Frontline Fightback

Series 2

2022 · 10 episodes · 7h 11m in all

How smart tech is being used to identify and apprehend criminals.

Episodes

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   1. Episode 1

   27 Jun 2022 · 43 min

   Young mum Courtney Slater is dragged screaming from her car at knifepoint in a terrifying early evening robbery. Courtney uses a mobile phone app to help police trace the robbers.

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   2. Episode 2

   28 Jun 2022 · 43 min

   An experienced burglar thinks he’s outwitted the police by putting on a pair of washing-up gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints. But he’s quickly identified and sent to jail.

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   3. Episode 3

   29 Jun 2022 · 43 min

   Detectives in Hull go to great lengths to build up a digital trail of evidence that leads to two moped muggers who robbed an 85-year-old woman on her way home from church.

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   4. Episode 4

   30 Jun 2022 · 43 min

   A Neighbourhood Watch group gathers evidence to help police identify burglars. Criminologist Dr Emmeline Taylor says groups like this can be a vital tool to help fight crime.

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   5. Episode 5

   1 Jul 2022 · 43 min

   Bystander Nadine Wood suffered life-changing injuries after a two-car collision. Thanks to dashcam footage captured at the scene, the dangerous driver is soon brought to justice.

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   6. Episode 6

   4 Jul 2022 · 43 min

   Shopkeepers in Clacton-on-Sea take a stand against a would-be robber hiding behind a Covid face mask. Police in Telford hunt down a serial arsonist who set fire to five cars.

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   7. Episode 7

   5 Jul 2022 · 43 min

   Thousands of criminals – including burglars, robbers and thieves – are being fitted with electronic GPS tags in a bid to stop them reoffending.

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   8. Episode 8

   6 Jul 2022 · 43 min

   Police close in on a robbery gang targeting people who buy and sell goods on Facebook Marketplace. The gang is caught thanks to data captured by their electronic curfew tags.

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   9. Episode 9

   7 Jul 2022 · 43 min

   Investigators use forensic and digital search techniques to uncover the truth about a massive gas explosion, and a mum turns to social media after her son’s motorbike is stolen.

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    10. Episode 10

    8 Jul 2022 · 44 min

    An ex-boyfriend throws acid into a young woman’s face and uses a series of disguises to avoid being caught, but number plate recognition cameras help prove he is her attacker.