Big Little Crimes

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Big Little Crimes: Series 2: Fake Police Burglaries

Episode 13

Fake Police Burglaries

BBC One - Big Little Crimes, Series 2, Fake Police Burglaries

A distraction burglary leads officers to snare a violent, serial offender.

A doorstep distraction burglary leads officers to a violent serial offender. And police cracking down on drug crime uncover a huge fake ID factory serving criminals across the UK.

An investigation starts with a single distraction burglary - a thief has posed as a police officer to steal £100 from a pensioner. But detectives soon realise the offender is on a rampage with escalating levels of violence which ultimately lead to the deaths of two elderly victims. And when police stop a car suspected of being used in drug offences, they end up discovering a huge fake ID factory supplying criminals across the country with false documents.

Big Little Crimes: Series 2

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