1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,520 {\an1}SIREN WAILS 2 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:03,760 This is Police Interceptors... 3 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:05,000 Get on the ground! 4 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:06,720 Police Interceptors? The real-life one? 5 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,000 I'm gonna tell my kids about this. 6 00:00:09,040 --> 00:00:12,200 ..and you're riding with the pride of Northamptonshire. 7 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:14,520 {\an1}- TYRES SQUEAL - Come on! 8 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:15,960 Ace pursuit drivers... 9 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,400 Contact, contact, contact. 10 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:19,600 ..with air support... 11 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:21,040 Got two out, stand by. 12 00:00:21,080 --> 00:00:23,640 ..and a crack dog unit. 13 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:25,400 If you move, you will get bit. 14 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,400 Argh! 15 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,320 - They bring down the bad guys... - Police! 16 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,160 I believe you are wanted, mate. 17 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:33,880 Police with a dog, stand still! 18 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:35,560 ..keep the streets safe... 19 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,320 - Put your arms behind your back. - I am! 20 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:38,560 Get on the floor! 21 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:40,520 ..and battle 24/7... 22 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,240 - Get down on the floor. - ..in the war on crime. 23 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,360 - Crash, crash. - On the floor now! 24 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,400 It is what it is. We find them, we lock them up. 25 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:54,440 Coming up... 26 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,640 Vehicle is trying to ram its way out at the minute, stand by. 27 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:01,120 ..a fast-food fan who's in one heck of a hurry. 28 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:03,480 One running parallel to the A14. 29 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,400 I think he might go, mate, if you get out. 30 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,560 A shifty-looking Beamer lays down the gauntlet. 31 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,400 Yeah, yeah, get in. 32 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,520 One-one, got a vehicle failing to stop, Bewick Road, Northampton. 33 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,040 {\an1}GLASS SMASHING And... 34 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:23,680 ..an act of senseless violence 35 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,920 kicks off an evening of chaos for the cops. 36 00:01:26,960 --> 00:01:29,960 - Other hand behind your back. - Argh! 37 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,240 Argh! I will move over. Argh! 38 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,760 It's the weekend, typically the busiest time 39 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,960 for any police officer, especially those on the night shift. 40 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:56,400 In Northamptonshire, 41 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,760 with more than two decades' experience policing between them, 42 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:04,520 firearms cops Tony and Nathan know exactly what lies in store. 43 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,240 Tonight is Saturday night, 44 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:11,800 which means we're gonna get drink drivers, fights, 45 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:16,240 there's a big FA Cup game today, is it Northampton and Kettering? 46 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,480 Northampton and Kettering, and Kettering won, which is a big shock, 47 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,120 so there'll be a lot of intoxicated people from that. 48 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,040 It's still early doors, it's only half nine, 49 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,240 but I'd imagine there's going to be a lot of fights 50 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:28,840 and a lot of drink drivers tonight. 51 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:43,000 It's now the early hours, and at this town centre nightspot, 52 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:48,280 the evening has passed largely without incident, until now. 53 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,400 {\an1}GLASS SMASHING 54 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,440 A man on the street has launched his boot into the frontage. 55 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,840 As a group of shocked revellers gather to watch, 56 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:00,640 he does it again, and again, 57 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,000 until all four windows had been shattered. 58 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,840 Moments later, he's wrestled to the ground by the bar's bouncer. 59 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:17,000 On the outskirts of town, dog handler Sean 60 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,920 is the closest interceptor to the action. 61 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:24,000 Yeah, I can go down there. What'll need doing with him? 62 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,000 What do you mean, he's got to be detained? 63 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:27,520 {\an1}DOG BARKS 64 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:31,360 As always, Sean has German shepherd Peggy in the boot. 65 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,760 Copied, it's at the top end, by Radio Northampton. 66 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,360 But the boozed-up chaos of a busy nightlife area 67 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,320 isn't a safe space for a police dog. 68 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,600 Delta-Bravo-ten-six, we're not very popular with 69 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,360 quite a few of them. 70 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,000 So Sean must step into this uncertain 71 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,320 and potentially hostile situation alone. 72 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,360 I'm sure you've probably seen. Hello! 73 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:55,600 How are you? All right? 74 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,840 Every one of our windows, they've been smashed. 75 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,680 - He's done that, has he? - Yeah, he's done it. 76 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:01,400 So we've got him detained on the floor. 77 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,200 - I'll come back. - Thank you very much. 78 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,160 We're going to need transport, he's smashed all the windows at the pub. 79 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,080 It turns out the bloke who kicked the window 80 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:16,040 was a disgruntled drinker who'd been ejected and refused re-entry. 81 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:17,920 Just make sure someone watches my van. 82 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,840 He's still on the pavement, under the watchful eye of the bouncer. 83 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,880 - Hey, buddy, you all right? - Can we leave him now? 84 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,800 One second, yeah. Put your hands in front of you. 85 00:04:28,840 --> 00:04:31,280 Put your hands in front of you, stack them like that. 86 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,160 Put your hands in front of you. 87 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,120 - What am I arrested for? - Criminal damage. 88 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:36,600 You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence 89 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:37,680 if you don't mention when questioned 90 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,080 something you later rely on in court. 91 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:40,720 Anything you do say may be given in evidence. 92 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:44,160 The bloke is using all his strength to resist the cuffs. 93 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,280 You gonna be an idiot? You gonna be an idiot? 94 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,640 OK, you go on your front, then. Can you go on your front, then? Yep? 95 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,800 Fortunately, the bouncer is on team interceptor. 96 00:04:58,840 --> 00:05:00,840 Put your other hand behind your back. 97 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:06,840 - Other hand behind your back. - Argh! Argh! 98 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,600 And with the help of a second member of the door staff team, 99 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,360 the window kicker is finally in cuffs. 100 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:17,920 Zero-two-five, I don't know if you saw that, 101 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,320 male's resisting, I've got help from the door staff. 102 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:21,600 I'll take the pressure off you - 103 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:23,840 - you've just got to start staying still. - I'm not moving! 104 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:25,920 - You're bouncing up and down. Just relax. - I'm not! 105 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,520 The prime suspect may be secured, 106 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:32,480 but this whole scenario is rapidly becoming a powder keg... 107 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:37,320 Guys! Police Interceptors, yes! 108 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,320 ..especially for a cop on his own. 109 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,880 - BLEEP - the feds. - Did you hear that? 110 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:45,280 {\an1}PEOPLE SHOUTING 111 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:47,920 Sean needs extra muscle ASAP. 112 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,880 {\an1}- SIREN WAILS - Come on, Volvo. 113 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,320 This pair will do nicely. 114 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:57,360 He's struggling trying to control one of them by himself. 115 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,960 Door staff are having to run over to help him. 116 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,680 - So we're just gonna give him assistance. - Left, left. 117 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:08,640 Before becoming a cop, man mountain Tony was in the army. 118 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:12,800 These days, his passions are rugby, red meat and lifting weights, 119 00:06:12,840 --> 00:06:16,480 which is also known as the tough guy holy trinity. 120 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:18,320 Through there, through this gap here. 121 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:25,640 His partner tonight, Nathan, also knows his way around the gym. 122 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,640 These two should be able to keep a lid on any simmering tensions. 123 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:35,240 - Just watch your back. - Yeah. 124 00:06:35,280 --> 00:06:36,560 Just make sure we've got 360. 125 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,320 Hello! You ain't got to do that, bro. 126 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,120 What you doing, you little weirdo? 127 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:46,120 There's now more than 50 people spilling out on the streets. 128 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,880 We're not going to talk to you. We don't need to talk to you, OK? 129 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,120 So off you go. Off you go. 130 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:54,560 {\an1}PEOPLE SHOUTING 131 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,400 Keeping the mob calm and the suspect secured 132 00:06:57,440 --> 00:06:59,800 is like walking a slippery tightrope. 133 00:06:59,840 --> 00:07:02,280 All they're doing is rolling you onto your side, 134 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,320 so you don't need to move. 135 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,480 - My left hand. - We'll move... 136 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,400 Right, I will move over. Argh! 137 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:11,600 Because the man resisted when he was being cuffed, 138 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:13,320 he says his arm hurts. 139 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,160 - Argh! - He's resisted. 140 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:19,360 But his shouting seems to light a fuse with the crowd. 141 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,240 With camera phones in their faces, 142 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,480 the police do their best to keep the onlookers contained. 143 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,480 But tensions soon reach boiling point. 144 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,920 In the melee, a woman swings her leg 145 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,080 at one of the interceptors. 146 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:40,320 Big mistake. 147 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,920 AV2, you need to come down Abington Street, you need to do it now. 148 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:46,880 {\an1}WOMAN SCREAMS 149 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:50,720 As the police attempt to restrain her, 150 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:52,520 friends rush to her defence... 151 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,400 ..and another woman has to be pulled off. 152 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:58,680 Their one job now, 153 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:02,200 to stop things spiralling completely out of control. 154 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,960 Get off of me. You're assaulting me! 155 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:20,800 {\an1}GLASS SMASHING 156 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:22,160 In Northampton, 157 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:24,600 dog handler Sean raced to the town centre 158 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:28,840 to detain a man who'd been kicking in windows at a popular bar. 159 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:32,800 But when a crowd of partygoers turned on the cops, 160 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:35,920 and one woman swung a leg at one of the interceptors, 161 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:37,960 things erupted into chaos. 162 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,640 Get off of me, you're assaulting me, you're assaulting me! 163 00:08:41,680 --> 00:08:43,920 - Right, you need to relax. - Get off of me! 164 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,280 No, you need to relax. She's under arrest. 165 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:49,520 Lashing out at a police officer 166 00:08:49,560 --> 00:08:52,920 is one of the quickest ways to get yourself nicked. 167 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,720 - What have I done?! - You assaulted a police officer. 168 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:58,840 - How did I assault a police officer?! - You kicked a police officer. 169 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:03,720 {\an1}SHOUTING AND SCREAMING 170 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,320 {\an1}SIRENS WAIL 171 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:15,680 Fifteen minutes after Sean first rocked up, the riot van has arrived. 172 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,400 - I'm walking, I'm walking. - Yeah, you are, you are. 173 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,000 But now, it's a taxi for two. 174 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:27,040 And with that, it's finally time to hit the road. 175 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,800 Whoop, whoop, that's the sound of the...! 176 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:33,240 There was quite a few there, 177 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:36,080 more than I anticipated when they gave the original call out, 178 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:39,560 and the crowd was quite hostile straightaway. 179 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:43,760 The language towards the police car on our arrival didn't bode well, 180 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:45,080 and obviously, I'm on my own, 181 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,280 can't get the dog out just at that, for a group. 182 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,040 I didn't see the chap who was on the floor, 183 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:50,320 because of the crowd, 184 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:52,080 then the bouncers have come over 185 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,360 and explained that they've smashed all the windows on the pub. 186 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:57,960 So I've tried to arrest him for the criminal damage, 187 00:09:58,000 --> 00:09:59,440 at which point, he's just kicked off 188 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:01,640 and tried to throw the bouncer off and try and get up. 189 00:10:01,680 --> 00:10:04,520 So ended up in a bit of a melee trying to get him in handcuffs, 190 00:10:04,560 --> 00:10:06,560 and then I had to just wait for everybody else. 191 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:09,480 But it was one of those situations where you've got people behind you, 192 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:11,040 and I can hear glass breaking, 193 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,240 and it's not a nice place to be when you're on your own, 194 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:14,480 and the dog's not out the car. 195 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:19,080 Tony predicted a busy night, and he was bang on the money. 196 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,640 And it's not good news from the nick. 197 00:10:25,680 --> 00:10:29,080 Just been told the Northampton custody suite is full, 198 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:31,680 they can't accept any more prisoners. 199 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:34,160 Therefore, the two prisoners we've got, 200 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:37,480 we've now got to go to Kettering. 201 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:40,480 The worrying thing is, 202 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:43,360 there's still another two to three hours left of their drinking time, 203 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:45,680 which means it's only going to get worse. 204 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:49,040 There's now no space in custody, no officers on the street. 205 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:53,120 Drunken behaviour and alcohol-related incidents 206 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,480 put a massive strain on police resources. 207 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:59,320 In England and Wales, almost 40% of violent crime cases 208 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,560 are thought to be fuelled by booze. 209 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:03,920 There's no point in acting bigger - just sit down. 210 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,040 - I'll sit down. - There you go. 211 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,880 At custody, the man has finally stopped lashing out, 212 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,400 giving Tony a glimpse of his ankle jewellery. 213 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:13,840 What's the tag for? 214 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,520 It's unlikely his probation officer 215 00:11:18,560 --> 00:11:20,760 will be thrilled to hear about tonight's antics. 216 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,520 But for the interceptors this evening, a rapid response 217 00:11:25,560 --> 00:11:28,720 helped defuse a highly combustible situation. 218 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,280 When Sean shouts for help, 219 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:34,720 because we work so closely with ARVs and the dogs, 220 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:36,200 there's not many of us. 221 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,760 So when one of us shouts for help, no matter where we are, 222 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:40,400 the rest of us will drop what we're doing 223 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,920 and try and make it as quick as we can to help them. 224 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:46,120 We're tight. We're a very tight-knit team, and we work as a family. 225 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,040 Dispersed most of the crowd, and, as it stands, 226 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:49,160 we've got two in custody, 227 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:51,600 and hopefully, that's done for the rest of the night. 228 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,360 After the night at Kettering nick, 229 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:57,040 the woman was released without charge. 230 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,840 However, window smasher was interviewed in relation 231 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:04,040 to the suspected criminal damage and later pleaded guilty in court. 232 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:07,720 He was ordered to pay nearly £200 in fines and costs. 233 00:12:12,680 --> 00:12:16,880 {\an1}SIRENS WAIL 234 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:20,720 One white male driver, no other occupants. 235 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:22,920 A high-speed pursuit... 236 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:25,360 Through the red ATS. 237 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:27,080 ..is like a heavyweight fight. 238 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:29,800 He's going round the roundabout, it's a reciprocal. 239 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,200 Your opponent can duck and dive... 240 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:34,040 {\an1}- SMASHING - You all right? - Yep. 241 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:37,640 ..and even land the occasional left hook. 242 00:12:37,680 --> 00:12:40,440 I believe it's made contact with another vehicle. 243 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:43,680 But the toughest part of any contest... 244 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,160 Confirm, you want an abort, abort. 245 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,640 ..is knowing when to throw in the towel. 246 00:12:48,680 --> 00:12:51,520 Yeah, vehicle's continuing towards Kettering. 247 00:12:51,560 --> 00:12:53,080 I have aborted. 248 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:58,760 If, for whatever reason, we've had a vehicle fail to stop 249 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:01,920 and we haven't been able to get a tactic in place, 250 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:03,840 it's really frustrating. 251 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:08,040 The upside is, if we're able to still locate the car afterwards, 252 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:10,560 there's so much evidence within that car, 253 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:13,160 and also, it's just a little tick in the box for us. 254 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:17,160 Because if it's a stolen car, then it's no longer stolen, 255 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:18,800 we've recovered that car. 256 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:22,960 If it's just a no-docs vehicle, you've taken that car off the road, 257 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:26,280 it's one less uninsured driver on the road, who may have had a crash. 258 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:30,760 So there are actually a load of benefits to getting that car, 259 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:34,280 even if you don't get the driver, so you haven't really lost anything. 260 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,640 {\an1}SIREN WAILS 261 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:49,240 Right, go wait up, you know, by the school down here? 262 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:50,840 Oh, yeah, there? 263 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:52,760 It's Thursday evening, 264 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:55,520 and Chris and Callum have been sent on a mission. 265 00:13:55,560 --> 00:13:57,320 We're waiting for a vehicle 266 00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:01,120 with some very loose drugs intel on the drive past. 267 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:03,760 So we're just going park up and see if we can see who's in it 268 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,600 and just see how it reacts, basically. 269 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:08,800 The suspect motor, a Ford Kuga, 270 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,920 pinged a local ANPR camera a few minutes ago. 271 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:14,480 That's a Kuga, I think. 272 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:16,600 I think that's a woman driving it, though, 273 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:18,280 but it is a black Kuga. 274 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,520 - That is gonna be the car. - Yeah, that is it. 275 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:24,720 The boys are in the marked car, so the Kuga surely clocked them. 276 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,480 - I didn't notice them paying us much attention, though. - No. 277 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:31,680 Is he...? He's committing, isn't he, onto the...? Oh, hello. 278 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:34,040 {\an1}ENGINE REVVING 279 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:37,600 Now a sharp burst of acceleration from that Beamer up ahead 280 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,040 has tweaked Chris's copper's nose. 281 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:43,400 - Sorry, I'm more interested in this now. - I know. 282 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:46,080 It sounds like the Kuga will have to wait. 283 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:49,520 - I don't know why he was accelerating so hard when we're behind him. - No. 284 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:52,000 Let me try this one. 285 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:55,000 Callum runs the Beamer's particulars. 286 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:58,200 "Road traffic offences in Derbyshire in October." 287 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,680 This bloke's definitely worth a sniff. 288 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:04,120 Oh, that's interesting. 289 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:08,480 The driver is taking two successive left turns, not a crime in itself, 290 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:11,080 but it's definitely raising flags. 291 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:13,080 - Just doing a strange old route. - Yeah. 292 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,240 For someone from Market Harborough as well. 293 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:20,360 Advanced driver Chris says the best advice he's ever received 294 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:23,960 on the force is that "two lefts don't make a right". 295 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:27,640 Shall we light them up? 296 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:31,640 So he shows him the blues, and the fella complies. 297 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:34,440 You really stopping there? 298 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:37,120 But the boys smell a rat. 299 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:41,200 I think he might go, mate, if you get out. 300 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:42,720 Yeah, his foot's on the brake. 301 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:47,240 - Callum decides to test him. - Yeah, yeah, get in. 302 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:50,360 Go. 303 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,280 One-one, got a vehicle failing to stop, Bewick Road, Northampton. 304 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:59,360 The sporty 3 Series has shot off like a rocket, 305 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:05,880 but the boys are in a Beamer too, a 340i packing 369 horses. 306 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:07,560 Can I give you the reg, please? 307 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:11,280 But there's not good news from control. 308 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:17,760 We're Lumbertubs Way, north. What does Fin want to do? 309 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:21,920 The situation has been deemed unsafe for the boys to pursue, 310 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,600 so they've got little choice but to abort. 311 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:28,040 Knew he was gonna go. 312 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:31,040 One-one, he was doing excess speed when we got behind him. 313 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,880 He was doing well in excess at 100 miles an hour up Lumbertubs, 314 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,440 he's just gone on into the distance now, Lumbertubs north. 315 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:39,920 But they haven't lost sight of him completely. 316 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:42,640 We can see in the distance he's going into the east district. 317 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:46,160 - His hazard's on, he's stopped. - He's got his hazards on. 318 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,120 So what's he playing at? 319 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:50,840 Can we have a dog towards us? 320 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,680 He's gone in towards Thorplands. Can the dog just head towards anyway? 321 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:55,880 I know we can't pursue it, but he's gone into an estate. 322 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:57,200 He's probably going to decamp. 323 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,720 But just as quickly as he reappeared, 324 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:01,520 the suspect vanishes once more. 325 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:06,000 - Left or straight? - Keep going, pal. Keep going, pal. 326 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:09,080 The boys crisscross the area for the next ten minutes. 327 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,840 I reckon that left, mate, when we came in. 328 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:17,360 Cos I reckon they came in left, decamp. 329 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:18,400 We'll go and have a look. 330 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,800 They soon receive intel that the suspect Beamer 331 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:26,280 has been ditched in another housing estate nearby. 332 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:29,160 For the offence of failing to stop for police, 333 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:31,800 we can, if we locate the vehicle, even if no-one is with it, 334 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,680 we've got a power of seizure to seize the vehicle. 335 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:38,680 So if we find it, we'll certainly be having it away. 336 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,960 When they arrive on the scene, the dog handler is already there, 337 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,520 and he's had a good look around the motor. 338 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:47,600 There's scratches all the way round it, bonnet, sides. 339 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:50,520 - Oh, dear. - The tyres are knackered. 340 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:54,240 Oh, my God, look at that. Look at the state of the alloy. 341 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,720 This poor old 3 Series has certainly been through the wars. 342 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,040 - Ah, he's got the seat reclined in... - Yeah. 343 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,960 "..insert your own word for it here" mode. 344 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:04,600 {\an1}- Yeah. - CHUCKLING 345 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,960 You can see all the cannabis dust and crap in the seats. 346 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:11,240 The car is registered to a private business in Leicestershire, 347 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,640 and once police have tracked down the owner, 348 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:16,480 they'll have a few questions to answer about who was 349 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,880 behind the wheel this evening. 350 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,400 And they'll need to fork out a few hundred quid 351 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,840 if they want it released from the pound. 352 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,760 It's a shame we haven't got somebody out of it and someone in custody, 353 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,600 but we've got to take a win where there's a win, 354 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:31,920 and we've taken the vehicle off him. 355 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:35,200 So he'd have to pay the fees to get it back, he or she. 356 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:38,120 They're going to have to also give us 357 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,920 a line of inquiry to see who's been driving it tonight, 358 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,600 identify who's decided not to stop for us and have driven like a wally. 359 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:48,520 Tonight's a good result, really, overall. 360 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,280 We'll take that as one-nil to us tonight. 361 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:56,760 Despite thorough investigation, it couldn't be established 362 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:58,760 who was behind the wheel during the pursuit. 363 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:03,160 With no definitive evidence identifying the driver, 364 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,040 the case was eventually filed. 365 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:09,320 Coming up... 366 00:19:09,360 --> 00:19:11,600 Harrison takes one for the team. 367 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,560 Yeah, vehicle is trying to ram its way out at the minute. Stand by. 368 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:15,880 And later... 369 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:17,640 {\an1}- Reverse ram. - TYRES SCREECH 370 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:19,920 Reverse ram. Vehicle's been rammed. 371 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,040 ..so do Chris and Callum. 372 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:25,560 - Show me your hands now! - Get out! 373 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:28,000 Get out now! 374 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:43,760 It's ramming us, it's ramming us. 375 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:46,840 A suspect doesn't need a gun or a knife 376 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:48,480 to be armed and dangerous. 377 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:52,360 It's rammed our vehicle. 378 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,600 Because in the wrong hands, 379 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:58,360 a two-tonne motor can be a deadly weapon. 380 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,840 We're being rammed, we're being rammed. 381 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,200 It's always in the back of your mind 382 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:08,360 that you have to deal with people trying to ram you. 383 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:12,560 Sometimes, they'll put it into reverse and try reverse ramming us. 384 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:16,120 Other times, they'll try knocking us off the road 385 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:18,760 as we're trying to do tactics, to resolve the pursuit. 386 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:21,400 Inherently, it is quite dangerous, 387 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:25,320 and sometimes it results in a car being off the road for a few weeks. 388 00:20:25,360 --> 00:20:27,320 The main thing, as long as I get to go home 389 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:29,320 at the end of the day, I'm happy. 390 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:46,200 {\an1}SIREN WAILS 391 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:47,960 It's dinner time on a Thursday... 392 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,160 Copy, mate. I'll come round to you. 393 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:53,800 ..and Harrison is hungry for his next job... 394 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:56,680 'Confirm that vehicle's in the drive-through.' 395 00:20:56,720 --> 00:21:00,240 ..because tonight, the interceptors have unfinished business. 396 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:04,720 We had a vehicle yesterday that Leicestershire passed us, 397 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:09,040 saying it's a cloned Santa Fe bearing Irish plates. 398 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:10,200 Went after it last night, 399 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,360 and it disappeared into a sort of rural area 400 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,840 near Desborough, on the border. 401 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:18,720 We're going to go after it - we've got a few cars heading after it. 402 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:22,040 Interceptor Bertie is currently parked up 403 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:23,720 at a drive-through McDonald's, 404 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:26,800 where the suspect is buying his dinner. 405 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:29,800 It's a big old unit of a car, so we want to get as many cars near it 406 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:33,520 as possible and hopefully get some tactics on it authorised too. 407 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:37,000 Get it stopped, ideally, before it leaves the drive-through area. 408 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:39,080 When it comes to getting takeaways, 409 00:21:39,120 --> 00:21:42,920 Harrison's got more of a taste for Chinese than Maccy D's. 410 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:47,720 He'll take a big duck over a Big Mac any day of the week. 411 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:49,560 He's in the McDonald's drive-through, 412 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:51,760 that side of the road at the minute, so... 413 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,280 But if there's a wrong 'un at the Golden Arches, 414 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:56,320 he'll happily pay them a visit. 415 00:21:56,360 --> 00:21:59,920 Should be in there, he's at the last window at the minute. 416 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,720 Harrison must cross the carriageway sharpish 417 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:05,520 to give Bertie the back-up he needs. 418 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:09,640 Obviously, there is a risk if it's on cloned plates 419 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:10,920 that it may fail to stop, 420 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:16,080 so we'll see if we can get it whilst it's in the car park. 421 00:22:16,120 --> 00:22:17,880 Fortunately for the interceptors, 422 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:22,000 tonight's fast food isn't living up to its name. 423 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:26,520 Still at the last window, it's got three occupants. 424 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:28,440 But with three people in the car, 425 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:31,240 Harrison has certainly got his plate full. 426 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:34,160 Do you want me to sit in the car park, Bert? 427 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:38,200 He's in the unmarked, so finds a quiet place to keep watch. 428 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:40,480 {\an1}- RADIO BEEPS - What do you reckon, Bertie? 429 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,680 Try and get it to stopped before it leaves the car park? 430 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:45,920 'I don't know, it's difficult, isn't it? 431 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:51,000 'I suppose I could come in head-on if you pull up behind it.' 432 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:54,760 But before they can fully formulate a plan... 433 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:57,600 - It's just coming out now. - ..dinner is served. 434 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,080 In fact, it may be reverse parking. 435 00:23:00,120 --> 00:23:03,760 It's reverse parking into a space. 436 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:08,760 With Mr Hyundai parked up, Harrison can easily make him 437 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:10,640 the filling in a sandwich. 438 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:12,840 But this fella is no McChicken. 439 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,040 {\an1}CRASHING 440 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:19,640 Yeah, vehicle's trying to ram its way out at the minute. Stand by. 441 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:26,040 One running, parallel to the A14. 442 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:29,760 Having shunted Harrison's Volvo, the driver scarpered. 443 00:23:31,360 --> 00:23:32,800 He's across the A14. 444 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,400 Can you get a dog to us, please? 445 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:41,360 And he's risked his life by legging it across the busy dual carriageway. 446 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,760 He's running across westbound at the minute. 447 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:47,160 IC1 male, grey tracksuit. 448 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:51,200 He's through a hedge at the minute. 449 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:53,960 I can't get across because there's traffic. 450 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:57,160 Back at the scene, Bertie has the Hyundai's two passengers in cuffs. 451 00:24:03,360 --> 00:24:05,400 So Harrison must focus on the driver. 452 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:07,040 'Six-four, welfare?' 453 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:09,080 Yeah, I can't get across the road at the minute. 454 00:24:09,120 --> 00:24:11,440 He's darted through a hedge. I can see where he's gone. 455 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:14,280 As soon as there's a safe break in traffic... 456 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:18,160 ..he's out the blocks. 457 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,840 OK, I'm into the fields as well with him. 458 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:28,640 But has the daredevil runner had too much of a head start? 459 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:30,160 Is that drone going up, sorry? 460 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:32,760 If the suspect is lurking in the field, 461 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:34,800 a drone's thermal imaging camera 462 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:37,520 could light him up like a Christmas tree. 463 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:39,040 {\an1}DRONE BUZZES 464 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:40,520 'Home point updated.' 465 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,040 You can see from the drone, this is where he's come over, 466 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:46,640 where my torch is. 467 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:51,080 There's no sign of the runner yet, but more resources are en route. 468 00:24:51,120 --> 00:24:53,200 Hopefully, the dog can track him - 469 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,920 this is where we keep him in this area somewhere. 470 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:59,880 The dog unit is 15 minutes away, but with each second that passes, 471 00:24:59,920 --> 00:25:03,000 the suspect slips further from their grasp. 472 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:12,960 With a roadblock in place, they decide to tap their final resource. 473 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:21,080 I ain't going to lose my life over chasing him across the carriageway, 474 00:25:21,120 --> 00:25:23,920 so we've got a helicopter on the way, 475 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,440 and we've got a dog on the way, hence why I've just stopped here. 476 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,320 Hopefully, the dog can pick up a track. 477 00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:31,600 First on the scene, though, is the chopper. 478 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:43,040 And now dog handler Brad's arrived with German shepherd Piper. 479 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:46,760 Anything past that trough or down the right-hand side not been done. 480 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:48,640 He came flying over this way. 481 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:50,400 {\an1}- DOG BARKS - You was the one behind him? 482 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:51,520 Yeah, yeah. 483 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:53,160 It's now nearly half an hour 484 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:56,040 since the runner disappeared into the field. 485 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,040 The only thing I can think is 486 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,800 - if he's gone diving down the right. - Yeah. 487 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:05,120 But neither Piper's nose nor the two eyes in the sky 488 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:07,840 have managed to figure out which way he went. 489 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:19,680 Very frustrating. 490 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,520 Despite throwing multiple resources at the search... 491 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:23,960 Thank you, mate. 492 00:26:25,120 --> 00:26:28,360 ..on this occasion, the interceptors will have to settle 493 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:30,760 for an evening of mixed results. 494 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:32,400 It's still driveable, 495 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:35,040 the grill's fine, there's no damage to the lights. 496 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:37,920 At the end of the day, the car's there to do the job. 497 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:40,240 Essentially, we've stopped him failing to stop, 498 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:42,960 and clearly, in hindsight, he'd have took chase 499 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:45,040 and probably been dangerous. 500 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:47,800 If he's willing to ram police vehicles at that stage, 501 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:49,520 God knows what he'd do in an actual chase 502 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,240 with members of public on the road. 503 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:53,920 Hopefully, forensics on the vehicle will show who's driving. 504 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:55,120 So, fingers crossed. 505 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:00,640 Ramming a cop car is an act of sheer desperation, 506 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:04,120 and an interceptor never knows when a cornered criminal 507 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:06,560 might suddenly decide to lash out. 508 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,080 It's late on a Monday. 509 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,280 Chris and Callum reckon the Range Rover 510 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:31,160 they've just got behind could have dodgy plates. 511 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:37,160 They're in the marked car, 512 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,320 so decide to tail it and see if the driver reacts. 513 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:49,160 Not only is the manner of driving a bit suss, 514 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,600 but there's something else about this scenario 515 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:53,080 that's ringing alarm bells. 516 00:27:56,400 --> 00:28:00,880 The Ford's pick-up plates also bear the hallmarks of a possible clone. 517 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:11,800 Having decided to follow the pick-up, 518 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:13,920 they sit back and hatch a plan. 519 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:17,680 We are an advanced TPAC driver in a suitable vehicle. 520 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:21,080 Vehicle is currently not failing to stop at the moment. 521 00:28:21,120 --> 00:28:23,320 My thoughts are with the lack of TPAC at the moment, 522 00:28:23,360 --> 00:28:24,880 for a boxing resolution. 523 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:29,560 We do a sting, a pre-emptive sting, and hand over to NPAS to take over. 524 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:33,880 The Ford pick-up weighs in at nearly two-and-a-half tonnes 525 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:36,280 and packs a heavyweight punch. 526 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:39,600 So the interceptors want to sting it to avoid a pursuit. 527 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:42,400 There's multiple occupants inside, unknown occupants, 528 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:43,800 unknown if they're armed. 529 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:47,200 But the nearest stinger unit is ten minutes away. 530 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:49,560 They're thinking about where to go, aren't they? 531 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:53,920 And now the boys are presented with a different challenge. 532 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:57,480 We're left, left now, we're into a McDonald's. 533 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:01,680 The driver has made a beeline for McDonald's, 534 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:06,760 so the interceptors fall in behind and hope he doesn't get spooked. 535 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:10,480 One-one, interestingly, he's now ordering food at the drive-through. 536 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:12,000 Dog handler Lucy is en route. 537 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:14,160 The new plan is to box him in 538 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,800 before he's even had a slurp on his milkshake. 539 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:22,800 One-one, what is the ETA for our next unit to this McDonald's? 540 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:26,720 The boys don't even order, so their intentions are now crystal clear. 541 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:30,680 They definitely know we're following them now. 542 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:34,280 Fortunately, Lucy is just a matter of seconds away. 543 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:36,160 Moving off from the drive-through now. 544 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:37,600 Coming out of the drive-through. 545 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:40,360 Pre-emptive reinforce stop, I think, 546 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:43,320 if you're happy with that, given the low speeds? 547 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:47,480 Although the pick-up is parked, he looks like he's kept his engine on. 548 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:50,960 He's in front of you. If you go on the long, we'll take the short. 549 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:52,520 Strike, strike, strike. 550 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:54,200 The interceptors pounce. 551 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:57,520 Reverse ram, reverse ram! 552 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:01,120 Reverse ram, vehicle has been rammed! 553 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:06,960 {\an1}TYRES SCREECH 554 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:08,800 {\an1}CRASHING 555 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:12,640 Stay where you are! 556 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:19,360 After being rammed, Chris leaps out to confront the driver, 557 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:23,960 and because the lad continues pounding into both cop cars, 558 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:28,400 Chris takes a hammer to the window to get him out. 559 00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:31,840 Amid the chaos, a rear passenger escapes on foot. 560 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,560 - Show me your hands now! - Get out! 561 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:40,760 - Get out now! Get out! - All right, what do you want? 562 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:43,040 Get out now! 563 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:46,160 The threat of 50,000 volts works a charm. 564 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:47,320 On the floor! 565 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:51,040 You're under arrest on suspicion of criminal damage. 566 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:52,720 You don't have to say anything but it may harm your defence 567 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:54,080 if you do not mention when questioned 568 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:55,440 something you later rely on in court. 569 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:57,400 Anything you do say may be given in evidence. 570 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:01,920 - To the floor, to the floor now! - All right, one sec. 571 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:05,560 As well as the driver, a passenger has also been cuffed. 572 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:08,400 You're under arrest on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle. 573 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:10,680 You're also under arrest for failing to stop. 574 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:15,440 - Failing to stop? - Yes, mate, when we put the blue lights on, 575 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:18,640 and you try and drive off, that's failing to stop, isn't it? 576 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:22,240 That's three serious offences in as many minutes, 577 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:25,440 but Callum has saved the worst for last. 578 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:27,840 You forgot to pick up your McSpicy as well. 579 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:29,440 They asked you to park in bay one. 580 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:31,840 They should throw away the key for that one. 581 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:33,520 What's your current age? 582 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:36,720 Sixteen? 583 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:39,120 You are further under arrest for driving without a licence 584 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:41,560 and driving with no insurance, if you are 16, OK? 585 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:43,960 This young chap's got some serious questions to answer 586 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:45,720 back at the nick. 587 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:49,320 The cloned Hyundai that rammed Harrison earlier 588 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:51,640 was never claimed and was later crushed. 589 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,720 The passengers were released without charge, and for now, 590 00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:58,040 the man who ran remains at large. 591 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:03,760 So too does the lad who ran from the pick-up. 592 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:05,680 However, the underage driver of the pick-up 593 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:07,480 got done for criminal damage, 594 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:10,840 driving without a licence and without insurance. 595 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:15,320 He got six points on his record, a £250 fine, 596 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:17,840 and a nine-month rehabilitation order. 597 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:19,880 Both him and his passenger 598 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:23,640 remain under investigation for the theft of the vehicle. 599 00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:34,600 It's Friday evening, 600 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:38,600 and rolling out for the start of her night shift is dog handler Lucy. 601 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:43,680 We're just going for a vehicle that hit a ANPR camera on the A14, 602 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:47,680 and there's another officer behind it, driving a bit erratically, 603 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:51,280 so we're just all tipping out, see if we can get it stopped safely. 604 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:52,920 {\an1}SIREN WAILS 605 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:56,080 The car has previously failed to stop for the cops, 606 00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:58,800 plus it's got a marker for document offences. 607 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:09,240 Lucy is still two miles from the action. 608 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:21,640 Plus, on the A14, interceptor Max has just caught up. 609 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:28,040 In the marked car ahead of him, 610 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:31,520 Harrison Beverley is waiting for a moment to pounce. 611 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:40,240 Now Max is here, Harrison flicks on the blues. 612 00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:53,520 As they approach the lay-by, it looks like it's job done. 613 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:02,440 But the bloke has bolted before, 614 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:04,720 so Max heads him off just to be safe. 615 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:11,320 Moments later, Lucy's on the scene. 616 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:14,720 Her partner this evening is cocker spaniel 617 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:17,160 and expert drug sniffer, Socks. 618 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:19,200 Just go and see if they want it searching. 619 00:34:19,240 --> 00:34:21,120 {\an1}DOG WHINES 620 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:23,560 The driver has admitted to being disqualified, 621 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:25,960 so is already in cuffs, 622 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,760 and the marker on his car is murky to say the least. 623 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:33,160 Hm... Counterfeit foreign documents. It's not really drugs, is it? 624 00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:37,560 But probably worth searching it by hand, rather than the dog. 625 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:40,720 Sounds like the nose they'll be relying on tonight 626 00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:43,160 will be the coppers' rather than the canine. 627 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:45,920 If we find anything drug-related, I'll put the dog in, 628 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:48,040 but the marker doesn't say anything about drugs. 629 00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:50,720 Lucy goes in first... 630 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:56,680 - Baseball bat. - ..and pulls out some sporting goods. 631 00:34:56,720 --> 00:34:59,880 There's a baseball bat down the side of the passenger seat. 632 00:34:59,920 --> 00:35:03,560 He won't be hitting any home runs with it stuffed down there. 633 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:07,560 - There's flakes of cannabis. - It's everywhere, isn't it? 634 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:11,560 There's quite a lot in the back as well, like, flakes of it. 635 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:15,240 A few cannabis crumbs isn't exactly a big score. 636 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:18,560 - Lucy? - What you got? 637 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:21,400 But has Joe just knocked it out the park? 638 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:23,040 Oh, nice. 639 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:28,560 What's that? One bag containing one, two, three, four, 640 00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:32,360 - five, six, around six individual bags. - OK. 641 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:34,560 - Shall we put the dog through, then? - Yeah. 642 00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:35,840 Yeah, take that out. 643 00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:39,600 Joe's just found some class A, so I'm gonna put Socks through. 644 00:35:39,640 --> 00:35:42,840 He's no sniffer dog, but he's no ordinary Joe either. 645 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:48,080 So far, we've found roughly six individual deal bags 646 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:50,400 of a white powder, possibly cocaine. 647 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,920 So Lucy's gonna get the drugs dog out, 648 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:55,480 run the dog over the car, see what else we can find. 649 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,800 Seek, find. 650 00:35:57,840 --> 00:36:01,880 If there's more drugs in the car, Socks will soon sniff them out. 651 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:02,960 Seek, find. 652 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:06,480 Meanwhile, interceptor Sandra 653 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:09,280 is after something even more unsavoury... 654 00:36:09,320 --> 00:36:10,880 So, stick your tongue out for me. 655 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:13,680 ..a sample of saliva from the driver. 656 00:36:13,720 --> 00:36:15,920 So, this test is gonna take eight minutes. 657 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:18,840 I'll update my colleague while he's travelling to custody 658 00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:20,920 if it comes up as positive, all right? 659 00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:22,520 Back at the car... 660 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:25,120 - You happy? - I think so. 661 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:28,960 ..Socks has had his nose over every inch of the interior. 662 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,480 The other officer has obviously found the six wraps 663 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:33,840 of what we think is probably cocaine. 664 00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:36,200 Socks hasn't found anything in addition to that yet, 665 00:36:36,240 --> 00:36:38,640 and the driver is obviously disqualified as well, 666 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:40,000 so it's a good stop in the end. 667 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:43,880 There's no more dodgy parcels here, so Lucy calls it. 668 00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:46,480 Yeah, I think that's it, mate, to be honest. 669 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:50,240 But eight minutes have now passed since the drug wipe, 670 00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:52,160 which means the results are in. 671 00:36:52,200 --> 00:36:54,200 He was swerving when he was driving 672 00:36:54,240 --> 00:36:57,880 and speeding up from 100 to 60 and 50, and back up to 100. 673 00:36:57,920 --> 00:36:59,520 We put him on a drugs wipe, 674 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:03,200 and he's tested positive for cannabis and for cocaine, 675 00:37:03,240 --> 00:37:07,200 so we'll go to custody, disqualified and drug driving, probably. 676 00:37:07,240 --> 00:37:09,840 So, yeah, quite happy. 677 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:14,280 The fella wasn't charged with possession of class A, 678 00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:17,080 but he did plead guilty to driving whilst disqualified 679 00:37:17,120 --> 00:37:19,160 and without insurance. 680 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:23,920 He was ordered to pay £200 and was banned from driving for 14 months. 681 00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:28,080 He was also charged with drug driving, 682 00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:30,440 but the case was later dropped at court. 683 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:34,880 Still to come... 684 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:36,440 Your brake light's not working. 685 00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:38,440 ..a roadside MOT... 686 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:41,720 - So, you've got no headlights. - ..that fails to illuminate. 687 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,040 There's quite a lot of issues with this, isn't there? 688 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:01,880 It's lunchtime... 689 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:05,480 NG from one-four for a code two vehicle check. 690 00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:10,000 ..and Joe Wood is having a nibble on a suspicious Vauxhall. 691 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:13,160 This vehicle in front, silver Vauxhall Astra, 692 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:15,200 is in quite a poor state of repair. 693 00:38:15,240 --> 00:38:18,560 I think it's supposed to be silver/grey, 694 00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:20,600 but it's covered in mud. 695 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:23,480 Cops have learned that drivers who don't maintain their cars 696 00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:27,600 often don't maintain their insurance premiums either. 697 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:31,680 I'm pretty sure, as well, that from the Motor Insurance Bureau, 698 00:38:31,720 --> 00:38:36,320 Astras are statistically one of the most uninsured vehicles. 699 00:38:36,360 --> 00:38:40,120 This one has come back on PNC as insured, documents in order. 700 00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:42,240 However, we'll put a stop on it, 701 00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:45,920 see who's driving it and make sure everything's OK. 702 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:55,520 Blues, twos and the copper's finger have the desired effect. 703 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:03,000 - Hi there. How you doing, all right? - Yeah, you? 704 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:04,960 Yeah, not too bad. Just a routine stop 705 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,120 to make sure everything's in order with the vehicle. 706 00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:09,360 What insurance have you got to drive the vehicle? 707 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:13,360 I've run out of data, so I borrowed this off... 708 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:16,760 The bloke says the beaten-up Astra belongs to his boss, 709 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:19,800 who's insured him to drive it for 24 hours. 710 00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:21,600 Joe has his doubts. 711 00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:23,520 Potential insurance issue, 712 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:27,440 they're saying that the keeper put a day policy on it earlier on, 713 00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:29,680 so we'll see if we can get evidence of that. 714 00:39:29,720 --> 00:39:31,160 If not, it'll be coming with us. 715 00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:34,640 It doesn't take long to establish three things... 716 00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:37,360 - Right. - ..Joe's suspicions are bang on... 717 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:39,320 I don't think you've got any insurance for this. 718 00:39:39,360 --> 00:39:42,160 ..this guy's walking home... 719 00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:44,440 One-four, could I organise one-six-five recovery 720 00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:45,840 for no insurance? 721 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:48,240 ..and the Astra's status as one of the country's 722 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:51,080 most uninsured cars remains intact. 723 00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:52,480 If the boss turns up and goes, 724 00:39:52,520 --> 00:39:54,520 "Here's the policy, look, and it's all legit," 725 00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:56,320 - then we can just discount this. - Yeah. 726 00:39:56,360 --> 00:40:00,560 - Enter a new player, stage left. - Who are you, then? Are you the...? 727 00:40:00,600 --> 00:40:03,520 - I'm the registered insurer. - You're the registered keeper? 728 00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:05,760 So, what's the reason for Mica driving the vehicle? 729 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:07,880 - Just borrowing it to go home. - Right, OK. 730 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:11,600 I was getting him on the insurance, I was on the phone to them. 731 00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:17,280 The boss says he was just getting around to sorting the insurance, 732 00:40:17,320 --> 00:40:19,640 but, you know, admin issues. 733 00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:22,320 An excuse which won't cut any ice with Joe. 734 00:40:22,360 --> 00:40:25,880 You'll be reported for driving without insurance, 735 00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:27,680 and you'll be reported for causing 736 00:40:27,720 --> 00:40:30,200 and permitting Mica to drive without insurance. 737 00:40:30,240 --> 00:40:32,800 But it's not all bad news for the boss. 738 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:35,200 - You're insured on this, aren't you? - Yes, yeah, yeah. 739 00:40:35,240 --> 00:40:38,320 Right, OK, so given that you're now here. 740 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:41,080 - Yeah. - I don't need to take this vehicle away any more. 741 00:40:41,120 --> 00:40:44,600 I can let you take it, but you will be getting reported as well, OK? 742 00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:46,680 - Right, yeah. - The pair are free to go. 743 00:40:46,720 --> 00:40:49,320 - Right, cheers, then. - Thank you. 744 00:40:49,360 --> 00:40:54,120 Another statistic in the tale of one of Britain's most uninsured cars. 745 00:40:55,360 --> 00:40:58,640 We said earlier on about the amount of these that are uninsured. 746 00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:00,320 That just came true, didn't it? 747 00:41:12,840 --> 00:41:16,880 And no sooner is Joe back on the dual carriageway... 748 00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:19,680 - Can I get a code two, please? - ..than he gets a second chance 749 00:41:19,720 --> 00:41:23,680 to road test the stats at the Motor Insurance Bureau. 750 00:41:23,720 --> 00:41:27,160 There's an Astra in lane two, looked a bit quick, sitting around 80. 751 00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:29,720 Added to that, there's a light out at the back. 752 00:41:29,760 --> 00:41:33,720 And once Joe overtakes, the front's not much better. 753 00:41:33,760 --> 00:41:36,640 And I can see there's a light out in the front, so just worth a check. 754 00:41:36,680 --> 00:41:40,120 The interceptor lights his "follow me" sign 755 00:41:40,160 --> 00:41:44,080 and leads the Astra off the dual carriageway into a lay-by. 756 00:41:48,360 --> 00:41:49,960 How you doing, all right? 757 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:52,480 The reason I stopped you in the first place was your speed. 758 00:41:52,520 --> 00:41:55,520 I didn't go over 80. 70, 75, I reckon. 759 00:41:55,560 --> 00:41:57,360 I'm not gonna give you a ticket for that. 760 00:41:57,400 --> 00:41:58,960 But the vehicle, then, whose is it? 761 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:01,440 It's my vehicle, I've got insurance certificate and sheet. 762 00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:03,920 - You wanna see it? - Yeah, go for it, if you've got documents. 763 00:42:03,960 --> 00:42:08,360 It looks like this Astra won't bolster the uninsured statistics... 764 00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:14,520 - Perfect. - ..but it is a bit of a wreck. 765 00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:17,040 You've got a nearside light out, and you've got... 766 00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:19,200 your offside brake light's not working. 767 00:42:20,360 --> 00:42:23,600 - So you've got no headlights. - Doesn't get drove at night. 768 00:42:23,640 --> 00:42:25,800 - OK. And is there any main beam? - Yeah. 769 00:42:28,920 --> 00:42:31,360 Just the one side, naturally. 770 00:42:31,400 --> 00:42:34,760 So you've got main beam on that side, but no headlights. Right. 771 00:42:34,800 --> 00:42:36,640 They are getting done today. 772 00:42:36,680 --> 00:42:39,120 I think you are, too. 773 00:42:39,160 --> 00:42:42,360 There's quite a lot of issues with this, isn't there? 774 00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:47,000 It looks like a PG9 job, prohibiting the car from public roads. 775 00:42:47,040 --> 00:42:49,280 The vehicle's gonna have a prohibition put on it, 776 00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:51,600 which means you can't drive the vehicle any more. 777 00:42:51,640 --> 00:42:54,120 But the driver has one bit of luck on his side. 778 00:43:01,640 --> 00:43:02,960 Because it's daytime, 779 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:06,400 he's going to get away without the car being seized. 780 00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:11,360 Yeah, I'll get it all done today. 781 00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:15,160 But when Joe has a closer look, there's exposed metal on the mirror. 782 00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:16,800 You clip a cyclist, 783 00:43:16,840 --> 00:43:19,000 rather than a nice bit of curved plastic hitting them, 784 00:43:19,040 --> 00:43:21,480 - you've got this metal hitting them. - Yeah, I appreciate that. 785 00:43:21,520 --> 00:43:23,560 And under the bonnet... 786 00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:29,560 - There's no strap on that either. - ..the battery's not secure. 787 00:43:29,600 --> 00:43:33,360 You've got a few issues going on here, ain't you? 788 00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:36,120 It's a bag of shit, but it's a workhorse. 789 00:43:36,160 --> 00:43:39,760 Ah, it's a workhorse, which brings another problem. 790 00:43:39,800 --> 00:43:42,440 You're using it in your role as a handyman, 791 00:43:42,480 --> 00:43:45,240 - so for that, you need business insurance. - OK. 792 00:43:45,280 --> 00:43:47,360 Which you haven't got. 793 00:43:47,400 --> 00:43:50,080 - I'm not gonna seize it, cos you have got insurance. - Thank you. 794 00:43:50,120 --> 00:43:51,920 I'm gonna let you continue your journey 795 00:43:51,960 --> 00:43:53,880 and hope that you get all these things fixed. 796 00:43:53,920 --> 00:43:55,120 Yeah, 100%, today. 797 00:43:55,160 --> 00:43:57,920 However, I'm going to report you for the offences, OK? 798 00:43:57,960 --> 00:44:02,240 - That's fine, I appreciate that. - So expect something in the post. 799 00:44:02,280 --> 00:44:04,680 Yeah. So, basically, the vehicle's a bag of shit 800 00:44:04,720 --> 00:44:07,200 and needs to come off the road, mate, that's what we're saying. 801 00:44:07,240 --> 00:44:08,840 - It's your words! - I agree! 802 00:44:10,600 --> 00:44:14,280 The Astra driver stopped earlier was guilty of driving without insurance. 803 00:44:14,320 --> 00:44:19,800 He got six points and fines and charges totalling £258. 804 00:44:21,320 --> 00:44:23,280 The owner, who allowed him to drive, 805 00:44:23,320 --> 00:44:26,560 received six points and fines of more than £800. 806 00:44:29,040 --> 00:44:30,960 The guy who was light on lights 807 00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:34,080 was convicted of driving a car in a dangerous condition 808 00:44:34,120 --> 00:44:36,880 and without valid business insurance. 809 00:44:36,920 --> 00:44:41,680 He also received six points and fines totalling £280. 810 00:44:44,440 --> 00:44:46,440 - Put your seatbelt on! - I am! 811 00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:50,000 Subtitles by accessibility@itv.com