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00:00This is Police Interceptors.
00:04Police Interceptors are all I for.
00:06I'm going to tell my kids about this.
00:08And you're riding with the pride of Northamptonshire.
00:11Speed 120.
00:14Ace Pursuit drivers.
00:16Contact, contact, contact.
00:18With air support.
00:19Got two outs, I'm right.
00:21I'm out!
00:22And a crack dog unit.
00:24If you leave, you will get hit.
00:27They bring down the bad guys.
00:30I believe you'll want it, mate.
00:32Keep the streets safe.
00:35Put your arms behind your back.
00:37Get on the floor!
00:39And battle 24-7.
00:41Get down on the floor.
00:43In the war on crime.
00:45Crash, crash.
00:47I'm just going out!
00:48This is what it is, isn't it?
00:49We find them, we lock them up.
00:53Coming up.
00:54The final road made 8-0.
00:57A tyre popping pursuit.
00:59Here, stop here, stop here, stop here.
01:00Get on the floor!
01:01Get on the floor!
01:04I don't even know what he's doing, isn't he?
01:05The interceptors go invisible.
01:07So why haven't you stopped your car?
01:09I didn't know we won't remove the truck.
01:13And...
01:14Police Dog Brim doesn't beat him out of the bush.
01:17Police with the frog, come out now!
01:20The 7-7 Sunday night shift.
01:36Behind the wheel of a marked BMW 340 is James Brooks,
01:41alongside co-pilot Harrison Beverley.
01:43We're on the north side of the county tonight with Brooksy.
01:47Yeah, we've worked together quite a bit, haven't we?
01:49Yeah.
01:50Last time we worked together, we got...
01:52Vehicle got rammed.
01:54Goodness, everybody's moving.
01:58Get out there!
02:02Get out the car now!
02:03Get out the car!
02:04Get out the car!
02:05Get out the car!
02:06Get on the floor!
02:07Get on the floor!
02:08Get on the floor!
02:10So we'll try and not do that tonight, but we'll...
02:12We'll see.
02:13We'll see what happens.
02:14What happens.
02:15Famous last words.
02:16Yeah.
02:17Buckle up.
02:20Go on the far way, we'll be waiting a minute.
02:23Because reports are coming in from CCTV operators
02:26about an attempted stabbing in Kettering.
02:30We've got a vehicle which has been seen on camera
02:33with some lads in it with knives and trying to attack someone.
02:36We've got back in this vehicle and driven off at speed.
02:38We've got multiple units heading there now,
02:40so fingers crossed we can get it stopped.
02:43It's believed the group of knife-wielding suspects
02:45have fled the scene in a grey Vauxhall Courser,
02:49which another unit tracked down nearby.
02:54Tractor and mate, failing to stop.
02:56Your test is for your seat-packed driver,
02:58two small, unmarked people.
03:01Riding in the middle of the road,
03:03the suspects are dead set on making a getaway.
03:06Speed is 6-0.
03:08Need to go.
03:12Flying over a junction into a residential street,
03:14the driver hits the gas.
03:17Final road, final road, speed 8-0.
03:20Yeah, right.
03:21All available units are en route to intercept.
03:25We're going to be closest to them.
03:28The Courser is racing towards James and Harrison.
03:31Oh, they're coming past us. They're coming past us here, mate.
03:33They're coming past us here.
03:35Head on.
03:37Oh, shit!
03:38Shit!
03:46A ramming at this speed could have been carnage.
03:49But the desperate driver hangs a last-minute left.
03:54Taking the pursuit through the back roads.
04:03James and Harrison move into position as car two.
04:06It's probably three. I do need a sting.
04:09It's not the point of our boxing.
04:14It's narrow down here, mate, just for awareness.
04:17Bit bumpy as well, but it'll be all right.
04:22Harrison's dream day out will be a serene walk
04:24in the North Yorkshire countryside with his dogs and family.
04:27This evening, he'll have to settle for a rally through the gravel tracks
04:35with Brooksy and the Beamer.
04:37It comes back out on the 590 circle.
04:41See?
04:43I think it's here, mate.
04:44Back on the tarmac, the driver is upping the ante.
04:58Detecting the national speed.
05:03Mate, mate.
05:05Try as they might, the suspect can't shake the growing convoy of interceptors.
05:10Take the third, take the third.
05:12OK.
05:13So the alleged knife man decides to try their look off-road.
05:21I've got a waiting, sir.
05:23Come back to us.
05:24Good speed on, mate.
05:25No need for a sat-nav with Bev-nav riding shotgun.
05:37Right, right, right, right.
05:40The team get all the escape routes covered.
05:44Could be here, could be here.
05:45Could be on the right side here, mate.
05:47Potential come out.
05:48I don't know where it's going to come out here.
05:49I don't know where it's going to be on.
05:51Have you got under the footpath?
05:52Er, the bit that goes underneath by the tail.
05:59It's a lot, lot.
06:02But not for long.
06:04We're supposed to have to stick forward.
06:05Battery to command over the gate.
06:08The banding car has taken an off-road battery.
06:12With all the way, speed 3-0.
06:15Bev-nav reroutes.
06:17Right, right, clear left, clear left.
06:19It's slow, we're moving in.
06:24Units move up.
06:27Other units top and tail the target, treating it to a two-car box.
06:32Four suspects are out and running.
06:36D-cam, D-cam.
06:49On-road, on-road, on-road.
06:53Speed 8-0.
06:55Following an attempted stabbing in Kettering, interceptors are pursuing the getaway car.
07:01It's been high speed.
07:03Oh, they're coming past us.
07:04Almost head on.
07:06Oh, shit!
07:08Down gravel tracks.
07:11Completely off-road.
07:12And in a last-ditch attempt to escape the law.
07:17It's slowing.
07:18Yeah, just move up.
07:20Four suspects have legged it.
07:22D-cam, D-cam.
07:23Two miles.
07:24D-cam.
07:25One is heading straight towards James and Harrison.
07:30Watch out here.
07:31On the right.
07:32On the right.
07:33Here.
07:34On the right here.
07:35Here.
07:36Stop here.
07:37Stop here.
07:38Get on the floor.
07:39Get on the floor.
07:40Get on the floor.
07:41Get on the floor.
07:42Get on the floor.
07:43Get on the floor.
07:44Give me your hands.
07:45Give me your hands now.
07:46Get in front.
07:59Hello, mate.
08:00Well, Lord, it is just down there by the car on the right side.
08:09The dog unit and police helicopter are deployed to look for the other runners.
08:14There has been a large knife located inside the vehicle as well.
08:17What am I in the rest for?
08:19About a minute.
08:20Attempt GBH and possession of a bladed article.
08:24Harrison and James' carriage is just 16 years old.
08:28Are you unloosing this one a little bit?
08:30It's as loose as it needs to be.
08:31That one's hurting my wrist, though.
08:33They're not pink and fluffy, are they?
08:34They're not designed for comfort, but the second we can sort them out, we will do.
08:37I'll tell you what, if I spin his hand round, I'm trying to sort it out for you, mate.
08:43One suspect in the bag so far is a win.
08:46However, it's not only the bandit car that's taken a battering.
08:51I think I might have a puncture as well.
08:57A bumpy ride on the potholes has taken its toll on the Beamer's low-profile tyres.
09:02It's hissing, so I have to sort that out.
09:07What about I limp it back?
09:08I've got to be able to limp it back.
09:13The Beamer started the night with a PSI, or pounds per square inch, tyre pressure of 38.
09:2024 PSI, Sergeant.
09:21You might just get there.
09:23Fingers crossed.
09:24Another unit will take the suspect to custody.
09:28So James can get the Beamer back to the Nick before it develops a no-profile tyre.
09:34Good skills, though, on that back row, because that is a horrific road.
09:37Slippy.
09:38Yeah.
09:39We've only got one at the minute.
09:40The helicopter's still up.
09:42The dog's out, tracking still.
09:44It's frustrating not to get everyone, but the police have managed to stop the car.
09:47We get the car back.
09:48There'll be forensics in it.
09:49We've got one of the offenders, so no damage to the police vehicles, apart from a little
09:55pop tyre, so take it.
09:57Three more suspects were identified and arrested.
10:02One was sent back to prison on recall, one was convicted of threatening behaviour, and
10:07another pleaded guilty to having a knife.
10:10Harrison's catch was released without charge.
10:14As for Harrison, James and the limping BMW 340...
10:2015 PSI.
10:21I think we made it back on.
10:22That's what happens when we go off-roading.
10:25In a 340.
10:38Northamptonshire Police Dog Section boasts 13 highly trained handlers, each armed with
10:44the creme de la creme of the canine world.
10:46WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP.
10:50Handler Lucy Scunthorpe is crewed with drugs, cash and firearms sniffer spaniel socks.
10:57Indication?
10:59Good boy!
11:01Hold on a minute.
11:02As well as the German Shepherd Super Tracker, Bryn.
11:05WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP, WHOOP!
11:07I think in terms of, certainly, police dogs that I've had,
11:12Bryn's the best tracking dog.
11:14He just seems to have a natural ability for it
11:17and he also seems to really enjoy it.
11:19To him, it's a game, you know, he finds somebody at the end
11:22and he either gets a bite reward or the ball and he just loves it.
11:27He loves the game and he loves finding people.
11:37Up in the north of the county, interceptors are attempting to pull over
11:40an uninsured Land Rover Defender.
11:43That's not my thing. I'll be drinking.
11:48Bus exporting the unmistakable aroma of cannabis.
11:53It's touch and go as to whether this driver is going to stop.
11:58Despite his hesitation, he parks up for a chat
12:01with Ian Bomber Bayliss and the Sarge.
12:04I said they've got insurance.
12:07It's on trade policy.
12:08Right, have you got any proof for that?
12:10Can you get up?
12:11I've got up for them, yeah.
12:12Shut up.
12:15The trio inside seem only too happy to help.
12:18Hello.
12:19Are you doing me a pay, then?
12:20Oh, can you send me that in shorts?
12:23Bitch, yeah.
12:24Until the driver has a change of heart.
12:27Get your boys over here, then.
12:29And slips away,
12:30leaving his two passengers behind.
12:33Can I go get him?
12:34No.
12:35No.
12:36Listen, I ain't got no weed.
12:37I'll go get him.
12:38No, put your answer on your back.
12:42Cue Lucy, Sox and Brynn.
12:46So we're going and there's another crew going
12:48just to see if we can find the driver.
12:50Obviously, it needs to be dealt with for the no-insurance offence.
12:53And then, apparently, there's quite a strong smell of cannabis
12:56coming from the vehicle as well.
12:57So it might be that we can use Brynn to track the driver.
13:02Then we also might be able to use Sox to search the car,
13:05see if we can find any drugs in there.
13:08Why don't you hold me down a bit?
13:09Lift out of there.
13:10Back at the scene, Bomber's got his hands full.
13:13Both passengers are detained for a search.
13:17You've both got a fair bit of cash on you.
13:20You never know when you're going to get stranded, do you?
13:22They might be loaded, but it's not with drugs.
13:26Well, we've got no reason to run with you, don't we?
13:28We can smell the weed down the road.
13:30Exactly.
13:31So we'll search the car.
13:32If there's nothing else in it, we'll get your details
13:35and we'll cut you two loose.
13:36Yeah, yeah.
13:37All right?
13:38But we're having the vehicle away.
13:39Yeah.
13:40The lads claim they've made a 30-mile trip from Peterborough
13:44to play snooker.
13:46If the police don't come in, all right?
13:48Yeah.
13:49Well, mate, it's going to end up getting a bit, probably.
13:51Now the driver is playing a risky game of hide-and-seek.
13:57Brynn's favourite.
14:01Is this a scar, isn't it?
14:02Yeah.
14:03He's literally got...
14:04I've watched him go at first left loose.
14:06Cheers.
14:07Brynn, one try.
14:09And he's off.
14:14In Lucy's 15 years of catching criminals,
14:16she says the best words of wisdom she's ever received
14:19is to always trust your dog.
14:25Brynn is armed with a sense of smell
14:27estimated to be at least 10,000 times more sophisticated
14:30than a human's.
14:31Track on.
14:32Atta, the driver, is already snookered.
14:45Right, police for the dog, come out!
14:48Come out!
14:49Police for the dog, come out now!
14:51Do you hear me?
14:52I'm out from the bushes now!
14:59Do not run!
15:00Do not run away!
15:08Watch him.
15:09Watch him.
15:10I reckon we just found him, you know.
15:11You reckon?
15:12Probably not a lot that gets away, is he?
15:16Chalk up another win for Brynn.
15:21Yes!
15:22Clever lad!
15:23Good boy!
15:24Good lad!
15:25Only a short track, but I was fairly confident
15:28there was somebody here because of the way he was acting
15:30around there.
15:31I think he was very head up.
15:33And then as soon as we got on the grass, he zipped down here
15:35and found him hiding in the bush.
15:37So, clever lad!
15:39Pretty good boy!
15:44A quick pack down reveals the source of that smell.
15:47Right, got cannabis on you.
15:50OK, at this moment in time, you're under arrest for driving
15:52with no licence, no insurance and possession of Class B.
15:56Will you be willing to provide me with a roadside trample
15:59for a drug wipe test?
16:02Yes or no?
16:05Brynn's find is refusing the drug wipe.
16:09And the super tracker has sniffed out something else
16:11in the bushes.
16:15A mobile phone.
16:17OK, that would be why Brynn wanted to get back in the bush.
16:21He's obviously left his phone in there, potentially for a reason.
16:24So, we'll seize that.
16:29Do you know what?
16:30The best thing is when you get the person that you're after
16:32and that the dog has facilitated that.
16:35That's the absolute best bit of my job.
16:37It's why I do it.
16:38Hey, did you give him a name?
16:39Huh?
16:40Did you give him a name?
16:41I ain't said nothing.
16:43We're going to find out who you are anyway, so...
16:45Yeah, we will do, yeah.
16:47Ultimately, it's...
16:48No problem.
16:49Listen, do you for...
16:51Stop!
16:52Does it look like I want to talk to you?
16:55To be honest with you, the smell of the cannabis was so strong.
16:59We could tell it was definitely coming from that vehicle
17:01because it followed us everywhere.
17:02It followed it everywhere we went.
17:04It's got a fair bit on him, but...
17:07We'll see if he wants to provide a sample.
17:09I mean, I suspect he's probably had a few drinks.
17:12If he's got the cannabis on him, he's probably had a smoke.
17:16So we'll find out when we get to custody what he wants to do.
17:22Before they head off to custody, it's Sox Q to get to work.
17:27There's obviously a suspicion that there might be some more in the car.
17:30And if there is, then hopefully the quickest way to find it
17:33is with Sox, who's trained on drugs, cash and firearms.
17:37So he'll find any naughty things that are in there.
17:46Seek found.
17:52Check. Check.
17:56Has he been breath... breath-alised?
17:58He's refused.
17:59No, has he?
18:01Seek found.
18:02Seek found.
18:07Go on.
18:08Seek found.
18:10Seek found.
18:12He's very interested in here, but the whole thing smells of cannabis,
18:15doesn't it?
18:17But I'm happy there's no other drugs in there.
18:20He'll just be seized for no insurance
18:21and he's obviously gone on his way to custody.
18:25And Brad's grooming my dog for me.
18:27Look at his face.
18:32Oh, Sox, come here.
18:36The driver's snooker buddies are free to start the long walk home to Peterborough.
18:44Leaving the driver to the post-game interview at custody.
18:49Have you, since the time of the alleged offence, consumed or used any of the following things?
18:56And if so, what?
18:58Any alcohol or other drink?
19:03Have you taken anything?
19:08So do you need to provide any specimens at all?
19:10And if not, I'll take that as a file as a file and you'll be charged with the events of file as a file.
19:15Nope.
19:16Lovely.
19:17Done.
19:20The defender offender pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen driving without insurance
19:26and possession of cannabis.
19:28He was banned from the roads for 17 months, handed a 12-month community order
19:34and racked up £399 in fines and costs.
19:45Coming up.
19:46No, don't pull my leg. I'm under arrest.
19:49A good Samaritan at one job.
19:52He's chopped up here in the Ford Ranger.
19:53Hands up a drink-driving suspect at the next.
19:56Keep going. Keep going. Stop.
19:58It'll be over. Let's see what it comes from.
19:59It'll be over, mate. It'll be over.
20:01And...
20:02I've offered him a left hand if he'd tell me where he lived.
20:05It doesn't look like Callum will be getting a five-star rating.
20:10Your driving wasn't good?
20:12I did.
20:14Better than him.
20:23Working a chilly Saturday early shift are Harrison and Sam.
20:36I...
20:38My alarm clock didn't go off this morning.
20:40So, at 20 past six, I rolled over and bare went...
20:4320 past six?
20:4420 past six.
20:45Oh, shut up, man.
20:47I'd left 20 minutes before then.
20:49I was like, I'll have a bit of a lie in.
20:50I was 20 past five.
20:52I moved to the room because of the dog.
20:53I could hear his tail banging.
20:54Then he brought me his toys to start playing and I was like...
20:59And it's been all go from there.
21:04It's only 8am and a serious job is coming in.
21:07Strange.
21:08It started off as a...
21:10Came in as a robbery.
21:12Checked with a head injury.
21:13Two phones being nicked.
21:14But I think he's in and out of consciousness.
21:16Sounds a bit nasty.
21:18Not what you'd expect the first thing on Saturday morning, but...
21:21Ambulance haven't given an ETA in a minute.
21:23Erm, so we've just been asked to make down with the fast aid.
21:26Just assessing, basically.
21:27See if we can help.
21:3230 seconds.
21:36Rhodes policing interceptors have advanced first aid training.
21:40Skills which could prove vital until paramedics are on scene.
21:44What have you got?
21:46Bandage?
21:47Yeah, what do you want?
21:48You're always at work, isn't it?
21:49Alright?
21:50Just keep it clean.
21:51Alright, mate.
21:52Stay awake, stay awake.
21:53That's it, buddy.
21:54Come on.
21:55Wakey-wakey.
21:56Harrison tries to stem the bleeding from wounds on the victim's head.
22:00Do you keep speaking to us, alright?
22:01As an ambulance crew arrives.
22:03Keep breathing, please.
22:04Keep breathing.
22:05It's cold like that with your hands.
22:06Local residents are also stepping in to help the injured man.
22:07Why is everyone grabbing me?
22:08What's going on?
22:09Big, big, big.
22:10I know he's probably drank something.
22:11How much does he have?
22:12I don't think so.
22:13You don't think so?
22:14I'm not moving till I have a cigarette.
22:15Excuse me.
22:16One second.
22:17The victim is becoming increasingly agitated.
22:18No, no, don't pull my leg.
22:19I'm under arrest, sir.
22:20I'm not under arrest, sir.
22:21And will be rushed to hospital for assessment.
22:23Every minute or so, he just goes blank, then he starts shouting again.
22:25It's just concerning that he's got serious head injury.
22:27The scene is taped off for further investigation into the alleged robbery.
22:32And Harrison and Sam get back on the road.
22:56Although they don't get far.
22:59Officers at the last scene have called in the next jump.
23:02So there's a basic incident we've just been to in town.
23:05The chap that's assisted with that, this chap up here in the Ford Ranger.
23:12The officers weren't convinced if he'd had a drink or not, but couldn't smell the alcohol,
23:16but were just not convinced by his general demeanour.
23:19Given the time of mourning, given the size of the vehicle,
23:22we'll just give it a stop and just see if he's in order driving-wise.
23:29Get him ready for the breath test, if you're happy to do that.
23:37Are you all right, sir?
23:39The reason we've stopped you, officers are very concerned on the scene,
23:42that you may be under the influence of alcohol.
23:44Really?
23:45The bystander had nothing to do with the man's injuries.
23:50Although his behaviour has landed him in the spotlight as a suspected drink driver.
23:55I have just smelt some alcohol as you've walked towards me.
23:59Have you had a drink?
24:00Yeah, last night.
24:01Last night. How much did you have to drink?
24:03He's so good at this to me.
24:04How much did you have to drink last night?
24:06Quite a lot.
24:07Quite a lot?
24:08Probably a bottle of wine.
24:09A bottle of wine.
24:10Do you want to come to the back of the car?
24:11Yeah, this is my life over.
24:12It's your life over?
24:13When was the last time you had an alcoholic drink?
24:1510 o'clock. No, probably later.
24:17Later than 10 o'clock, like, about midnight, OK.
24:19Yeah.
24:20Eight hours later, he could still be over the limit, which is 35.
24:25Blow steadily and evenly in that till Terry's stop, all right?
24:28It'll be 34.
24:30Well, that's under then, so you'll be fine.
24:32Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going.
24:34Stop.
24:35It'll be over.
24:36Let's see what it comes back, guys.
24:37It'll be over, mate.
24:38I've just lost my job.
24:40You haven't blown anything yet, so...
24:42Eh?
24:43See what it blows.
24:44Let's see what it returns.
24:45Just do it out.
24:47OK, that's a fail.
24:48I know it's a fail.
24:49OK, you've blown.
24:5164.
24:52OK, so the time is now 8.30.
24:55And you're currently under arrest, driving whilst I haven't described it.
24:57OK, you don't have to say anything, but may harm me.
24:58Do you want to mention one question?
24:59Simply later, lie in court.
25:00Anything you do say.
25:01Just put your hands out in front of you like that for me.
25:02I've been done before.
25:03You've been done for drink driving before?
25:04Yeah.
25:05You don't need to do that.
25:06Well, I do.
25:07If you've been done for drink driving before, you should know better.
25:09Can you just please ring my wife?
25:12I'm meant to be picking her up in a minute.
25:14The drunk driver was setting off at a 140-mile journey to Portsmouth, almost twice over
25:20the limit.
25:21And that's true.
25:25Absolutely.
25:26Yes.
25:27Yes.
25:28Yes.
25:29Mercifully, Harrison is taking the two-ton truck off the road.
25:33I can't believe I've spent a nice hour helping me.
25:37Regardless of whether you helped or something, you still made the conscious choice to get
25:40behind the wheel of your truck when you were over the limit, didn't you?
25:43Yes.
25:44Yes.
25:45Stupidly.
25:46And that's my mistake.
25:47So, but it's not only that.
25:48I can't believe one of them didn't say, do you know what?
25:51I've swallowed up on your breath, mate.
25:52It brings a lot to me, doesn't it?
25:53Yeah.
25:54You let me out the road.
25:55How pathetic?
25:56Not pathetic?
25:57It's your choice.
25:58You can only enforce a law.
26:01I think the facts of the matter is you've got to take some personal responsibility for
26:04this, haven't you?
26:05Okay.
26:06Recent figures for Great Britain show that fatalities as a result of drink driving are
26:10at a 12-year high, with around 260 people killed in collisions involving someone over
26:16the limit.
26:18Zero sympathy.
26:19We went to one of these last night, which is a fatal collision.
26:23It's not something...
26:24You can blame the police all he wants in terms of stopping him.
26:27He's an adult.
26:28He's made his decisions to drive today.
26:30It's a massive car.
26:31It's a massive truck.
26:32If he hits anyone, he's going to cause significant harm or injury, or even worse.
26:37So, it's good to stop him and hopefully get off the road for today, at least.
26:42Harrison needs to let the drink driver's family know that the road trip to Portsmouth is off.
26:47Hello, Manning, PC Beverley from the Ruzz Police Team in Northamptonshire.
26:51You okay?
26:52I've been done for drink driving.
26:53He's going to have to come to the police station for a little bit.
26:56Yeah, sorry to ruin any plans that you have.
26:59He can speak to you later.
27:00It's not an issue.
27:01I just...
27:02I understand he's on the way to pick you up, but unfortunately, that won't be happening.
27:08Next destination for this driver is custody.
27:12I appreciate it's the night after.
27:15You might not think he's drink driving, but his demeanor, the second he got out of that vehicle,
27:20at the roadside, he fully suspected that he was going to be over.
27:24And if you think that, the simple answer is don't drive.
27:28It starts in the morning. It's only 10 to 9.
27:31I know.
27:32Good morning.
27:36It's not a good morning.
27:37I get that.
27:38I get that.
27:39I've helped police officers out in an instant.
27:41And I still took the choice to get in the car and drive.
27:45And I didn't realise I was over the limit.
27:47I suspected I was.
27:49And they still let me out of the scene and drive away.
27:53I've got a breathalyser on that van.
27:55I breathalys myself every morning before I drive.
27:59Because I drive for a living.
28:00You're welcome.
28:01A DIY breathalyser is a shaky defence.
28:06Harrison introduces the driver to the real deal.
28:09Keep going.
28:10Keep going.
28:11Keep going.
28:12Keep going.
28:13Perfect.
28:15It's your first one done.
28:16Take a seat from me.
28:17It's 9.27.
28:18Provider.
28:21I try for a living.
28:23I agree so.
28:28Two samples of breath are taken.
28:30Keep going.
28:31Keep going.
28:32And the lowest reading will be used as evidence.
28:3669.71.
28:38You're going up.
28:40At around double the limit, it's a fail.
28:45I know people struggling in their lives.
28:46I know that people have got a lot going on,
28:48which we can safeguard people to a point with.
28:50However, we see first-hand the devastating effects
28:53of what drink drivers can cause.
28:55It's a big vehicle.
28:56If that hits you, he's probably going to be OK.
28:58The vehicle which he hits may not be.
29:01Saturday mornings, we're busy on the road,
29:02so no sympathy, no.
29:07After pleading guilty to drink driving,
29:09the man was sentenced to a 17-month driving ban
29:13and ordered to pay a fine and costs totalling £1,725.
29:29Losing your driving licence isn't always down to breaking the law.
29:33All drivers over the age of 70 have to renew their licence every three years.
29:40And the DVLA can revoke a licence on medical grounds.
29:44With the older drivers, they've been driving for a number of years,
29:47they consider themselves to be safe.
29:49However, their reaction time could be impaired and things like that.
29:52So if someone's had their licence revoked, in essence,
29:55they really shouldn't be behind the wheel.
29:59You're driving effectively a weapon
30:01that can cause serious harm, if not death.
30:04So it has to be taken seriously.
30:15It's bad, isn't it?
30:16MOT expires in November.
30:23Might want to get an earlier one.
30:26Jesus.
30:28He would not do very well in a new lead zone, would he?
30:33Once the air has cleared,
30:34interceptors Callum Donoghue and Rachel McCready
30:37turn their attention to looking for a motor with a marker.
30:40It has a revoked, refused driving licence.
30:45It should be coming past us shortly.
30:48We're waiting for a red Kia Sportage.
30:56Oh, why are?
30:57Yeah.
30:59One red Kia Sportage firmly on their radar.
31:10Oh, boy.
31:15Pulling ahead of the elderly driver,
31:16they try the gentle approach to stopping him.
31:19Go for it.
31:23Using the unmarked Volvo's rear matrix board
31:25to ask the driver to follow them.
31:28Really?
31:30Really?
31:32He's overtaking the interceptors.
31:35I don't think you've got a driving licence.
31:36Er...
31:39I don't really know what he's doing, does he?
31:41No.
31:43The gentle approach had no effect,
31:45so Callum tries a noisier one.
31:53Is he?
31:55He might be.
31:57This could stay back on my matrix.
32:00I've got a clue what he's doing.
32:02If this is a fail to stop,
32:07then advanced driver Callum,
32:08who's trained in pursuits and Stinger,
32:10is the man to handle it.
32:13If he doesn't come up on the next one,
32:15we'll call it in.
32:17Yeah.
32:19Rachel even tries a good old-fashioned hand signal,
32:22but the Kia driver sails past the next exit.
32:26Romeo Papa 6-1.
32:29Got a very slow vehicle failing to stop.
32:31A45 westbound towards Junction 15.
32:36Worryingly, he's heading for the M1.
32:39Intel to suggest a driver's got a revoked driving licence.
32:43We've tried to follow me, but he's ignored it.
32:45We've been past the last four junctions approaching the services now
32:49and he hasn't made any attempt to stop.
32:51Motoring onto the M1...
32:53He's seen you now.
32:54Yeah.
32:55He just looked in his mirror.
32:57..this fail to stop is reaching the five-minute mark.
33:026-1, we're lane one of four.
33:04Speed is 6-0.
33:07Backup is arriving.
33:09The next approach is to try and corral the Kia driver
33:13into one of the emergency areas on the Smart Motorway.
33:176-1, we're down at 4-0 miles an hour now.
33:20And it looks like the plan is finally working.
33:2494 over 8, we're into the ERA bay.
33:27No-one's in a live lane.
33:32Are you deaf?
33:33Yeah.
33:35OK.
33:37We'll be telling you to stop and you have it.
33:39I'll leave it with you.
33:41Thank you, thank you.
33:43Hello, sir.
33:45The reason we've stopped you, have you got your driving licence on you?
33:49No.
33:50No, where is it?
33:52DVLA.
33:54The DVLA?
33:55Yeah.
33:56Why have they got your driving licence?
33:57No.
33:58No.
33:59No.
34:01No.
34:03So why haven't you stopped your car?
34:05I didn't know you wanted me to stop.
34:08So I pulled in front of you with a follow me sign on my car.
34:13You've overtaken me.
34:15We've then been sat behind you for the last ten minutes with blue lights and sirens going and you've made no attempt to stop.
34:21You can't say you couldn't see us because we were in front of you at one point with the blue lights on.
34:25Yeah, yeah, I know that.
34:26So why did you drive around me?
34:32A quick check on police systems confirms this is the 82-year-old driver they were looking for.
34:38OK, so you haven't got a driving licence at the minute because they've taken it off you.
34:42Yeah, so that, yeah.
34:44So why are you driving?
34:45I'm not going to nick you.
34:50We'll be taking the car off you though.
34:56I don't think you're safe to be on the road.
35:02But you're not fit to drive, which is evident.
35:08It's evidence.
35:10It's evidence by the fact you haven't stopped the police for the last ten minutes.
35:15It's a conversation to be continued in the safety of the service station.
35:20There you go. Just jump in there for me.
35:26Callum hops behind the wheel of the Kia and Rachel takes the Volvo.
35:30I've dealt with a few older gentlemen who have been quite keen to keep their driving licences as their last bit of independence.
35:41It's not all about taking him off the road because he's committed a road traffic offence, but it's also from a welfare perspective.
35:46He shouldn't be driving. He's, he was quite clearly confused. And it's things like that, that can cause quite serious collisions. I mean, the M1 is, it's quite a fast motorway.
36:00And the last thing we need is someone who's not fit to drive, driving on the motorway and causing a collision.
36:07Reaching the services, it seems Callum's in the bad books.
36:11I've offered him a lift only if he'd tell me where he lives, but I think ever since I called him a rubbish driver, he's started to start ignoring me. So, see how far away he gets with him.
36:20Hello, sir. Do you live at Buckthorn? Yeah. Yeah, you do. OK.
36:28That was quick.
36:32Your driving wasn't good?
36:37So, my colleague's an advanced driver.
36:41I don't think you are.
36:45OK, I'm not taking that away from you, but your driving standard at the minute, especially today, wasn't very good.
36:49And the DVLA have obviously revoked your licence for a reason.
36:53No, I didn't.
36:55It's been revoked and it's been revoked for quite some time.
36:59Rachel reports the disagreeable driver for failing to stop and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.
37:06I'm not asking any more questions.
37:09That's OK. No problem at all.
37:11What we need to do is we just need to wait for your vehicle to be recovered and then we'll figure out how we're going to get you home.
37:16I will. Don't worry.
37:20Just based on his age, he's going to be too vulnerable to leave in the services. He's got no one else who can come pick him up.
37:26Which means his taxi driver this afternoon will be...
37:30Callum.
37:31Do you jump in here, sir?
37:35Strange failed to stop. I've not had one that slow before.
37:39He's very much aware that he's not supposed to be driving and I think he's just quite annoyed that he's been caught.
37:44So, good job in the fact that we've got him off the road for his safety and everyone else's.
37:49But yeah, just need to get him home safe now.
37:50For driving with a revoked licence, the 82-year-old received three penalty points if he gets his licence back.
38:00He also paid a £100 fine along with a £50 fine for failing to stop for the police.
38:06Still to come. Don't know how he's turned it on.
38:16It's all hands on deck.
38:18I think you're just pulling my foot, Paul.
38:20To start a stolen motor.
38:22Clearly, I don't have the car thief skill set, do I?
38:25What was that?
38:26Car thefts rose by almost 5% in Britain last year.
38:46With over 64,000 cars being reported stolen.
38:50That's the equivalent of one precious motor being nicked every eight minutes.
38:56Tracking down stolen vehicles is no easy feat.
39:01But this afternoon, dog handler Ash Price has a lead.
39:07So, you've got a vehicle's activator cameras on the motorway that's coming down into our force area.
39:13From Leicestershire, I believe.
39:16That's been stolen in an aggravated twock that happened yesterday.
39:21Whoever is behind the wheel of the stolen red Vauxhall Astra
39:24probably isn't expecting a blue light welcome from Northamptonshire's finest.
39:31He's got a car on every motorway junction now.
39:34They've crashed the car into something else to get away.
39:38So, already kind of shown an element of recklessness and willingness to escape.
39:43If the suspect tries to escape today, the team are planning to greet them with a tea-pack or multi-car box.
39:54It's only a matter of time...
39:55It's junction 15.
39:56Until a fire arms unit spot the Astra five miles up ahead.
40:07Just let the ARV push past us.
40:11We've got one ARV behind it, another one in front of us catching up and then us as well.
40:20It's doing 70.
40:22So, we should be able to get onto it, I think.
40:25While Ash and other units put pedal to the metal to catch up, news comes in from the front.
40:33So, originally it was going to be a three-car box or a multi-vehicle box on the motorway.
40:40But the vehicle has not changed its manner of driving at all with the marked vehicle behind it.
40:44So, I think they're going to go for a follow me and a compliant.
40:50It sounds like the driver is playing ball.
40:54However, the same can't be said for the rain.
40:57Weather now, though.
41:00So, they've just passed the Newport Pagnoll services, so we should be on top of them imminently.
41:08No chance of rain stopping play here.
41:10So, this is the vehicle here, just in front of this van.
41:16Three units surround the stolen red Astra and light it up.
41:21We've just got a traffic mobile that's putting a bit of safety on for us, just in case.
41:29But the suspect driver takes part in a textbook-compliant stock.
41:41It's a swift job.
41:44A suspected car thief in cuffs.
41:47Never been arrested. Fine, okay, that's fine mate.
41:49And a stolen car recovered.
41:52Although there is a slight hitch.
41:55I don't want to push it all the way in and it disappears.
41:58Are you surprised?
41:59Yes.
42:02The Astra's key has snapped.
42:05No.
42:06I don't know how he's turned it on.
42:08Because he's started it.
42:09Unless he's wedged it in there.
42:11Oh, yes.
42:12Hang on.
42:14Have you got your foot on the clutch?
42:15Yeah.
42:17He's doing something.
42:19I don't know how he's turned it on.
42:22Do you want me to go and ask him how he starts?
42:23Yeah, go on.
42:25The suspected car thief is taking a compliant stop to a whole new level.
42:31In the process of stealing that car, I think he snapped the key.
42:35But there's a car thief's trick, I guess, into starting a vehicle with a stolen key that he's trying to demonstrate while in handcuffs.
42:44What's he doing?
42:48Lieutenant.
42:50Hey, get back.
42:52What's going on?
42:54He's had his chance.
42:56Yeah, don't worry.
42:58Oh, mate, you've had your chance.
42:59It'll be fine.
43:00We'll sort it.
43:02Oh, you couldn't start either, to be fair.
43:08Ash gives it another go.
43:11Please work.
43:13You're getting right underneath.
43:14Are you pressing something in there?
43:15I don't know what.
43:17Rather than call out a recovery truck...
43:19I can feel something moving.
43:23Not that much for sure.
43:25The team would rather get the Astra moving.
43:28I think you're just pulling my foot, Paul, if I'm honest with you.
43:32Clearly, I don't have the car thief skill set, do I, to start the stolen vehicle.
43:38As the saying goes, if at first you don't succeed...
43:42It's just annoying me now that we can't do it.
43:45Try...
43:46Or do you punch a punch?
43:48Do you want to try and turn the key when I walk off?
43:49Yeah, hang on.
43:51And try again.
43:53What was that?
43:54It's turning.
43:56OK, hang on, keep doing that.
43:57Just needed a woman's touch.
44:04We celebrated way too much with that.
44:10It's celebrations all round.
44:14The victim was reunited with their stolen motor.
44:18And the suspect pleaded guilty to driving without a licence or insurance and got six points on any future licence.
44:25He received no further action for the alleged aggravated vehicle taking or burglary.
44:31Teamwork.
44:33The police interceptors are back new next Monday at eight.
44:41It was a bizarre series of events that stunned the nation.
44:45Twisted sisters, madness and manslaughter. Brand new true crime at ten.
44:48Before that, what is a runaway driver hiding from the traffic cops?
44:53Strap in for a dangerous pursuit.
44:55New next.
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