Frontline Fightback
2021 · Documentary, Crime · 3 Seasons · 30 Episodes ·
Smart tech is used to identify and apprehend criminals.
Episodes
1. Episode 1Cameras with artificial intelligence catch shoplifters in the act, and a dedicated police team arrests a burglar who broke into an elderly woman’s home while she was asleep.
2. Episode 2Video evidence from a police body camera helps convict a violent offender, and a wine bar uses facial recognition cameras to tackle their pickpocketing problem.
3. Episode 3A dedicated police officer successfully predicts where and when burglars are likely to strike again - only this time, he’s waiting for them.
4. Episode 4A brave mother fights back against car thieves as they try to steal her Audi from her driveway – with her baby inside!
5. Episode 5A 96-year-old D-Day veteran is brutally attacked on his doorstep. Police in Taunton, Somerset, quickly arrest his attacker after tracking his spending habits.
6. Episode 6An elderly woman has her handbag snatched on her way to bingo, but the robber doesn’t get far. Police follow a digital trail of evidence and put him behind bars.
7. Episode 7Ram raiders target a jewellers in Northampton. They think they've got away with it, but with the help of automatic number plate recognition cameras, they’re soon behind bars.
8. Episode 8A Premier League footballer's house is targeted twice by burglars of high-value properties – but they are quickly caught thanks to a helicopter fitted with heat-seeking cameras.
9. Episode 9Armed robbers burst into a jewellers in Hinkley, Leicestershire. Even though they wear masks and gloves to hide their identities, they leave behind a single footprint.
10. Episode 10A team of ‘super recognisers’ – police officers with an extraordinary ability to recognise faces – could be the key to catching criminals who commit multiple offences.
