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Traffic Cops S12E07 (Jan 29 2024)
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00:00Derbyshire traffic cops it does have warning markers for potential firearms
00:12police a thousand square miles
00:21with some of the UK's most dangerous roads
00:30I don't know what's been killed out of this I don't know
00:33it's scary when stuff like this happens in life and death situations
00:38get on the ground you'll be chasing we've got runners face down yes yes successful
00:46stick around every corner great acting mate there's a new challenge for the
00:56traffic cops coming up this vehicle is failing to stop country straight through red lights
01:14traffic cops using teamwork and tactics box on box on box on working together on the hunt
01:26for criminals sitting there or are you going on the floor and stopping them in their tracks
01:33it's crash crash crash goodbye
01:40traffic cop Alex head is on patrol in the Derbyshire Dales
01:47the pink district is full of idyllic little country villagers you know I think that's why
01:55we're all quite good drivers because we're all used to driving on the country roads I think that makes you a better driver
02:02as well as being one of the UK's most scenic areas the county is also a target for thieves and catching them relies on tactics and teamwork
02:09you've got to be dynamic with your options and your tactics when it comes to stopping a car because you don't know what the people are going to be doing in that car
02:16that's why we're all quite good drivers because we're all used to driving on the country roads
02:20I think that makes you a better driver
02:23as well as being one of the UK's most scenic areas the county is also a target for thieves and catching them relies on tactics and teamwork
02:29you've got to be dynamic with your options and your tactics when it comes to stopping a car because you don't know what the people are going to be doing in that car
02:37you don't know how they're going to behave even if they just see your police car
02:44it's a white transit tipper
02:50at force control there's an alert
02:54there's a ford transit which has just been stolen for transit tipper
03:00but it's crashed into I think into two other vehicles
03:04and the occupants have made off
03:06and then there's been a vehicle travelling in convoy
03:10this is a blue Skoda
03:11that's now hit up south of the county
03:13so the Skoda's been identified as being involved in this van theft
03:21multiple units including myself are going looking for this vehicle
03:25yeah received
03:26I'm currently on the bridge over the M1
03:30no sighted yet
03:32it's an old really old shaped Skoda
03:36so we know it's a clone
03:38that's it
03:40Alex and three other traffic units are looking for the suspects
03:46we're always single crewed you're on your own
03:50but it's like a pack mentality
03:52we all help each other out
03:53and there's always that support there
03:55four three contact contact M1 North
03:58it's in lane four
04:00it's now just coming across to lane three
04:03I've got three for cover
04:05I'll give you my authorities now
04:07high performance mark vehicle
04:08advanced driver TPAP trained
04:10so we're just behind the vehicle now
04:13I'm currently in lane two
04:15it's well aware of my presence
04:17I've currently got none for cover
04:19I'm standing for a one mile from Woodall, Alex
04:23some place to grab
04:25so the plan is we have more TPAP units to come into my location
04:29and if necessary implement a tactic like a box of the car
04:33yep that's received
04:35the vehicle is off, off, off
04:37as the potential for a dangerous pursuit increases
04:41Alex needs back up
04:43ultimately we don't want to be in pursuits
04:45they're dangerous
04:46we're occupant
04:48we're currently in lane one
04:49heading up to the roundabout
04:50they've put us at risk
04:51they've put all the members of the public at risk
04:53and if we can try and avoid it
04:54then that's great
04:55NA, did you say
04:56we've got any South York G units available
04:58but we don't live in a perfect world
05:00where that can always be done
05:02we should monitor in the moment
05:04I'll wait a note there
05:05with no support close by
05:19Alex is forced to stop the car alone
05:22NA, this vehicle is failing to stop
05:26it's gone straight through the red lights
05:29still on the roundabout now
05:31on standby
05:32South Yorkshire two marked vehicles
05:35two marked vehicles
05:36owner
05:37yep that's received
05:39have I got authority to pursue at this time?
05:41you have authority to pursue at this time
05:44I can go four three
05:45authority to pursue
05:47yep
05:48the RA is currently medium
05:50speed is four zero
05:51been held up by a few other vehicles
05:53on the roundabout
05:54now we're off, off, off
05:57coming into oncoming traffic
05:59speed is eight zero
06:02in a five zero
06:03standby
06:04road conditions are dry
06:06visibility is clear
06:07traffic is moderate
06:09no pedestrians
06:10DRA up to high
06:12because we've contravened solid whites
06:14and it's the wrong way around the roundabout
06:17standby
06:18the RA is high
06:25it's just forcing its way through oncoming traffic
06:27we're through some red lights
06:28standby
06:29and it's a right, right, right
06:33standby
06:34speed is nine zero
06:39and a four zero
06:41up ahead colleagues have caught up with the pursuit
06:45it's crash, crash, crash
06:51goodbye
06:52the vehicle has crashed
06:58change the officer
06:59stay where you are
07:00right now
07:12right you got red dots on you
07:13do easy sets now
07:164-3 male detained
07:19we've just caught a dangerous driver
07:21there's no injuries
07:22no damage to any of the vehicles
07:23except his
07:27Dan's coming
07:28more or less at the same time as this driver
07:31I don't think you could choreograph it any better
07:39right then youth
07:40you're under wrestling suspicion of failing to stop
07:43dangerous driving
07:44theft of motor vehicle
07:46I'm a theft of motor vehicle
07:47you don't have to say anything
07:48but it may help me an offence
07:49if you do not mention when questions
07:51something which relates to Alan Corden
07:52anything you do say
07:53may be given in evidence
07:54I've got a watch of what in my eyes or what?
07:56no, because it makes it worse
07:57you had no to drink?
07:58no
07:59not to kill you
08:02I'd like to see you in there follow up your eyes
08:04can you put your hands in front of me that?
08:05eh?
08:06you put your hands in front?
08:07no
08:08no
08:09no
08:10no
08:11it's taken out
08:12a set of traffic lights
08:14so highways are going to need to come out
08:16if you can sort that please
08:19traffic cop Dan Mitchell searches the car
08:24oh dear
08:25nice
08:26yeah so
08:27just in the back of the car
08:29got some different plates
08:31so it's hiding its true identity
08:34the plates will probably come back to legitimate vehicles
08:36of similar make and model
08:38so it just allows them to go about their business
08:40pretty much under the radar
08:42he's obviously got his little tool for changing the plates
08:46which he's not managed to do yet
08:47nice big lump hammer
08:48so
08:49possibly it's a bit of a poor car
08:51I've been involved in coming out for quite a while
08:54and it'll just stop, change its plates
08:56if it thinks it's been seen
08:57so
08:58for now
08:59get him down to custody
09:00we'll go from there
09:02good job
09:03lovely stuff
09:04good job, you alright?
09:05yes mate
09:08excellent team job
09:09Dan was just in the right place at the right time
09:11I think he was aided by the bramble bushes as well
09:13they certainly slowed him down
09:14handles down
09:15but
09:16yeah
09:17we got him
09:19so he's been arrested for
09:20dangerous driving
09:21there's a few near bushes he's had with
09:23with other members of the public
09:24wrong side of the keep left ballards
09:26into oncoming traffic
09:28failed to stop
09:30theft of motor vehicle
09:31driving without licence
09:32because he's only provisional licence holder
09:34driving without insurance
09:35driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs
09:38because he's just admitted to me that he needs his methadone
09:41I think he's on remand as well
09:42so I think he'll be going back inside
09:43must be a good way
09:45excellent
09:46see you later
09:47bye bye
09:48cheers Dan
09:50the guy we've got arrested is well known to police
09:53do you have any illness or injury
09:57no just my methadone I need
10:00as soon as possible because I need it now
10:02do you use any other drugs other than methadone
10:05a bit of crack or coke
10:07but
10:08a bit of crack or coke every now and then
10:10so
10:12ultimately
10:13with his history
10:14and now with this new incident
10:16I think we'll go to M1
10:17he'll be doing some prison time
10:19and that's a good result
10:20it gets another one off the streets
10:22who's out there
10:23day in day out
10:24robbing from hard working people
10:26up done
10:28coming up
10:32hello where is he
10:33there's an urgent call for backup
10:37what are you doing
10:38don't touch me
10:40I've been harassed
10:41as a suspect won't come quietly
10:44why have I been arrested
10:46don't start pushing me
10:47do not start pushing me
10:50and officers in pursuit
10:53vehicles failing to stop failing to stop
10:54of two different vehicles
10:58Lee where are you
11:00at the same time
11:01I'm now making some ground to catch up
11:03can see the lights in the distance
11:24I told people were never designed for cars
11:30near the start of a day shift
11:31traffic cop Lee Ridley
11:33heads out on patrol
11:34single crewed
11:39police emergency
11:40what's your name please
11:41whereabouts are you
11:45control receives a call
11:47from an A
11:48we've got a Nostango unit please
11:49state 2
11:50we've got a potential DIC
11:52there is intelligence on the vehicle
11:54stating the driver
11:55regularly drink drives
11:56to and from work
12:00Tango 39 if you pop me to that
12:03I've got reports of
12:05a driver that's allegedly
12:07drunk so
12:09just make my way to the area
12:10see if we can pick the car up
12:12speak to the driver
12:13and take it from there
12:14but I think
12:15doing the job as long as I've done it
12:16it kind of doesn't surprise me
12:17that people drink during the day as well
12:20and then hop into a car
12:21and get driving
12:24oh there it is
12:27the suspects car
12:28is parked at a set of road works
12:36hello
12:37what right have you got
12:38sorry
12:40what right have you got
12:42and who are you
12:44no who are you
12:45I'm a police officer dealing with this vehicle
12:47what right have you got
12:48what right have you got
12:50and here it's in Nostango 39
12:52it's this Mitsubishi Colts
12:53it's parked up near to some road works
12:56and one of the workers
12:57is being a bit off with me
12:58when I'm making enquiries around it
13:00there isn't a
13:02Derby North unit could come and join me
13:03because there could be a bit of a handful
13:05once I go and approach the workers
13:06yep
13:08yeah
13:09bear with me two minutes
13:10and I'll get back to you if that's okay
13:11alright
13:13dealing with people under the influence of
13:16drink and drugs
13:17you have got to be switched on
13:18you've got to be on your guard
13:20they could decide suddenly
13:21that they want to attack you
13:22they want to escape
13:23you can't go into that car
13:24you can't go into that car
13:25you've just got to
13:26remember your training
13:27have your wits about you
13:28so it's your car
13:29and just watch out for any signs
13:32at any point that they could turn
13:34you can't go into that car
13:36I haven't gone into that car
13:37you're not going into the car
13:39what's the problem
13:41confirm your full details for me
13:43as Lee suspects the man is the person reported to the police
13:48control runs a check
13:50just run this vehicle through
13:51there's intelligence on the vehicle
13:52this male's wanted for
13:54breach of court order
13:56I don't have to
13:58just give me your hands
14:00give me your hands
14:01show me your hands
14:02if you don't show me your hands
14:03then I will use gas
14:04I'm at work
14:05show me your hands
14:07I'm at work
14:08well you're not now
14:09you're under arrest
14:10breach of court order
14:12at the moment
14:13you don't have to say anything
14:15just one second
14:17a court order?
14:18yeah
14:19do not start resisting
14:20I want my phone first
14:21put on my units
14:22no no no
14:23right yeah
14:24lock me up
14:25arrest me then
14:26you have been arrested
14:27don't start pushing me
14:28do not start pushing me
14:30you normally come to work drunk
14:31drunk?
14:32who do you work for?
14:33does it matter you?
14:34but it does because I've been reporting you for that as well
14:35is it?
14:36yeah
14:37you've got nothing else better to do
14:40if I may know have I got a Oscar Tango unit able to start making my way
14:44anyway where is he?
14:47traffic cop Nick Rice is just a few miles away
14:52it's not often that any of us shout for assistance
14:55so when it happens you get there as quickly as you can
14:59when somebody shouts for more units you go
15:01yeah
15:04you can't get involved
15:05disgusting that you're drunk working
15:06I'm not working
15:08you said you are working
15:09I'm not working
15:10you're so drunk you don't know what conversation you're having
15:13I ain't done nothing wrong
15:14I have done nothing wrong
15:15just relax
15:16I've already told you
15:17I have done nothing wrong
15:18you tell me who you are
15:19forget your details
15:20I'm not obliged to view my details
15:22you are if I suspect you've committed an offence
15:23no I'm not
15:24suspected?
15:25suspected of what?
15:26you're down to the police station
15:27I've got to get me a breach
15:29stop pushing me
15:31you're pushing me
15:32so relax
15:33stop pushing me
15:36a civil matter
15:37we've got an ETA crew unit
15:38you're shaking
15:39I'm not shaking
15:40you are
15:41I'm not doing nothing
15:43forget I'm here
15:52don't you dare
15:57don't you dare
15:59I feel harassed
16:00it's harassment
16:01walk this way
16:02please stop
16:03you please
16:04what do you think?
16:05mate walk this way
16:06just walk this way
16:07you think?
16:08I'm not obliged to give my details
16:09alright
16:10I'm not obliged
16:11fortunately because you're wanted on suspicion of an offence
16:13you are obliged
16:14what offence?
16:15what offence?
16:16I've already explained to you
16:17it's a civil matter
16:18I've already explained to you
16:19yeah tell me
16:20jump in then dude
16:21you can do it to me
16:22I know we've got a van call then
16:23right
16:24no no get in
16:25no get in
16:26it's alright
16:27yeah
16:28yeah we have currently got a vehicle
16:30making the way into the area
16:32Lee and Nick need a van to transport the man to custody
16:36have I been under arrest?
16:38yeah
16:39right I want a solicitor
16:40you can have when you get to custody
16:41right
16:42am I going to be locked up for a civil matter?
16:45for a criminal matter?
16:46yes or no?
16:47yes or no?
16:48the breach
16:49yes or no?
16:50no it's not civil
16:51it's criminal
16:52right
16:53can you let these ankles go then?
16:54no no no you're not listening are you?
16:55so what
16:56it's not a civil matter
16:57not a civil matter
16:58right
16:59we've already explained to you
17:00the breach
17:01yeah
17:02it's not
17:03well the court wouldn't have issued it if it wasn't
17:04it's not
17:05the court wouldn't have issued it if it wasn't
17:06please don't
17:07take that up with the court then
17:08right
17:09you may
17:10you may get in there this afternoon
17:11so then you can argue with the magistrates
17:13because you've had loads of drink
17:15no mate
17:16no
17:17you're wrong
17:18you are wrong
17:19why am I wrong?
17:20this is a civil matter
17:21no
17:22but your boss is ringing up
17:23yeah where's the phone?
17:24you can't answer it you're under arrest
17:25where is it?
17:26you can't answer it
17:27don't touch me
17:28tell you who it is
17:29I've been arrested
17:30right
17:31can I?
17:32no you can't you're under arrest
17:33I would like a phone call please
17:35mate mate mate that's not your right
17:36to have someone notified that you've been under arrest
17:38yes that's my dad
17:39yeah
17:40can you answer the phone?
17:41when you get to custody
17:42do not grab my finger
17:43what are you doing?
17:44so when you get to custody
17:45you can have somebody notified
17:46that you've been arrested
17:47what for a
17:49oh you're disgusting
17:50oh yeah
17:51I'm explaining everything to you
17:52I want
17:53that's my dad
17:54simple
17:57bullies man
17:58bullies
17:59bullies
18:00am I under arrest?
18:01yep
18:02we've already explained that
18:03more than 10 times
18:04sit down
18:05sit in there
18:06no no no
18:07sit in there
18:08or are you going on the floor
18:09sit in there
18:10or are you going on the floor
18:11sit in there
18:12sit in there
18:13you're not being harassed
18:14you what?
18:15can you get off then?
18:16no no
18:17your transport's there anyway mate
18:18it's time
18:19let go then
18:20no
18:21what am
18:22we
18:23look at
18:24just walk this way
18:26why have I been arrested?
18:29you've explained too much
18:30why?
18:31have I been arrested?
18:32what have I been arrested for?
18:33jump in then
18:35mind your head
18:36mind your head
18:37where's my phone?
18:38get your leg out of the way
18:39where's my phone?
18:40it's on the top of the car
18:41stop being a bully
18:42get your leg out of the way
18:43stop being a bully to me
18:44get your leg out of the way
18:45yeah me too now get your leg out of the way
18:46I ain't done nothing wrong
18:47listen I have a
18:48alright but it's got to be investigated
18:52you alright?
18:53yeah yeah yeah
18:54he's a delight isn't he?
18:57this chap didn't want to come with us
18:58didn't want to tell us who he was
19:00but ultimately this chap was wanted
19:01and he's now been arrested
19:03he'll be in custody now
19:05and he'll put before the next available court
19:07and the court will decide what to do with him
19:09so happy days
19:10happy days
19:11I suspect he's probably on there
19:13on that
19:14yeah
19:15it's horrendous
19:16turn up to work as drunk as that
19:17and the heavy equipment and stuff
19:19it's just a recipe to all go wrong
19:22I work with my team day in day out
19:25and everybody understands what everyone else is doing
19:28to be able to bring these situations to a conclusion
19:31that's what brings us our success
19:33and your things are coming
19:34yeah you're welcome
19:35you're welcome
19:40coming up
19:41somebody to decom into a field
19:45officers hunt down suspected thieves on the run
19:49right I've got somebody
19:51pretty much over where the drone is
19:53behind a hedge there look
19:57and target
19:58team move up
19:59move up
20:00move up
20:01a gang of known offenders
20:05there's been a suspicious incident
20:07I believe that your vehicle's been involved right
20:26with all this rain it'll certainly test if my car's now watertight or not
20:30oh
20:34I just saw that at the last second
20:39halfway through a night shift
20:41traffic cop Nick Rice is on patrol near Derby
20:45and a tango 38
20:47just be aware
20:49two to three
20:51there's a massive patch of water
20:53right next to the lay-by
20:54right
20:55right let's have a look
21:05from an A just had a report of a vehicle that's been stolen
21:08direction of travel currently unknown
21:09all units stand by for vehicle details
21:11if any units can start making their way into the area
21:12there's a job right south of the county
21:14some lads have looked to potentially steal another Audi
21:16and the vehicle disappeared off towards Leicestershire but now it's coming back this way so we might be onto something
21:20we're looking for a Audi A5 in black
21:21we've got the red of the vehicle
21:22we've got the red of the vehicle
21:23but just a keeper comes back to Bedfordshire
21:24and then insured
21:37we've got the red of the vehicle
21:38which is the keeper comes back to Bedfordshire and insured
21:42comes back to Scotland
21:43we've got the reg of the vehicle but just a keeper comes back to Bedfordshire
21:49and the insured comes back to Scotland so it's a little bit far from home for
21:57my liking
22:01we've had a confirmed sighting of this vehicle last seen heading northbound
22:06we've got any units in the vicinity to make the way that Audi has activated
22:12cameras so we're just making our way to try and catch up with it
22:19this is not good driving in heavy rain the weather isn't great it's tipping it
22:28down with rain and that has to be a consideration if they don't stop is it
22:33worth pursuing them putting your life in danger and members of the public's lives
22:39hello tangy 38 Lee is that you behind me
22:46yeah 24 got no sign of it as yet
22:50oh in fact standby I might have it ahead of me standby
22:57yeah I've got it ahead of me it's lane two it's that Audi it's an S5 it's moved and
23:03moving to lane one now in fact I think it's in might be in convoy with a van
23:12the van has just mirrored it and it seems to be sticking quite closely with it
23:16the van has just mirrored it and it seems to be sticking quite closely with it
23:19team work in the role that we do is everything it's key nine times out of ten we are working
23:34single crew but I always know that I've got some backup somewhere nearby and I ask a Tango 3A
23:41they're off off off both of them
23:48vehicles are through the lights they are following each other they might be aware of my presence shortly
23:55because we're probably going to be stuck at reds and it's a lit area standby
24:00I'm Tango 3A I'm in a high performance market vehicle pursuit management trade
24:08I'm just holding back so that they don't suspect that I'm following them the element of surprise is key
24:14second the third the third the ideal plan is to get these vehicles stopped prior to any pursuit
24:21taking place because although they might look exciting when you're involved in them they can be
24:26quite daunting and scary sometimes as well we're at a roundabout and it's the first the first
24:37i went to a petrol station standby go for a box lee i'll go around the front mate
24:42do you want to take the back
24:45yeah it's good
24:56the vehicle's failing to stop failing to stop my instinct reaction is i'm going after that
25:03yeah please come down there and we've got two pursuits running here and lee is currently in a pursuit at
25:11the same time that i am with the van as well because that started making off standby yeah speed is six
25:19zero in a three zero
25:25top zero one do you have a DRA please
25:28DRA is medium at the minute due to speed and weather conditions road conditions are wet
25:33traffic is uh light it's a left left left stand by
25:37DRA is medium
25:50tanga 38 speed currently one zero zero in a five zero
25:56road conditions remain the same traffic is light DRA is medium
26:00standby for direction approaching roundabout
26:02my vehicle is wrong side of the roundabout standby it's going contra flow down the 842 i believe it is
26:13it takes a certain kind of mentality and a certain person that wants to do that
26:19it's just fraught with danger and it's a disaster waiting to happen
26:23as nick arrives with the drone the suspects have disappeared
26:47i reckon we'll be alone that hedgerow run anywhere because there's too many cars from this way
26:51it's stuck a deliberate maneuver off the main road and straight into a field
26:59i've managed to pull up just alongside of it but was unfortunately blocked by the hedges and by the
27:04time i've got around the hedges onto the field you could see in the distance there was at least one
27:11one of the occupants from the van was right at the far end of the field which i could see there was
27:16some kind of torch light whether it was a mobile phone or using his torch so we've got this fan
27:23here got the driver's door and front passenger door which tells us at least two occupants have
27:30fled from the van they've most likely done this kind of thing before it's a pretty much stop and run
27:36drones in this kind of situation the key when it comes to locating people that have i've got away
27:48because they're just like having a mini helicopter up right i've got somebody i think pretty much
27:57over where the drone is yeah behind a hedge there look oh yeah yeah it's not far from here hopefully
28:05it'll be uh one of our suspects laying low in bushes because they can't have got too far
28:15local police arrive to join the search
28:19squad cops are you just getting out now it's to your left hand side
28:23i don't know if it's a hedgerow or what but to your left hand side if you walk forwards
28:28keep going forwards but more to your right there's one cop that's pretty much on the grass keep walking
28:33forwards just in front of you to your left now now to your left left left there
28:39there's a lot of electric box here because that'd be a vehicle yeah it could be
28:53maximum flight distance reached i was here within about five or six minutes so they've got a good
29:00head start i've got the drone up but unfortunately i've not been able to find them um it's just quite a
29:06wide open area with some houses as well further away but so i don't know where they've disappeared
29:10to but wasn't able to pick them up at all which is frustrating lee searches for evidence
29:20there's a smell of cannabis coming from the van and then what looks to be possibly some kind of um
29:29i don't know whether it's an electrical
29:31vehicle pump or something and we've just got a couple of empty pots with with some soil discarded
29:37so it's kind of hinting that it's been some kind of cannabis grow and they needed to get away from us
29:44but there's nothing suggestive in this van
29:48whether it's linked to high-end vehicle thefts which was what was initially thought
29:52so we need to identify the the true identity of this vehicle uh it's running on these plates
30:02which um would just match up against the vin so just having a look in the wind screen
30:09it's partially obscured but we know from the last four digits that it certainly doesn't match the
30:16plates that it's running on so what we'll do we'll get it dragged out we'll see if we can find either
30:20the stamp in the engine or anywhere else on the chassis um whether or not the vehicle comes
30:25back to being stolen which i suspect it may do we'll get that found out
30:34the suspect van will now be recovered what's the plan then how long is your winch
30:39so i thought it goes and just chain it strap it yeah that's what i'm thinking
30:47yeah that was never being driven out under its own steam was it
30:56any tangy three can i pass your vin number please for this um
31:01bird decata yeah it's definitely been involved in cannabis cultivation hasn't it
31:06yeah i just ran this vehicle through pnc just coming up as a stolen vehicle
31:13crikey okay uh stolen vehicle uh stolen um
31:20back end of 2022 stolen from coventry way i've got no idea who these people were i don't know what
31:27they were up to or what the plans were for the rest of the night there was evidence in the back of that
31:33van of cannabis grows so they are criminals you know they'll be doing this kind of thing day in
31:39day out it's what they know it's what they're used to so uh i've got a stolen vehicle off the road at
31:45least we've taken one of their tools away from them there's part of his exhaust is that his exhaust or
31:50is that part of uh oh yeah oh that's his uh intercooler pipe
31:55it wasn't the fastest pursuit i've been in but uh it was raining the roads were wet uh thankfully
32:03there wasn't any traffic about really no pedestrians or anything like that so um i had
32:07to be careful because the last thing i want to do is come off the road so uh he got away
32:14people that do manage to get away from us it does make me feel a bit better knowing that ultimately
32:23whether it be the next day or a week down the line a month down the line they're going to get caught
32:29for something they've got to be lucky every single time we've only got to be lucky that one time
32:39coming up
32:45officers team up
32:46you've been in trouble with the police before mate to stop a car full of suspects
33:07to combat a recent surge in lorry crimes traffic cops like sergeant scott riley rely on tactics and
33:14team work
33:23yes please mate make yourself nice and visible on junction 28 and start following the first ones
33:28off to uh stop them settling please
33:34teamwork and the team dynamic drives every single job that we've got
33:40we have got specialists that just concentrate their efforts on giving us information so we can then go
33:46out and respond to it we're seeing gangs that are working together traveling across the borders
33:53it really is about that team effort of identifying these vehicles making sure that officers are going
34:01to the right places and taking some proactive steps to get these vehicles stopped
34:06so we're just having a look in the lorry parks we get a lot of reported
34:13theft from lorries so a lorry like this one that's got a curtain side it's very easy to slash the
34:19side of it and get the goods from within it and when they park next to each other like this
34:25it's easier for criminals to hide in between them and get the goods out unsighted
34:33um so we're just having a good look around the lorry park just to make sure there's no suspicious
34:39vehicles no vans um and nobody looking to steal from the lorries
34:45so sometimes with these it's more it's as much about disruption you can't always catch them in the
34:55act but if you get the what we call the spotter vehicles that uh are out scoping the the lorries
35:03and looking at what they can attack um if we can get them stopped and then at least it's some disruption
35:10uh from a tour south mobiles be aware we've had reports on the vehicle suspected to be a spotter
35:18involved in other thefts in vehicles up and around the county unknown occupants at this time
35:24and they just put us down speed cameras on the motorway without any lights on please just trying
35:29to catch this vehicle you've got uh at least four or five feedback units on that scott is racing to
35:37intercept a suspicious car so we've just had some people disturbed looking around lorries in the m1
35:45so i'm just on my way to to try and sight the vehicle uh in an unmarked car up ahead the suspects
35:55have passed one of the team it's just somewhere behind it currently way one speed 60s he's probably aware
36:03of my presence i'm with you i'll let you know just going up to half a mile marker board tango sarah falls
36:20with you four five yeah two four cbs approaching junction
36:35do you want me to come through naturally
36:39yes you can
36:43as scott is in an unmarked car he takes the lead
36:50so
36:51tango sierra four uh is now pursuit uh no vehicles for cover
36:57speed is uh seven zero it's now back to lane one
37:02and it is committed committed uh beyond services
37:09boy car three one more
37:13all authorities with enough units in place the team prepares to box the vehicle in
37:20thank you with all the units there this vehicle just failed to stop uh
37:24the suit will be authorized uh for five and keep the audio behind it to take course and suit
37:29should it go into the suit yes yes so the team happy to move up
37:32yes yes we'll let it clear this van uh then when it clears this van c4 will go to the front
37:48whoever's behind the subject vehicle they're what we call the pursuit commander
37:51really it should be where everybody's just working really hard around that person to make their life
37:58as easy as possible so teamwork is key
38:00team move up move up move up
38:06box on box on box on box on
38:18you put your hand on the dashboard
38:33anybody in the back under your belt undo your belt
38:36Undo your belt! Come out!
38:41Take the belt from around him, Rog.
38:43Take the belt from around him.
38:48I'll take him, Rog.
38:50Have we got enough to get everybody off at the next junction?
39:09We all should have one prisoner each.
39:15Do you understand why you've been stopped, mate?
39:17There's been a suspicious incident at the services down the road.
39:21I don't believe that your vehicle's been involved, right?
39:28Scott and the team take the men away to be searched.
39:47All right, mate. Get some details off you.
39:50Was it in there? Good man.
39:53So, what's going to happen is we're going to search you.
39:55We're going to search your vehicle under section one of PACE to look for any articles in relation to theft
40:05or anything going equipped to steal.
40:07All right. You've been in trouble with the police before, mate?
40:09When I was younger.
40:11When you were younger, what was that for?
40:15Burglary or armed burglary, I can't remember.
40:17Armed burglary? What were the perks of that?
40:20Young and stupid.
40:22Eh? Young and stupid, but what did you do?
40:26I just ran into a shop and took a tool.
40:28Oh, did you?
40:30Whereabouts do you live?
40:31What?
40:31Whereabouts do you live?
40:32Erm, from Leeds.
40:34You're from Leeds, are you?
40:34Yeah.
40:36Are you wanted or anything like that, do you know, at the minute?
40:39So you've been done before for no insurance?
40:41But yeah, I've got insurance on this one, which is good.
40:44Right, jump out for me a minute, buddy. I'll give you a search.
40:49Quite a tall lad, aren't you?
40:50Just a bit, yeah.
40:52How tall lad?
40:55Everybody's tall to me, though.
40:58What do you mean, I'm tall, Tamar?
40:59How tall, I mean, you mean? How tall?
41:01Yeah, I'm 5'9".
41:09Unfortunately, on this occasion, we've not found anything on them or on this card.
41:14Surprisingly, for one of these sorts of incidents, it's actually all legit.
41:19So it's actually insured.
41:21It's all taxed, everything like that.
41:23So either they've been out just spotting for other people who are out and about,
41:28or, um, yeah, they're just doing reckeys.
41:33Get yourself back up to Leeds and don't come back.
41:38They know that we know what they're up to.
41:43There is no way that those lads at two o'clock on a Monday morning
41:47have come all the way from Leeds for any legitimate purpose.
41:50They are definitely out and about, going into all of our services, looking to steal from lorries.
41:56So, whilst we've not arrested them, what we have done is we've disrupted them.
42:01We've told them that we know what vehicle they're using.
42:04We've told them that's how we're going to deal with them.
42:07They're going to be boxed in on the motorway, and they're going to be bought away,
42:09and they're going to be searched.
42:11Tonight, they've got nothing on them.
42:12Gloves, balaclavas.
42:14But the next night, we'll do the same again.
42:17They might have something on them, and we can get them arrested.
42:20Good, uh, nice box, though, that.
42:22Good.
42:22Good.
42:23Well done, all.
42:24Bye now.
42:25Let's go.
42:26Good work.
42:27Dealing with organised criminal gangs is definitely a team game.
42:31From the people putting intelligence together,
42:34and the hard work from the people in the control room.
42:39If we haven't got a good, solid team behind us,
42:43then there's no point in doing what we do.
42:48We've got a really good mix of young, enthusiastic officers,
42:52older and more experienced officers, that all work together really nicely.
42:59We're all trained to the same high level.
43:01We all know what each other's doing.
43:03And when it works, it works really well.
43:05Team working for us is... it's everything, really.
43:12In this episode...
43:14I know this vehicle is failing to stop.
43:18The man who failed to stop for officers and crashed his car into some traffic lights,
43:23was charged with car theft, dangerous driving, failed to stop,
43:28no licence, no insurance, and drug driving.
43:32He's awaiting trial.
43:37If you don't show me your hands, then I will use gas.
43:39I would.
43:40Show me your hands.
43:41I would.
43:41I would.
43:42The suspected drunk driver, who was also wanted for a breach of a court order,
43:47was charged and remanded to court the following day.
43:50But no action was taken against him for any drink driving offences,
43:54as the police were unable to prove he was drunk in charge of the car.
44:06The suspect in the Audi that failed to stop for Nick is still on the run.
44:10It's going contra flow down the A42, I believe it is.
44:13Inquiries are continuing to identify the driver,
44:17but the registered keeper has been sent a notice of intended prosecution.
44:23The stolen van that also failed to stop has been returned to the insurance company.
44:28An investigation is ongoing to identify the occupants.
44:33Undo your belt. Undo your belt. Undo your belt.
44:35And the man suspected of lorry theft was released without any action.
44:39Save the belt from Andy Mock.
44:41And the man suspected of lorry theft.
44:41Very well.
44:44Thank you, sir.
44:50Transcription by CastingWords