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Traffic Cops S12E22 ((Jan 13 2024)
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00:00It's gone straight to the red line.
00:03He's got damage.
00:05Don't do that! Stay still!
00:08Derbyshire traffic cops.
00:10It does have warning markers for potential firearms.
00:15Stand over!
00:16You're under arrest.
00:17Intent supply class of beer drug.
00:19Police a thousand square miles.
00:23It's a crash, crash.
00:25Have you got any other injury other than your head?
00:27With some of the UK's most dangerous roads.
00:30Oh, no one's been killed out of this. I don't know.
00:33Do you know how fast we're going?
00:34It's scary when stuff like this happened.
00:36In life and death situations.
00:39Get on the ground, you'll be tainted!
00:41We've got runners.
00:42Face down!
00:45Yes, yes, successful stick.
00:49Around every corner.
00:51Great acting, mate.
00:53There's a new challenge for the traffic cops.
00:57They're flying the vehicle now!
01:00I'm going home.
01:01Stay led!
01:02Stop grabbing me like that!
01:06It is crash, crash, crash!
01:09We're on a dead end.
01:11We've got an off-road.
01:12Coming up.
01:14It's going counter-flow, counter-flow.
01:17Dangerous drivers out of control.
01:19It's a crash, crash, crash.
01:21Crash, crash, crash.
01:22We've got Mel running.
01:24Whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:27What are you doing?
01:28Battling with officers.
01:30I'm warning you, mate.
01:32I'm going to gas you in a minute.
01:35I can see the vehicle.
01:36I'm just trying to judge how deep this water is into it.
01:39And a life-or-death situation.
01:41Believe me, might be quite a correct.
01:44Forces the traffic cops into action.
01:46Hello?
01:47Can you hear me?
01:48Can you hear me?
02:04Streets are relatively sparse traffic.
02:09Not an awful lot going on at the minute.
02:11Three hours into a night shift.
02:13Traffic cop Stuart Smith is on patrol near Chesterfield.
02:17I'm always looking out for drivers that stand out a little bit,
02:20like they're exiting a junction a bit fast.
02:22There'll be something about the characteristic of that particular car
02:25that stands out from the rest.
02:28And they ask a tango three three.
02:31I can see a van that's coming towards me,
02:33and he's going noticeably quicker than all the other road users.
02:36Go to your vehicle check, please.
02:39Caller 14105.
02:42As Stuart makes a U-turn.
02:45Yes, yes, bell stop, bell stop.
02:48The van driver ducks down a side street.
02:51I'm witnessing a van that's involved in crime.
02:54Has he just stolen something?
02:55Or it could be, has he drunk?
02:57The only way to find out is to catch up with the driver and speak to him.
03:01One occupant decant from the vehicle.
03:06We've got a stop, stop, stop.
03:14We just kind of have this stalemate on the road.
03:17They're waiting for me to get out of the car,
03:19they're waiting for me to walk up to it,
03:21and then they'll speed off,
03:22and then of course I've got to run back to the car, it slows me down.
03:27I've played this game before, so I'm not going to get out.
03:30Hey, it's making up, it's making up.
03:42No other road users on the road this time.
03:44It's gone down a dead end.
03:48It's on an off-road.
03:49When a car doesn't stop, your heart does sink and your mind goes 100 miles an hour,
03:53you've got so much to think about.
03:55The dangers are huge.
03:57Formanet, the suit is authorised.
04:00Keep me up to date with dynamic risk assessment please.
04:03Yes, yes.
04:05The first and first.
04:08T-Mac, suit management train.
04:11Road conditions are quite bold, wet.
04:15Vehicle's now lights out.
04:16He turns his lights out in an effort to try and evade me being able to chase him.
04:22Vehicle continues to fail stop.
04:25But there's other units that are coming towards me,
04:28so we can hopefully get this van stopped quickly.
04:30Left, left, left.
04:32Vehicle still lights out.
04:34It's quite dangerous at this stage.
04:35Members of the public can't see this van coming,
04:37and it is not stopping for anyone.
04:39Speed is now 4-0 towards 5-0 in a 3-0.
04:42Towards the roundabout, it's not about the direction of the roundabout.
04:47Not one, not one.
04:49Not two, not two.
04:51Not three, not three.
04:53Not four, not four.
04:56It's going contra-flow, contra-flow.
04:59Shockingly, he turns to go up the wrong side of the bypass
05:02against the flow of traffic.
05:04It is the worst case scenario.
05:07You've got drivers that aren't expecting a van to be coming the wrong way on the bypass
05:11with no lights on.
05:13Despite the vehicle travelling on the wrong side of the road,
05:16Stuart's able to keep it in sight.
05:19It's sheer luck that a collision doesn't happen.
05:23He's able to then exit, so the pursuit continues.
05:26Looping back round the side roads, permission to re-engage.
05:30Here from NA, pursuit continues to be authorised.
05:33I'm slightly concerned around the level of risk that's starting to increase now.
05:38Vehicle still remains lights out.
05:39Permission for tactical contact if it attempts to go contra-flow again.
05:45From CR1, yes, yes, it's all received.
05:47Happy redact tactic.
05:49Vehicle's now gone left, left, left.
05:51Leading 5-0 and a 3-0.
05:54It's quite icy.
05:56I'm just trying to make some ground on the vehicle.
05:58It's quite fed to me.
05:59I'm going to do the loop again.
06:00I'm going to go off-road again.
06:01We go down the same streets, down the same footpath.
06:15Yep.
06:16Confirmed ASICs have gone towards a lot preferred.
06:17I'm going to get quite close up to it for the next roundabout to make sure it doesn't go contra-flow.
06:27The vehicle is at 7-0.
06:28Still lights out towards the roundabout.
06:29Lights are on red.
06:30Temporary high risk.
06:31There's no other vehicles that I can see coming around the roundabout.
06:32The vehicle is slowing, slowing down to 30.
06:33Vehicle stops going contra-flow around the roundabout.
06:35The vehicles are on red.
06:36No other vehicles on the roundabout at this time.
06:40And it goes the wrong way around the roundabout.
06:43Just as I come around the corner, he collides with this Ford Focus.
06:4930. Vehicle stops going contrapload around the roundabout. No other vehicles on the roundabout
06:55at this time. And he goes the wrong way around the roundabout. Just as I come around the
07:00corner, he collides with his Ford Focus. It's a crash, crash, crash. Crash, crash, crash.
07:06Got Mel running.
07:15With the suspect on the run.
07:16From Victor 2, have we got a dog?
07:19Other units arrive, including a dog handler.
07:22Run this way. So if the dog tracks from here, we'll be fine.
07:31Through that gap here. His chance of escape is nil. We've got him surrounded and I think
07:37he knows that as well.
07:41He jumps into the canal in an effort to get away.
07:44Yeah, this is our man. And they, from 3-3, confirm this is the male driver. See him running
07:52from the vehicle.
07:54Got a police dog right next to us as well, mate. Just telling you, in case you get any ideas.
07:57He's given up, he's run out of steam. I've got a hospital. I've got a hospital. You're
08:04lucky you're not dead, aren't you? And he stinks of booze.
08:07He has said he's had a drink.
08:09Oh, I got this.
08:10Are you under arrest?
08:12Please don't tell me.
08:13On suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop for the police. It's necessary to
08:19arrest you for a prompt and effective investigation.
08:21Being able to catch the driver that's just done all these dangerous things and potentially
08:26injured somebody that was in another vehicle that they've collided with is a very good feeling.
08:30And when we get back to my vehicle, we're going to do a breath test with you. Depending
08:34on the result of that as well, we'll move forward. All right.
08:36Right, machine's ready to go. You breathe through that until I tell you to stop. And stop.
08:44So you've blown 60, all right, which is over the limit. Limit being 35. So you're further
08:50under arrest. On suspicion of driving whilst over the specified limit.
08:54OK. You are under investigation because you're suspected of driving a motor vehicle on a road
09:05or public place whilst over the prescribed alcohol limit. So do you agree to provide two
09:10specimens of breath for analysis?
09:11Yes.
09:12The sort of tactics that he employed in an effort to get away are those that are used by your
09:19organised crime gangs, really hardened criminals, people that are in stolen vans involved in
09:24high-valued crime.
09:25Exactly the same as you did before.
09:27Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Keep it going, keep it going. Keep it going like that. Perfect.
09:31Keep it going, keep it going, keep it going, keep it going, keep it going, keep it going,
09:34keep it going, keep it going, keep it going. Hands up. Keep it blown 45 and 43, which is over
09:42the limit.
09:43To know that he did all that simply because he was over the drink drive limit is unbelievable.
09:49It's crazy. It could quite easily have resulted in a fatality.
09:52Coming up, when a driver loses control, the race is on to save him. We've got ambulance
10:09here. We need to get you out as soon as. And a distinctive shoplifter. Right leg is missing.
10:15A little bit different. Opens up to the cops.
10:19Can't get through any tag. It's good that he's singing away about how he just takes these tags off.
10:27I know you're receiving our standard 39. Dealing with drivers who lose control is a regular job for the traffic cops.
10:46We've had a call from a male. Sounded like he was groaning in pain. Requested an ambulance. Could be simply a medical episode and he's pulled to the side of the road. Or it could be an RTC and he's just conscious enough to be able to call us.
11:04Near the end of a 12-hour night shift, PC Lee Ridley is responding to an urgent call.
11:10We've had a shot from a male that's groaning in pain saying he's near to the A50. So yeah, a bit of a strange one. We've kind of got limited light at the minute. So we'll search as best as we can. And then hopefully they can get back in touch with them on the telephone and get a better update.
11:30Better update.
11:34Can I tango three now?
11:36Go ahead.
11:37I'm just travelling slowly down to junction one. Then I'll come back and do westbound.
11:44Just keep an eye out for any kind of fresh tracks in the grass at the side of the carriageway.
11:52I'm really worried now. You've got freezing cold temperatures. You can't survive very long if you're in water, especially approaching sub-zero temperatures.
12:16So where they're describing is here.
12:25Oh yeah, there he is.
12:29Yeah, I'm with this vehicle.
12:32So it's well off the carriageway. It's gone through a bush. I'm just making my way to it now.
12:37Yeah, it's going to be really difficult.
12:43The water starts here.
12:46I reckon it's going to be at least knee deep going in.
12:48We understand they're making contact with somebody in the car. It's just extremely difficult for us to get to it.
12:58It's all thorny bramble bushes. We believe he is, but we don't know how we're going to get to him.
13:04I don't really want to go wading in there. I'm just worried about if any of us go in there.
13:09We start running into problems, and I need to know that he's all right. But the same is on to E-mass.
13:15We understand he's talking to E-mass. We just need that firming up.
13:19So at least if he's talking, it kind of lowers the risk level down to him.
13:24He's all, that's a bit of a rant for us.
13:27There's a massive piece of plywood just on the ground.
13:29The plan is to see if we can stretch it across and get closer to the vehicle without actually going into the water.
13:37Got it, Carl.
13:38Because it's unknown at this stage how deep the water is.
13:42Right, Ving.
13:46They believe he might be in cardiac arrest, but it's making sense, but it's not confirmed.
13:51The driver's potentially gone into cardiac arrest, and that changes everything in an instant.
13:56We're just going to have to go up here.
13:59That's pretty deep.
14:00I can hear him.
14:02The stakes are unbelievably high.
14:04We need to get to that car and get the driver out.
14:07It's normally approaching the smell.
14:08I'm well above me leveling water, but I can hear him shout.
14:12You get that initial shock.
14:13The freezing cold water kind of kicks in as soon as it goes up near to my waist height.
14:22Hello?
14:24Hello?
14:26Can you hear me?
14:31Whereabouts are you hurting?
14:33Cold.
14:34You're cold?
14:35Right.
14:36Are you bleeding from anywhere?
14:37I don't think so.
14:38No?
14:40I'm going to see.
14:41You're in a bit of a predicament here.
14:43You're in quite a fair bit of water.
14:45I'm initially kind of taken back by the smell of alcohol coming from the car, but my main priority still putting all that aside is just get some reassurance that he's still with us and get him out of that car as quick as we can.
14:59We've got ambulance here.
15:00We need to get you out as soon as, and I might need a bit of help from you.
15:06Will you see you go down backwards so we can get you this way?
15:10Can you move your legs?
15:12Move them at all?
15:13Yeah.
15:14Yeah?
15:16I can see that he's submerged in water up to his waist, so he's sat down in this freezing cold water.
15:23He's probably been there at least a good hour as well, so I don't even know if his legs are going to function.
15:29I'm praying that he's got enough strength within him that he can kind of help himself get out the back as I assist him.
15:39Right. I'm going to go into the water next, and then I'm going to stand up.
15:44Right.
15:45What I want you to do is crawl towards me.
15:48Just keep crawling, keep crawling.
15:49Right. Hold on to my hand because you're waist deep in water here.
15:54And then we're going to go this way.
15:55Just mind these prickles, yeah?
15:58First, my colleague, we've got you.
15:59I'm going to stand behind you and prop you up.
16:02Anybody else in the car with you before the collision?
16:04Just me.
16:05Just you.
16:07Just watch this bramble.
16:09It's wrapped round us both. Hang on a sec.
16:14Right. We've got you.
16:15You just keep going, yeah?
16:16And I think a three nine.
16:19Just an initial assessment.
16:20He's come out of the vehicle under his own doing.
16:23So I've got major concerns regarding cardiac arrest at this stage.
16:28A bit cold and wet, but glad we got him out.
16:30There's just quite major concerns there that he'd gone into cardiac arrest.
16:34But yeah, he's out.
16:36He'll get assessed and then we'll deal with the traffic side of things very shortly.
16:40I'm absolutely saturated. We're steep now in water.
16:46Sometimes when you have dealings with people, they can be angry towards you.
16:51There's a lot of hostility towards police.
16:53But you can attend a job and literally within seconds, you're trying desperately to save somebody's life.
17:00That's the reason why we do our job.
17:02He's obviously come off the carriage right here, the fresh tire marks.
17:07And then if you look, there's kind of no further tracks.
17:11We're wondering if he's lifted and gone airborne.
17:13And luckily the water managed to stop him going any faster into the trees at the other side
17:18because they're quite solid, thick trees, which I think the water's potentially slowed him down enough to save him.
17:27The fact that he stinks of alcohol, probably that was leading to a bit of the confusion on the call, the shock of what's happened.
17:33We're at 45 years, so I'm resting on suspicion of driving mode to be a player to prescribe a limit of alcohol.
17:39Alcohol played a part in this collision.
17:42Nobody deserves to be involved in a collision.
17:44But these are the consequences and this is what we deal with day in, day out.
17:52As the driver's been in a collision, he has to be checked at hospital before he can be taken into police custody.
17:59He's a very, very lucky person.
18:02I think the fact that he's ended up walking away from that will just make sure that he's got no other significant injuries.
18:09But that just highlights another example of how you can end up in a right mess.
18:15But luckily he hasn't seriously injured himself and seriously injured somebody else.
18:21He's got a call from Tesco Cloud.
18:31He's had a shoplift at the store.
18:33He's tried to do some vodka.
18:35He's managed to get the items back.
18:37Dale left at this vehicle.
18:39He did have a seatbelt on and had a younger child on his knee as well.
18:43With up to 400,000 shoplifting offences reported every year.
18:47Tracking down dangerous getaway drivers is a daily challenge for the police.
18:52I'm just going to check, please.
18:54I'm just going to sit on the 619.
18:58Near Chesterfield, traffic cop Jim Payne and Derbyshire's motorbike unit pick up the call.
19:04We've just had a report of an attempt shoplifting where they tried nicking £181 worth of vodka.
19:10We want to see if the vehicle's going to another store to try again.
19:13He's just failed.
19:14We've got other officers checking other supermarkets and we're just going towards the area where it was last seen.
19:20There may be a child in the vehicle.
19:22We really obviously need preventative measures of getting this vehicle stopped or finding it parked in a car park would be ideal.
19:28Yeah, I've just spotted it. It's 619 on Chesterfield.
19:34Yeah, proceed. Have we got anybody Chesterfield waiting?
19:37I'm at St. George Roundabout.
19:39Yeah, proceed. Just bear in mind, obviously, the mention of this child in the car as well.
19:44So the car's been spotted heading into Chesterfield by motorcyclists.
19:49It's also a motorability vehicle, so it could be interesting to see if we can get it, show it's been used in crime.
20:01We can get the car took off and get returned back to motorability.
20:04Yeah, vehicle's stopped, just off the same thing.
20:08Received.
20:10As Jim arrives, motorbike officers are questioning the suspects and confirm there is a young child on board.
20:18Oh, I'm going to have a nosy then.
20:24This is the male that's insured on it.
20:27Yeah.
20:29Jim checks the description of the suspect who fled the scene.
20:33The offender is quite distinctive.
20:36It's described as being white male in his 50s with a black and grey jacket, grey hoodie, black baseball cap, fairly routine stuff.
20:43Right leg is missing. A little bit different.
20:46Jim under Stafford. He's definitely a guy in the wheelchair with a baseball cap on.
20:52Well, that's conclusive then, isn't it?
20:54Well, it's gone in the wheelchair on his own. A little stuff. It's hard to conceal it.
20:59But he probably had a deal tag on it as well.
21:01With the front seat passenger matching the description, he's under arrest.
21:05There was already an information marker apparently on the vehicle for another incident in relation to possible more of the shoplifting.
21:12So it's not just a one off. It's a course of conduct that they're doing with this vehicle.
21:17The driver's also being taken into custody.
21:20What's he wanted for, though?
21:21Two thefts and a burglary.
21:23Oh. On us?
21:25Nice.
21:26Sign her out, let's go.
21:27Yeah.
21:28For theft.
21:29Burglary at all and another theft at all.
21:31Yeah.
21:32Nice.
21:33OK.
21:34As far as actually that both the mail are wanted.
21:38It's the actual passenger that's been into the shop with a wheelchair and the dried steel and the vodka.
21:44And then the drivers wanted NPNC for an unrelated offence, so it's a good stop.
21:51The officers search the car for evidence.
21:55A set of altcroppers here, look.
21:57I think that's your security tag.
22:02Anything like that, isn't it?
22:03That'll get through any tag.
22:05It'd certainly work, wouldn't it?
22:06It'd work like, but come on, it'd be a bit obvious.
22:09He's got it.
22:11The passenger, and he's basically admitted what he's been doing.
22:14He says he's not been using the tool, he's just been snapping them and pulling them off.
22:19So we've arrested the two males from the vehicle.
22:22The driver was wanted from a couple of other forces for other offences,
22:25and the passenger has been arrested on the submission of the theft.
22:29The other passenger and the young child are free to go.
22:34Because the vehicle's been used in crime, we've recovered that.
22:37It's also a motability vehicle.
22:39So they've been notified.
22:41Hopefully they'll then take possession of the vehicle.
22:43Obviously it's not what the motability scheme's all about.
22:45It's supposed to be to help people get about, you know, that need it,
22:48they've got a disability.
22:49Clearly the passenger does have a disability,
22:52and the fact he's only got one leg.
22:54But, yeah, the idea of giving him a brand new 73-plate car
22:58isn't for him to go out stealing vodka from Tesco.
23:01Yeah, it's making up.
23:10Coming up...
23:11Something about...
23:12Another out-of-control driver...
23:14...makes a run for it.
23:19Which way's he gone?
23:20I'm not doing that, I think.
23:23Well, I'm going to check, do you understand?
23:25No.
23:26You don't understand?
23:27And a drunk driver...
23:28Give me your hand!
23:29...turns to violence.
23:30I'll warn you, mate.
23:31I'm going to gas you any minute.
23:32I'll warn you, mate.
23:33I'm going to gas you any minute.
23:48NA Tango 361015, please.
23:51I've got a responsibility to cover the whole county at Arbyshire.
23:55It's important that we know everywhere, but with the same token,
23:57you know, working the same area or same patch,
24:00I think it helps as well.
24:02Traffic cop Matt Cooling is on patrol near Chesterfield
24:05looking for dangerous illegal drivers.
24:08The nature of the people that we're going after,
24:10you know, they are people that are citing police,
24:13and they're very likely to fail to stop,
24:15and that will obviously then engage us in a pursuit.
24:18From an A to all units monitoring this channel,
24:20we've just had an ANPR hit for a vehicle.
24:22The driver of this vehicle is showing to have no insurance.
24:27Close by, Stuart Smith is also on the lookout for the suspect car.
24:32There's a car that sits up with no insurance a couple of times tonight,
24:37which I've just checked.
24:38It's still showing no insurance.
24:39Stu Smith's now behind it,
24:40then it's got a bit of a lick on apparently.
24:42With a pursuit likely, Stuart needs backup.
24:43Any pursuit is dangerous.
24:44We're trying to stop a car driving at high speeds.
24:45You're always second-guessing what they're going to do,
24:47and we're trying to stop that vehicle with the least amount of damage
24:49and the least amount of risk to members of the public.
24:50We're trying to stop a car driving at high speeds.
24:51You're always second-guessing what they're going to do,
24:52and we're trying to stop that vehicle with the least amount of damage
24:53and the least amount of risk to members of the public.
24:54It's estimated that nearly 15,000 police pursuits take place every year.
24:57I've just checked.
24:58It's still showing no insurance.
24:59Stu Smith's now behind it, then it's got a bit of a lick on it apparently.
25:01With a pursuit likely, Stuart needs backup.
25:04Any pursuit is dangerous.
25:06We're trying to stop a car driving at high speeds.
25:09You're always second-guessing what they're going to do,
25:11and we're trying to stop that vehicle with the least amount of damage
25:14and the least amount of risk to members of the public.
25:17It's estimated that nearly 15,000 police pursuits take place every year.
25:24Sir, it's turned on to the estate at Carwood.
25:27Okay, mate.
25:29I think this leads on to the main road again.
25:32Big loop, yeah.
25:33And we've checked it on police computers.
25:35Still no insurance.
25:37Traffic cop Jim Payne is also closing in on the wanted car.
25:41I don't know if it's come this far or not.
25:45I've cut across that in Tech-Renishaw Hill.
25:48Just going left.
25:50We've got to take you back onto the main road through Renishaw.
25:59Going right-right up the hill.
26:02There we go.
26:04Approaching the junction ahead, Jim catches up with Stuart.
26:10Yeah, it's making up.
26:13With Jim and Stuart now in pursuit, Matt's still playing catch-up.
26:30Sounds like the vehicle's stopped and decamped.
26:40Tango 36, Stage 6.
26:43Thanks.
26:46Great thing, thank you.
26:47Clipping a fast bin, the wooded area is quite dense.
26:52It looks like it's quite a way over to the next adjoining road.
26:55I think he's gone to the left, Stu.
26:56I think he's got as far as the tree.
26:57I don't know.
26:58We weren't as quick at the cars as what he was.
26:59I could nip round in a plane car to Staley Lane and see if I can...
27:00I know what it looks like.
27:01Yeah.
27:02I mean, it's a long way to go, mate, to keep going towards Staley Lane.
27:03He's running in the dark as well.
27:04He's got no light with him.
27:05I'll keep going forward just a bit more then.
27:06He's wearing a grey top, light colour-ish hair.
27:07Yeah.
27:08Probably our height, slim build, dark trousers.
27:09Yeah.
27:10The driver's decamped, at the end of the day.
27:11If I come across someone walking on here, I think I'm going to look at the car.
27:13Yeah, I don't know.
27:14I don't know.
27:15You're all right.
27:16I'm going to look at the car and look at the car.
27:17I've seen the car when I'm in the car.
27:18I've seen the car as well.
27:19I'm not going to look at the car.
27:20By the way, I don't know what it looks like.
27:21Yeah.
27:22I mean, it's a long way to go, mate.
27:23To keep going towards Staley Lane.
27:24He's running in the dark as well.
27:25dark houses. Yeah. The driver's decamped. At the end of the day, if I come across someone
27:34walking on here, there's probably a good chance it's going to be the person we're looking
27:37for as it's early hours of the morning now. I've come a good distance up this path. I'm
27:46not going to go any further, mate. It's likely to be hidden somewhere, isn't it? Yeah, too
27:51far. I'll start coming back then. Some more checks have been done, and it might be that
27:56the registered keepers wanted to appear, which, again, is another good reason to run off into it.
28:06A dog unit arrives to comb the area for the runaway.
28:16A bit of stuff either side of the towpath, then, it could have gone into it. Yeah, quite
28:20possibly, mate. Yeah, there's paths. It goes right, as well, back towards, like, Renishya.
28:26Nothing this way. Not interested, no.
28:31Not interested or tracked. Obviously, the older the scent gets, the harder it is for them. Yeah.
28:39Vanish, then. Well, can't say we haven't tried. We've tracked, really, as far as we can with the dog,
28:46but, unfortunately, it's not picked up a scent for the offender that's run off.
28:50But, no, thanks, mate. Thanks for your effort. Don't go too far, because you never know.
28:58It's always disappointing when you're literally seconds behind someone and they get away, but,
29:01you know, it's just how it is sometimes, unfortunately.
29:05We'll still send a notice of intended prosecution and a requirement to tell us who the driver is
29:10to the registered keeper. And the upshot of that is that, you know, if they don't respond to us,
29:15there's a massive fine of six points going to come the way. Something will come of it,
29:19you know, one way or the other, and his luck will run out one day and he'll get caught while he's wanted.
29:2315 miles north of Derby, Matt's looking for more out-of-control drivers.
29:35Over the years, I think you do get a sick sense of when something's not right.
29:38You know, criminals and drink drivers, people who are disqualified from driving,
29:42the telltale signs for me, driving well below the speed limit,
29:46maybe that they're swerving between the lanes or something as simple as not putting the lights on.
29:50You're always going to find that people, you know, unless they're caught,
29:54they're going to keep doing what they get away with.
29:57So we're just going to start showing presence in the area.
30:03This car pulled out ahead of me. It's not got its lights on.
30:06It's driving really slowly. And instantly I'm thinking there's something wrong.
30:10Just having a quick look at it.
30:13NA Tango 361015, please.
30:15Run me that through, please.
30:20Yeah, it's vehicles compliant and stopped.
30:26Hey, mate.
30:27Have you been drinking?
30:29Not really, no.
30:30Step out of the car for me.
30:33Hey, can I get another unit to join me?
30:35I'm just up from Quarry Road.
30:37I'm not sure what I'm on. I think I've got a DIC.
30:38Yeah, that's it.
30:40We've got any units for you to join.
30:41I've got vehicles stopped.
30:43Just come and stand out here, mate.
30:44Pretty much straight away, you get the impression that, you know, he's under the influence.
30:49I think you're drinking driving.
30:50So I'm going to request a specimen of breath from you.
30:53OK.
30:53I must explain to you, if you fail or refuse, it's an offence for which you're going to be arrested.
30:56Do you understand?
30:58What are you doing?
30:59I'm ending your call because I'm speaking to you.
31:01Yeah.
31:01And you're being rude.
31:02I'm not being rude.
31:03You being nasty.
31:04I'm not being nasty.
31:05Yeah, you are.
31:05I don't want you talking on your phone when I'm with you.
31:07OK.
31:08OK, so I need you to provide a specimen of breath.
31:10Do you understand?
31:11Right.
31:11I need to make sure you're not drinking driving.
31:13I'm not drinking driving.
31:14Well, I'm going to check.
31:15Do you understand?
31:15No.
31:16Well, you're driving with no lights for a start.
31:19No lights, what?
31:20No, they're not, mate.
31:21What's that, man?
31:22Yeah, at the front there might be, but there's no lights at the back.
31:24Hold on one minute.
31:27Let's just film this.
31:28You can film what you want, but you're coming to this police car in a minute.
31:30Whoa, whoa, whoa.
31:31What are you doing?
31:32I'm going to request a specimen of breath from you.
31:34Put your phone down.
31:35No, I'm not putting my phone down.
31:36I'm going to record this.
31:38Just get a unit to me, please.
31:39Are you recording this?
31:40Yeah, it's been recorded.
31:41Yeah, so I can record this, then.
31:44Listen to me.
31:45It's that fight or flight moment.
31:47The driver's already shown his level of resistance,
31:49so I'm then conscious that, you know,
31:51if we get to the next stage and we've got to arrest him,
31:53it's probably going to then turn violent.
31:54Put your phone down.
31:56No, I'm not putting my phone down.
31:57Right, well, at the minute, you're under arrest.
31:58For what?
32:00Suspicion of being unbeatable whilst...
32:02Just give me a hand.
32:03Yeah.
32:03Er, what are you recording me for?
32:05What are you doing, babe?
32:07Mate, I'm going to gas you in a minute.
32:08I suspect you drink driving.
32:10Okay.
32:10Okay, give me your hands.
32:11So why is it so rough, then?
32:13Because you're now under arrest,
32:14so you're not doing as you're told.
32:15I work by myself,
32:16and I'm conscious that he's quite a large chap.
32:19If he's not going to comply,
32:20I'm going to have some massive issues with him.
32:21Put your phone down.
32:23No.
32:23Put your phone down.
32:24Why do I need to put my phone down?
32:26Because I need to handcuff you.
32:27I'm under arrest.
32:28Yep.
32:29Give me a hand.
32:29Oh, are you being served?
32:31I'm warning you, mate.
32:33I'm going to gas you in a minute.
32:36Out of nowhere,
32:37the driver tries to throw a punch.
32:39Stop resisting.
32:40Give me a hand out of resistance.
32:41Yes, you are.
32:42I'm not.
32:43You tried to throw a punch at me,
32:44and I ain't having it.
32:45Put your phone...
32:46Spray!
32:48I'm left with no other option.
32:51Could just that be in America, innit?
32:53No, it's not, mate.
32:54It's basically an irritant that we spray,
32:56you know, in subjects' eyes.
32:59I sort of end up getting a face fluke myself,
33:01and I'm struggling then to keep my eyes open
33:03and see what's happening.
33:04I'm in a vulnerable position myself now.
33:06Can you get someone in the hurry, please?
33:08We've got a local unit
33:09we're travelling towards the location now.
33:11Oh, it's behind your back.
33:13Where are you?
33:14This copper has just battered me,
33:18and now me and her
33:19has arrested me
33:21for nothing.
33:23Give me a hand.
33:24He's battered me,
33:25sprayed me and everything, babe.
33:28Quick, phone down.
33:29Give me a hand.
33:30I'm not worried.
33:30Why am I putting the phone down?
33:31Because you're under arrest.
33:33Yeah, I told you.
33:34You're under arrest.
33:36After a two-minute struggle,
33:38backup arrives.
33:39Just give me another...
33:40Put another cup on, Carl.
33:41I've got one on.
33:42What are you doing?
33:42I'm a fan.
33:43I've got one on.
33:44I've got one on, Carl.
33:46You're full of fun, you know?
33:47There's a massive sense of relief
33:48when my colleague's turned up to help.
33:50You know, he's been safely arrested
33:52and I'm not injured.
33:54Have you got him, mate?
33:55No, you can't.
33:56And what are you doing?
33:57I'm holding you.
33:58Relax.
34:00Relax.
34:05You all right?
34:06Yeah, fine.
34:07I've ended up spraying him on me.
34:09This is tri-throat punch.
34:11It takes 10 cars
34:14Are you being serious?
34:17Relax.
34:19Okay.
34:20It makes me angry that, you know,
34:22this bloke's got into a car,
34:24drunk,
34:25and then, of course,
34:26he's took the chance then of going home
34:27where he's then been caught.
34:29And then his reaction then
34:30is to try and assault someone.
34:31You know, it just infuriates me, really,
34:32that that's the driver's attitude.
34:34What are you going to see if you can operate
34:35with the breath test?
34:39No, that's actually fine.
34:41I've not had someone trying to assault me
34:42for a long, long time.
34:44And I like to think that's down to, you know,
34:46the way I deal with people
34:47and the way that I speak with people.
34:49But unfortunately, you know,
34:50there's no reasoning with someone that's drunk.
34:51They're unpredictable and volatile
34:53and, you know,
34:54selling this night.
34:55You know, that's proven.
34:56See if this chat's got some water.
34:59Hey, mate.
34:59Hey, good morning, all right?
35:01Mate, can I ask a favour?
35:03Yeah.
35:03Have you got, like,
35:04a jug of water or anything?
35:05Just pour on me face.
35:06To get behind the wheel of any vehicle
35:08when you've had that much to drink
35:09is completely selfish.
35:11It's irresponsible.
35:12You are a ticking time bomb
35:13and playing roulette with your life
35:15and the life of others on the road.
35:17Coming up...
35:23Still be in here somewhere.
35:25Matt's on the hunt for a gang of thieves.
35:29Targeting farmers and their vehicles.
35:32Yeah, I've got some lights coming towards me.
35:34Over and over again.
35:36Yeah, I've got two off-road motorcycles.
35:40Yeah, followed by a third.
35:47It looks like units, Chesterfield,
35:58start making their way for a break-in-progress
35:59vehicle being stolen.
36:02See, the fenders are still on the farm.
36:05No other details.
36:07Tango 29, I'm en route down the bypass.
36:11Traffic cop Matt Cooling
36:12is responding to a call
36:13from the north of the county.
36:15There's a bunch of local units attached
36:17while I'm concerned if one of them could go to court.
36:19That's where I'll head myself.
36:22I've had a report of a quad bike
36:23that's just been stolen from a farm.
36:25Rural crime is a massive issue in Derbyshire.
36:28There's definitely a market for farm machinery
36:30and agricultural machinery.
36:32They're very, very desirable
36:33and they're worth a lot of money.
36:35From an average,
36:35just a further update from the informant
36:37that they have gone down the field,
36:39likely on the greenway from Clown.
36:41Right, this is the greenway here.
36:52Tango 29, were they seen riding it or pushing it?
36:55Pushing it.
36:55The offenders have been seen
36:57to get onto an old railway line,
37:00which is what we're walking towards now.
37:03Just from the off chance it comes up this way,
37:05we'll try and intercept it on the path.
37:08It can be daunting going into the dark
37:11and it's sort of the unknown.
37:13A number of people that are possibly tooled up,
37:16you know, and I'm by myself.
37:17What am I going to do
37:19if I'm confronted with these people?
37:24They came out of the farm
37:25and then onto the road.
37:27You can get through here.
37:30A seconds unit is searching in the fields nearby.
37:34I wonder if they've come through here.
37:36So maybe could still be in here somewhere.
37:38Yeah, I've got some lights coming towards me.
37:49It's my bike.
37:53Yeah, I've got two off-road motorcycles.
37:58Yeah, followed by a third.
38:01They're now generally towards Cresswell.
38:03There was three motorbikes,
38:08but I didn't see any VRMs.
38:09The first one was two up
38:11and then single riders on the other two.
38:13I've seen no quad though,
38:15so I wonder if they've dumped that.
38:16They've not come past on a quad.
38:18They've come past on three motorbikes.
38:24Come on, mate.
38:28Farmers, they've found it.
38:30The quad bike jumped in the fields
38:31and I was just going up to it now.
38:33You've got the quad bike.
38:36You've got the quad bike.
38:37They've abandoned it.
38:37And you've found it?
38:38In the other field, yeah.
38:39They're pushing it.
38:43That was down.
38:44They've broken that off.
38:45Right.
38:46They haven't managed to start it though,
38:48have they, by the looks of it?
38:49No, no.
38:49They broke all the key and everything.
38:51I can't start it.
38:53I'm not starting.
38:55Trying to break in the shed last week.
38:57Yeah.
38:58So obviously, this is what they're after.
39:01It's a good result that the quad's been found
39:03and the frustrating part is that, you know,
39:05obviously, we've probably seen the four offenders
39:07that are responsible.
39:09You know, we've come across them again.
39:12You know, it's doubtful, really.
39:14Following two attempted burglaries in a week,
39:30tonight, the same farm is being targeted again.
39:33You do get people that will target the same place
39:35two consecutive nights.
39:37And that's purely based on the fact that they want something.
39:39I think it's pretty brazen
39:42to try and steal the same thing again.
39:45Hey, two, now.
39:46Can you just put me to the job, please?
39:48Right, it's two people on CCTV in the yard.
39:51Looks like they've possibly gone back for another attempt.
39:54This is what I joined the job to do, you know,
39:56is to catch burglars and car thieves.
39:59Sarge, are you happy with the plan?
40:01If it's similar to last night,
40:02when we've got offenders on motorbikes,
40:04are you happy if we do a preemptive sting?
40:06I'm happy to hear you.
40:09Yeah, understood.
40:10Zero-one has agreed to be able to tactic as best option.
40:14This thing is designed to puncture tyres.
40:17It's just done slowly and gradually.
40:19If there's no air in the tyres,
40:20it means that they can't keep riding what they're riding.
40:23I'm further up the branch line from 2-1.
40:41Matt sets his trap.
40:45I need to be in a position where they're not going to see me,
40:47but I'm going to hear them.
40:48There's always an inherent danger
40:52to the officer that deploys a stinger.
40:54Normally, best practice is to do it from hard cover
40:57and to be concealed so that person doesn't see you.
41:00You have got to weigh up the dangers that are present.
41:03But, you know, these people don't care.
41:05It's complete tunnel vision, you know.
41:07They are literally just focused on getting away.
41:10But ten minutes later, he's still waiting.
41:13There's no sign of these motorbikes.
41:15There's every possibility that they'll probably come up the path
41:17before the other units got into the location.
41:19We'll knock it on the head.
41:26Frustrating they've got away.
41:28Hopefully, their luck will run out
41:30and we'll catch them with the act maybe next time.
41:32An estimated 7,500 accidents occur every year
41:45when drivers lose control of their cars.
41:48I do struggle to understand why people just don't stop.
41:51They probably don't foresee the potential consequences
41:55or that they're making the situation worse for themselves.
41:57But at the end of the day, they're not stopping
41:59because they're clearly doing something wrong.
42:01They don't like the situation they're in.
42:04They see that you're the police.
42:05They see that it's game over for the night.
42:07Something could change.
42:08They could decide suddenly that they want to attack you.
42:11They want to escape.
42:13So you've got to be switched on.
42:15People are taking more and more risks than ever before
42:18in an effort to get away.
42:20Being able to remove those drivers from the road
42:23is very rewarding.
42:24And the fact that we're only chipping away at it
42:26and we're getting one at a time,
42:28that's one less driver that's out there
42:30putting people's lives at risk.
42:36Go down a dead end.
42:38We've got an off-road.
42:39In this episode...
42:41Crash, crash, crash.
42:42Crash, crash, crash.
42:44I've got a male running.
42:45The fail-to-stop van driver was sent to prison.
42:48Went this way.
42:48And banned from the roads
42:51for drunk and dangerous driving.
42:53He has said he's had a drink.
42:55Oh, I got this.
42:56You're lucky you're not dead, aren't you?
43:03The wanted suspect who ditched his car
43:06and ran into some woods...
43:07Vanished, then.
43:08That's all we haven't tried.
43:10...has been sent to notice of intended prosecution
43:12and remains under investigation.
43:15The day we respond to is
43:16there's a massive fine of six points
43:18who's going to come the way.
43:20Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
43:21What are you doing?
43:22The drunk driver who punched Matt Cooling...
43:25How you been, Terry?
43:26I'm warning you, mate.
43:27I'm going to gas you in a minute.
43:29...received a community order
43:30and was disqualified for driving for 36 months.
43:34I'm in here.
43:37That's pretty deep.
43:38Whereabouts are you hurting?
43:40Cold.
43:41You're cold?
43:42The driver who crashed into a deep pond...
43:44We've got you.
43:45I'm going to stand behind you properly.
43:47...was later released from hospital without serious injury.
43:51I think the water's potentially slowed him down enough to save him.
43:57Blood tests confirmed he was under the legal limit.
44:00The disabled shoplifter received eight weeks' imprisonment for shop theft.
44:10What was he wanted for, then?
44:12Two clefts in a burglary.
44:14But no action was taken against the driver...
44:17..or the registered keeper of the mobility car.
44:21The idea of giving him a brand-new 73-plate car...
44:24..isn't for him to go out stealing vodka from Tesco.
44:30And the thieves who attempted to steal a quad bike from a farm...
44:37..have yet to be tracked down...
44:38..but inquiries are ongoing.
45:10You