A convicted drug dealer leads the team on a 140mph chase.
A teenage driver leads the cops on a high-speed chase.
A driver leads the cops on a 35-minute tarmac odyssey.
The traffic cops hunt criminals using cloned number plates.
Traffic Cops pursue a team of suspected car thieves.
A drunk driver heads the wrong way down a dual carriageway.
Highlights from the action-packed series. The traffic cops pursue a drug runner down a motorway, and a drug deal results in a white-knuckle race through Bradford's back streets.
The criminal underworld comes to life at nighttime, as a high-speed pursuit in Bradford shows. Can the cops stop a riot from breaking out? And, an apparently routine stop ends up requiring specialist firearms support.
In Bradford there's a high-octane chase through a housing estate, a cocky petrol thief tries every trick in the book to wriggle free and Yorkshire's back roads have their peace disturbed by two cars carrying gun-toting drug dealers.
Yorkshire's traffic cops are in hot pursuit of some criminals dragging a generator with just one wheel across the county, and a van full of contraband in Bradford.
A speeding murder suspect is pursued through downtown Bradford, and a speeding car thief picks a fight with a tree.
Young partygoers get lairy and the cops are assaulted in downtown Keighley, another young speeder writes his car off in a spectacular fireball, and cops pursue a car obeying all the rules of the road except the one requiring it to stop for the police. In the car is a familiar face...
Cops from North and West Yorkshire are cracking down on uninsured drivers whose recklessness is a cost to all of us
The cops are on the heels of drug dealers, drug users and drugged-up drivers, including one dealer who tries to flush away the evidence.
The cops seek to protect a collection of the most vulnerable members of society including a suicidal young man with mental health problems, an Eritrean woman dumped out of a lorry by people traffickers, and a local lass who's had a barney with her two-timing boyfriend.
Action-packed documentary series following Yorkshire-based law enforcers.
The cops have their hands full with night time drink driving incidents. Four police cars are needed to stop a car with a motorbike hanging out of the boot.
Illegal drivers are a menace on UK roads. The traffic cops hunt down disqualified, unlicenced and uninsured drivers.
Observational documentary series. The cops are called to a fatal accident near a theme park, where they suspect the driver responsible for the crash has been using drugs.
The police have their hands full with the machinations of forgers, fakers and takers. Forgers are turning out Scottish banknotes. A man is using multiple fake plates, and the traffic cops go after criminals in a high-speed pursuit.
Jamie Theakston presents an edition focusing on the hunt for disqualified, unlicensed and uninsured drivers. In Bradford, officers from the West Yorkshire Safer Roads team pursue a desperate and disqualified driver through the city streets, while a member of the public is forced into making a citizen's arrest when another banned motorist attempts to flee the scene of a crash. In York, a pensioner is knocked down in a hit and run incident and an urgent search for the culprit gets underway.
A gang uses 4x4s on nightly thefts from industrial estates.
North Yorkshire is considered a soft touch by criminals, who using the county's rural back roads to operate under cover of darkness. In this edition, the team's elite officers hunt down and arrest burglars, drug dealers and thieves. Jamie Theakston narrates.
In this edition officers have to deal with the consequences of cars hitting cyclists and pedestrians. In York, traffic cops need all their professionalism to deal with a distressing situation when a pregnant bike rider is knocked off her bike by a lorry, while a pedestrian in Leeds has been hit by a driver who appears to have used their car as a weapon. But does CCTV footage show the whole story? Jamie Theakston presents.
Officers are led on a chase through Bradford as they pursue a car stolen in Manchester by teenagers, while burglars who have been targeting pensioners are spotted in Halifax. Meanwhile in North Yorkshire, members of the road crime team have their hands full tracking thieves operating in a convoy of cars who steal from builders' vans in hotel and pub car parks. Jamie Theakston presents.
An insight into the working life of officers patrolling the nation's roads, using modern technology and old-fashioned methods to bring criminals to justice.
Jamie Theakston presents a special edition focusing on the work of a new unit set up to tackle some of North Yorkshire's most dangerous criminals, targeting suspected drug dealers. Officers give chase when a car suspected of being used to supply Class A drugs in the Harrogate area fails to stop, with the pursuit through residential streets reaching speeds of 70 MPH, while in another planned operation, police in unmarked cars lie in wait for a BMW being driven by a suspected drug dealer.
Jamie Theakston presents an edition focusing on young drivers. A silver Astra leads Dan on a 100-MPH chase down the A1M before doing a U-turn into oncoming traffic, while an unlicensed teen denies being the driver of a speeding BMW, but Rich is not fooled.
Jamie Theakston presents an edition focusing on shoplifters, with Julian pursuing two suspects whose getaway car crashed. James arrests the same man twice, while he and Lauren pull over an organised gang of thieves - only for one of them to collapse of a heroin overdose.
In York, PCs Chris and Steve are backed up by a police unit armed with Tasers when they set out to arrest a man suspected of assaulting a pregnant woman. Sergeant Tim rushes to support colleagues who are struggling with a man who has a history of violence, and the suspect has been arrested for breaching a restraining order after turning up at the home of a former partner.
This edition focuses on officers cracking down on abuse, trafficking and exploitation. In York, Sgt Mick leads early morning raids on two men suspected of exploiting and intimidating young teenage girls through the production of explicit images and videos, while Sgt Julian discovers seven illegal immigrants in the back of a lorry at Wetherby services recently arrived from the continent.
North Yorkshire's officers deal with violent crime, including a showdown in Scarborough with one of the county's most prolific offenders, who has been convicted more than 100 times - including 19 violent offences. Plus, a man goes on the rampage in a pub in York, and is later tracked down to an apartment.
A violent new crime wave known as County Lines is taking hold in Britain. Across the country, urban drug gangs are expanding their empires by moving into small towns and rural areas.
This edition focuses on North Yorkshire Police targeting crossborder criminals, with a fifth of theft and drug dealing committed by crooks from outside the area. Sergeant Paul is on high alert after a stolen car linked to a recent suspected firearms incident is spotted on his patch, while in Scarborough PC Dan is on the hunt for criminals in a 4x4 who have allegedly been stealing vans - and it is not long before he becomes embroiled in an off-road pursuit.
This edition focuses on officers cracking down on abuse, trafficking and exploitation. In York, Sgt Mick leads early morning raids on two men suspected of exploiting and intimidating young teenage girls through the production of explicit images and videos, while Sgt Julian discovers seven illegal immigrants in the back of a lorry at Wetherby services recently arrived from the continent
A tyre stinger is used to stop a vehicle suspected of carrying stolen mobile phones and Automatic Number Plate Recognition helps to track and intercept a vehicle suspected of being used by burglars targeting the homes of older folk.
PC Andy stops and breathalyses a van driver in Harrogate, but, at more than twice the legal limit, the young man tries to make a run for it. A public-spirited motorist follows a woman he suspects of drink-driving after spotting her buying alcohol at a York petrol station, recording her car weaving in the middle of the road on a dashcam, and passing the data on to the police.
Paul is called to a domestic incident in which an elderly woman has allegedly stabbed her husband with a meat cleaver, while a mysterious traffic incident sees a car upside down and on fire, the driver missing and a baby seat in the back. Plus, a drunken disturbance in a pub leads to a tense manhunt through dark countryside.
While targeting cross-border thieves and fraudsters, officers are on the hunt for a car suspected of being used in supermarket thefts in a neighbouring county, while another intelligence-led operation identifies a car that is thought to be linked to drug dealing in North Yorkshire. In Scarborough, number plate recognition cameras identify a suspected stolen car, but when police attempt to pull it over, the car speeds off - and the chase is on. Jamie Theakston presents.
Officers pursue a 15-year-old driving a stolen Audi at 140mph down the M62, and track the theft of a VW Golf using automatic number-plate recognition cameras. Plus, police discover a boot full of stolen goods while attending the scene of a serious traffic accident. Jamie Theakston presents.
Officers are called to a serious accident near Skipton involving a motorbike, while a group of bikers get into an altercation with a motorist on the road to Harrogate, allegedly forcing him off the road and assaulting him. At the start of the Easter weekend, a rider loses control in a potentially fatal accident and a collision investigation unit is called to the scene.
Officers in Harrogate spot a youth behaving suspiciously, but when they try to stop him, he flees into a local housing estate and things rapidly escalate as a hostile crowd gathers. On the southern border of North Yorkshire, some more youngsters catch the eye of the traffic cops when it appears the driver is using a mobile phone. As they attempt to pull the car over, the suspects speed off and the chase is on. The police conduct a raid on a house near York, on the hunt for a suspected drug dealer, while a routine patrol takes a sinister turn when a man in a bar is spotted with a knife.
An 80mph pursuit carries on for 15 miles across North Yorkshire, while wet roads make a 90mph chase near Scarborough even more dangerous. Another pursuit is aborted when the driver pulls over to relieve himself, and officers find an open crate of lager in his car. Jamie Theakston presents.
Twenty-five miles north of York, Julian is called to the scene of a crash in which a car careered off the road and hit a tree, with the driver pronounced dead at the scene. Elsewhere, officers disturb two suspects they believe have been carrying out break-ins leading to a 100mph chase across a golf course.
An elderly lady near York has collapsed in her bathroom, jamming the door shut. Near the Yorkshire Dales, an elderly man driving without his glasses is responsible for a hit and run. And in Filey, North Yorkshire, a people-carrier has collided with a mobility scooter.
Police are called to a serious multiple-vehicle collision on the A64 that brings the northbound carriageway to a standstill, with the driver in the worst-affected car being airlifted to hospital with severe injuries. Near Scarborough, a VW Golf with no MOT fails to stop and clocks up speeds in excess of 100mph before colliding with a police car.
Officers close in on a suspected stolen car near Tadcaster, but they have to deploy two stingers as the driver tries to escape by hitting speeds in excess of 100mph. On the outskirts of Harrogate, a car with suspected links to supplying drugs is pulled over, with a search yielding narcotics with an estimated street value of over £12,000.
Nick Rice is injured when a reckless driver tries to avoid capture by ramming his police car. Meanwhile, Alex races to back up colleague John who has stopped a driver who turns out to be carrying a knife.
Jamie Theakston returns with the programme offering insight into the life of officers patrolling the nation's roads, this time following officers from Derbyshire. In Derby, Nick needs urgent back-up as a reckless driver tries to avoid capture by ramming his police car, while Alex races to back up colleague John in dealing with an erratic driver who turns out to be carrying a knife.
Derbyshire officers target violent gangs ram-raiding cash machines, with criminals using hydraulic power cutters and saws to cut the ATMs out, gas pumped into the cash slots to blow them up, or heavy construction vehicles to smash them out of the walls. Meanwhile, Sgt Adrian is called to a report of an attempted burglary and Vicky is alerted to a suspected stolen car with fake plates on the M1.
Sgt Matt heads a team in pursuit of a teenage driver transporting stolen goods in a 7.5-ton truck, with the desperate youth ramming three police cars, almost running over an officer, and driving the wrong way up a dual carriageway before abandoning the vehicle and running off.
Craig follows a disqualified driver home and then has to give chase on foot when the suspect does a runner, while officers use a high-risk tactic while pursuing a van. A routine stop-check by Nick and Ant sees one of the passengers warning the officers that the driver has firearms at home, and Karl deals with a driver who claims he had just bought a bottle of beer and took a swig before being pulled over, forcing him to wait 20 minutes before he can give the man a breathalyser test.
An edition focusing on high-speed pursuits, revealing the judgement calls officers must make while weighing the dangers against the chances of capturing their suspects. On the M1, Karl hits speeds of 155mph to intercept a getaway car used by a gang of suspected thieves, but as he waits for other units to arrive his cover is blown and the target vehicle makes a run for it.
Jason Potts pursues a car that has been flagged as having no insurance or MOT, but as soon as the driver realises he is being chased, he speeds off at 70mph in a 30mph zone. On the M1 motorway, officers apprehend a driver described as `an accident waiting to happen', who blows almost twice the legal limit and is arrested, despite the vocal objections of his equally drunk girlfriend.
Sgt Matt Edwards is on the hunt for suspected teenage car thieves in Derby thought to have been breaking into houses to steal keys before driving off with the occupants' vehicles, while Alex Boniface and his partner Chris Buckland are tipped off to the whereabouts of a car with links to drugs.
Police are involved in a game of cat and mouse with a car thief who has broken into a school compound and smashed through locked gates to steal a Honda Civic. In the early hours of the morning, Alex is called to a robbery in progress involving five men who have entered a house and are threatening the occupant with a knife.
On the outskirts of Chesterfield, Jim responds to an urgent call for back-up from his colleague Tom, who is surrounded by an angry mob following a report of a teenager driving dangerously. The aggressive young man, emboldened by an equally hostile crowd of friends, has no insurance and when police decide to seize and tow his car away, he takes out his frustrations on his own vehicle.
Officers in Derbyshire team up with neighbouring forces and take the fight to the cross-border criminals under a special initiative dubbed Operation Fuego. John and South Yorkshire officers soon give chase to a getaway driver in a stolen vehicle, which is now on a 120mph rampage on the M18. The stolen vehicle speeds along the hard shoulder on a collision course with a broken-down car. Police try to surround it, but the driver slips through and takes flight on foot. All is not lost however, as a police helicopter keeps tabs on the suspect.
Dan and Nick tail three suspected drug dealers into a car park, but just as they identify themselves as police officers, the trio speed off. Ant and Mark's dogged pursuit of a stolen moped takes them off their patch into the estates of Sheffield, where they play a game of cat and mouse around the backroads and alleyways.
Officers tail a Renault linked to a gang-related stabbing in Derby,but as they try to make a stop, the driver abandons the car and makes a run for it. The Road Crime Units gather intel on a suspect vehicle believed to be used for dealing drugs on a Chesterfield estate, while police track down a car with links to an alleged knifepoint robbery at a suspected drug dealer's house.
PC Dave is on the lookout for a car reported driving dangerously, when it suddenly comes out of a side road in front of him and a high-speed pursuit ensues - with the suspects reaching speeds of 80mph in residential areas. John is on a 100mph blue-light run in response to a life-or-death emergency when a car driver in front of him panics as he comes up behind her and swerves off the road.
Craig responds to a report of an incident involving a car on fire with the driver trapped inside. In Derby, as people make their way home from a boozy night out, Alex is on the lookout for drink drivers chancing their luck.
On the Nottinghamshire border, Craig responds to a report of a serious assault on a late-night train and an off-duty officer who tried to intervene also says she was struck by the assailants. In Long Eaton, Dave and Jason are called to the scene of a car crash, but what at first seems like a bad accident involving a suspected stolen car eventually leads to the arrest of the car's owner for perverting the course of justice.
The cops in Ripley join the operation to target the drug networks. Ant and Andy arrest two young men for dealing in a local pub, and the suspects are taken into police custody to be strip-searched. On the outskirts of Derby, a high-speed pursuit of a suspected drug runner takes a dangerous turn off-road for Ant and Nick. And when suspected drug runners pull up outside an address, the officers, believing they are about to make a delivery, are quick to detain a young male and female.
Dave and Alex respond to a report of a motorbike theft near Ilkeston and the officers hunt down a pack of suspects in an hour-long chase, which concludes with Derbyshire's first-ever use of a stinger to stop a motorbike. South-west of Derby, Karl is called to a serious accident involving a motorcyclist, with witnesses reporting seeing the biker overtaking moments before colliding with the back of a trailer. (Channel 5 reference S08E13)
A pursuit on the M1 near Chesterfield ends in dramatic fashion when a suspected getaway driver takes a late exit off the motorway, careering into a fuel tanker. This full-scale emergency forces Derbyshire's officers to close down a busy junction of the motorway during the morning rush hour. A rollercoaster day out at Alton Towers ends with a near-death experience for members of a group of day trippers when their car breaks down on the A50 and a lorry driver's momentary lapse in concentration sees him smash head-on into the stationary vehicle. (Channel 5 reference S08E14)
PC Jackson's instincts lead him on a high-speed chase. A car with false number plates makes a hasty getaway, before coming to halt with a bang.
Dave and Alex respond to a report of a motorbike theft near Ilkeston and the officers hunt down a pack of suspects in an hour-long chase, which concludes with Derbyshire's first-ever use of a stinger to stop a motorbike. South-west of Derby, Karl is called to a serious accident involving a motorcyclist, with witnesses reporting seeing the biker overtaking moments before colliding with the back of a trailer.
Officers attend the site of a horrific head-on collision involving a transit van and an HGV where the emergency services attempt to rescue the van driver from wreckage.
Derbyshire's road crime team attempts to intercept a drug dealer traveling into the county from Sheffield.
Ant Horsley and Dan Mitchell are on the hunt for a disqualified driver after a police camera alerts them to the whereabouts of his car, but events take a bizarre twist when an angry relative of the man in question decides he wants to have his say. Dave Shaw responds to a report of a car stolen when the owner left the engine running while she nipped into a shop.
On the outskirts of Chesterfield, Jim Payne responds to a call for backup from colleague PC Tom Strachan, who is surrounded by a mob following a report of dangerous driving.
At Ripley police station, officer Alex responds to news of two cars reported missing by a young woman, and the suspected thieves turn out to be two wanted men with a long list of previous convictions. Alex makes it his mission to catch the two dangerous criminals, who go on a violent rampage while on the run for four weeks.
In Derby, Nick needs urgent back-up as a reckless driver tries to avoid capture by ramming his police car, while Alex races to back up colleague John in dealing with an erratic driver who turns out to be carrying a knife.
An insight into the working life of officers patrolling the nation's roads, using modern technology and old-fashioned methods to bring criminals to justice. Presented by Jamie Theakston. After an hour-long chase the team use a stinger to stop a motorbike. In Harrogate, a hostile crowd gathers when a suspect runs into a housing estate.
In South Derbyshire, after spate of alleged violent robberies, Alex and Jason support a team of local officers as they chase down a gang of teenage suspects on foot through a housing estate. Meanwhile, rookie Chris joins local officers in the hunt for a gang of thieves suspected of a large number of burglaries and thefts in Chesterfield.
Police from Derbyshire are on a campaign to round up wanted criminals on the run, and officer Matt Copestake joins a high-speed pursuit of a man wanted across two counties. North of Chesterfield, Andy Swift receives intel on the whereabouts of car linked to a wanted suspect, and units from across the county close in on the suspect car and its occupants.
A dangerous driver pushes officers to their limit in Derbyshire as the vehicle reaches speeds of over 150 miles an hour, before crashing into a ravine. Meanwhile on the outskirts of Derby, traffic officer Jason deals with a suspected drunk driver sighted walking down a busy dual carriageway after crashing her car.
A fire extinguisher is launched from a fleeing getaway car.
The programme follows officers from Derbyshire's road crime unit as they target dealers bringing drugs into the county, with PC Nick Lovatt giving chase after a sighting of a suspected dealer in Derby. At police HQ, the cops receive intelligence about a van travelling towards Derbyshire suspected of carrying a large amount of cash. The Road Crime Unit heads into position to intercept the van and surround it on the motorway.
Derbyshire's Road Crime Unit uses intelligence and surveillance tactics to crack down on suspected drug dealers. The team receives some intelligence about a man suspected of ferrying drugs into the county using a relative's car. After boxing the car to a stop, a struggle breaks out between the driver and road crime cop Nick Lovatt, and the suspect is forcibly cuffed and detained.
Karl is called to an accident involving a driver in his seventies who has reversed into a house and ruptured a gas main. With the elderly man trapped in his car, it's a full-scale emergency for Karl and his colleagues to free the driver and prevent an explosion. On the outskirts of Derby, traffic cop Jason is called to a mystery crash involving a middle-aged woman who has rolled her car on a quiet suburban street. Unsure why or how the accident has occurred, Jason is left gobsmacked when the truth is revealed.
The pubs finally reopen after nearly four months of lockdown and as a result the police prepare for a spike in drink-drive incidents on Derbyshire's roads. Paul investigates a report of a crash involving a car that has gone straight over a roundabout and then been abandoned, while Scott is called to a report of an alleged hit-and-run - which transpires to be the result of a fight between a pub-goers that spiralled out of control and into the path of oncoming motorists.
A scooter is driven the wrong way down a dual carriageway into oncoming traffic, but despite it having its tyres stung and being followed by a police helicopter, it proves incredibly difficult to apprehend the rider. A chase nearly ends in serious injury for an officer when he is almost dragged along by a car after it is cornered in a supermarket car park.
After receiving reports that a lorry driver has almost struck a road worker on the M1, officers race to intercept a seven-and-a-half-ton truck, with Sgt Scott Riley deploying a stinger to bring the vehicle to a standstill. PC Chris Ryan receives a police camera alert that the driver in the car in front of him may under the influence of drugs, while Sgt Steve Hughes and his team investigate a crash in which a car hit a wall.
Officers stop a driver in relation to an alleged drunken assault and the breathalyser indicates he is more than three times over the limit and two knives are found in his car. Scott is patrolling Peak District villages and responds to a call in from a member of the public about two men acting suspiciously, soon coming across a white van towing an expensive trailer.
PC Dave Naylor responds to a call after a man with a history of violence is suspected of having stolen a car, which is pursued at 95mph along the M1, while police receive information about a man suspected of trying to sell a car for £1,000 and then driving off with both the vehicle and the cash.
PC Chris Ryan is patrolling alone at night when he spots a suspected cloned SUV and gives chase, with the driver of the vehicle ramming the police car five times and eventually turning off its lights to escape over a field. PC Nick Lovatt is part of a team of officers tracking a suspected drug-runner after a car is caught on a police camera, with a high-speed chase through residential streets ensuing.
Lee Ridley is one of four police vehicles pursuing a car suspected of being cloned, while police work with fire and medical crews after a crash on the M1 leads to a lorry ploughing off the road and into an embankment. Rich Morris responds to his fifth crash in four hours but as he places bollards on the road, he is almost knocked over by a car that skids by out of control mere inches away.
PC Andy Swift is patrolling on the M1 when a car he has flagged down takes off, prompting a chase at speeds up to 120mph, while PC Jason Potts is called to a pub where a distressed woman is convinced her boyfriend has fallen into the freezing waters of a canal.
Matt Cooling and Josh Field are on the lookout for organised gangs attempting to steal HGVs and the goods they carry. After they spot a suspect lorry, it's a dangerous and risky business trying to bring it to a stop safely, requiring tactics and teamwork. PC Andy Swift is called to a report of the theft of a van and catches a suspect red-handed in a vehicle parked outside the owner's house.
Derbyshire's Road Crime Team set out to intercept a car they suspect is being used in drug deals and team member Nick chases a car, believed to be involved in a burglary.
Derbyshire's finest pursue law breakers in the very heart of the country. The Traffic Cops tackle a huge variety of crimes.
Traffic officer Matt Copestake investigates reports of a drink-driving woman who is found to have a blood alcohol level that is three times over the legal limit.
Near Ripley, a van spotted acting suspiciously fails to stop for Derbyshire's specialist road crime cops.
Traffic Cops are called in to back up colleagues battling a crowd of bank holiday revellers who've become volatile after closing time.
The return of the programme offering an insight into the work of officers patrolling the roads of Derbyshire. PC Chris Ryan follows a car that triggered an alert on the police's ANPR system as it was linked to a spate of catalytic converter thefts, while Sgt Steve Hughes is working with HMRC to track down and stop a vehicle that is suspected of carrying illicit cash.
PC Karl Jackson is called to an accident in which two people have died, and his priority is to cordon off the area, collect early witness statements and begin the sad task of trying to identify the victims so their relatives can be informed. PC Paul Barker attends an incident in which a car has spun and crashed and finds an empty can of beer on the floor of the car involved.
Dave McAllister is one of a team of officers on the M1 pursuing a stolen HGV, but only after its tyres are punctured with a stinger does the lorry come to a halt. A call comes into Derbyshire police HQ about a stolen motorhome. and Its owner has a live tracker on the vehicle and is giving constant updates to the control room of its position.
A member of the public reports a car veering erratically across the M1 and Karl Jackson and Matt Cooling are sent to investigate. They catch the vehicle up and box it in at traffic lights on a slip road, where the driver, smelling of alcohol, is dragged out and refuses a breathalyser test. Jason Potts is called to a rush-hour crash on the A50, while Alex Boniface takes the lead in the pursuit of a stolen Audi.
On patrol in Derbyshire, the traffic cops tackle a variety of criminals, ranging from drunk or drugged drivers to violent county lines drug dealers and organised crime gangs.
PC Craig Dawes attends a fatal collision involving a motorcycle and car, where he and Sgt Matt Edwards secure the site for crash investigators, who try to piece together what happened. Sgt Scott Riley spots and follows a biker he thinks looks suspicious, with a computer check indicating the bike is not licensed or insured.
As part of Project Edward - a week-long nationwide crackdown on illegal drivers - Derbyshire's traffic cops set up check-sites across the county. PC Andy Swift and PC Stu Smith pull over a car at one stop and the driver eventually pulls out a knife, forcing the officers to draw their Tasers and restrain the man. PC Jason Potts and Sgt Scott Riley go to investigate when a van crashes at night near a check-site, finding the vehicle on its roof in the bushes, but with no sign of the driver.
Around 11,000 automatic number plate recognition cameras continually monitor vehicles on Britain's roads. With ANPR readers installed in their patrol cars, it is a valuable tool for Derbyshire's traffic cops, helping them track down dangerous offenders and illegal cars, vans and lorries. Karl Jackson is alerted to a possible disqualified driver when a passing car triggers his ANPR system, but the vehicle fails to stop and a pursuit begins.
PC Andy Swift is on the lookout for a high-value car stolen from a dealership after being taken for a test drive, while he also searches for builder's van taken from a driveway while the owner popped briefly inside to collect his tools and equipment. PC Dave Shaw is patrolling on a night shift when he follows a car suspected of being used in house burglary.
PC Tom Strachan gives pursuit when a car is spotted by police cameras being driven with no insurance, but when records flag up the suspect has a history of violence, an armed response team is called in too. The suspect throws a knife out of the car and then waves a baseball bat out of his window, banging it on the roof and making offensive hand gestures at the police behind him
Even though it's only just after 10am, a woman is suspected of drink-driving and traffic cop Matt Copestake is called to investigate. Traffic cop Andy Swift is on the trail of a driver who has allegedly failed to stop after a collision.
On the edge of the Peak District a violent attack on a tradesman is captured on CCTV. On the M1, a gang of young men seen on CCTV breaking into the heavy good vehicles are arrested for going equipped to steal.
Cops are on the hunt for stolen cars, and a traffic cop ends up on a 100-mile chase down the M1. Officers pursue a stolen car being driven by a wanted prolific criminal, police in Yorkshire spot a stolen van.
During a busy spring bank holiday, the traffic cops deal with the effects of drink and drugs. A dangerous drunk driver leads traffic cops on a 20 minute chase through busy areas; a drunk driving dangerously weaves down a busy dual carriageway.
In central Derbyshire, the Traffic Cops are on the hunt for a car linked to the theft of two motorbikes. After a 10 minute search, officers spot the car. Near the M1 motorway, a gang of suspected truck thieves risk it all to escape the cops.
Just outside Chesterfield, cops respond to a police camera alert for a young wanted criminal. just outside Matlock, officers are called to tragic incident involving three motorcyclists who've been hit head on by a car.
A pursuit of a reckless getaway driver in a stolen car ends with a full-scale air-to-ground search for a suspect and a battle to save his life. In Ripley, a report of a crashed car leads to the arrest of a very drunk man who denies any wrongdoing.
The traffic cops respond to a report of a car linked to a drunken assault with a baseball bat. On quarter-finals night, a simple case of a drunk and uninsured driver proves much more difficult to deal with.
Jamie Theakston returns with a focus on officers on patrol in North Yorkshire, beginning as they clamp down on young drivers causing danger on the county's roads. On the outskirts of York, officers suspect drugs are involved when a young, speeding driver collides with a lorry, while police are forced to use a stinger and puncture three tyres to stop a repeat drunk and drugged driver near Selby
In York, police are forced into a dangerous pursuit when three suspects are reported to have stolen a car after gatecrashing a party.
A prolific car thief with a string of convictions under his belt crashes and rolls a stolen car at over 100mph, while in Harrogate the hunt for a cloned car and disqualified driver leads to a high-speed pursuit. The suspect leaps from the moving car and leaves it driverless, heading downhill straight towards a busy main road during the rush hour
Officers near Harrogate discover thousands of pounds in the vehicle of a disqualified driver with probable ties to violence. A member of the public in Tadcaster reports a suspicious man changing the plates on a high-powered Audi, and the police are compelled to make an arrest since the man refuses to identify himself.
Near York, a reckless young driver in a stolen car heads toward a busy motorway. With no ambulances available, the police and an off-duty nurse help a motorcyclist after he collides with a parked truck.
Drunk-driving, drug use and atrocious weather all contribute to cases for the Traffic Cops, including one coke-snorting driver who gets arrested twice in quick succession.
A young man who has stolen his grandfather's car leads the police into a bizarre and dangerous pursuit that ends in a trip to hospital for the suspect. Two suspected fuel thieves are tracked by police cameras and arrested when officers uncover all the tools of the trade in the back of their van, as well as messages on their phones that appear to be from prospective customers
In Harrogate, a reckless motorcyclist with a long history of violence puts lives in danger as he desperately tries to outrun the cops, while a trap is set on the A1 by police targetting more county line drug dealers. A night-time sting leads to the arrest of another drugs suspect after a roadside test finds cocaine in his system and a large bag of suspicious white powder inside a shopping bag.
In North Yorkshire, cops are out in force, protecting lorry drivers and their cargo as organized gangs target goods and trucks. There's a hijack on an HGV carrying £1million of goods.
The Traffic Cops deal with back-to-back accidents, including a motorcyclist left with life-changing injuries after being hit by a truck, and a lorry driver trapped in his cab.
On a busy Bank Holiday weekend, a day trip to Scarborough turns into an unexpected high-speed pursuit and a desperate suspect on a motorbike puts lives at risk when a passenger falls off.
A car thief rams the cops off the road, a gang travel into North Yorkshire for some high-end shoplifting, and a suspected scrap metal thief claims he's running a legitimate business.
In North Yorkshire, cops look out for criminals and illegal drivers moving around under the cover of darkness. After a spike in catalytic converter thefts, a stinger is used.
In North Yorkshire, a tip-off leads to a major drugs bust for the traffic cops, and the arrest of a suspected drug runner travelling through the county.
In North Yorkshire, police are out in force on a bank holiday weekend, and a high-speed pursuit ensues after a driver fails to stop and drives at a police officer. In the Dales, there's a special operation under way to crack down on motorists flouting the law, including motorcyclists riding without tax or insurance, and speeding. A biker takes a tumble down a steep embankment after losing control on a bend, somehow miraculously escaping serious injury. Jamie Theakston presents.
Cops' lives are put at risk as their cars are rammed by thieves desperate to get away, and a drunk driver tries his best to avoid blowing over the legal drink drive limit with a bizarre tactic.
With North Yorkshire's roads a big draw for bikers, policing them is a top priority. A 70-year-old biker crashes down a steep embankment but is spared serious injury thanks to a clever gadget.
Officers give high-speed pursuit to a van with cloned plates which smashes through traffic near Leeds. In addition, a driver on the A1 claims a mechanical fault caused him to crash.
In North Yorkshire, more than 1,000 drink drivers are arrested every year. On one busy road, officers search for a car reportedly swerving on a dual carriageway, and set a trap.
On the edge of the Peak District near Chesterfield, officers are called to a report of an accident involving a suspected drink-driver, who makes threats when arrested and refuses to take a breath test. In Glossop, the hunt for an alleged stolen car linked to firearms and drugs takes a bizarre twist, while a counter-terrorism operation near the M1 brings traffic to a standstill.
Derbyshire officers battle a surge in car crime across the East Midlands and South Yorkshire, with 10 police units from two forces pursuing a gang of suspected car thieves using fake registration plates to steal high-powered vehicles. On the M1, officers apprehend the driver of a stolen vehicle at a motorway services and discover he is carrying a selection of dangerous knives, with identity checks revealing the man is wanted for a serious assault and robbery
Ten miles north of Derby, police control receives reports of suspected drug-driver and officers are forced into a high-speed pursuit when the vehicle fails to stop. After the driver crashes into traffic, four men abandon the car and flee and a police helicopter and ground units hunt for the runaway suspects. Near Chesterfield, a tip-off from a member of the public leads to a drink driver who can barely stand up
The daily challenge of catching car thieves, as organised gangs use hi-tech scanners to hack into keyless cars, allowing them to unlock and steal a vehicle in less than a minute. Cops spot a stolen car using fake registration plates which they believe has been used for the getaway in a robbery. At the Derbyshire border, a call comes in about the theft of an expensive 4x4
Jamie Theakston narrates an episode focusing on thieves and burglars, with officers sent to investigate a report of a suspected break-in at a warehouse on an industrial estate near Chesterfield. Five miles north, police race to another suspected theft at a distribution centre, where they believe three males have been siphoning petrol from lorries
Officers tackle people driving illegally, going in pursuit of a motorist who fails to stop after a driving licence check reveals he has no insurance, with the chase reaching more than double the national speed limit. After a lengthy pursuit on the outskirts of Chesterfield, multiple officers are forced to use a stinger to bring a disqualified driver to a safe stop, but despite his tyres being punctured the suspect carries on driving dangerously
It takes six units from two police forces to bring to a stop a suspected cloned van thought to be carrying stolen goods, which officers spot being throwing out of the window onto the motorway. Police have to close down both sides of a carriageway when a pedestrian is found walking down a live lane on a fast road on the outskirts of Derby
Just outside Ripley, Derbyshire, officers head to a set of roadworks following a tip-off that a driver is suspected of regularly driving to and from his place of work under the influence of drink. When they arrive, they arrest a workman who is not only aggressive and appears to be drunk, but is wanted for being in breach of a court order, so is taken into custody. Police also tackle a surge in thefts from lorries, boxing in and intercepting a couple of known offenders with a history of burglary
With roads busier on a bank holiday weekend, Derbyshire officers deal with hundreds of reports of drink, drug and dangerous driving, as well as an array of other crimes. Police also take part in Operation Limit, a road safety campaign to clamp down on drink and drug driving, arresting a trainee truck driver who has crashed into a friend's car
Offices go in pursuit of a banned drink-driver who collides with a passing car before taking off again only to crash into someone's garden after a further chase. In south Derbyshire, officers spot a man wanted for an alleged domestic burglary and assault and seize the opportunity to catch the suspect while in his car, while police officers respond to a call for help after a lone sergeant stops a suspicious-looking car on the M1 with five men inside
Officers clamp down on dangerous and illegal drivers, from those under the influence of drink or drugs to those without insurance or a valid licence. Derbyshire's road crime team goes on a high-speed pursuit of a reckless disqualified driver who fails to stop, while police respond to a call from a member of public about a crash in which two cars have collided head on, with one on its roof with people trapped inside
Derbyshire's Road Crime Team take part in Operation Hunted, a month-long force-wide campaign targeting offenders on the run from the police. Officers track down a young man wanted on recall to prison after he's linked to an alleged assault in breach of his parole conditions, and a suspected hit-and-run caught on CCTV sparks a manhunt for a van driver who allegedly drove into a car and pedestrians
Officers chase a suspected stolen vehicle believed to be using fake number plates. As the car fails to stop, more units join the pursuit and are aided by a heroic member of the public who chases the driver as he tries to get away. A call comes in about a fight in a pub, where a male customer has allegedly been assaulted by a woman who is being aggressive. In Chesterfield, a woman is caught driving her partner's car with no licence and no insurance
Derbyshire officers take part in Operation Fuego, a week-long, five forces strong campaign targeting road crime gangs using cloned vehicle registration plates to hide their tracks while transporting drugs, cash and stolen vehicles across the country. After a lengthy pursuit down the motorway, officers surround and box in a car full of youths thought to be involved in stealing from HGVs at motorway services and lorry parks
Officers attend a road traffic collision in bad weather in which a motorcyclist is trapped under a car, and get there to find locals including an off-duty nurse have come together to assist while waiting for an ambulance to arrive. Near Chesterfield, a suspected uninsured and unlicensed driver recklessly fails to stop, speeding past young children in a local housing estate before disappearing. After a long search, the car is found parked up near a suspect's address, and an investigation begins to identify the driver
Derbyshire police target gangs stealing vans to order, with officers on the hunt for a transit van taken without keys from a driveway, but the suspects change its number plates, making tracking it down much harder, even with four police units and a helicopter in hot pursuit. Near Derby, officers respond to a report of a ram raid and hunt down a suspected stolen van, with the driver arrested for a stack of other offences, including driving the van illegally and possession of drugs
Following a spike in car thefts across Derbyshire, officers are on the lookout for cross-border gangs stealing high end cars. A police camera alert triggers officers into action and they give chase to a suspected stolen car. Another suspect vehicle with cloned plates triggers a high-speed chase, but the driver escapes off-road down a track.
Police cameras trigger a search for a suspected cloned car linked to multiple burglaries across the county, six units give chase and three suspects are eventually located in a shed on a housing estate. Plus, reports come in of a car thought to have been involved in a shop theft and alleged assault, police believe it's the third retailer a gang of alleged shop thieves have targeted in the past week
Automatic number plate recognition cameras trigger an alert for a suspected disqualified driver with no insurance, prompting three police units to give chase. Officers arrest a man following intelligence that links his vehicle to suspected child protection concerns. Plus, three men are arrested on the motorway in two suspected stolen cloned vans, which are thought to be travelling together
A high-speed pursuit for a traffic officer is risky business, with 'drivers failing to stop' causing around 40 deaths a year on Britain's roads. Police across the UK are involved in nearly 13,000 pursuits every year as suspected criminals try everything they can to evade capture. In this episode, a dangerous driver fails to stop for officers for more than 45 minutes. The driver eventually goes off road and three men make a run for it. And officers are forced to engage in the pursuit of a vehicle that has already failed to stop for local police. After losing sight of the car, officers search the area and find the car abandoned and arrest a suspect close.
Dealing with drug users and dealers is a daily challenge for Traffic Cops. With drug offences on the rise and casualties from drug driving having nearly trebled in the last ten years, Derbyshire's Road Crime Team target criminals who supply or deal drugs or drive under the influence of drugs. A driver, who is caught in possession of drugs and suspected of being under the influence of drugs, does everything he can to evade capture including ramming into a police car. Officers also target the suspected trafficking of drugs in a taxi through Derbyshire and Yorkshire and arrest two men and a taxi driver for drug searches and questioning about intelligence linking them to supply of crack cocaine.
It's estimated that 1,000 vans are stolen in the UK every month. In this episode Derbyshire Traffic Cops target criminals stealing vans, banned drivers in vans and thieves in vans on the run. With a clampdown on gangs stealing vans to order, officers are on the hunt for a transit van taken without keys from a driveway. But, with the suspects changing number plates to disguise the stolen vehicle, it makes tracking it down much harder, even with four police units and a helicopter in hot pursuit. And following a tip-off about a suspected disqualified driver, officers search for and arrest the driver of a van who, when questioned, says he has no recollection of being disqualified.
It's estimated that nearly 15,000 police pursuits take place every year, putting the police and the public at risk, as out-of-control criminals try to avoid being caught. Seven and a half thousand accidents occur every year when drivers lose control of their vehicles. In this episode, officers spot a speeding car and are forced to pursue the driver as he fails to stop. The driver heads the wrong way down a dual carriageway before darting off road and switching off his headlights to try and avoid capture. Near Derby, the race is on to save a driver who has lost control of his car and has careered off a dual carriageway and into a swamp.
Over 80,000 motorists lose their driving licence every year and nearly ten percent of those are already banned from driving. In this edition, cops clamp down on unlicensed drivers. A suspected disqualified driver fails to stop for officers, hitting speeds in excess of 150 miles per hour. But in severe and dangerous weather conditions, the speeder disappears. Police cameras spot a suspected illegal vehicle at a petrol station and despite having a licence, the driver is unable to prove he's got insurance for the car
Officers are called out to a number of serious crashes, including a collision between three cars on a busy Derbyshire road, leaving one of the vehicles on its side on top of a van. A lorry driver hits a barrier on a bridge, causing his vehicle to jack-knife with his front wheels and cabin hanging over the edge, and the cops also race to a bus whose driver has swerved off the road into a field, with 20 passengers inside. But as they investigate, there is another collision between an ambulance and a police car
Officers launch a drink and drug driving crackdown in the lead-up to Christmas. A driver suspected of drink driving tries to escape from an officer, crashing into a van, knocking down a telegraph pole and knocking himself unconscious. Police spot another driver acting suspiciously and, when he fails to stop, they embark upon a high-speed chase across the city
Alex stops a car carrying an armed suspect. An arrested martial artist refuses to give up the fight, even at the police station.
