SIREN WAILS
JOHN THOMSON: This is Police Interceptors.
Get on the ground! Police Interceptors? Real-life one?
I'm gonna tell my kids about this.
And you're riding with the pride of Northamptonshire.
THUDDING, TYRES SCREECH
Come on! Ace pursuit drivers...
Contact, contact, contact. NPAS 5-1.
...with air support... Got two out. Stand by.
DOG BARKS ...and a crack dog unit.
If you move, you will get bit.
Argh!
They bring down the bad guys... Police!
I believe you're wanted, mate. Police with a dog! Stand still!
...keep the streets safe...
Put your arms behind your back. Argh!
Get on the floor! ...and battle 24/7...
MOTORBIKE ENGINE REVS
Get down on the floor. ...in the war on crime.
Crash, crash.
On the floor now!
Is what it is, innit? We find 'em, we lock 'em up.
Coming up...
Open this door! Taser!
...a fail to stop from over the border
gets stopped in Northants...
Taser! Taser!
Driver's been tasered.
...then well and truly charged.
Get out of the car! Put your hands behind your back now!
Super tracker Bryn... Police with a dog!
...sniffs out a bloke in the bushes.
Turn around. Stay still. DOG BARKS
Put your hands behind your back.
And can Joe pop his stinger cherry...
RADIO: 'Stand by. Should be on you... now.'
...on a suspected drink driver?
A silver Audi A3 that failed to stop
for Warwickshire cops a few days ago
has hit one of Northamptonshire's ANPR cameras.
SIREN WAILS
The team's heading to the north of the county to intercept.
An ARV already has the Audi in its crosshairs.
ARV3. Yeah, suitable driver, suitable vehicle.
We are marked directly behind.
I would have thought he'd be aware of our presence.
It looks like they have been clocked.
On the roundabout. Not one, not one.
Not two, not two. Not three, not three.
HORN BEEPS
Vehicle takes the fourth, fourth.
It's going round again, back towards the nav.
Vehicle's failing to stop. This vehicle is now failing to stop.
TPAC-trained and authorised, in a suitable marked vehicle.
Driver unknown, occupant unknown.
It's the Audi's second fail to stop,
but can Northants do what Warwickshire couldn't?
Lane two of two. Speed nine-zero in a six-zero.
SIREN WAILS
Multiple units are en route to ensure they can,
guided to the pursuit by the lead ARV.
Approaching the nav traffic lights.
The light's on red as the smoking Audi approaches at over 80.
Straight through red ATS. Momentarily high-risk.
Continued through to the roundabout. Wait.
Through the red, the Audi misses a side-on smash
by a whisp of black smoke.
Move!
And despite those clapped-out smoke signals,
it's going like the clappers.
Speed currently one-one-five. Lane two of two.
But the 315bhp X5 is no slouch either
and sticks close enough to smell the burning oil.
Approaching the roundabout. Wait.
TYRES SCREECH
Vehicle moves to lane three of three, on the roundabout.
Smoky, shambolic driving...
Not one, not one. Not two, not two.
...can't shake off the cops...
Feed it back where, sorry? Towards the bypass.
Ah, no. It's faulty.
...as he heads back onto the dual carriageway.
Back on the A14.
An innocent Merc driver enters TPAC territory.
Travelling westbound.
But Smoky drifts through on the inside.
He seems to think this is a game of Mario Kart.
He's throwing stuff.
But no points for lobbing a can at the cop car.
He's threw stuff on the screen. I'm gonna have to cancel.
He's thrown something on the screen.
Looks like the can contained oil.
Gonna have to abort, I think. We can't see out our windscreen now.
The oiled-up X5 has slipped out of the game.
But a new player slides into the hot seat.
Marked Volvo, prepare to race.
Back into lane two of two, speed one-zero-zero.
But player two faces more of Mario's slippery tricks.
Shout something at me. Medium risk. Medium risk.
Subject car's throwing objects out the window again.
It looks like tin cans and spray cans.
Despite the oil, they still have visibility,
but they can't quite believe their eyes.
Momentary high risk.
He's taken the grass verge on the A14.
The Audi squeezes by on the central res at over a ton,
almost forcing white van man into a HGV.
But his brush with the barrier has taken its toll.
It might be looking for a decamp.
It's reduced speed and performance considerably.
Lane one. Brake lights are on. You come through, mate.
Chris Guttridge and Rachel McCready fly past
in the high-performance 3 Series.
It's game over for Mario.
Contact with police vehicle. Stand by.
Vehicle stopped. Contact.
Open the door now!
The front passenger is pulled out.
Get out. Get him, get him.
But the driver jumps in the back and won't play ball.
Open your door now! Taser!
Let's get a road closure on the opposite side of the A14.
50,000 volts should bring him onside.
Taser! Taser!
Driver's been tasered.
MAN SCREAMS Stop tasering me!
Hands behind your back! Do it now!
He's still struggling, so PAVA is sprayed as well.
Give me your hands! Hands out!
Tasered.
Finally...
Get out of the car! Stop hitting me!
Put your hands behind your back now! Put your hands behind your back!
Put your hands behind your back now! Do it now!
Put your hands behind your back.
Somebody get a cuff on this hand.
Stand by. Sorry.
Ow! He's in cuffs.
Please, sir!
No point saying please now, is there? Please!
Hand secure. Now secure.
Rachel does the honours.
Right, listen, fella. I've got him.
You're under arrest for fail to stop.
SHE RECITES POLICE CAUTION
It's all too much for the suspect.
Stand by. Driver's gone unconscious. Don't know if he's wanted.
Although he's risked everyone else's life today...
Got a first-aid bag?
...the interceptors' first concern is now for his wellbeing.
What's your name?
He seems stable. Hello!
And with an ambulance on its way, attention turns to the passenger.
I only met him yesterday on Tinder. OK.
He was just giving me a lift home.
As far as I was aware, that was his car.
It's not exactly moonlight and roses.
But there are some less seductive plants stowed in the passion wagon.
In the vehicle, there's a large bag full of cannabis.
Right, I'm gonna take this barb out the top end of you, mate.
Paramedics are now tending to the tasered Romeo.
Keep that up there. There you go. Lay down.
That's PAVA for you, mate. MAN COUGHS
He's off to hospital, which, after Taser and PAVA,
is probably for the best.
Oh, he put up a good fight.
No action was taken against the passenger.
Her Tinder date made a full recovery
and pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified,
no insurance and dangerous driving.
If she wants a second date, it'll have to be in prison,
as he received 60 weeks behind bars.
No action was taken against him
for the bag of cannabis found in the car.
What am I being arrested for?! Come here.
Coming up... You're under arrest.
Section 4, unfit through drink or drugs.
Stop pulling away from me.
...the interceptors play fetch... For God's sake!
...with a runaway's car keys.
You are under arrest... Yeah, that's fine.
...for dangerous driving, fail to stop.
A suspected drink driver... Honestly, mate, I am actually sober.
...isn't taken at her word.
Blow out. Keep blowing.
No, OK. I'll just lock her up for fail to provide at this stage.
I think he's very active around here.
And Lucy, Bryn and the firearms unit...
Track him.
...go after lads potentially armed with Rambo knives.
Police with a dog! DOG BARKS
One-four. I've got one running.
JOHN THOMSON: If you're a criminal on the run...
Police with Taser! Stand still!
...Bryn the super tracker...
BARKS
...is your worst nightmare.
Argh! Bryn, up!
Whether you leg it up...
Tracks leading straight out the back.
Track 'em.
...down...
We're tracking down the hill.
...or across...
The tracks going along this bank, really strong.
...and no matter how tough the search gets...
The terrain is really hard.
This is barbed wire as well. Just be careful.
...Bryn and handler Lucy Sculthorpe...
Right, police with a dog. Come out!
DOG BARKS
...are gonna hunt you down.
Do not run. Do not run away!
Good lad. Good boy.
Bryn's a really, really good tracking dog.
He's been with the force since he was a puppy, eight weeks old.
I never have anything to worry about when I'm out with him.
He'll look after me, he'll protect me.
He finds me prisoners.
He's just a really, really good all-round police dog.
Tonight, Lucy and Bryn are responding to a call
about lethal weapons.
A report of four males being seen outside an address
with Rambo knives, so ARVs have just arrived,
and we're just making our way there to support them
for the firearms deployment.
The report has come in from a sleepy village in West Northamptonshire.
And on scene,
the firearms team has clocked more dodgy night-time manoeuvres.
One of the ARVs has just had some people run off from them
and go garden hopping.
We're not sure if they're involved at the minute,
so we're just going to where they were last seen.
DOGS BARK
Literally, as we were coming down here, just sprinted across.
They've garden hopped over there.
Cops have avoided the gardens to preserve any scent trail for Bryn,
giving him the best chance of sniffing out the runners,
who are reportedly armed with Rambo knives.
DOG BARKS
You happy for me to lead? Yeah.
Instantly, Bryn is onto something.
ARV one. The dog's just going in. We're following.
The dog detective follows his nose through to a back garden.
Wait.
Bryn, wait.
ARV one. We're out the back garden and into a field.
Wait.
According to Bryn's nose, whoever jumped the fence...
...ran across this field, along the hedgerow,
into another back garden.
Steady, steady, steady.
This six-year-old German shepherd's favourite snack is chicken feet,
but at present, his nostrils are only primed
for criminals' feet.
DOG BARKS And he's closing in.
DOG BARKS
That's from inside. I don't know...
Let me just check if it carries on, but...
I think he's very active round here.
Bryn, here. Come and track.
Track 'em.
Track him.
Bolting through to the front and across a street,
Bryn makes a beeline for some bushes.
Police with a dog! DOG BARKS
Stand up, show me your hands! Armed police!
Dog secure. Yep.
Show us your hands, mate.
Come towards me. DOG BARKS
After an incredible track through the village...
...the super tracker takes the win again.
Got a Taser. DOG BARKS
Right, stop, stop. Stay still.
Reports of Rambo knives means firearms are taking no chances.
They hold the lad at Taser point.
Stay still. Put your hands behind your back.
I'll stay Taser. Yeah. I'll go cuffs. Yeah.
It doesn't seem like the lad's keen on another run.
Watch him.
Just stay where you are. You're gonna be handcuffed.
I don't want the dog near me. No, the dog's not near you.
Just gonna handcuff you, all right?
Wait.
Bryn's find is detained for a stop-search.
Good boy. Good lad.
You're being searched under Section 1
of Police and Criminal Evidence Act,
and that is for a knife, OK?
That's what we're looking for. Right.
What have you got in your pockets?
I should have my vape, and I should have my phone.
OK. There's no knives that I'm going to come across?
I just... All I did, Officer, was smoke a spliff.
He's not the only one being searched.
Balaclava. It's cold.
Cold?
A second suspect has been nicked nearby.
No knives are found on either suspect.
However, another firearms unit visits the address
of one of the suspects and finds a nicked motorbike,
which will now be returned to its rightful owner.
Based off information I've had from my colleagues,
you're under arrest for burglary.
Both suspects are nicked on suspicion of burglary
and will be interviewed in relation to the stolen motorbike.
Ooh, you're a good boy. Largely thanks to Bryn.
Good boy. What you got?
You got your ball?
You're a good lad. You're a good lad.
Despite a full investigation, evidence was lacking,
and neither suspect could be tied to the burglary or theft,
and no further action was taken.
It's one of those jobs that without the dog,
that suspect would have been almost impossible to find,
because he's laid down under a load of shrubbery.
So it just shows their worth again, really.
The cops have received a call from a holiday park
in East Northampton, where security are trying to stop
a suspected intoxicated punter from driving off.
MAN: Just so you're aware, because there's a police call being made,
you're being asked to remain.
Yeah, we can just keep it there. Hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up.
But she's got other plans.
If you just turn the car off. Turn the car off. Turn the car off.
We've got the barrier. WOMAN: I'm just going, guys.
SIREN WAILS
A few minutes later,
she crashes through the park gates and hits the road.
The Kia Picanto is picked up by a unit
but is now failing to stop.
Chris Lock and Joe Wood are en route for their own gatecrashing.
So, what we're currently trying to do is find a suitable stinger site
on the A43, heading back towards the A14,
which is the anticipated route.
Several units are now behind the suspected drink driver,
and it's not only about best guessing her likely route.
That HGV. That'll do us.
They'll also need some hard cover.
He's not gonna be going anywhere.
And a 40-tonne lorry provides plenty of room to hide.
There's an artic in the lay-by just north of Moorsley roundabout.
Gonna use that as a stinger site.
RADIO: 'You've got pre-emptive on this vehicle.'
Joe is an advanced driver with an array of skills,
and tonight's job is his first stinger deployment.
Right, I'll go and get in position. 'We'll take over comms.'
All eyes are peeled for the white Kia...
...and it's heading their way.
'At the roundabout, straight on. On the A43.
'Stand by. Should be on you...'
Game on.
It's a direct hit, but unfortunately on the wrong car.
The two motors were so close together...
'Stand by. Should be on you... now.'
...it was impossible to get a clean strike,
and Joe will have to wait to pop his stinger cherry.
Chris, wait there!
Despite crashing into an innocent motorist,
lady Kia's off, but so are the boys.
Up ahead... an unmarked unit has the runaway in sight.
RADIO:
She's bombing along and making risky overtakes.
As Joe and Chris...
Romeo-Papa-one-four. Taking on role as pursuit commander.
...take centre stage.
Vehicle is lights out.
It does appear to have multiple occupants.
Driver identity's unknown. Speed seven-zero, medium risk.
The plan is for a box on the dual carriageway ahead.
Approaching the A14 junction.
We'll try and do a... quarter in and try and get him onto the A14.
Or her.
She doesn't seem to fancy an interceptor sandwich...
Vehicle signalling nearside. Stand by.
...but gets one anyway.
SIRENS WAIL
Vehicle stopped, vehicle stopped.
Out you get.
Right, at this moment in time, you are under arrest
for dangerous driving, fail to stop. Yeah, that's fine.
OK, OK. You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defence if you do not mention
when questioned something you later rely on in court.
Anything you do say may be given in evidence. I didn't do anything!
Put your hands behind your back. Put your hands behind your back.
Joe's finally got this wayward driver in cuffs...
Thank you. Cheers. Yeah.
...but she seems more concerned about her mobile.
Come over. You understand?
Can I just grab my phone? Can I just grab my phone?
Please, please, please. No.
Cos you don't understand my mum. Please, let me get my phone.
Take a seat. We'll get your phone in a minute.
Please, my phone. Take a seat. No, please!
Please. Joe, was she driver?
She's the driver. She's driver.
Please. I understand, but...
She's suspected to be under the influence.
Honestly, mate, I am actually sober. I'm not drink driving.
But I'm just scared.
Like, I was just literally scared because you were chasing after me.
I've done nothing wrong. I literally had two drinks of wine.
Luckily, they can test just how big those "two drinks of wine" were.
I want you take a big, deep breath and blow into this tube
until I tell you to stop, OK?
Big, deep breath. And blow in.
Keep blowing, keep blowing, keep blowing.
She's not blowing, is she? And stop.
It doesn't sound like you're blowing into that, OK?
You need to make a firm seal with your lips around.
Further into the tube. And you need to keep blowing, OK?
So keep blowing out, and I'll tell you to stop. OK?
She's given a second chance.
Big, deep breath in, put this in your mouth, and blow.
No. Blow. Blow in.
No. It's one constant, steady...
All right. OK?
HE EXHALES OK, OK.
OK. Do you understand?
And just in case she doesn't... OK?
Cos, like I said, failure to provide is an offence
for which you can be arrested. That's fine. OK?
Big, deep breath in, tube into the mouth,
and blow out like I've just demonstrated to you. OK?
Blow out. Keep blowing. No. OK.
I'll just lock her up for fail to provide at this stage.
Can I do it again? No, you're not doing it again.
You're now further under arrest
for failing to provide a specimen when required to do so. Please!
No. You've had three opportunities. No, because I don't know how.
It's been explained.
You'll get another opportunity at the station. OK, please. Please.
You've been further arrested for that offence.
Stay where you are.
Each year, around 300 drivers die through drink driving on UK roads,
and this driver might have more to worry about than the booze.
Cannabis has been found in your glove box.
You need to sit down. OK?
And with the latest figures showing 127 deaths per year
as a result of drug driving...
Do you agree to provide a specimen of saliva at the roadside?
Yeah. OK.
Just open your mouth wider.
...it soon becomes clear just what a danger she posed
to innocent road users.
There's a definite line for cocaine.
Yeah, I can see that now. Ah, beautiful.
Joe? Yeah?
Fail. Fail for...?
Cocaine. Cocaine and cannabis. Fair. OK.
Time is 22:30. You're now further under arrest
for driving whilst over the prescribed limit...
Sorry, the specified limit of cannabis and cocaine.
WOMAN: Where are you going? I don't know!
She's going to custody.
It's an appointment at the station...
Going to Kettering! Kettering?
...to blow on the evidential breath test machine...
Nice deep breath in, and when you're ready,
blow until I tell you to stop.
Keep blowing, keep blowing, keep blowing.
Keep blowing.
...where it looks like she's finally got the knack.
Keep blowing. That's it. Stop. Well done.
Right, you can relax now. You can go and take a seat.
Don't get too comfortable, though.
OK, so, of the two samples that you've provided,
both of them have been 48.
The legal limit being 35. So you've blown over the limit.
Right. OK.
The gate-crasher pleaded guilty to dangerous driving,
fail to stop, criminal damage,
driving under the influence of drink and drugs,
and failing to stop after a road accident.
She was disqualified for 16 months,
ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work,
and given a 26-week suspended prison sentence.
See you later.
It's a decent end, although not the perfect start
to Joe's stinger career.
I'm gonna have to buy some cakes, aren't I?
First, erm, stinger deployment,
and I thought great... you know, great location.
I saw the lights, and I thought I've not...
I'm not gonna have a chance here to throw out the stinger
between the two vehicles.
It's a case of I either try and get both of them or I don't try at all.
But unfortunately, I didn't get the right car,
so I can't get my hedgehog just yet, but I'll keep trying.
Still to come...
At the moment, you're under arrest, all right?
No, sorry, sorry. OK. Stop.
Get on the floor!
A suspected drug driver gives Charlie the runaround.
Officer with a Taser! Get on the floor!
Right, you, take a step this way.
And Bomber gives a suspected bike thief a helping hand.
Get out! Bro!
Down on the floor.
CHIMING
RADIO: '15-52, 18-23.'
JOHN THOMSON: Monday night has just turned into Tuesday morning.
They say the early birds get the worm,
and Charlie and Michael may have dug up a live one.
Shows no longer keeper. 'Did you copy that?'
They need to check his details,
and the bloke's quickly out for the Q&A.
Do you have your licence on you? Yep. Wonderful.
What you up to? Well, what did I do? Nothing.
I'm just thinking, for what reason you've stopped me?
We don't need to have a reason to stop you. Yes, you do.
No, we don't. Section 163 of the Road Traffic Act
allows me to stop any vehicle on a road to document check,
namely to make sure that you're licensed and insured
to drive the vehicle, OK?
Looks like he hasn't read Section 163,
but it's Section 4 that's now on Charlie's radar.
Have you taken any drugs tonight? No, sir.
Do you take cannabis? No. Are you sure? I can smell it.
There are three passengers. And Michael's out to lend a hand.
Why is there a strong smell of cannabis coming from the car?
Could you not... Could you leave my car alone, please?
Cos he's checking my documents. OK, mate. I'm not smoking anything.
He's not letting Michael into the car,
and while the passengers are free to go...
Why is there a camera there? What is there a camera there for?
Cos it's filming.
Listen, leave my car alone. You don't have...
...the driver isn't.
That's it. I'm not doing nothing wrong.
Due to your mannerisms...
There's a strong smell of cannabis from the vehicle. It's not me.
That's fine. That's fine.
You're not listening. It's not me. Can you listen to us?
First of all... You're very chatty.
Listen, you're required to provide a DrugWipe, OK?
OK. Failure...
If you fail to do this, you'll be arrested. That's fine.
Can you check my details first... first of all?
I've checked your details. Chatty man's driving docs check out.
You want to check my details, check my details. Stand still.
Stand still. Where you going? Because you...
But he's trying to dodge the drugs wipe.
The car is correct. However, you are...
Am I insured on the car? Yes. Yes, you are.
What's that got to with it?
Have I got insurance, tax and everything? Yes, you have.
That's it. He also wants to avoid a car search.
But cops have the right if they suspect drug use.
Ellis, Ellis, there is a strong smell of cannabis from this car.
You can't go in my car. You have no right to go in my car.
Ellis, listen to me. You're under arrest, all right?
No, OK, I'll prove it. Stop!
Tase him. Otherwise you'll get tasered!
You'll get tasered!
This guy really doesn't want to take that test.
Get on the floor! RADIO BEEPS
One-two. We've got a runner, Kingsthorpe. Officer with a Taser!
Get on the floor!
He's just out of Taser range.
But he's beginning to tire
and eventually makes his first sensible decision of the night.
I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
Maybe if you didn't leg it from the coppers, you'd find out.
Come here.
What am I being arrested for? You're under arrest.
Charlie's happy to explain. What am I being arrested for?
Come here. You're under arrest...
Section 4, unfit through drink or drugs.
Stop pulling away from me.
This bloke's proving a slippery customer.
For God's sake! Get on the floor now!
He's lobbed something as the calvary arrive.
Get on the floor now!
Charlie does the honours with the cuffs,
as the bloke continues to protest his innocence.
You have stopped me for no reason.
You checked my car for documents, everything was OK,
so why are you arresting me? Right, listen, you're under arrest.
But why are you arresting me? For what reason? Section 4.
Unfit through drink or drugs. I'm not drinking or...
He's no Olympian when it comes to middle-distance running.
If you do not mention when questioned...
Stop pulling away from me.
And his shotput... For God's sake!
Get on the floor now!
...won't make the medals board.
It's the key to the Polo.
Where's Mike?
The question is, why he is so keen to keep the cops out of his car?
White in the middle. Is it?
In there. Ah.
The answer - suspected coke and weed in the glove box,
more of which may be in the driver.
Gonna ask you a couple of questions.
Require you to provide a DrugWipe, OK?
I want to go to the station. Cannabis and co...
I want to go to the station. All right. Fine.
You're under arrest for failing to provide, all right?
The courts treat failing to provide as severely as being over,
and down at the nick...
Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going.
Yep, that's perfect. That's enough.
You've blown 17 and 14.
Although he's under for drink driving...
So that's under the limit. OK? Of course it is.
So I've passed both of them.
...they suspect there's something else in his system.
So, now we're gonna go to a drug test, OK? No, no, that's it.
I've passed everything. No. You've got the drugs...
Come at me for no reason. No, drugs... Been proved as well.
That's it. You not happy about that one, are you?
But Mr Innocent still won't prove how innocent he is.
You either give a sample or you don't.
I don't care.
He never gave the sample
and later pleaded guilty to failure to provide.
He received a 36-month disqualification,
100 hours unpaid work
and £199 in fines.
It's estimated that 16% of UK shed owners
have experienced a burglary,
with over 22,000 thefts in gardens and sheds reported annually.
Been in there, haven't they? That's locked.
I think he's gone.
And these days, our sheds aren't just filled
with rusty old lawnmowers, tangled Christmas lights
and leaky watering cans.
The wee small hours of Monday.
Most of us are in the lad of nod, recharging for the working week,
but the county's criminals keep different hours.
Luckily, so do the interceptors.
So, a member of the public has just called us
saying that they've got people in their garden,
in their shed, in fact,
trying to steal... their motorbike,
or motorbikes even.
A scramble for a shed alert, Bomber is swooping in.
It's gonna be here somewhere.
It's been an unwelcome alarm call for the neighbours.
Morning, fellas. Hello.
It's all right. This is the gentleman that woke us up.
They're up in the shed still. Are they? Yeah.
Go straight through. Thank you.
The shed's owner is at the bottom of the garden, and he's got company.
DOG BARKS
Hello, mate.
You're here at a good time. Good.
Got some trouble. Good lad.
In slippers and a dressing gown,
he's locked a potential thief in the shed.
Bro, why you got the police? Bro, chill.
The hooded lad in a shed at 3.30am has apparently done nothing wrong.
Yeah, fam, I'm not doing anything. I've got my hands up.
Right, take a step this way.
Step this way. This way?
Towards me. Look, I've got nothing.
Bomber's a no-nonsense rugby-playing copper
who loves policing his local community,
and he's always happy...
Contact. You...
...to extend a helping hand.
Get out! Whoa, chill!
Chill. You don't need... Down on the floor.
You're under arrest for attempted theft of a motor vehicle.
You do not have to say anything,
but it may harm your defence if mentioned when questioned
something which you later rely on in court.
Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
Do you understand? Yeah.
Incredibly, it's estimated around £10 million worth of shed items
are stolen each year.
And it seems this suspected shed breaker might not be working alone.
The rest of them went across the field. OK.
There's another two of them? I don't know.
But there was more than one.
Romeo-Papa-six-four. SUSPECT: Get my shoes for me.
RADIO: 'Go ahead.'
RADIO BEEPS
We've got one in custody. Where's your mates gone?
But there's a couple of lads that have basically legged it
across... the back of the field.
We've got a dog coming out now.
His partners in crime have scarpered
with what turns out to be a couple of mountain bikes.
That might be something for Brad and the dog to look at.
Do you want to secure your dog, mate? Yeah.
Jack. Call Jack, babe.
Jack the dog's raring to go,
but they might need something with a little more bite.
Jack, come on, mate.
The lad doesn't look like a master criminal.
How have you lost your shoes, anyway?
But this looks to be an organised burglary.
I suspect they probably knew the bikes were there,
and they've deliberately broken in
with a view to nicking them tonight.
If you've got anything like that in your shed, or anything,
you kind of really need to lock it up really well,
because they are appealing to the criminals.
The hunt is on for the others
as Brad arrives with expert tracker Piper.
The weather's not very favourable at the moment,
so I don't know what we'll get.
And it seems the other suspects might be long gone.
I wouldn't be surprised if they'd been in, come out
and been in again. Yeah. Smashed the window earlier.
Just been checking Ring doorbell footage from the neighbour. Yeah.
It showed the lads running up the alleyway three hours ago.
Yeah. So it's been a while.
Piper couldn't pick up a decent scent due to the weather,
but all is not lost as shed boy is a familiar face to local cops.
They know who he sort of hangs around with,
so we've got a pretty good idea
of probably who the other offenders are
and where they're from.
A few days later,
the team tracked down one of the other suspects
and located the stolen bikes.
Shed boy received a community resolution order
for burglary other than a dwelling and criminal damage.
No further action was taken against the other suspect.
All that remains now...
That's the one.
...is to return the cycles to their rightful owner.
This one. Or is it just this one?
Coming up... OK.
Who's Susan to you? My...
...Tarnia is desperately seeking Susan.
Who's Susan? Who is Susan?
Susan? Yeah.
There's only a Susan that's insured to drive this car.
No, I have... I have...
JOHN THOMSON: On the Sunday graveyard shift
are Tarnia Slater and the lovely Sergeant Richie Gibson.
It's me and the sergeant this evening,
which is always lovely.
SHE LAUGHS It is lovely.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Come on, now.
Don't do yourself an injustice.
No hint of sarcasm in that whatsoever (!)
Who knows what the night will bring?
Two hours into the shift...
See if my copilot can find anything interesting.
...and a Lexus up ahead catches their eye.
Do you wanna run this one through? Mm-hm.
Tarnia runs the number plate through the system.
Susan BLEEP is the insured party only.
Never have gone for Susan owning a Lexus.
Never have gone for a Susan. Comes back to West Sussex.
Susan is also the registered keeper.
Susan's out of county and driving at a snail's pace.
Better than absolutely tanking it down the road,
but it's certainly worth having a chat.
HORN BEEPS, SIREN WAILS
Oh.
Please be Susan.
It doesn't look like Susan's at the wheel.
Hello, sir. All right?
You all right? I'm fine. Good.
Are you lost? No.
I just live here.
You just live here? Yes, yes. OK.
Tarnia's out to check his details.
Have you got your licence on you right now? Yeah.
It's a provisional one. OK.
So you've got a provisional licence? Yes.
Have you got insurance to drive the vehicle? Yes.
OK, cos our system's showing
as though you're not permitted to drive this vehicle.
I'll come down. You can come down.
We'll have a chat.
A provisional means he can't drive without L-plates
and a suitable passenger alongside him.
He also doesn't appear to be the registered keeper.
Who's Susan to you? My...
Who's Susan? Susan? Yeah.
Cos there's only a Susan that's insured to drive this car.
No. I have the insurance policy.
Oh, yeah, please. Let's have a look, yeah.
If you've got it up there.
Definitely-not-Susan might have insurance, but it won't be valid.
Must have somebody in the car with you.
Because you have a provisional licence,
the conditions of your licence are you only drive with your L-plates on
and with somebody in the car.
Nobody in the car. No, he just got out.
OK. No, he hasn't, cos I've just followed you from town,
so he hasn't just got out.
On top of that, where are your L-plates?
I just forget about it. I don't drive often.
Often? Not often? But you do? Around. Sometimes around.
Yeah. And you're not allowed, are you?
Time for a sermon from the Book of Richie.
Actually...
Actually, you need to go and pass your test,
get a full licence,
and then you won't get stopped by the police
and have your car taken off you, all right? OK.
That's the lesson you need to learn.
Advice hopefully taken on board.
There's one matter outstanding. OK.
Who is Susan? I don't know Susan.
OK, well, Susan is the only insured party to this vehicle,
and she insured it in May. May?
2024, yeah. Susan?
Susan. That's the one.
Get your document out, and I'll have a look.
Does it say two parties on there or not?
Either that or... No, just the one.
...he's sometimes called Susan.
Well, you know, who are we to judge?
Is he a secret Susan?
Susan's owned the car since 2016.
Or is there a simpler explanation?
Hang on.
SHE LAUGHS
Tarnia's a huge fan of crime drama books,
and she's managed to solve the curious case of the mystery Susan.
This... This might be... This might be user error.
It seems she entered the Lexus number plate incorrectly.
It was my error. I put in a Mike rather than a Whisky. Ah.
I'm recovering from an illness. I'm gonna use that as the excuse.
I'm recovering from an illness. Yes, that's it.
SHE LAUGHS
But she's big enough to fess up when she's made a boo-boo.
I'm a human. I make mistakes. We know that. I'll hold my hand up.
I openly admit it. Tarnia's learnt her lesson.
And I shall... Do you want me to do the paperwork?
Yeah, if you don't mind? Not at all. Incident 531.
And they hope the driver has as well.
Just... please pass your test.
Can I go now? Yeah, you're all good.
Yeah. You've got everything? OK.
The suspect formally known as Susan later picked up his motor.
But no licence, he got a £100 fixed penalty and three points.
Meanwhile, Tarnia's failure to distinguish an M from a W
means a cake fine,
which should ensure she crosses her Is and dots the Ts in future.
I announced my error, so, you know,
the sergeant has now picked up on that,
and he'll be... probably checking all night now
to make sure that I am putting the right registration numbers in,
and rightly so, and I'll be triple-checking.
Cos, yeah, you know, I'm a human being.