Caught Red Handed

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.