Dominic meets the owners of a jewellery shop who managed to confuse armed thieves in the hope they would leave empty handed. The show also takes a look at a police `capture house' operation that is designed to catch burglars.

Dominic learns about a covert operation to catch laptop thieves in the act. The show also footage of people who cheat death on level crossings.

Thieves break into a garage, unaware that it is a trap set by the police. Residents trap a vandal and are amazed by their identity.

A bar owner ettempts to fight back against bag snatchers and pickpockets while three teenagers burgle a house unaware that the police are watching their every move.

The show features the story of a police operation to smash a drugs ring and catch the dealers involved.

Dominic learns about a husband and wife team who came up with a cunning trap to catch an employee who is stealing from their sweet shop.

Domunic learns about some callous thieves who have stolen a mobility scooter, but do not realise their evil actions have been recorded.

Dominic learns about how the West Midlands police put out a decoy car and waited for thieves to break into it.

Dominic learns about a knife-wielding masked intruder who terrified shop staff and vital visual clues used by the police to identify him.

Dominic learns how the police set up a decoy flat to catch thieves who have been tormenting a local community.

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The fire service and police enlist the help of CCTV cameras to catch a hoax 999 caller who has been putting lives at risk. Also, 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 in the form of his hat. Also, terrifying footage of speeding motorbikes - and how police use state-of-the-art technology to catch rogue riders in the act.

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

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 in order to steal a charity tin.

There is a case of identity theft in a quiet Devon village, as a prolific criminal is caught by a sharp-eyed villager. And a woman wins the trust of a young shopkeeper, before callously stealing from him.

A look at new ways of catching criminals, including frightening footage of a car driver on drugs, and the owners of a jewellery shop who bravely trick some armed robbers.

Dom Littlewood uncovers carers caught on camera stealing money and looks at chilling footage of people who dice with death on railway tracks - and Network Rail's battle to stop them.

A look at new ways of catching criminals, including a robber caught on camera as he snatches a mobile, and a window fitter stealing from the home he is supposed to be securing.

A look at new ways of catching criminals, including a police officer with special powers, and a thief caught on camera stealing from a bar who falls asleep at the scene.

Dom looks at clever new ways that the police and the public are catching crooks red handed. 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.

A doorstep crook cons his way into an elderly woman's home, distracting the owner so his fellow burglars can creep in. A gang cruelly and illegally chase deer for sport. One man goes on a mission to stop the cruelty, and the hunters become the hunted. With severe storms on the way, people rush to protect their houses. However, they are doing it by stealing their neighbours sandbags.

A hooded mugger draws a gun on a young student. But the attacker is surprised when the courageous student stands up for himself. Arson in a tower block - the scene of over 100 fires. But who is setting the fires? The residents and police are hot on the trail of the culprits. Plus, fly tippers think they have got away with dumping sofas but they are furnishing the council with evidence, as hidden eyes are watching their every move.

A jewellery snatch - the raider is fast but the shop staff are faster. Quick-thinking and quick-footed, they run rings round the raider. A mother's money is being stolen, so the family fake some bank notes to set a cunning trap. Plus, there is a demolition derby when a dodgy driver makes off with a precious motor.

A 60-year-old cashier is attacked by a woman wielding a knife, but the courageous man locks the door to stop her getting out. When it seems that someone has had their fingers in the till at a pub, the landlord finds out if one of their friends and workmates is a thief. Plus, a man caught on camera stealing wedding dresses is about to have his big day ruined.

Bundles of cash go missing from a family home, but the writing is on the wall for the thief thanks to a spy pen. Also, some of most brazen burglars ever seen. They steal the furniture and then a few minutes later they are seen selling it to someone right outside the house. Plus, two muggers hot-foot it across the snow.

Four violent robbers storm into a pub and so begins a terrifying ordeal for the couple that run it. An office raider thinks he is alone but downstairs he has an audience watching his every move on camera. And the bizarre case of the lolly in the brolly. A careless bank robber forgets to bring his swag bag.

Featuring the story of over 40 brazen burglaries. A gang steal from victims right before their eyes. A bizarre fraud - a woman dresses up to impersonate the pensioner she looks after and then tries to withdraw the victim's life savings. And a guy's plan to torch a truck backfires, he's caught 'red-hot handed'.

A man armed with a crowbar terrorises a jewellery shop owner, but what he doesn't know is that his violent act is being broadcast right around the town on short wave radio, to the police, the council and local shopkeepers. A criminal can steal a handbag in seconds. And something that's very big, very yellow and weighs seven tonnes would appear to be very hard to nick. It's organised crime on a big scale.

A violent attack on a small village store has a twist in the tale, and two good samaritans come to the aid of a woman who is targeted by a handbag snatcher.

A burglar trying to steal laptops comes a cropper, and a Scottish corner shop owner is the victim of an armed robbery. His daughter rushes to the scene fearing for his life.

A specialist crime squad stop a mugger on a moped in his tracks, intruders prowl the tiny streets of a model village in the dead of night, and insurance cheats are brought to their knees when their fake falls are exposed.

When a grandmother is dragged to the ground in a doorstep robbery her family unites to catch the culprit. Launderette owners plaster the streets with wanted posters. Criminals drive their own cars right into the hands of the police.

A ruthless gang is attacking people who are wearing expensive watches. A collection of clueless criminals are uncovered thanks to their criminally bad disguises.

A trusting woman is shocked to learn her new best friend is a fraud. An airport bag thief steals something irreplaceable. A pair of clumsy crooks crash through the ceiling of a restaurant.

A detective's extraordinary ability to read body language brings a pair of international crooks to justice. A burglar tries to batter his way into a chip shop. Drunken nightclubbers get a shock when they take a shortcut home.

A trap is set to demolish a pair of bogus builders. An electric bike thief is far from a bright spark after leaving his own bike behind at the scene of his crime. A boozed-up burglar breaks in but is too befuddled to break out.

Detectives trail a burglar who they say is among the 'most callous they have ever encountered'. A trusted employee runs out of luck when she is caught stealing scratch cards.

A bank robber loses his cool - and the cash. There is double trouble when not one but two cars are stolen from a family's driveway. Foolish fly tippers leave clues to their identity among the rubbish dumped at a beauty spot.

It is journey's end for a pair of jokers who think it would be fun to steal a bus for a joyride. There is a battle of wills when a bartender confronts a man stealing her tips. A dog walker's cruel actions spark outrage from animal lovers.

Who has been stealing from an elderly woman - her carers or her kin? A gang of international bag thieves are brought down to earth by the Aviation Crime Squad. A beer barrel gets the better of a thirsty thief.

A shopkeeper tears the balaclava from his attacker, capturing vital evidence. We discover the truth behind the ghostly disappearance of items from a locked house, and a villager reunites some rubbish with its rightful owner.

Callous thieves fleece an elderly couple in their hour of need. Locals bring the village stocks back into use when thieves steal from a roadside stall.

A thief riding a stolen motorbike is brought down to earth by a copper on two feet. A car thief is scared witless when he comes face to face with the vehicle's owner.

A police officer's intuition stops an escaped convict in his tracks. A jeweller is robbed as his wife watches on her phone. A family are shocked when a stranger suddenly appears in their house.

A bizarre burglar commits many crimes in many disguises, a fuel thief flees with the petrol station owner clinging onto his car, and fly tippers get a punishment befitting their crime.

A punchy pensioner’s reaction is a surprise to himself, as well as his mugger. A man ploughs his car into a family home but denies being the driver, and committing crimes makes some light-footed thieves feel like dancing.

The famous Flying Squad chase old-school crooks known as ‘the manhole men’. An inquisitive llama hastens the downfall of a farmyard felon, and a man is pink with embarrassment when his theft of a fake flamingo goes public.

A cruel conman convinces a vulnerable woman to hand over her cash, a reptile rescue centre falls victim to a slippery creature of the two-legged variety, and criminally clumsy crooks come a cropper.

A ruthless criminal gang go on the rampage, with both police and the public under attack. A would-be phone snatcher foils his own escape, and cars go up in flames when an innocent man becomes the victim of arson.

Thieves trap themselves inside their own crime scene, and a bag for life makes a poor disguise for an armed robber.

A good samaritan is revealed to be a violent criminal, a callous thief steals from a child’s grave, and biscuit bakers get their sweet revenge on a burglar.

A woman wakes to find a burglar at the foot of her bed, staff at a salon win a war of words with a would-be thief, and drivers who are on the right side of the road but the wrong side of the law.

A pair of criminal cousins are committing crimes faster than cops can keep up, a man is robbed just hours after waking from a coma, and a dangerous driver’s devious plan is caught on camera.

A fingerprint provides a vital clue, but it’s not the criminal’s. A pub landlord confronts a violent thug, and feckless crooks suffer pain for no gain at all.

A mother is horrified when her car is stolen with three children inside. A thief steals replica guns, but police have him in their sights, and cameras record people risking their lives at level crossings.

A con woman steals diamonds worth millions with skilful sleight of hand, and a sheepish thief does the walk of shame to return his loot to its rightful owner.

There's heartache for a bereaved mum when her daughter’s laptop containing irreplaceable photographs is stolen. A posse of publicans put paid to a fraudster, and a camera intended to catch fly-tipping uncovers a crime of a different kind.

An armed robber is tracked as he stalks his victim, a horrified witness films a man mistreating a pony, and a discarded cigarette butt smokes out a thief.

A ring of men trading wild birds gets busted, sisters are shocked to discover who is stealing from their vulnerable mum, and a motorcycle accident isn’t all that it seems.

A light-footed thief dances with his victims, an ex-serviceman tackles a thief stealing from a charity close to his heart, and a dramatic car chase begins when drug dealers try to avoid a traffic queue.

A heartless gang steals cars from disabled victims, and police give a pub landlord a how-to course in crime scene investigation.

The case of a ram-raid on a hairdresser's turns out to be far from cut and dried. A shocked couple discover an intruder downstairs, and a criminal is left panting when a dog picks up his scent.

A driver survives a horrifying crash, but he's hiding something. A gang burgles a warehouse unaware police are waiting for them, and a thief regrets stealing from a kick boxer.

A horrified family watch criminals smash into their business downstairs, a thief stealing clothes from a charity gets a public dressing-down, and a foolish burglar gets stuck in a chimney.

A famous designer can't believe his eyes when thieves steal his expensive spectacles, and a bicycle thief brazenly uses a power cutter in public view.

Two men win a staggering £4 million on a scratchcard, but police sense something fishy. A burglar steals a family's Christmas presents, and a dozy thief falls asleep while committing a crime.

When criminals destroy an archery club, the owner hits the bullseye with vital evidence. A man illegally killing birds of prey is caught in his own trap, and a reckless motorcyclist gets his comeuppance.

A notorious criminal stalks hospital wards, preying on the sick. A shameless graffiti vandal paints himself into a corner, and a hapless burglar unwittingly provides a selfie for the police.

Police target a gang of muggers who are terrorising a city centre. A couple's wildlife camera picks up a prowler in their back garden, and a thief is hoisted in the air by an angry car owner with a forklift truck.

A sinister criminal posing as a police officer is chased by the real police. A cycle thief picks the wrong bike to pedal off with, and brave staff at a jeweller's turn the tables on a gang of robbers.

A mother has just got home with her newborn baby when masked burglars smash in, and a dashcam reveals a van driver’s criminal behaviour before a crash.

A woman suspects a workman doing her garden is guilty of a crime. A council come up against the worst fly-tipper they’ve ever seen, and a burglar has a painful encounter with a tree trunk.

A former magistrate is shocked to find burglars brazenly carrying a safe out of her home, and a young cashier teams up with his aunt to rugby tackle an armed robber.

A homeowner makes an alarming discovery after hearing a bump in the night. A parrot owner is spitting feathers when his beloved bird is stolen, and a doorbell camera solves the puzzle of a missing monkey-puzzle tree.

Undercover cops pick up an international gang of pickpockets. A couple are stunned to find a stranger in their hallway, and a reckless lorry driver reverses on a motorway into oncoming traffic.

An anxious family call 999 as they watch - live on their home CCTV - an intruder prowling around downstairs. Elsewhere, some major drug dealers are caught boasting about their crimes on camera.

A detective uncovers a callous, cunning criminal who has been targeting elderly people for years. A homeless musician’s guitar is cruelly stolen by a mystery man, and car thieves struggle with a vehicle that seems to be smarter than they are.

A prolific gang stealing expensive catalytic converters from underneath cars pick the wrong street to operate in. A takeaway owner faces down a gunman, and police hunting a fugitive get unexpected help from a herd of cows.

An elderly woman wakes up to find a burglar right by her bed. A family who run a pub discover that their new manager has a sinister secret, and a delivery driver angers the public by apparently stealing a kid’s ball.

A criminal couple use an unusual technique to con people at cashpoints, a would-be robber with a knife underestimates an older female cashier, and a bragging joyrider ends up crashing back down to earth.

A sinister thief stalks the corridors of a care home. A shop cleaner becomes an unlikely hero by tackling an armed robber. And a rogues' gallery of crooks are caught out by doorbell cameras.

Two muggers use a moped to rob victims on an unprecedented scale. A covert RSPCA operation helps to uncover a farm where dogs are kept illegally and cruelly treated. And a helicopter’s infrared camera catches a criminal pretending to be a solar panel.

A burglar soon regrets breaking into the house of a judo expert. A florist is shocked to see, live on camera, that there’s a night-time intruder in her shop. And an unbelievable road rage case where a driver picks a fight with an ambulance.