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00:00Welcome to Bermuda, a small island paradise in the middle of the Atlantic.
00:07Seeing the turquoise waters, it does lift my mood.
00:10Go along the coast, okay? See you up there.
00:14A dedicated police service...
00:17Somebody's going to need to open this door up really quickly.
00:20...is keeping this British Overseas Territory safe.
00:25I think he wears the uniform very well.
00:27Do you want the $20 now?
00:29Officers, including Brits, doing their duty.
00:32It's tough. And it's really humid today.
00:37The reality is that there are challenges.
00:40Crime busting in a place where anything can happen.
00:44I didn't really expect the cows to run out the gate. Uh-oh.
00:49Going to great lengths to catch criminals.
00:54She's gone, gone. She's gone.
00:56Cannot make this up.
00:59With summer tourists arriving in droves.
01:01Woo!
01:02Woo!
01:03This is peak season for the police.
01:06Listen, baby.
01:07Calm down.
01:08I love policing.
01:10It's in my DNA.
01:12In Bermuda today, police to the rescue for a stranded driver.
01:22It's definitely good when you have something that's heartfelt and you can help someone out.
01:27No-nonsense traffic officer Milton takes to the road.
01:31Your bike's off the road, man.
01:34You didn't realise it?
01:35And officers act fast to head off a fight.
01:38Get off my store.
01:39Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:40All right, we'll sort it.
01:41All right.
01:42That's why we're here.
01:43The Bermuda Police Service recruits officers from around the world, including about 30 from
01:58the UK.
02:00It's the start of a new day for Derbyshire-born officer Jonathan Wood, nicknamed Woody, and
02:05his colleague, officer Sasha Franks.
02:09So, we're on patrol today. Day shift, so we're going out on patrol right now.
02:14It's going to be reactive. There's nothing in the pipeline that we've already got planned,
02:17so just see what we get sent to or if we see anything out the window.
02:21Officer Woody's had a varied career.
02:25I actually used to work for a bank before I joined the police and, yeah, working in an
02:29office was, 95 was just, it wasn't for me.
02:32He spent three years as a firearms officer in the UK before moving to Bermuda.
02:37The exciting kind of jobs that they get involved with and the taskings that they do,
02:42sounded really interesting and a fun thing to do.
02:45I saw an advert to come over here as a firearms officer.
02:51My old force gave me a career break, so really I had nothing to lose.
02:54So when I found that out, I just, that made it 100% that I was going to do it.
03:00Minutes into shift, officers Woody and Sasha are called into action.
03:05Six foot tall, wearing a white shirt, blue baseball hat, black pants.
03:12He ran out from the garage towards the cricket club.
03:16He's stolen some liquid detergent.
03:18It sounds like there's been a theft from the garage
03:21and it sounds like somebody's stolen a bottle of detergent
03:24and then ran out of the store.
03:26The store owners ran out after them, so they're trying to find them as well
03:29and we've just been sent to see if we can locate them.
03:31As they speed to the scene of the crime.
03:34Blue hat.
03:35Oh, there we go.
03:37Right on cue.
03:38Hello, hello.
03:40Hold on for just one second.
03:43They see a man who matches the description of the suspect.
03:47Been in the air so, Gary?
03:49Just put your buckets down, sir.
03:52Just put your buckets down, sir.
03:53Just stop beating me.
03:55Stop beating me.
03:57Stop beating me.
03:59I ain't done nothing.
04:01Bookets down.
04:02I ain't done nothing.
04:03We got a description and as we came round the corner in the general area,
04:07we've seen a male exactly matching that description
04:09and we were trying to establish whether it is the person we're talking about.
04:12Small amount, but it's still theft and we still need to determine
04:15how we're going to deal with him from there.
04:17Have you been arrested before?
04:18Yeah, I hear him.
04:20Yeah.
04:21I hear him.
04:22I hear him.
04:23What for?
04:24Marijuana.
04:25Right.
04:26Yeah, and that's it.
04:28Anything to do with theft or stealing things?
04:30No.
04:31No?
04:32I wouldn't say that there's a large amount of shoplifting.
04:35It doesn't feel like it happens very often.
04:38One of the reasons that there's a lot less is because it's so small
04:41and people are so easily identified,
04:43so the chances of shoplifting and getting away with it,
04:46especially if you've been seen or you're on camera,
04:49is much smaller than in the UK.
04:51Got any identification on you?
04:53I don't know.
04:54You got anything?
04:55It's...
05:00What job are you doing then?
05:01What are you doing at the moment?
05:02What work are you doing?
05:03I'm washing cars.
05:04I wash cars.
05:05You wash cars?
05:06Yes.
05:08Have we found any of this...?
05:09No.
05:10He's got car cleaning.
05:12Oh, a car cleaning product.
05:14Right.
05:18When we had the theft suspect,
05:20we didn't find the stolen item on him.
05:22However, we can arrest on suspicion of an offence.
05:25So there was definitely enough to suspect that he had stolen the item.
05:30While officers search the scene for evidence of a crime...
05:37...the store owner appears.
05:39And that changes everything.
05:41Do you want my store?
05:43Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
05:44All right.
05:45We'll sort it.
05:46That's why we're here.
05:47Don't get involved with him directly.
05:48Just speak to my colleague over here.
05:50I was a little surprised to find the owner turn up so quickly.
05:56And when he did, obviously, he was very irate.
05:58This is the same person, yeah?
05:59Yes, I am.
06:00OK, cool.
06:01All right.
06:02I got you.
06:03Speak to this guy.
06:05And I realised that he also had something in his hand
06:07which potentially could have been a weapon.
06:08Just a bottle of detergent.
06:09Let's relax, let's relax.
06:10Come this way.
06:11I'm just going to get your name.
06:12I understand why he was irate,
06:13but I didn't expect him to actually try and go for him.
06:16I'm dead.
06:17I'm dead.
06:18I'm dead.
06:19I'm dead.
06:20Why are you touching me again?
06:21Suddenly, a simple incident has the potential
06:24to escalate into something much more serious.
06:41Around half the size of Jersey,
06:43the scooter is criss-crossed by almost 300 miles of road.
06:47And keeping tabs on the traffic today...
06:49Seatbelt!
06:51...is Officer Milton Joshua Hill.
06:59There are around 20,000 scooters and motorbikes on the island
07:03and policing them is a large part of the job.
07:07My thing is stop everything.
07:08So I'll definitely go after them.
07:10I'm chasing you.
07:11I'm chasing you until it's either not safe or you get away.
07:13I have no qualm about that part.
07:15I mean, it's an adrenaline rush as well,
07:17but my main thing is like,
07:19is he going to hurt somebody else?
07:21What can I do to make it safer?
07:23You know, you don't want to cause him to crash.
07:25Even though I'm chasing you, I'm still concerned for you.
07:29It's not insured.
07:30And you're going to have to eat your two tickets, all right?
07:32The biggest issues that I see is bad riding habits.
07:36And when I say bad riding habits,
07:38racing, what we call popping a wheelie,
07:41accepted running from the police.
07:43And we have quite a few unlicensed, uninsured bikes.
07:46So if I catch you doing anything wrong,
07:48the idea is basically, oh, well, you got to pay a fine for that.
07:51All right.
07:52Please try and sort the bike out.
07:55It looks like it's in good condition.
07:57Just minutes into his shift
07:59and he's already issued two tickets to a motorcyclist
08:03for no licence and insurance.
08:05So what you tend to find is people are usually unlicensed,
08:09uninsured on bikes and rarely in cars.
08:12It's also almost no way of getting away if you get caught in a car,
08:17whereas, like, sometimes people will roll the dice.
08:21Next time before you start riding.
08:25He was in the process of clipping his helmet up,
08:27but he had already pulled into the road.
08:29So just to remind him,
08:30you're supposed to clip it before you start riding.
08:32You'll see that a lot of times.
08:33People ride, and then as soon as they see the police,
08:35they're struggling to clip it while they're riding.
08:37Again, there's another one where you hope
08:38that just talking and shouting at them,
08:40they kind of get the hint, next time do better.
08:42Now Milton's found another bike that's unlicensed and uninsured.
09:00Do you have your licence on you?
09:02I do not, no.
09:03OK, let me... I can pull it up digitally.
09:05All I had in my mind, I knew I bought that bike last summer.
09:09I didn't even, you know...
09:10You didn't kind of clock wham.
09:12Yeah.
09:13And I understand.
09:14You deal with so many people who squirm out of responsibility.
09:19The person might have an excuse,
09:20oh, I was having a hard time, I was going to pay it,
09:22oh, it's insured, I just haven't had a chance to license it.
09:25I see a bike that's been off the road two weeks,
09:28then you might think,
09:30OK, this person might have a reason for it.
09:32Your bike's been off the road a year,
09:33there's nothing you can say that's going to justify
09:36why that bike's off the road.
09:37Like I said, the big thing is usually when I stop guys,
09:39I hope that it's insured
09:41because I could try and work with them a bit more
09:43when it's insured and that's the big ticket.
09:45Right.
09:46But obviously the thing with all the accidents and stuff like that
09:48is you can't kind of ignore the new insurance.
09:51Yeah, yeah, yeah.
09:52I think I would describe my policing style
09:55as a little bit of go after everything,
09:58but give people who deserve breaks a lot of breaks.
10:01What I like to tell people is take a picture of your phone.
10:03Right.
10:04You're going to lose your pieces of paper
10:05or you're going to lose your phone.
10:06Yeah, I'm sure you're going to throw them down somewhere.
10:07Exactly, and they're going to disappear.
10:13Police can stop dozens of bikes on the island every day.
10:16Can you turn off the cycle for me, please?
10:18I'm Police Sergeant Milton Hill.
10:20The reason I'm stopping you
10:21is this bike's coming back as unlicensed.
10:23What I'm going to have to do,
10:24I'm going to have to write you the ticket,
10:25and then you'll have to go to the court
10:26with the proof of the insurance.
10:27If you could have showed me right now,
10:29then I wouldn't write that ticket.
10:31And Officer Milton's on a roll today.
10:34This is the first one for the unlicensed bike.
10:36I mean, it's right up the other ones.
10:38But Officer Milton's been so busy issuing tickets,
10:42he's hit a bit of a problem.
10:44Oh, my goodness, mate.
10:46It is your lucky day today.
10:49I do not have any more tickets.
10:53It is your lucky day.
10:54So, you're just going to have the unlicensed one,
10:57but I can't write the other two.
11:02So, I'm going to have to go back to Somerset Police Station
11:04and re-out with more tickets.
11:05I didn't realize I had so few tickets left.
11:07I wrote him what I can,
11:09but he got lucky today.
11:14It's peak summer season in Bermuda.
11:29The island is packed.
11:31So, it's all hands on deck for police commissioner
11:34Darren Simons and his bobbies.
11:36Summer is our busiest time of year, you know,
11:39from a policing perspective.
11:40You've got kids at home from school.
11:42We've got more tourists out and about.
11:44And, you know, one of the things that we do
11:46just to provide some reassurance, just generally,
11:49to tourists in particular, is going to be,
11:51you know, we'll show a presence on the beach.
11:53The southern beaches are most popular with tourists.
11:57Yeah, it's quite rough today.
11:59And officers Karima Flood, Coen Evans and Kimberly Spring
12:03are patrolling one of the most picturesque Horseshoe Bay.
12:08So, where are you visiting from?
12:10Philadelphia.
12:11Philadelphia.
12:12Okay, okay.
12:13Yeah, yeah, yeah.
12:14I've been there quite a few times.
12:15Yeah.
12:16First time here.
12:17Love it.
12:18Oh, that's good.
12:19Two days ago.
12:20Oh.
12:21Where's it been?
12:22Until Sunday.
12:24Okay, nice, nice.
12:25There's a bunch of you guys.
12:26You guys got to be sweating bullets on that.
12:28Thank you for what you guys do.
12:29Wow.
12:30It's really safe, for real.
12:31Yeah.
12:32It's quite hard.
12:33Crimes against tourists is very rare.
12:35But even then, we will, you know, just walk up and down the beach,
12:39you know, ensuring that people see that the police are out and about,
12:42and it very often just brings a measure of reassurance
12:45to individuals that are enjoying the beach.
12:47As you can see, they do have all the signs out,
12:51the warning signs about the rip currents.
12:53As you can see, the water is a bit rough, right?
12:55Are you familiar with rip corns?
12:57Yes.
12:58Yeah, you're quite familiar with them, right?
12:59So you understand it can happen very fast, right?
13:01So definitely, if you do venture into the water,
13:04just stay where you're comfortable.
13:06All right.
13:07You guys enjoy yourselves.
13:08Yes.
13:09All right.
13:10Take care.
13:11All right.
13:12With no shade from the scorching sun,
13:16beach patrol is often a challenge for bobbies on the beat.
13:20I actually feel like jumping in.
13:22Police can wear traditional uniform,
13:25Bermuda shorts and knee socks,
13:27but officers Karima and Kuhin aren't exactly fans.
13:31When I joined the Bermuda Police Service,
13:33that was a mandatory uniform.
13:35You had to wear shorts.
13:36So now that I have the option,
13:37I have a tendency to just stick with the long pants.
13:39Of course, most of my time is in an office or in the building,
13:42which is a condition.
13:43I haven't worn the Bermuda shorts in years.
13:46If I had to attend an incident on the beach,
13:48I would prefer these long pants if I have to go do any scrubs
13:52or trees or anything like that.
13:54But right now, all the bone like this, sir,
13:57I am feeling a bit warm, toasty.
14:00But battling the heat is all part of policing paradise.
14:04It was good luck.
14:05Great weather.
14:06The sun is shining.
14:07A nice ocean breeze.
14:08It's been a good day.
14:11On the west of the island,
14:26officers Woody and Sasha Franks
14:28are dealing with a volatile situation.
14:30Sir, I'll steal off my store.
14:32Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
14:33All right, we'll sort it.
14:34As a store owner squares up to a suspected thief.
14:38This is the same person, yeah?
14:40Yes, I am.
14:41All right, OK.
14:42Go on in.
14:43I don't see us.
14:44Speak to this guy.
14:45I don't see us.
14:46I thought that he was going to actually go for the suspect himself
14:49and maybe attack him.
14:51So the important thing for me was to get in between the two of them
14:54and try and calm him down.
14:55And then I realised that that wasn't working,
14:57so I realised I had to move it up quite quickly
15:00and become more assertive with him very quickly,
15:02which I did, and it worked, fortunately, yeah.
15:04With tensions eased,
15:06Officer Woody turns his attention to gathering evidence.
15:10What type of detergent are we talking?
15:11Are we talking, like, washing up liquid
15:12or are we talking clothing detergent?
15:13Yeah, for doing dishes.
15:14Dishes?
15:15For doing dishes, yeah.
15:16Not clothes?
15:17No, for doing dishes.
15:18OK.
15:19And what value would you say it's going to be?
15:20Do you know?
15:21Well, do you need to check what it is first?
15:22It's not much.
15:23It's not much.
15:24It's like $3.
15:25$3?
15:26That's all it is, yeah.
15:27Right.
15:28Like I said, if they ask me, could they have it?
15:29I'd give it to them, but don't steal from me.
15:30I don't like it.
15:31He told me it was only worth $3 or $4,
15:33so I asked him at the point, you know,
15:36how do you want to deal with it?
15:37His response was, book him.
15:39So it was a bit...
15:40They were an old-school response, but I knew what he meant,
15:42and he meant, you know, I want to prosecute him, basically.
15:45It doesn't look like he's got it on him now,
15:46so I don't know where...
15:47He might not.
15:48Is there any idea where he might have put it, or no?
15:50I don't know, because what happened,
15:51when I came out of the store after him, he ran.
15:53Oh, could he have dropped it then, or...?
15:54Probably, he probably should have, eh?
15:55All right.
15:56But you'll see when he puts it in his pants...
15:58Yeah.
15:59..and he goes out the door.
16:00Do you want to go back to your store, then?
16:02And then we'll come and speak to you there as a follow-up.
16:04OK.
16:05All right.
16:06We've spoken to the shop owner,
16:07and he's identified that this is the person
16:08that he's reported as taking the detergent.
16:11He hasn't got a stolen item with him,
16:13but the store owner himself has identified him
16:15as the person that's taking it,
16:17and he was aware the store owner was coming out after him,
16:20so if he thought he was going to get caught with it,
16:22then potentially he would have dumped it somewhere,
16:23so that would make sense for him not having it.
16:25But the guy at the store says he does have him on CCTV,
16:28so we can always double-check that,
16:30but he's identified him,
16:31so we're happy we've got the right person,
16:32even if he's not got the stolen items on him.
16:34The likelihood is he's going to be going to custody.
16:37I think we might be...
16:38Well, I think we might have the unit that's right with us now.
16:40OK.
16:41OK, so this moment in time you're under arrest
16:43on suspicion of theft of this detergent,
16:45the reason being that you've been identified
16:46by the store owner as the person that took it.
16:48So we're going to have to interview you about that
16:50down at the station,
16:51so that's why it's necessary to arrest you
16:52and take you down there.
16:53So you're not obliged to say anything,
16:54but if you choose to do so,
16:56anything you do say may be written down
16:57and given in evidence, all right?
17:01OK, so this other unit,
17:02they're going to transport you down to custody
17:04in Hamilton, OK?
17:06After he was arrested,
17:08we have to check his pockets
17:10to make sure he's not going to put anything
17:11in the police car that might harm him or us.
17:13Have you got anything you shouldn't have in your pocket?
17:17Don't take it out.
17:18Just keep your hands out of your pocket.
17:19I'm just asking you.
17:20Before I start putting my hands in there,
17:21anything sharp or anything...
17:22No, no, nothing sharp.
17:23About anything, drugs or whatever?
17:25It's not weird.
17:26Right.
17:27It's something that I picked that I found.
17:29Any blocks out there,
17:30I picked it up,
17:31I put it in my pocket.
17:32OK, and that's in that pocket there, is it?
17:33It's the one of your pockets.
17:35OK, well, just keep your hands up,
17:36wave your pockets.
17:37Keep your hands up, lady.
17:38Keep your hands up, lady.
17:39It was two of them.
17:40It was two of them.
17:41It was two of them.
17:43All right.
17:46See, this one has some identification on you then.
17:48I didn't feel it.
17:50All right.
17:51Just put it all in there for now.
17:52It sounded like a crack pipe or something.
17:56Yeah.
17:57And during that search,
17:58we found some drug equipment
18:00which looked like makeshift sort of crack pipe.
18:02It's an offence to have drug equipment on you in Bermuda.
18:06What they will do is they will send that off to be tested
18:09to see if they can find residue of drugs within the equipment
18:13and then he may be interviewed regarding that.
18:16The suspected drug offence is an added complication,
18:20but Officer Woody is focused on the alleged theft.
18:24At the moment, the guy from the store
18:27is looking to press charges or to prosecute him
18:29for the offence of stealing,
18:30even though it's only such a small amount, $3.
18:32Like you say, it's still the principal.
18:34So we've got to go and get a statement from the guy from the store
18:37in relation to them being stolen
18:39and if they've got any CCTV in relation to that as well.
18:42The Bermuda Police Service has almost 400 officers
18:58and each path to a policing career is unique.
19:01I wanted to join since the 80s, but unfortunately at that time
19:05I didn't meet the height requirements.
19:07So since which they've changed some of the requirements
19:10and I met the height requirements.
19:12So now I made it.
19:15And I was a rock climbing instructor for a number of years
19:18and then I actually got married in 2012.
19:21So I knew I wanted a family and stuff and I thought,
19:23OK, I need to start picking a career like actual profession.
19:26Growing up was a variation between a lawyer or a police service.
19:31I went to school and had a semester of Bermuda College
19:35and had enough of that and decided,
19:37nope, policing is where I'm going to go.
19:40My background is actually in accountants.
19:42I found out that it wasn't really my thing,
19:44so I moved on to one of our local banks in Bermuda.
19:47Most time at that bank was spent applying for police.
19:51You actually feel like you're helping your community
19:53and these are people you're going to see at the grocery store,
19:55you're going to see as they're taking their kids to daycare
19:58and so you interact with people that you actually know
20:02and helping those people means so much more
20:04than just helping a random person.
20:06I love my job. I got asked yesterday,
20:08someone was like, do you like your job?
20:10I was like, I love my job.
20:17For officers Shandora Burrows and Bryden Pedro,
20:21policing is their dream job.
20:24You know when you go to a primary school and they always
20:26bring you up on stage and they say,
20:27what do you want to be when you grow up?
20:29My mother told me that I always said a police officer.
20:33I primarily joined the police to assist people
20:36and help people when they're in trouble.
20:39So whenever I can help someone,
20:41it's the whole reason why I'm here.
20:44Even in paradise, officers can deal with agitated offenders.
20:49But today, it's a small community-related job
20:53that requires their attention.
20:56So we just came into Southside Police Station
20:58and we see this lovely young lady here.
21:01She said she came because she has a flat tyre.
21:05So except for her waiting to fix a flat,
21:08a PCP driver and myself would just change the tyre for her.
21:11I was coming off the hill and I felt the car shimmying.
21:15I drove in here, I called the police,
21:18and they came out and assisted me.
21:21That one's here.
21:24I don't know how to do it.
21:26Yeah, I've changed a few tyres in the past.
21:30Oh, no, I volunteer for the hardware.
21:33That way when the serious things happen,
21:36Shandora can do the rest of the hardware.
21:38We've got to loosen up the...
21:40We've got to loosen it before we bring it up.
21:42Before we put it all the way up.
21:43When I'm working with Shandora,
21:44it's always been very, you know, honest and fun.
21:48Hop a little?
21:49Yeah.
21:50We work right together in order to get the results that we need.
21:53You could do some practice.
21:56Yeah.
21:57You look like you're sweating.
22:02She's doing a good job.
22:04It's nice to see, you know, the good side of the police.
22:08And it's nice that our police are like this.
22:11It's hot.
22:13The work's not hard, but the sweating is continuous.
22:18Honestly, it's better than dealing with some of the bad jobs.
22:21Yeah.
22:22It's definitely good when you have something that's heartfelt
22:24and you can help someone out.
22:27Yeah.
22:28Hopefully there's enough air pressure in your spare.
22:30I hope so, too.
22:31How far are you going to go to?
22:32St. George's gas station.
22:34Just St. George's.
22:35Despite the officer's help,
22:37the car's still not safe to drive.
22:40Her spare's flat,
22:41so we're just going to follow her safely across the causeway
22:45to make sure that she can get air in it.
22:48Policing's definitely a hard experience.
22:50Right.
22:51We go through a lot of unsightly things sometimes.
22:55And so when you have those positive moments,
22:58that's really what sort of makes your day
23:00and makes it more impactful.
23:02So for me, it sort of brings a smile on my face
23:04and makes me feel a little bit happier
23:06about what I'm doing each day.
23:08Come up a little bit this way.
23:11You're good, ma'am. You're good.
23:14It's better than what it was.
23:15Okay.
23:16So I brought it up to 44 PSI,
23:18which should be fine for the tire.
23:19All right.
23:20It does have a warning on it for the speed,
23:22but you shouldn't be speeding.
23:23No.
23:24I'm taking my time.
23:25I'm glad we were able to help you, ma'am.
23:27Thank you very much.
23:28I greatly appreciate that.
23:29No problem.
23:30No problem, ma'am.
23:31Have a great day, okay?
23:32Drive safe.
23:33I'm going to try that too.
23:35Tire changing may not be in the police training manual,
23:38but for officers like Shandora and Bryden,
23:41it's about doing whatever it takes
23:43to keep their community safe.
23:45Officer Woody is investigating the case of a man arrested on suspicion of theft.
24:00Now he's visiting the store the man is accused of stealing from.
24:15We're probably going to need a statement from you,
24:17if you're looking to give a statement,
24:18and then also check the CCTV maybe.
24:21The shop owner himself was confident that he'd identified him straight after the event as the person.
24:27However, should the person deny the offence and we go to court,
24:30and that would require proof that you've done it intentionally.
24:34Use of CCTV isn't as widespread here as in the UK,
24:39but luckily the store owner has it.
24:42Does it show him...
24:43I take it it shows him fully leaving without offering any payment and everything?
24:46Yeah, you'll see me running after.
24:48Yeah, all right.
24:50Yeah, well, that's clearly him, isn't it?
24:52Same hat.
24:53Disappears that picture there.
24:54I take it goes straight out of the door, does he, at that point?
24:56Yeah, he comes right here, and this John and Sarah, the customer will be good.
24:59Straight out.
25:00And then that's you going out there after him?
25:03I know.
25:06The CCTV shows the man arrested earlier leaving the store and the owner following him.
25:14I take it that your CCTV gets stored, does it, in case we needed to get a copy of it?
25:18Yeah, 30 days.
25:19Yeah, okay, perfect.
25:20So we'll sort that out as well.
25:21We've got somebody who comes out and collects that.
25:23For minor offences like this, police can only charge the suspect if the victim requests it.
25:29It's important that we get a statement, for example, to prove the offence,
25:33because otherwise you could say the shop owner was happy for me to take it,
25:38so his statement is what proves that they didn't have the permission to take it.
25:42Is it easier for you to come to the station to give this statement, or...?
25:49Right, okay, and you're working here today, obviously, so...
25:51Yeah.
25:52We'll see if we can get some paper to do it as a handwritten statement from you.
25:55Okay.
25:56Okay, well, I've got your telephone number.
25:57We'll pick that up at another time when you can come when it's convenient for you.
26:00Okay.
26:01That's when you're not working, for example.
26:02Okay, mate.
26:03And we'll get that from you.
26:04Thank you very much.
26:05All right.
26:06No problem.
26:07Thanks a lot.
26:08Nice to meet you, Ray.
26:09Okay, thanks a lot.
26:10Okay, great.
26:11He's not got transport to come to the stations where we would usually type a statement up,
26:15so we're going to have to get some paper to do a handwritten statement.
26:18It may seem like overkill for the amount of work involved, for the amount that's been stolen.
26:24However, there's still a victim at the end of the day.
26:26He's the shop owner.
26:27He doesn't want these things to keep continuing.
26:29I called him the following day to arrange a time to take the statement from him, and I got a feeling that he perhaps didn't really want to do it now that he'd calmed down.
26:45So I asked him, and he said he didn't anymore.
26:50With prosecution off the table.
26:52How are you doing?
26:53Good to see you again.
26:54Yeah, mate, mate.
26:55How's it going?
26:56Officer Woody's back at the store to discuss other ways of dealing with the suspect.
27:01Okay, so we had a chat on the phone earlier today.
27:04Yeah.
27:05And I've obviously explained to me that he'd calmed down a little bit more since yesterday.
27:08Yeah.
27:09Another option would be for you to ban him from the store anyway.
27:11Okay.
27:12And that would mean that if he was to return, then he'd be trespassing if he entered your store.
27:16I think the chances are he won't come and bother you again, but at least this will be sort of belt and braces for that, won't it?
27:21Okay.
27:22All right.
27:23And if you steal once you're on the premises as a trespasser, then that's potentially a burglary rather than just a shop theft.
27:28So it's a more serious offence.
27:30The shop owner said it would be suitable.
27:32He wanted to do that.
27:33Okay, great.
27:34Okay.
27:35Any questions, Raymond?
27:36Fine.
27:37Thank you very much.
27:38Good to see you, and any problems, give me a shout.
27:39Okay, mate.
27:40I appreciate your help.
27:42Sorry to delay you there.
27:43Thanks.
27:44Bye.
27:45With deterrent measures in place, Officer Woody's investigation into the alleged theft is now closed.
27:50The victim doesn't want to proceed to court, so if he's happy with that, then so are we.
27:55Next time on The Beat with the British officers of Bermuda.
28:05Can I bring you a bit slow down a bit?
28:0725 blocks, that's all.
28:08You're being arrested for the invitation of a control driver.
28:12Michelle!
28:13Doing whatever it takes to fight crime.
28:15I really don't like bees.
28:16I don't want to make these guys angry.
28:18I don't want to make these guys angry.
28:19I don't want to make these guys angry.
28:20I don't want to make these guys angry.
28:25I don't want to make these guys angry.
28:27I don't want to make these guys angry.
28:28I'm gone on and only to get the vill Grenade.
28:35Here comes the person knowingly.
28:45Bye.