0:00:02 > 0:00:05North Yorkshire - the largest county in England and Wales.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08From seaside resorts like Scarborough
0:00:08 > 0:00:10to the historic city of York.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13It just offers you everything that policing could offer you.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16You work the cities, you work the rural areas.
0:00:16 > 0:00:196,000 miles of some of Britain's most scenic
0:00:19 > 0:00:21and most unforgiving roads.
0:00:21 > 0:00:26We've got three casualties out of the vehicle in front of us.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29The traffic cops here deal with among the highest number
0:00:29 > 0:00:32of serious collisions per head than anywhere in the UK.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38Roundabout, the wrong way, the wrong way, onto the dual carriageway.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Tonight, criminals on the run...
0:00:42 > 0:00:451768, we've got four males in it who are swapping seats.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49..a driver in trouble.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Can you call me an ambulance out?
0:00:51 > 0:00:53They're just doing tests.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55..and a cop car rammed.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Vehicle's just rammed us.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00Best job in the world.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04We drive very nice cars and we stop baddies.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Welcome to North Yorkshire,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10a vast area, stretching the traffic cops to the limit.
0:01:26 > 0:01:305,000 crimes are reported in North Yorkshire every month.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Many involve criminals using the county's roads as an escape route.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38With 3,200 square miles to police,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41the traffic cops here face a constant battle
0:01:41 > 0:01:44to catch up with crooks on the move.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Whatever happens in the middle of London,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49it happens in North Yorkshire.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51It may not happen to the same magnitude,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54it may not happen with the same frequency, but it happens.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Policing is policing because you're dealing with people.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01It's midday.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05First received. Just repeat. Foxtrot Papa 55.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09Tadcaster traffic constable Martin Smith is five hours into his shift
0:02:09 > 0:02:12when a call comes in about a stolen car.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16They've got a trigger hit on a stolen motor vehicle
0:02:16 > 0:02:19coming south from Boroughbridge.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25The car's hit an automatic number plate recognition camera on the A1
0:02:25 > 0:02:28and Martin is about 20 miles from the last sighting.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34It's Foxtrot Papa 55 is what we're looking for, a grey Astra.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39Across the UK, a car is stolen on average every seven minutes.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Oscar Romeo 22.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43As Martin approaches the motorway,
0:02:43 > 0:02:46more news comes through about the location of the stolen car.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55He's managed to get ahead of it, so pulls up beside the slip road.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00Yeah, 22, I'm static southbound at Bramham, waiting.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- We're trying to get enough cars together...- Yes, 70, middle lane,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13half a mile back on the A64 southbound.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16..to stop it. It's half a mile away from us on here.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17We're going to join in in a minute
0:03:17 > 0:03:20and then we're probably going to put a pre-emptive stop on it,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23which is stopping the vehicle before it starts to run.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Six miles behind, James Duffy and Mick Roth
0:03:27 > 0:03:31of the North Yorkshire road crime team are racing to join the hunt.
0:03:31 > 0:03:3491, can we hear from the ARB?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36They're going to be closest.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38We were in Harrogate and we'd heard it come down
0:03:38 > 0:03:40and we're within a distance that means that
0:03:40 > 0:03:43there's a real good possibility of us getting involved.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49We don't usually have information as to who's in that vehicle,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52because it could be anyone, so we have to treat that as
0:03:52 > 0:03:54this is a genuine stolen vehicle, somebody's in that
0:03:54 > 0:03:57and they're going to want to get away.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58Further ahead...
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Looking for middle lane. Grey Astra.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03In a minute.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06There it is. That one there.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13And we're going to join in the back and wait for instructions.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22It's in front of the marked car, that's where it is.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27There are now two police cars directly behind the stolen car
0:04:27 > 0:04:31but the driver shows no sign of reacting to the cops.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Speed - 65mph. Just confirm...
0:04:34 > 0:04:38The worry for Martin now is that the suspect may take off.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41We're watching very carefully for this driver's reaction.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Some people just sit there very coyly
0:04:44 > 0:04:49and believe, the more normal they behave, the quicker it'll go away.
0:04:53 > 0:04:5623, you've got 22 behind you, nobody else.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59The cops want to surround the car and force it to stop
0:04:59 > 0:05:02but, to do this, they have to wait
0:05:02 > 0:05:04until a third police car catches them up.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11The idea at the moment is, if we can get another patrol car in behind,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13we'll go for what they call a pre-emptive stop,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16which is we will surround the vehicle and pull it in
0:05:16 > 0:05:18without giving the driver much time to react.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20If he does react, he's got three cars around him to hold him in,
0:05:20 > 0:05:22but we ideally need three cars.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25It might be, at that very, very point when we do that,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28that the drivers suddenly twigs,
0:05:28 > 0:05:32actually, we do know he's there and it is him we want and we have chaos.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Finally, the third cop car takes up its position in the chasing pack
0:05:39 > 0:05:42but they still can't strike yet.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47We have a duty to detain and deal with the offender.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49We also have a duty to protect the public.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53James is now behind the chasers keeping the traffic behind them,
0:05:53 > 0:05:55out of harm's way.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00That gives us enough vehicles to box it in
0:06:00 > 0:06:01as well as having a safety vehicle
0:06:01 > 0:06:05which means that the motorists that are coming up on you at 70-80mph,
0:06:05 > 0:06:07we can give them warning to move over
0:06:07 > 0:06:12and it gives us a bit of a safety barrier.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14With the motorway traffic held back,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17the intercept team get ready to stop the suspect.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Yeah, 22 to 23, if you want us to come past,
0:06:21 > 0:06:23just leave your lights off.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26When ours go on, then put yours on.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30I'll go in front, the car behind me offside, you at the back, confirm?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- Yep, all received.- Yes, yes.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35As soon as we're clear, I'll come round you.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38RADIO INDISTINCT
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I'd like that little white car out of the way,
0:06:41 > 0:06:43because it's going to get right in the middle of it all
0:06:43 > 0:06:45if we're not careful.
0:06:45 > 0:06:46We're going.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Martin moves to overtake the suspect's car.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55One patrol car sits behind
0:06:55 > 0:06:57and another comes alongside.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Stop, stop.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Vehicle is stopped. Stand by, XM.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Get out of the car. Get out of the car, please.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Come out and I'll explain what's happening.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21All right, turn and face that.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Initially, he started saying, "Well, it isn't stolen,"
0:07:26 > 0:07:27because, essentially, it's his car.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Maybe he thought it was all a big mistake.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32The front one's the only one we can get him into.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Different people have different reactions
0:07:34 > 0:07:38and the reaction isn't quite right for a completely innocent person.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41He's a little bit too resigned to it.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44All we've been told at the moment is that the car's been reported stolen,
0:07:44 > 0:07:46and you're in that vehicle,
0:07:46 > 0:07:48hence why you're arrested on suspicion of theft.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51We'll sort out the rest in due course, all right?
0:07:51 > 0:07:54While the man's detained,
0:07:54 > 0:07:59James is still holding traffic back waiting for an all clear.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Yep. All cars are off the road. They're on the hard shoulder.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04You can let it run and then just come down to us.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09As the roadblock's released and the motorway reopens,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12the suspect and his car are taken to York police station
0:08:12 > 0:08:15to confirm if it is, indeed, stolen.
0:08:20 > 0:08:2340 miles away, traffic constable Dan Hughes
0:08:23 > 0:08:26is patrolling north of Scarborough
0:08:26 > 0:08:29on the lookout for more criminals on the move.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32He's been alerted to a report of a shop theft.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34When the initial report comes in of a theft
0:08:34 > 0:08:36and people leaving in a vehicle,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38you've got to start up on the top level.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Are you dealing with a team of shoplifters?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Organised travelling criminals.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45People travel extensively throughout the country
0:08:45 > 0:08:48for the sole purpose of committing high-value shop thefts.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51More news comes in about what's been stolen.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07It's a minor theft of fudge from a shop on Scarborough seafront.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10You start up thinking about things top level
0:09:10 > 0:09:14and sometimes end up coming down to the simpler, more amusing things.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Theft's a theft, isn't it?
0:09:16 > 0:09:18You know, it's not a quad bike in the back but...
0:09:18 > 0:09:23In 2013, there were nearly 4,000 reports of shop theft
0:09:23 > 0:09:24across North Yorkshire.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26If Dan responds quickly,
0:09:26 > 0:09:30he could cut this thief off before he leaves the area.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Checks on the computer showed it to possibly be
0:09:32 > 0:09:33from the Middlesbrough area.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Really, I was ideally placed to cut across country
0:09:36 > 0:09:38and take up a position to try and intercept the vehicle,
0:09:38 > 0:09:40should it be heading home.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41There it is.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Literally within a couple of minutes,
0:09:45 > 0:09:47the van passed me in the opposite direction.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Dan now urgently needs information about the suspect.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05SIREN WAILS
0:10:05 > 0:10:094-3, just got that vehicle stopped now on the last bus stop lay-by
0:10:09 > 0:10:12before the main roundabout.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- You all right? - All right, fellas? Yeah.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Just switch the engine off and pass us the keys.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Starter motor's gone, mate. Switch it off, it's dead.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- Where are you from?- Middlesbrough. - Right. Who's vehicle is it?- Mine.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31- What's your name?- Steven. - Have you been to Scarborough?
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- No, not today. - Are you sure?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- Positive, mate, yeah. - Yeah, right.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38'I know that vehicle's been in Scarborough,
0:10:38 > 0:10:40'the registration's been passed to me
0:10:40 > 0:10:43'from witnesses who have seen it leaving the scene of the theft.'
0:10:43 > 0:10:46If you know the facts and straightaway they're telling you
0:10:46 > 0:10:50porkies then you know you need to do a bit of digging.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Where are you heading to now?
0:10:52 > 0:10:57- Middlesbrough.- Where have you been just now?- Up in Rugby.- Oh, right.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59It's over that way, Rugby?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Over that way somewhere.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05'I'm trying to play it fairly calm,'
0:11:05 > 0:11:07there's no point diving in with handcuffs and things
0:11:07 > 0:11:09'and aggravating the situation.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13'I've got plenty of time to let them sit and stew for a moment.'
0:11:16 > 0:11:20At York Police Station James Duffy is checking in the driver
0:11:20 > 0:11:22of the car reported stolen.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35He was really cool, calm and collected. He's never been arrested
0:11:35 > 0:11:38before, we've got no record of him on our local system.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46The driver continues to dispute who owns the car
0:11:46 > 0:11:48but, as routine checks are carried out,
0:11:48 > 0:11:52a search of the man reveals something much more suspicious.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57We search all people when they come into custody
0:11:57 > 0:11:59and it's a good job that we do.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14£4,000 is a lot of cash for a gambling win
0:12:14 > 0:12:18and James suspects the money really comes from the proceeds of crime.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26The police are starting to think they might be onto something
0:12:26 > 0:12:28much bigger here.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Anything else in your trouser pockets?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34'We're now leading somewhere else.'
0:12:34 > 0:12:38We have a very basic domestic theft of the car,
0:12:38 > 0:12:43'we now suddenly have somebody with £4,000 in his pocket in cash,
0:12:43 > 0:12:45'so you start to dig more and more,'
0:12:45 > 0:12:48you use the powers that's available to you, so we continue to search.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Take your shoes off for me.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01The cops then make another discovery.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11It's a package full of what they suspect is class A drugs.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24The drugs are crack cocaine, worth £2,000.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26A real large quantity.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Probably one of the largest I've seen get off someone.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Wrapped and ready to go, obviously not in a pre-made...
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Small wraps. So it's a real good little seizure, that.
0:13:37 > 0:13:45In 2013 there were over 200,000 drug offences recorded in the UK.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49I would think most involved at that level, it's because of profit,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52it's how much money you make. It's business. It's supply and demand.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00'The thing that goes down badly with society is the after-effects.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03'Nasty drugs have a long-term effect on people,'
0:14:03 > 0:14:05people become victims of drugs.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08People who become victims of drugs have families.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13Families witness this. So it becomes an unpleasant affair all round.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17The allegations against the man in relation to the stolen car
0:14:17 > 0:14:19are yet to be resolved...
0:14:19 > 0:14:21but now his arrest for drug supply
0:14:21 > 0:14:24means he could be facing a length prison sentence.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Despite this, he remains unfazed.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32He's still real cool, calm and collected.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34There's no worry in his face.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37We get a range of reactions but often very quiet,
0:14:37 > 0:14:40very solemn, you think they might have something on them.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Very nervous - you can see their chest going in and out,
0:14:43 > 0:14:45real shallow, rapid breathing
0:14:45 > 0:14:47because they've got adrenaline going round their body.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49But there was no indications with this chap
0:14:49 > 0:14:51that there was anything untoward.
0:14:58 > 0:15:0150 miles away on the A171 near Whitby,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Dan has caught up with a van linked with a theft
0:15:04 > 0:15:07from a shop on Scarborough seafront.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12Yeah, I've got two passengers. One's got grey, paint splattered...
0:15:12 > 0:15:16The man and the van fit the reported description.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18'So I had to front them up, really,'
0:15:18 > 0:15:21either all of you come in or one of you mans up and tells me
0:15:21 > 0:15:22what you've done.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Which one of you have pinched these things at Scarborough, then?
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Or are you all three getting locked up?
0:15:31 > 0:15:34This chocolate fudge mousse stuff, in the wine glasses.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36All right, buddy.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39At this time you're under arrest on suspicion of theft.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Where's the bits now?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Troughed 'em and binned 'em, have you?- Yeah.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- Was it worth it? - No.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Faced with dropping his workmates in it, the fudge thief has come clean.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Fudge. Do you know what I mean?
0:16:12 > 0:16:16If you want to jump in the front seat of the car for us.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19And I'll...do some paperwork with you.
0:16:19 > 0:16:25Attitude, you know, plays a big key role in the people we deal with.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28He realises the error of his ways.
0:16:29 > 0:16:324-3, just after the values of the stolen items, please.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38And was it two?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Thank you.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47A fixed penalty ticket for theft.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49I'll double-check the fine, I think it's 80 quid.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52It's an alternative to taking you back down to Scarborough
0:16:52 > 0:16:54and put in a cell and getting interviewed.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- All right? - Yeah, thank you.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- What do you do for a living? - Shop fitter.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- Shop fitter or lifter? - LAUGHING:- Stop it right now!
0:17:05 > 0:17:06He was quite a character.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Jolly enough. I think he'd had a little bit to drink.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13But he was honest, he was open and that's the thing I like.
0:17:15 > 0:17:1890 quid is it. It's gone up a bit but not as much as the others.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Used to be 80, it's obviously gone up to 90.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- 90 quid for two fudges. - Mm.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- It certainly isn't the crime of the- BLEEP- century.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34It certainly isn't but it's a crime nevertheless and that's somebody's
0:17:34 > 0:17:36little business and it's a family owned business.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- I totally appreciate that...- They put money into it, don't they?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- I'm a- BLEEP- myself.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44..somebody being silly, coming in and swiping things from them...
0:17:44 > 0:17:45Being a dick.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48I don't need to tell you how stupid you've been, do I?
0:17:48 > 0:17:51At the end of the day you've been honest with me.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53I appreciate how you've dealt with me.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- We'll deal with you in a reasonable fashion.- Thank you very much.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Seriously, I am just so happy that the police have been
0:17:59 > 0:18:02so understanding and realise that I'm a tit
0:18:02 > 0:18:06and I should not pinch fudge from shops. Nice one.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08With the thief dealt with,
0:18:08 > 0:18:12Dan now wants to look over the van for any other potential offences.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15What else have you chaps been up to? What's the in the back of the van?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- Just tools. - Just tools.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Plus somebody having a kip, is it?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23All right.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29On a makeshift shelf in the back of the van is another lad,
0:18:29 > 0:18:33laid nice and quietly, hoping to keep himself tucked away.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38Carrying a passenger in this way is both unsafe and illegal...
0:18:38 > 0:18:41That'll be three points for you, then. Unlucky.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45..and it's the driver's responsibility.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50Bear with us, I'll get this ticket written out, get you on your way.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Although the driver's copped for the ticket...
0:18:52 > 0:18:56- One of yous has got to walk.- You can't have four of you in the van.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01..it's the back shelf passenger who's ended up with a long walk home.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05He has been issued with a £90 penalty.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07That was expensive fudge, wasn't it?
0:19:07 > 0:19:09That apparently wasn't even very nice.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Between two of them, driving that passenger it's cost them 190 quid
0:19:12 > 0:19:16and three points on the license there, so...expensive outing.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24At York Police Station James Duffy and Martin Smith are still dealing
0:19:24 > 0:19:28with the crack cocaine found on the driver they stopped on the A1.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33He claims that he found it in a park, he picked it up,
0:19:33 > 0:19:37he knew what it was and his plan was to take that away and sell it.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40We all know that's a load of rubbish.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Whether he's taking the rap cos he doesn't want it to fall on
0:19:43 > 0:19:46people above him in the food chain maybe, I don't know.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Checks reveal that the driver has no criminal record.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Do we know when he came here?
0:19:52 > 0:19:55It's rare for the police to be totally unaware of someone
0:19:55 > 0:19:59found carrying such a large quantity of class A drugs.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Substantive license from 2005, that's genuine,
0:20:02 > 0:20:05he's of no interest to Immigration. They don't know anything about him.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07This one really caught us on the back foot.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10You've got someone we don't know anything about,
0:20:10 > 0:20:13he's never been in trouble, we don't hold any intelligence on him.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16If that license is right, which they say it is,
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- and that is him, he's no record at all.- No trace, no.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23It's rather a lot to have on someone.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Very lucky or very clever.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Newbie.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Not any more.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34The hope now is that their investigation will lead to others.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Because it's someone that's gone under the radar, there's no
0:20:37 > 0:20:41attention been put into him, but due to the fact he's not very well known
0:20:41 > 0:20:46he's managing to move around large quantities of gear and cash.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52With the man arrested, the cops can now search his home address.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Our priority is going to be securing the house.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59There might be further drugs, cash, evidence relating to the offence.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Basically we can delay his right to have somebody informed
0:21:02 > 0:21:04if we believe there's going to be a loss of evidence.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07We can get some officers round there and do the search
0:21:07 > 0:21:11and hopefully secure some more gear, cash, evidence, whatever it may be.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16There will be a hierarchy.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19You'll have the person at the top that imports the gear,
0:21:19 > 0:21:23that will then get split up to lower dealers, then there's a whole range
0:21:23 > 0:21:27of different levels before you get down to your street-level dealing.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31What started as an unproven report of a stolen car has uncovered
0:21:31 > 0:21:34a much more serious offence.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37If found guilty of crack dealing on this scale the suspect could be
0:21:37 > 0:21:39jailed for four and a half years.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47For North Yorkshire's traffic cops,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50keeping people safe is not always about locking up drug dealers.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Over the years we've had illness at the wheel,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55people collapse in the street.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57You can have people run out in the road
0:21:57 > 0:22:00and see a police car coming, they need some help.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03One of the primary functions of a police officer is to protect life
0:22:03 > 0:22:04and property.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Martin Smith is back on patrol near the A1 in Boroughbridge
0:22:08 > 0:22:12when something catches his eye in the rear-view mirror.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15I was sat there and this great big artic came off the roundabout.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19I wasn't that far away but he made a beeline for the back of the car
0:22:19 > 0:22:21and I think he probably wants some directions
0:22:21 > 0:22:24or he's going to report something.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- Morning. - I don't know if you can help us
0:22:26 > 0:22:31but me shoulder's gone... me arm's gone numb.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Right. Do you want me to get you an ambulance?
0:22:34 > 0:22:35Are you in a bit of a state?
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- I just feel all shaky. - Right.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Have you got any medical problems that you know of?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- No.- Nothing? Right, you sit down there a second.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46I'm going to get an ambulance out and get them to look at you,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49just in case it's a ripple about something else. Then we'll sort
0:22:49 > 0:22:51your truck out after that, all right?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53The man's shoulder is numb.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57It could be a sign of a stroke or heart attack.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00It's the type of emergency most cops come across
0:23:00 > 0:23:03at some point in their careers.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06'I've had it happen to me once when I was a beat bobby in Scarborough.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09'Somebody collapsed. Hadn't been in the job long - a month.'
0:23:09 > 0:23:11And at that point in time,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14bearing in mind I was 18 and a half years old, there was a degree
0:23:14 > 0:23:15of panic setting in.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19I've got a lorry driver's just pulled up
0:23:19 > 0:23:21and he's in a bit of a state with himself, medically.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Can you call me an ambulance out? It's non-specific.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26He's got a pain in his arm, it's seized up. The only thing he's taken
0:23:26 > 0:23:29is flu tablets. If you could send us one down, please.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30But you don't forget these things.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33And life is life whichever way you look at it.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Got up this morning, I felt fine.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I was coming down the A19, me shoulder's just gone, like...
0:23:39 > 0:23:41I can only lift it as far as there.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46It might be something as simple as a trapped nerve. But if you're...
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- I don't know if I'm feeling shaky with the worry.- Exactly.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52So I don't know so we'll have the ambulance out to look at you.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56That's what they're there for. Try not to worry about it too much.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00While we're chatting I'm going to put your feet in and shut the door
0:24:00 > 0:24:02and put the heater up a little bit.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08'The chap is clearly distressed and he's on the verge of tears
0:24:08 > 0:24:11'and I think it's fair to say that most blokes'
0:24:11 > 0:24:13don't like bursting into tears in front of other blokes.
0:24:13 > 0:24:14It's a man thing, I guess.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Me dad died of a stroke.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21It's...
0:24:21 > 0:24:22running through there.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26'Whilst he's talking to me I ask a question'
0:24:26 > 0:24:28and I'm studying his reaction.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31If he suddenly starts slurring or delays his answers
0:24:31 > 0:24:34or he can't remember something I've said then we know something is
0:24:34 > 0:24:37developing and it may be time to change tack.
0:24:38 > 0:24:44An ambulance quickly arrives and Martin hands over to the paramedics.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- We'll get you on our vehicle and we'll get you checked out.- Yeah.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- Do you think you can manage to walk to our vehicle?- Yeah.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51Nice and steady.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54With a history of strokes in the family, the man's condition
0:24:54 > 0:24:56is taken seriously.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58- You were changing gear when it happened?- Yeah.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- That's 5.3. - 5.3, yeah.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06Figures show that every five minutes someone suffers a stroke in the UK.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11When it occurs behind the wheel of an HGV the consequences could be fatal.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13If he's going down the A1 and he passes out at the wheel
0:25:13 > 0:25:16and leans left he might go up the embankment and flip his lorry over
0:25:16 > 0:25:20on the hard shoulder. It just doesn't bear thinking about.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24While he's checked over the driver receives a call.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26It actually says "The Wife."
0:25:29 > 0:25:30Hello?
0:25:31 > 0:25:33I'm in an ambulance.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36'His wife is somebody that's very personal to him'
0:25:36 > 0:25:39so as soon as he's in the company of somebody he can trust
0:25:39 > 0:25:41- then all the emotions come forward. - Yeah...
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- VOICE BREAKING:- They're just doing tests.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50What you're seeing now is what he really feels like.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55I pulled in at a police car.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57The police phoned the ambulance.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02I'll let you know what's happening.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Righto, ta-ra.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06I think as you get older
0:26:06 > 0:26:10you start to understand what this life thing is.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15I don't think people understand until they get older what it means.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Let's just take you down to Harrogate, get the pain sorted out.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21The tests have not shown up anything worrying
0:26:21 > 0:26:25but, as a precaution, Davey is taken to hospital.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28I think most people if they thought they were going to have a stroke
0:26:28 > 0:26:30or were convinced they were having a heart attack,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33and it's never happened before, you can't blame them for panicking.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36He was just frightened. Did not know what was happening.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39He got to the point where he needed some help and I'm glad he found it.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Policing North Yorkshire's roads is a 24-hour operation.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52At night-time the traffic cops are on the hunt for crooks who use
0:26:52 > 0:26:54darkness to cover their tracks.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59We stop a lot of vehicles on a night.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02We get people that bring drugs, we get burglars
0:27:02 > 0:27:05and we get other sort of thieves and people up to no good.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07You never quite know what it's going to be.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13It's 3.00am. The middle of the night.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16James Duffy is keeping an eye on a crime hotspot.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22We're in Askern which is just north of Doncaster
0:27:22 > 0:27:24but it's really close to our border.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27That whole stretch there, we get a lot of traffic of people
0:27:27 > 0:27:31coming up and committing plant thefts, theft of metal and wiring,
0:27:31 > 0:27:35all sorts of crimes like that and it's a real hotspot for us.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39It's not long before James spots a van he thinks is worth stopping,
0:27:39 > 0:27:41and he sets off in pursuit.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45We're trying to catch up with a vehicle that we'd seen
0:27:45 > 0:27:49approach the lights, suddenly do a U-turn and disappear back off.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Which is real suspect behaviour.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55There's a male, white, wearing a dark green coloured jumper.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57It's not particularly racing along
0:27:57 > 0:28:00but it is driving in excess of the speed limit.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05Having attracted James' attention,
0:28:05 > 0:28:08the van's registration is run through the police database.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Citroen Berlingo van in white.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13RESPONSE ON RADIO
0:28:13 > 0:28:17It comes back to a BMW in black
0:28:17 > 0:28:20so we have to give it a stop and that's what we do,
0:28:20 > 0:28:24light it up and we'll soon see the reaction from him.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31As soon as James puts his blue lights on the driver makes a run for it.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37There's no attempt for him to pull over
0:28:37 > 0:28:39and you can see he goes straight into overtakes.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41It's early in the morning, it's not great conditions.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45What we need to do is start to get vehicles to the area.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49But before the rest of the team can reach him,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52the driver changes tactics...
0:28:52 > 0:28:55putting James in a vulnerable position.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57I can see that his lights are on.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01Straightaway we're thinking you're either looking at a decamp
0:29:01 > 0:29:04or he's going to ram us. And it's a bit of a standoff.
0:29:05 > 0:29:10The cop car is a three litre twin turbo BMW worth over £40,000.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16But the van driver doesn't seem to care about damaging it.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Vehicle's just rammed us...
0:29:19 > 0:29:22His back end, you're not going to be able to do anything to put him out
0:29:22 > 0:29:26the game. Us, you're talking about our front end and that's where
0:29:26 > 0:29:29the damage can be done and you can be put out the pursuit.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31When they're ramming you you've got a couple of options -
0:29:31 > 0:29:34you're either going to look at reversing, staying well back
0:29:34 > 0:29:36and don't give him an opportunity.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40The next option is to close up to him.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Because if he can't get a good run up at you he's not going to
0:29:43 > 0:29:44be able to do much damage.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46If ramming a cop car isn't enough,
0:29:46 > 0:29:50the van driver now poses an even bigger threat.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56As we come round he's out of the vehicle, wielding what turns out
0:29:56 > 0:29:59to be a pair of bolt croppers.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02His ultimate aim there was to smash our windscreen.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Just something else they can do to get you out of the game.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Having been rammed five times,
0:30:16 > 0:30:19the damage to James' patrol car is serious.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23..entering a 30... speed is 4-0 miles an hour...
0:30:23 > 0:30:25There's a problem with its engine.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27We're trying to keep with him as much as we can
0:30:27 > 0:30:29but we've got to balance it
0:30:29 > 0:30:34because we don't want to push a car that's not fit for purpose any more.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37If we're to lose control we could end up in a collision and we don't
0:30:37 > 0:30:41want to put the public at risk so sometimes you have to call it.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44We are dropping off, unfortunately. Losing power from my car.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48We've been rammed. Speed 4-0 miles an hour.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51It's a temporary loss at this time.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54I can't explain how frustrating it is.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59It's a total loss on Doncaster Lane B1220.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02It goes that way sometimes. Sometimes you can have a clean hit
0:31:02 > 0:31:04on them and you bring that pursuit to an early conclusion.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08James suspects the van driver's late night outing wasn't just about
0:31:08 > 0:31:09damaging cop cars.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13I'm thinking he's looking at going into compounds so you're looking at
0:31:13 > 0:31:16theft of cable, commercial burglaries, anything like that.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19But unfortunately without stopping him
0:31:19 > 0:31:22we're not able to make those investigations.
0:31:27 > 0:31:3130 miles away it's now 5.00am.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34On the outskirts of Ripon, rookie traffic constable Chris Coleman
0:31:34 > 0:31:37is nearing the end of his nine-hour night shift.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43I'd only been in traffic about three weeks, possibly, then.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45So fairly new.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49I left school, I went straight into the building trade and enjoyed it
0:31:49 > 0:31:51but I always wanted to be a police officer.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54It was a big shock when I first joined.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56I joined as a PCSO to start with,
0:31:56 > 0:31:58which was a great learning curve.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01But soon settled into it and absolutely love it.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05A member of the public has alerted the cops to a 4x4
0:32:05 > 0:32:07driving erratically,
0:32:07 > 0:32:10and checks on the car reveal the owner lives 50 miles away.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25The police suspect the 4x4 driver has stolen a trailer
0:32:25 > 0:32:27and used it to steal diesel.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Diesel theft, particularly from the farming community,
0:32:34 > 0:32:36is a major problem.
0:32:38 > 0:32:44In 2013 there were more than 750 fuel thefts across North Yorkshire.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49We're looking for a Jeep. But if we find them and they smell of diesel
0:32:49 > 0:32:52and there's diesel in that trailer they're all coming in.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- RADIO BEEPS - 7-8-6-J.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Yeah, I'm just behind you now.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01A colleague's on the Jeep's tail and Chris tucks in behind.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07Just let him keep going till we get him in the lights at the roundabout.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12Taking the lead, Chris sees there's no trailer with the Jeep.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16But colleagues have found one abandoned 20 miles away.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37The trailer's been carrying a heavy load
0:33:37 > 0:33:40and the electric socket is torn off.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43If the 4x4 is also damaged there may be a link.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49Although the car pulls over...
0:33:51 > 0:33:55..for some reason the driver doesn't want to be found behind the wheel.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02We've got four males in it who are swapping seats.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05'Suspicions were it was either a disqualified driver,
0:34:05 > 0:34:10'he was drunk, full of drugs or he was driving with no insurance.'
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Jump out, mate. Jump out. Jump out for us.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Jump out, just go to my colleague there.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21It's very easy to tell they weren't there just for a drive out to
0:34:21 > 0:34:23look at the scenery.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26A damaged towbar confirms the cops' suspicions.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29The Jeep has been towing the abandoned trailer.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33'It's got a towbar and a light socket missing which again'
0:34:33 > 0:34:35is all just good evidence for us.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Cos you were the driver and it's on our camera in the back of there.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39I don't drive.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Have you got a driving licence?
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- No, I don't drive. - You been disqualified?- Jamie...
0:34:45 > 0:34:48HE MUMBLES
0:34:48 > 0:34:52Jamie, don't forget to tell the truth who was driving.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57You try to get them separated as quickly as possible but when there's
0:34:57 > 0:35:01four of them and only three police officers it's not always that easy.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Danny! Daniel!
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- What's your name? - Well, what's your name?
0:35:07 > 0:35:10I'll go and get this lad's details cos this is the driver.
0:35:10 > 0:35:11I'm not the driver.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14'They know the system quite well, really.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17'But we get used to it and we just carry on with our job.'
0:35:19 > 0:35:20Just sit in there for us.
0:35:25 > 0:35:26Don't nick this car.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Suspecting the driver who changed seats is disqualified
0:35:31 > 0:35:33and drunk, Chris arrests him.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Listen to what I'm saying to you.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38You don't have to say anything, it may harm your defence...
0:35:38 > 0:35:40La-la-la-la!
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- I'm arresting you... - La-la-la-la!
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- I'm arresting you for driving while disqualified.- La-la-la-la!
0:35:48 > 0:35:51They know how far they can push it, what they think
0:35:51 > 0:35:56they can do to wind us up, what information they want to give us.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Whose is the vehicle?
0:36:00 > 0:36:02The lads might not want to talk...
0:36:04 > 0:36:08..but a search of the car may have uncovered a further offence.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13I'll nick the driver for that as well, then.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Diesel, we'll have to dip it.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Chris has found containers of red diesel
0:36:18 > 0:36:20which is for off-road use only.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Using this cheaper fuel on public roads is illegal.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28It is quite a big problem, yeah, especially in North Yorkshire cos
0:36:28 > 0:36:31there's a lot of red diesel around cos all the farms use red diesel.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34And there's a further report that the men have been up to no good.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38There's a burglary not far away from where the trailer's been dumped.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41The trailer was stolen so they've ditched it after something's
0:36:41 > 0:36:45gone wrong and they've been trying to get back home.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Just to make you both aware,
0:36:47 > 0:36:50you're also being arrested for theft of a trailer.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Yeah. Do you both understand that?
0:37:02 > 0:37:04You know exactly what it means, mate.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- I'll explain it all to you when we get to custody.- No, no...
0:37:10 > 0:37:12With or without their cooperation...
0:37:14 > 0:37:15Stop kicking the van!
0:37:15 > 0:37:19..the suspects are locked up and heading for custody.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Don't damage the van, mate, I'll lock you up for that as well.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25You need to calm down, fella.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34Despite the abuse directed at him Chris still remains philosophical.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37He's all right, it's the camera he doesn't like.
0:37:37 > 0:37:42Best job in the world. Drive very nice cars and we stop baddies.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Nothing better than that, really.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51North Yorkshire is a popular tourist destination,
0:37:51 > 0:37:55attracting millions of visitors every year.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59But even in a seaside resort like Scarborough the cops still face
0:37:59 > 0:38:01their fair share of crime.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05For traffic constable Mark Gonella it's home.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09It's a beautiful area. I moved up here 13 years ago.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Scarborough is a holiday location,
0:38:12 > 0:38:15people coming up to have a good day out at Scarborough seaside,
0:38:15 > 0:38:17to sit on the donkeys, to play on the sand,
0:38:17 > 0:38:20and I couldn't ask for a better area to work.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23But we still have crime, we still have violence.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29It's 9.00am and some worrying news comes through.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32REPORT ON RADIO
0:38:32 > 0:38:37A spate of violent bag snatches has been reported in the last 24 hours.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41It's a worry, isn't it? Scarborough's not a place for that
0:38:41 > 0:38:46and yet in 24 hours you've had four, five, six bag snatches,
0:38:46 > 0:38:51you've got, you know, violence being used towards people.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53It's something you don't want.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57And now reports of another attack are coming in.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08While Mark usually deals with traffic incidents,
0:39:08 > 0:39:12the local police are pulling in all resources.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15To us at that point it's got to be a manhunt.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17There's a gentleman out committing all these crimes
0:39:17 > 0:39:20and we've got to find him.
0:39:20 > 0:39:25Seven officers are now searching Scarborough and the surrounding area,
0:39:25 > 0:39:28with only eyewitness sightings to go on.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- Are you all right?- Yeah.
0:39:30 > 0:39:36You haven't seen a lad, 25-30 years old, running through your car park?
0:39:36 > 0:39:39It's already ten minutes since police received their last sighting
0:39:39 > 0:39:43of the suspect but so far he's slipped the net.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46They're now speaking to the witness and he's not come down this way,
0:39:46 > 0:39:49he's done the bag snatch...
0:39:49 > 0:39:55in the alleyway, he's doubled back into some fields and across them.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59You've got that timescale, every minute that goes past
0:39:59 > 0:40:01they're either getting further away,
0:40:01 > 0:40:04they're changing what they're wearing.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07You've got to be as quick as you can and responsive as you can.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Is it going to change? Is it going to become more violent?
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Is someone going to resist?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22So, yeah, it's a worry.
0:40:22 > 0:40:28Suspect...has run across the traffic lights that I've just come from,
0:40:28 > 0:40:33he's run across and gone into the fields to our left.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38But he's also been seen to discard his clothing
0:40:38 > 0:40:42and he's discarded a black top.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44You've got to think like the criminal,
0:40:44 > 0:40:47you've got to think, what are they going to do? Where are they going to
0:40:47 > 0:40:51go? What are they trying to avoid? Are they going to change clothes?
0:40:51 > 0:40:55As more cops join the manhunt the net is closing in.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00I'm just thinking whether he's heading up towards
0:41:00 > 0:41:02the back of Oliver's Mount and whether it's worth...
0:41:02 > 0:41:05I'll hang around here if you want to go up.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07If you cover this side I'll go Oliver's Mount
0:41:07 > 0:41:09and just drop in the top end.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- In front of him?- Yeah. And if he's coming through then we've covered...
0:41:12 > 0:41:13All right.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21But before Mark can search the area there's a crucial update.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23They're checking someone now.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29Plain clothes colleagues less than half a mile away have a man
0:41:29 > 0:41:31matching the description in their sights.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40As Mark arrives the plain clothes officers have the suspect
0:41:40 > 0:41:42under arrest.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44They've got him.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48They're confident he's the man they've been looking for.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56Excellent. Brilliant, well done.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00The unmarked officer's vehicle - and officers - came up the road and saw
0:42:00 > 0:42:04the gent just walking straight down this grassed area in front of me.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08He was approached, he made no denial at all.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11He fits the description perfectly.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13The property has been recovered and found.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16He was arrested for robbery and, as they say,
0:42:16 > 0:42:18he put his hands straight out.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24With the manhunt over
0:42:24 > 0:42:28the investigation into the suspect's crimes begins.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Earlier on today there was a report of a robbery taking place
0:42:31 > 0:42:35of a lady near to the Morrisons store.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39At the moment we're going purely on description and location.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41We were given a good description.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44When you bear in mind the weather conditions today,
0:42:44 > 0:42:48that it's cold, there's not many people walking around just wearing
0:42:48 > 0:42:51a blue T-shirt and jogging bottoms.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Have you been arrested before?
0:42:55 > 0:42:57There's been no denials whatsoever.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00He's just accepted that he's been arrested and come here.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03He's quite calm and collected for someone that's just been
0:43:03 > 0:43:05arrested for a serious offence.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12The suspect stands accused of mugging five elderly women.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14..arrested by 3-2-1.
0:43:14 > 0:43:19'It's one of the worst crimes, isn't it? It's attacking a person.'
0:43:19 > 0:43:22It may be a 30-second thing for that bag snatcher
0:43:22 > 0:43:25but for that person that's been touched by them
0:43:25 > 0:43:29and attacked by them that's a lifelong thing.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32- Do you prefer Joe or Joseph? - Joe.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35Because you've come into custody I've got to search you to make sure
0:43:35 > 0:43:37you haven't got anything on you that you shouldn't have.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39Those were done prior to us seeing you today?
0:43:39 > 0:43:42Yeah, these have been done just before I've been arrested.
0:43:42 > 0:43:48'My goal as a policeman is to make sure that me, my wife, my kids,'
0:43:48 > 0:43:54anybody can go around places like Scarborough without fear or worry
0:43:54 > 0:43:58and by taking him off the street that's what we're achieving.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01If Joseph is found guilty of robbery
0:44:01 > 0:44:04he could be jailed for up to seven years.
0:44:04 > 0:44:07- All right, take care. - Cheers.- Bye.
0:44:14 > 0:44:19On the outskirts of Scarborough there's been another violent attack.
0:44:19 > 0:44:20This time a thief has attempted
0:44:20 > 0:44:23to steal a van on a local industrial estate.
0:44:26 > 0:44:30At Scarborough's traffic base, Dan Hughes is responding to the call.
0:44:36 > 0:44:41If he's got any hope of catching the thief Dan needs to get there fast.
0:44:48 > 0:44:50Criminals can be quite determined.
0:44:50 > 0:44:52If they've come out with the intention of stealing
0:44:52 > 0:44:54something that day then they might just go elsewhere
0:44:54 > 0:44:57and chance their arm at stealing something else.
0:44:58 > 0:45:02As Dan arrives the thief is nowhere to be seen
0:45:02 > 0:45:05but the van he tried to steal is still in the yard.
0:45:05 > 0:45:08As the thief attempted to drive off,
0:45:08 > 0:45:12a local contractor jumped in to stop him.
0:45:12 > 0:45:16I just went for the car door cos I knew it wasn't any of our lads
0:45:16 > 0:45:19so I knew it was getting pinched.
0:45:19 > 0:45:22I opened the door and he barged out at me.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24Lucky to catch them in it and not let them get away
0:45:24 > 0:45:27cos he could have run him down and driven off.
0:45:28 > 0:45:32The bottom line is always to not recommend people have a go.
0:45:32 > 0:45:36However, naturally instinct is always for people to get stuck in
0:45:36 > 0:45:39and try and stop. In this case it's paid off but there's always
0:45:39 > 0:45:43the consideration that they've been disturbed trying to steal one van,
0:45:43 > 0:45:46will they be hanging around? Are they out for a van?
0:45:46 > 0:45:48Are they going to try and steal something else?
0:45:48 > 0:45:51The thief left behind a vital piece of evidence -
0:45:51 > 0:45:54his shirt ripped in the struggle to get away.
0:45:54 > 0:45:59That's why I couldn't keep hold of him, he wiggled out it.
0:45:59 > 0:46:02When it happens so fast you can't...
0:46:02 > 0:46:04You haven't got time to think, have you?
0:46:04 > 0:46:06They've made one grave error
0:46:06 > 0:46:08and that was leaving clothing at the scene.
0:46:08 > 0:46:12The chances of us getting DNA swabs from that are fairly high.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17For the cops the hunt is on.
0:46:17 > 0:46:22They're looking for a silver Volvo seen at the time of the incident.
0:46:22 > 0:46:25Witnesses have confirmed its registration number
0:46:25 > 0:46:29and the cops are hoping it's still close by.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35Dan parks up one of Scarborough's main roads,
0:46:35 > 0:46:40ready to stop the Volvo should it make a break from the area.
0:46:40 > 0:46:42He should stand out if he's in the passenger seat of the car,
0:46:42 > 0:46:46bare-chested with lots of tattoos.
0:46:46 > 0:46:49We'll sit here for a bit. The job's only 10 or 15 minutes old
0:46:49 > 0:46:51and we'll see if the vehicle surfaces.
0:46:51 > 0:46:54It could be long gone but it might still be in the area.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57News come through of a breakthrough.
0:46:57 > 0:46:59Numberplate recognition cameras
0:46:59 > 0:47:03have identified the Volvo driving back into the area.
0:47:03 > 0:47:07There's a fair chance of that being the correct vehicle as it's from the
0:47:07 > 0:47:10Humberside area, it's got no current keeper on it and no insurance.
0:47:10 > 0:47:13We've got a suspicious vehicle still in the area
0:47:13 > 0:47:15and we've got some proper details of that car -
0:47:15 > 0:47:17a registration number and make and model.
0:47:17 > 0:47:21You've always got to hope. You've always got to be out there thinking
0:47:21 > 0:47:24positively that they're still about and you're going to catch them.
0:47:24 > 0:47:28With the cops closing in on the silver Volvo in Scarborough...
0:47:30 > 0:47:33..50 miles away rookie traffic cop Chris Coleman
0:47:33 > 0:47:35is heading south on the A1.
0:47:36 > 0:47:39He's on the tail of a Land Rover Discovery
0:47:39 > 0:47:41he thinks is driving too fast.
0:47:42 > 0:47:44I think I was overtaking vehicles in lane two,
0:47:44 > 0:47:48doing about 70mph in a fully-marked police car
0:47:48 > 0:47:53and the car in front of us went past me doing about 80mph.
0:47:53 > 0:47:57I always find it amusing when people pass me going over the speed limit.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00They're a bit like an ostrich - they turn the other way
0:48:00 > 0:48:01and never look at me.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04Like an ostrich would bury its head, thinking I won't see 'em.
0:48:04 > 0:48:09The driver has slowed down but Chris now has another concern -
0:48:09 > 0:48:13he can't make out the registration on the back of the Discovery.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16Can you read that number plate?
0:48:16 > 0:48:18Not having a clean number plate's an offence
0:48:18 > 0:48:22and what more bothered me was the speed he came down the outside lane.
0:48:23 > 0:48:284x4s like this Discovery are a common target for car thieves.
0:48:28 > 0:48:32Without a visible registration, automatic number plate recognition
0:48:32 > 0:48:35cameras can't identify a stolen car.
0:48:35 > 0:48:39I can't do a vehicle check cos I'm struggling to see the number plate.
0:48:39 > 0:48:43You've got to stop it. It's my job to be curious.
0:48:43 > 0:48:46He's sticking to the speed limit now.
0:48:46 > 0:48:48I don't know whose it is, I haven't got a clue who's in it.
0:48:48 > 0:48:52As soon as I get out the car they might try to make off.
0:48:52 > 0:48:54Morning. How are you?
0:48:54 > 0:48:57I'm good, thank you. I was.
0:48:57 > 0:49:02- Do you know the registration of your vehicle?- Erm...no, Y... No.
0:49:02 > 0:49:04I don't know it, either.
0:49:04 > 0:49:07- The reason I don't know it is cos I can't see it.- Oh, right. Sorry.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09'A lot of people don't know their reg plates'
0:49:09 > 0:49:11but a lot of people drive different cars now -
0:49:11 > 0:49:14lease cars and company cars and that,
0:49:14 > 0:49:16so it's not an offence not to know your registration plate.
0:49:16 > 0:49:18It's just an offence not to keep it clean.
0:49:21 > 0:49:23It's normally the back one that is the problem.
0:49:25 > 0:49:27That's better.
0:49:27 > 0:49:30Satisfied the plates match up and are now clean,
0:49:30 > 0:49:32Chris has a word with the driver.
0:49:32 > 0:49:36- Thank you. Have you been in trouble with the police before?- No.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38That's good.
0:49:40 > 0:49:42- Are you aware it's an offence not to have a clean number plate?- Yes.
0:49:42 > 0:49:45Is there any reason why you didn't clean it this morning before
0:49:45 > 0:49:49- you set off?- I didn't even look. - Right.- So, I can't...
0:49:49 > 0:49:50Right, that's fine,
0:49:50 > 0:49:54but obviously there is reasons why we need number plates clean.
0:49:55 > 0:49:59Before rookie Chris gives the driver her ticket
0:49:59 > 0:50:01he wants a bit of advice from a colleague.
0:50:02 > 0:50:05Can I just double check the cost code on that?
0:50:05 > 0:50:07'We've just had some new tickets come out,
0:50:07 > 0:50:09'and it used to be £30 for a number plate.'
0:50:09 > 0:50:12And I knew the tickets had gone up and I assumed they'd gone up to £50.
0:50:12 > 0:50:14I've just, er, stopped a vehicle
0:50:14 > 0:50:17for a number plate that I couldn't read.
0:50:18 > 0:50:20I thought it was a £50 fine.
0:50:20 > 0:50:25On my...code booklet, it says it's £100. Is that correct?
0:50:25 > 0:50:27It is. It's 100 quid, mate.
0:50:29 > 0:50:33- I think it's worth the £5 car wash. - Yeah, you're right.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36I'm not the first police officer in North Yorkshire to have had
0:50:36 > 0:50:39a bit of a shock when they've found out it's £100.
0:50:40 > 0:50:44I'm sorry. I did think it was £50, but I have checked and it isn't.
0:50:45 > 0:50:46But if it was stolen,
0:50:46 > 0:50:49- you would want us to be able to read it, wouldn't you?- Yes.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52No, it's fine. You know, it's my fault.
0:50:52 > 0:50:54But, Julie, look on the bright side -
0:50:54 > 0:50:56- I didn't do you for the speeding. - No.- Which you were doing
0:50:56 > 0:51:00in the outside lane, about 90mph when I first saw you.
0:51:00 > 0:51:01- Really?- Mmm.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03Exercising his powers of discretion,
0:51:03 > 0:51:07Chris offers the woman words of advice about her speed.
0:51:07 > 0:51:08I know you saw me,
0:51:08 > 0:51:10because you braked quite heavily and came back in.
0:51:10 > 0:51:14I have to say, I don't think you see enough of you lot on the roads.
0:51:14 > 0:51:18- But today...- I know, no! - Today you wish you hadn't seen me!
0:51:18 > 0:51:19Yeah, I know what you mean.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21One minute, we're the worst people in the world
0:51:21 > 0:51:24when we're doing people for speeding. Everybody hates us.
0:51:24 > 0:51:28But then when there's somebody in front of them in lane two
0:51:28 > 0:51:30and don't pull over, they want the police there to go
0:51:30 > 0:51:33and deal with it, so we can't win.
0:51:33 > 0:51:36That's not cos we're not here, it's just...because of numbers
0:51:36 > 0:51:39and we have to go to where the jobs are, so... You know.
0:51:39 > 0:51:42Unfortunately, I don't make the rules. I only enforce them.
0:51:42 > 0:51:45- So, it's £100 you owe me. - Oh, never mind. Thank you anyway.
0:51:45 > 0:51:48- I appreciate it. - I didn't realise it was that.
0:51:48 > 0:51:51- Right, I'll just get the tax details.- OK.
0:51:51 > 0:51:52Erm...
0:51:53 > 0:51:57I just think £100 for that and £100 for speeding, I don't really think
0:51:57 > 0:52:01there's any comparison, but if he's saying I was speeding earlier...
0:52:02 > 0:52:03You know, it's fair cop, isn't it?
0:52:03 > 0:52:08So I can't... I can't complain.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10Yeah, it's a bit hard, isn't it, really?
0:52:10 > 0:52:12How do you back down?
0:52:12 > 0:52:16You made the decision that she's committed the offence,
0:52:16 > 0:52:19but, tell you what, she won't do it again.
0:52:19 > 0:52:21It's a shame that you can't give...
0:52:23 > 0:52:27..er, nasty people big fines and nice people little fines.
0:52:27 > 0:52:30I do sometimes think, "Ooh, that's not very nice."
0:52:33 > 0:52:36Back in Scarborough, Dan's closing in on the silver Volvo
0:52:36 > 0:52:39thought to be involved in the attempted theft of the van.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43But a colleague has got there first.
0:52:44 > 0:52:49By chance, he spotted the Volvo coming back into the area,
0:52:49 > 0:52:52so he's got behind that vehicle and it's stopped.
0:52:53 > 0:52:57What we're trying to do is just some checks on the occupants
0:52:57 > 0:52:59and see if we can firm up some descriptions of the offenders
0:52:59 > 0:53:02as to whether it's likely to be these chaps
0:53:02 > 0:53:03that are in this car or not.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06The occupants of the Volvo have told Dan's colleagues
0:53:06 > 0:53:10they know nothing about the attempted theft of the van.
0:53:15 > 0:53:18'These chaps are denying that they've been to Scarborough
0:53:18 > 0:53:19'and they've not been in that area.'
0:53:19 > 0:53:21Already, they've started to lie to us.
0:53:21 > 0:53:23We know that car's been on the industrial estate
0:53:23 > 0:53:26because somebody's taken the registration number of it.
0:53:26 > 0:53:27If one of the men has tattoos,
0:53:27 > 0:53:31it could be enough to link them to the scene of the crime.
0:53:31 > 0:53:33It's whether he's got a load of tattoos, that was all.
0:53:33 > 0:53:35- He has got tattoos. - Has he got loads of tats, or...?
0:53:35 > 0:53:38A tiny tattoo on the shoulder here, and he's got them on his back.
0:53:38 > 0:53:41- That's what he showed me. - Right.
0:53:41 > 0:53:42We've got some descriptions of them.
0:53:42 > 0:53:45We've started, you know, gathering the facts.
0:53:45 > 0:53:48Erm... So now it's cuffs on time.
0:53:48 > 0:53:50Matey boy in the Volvo's on his phone, so...
0:53:50 > 0:53:53- Yeah, the other one's on his phone. - They'd be better off...
0:53:53 > 0:53:55Lock 'em up now and then take the phones off.
0:53:55 > 0:53:56At this time, you're under arrest
0:53:56 > 0:53:59on suspicion of the attempted theft of a motor vehicle, OK?
0:53:59 > 0:54:01You don't have to say anything, but it may harm your defence
0:54:01 > 0:54:03if you don't mention when questioned
0:54:03 > 0:54:05something which you later rely on in court.
0:54:05 > 0:54:07Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
0:54:07 > 0:54:10'There's nothing greater than opening the door on somebody
0:54:10 > 0:54:12'and locking them up...'
0:54:12 > 0:54:15erm... when they think they're getting away with it.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21With enough evidence to bring the two men into custody,
0:54:21 > 0:54:24more detailed investigations begin.
0:54:24 > 0:54:28He was cuffed compliantly at the scene, just to keep him secure
0:54:28 > 0:54:30while we waited for a van.
0:54:31 > 0:54:34If you just take everything that you've got in your pockets out
0:54:34 > 0:54:35and pop it on the top.
0:54:37 > 0:54:41We've got a description of the offender and particularly tattoos
0:54:41 > 0:54:45were mentioned, so they're going to be what it hinges on, really.
0:54:45 > 0:54:46He's got some marks on his skin
0:54:46 > 0:54:49that seem like fairly fresh scratch marks,
0:54:49 > 0:54:51that would be consistent with having a bit of a tussle
0:54:51 > 0:54:54with somebody as he's dragged out of the stolen van.
0:54:54 > 0:54:57- Are they trackie bottoms, Lee?- Yeah.
0:54:58 > 0:55:01Dan's noticed the suspect is wearing two pairs of trousers.
0:55:02 > 0:55:04White trackies, aren't they?
0:55:04 > 0:55:06I've got blue jeans on.
0:55:06 > 0:55:10He's took my blue jeans off so I've only got white trackies on now.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12Criminals under pressure will do all kinds of things
0:55:12 > 0:55:14and they will try and change their appearance.
0:55:14 > 0:55:17Not least, they'll change their clothing.
0:55:17 > 0:55:20He also seems familiar with the custody process.
0:55:21 > 0:55:24People are affected by going into the custody area very differently.
0:55:24 > 0:55:28For some people, it's the first time and they get very upset by it.
0:55:28 > 0:55:31Er, some people get very angry and want to fight everybody.
0:55:31 > 0:55:33And some people take it in their stride.
0:55:47 > 0:55:48What's going to happen now is
0:55:48 > 0:55:51the vehicle's being searched to see if there's anything
0:55:51 > 0:55:54evidential in there that could link these two to the job earlier.
0:55:54 > 0:55:57Erm, there's going to be CCTV in the relevant areas to check.
0:55:57 > 0:56:00And ultimately, the clothing that was left at the scene is going
0:56:00 > 0:56:03to most likely have some DNA on it.
0:56:03 > 0:56:07There is also some potential evidence on the suspect's mobile phone.
0:56:07 > 0:56:11Some interesting messages came back from the time of the incident.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14Er, particularly in relation to questions of
0:56:14 > 0:56:15"Have you got a van yet?"
0:56:15 > 0:56:20To which he's replied along the lines of "Close, but no cigar."
0:56:20 > 0:56:23Erm, you know, if that's not a good indication of guilt,
0:56:23 > 0:56:25then I don't know what is, really.
0:56:41 > 0:56:44He's blaming everybody but himself.
0:56:44 > 0:56:49And quite often, criminals will blame everybody but themselves.
0:56:49 > 0:56:51They fail to see that they're doing anything wrong.
0:56:51 > 0:56:54To them, it's a way of life. It's an existence.
0:56:58 > 0:57:01For Dan, it's another criminal in the cells.
0:57:04 > 0:57:06The man the cops stopped on the A1
0:57:06 > 0:57:09was convicted of dealing crack cocaine.
0:57:09 > 0:57:12He pleaded guilty at court and was sent to prison
0:57:12 > 0:57:14for two years and four months.
0:57:17 > 0:57:19The fudge thief paid his £90 fine
0:57:19 > 0:57:22and for allowing a passenger unsafe travel,
0:57:22 > 0:57:26the driver received a £100 fine and three points on his licence.
0:57:30 > 0:57:34The truck driver who pulled up behind Martin Smith in a panic
0:57:34 > 0:57:37made a full recovery and is now back to work.
0:57:39 > 0:57:43The 4x4 stopped by Chris Colman was using red diesel
0:57:43 > 0:57:46and its owner was fined £500.
0:57:46 > 0:57:48The vehicle has been scrapped.
0:57:49 > 0:57:52The driver was disqualified for three years
0:57:52 > 0:57:56and sentenced to a 12-week curfew and 200 hours unpaid work.
0:57:57 > 0:58:00All four men were convicted of the theft of the trailer.
0:58:04 > 0:58:07The bag snatcher caught by the police in Scarborough
0:58:07 > 0:58:09was sent to prison for four years.
0:58:10 > 0:58:13And the man arrested for attempting to steal a van
0:58:13 > 0:58:16on a Scarborough industrial estate
0:58:16 > 0:58:18pleaded guilty at court and received a £60 fine
0:58:18 > 0:58:20and a supervision order.
0:58:20 > 0:58:23There was no action taken against the driver.