Episode 3
Former police officer Neil plays a tense waiting game after tracking a Toyota Hilux stolen from outside Aston Villa鈥檚 football ground on match day.
Thieves are always on the lookout for opportunities, such as large sporting events. When an Aston Villa football fan returns to his car after the game, he鈥檚 shocked to discover it鈥檚 been stolen. The Toyota Hilux is fitted with a theft recovery tracking device, so he alerts the tracking company, and former police officer Neil is quickly on the case. Neil hunts the car down and then decides to play a tense waiting game, just in case the thieves return.
Cars aren鈥檛 the only mode of transport being targeted by criminals. Around 77,000 bicycles are reported stolen every year, with London a bike theft hotspot. But, just like cars, many bikes are fitted with tiny GPS trackers. Bike recovery specialist Bilal uses tracking technology to trace a stolen cargo bike to a back garden 鈥� but has to take drastic action to retrieve it!
Meanwhile, tracker Richard is searching for two stolen diggers worth tens of thousands of pounds. They were stolen from a site in Birmingham 鈥� but Richard suspects they鈥檙e now hidden inside an industrial unit in south Wales.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Sunetra Sarker |
| Composer | Philip Guyler |
| Production Manager | Karen Champion |
| Director | Ben Thomas |
| Producer | Ben Thomas |
| Director | Chris Sanders |
| Producer | Chris Sanders |
| Series Producer | Lucy Wedlock |
| Executive Producer | Emma Barker |
| Executive Producer | Edward Hart |
| Production Company | Rare TV |