Frontline Fightback

Series 2

10 episodes · Jun 27, 2022

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

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  • Episode 1
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    Episode 1

    Jun 27, 202243m

    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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  • Episode 2
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    Episode 2

    Jun 28, 202243m

    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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  • Episode 3
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    Episode 3

    Jun 29, 202243m

    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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  • Episode 4
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    Episode 4

    Jun 30, 202243m

    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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  • Episode 5
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    Episode 5

    Jul 1, 202243m

    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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  • Episode 6
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    Episode 6

    Jul 4, 202243m

    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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  • Episode 7
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    Episode 7

    Jul 5, 202243m

    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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  • Episode 8
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    Episode 8

    Jul 6, 202243m

    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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  • Episode 9
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    Episode 9

    Jul 7, 202243m

    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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  • Episode 10
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    Episode 10

    Jul 8, 202244m

    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.

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