Teen sobs and calls for his mum after Sheffield pub raid on 999: What’s Your Emergency?

A teenage gang spotted burgling a Sheffield pub were seen sobbing and calling for their mums after they were caught in the act on TV’s 999: What’s Your Emergency?
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Last night’s episode of the Channel 4 show, focusing on the work of South Yorkshire Polce, tackled the issue of youth crime – including the story of a three strong teenage gang who were caught pushing a wheelie bin full of scrap metal along Wordsworth Avenue in Parson Cross.

The show revealed that a neighbour had spotted the trio inside the nearby Parson Cross Hotel, ripping fixtures and fittings, as well as wire and lead from the premises.

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Cameras for the reality TV show captured the moment officers swooped on the gang in broad daylight last year, with the group claiming they were ‘scrapping’ – collecting scrap metal.

The teenage gang are detained in Parson Cross by police. (Photo: Channel 4).The teenage gang are detained in Parson Cross by police. (Photo: Channel 4).
The teenage gang are detained in Parson Cross by police. (Photo: Channel 4).

And on searching the trio, officers found drugs and a knife – and faced a volley of abuse from the gang, who were filmed calling one female officer a “little s***” and a “dirty b****.”

Pc Emily Goodwin told the cameras: “I recognised them. They are not just kids out scrapping, they are prolific, bang at it.”

But it was a different story when the trio were taken into custody, with one seen crying into his T-shirt and telling police: “Can I call my mum?”

The gang were detained on suspcion of burglary – but it was revealed at the end of the show that the gang were not charged with stealing the wheelie bin full of scrap.