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00:00Police Emergency
00:04Every night in Britain
00:06Okay, we'll get police making to you as a grade 1 emergency
00:09Officers of the law
00:11Yeah, that's noted, we're just round the corner
00:13Clock on
00:14Do you like to go to the top or side?
00:15Unlock the door! Unlock the door now!
00:18To keep the peace
00:20Unlock the law!
00:21And protect us
00:22Sorry
00:23I need to get you home safe
00:24While we sleep
00:26This is your sensation! Stay real!
00:28The UN do a referee, an obsession with loads of articles
00:30I love the night shift, it's my favourite shift
00:32I'm not having that f***ing boss
00:34Sometimes it can just go mental for no reason
00:37Hey!
00:38Can you get a set of cups on here?
00:39Move, move, move!
00:40Hey, hey, hey!
00:41Down on the ground
00:43We filmed with Gloucestershire Constabulary
00:46Is Gloucestershire a teaser?
00:48Shall we head?
00:49No!
00:50Following their 999 response team
00:52Gloucestershire panger 5-9, I was a panger 5-9
00:54Mate! Move on!
00:56Stay where you are!
00:57And specialist units
00:59What's the time to go to? There's more fighting going on
01:01Oh, Willie!
01:02Can we have an ambulance, could we?
01:05To show the highs
01:06Snape
01:08Shall we go?
01:09Yeah, let's go
01:10And the lows
01:11Got any weapons on you or anything like that?
01:12Weapons?
01:13It's probably Willie
01:14I'm so sorry, my darling
01:15Not darling
01:16Of the night shift
01:18I love working nights
01:20It's when you get the chance to catch that old-fashioned career criminal
01:23I thrive on that because I join the police to lock criminals up
01:25That escalated quickly, didn't that?
01:27Even there
01:38Yeah, go on so far
01:39Got the phone
01:40The police have got a male coming into the store with a knife
01:42And the male's intoxicated
01:44Slightly one male, dark blue chat suit
01:47They've got black hair over
01:49The vodka
01:50We've currently been dispatched to an incident where it's been alleged that a male's entered a shop
02:02French saw it in the face, they're in possession of a kitchen knife as well
02:07It's PC Foxhall's first call of the night
02:10He's on duty with Constable Webber
02:13Who is eight months into his role as a special
02:18I've got pretty much the same training as these guys
02:22I like normal PCs
02:24And obviously got the same powers and everything
02:28Essentially you're the exact same as me
02:30Minus the taser and driving of course
02:32Yeah
02:33But you just don't get paid
02:34I started out as a special
02:35I was a special for a couple of years
02:37It was good
02:39I opened my eyes to a lot
02:41Giving up your free time to put yourself in harm's way all the time
02:45It's noble
02:46They're heading to a call which is at a parade of shops
02:50We've got a developer working strategy really
02:53How are we going to apprehend the suspects?
02:55And what threats we face as well as what threats are asked the public?
02:59There seems to be an increase of cause to knife incidents now
03:03And kind of when you've got to think
03:05Is this the job which I don't come back from?
03:08Down Hotel 2-1
03:10There's been any further developments please, we'll find this out
03:12Can you close?
03:15Such is the level of risk, more units are being deployed
03:20Our firearms officers have been dispatched to the scene
03:25They're currently at the location at the moment
03:28And they've got containment on in the area
03:31So what we've been asked to do is just hang back
03:38Thank you, we're State 6 in the area
03:41As backup, PC Foxhall and Special Constable Webber
03:45Will remain parked up a few minutes away
03:48Ahead, firearms officers have arrived and detained the suspect
03:52Get your hand out of your pocket
03:53Right, your hand do a rest
03:55Suspect contains
04:02No!
04:03Don't stop telling me that
04:04It's here, it's here
04:05Yeah, yeah
04:06Hold on mate
04:07Mate, come on then Chuck
04:11The victim, claiming he was assaulted
04:14Has footage of the suspect after he says he dropped the knife
04:17It's a big, like, kitchen knife
04:21Retrieved from inside the shop
04:23The knife is bagged up for evidence
04:25The scene made safe
04:43PC Foxhall and Special Constable Webber await the next shout
04:47It just never stops
04:48It just never stops
04:49Busy, busy
04:50That's the thing with nights
04:52You just, you never know what you're gonna get
04:54QR, any taser officer able to respond grade one please
04:58We've had reports of a male sultan a female
05:00He's armed with a baseball bat
05:02Are you able to attend?
05:04That's received
05:06We've been dispatched to a taser incident where
05:11The male's been swinging around a baseball bat
05:13Information's still coming in
05:15So you're not too sure if he's used the baseball bat
05:18As part of the assault
05:20Or if he's threatened to use it
05:24The alleged assaults happened outside a village pub
05:28Said suspect, he's got access to a
05:33Peugeot, obviously, base
05:34He's waving a bat around at the moment
05:36And the caller doesn't know if he's still outside
05:38So he's not sure whereabouts he is at the moment
05:41So you know where that vehicle is now?
05:43No
05:44Up ahead, a second unit has arrived at the pub
05:48And is with the victim
05:49But the suspect is made off in his car
05:52I'm trying to look for the VRM now, aren't I?
06:04We don't have a reg
06:05No, it's awful
06:15We just had a unit at sea
06:18Private sea for the incident
06:20They've stated that the male is no longer there
06:24He's potentially left
06:25So he's still in possession of a baseball bat
06:27Just gonna change the address now, mate
06:29Alright?
06:30Yeah
06:31The victim believes the suspect
06:32Could be heading to an address nearby
06:34So we don't know what his intentions are
06:36With a baseball bat
06:37Or whether he intends to cause any harm with it
06:39But we're gonna have to take his threat on his merits
06:41So we're gonna have to treat it as if
06:44He's intending to use it
06:46They arrive to find the street in darkness
06:52And no sign of a Peugeot
06:54Peugeot?
06:55Yeah
07:00Is that a hotel 2-1?
07:02Can we check AMPR for this suspect's vehicle
07:04And see if it's here
07:05With just the vehicle description?
07:07I was gonna say
07:08I don't think he's made it down here yet
07:13Even without a registration number
07:16Police cameras will pick up the suspect's car
07:19By its make
07:20And colour
07:21Right, let's just have a quick look at the log
07:24But before they get a chance to look
07:26Peugeot
07:28They spot what looks like the suspect's car
07:30I don't know what it is
07:31But
07:32It's in front of this one
07:33In front of this one
07:34In front of this one is it?
07:35Yeah, it's in front of this one
07:36He's gone
07:37In front of this one
07:38In front of this one is it?
07:39Yeah, it's in front of this one
07:40He's gone
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08:12look to smash the victim's car it's after midnight on saturday pc foxhall and special constable
08:19webber are hunting a suspect armed with a baseball bat alleged to have assaulted a woman at a pub
08:28they think they've spotted the suspect's car and are giving chase
08:31it's in front of this one in front of this one is it yeah it's from this one he's gone
09:01but as they close in what we got here yeah it's golf that golf is it yeah it's the wrong car
09:08and they're still in the dark about where the suspect might be what little information we've got
09:13we've got just try and do what we can i mean one piece it together
09:20good not the moment no we're going to keep an eye out and stay in the area but nothing at the moment
09:27apparently he's previously been anti-police so it's not like in a good cocktail like he could be
09:37in drink he could be on drugs he's driving a car and he's got a baseball bat and he's anti-police
09:43so he's not going to like it when we turn up and i want to nick him quite just like the violence you
09:49know we don't need to be violent in this day and age we can just walk away or we could talk to each
09:53other politely everyone's adults where are you pc foxhall checks for an address for the suspect
10:04sorry hotel 21 i managed to find the suspect's address from a hash dl
10:08can you just do some hash vf work to see if we can locate the vehicle and run that through buff please
10:15by finding the suspect's address pc foxhall asks control to check the police computer for any hits on
10:21camera of the peugeot near his home so he might might be going back home or he might still be in the
10:31area it's just a question of the night make a decision we'll go to his home address
10:37ideally you'd want backup however at the moment there is no backup 2-1 we'll go to the suspect's home
10:47address uh i have got to hit ampr at 2247 towards the end time yes going in time
10:58yes yes bang on the money
11:03the suspect's car has been caught on police camera near his home
11:12remember the reg lemur
11:18crucially they now have the peugeot's number plate get through these lights then you'll have a silent
11:25approach
11:28i don't really want to give him the heads up that we're coming because i give him the
11:31opportunity for him to arm himself really at least at the night time it is very much a cat
11:35and mouse game you're you're trying to find the criminals who are sometimes one step ahead of
11:39you but you're trying to catch up with that step as quick as you can
11:48that's 20. might be on the other side
11:50there's no car there um what ranch is this vehicle is it a new or old car i think it's an old one
12:03there's no lights on at home at the suspect's address there is no sign of his car and the house is in
12:10darkness delta hotel 2-1 thank you state six at suspect's home address there's no vehicle on the
12:15driveway where would you go you've kind of got to put yourself in their shoes and what what would
12:20you do i got an idea what let's get suspect's mobile number so hotel 2-1 yeah surprising the
12:30suspect on his mobile could reveal if he is at home alone or elsewhere yeah i've got his number here
12:36he's somewhere where there's people he's indoors isn't he yeah 100 percent realistically i don't
12:54think he's gonna be in there no it's not there's no signs of life in there no or anyone being in there
12:59present um you can see into the kitchen so there's no one there he's in an address for those people
13:07at control investigations are underway into other areas linked to the man
13:15the suspect has family links in another area of the town it's a big area it is off station
13:23we can't look at any intel unless what are you thinking can you ask them to do a jesus check
13:32for any see if he's got any links to any other addresses
13:39by checking all the police systems pc foxhall hopes to pinpoint all addresses linked to the man
13:48just trying to find any tiny bit of information that we can get hold of
13:53it's literally like such indeed in haste what's that 16 minutes we didn't have an exact address
14:00but we know the roof area but it all comes down to knowing your patch really and knowing what's where
14:04and where the likelihood is it's going to be while they wait for more information pc foxhall can only search
14:11where his instincts lead it's karen looking around here god loves a trier hopefully he does
14:21what's that what's that there it is you got it yeah
14:30delta hotel two one you've got this male's um vehicle behind it now
14:35so from what what the information says is that
15:05he parks his car here
15:11up here yeah the checks have thrown up an address
15:16his uncle does live on that road does he yeah we've got another unit coming down now
15:22yes yes so we got a number for that address for his uncle
15:27he parks his car here and then walks and walks the alleyway up to his uncle's address okay cool
15:32with no sign of the baseball bat in the car the suspect could still be armed
15:38we could could be for a bit of a tough time with him to be honest we've got myself going as a taser
15:42officer i think we've got another unit that's going there a taser as well so
15:46um the more we have the better really just in case he does try and fight us
15:50um we can deploy taser if necessary up here around to the right
15:54do you want to hold that in case he runs out yeah that's fine mate yeah sometimes people will look
15:59at me and think um i'm a bit of a challenge being you know six foot four sometimes it have
16:04has the other effect where you know people look at me and go actually i don't want a piece of that
16:08um i won't i won't play up as much a second unit has arrived at the address downstairs bathroom light
16:17on and an upstairs bedroom light on contact contact
16:22they will cover the back of the house in case the suspect makes a run for it
16:26what's your name buddy you got any idea on your
16:34so it's there's who else you're here with initially knocking on the door speaking to the occupants they
16:39were a bit hesitant in their answering our questions so that raises suspicion slightly
16:44it creates that belief that that person's definitely going to be in there
16:49i'll come with you because
16:52we've got suspicion he's in here mate yeah
16:57hello mate can you stand up for me right it's 57 minutes past midnight all right you don't have
17:02to say anything it may hire me defensive don't mention my question sort of which we like lying
17:06caught anything you do say may be given out evidence just pop your other hand behind your back for me please
17:18he's come completely clean um obviously you know he's now in handcuffs just waiting on the van's
17:24take him to custody we're obviously booked in and everything but i mean after hour and a half of
17:29trying to look for him and trying to get different addresses and everything it's
17:32it's a massive bonus it really is all right
17:37you need what have you got a bird's lab there we go where are your car keys
17:45i think i'm in my pocket something in your pocket there before going in your pockets you got anything
17:50sharp on you no okay anything you shouldn't have there we go we're parked literally behind his vehicle so
17:56where is it um straight down that alleyway yeah okay he was very compliant can considering the
18:03offenses he was alleged to have committed um which we don't see all too often but you know we're always
18:09going to be grateful if people are going to be compliant with us because it means that you know
18:13no one's going to end up in bruises at the end of the day um yeah do you understand why you've been
18:17arrested yeah you're gonna be taken to cells and you're more likely to be interviewed in the morning
18:22about about the allegation or why yeah um so you'll probably be looking at tomorrow afternoon you get
18:27release the serge found it in say the front yeah in the lounge area at the bottom of the cupboard if
18:34you can go home and say you've done everything that you possibly can in line with all your powers
18:37and policies and to protect this victim kind of go home sleeping soundly after that um but you just
18:43got to make sure you do the best job that you can at the time if you take a jump in there mate watch
18:48your head take a seat on the right hand side if you can mate that one there yeah all right there you
18:54go all right and then when we're on the way as well if you want to put your feet up there so you're not
18:59falling around the place all right
19:20this is a good job all around
19:29the road's policing officer pc merchant is on patrol in cheltenham it's the early hours when a shout
19:47goes out to all units if you're in warden a car flying down towards a football ground up speed
19:54tell what it was an ad 83 it was doing it was going very fast
20:01unmarked firearms officers were sat up waiting for a vehicle to move um and while sat up uh this
20:07vehicle has gone flying past them much faster than the 20 mile an hour speed limit for the road
20:17so within minutes the audi with a patrol car behind passes pc merchant
20:30to assist his colleague he follows on
20:32it's a long time to react
20:43yeah vehicle stops forever you ready all right it stopped absolutely rugged you think he was gonna stop
20:49man
20:55there's something not quite right here
20:57well what's not quite right i just thought you should have to give the truck right for you mate
21:00yeah i told you i asked you now you got very confused about what it was
21:05my colleague um the sergeant has caught up with the vehicle and i've gone to assist
21:10um there was two occupants in the vehicle
21:12uh the male driver um was clearly under the influence of something the driver's behavior is
21:20giving cause for concern so we're just going to bottom out we'll do a few procedures drink
21:25drive and drugs light um and then we'll go from there
21:28it's running out for us mate all right yeah sure keep going keep going keep going keep going stop
21:42i did have one kind of carling earlier
21:50legal limits 35.
21:54obviously he said he only had one carling however
21:56uh having been a race policing officer for the amount of time i have i would know that um
22:01he's had a few more than than one
22:04i'm also just going to do a drugs wipe on you as well okay
22:07sort your tongue around your mouth for me
22:10and then open your mouth
22:11stick your tongue out
22:14stick it open your mouth so i can get in
22:16mate just open your your mouth because otherwise it's going to hurt you
22:20thank you
22:21already over the drink drive limit
22:23there will be seven long minutes before the driver will discover if he's passed
22:28or failed the drugs test
22:37it's running out for us mate all right
22:43yeah sure
22:45keep going keep going keep going keep going stop
22:50the limit's 35.
22:5243 though i couldn't come there
22:54after just failing a breath test a driver stopped for speeding through chelten town center in the early
23:00hours has been tested with the drugs wipe and the results are in
23:05so mate
23:06you've um failed the drugs wipe as well for cocaine right
23:11just bear with me
23:13after checking the driver's license with control
23:16there are more charges to add
23:17the time now is uh 12 37 and you're under arrest and it turned out he was under the influence of both
23:27drink and drugs i think he went to drop a friend off
23:29and i think it's a drug drive
23:46are we ready to go yeah
23:47uh just be aware he's only blown 43. okay all right no worries
23:52despite facing charges of drink and drug driving the arrested man's main concern is for the car
24:01no it's being seized mate
24:03well you haven't got insurance you haven't got a driving license
24:05so it's being seized anyway you've got to go so see you later
24:08but just as they're about to leave
24:10there is a development
24:12you're a fucking muppet mate
24:18fine perfect we'll get a statement from you then
24:21all of a sudden the owner of the vehicle's son turns up uh who is not very happy with uh
24:27this chap taking the car for a drive
24:30a charge of taking a vehicle without consent will require a statement from the owner of the car
24:37i don't i don't want my car to be sued so i've just run down here
24:41hey don't worry we'll sort that out in a minute don't worry about that all right
24:43so is it your phone's asking that i'm bad
24:47in all honesty not really i don't want to get involved
24:49he may not want to become involved but he does confirm he knows the driver
24:56quite rightly uh is very angry so tells him he's angry um and we take the chap to custody try
25:04and get away from the scene to prevent any further offenses occurring
25:07come on i don't think we need these cuffs do we come here i'm not going to run off that's
25:12fine well we're going to put you in the bag the van now anyway and you've been all right with me so
25:15i'm happy to take him off
25:20as well as removing him from the scene there is another more pressing reason to get the arrested
25:25man booked in quite important we're getting down to custody as soon as possible um because as the
25:30longer it takes the more alcohol is going to burn off if it blows less than 40
25:33um then realistically we won't charge for the drink drive
25:52at custody it is confirmed the owner will not take action against the driver just up that way
25:58who is still facing two charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol and drugs
26:04going keep going keep going keep going keep going keep going keep going stop
26:09there you go 37 both readings right 35 is a pass although the man has failed the breath test
26:16by two points it's not enough to prosecute however that doesn't mean you get away with it
26:22because now we're going to go to the drug drive procedure he blew under um which means that we
26:26then go for the bloods for the drugs um so he consented to having bloods taken and they'll be sent off
26:34and hopefully come back with a positive outcome
26:48it was dead last one rhodes policing officers sergeant gladwin and pc shaw are four hours into their night
27:05shift in gloucester
27:09you are too many available officers in gloucester we've had reports of shoplifting at a supermarket
27:14near eastgate street the suspects are described as a group of four two males and two females
27:20believed to still be in the area over should we go to that yeah can do
27:33last hangout two we're on tree away now we can go up there
27:37the four suspected shoplifters have been spotted by cctv and they're being tracked
27:43it's probably those ones that we just saw i spent one there back to have a fight yeah
27:46yeah sergeant gladwin knows exactly where to look so apparently there's been a theft that's just
27:54happened up the road and these four match the description of those involved so we're just going
28:00to try and stop them all and basically search them and see what's going on hello stay there guys
28:10stay there stay where you are hold on they didn't expect to see us just around the corner i don't think
28:16just have another moment wait stay here you're all detained at the moment for a purpose of a
28:20search okay so we'll stand over here is that all right sir can you please get that all over here
28:27it's never easy when you've got lots of people to deal with four of them and two of us so you've
28:32got to try and manage the situation as effectively you can until you can get some backup uh but you
28:37never know how they're going to react stand over here stand here because there was only two of us
28:43one of the females of about the fourth um she manages to slip away keep your hands where i can
28:48see them set post angle two of last one of the females onto eastgate street if ccb can pick her up
28:56in a moment you're detained for the purpose of the search in relation to stolen items
29:00all right let's have a look at your answer right i'm just going to put some cuffs on you just
29:06my bag and your other hand
29:14what's in the bag
29:21do you just put on your
29:23it's fucking hell man i was about to get it out is that all right you should be doing that anyway
29:29it should be get into your fucking ass female search females not when it could be a knife it
29:35couldn't you stay there just stay there can you get a sour cuffs on there i had to search the female
29:44because i saw her putting something behind her back and i thought it could potentially be a knife so i
29:48couldn't take any risk for that but that angered the other one of the other males uh which resulted in
29:54my colleague having to put him to the floor for everyone's safety give me a sack of cups
30:00we had to do was stay still that's all you had to do
30:06another backup unit has arrived
30:11and the fourth suspect has been picked up after being spotted on cctv
30:18you're under arrest and suspicion of shoplifting i know i haven't been in the shop
30:22do you have to say anything i have not been in the shop one question something's lying in court
30:25anything you do say maybe an evidence
30:26i have not been in the shop you're under arrest or suspicion of
30:28chocolate all right so you do not have to say anything
30:31one two three
30:32how do you work that one out then hey thank you very much
30:34i love you
30:37don't worry don't worry
30:39before they take the suspects into custody they take stock of the evidence found
30:45so in the jacket we've got various suspected stolen goods
30:48bags bed sheets alcohol food deodorant just stolen alcohol still got the tags on
30:58they'd stolen various things um alcohol mainly
31:02at the moment in a cost of living crisis people go for things that have got good value that they can
31:07sell have you got anything on you that's going to harm me or you no need to do anything like that
31:11no no no that's a chicken sandwich there lovely say that for later or do you want me to spin that
31:19well yeah jump in mate
31:24that's it take a seat all right as soon as we're there we can have them off
31:28so that escalated quickly didn't it so two of us trying to get home four people is never the easiest
31:34unfortunately one of them did get away and as a result of that but but she's been detained as well so
31:38all four arrested
31:43sergeant gladwin and pc shore returned to book the four suspects into custody
31:51it looked like they were going to try and leg it yeah they were very very shifty
31:54lack of timing in the right place i wonder yeah at least the other one got caught as well
31:59at the custody suite
32:10the protests are continuing and there is blood on the cell window
32:16i get it but as soon as we can you're next you will be next just chill out
32:22okay well it's just hurting himself just bashing your head yeah we've now got a cell that we can't
32:33use for the night um it's caused himself an injury to his head when you arrest someone and they're in
32:39cuffs then most people will comply and just cooperate with you others though can become even more
32:46difficult even though all effectively the game's up number seven please are you all right
32:51i can't do it at the desk all right
33:03nothing's quick unfortunately when you arrest someone and then we've still got to like do
33:06all the paperwork in relation to it afterwards as well so it almost takes us off the street for
33:11at least two or three hours generally when you arrest someone
33:41it's midnight at police control police emergency calls are coming in from a cotswold market town
33:55is that north or south there are reports that locals have been woken by a driver in trouble
34:01it's a job for roads policing officer pc merchant just on our way to reports of a uh recovery driver
34:17who um has recovered a broken down coach however it would appear um he has decided to follow his sat nav
34:27uh and he is now stuck on a hill um and apparently it's taken him an hour to reverse 40 yards pc merchant
34:38knows the town well as we get closer i think we're going to see how um how narrow the hill actually is
34:49um and generally i used to drive coaches and you know when you get somewhere you have a look and you
34:56assess it and you go oh that looks a bit tight i'm gonna go down there arriving on the scene he's even
35:02more surprised that the drivers attempted to navigate the narrow streets i mean just look i mean he's come
35:09through here i mean look at it oh there he is yeah the recovery driver was collecting a broken down bus
35:26clearly followed his sat nav
35:31woken by the reversing alarm locals have left their beds to try to help the driver
35:39do you want to take over controlling it yeah i just wait where's the driver gone oh he's in the back
35:45oh where are you going
35:56okay come on mate come on
36:00if you just go straight
36:05uh this is the hardest bit now because if he's got to straighten up without hitting the building the sign
36:11and suitable for HGV, so I don't know why he thought he could get down there.
36:28Yeah, keep coming up and then we'll turn that way.
36:30And then you just follow me and I'll take you to the depot.
36:33Oh, you know who I think? Yeah.
36:35Doing all he can to assist the driver,
36:38the PC merchant has already decided to escort the load to the depot.
36:42I was running around the truck and I was trying to say,
36:45look, I'm here, I'll watch.
36:53Come on.
36:55Yeah, come on.
37:08With the help of a colleague, the situation is resolved.
37:14I'm going to take him to the depot so he doesn't get stuck again.
37:17It's literally at the bottom of the hill so he can follow me,
37:19we can get in there safely and we can let the people go back to sleep.
37:23There was a few issues.
37:25The driver already committed to offences,
37:27so he's gone through a weight restriction zone
37:30and he's also seen a sign that's there for advisory purposes,
37:36saying that it's unsuitable for HGVs.
37:39What's he doing now?
37:42Yeah, me, yeah. You all right?
37:45He's not going to get around there, I don't think.
37:47I can't risk him getting stuck again.
37:52Initially, you think, oh, this is quite straightforward.
37:55We'll deal with any offences that may have occurred
37:57and then we'll let him on his way.
37:59But there's just something in the back of my mind.
38:01I just wasn't quite happy with the way this chap was displaying.
38:08He's forgotten to put his amber lights on.
38:10Now he's just stuck his amber lights on.
38:17With the broken-down bus back at base,
38:22PC Merchant turns his attention to the recovery driver.
38:26Um, mate, just because of, obviously, there's a few offences,
38:29we're just going to do some roadside tests, right?
38:31So we're going to do a drink test, we're also going to do a drug test,
38:34and then we're also going to check your driver's license as well.
38:37I've explained to the driver that he's committed a traffic offence,
38:42so I'm going to do a breath test and also a drug swipe.
38:46We'll just come to the car then, we'll quickly do that,
38:48because it takes seven minutes to wait,
38:49so whilst it's waiting for the result,
38:51you can crack on with your thing.
38:53He's finally gone a little bit quiet,
38:56which is always a little indication that something may be up.
38:59You got anything to drink in the last 20 minutes?
39:01No.
39:02Anything to eat or smoke in the last 10?
39:04Uh, no.
39:07There you go, mate.
39:08Make a seal around the tip, keep going until I say stop.
39:10Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, stop.
39:16The driver is in the car,
39:19and the driver is in the car.
39:21It's the early hours of the morning.
39:23PC Merchant has escorted a recovery driver and his load to a bus depot
39:28after it got stuck in a Cotswolds town.
39:31You got anything to drink in the last 20 minutes?
39:33No.
39:34Anything to eat or smoke in the last 10?
39:36Uh, no.
39:39There you go, mate.
39:40Make a seal around the tip, keep going until I say stop.
39:42Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, stop.
39:45The driver is being tested for drink and drugs
39:48after committing two traffic offences.
39:51The drink test was negative, and I've given him the tube to dispose of.
39:58And for the first time, he's fiddling with it,
40:01and he's managed to snap the tube.
40:03Do you suffer of anxiety or anything like that?
40:05Um...
40:08Yeah, I guess so, yeah.
40:11Because you're coming across like you're quite worried at...
40:14It's a good film, mate. I know it. It's good.
40:18I've done something the other day, so I...
40:21I just can't afford to lose my licence.
40:23Well, it's the risk you take.
40:25Yeah.
40:26Um, just open your mouth for me.
40:28Stick your tongue out.
40:30What did you take the other day?
40:32Uh...
40:33It's a bit fancy.
40:35So I've asked him if there's any...
40:37Is he suffering from anxiety?
40:38Is there anything I can do to make his experience a little bit easier for him?
40:41Um, and then that's when he said,
40:44Well, I'm going to fail the drug swipe.
40:45I was like, well, we'll see what happens.
40:47Well, we'll see what it says.
40:48I mean, I know you said you took some.
40:50Take seven minutes.
40:52That's a bit all right, yeah.
40:55Um, however, I've got no sympathy for you.
40:58No, no, no, no.
40:59You're driving a...
41:00How many turns is that?
41:0117.
41:0217-turn lorry.
41:03You crash into someone and kill them.
41:05Do you know what I mean?
41:06So...
41:07How about that?
41:11No, seven minutes it takes.
41:12I've got to make sure that, um...
41:14It...
41:15It gives us the...
41:16Line to say,
41:17Done.
41:20So once you get one line,
41:21That means it's working.
41:22So a lot of the lines come up and that's setting up a fail.
41:24Well, you told me it was cannabis.
41:38Yeah, what was that then?
41:39Well, clearly you're lying to me.
41:40It's cocaine.
41:41The only reason I didn't say that is because I've not had that recently.
41:44Right.
41:45We've got a bit of a situation.
41:46Are you ready?
41:48He failed the drug swipe.
41:49He tested positive for cocaine.
41:50So he was driving a 17 and a half ton lorry with a bust on the back.
41:56So, I mean, if there's a worse combo, then let me know because I can't think of one.
42:03What are we...
42:04Two seconds, mate.
42:05Still, he was just all over the place. His behavior was so erratic.
42:10So, mate, it's 37 minutes past midnight and you're under arrest for driving a metavehicle
42:16whilst driving a prescribed drug limit.
42:18You're not the same thing but it may have any defence.
42:19I've not mentioned one question so much later on in court.
42:21Anything you do say may be given evidence, alright?
42:23Yeah.
42:24So basically what that means, mate, is I can't let you have anything to eat or drink.
42:28I'll let you make the phone call because obviously we can't leave that there.
42:32I'll get her picked up now and I'll get... I'll ring.
42:35If that's okay.
42:37That's fine.
42:38I'll come with you because I just need to make...
42:40Listen to the phone calls.
42:41Listen to the phone calls, alright?
42:44Without a driver, the recovery vehicle can't be moved.
42:48It's almost 1am when PC Merchant calls the driver's boss.
42:52Hiya.
42:53We've got one of your drivers here.
42:55I need someone to come and collect his truck.
42:58He's been arrested because he's provided a positive drug swipe.
43:01Sorry to do this to you.
43:03His bosses are aware, as you heard, they are not happy with him.
43:06And to be honest, I wouldn't be happy with him.
43:08Driving this thing and other road users, I've got no sympathy.
43:14A second unit has arrived to take the driver into custody.
43:18What a mate, job belt.
43:20Are the keys in there, yeah?
43:21Keys and ignition.
43:22Grand.
43:23That's it.
43:24Just bring yourself.
43:25House keys as well.
43:26Can I grab a house key quickly?
43:27Oh, matey.
43:28Yeah.
43:29Go on.
43:30It's in the back end.
43:31You know what I mean?
43:32I'm just a little bit of stress.
43:33In there.
43:34Right, that's it.
43:35We're not getting anything out.
43:36It's just a handle, that's right.
43:37Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
43:39Right, take a minute.
43:40Come on then.
43:41Come with me.
43:42Right.
43:43Follow us then.
43:44Yeah, all right.
43:46Watch out.
43:49Lovely.
43:50I'll make it as comfortable journey as I can.
43:52Apart from the potholes.
43:53For the road to Gloucestershire, part very nice.
43:58You're looking at near enough 30 tonnes of vehicle, and should he fail to react?
44:05Should he crash into someone, God forbid, they wouldn't stand a chance.
44:10He'd crash into a car.
44:11He'd crash into a pedestrian.
44:13It's carnage.
44:14It's absolute carnage.
44:36Great.
44:37Take a bite.
44:38Yeah.
44:39And shall I get across there?
44:40Anyisle Fen
44:48You should be trying to survive in progress.
44:49Get during the day.
44:54Put a direction.
44:56Just kidding.
44:58The roller vein.
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