A gang steals farm equipment worth thousands, a pregnant cow sparks a swimming pool emergency, and Paul Colgan explores how soil DNA could help catch illegal off-road riders.
Across the south of England, farms are being targeted by a ruthless criminal gang, stealing vehicles, machinery and power tools worth tens of thousands of pounds. With just a single number plate to go on, a determined detective in Hertfordshire begins painstakingly piecing together a pattern of thefts that crosses county lines. As the investigation rapidly unfolds, his hunch leads to a major breakthrough, and the dramatic capture of two men behind a £44,000 crime spree.
In Leicestershire, a specialist fire and rescue team join forces with a local farmer to rescue a heavily pregnant cow that has found itself trapped in a swimming pool.
And in South Wales, reporter Paul Colgan meets the scientists pioneering an extraordinary new forensic technique that uses soil DNA to track illegal off-road bikers.
