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Police Interceptors Season 25 Episode 8
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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.
00:46This is what it is, isn't it? We find them, we lock them up.
00:54Coming up...
00:55This is a dead end, Cutler.
00:57The disappearing decamp...
01:01Can't hide from the dog.
01:04Get your hands where we can see him.
01:05Get out of the car!
01:09Robbing the wrong place at the wrong time...
01:12Doubt it's a bargain block, theft, crack mills.
01:15And...
01:17Boxing in a seven-tonner.
01:31It's very early on a Tuesday morning.
01:36And someone dodgy has woken a household long before their alarm clock.
01:41We had a caller report that he's disturbed some people on foot outside his address.
01:48So we're just in the area, because it sounds like they've run off to see if we can pick up
01:52anybody on foot that's moving around that shouldn't be in the area.
01:56Tania and Tomo have eyes peeled for a group they suspect are in the business of burglary.
02:02That sounds like they've potentially been disturbed trying to get into a garage.
02:06Your four beams are on, just to remind you.
02:08Oh yes, thank you.
02:10There's not much on the road to dazzle at this time, and any car that is moving is of interest.
02:17Including this Mini.
02:22Is it the only people in that car?
02:24No.
02:26I thought there was only one, but...
02:29By the time Tomo spins round, the Mini's vanished, which only adds to their suspicions.
02:35We've lost it.
02:36If we go right here, it might have come out on the estate.
02:38Out this way, right there.
02:40There are cars on the main road.
02:51No sign of the disappearing Mini they saw a minute ago.
02:56However...
03:01A nearby armed response vehicle is now behind a Mini.
03:05Oh my god, I don't, that's the one that went past us.
03:08No.
03:09That Mini went past us.
03:10I think the ARVs have just said they've sighted it, going this way.
03:14And if anything were needed to make the car even more interesting, its registration does the job.
03:20It's a, it's a cloned vehicle.
03:21Right.
03:246-1, we're trying to make ground on you now with Gladstone Road.
03:28Yeah, so the unmarked vehicle ahead's got the, the subject vehicle in sight.
03:33So the plan, they're just discussing tactics, will be for us to try and get it stopped.
03:38In convoy with the lead ARV, they're waiting for reinforcements to box the cloned Mini in.
03:45He's testing us now.
03:46He is, yeah.
03:49In the meantime, they suspect the driver's toying with the idea of failing to stop.
03:54Yeah, copy.
03:56So when the Mini pulls up at Roadworks, the lead ARV moves to get in front of it.
04:04Take care of me, get out of it.
04:10Yeah.
04:12Oh, and it's off.
04:17Oh, and it's off.
04:40There's a crash.
04:41There's a crumball rail there.
04:44Oh my God.
04:47There's a crash.
04:48I'm inside the race.
04:49Right.
04:49Dive.
04:57This is a dead end.
04:59Is it?
05:00Yeah.
05:01I think this is a dead end cover.
05:03It looks like the driver plans to bail out.
05:09Well done.
05:11But not before some dicey off-roading.
05:16He's away on his toes.
05:22With a pack of cops on his tail.
05:32And somehow, he's vanished again.
05:51And it's off.
05:55Interceptors are after the driver of a cloned Mini that failed to stop near the area of a potential burglary.
06:00I think this is a dead end cover.
06:01They've cornered the car, but lost their man.
06:07You weren't that far behind him, really.
06:10He didn't have time to run out of sight, so he must be hiding.
06:15Good news for the heavyweight champion of hide-and-seek.
06:18Who, heralded by an ARV police escort, has just arrived.
06:26Enter police dog Peggy.
06:30Who, unlike us mortals...
06:32Not been able to see which way he's gone, because of the wool and stuff.
06:36...effectively looks straight through bricks and mortar on account of looking with her nose.
06:44Peggy leads her handler, Sean, straight into a garden.
06:51But there's not much doing here.
07:01Or is there?
07:06I think that's German Shepherd for game over, Tanya.
07:11First garden on the right.
07:13Move, get bit by the dog. Stay still, fella, don't move.
07:16Peggy's tracked down a suspect in double-quick time.
07:19Go that side.
07:24Keep your hands where we can see him.
07:25Right, you're under your ass, mate.
07:27Keep your hands where we can see him.
07:30Get on the floor.
07:31Yeah, we got him.
07:31He isn't playing ball.
07:33Get on the floor.
07:34Get your hand out.
07:36And it's unwise to struggle.
07:39Get down.
07:40Get down.
07:43Because the dog has other modes than track.
07:46You're under arresting.
07:52Luckily for this guy, he's coughed before Sean gets Peggy to detain.
07:57You're under arrest.
07:59Suspicion of being unfit as well to drive through drink or drugs.
08:02Thanks. What's your name chap? Eugene. Eugene. Right, Eugene, roll on his side.
08:10Oh, you know the drill. There we go. Look at that. All right. Ready? Ready, two, one.
08:19Tommy, are you all right to cut them out? Two seconds. I'm going to grab this.
08:24Oh, no messing about, mate. A set of garden shears here, close to where
08:29it was found. To be fair, it's covered in dew, especially on the handle, so I think this
08:33is just here from the homeowner. Buddy, you got anything on you? I need to be
08:37aware of. No. Any injuries, anything like that? No. Peggy found the suspect in under a minute,
08:44yet he's convinced he nearly got away. She knew enough didn't find me. She was right
08:48about half a foot next to me. She was about to walk off. Yeah, right, mate. The dog was
08:54looking at me, and that actually went to lick me, and then it went... Did you? Seriously,
08:59yeah. Oh, right, yeah. Sure, sure she did. Trust me. I won't, thanks. And for the record,
09:07runaways licked by Peggy often need stitches. Please go, dog, go. You wouldn't be smiling
09:13then. Well, lucky for you, she didn't, and here we are. Let's go check your ankles, mate. You've
09:19been drinking tonight? Nope. Smoked anything you shouldn't have done? Nope. What about the
09:24crack pipe over there? No, that's me tobacco pipe. Tobacco pipe, is it? Yep. He smokes a
09:29pipe, apparently, like Sherlock Holmes. You sure about that? Yeah, positive. Something else may be
09:37positive in a few minutes. Right, you're going to be a drug boy. Must advise you that failing to provide
09:42a
09:42drug-wide revenge of being arrested for a family to provide that will take you to custody. The
09:46driver's twitchy behaviour suggests he smoked more than tobacco. Are you able to stand still?
09:52Well, not really, am I? Do you want to lead the gates to the wall? Yeah. Make it easy for
09:56you? Yeah, yeah. There you go. I'll still keep hold of you, though.
09:59My trousers are coming down, that's all. Have you smoked anything in the last five minutes? Say again. Have you
10:03smoked anything in the
10:04last five minutes? No? Had any alcohol today? Had any drugs today? No. Okay. Stick your tongue out as far
10:08as you can. Keep going further up.
10:12Right, that's it. Thank you.
10:16It takes eight minutes for the results of the least surprising drug wipe in history.
10:23Right, buddy. You are being further arrested for suspicion of driving whilst unfit through
10:29cocaine in your system, because you could come back as a positive on cocaine.
10:32You might want to have a word with your tobacconist, Sherlock.
10:36Well, I think you should let me go, don't you?
10:38Do you reckon?
10:38Yeah, I reckon that would look good for TV, wouldn't it?
10:42Yeah, he showed up.
10:42I'm not sure about that.
10:44He's got a heart.
10:44I don't think that's what the general public would expect us to do.
10:50Having declined the chance to let him go and prove the police have a heart, they send him off to
10:54custody.
10:56How are you comfortable, aren't I?
10:57I am.
10:58He's anchored for that and all, but I'm not one to my own.
11:03I have met Eugene previously, so I am aware of some of his past.
11:10So he could have been up to some criminality, could have been going for a late night drive.
11:15However, I imagine he failed to stop for officers because he is under the influence of drugs,
11:20which, you know, is a crime.
11:22Ours is doctoring your number plate.
11:24Put some tape over the first zero to evade our number plate recognition.
11:32So, not a clone after all, but still illegal.
11:35A bit like his tyres.
11:37The cord is showing through the tyre.
11:41Still.
11:42Phone, you phone, you phone, you phone.
11:44Have a little sit down.
11:47Wow.
11:47Zero, zero.
11:48At least he hasn't been drinking.
11:51Of course.
11:52Zero.
11:52It doesn't mean we're going to have to go to the blood procedure for the drug side.
11:55My.
11:59No further action was taken regarding doctored plates, failing to stop or any allegations
12:05of burglary.
12:07However, after refusing to give a blood sample, Mr. Happy pleaded guilty to failure to provide,
12:13dangerous driving and driving with the cord of a tyre exposed.
12:17The smile was wiped from his face when he was ordered to pay 187 pounds, lost his licence
12:23for more than two years and was sent down for 32 weeks at his majesty's pleasure.
12:36Here, get by.
12:38Interceptors make challenging situations look easy.
12:42Come on.
12:45Even at three-figure speeds.
12:47135 mile an hour in this fog is not fun.
12:50But cops aren't born with these skills.
12:53They train within an inch of their lives.
12:58Driving.
13:03Firearms work.
13:06Dog training.
13:09You name it.
13:11They drill it.
13:19And tonight, Sean's been on an exercise in a key local training area.
13:25As places to commit crime go, this could be one of the worst.
13:31But no-one's told this mob.
13:38Doubt in five, I've got theft, fat mills.
13:41One's legged it.
13:43And in the heartbeat it takes to spring police dog Peggy.
13:47Get out!
13:47Get out!
13:48The rest are away in the van.
13:50It's gonna fail, stop.
13:51Get in, go.
13:56Sean's clocked a man in a high viz in the back of the van, while two others throw boxes
14:01in.
14:02As the dog man stops, high viz makes a run for it.
14:10Sean and Peggy move in, but the stragglers jump aboard the van and take off.
14:15Back doors flapping in the night.
14:19Failed stop.
14:21By the time Sean's got Peggy safely back in the dog van, they're playing catch up.
14:26The vehicle's left towards Pletford Road, I'll need some more down here.
14:31Five males doing boxes over the fence.
14:35I've got one run into the brat mills in yellow high viz.
14:38Four back in the vehicle.
14:40Sean's a master dog handler with 14 years in the unit.
14:43He often works as an instructor in this very area.
14:48Bowers outnumbered, got back in.
14:49Which of course...
14:50I've got your location coming to you.
14:52The whole force knows like it's own backyard.
14:56Rookie error, coming to a place where we do our firearms training.
14:59Multiple units are descending.
15:01Was he down there doing dog training?
15:03Including Sam at the wheel of an armed response vehicle.
15:06And alongside him...
15:09Hey V2, we're on the A45.
15:11Paul Gale.
15:12So we've got the dog unit that came across it.
15:16Another dog mobile that's nearby.
15:19Us and then a couple of other ARVs are all making towards the scene.
15:25At the scene there's an update from Sean, who's kept the runaway van in sight.
15:30Vehicles, brat mills, it's decamp, decamp, Lilliput Road at the end.
15:35Four have bailed out and done a runner.
15:40The bad guys have a good head start.
15:43Come on.
15:44But Sean has an advantage of his own.
15:47Wait.
15:48We've got to cut them off.
15:49Somebody get to like the Bedford roadside.
15:52I think they've gone over a security fence in.
15:55CCF, Charlie Charlie Fox, right?
15:56I can't get it.
15:57The gang may have given them the slip.
16:00They've gone over a really high security fence, mate.
16:03Right at the end of Lilliput, but towards the Bedford Road.
16:09Sean opts to check out the van full of stolen goods.
16:14Yeah, to the right.
16:15But more dog units were training in the area, including Ash Price and police dog Ebby.
16:22That's where the four went.
16:23If you go back down that road, turn right, you know the alleyway on the left that goes to the
16:27car auction place.
16:28The newcomers can go after the first suspect at Leggett.
16:31Yeah.
16:32Tall lads, yellow vest with a grey tracksuit bottoms.
16:35You might get a track from there, mate.
16:36He went into that alleyway.
16:39Ash has gone back that way.
16:41Get one down there.
16:42I'm just going to work out if I can get through there.
16:45With her.
16:46Safely.
16:47Sean would dearly love to get Peggy after the four who scaled the security gates.
16:53You've dialed an incorrect number.
16:55Thank you for speaking.
16:57But there's no joy opening them up.
16:59See if I can get in down there.
17:01A bit of wrecking.
17:03Do you know if you can get in any of the compounds down on the right, or is it just
17:07this one?
17:07Just this one?
17:08Yeah.
17:09Okay, no worries.
17:10Suggests there's no other way in.
17:14Right.
17:15Pegs, I'll try and get you over later.
17:18So it's a 40 kilo clean and jerk for Sean.
17:24Some agility work for Peggy.
17:26Pegs, head up.
17:28Good girl.
17:30Right.
17:31Yeah.
17:33And they're in.
17:34Come on, Chuck.
17:34He's gone.
17:42Peggy leads them straight to a fence at the far end.
17:47I've come through the compound, and I've got to where they've got out, but I can't get out.
17:52It's too dangerous to the dog.
17:53But home is not lost because there are useful forensics snagged on their escape route.
18:03So far, just a top and a hat, which they'd used to cover the barbed wire on the fence in.
18:10We're just going to go round the other side and see if we can pick the track up from there.
18:13Let's go, pup.
18:14Peggy seems to have a scent.
18:19I've picked up something and she's taken me to the other side of the river now.
18:21I've crossed over, so I'm just trying to work out where it goes from here.
18:24But after a lengthy track...
18:26Let's see if there's nothing else.
18:31Where'd you go?
18:32The only thing Sean discovers is that the main group has got away.
18:38We've picked up a bit of a track and then come through quite a busy footfall area.
18:42Out towards the main road where we believe they've probably been picked up.
18:45But there are two hairs on this particular track.
18:49And on the other side of the industrial estate...
18:53Ash and Ebby are hunting the first suspect to run.
19:00The guy in the high-vis jacket who legged it before the van took off.
19:08It's a tall order when so much time has passed.
19:11But Ebby loves a challenge.
19:14Mate, police my dog, get out here now.
19:18Delta 2-6 officers to me, please.
19:20Mate, get out here.
19:22On the floor.
19:23You're going to get bitten if you don't get on the floor.
19:25Stay there.
19:26I'm going to get other cops here.
19:27But you will be bitten if you move.
19:29Do you understand?
19:29Let's hope so.
19:31One detained at the minute.
19:33Right, mate.
19:36I'm going to walk you back to the alleyway.
19:38I'm going to make it perfectly clear.
19:39You do anything I don't tell you to do.
19:41You'll be bitten by this dog.
19:43Do you understand?
19:44You're under arrest on suspicion of theft at the minute.
19:46You don't have to say anything.
19:47Maybe I'll be defensive.
19:48You don't mention when questioned.
19:49Somebody later on in court.
19:50Anything you do say, maybe we can give you evidence.
19:52Do you understand?
19:55The firearms boys arrive to help with the arrest.
19:59That's the alleyway.
20:01Keep walking that way, mate, until you see a police car.
20:04I want you to head up towards these officers here, alright?
20:07Have you locked him up?
20:08Yeah, I've locked him up, mate.
20:09If you could just cuff him for me, that would be great.
20:11Just stop there, mate.
20:12Turn around, put your hands on your back.
20:15Good girl, Abby.
20:15Well done.
20:17Well done.
20:17You're clever.
20:19You got anything on you shouldn't have?
20:20No.
20:21Anything that's going to harm me or you?
20:23Anything sharp?
20:23No.
20:24Like Ebby's gnashes, for instance.
20:25Good job, Abby.
20:26Well done.
20:26Which you'd know about if they got hold of you.
20:29In.
20:32You haven't been bitten or anything like that, no?
20:33You haven't been bitten by the dog or anything, no?
20:35No, I haven't.
20:35Cut.
20:37He may not have been on the wrong end of Ebby's bite,
20:40but he was certainly in the wrong place at the wrong time.
20:43By chance, Sean and I have just been doing some dog training
20:46in this industrial estate.
20:48And Ebby's had a really nice track for him
20:50up and round this footpath.
20:52And then she's found him.
20:52He'd concealed himself in undergrowth down there,
20:55hiding under all the leaves and the shrubbery.
20:57And she's sniffed him out and we've called him out,
21:01locked him up and, yeah, walked him back out.
21:04After checking CCTV of the theft with security...
21:08Hey, what's that?
21:09That's the box.
21:11It seems the thief brazenly slipped inside the warehouse.
21:15He's been in through the secure area into the compound.
21:19He's been able to access a pallet full of high-value clothing
21:23and get that out the main warehouse to the side of the gate
21:27where he's the one throwing it over the fence.
21:30The runner dug out of the undergrowth by Ebby
21:32is currently under investigation for theft.
21:35And with a forensics bonanza from the van
21:38and the clothing recovered by Peggy,
21:40he may not be the only one once CSI work their magic.
21:45What is for sure, though,
21:46is this lot picked the wrong spot for a burglary.
21:52Like, whilst the dogs came across it
21:54because they were here training anyway,
21:56it was only a few minutes before another unit was here,
21:59so it's really good.
22:04Coming up...
22:05Get out!
22:06Get out!
22:07A car thief comes to the wrong county.
22:10Get out of the car, mate!
22:11Get out of the car!
22:11Get out of the car!
22:12You're under arrest of theft of motor vehicle.
22:15Twenty pallets of shoes.
22:17Footwear theft calls for snowshoes.
22:20Oh, God!
22:21Put the wheel of a crash then.
22:23Slipping snow here.
22:24And...
22:25You still have no reason to be in lane three.
22:27You should have been in lane one.
22:28You weren't overtaking any since.
22:30The dream of everyone who's ever met a middle lane hog.
22:33You may well be offered a driving standards course.
22:48When it comes to commercial theft,
22:51there's no link in the supply chain that's safe.
22:55We've already seen a warehouse get turned over.
22:58Get out! Get out!
23:00Five males doing boxes over the fence.
23:04But bad guys are just as likely to strike on the shop floor.
23:10Or...
23:10There's parcels falling out of the back of the vehicle.
23:14Anywhere in between.
23:15So, this will be where they've cut the side.
23:17And given that that Luton van was half full of these boxes,
23:21I would say we've probably prevented quite a high-value theft.
23:35It's the dead of winter and a freezing shift for Lloyd and Harrison.
23:40Stolen from trailer.
23:42But things are warming up on Interceptor FM.
23:44The driver doesn't speak English.
23:47She's contacted his daughter.
23:49She's waking up to see his trailer.
23:52And it's been cut open.
23:55Reports are on the airwaves of a Curtainside theft...
23:59She had 24 pallets in total.
24:01I think there was four pallets left.
24:03...of high fashion footwear.
24:0520 pallets of shoes.
24:08Curtainsiders slash fabric lorry sides then cart off the goods inside.
24:13Often in an HGV of their own.
24:16What time did it say?
24:181.59.
24:20The cops think they've identified the getaway lorry.
24:22It's not given location by the image.
24:26But it seems invisible to all but a few ANPR cameras.
24:31Harrison thinks he knows why.
24:33I'm just looking at it on Nas.
24:35It looks like it's potentially got perspex over some of the hits.
24:38Copy that.
24:39If the bad guys have obscured their plate,
24:41it's not enough to fool every camera.
24:44And certainly not enough to fool Harrison and Lloyd.
24:47The only place it's going to go, isn't it?
24:48Is the A1.
24:49Working from scarce confirmed camera locations,
24:52they plot a route to Intercept.
24:55We're looking for an HGV that's potentially involved
24:57in a high value theft of pallets in Northampton.
25:01They've just got a ridge of it.
25:02And it's definitely a cloned vehicle.
25:05I think we know where it's going to be going back to.
25:08It's going to be a case of seeing if we can catch up with it.
25:12Harrison's stopped his fair share of getaway vehicles.
25:15But this one will be a taller order than most.
25:20It's going to take some stopping.
25:21But hopefully if it hits another camera, we're not too far away from it.
25:25Based on its direction of travel and last known location,
25:29the target seems to be heading for the border.
25:31It's going to be going to the A1s, yeah.
25:33100%.
25:33I might have Lincolnshire, let them know.
25:36Then they'll be pretty good, to be fair.
25:38Harrison gives the neighbours a heads up.
25:40Link's receiving November Golf from your Papi 6-4.
25:45Right, anyway.
25:47No, it's actually a vehicle that's potentially
25:49going to be heading back towards the A1 at Stamford
25:51and probably going north on the A1.
25:53It's going to be what looks like probably a seven-and-a-half tonner.
25:56It's been involved in a Op Barrack in Northampton town centre.
26:00Op Barrack is a cross-country initiative
26:02to tackle gangs who rip off lorries.
26:05Just for your awareness, it's probably coming onto your farce area,
26:08we'd expect.
26:12Neighbouring forces are usually quick with support,
26:14but there's a problem.
26:16Just because of the weather conditions,
26:17we're limiting our resorts into
26:21sort of high-priority industries.
26:25Due to their weather conditions,
26:26they're not going out for it.
26:29Curving resources for bad weather seems overly cautious.
26:34Oh, God.
26:36Until Lloyd crosses the border
26:38and learns the cold truth.
26:40It should have been snowing here.
26:41It's snowing. The A1's a death trap.
26:44Oh, we're going to crash, then.
26:46And serious speed is not an option.
26:49I'll have to slow down, mate.
26:50Did you feel this? You drift off the road, then.
26:52It's snowing here.
26:54This is not what the good guys ordered.
26:56It's actual snow.
26:58Lloyd's driving a kipper on ice.
27:00Just because of the weather conditions,
27:02we're not going to get involved.
27:03Lincolnshire are out of the picture.
27:05We'll prompt you at the NPR, obviously,
27:06and the change will react.
27:09And a lorry load of swanky shoes
27:10is slipping away in a snowstorm.
27:13I do appreciate what you said about the weather conditions.
27:16It wasn't like this in our county.
27:18Lloyd and Harrison are off their patch
27:20and on their own.
27:22The thing is, they've only got three ARVs
27:24that would help us, so...
27:25We're not with it, are we?
27:27But North Hans don't like to throw in the towel.
27:31We are on the A1 in Norfoss area, though,
27:33so are you happy when you keep going
27:35or do you want us to cancel?
27:36It's true.
27:37But this is not worth the risk.
27:39Wow.
27:39Yeah, it's copied.
27:42The film's cancelled us, mate.
27:45Game over.
27:47Lloyd needs to turn back at the next junction.
27:50This is the one that got away.
27:54Is that it?
27:56Or is it?
27:58Is that it?
27:58Yeah, that's it.
28:01The clone lorry is up ahead.
28:03Contact, contact.
28:05Let's go past it, mate.
28:06And there's more than one Maverick on the A1 tonight.
28:09He's got a marked cam due to behind him.
28:12A sole Linkertshire unit has stumbled on the target
28:15and kept behind it.
28:17Let's go past it, mate.
28:19With a cross-border wingman in the fight,
28:22it's got to be worth another round.
28:24So, Lloyd ducks off the dual carriageway
28:26and Harrison shouts up the Iceman in the lorry's slipstream.
28:30We've got another T-pass car that should be with us in a couple of minutes.
28:34Another unit's flying in.
28:35And there's hope a third county can lend a hand.
28:39Try and see if any other surrounding forces.
28:43Yeah, that's copied.
28:44We'll rejoin behind you.
28:45A few lorries back.
28:47Copy that.
28:48But as Lloyd and Harrison rejoin the A1,
28:51the rogue lorry makes a beeline for a slip road ahead.
28:54It just looks like it's pulling off standby.
28:57Shit.
28:58Where are they?
29:00The marked Linkertshire car has pulled off behind the target.
29:04Its occupants can be in no doubt now that they're being followed.
29:08They're aware we're following them.
29:09They're going to be out of money very quickly.
29:11Everything spells decam.
29:13Are you ready for this?
29:14Yes, mate.
29:15Let them know we're with them.
29:16Let them know we're with them.
29:19The cops are with you.
29:21Copy.
29:22The target's pulled into a line of lorries
29:24that stopped when the road got too dangerous.
29:27They're out, they're out, they're out, they're out, they're out.
29:29Two have legged it, one's still in the cab.
29:32Police officer taser, show me your hands now.
29:34Show me your hands now.
29:35Show me your hands now.
29:35Get out of the car now.
29:36I've got a bad name.
29:37Yeah, get out, police officer taser.
29:39Step out of the vehicle now.
29:41The driver has a crook knee which may explain why he didn't sprint in the snow.
29:46I'll be careful with you.
29:47You've got a taser on you.
29:48Stay where you are.
29:50And he limps out of the cab straight into cuffs.
29:53All right, give me your hands.
29:54Give me your hands, give me your hands.
29:55Give me your hands, give me your hands.
29:55You're interested in it from theft at the minute.
29:57Probably no license, no insurance.
29:59The vehicle's cloned as well.
30:01It's a great collar, but in this weather and location...
30:06The arrest is no picnic.
30:08We've got one detained.
30:09We'll have a chat with you.
30:10I need to get you in this car away because obviously it's shit weather and I don't want you to...
30:14Help me name, man.
30:15What's up with your knee?
30:16I don't know.
30:16I don't know.
30:17I don't know.
30:18Cool.
30:20So, the 24 pallet question...
30:24What's in the back?
30:27What we got?
30:32Er, from 6-4, it's full of unsecure, badly packed boxes.
30:40They're all just falling out onto us.
30:42Yeah, I'd say it's going to be this vehicle.
30:45Do we know what the contents were?
30:49ASOS clothing.
30:50If the shoe fits...
30:51Yeah, we've got all ASOS parcels here.
30:54And there are plenty of them...
30:59It looks like she's literally just been handballed across.
31:01It's not even properly stacked or anything.
31:03It's a seven and a half tonner, full front to back.
31:07It seems nailed on that this is their lorry.
31:10It's got all the stolen stuff in the back and he's got no licence, no insurance.
31:14So, yeah, it's a really good result, especially for the driver who's had all his stuff nicked.
31:19But he said it's high value, so it'll be in there probably tens of thousands or so.
31:23I think he'd be pretty pleased that we've managed to get it recovered and get the offender in custody.
31:28I appreciate there's more people out there, so...
31:32It'll be nice to have them as well.
31:33But, you know, we'll take this.
31:34And as long as we get the stuff back, we get names in there.
31:36Obviously, you've got some in custody for it.
31:38Go on, mate.
31:40Harrison's suspicions of how the lorry evaded ANPR cameras were bang on.
31:44It's essentially got a film over the top of it, a thin layer of film, which is meant to mask
31:49its true identity from the ANPR cameras.
31:51But, as you can see, it doesn't always work.
31:55No further action was taken against the driver with the dodgy knee regarding any allegations of theft from a motor
32:01vehicle.
32:02However, he pleaded guilty to driving without a licence or insurance and fraudulent use of a vehicle registration mark.
32:10He got eight points on his licence and a £280 fine.
32:17I'm really surprised he stopped, especially in the snow, because that would have been...
32:21If he'd have wanted to drive his way out, he probably could have done it.
32:35Ever encounter a driver hogging the middle lane and wish you could give them a piece of your mind?
32:43What is he playing at?
32:45Well, amazingly, it happens to cops, too.
32:48The black BMW sat in lane three at the motorway for absolutely no reason. Not overtaking.
32:55And the beauty is cops can do something about it.
32:59So we're going to give him a stop and...
33:01Why is he not driving?
33:03Charlie and Charlie overtake the right Charlie in the Beamer and hit the follow me sign.
33:10He's holding right back again.
33:12Behind them, the driver slows to a crawl.
33:18He's coming.
33:20Slowly.
33:22But he eventually limps up the main road and into a car park.
33:30Go on.
33:34Hello, sir. How are you? Are you OK?
33:35I'm all right.
33:36Do you have your licence on you?
33:37Yep.
33:38Wonderful. Thank you, sir.
33:41So the reason we stopped you today was the fact you were travelling in lane three.
33:45OK.
33:45Why were you travelling in lane three of the motorway with no reason?
33:49No?
33:51What you were doing by travelling in lane three was basically causing a blockade, OK?
33:55Because cars were having to go from lane one to lane two to lane three to lane four to pass
33:59you to come back into lane one, which is where you should have been.
34:02Amen to that.
34:03You were travelling at less than 50 miles an hour.
34:06There was a speed limit, 50 miles per hour.
34:08Not at the bit you were in.
34:09Either way, even if it was a 50 mile an hour limit, you still had no reason to be in
34:14lane three.
34:15You should have been in lane one.
34:16You weren't overtaking anything, OK?
34:18Is that really all right?
34:19Sorry, I'm just checking your tyres, bud.
34:21Yeah, yeah, yeah.
34:21His car and docks are in order, but if he's hoping to get away with a talking two, he's going
34:26to be disappointed.
34:28What's going to happen next?
34:30You're going to be receiving a ticket, driving without due care and attention.
34:33One down, several thousand to go.
34:36Lane one is your default lane, especially when you're travelling at 50 miles an hour.
34:40But the great educating of lane hogs has to start somewhere.
34:43You may well be offered a driving standards course in relating to this.
34:47It's down to our traffic process team.
34:49Ticket issued, sermon complete, it's back on the road.
34:54Just in time for something a bit more tasty.
34:57It was stolen from Nottingham Leisure Centre earlier on this morning.
35:01A car stolen in the next county has been snapped on the M1 heading this way.
35:06Stand by for the bump.
35:08The boys plot up above the motorway to look for it.
35:11It's a green slash murky yellow looking Fiesta.
35:17The Ford Fiesta is the most common car in the UK, with around one and a half million in circulation.
35:24Yeah, Charlie's going to get out.
35:26But not many answer to the description green slash murky yellow.
35:31We're going to shift out the way, mate.
35:33Just hide the car.
35:43And it doesn't take long to get a sighting.
35:46It's there, it's there, it's there, it's there.
35:48Go.
35:50Time to intercept.
35:521-1, stand by, stand by, stand by.
35:55Eyeball, subject vehicle.
35:57M1 south, junction 16 towards 15 alpha.
36:02Now, with two marked cars on its tail.
36:05We're going to hold back.
36:06Rose.
36:07Rose, yep.
36:08Got it.
36:12The Fiesta is a few hundred metres in front of the cops.
36:16Just ahead of us, lane two, in front of the lorry.
36:20It's tucked in between two HGVs and hard to keep tabs on.
36:24Is it coming off?
36:25Potentially.
36:28The target may be leaving the motorway, but the cops have lost sight of it.
36:32Can you see him?
36:33No, it's in front of the heavy, but I'll see it if it goes over.
36:35The red lorry, yeah?
36:36Yeah.
36:36They need to keep the stolen car in the crosshairs until enough units arrive to box it in.
36:42We're waiting for some TPAC resources.
36:45It's gone lane one, mate.
36:46Charlie slows, and following the highway code, pulls into lane one, where they can monitor the exit slip.
36:52So I can get as much fuel as possible.
36:55If the Fiesta ducks off the motorway, they don't want to miss it.
37:00If he gets into the services, we'll do a reinforce if it comes to a stop.
37:04The target's passing the slip.
37:06Oh, he's off.
37:07He's going to go, mate.
37:09He's going to go, mate.
37:09No, he's dived off at the last minute.
37:14There's the ALV.
37:16The stolen Fiesta now has three cars tailing it, including the unmarked armed response vehicle in front.
37:23We're behind you if it comes to a stop for a reinforced.
37:27He's on the garage forecourt.
37:30Boxed in like they're pre-packed sarnies.
37:35Get out.
37:35Get out.
37:36Get out the car, mate.
37:37Get out the car.
37:38And he's nicked.
37:39You're under arrest of theft of motor vehicle.
37:41You do not have to say anything, mate.
37:42I'm your defence.
37:42If you don't mention when questioned.
37:44Something with you later on in court.
37:45Anything you do say may be given an evidence.
37:48We'll go.
37:51Lean against this car here, buddy.
37:53Just lean against it.
37:54Do you understand what's going on?
37:56Ah, well, I don't know.
37:57I mean, I didn't get what I mean.
38:00You don't get what we mean?
38:01Yeah.
38:01This car was stolen earlier on today in Nottingham.
38:06No.
38:06You're now driving a stolen car.
38:08No, no.
38:08So you're under arrest.
38:10OK.
38:10You're going to go to custody.
38:12Sorry?
38:12You're going to go to custody and you'll be interviewed about it there.
38:15In the meantime, the owner of the Fiesta will be very relieved to get it back.
38:21It's got a disabled walker in the back.
38:23Not only is there a walking aid in the back, but the boots pack with pricey looking fishing gear.
38:32And the little fishy who nicked it...
38:36...is being hauled in.
38:40And put on ice.
38:42Thanks very much.
38:43Enjoy your stay.
38:49The middle lane hogger is off the hook as no further action was taken.
38:55The thief reeled in on the M1 and landed on the forecourt, pleaded guilty to theft of a motor vehicle.
39:02He got a four-week suspended sentence and was ordered to pay £154 in charges.
39:08Meanwhile, the owner got his car and fishing gear back in double-quick time.
39:15So within a few hours from the car being reported stolen, we've now got the car recovered.
39:21There's no damage to it.
39:22So all in all, a really, really good job and resolved within a few hours.
39:31Coming up...
39:32The tree's absolutely massive.
39:34When you can't see the wood for the trees, start off small...
39:39Clear.
39:40...and then go massive.
40:01It's 2.30pm and Storm Bertie has blown chaos into the county.
40:07Oh, Christ alive!
40:10Interceptor James Condon is at the scene of some storm damage to offer his expert horticultural appraisal.
40:18Oh, it's only a little one then.
40:20Yeah.
40:21A monster tree has come down on the A4500.
40:26Uh, yeah, this is going to need a full closure.
40:30The tree's absolutely massive.
40:33In the absence of Special Branch, it falls to JC to check it out.
40:37I'll go and have a little look at the tree and see what, well, if anything we can do.
40:47This is one for the hat.
40:49This is...
40:51The storm's wreaked havoc, reaching speeds of over a hundred miles an hour.
40:58Wow. Storm Bert.
41:00Which might not trouble a pursuit car...
41:03That's huge.
41:04...but it has proved to be a high-speed tree terminator.
41:08This could have been fatal.
41:10If this had gone over and a car had come past, I would say this could have been fatal.
41:16Mercifully, no one was hurt.
41:19And now the mission begins to clear the road.
41:22Erm, yeah.
41:24Yeah, it could be a waiting game for this one.
41:28Cleared.
41:29It's looking like a long afternoon for JC.
41:34Until reinforcements roll in.
41:37Ask some questions and see if he wants to start pulling some stuff out of the way for us.
41:40A local logger is on hand to help.
41:43We've got lads in the yard now.
41:45We've been to come and clear that.
41:47He's got the tools and he's got the numbers.
41:50He said he's got a yard full of lads that can come down and literally sort this out.
41:55Time to release the big guns.
42:08He's not allowed to touch it unless he gets permission from highways or the county council.
42:15Stand down the big guns, roll out the red tape.
42:18He's just going to call him now.
42:21With U-turn chaos on the carriageway, everything hinges on the man from the council.
42:29Permission, run.
42:32Hello mate!
42:33He said yes!
42:38We might not be here as long as we thought we were going to be.
42:42The chainsaws smoking.
42:45The chipper in full flow.
42:50And the crane doing its worst.
42:53It's all systems stopped.
43:00Unfortunately, due to contracting issues, they weren't able to do the full job.
43:07The council may have authorised the work, but they won't pay for it.
43:11And community spirits can only go so far.
43:15Out of good will, they've opened a lane for us, so we've just got to tidy up a little bit
43:20more
43:20before we can consider letting any more traffic come through.
43:24But Charity, like leaves, is thick on the ground today.
43:28And within minutes, a local car recovery team offers to muck in.
43:34Community volunteers round two.
43:36Guys have stopped at the road and asked if he could assist with pulling it out the road.
43:40So I've taken him up on his offer and explained the situation.
43:44And he's said he's going to give it a go.
43:48With no contract issues, I hope, this time.
43:55Well, he's got part of it.
43:57It's a big ask.
43:58Go on then, what's that?
44:04Especially for trucks designed for cars, not trees.
44:08Who cares about that?
44:10But with plenty of horsepower.
44:15Gets it out of the way, doesn't it?
44:17And a bit of ingenuity.
44:19Easy, look at that.
44:21Two hours after JC arrived on scene.
44:25He's helping sweep up the last few twigs.
44:28Have a nice weekend.
44:30The coast is clear.
44:34Thanks to a truckload of community spirit.
44:37And a trunk full of elbow grease.
44:40Yeah, we've certainly earned our cup of tea, definitely.
44:46Certainly earned our end of shift beer, I think, tonight as well.
44:51Tremendous.
45:01Tremendous.
45:20Hells.
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