from these most recent offences up in Cumbria mean that we need to act at
09:51pace now.
09:52The gang are proving to be a difficult proposition for us at this time because they've left no trace behind
09:58so far.
10:00It's an absolute priority for us and our colleagues in Cumbria now to try to identify where the offenders are.
10:07We don't know where they're going to strike next.
10:16While the task force gathers intel in the West Midlands,
10:20Cumbria Police take the lead on the forensic investigation from the crime scenes.
10:26It's in a semi-rural area, so there's going to be limited CCTV opportunities.
10:31A team heads out to search for any sign of the getaway car near to where the boxes were dumped.
10:39So, you never know, we might get something by the answer today.
10:43That's great, mate. It's a good lead, isn't it?
10:44We'll get on that straight away. Nice one.
10:46OK.
10:50Cumbria has always been thought of as a sleepy, rural community where crime doesn't really occur.
10:56To me, that's not the case.
10:59We have to think outside the box.
11:00We have to consider what might they not have thought about to disrupt this group to try and catch them.
11:15The cash boxes are the only potential forensic lead in the case.
11:23Investigator Helen Pendry searches for fingerprints using UV lighting.
11:28I'm just going to slowly examine the cash cassette.
11:35The blue crime light fluoresces any areas of friction-rich detail present on the exhibit.
11:47This is the area where the money would be placed and obviously removed.
11:54A couple of areas of where potentially somebody's touched it.
12:00But unfortunately, not very clear.
12:05It's more of a smudge rather than definite fingerprints, sadly.
12:11But this is what happens.
12:13People are very forensically aware and not found anything.
12:20The conclusions to be drawn from that are just, they've never took the gloves off.
12:25They've never exposed the fingerprints to those items.
12:28The other possibility is they've wiped it down.
12:32So, at this stage, we've got no idea who these offenders are.
12:36They always seem to be...
12:39..one step ahead.
12:47The police, what's your emergency?
12:50The star shop in Bramson appears to be broken in two and I think there's smoke in there.
12:55See, on the line, we're going to get off.
12:56Just struggling.
13:00I can smell something, smell it's like bottles, angle grinder.
13:05Is there an ATM at Big Dot Spa?
13:08Yes.
13:10In the early hours, just a day after the last raid,
13:15Cumbria police are called to another ATM burglary in progress.
13:21Police!
13:22Show yourselves!
13:29Oh, my God.
13:31They've angle-grounded the back of the safe.
13:40I don't think they've got it off.
13:43I don't know why they've left.
13:46This time, the thieves have fled empty-handed.
13:52Which...
13:53What kind of car was it?
13:54Grey?
13:56Grey.
13:56Right, OK.
13:57Small, big hatchback.
13:59What car?
14:00It is the same vehicle as yesterday.
14:04I've just spoken to a member of the public.
14:06They've seen a small, grey hatchback.
14:10The grey car matches the description from all three offences.
14:16We are heading general direction.
14:19But once again, the gang have made a clean getaway.
14:36So this is the third offence we've had now in three days up in Cumbria?
14:38Yeah.
14:39Yeah.
14:41Fearing the Jaws of Life gang have struck again,
14:45Task Force lead Alan Teague and DC Mark Plant have requested CCTV from the latest attack.
15:00They break into the front entrance of the store.
15:08And we can see the Jaws of Life as they go inside.
15:15Angle grinder.
15:21And one outside with the bat.
15:25Just pause it there?
15:27Yep.
15:28No chance that we can see a registration plate, is there?
15:31No.
15:31It's just a blur.
15:33The grey Audi's obviously been present now at three offences.
15:36It's probably a stolen vehicle.
15:42Trying to locate that grey Audi RS3 is absolutely a priority for us at this moment in time.
15:49We need to identify where that car is and to recover that vehicle, hopefully with the offenders present.
15:58A gang of this type will eventually slip up.
16:05We can see them passing police patrol car.
16:18Totally unaware of what's going on inside the store.
16:21The man with the bat there, he's seen them.
16:25And he goes back into the store to alert other members of the group.
16:30They leave empty-handed.
16:33They go back into the grey RS3.
16:37From the CCTV, we can see that this group appear to be more brazen now.
16:41They're getting very brave.
16:46It seems like Cumbia's now under attack.
17:06What's your first name?
17:07Daniel.
17:08Daniel.
17:09Daniel.
17:10Do you hear you from around here?
17:10What's the line?
17:11Right, okay.
17:12What's the line?
17:13What's the line?
17:1420 miles away from last night's burglary,
17:17Cumbria patrol officers pull over a tow truck after spotting something suspicious.
17:24Yeah, we stopped the loader and then the Audi was just covered up.
17:27It was passing as we were coming out of HQ.
17:31Have you put the VIN on the log?
17:32Yeah, it's stolen.
17:35The grey Audi RS3 was reported stolen a week ago,
17:39and is a match for the getaway car seen on CCTV.
17:43Go ahead.
17:45I don't know.
17:46I haven't got nothing.
17:46He told me.
17:47He said there's an electrical .
17:49Sorry.
17:50That's what's happened.
17:50They've tried to fix it.
17:51Can't fix it or something.
17:52So, he's told him to give me my backside to do it again.
17:55I don't know now.
17:57Nelson.
17:58Just watch it for a second.
18:02We're doing a cursory search of the cab of this vehicle.
18:05When we've lifted the front passenger seats up,
18:08there's wedges of money underneath it.
18:11Due to the circumstances...
18:13You're arrested for suspicion of burglary.
18:14You don't have to say anything to me.
18:16I'm a defence.
18:16If you don't make any questions,
18:17you can put it to that line.
18:18You can put it to that line.
18:19Anything you do, say, maybe give me an address.
18:22Did you piss me off, man?
18:24Because, you know what I mean?
18:24This is bullshit.
18:25I understand that.
18:27I understand that.
18:27People ask me to drive.
18:29Pick something up.
18:29I'll pick it up.
18:30Someone ask me to drop something off.
18:31I'll drop things fucking off.
18:32Forensic couplets for this.
18:34So, nobody in it.
18:35Nobody in it.
18:37Good spot, no, yeah?
18:39It's the right place, right time.
18:49With a major breakthrough in the case.
18:54Simon, get in your round.
18:57The driver, Daniel Hickenbottom, is taken to be questioned.
19:03You were arrested earlier today on suspicion of burglary.
19:10Let's just start from last night, midnight.
19:13Where were you?
19:14No comment.
19:15I know the RS3, which is on the trailer, he was towing.
19:19Were you aware that that vehicle is believed to be stolen?
19:22No comment.
19:23This vehicle is believed to be been to the three-burgaries.
19:26Have you driven that vehicle in Cumbria?
19:30No comment.
19:42the discovery of the Audi it could be vital evidence the Audi's been identified at several
19:53jobs over consecutive days now so the longer they're in contact with the vehicle that's the
20:00time when they can slip up we're going to be looking for DNA opportunities fingerprints
20:07opportunities anything that we can use to identify these individuals inside that one which you've been
20:19driving four thousand pounds in cash refined underneath the passenger seat what can you tell
20:26me about that money no did you get it when you met whoever these people are to pick up this
20:32car we
20:37don't know the role that Daniel Hickamutton's played we don't know whether he's been one of the males at
20:41the cash machine we don't know whether he's playing a more ancillary role like the movement of vehicles
20:47or assets I want to get to the bottom of this because I want to know who's done it and
20:53I want
20:53to send out a message that if you come to Cumbria and you commit crime then expect us to come
20:58after
21:15in the West Midlands Alan meets with the Cumbria team to talk through the evidence they have so far on
21:21Daniels involvement in the raids Stephen Jason good to see you this morning I understand that
21:30you've recovered an Audi tremendous result from our perspective the downside for them is that they've
21:36allowed the tarpaulin to blow over on the vehicle and fortunately your your traffic officers who have
21:42been very switched on have been able to see that vehicle stop it and make the arrest so this would
21:48appear to be the first mistake that they've made and the opportunity that we've been waiting for for
21:52some months now so they may still be in the area yeah okay Jason just in relation to the Audi
22:13could
22:14you just give us a bit of an overview as to what you found inside that vehicle we've got various
22:20items
22:20including a load of rocks or bricks disinfectant bottles to wipe down things you know to be
22:27forensically aware and we've also covered at least half a dozen a VRM plates from the vehicle but
22:35absolutely nothing with regards to a physical fingerprint evidence on this vehicle
22:48so far this group have been one step ahead of us in terms of their ability to avoid detection
22:56it's frustrating that we haven't generated significant amounts of evidence the risk to
23:03the public whilst this gang is still at large is significant so the pressure is on
23:13we are going to release you out on police bail are you feeling about going home happy with no evidence
23:20linking Daniel to the burglaries he is released on bail thank you and his phone is seized for further
23:28investigation go into locations see if there's anybody been geo tagged to find out more about what
23:43Daniel was doing in Cumbria his phone data is downloaded and sent for forensic examination by
23:50Detective Constable Joe Tidmarsh so it looks like looking at the phone we've got about 397 chats
23:59about 1,700 call logs and about 209 locations where the phones hit so it looks like this mobile phone
24:15was
24:16actually in Cumbria on the 10th of August
24:30so you've got this one here as you come past then you have to go drive into them gates
24:47that's interesting that he's kind of made a video to kind of explain where he is and where to go
24:56and
24:56kind of the entry and exit points the video was filmed by Daniel a few days before the first raid
25:03in
25:14Cumbria the clip clearly shows the Audi getaway car linked to all three raids parked outside the
25:32property I look around the time of the offence what's interesting is Daniel receives what looks like a whatsapp
25:47saying thanks for booking with cottages.com that's a booking confirmation for the bungalow
25:59that's just outside of Carlisle looks very similar to the cottage that he's filming
26:11this could be a real turning point in the investigation the Audi is the same vehicle and therefore we can
26:22now
26:22link the bungalow to each of the three different ATM sites this may be where the suspects have been
26:30basing themselves so there is the potential for forensic evidence that has been left at that address
26:36that may really help us to identify who is responsible for this
26:44at the bungalow the occupants have already checked out
26:54crime scene investigators begin a search for any hidden traces such as hair or fingerprints that may have
27:03been left by the offenders the owner of the holiday left informed us that when they've actually gone in to
27:17clean up the
27:18address they've noticed that the bedding on all the beds was freshly laundered
27:26so again like the Audi they've gone to town covering the tracks forensically
27:36although the interior appears spotless outside the search team make a significant discovery
27:59a black bin bag full of rubbish has been recovered each item must be tagged and assessed for potential forensic
28:08analysis
28:11within the black bin bag that was recovered from the wheelie bins at the back of the property you've got
28:18quite a selection of loose cans bottles lots of drinks vessels yeah we've got these antibacterial surface cleaners
28:32we've got red bull cans okay got a lot of clothing tags within the bin bag we're looking at over
28:41a hundred exhibits
28:43but we don't know what is going to be useful to an investigation until we go through that meticulously
28:50then we'll concentrate on high priority submissions to our fingerprint enhancement lab
28:58yeah
29:13yeah
29:15so it's probably gone through the drive-through yeah on the plate on it yeah
29:22what's the date can you say it is the 11th of the 8th and it's at 10 27 the morning
29:31it's brilliant
29:38officers are sent to retrieve CCTV from McDonald's matching the time on the receipt
29:50this footage has been sent from our Cumbria colleagues and it's from a McDonald's approximately
29:56five miles from the cottage where we believe our suspects were actually staying in the West
30:01Midlands Mark begins searching the downloaded footage for customers using the drive-thru we
30:09know from the receipt that it was a drive-thru that was used because of the parcel registration
30:19I'm just trying to see if I can pick out the vehicle and hopefully identify the person
30:33seems quite busy at McDonald's there's numerous vehicles on there there's a family here in a
30:41silver vehicle it's not going to be related to any of our suspects or the investigation
30:53oh there we go this clip I've got now from me at the serving hatch
31:03he's a white male wearing sunglasses
31:09he's waiting for his order he's the only occupant of the vehicle
31:19that would consider registration number but we need to get a better angle from CCTV
31:32this view is the same car but the rear of the vehicle
31:41I've got it it's a white Vauxhall mocker and the registration is YBT
31:52which matches the receipt now I've got the full registration we can do some checks on that
32:05this vehicle is linked to this person Craig Howell
32:13Mark runs the name on the police national computer to see if this man is known to police
32:23previous convictions for theft burglary burglary of a non-dwelling and also wounding with intent
32:32grievous bodily harm for which he received a seven-year imprisonment
32:41the first time he was arrested he was just a teenager there's numerous arrests spanning nearly 30 years
32:52definitely a career criminal
32:56and the images are not dissimilar a white male of a similar age on CCTV Mcdonald's
33:04so this is Craig Howell
33:14Craig Howell is based in the West Midlands and has previous convictions for serious assaults
33:21but if I was to make one arrest this would quickly tip off all of the others that were on
33:26their case
33:27so I want to identify all of the members of the group before we make any arrests
33:32at this stage we don't know who the ringleader is but for me the net is starting to close on
33:37this group now
33:40investigators start tracking motorway cameras to piece together
33:44howell's movements in cumbria in the hope he may lead them to the rest of the gang
33:51oh no i've got something okay ampr data for craig howell's white vauxhall mocker
33:57it shows movement from the wolverhampton area and it moves north to the cumbria area arriving around about half past
34:05two to the area where the offences were committed the day before
34:12following the offences that same vehicle makes a journey south back toward the train station
34:18howell's car makes a stop at penrith train station before returning to the west midlands
34:26the task force urgently requests the station cctv to analyze
34:34boss do you want to come have a look at this cctv just been sent through the penrith train station
34:41so this is an external camera at the railway station in penrith
34:44and you can see this the white vauxhall mocker that we know is linked to craig howell
34:51interested now there's two people have got out walking into the station
34:57i can't see the facial from the outside we don't have to hide in from that
35:05and right unfortunately that lady blocks it i think playback speed slow it down
35:11oh here we go this is better
35:16you know that is don't you it's no reilly
35:23brilliant no reilly is a significant criminal from the west midlands force area
35:28i've known no reilly as long as i've been in the job
35:36first arrest was in 1997. looks nothing like that does it wow riley has a long-standing history
35:46of convictions for similar types of offending theft of cash from atm machines and through
35:52quite violent means as you can see he's certainly been around investigations that i've been involved in
35:59for the past 26 years released in 2023 and then lo and behold he's back to his old ways
36:05offending targeting atms again next they scan for images that can give a clearer view to identify the
36:14second man oh that one i think yeah this is an internal camera now look at the ticket office
36:22very clear oh there we go that is simon padgett 100 you've dealt with him before haven't you
36:30i have was a few years ago now when he's arrested for a serious offense that is him brilliant stuff
36:50with three potential gang members now identified west midlands police launch simultaneous raids
36:58that's what we're going to do
37:25and we're all good to go
37:40Oh, my God.
38:08I don't know what you're saying, but obviously the officers have explained why we're here,
38:27but there's clearly a reason why.
38:28We don't just...
38:31Just get some clothes on.
38:37These officers here, we're going to take you down.
38:39We'll tell you so I'll be all right, mate, OK?
38:49Good work.
38:50Told you, John.
39:00All three suspects, Noel Riley, Simon Padgett and Craig Howell, are brought into custody to be questioned,
39:11along with Daniel Hickenbottom, who is rearrested at home.
39:19Have they been arrested before?
39:23Have they been arrested before?
39:24Conspiracy to burgle,
39:27conspiracy to commit robbery,
39:29and conspiracy to handle stolen property.
39:32These offenses have resulted in the theft of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
39:37Oh, please, can you just help to fix my fucking door?
39:41Because I couldn't give a shit about the offenses.
39:43Just fix the fucking door.
39:44Come down, break the door.
39:46Scare the fucking kids, but please fix the door.
39:49Yeah, yeah, yeah.
39:49Because I'm sick of spending £1,200 on fucking doors.
39:51It's a fucking joke.
39:58Detectives now have 24 hours to hold the suspects,
40:02and find enough evidence to charge them.
40:07A fingertip search of their homes gets underway,
40:11looking for phones or anything else that may link them to the cash raids.
40:29So, there's his current mobile phone.
40:32There's an iPhone 15 Pro, an iPhone XR, an iPhone SE.
40:37Phone's in the lounge as well.
40:42What are your markers, please, gentlemen?
40:43We've got firearms, drugs, weapons, and prolific offenders.
40:49Marit, I've got markers for everything.
40:51But I'm just the nicest man you'll ever meet.
40:53Yeah.
40:54I don't know where they get up from.
41:00These are old-school offenders who were involved in serious or organised crime.
41:05The evidence recovered so far is really significant.
41:09But on its own is not enough in order to secure convictions.
41:15It's really important to prove that these people have been in the bungalow up in Cumbria,
41:20from which I believe they operated their criminal enterprise over the course of those three days.
41:28Mr Craig, I just need to do fingerprints and photograph.
41:32My hope is that they will have left sufficient evidence behind to link the members of the group to that
41:37location.
41:39Surely you don't still catch people by fingerprints now.
41:43He'll be amazed.
41:45I don't know, mate.
41:46I love some money and fucking pound waste.
41:48Fuck's sake.
41:49I don't know, mate.
42:00In Cumbria, over a hundred items of evidence from the bin outside the bungalow have arrived for investigator Helen Pendry
42:09to examine.
42:13So, we've got a food container.
42:16I'll just have a look visually to see if I can see anything.
42:23This looks pretty clean, to be fair.
42:28I don't see any parent fingerprints.
42:30We've got a load of items.
42:33Everything's been rammed into this bag.
42:35You've got food material in there, you've got liquids.
42:38So, that presents some contamination issues.
42:41It can interfere with our fingerprint results on these items.
42:48She applies a chemical dye to try and improve the chances of finding a print.
43:07Yeah, there's areas of ridges but unfortunately, they're not very clear.
43:15And there's no pattern as such.
43:21Although you can see where somebody's touched it, there is absolutely nothing of value for the bureau.
43:29Which is disappointing.
43:33And I'll just do the same process again.
43:38One item down, Helen still has dozens more to examine in the hope of finding a forensic link.
43:46Have they let their guard down?
43:49However sophisticated and organised this group are, this is the opportunity that we've been waiting for.
43:55Yeah.
43:56Yeah, go around, mate.
44:03Could you please state your full name and date of birth for me?
44:05Craig Hall.
44:06Thank you Craig.
44:07Between the 10th and 13th of August, we had some offences in Cumbria.
44:11So there was three ATM attacks in Cumbria.
44:19Offenders have arrived in a grey Audi RS3.
44:23CCTV images here of that location and that offence.
44:28You see the Audi first up and the males get out.
44:32Are you any of those males in that CCTV?
44:34No comment.
44:37They attack the ATM machine with an angle grinder, jaws of life.
44:41They are also carrying an axe and they have crowbars.
44:44Did you sell that money, Craig?
44:46No comment.
44:47Did you ask us to look out?
44:49No comment.
44:49Did you conspire with anybody to commit that offence?
44:52No comment.
44:57Can you please state your full name and date of birth?
44:59No, Lansing Riley.
45:01Do you know anything about those offences, Tom?
45:05If you're not answering the questions we understand,
45:07you've got your right to silence.
45:09Do you know that man by the name of Craig Hall?
45:13Where did you meet him?
45:15Did you see him often?
45:17His house or anywhere else?
45:20Can you please state your full name?
45:21So I'm in Padgett.
45:22These events now, the next few events I'm going to talk about
45:24are around one area in Cumbria.
45:27Have you ever stayed there?
45:28No comment.
45:29Do you know anything about the Bond Blue?
45:30No comment.
45:32£128,430 were stolen from two ATMs.
45:35Do you know anything about that?
45:36No comment.
45:38Do you know that now to be Nile Riley?
45:40No comment.
45:42With none of the group admitting to knowing each other...
45:45That one's going to be a primary device.
45:47Yeah.
45:47So definitely take a look at those.
45:50Digital forensic officers in the West Midlands
45:52focus on accessing their phone data.
45:57So we might be able to get some potential contacts or communications off those.
46:01So we're just looking for messages?
46:03Yeah.
46:04This one's powered on as well.
46:07We have a couple of options available where we can try and sort of brute force the passcode.
46:12The success massively varies.
46:14It depends on the sort of device.
46:18Specialist software is used to unlock them.
46:22And the downloads are sent to Mark to comb for any links to the raids in Cumbria.
46:29I'm investigating the phone download of Craig Howell.
46:34There appears to be no media, videos or photographs on there.
46:39Which is very unusual.
46:43There's just general chit-chat between family members.
46:47I can find no links to Nile Riley or Simon Paget on this phone.
46:53There's nothing on here that will help us with the investigation.
46:57The organised crime groups are members of a criminal fraternity.
47:02One of the first challenges is actually find out how they work together,
47:06how they travel around.
47:07Of course we can make inroads then of where that person's been,
47:10who they associate with.
47:12Some family photographs of Noel with his children.
47:17As you would expect on a phone.
47:28Simon Paget's phone.
47:29There's lots of photographs of Simon with his family.
47:34Oh yeah.
47:35This is a stag do.
47:38Like I said, Noel Riley.
47:41Simon Paget.
47:42Craig Howell.
47:44He's everywhere at the time.
47:46We're on the right track.
47:48Simon and Craig Howell there.
47:49It shows they are associates.
47:56Although he can show the suspects know each other, there's no hard evidence that they are the Jaws of Life
48:02gang.
48:03But digging deeper, Mark discovers a recent voice note sent from Noel Riley, apparently to fellow gang members.
48:10Let them cunts carry on doing what they're doing.
48:13They could be watching any of us.
48:15We're not stupid enough, mate.
48:17I wish we all had fake passports, mate.
48:19I'll be around Europe doing them, mate, but we're not.
48:22Big Euros, whatever, mate.
48:23We need to mix it up.
48:25Well that message seems quite incriminating to me.
48:29He's not actually admitting to any offences, but he's alluding to the fact that they need to lay low for
48:35a while.
48:37He's actually boasting that the police have got nothing on them.
48:41No evidence.
48:42And I think they believe they're untouchable.
48:50Searches of property linked to the gang have found.
48:54High performance cars.
48:58Industrial cutting equipment.
49:00And a stash of counterfeit cigarettes with a street value of over one million pounds.
49:10And in Craig Howell's shed, officers make another crucial discovery.
49:16Recovering the shed in the rear garden, we found Jaws of Life.
49:19Did you put it there?
49:21No.
49:22Are you hiding it for somebody?
49:23No.
49:26Craig, have you got to be frenzy to lead to anything?
49:28No, I've got to.
49:29Do they fingerprints or DNA?
49:32No, I've got to.
49:34With the net closing in, officers continue piecing together each gang member's part in the orchestrated raids.
49:45Would you go inside and attack the ATM?
49:47Or have you got no knowledge about what I'm talking about at all?
49:51It's very slick.
49:52Not people running around like headless chickens.
49:54Everyone seems to know what they're meant to do.
49:57Is that you?
50:00Are you one of the key people?
50:03What was your share of the stolen money?
50:07I don't know. Do you want to say anything, Tom?
50:09I don't know.
50:14Did you drive that white Vauxhall maca to Cumbria?
50:18No comment.
50:20Why was it that you dropped them at the train station, but then travelled the same journey as them back
50:25down to the rest of the room?
50:27No comment.
50:29Is that to separate yourselves from each other?
50:32No comment.
50:36The evidence that's been recovered so far on its own just isn't enough.
50:43We need more evidence to prove that they've committed offences in Cumbria because failure to secure charges will mean bailing
50:52these individuals, which would allow them to continue with their offending.
50:57With limited time remaining to hold the gang in custody, hope for a forensic breakthrough now rests on the single
51:05bag of rubbish left outside their hideout.
51:17This is exciting. You can see where at some point it's been touched.
51:21After analysing over a hundred items of evidence from the rubbish bag, Helen has found fingerprints on a clothing tag.
51:30This has got ridge detail, which is quite nice, especially on a darker background.
51:38Next is an energy drink.
51:41This is looking quite positive. This is good.
51:44Something like this, it's worthwhile because we've had quite a number of exhibits from this case and a lot of
51:50them have been negative.
51:52And lastly, she examines a can of cherry cola.
51:57We find areas of friction ridge detail. There's a small section here.
52:04There's a number of digits, so it's a sequence perhaps.
52:11And that's how we get the result we need.
52:14If we can prove forensically that they've stayed up here in this location, which is within proximity of these ATM
52:23attacks at the same time, with the Audi that's being recovered, that then now becomes really powerful.
52:36I'm analysing a ridge detail that's been recovered from a Red Bull can.
52:42The ridge details are fast-tracked to examiner David Holmes to try and match any of the suspects' prints held
52:49on file.
52:56The three suspects have been given to me as potentials, and I'm now looking at the fingerprint form to try
53:03and find the corresponding finger for it.
53:07One, two, three ridges, and there's a ridge ending there.
53:12Bifurcation there, which appears on both the mark and the fingerprint form.
53:17So I'm now satisfied that that mark on the Red Bull can is that of the left thumb of Craig
53:25Howell.
53:27David also analyses the fingerprint found on the clothing tag.
53:31There appears to be what could be a fine scar across the fingerprint.
53:39The line coming down here.
53:43So it appears like a white line.
53:45In a similar area here, you can see that there's a line coming through there, which will be that same
53:54scar.
53:56At this point, I'm more than confident that that is an identification to the right forefinger of Simon Padgett.
54:11I'm now looking at some ridge detail on a cherry cola can.
54:15A small area of ridge detail, just the one on this can.
54:19And if I work through the intervening ridges out to the left, one, two, three, four, five, there is a
54:25ridge ending coming up and stopping there.
54:28So I'll start looking at the fingerprint form of Noel Riley, the third suspect.
54:36I'm more than satisfied that that is an identification, and that is a match from the cherry cola can to
54:43the right thumbprint of Noel Riley.
54:48Three of the gang members can now be forensically placed in Cumbria, which links them to the getaway car transported
54:57by Daniel Hickenbottom and seen at all three offences.
55:06We're trying to understand the hierarchy of the group.
55:10Noel Riley, I think there's every chance that it was he who took possession of the jewels of life and
55:15used those to cut into the cash machines.
55:20Daniel Hickenbottom has acted as the driver to transport the vehicle to and from the Cumbria area.
55:27Their cell site matches that movement as well.
55:30But interestingly, their mobile phones all turn off at the exact times that the offences are being committed, which is
55:36all good supporting evidence for us.
55:38Thanks very much for the cooperation with your team, Sean, for working with us.
55:42I'm over the moon with the results.
55:44Yeah.
55:45Thanks, Steve. Thanks, Jason.
55:48Absolutely bang to rights.
55:49It is somehow ironic that eventually it was a bag of rubbish, which identified the base from which they operated
55:57their criminal enterprise over the course of those three days.
56:02As investigators, we only need to be lucky once.
56:13The CPS has now reached a charging decision on the Cumbria raids.
56:18Along with six other burglaries, the Jaws of Life Gang are suspected of committing together.
56:24Hello, Craig.
56:26So, the matter's been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service and they've come back with four charges for you, mate.
56:31Yeah.
56:31All right.
56:32So, you're going to be charged with those following offences now.
56:38OCGs are really forensically aware.
56:40They know how to get rid of traces of evidence.
56:43But no matter what they try and do to evade capture, there will always be something there for us.
56:51We're going to be charged with the following offences.
56:53First offence, conspiracy to receive stolen goods.
56:56Second charge, inspired together with other persons to dishonestly receive stolen goods, namely vehicles, Jaws of Life.
57:05Crime does not pay.
57:06This group clearly thought that they were above the law and they would not get caught.
57:10You can sign right there for me, please.
57:13They must have been sheathed but left the rubbish.
57:16They must have been sheathed but left the rubbish.
57:45Whilst there can be no doubt that the group made a significant amount of cash, they will spend a considerable
57:51amount of time in prison now.
57:53Time that they won't be able to get back, which they will spend away from their families, and poses the
57:58question, ultimately, was it worth it?
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