Neighbourhood Blues

To combat shoplifting on the high street, the Sunderland neighbourhood team joins forces with shopkeepers and security staff to share intelligence. Armed with intel on the worst offenders, neighbourhood officers Steve and Gill hit the shops, taking their cues from security staff watching over them on CCTV. When a woman is spotted stealing from a department store, the neighbourhood cops swoop in and make an arrest. In Newcastle, neighbourhood cops Neil and Hayley are called to an alarming road collision at rush hour. One driver accuses another of a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre and abusive behaviour. Will the team be able to get to the bottom of what has happened? And neighbourhood officers in Gateshead arrest a man caught on CCTV stealing from a pharmacy.

The Gateshead neighbourhood team join forces with the Home Office to investigate reports of illegal immigrants in the area. A raid on a takeaway reveals a surprise, and in a flat nearby, the team finds a man who may be hiding something. In Sunderland, PC Ross investigates a cannabis farm which was discovered the night before. At first it looks as if the gang who were running the farm had left before any of the drugs could be confiscated, but a discovery in the loft reveals otherwise. The Gateshead team are on shift for Remembrance Sunday. As well as being on duty, PC Andy has been chosen to lay a wreath at the cenotaph. Neighbourhood officer Mark has some good news for a construction worker who had his tools stolen. In Sunderland, PCSOs Mick and Andy clamp down on abandoned vehicles creating an eyesore on residential streets, and PC Neil is called to a car parked in a thoughtless and antisocial manner.

In Washington, in the north east of England, a man has been reported for acting violently in a suburban neighbourhood. After the neighbourhood cops manage to talk him into coming quietly, a change in his demeanour gives cause for concern, and a discovery in custody explains why. Neighbourhood officers in Blyth are on shift at seafront festival Northumberland Live. When a child goes missing, the team are put on high alert. In Newcastle, the arrest of a man who failed to appear in court takes an unexpected turn, which forces officer Hayley to spring into action. Neighbourhood officers Chris and Gill receive a shock in Sunderland when they receive calls about a man spotted on the high street wearing cowboy boots and little else. Having refrained from jumping to conclusions, the pair reveal the information to be false, although Chris and Gill get an eyeful when the truth of the reports is revealed.