Thief Trackers

- Season 1

(2015)

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.

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 memorials stolen from graves in a south London cemetery.

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.

A smartphone is stolen outside a bustling city centre café and disappears into the back streets 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.

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.

A designer handbag is stolen from a restaurant and is tracked to flats in south London. Plus two "have-a-go heroes" explain the risks of tackling bicycle thieves face to face.

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 tele-handler (a massive tractor) and goes on the rampage in West Yorkshire.

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 while wearing a GPS-based ankle tag after his release from prison.

A south London thief makes off with a camera, unaware that he's being tracked. Meanwhile, a police officer turned pet detective recovers a beloved family terrier stolen from outside a post office.

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.