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00:00Police intercept is a rule I've won.
00:01I'm going to tell my kids we might do this.
00:03And you're riding with the pride of Northamptonshire.
00:06Speed 120.
00:09Ace Pursuit drivers...
00:11Contact, contact, contact.
00:12M-51.
00:13...with air support...
00:14They're two out. Stand by.
00:17...and a crack dog unit.
00:18If you leave, you will get hit.
00:23They bring down the bad guys...
00:24I believe you're one in motion.
00:26Keep the streets safe.
00:30What do you want?
00:31Yeah, I get back.
00:32Get on the floor!
00:33...and battle 24-7...
00:36Get down on the floor!
00:38...in the war on crime.
00:39Crash, crash.
00:41I'm just flying out!
00:43Here's what it is, isn't it? We find them, we lock them up.
00:48Coming up...
00:48Rinald Road, 880.
00:51...a tyre-popping pursuit...
00:53Here, stop, here, stop, here, stop, here.
00:55Get on the floor! Get on the floor!
00:59You know what he's doing, doesn't he?
01:00The interceptors go invisible.
01:03So why haven't you stopped your car?
01:08And...
01:09Police dog Bryn doesn't beat about the bush.
01:12Police from the field, come out now!
01:16the seven till seven sunday night shift behind the wheel of a marked bmw 340 is
01:35james brooks alongside co-pilot harrison beverly we're on the north side of the
01:41camp tonight with brooksie yeah we've worked together quite a bit have we yeah that's how
01:46we work together we've got big we've got rams it's gonna breeze moving
01:51so we'll try and not do that tonight but we'll see we'll see what happens
02:08because reports are coming in from cctv operators about an attempted stabbing in kettering
02:23we've got a vehicle which has been seen on camera with some lads in it with knives and trying to
02:29attack someone i've got back in this vehicle and driven off at speed we've got multiple units
02:34heading there now so fingers crossed we can get it stopped it's believed the group of
02:39knife-wielding suspects have fled the scene in a grey Vauxhall Corsa which another unit tracked down
02:45nearby
02:52riding in the middle of the road the suspects are dead set on making a getaway
03:01flying over a junction into a residential street the driver hits the gas all available units are on route
03:18to intercept we're going to be closest to them the Corsa is racing towards James and Harrison
03:25oh they're coming past us they're coming past us here mate they're coming past us here head on
03:30oh shit
03:37a ramming at this speed could have been carnage but the desperate driver hangs a last minute left
03:45taking the pursuit through the back roads
03:52James and Harrison move into position as car two
04:00having three are doing that sting
04:07narrow down here mate just for awareness
04:11bit bumpy as well but be alright
04:15Harrison's dream day out will be a serene walk in the north Yorkshire countryside with his dogs and family
04:22this evening he'll have to settle for a rally through the gravel tracks with Brooksy and the Beamer
04:31comes back out on the farm at night in the circle
04:35big
04:37big deal
04:39big deal
04:40big deal
04:41big deal
04:42big deal
04:44big deal
04:46big deal
04:47back on the tarmac the driver is upping the ante
04:53these
04:56inspecting the national speed
05:00make-까지
05:01try this they might the suspects can't shake the growing convoy of interceptors
05:04take the third
05:07So the alleged knife man decides to try their look off-road.
05:27No need for a sat-nav with Bev Nav riding shotgun.
05:32Right, right, right, right.
05:35The team get all the scape routes covered.
05:37Could be here, could be here, could be on the right side here, mate.
05:41Potential come out. I don't know where it's going to come out here.
05:43Have you gone under the footpath?
05:47Er, the bit that goes underneath, right, stop.
05:54It's a lot, lot.
05:56But not for long.
05:58Er, we're supposed to have to stick forward,
06:00battery, receive commando, it's time for the gate.
06:03The banding car has taken an off-road battery.
06:06Er, we're not the way, B-3-0.
06:09Bev Nav re-routes.
06:12Right, right, clear left, clear left.
06:17It's slow in, maybe it needs to move up.
06:22Other units top and tail the target, treating it to a two-car box.
06:25Four suspects are out and running.
06:28T-Camp, T-Camp.
06:34T-Camp.
06:35following an attempted stabbing in Kettering
06:52interceptors are pursuing the getaway car
06:55it's been high speed
06:57oh they're coming past them
06:59almost head on
07:00oh shit
07:01down gravel tracks
07:04completely off-road
07:07and in a last-ditch attempt to escape the law
07:12four suspects have legged it
07:16one is heading straight towards James and Harrison
07:25watch out here on the right
07:27on the right here
07:27here stop here stop here
07:31get on the floor
07:33get on the floor
07:33get on the floor
07:35get on the floor
07:36get on the floor
07:37get on the floor
07:38give me your hands
07:39give me your hands
07:40get on the front
07:41get up
07:48how are they going
07:51hello mate well Lloyd is just down there by the car on the right side
07:57the dog unit and police helicopter are deployed to look for the other runners
08:09there has been a large knife located inside the vehicle as well
08:12what mine are the rest for at the minute 10 GBH and possession of a bladed article
08:17Harrison and James's carriage is just 16 years old
08:22are you unleashing this one a little bit
08:24that's as loose as it needs to be
08:26that one's hurting my wrist though
08:28they're not pink and fluffy are they
08:29they're not designed for comfort but the second we can sort them out we will do
08:32tell you what
08:33if I spin his hand around
08:34I'm trying to sort it out for you mate
08:37one suspect in the bag so far is a win
08:40however it's not only the bandit car that's taken a battering
08:44I think I might have a puncture as well
08:51a bumpy ride on the potholes has taken its toll on the Beamer's low-profile tyres
08:58it's hissing so I have to sort that out
09:02won't be able to limp it back
09:07the Beamer started the night with a PSI or pounds per square inch tyre pressure of 38
09:1424 PSI sergeant you might just get there
09:18fingers crossed another unit will take the suspect to custody
09:23so James can get the Beamer back to the nick before it develops a no-profile tyre
09:29good skills though on that back row because that is a horrific road
09:32slippy yeah we've only got one at the minute the helicopter still up the dogs out
09:38tracking still it's frustrating not to get everyone but at least we managed to stop
09:42the car we get the car back there'll be forensics in it we've got one of the offenders so
09:46no damage to the police vehicles apart from
09:49a little pop tyre so take it
09:53three more suspects were identified and arrested
09:57one was sent back to prison on recall one was convicted of threatening behaviour
10:01and another pleaded guilty to having a knife Harrison's catch was released without charge
10:08as for Harrison James and the limping BMW 340
10:1415 PSI I think we made it back home
10:17that's what I'm gonna go off-roading
10:20in a three-point
10:21Northamptonshire police dog section boasts 13 highly trained handlers each armed with the creme de la creme of the canine world
10:41handler Lucy Scullthorpe is crewed with drugs cash and firearms sniffer spaniel socks
10:50indication
10:52good boy
10:54hold a minute
10:56as well as the German Shepherd super tracker Bryn
10:59I think in terms of certainly police dogs that I've had Bryn's the best tracking dog
11:10he just seems to have a natural ability for it and he also seems to really enjoy it to him it's a game
11:16you know he finds somebody at the end and he either gets a bite reward or the ball and he just loves it
11:23he loves the game and he loves finding people
11:32up in the north of the county interceptors are attempting to pull over an uninsured Land Rover Defender
11:38that's not my thing
11:40I've been drinking
11:43Bus exporting the unmistakable aroma of cannabis
11:48it's touch and go as to whether this driver is going to stop
11:53despite his hesitation he parks up for a chat
11:56with Ian Bomber Bayless and the Sarge
11:59I said they've got it sure
12:02this is on trade policy
12:03right have you got any pray for that
12:05can you get up
12:06I've got a phone there
12:07shut up
12:08the trio inside seem only too happy to help
12:13hello
12:14are you doing me a favor?
12:16oh
12:17can you send me that in shorts?
12:19picture
12:20until the driver has a change of heart
12:22you boys over here then
12:23and slips away
12:25leaving his two passengers behind
12:28can I go get him?
12:29no
12:30no
12:31no
12:32no
12:33no
12:34put your ass on your back
12:37cue Lucy, Socks and Bryn
12:41so we're going and there's another crew going just to see if we can find the driver
12:45obviously it needs to be dealt with for the no insurance offence
12:48and then apparently there's quite a strong smell of cannabis coming from the vehicle as well
12:52so it might be that we can use Bryn to track the driver
12:57then we also might be able to use socks to search the car
13:01see if we can find any drugs in there
13:03he's holding me down a bit of lift out of that
13:05back at the scene Bomber's got his hands full
13:09both passengers are detained for a search
13:13both got a fair bit of cash on you
13:15you never know when you're going to get stranded do you
13:17they might be loaded but it's not with drugs
13:21well we've got no reason to wrong with you
13:24we can smell the weed down the road
13:26exactly
13:27so we'll search the car
13:28if there's nothing else in it
13:30we'll get your details and we'll cut you two loose
13:32yeah yeah
13:33alright
13:34but we're having the vehicle away
13:35yeah
13:36the lads claim they've made a 30 mile trip from Peterborough to play snooker
13:41if the police don't come in
13:43right
13:44or mate it's going to end up getting bit probably
13:46now the driver is playing a risky game of hide and seek
13:51brin's favourite
13:54is this scar isn't it
13:57yeah
13:58yeah
13:59he's literally got i've watched him go at first left loose
14:01cheers
14:02brin
14:03one check
14:04and he's off
14:06in lucy's 15 years of catching criminals she says the best words of wisdom she's ever received
14:15is to always trust your dog
14:20brin is armed with a sense of smell estimated to be at least 10,000 times more sophisticated than a human's
14:27truck
14:28truck on
14:29arta the driver is already snookered
14:33right police for dog come out
14:43come out
14:44police for the dog come out now
14:46do you hear me come out from the bushes now
14:50do not run
14:52do not run
14:53do not run away
14:57watch him watch him
15:05i reckon we just found him you know
15:07you reckon
15:08probably not a lot that gets away is eh
15:11chalk up another win for brin
15:14yes
15:17clever lad
15:18good boy
15:20good lad
15:21only a short track
15:22but
15:23i was fairly confident there was somebody here
15:25because of the way he was acting around there
15:27i think he was very head up
15:29and then as soon as we've got on the grass he's zipped down here and found him hiding in the bush
15:33so
15:34clever lad
15:35pretty good boy
15:39a quick pat down reveals the source of that smell
15:43well i've got cannabis on yet
15:46okay at this moment in time you're under arrest for driving with no license no insurance
15:50and possession of class b
15:52will you be willing to provide me with a roadside sample for a drug wipe test
15:56yes or no
16:00Bryn's find is refusing the drug wipe
16:04and the super tracker has sniffed out something else in the bushes
16:10a mobile phone
16:12there we go
16:13that would be why Bryn wanted to get back in the bush
16:17he's obviously left his phone in there potentially for a reason so
16:21we'll seize that
16:22the best thing is when you get the person that you're after
16:27and that the dog has facilitated that
16:30um
16:31that's the absolute best bit of my job is why i do it
16:34did you give him a name?
16:35huh?
16:36did you give him a name?
16:37i ain't said nothing
16:39we're gonna find out who you are anyway
16:40so
16:41yeah we will do
16:42ultimately
16:43if you don't tell the person
16:44no problem, listen, leave the
16:45go
16:46stop
16:47does it look like i want to talk to you
16:49stop
16:51to be honest with you
16:52the smell of the cannabis was so strong
16:54we could tell it was definitely coming from that vehicle
16:56because it followed us everywhere
16:58it followed it everywhere we went
16:59it's got a fair bit on him
17:01but
17:03we'll see if he wants to provide a sample
17:04i mean i suspect he's probably had a few drinks
17:06if he's got the cannabis on him
17:09he's probably had a smoke
17:11so
17:12we'll find out
17:13when we get up to custody
17:14what he wants to do
17:17before they head off to custody
17:19it's Sox Q to get to work
17:22there's obviously a suspicion that there might be some more in the car
17:25um
17:26and if there is then hopefully the quickest way to find it
17:28is with Sox
17:29um
17:30who's trained on drugs cash and firearms
17:33so he'll find any naughty things that are in there
17:42what's he find?
17:48check
17:49check
17:52give him breath
17:53breath a lot
17:54he's refused
17:55no has he?
17:57seek friend
18:03go on
18:04no
18:05seek friend
18:06seek friend
18:08he's very interested in here
18:09but
18:10the whole thing smells of cannabis doesn't it
18:12so
18:13but i'm happy there's no other drugs in there
18:15he'll just be seized for no insurance
18:17and he's obviously gone on his way to custody
18:20and Brad's grooming my dog for me
18:22look at his face
18:27look at his face
18:31oh Sox
18:32come here
18:35the driver's snooker buddies are free to start the long walk home to Peterborough
18:42leaving the driver to the post-game interview at custody
18:45have you since the time of the alleged offence consumed or used any of the following things
18:52and if so what?
18:53any alcohol or other drink?
18:58have you taken anything?
19:03so do you need to provide any specimens of sample?
19:05if not i'll take that as a failure to provide and you'll be charged with the events of failure to provide
19:10nope
19:11lovely
19:12right
19:13done
19:15the defender offender pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen driving without insurance
19:21and possession of cannabis
19:23he was banned from the roads for 17 months
19:27handed a 12 month community order
19:29and racked up 399 pounds in fines and costs
19:40coming up
19:41no don't pull my leg
19:42I'm under arrest
19:43you're not under arrest
19:44no
19:45a good samaritan at one job
19:49ends up a drink driving suspect at the next
19:51keep going
19:52keep going
19:53stop
19:54it'll be over mate
19:55it'll be over mate
19:56and
19:57and
19:58i've offered him a left owner for you to tell me where he lives
20:01it doesn't look like callum will be getting a five-star rating
20:03info
20:04you're driving wasn't great
20:05you're driving wasn't great
20:06i did
20:10you're in
20:11working a chilly Saturday early shift are harrison and sam
20:16Working a chilly Saturday early shift are Harrison and Sam.
20:32My alarm clock didn't go off this morning, so at 20 past six,
20:36I rolled over and bare went, ah.
20:3820 past six? 20 past six.
20:40Oh, shut up, man. I'd left 20 minutes if you want, Ben.
20:44I was like, I'll have a bit of a lie in.
20:46I was 20 past five.
20:47I moved to the room because of the dog.
20:49I could hear his tail banging.
20:50Then he brought me his toys to start playing.
20:51I was like, ah.
20:54And it's been all go from there.
20:59It's only 8am and a serious job is coming in.
21:03Strange. It started off as a, um, came in as a robbery,
21:07checked with a head injury, two phones being nicked,
21:09but I think he's in and out of consciousness.
21:11Sounds a bit nasty.
21:13Not what you'd expect the first thing on Saturday morning,
21:15but ambulance haven't given an ETA in a minute.
21:18Um, so we've just been asked to make down with the fast aid,
21:20just to assess him, basically, and see if we can help.
21:2430 seconds.
21:32Rhodes Policing Interceptors have advanced first aid training.
21:36Skills which could prove vital until paramedics are on scene.
21:40Well, you've got a bandage.
21:46Yeah, what do you want?
21:47You're always at work, isn't it?
21:48All right, just keep it clean.
21:49All right, mate.
21:51Stay awake, stay awake.
21:52That's it, buddy.
21:52Come on, wake, wakey.
21:54Harrison tries to stem the bleeding from wounds on the victim's head.
21:58Do you keep speaking to us, all right?
21:59As an ambulance crew arrives.
22:02Keep breathing, please.
22:04Keep breathing.
22:04It's cold like that with your hand.
22:06Local residents are also stepping in to help the injured man.
22:10Why is everyone grabbing me?
22:11No, no, no.
22:12What's going on?
22:13Big, big, big.
22:15I know he's probably drank something.
22:16How much does he have?
22:17I don't think so.
22:18You don't think so?
22:19I'm not moving till I ask you around.
22:20Hold on.
22:21One second.
22:21The victim is becoming increasingly agitated.
22:24No, no, don't pull my leg.
22:26I'm under arrest.
22:27I'm not under arrest.
22:28No, sir.
22:29And will be rushed to hospital for assessment.
22:32Every minute or so, he just goes blank.
22:34Then he starts shouting again.
22:36It's just concerning that he's got serious head injury.
22:39The scene is taped off for further investigation into the alleged robbery.
22:44And Harrison and Sam get back on the road.
22:51Although they don't get far.
22:55Officers at the last scene have called in the next job.
22:58So there's a basic incident we've just been to in town.
23:01The chap that's assisted with that, this chap up here in the Ford Range,
23:07the officers weren't convinced if he'd had a drink or not,
23:10but couldn't smell the alcohol,
23:11but were just not convinced by his general demeanour.
23:14Given the time of mourning, given the size of the vehicle,
23:18we'll just give it a stop and just see if he's in order,
23:21driving-wise.
23:30Getting ready for the breath test, if you're happy to do that.
23:33Yeah.
23:33The reason we've stopped you,
23:36officers are very concerned on the scene
23:38that you may be under the influence of alcohol.
23:40Really?
23:41The bystander had nothing to do with the man's injuries.
23:45Although his behaviour has landed him in the spotlight
23:48as a suspected drink driver.
23:50I have just smelt some alcohol as you've walked towards me.
23:54Have you had a drink?
23:55Yeah, last night.
23:56Last night.
23:57How much did you have to drink?
23:59Please don't do this to me.
24:00How much did you have to drink last night?
24:02Quite a lot.
24:02Quite a lot?
24:03Probably a bottle of wine.
24:04A bottle of wine.
24:05Do you want to come to the back of the car?
24:06Yeah, this is my life over.
24:07It's your life over?
24:08When was the last time you had an alcoholic drink?
24:1110 o'clock.
24:12No, probably later.
24:13Later than 10 o'clock, about midnight, I think.
24:15Yeah.
24:17Eight hours later, he could still be over the limit,
24:19which is 35.
24:21Blow steadily and evenly in that till Terry's stop, all right?
24:24It'll be 34.
24:27Well, that's under then, so you'll be fine.
24:28Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going.
24:30Stop.
24:30It'll be over.
24:31Let's see what it comes back to us.
24:31It'll be over, mate.
24:34I've just lost my job.
24:35You haven't blown anything yet, so let's see what it blows.
24:39Let's see what it returns.
24:39Come on.
24:40Just do it out.
24:42Okay, that's a fail.
24:43I know it's a fail.
24:45Okay, you've blown 64.
24:47Okay, so the time is now 8.30,
24:50and you're currently under arrest,
24:51driving whilst I was described to me.
24:52Okay, you don't have to say anything,
24:53but may harm me if I do.
24:54Do I mention one question?
24:54Something later, lie in court.
24:55Anything you do say anything.
24:56Just put your hands out in front of you like that for me.
24:57I've been done before.
24:58You've been done for drink driving before?
24:59Yeah, you don't need to do that.
25:01Well, I do.
25:02If you've been done for drink driving before,
25:03you should know better.
25:04Can you just please ring my wife?
25:07I'm meant to be picking her up in a minute.
25:09The drunk driver was setting off
25:11on a 140-mile journey to Portsmouth,
25:14almost twice over the limit.
25:18I'm now screwed.
25:20That's a mess.
25:24Mercifully, Harrison is taking the two-ton truck off the road.
25:30I can't believe I've spent a life-hour healthy.
25:32Regardless of whether you helped us or not,
25:34you still made the conscious choice
25:35to get behind the wheel of your truck
25:37when you were over the limit, didn't you?
25:39Yes, stupidly.
25:40And that's my mistake.
25:41So, but it's not only that.
25:43I can't believe one of them didn't say,
25:46do you know what?
25:46I've smoked alcohol in your breath, mate.
25:47When's lost in your breath?
25:49You let me out the road.
25:51How pathetic?
25:52Not pathetic.
25:54It's your choice.
25:54You can only enforce a lie.
25:57I think the fact of the matter is
25:58you've got to take some personal responsibility
25:59for this, haven't you?
26:01Recent figures for Great Britain
26:03show that fatalities as a result of drink driving
26:06are at a 12-year high,
26:08with around 260 people killed in collisions
26:11involving someone over the limit.
26:14Zero sympathy.
26:15We went to one of these last night,
26:17which is a fatal collision.
26:18It's not something...
26:19He can blame the police all he wants
26:21in terms of stopping him.
26:23He's an adult.
26:23He's made his decisions to drive today.
26:26It's a massive car.
26:27It's a massive truck.
26:28If he hits anyone,
26:29he's going to cause significant harm or injury,
26:31or even worse.
26:32So it's good to stop him
26:33and hopefully get off the road for today, at least.
26:37Harrison needs to let the drink driver's family know
26:39that the road trip to Portsmouth is off.
26:43Hello.
26:44My name is Casey Beverley
26:44from the Ruzz Police team in Northamptonshire.
26:47You OK?
26:47I've been done for drink driving.
26:49He's going to have to come to the police station
26:50for a little bit.
26:51Yeah, sorry to ruin any plans that you have.
26:54He can speak to you later.
26:56It's not an issue.
26:56I just...
26:57I understand he's on the way to pick you up,
26:59but unfortunately, that won't be happening.
27:04Next destination for this driver is custody.
27:08I appreciate it's the night after.
27:10You might not think he's drink driving,
27:13but his demeanour,
27:14the second he got out of that vehicle,
27:16at the roadside,
27:17he fully suspected that he was going to be over.
27:19And if you think that,
27:22the simple answer is don't drive.
27:24It starts in the morning,
27:25it's only 10 to 9.
27:26Right.
27:31Good morning.
27:32It's not a good morning.
27:33I get that.
27:34I get that.
27:34I've helped police officers out in an instant,
27:37and I still took the choice of getting in the car
27:39and drive.
27:41And I didn't realise I was over the limit.
27:43I suspect that I was,
27:45and they still let me out of the seat
27:48and drive away.
27:50I've got a breathalyser in that van.
27:51I breathalys myself every morning before I drive.
27:55Because I drive for a living.
27:56A DIY breathalyser is a shaky defence.
28:02Harrison introduces the driver to the real deal.
28:05Keep going.
28:06Keep going.
28:07Keep going.
28:08Perfect.
28:10It's your first one done.
28:11Take a seat from me.
28:12It's 9.27.
28:13First sample provider.
28:16I tried for a living.
28:18I tried for a living.
28:20Two samples of breath are taken.
28:26Keep going.
28:27Keep going.
28:28And the lowest reading will be used as evidence.
28:3169.71.
28:33You're going up.
28:35That's around double the limit.
28:37It's a fail.
28:40I know people struggling in their lives.
28:41I know that people have got a lot going on,
28:43which we can safeguard people to a point with.
28:46However, we see first-hand the devastating effects
28:49what drink drivers can cause.
28:50It's a big vehicle.
28:51If that hits you, he's probably going to be OK.
28:54The vehicle which he hits may not be.
28:56Saturday morning, it's been busy on the road,
28:58so no sympathy, no.
29:03After pleading guilty to drink driving,
29:05the man was sentenced to a 17-month driving ban
29:09and ordered to pay a fine and costs totalling £1,725.
29:19Losing your driving licence isn't always down to breaking the law.
29:29All drivers over the age of 70
29:31have to renew their licence every three years.
29:35And the DBLA can revoke a licence on medical grounds.
29:39With the older drivers,
29:41they've been driving for a number of years,
29:43they consider themselves to be safe.
29:45However, their reaction time could be impaired
29:47and things like that,
29:48so if someone's had their licence revoked,
29:50in essence, they really shouldn't be behind the wheel.
29:54You're driving effectively a weapon
29:56that can cause serious harm, if not death,
29:59so it has to be taken seriously.
30:02It's bad, isn't it?
30:16MOT expires in November.
30:19Might want to get an earlier one.
30:22Jesus.
30:23He would not do very well in a U-led zone, would he?
30:28Once the air has cleared,
30:29Interceptors Callum Donoghue and Rachel McCready
30:32turn their attention to looking for a motor with a marker.
30:37It has a revoked, refused driving licence.
30:41It should be coming past us shortly.
30:44We're waiting for a red Kia Sportage.
30:51Oh, why are?
30:52Yeah.
30:54One red Kia Sportage firmly on their radar.
30:58Oh, boy.
31:10Pulling ahead of the elderly driver,
31:12they try the gentle approach to stopping him.
31:14Go for it.
31:18Using the unmarked Volvo's rear matrix board
31:20to ask the driver to follow them.
31:23Really?
31:25Really?
31:25He's overtaking the Interceptors.
31:30I don't think he's got a driving licence.
31:33Er...
31:33I don't really know what he's doing, does he?
31:36No.
31:38The gentle approach had no effect,
31:40so Callum tries a noisier one.
31:42He might be.
31:50He's going to stay back on my matrix.
31:55I've got a clue what he's doing.
32:00If this is a fail to stop,
32:03then advanced driver Callum,
32:04who's trained in pursuits and Stinger,
32:06is the man to handle it.
32:09If he doesn't come up on the next one,
32:11we'll call it in.
32:12Yeah.
32:14Rachel even tries a good old-fashioned hand signal.
32:18But the Kia driver sails past the next exit.
32:22Romeo Papa 6-1.
32:24Got a very slow vehicle failing to stop.
32:27A45 westbound towards Junction 15.
32:30Worryingly, he's heading for the M1.
32:35Intel to suggest a driver's got a revoked driving licence.
32:38We've tried to follow me, but he's ignored it.
32:40We've been past the last four junctions,
32:43approaching the services now,
32:44and he hasn't made any attempt to stop.
32:46Motoring onto the M1...
32:48He's seen you now.
32:50Yeah.
32:50He just looked in his mirror.
32:51This fail-to-stop is reaching the five-minute mark.
32:546-1.
32:57We're lane one of four.
32:59Speed is 6-0.
33:02Backup is arriving.
33:04The next approach is to try and corral the Kia driver
33:08into one of the emergency areas on the Smart Motorway.
33:126-1.
33:13We're down to 4-0 miles an hour now.
33:16And it looks like the plan is finally working.
33:2094 over 8.
33:21We're into the ERA bay.
33:22No-one's in a live lane.
33:24Are you deaf?
33:29No.
33:30Okay.
33:31Yes, you're welcome.
33:32We'll be telling you to stop if you haven't.
33:36I'll leave it with you.
33:39Hello, sir.
33:40The reason we've stopped you...
33:42Have you got your driving licence on you?
33:44No.
33:44No.
33:45Where is it?
33:47DVLA.
33:48The DVLA?
33:49Yeah.
33:49Why have they got your driving licence?
33:52Oh, thank you.
33:54So why haven't you stopped your car?
34:01I didn't know you wanted me to stop.
34:03So I pulled in front of you with a follow me sign on my car.
34:08You've overtaken me.
34:10We've then been sat behind you for the last 10 minutes with blue lights and sirens going and you've made no attempt to stop.
34:15You can't say you couldn't see us because we were in front of you at one point with the blue lights on.
34:20Yeah, yeah.
34:20I know that.
34:21So why did you drive around me?
34:27A quick check on police systems confirms this is the 82-year-old driver they were looking for.
34:33OK, so you haven't got a driving licence at the minute because they've taken it off you.
34:38Yeah, so that, yeah.
34:39So why are you driving?
34:41No, I'm not going to nick me.
34:42Just doing that, are you?
34:43I'm not going to nick you.
34:46We'll be taking the car off you, though.
34:49I don't know what you've got this back.
34:50I don't think you're safe to be on the road.
34:55This is not worse than life.
34:57But you're not fit to drive, which is evident...
35:01That's where Daniel said that.
35:03It's evidence.
35:04That's Lou said that.
35:05It's evidence by the fact you haven't stopped the police for the last 10 minutes.
35:10It's a conversation to be continued in the safety of the service station.
35:15There you go.
35:16Just jump in there for me.
35:20Callum hops behind the wheel of the Kia, and Rachel takes the Volvo.
35:28I've dealt with a few older gentlemen who have been quite keen to keep their driving licences.
35:35It's their last bit of independence.
35:37It's not all about taking him off the road because he's committed a road traffic offence,
35:40but it's also from a welfare perspective.
35:43He shouldn't be driving.
35:44He was quite clearly confused, and it's things like that
35:48that can cause quite serious collisions.
35:51I mean, the M1 is quite a fast motorway.
35:55And the last thing we need is someone who's not fit to drive,
36:00driving on the motorway and causing a collision.
36:04Reaching the services, it seems Callum's in the bad books.
36:08I've offered him a lift to tell him if he'll tell me where he lives.
36:10But I think ever since I've called him a rubbish driver,
36:12he's started to start ignoring me.
36:14So, see how far Rach gets with him.
36:16Hello, sir.
36:19Do you live at Buckthorn?
36:21Yeah.
36:22Yeah, you do.
36:23OK.
36:24That was quick.
36:27Your driving wasn't good?
36:32So, my colleague's an advanced driver.
36:36I don't think you are.
36:37OK, I'm not taking that away from you,
36:42but your driving standard at the minute,
36:44especially today, wasn't very good.
36:46And the DVLA have obviously revoked your licence for a reason.
36:49No, I didn't.
36:51It's been revoked,
36:52and it's been revoked for quite some time.
36:55Rachel reports the disagreeable driver
36:57for failing to stop and driving otherwise
36:59than in accordance with a licence.
37:01I'm not asking any more questions.
37:04That's OK.
37:05No problem at all.
37:06What we need to do is
37:07we just need to wait for your vehicle to be recovered,
37:09and then we'll figure out how we're going to get you home.
37:12Do that.
37:14I will.
37:15Don't worry.
37:15I'll do it.
37:16Just based on his age,
37:17he's going to be too vulnerable to leave in the services.
37:19He's got no-one else who can come pick him up.
37:22Which means his taxi driver this afternoon will be...
37:25Callum.
37:27Can you jump in here, sir?
37:28Strange failed to stop.
37:32I've not had one that slow before.
37:34He's very much aware that he's not supposed to be driving,
37:37and I think he's just quite annoyed that he's been caught.
37:40So good job in the fact that we've got him off the road
37:42for his safety and everyone else's.
37:44But, yeah, just need to get him home safe now.
37:48For driving with a revoked licence,
37:50the 82-year-old received three penalty points.
37:53If he gets his licence back,
37:55he also paid a £100 fine,
37:59along with a £50 fine for failing to stop for the police.
38:08Still to come...
38:09I don't know how he's turned it on.
38:11..it's all hands on deck...
38:13I think you're just pulling my foot, Paul.
38:15..to start a stolen motor.
38:17Clearly, I don't have the car thief skill set, do I?
38:20What was that?
38:21Car thefts rose by almost 5% in Britain last year,
38:40with over 64,000 cars being reported stolen.
38:45That's the equivalent of one precious motor
38:47being nicked every eight minutes.
38:49Tracking down stolen vehicles is no easy feat.
38:56But this afternoon, dog handler Ash Price has a lead.
39:02So you've got a vehicle's-activated cameras on the motorway
39:05that's coming down into our force area
39:08from Leicestershire, I believe,
39:11that's been stolen in an aggravated twock
39:14that happened yesterday.
39:15Whoever is behind the wheel of the stolen red Vauxhall Astra
39:20probably isn't expecting a blue-light welcome
39:23from North Hamptonshire's finest.
39:26He's got a car on every motorway junction now.
39:29They've crashed the car into something else to get away.
39:33So...
39:34..already kind of shown an element of recklessness
39:38and willingness to escape.
39:40If the suspect tries to escape today,
39:42the team are planning to greet them
39:44with a T-Pak or multi-car box.
39:49It's only a matter of time...
39:54It's junction from 15.
39:59..until a fire-arms unit spot the Astra
40:01five miles up ahead.
40:03Just let the ARV push past us.
40:09We've got one ARV behind it,
40:12another one in front of us catching up,
40:13and then us as well.
40:16It's doing 70.
40:18So we should be able to get onto it, I think.
40:22While Ash and other units
40:23put pedal to the metal to catch up,
40:26news comes in from the front.
40:28So originally, it was going to be a...
40:31..three-car box or a multi-vehicle box on the motorway,
40:35but the vehicle's not changed its manner of driving at all
40:37with the marked vehicle behind it,
40:39so I think they're going to go for a follow-me and a compliant.
40:45It sounds like the driver is playing ball.
40:49However, the same can't be said for the rain.
40:52Weather now, though.
40:55So they've just passed...
40:57..the Newport Pagnall services,
41:00so we should be on top of them imminently.
41:04No chance of rain stopping play here.
41:06So this is the vehicle here, just in front of this van.
41:12Three units surround the stolen red Astra and light it up.
41:17We've just got a traffic mobile
41:18that's putting a bit of safety on for us, just in case.
41:24But the suspect driver takes part in a textbook-compliant stop.
41:36It's a swift job.
41:37A suspected car thief in cuffs.
41:42Never been arrested in a plan.
41:43OK, that's fine, mate.
41:44The rest of the time.
41:45And a stolen car recovered.
41:47Although there is a slight hitch.
41:50I don't want to push it all the way in, it disappears.
41:53You surprised.
41:54The Astra's key has snapped.
42:00No.
42:01I don't know how he's turned it on.
42:03How the fuck has he started it?
42:04Unless he's wedged it in there.
42:06Oh, yes.
42:07Hang on.
42:09Have you got your foot on the clutch?
42:10Yeah.
42:12He's doing something.
42:15I don't know how he's turned it on.
42:17Do you want me to go and ask him how he starts?
42:18Yeah, go on.
42:20The suspected car thief is taking a compliant stop to a whole new level.
42:27In the protest of stealing that car, I think he snapped the key.
42:30But there's a car thief's trick, I guess,
42:33into starting a vehicle with a stolen key
42:35that he's trying to demonstrate while in handcuffs.
42:40What's he doing?
42:43Damn it.
42:45Hey, get back.
42:47What's going on?
42:49He's had his chance.
42:51Yeah, it's not going on.
42:52Don't worry.
42:52How are you going?
42:53Oh, mate, you've had your chance.
42:55It'll be fine.
42:55We'll sort it.
42:56Damn for news, man.
42:56Damn for news, man.
42:57Yeah.
42:58Oh, you couldn't start either, to be fair.
43:00Damn for news, man.
43:04Ash gives it another go.
43:05Oh, please work.
43:06Please work.
43:08Look, you're getting right underneath.
43:09Are you pressing something there?
43:10I don't know what.
43:12Rather than call out a recovery truck...
43:14I can feel something moving.
43:15Oh, not Matt, that's for sure.
43:19The team would rather get the Astra moving.
43:23I think you're just pulling my foot, Paul, if I'm honest with you.
43:28Clearly, I don't have the car thief skill set, do I?
43:31To start the stolen vehicle.
43:34As the saying goes, if at first you don't succeed...
43:38It's just annoying me now that we can't do it.
43:40Try...
43:41Oh, do you punch a punch?
43:43Do you want to try to turn the key when I walk you through?
43:45Yeah, hang on.
43:46And try again.
43:48What was that?
43:48It's turning.
43:51OK, hang on. Keep doing that.
43:55Oh!
43:55Just needed a woman's touch.
44:02We celebrated way too much with that.
44:07It's celebrations all round.
44:09The victim was reunited with their stolen motor.
44:13And the suspect pleaded guilty to driving without a licence or insurance
44:17and got six points on any future licence.
44:20He received no further action for the alleged aggravated vehicle taking or burglary.
44:26Teamwork.
44:28Teamwork.
44:32The police interceptors are back new next Monday at eight.
44:36It was a bizarre series of events that stunned the nation.
44:39Twisted sisters, madness and manslaughter.
44:42Brand new true crime at ten.
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44:48Strap in for a dangerous pursuit.
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