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00:02This is Police Interceptors, and you're riding with the pride of Northamptonshire.
00:14Ace Pursuit drivers, with air support, and a crack dog unit.
00:27They bring down the bad guys, keep the streets safe, and battle 24-7 in the war on crime.
00:45Crash, crash. Overflow, wow!
00:48Here's what it is, isn't it? We find them, we lock them up.
00:53Coming up!
00:55A bit to escape, whatever it takes.
00:59They're beating around, they're beating around.
01:02Get down here! Get down here!
01:05Callum races to help a cop in need.
01:08Can't turn you back now.
01:09Come on, man! Come on! Come on!
01:13And...
01:13We've got three in the state.
01:15The end of the road for cross-border criminals.
01:34It's a sunny summer's evening shift.
01:38Interceptors Rob and Charlie have tracked down a wanted motor...
01:46...which a member of the public has seen being driven dangerously.
02:01There's no mistaking the cops want a word.
02:05Question is, will the bloke oblige?
02:10It's touch and go.
02:16It's touch and go.
02:18Then the dodgy driver gives them his answer.
02:31Straight out the gate, he's put to the floor.
02:34We are Boots Lane North into town.
02:38Occupants unknown, unknown if any juveniles or weapons on board.
02:42Reason for getaway, also unknown.
02:46Right, right, right.
02:49However, the occupants are dropping clues.
02:52Alcohol thrown out the side window.
02:54Alcohol thrown out the side window from the passenger now.
02:58Possibly drunk and behind the wheel of a two-ton truck, they need to get the driver stopped fast.
03:08Reinforcements are en route.
03:13Including dog handler Dan.
03:16Vehicle sales stopped for the traffic cars.
03:19It's coming out in the villages at the moment between Moulton and Pittsford.
03:24So we'll just end up there just in case we get a decal.
03:27A few miles away, the suspected drink driver has no intention of pulling over.
03:33We're on the IPV advance.
03:35So when they're closer, they'll take over.
03:38Rallying through country roads in low sun.
03:41Vehicle continues.
03:42Mountain green.
03:43Speed eight.
03:47Taking potentially lethal risks.
03:51Currently at risk.
03:53We are right, right.
03:56Down to drive by.
03:57The tow-per-per-per-climb risk is near the crashed-in-sponsored vehicle with that back to medium.
04:05Bouncing off the curb, he's inches from disaster with a delivery van.
04:11Vehicle speed seven zero, medium risk.
04:14It's a bit of the manual of climbing.
04:16There's no way he can outgun the Interceptor's BMW 340.
04:22Yeah?
04:23Yeah.
04:24Just don't want to get around.
04:26We are left.
04:28Left.
04:29So he's leading Rob and Charlie onto tricky terrain.
04:33Speed five zero, medium risk.
04:37Taking full advantage of the Mitsubishi's ability to handle the country track.
04:44Going towards Pitsland Road.
04:47It's a rough ride in the Low Slung 340.
04:51And it's about to get bumpier.
04:56Savvy's coming to a stop.
04:58Wait.
05:00They're being rammed.
05:01They're being rammed.
05:03They're being rammed.
05:04Minimal damage.
05:06They're up close to them.
05:08We're still spectacle lane.
05:15The runaway's going at breakneck speeds down the lane.
05:22The belt's not on mate.
05:23Get it on.
05:23Get it on.
05:24Then you can.
05:25It's a spectacle lane.
05:27It's always pitched the road generally.
05:30It's a boring loss.
05:32It's a loss.
05:33It's a loss.
05:33It's gone right.
05:34It's a loss.
05:34It's a loss.
05:34It's gone right.
05:34It's gone right.
05:34And if ramming can't get the cops off his tail.
05:37Keep going.
05:37Keep going.
05:38Keep going.
05:38Keep going.
05:40Oh!
05:41Pfft.
05:42Perhaps a DIY roadblock will do the job.
05:44Ah.
05:45He's got the lid.
05:46The roof till his vehicle's come off.
05:48It's the lid for the truck.
05:50Get out of the way.
05:51Get out of the way.
05:51Get out of the way.
05:52Charlie clears their path.
05:58I'm going.
05:58I'm trying.
05:59I'm trying.
05:59I'm trying.
05:59Currently, a total loss of it to get out of the way,
06:01I can't get his roof out of the road.
06:05The last sight is on spectacle lane.
06:09towards Pitzer Road.
06:10It's Pitzer Road.
06:12All they can do is follow the Mitsubishi's dust trail
06:15to a junction.
06:19Left or right?
06:21I think it's not right, just the dust.
06:23Good, left, good, left, good, left.
06:29We're Pitzer Road in towards Melbourne now.
06:32It's a total loss of this time.
06:37Mitsubishi man has vanished.
06:41So the vehicle is lost at the moment,
06:43so we've got loads of units now combing the area,
06:48trying to find it.
06:49So it's going to come out of a little rough road,
06:53which is just down there somewhere.
06:56On the way, Dan checks in with Rob and Charlie.
07:00He's reversed ramped me.
07:02He didn't look like he got any damage.
07:03I've got a tiny, tiny little hole
07:05in the middle of the grill.
07:07Oh, God, yeah, yeah.
07:08Because Spectacle Lane is rough.
07:10It's a hard road to ride up.
07:12It felt it.
07:13Yeah.
07:14Do you think he could have taken one of the gateways?
07:17I think he's come this way.
07:18Okay.
07:18I'll have a look in the college.
07:21Nice one, cheers, boys.
07:30Before wrong.
07:35Another unit hits the jackpot.
07:38It's probably going to be abandoning the good 20-odd minutes now.
07:41With this heat, we might struggle a bit.
07:43We'll give it a go, though.
07:44So we'll get Kola out.
07:45Oh, found it.
07:46It's just gone past.
07:49Ditched in a hedgerow, paint spilled everywhere.
07:51It's a shame there aren't any red footprints to follow.
07:56Hopefully Dan's crewmate, police dog Kola,
07:59will pick up a whiff of the runaway.
08:04Kola.
08:05Kola.
08:09Track on.
08:13Dan and Super Sniffer Kola have been crewmates for four years.
08:18Her favourite game is hide-and-seek.
08:24Yes, mate, we'll just cast around at the moment.
08:31And immediately she's detecting a track.
08:39Leading to a gate.
08:53OK, let's track on.
08:58We track quite nicely to this gateway,
09:00but I'm not getting anything further beyond here at the moment.
09:04But beyond the gate, the trail goes cold.
09:07So I think potentially they've been picked up.
09:09It's a standard old dog handler excuse,
09:11but I think that might be the case tonight.
09:14Nevertheless, seizing the Mitsubishi is a victory for the team.
09:18And there's no serious damage to Rob's beamer.
09:21We might not have the driver or the occupants,
09:24but we've got the vehicle.
09:26He can't do anything as reckless or as stupid as dangerous again.
09:29I think someone told me once that they have to be lucky every time.
09:32We have to be lucky once.
09:35So hopefully that's his luck all used up now.
09:38And next time it comes to 50-50,
09:41he'll pick wrong and we'll catch up with whoever it is.
09:47After the pursuit, the driver phoned 999,
09:50claiming his car had been stolen.
09:52Enquiries placed him in the driving seat,
09:55and realising he was out of luck,
09:56pleaded guilty to dangerous driving,
09:58driving whilst disqualified and no insurance.
10:01He received a 16-month suspended prison sentence
10:04and a four-year disqualification.
10:12Coming up...
10:13Come on!
10:15An off-duty officer under attack.
10:18Move!
10:19Let go!
10:22And...
10:22When was the last time you had anything to eat or drink?
10:25About an hour and a half.
10:26A drink driver has a double fail.
10:29His tie is totally bold on this side.
10:48They say crime never sleeps.
10:51But interceptors rarely switch off either.
10:54I have arrested someone off-duty.
10:57I was out for the day with my family,
10:58and we'd stopped somewhere at a supermarket,
11:01and someone barrelled through my wife and my son,
11:07followed by a security guard.
11:09This guy had been in and had stolen around about £1,000 worth of alcohol
11:14on sort of consecutive days.
11:17So we had a little foot chase,
11:18and then I caught him on a dual carriageway not too far away,
11:21and the kind people at the supermarket
11:24bought us our lunch for the day
11:26as a way of thank you.
11:30Stepping in doesn't always end so well.
11:43An off-duty police officer is challenging
11:45two suspected shoplifters in a supermarket.
11:50One of the suspects has already been detained.
11:53He's a police officer, mate.
11:54He knows what he's doing.
11:55He's a police officer.
11:56You know, you're trying to find yourself funny.
11:58However, his alleged accomplice in the grey hoodie
12:00isn't as willing to stay put.
12:02Let go of me!
12:04Let go of me!
12:06Let go of me!
12:08Let go of me!
12:09Let go of me!
12:10What are you putting me in here for?
12:11Let go of me!
12:13Let go of me!
12:14Let go of me!
12:15Move!
12:16Let go of me!
12:19Head-butting the off-duty carp in the mouth.
12:24Oh my God!
12:26Let go of me!
12:29Let go of me!
12:32Let go of me!
12:33Let go of me!
12:34Let go of me!
12:34Get him off me!
12:36Get him off me!
12:36Get off me!
12:37Get off me!
12:37As the officer, without any kit, grapples to keep hold
12:40of the suspected shoplifter...
12:41Let go of me!
12:42All available units are blue lighting to the scene,
12:47including interceptor Callum Donoghue.
12:50Can we treat it as a 10-0?
12:52That's the off-duty officer has been smacked in the face.
12:57The officer's eye is being pulled.
12:59Any unit can make the very, very front counter...
13:03Get there as quick as we can.
13:05Help can't come soon enough because in the supermarket...
13:08Get off me!
13:09Get off me from a new way!
13:11Get off me!
13:13Get off me!
13:13Get off me!
13:14Get off me!
13:15Get off me!
13:15Get off me!
13:16The violent suspect is raining down punches on the injured cop.
13:22Look, the people on the way...
13:26I'll finish it!
13:26Look at me every day, I'll finish it!
13:31Get off me!
13:32If the situation wasn't dangerous enough...
13:34now suspec 2 is kicking off in the background.
13:38Get off me, just take off me!
13:40Get off me, Rob!
13:42Get off me now!
13:44Stop, stop.
13:45Calm down!
13:46Calm down, Calm down.
13:47Get off me!
13:48Get off me!
13:49Get off me!
13:59The standoff is reaching boiling point
14:13There's five men trying to keep hold of the suspected shoplifter
14:23Yet still he's lashing out at the loan officer
14:37First uniform on scene is Callum
14:50He's not wasting any time getting this guy in cuffs
15:03His mouthy mate is second in line
15:13Unsurprisingly everyone is keen to get this pair off to the nick pronto
15:17Come here
15:18Pull me nicely Bob
15:19Come here
15:19I'm not going to pull you nicely
15:22Don't manhandle me
15:23I beg you
15:24Don't manhandle me
15:25Because I'm in cuffs now
15:28Don't run the water so fast mate
15:30Move
15:33They might moan about manhandling
15:35But it's the off-duty officer who's suffered a serious injury
15:40So I've gone out here
15:41Detained him
15:43Taken him in
15:44And then basically
15:45Zee and then
15:46Knocked me
15:47Knocked out my tooth
15:48Knocked out your tooth
15:52Last year over 50,000 police officers in the UK were assaulted
15:56Around one attack every ten minutes
15:59It's hard not to get frustrated when people are assaulting your colleagues
16:01I've never met that officer
16:03But he's trying to do a good job
16:04And he's been assaulted
16:04And knocking out his front tooth
16:06And caused quite serious facial injury
16:08I'm not sure how much longer they could have been in the situation they were
16:12Had people not turned up
16:14It's a team game
16:15We've all got to support each other
16:16And that's exactly what we've done today
16:20The charge of shoplifting was dropped at court
16:23And no legal action was taken against the man who was all mouth
16:28However, the head-butting man pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker
16:34He was ordered to pay £1,284 in compensation
16:39And sentenced to 23 weeks behind bars
16:44I'd like to say no one got hurt
16:45Unfortunately, this time a cop did get hurt
16:48But it's the reality of the job
16:50And it's important to show this sort of thing
16:52Because it's what we do on a day-to-day basis
17:04Behind the wheel of a marked BMW 340i
17:10Is interceptor Chris Guttridge
17:12I'm still learning the area
17:14I will go everywhere
17:15On a night shift
17:16I'll touch every part of the county
17:20After transferring from Thames Valley Police last month
17:23He's quickly getting to grit with Northamptonshire's 914 square mile patch
17:28Go ahead
17:35Yes, yes
17:36I've sat perfectly actually
17:38About to get on the eastbound
17:39Excellent
17:44Control have received a report
17:46About a suspected drink driver
17:47Coming down the A14 in a Ford Focus
17:51So it should be coming from behind us
17:55Plotting a prime position
17:57Chris pulls in for a stakeout
18:00So any second now
18:01He should be free
18:02Hopefully
18:08Policing is Chris's first and only job
18:10Having joined up at 18
18:12Off duty
18:13He's into clay pigeon shooting
18:20Unless it's come off before
18:21I don't think we'd have missed it
18:25However, tonight
18:26It's odd he hasn't yet
18:28Got the drink driver in his sights
18:30Swerving all over the roads
18:32Doesn't mention that they're going particularly slow
18:39Intel suggests
18:40The suspect should eventually pass Chris
18:42On their way home
18:46You might not be on to a winner here and only
18:55There we go
19:02At last he's got eyes on the prize
19:06Finally got contact contact with the vehicle
19:09He's doing 4-0 in the 70 at the moment
19:12And I'll try and follow me board
19:14And get him off the next junction I think
19:18There's a road closure up ahead
19:20Giving Chris the opportunity
19:22To have a word with a potentially drunk driver
19:28Turn off here for me
19:31Come off here for me
19:32Or at least try to
19:35Follow me
19:36Follow me
19:38With a little help from the Beamer's in-car matrix board
19:43Chris escorts the driver off at the junction
19:51Hello
19:53Not too bad
19:54The reason I've stopped you sir
19:55Is you've had a report you've been weaving all over the road
19:58You're slurring your words
19:59You're unsteady on your feet
20:00So I suspect you might have been drinking some alcohol today
20:03Okay
20:04And you could be impaired
20:05So what I'm going to do
20:05I'm going to require you to provide me with a specimen of breath
20:07Okay
20:07You'll follow me to my car
20:09When was the last time you had anything to eat or drink
20:11About an hour and a half
20:12When was the last time you had a smoke
20:13Cigarette, a vape, anything like that
20:15Um, I've had a cigarette about an hour ago
20:18An hour ago, perfectly
20:19Pop your hands out your pockets for me
20:20Just come and join me on the pavement over here
20:22If the driver's staggering
20:24Is anything to go by
20:25What's your name, sir?
20:26My name is Parasutoria
20:28Sorry?
20:29Parasutoria
20:31Things aren't looking good for the breath test
20:33So don't blow as hard as you can
20:34Just a nice even blow for us, okay?
20:36Right, when you're ready, do that for me
20:39And blow, blow, blow
20:41Keep going, keep going
20:42Perfect
20:42I'll just wait a couple of seconds to check it
20:45Anything under 35 is a pass
20:48So that's a fail at 58
20:50So you're over the limit, okay?
20:52So all that means is you're under arrest at the moment
20:54For driving a motor vehicle over the specified alcohol limit, okay?
20:57Just turn around for me and place your hands in the small of your back
21:02The number of deaths from collisions involving a drink driver
21:05Have hit the highest level for more than a decade
21:09Right, have a seat in there for me, sir
21:12This bloke is lucky his night is only ending up with a trip to custody
21:16Yeah
21:17Cool, right
21:18Sort his car out
21:20You could tell straight away
21:21He's wobbling all over the place as soon as he's got out of the car
21:23He sinks of alcohol
21:25To be fair, it looks like at some point he's hit something
21:27I don't think that's tonight from the tape
21:29But the car's not in the best of conditions over
21:37His tyre is totally bold on this side
21:40This chap's car is in a right state
21:44Road worthiness
21:44I mean, I don't think that light's going to be working correctly
21:47It's certainly smashed
21:48You've got multiple tyres on it that are bold
21:50It's just not fit for the road
21:51Which is scary enough as it is
21:53But when you consider the fact that he's drunk as well
21:56When he's clearly getting steady on his feet
21:58It's a bit of a disaster waiting to happen, unfortunately
22:00But good job we've got him
22:04Chris is going to seize the shed of a motor
22:06To ensure it's made road worthy before anyone else drives it
22:11Fellow Interceptor Stuart is arriving to sort recovery
22:16All right
22:17I just need a key
22:18There you go
22:19Cheers
22:20Thank you
22:22While Chris turns his attention to delivering the drunk driver to the Nick
22:27Weeklywood's probably closest to here
22:28Or are we...
22:29I'll have to be here
22:29Yeah
22:33Weeklywood's custody suite it is
22:36Look, tell you what, mate
22:37Just balance yourself here or as you fall over
22:40The sozzled suspect gives another two samples of breath
22:47So that's 65 and 64
22:49So you're well over
22:50Okay
22:52Confirming he's nearly double the limit
22:53It seems the driver is resigned to his fate
22:56Sit tight from there
22:58We're going to be detaining you for a bit longer
23:00So that your alcohol levels can come down
23:01That's fine
23:01I can still request a solicitor
23:03They'll still have a chat with you
23:04It doesn't make a difference
23:05I'll admit to you, right
23:07That I've had a cup of drink
23:08Right, okay
23:09And if that was over the limit
23:10That's my fault
23:11That's not, that's not anyone else
23:12Do you want me to get, would you like Mr Corwin?
23:14No
23:16I only provided him 58 on the, of the breath flies at the roadside
23:20I was quite shocked at the level compared to how unfit he was
23:24It's quite rare where you actually get them and they're almost falling out of the car
23:28Like we saw tonight
23:29I have no doubt at all
23:30He'll be, he'll be disqualified for this
23:31He'll lose his licence
23:32Could well impact his job
23:34Depending on what his employment is
23:35So it's just dangerous really
23:36As a whole
23:37It's a good job we've got him off the road
23:42The drunk driver was indeed disqualified from driving for 18 months
23:46And he had to pay fines totalling £847
23:57Coming up
23:58I think we've got the vehicle
24:01Suspecting cannabis farm robbers on the roof
24:11And who is the disqualified person?
24:13It's my daughter Nicole
24:15Harrison is one step ahead in the game of guess who
24:18And what's the date of birth please Rose?
24:2157
24:45There's no limit to the risks suspects will take to evade the law
24:57But the classic combo of a stealthy stinger
25:04Plus an unbreakable box
25:06Puts a pin in many a pursuit
25:10Play super games win super prizes
25:19Following an ANPR camera hit in neighbouring Leicestershire
25:23Interceptors believe a car on clone plate
25:25Is now travelling through Northamptonshire
25:29N-PAS permission
25:31Go ahead
25:32I think we've got the vehicle
25:36N-PAS, the National Police Air Service
25:38Are tracking the target
25:41A5, Washington Street
25:43Near Wiptoft
25:46Criminals use false plates to conceal anything
25:48From a stolen car
25:49To serious organised crime
25:52Can't tell if anybody's on the past side
25:54It's just the driver I can see visually at this time
25:56And this motor has got quite the back story
26:00Just driving normal
26:06After a cannabis farm burglary in the early hours
26:08Police taser the suspect
26:10Who jumped out of a window
26:12Allegedly making their escape in this cloned car
26:16It's dual carriageway, it's in lane one
26:19Thanks to N-PAS
26:21Ground units are tightening the net on the target
26:26Armed pursuit drivers are making for the A5
26:31Potentially some drug offences I think
26:33To the sounds of it
26:35Once again, Dan and police dog Kola
26:37Are en route in case there are any runaways
26:40It could be up to two
26:42Just entering this vehicle
26:44And an unmarked unit is lying in wait
26:47Ready to tail the suspect car
26:52There he goes
26:55Contact, contact
26:56Shout out to the old boy
26:57Just passing half the shots
27:01Contact, contact, receive
27:04It's just passing what looks like a garden centre
27:06Something like that
27:07Near sign
27:09We are unmarked
27:11What's been 50 metres wide
27:16Interceptors behind
27:18Above
27:19And now a few miles ahead
27:21Stand by, stand by
27:24We've got offside indication
27:25Towards A5
27:27Ooh
27:29Ooh, indeed
27:30The unwitting driver is heading towards a stinger
27:34Cancel, mate, continue
27:35Continue
27:36A5
27:36Sport mode
27:38At your stinger side
27:40Roger
27:41Yeah, I've got the vehicle in sight
27:42Bye, boy
27:45Spikes are out
27:49Vehicle stand
27:56They've blown his tyres and their cover
28:06But there's slim chance of a second getaway in this clone
28:10It's got deterioration of his tyres
28:12Sat in the cell garage
28:16The team are moving in
28:19We've got three and six
28:23A marked car leads to charge of three TPAC or boxing units
28:28Speed four, five
28:29Medium
28:33Dogman Dan's at the rear ready for runaways
28:38And they swiftly follow up the stinger with a TPAC chaser
28:50Cold is out the hatch and raring to go
29:05Cold is elite speed isn't needed today
29:13Two men in the car are nicked
29:16That's all the occupants accounted for
29:20The driver may have tossed something down here
29:25Although the suspected cannabis farm robbers may have tried to discard evidence
29:35A small bag is quickly recovered
29:40Then the suspect on his feet is spotted slinging something into the bushes behind him
29:53Wait
29:57Weeding it out is a job for Dan and Cola
30:01Good girl
30:05Good girl
30:07Good girl
30:08The phone down here as well
30:12Wait
30:14Obviously I can see it quite plainly
30:16But she doesn't know what it is
30:17And she's indicated
30:18I need to say that it's been recently handled
30:20Some mobile phones are an absolute goldmine of evidence
30:23So, you know, obviously if he doesn't want us to have it
30:25There is a reason behind that
30:28I don't want to leave little bits
30:31There's a tiny bit in the air problem
30:33Yeah
30:35Fellow interceptor bomber is on hand to look for any more evidence
30:38In the alleged getaway car
30:40No one's tasered anyone, have they?
30:48That's definitely a taser bar
30:49Not this side
30:52The taser barb has a serial number
30:54Which can be checked against the police taser fired at the cannabis farm
30:59That's what we found
31:00But it doesn't really sit with the information that we had
31:04They've probably offloaded anything they've nicked from the burglary
31:08Before they've started this journey
31:12Checks also reveal the clone plates have been placed on a nicked motor
31:16So, stolen car, false plates
31:19Been involved in that great burglary up in Nottinghamshire
31:21So, yeah, really tidy job
31:24And, you know, really nice to get that one safely concluded
31:26And get the bad guys in custody
31:31No charges were brought against the suspects in relation to the stolen car or the false plates
31:38The passenger was convicted of conspiracy to commit robbery
31:42And sent to prison for four years and eight months
31:47As for the driver
31:48No action was taken against him for burglary
31:50But he was convicted of conspiracy to commit robbery
31:54Driving dangerously and without a license or insurance
31:58He was disqualified for more than two years
32:01And jailed for three and a half years
32:06Lovely bit of cross-border work
32:08Got impasse up
32:09And that's been the crucial part
32:11Is having the aircraft above to follow it
32:14And then we've been able to put a plan together to deal with it safely
32:19So, really happy
32:29Once a suspect is stopped
32:31The next round of intercepting begins
32:33Filtering fact from fiction
32:37I guess one of the challenges of the job is that people
32:40People don't always tell us the truth
32:42They're sometimes economical with the truth
32:45Or sometimes they just tell us bare-faced lies
32:48Either way, our job is to find out what the truth is
32:52And there's so many different ways in which we can do that
32:54Whether that be the use of technology or fingerprint scanners
32:58If people, particularly if people are trying to disguise their identity from us
33:02It's inevitable that people will lie to us
33:04But I think nine times out of ten
33:07We normally find out the truth
33:15In the north of the county
33:18Harrison Beverley is behind a Merc
33:20With a marker flagging it's potentially being used by a disqualified driver
33:26Female has warning to it in person
33:28When arrested, she falsely will provide her mother's details
33:31Got an image sent through to you of her
33:34Yeah, the picture, brilliant, thank you
33:36I'll try and stop it
33:37We're just going towards our lease at the minute
33:40Copy that
33:42We'll give it a stop
33:43See if they're driving it
33:44Is disc wall or not
33:46Armed with the intel
33:47Harrison cuts to the chase
33:51Hello, you alright?
33:52I'll be straight up with you
33:53This vehicle's got a disqualified marker on it
33:55Are you disqualified?
33:57Have you got a driver licence?
33:58I haven't got it on me
33:59It's not a good start
34:00No, I just don't get any carried around
34:04And what's your name, please?
34:05My name, Rose
34:06Your name's Rose
34:07Who is the disqualified person?
34:10It's my daughter, Nicole
34:11Okay
34:11Put it in me two seconds
34:12Let me just do a couple of checks then
34:14And I'll be on your way
34:17No ID isn't ideal
34:18But there's more than one way to check
34:21Whether this is the band driver
34:23Masquerading as her mum
34:24Easy way to solve this
34:25I can ask for a fingerprint from you
34:27Which will tell me who you are
34:28If you've got no identity on you
34:30Is that necessary?
34:31Yeah, I'll be as fair as possible with you
34:34But unfortunately
34:34I need to know who you are as a person
34:37Given there's also a young child in the car
34:39Harrison needs to be 100% sure
34:42The woman has a licence
34:44But there's no reason for me to be pulled over at all
34:47I've explained the reason why I've pulled you over
34:49Yeah, that was my daughter, not my son
34:51That's okay
34:51But then I've just asked for some identification
34:53You haven't got anything on you
34:57With six years experience in the job
35:00Harrison's honed his skills
35:01At sorting truth from lies
35:02And alarm bells are ringing
35:05And what's the date of birth please, Rose?
35:0857
35:141957
35:16She's either an extremely youthful 60-something or...
35:21Okay, I'm looking at a picture of Nicole at the minute
35:25And it looks very much like yourself
35:29Do you want to start being, telling me the truth?
35:32Yeah
35:33She's lying
35:34At the minute
35:36Whoa, look
35:37This is not...
35:38Listen
35:38The only reason I drove to the shop
35:39Is because I needed to get something for my kid
35:41I'm begging you
35:42Listen, what am I meant to do?
35:43Please just have some, like, some compassion
35:46I'm a human
35:46I know you've got a little child with you
35:48But equally
35:50Well, don't swear
35:51If you're going to give me grief about stopping you
35:54Don't swear in front of a child
35:56You're the one that's driving whilst disqualified
35:57So let's get that straight
35:59Why is she so, like, pedantic?
36:01Not to be pedantic
36:02But she's driving whilst disqualified
36:04And without insurance
36:07So while a friend arrives to take the child home
36:10A local unit is also dropping in to help
36:13With the unhappy customer
36:15Unfortunately
36:16I don't know why you're being so smug
36:17Smug? I'm not being smug
36:19I'm trying to work with you
36:20You're the one that's driving whilst disqualified
36:22You lie to me
36:24I'm in a panicked situation
36:26Somehow it's my fault
36:27She's driving whilst disqualified
36:28I'm not talking to you, am I?
36:33Appreciate she's got a young baby with her
36:35Clearly it's going to affect how we deal with it
36:37But, you know, it's a risk
36:38Publish disqualified if you drink driving
36:41So I'd argue she's putting the child at risk by driving
36:45Especially with no insurance
36:46So, yeah, the child's safe
36:48That's the main thing
36:49We'll figure out where we go next
36:51Time to check in with the Sarge
36:54Hello, Sarge, all right?
36:56It's female, he's got a three-year-old child
36:57Either what's your thoughts on slow time or just custody
37:01Slow time option means reporting offences at the roadside
37:05And avoiding a trip to custody
37:07So the woman can return home to her child
37:10Yeah, thank you
37:11I'll use my discretion then
37:13And do it at slow time
37:14And then I'll just sit and wait for recovery
37:17The driver is getting the best possible outcome
37:21I'm not going to go to custody
37:22If you don't have to
37:23It's your first time caught whilst disqualified
37:26And you've got a child at home that's young
37:28I'll do arrest you
37:29But I will report you for those two offences
37:31The car will be seized in Section 165 Road Traffic Act
37:35It doesn't need to be there
37:36It does
37:38Unfortunately, she's still not happy with the plan
37:41Grab what you need
37:42The car will be sent to a secure compound
37:44And then you can
37:47It's going to be going to probably Lutterworth from here
37:50Ridiculous
37:51Yeah, it's difficult
37:53At the end of the day, she's driving whilst she's qualified
37:55She's trying to conceal who she is
37:57In order to get away with it
37:59On this occasion, you know, use discretion
38:01The vehicle's recovered
38:02She'll go to court for no, for a disc-wide drive
38:04No insurance
38:04So ultimately the child's back home
38:07Will be back with his mum
38:07So it's a good outcome in the end, I think
38:14At court, the woman pleaded guilty to obstructing the police
38:18Driving whilst disqualified and no insurance
38:23She had to pay a total of £279 in costs
38:26And was banned from the roads for another five months
38:31If you're straight up and honest
38:33You know, it's going to be a far easier process
38:34We get used to it after stopping cars every day
38:36So I've just got to judge it every time you stop it
38:39And, you know, come to an outcome
38:42Where we're still going to go fast
38:43What we need to go fast, ultimately
38:50Still to come
38:52How old are you?
38:5370
38:53Oh, you're our new driver there
38:55A ditch disaster calls for a family rescue mission
38:58Go
38:59Keep going, keep going
39:01Yeah, rest
39:21It's a miserable night tonight, isn't it?
39:25It certainly is
39:28It's been a rainy day in Northamptonshire
39:31Go ahead for the details
39:34And the wet roads are creating a busy night shift
39:37For Harrison and co-pilot Joe Wood
39:40There is a family in a ditch
39:41With three youngsters round it
39:42They've put their thumbs up to the corner as they drove past
39:45Looked like it had just happened
39:46Yeah
39:47That's ignited
39:48Just confirm the locus again
40:04The van has come off a country road
40:06Just outside the small town of Rawnes
40:09The long straight bit's got a big ditch down it
40:12So I'd imagine it's going to be a long last
40:13You'd be in the National
40:15Yeah
40:18Harrison's so familiar with the territory
40:20He can even pinpoint where the accident's going to be
40:25We've got this bend, if any
40:27Yeah, that'll be that long
40:31Ouch
40:32I've slid into a ditch, haven't I?
40:34So we know what's happened here
40:35You don't need to be a forensic collision investigator
40:38To know that he's overcooked it
40:42You know what, I'll leave the front blues on as well
40:44Being as we're on this unlit section
40:52You alright lads?
40:53You alright mate?
40:53Yeah
40:53I'm alright
40:56Looks like the interceptors aren't the only ones responding
41:00It's this who's getting you out, is it?
41:01Yeah
41:01No worries
41:02Whose van is it?
41:03He's my van
41:04Alright, no worries
41:05Are you the driver?
41:06Yeah
41:06Cool, no worries
41:07Before we start dragging it out
41:09We'll just get your details
41:10Make sure everything's in order with the vehicle
41:12And then we'll let you drag it out
41:13Alright
41:15Thankfully no one is hurt
41:16And the young lads have already organised their own rescue mission
41:21Grandad and his truck
41:23I've got a back box
41:24I weren't going quick at all
41:25I just lost control of it
41:26Road's a slippy
41:28Not been driving at all neither
41:30How long have you had your licence?
41:32Daddy, it's passed in January
41:33Oh, you passed in January
41:35Passed in January
41:35How old are you?
41:36Seventy
41:37Oh, right, so you're our new driver then
41:40Joe's first car was an Austin Mini
41:42As a Rhodes Policing lead investigator
41:44He knows the teenager's crash could be a genuine accident
41:51But he needs to make sure
41:53So you've not done one of these then
41:55Because you've already just flashed your test
41:55Yeah, never done this at all
41:58Hopefully this is your first and last
42:00Right, I'll hold the device
42:02Deep breath in as far as you can
42:03And then blow out until I tell you to stop
42:05Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going
42:07That's it
42:11Zero
42:12Perfect, all right
42:12You grab that
42:13Pull it towards you
42:15And you keep that bit
42:17Everything checks out
42:19The 17-year-old new driver hasn't touched a drop of drink
42:22And he has a full licence and insurance
42:27What's your plan?
42:28See if it just drags out?
42:29Yeah, it should drag out
42:31Hopefully
42:31Famous last word
42:35So the focus quickly shifts to hauling the van out of the ditch
42:38And clearing the perilous stretch of Country Road
42:42So we've got family members here that have come to assist them
42:45So they're going to try and tow it out now with a chain
42:47So that'll be interesting
42:48We'll see how they get on
42:49Hopefully there's not too much damage to it
42:52Police interceptors, eh?
42:55Grandad and the family get to work
42:58I've come out in my slippers
43:02Chain's secure
43:04Harrison and Joe shut the road
43:08Fellas, step back out of the way in case the chain comes off it
43:12And Operation Turbo Toe is go
43:30Stop, stop there
43:31No, it's all right, hold it there
43:32Nice one, Grandad
43:35Wheels might be smoking
43:36But the 17-year-old is back on the road
43:43Is this your first vehicle, is it?
43:46Can we check down?
43:47The other one, I blew it up
43:49Let's move on, shall we?
43:52Hello
43:53Take your time, you've got all mud in the wheel
43:55All right
43:57Can you take an half a treat?
43:59The family are shifting to a safer place to assess the damage
44:03Meaning Harrison and Joe can get the road open again
44:09If anyone else comes down that bend and does the same thing
44:11Then there's going to be another crash
44:12So unconventional, but safety-wise we're happy now
44:16So no injuries
44:17So at least that's the main thing
44:18A bit of damage repair on his van
44:21We've all done it, haven't we?
44:23I did
44:24Not in a ditch as such
44:25Well, no, I've not put it into a ditch
44:27But I have lost it on a bend
44:28When I was young and stupid
44:33To be continued...
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