1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,280 Welcome to Bermuda, 2 00:00:03,280 --> 00:00:05,760 an island in the middle of the Atlantic. 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:07,840 - Woo! 4 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:07,840 - THEY LAUGH 5 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:09,480 - I'm so sorry! 6 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:10,880 - I wouldn't want to police anywhere else. 7 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:12,480 This is paradise. 8 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:14,840 - A police service tackling crime... 9 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,720 - Looks like a home-made machete, doesn't it? 10 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,200 - ..to keep this British Overseas Territory safe. 11 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,880 - We've got a bike failing to stop. 12 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:26,960 - SHOUTING 13 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,440 - Right now, you're swearing at me and that is disrespectful. 14 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,240 - Up close to investigations. 15 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:37,480 - One of the most dangerous drugs on the market today. It's a killer. 16 00:00:37,480 --> 00:00:39,960 - Is there extra pressure with it being linked to a murder? 17 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:41,360 I'd say so. 18 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,920 - Catching criminals at the border... 19 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,560 - You are being placed under arrest on suspicion of conspiracy 20 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:48,240 to import drugs into Bermuda. 21 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:49,760 - ..at the airport... 22 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,240 - K9 has shown interest in your bags. 23 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,960 - ..and on the water. 24 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:57,440 - You're walking away from my officer? 25 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,280 - Can you stop the boat, please? 26 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,280 - With the busy summer here... 27 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:03,920 - Can you get back, please? Go back. Go back. 28 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,120 - ..this is peak season for the police. 29 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:06,120 - Go. Go, go, go, go, go. 30 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,160 - SIREN WAILS 31 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,320 - It's a canny view, innit? - Mm-hm. 32 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,400 - In Bermuda today, 33 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,080 sniffing out suspicious cargo at the airport... 34 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,000 - There's a good boy! 35 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:29,360 - ..lethal weapons seized at the roadside... 36 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,080 ..and a man of mystery... 37 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,080 - And you don't remember your name? 38 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:40,840 - ..proves a tough case to crack. 39 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:42,760 - I'm going to get you some help, OK? 40 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:45,040 We're going to solve it together, all right? 41 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,520 - Bermuda is a small island community 42 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,000 where everyone looks out for each other. 43 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,120 - You soon learn, as a young constable in Bermuda, 44 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,960 that community is the pillar of everything 45 00:01:59,960 --> 00:02:02,440 and you have to be a community police officer. 46 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,120 Everybody knows you, everybody knows your name, 47 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,040 and expects you to pretty much be on duty all the time. 48 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,320 - Can you take a picture with us? - Yes, of course. 49 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,400 - You see everybody, you know everyone, 50 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,360 there's people you recognise all the time. 51 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,080 You know, 60,000 people - not a big population. 52 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:23,360 - And it's not a young one, with one in five islanders over 60. 53 00:02:25,920 --> 00:02:28,720 - Most of our population is hitting that elderly bit 54 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:30,760 where they need help. 55 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:35,040 In such a tight-knit community, we do go out of our way to help people. 56 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,520 - From Somerset Police Station, 57 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:47,000 heading out in the community on a 12-hour shift is experienced officer 58 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:51,480 Police Constable Eddie Smith, who's been in the force for over 30 years. 59 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,960 - I enjoy the job. 60 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,320 I enjoy making policing human. 61 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:01,600 Dealing with people is probably my biggest joy. 62 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:06,160 - Today he's partnered with rookie Police Constable Jameela Sabir. 63 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,800 She completed her training just a few months ago. 64 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,600 - I've been lucky to work with a lot of seasoned officers, 65 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:15,840 so I feel like I'm just taking in everything. 66 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:19,400 I'm like a sponge. I'm trying to get all the information. 67 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:23,040 I would say my favourite thing about policing would be 68 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:27,720 investigating stuff, like, getting to the bottom of incidents. 69 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,120 I also do enjoy speeding in the cars as well! 70 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:32,600 - SHE LAUGHS 71 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,640 - That is fun! 72 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:42,280 - On the agenda today is stop and search, also known as 315F checks, 73 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:46,480 which do often result in some alarming discoveries. 74 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:51,080 - Basically, we can pull over any car, any bike, 75 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,840 and we can search them. 76 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,880 A big thing that we find are knifes. 77 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,760 A lot of people carry knives. 78 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:03,720 I was very unaware how much people have weapons on them. 79 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,160 That was something that was very shocking to me. 80 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:11,640 - They set up a checkpoint on one of the island's main roads. 81 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,920 Eddie carries out the first stop. 82 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,680 - Whiskey Three, Oscar Five. Can I get a check on a motorcycle? 83 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:18,200 How you doing today, chief? 84 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,280 - OK. 85 00:04:20,280 --> 00:04:23,520 - Just confirm - black Honda ADV 150. 86 00:04:25,280 --> 00:04:28,240 Almost every check that we've done or operation we've carried out, 87 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,600 we have seized a weapon. 88 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:33,080 - ON RADIO: - Yeah, 10-4. 89 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:36,160 - Thank you, chief. Appreciate you, man. Have a safe one. 90 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:39,200 We made a few stops. Stopped quite a few vehicles. 91 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:40,520 They were fine. 92 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:41,720 - OK, so... 93 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:45,280 - And they're also joined by Sergeant Mervin Homer. 94 00:04:45,280 --> 00:04:48,120 So far, today's searches have all been clear. 95 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,840 - So if you do get stopped by other police officers, 96 00:04:50,840 --> 00:04:53,160 you just show them that. Thank you so much. 97 00:04:54,840 --> 00:04:57,560 - Then Sergeant Mervin makes a discovery. 98 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:03,760 The man he stopped has nothing on his person, 99 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,880 but a search of his bike uncovers a dangerous weapon. 100 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,760 - A knife was found in his bike seat. 101 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,720 - The knife was a double switchblade. 102 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,760 Carrying it is against the law. 103 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:22,480 The man seems unfazed by what the officers have found, 104 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:26,680 but he will be placed under arrest and his lethal weapon seized. 105 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:30,880 - It can cause some severe damage. 106 00:05:32,280 --> 00:05:33,840 It's a scary-looking item. 107 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:50,280 - Cars were not permitted in Bermuda until 1946. 108 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,560 And even now, only residents can drive. 109 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:07,840 And for Sergeant Milton Joshua Hill, there's only one way to get around. 110 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,880 - What I love about being on the bike is that independence. 111 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,960 You're out in the hot weather, you're enjoying the island, 112 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,680 you've got the kind of wind in your hair, or lack thereof! 113 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,800 - Today, Sergeant Milton's patrolling the central parishes 114 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:24,720 of Pembroke and Warwick. 115 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,680 - Every day is a fishing day, but not every day is a catching day. 116 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,080 The idea is that you should be out there looking, 117 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,120 but you're not always going to find it, right? 118 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,120 Before you drive off next time, all right? 119 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,160 - He hopes any brush with the law 120 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,880 will make road users think twice about safety. 121 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:49,120 - I want more than catching people is a change in behaviour. 122 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:52,960 How you doing, mate? If you could turn your car off for me, please. 123 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,640 Stopping things, talking to people, 124 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,080 I try and do a little bit of education with it. 125 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,800 Just be mindful. Just be kind of like spidey sense going on 126 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,360 that any time anything's stopping at a crossroad, 127 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:07,320 kind of slow down until you realise why they're stopping, all right? 128 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:11,320 Sometimes that conversation will make more impact on the person, 129 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:14,120 changing their behaviour, than just getting a ticket. 130 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,680 Just thinking of that, drive a little defensively. 131 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:18,240 All right? Take care. 132 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:27,160 - Before long, Sergeant Milton is alerted 133 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,160 to a possible man in distress, 134 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:32,880 and he wastes no time getting to the scene. 135 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,120 - How you doing, sir? 136 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:41,560 You OK? 137 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,160 I just want to make sure you're OK. 138 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:50,400 - An elderly man has been reported as wandering lost and confused. 139 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:53,080 - Where do you live? 140 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,360 It was clear as soon as I started speaking to him, 141 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,720 that this man doesn't know where he is. 142 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,200 Can you point to your house? 143 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,520 What, you don't know where you live? 144 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,520 This elderly gentleman wasn't able to tell me his name 145 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:18,760 and, in particular, wasn't able to describe where home was. 146 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:21,640 Do you remember your birthday? 147 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:22,880 When's your birthday? 148 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,360 You don't remember your birthday? You just said yes! 149 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:27,920 - Yeah. 150 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:29,400 - You remember what month it is? 151 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,080 What month's your birthday? 152 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:35,680 April? May? 153 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,040 You can't remember? 154 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:41,720 And you don't remember your name? 155 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,240 It always makes me worry to see someone in that state, 156 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:49,080 so I knew I had to try and help him, 157 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:52,520 but trying to figure out how to get him home was a challenge. 158 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:56,320 You appear to be a little confused when you're talking to me. 159 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,920 - And leaving a vulnerable man near a busy road isn't an option. 160 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:02,880 - I know I'm not leaving this man. 161 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:07,160 Like, until I find somewhere to take him, he's not getting left behind. 162 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,560 - With no known name or address, 163 00:09:09,560 --> 00:09:12,200 Sergeant Milton has a mystery on his hands. 164 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,080 - I'm going to get you some help, OK? 165 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,760 We're going to solve it together, all right? 166 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:37,040 - In the east of the island is Bermuda's international airport... 167 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:46,760 ..patrolled by Police Constable Paul Watson, known as Geordie... 168 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,080 - Good to meet you, mate. How are you? You good? - Fine. 169 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:52,040 - ..whose trademark is his traditional bobby's helmet. 170 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:54,840 - Yay! 171 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,680 - The British officer is a familiar face 172 00:09:58,680 --> 00:10:01,800 among regular passengers and cabin crew alike. 173 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,560 He works on the ground with Customs officers 174 00:10:08,560 --> 00:10:11,920 to protect the community against drugs coming onto the island. 175 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:17,960 - There's always been, as a port of entry, 176 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:21,920 a small percentage of people bringing drugs in, 177 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:25,480 and it is a small percentage for the travelling passengers that we get. 178 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:33,720 - If drugs are found, the penalty is severe - 179 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:35,760 up to 25 years in prison. 180 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,040 But Officer Geordie knows all too well 181 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,920 drug-runners take the risk for the high pay-outs. 182 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:47,040 - You can buy cannabis in Canada and the UK 183 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:49,960 for a reasonably small amount. 184 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:54,920 I think right now a small kind of poke of weed is going for $50, 185 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:58,440 and so a lot of money can be made from a very small amount of drugs, 186 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,720 and that's why people import it. 187 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:05,560 - A flight from Canada has just landed. 188 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,360 INDISTINCT CHATTER 189 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:10,600 - How's it going? 190 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:13,680 He's ready to go. 191 00:11:13,680 --> 00:11:17,280 - Customs officer Malcom Martin and his sniffer dog Zorro 192 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:19,280 are sent in to search the cabin. 193 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:24,120 Speed is of the essence in the quick turnaround. 194 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:27,720 Zorro is not only looking for narcotics. 195 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:29,080 - Good boy! 196 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,560 - He's also trained to search for firearms. 197 00:11:31,560 --> 00:11:34,600 Any alert he makes is when police officers step in. 198 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:37,720 - Customs always have primacy, 199 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,800 so they take the lead on anything coming into Bermuda. 200 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:43,640 If they find any items that are liable to seizure, 201 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:47,080 they'll give me a call or one of the other officers in the unit a call. 202 00:11:48,560 --> 00:11:50,040 - Good boy! 203 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,080 - In just five minutes, Zorro has done a full sweep... 204 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:54,400 - Thank you, guys. - Thank you. 205 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:56,160 - ..and given it the all clear. 206 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:04,880 With the luggage now off the flight, 207 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:08,320 Zorro is ready to begin his search in the baggage area. 208 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,400 - You get to know the different reactions to the different smells. 209 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:13,680 He's a very intelligent dog, this one. 210 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,320 Or at least probably more intelligent than his handler! 211 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,400 - Out of the hundreds of bags on the flight... 212 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,280 ..there's one that's caught Zorro's attention. 213 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:34,880 - There's a good boy! 214 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:36,680 Good boy, buddy! 215 00:12:36,680 --> 00:12:40,080 - Moments later, another is also identified. 216 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:46,360 - There's an odour to these bags that's caught his attention. 217 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:49,440 - Malcolm photographs the bags, 218 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:52,040 then returns them to the conveyor belt. 219 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:58,640 He must quickly alert Customs officers in the terminal. 220 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:01,920 - So we have to put the bags back onto the belt, 221 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,280 let them go back inside, see who picks them up 222 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:06,680 and who claims the bags, and as they go through Customs, 223 00:13:06,680 --> 00:13:09,000 I'll let the officers know exactly which ones, 224 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:13,680 which bags to keep, to focus in on and stuff like that. 225 00:13:13,680 --> 00:13:15,240 While we're doing that, as well, 226 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,280 keeping our eyes out for anybody that's acting any sort of way 227 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:20,680 and giving off any signs of any wrongdoings. 228 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:25,000 I've been doing this now for 16 years, so it's... You get to see... 229 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,680 Things pop out, so you look for stuff that's out of the norm. 230 00:13:28,680 --> 00:13:30,800 Just being hyper aware of what's going on. 231 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:35,320 - Malcolm spots the suspicious bags being collected... 232 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:36,760 - Good to go. 233 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,600 - ..and heads for the Customs desk to give them the signal. 234 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:45,240 - So once the passenger comes up, 235 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:49,000 I'll quietly just tell this officer that they're obviously here. 236 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,760 The unsuspecting passengers are in sight. 237 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,200 - With the bag owners identified... 238 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,520 - Guys, we're going to get you to go this way to see an officer. 239 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:00,080 - ..they are taken to the control area to be searched. 240 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:14,680 - So, sir, I don't feel comfortable leaving you here 241 00:14:14,680 --> 00:14:18,120 if you're not able to tell me, like, who you are and where you live, OK? 242 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:22,440 - Sergeant Milton has been called to the side of the road 243 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:25,960 to assist an elderly male who appears confused and vulnerable. 244 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:29,440 - I've got to make sure you're all right, OK? 245 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:31,640 I have a duty of care to make sure you're OK, 246 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:34,480 and you appear to be a little confused when you're talking to me. 247 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:40,000 I'm trying to help you get home. 248 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:45,520 So I'm in a bit of a bind because I don't want to leave this person 249 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:48,640 on the side of the road. I want to make sure he gets home safe. 250 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:50,120 I'm trying to get to know you. 251 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:55,240 But I cannot identify where he lives, who he is. 252 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:58,520 Do you like sitting right here? 253 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:01,400 This is one of your, um...spots you like to hang out? 254 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:05,240 Yeah, Mike Three to Oscar, 255 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:08,160 my 10-30 is Glebe Road near Bishop Spencer Road. 256 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:10,160 I have an elderly gentleman here 257 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:13,880 who I fear might be suffering a bit of memory loss. 258 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:17,280 Do you have four wheels that maybe can try and assist and maybe can try 259 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:19,240 and figure out where he lives and get him back home? 260 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:23,280 You don't want to just have a seat 261 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:26,000 and wait for the car to give you a lift home? 262 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,160 I've dealt with quite a few situations 263 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:30,320 with senior citizens going through this. 264 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,040 In fact, my own grandfather is starting to have 265 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,440 a little bit of dementia issues and things, 266 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:38,720 so it is something that...helping them is also of a personal nature 267 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:41,360 because I'm dealing with it in my family as well. 268 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:43,120 Hey, Kim. Yes. 269 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:45,280 I'll take a picture. I can take a picture 270 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:49,360 and you see if you know him cos he's not able to tell me nothing. 271 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,560 - Sergeant Milton calls to base for assistance. 272 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:54,280 - But, yeah, send a picture. - OK. 273 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:57,880 So I've got some other people that are going to try and see 274 00:15:57,880 --> 00:15:59,600 if they can find out where you live, OK? 275 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:01,640 So I'm going to send them a picture of you, OK? 276 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,040 We're trying to help each other. 277 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:09,480 Policing in Bermuda is much more about service and helping people, 278 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:13,320 and our small community means that people know 279 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,360 a lot of police officers personally as well, 280 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:18,000 so it's easy to reach out. Like, that's so common here. 281 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,320 Going to try and help you out, OK? 282 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:23,280 - It's a 25-minute wait for the squad car, 283 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:26,160 but Officer Milton will stay with him. 284 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,400 - For me, personally, dealing with vulnerable people, 285 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:30,520 I'll give you all the time in the world. 286 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:32,840 If it goes over the end of my shift and I'm still stuck with you, 287 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:34,480 I'm still stuck with you. 288 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,560 - But the man is getting restless. 289 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:40,760 - No, no, I have... I have a car coming. 290 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:43,200 We're going to help get you home. 291 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:44,600 OK. 292 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:49,920 You want me to come sit down with you? 293 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,440 Would that make you feel better? 294 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:54,360 OK, I'll come sit down with you. 295 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:03,760 Come on, let's... Let's sit down. We've got... 296 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:07,040 I've got a car on the way. You're going to get a nice lift back home. 297 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,680 - No sooner does he sit down... 298 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:16,960 ..when the man takes off, 299 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:18,960 walking down the middle of the road. 300 00:17:21,360 --> 00:17:24,640 Concerned for his safety, Sergeant Milton sticks with him. 301 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:28,960 - Yeah, Mike Three, Oscar Five. 302 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:30,480 Yeah, for your information, 303 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,240 the gentleman is now walking along Bishop Spencer Road. 304 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:35,280 I'm going to follow him. 305 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:39,280 - As the man continues, Sergeant Milton keeps close behind, 306 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:41,480 ready to alert oncoming traffic. 307 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:46,560 It's proving a tricky task, but Sergeant Milton won't give up. 308 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,760 - He can't tell me where he is. I don't know if he's close. 309 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:52,200 It wasn't going to be as simple as, 310 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,280 "Hey, sir, let me just walk you back home." 311 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,200 But I'm going to go to the end of the Earth 312 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:57,920 to try and help this guy out. 313 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:12,600 - Officers Eddie and Jameela have found a dangerous weapon 314 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:16,440 on a rider during a routine stop and search. 315 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:19,240 The man riding the bike where the knife was found 316 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,160 is placed under immediate arrest. 317 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,800 - You're not obliged to say anything unless you wish to do so, but 318 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:27,000 whatever you say will be taken down in evidence and will be given... 319 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,280 - Shall I cuff him? - Yeah, absolutely. 320 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:30,520 - So just go like this for me. 321 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,480 - He'll be transported directly to Hamilton Station. 322 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,040 - Oh, this one's already... 323 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:43,160 - A knife with a blade over three inches long counts as a weapon, 324 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:45,720 unless there's a good reason to be carrying it. 325 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:52,760 - Are you the arresting officer? 326 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:55,160 - Two, like... - One knife, two blades. 327 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:56,760 - One knife, two blades. Yeah. 328 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:02,520 - At the station, Custody Sergeant Francis Blackman is on duty. 329 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:07,240 - Sir, just step forward and let me speak to you, please. 330 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:10,400 - The man seems unfazed by the arrest. 331 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:14,920 - So the circumstances of this arrest, as were relayed to me, 332 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:19,200 are officers were conducting a stop and search operation, 333 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:20,960 and a search of your cycle revealed 334 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:23,640 a silver full-length pocket knife with two blades. 335 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:25,720 Do you understand what I'm saying to you? 336 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:27,920 - Yeah. I don't follow... 337 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:29,960 - Right. So, based on what they have told me, 338 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,640 I am authorising your detention at this time. 339 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:38,120 - The officers are reassured 340 00:19:38,120 --> 00:19:41,040 that his knife will no longer be on the streets. 341 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:45,760 - A knife like that can do a lot of damage to somebody. 342 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:50,000 It can cause serious, even fatal injury to an individual. 343 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,400 It's something I'd never seen before. 344 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:55,680 - It's concerning, you know, that somebody even has something 345 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:57,920 designed like that in Bermuda. 346 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:04,280 - The confiscated knife will be held as evidence 347 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:09,120 with other prohibited items amassed by Sergeant Brian MacNab. 348 00:20:09,120 --> 00:20:12,880 - These have all been seized at some point in time. 349 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:16,840 Looking at some of the major things - this samurai sword, 350 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:20,720 we don't have a lot of them coming in, but occasionally they do. 351 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,120 - Other weapons are a more familiar sight 352 00:20:23,120 --> 00:20:26,440 for Assistant Commissioner Martin Weekes. 353 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:27,880 - The classic machete. 354 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:30,880 - Yeah, it's been worn down a little bit. There's been a chopped end. 355 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,920 But every gardener on the island has one of these, I think. 356 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:35,560 - Has them for work, right. - Yeah. 357 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:37,480 - But when you're carrying it down your pants, 358 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:39,760 that's not what your intention is, right? 359 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:41,360 Back in years gone by, 360 00:20:41,360 --> 00:20:44,440 before we had the proliferation of firearms on the island, 361 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,560 this was pretty much the weapon of choice for our gangsters, wasn't it? 362 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:49,400 - It was all knives and machetes, yeah. 363 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,480 - Yeah, machetes was the weapon of choice for many, many years. 364 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,520 - And it's harder than ever to stop these weapons 365 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:58,800 now they're bought and delivered direct. 366 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:03,400 - You can go online and buy all kinds of things, 367 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,480 but the point is you can't carry them. 368 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:08,080 And even these things, I'm sure you can buy those online. 369 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:11,320 It's a nicely made one, but prohibited nonetheless. 370 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:14,160 - It's not like drugs. We can't get a dog to sniff out... - No. 371 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,040 - ..you know, a multi... - It's down to whether customs find it 372 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,440 at port of entry. - Yeah. - And that's what, of course, 373 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:21,920 our powers are designed to stop. 374 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:25,480 It's designed to search you in anticipation of that violence 375 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:27,560 and find those weapons, 376 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:30,240 and that's often when we get this stuff, isn't it? 377 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:33,880 - Today's stop and search operation was a success. 378 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:35,760 - I often have told my team 379 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:39,880 we come to work and we go home with the same amount of holes in us. 380 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:43,400 And a knife like that, I'm glad that we seized it. 381 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,720 - The owner of the knife found was released on bail 382 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:50,320 pending further investigation, 383 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,520 and although his lethal weapon is off the streets, 384 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:57,080 the battle to keep this island community safe is never done. 385 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:01,320 - Keeping Bermuda safe. - Keeping Bermuda safe and beautiful. 386 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:02,960 - Always. 387 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:17,760 - At the airport, Customs officers are preparing to search luggage 388 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:21,040 a sniffer dog identified as suspicious. 389 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,080 - How are you doing, guys? - Good. You? - Good. 390 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,560 Step on through for me. I'll explain everything to you in a minute. 391 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:27,600 The dog, the K9 just had some, um... 392 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:30,400 - The passengers are taken to the secondary search area. 393 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:33,000 - Thank you, guys. 394 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,000 - Are you guys returning or visiting today? 395 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:38,880 OK. - Well, my wife's Bermudian. 396 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:42,120 - The couple are returning to Bermuda from a trip to Canada... 397 00:22:42,120 --> 00:22:45,000 - And anything to declare with Customs today? 398 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,720 - ..and travelling with their son, a university student. 399 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:52,520 - And the bags belong to you? 400 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:54,560 You're aware of all the contents in your bags? 401 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:56,200 And you packed these bags yourself? 402 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:57,480 All right. 403 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:00,040 And no marijuana, weed, anything of any kind? 404 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:05,600 - The parents' bags get the all clear. 405 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:11,520 But in Officer Geordie's experience, the dog is rarely wrong. 406 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:15,000 - If the dog alerts, then Customs will do their search. 407 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:18,840 I anticipate nine times out of ten that something will be found. 408 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:27,960 - And sure enough, a search of the son's backpack yields a result... 409 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:31,640 ..packaging for a cannabis product. 410 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:35,320 But the package is empty. 411 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,200 - At some point when they've packed them... 412 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:43,840 The packet is empty, but it's still a cannabis product 413 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:47,160 and it still technically is illegal to bring it into Bermuda. 414 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,760 If there'd been anything in it, it would've been a different ballgame. 415 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:53,440 - Luckily for the son, with no illegal substance present, 416 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:55,840 the family are free to head back home. 417 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,800 Sergeant Milton is on the case with an elderly mystery man. 418 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,240 He's confused and can't find his way home. 419 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:18,080 - It seems like he doesn't want police's help, 420 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:20,800 however, he is unable to tell me any details. 421 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:26,280 - It's been over 20 minutes since he called into base, 422 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:30,960 circulating photos of the man in the hope of identifying him. 423 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:34,040 - Yeah, Mike Three, photo sent to you. Photo sent by WhatsApp. 424 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:43,840 You want us to help get you home? 425 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:46,760 Not yet? 426 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:51,440 - The confused man is still struggling... 427 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:57,160 ..and Sergeant Milton is concerned about his safety. 428 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:02,120 And with the backup car arriving to support... 429 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:09,480 ..the officers encourage the man to take the help. 430 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:13,400 - Can see he's resisting the lift. 431 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:16,280 You don't want to let them give you a lift? 432 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:18,280 They can just give you a lift back home. 433 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:21,360 That's the thing, you've got to be so careful 434 00:25:21,360 --> 00:25:25,160 because technically you could detain him to try and take him back home, 435 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:27,600 but the last thing you want is you get in a tussle 436 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:30,160 with an older gentleman like that. So you're trying to use, 437 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:32,960 like, all your people skills you have available. 438 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:38,280 - Finally, with a little time, the man agrees to take the ride. 439 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:43,440 - Mike Three to Oscar, person's got in the car with the Hotel unit, 440 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:46,000 so we're going to try and find his house. 441 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:48,160 I'm hopeful when he gets close to home, he's like, 442 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,440 "Oh, I live in that house." That's what I hope for. 443 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:59,920 - As they set off, an update call comes in... 444 00:25:59,920 --> 00:26:01,160 - Hey, Kim. 445 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:04,680 - ..with more intel on the identity of the man. 446 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:08,640 Someone at the station has recognised him from the photo. 447 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:09,880 - Oh. 448 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:12,120 One sec, buddy, we might have a breakthrough. 449 00:26:14,120 --> 00:26:18,480 Someone recognises him as actually the father of a police officer. 450 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:21,080 Do you remember having a daughter? Do you have a daughter? 451 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:22,480 Sir? 452 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:27,120 She is police? Police officer daughter? 453 00:26:27,120 --> 00:26:28,960 She is police? 454 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,240 Yeah, yeah, that's your daughter, right? 455 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,440 OK, she lives right around the corner. I think this is her daddy, 456 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:36,440 so I'm going to try there. 457 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:39,280 Straight ahead. 458 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:44,960 - Sergeant Milton leads the way to the officer's house. 459 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:48,720 But no-one's home. 460 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:54,280 Refusing to be beaten, Sergeant Milton gets the colleague, 461 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:57,200 believed to be the man's daughter, on a video call. 462 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:02,120 - Hey. So, is this your father here? 463 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:05,400 OK. 464 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:06,720 OK. 465 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:08,200 All right, we figured it out. 466 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:12,120 OK, no worries. 467 00:27:12,120 --> 00:27:14,360 We'll take him back home, now that he's been ID'd. 468 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:18,040 All right, no problem. Take care. 469 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,880 The family was very appreciative that he was brought back. 470 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,640 Your daughter's going to come see you, OK? 471 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,120 That moment where I have a definitive address, 472 00:27:26,120 --> 00:27:29,000 I know we're at resolution and the guy's going to be safe, 473 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,000 it is a big weight off your shoulders. 474 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:37,640 So Bermuda's size and being able to, you know, send a picture out 475 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,160 and be like, "Hey, does anybody know who this is?" and eventually 476 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,040 someone recognising them, is a very uniquely Bermudian thing. 477 00:27:44,360 --> 00:27:46,080 I think this saga is complete 478 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:48,040 Hey, mate, your helmet! 479 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:49,360 - Got it right here. 480 00:27:49,360 --> 00:27:51,360 - All right, but don't get in that habit. 481 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:57,760 - Next time, a big drugs bust... 482 00:27:57,760 --> 00:27:59,760 - You are being placed under arrest with suspicion 483 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:01,440 to import drugs into Bermuda. 484 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:03,280 - ..an elusive person of interest... 485 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:05,040 - We're still trying to locate him. 486 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:07,080 - ..and a race against time. 487 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:08,600 - The clock is ticking.