Thief Trackers
Season 1
Thief Trackers reveals how police and members of the public across the UK use cutting-edge GPS and RF technology to track down stolen goods.
10 Episodes
- Episode 1
E1Episode 1Hi-tech tracking technology reveals where stolen items are taken. A DVD player is stolen from a donation bag outside a London charity shop, and the tracking data reveals that the thief lives nearby. Plus a Lancashire smartphone thief is run to ground by a combination of the latest GPS tracking technology, traditional police methods and the Haslingden cricket team. - Episode 2
E2Episode 2Hi-tech tracking technology reveals where stolen items are taken. When a young woman is robbed of her laptop, the tracker reveals its curious journey around London's theatre district. Plus the police explain how they caught a rogue scrap metal dealer as he chopped up stolen memorials. - Episode 3
E3Episode 3Tracking technology reveals where stolen items are taken. Two bicycles stolen in London are traced to the East End, where one is seemingly sold to an innocent member of the public. Plus a Sunderland mother helps to convict the vendor of a stolen smartphone after buying it online for £300. - Episode 4
E4Episode 4Tracking technology reveals where stolen items are taken. A smartphone is stolen outside a bustling city centre cafe and disappears into the backstreets of Soho. Plus a Bucks-based firm helps Interpol to smash a gang of thieves after a stolen motorbike is tracked from London to Lithuania. - Episode 5
E5Episode 5Hi-tech tracking technology reveals where stolen items are taken. When a tablet computer is stolen and sold to an innocent member of the public, the search is on to recover it. Plus a Lancashire woman's tracking data helps to convict the thief stealing ornaments and toys from her son's grave. - Episode 7
E7Episode 7Tracking technology reveals where stolen items are taken. A car is broken into and a smartphone stolen, with the thief tracked across the East End of London. Meanwhile, police and tracking officers corner a robber who steals a massive tractor and goes on the rampage in West Yorkshire. - Episode 8
E8Episode 8Tracking technology reveals where stolen items are taken. Startling footage reveals the techniques used by a devious female thief on the loose in London, who steals handbags from the unwary. Meanwhile, West Midlands Police track down Birmingham's dimmest burglar, who committed break-ins after his release from prison wearing a GPS-based ankle tag. - Episode 10
E10Episode 10Tracking technology reveals where stolen items are taken. A gang of thieves steal a bicycle in broad daylight, unaware that the bike is being tracked! Meanwhile, police working at Southampton Docks arrive in the nick of time to prevent a stolen Range Rover being exported to Africa.
