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00:00Police intercept is the rule I for.
00:02I'm going to tell my kids about this.
00:04And you're riding with the pride of Northamptonshire.
00:07Speed one, two, zero.
00:09Ace pursuit drivers.
00:11Contact, contact, contact.
00:13Air pass five, one.
00:14With air support.
00:15Got two out, stand by.
00:17I'm out!
00:18And a crack dog unit.
00:19If you leave, you will get hit.
00:23They bring down the bad guys.
00:25I believe you're one of those.
00:27Keep the streets safe.
00:34And battle 24-7.
00:37Get down on the floor.
00:38In the war on crime.
00:40Crash, crash.
00:42On the floor now!
00:43This is what it is, isn't it?
00:44We find them, we lock them up.
00:49Coming up.
00:50It's 1-0-5.
00:52Temporary high risk alongside the roundabout.
00:54High speed moves and reckless manoeuvres.
00:56Fail to shake the cops.
00:59It's decamp, decamp.
01:00We're just looking for them now.
01:02Fresh footprints!
01:04An epic cross-country manhunt led by a canine hero.
01:08Police for dogs!
01:09Stay where you are!
01:11Do not pee!
01:14And...
01:15Oh my lord!
01:16On the motorway, a night of madness and payhem.
01:19Crash, crash, crash, crash, crash, crash, crash, crash, crash.
01:22Vehicle's in the ditch.
01:23Vehicle's in the ditch.
01:248-5 kills me south.
01:25The smaller vehicle just hit.
01:26It's Wednesday night.
01:27We're going to 8-5 from there, can't we?
01:28Yeah.
01:298-5 kills me south.
01:30The smaller vehicle just hit.
01:318-5 kills me south.
01:32The smaller vehicle just hit.
01:33It's Wednesday night.
01:34We're going to 8-5 from there, can't we?
01:35Yeah.
01:368-5 kills me south.
01:37The smaller vehicle just hit.
01:388-5 kills me south.
01:39The smaller vehicle just hit.
01:418-5 kills me south.
01:42The smaller vehicle just hit.
01:44It's Wednesday night.
01:45We're going to 8-5 from there, can't we?
01:46Yeah.
01:47We're going to 8-5 from there, can't we?
01:49Yeah.
01:50On the graveyard shift this evening are Sergeant Richie Gibson and Harrison Beverly.
01:54Oh, it's literally parallel to us. I reckon they're off here.
02:01They've been cruising the M1 northbound in the M3 series and have just been alerted to a suspicious
02:07motor on an A road nearby.
02:099-9 to 6-1.
02:118-5 kills me south.
02:12The spot a vehicle just hit.
02:15Police suspect the vehicle is being used by an organised crime gang who steal from parked
02:20up lorries.
02:21Knock a left at the top.
02:23This type of crime, also known as curtain siding, has risen sharply in the past decade
02:30and is thought to have cost the UK economy around £400 million a year.
02:36Stand by.
02:37I'd hold here because it could potentially get back to Watford Gap this way.
02:41This is the A5.
02:43We might be ahead of it.
02:47Advanced driver Richie loves a holiday in Australia and dreams of a sun-kissed life down
02:52under when he retires from the force.
02:56But first, there's a bad guy to catch just off the M1.
03:00We're just holding the A5 by Watford Gap.
03:03The motor they're looking for is a Volkswagen estate registered to an address in Leeds.
03:09I think it hit two minutes ago.
03:11It's just whether we're ahead of it or it got ahead of us.
03:13Or we push up to Killsby to have a look at it.
03:16But I think hold.
03:19Harrison's instinct is to sit tight.
03:25Who's a clever boy?
03:26That's it.
03:27That's it.
03:28That's it.
03:29Richie falls in and does his best to lie low.
03:319-9.
03:32Stand by.
03:33We're behind that squatter vehicle.
03:34But he sticks out like a marked car in a rear-view mirror.
03:38Yes.
03:39Fair enough to stop, isn't it?
03:41They think he's clocked them, so Richie hits the blues just to be sure.
03:46Yeah, 9-9.
03:47It is now a fair enough to stop.
03:49Turn up the film on channel, please.
03:51Not only is he failing to stop, but he's using the A5 as his own personal racetrack.
03:579-9.
03:58We're southbound at the moment.
04:01Speed is 1-0-6.
04:02We're just passing the junction for Long Buckby.
04:07No deviation.
04:08At these speeds, it's a good thing the roads are empty.
04:121-8-5 heading southbound.
04:15But figuring out this chap's escape plan is a real head spinner.
04:20It's done a reciprocal.
04:23It's a return route, return route.
04:26The boys are in a 369-horsepower BMW 340i.
04:31The third tactical option would be a Stinger Sight if you can get any tapestry mobiles ahead
04:35or anything like that.
04:37Keeping tabs on this 19-year-old VW banger should be easy.
04:41We'll be coming back up towards Watford Gap for Clooney, telling where you are.
04:46But colleagues in an armed response vehicle are still a couple of miles away.
04:51Speed is 1-0-9.
04:53No other traffic.
04:54Medium risk.
04:56And now the driver shows how desperate he is to escape Richie's clutches.
05:01Wrong side of the roundabout.
05:04Going anti-clockwise on a roundabout is reckless and foolish.
05:08But you won't shake Richie that easily.
05:11Temporary high risk, wrong side of the roundabout.
05:14But it was a second exit.
05:17We're heading towards Crick now.
05:18We're heading general direction of Crick at the moment.
05:21Still in the A5.
05:23Speed is 1-0-0.
05:26With another roundabout fast approaching up ahead.
05:30It's a relief when he takes the safe option.
05:33Or does he?
05:35Round the roundabout.
05:37It's wrong way, wrong way down the dual carriageway.
05:40We've not followed.
05:42The bloke is now hurtling the wrong way along the dual carriageway.
05:46It's too dangerous for the cops to follow and he knows it.
05:50Temporary loss, roundabout, front way, high risk.
05:54But Richie's silky skills and Harrison's eagle eyes keep them within sniffing distance.
06:00It's gonna ride right there.
06:01It's into this estate here.
06:03The VW has swung into an industrial park.
06:07It's into Durr.
06:09It's into Durr.
06:10It's right into here.
06:11Which probably means he's ditching four wheels for two legs.
06:15It's gone into Durr's control.
06:17It might be the XC planning pendant.
06:20Sure enough, he's gone for the decamp.
06:23Ready for some exercise, boys?
06:25It's decamp, decamp.
06:27We're just looking for them now.
06:28We have to get us on mapping control.
06:31The suspect has gone to ground.
06:34But has it gone for good?
06:45Round the roundabout, it's wrong way, wrong way down dual carriageway.
06:55We've not followed.
06:57In Killsby, a bloke suspected of being a spotter for an organised crime gang
07:01tried to give cops the slip on the dual carriageway.
07:05Temporary loss, roundabout, wrong way, high risk.
07:09But Richie and Harrison soon caught up.
07:12It's into this estate here.
07:14Before the driver entered an industrial park,
07:17ditched his Volkswagen estate car and scarpered.
07:21It's decamp, decamp.
07:22We're just looking for them now.
07:24Harrison and Richie scour the car park.
07:29Unfortunately, the trail has run cold.
07:32So frustrating.
07:34But there is one colleague en route who could help.
07:38We've got a dog mobile right behind us.
07:41So it's going to hold and wait for the dog now.
07:46Within a couple of minutes, dog handler Ash arrives.
07:49Just getting my live location on for everyone.
07:51Yeah, no worries.
07:52OK.
07:53Wait.
07:54And in the boot is his trusty partner, German Shepherd Ebby.
07:59Come here.
08:00I'm just getting the dog started now.
08:02I'll let you know where we go.
08:03In.
08:04Go on, find track.
08:05Find track, Bob.
08:07To us mere mortals, a police dog's ability to pick up a scent is like a super power.
08:13Come on, track him.
08:14Right, we're into the car park, hooking a right, following the road back down towards the main roundabout.
08:21A well-trained dog can even smell fear, picking up on the hormones we release when we're afraid.
08:28Right, we've got a big metal security gate down the bottom here.
08:33He's climbed over it.
08:34Just going to work out how to get the dog over.
08:36He's convinced the suspect has scaled the fence.
08:43Good girl, wait.
08:49Which means that's the same route Ash must take too.
08:53Whether he likes it or not.
08:56OK two-sixes, we're over the fence.
09:02The track through the woods leads Ebby and Ash back to the dual carriageway.
09:06Oh, good girl.
09:09But where to now?
09:11Right, we're hooking her right onto the pavement, back to the water roundabout.
09:16A blue light around the corner tells Ash all he needs to know.
09:20Oh, surprise, surprise.
09:23Up to Tony and Paul.
09:24Well, firearms cops up ahead have just collared the suspect, beating Ebby to the pull by only a few seconds.
09:34Oh, yeah, two seconds. We've tracked right up to him.
09:38Good girl.
09:40Good girl. Clever.
09:43The bloke is already in cuffs, so what's the story?
09:47From Leeds, where the car's from. Disqualified and can't tell us how he's down here.
09:52So, yeah, perfect, isn't it? So, the dog's tracked straight to him.
09:59He admits he's from Leeds, but this Yorkshire pudding offers no good reason for being 120 miles from home in the middle of the night.
10:07Come on in. Take a seat.
10:09His pockets are clean, but he's being locked up for a series of motoring offences, and he'll get a grilling back at the Nick.
10:16As we come past here, we see him dip in, saw his car, dog was here within five minutes.
10:22ARVs have stopped him here, and the dog's literally tracked right to him, right to him here.
10:27So, it's good enough for us at the minute. So, it's a good little job. Get the one in custody.
10:33While Ebby takes a well-earned rest...
10:35Well done. Yes, you clever.
10:38...Ritchie takes a closer look at that Volkswagen.
10:43These number plates are covered in perspex.
10:45They've obviously done it to try and evade AMPI detection.
10:48Needless to say, it didn't work.
10:53Obviously, he's doing 100, 110 miles now in the A5.
10:55He takes significant risk, going the wrong way round, roundabouts, cutting the corner when he can't see.
11:00Heading the wrong way down the suburban dual carriageway sections, leaving other road users no choice.
11:06Heading around blind bends.
11:08No longer is he putting his own life at risk, but he's putting other people at risk.
11:11On his night-time trip south, the lad from Leeds picked up three driving charges, including driving whilst disqualified, no insurance and dangerous driving.
11:22He pleaded guilty and received a three-year driving ban and sentenced to a year at His Majesty's pleasure.
11:28K-9 cops really are an interceptor's best friend.
11:42K-9 cops really are an interceptor's best friend.
11:45Good boy.
11:47Boasting intelligence.
11:49You have a pop, isn't you?
11:51Stamina.
11:52And a unique ability to sniff out a wrong'un from miles away.
11:56The feeling at the end of a track where you've found people, that is probably the best part of this job, I think, because tracking is all about teamwork.
12:08It's about the dog having skills that I don't have and me bringing things to the incident that he doesn't have.
12:17And you have to work together and get the result at the end of it.
12:21And I think tracking, in particular, demonstrates that.
12:25And that's why it's my favourite part of the job.
12:37It's the early hours of a Saturday morning.
12:39Six miles outside Northampton, security cameras at a storage facility capture some troubling nocturnal activity.
12:51A figure dressed all in black has breached the perimeter fence and broken into the depot.
12:58He's soon followed by another.
13:01And another.
13:02And then finally a fourth.
13:04Before the group, apparently armed with power tools, attempt to gain entry to one of the containers.
13:16What they don't know is that this CCTV feed is monitored 24-7.
13:23And someone's already called the cops.
13:27Suddenly they hear something.
13:31Clearly spooked the gang Scarpa.
13:35Seconds later, a police car arrives on the scene.
13:39Inside are two firearms officers.
13:44Tom, Tom, get your ass here.
13:46Tom, get your ass here.
13:47Get on that box.
13:49Get on that box.
13:49Come on, get on the box.
13:51Go in it.
13:52Come on.
13:53But are they too late?
13:56Alicia Taser, stand still!
13:58Stand still!
13:59The four suspects have split.
14:04Watch that side, mate.
14:06It's now a race against time to make sure they don't get too far.
14:10Yeah, where you are, Rob, that's where they've come out.
14:13Just outside the facility, a second unit have been alerted to more night-time noises.
14:18Stay there!
14:21Stay where you are now!
14:22Oh, please, stop, stay!
14:24It's two suspects dressed in black.
14:27Come on this way.
14:28And they've got two interceptors hard on their heels.
14:34Get down on the floor!
14:36Get down on the floor!
14:37Stay where you are now!
14:39Let's get one.
14:39One at a time.
14:40Keep going, keep going, keep going.
14:41Run through that one.
14:42That's one in cuffs.
14:44Behind the rest, Mark.
14:45It's just the burglary.
14:46But the other one got away.
14:48He's gone towards Bouton Lane.
14:50Have we got that covered?
14:53What cops need now is an expert in sniffing out cross-country runners.
14:57One, seven, I'm just living in tomorrow.
14:59As luck would have it, dog handler Lucy Skullgård is on the scene.
15:09And she's got six-year-old German shepherd Bryn in the boot.
15:14Is that all cops out of it?
15:15Yeah.
15:16Cool.
15:16Thanks, mate.
15:18First things first, a quick recce.
15:22We ain't going to be able to get the dog over there, are we?
15:24Gonna have to go round for that, I think.
15:26Yeah, that's the one they've been after, then.
15:31That lock's broke.
15:33And that one.
15:35There's evidence of attempted entry at two separate containers.
15:39And even though it's now 40 minutes since the crime,
15:42there's more than enough here for Bryn to pick up a scent.
15:46I've got one of their shoes, I think.
15:50Bryn is known across the force for his tenacious tracking skills.
15:54And when he's not tucking into bad guys,
15:55he's a sucker for soft scoop ice cream.
16:00Down to one seven, just quickly.
16:02I'm tracking.
16:02Got a fresh footprint in the grass.
16:06Try and get officers in front.
16:09He's led Lucy 300 metres off-site to the corner of a field.
16:13But is there any gold at the end of the rainbow?
16:19COVID mask.
16:20Good boy.
16:21Bryn, out.
16:22A dog's sense of smell is up to 100,000 times more powerful than a human's.
16:28Bryn, where is he?
16:30Where is he?
16:32So, wherever Bryn goes, Lucy follows, no matter how bumpy the ride.
16:37Lucy's been on the force more than 15 years and says her top three passions in life
16:48are dogs, long walks in the country and catching criminals.
16:52So far, this shift's ticking every box.
16:58I've now got two sets of footprints that we're tracking.
17:03Side by side.
17:05The evidence is now clear.
17:07Two runners have made off in this direction.
17:10Out.
17:12Out.
17:13Out.
17:14Get on.
17:15Track on.
17:16And it looks like they may no longer be dressed in black.
17:22I'll come back for that.
17:24But following human scent in open rural spaces is one thing.
17:29Track on.
17:31In a built-up area, it's much more difficult.
17:34If he's come across that field, the bottoms of his trousers and his shoes will be soaking wet.
17:40So, while Bryn tries to figure out where they've gone...
17:44On a residential street half a mile away, things are hotting off.
17:50This fiesta's making off.
17:54Officers are behind a Ford Fiesta, which they saw make-off from a road near the storage facility.
18:00But the clueless driver's tried to make his getaway down a cul-de-sac.
18:05Get out.
18:06Get out.
18:07Get out of the car.
18:09Please see what's up.
18:10And that's two in cuffs.
18:12One detained.
18:15It's a driver.
18:17At the moment, mate.
18:18You're under arrest.
18:19I don't know.
18:19On suspicion of attempted theft.
18:20Okay.
18:22What's more, just around the corner, police have nicked a third.
18:28Cops now reckon five people could have been involved in the job, which means two suspects remain at large.
18:34Fresh footprints.
18:35But with no other clues as to where they may be, all eyes now are on Bryn.
18:41One-seven, we've got more fresh footprints.
18:45Despite tracking for almost two miles, that nose is still as keen as mustard.
18:50You're being serious.
18:51And having dragged Lucy through yet another hedgerow, Bryn hits the jackpot.
19:00Right, police for the dogs.
19:01Stay where you are.
19:04Delta one-seven, I've got one.
19:05Do not move.
19:07Do you understand me?
19:09Do not move.
19:10A 35-kilo German shepherd charged up on adrenaline is more than enough to make the bloke surrender.
19:20Watch him.
19:21Good boy.
19:22Good boy.
19:23Watch him.
19:26The runner is fully compliant and, with the help of colleagues, is cuffed in no time.
19:32What a good boy, Bryn.
19:35Good lad.
19:36It's unlikely this chap would ever have been found, were it not for our canine hero.
19:44One of you might as well do the property search, because it's only going to be tiny.
19:47That's four detained.
19:49And I'll try and carry on tracking.
19:51And, incredibly, Bryn's still got some juice in the tank.
19:55Bryn, track on.
19:58And soon enough, he locks back into the scent, hauling Lucy to a second property down the street.
20:06Wait.
20:06Where there's yet more hurdles to overcome.
20:10It's okay.
20:13Something around this front porch is getting right up Bryn's nose.
20:19Bryn.
20:20Bryn, come here.
20:22Right.
20:22Police of a dog.
20:23Get out.
20:25Another one.
20:28Stay where you are.
20:30Don't move.
20:30Watch him.
20:32Watch him.
20:34Bryn, watch him.
20:35It's a stunning result, as Bryn's got the fifth and final suspect.
20:41He was hiding between two wheelie bins and the dog got to him before I could stop him.
20:46The fella got his top nibbled, but suffered no injuries, which just goes to show that our
20:51pal Bryn is firm, but fair.
20:53Good lad.
20:55He's a good boy.
20:59Oh, he's a good lad.
21:00Yes.
21:03With five suspects rounded up and headed for the nick, it's been one heck of a night for
21:07the interceptors.
21:08And proof that teamwork and tenacity can deliver top results.
21:13Having Bryn on your side helps, too.
21:17I'm so chuffed because he's worked so hard for that.
21:20That's, I, I can't even tell you how far that is.
21:23That's a long old way.
21:25He's picked up a track.
21:26He's tracked through three or four open fields, ditches, barbed wire fences, electric fences.
21:31He's come out into a housing estate, which immediately makes it more difficult because
21:37there's less scent available.
21:39He's managed to find the first one hiding.
21:41And then after that, he's managed to continue tracking and find the second one hiding another
21:46hundred metres down the road.
21:47So in terms of dog work, that's what we're here for because they wouldn't have been found
21:52otherwise.
21:53He doesn't know how good he is.
21:54It's all a big game to him.
21:55He does love a McFlurry.
21:57So I think he's earned one tonight.
21:58Later that evening, police picked up another man suspected of being involved in the job.
22:06At court, all six of them pleaded guilty to attempted burglary and were fined more than
22:10two hundred pounds each.
22:13The driver was also banned for six months after being found to have no insurance and no licence.
22:21Coming up.
22:23Speed's one, three, zero.
22:24Name one.
22:26Fast, furious and downright foolish.
22:28Oh my lord.
22:30And?
22:31Have you had anything to drink tonight?
22:33No.
22:33No, nothing.
22:35A ruined motor and a wrecked driver.
22:3886.
22:39So you have been drinking.
22:40Have you eaten or drank anything in the last 20 minutes?
22:58I had a bottle of Moretti, but that's it.
23:02It's a social taboo that's been a crime since the 1960s.
23:06Feel your lungs one long, continue to splot until I tell you to stop.
23:09No problem.
23:09Go for it.
23:11But over 40,000 people a year still get busted for driving whilst over the limit.
23:17Yeah, so you've failed.
23:18Okay.
23:18So, currently under arrest for driving a motor vehicle on a road whilst over the prescribed
23:24limit.
23:27Drink driving is still a massive problem for us on the roads.
23:32I'm not quite sure why the message doesn't get through, but drink driving ruins lives,
23:36it ruins relationships, it ruins family lives.
23:39It's a serious problem.
23:41We're 100% committed to reducing drink driving on our county roads.
23:46We're in power for 60.
24:04Callum and Stuart have just been alerted to a serious incident involving a car and a lorry
24:09on the dual carriageway.
24:10We've had a report that a lorry has been driving along the roads, and there's a vehicle that's
24:19collided with the back of it.
24:21The vehicle's then deviated and then ended up in a ditch.
24:25At present, there's no police or ambulance on the scene.
24:29I mean, it's got to be along the stretch somewhere.
24:31But the lorry driver and another eyewitness have apparently stayed to assist the cops.
24:38Oh, there he is.
24:41Good evening.
24:42Hi there, you all right?
24:43I'm getting that sign, but I'm down to the ditch.
24:46The driver's still down there.
24:47Okay.
24:48This eyewitness was overtaken by the person who crashed.
24:52I saw the car pass me about 100 mile an hour.
24:54Oh, right, okay.
24:55He was coming across the lanes, and then he didn't break until the last minute for the
24:59car to the front.
25:00Okay, give me two secs, I'll just nip down here.
25:03Okay.
25:04The lorry driver who was struck is unharmed and eager to help out.
25:08Yeah, yeah, it's okay, it's okay.
25:10Is the driver still in?
25:12Yes, yes, sir.
25:13But the suspect driver is yet to get out of his motor.
25:18Hello.
25:20Police.
25:22How are you?
25:24You sure?
25:25Yeah.
25:25Any injuries?
25:26No.
25:27You sure you're okay?
25:28Yeah?
25:30Considering the state of his car, the man is in remarkably good shape.
25:35Have you tried to get out?
25:37No.
25:39But Stuart senses something's not right.
25:41Have you been drinking?
25:43No.
25:43You sure?
25:44No.
25:44Okay, you're just shaken.
25:47Shaken, but apparently not stirred.
25:49Oh, you can get out of that side?
25:52Yeah.
25:52Oh, I didn't realise the door was open.
25:54Yeah, get out of that side, I'll come round.
25:56It turns out the man isn't trapped, but the angle that his motor landed has made it tricky for him to get out.
26:04Okay?
26:06Okay?
26:06Right.
26:08I've got you.
26:09I'll get you up this hill.
26:10Okay?
26:11Right.
26:12One, two, three.
26:13Go.
26:14Go.
26:14Go.
26:14Go.
26:16Follow me down, mate.
26:18Free at last, and perhaps understandably a little wobbly.
26:21Good stuff.
26:25Oh.
26:26Sit down there.
26:28Like this.
26:30Turn around.
26:31Then, come on.
26:32Don't hold on to that.
26:34Turn around.
26:37Sit down.
26:38Take a seat.
26:40There you go.
26:40Well done.
26:41Right.
26:42While Callum goes to secure the road, Stuart must check on the man's welfare.
26:47Have you got anywhere that hurts?
26:49Hmm?
26:49Any...
26:50Where does it hurt?
26:51It's fine.
26:52So when you were sat in the car, it was okay, it's just now that you've come round, yeah?
26:57Okay.
26:59Stuart's all-time favourite movie is Die Hard, and says if a film were made of his life,
27:04he'd want to be played by Hollywood legend Bruce Willis.
27:08But he won't need a sixth sense to crack this case.
27:13Have you had anything to drink tonight?
27:15No.
27:15No, nothing.
27:16What speed were you doing?
27:1960.
27:2060?
27:20Yeah.
27:21I don't really believe that.
27:23Well, I've got witnesses saying that they thought you were doing it at 100, so...
27:26Huh?
27:27Yes.
27:27No.
27:28Okay.
27:30While the lorry driver keeps the chap propped up, Stuart prepares a breath test.
27:36Feel your lungs.
27:36One long continuous blow until I tell you to stop.
27:38Okay?
27:39Go for it.
27:43Stop.
27:44That's it.
27:44Done.
27:44Anything over 35 is a fail.
27:5186.
27:52So you have been drinking, okay?
27:53Time is 22.38.
27:55You're currently under arrest on suspicion of driving whilst over the prescribed limit.
28:00He's almost two and a half times the legal limit, but they don't want to risk moving him until the ambulance arrives.
28:06If this condition does work, in the meantime, please do give us a call back, but we will be there as soon as we can.
28:14Perfect.
28:15It could be another three hours till it gets there.
28:18I can't wait three hours.
28:21I generally feel that this is more down to...
28:26That's fair enough.
28:27...being pissed than, um, like, a serious injury.
28:32And I just wonder whether the injuries are sort of coming to the fore because more that he's under arrest now.
28:42Interceptor Rachel McCready has now arrived to offer assistance.
28:45And as for our suspect...
28:48Keep your arm up and don't go to sleep.
28:51It looks like the evening's festivities have finally caught up with him.
28:56If you're in so much pain, why are you going to sleep?
29:01I think you're only going to sleep because you're pissed.
29:04It's now more than 40 minutes since they first called the ambulance.
29:08Let's just get him out of here.
29:11We can't leave you in a ditch, okay?
29:13Because all you're doing is falling asleep on us.
29:17So, after another quick health check...
29:19One, two, three.
29:21There you go.
29:25The wobbly driver is escorted through the woods and back to the road,
29:29where he can relax in the relative warmth and comfort of Rachel's police car.
29:34Keep going.
29:36There we go.
29:37And on that note, the drama should be over.
29:41Have you just been sick in my car?
29:43I don't know.
29:44Look away now, because the chap's just brought up his dinner.
29:48Are you going to be properly sick or not?
29:51Yeah.
29:52Yes or no?
29:54Because I'm not going to be impressed if you were sick in my car.
29:56The plan is to take the man to hospital for an evidential blood test.
30:01But just as they're getting ready to go, they get some visitors.
30:05Hello.
30:06Bit of a rough night, yeah?
30:09The ambulance has finally arrived.
30:12How have a feel of your neck?
30:15And the paramedics confirm Stuart's suspicions.
30:18Where's the pain?
30:19The man has suffered no serious injuries.
30:24They said he's fine to go to hospital.
30:28I think they'd rather not have the sick in their ambulance.
30:30So we're going to take him down, considering he's already in our car.
30:34And we'll go through the blood procedure at hospital.
30:37Let's hope he doesn't redecorate the inside of Rachel's car en route.
30:43Before Stuart heads off, the lorry driver wants to show him something.
30:47Bloody hell.
30:49A chunk of the car's bumper remains wedged into his rear.
30:53So that is solid metal.
30:57And he's literally hit it so hard that he's bent the metal beam right underneath the lorry.
31:05And that's part of his car that's still embedded in it.
31:08I'm just going to pull this out now.
31:10Of course.
31:13It's a sobering reminder of how this whole incident could have had a very different outcome.
31:18You don't know what we've got to do to get it across to the public.
31:22You cannot drink and drive.
31:26We could have had fatals tonight and having to go and tell the family that their loved ones are dead purely because of this individual who's decided to drink quite heavily and then drive on the road.
31:40It's such a selfish act and I completely despise them and I'm quite happy to say that.
31:45Back at hospital, the man's blood test confirmed him to be more than twice the legal drink drive limit.
31:52For drink driving, he was banned from the roads for 18 months and was ordered to pay almost £2,500 in fines and costs.
31:59The number of people killed or injured in collisions in Northamptonshire is at its lowest level since records began six decades ago.
32:13But it only takes one high-speed reckless driver to cause carnage on the roads.
32:26In the early hours of Saturday morning, police have received reports of a Mercedes driving erratically along the M1 northbound.
32:34Yeah, I just passed the Wofford Gap.
32:41Interceptor Michael Hollowell is hunting it down.
32:45I can see the hazard lights on the vehicle.
32:48The hazard lights up ahead belong to the person who called the police.
32:52In front of them is the suspect Merck.
32:55Yeah, I've got the vehicle in front of me now. It's approaching junction 17.
33:01But Michael's flashing blue lights apparently have little effect.
33:04Instead, the car continues veering slowly from left to right before finally picking up the pace.
33:16Vehicle's weaving from lane one to lane two. Speed is 4-0.
33:22Godgy moves like this often go from 0 to 100 in a fail to stop.
33:27He's committed past junction 17.
33:30So getting him off the motorway is a priority.
33:34But Michael's got a problem.
33:39Increasing to 6-0.
33:41The driver suddenly seems to have located the accelerator.
33:47Speed has increased to 8-0.
33:48Fortunately, because of the time of night, there are few other cars about.
33:55Speed is 1-2-5.
33:58Move to lane two to pass heavies.
34:01But at speeds like this, one small slip could have devastating consequences.
34:07Speed is 1-3-0.
34:09Lane one.
34:10Michael can't make a move until backup arrives.
34:16Oh, my Lord.
34:19Until then, all he can do is keep on the Merc's tail.
34:23Into lane three, back to lane two.
34:25Media press.
34:26And pray that disaster doesn't strike.
34:28Crash, crash, crash, crash, crash, crash, crash, crash.
34:35Vehicle's in the ditch.
34:36Vehicle's in the ditch.
34:40Another vehicle's been hit.
34:41Another vehicle's been hit.
34:44At 120 miles an hour, the Merc clips an innocent motorist as it passes.
34:49An impact which sends both vehicles tumbling across the carriageway in opposite directions.
34:55A backup unit heads straight for the innocent motorist.
35:02Hello?
35:02Hello.
35:03Hello?
35:04Hello, I can hear you.
35:05Yeah, I can hear you.
35:06Just stay there.
35:07Stay there for me.
35:07What the hell happened?
35:09The upturned vehicle contains a mother and her 12-year-old daughter.
35:13Do you know how to get these seats down?
35:17Incredibly, neither have sustained any serious injuries.
35:21There you go.
35:21Hold on to my hand.
35:22Hold on to my hand.
35:23There you go.
35:23Take some nice deep breaths.
35:25You know, everyone's okay.
35:27All right?
35:27And that's the main thing.
35:32Meanwhile, Michael's priority is to stop the suspect from getting away.
35:37It has crushed.
35:38Crushed.
35:39At 120 miles an hour.
35:41The Merc has penetrated the barrier, rolled down the embankment and settled in the woods.
35:47One car, I'm with the vehicle.
35:49I'm with the vehicle.
35:50Looking for the driver.
35:53But where is he?
35:56Driver is moving.
35:57He's in the back of the car.
35:59If he's ended up in the back, he can't have been wearing a seat belt.
36:03Driver!
36:05Can you hear me?
36:06Which suggests the only thing that saved his life is the airbag and a large dose of luck.
36:12Driver of the Mercedes is moving, breathing, but his eyes are shut and not responding to me.
36:19The man doesn't even appear to have suffered any serious injuries, which is a miracle, considering what he's just done.
36:28Driver!
36:29Driver!
36:30One for there's multiple bottles and cans in the vehicle of alcohol.
36:34Driver!
36:35Come on!
36:36Can you hear me?
36:37It turns out the 120 mile an hour speeder is already a disqualified driver.
36:45He is breathing.
36:47Within a couple of minutes, a second officer arrives on the scene.
36:51You're going to come out for us?
36:53Yeah?
36:54Oh.
36:54Together, they manage to haul the death-defying driver into the recovery position, whilst they await an ambulance.
37:03Stay there, mate. Stay there.
37:05Stay there.
37:05Just stay there.
37:06Stay there.
37:08The mother and daughter were treated for minor injuries at hospital, but were later discharged.
37:14No action was taken against the Merc driver for suspected drink driving,
37:18but he was charged with dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified and without insurance, as well as failing to stop.
37:25He was banned from driving for a further 24 months and was sentenced to 16 months behind bars.
37:32Still to come.
37:33This car came in the borders. The car did not come in a real place.
37:37A heated debate, but Ian keeps his cool.
37:40Stop shouting.
37:41We're having a conversation.
37:43Yeah, but that's...
37:43You don't need to shout.
37:44No.
37:48It's Wednesday afternoon.
38:01I don't want to get him stuck before he turns off.
38:05Interceptor Ian Bayliss is tailing a Mercedes AMG that's given his copper's nose a bit of a tweak.
38:12It's like I'm going to turn off.
38:13As the Merc pulls into a residential street, Ian gets a closer look.
38:20This car in front has a foreign number plate.
38:25And under the DVLA regulations, that vehicle might be being used immediately.
38:36So I'm just going to have a quick chat and see what score is.
38:40The Merc's plates are Albanian.
38:42Hello.
38:42Hello.
38:43How are you doing?
38:44Good, thank you.
38:46Good, thank you.
38:46Is this yours?
38:47Yes.
38:48Excellent.
38:49Have you got your driving license?
38:50Of course.
38:51Can I see your driving license?
38:52Of course.
38:55Smashing.
38:56You can only drive a foreign car in the UK if you're a visitor.
39:00Thanks very much.
39:01No worries.
39:03If you're a UK resident, your motor must be registered with the DVLA.
39:08Oh.
39:09Is this where you live?
39:10Yes.
39:11You live there, do you?
39:11Yes.
39:12Okay.
39:13His license says he lives right here in the UK.
39:17Need to have a chat with you about your car.
39:18Of course.
39:20Because if you're living here, you can't drive your car in this country.
39:26Well, I can drive for six months.
39:28No, you can't.
39:29How can?
39:30When you're visiting the UK.
39:32Well, yeah, because I was back home.
39:34Let me finish.
39:34If you ask me a question, let me finish.
39:36No problem.
39:36When you're visiting the UK, you have six months.
39:40Yes.
39:40But the moment you become a resident here, you don't get that six months.
39:45I was back with my wife and kids back in Albania.
39:49We had no plane to come here.
39:50I needed to bring the kids back.
39:51Yeah, yeah.
39:51Okay.
39:52Back to school.
39:52How can I come, you know?
39:53Okay.
39:54Then find a plane.
39:54How you can come here?
39:56You know what I mean?
39:56I'm not keeping the car here.
39:58I just came to bring kids and go back.
40:02The man is saying he only brought the car here to transport his family over.
40:06And claims he plans on taking it back to Albania ASAP.
40:11Ian's not buying it.
40:14I want to get the car recovered.
40:16Yeah.
40:16Okay.
40:16You can get the car back, but you must apply to the DVLA to either re-register it as a car
40:23for the UK, or you have 24 hours to export it.
40:26You cannot drive a foreign-registered vehicle.
40:28How can I be stopped before and nobody told me that?
40:31You just tell me that.
40:31That's because you haven't been stopped by me.
40:35Ian's been on the force for two decades, and in that time, he's learned the traffic laws
40:39inside out.
40:41And back to front, in moments like this, the man's unflappable.
40:46I'm a traffic cop.
40:47Okay.
40:48And I know the rules.
40:48All right.
40:49Okay?
40:49I'm telling you, you cannot drive.
40:52That's not a problem.
40:52You can think.
40:53Yeah, well, obviously, you can get it back.
40:55I'm not going to get the car back, obviously.
40:56I'm going to go to the border.
40:57Why are you letting me to go with this car here?
40:59Well, you can do that, but that's pointless, because they don't care.
41:03I'm not living here.
41:04I'm a resident here, but I'm not living here.
41:05I'm living abroad.
41:07The bloke now claims he lives in Albania.
41:10Fortunately, it's a bit late to be changing your story.
41:13Can I have the keys?
41:14No, we don't have the keys.
41:15You don't have the keys?
41:16That's fine.
41:16We don't need the keys.
41:18The Merc's key has mysteriously gone AWOL.
41:20Can you organise a surety recovery for a foreign vehicle, please?
41:26But it won't stop it being seized, and the man is not happy.
41:30Somebody should warn me before if anything happens.
41:33No, they shouldn't.
41:34Why are you letting me come in if I'm not allowed?
41:36With the car, this car, I came in the borders.
41:38The car did not come in aeroplane.
41:39I came in the borders.
41:40Fred told me you're allowed to stay six months.
41:42After six months, this car has to go back.
41:44Stop shouting.
41:45We're having a conversation.
41:46Yeah, but that's...
41:47You don't need to shout.
41:48You're not helping me out.
41:49Yeah, I told you, 24 hours, the car will be out.
41:51You people want to rip us off.
41:53Okay, that's fine.
41:53I pay the fine.
41:54I come grab the car.
41:55Whatever I do, it's my car.
41:56Great, that's fine.
41:57Yeah.
41:58Having failed to Riley in one way, the man decides to shift tactic.
42:03What's your name?
42:04Ian Bayliss.
42:05What's your base number?
42:05624.
42:06Perfect, thank you.
42:07What's the point of this?
42:09Because you're going to go on social media for doing your rights.
42:12No.
42:13Simple as...
42:14I told you, this car, I drive here from the borders.
42:17You ask me for license, I give you license.
42:19Anything else you need for me?
42:21No.
42:22You do your job, I do mine.
42:23Ian refuses to take the bait.
42:27So the rules are, you can come into the UK and drive a foreign vehicle in the UK,
42:32if you're visiting for up to six months.
42:34However, if you become a UK resident, you forfeit that right.
42:40So it's part of the DVLA tax regulations.
42:43What we do is we remove the vehicle and then they'll have an option of either exporting the vehicle,
42:49which they have to do within 24 hours,
42:51or re-registering it as a UK car.
42:54And if they do that, they can still drive on the foreign plate for a short period
42:59while the DVLA are processing the request.
43:02The man's license and insurance details check out fine.
43:06And it looks like he's finally willing to play ball.
43:10Do you want your license back?
43:11Please, don't mind.
43:12No, I can't.
43:13Give me the keys.
43:14Why don't you give me the keys?
43:15That's not my right to do.
43:16I want to keep the keys.
43:18Look, I do.
43:19I'm just kidding, mate.
43:20You do your work.
43:21That's not a problem.
43:22I give you the keys wherever you want.
43:23I don't care.
43:23It doesn't bother me.
43:25Surprise, surprise.
43:26He does have the keys after all.
43:28I like the keys, but I don't need it.
43:30Oh, so do you want it or not?
43:31Well, if you want to give me the key, I'll take it off you.
43:35But I'm not having an argument about whether I should or not.
43:38Do you want the key?
43:39I would like the keys, yes.
43:41Thank you very much.
43:42Is this the right key?
43:44That's the right key.
43:44Oh, yes.
43:45Well, that's a relief.
43:46We'll look after it for you.
43:51It's nice and clean, anyway.
43:54It seems the affable Ian's finally won the man over.
43:58I get angry, but you just keep being nice to them.
44:02I just give up in the end.
44:06Some valuable advice for life there, from a man of experience.
44:10It's important that we deal with these people for traffic offences.
44:13If it was involved in a collision or something like that, it could just disappear and we'd
44:17never be able to find it again.
44:18He hasn't actually checked the rules, and he was upset about that.
44:23I always try and remain calm.
44:25I don't come to work to have a fight.
44:28Only boxers do, Ian.
44:30The man's car was seized.
44:32He was reported for driving an untaxed vehicle.
44:34The case is now in the hands of the DVLA.
44:37The man's car was seized.
45:07The man's car was seized.
45:11They're not危ous.
45:11They were油 supply.
45:15They're tragedy.
45:17They're stopped.
45:19They're
45:26In the hands of the Delta, hijos of Warner,
45:30Mainly of theeleriast,
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