Ep 5. Episode 5
- September 7, 2017
- 28 min
Thief Trackers is a crime documentary series that focuses on real-life crimes and the methods used to track down the perpetrators. In season 3 episode 5 titled "Episode 5", viewers are taken through a gripping story of theft and burglary.
The episode begins with a report of a burglary in a house in a suburban neighborhood. The owners of the house, a couple, arrived from a weekend trip to find that their house had been broken into. Their valuables like jewelry and cash had been stolen. The couple had no idea how the burglar had entered the house as all the windows and doors were locked when they had left.
The police were informed immediately, and they arrived on the crime scene to investigate. The police conducted a thorough examination of the property and found fingerprints on one of the windows. The fingerprints were taken to the police lab for analysis.
The police also questioned the neighbors and found out that the couple's house was not the only one that had been broken into that week. Another house had been burgled a few streets away, and the modus operandi was similar to the break-in at the couple's house.
The Thief Tracker team was called in to help in the investigation. The team consists of experts in tracking down thieves and retrieving stolen goods. The team reviewed the CCTV footage from the neighboring houses and found a man on a bicycle who they believed was the burglar.
The thief tracker team followed the suspect and tracked him down to a pawn shop. The team went to the shop and spoke to the owner and asked if he had seen the man. The owner said that the man had come to sell some jewelry but had left without selling anything as the price he was offering was too low.
The team showed the owner the CCTV footage of the man, and the owner confirmed that it was the same person who had come to the shop. The thief tracker team then contacted the police and shared the information with them. The police arrested the man and interrogated him.
During the interrogation, the man confessed to breaking into the houses and stealing the valuables. He told them that he had used a special tool to pick the locks of the windows. He also revealed that he had sold some of the stolen goods to a fence.
The team was able to recover most of the stolen items, but some items were already sold or lost. The team then went after the fence and were able to retrieve some of the sold goods.
In the final scene of the episode, the thief tracker team is shown reuniting the victims with their stolen goods. The couples were overjoyed and grateful to the team and the police. They expressed their relief that justice had been served and that they had their valuables back.
Overall, season 3 episode 5 of Thief Trackers is a thrilling and intense episode that showcases the methods used to catch a burglar. The episode highlights the hard work of the police and the thief tracker team in solving the case and bringing the thief to justice. The episode also highlights the importance of being vigilant and taking precautions to protect one's property.