SIREN BLARES
JOHN THOMSON: This is Police Interceptors.
Get on the ground!
Police Interceptors? The real life one?
I'm gonna tell my kids about this.
And you're riding with the pride of Northamptonshire...
Speed, one-two-zero.
..ace pursuit drivers...
Contact, contact, contact. NPAS, five-one.
..with air support...
Got two out, standby.
DOGS BARKING Come out!
..and a crack dog unit.
If you move, you will get bit. SCREAMING
They bring down the bad guys...
Police! I believe you're wanted, mate.
Police with a dog - stand still!
..keep the streets safe...
Put your arms behind your back. I am!
Get on the floor!
..and battle 24/7...
ENGINE REVS Get down on the floor.
..in the war on crime.
Crash, crash.
On the floor now!
Is what it is, innit? We find them - we lock them up.
Coming up...
ON RADIO: 'Break-out, break-out.'
Oh, he's going. He's going.
..a runaway driver gets the TPAC treatment twice...
Side car, side car, box on.
SIRENS BLARE
Get out the car! Get out!
Right, Taser officer, don't resist.
This is a Taser, 50.. 50,000 volts.
..a twitchy teen tries to avoid the question...
So whose car is it? I haven't stole it.
OK, well, whose car is it?
..and the interceptors race to help officers under threat.
Oh, get off! SCREAMING
You're further under arrest for assault. Hey, be quiet!
Nice (!)
It's halfway through a Sunday night shift.
Keeping watch over the roads
are Callum Donoghue and crewmate Stewart Wilson.
It's only 2am. I feel like loads has kind of happened.
We've done a lot tonight.
They've had eight jobs so far.
ON RADIO: 'Strike, strike, strike.'
Callum's helped at his first-ever TPAC,
a textbook three-car box...
SIRENS BLARE
'Vehicle stopped, no damage to any vehicles.'
..taking two blades
and an unlicensed driver off the road.
You know, for a Sunday, it's a been quite eventful.
And the ninth job of the night is fast approaching.
This one coming down the motorway, it's got no insurance, no keeper,
failed to stop seven days ago.
Intel suggests a black Audi A4
with a marker for failing to stop after an accident
is travelling on the M1.
Six-one, we're junction 15.
Multiple units are plotting up on the lookout for the driver.
When we expecting this one? So, it's seven minutes ago.
If the Audi has stayed on the motorway,
Callum and Stewart should be eyes on any second now.
What was that? It was definitely an Audi.
Callum puts his foot down.
Advanced driver Callum is behind the wheel
of his favourite car in the fleet,
an unmarked BMW 340i...
..the perfect tool for getting a closer look at their target.
Six-one, contact, contact, lane four,
M1 south, just past junction 15.
Vehicle is doing one-zero-nine miles an hour.
With the Audi driver hitting high speeds
before they know they've got company,
Callum and Stewart need to keep a low profile
until more units catch up to help with the stop.
Vehicle is into lane three, nine-five miles an hour.
Six-one, we're gonna put police on our matrix boards
just so you can spot where we are.
Or look for the speed-camera light show.
ON RADIO:
The cavalry is arriving.
Taking the lead is roads policing sarge Tony...
ON RADIO:
..followed by a convoy of three firearms units.
To prevent a pursuit,
Tony's plan is to wrap the Audi in a four-car box.
TONY, ON RADIO:
OFFICERS, ON RADIO:
Get right behind, then, and we'll block this heavy.
Once again, it's time to TPAC.
Firearms surround the Audi...
..and Tony moves in front.
TONY, ON RADIO:
Oh, he's going. He's going.
Having allegedly driven off from an accident,
he's busted free from the cops and boots it.
INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER
ON RADIO:
With moves this dangerous on the M1,
the team are going straight for TPAC take two.
ON RADIO:
There's no breaking out of this one.
SIRENS BLARE
Get out of the car! Get out of the car!
No, look, look... Get out!
Wait, wait! Get out of the car!
Hold on, hold on!
I'm not threatening you... I'm not threatening you.
You just crashed into a police car!
Get your hands behind your back! Hands behind your back now!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait. Hands behind your back!
Wait, wait, hold on, hold on. Calm down. Everyone calm down.
You just smashed into a police car. When? I don't...
When? What do you mean when? I honestly don't know when.
A firearms car took a swipe as he tore through the box.
We've got a small flick knife.
The time is five to three.
You're under arrest for failing to stop for police,
dangerous driving, possession of an offensive weapon.
You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence...
Possession of...?
Possession of a bladed article. There's a flick knife in the car.
Oh, yeah. Yeah?
Lane four of the M1 is a risky place to be,
so the team swiftly move to the services
to continue their investigation.
Have you been nicked before, arrested before? No.
You've never been arrested before? LAUGHING: I'm not a bad person.
Nothing further is found on the suspect or in his car.
Had my grill.
Oh, yeah. Was that when... when we initially put the wrap on?
He dived down the side.
He looked like he was slowing up. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, I thought we were all good, and then I was like, "Oh..."
And then he went... wham! He obviously clipped me coming out.
Cheeky minx. Looks moody.
It's certainly been an eventful evening for Stewart and Callum.
Never been in a TPAC. Now I've had two in one night.
A lot of this is still quite new to me.
Definitely very interesting to see how it all works
and to see the amount of risk that's involved
with these sort of manoeuvres,
but obviously, we do it to prevent a pursuit.
Can see the state of the car - it's not ideal -
but, yeah, play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Following his extreme moves on the M1,
the bloke was convicted of driving dangerously and without insurance.
He was given a nine-month suspended prison sentence,
150 hours of unpaid work,
and disqualified from driving for 18 months.
No legal action was taken against him
for driving away from an accident, failing to stop, or having a knife.
It's incredibly dangerous, what we're doing,
but, yeah, you sort of walk away and think,
"Yeah, we've done a good job."
No members of the public have been involved,
nobody's been injured,
and, yeah, we sort of hit the roads to find some more.
Coming up...
Mate, stay still. What have I done?
..an assault suspect refuses to go to custody quietly...
Stand him up. Stand up, stand up.
INDISTINCT YELLING
OK, how do I spell your first name, then? Guess.
..whereas an unlicensed teen driver clams up.
Do you know what? It takes a bigger man just to say,
"Right, I've been caught out. I've got a provisional licence."
Are you gonna reply?
JOHN THOMSON: There were over 41,000 recorded cases
of police officers being assaulted in England and Wales last year...
..620 of which were in Northamptonshire.
Obviously, you can get assaulted.
Been head-butted by someone in a rear handcuff before.
Thankfully, a lot of the time, we are double-crewed,
so we can normally negate things like that,
but sometimes, it's just part of the job unfortunately.
You deal with some nasty people that don't wanna be caught,
so... yeah, it happens.
SIREN BLARES
Left, left, Elizabeth Street.
ON RADIO: 'Coming up, 42, it's gonna be Stepson Walk.
'Do you want the postcode?'
Assistance shout.
Interceptors Harrison Beverley and, in the driving seat, Lloyd Mason,
are blue-lighting towards officers who are calling in for help.
ON RADIO: 'Two-six-four...'
Straight through, straight down. ON RADIO: 'Yeah, thanks.'
Romeo-Papa-six-four, we're almost ten-six.
Two officers are responding to reports
of an altercation at a party.
Go away, or you're both getting arrested, yeah? What we have done?
Let me just stay, let me just stay...
Go away. You need to go away, as well.
What did I do? It's no big deal...
Keep going away. I just stay... You want to fight?
Move back now or you're getting arrested. Move back!
OFFICER: Do not come forward to me! Walk away. I just...
Despite repeated attempts to move the group on...
Listen to me. Listen. Listen.
Go away, or else he's getting arrested. Last chance.
Both of you, walk away.
..a pair of drunk men keep coming back.
Right, you're under arrest for drunk and disorderly...
OFFICER READS RIGHTS
Get down! Get down now!
You're all right, you're all right...
Get off him! Get off him!
The suspects are resisting...
Behind your back now. Do not grab me!
..with one taking a cop to the ground.
Spray! Spray! Spray! OFFICER YELLS
Both suspects are PAVAd.
Get your arm out!
But at such close range,
the struggling officers are also feeling the effects.
Get off! You're further under arrest.
Get off me now! Get off him!
Epson's through on the left-hand side,
just literally...
Er, yeah, I'll get out and run through.
The officers are somewhere within the estate's dark alleyways.
Harrison and Lloyd are first to the scene.
What do you need, boys? Kick out...
You're not kicking out, mate.
Cops are arriving en masse.
What else you got, mate?
As he's taken me down,
he's sprayed him because he's grabbed me.
So it's just the two?
Yeah. They kept coming back to this address.
They wouldn't listen to us and go away. Yeah, I'm all right.
We gave them multiple opportunities. OFFICER MOANS
Swap out, mate. I've got him.
Harrison's been an interceptor for five years
and has public-order training,
meaning he's well-versed in dealing with high-threat situations.
Leg straps should prevent any harm from the suspect kicking out.
Unfortunately, the straps can't stop any more kicking off.
SUSPECT: What they doing?
Chap, it's the police. Stop kicking out.
What they doing? Police? Stop kicking out.
I've ... what they doing?
INDISTINCT YELLING
Mate, stay still! What they doing?
SUSPECT MOANS
Nice (!) Lovely (!)
Not very pleasant, is he? No.
SUSPECT YELLING
He's further under arrest for assault and...
Mate, be quiet!
SUSPECT: Oh, please! Please!
After a dose of PAVA, one of the drunken assault suspects
seems willing to go to custody quietly.
YELLING
However, the same can't be said for his volatile mate...
Oh, help me, please! Oh, help me, please!
Keep coming straight back like that, mate.
..whose carriage with a built-in cage awaits.
INDISTINCT YELLING
You got him? You got him?
I'll open the catch on that side of the door.
What are you doing?
It's taking a team of seven to get one man safely into a van.
Right, you ready? One, two, three...
Oh, mind... Sorry. Mind his head. Mind his head.
There we go. I'll go where Norm is. Shut that door behind you.
YELLING
Mission accomplished.
Well, that was unexpected. Do you still hear him kicking now?
He's obviously under the influence of something,
so, yeah, he's off to custody for assaulting PCs
and for the initial drunk and disorderly, I think,
and probably resist arrest, as well.
So it'll probably take a few people at custody to get him into a cell.
Unexpected, but that's how it happens in Corby,
as well, sometimes.
Both men were convicted of being drunk and disorderly
and resisting the cops.
They each had to pay £355 in fines and costs.
No legal action was taken against either of them for assault.
While some suspects fight with their fists,
others choose a bad attitude and a war of words.
We deal with a lot of mostly young people -
but there are some old, as well -
people who have no respect for police,
and it's frustrating in dealing with them because...
..it's, like, a lot of the time,
you can't have any type of conversation with them.
It's a bit of a pet peeve for me, really,
because I can guarantee,
if you'd come and had a normal conversation with me,
we're gonna be going our separate ways
a lot quicker than if you were to cause issues.
Hello, you OK?
Good, have you got your driving licence with you?
Have you got a full driving licence?
In the town centre, an officer has stopped a young driver
who they suspect was taking selfies at the wheel.
Oh, OK. Yeah.
That could cost the lad six penalty points and a £200 fine.
What's your first name?
No, I can't see it, mate.
But first, the cop needs to find out who they're dealing with.
Easier said than done.
We're not gonna mess about here, OK?
What's your name?
OK.
Can one-one come and join me, please, on Derngate?
Come back here... Come back here.
Why are you walking away for? I'm not walking away.
You are walking away.
The twitchy driver is not playing ball with the solo officer,
so interceptors Scott Kimberley and Aaron "Griff" Griffiths
are en route as back-up.
Yes, mate, we're on our way.
He's just asked, can we... can we get to him?
So, you'll have to go round the loop.
So, let's try again, what's your name?
Meanwhile, the cagey driver is still refusing to comply.
OK, pop your hands out in front of you, then.
What are you doing? OK, you're under arrest.
For what? For failing to provide your details.
Don't... no. Yeah, can you just...
Put your hands in front of you. Stop messing about.
Can you relax, please. You're under arrest.
Put your hands behind your back now.
Can you relax? Put your hands behind your back.
Oh, he's fighting, he's scrapping, he's scrapping, he's scrapping.
Yeah, yeah.
Griff and Scott arrive right on time.
Right, Taser officer, don't resist.
Taser officer, this is Taser, 50... 50,000 volts.
Put your hands behind your back and don't resist.
I'm not resisting, am I?
ON RADIO: 'One-one has just arrived with them now.'
My God.
One-one, chap's in cuffs,
just put on the logs I've had to draw Taser.
You all right? Yeah. Good.
Come take a seat in the back of my car, then.
After a close encounter of the electrical kind,
they finally got his name in the bag.
OK, how do I spell your first name, then?
Guess.
And it doesn't take long to work out what this lad is trying to hide.
So, you're a provisional licence holder, yeah?
No, I've got a licence.
OK, well, I'm looking at your photo from DVLA
when you applied for your driving licence,
and that's you. No.
So if you're saying that their details aren't correct,
then we'll fingerprint you.
Yeah, shall we do that? If you're saying you've got a full licence.
No? That's because you are a provisional licence holder.
So listen, OK? We believe that to be you.
That could be dealt with here and now at the side of the road,
or we're gonna go to custody,
and you're gonna be four, five, six hours.
Policing has been Griff's passion since he was young.
Following a stint in the control room,
ten years as a special,
and four years on the beat full time...
We can deal with this right now.
..he's got some sage words of advice for this 18-year-old.
If you've been caught out, do you know what?
It takes a bigger man just to say,
"All right, I've been caught out. I've got a provisional licence."
Yeah. OK. Say again?
Yes. So you have a provisional licence only?
Yes. OK.
At last.
Although, driving without a licence isn't the young man's only problem.
Whose car is it? You got permission to drive the car?
You haven't got permission to drive the car?
Have you taken that car without the consent of the owner?
The lad of few words is opting for the silent treatment.
Do we need to go to your home address and ask whoever car...
whosever car it is, then?
Are you gonna reply?
If the unlicensed teenager doesn't fess up soon,
he could be taken to custody for theft.
So, who's car is it? I haven't stole it.
OK, who's car is it, then? It's my sister's.
OK, does your sister know you're driving it?
No. I haven't stole it. OK, you've taken it without her consent, then,
OK, which is an offence, isn't it?
Scott calls the driver's sister...
Does he have permission to drive your car at all?
No, he doesn't. OK.
..giving her the bad news that, thanks to her brother,
her Suzuki Swift is going to be seized.
We will explain to him how he is able...
or you are able to get the vehicle back.
Erm, obviously, there will be costs involved there.
Eventually, we will get to the right answer,
and if you wanna make it as... as...
a long a time as you like, then that's fine.
Erm... like, we'll do that.
And I think he's still in the car now,
giving them... giving them grief.
No, you're a doughnut for driving on your mobile phone
and with no licence.
He's not happy he's been caught out.
You know, he's a provisional licence holder,
so he's gonna be disqualified before he's even got a full licence.
You reap what you sow, don't you?
You're gonna be reported for consideration of the question
of prosecuting you for driving whilst using a mobile phone
and also driving otherwise in accordance with a licence.
So, you do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence...
Luckily for the driver, his sister doesn't want to report him
for taking her car, and he's free to go.
Right, jump out, then.
Finally! Well, you made it take long.
It would have been done about half hour ago. Turn round.
Now he seems to be the one in a rush.
Hurry up, man!
I'm doing it, but you're moving, aren't you? Hurry up!
How can I do it when you're moving? Stop moving, and I'll do it.
Hurry up, man.
Nerds, fam. Look at these lot. Goodness me.
Tramp.
Get out my face, right, and clear off.
Cuffs off, it looks like the driver has found his voice.
When you take off that uniform, you're crying.
I'm not crying, sir. Crying.
Are you leaving anything of value in the vehicle?
I've got a iPhone 15 in there.
I'll go. I'll go and look for you.
Only too happy to help, Griff gives the Suzuki a once-over.
No iPhone 15... anywhere in the car.
So, one of you lot stole it, then.
Yeah, if you wanna claim that, that's fine.
But this camera's been rolling since we turned up,
so it's not a problem - no issues.
And now the unlicensed 18-year-old driver
has a question of his own for the interceptors.
Wait, how am I getting home? Walking.
SCOTT: It's down to yourself, innit? You have to walk. You're an adult.
You've got the town centre that way, you've got buses and taxis in there,
or you can ring one of your family members,,
and they might be able to come and pick you up.
One way he won't be getting home is in his sister's Suzuki.
GRIFF GROANS
What a morning.
Let's just go.
Ah, cool. Yeah. SCOTT: Ah, delightful.
OFFICER, ON RADIO:
HE CHUCKLES Yes, yes.
His biggest issue wasn't the fact
that his sister is gonna have to pay a recovery fee.
His issue was with us, the police,
the fact that he'd been asked to produce his documents.
Well, unfortunately, that's also not a choice.
All his actions today are his own.
The 18-year-old pleaded guilty to using his phone at the wheel
and driving without a licence.
He received six points and was fined £267.
Coming up...
Oh, my God. Hello?
..a driver has a brush with death...
Are you OK? Have you been drinking?
I've had four pints.
..and...
Police officer with a Taser.
Make yourselves known now, or I'm coming up.
..the interceptors go looking for hash in the attic.
Struck gold, or green, in this case.
JOHN THOMSON: Recent figures show that in just one year
on Great Britain's roads,
around 6,740 people were killed or injured
in collisions involving a drink driver.
Despite fatalities being at a 12-year high,
some drivers are still choosing to risk it all.
What goes through the mind of a drink driver?
I'm not... I'm not sure.
I think some people probably don't know the limits with it
and think it'll be OK and might only be on a short journey,
but it doesn't take much to have a collision, unfortunately.
When we encounter them, obviously, remaining professional,
but you just... you can't understand
why someone would put other people at risk.
Break of dawn on a bank holiday weekend.
Interceptor Michael Hollowell is at the tail end of his night shift...
MAN, ON RADIO: 'One-one.'
MICHAEL HUMS
One-one, go on.
..when an alarming shout comes over the radio.
'Four-five-one coming in for the A45 with the Esso garage.
'Got some people trapped after an RTC.'
Really?
Is it eastbound or westbound?
'Saying it's westbound.'
Yep, making my way.
Following reports that a car has left the road
and ploughed into a hedgerow,
ambulance and fire crews are also racing to the area.
Life comes first. We'll make sure that we get people out of the cars
if they're trapped in their cars,
make sure that we can look after them whilst they're in the car,
and then we'll deal with the formalities after that.
At this time in the morning, there's hardly anyone on the roads,
but a concerned lorry driver has pulled over...
Hello.
..and is desperately trying to free the driver from the wreckage.
There's one male in there. Is he? Yeah.
This car is fully in the hedge, with one male driver.
All right, thank you. Right.
'Copy that.' This could be lethal.
WHISPERS: God. Oh, my God. Yeah.
Hello?
No answer.
There's one person in there, one male, on the driver's seat,
so he might have moved to the back now. Right, OK.
Hello. You all right?
The trapped driver is responding.
I'll do my best to try and get you out.
One-one.
'Go ahead.'
I've spoken with the driver.
He is currently in the back seat of the car.
He's... He is OK.
There's no injuries that I can see at the moment,
but I'm just gonna try and get him out the car.
He's just trapped, literally by the hedge.
A bit of brute force...
All right. Top man.
..and they're in.
Just try and get this car seat out the way.
There you go.
Here.
Amazingly, the driver seems unhurt.
MICHAEL EXHALES DEEPLY Are you OK?
Have you been drinking? Had four pints.
Mate... MICHAEL SIGHS
You are lucky to be alive after doing what you've just done. Mm.
I'm gonna have to breathalyse you, all right?
Don't go... Yeah, I had... I've had four pints.
Where do you live?
Just up the road, in Billing.
Always happens close to home. Always happens close to home.
Over 200 people are killed each year on Great Britain's roads
in collisions involving a drink driver.
And blow. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going.
Keep going. Keep going. Stop. Stop.
After taking a chance on a short journey,
this driver is lucky not to be adding to that statistic.
OK, so, you've blown 91.
OK, 35's the legal limit,
so at this current time, you're under arrest
on suspicion of driving a vehicle whilst over the prescribed limit.
Before we go anywhere, I'll get the ambulance people
to have a look at you, make sure you're OK.
All right? Yeah? That's fine, yeah.
OK, just come with us.
Having spent the best part of two decades policing the roads,
advanced driver Michael has dealt with hundreds of drink drivers.
But the results never become any less shocking.
How he's alive...
To see someone sitting in the back of the car
and not have a scratch on him... that is, er...
He's a very, very lucky boy.
He's come down the dual carriageway.
Where the fire engines are now, he's left the road.
And you can see the destruction on the grass.
It looks like he's been side-on...
into the tree down here.
So, he's spun on the grass
and gone sideways along to the point where he's stopped.
He's a very lucky person because he's took out... two posts,
which could have easily gone through the windscreen.
It could have been a whole lot worse.
Really could have been a whole lot worse.
For safety, the fire crew will disconnect the car's battery.
It will be down to the drink driver to arrange for his motor's recovery.
Did I tell you about the tyre on the offside? No.
Might have had a blow-out. Oh, OK.
Come and look. Oh, right. Yeah.
Unless that's from the impact.
It's gone.
Yeah, that may... Would've been in sideways.
Yeah, because of the sideways action of the car,
may have been ripped off.
So, he was nearly home.
Local? Only lives in Billing.
Paramedics deem the driver medically fit to be taken into police custody.
Did he say his tyre blew? He said his tyre blew,
and then that's when...
They're suggesting that because it's off the rim.
That may well have happened, but you can't deny that he's,
you know, not over the drink-drive limit
cos 91 is nearly three times the limit, isn't it?
Yeah, it can't have been a helping factor. No.
All right, chap?
As well as being drunk at the wheel, the driver is also uninsured.
He's taken to custody to give an evidential sample of breath...
Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going.
That's it. Nice one. Well played.
..although he seems remarkably relaxed
after his earlier brush with death.
So, the legal limit's 35.
You've blown 95 and 97.
Can he have a glass of water?
You can have as much water as you want.
MICHAEL CHUCKLES SOFTLY
I think that, had he hit those posts in the front of the vehicle
rather than the side, they could well have gone
through the windscreen and done some serious injuries.
But he's come away without a scratch
and... doesn't seem to care the fact that he's over the limit.
He's just more worried about going to bed and having a glass of water.
After his close call, the man was convicted of drink driving
and driving without insurance.
He was banned from the roads for two years
and ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work.
In we go.
Cannabis is consistently the most used drug in England and Wales.
Downstairs, there's one huge grow.
On the top floor, we've got three bedrooms full.
Over three quarters of a million cannabis plants were seized
last year before they reached the market.
Hoping to weed out a few more cannabis plants today
is interceptor Rob Harfleet.
MAN, ON RADIO: 'We've got three vehicles
'that appear to be clearing out a cannabis factory.
ROB: What were the descriptions of the vehicles, please?
'So, there was a black car, a grey car and a white van.'
I'll go for an area search.
According to intel, the drugs are being grown
in a semi-detached home in Kingsthorpe.
On the outside, there's no sign of three cars on a cannabis clear-out.
MAN: Hiya. Hello.
He's coming to the door is he?
However, Rob and local cops are eager to know
what might be hidden on the inside.
Hello, buddy. Can you come to the door, please?
Can you come to the door?
That's it. Say again?
INDISTINCT VOICES FROM HOUSE
Open a window so I can speak to you clearly
cos I can't hear what you're saying.
No joy at the front.
Is this locked, is it?
But Rob has a bit more luck around the back.
SHOUTS: Police! Who's in the address?
Make yourselves known.
Who else is in the address?
One lad detained downstairs,
Rob moves quickly to clearing the upstairs.
Officer with a Taser.
Off-duty, Rob is a keen golfer,
and in record time today,
he's heading straight for the green, with a hole in one.
One-three, there's cannabis in the loft.
Gardeners often go to great lengths to protect their plants,
sometimes using weapons and rigging traps.
If you're up in the loft,
come to the hatch now and show me your hands.
Taser at the ready, Rob needs to check the attic.
Police officer with a Taser.
Make yourselves known now, or I'm coming up.
OK, there's a large drying room.
It's a confirmed grow.
There's a drying room with a large quantity of cannabis in it.
Cannabis plants with a potential street value of around £17,000
are hanging up to dry.
It's strange to find it in that... way,
in a residential house cos that is quite late stages on,
and I couldn't see any up there that were actually growing.
But whether they were growing it,
that's what they've got rid of today, and now they're drying it.
Struck gold, or green, in this case.
There's certainly enough up there to supply themselves
and others for a little while.
"Eat, drink and dance on the table."
I think I prefer that one.
Let's hope the resident doesn't lose his sparkle,
as he's just returned home to find the interceptors in his loft.
Now we've got one in custody for cultivation.
No hanging around here.
He's on the fast track to custody
for an interview about the loft garden.
The suspect is on bail
while officers investigate the cultivation of cannabis.
Still to come...
..boy racers caught on camera...
Bad day for him coming, then.
..and the interceptors crash the party.
Turn your engine off.
Turn your engine off now.
JOHN THOMSON: Eagle-eyed operators in Northampton's CCTV control room
keep watch over 429 cameras, 24 hours a day.
They have a direct line through to police HQ,
so even if boy racers wait until late
and take their daft driving to the top of a car park,
the interceptors are likely to find out about it.
PC AARON GRIFFITHS: One-one.
MAN, ON RADIO:
Copied. Which vehicles are doing the bad driving?
Yeah, OK, we're en route. Into town, then.
SIRENS BLARE
Putting the brakes on this rooftop car meet
are Chris and co-pilot Griff.
One-one, we're just coming down London Road,
Have we still got them on camera?
It's not exactly Formula 1, but it's still too fast and furious.
Ah, a bad day for him coming, then.
Killing the blues...
We're just coming into the car park.
..Chris and Griff need to keep the element of surprise.
Didn't know there was this many floors.
I've never.. In all the time I've used this car park,
I've never had to go up this far.
One more above us, I reckon.
Reaching the very top...
Ah. No, it's not. Wrong car park. Go back down.
Wrong car park? Yeah, wrong car park.
This is St John's, not Mayorhold.
One-one, we're gonna be slightly delayed.
I've directed two-five to the wrong car park.
But this one is clear.
Yeah. But there's nothing going on here.
This is St John's Car Park.
Excellent. It's a very nice car park,
Thank you for showing it to me. Yeah.
Take you to the right car park now.
The next car park on their whistle-stop tour
is only half a mile down the road.
One-one, we're just coming to Mayorhold.
Are they still up there?
The motor meet is still in full swing.
Although it doesn't look like the petrolheads
are expecting a marked Beemer to join the party.
Turn your engine off. Turn your engine off now.
Can you just turn your engine off for me
and have your driving licence?
Hello, fella. Same with you.
Can I have your driving licence, please?
Are you happy dealing with this chap, and I'll deal with this chap?
Yeah. Lovely.
So, this is your car? MAN: Yeah.
Full driving licence?
Er, yeah. You had to think about that.
While Chris checks the driving credentials of one of the lads,
Griff is dealing with the wannabe Vin Diesel VW driver.
There's CCTV cameras in this car park.
They've been observing your driving in your motor,
and that driving wasn't acceptable.
Any reason why you'd be driving like that?
Not really. Thought it was private land.
It's not private land.
Not private? It's not private.
When you turned up, we were like, "Oh, shit, what have I done?"
Literally, a few levels below you, the car park is rammed...
with people that have just come out of an event.
And just cos it's empty up here,
it doesn't give you that right, OK? Yeah, yeah.
Over with Chris, it looks like
the BMW driver could be in more trouble
than simply dodgy driving.
Unfortunately, for you, young man... Yeah.
..you don't have a licence, do you? I do.
The DVLA, the driving licence database is saying
that your licence has been revoked until test passed.
When Chris passed his driving test,
his first set of wheels was a Ford Fiesta.
After 18 years as a cop...
When did you take your driving test? Er...
2020, 2021, something like that.
..he knows the rules of the road inside out.
Cos you've had six points within the first two years,
you lose your licence, essentially.
Oh, I didn't know that. So...
you should not be driving a car.
OK? As such, you're gonna... I'm gonna give you a ticket tonight
for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.
If the lad wants to drive his car home,
he's going to have to come back with L plates
and someone with a full licence to supervise.
We are gonna be putting a marker on this car
for the next 24, 36 hours. Yeah.
So, if your car's seen driven around,
just be prepared, you might get stopped.
Blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow.
Both drivers are breathalysed...
And that's come back zero, which is OK. Sweet.
..and both blow zero.
That's what I like to see.
TUNEFULLY: Mm-mm-mm.
Next on the interceptors' check list
is making sure the motors are fit for the roads.
Can see where he's been skidding here
cos his tyres are covered in red paint.
Actually, all tyres are in good nick.
Would you mind just coming in, starting it for me?
Just check your lights.
Lovely. Indicator that side.
And the other side.
Lovely. Thank you.
So, last thing is that you're gonna be issued
with a Section 59 warning today, OK?
Section 59 notices are given
for the anti-social use of motor vehicles.
If the VW driver is caught causing a nuisance in the next 12 months,
his car will be seized.
If you keep doing it and getting stopped,
you're gonna start paying a lot of money in terms of cars, OK?
This has made me realise. Please realise. Please realise.
Just cos you're up here, that doesn't mean you can't crash,
that you can't cause yourself an injury, you can't hurt yourself.
I ask, "Would you pass your driving test if you drive like that?"
And everyone says no.
So, you know, he's been friendly enough.
Hopefully, it's a lesson in learning for them now for the future
and they'll just think next time when they drive that way.
The lad Chris ticketed pleaded guilty to driving without a licence,
but the court believed he did not know he'd lost his licence.
As a result, he was given an absolute discharge,
which means the experience of going to court was punishment enough.
As for Griff and Chris,
the car park capers didn't end there.
Press it again. LONG BEEP
Keep pressing it.
Only, this time, it's the interceptors calling for help.
Griff, go and do a Gavin & Stacey, will you?
Go lift the barrier. Can you imagine?
CHRIS CHUCKLES It'll get... It'll break!
Having to send the mobile driver over.
GRIFF LAUGHS
Still, gives them the chance
to take in the sights of another car park.
Yeah, I think we're locked in here for the night.
We'll have to go out on foot patrol.
Feel free. THEY LAUGH