0:00:02 > 0:00:03Get on the floor, do it now.
0:00:03 > 0:00:07The Special Constabulary is the nation's volunteer police force...
0:00:07 > 0:00:08Do you know the gent?
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Watch your speed.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12..it's made up of over 20,000 members of the public...
0:00:12 > 0:00:14He's gone down there.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16..who give their time to fight crime in their communities.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20Out! Out! Get out of the car! GET OUT OF THE CAR!
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Specials combine their day jobs...
0:00:23 > 0:00:24Stage, please!
0:00:24 > 0:00:25..and home lives...
0:00:25 > 0:00:26There's a good boy.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30..with being serving police officers on the front-line.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31Shut up.
0:00:31 > 0:00:32Coming up...
0:00:32 > 0:00:34- Stay with me.- Shush!
0:00:34 > 0:00:37..James finds himself surrounded and in potential danger...
0:00:37 > 0:00:40The worst thing that could have happened, they all turn on me.
0:00:40 > 0:00:41GIRL SCREAMS
0:00:43 > 0:00:46- Why are you carrying that around? - Oh, how nice!
0:00:46 > 0:00:48..Bill makes some shocking discoveries
0:00:48 > 0:00:50on a routine traffic stop...
0:00:50 > 0:00:51That's not good, is it?
0:00:51 > 0:00:55At this moment in time, you are under arrest.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58..and Louisa comes to the aid of a distressed driver...
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- You OK?- No!
0:01:01 > 0:01:03..in a vulnerable situation.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05It's unbelievably dangerous.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06Don't hit us!
0:01:19 > 0:01:20It's Christmas Eve...
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Are you going to start heading home now?
0:01:22 > 0:01:26..and 27-year-old Special James Chatfield
0:01:26 > 0:01:30is out on shift with regular constable Claire Forrester.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32- Merry Christmas.- And you.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Tonight I'm on a reactive shift,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43so responding to anything that may come in.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46The thought of spending Christmas Eve at home with my family
0:01:46 > 0:01:48and my girlfriend is all very lovely
0:01:48 > 0:01:51but my girlfriend's a paramedic, she was at work,
0:01:51 > 0:01:55and I thought to myself, "Someone's got to look after the county."
0:01:55 > 0:01:59James is out volunteering when most people are home wrapping presents
0:01:59 > 0:02:01and he knows it's a challenging shift.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03It's half past ten on Christmas Eve,
0:02:03 > 0:02:07so I should think it will probably get quite busy.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Crime never stops and Christmas is no exception.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13James could well be right -
0:02:13 > 0:02:16a call comes in reporting trouble at a local pub.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20We've just had a call from door staff at The Griffin
0:02:20 > 0:02:22to say they've got a male detained.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24We don't know for at the moment.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Er, we're, literally, just up here
0:02:26 > 0:02:28so we'll be there in about 15 seconds.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30James and Claire arrive at the pub
0:02:30 > 0:02:33to find that other officers have apprehended a man
0:02:33 > 0:02:35who's been making threats to door staff.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Who's he had a go at?
0:02:39 > 0:02:41He just come over and, sort of, lunged at us.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43He told me he was going to stab us
0:02:43 > 0:02:45and his dad was coming back to beat me up.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48So, Foxtrot, Mike, 44. Go again.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Yeah, there is one male detained at the moment.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52He's made threats to stab him.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56There's a strong police presence in town this busy Christmas Eve
0:02:56 > 0:02:58and James lets his colleagues know what the door staff have said.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02He's then just lunged at them and said that he's going to stab them.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03They just want him out.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- Are they going to give a statement? - No, no, no.
0:03:06 > 0:03:07Right, we'll Section 27 him.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09The decision is made to give the man
0:03:09 > 0:03:11a temporary banning order from the town centre.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14So, that drunk male that we've got, he's going to be Section 27 now,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17to get him out the area. The door staff just want him removed.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21A lot of people just don't appear to be able to handle their drink.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25They have a few to drink and then think they can fight the world.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Have you got anything on you that will hurt us or hurt you?- No, no.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- Are you sure?- I swear on my life. - No syringes? No drugs?
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- Don't pull my trousers down! - I'm not going to pull them down!
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- No syringes? No drugs?- I swear on my life. I swear on my life.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40James searches the suspect before other officers send him on his way.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42We're going to give you a ticket to go home now, yeah?
0:03:42 > 0:03:46If you come back you'll be arrested, you need to go home and stay home.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Count yourself lucky you're not getting nicked.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50You come with us, we'll take you home, yeah?
0:03:53 > 0:03:57If he's found back in town tonight he'll be arrested for that.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59That's that little problem resolved.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01I'm sure that's the first of many like that tonight.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08When James isn't giving his time as a Special,
0:04:08 > 0:04:10he works as an estate agent.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13It's been a fairly busy start to the day
0:04:13 > 0:04:17but I'm now on my out to show some people round three flats to rent.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23I'm a senior property consultant.
0:04:24 > 0:04:30I do viewings, I value houses, agree sales,
0:04:30 > 0:04:33progress them through to the day that people come and collect their keys.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36About a year ago they did quite a lot of work on it -
0:04:36 > 0:04:40refitted kitchen, bathroom, that sort of stuff.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Being an estate agent, I do enjoy it.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46I think the fact that I've been doing it pretty much for ten years now.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50If I didn't enjoy it, there's no way that I'd be doing the hours that we all do as estate agents.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Little kitchen. Condition-wise this is pretty good
0:04:54 > 0:04:56James is happy juggling his career
0:04:56 > 0:05:00with volunteering over 60 hours a month as a Special.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Yeah, and you've got a bit of space out the back, there.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07I can't see myself wanting to become a regular officer.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08I joined the Special Constabulary
0:05:08 > 0:05:11because I've always been interested in the police force.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13My dad was a policeman, in Cambridgeshire.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15He retired three or four years ago now
0:05:15 > 0:05:18So, I've grown up with the police in the family.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20It's something I've always wanted to do
0:05:20 > 0:05:23but not necessarily on a full-time basis,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26I'm perfectly happy doing what I do now.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29'It's modern, it's not bad, it'll be cheap to heat.'
0:05:29 > 0:05:32In London this would be about a grand, wouldn't it?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- 'RADIO:- Domestic in progress over.'
0:05:35 > 0:05:37'JAMES: Yeah, pass the details.'
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Back out on the streets on Christmas Eve
0:05:39 > 0:05:44and James receives another call requesting immediate assistance.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47'Someone's having a domestic with their partner,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50'he's actually pushed her out of the house as she's got violent.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54'There's a 15-month-old baby boy at location.'
0:05:54 > 0:05:58We'll be state five shortly. So that's another job just come in.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01A domestic in progress that's been reported.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08Domestic at 11.30. It's Christmas Eve, isn't it? Unbelievable, really.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14James and Claire head to the property to find out what's gone on.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18What's the problem? Who's kicked you out?
0:06:18 > 0:06:19Right, OK.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Just move out of the way, please.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23'When we arrived there, they opened the door
0:06:23 > 0:06:25'but weren't keen to let us in.'
0:06:25 > 0:06:26But with it being a domestic,
0:06:26 > 0:06:29which is one of the top things on the Force priority list,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32we have to go in and make sure that everybody is OK.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- Are you going to let us in, mate? - Who lives here?
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Yeah, if you can just open the door for us.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40But while James is dealing with the domestic
0:06:40 > 0:06:42something else appears to be happening nearby.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44The neighbour down the road, erm...
0:06:44 > 0:06:46all I remember was him saying,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49"You need to be over here, there's a fight over here."
0:06:51 > 0:06:54James leaves Claire to deal with the domestic
0:06:54 > 0:06:56and goes to investigate a disturbance round the corner.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Foxtrot, Mike, 44, can we have some assistance,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01there's another violence in progress.
0:07:01 > 0:07:07'44, understood. Any mobiles that can break off to assist officer...'
0:07:07 > 0:07:10James finds a group of people fighting in the street
0:07:10 > 0:07:11and calls for assistance.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16'As soon as I saw what was going on, eight or nine people fighting,
0:07:16 > 0:07:18'I called for back up straightaway.'
0:07:18 > 0:07:21There was no way that I'm going over there
0:07:21 > 0:07:23knowing that I haven't got anyone on they way to help me.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27What's going on? No, what's going on? PEOPLE CHATTERING
0:07:27 > 0:07:30You move over here. No, get off me.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Right, you move back. Right, what's going on?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35'My colleague is in dealing with a domestic,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38'I've got myself involved in another situation
0:07:38 > 0:07:39'that I cannot get out of now'
0:07:39 > 0:07:43and I'm thinking, "There's eight or nine people there, I'm on my own."
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- You come over here with me. - OK.- What's the problem?
0:07:47 > 0:07:48What's the problem?
0:07:48 > 0:07:52It's a potentially dangerous situation for the Special Constable.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Where do you live? Where do you live?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58PEOPLE TALKING OVER EACH OTHER
0:07:58 > 0:08:01'In that situation, the worst thing that could have happened,
0:08:01 > 0:08:04'they all turn on me. Everyone was around me.'
0:08:04 > 0:08:07At that moment in time, I did feel very vulnerable
0:08:07 > 0:08:10and it was going through my head that anything could happen.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13There IS a problem.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16PEOPLE TALKING OVER EACH OTHER
0:08:16 > 0:08:18James is finding it hard to establish what's going on
0:08:18 > 0:08:21and he's also struggling to keep control of the group.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Excuse me, excuse me...
0:08:25 > 0:08:29..if you'd like to stay with me. Yeah? Where...?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Shut up! Where are you staying tonight?
0:08:32 > 0:08:35'The greatest fear I've got is if they pull a knife.'
0:08:35 > 0:08:38That would just be absolutely horrendous to deal with.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Right, go home then.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- Right, are you going to go now? - Yeah, we're going home.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Go on, then. Off you go. - Yeah, we're going home.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46Off you go, please.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Do you want to get arrested?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Back up arrives, not a moment too soon.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53'I'd called for the back up and as they got a little bit closer'
0:08:53 > 0:08:55I did hear some sirens and I thought,
0:08:55 > 0:08:58"I really hope that's the police, not an ambulance or fire engine."
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Basically, we've gone to a domestic here,
0:09:00 > 0:09:04two members of public have said there's a fight down there, I come down here and they're all scrapping.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07I don't know where they're from, I can't work out where they're staying.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10They're all here. I'm going to go round here now.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Now other officers are on scene,
0:09:12 > 0:09:14James can return to check on his colleague Claire,
0:09:14 > 0:09:16who's alone and dealing with the domestic
0:09:16 > 0:09:18they were originally called to.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20'The main thing is safety of colleagues -
0:09:20 > 0:09:22'yourself and colleagues.'
0:09:22 > 0:09:25If she'd gone in there and been attacked
0:09:25 > 0:09:28and not had the chance to get to a radio then no-one would have known
0:09:28 > 0:09:32so it was absolutely imperative that, as soon as practical,
0:09:32 > 0:09:34that I got back there to make sure she was OK.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- He's going to go to his brothers for the night.- Got all his details?
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Yeah, got all his details, checked baby, he's fine.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42The domestic seems to have sorted itself out.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44I'm going to go and check round the corner
0:09:44 > 0:09:46as there seems to be a bit more of an issue there.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48'I went back over there
0:09:48 > 0:09:51'and the sergeant was telling them just to leave the area.'
0:09:51 > 0:09:54They were really noisy, they were still really aggressive.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57MUFFLED SPEECH
0:09:57 > 0:10:00They've obviously had too much to drink. Right, lock him up.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01We did give them a chance.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04WOMAN SHRIEKING
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Officers struggle to contain a distressed woman
0:10:07 > 0:10:09as the decision is made to arrest her brother.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12CALM DOWN! Calm down.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- I CALM DOWN!- Shush.- "Shush!"
0:10:14 > 0:10:15'It became necessary to arrest him
0:10:15 > 0:10:19'because he would have continued to cause problems that night.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23'When he was arrested I was pleased because I knew the group would
0:10:23 > 0:10:27'then disappear because it would make them realise
0:10:27 > 0:10:30'that we're not going to take any rubbish from them,'
0:10:30 > 0:10:33it's not acceptable and we will take action.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Yeah, he's gone, he's been arrested.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- All right, you lot need to go home now.- No problem, no problem...
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Dealing with potentially dangerous situations like this
0:10:43 > 0:10:46doesn't stop James wanting to give his time, free of charge,
0:10:46 > 0:10:48to help police his community.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51You're brother's been arrested, yeah? So you need to go home now.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56I do think I was putting myself in that situation as a volunteer
0:10:56 > 0:10:59'but it still doesn't make me think twice about it.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02'The thing that stops me walking away from a situation like that
0:11:02 > 0:11:04'is that fact that I'm there in that uniform.'
0:11:04 > 0:11:06I will deal with that situation.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07See you.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Christmas Eve fun!
0:11:09 > 0:11:13The arrested man later received a fixed penalty notice
0:11:13 > 0:11:14for being drunk and disorderly.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Service with a smile, Happy Christmas(!)
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Specials are unpaid volunteers who work alone
0:11:26 > 0:11:31or alongside the regular police to fight crime in their communities.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32We got all of them!
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- Don't want to see you walking on the main road again.- Come on. - Recovery's obviously en route.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Specials are not police community support officers,
0:11:39 > 0:11:41they are fully fledged members of the police force
0:11:41 > 0:11:44who have the same powers in law as their paid colleagues,
0:11:44 > 0:11:46including the power of arrest.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49- No!- Stop it!
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- Move over.- No, no, no, no! - Move out the way.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Within many Special Constabularies
0:11:54 > 0:11:56officers can rise through the ranks -
0:11:56 > 0:12:00from constable all the way to Chief Specials Officer.
0:12:00 > 0:12:01Ouch, I found a thorn!
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Let me remind you, you're under arrest and everything you say will be written down.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08Specials work 16 hours a month or more as volunteers
0:12:08 > 0:12:10and undertake all kinds of duties...
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- BIRD SQUAWKS - ..from policing community events
0:12:13 > 0:12:15to arresting hardened criminals.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25In Peterborough Special Chief Inspector Bill Bond
0:12:25 > 0:12:29is on shift with PC James Styles, of the Roads Policing Unit.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34'I love the variety of the work with the RPU.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36'You're there to make the roads as safe as possible.'
0:12:36 > 0:12:40If you didn't have an effective roads policing regime
0:12:40 > 0:12:43you'd have absolute anarchy on the roads.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46This car, it looks like it could be have something wrong with it.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Let's have a chat.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53Hello, is it your car?
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Bill's work with the Roads Policing Unit involves dealing with all
0:12:56 > 0:13:01sorts of incidents, including taking unroadworthy cars off the road.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06- Two front tyres need your attention, James.- Sir, what's wrong with that?
0:13:06 > 0:13:08No, not, "just changed today," look at that!
0:13:08 > 0:13:11That's probably one of the worse tyres I've ever seen.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16Your car does not drive on a road until it's be re-MOTed
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Policing the roads of Cambridgeshire
0:13:18 > 0:13:21is something Bill is committed to wholeheartedly.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22Yep, that's how you do it.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Bill spent many years in the army and civil service,
0:13:27 > 0:13:30and now runs a small lettings agency.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Hi, it's me, everything here is absolutely fine
0:13:33 > 0:13:35and it's fit to show.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38On top of that, he volunteers over 100 hours a month
0:13:38 > 0:13:41as a Special and wouldn't have it any other way.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44'I don't feel that I'm ready, yet, to retire.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46'I've got quite a few things that I want to do
0:13:46 > 0:13:47'when I do eventually retire.'
0:13:47 > 0:13:48OK, thank you.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53Perhaps I'm a Peter Pan and don't want to quite go into my dotage yet.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56I just thoroughly enjoy front-line policing.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06It's 9.30 and Bill and James spot a silver hatchback
0:14:06 > 0:14:09with a back wheel that's out of alignment.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11That shouldn't be on the road.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Bill's aware that roadside stops can have unexpected consequences.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- Hello, is it your car?- Yeah.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21One of the interesting features about the work
0:14:21 > 0:14:27is that you stop a vehicle for what appears to be a very insignificant
0:14:27 > 0:14:31potential offence and it can lead to all sorts of things.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Come round here...
0:14:34 > 0:14:36..and explain to me why that wheel is not pointing
0:14:36 > 0:14:40in the direction it should be pointing.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Look at the angle it's at. Like that.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Yeah, so that shouldn't be on the road. That's dangerous.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49See my colleague, over there, give him your details
0:14:49 > 0:14:52and he's going to check your driving licence, etc.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54While Bill makes checks on the driver,
0:14:54 > 0:14:57James decides to take a closer look inside the car.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Why are you carrying that around?
0:15:01 > 0:15:02Wedged down the side of his driver's door.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05When James first opened the door of the car,
0:15:05 > 0:15:09he saw a three foot metal pole.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13We got the immediate impression it was there as an offensive weapon.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Things aren't looking good at the moment, fella!
0:15:16 > 0:15:18And they are about to get a whole lot worse.
0:15:18 > 0:15:19You stay there.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23James has discovered a quantity of cannabis in the car too.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27At this moment in time, you're under arrest
0:15:27 > 0:15:29for possession with intent to supply.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30You do not have to say anything
0:15:30 > 0:15:33but it may harm your defence if do you not mention,
0:15:33 > 0:15:35when questioned, something you later rely on in court.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Oh, an offensive weapon.
0:15:41 > 0:15:42You need to get that person in handcuffs
0:15:42 > 0:15:44and under control immediately
0:15:44 > 0:15:48because they, obviously, are prepared to use violence.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- Bill, do you want to ask for a van? - I certainly will.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Just suddenly just got a lot more exciting.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Having unearthed both drugs and an offensive weapon,
0:15:55 > 0:15:58the driver could be facing serious charges.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Right, fella.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07He's been arrested on possession with intent to supply
0:16:07 > 0:16:10and possession of an offensive weapon.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Right this guy needs a search.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14Anything else on you, fella?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Anything sharp that's going to hurt me or you?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Bill searches the suspect before he's taken into custody.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20OK, climb up there.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22There's nothing in the back of this van, OK?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24So, when you come out I hope there's nothing in it.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Is that him or the passenger?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28That's the passenger, can you run him through for me?
0:16:28 > 0:16:32This guy's the passenger in the car that we've stopped,
0:16:32 > 0:16:34the driver of which has been arrested.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Bill now makes checks on the passenger in the car
0:16:37 > 0:16:40and he and James also weigh up the evidence they've found.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42That...in the back of the driver's seat,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45bar on the driver's side - what do you reckon about the passenger?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47I don't think we can make anything stick, do you?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- I don't think we could take the passenger in.- No.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- We'll go back and book him in, and book the drugs in.- Mm-hm.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Bill and James continue the search of the car.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04- Bill!- Yes.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Oh, how nice(!)
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Another shocking discovery,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12evidence is mounting up against the driver of the car.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- So, all in all, that, the metal bar and the cannabis...- Mm-hmm.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23What else am I going to find?
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- Have you got all his details? - Yes.- You can go. Bye-bye.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30The officers send the passenger on his way,
0:17:30 > 0:17:32but they're not done with the car just yet.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34He's got something in that sleeve.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- They can come with us. - They certainly can.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50A couple of balaclavas with eye and nose holes.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54'I don't think police officers are surprised at whatever they find.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55'Anything is possible.'
0:17:55 > 0:17:59That's why it's important to do thorough searches
0:17:59 > 0:18:01when you're in a position to do so.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04So that's now going equipped. Offensive weapon times two.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Possession with an intent to supply.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- Lovely.- Let's go book him in.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13A simple traffic stop by Bill and James
0:18:13 > 0:18:17has turned into so much more and uncovered a wealth of evidence.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21All that from a routine traffic stop.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24There's only one sort of reason why someone would carry a knife,
0:18:24 > 0:18:27a metal bar, balaclavas and a lot of cannabis.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30That's if they're going something they shouldn't be doing.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32That's all resulted from that fact
0:18:32 > 0:18:35that he's got a vehicle that shouldn't be on the road.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38When they get back to the station,
0:18:38 > 0:18:42further information comes through about the man they've arrested.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45He's already on bail for other offences.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48I think people offending on bail are giving a pretty clear indication
0:18:48 > 0:18:51they don't really care about the process of law.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53So, quite rightly, he was locked up over the weekend
0:18:53 > 0:18:56and put before the court on Monday morning.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Minutes later, Bill and James head out on the road again,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07this time to arrest the passenger in the car.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10More information has come to light that the passenger
0:19:10 > 0:19:13lives at the same address as the driver who's now in custody.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17The weapons and drugs found in the car could in fact be his.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19When we realised there was a closer connection
0:19:19 > 0:19:22between the driver and passenger than we believed at the roadside,
0:19:22 > 0:19:26'we realised we'd got the decision NOT to arrest the passenger wrong.'
0:19:26 > 0:19:28HE KNOCKS
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Hello, can I come in? Thank you very much.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Who's here?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40They're in luck, the passenger has returned home.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- That's our man.- Brilliant, you go speak to him.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Bill goes to arrest the man and bring him in for questioning,
0:19:45 > 0:19:50so the police can establish who the weapons and drugs found in the car belong to.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52T-shirt? Top?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54'I was pleased the passenger was there.'
0:19:54 > 0:19:58It meant they could both be interested I the same time frame,
0:19:58 > 0:20:00and the driver wouldn't have been tempted to go down the road
0:20:00 > 0:20:04of pretending that everything in the car belongs to the passenger.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06A man turns up who can interpret.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Bill explains to the prisoner why he's been detained.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12He has to be interviewed about his involvement
0:20:12 > 0:20:15in the things that we've just discussed.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19If the other guys says, "My knife, my baton, my balaclavas, my drugs,"
0:20:19 > 0:20:22then he comes away. Do ask him not to swear.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31The passenger was taken into custody,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33but was later released without charge.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37After further investigation,
0:20:37 > 0:20:40the charge of possession with intent to supply was dropped.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43The driver pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46a bladed article and a Class B drug.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48He was sentenced to a community order
0:20:48 > 0:20:51and required to undertake unpaid work.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57The weapons and drugs were destroyed.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01It's this kind of result that motivates Bill
0:21:01 > 0:21:03to volunteer for the police.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06I get an immense feeling of job satisfaction about being a Special.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11'At the end of the day, somebody carrying a couple of unpleasant items'
0:21:11 > 0:21:16and a quantity of drugs was put before the court.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Another Special who works with the Roads Policing units
0:21:24 > 0:21:28in Cambridgeshire is Special Constable Louisa Bellis.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33Today, she's on-shift with regular officer Ian Grey and a call comes in
0:21:33 > 0:21:39over the radio requesting assistance at a broken-down vehicle.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40VB alpha tango 73.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Can I just confirm the type of vehicle
0:21:44 > 0:21:47that's broken down, if it's a lorry or a car, please?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49The radio operator confirms it's a car
0:21:49 > 0:21:52and Louisa and Ian immediately head straight to the scene.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57When she's not volunteering as a Special,
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Louisa works as a scientist.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08My day job, I manage a database of 1.6 million chemical structures
0:22:08 > 0:22:10and I put them in an ordered fashion
0:22:10 > 0:22:13so they can be put on the internet for drug discovery.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17It's a huge contrast to front-line police work.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Being a scientist, you use one side of brain
0:22:20 > 0:22:22that's very ordered and structured.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25And being a Special, a lot of it is being able to think on your feet
0:22:25 > 0:22:27and be more reactive to things.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Back on her police shift, Louisa's reacting to an incident right now.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38She and Ian are racing to help a driver stranded on a main road.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41So we're heading westbound on the A14.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44We need to take the car out of the live lane.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48We don't want somebody to drive into it while it's broken down.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Yeah, I can see it there.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53I'll jump out and check she's got recovery.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56We'll see if we can get her off the road more than she already is.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03They arrive at the scene to discover the car is partially in the road.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06She needs to get out of it for a start.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10The road that the car had broken down on was a very busy road.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14And the fact that she hadn't exited her vehicle immediately
0:23:14 > 0:23:18meant that she was in danger of somebody else actually hitting the car.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20We're with the broken-down vehicle.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22It's in live lane, stuck at the moment...
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Louisa goes to check on the driver.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25Are you, OK?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27No!
0:23:27 > 0:23:30OK, stand up over here, I need to take you out of the car.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- I can't find my Tesco Breakdown card, I can't find... - That's OK, don't worry.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35'I could see that the woman driver,'
0:23:35 > 0:23:39who was now sitting in the passenger seat was highly distressed.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40She was crying.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44'She was frantically trying to find her breakdown card,
0:23:44 > 0:23:48'was upset that she couldn't. My first job was just to calm her down.'
0:23:48 > 0:23:51We're here to protect you there.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53And it's nothing to worry about, OK?
0:23:53 > 0:23:57This broken-down vehicle had a flat tyre.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59And it can happen to any one of us.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Louisa's calmed the driver
0:24:02 > 0:24:05and Ian then makes a plan to get the car out of the lane.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- You drive ours.- Yes. - I'm going to drive it at walking pace and get it off the road.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12We don't want someone to drive into the back of us.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15It's a dangerous situation, traffic is passing at high speeds
0:24:15 > 0:24:18and it's not slowing down.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Oh, my God, seriously.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28That tyre is definitely coming off.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32'I do have the opinion that's a lot of drivers don't realise the hazards'
0:24:32 > 0:24:37involved when they see a police car with its lights on.
0:24:37 > 0:24:38It's unbelievably dangerous.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43I want to protect Ian, but people are leaving it till the last minute.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44We've got the rear reds on.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47I'm going to put the rear blues on as well,
0:24:47 > 0:24:48just to give them more warning.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51They're just leaving it to the last minute.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Oh, my goodness. Don't hit us!
0:24:54 > 0:24:57I don't like this.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Lou, put a lane-one closure.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07Yeah, I'll start doing a lane-one closure.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Having moved the car over to the hard shoulder,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Ian decides to close off the lane to give extra protection
0:25:13 > 0:25:15while he deals with the faulty tyre.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18People weren't moving over fast enough
0:25:18 > 0:25:20so you have to put in a lane-one closure.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Traffic is still passing at speed, but Louisa's doing all she can
0:25:24 > 0:25:28to make it as safe as possible for her colleague and the driver.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31I'm just bit a worried, it's a busy road and my tyre's gone.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34I can understand why she's inconsolable.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- It must be really scary. - The hazards are not enough.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40The traffic can't see the hazards in the sun.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42This is why RP is so important.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46We can come here and just help her and protect her.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49You all right?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51The Highways Agency arrive to give a hand.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53I don't mind taking her down.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56But there's a problem - the spare wheel doesn't fit the car.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01What Ian's going to do is drive this lady and her broken tyre
0:26:01 > 0:26:04down to a place that sells them,
0:26:04 > 0:26:08because the spare she's got doesn't actually fit the car.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11I was left to protect the scene because the broken down car
0:26:11 > 0:26:14was still in the live lane and couldn't be moved anywhere else.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18'It was still a hazard and we needed people to stay away from it.'
0:26:24 > 0:26:30Half an hour later, Ian and the driver arrive with a new tyre.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Ian fixes the wheel and the relieved driver can finally get on her way.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36All right!
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- Thank you very much. - You're welcome.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41That's a day you won't forget!
0:26:41 > 0:26:44'When the woman was finally able to get on her way,
0:26:44 > 0:26:46'I did feel a little sense of accomplishment.'
0:26:46 > 0:26:49I do really, really enjoy it.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53I like the people that I work with, the situations we get involved in,
0:26:53 > 0:26:58'and I like the feeling of thinking that I may have helped somebody.'
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