Caught Red Handed

Today, the fire service and police enlist the help of CCTV cameras to catch a hoax 999 caller who's been putting lives at risk, and an angry daughter hatches a clever plan to catch the callous carer stealing from her mum and dad.

A burglar confronted by the house owner, throws himself from an upstairs window to escape, but leaves vital evidence behind - his hat; and terrifying footage of speeding motorbikes, and how police use technology to catch rogue riders in the act.

Today, the police operation to catch a gang of thieves, is captured on CCTV, as they callously trick shop keepers; and the remarkable footage of fly-tippers who nearly closed a fishing club, getting caught hook, line and sinker.

Today, three men burgle a house, unaware that the police are watching their every move, and a CCTV camera reveals the amazing lengths a woman goes to, to steal a charity tin.

Today, identity theft in a quiet Devon village - a prolific criminal is caught by a sharp-eyed villager; and a woman wins the trust of a young shopkeeper - then callously steals from him..

Today, a terrifying armed robbery in a jewellery shop, but the brave owners fight back, with some tricks up their sleeve that confuse the crooks; and frightening footage of a car driver so high on drugs, he can hardly stand up.

A woman catches two different carers on camera stealing money behind her back; and chilling footage of the people who cheat death on train tracks and Network Rail's battle to stop them.

Today, a vicious robber is caught on camera as he snatches a mobile phone and makes his getaway, but his escape does not go to plan; and a window fitter caught on camera, brazenly stealing from the very home he's supposed to be making secure.

Today, a `super-recogniser' - a police officer with special powers uses his remarkable memory to help catch two thieves in the act; and a dozy thief caught on camera stealing from a bar in the dead of night, falls asleep at the scene of the crime.

Today, a terrifying knife-point robbery caught on camera and the police operation to catch the perpetrator; and police target a prolific thief who preys on passengers at airports.

Today: People Power! Police and passers-by join forces to hunt down armed robbers in a busy high street, and a back-seat surprise for car thieves.

A sleeping woman wakes to finds a man creeping round her room - but he's made a bad mistake; and police solve a puzzle of mobile phone records, video and surveillance to snare a large drug gang.

Today, shocking evidence of a great grandmother's mental and physical bullying by her so-called carers, and a sharp-eyed salesman rounds up some sofa rustlers.

Two robbers with knives regret the day they picked on a defenceless grandmother, and a fraudster slips up with his fake injury claim.

Today, the shopkeeper who bravely turns the tables on a knife-wielding robber, and a gamekeeper who's killing protected birds of prey.

Technology catches a pal with her fingers in the till, and a thief leaves a trail as he carries a stolen safe across London.

A reckless arsonist sets his pants on fire, and an unemployed burglar returns to the scene of the crime to apply for a job.

A one man Preston crime-wave meets his match, and vandals have a rubbish time clearing up their own dirty work.

A victim comes face-to-face with a burglar, and a churchgoer is discovered making his own collection.

A light-fingered neighbour is caught pinching from a vulnerable pensioner, and we reveal the tricks of the trade of bagsnatchers.