1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,560 SIREN BLARES 2 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:03,760 JOHN THOMSON: This is Police Interceptors. 3 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:05,000 Get on the ground! 4 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:06,720 Police Interceptors? The real life one? 5 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:08,400 I'm gonna tell my kids about this. 6 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,400 And you're riding with the pride of Northamptonshire... 7 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,200 Speed, one-two-zero. 8 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:15,960 ..ace pursuit drivers... 9 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,400 Contact, contact, contact. NPAS, five-one. 10 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:19,560 ..with air support... 11 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:21,040 Got two out, standby. 12 00:00:21,080 --> 00:00:22,200 DOGS BARKING Come out! 13 00:00:22,240 --> 00:00:23,640 ..and a crack dog unit. 14 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:27,400 If you move, you will get bit. SCREAMING 15 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:29,720 They bring down the bad guys... 16 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,160 Police! I believe you're wanted, mate. 17 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:33,480 Police with a dog - stand still! 18 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,720 ..keep the streets safe... 19 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:37,600 Put your arms behind your back. I am! 20 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:39,120 Get on the floor! 21 00:00:39,160 --> 00:00:41,120 ..and battle 24/7... 22 00:00:41,160 --> 00:00:43,080 ENGINE REVS Get down on the floor. 23 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:45,160 ..in the war on crime. 24 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:46,640 Crash, crash. 25 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,360 On the floor now! 26 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,400 Is what it is, innit? We find them - we lock them up. 27 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:54,200 Coming up... 28 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:55,720 ON RADIO: 'Break-out, break-out.' 29 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:57,480 Oh, he's going. He's going. 30 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,720 ..a runaway driver gets the TPAC treatment twice... 31 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:02,920 Side car, side car, box on. 32 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,040 SIRENS BLARE 33 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:06,840 Get out the car! Get out! 34 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,520 Right, Taser officer, don't resist. 35 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,560 This is a Taser, 50.. 50,000 volts. 36 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,960 ..a twitchy teen tries to avoid the question... 37 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:17,720 So whose car is it? I haven't stole it. 38 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:19,400 OK, well, whose car is it? 39 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:25,920 ..and the interceptors race to help officers under threat. 40 00:01:25,960 --> 00:01:27,560 Oh, get off! SCREAMING 41 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:31,640 You're further under arrest for assault. Hey, be quiet! 42 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:34,400 Nice (!) 43 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,440 It's halfway through a Sunday night shift. 44 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:54,320 Keeping watch over the roads 45 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,000 are Callum Donoghue and crewmate Stewart Wilson. 46 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:02,120 It's only 2am. I feel like loads has kind of happened. 47 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:03,440 We've done a lot tonight. 48 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,240 They've had eight jobs so far. 49 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:09,800 ON RADIO: 'Strike, strike, strike.' 50 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,560 Callum's helped at his first-ever TPAC, 51 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,680 a textbook three-car box... 52 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:16,720 SIRENS BLARE 53 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,720 'Vehicle stopped, no damage to any vehicles.' 54 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,320 ..taking two blades 55 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:26,080 and an unlicensed driver off the road. 56 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,880 You know, for a Sunday, it's a been quite eventful. 57 00:02:30,920 --> 00:02:35,080 And the ninth job of the night is fast approaching. 58 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,760 This one coming down the motorway, it's got no insurance, no keeper, 59 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:40,440 failed to stop seven days ago. 60 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,160 Intel suggests a black Audi A4 61 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,760 with a marker for failing to stop after an accident 62 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,480 is travelling on the M1. 63 00:02:50,640 --> 00:02:52,680 Six-one, we're junction 15. 64 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,400 Multiple units are plotting up on the lookout for the driver. 65 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:04,480 When we expecting this one? So, it's seven minutes ago. 66 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,680 If the Audi has stayed on the motorway, 67 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,960 Callum and Stewart should be eyes on any second now. 68 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,360 What was that? It was definitely an Audi. 69 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,040 Callum puts his foot down. 70 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,280 Advanced driver Callum is behind the wheel 71 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,120 of his favourite car in the fleet, 72 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:40,280 an unmarked BMW 340i... 73 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:45,400 ..the perfect tool for getting a closer look at their target. 74 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,840 Six-one, contact, contact, lane four, 75 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:54,000 M1 south, just past junction 15. 76 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:58,000 Vehicle is doing one-zero-nine miles an hour. 77 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,320 With the Audi driver hitting high speeds 78 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,520 before they know they've got company, 79 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,480 Callum and Stewart need to keep a low profile 80 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:09,440 until more units catch up to help with the stop. 81 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:14,280 Vehicle is into lane three, nine-five miles an hour. 82 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:19,720 Six-one, we're gonna put police on our matrix boards 83 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,760 just so you can spot where we are. 84 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,520 Or look for the speed-camera light show. 85 00:04:28,840 --> 00:04:31,120 ON RADIO: 86 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:33,720 The cavalry is arriving. 87 00:04:35,280 --> 00:04:38,920 Taking the lead is roads policing sarge Tony... 88 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:40,480 ON RADIO: 89 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:45,440 ..followed by a convoy of three firearms units. 90 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:48,920 To prevent a pursuit, 91 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:52,520 Tony's plan is to wrap the Audi in a four-car box. 92 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:55,640 TONY, ON RADIO: 93 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:04,720 OFFICERS, ON RADIO: 94 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:08,080 Get right behind, then, and we'll block this heavy. 95 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:11,200 Once again, it's time to TPAC. 96 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,200 Firearms surround the Audi... 97 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:19,760 ..and Tony moves in front. 98 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:21,800 TONY, ON RADIO: 99 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,160 Oh, he's going. He's going. 100 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,680 Having allegedly driven off from an accident, 101 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,840 he's busted free from the cops and boots it. 102 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,120 INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER 103 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,160 ON RADIO: 104 00:05:46,840 --> 00:05:49,200 With moves this dangerous on the M1, 105 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,280 the team are going straight for TPAC take two. 106 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,680 ON RADIO: 107 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:04,640 There's no breaking out of this one. 108 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:06,680 SIRENS BLARE 109 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:13,400 Get out of the car! Get out of the car! 110 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:15,520 No, look, look... Get out! 111 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,800 Wait, wait! Get out of the car! 112 00:06:17,840 --> 00:06:19,720 Hold on, hold on! 113 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,160 I'm not threatening you... I'm not threatening you. 114 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:23,960 You just crashed into a police car! 115 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,560 Get your hands behind your back! Hands behind your back now! 116 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,680 Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait. Hands behind your back! 117 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:34,040 Wait, wait, hold on, hold on. Calm down. Everyone calm down. 118 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,480 You just smashed into a police car. When? I don't... 119 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:39,840 When? What do you mean when? I honestly don't know when. 120 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:46,200 A firearms car took a swipe as he tore through the box. 121 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,040 We've got a small flick knife. 122 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:51,920 The time is five to three. 123 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,280 You're under arrest for failing to stop for police, 124 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,760 dangerous driving, possession of an offensive weapon. 125 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,280 You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence... 126 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:00,360 Possession of...? 127 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,240 Possession of a bladed article. There's a flick knife in the car. 128 00:07:03,280 --> 00:07:04,560 Oh, yeah. Yeah? 129 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:10,000 Lane four of the M1 is a risky place to be, 130 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,560 so the team swiftly move to the services 131 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:14,520 to continue their investigation. 132 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,120 Have you been nicked before, arrested before? No. 133 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,840 You've never been arrested before? LAUGHING: I'm not a bad person. 134 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,920 Nothing further is found on the suspect or in his car. 135 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:31,480 Had my grill. 136 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,880 Oh, yeah. Was that when... when we initially put the wrap on? 137 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:36,400 He dived down the side. 138 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:38,560 He looked like he was slowing up. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 139 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:41,040 Yeah, I thought we were all good, and then I was like, "Oh..." 140 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,520 And then he went... wham! He obviously clipped me coming out. 141 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:44,760 Cheeky minx. Looks moody. 142 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:49,040 It's certainly been an eventful evening for Stewart and Callum. 143 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,320 Never been in a TPAC. Now I've had two in one night. 144 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:53,280 A lot of this is still quite new to me. 145 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:55,680 Definitely very interesting to see how it all works 146 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:58,360 and to see the amount of risk that's involved 147 00:07:58,400 --> 00:07:59,640 with these sort of manoeuvres, 148 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:03,040 but obviously, we do it to prevent a pursuit. 149 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:05,480 Can see the state of the car - it's not ideal - 150 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:09,080 but, yeah, play stupid games, win stupid prizes. 151 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,640 Following his extreme moves on the M1, 152 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:18,480 the bloke was convicted of driving dangerously and without insurance. 153 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:22,600 He was given a nine-month suspended prison sentence, 154 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,920 150 hours of unpaid work, 155 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:27,840 and disqualified from driving for 18 months. 156 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:31,640 No legal action was taken against him 157 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:36,080 for driving away from an accident, failing to stop, or having a knife. 158 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:41,360 It's incredibly dangerous, what we're doing, 159 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:44,560 but, yeah, you sort of walk away and think, 160 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:46,200 "Yeah, we've done a good job." 161 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,840 No members of the public have been involved, 162 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:50,480 nobody's been injured, 163 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:54,200 and, yeah, we sort of hit the roads to find some more. 164 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:00,920 Coming up... 165 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:02,880 Mate, stay still. What have I done? 166 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:06,280 ..an assault suspect refuses to go to custody quietly... 167 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:09,320 Stand him up. Stand up, stand up. 168 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,000 INDISTINCT YELLING 169 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:14,240 OK, how do I spell your first name, then? Guess. 170 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:17,280 ..whereas an unlicensed teen driver clams up. 171 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,360 Do you know what? It takes a bigger man just to say, 172 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,960 "Right, I've been caught out. I've got a provisional licence." 173 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:23,240 Are you gonna reply? 174 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,640 JOHN THOMSON: There were over 41,000 recorded cases 175 00:09:41,680 --> 00:09:45,800 of police officers being assaulted in England and Wales last year... 176 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,480 ..620 of which were in Northamptonshire. 177 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:54,240 Obviously, you can get assaulted. 178 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,440 Been head-butted by someone in a rear handcuff before. 179 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,600 Thankfully, a lot of the time, we are double-crewed, 180 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,240 so we can normally negate things like that, 181 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,560 but sometimes, it's just part of the job unfortunately. 182 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,000 You deal with some nasty people that don't wanna be caught, 183 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:09,480 so... yeah, it happens. 184 00:10:13,560 --> 00:10:15,600 SIREN BLARES 185 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:17,960 Left, left, Elizabeth Street. 186 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,720 ON RADIO: 'Coming up, 42, it's gonna be Stepson Walk. 187 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:22,120 'Do you want the postcode?' 188 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:23,280 Assistance shout. 189 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:29,680 Interceptors Harrison Beverley and, in the driving seat, Lloyd Mason, 190 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:33,440 are blue-lighting towards officers who are calling in for help. 191 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,240 ON RADIO: 'Two-six-four...' 192 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:40,440 Straight through, straight down. ON RADIO: 'Yeah, thanks.' 193 00:10:42,560 --> 00:10:45,200 Romeo-Papa-six-four, we're almost ten-six. 194 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,040 Two officers are responding to reports 195 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:51,800 of an altercation at a party. 196 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,480 Go away, or you're both getting arrested, yeah? What we have done? 197 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:56,000 Let me just stay, let me just stay... 198 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:58,240 Go away. You need to go away, as well. 199 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:00,280 What did I do? It's no big deal... 200 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,520 Keep going away. I just stay... You want to fight? 201 00:11:02,560 --> 00:11:05,840 Move back now or you're getting arrested. Move back! 202 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:09,720 OFFICER: Do not come forward to me! Walk away. I just... 203 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:13,080 Despite repeated attempts to move the group on... 204 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,680 Listen to me. Listen. Listen. 205 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:19,640 Go away, or else he's getting arrested. Last chance. 206 00:11:19,680 --> 00:11:21,600 Both of you, walk away. 207 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:24,600 ..a pair of drunk men keep coming back. 208 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,080 Right, you're under arrest for drunk and disorderly... 209 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:29,640 OFFICER READS RIGHTS 210 00:11:29,680 --> 00:11:31,840 Get down! Get down now! 211 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:33,600 You're all right, you're all right... 212 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:35,640 Get off him! Get off him! 213 00:11:35,680 --> 00:11:37,640 The suspects are resisting... 214 00:11:37,680 --> 00:11:40,760 Behind your back now. Do not grab me! 215 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:44,920 ..with one taking a cop to the ground. 216 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,520 Spray! Spray! Spray! OFFICER YELLS 217 00:11:48,560 --> 00:11:50,720 Both suspects are PAVAd. 218 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:52,360 Get your arm out! 219 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:53,920 But at such close range, 220 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:56,960 the struggling officers are also feeling the effects. 221 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:58,680 Get off! You're further under arrest. 222 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:02,360 Get off me now! Get off him! 223 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:06,840 Epson's through on the left-hand side, 224 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:08,520 just literally... 225 00:12:08,560 --> 00:12:11,720 Er, yeah, I'll get out and run through. 226 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:16,880 The officers are somewhere within the estate's dark alleyways. 227 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,880 Harrison and Lloyd are first to the scene. 228 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,000 What do you need, boys? Kick out... 229 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:29,880 You're not kicking out, mate. 230 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:33,440 Cops are arriving en masse. 231 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:35,600 What else you got, mate? 232 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:36,760 As he's taken me down, 233 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:38,960 he's sprayed him because he's grabbed me. 234 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:40,280 So it's just the two? 235 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,640 Yeah. They kept coming back to this address. 236 00:12:42,680 --> 00:12:45,200 They wouldn't listen to us and go away. Yeah, I'm all right. 237 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,480 We gave them multiple opportunities. OFFICER MOANS 238 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:48,920 Swap out, mate. I've got him. 239 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:54,720 Harrison's been an interceptor for five years 240 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:57,040 and has public-order training, 241 00:12:57,080 --> 00:13:01,280 meaning he's well-versed in dealing with high-threat situations. 242 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:08,680 Leg straps should prevent any harm from the suspect kicking out. 243 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:15,080 Unfortunately, the straps can't stop any more kicking off. 244 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:18,440 SUSPECT: What they doing? 245 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:20,880 Chap, it's the police. Stop kicking out. 246 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:23,480 What they doing? Police? Stop kicking out. 247 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:26,400 I've ... what they doing? 248 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:30,160 INDISTINCT YELLING 249 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,360 Mate, stay still! What they doing? 250 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:35,240 SUSPECT MOANS 251 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:36,880 Nice (!) Lovely (!) 252 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:38,800 Not very pleasant, is he? No. 253 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:40,600 SUSPECT YELLING 254 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,240 He's further under arrest for assault and... 255 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:44,560 Mate, be quiet! 256 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,880 SUSPECT: Oh, please! Please! 257 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:51,080 After a dose of PAVA, one of the drunken assault suspects 258 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,640 seems willing to go to custody quietly. 259 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:55,920 YELLING 260 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,880 However, the same can't be said for his volatile mate... 261 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:02,320 Oh, help me, please! Oh, help me, please! 262 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:05,160 Keep coming straight back like that, mate. 263 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:08,880 ..whose carriage with a built-in cage awaits. 264 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:11,360 INDISTINCT YELLING 265 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:14,760 You got him? You got him? 266 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,000 I'll open the catch on that side of the door. 267 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:18,280 What are you doing? 268 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:22,440 It's taking a team of seven to get one man safely into a van. 269 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:25,640 Right, you ready? One, two, three... 270 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:29,320 Oh, mind... Sorry. Mind his head. Mind his head. 271 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:34,520 There we go. I'll go where Norm is. Shut that door behind you. 272 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:36,560 YELLING 273 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:39,880 Mission accomplished. 274 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:44,120 Well, that was unexpected. Do you still hear him kicking now? 275 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,560 He's obviously under the influence of something, 276 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,320 so, yeah, he's off to custody for assaulting PCs 277 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:54,040 and for the initial drunk and disorderly, I think, 278 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:55,840 and probably resist arrest, as well. 279 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:59,200 So it'll probably take a few people at custody to get him into a cell. 280 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:02,000 Unexpected, but that's how it happens in Corby, 281 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:03,120 as well, sometimes. 282 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:08,960 Both men were convicted of being drunk and disorderly 283 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,200 and resisting the cops. 284 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:15,840 They each had to pay £355 in fines and costs. 285 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:20,360 No legal action was taken against either of them for assault. 286 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:32,120 While some suspects fight with their fists, 287 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:35,560 others choose a bad attitude and a war of words. 288 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,760 We deal with a lot of mostly young people - 289 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:41,240 but there are some old, as well - 290 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,160 people who have no respect for police, 291 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:45,920 and it's frustrating in dealing with them because... 292 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:48,400 ..it's, like, a lot of the time, 293 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,880 you can't have any type of conversation with them. 294 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,640 It's a bit of a pet peeve for me, really, 295 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:55,680 because I can guarantee, 296 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,480 if you'd come and had a normal conversation with me, 297 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:00,200 we're gonna be going our separate ways 298 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,360 a lot quicker than if you were to cause issues. 299 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:11,760 Hello, you OK? 300 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:15,200 Good, have you got your driving licence with you? 301 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,080 Have you got a full driving licence? 302 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:23,440 In the town centre, an officer has stopped a young driver 303 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,680 who they suspect was taking selfies at the wheel. 304 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:35,080 Oh, OK. Yeah. 305 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:39,880 That could cost the lad six penalty points and a £200 fine. 306 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:41,280 What's your first name? 307 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:44,600 No, I can't see it, mate. 308 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:48,000 But first, the cop needs to find out who they're dealing with. 309 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:50,680 Easier said than done. 310 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:52,640 We're not gonna mess about here, OK? 311 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:54,800 What's your name? 312 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,000 OK. 313 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:01,360 Can one-one come and join me, please, on Derngate? 314 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:05,680 Come back here... Come back here. 315 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:09,240 Why are you walking away for? I'm not walking away. 316 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:10,840 You are walking away. 317 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:14,640 The twitchy driver is not playing ball with the solo officer, 318 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:18,440 so interceptors Scott Kimberley and Aaron "Griff" Griffiths 319 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:20,640 are en route as back-up. 320 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:22,720 Yes, mate, we're on our way. 321 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:27,720 He's just asked, can we... can we get to him? 322 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:30,120 So, you'll have to go round the loop. 323 00:17:35,120 --> 00:17:37,000 So, let's try again, what's your name? 324 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:43,160 Meanwhile, the cagey driver is still refusing to comply. 325 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:44,920 OK, pop your hands out in front of you, then. 326 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:46,880 What are you doing? OK, you're under arrest. 327 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,200 For what? For failing to provide your details. 328 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:50,880 Don't... no. Yeah, can you just... 329 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,480 Put your hands in front of you. Stop messing about. 330 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:57,080 Can you relax, please. You're under arrest. 331 00:17:57,120 --> 00:17:59,320 Put your hands behind your back now. 332 00:17:59,360 --> 00:18:01,680 Can you relax? Put your hands behind your back. 333 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,880 Oh, he's fighting, he's scrapping, he's scrapping, he's scrapping. 334 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:06,560 Yeah, yeah. 335 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,280 Griff and Scott arrive right on time. 336 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:14,840 Right, Taser officer, don't resist. 337 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:17,480 Taser officer, this is Taser, 50... 50,000 volts. 338 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:19,480 Put your hands behind your back and don't resist. 339 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,320 I'm not resisting, am I? 340 00:18:21,360 --> 00:18:23,400 ON RADIO: 'One-one has just arrived with them now.' 341 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:24,440 My God. 342 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:26,760 One-one, chap's in cuffs, 343 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,040 just put on the logs I've had to draw Taser. 344 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:30,680 You all right? Yeah. Good. 345 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:32,640 Come take a seat in the back of my car, then. 346 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:36,320 After a close encounter of the electrical kind, 347 00:18:36,360 --> 00:18:39,200 they finally got his name in the bag. 348 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:41,760 OK, how do I spell your first name, then? 349 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:42,880 Guess. 350 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:48,800 And it doesn't take long to work out what this lad is trying to hide. 351 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:52,920 So, you're a provisional licence holder, yeah? 352 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:54,600 No, I've got a licence. 353 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,320 OK, well, I'm looking at your photo from DVLA 354 00:18:57,360 --> 00:18:59,080 when you applied for your driving licence, 355 00:18:59,120 --> 00:19:00,600 and that's you. No. 356 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:03,760 So if you're saying that their details aren't correct, 357 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:05,560 then we'll fingerprint you. 358 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,240 Yeah, shall we do that? If you're saying you've got a full licence. 359 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:10,560 No? That's because you are a provisional licence holder. 360 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:14,320 So listen, OK? We believe that to be you. 361 00:19:14,360 --> 00:19:16,960 That could be dealt with here and now at the side of the road, 362 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:18,240 or we're gonna go to custody, 363 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:20,800 and you're gonna be four, five, six hours. 364 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:26,320 Policing has been Griff's passion since he was young. 365 00:19:26,360 --> 00:19:28,080 Following a stint in the control room, 366 00:19:28,120 --> 00:19:29,360 ten years as a special, 367 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,800 and four years on the beat full time... 368 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:35,560 We can deal with this right now. 369 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:39,280 ..he's got some sage words of advice for this 18-year-old. 370 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:41,320 If you've been caught out, do you know what? 371 00:19:41,360 --> 00:19:42,680 It takes a bigger man just to say, 372 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:45,400 "All right, I've been caught out. I've got a provisional licence." 373 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:48,680 Yeah. OK. Say again? 374 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,360 Yes. So you have a provisional licence only? 375 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:52,720 Yes. OK. 376 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:54,120 At last. 377 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:58,600 Although, driving without a licence isn't the young man's only problem. 378 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:02,640 Whose car is it? You got permission to drive the car? 379 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:05,320 You haven't got permission to drive the car? 380 00:20:05,360 --> 00:20:07,840 Have you taken that car without the consent of the owner? 381 00:20:12,120 --> 00:20:16,360 The lad of few words is opting for the silent treatment. 382 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:18,680 Do we need to go to your home address and ask whoever car... 383 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:20,000 whosever car it is, then? 384 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:23,400 Are you gonna reply? 385 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:28,680 If the unlicensed teenager doesn't fess up soon, 386 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,960 he could be taken to custody for theft. 387 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:33,760 So, who's car is it? I haven't stole it. 388 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:35,560 OK, who's car is it, then? It's my sister's. 389 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,120 OK, does your sister know you're driving it? 390 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:41,320 No. I haven't stole it. OK, you've taken it without her consent, then, 391 00:20:41,360 --> 00:20:42,840 OK, which is an offence, isn't it? 392 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:47,160 Scott calls the driver's sister... 393 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:49,520 Does he have permission to drive your car at all? 394 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:52,760 No, he doesn't. OK. 395 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,920 ..giving her the bad news that, thanks to her brother, 396 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:58,600 her Suzuki Swift is going to be seized. 397 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,240 We will explain to him how he is able... 398 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,840 or you are able to get the vehicle back. 399 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,160 Erm, obviously, there will be costs involved there. 400 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,720 Eventually, we will get to the right answer, 401 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:12,960 and if you wanna make it as... as... 402 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,320 a long a time as you like, then that's fine. 403 00:21:15,360 --> 00:21:18,440 Erm... like, we'll do that. 404 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:21,480 And I think he's still in the car now, 405 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,400 giving them... giving them grief. 406 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,160 No, you're a doughnut for driving on your mobile phone 407 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:29,360 and with no licence. 408 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:30,840 He's not happy he's been caught out. 409 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:33,200 You know, he's a provisional licence holder, 410 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:36,960 so he's gonna be disqualified before he's even got a full licence. 411 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:38,360 You reap what you sow, don't you? 412 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:41,040 You're gonna be reported for consideration of the question 413 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,160 of prosecuting you for driving whilst using a mobile phone 414 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:46,800 and also driving otherwise in accordance with a licence. 415 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:49,480 So, you do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence... 416 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:52,400 Luckily for the driver, his sister doesn't want to report him 417 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:55,160 for taking her car, and he's free to go. 418 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:58,640 Right, jump out, then. 419 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:00,280 Finally! Well, you made it take long. 420 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,520 It would have been done about half hour ago. Turn round. 421 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:06,040 Now he seems to be the one in a rush. 422 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:08,040 Hurry up, man! 423 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,240 I'm doing it, but you're moving, aren't you? Hurry up! 424 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:12,880 How can I do it when you're moving? Stop moving, and I'll do it. 425 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:14,920 Hurry up, man. 426 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:18,080 Nerds, fam. Look at these lot. Goodness me. 427 00:22:18,120 --> 00:22:19,680 Tramp. 428 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,800 Get out my face, right, and clear off. 429 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:25,840 Cuffs off, it looks like the driver has found his voice. 430 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,800 When you take off that uniform, you're crying. 431 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:31,920 I'm not crying, sir. Crying. 432 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,240 Are you leaving anything of value in the vehicle? 433 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:36,480 I've got a iPhone 15 in there. 434 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:37,800 I'll go. I'll go and look for you. 435 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:42,760 Only too happy to help, Griff gives the Suzuki a once-over. 436 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:48,440 No iPhone 15... anywhere in the car. 437 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:50,840 So, one of you lot stole it, then. 438 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:52,600 Yeah, if you wanna claim that, that's fine. 439 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:54,640 But this camera's been rolling since we turned up, 440 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:56,320 so it's not a problem - no issues. 441 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,520 And now the unlicensed 18-year-old driver 442 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:03,680 has a question of his own for the interceptors. 443 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:06,400 Wait, how am I getting home? Walking. 444 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,680 SCOTT: It's down to yourself, innit? You have to walk. You're an adult. 445 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:12,960 You've got the town centre that way, you've got buses and taxis in there, 446 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:14,800 or you can ring one of your family members,, 447 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:16,680 and they might be able to come and pick you up. 448 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:21,600 One way he won't be getting home is in his sister's Suzuki. 449 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:24,560 GRIFF GROANS 450 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:26,720 What a morning. 451 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:29,440 Let's just go. 452 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:34,600 Ah, cool. Yeah. SCOTT: Ah, delightful. 453 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:37,000 OFFICER, ON RADIO: 454 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:38,240 HE CHUCKLES Yes, yes. 455 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:41,840 His biggest issue wasn't the fact 456 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:44,840 that his sister is gonna have to pay a recovery fee. 457 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:47,920 His issue was with us, the police, 458 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:52,480 the fact that he'd been asked to produce his documents. 459 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:54,720 Well, unfortunately, that's also not a choice. 460 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,120 All his actions today are his own. 461 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:02,760 The 18-year-old pleaded guilty to using his phone at the wheel 462 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:04,800 and driving without a licence. 463 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:08,600 He received six points and was fined £267. 464 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:17,040 Coming up... 465 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,680 Oh, my God. Hello? 466 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:22,080 ..a driver has a brush with death... 467 00:24:22,120 --> 00:24:24,240 Are you OK? Have you been drinking? 468 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:25,840 I've had four pints. 469 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:27,360 ..and... 470 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:28,680 Police officer with a Taser. 471 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,320 Make yourselves known now, or I'm coming up. 472 00:24:31,360 --> 00:24:35,000 ..the interceptors go looking for hash in the attic. 473 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,320 Struck gold, or green, in this case. 474 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:55,960 JOHN THOMSON: Recent figures show that in just one year 475 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:57,360 on Great Britain's roads, 476 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:01,880 around 6,740 people were killed or injured 477 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,400 in collisions involving a drink driver. 478 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:08,640 Despite fatalities being at a 12-year high, 479 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:11,720 some drivers are still choosing to risk it all. 480 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:14,680 What goes through the mind of a drink driver? 481 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:16,560 I'm not... I'm not sure. 482 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:19,480 I think some people probably don't know the limits with it 483 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:22,840 and think it'll be OK and might only be on a short journey, 484 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:26,320 but it doesn't take much to have a collision, unfortunately. 485 00:25:26,360 --> 00:25:29,640 When we encounter them, obviously, remaining professional, 486 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:31,760 but you just... you can't understand 487 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:34,120 why someone would put other people at risk. 488 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:41,280 Break of dawn on a bank holiday weekend. 489 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:46,200 Interceptor Michael Hollowell is at the tail end of his night shift... 490 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:47,960 MAN, ON RADIO: 'One-one.' 491 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:49,520 MICHAEL HUMS 492 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:50,720 One-one, go on. 493 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:54,000 ..when an alarming shout comes over the radio. 494 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:57,920 'Four-five-one coming in for the A45 with the Esso garage. 495 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:00,840 'Got some people trapped after an RTC.' 496 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:02,200 Really? 497 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,360 Is it eastbound or westbound? 498 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:06,920 'Saying it's westbound.' 499 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:09,840 Yep, making my way. 500 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,000 Following reports that a car has left the road 501 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:15,600 and ploughed into a hedgerow, 502 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:19,080 ambulance and fire crews are also racing to the area. 503 00:26:20,360 --> 00:26:23,840 Life comes first. We'll make sure that we get people out of the cars 504 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:25,800 if they're trapped in their cars, 505 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,320 make sure that we can look after them whilst they're in the car, 506 00:26:28,360 --> 00:26:31,120 and then we'll deal with the formalities after that. 507 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:36,040 At this time in the morning, there's hardly anyone on the roads, 508 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:38,760 but a concerned lorry driver has pulled over... 509 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:43,920 Hello. 510 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:46,960 ..and is desperately trying to free the driver from the wreckage. 511 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:52,880 There's one male in there. Is he? Yeah. 512 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:58,840 This car is fully in the hedge, with one male driver. 513 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:00,280 All right, thank you. Right. 514 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,200 'Copy that.' This could be lethal. 515 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:05,080 WHISPERS: God. Oh, my God. Yeah. 516 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:07,280 Hello? 517 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:10,040 Hello? 518 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:15,120 No answer. 519 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:18,400 There's one person in there, one male, on the driver's seat, 520 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:20,600 so he might have moved to the back now. Right, OK. 521 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,120 Hello. You all right? 522 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:30,280 The trapped driver is responding. 523 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,520 I'll do my best to try and get you out. 524 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:37,880 One-one. 525 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:39,600 'Go ahead.' 526 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:41,320 I've spoken with the driver. 527 00:27:41,360 --> 00:27:43,200 He is currently in the back seat of the car. 528 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:45,160 He's... He is OK. 529 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,720 There's no injuries that I can see at the moment, 530 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:49,520 but I'm just gonna try and get him out the car. 531 00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:55,120 He's just trapped, literally by the hedge. 532 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:57,600 A bit of brute force... 533 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,080 All right. Top man. 534 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:02,760 ..and they're in. 535 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:06,040 Just try and get this car seat out the way. 536 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:08,720 There you go. 537 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:11,480 Here. 538 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:17,120 Amazingly, the driver seems unhurt. 539 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:19,720 MICHAEL EXHALES DEEPLY Are you OK? 540 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:23,280 Have you been drinking? Had four pints. 541 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:25,440 Mate... MICHAEL SIGHS 542 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:28,560 You are lucky to be alive after doing what you've just done. Mm. 543 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:31,280 I'm gonna have to breathalyse you, all right? 544 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:34,440 Don't go... Yeah, I had... I've had four pints. 545 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:36,160 Where do you live? 546 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,280 Just up the road, in Billing. 547 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:41,560 Always happens close to home. Always happens close to home. 548 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:45,440 Over 200 people are killed each year on Great Britain's roads 549 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:48,160 in collisions involving a drink driver. 550 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,480 And blow. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. 551 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:52,200 Keep going. Keep going. Stop. Stop. 552 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:55,440 After taking a chance on a short journey, 553 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:59,720 this driver is lucky not to be adding to that statistic. 554 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:02,400 OK, so, you've blown 91. 555 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:04,760 OK, 35's the legal limit, 556 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:06,560 so at this current time, you're under arrest 557 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:09,960 on suspicion of driving a vehicle whilst over the prescribed limit. 558 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,080 Before we go anywhere, I'll get the ambulance people 559 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,200 to have a look at you, make sure you're OK. 560 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:15,680 All right? Yeah? That's fine, yeah. 561 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:16,920 OK, just come with us. 562 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:24,360 Having spent the best part of two decades policing the roads, 563 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:28,000 advanced driver Michael has dealt with hundreds of drink drivers. 564 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:33,040 But the results never become any less shocking. 565 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:36,400 How he's alive... 566 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,240 To see someone sitting in the back of the car 567 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:41,240 and not have a scratch on him... that is, er... 568 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:44,320 He's a very, very lucky boy. 569 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:46,640 He's come down the dual carriageway. 570 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:49,800 Where the fire engines are now, he's left the road. 571 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:53,040 And you can see the destruction on the grass. 572 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:57,200 It looks like he's been side-on... 573 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:00,000 into the tree down here. 574 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,800 So, he's spun on the grass 575 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:06,040 and gone sideways along to the point where he's stopped. 576 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:10,920 He's a very lucky person because he's took out... two posts, 577 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,120 which could have easily gone through the windscreen. 578 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:14,640 It could have been a whole lot worse. 579 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:16,280 Really could have been a whole lot worse. 580 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:22,160 For safety, the fire crew will disconnect the car's battery. 581 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:26,720 It will be down to the drink driver to arrange for his motor's recovery. 582 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:31,680 Did I tell you about the tyre on the offside? No. 583 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:33,400 Might have had a blow-out. Oh, OK. 584 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:35,280 Come and look. Oh, right. Yeah. 585 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:36,760 Unless that's from the impact. 586 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:39,720 It's gone. 587 00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:42,480 Yeah, that may... Would've been in sideways. 588 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:45,040 Yeah, because of the sideways action of the car, 589 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:46,560 may have been ripped off. 590 00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:48,240 So, he was nearly home. 591 00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:49,760 Local? Only lives in Billing. 592 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:56,960 Paramedics deem the driver medically fit to be taken into police custody. 593 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:59,000 Did he say his tyre blew? He said his tyre blew, 594 00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:00,280 and then that's when... 595 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:02,800 They're suggesting that because it's off the rim. 596 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:05,560 That may well have happened, but you can't deny that he's, 597 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:07,480 you know, not over the drink-drive limit 598 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:10,800 cos 91 is nearly three times the limit, isn't it? 599 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:13,680 Yeah, it can't have been a helping factor. No. 600 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:17,160 All right, chap? 601 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:21,320 As well as being drunk at the wheel, the driver is also uninsured. 602 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:28,080 He's taken to custody to give an evidential sample of breath... 603 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:30,800 Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. 604 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:32,480 That's it. Nice one. Well played. 605 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:35,360 ..although he seems remarkably relaxed 606 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:38,040 after his earlier brush with death. 607 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:40,640 So, the legal limit's 35. 608 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:42,880 You've blown 95 and 97. 609 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:51,840 Can he have a glass of water? 610 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:53,480 You can have as much water as you want. 611 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:56,760 MICHAEL CHUCKLES SOFTLY 612 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:03,000 I think that, had he hit those posts in the front of the vehicle 613 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:04,880 rather than the side, they could well have gone 614 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:07,760 through the windscreen and done some serious injuries. 615 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:11,040 But he's come away without a scratch 616 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:16,440 and... doesn't seem to care the fact that he's over the limit. 617 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:19,760 He's just more worried about going to bed and having a glass of water. 618 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:26,280 After his close call, the man was convicted of drink driving 619 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:28,480 and driving without insurance. 620 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:32,080 He was banned from the roads for two years 621 00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:35,800 and ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work. 622 00:32:46,560 --> 00:32:48,200 In we go. 623 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:52,360 Cannabis is consistently the most used drug in England and Wales. 624 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:55,720 Downstairs, there's one huge grow. 625 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:58,400 On the top floor, we've got three bedrooms full. 626 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:02,920 Over three quarters of a million cannabis plants were seized 627 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,440 last year before they reached the market. 628 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:15,760 Hoping to weed out a few more cannabis plants today 629 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:18,560 is interceptor Rob Harfleet. 630 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:20,280 MAN, ON RADIO: 'We've got three vehicles 631 00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:24,440 'that appear to be clearing out a cannabis factory. 632 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,840 ROB: What were the descriptions of the vehicles, please? 633 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:31,800 'So, there was a black car, a grey car and a white van.' 634 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:33,520 I'll go for an area search. 635 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:37,480 According to intel, the drugs are being grown 636 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:40,000 in a semi-detached home in Kingsthorpe. 637 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:46,160 On the outside, there's no sign of three cars on a cannabis clear-out. 638 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:48,680 MAN: Hiya. Hello. 639 00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:49,880 He's coming to the door is he? 640 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:53,360 However, Rob and local cops are eager to know 641 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:56,720 what might be hidden on the inside. 642 00:33:56,760 --> 00:34:00,280 Hello, buddy. Can you come to the door, please? 643 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:01,400 Can you come to the door? 644 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:05,280 That's it. Say again? 645 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:06,800 INDISTINCT VOICES FROM HOUSE 646 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:08,760 Open a window so I can speak to you clearly 647 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:10,240 cos I can't hear what you're saying. 648 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:13,360 No joy at the front. 649 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:15,240 Is this locked, is it? 650 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:17,920 But Rob has a bit more luck around the back. 651 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:19,520 SHOUTS: Police! Who's in the address? 652 00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:21,000 Make yourselves known. 653 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:24,680 Who else is in the address? 654 00:34:24,720 --> 00:34:26,720 One lad detained downstairs, 655 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:29,520 Rob moves quickly to clearing the upstairs. 656 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:31,080 Officer with a Taser. 657 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:38,440 Off-duty, Rob is a keen golfer, 658 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:39,800 and in record time today, 659 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:42,920 he's heading straight for the green, with a hole in one. 660 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:47,920 One-three, there's cannabis in the loft. 661 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:54,120 Gardeners often go to great lengths to protect their plants, 662 00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:57,960 sometimes using weapons and rigging traps. 663 00:34:58,000 --> 00:34:59,760 If you're up in the loft, 664 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:02,160 come to the hatch now and show me your hands. 665 00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:09,800 Taser at the ready, Rob needs to check the attic. 666 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:11,000 Police officer with a Taser. 667 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:13,600 Make yourselves known now, or I'm coming up. 668 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:25,920 OK, there's a large drying room. 669 00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:29,240 It's a confirmed grow. 670 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:32,000 There's a drying room with a large quantity of cannabis in it. 671 00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:36,640 Cannabis plants with a potential street value of around £17,000 672 00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:38,240 are hanging up to dry. 673 00:35:38,280 --> 00:35:42,200 It's strange to find it in that... way, 674 00:35:42,240 --> 00:35:45,240 in a residential house cos that is quite late stages on, 675 00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:47,600 and I couldn't see any up there that were actually growing. 676 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:50,880 But whether they were growing it, 677 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:53,440 that's what they've got rid of today, and now they're drying it. 678 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:56,000 Struck gold, or green, in this case. 679 00:35:57,280 --> 00:35:59,520 There's certainly enough up there to supply themselves 680 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:01,360 and others for a little while. 681 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:04,000 "Eat, drink and dance on the table." 682 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:06,880 I think I prefer that one. 683 00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:13,120 Let's hope the resident doesn't lose his sparkle, 684 00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:17,360 as he's just returned home to find the interceptors in his loft. 685 00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:19,360 Now we've got one in custody for cultivation. 686 00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:22,200 No hanging around here. 687 00:36:22,240 --> 00:36:24,400 He's on the fast track to custody 688 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:26,440 for an interview about the loft garden. 689 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:35,480 The suspect is on bail 690 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:38,560 while officers investigate the cultivation of cannabis. 691 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:46,160 Still to come... 692 00:36:47,280 --> 00:36:49,520 ..boy racers caught on camera... 693 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:50,920 Bad day for him coming, then. 694 00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:53,600 ..and the interceptors crash the party. 695 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:55,080 Turn your engine off. 696 00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:56,840 Turn your engine off now. 697 00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:18,280 JOHN THOMSON: Eagle-eyed operators in Northampton's CCTV control room 698 00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:23,560 keep watch over 429 cameras, 24 hours a day. 699 00:37:27,840 --> 00:37:31,520 They have a direct line through to police HQ, 700 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:34,440 so even if boy racers wait until late 701 00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:37,920 and take their daft driving to the top of a car park, 702 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:40,560 the interceptors are likely to find out about it. 703 00:37:42,720 --> 00:37:44,320 PC AARON GRIFFITHS: One-one. 704 00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:46,360 MAN, ON RADIO: 705 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:54,880 Copied. Which vehicles are doing the bad driving? 706 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:04,480 Yeah, OK, we're en route. Into town, then. 707 00:38:04,520 --> 00:38:08,320 SIRENS BLARE 708 00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:10,440 Putting the brakes on this rooftop car meet 709 00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:13,160 are Chris and co-pilot Griff. 710 00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:16,120 One-one, we're just coming down London Road, 711 00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:17,520 Have we still got them on camera? 712 00:38:23,360 --> 00:38:28,080 It's not exactly Formula 1, but it's still too fast and furious. 713 00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:31,240 Ah, a bad day for him coming, then. 714 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:34,240 Killing the blues... 715 00:38:34,280 --> 00:38:36,720 We're just coming into the car park. 716 00:38:38,240 --> 00:38:41,320 ..Chris and Griff need to keep the element of surprise. 717 00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:47,080 Didn't know there was this many floors. 718 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:49,520 I've never.. In all the time I've used this car park, 719 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:51,560 I've never had to go up this far. 720 00:38:54,760 --> 00:38:56,080 One more above us, I reckon. 721 00:38:58,000 --> 00:38:59,320 Reaching the very top... 722 00:39:02,240 --> 00:39:06,360 Ah. No, it's not. Wrong car park. Go back down. 723 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:08,040 Wrong car park? Yeah, wrong car park. 724 00:39:08,080 --> 00:39:11,040 This is St John's, not Mayorhold. 725 00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:14,040 One-one, we're gonna be slightly delayed. 726 00:39:14,080 --> 00:39:16,960 I've directed two-five to the wrong car park. 727 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:18,600 But this one is clear. 728 00:39:18,640 --> 00:39:20,560 Yeah. But there's nothing going on here. 729 00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:24,960 This is St John's Car Park. 730 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:26,520 Excellent. It's a very nice car park, 731 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:28,400 Thank you for showing it to me. Yeah. 732 00:39:28,440 --> 00:39:29,880 Take you to the right car park now. 733 00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:33,600 The next car park on their whistle-stop tour 734 00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:36,480 is only half a mile down the road. 735 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:39,360 One-one, we're just coming to Mayorhold. 736 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:40,800 Are they still up there? 737 00:39:42,360 --> 00:39:44,440 The motor meet is still in full swing. 738 00:39:45,720 --> 00:39:47,600 Although it doesn't look like the petrolheads 739 00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:50,400 are expecting a marked Beemer to join the party. 740 00:39:52,920 --> 00:39:55,920 Turn your engine off. Turn your engine off now. 741 00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:00,080 Can you just turn your engine off for me 742 00:40:00,120 --> 00:40:01,960 and have your driving licence? 743 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:03,160 Hello, fella. Same with you. 744 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:04,800 Can I have your driving licence, please? 745 00:40:06,120 --> 00:40:08,760 Are you happy dealing with this chap, and I'll deal with this chap? 746 00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:10,560 Yeah. Lovely. 747 00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:11,920 So, this is your car? MAN: Yeah. 748 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:14,480 Full driving licence? 749 00:40:14,520 --> 00:40:17,160 Er, yeah. You had to think about that. 750 00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:21,720 While Chris checks the driving credentials of one of the lads, 751 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:26,400 Griff is dealing with the wannabe Vin Diesel VW driver. 752 00:40:26,440 --> 00:40:28,080 There's CCTV cameras in this car park. 753 00:40:28,120 --> 00:40:30,200 They've been observing your driving in your motor, 754 00:40:30,240 --> 00:40:31,920 and that driving wasn't acceptable. 755 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:35,320 Any reason why you'd be driving like that? 756 00:40:35,360 --> 00:40:37,200 Not really. Thought it was private land. 757 00:40:37,240 --> 00:40:38,480 It's not private land. 758 00:40:38,520 --> 00:40:40,280 Not private? It's not private. 759 00:40:40,320 --> 00:40:42,920 When you turned up, we were like, "Oh, shit, what have I done?" 760 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:46,120 Literally, a few levels below you, the car park is rammed... 761 00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:48,760 with people that have just come out of an event. 762 00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:50,400 And just cos it's empty up here, 763 00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:52,880 it doesn't give you that right, OK? Yeah, yeah. 764 00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:56,120 Over with Chris, it looks like 765 00:40:56,160 --> 00:40:58,400 the BMW driver could be in more trouble 766 00:40:58,440 --> 00:41:01,120 than simply dodgy driving. 767 00:41:01,160 --> 00:41:04,000 Unfortunately, for you, young man... Yeah. 768 00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:06,880 ..you don't have a licence, do you? I do. 769 00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:09,480 The DVLA, the driving licence database is saying 770 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:12,840 that your licence has been revoked until test passed. 771 00:41:15,040 --> 00:41:16,800 When Chris passed his driving test, 772 00:41:16,840 --> 00:41:20,200 his first set of wheels was a Ford Fiesta. 773 00:41:20,240 --> 00:41:22,000 After 18 years as a cop... 774 00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:26,680 When did you take your driving test? Er... 775 00:41:26,720 --> 00:41:29,280 2020, 2021, something like that. 776 00:41:29,320 --> 00:41:33,040 ..he knows the rules of the road inside out. 777 00:41:33,080 --> 00:41:35,960 Cos you've had six points within the first two years, 778 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:38,040 you lose your licence, essentially. 779 00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:40,400 Oh, I didn't know that. So... 780 00:41:40,440 --> 00:41:41,680 you should not be driving a car. 781 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:46,560 OK? As such, you're gonna... I'm gonna give you a ticket tonight 782 00:41:46,600 --> 00:41:49,240 for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence. 783 00:41:50,240 --> 00:41:52,400 If the lad wants to drive his car home, 784 00:41:52,440 --> 00:41:54,840 he's going to have to come back with L plates 785 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:57,400 and someone with a full licence to supervise. 786 00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:00,280 We are gonna be putting a marker on this car 787 00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:02,880 for the next 24, 36 hours. Yeah. 788 00:42:02,920 --> 00:42:04,400 So, if your car's seen driven around, 789 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:06,080 just be prepared, you might get stopped. 790 00:42:07,720 --> 00:42:10,880 Blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow. 791 00:42:10,920 --> 00:42:13,640 Both drivers are breathalysed... 792 00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:15,960 And that's come back zero, which is OK. Sweet. 793 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:18,280 ..and both blow zero. 794 00:42:18,320 --> 00:42:19,640 That's what I like to see. 795 00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:22,120 TUNEFULLY: Mm-mm-mm. 796 00:42:22,160 --> 00:42:23,800 Next on the interceptors' check list 797 00:42:23,840 --> 00:42:26,760 is making sure the motors are fit for the roads. 798 00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:31,120 Can see where he's been skidding here 799 00:42:31,160 --> 00:42:32,960 cos his tyres are covered in red paint. 800 00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:34,960 Actually, all tyres are in good nick. 801 00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:37,720 Would you mind just coming in, starting it for me? 802 00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:38,760 Just check your lights. 803 00:42:41,320 --> 00:42:43,840 Lovely. Indicator that side. 804 00:42:45,560 --> 00:42:47,560 And the other side. 805 00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:50,840 Lovely. Thank you. 806 00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:53,680 So, last thing is that you're gonna be issued 807 00:42:53,720 --> 00:42:55,840 with a Section 59 warning today, OK? 808 00:42:57,080 --> 00:42:59,520 Section 59 notices are given 809 00:42:59,560 --> 00:43:02,240 for the anti-social use of motor vehicles. 810 00:43:02,280 --> 00:43:06,640 If the VW driver is caught causing a nuisance in the next 12 months, 811 00:43:06,680 --> 00:43:08,320 his car will be seized. 812 00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:11,440 If you keep doing it and getting stopped, 813 00:43:11,480 --> 00:43:14,600 you're gonna start paying a lot of money in terms of cars, OK? 814 00:43:14,640 --> 00:43:18,320 This has made me realise. Please realise. Please realise. 815 00:43:18,360 --> 00:43:20,680 Just cos you're up here, that doesn't mean you can't crash, 816 00:43:20,720 --> 00:43:23,360 that you can't cause yourself an injury, you can't hurt yourself. 817 00:43:24,600 --> 00:43:27,480 I ask, "Would you pass your driving test if you drive like that?" 818 00:43:27,520 --> 00:43:29,480 And everyone says no. 819 00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:31,800 So, you know, he's been friendly enough. 820 00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:35,040 Hopefully, it's a lesson in learning for them now for the future 821 00:43:35,080 --> 00:43:38,000 and they'll just think next time when they drive that way. 822 00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:45,400 The lad Chris ticketed pleaded guilty to driving without a licence, 823 00:43:45,440 --> 00:43:49,080 but the court believed he did not know he'd lost his licence. 824 00:43:49,120 --> 00:43:52,360 As a result, he was given an absolute discharge, 825 00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:55,960 which means the experience of going to court was punishment enough. 826 00:43:58,560 --> 00:44:00,040 As for Griff and Chris, 827 00:44:00,080 --> 00:44:02,920 the car park capers didn't end there. 828 00:44:02,960 --> 00:44:04,800 Press it again. LONG BEEP 829 00:44:04,840 --> 00:44:06,520 Keep pressing it. 830 00:44:06,560 --> 00:44:10,400 Only, this time, it's the interceptors calling for help. 831 00:44:10,440 --> 00:44:12,120 Griff, go and do a Gavin & Stacey, will you? 832 00:44:12,160 --> 00:44:14,320 Go lift the barrier. Can you imagine? 833 00:44:14,360 --> 00:44:16,600 CHRIS CHUCKLES It'll get... It'll break! 834 00:44:16,640 --> 00:44:18,880 Having to send the mobile driver over. 835 00:44:18,920 --> 00:44:21,040 GRIFF LAUGHS 836 00:44:22,960 --> 00:44:24,320 Still, gives them the chance 837 00:44:24,360 --> 00:44:27,120 to take in the sights of another car park. 838 00:44:27,160 --> 00:44:29,800 Yeah, I think we're locked in here for the night. 839 00:44:29,840 --> 00:44:32,160 We'll have to go out on foot patrol. 840 00:44:32,200 --> 00:44:34,640 Feel free. THEY LAUGH