Rosie and Daz are in Reading for Operation Fanta (seriously!) looking for burglars who steal car keys to get at the increasingly hard-to-nick cars. Called in to help with a chase, they head off after a 4X4 which is able to get over the sump breaker in the road, when they can’t. Ouch! Back in Slough – Simon and Chris are looking for people pinching stuff out of parked cars. After an easy stop, a suspicious vehicle (fortuitously borrowed off a Mr John Thomas). It squeaks on databases, but the passenger doesn’t, so a visit to the nick is required for identification (mainly because he’s a convicted burglar who’s escaped from prison!). There’s also a nice little assortment of tools in the boot, not to mention broken glass in the footwell. As for the improvised balaclavas… Chris and Simon are now in Bicester following up an ANPR ding for no insurance. The driver claims he’s covered on his dad’s insurance, though he can’t remember which company it is. But then, given that he’s given a false name, it’s a moot point. Unfortunately, the passengers are forced to walk home – including three little kiddies. We return to Reading to rejoin Rosie and Daz, who have to deal with a guy who’s been threatening a pub landlord with an axe. Apparently he’s very drunk – but fed up with loud music from the pub due to noisy lock-ins. The fact that there haven’t actually been any lock-ins probably doesn’t really help his case. Simon and Chris are being very mobile tonight! They’re now in Bletchley and have spotted a stolen car with their ANPR. Proving the virtues of unmarked patrol cars, they stop the car in a car park without the driver having noticed them there. Amazingly, the thief owns up immediately without as much as a squeak. Everything seems to be going swimmingly, until the thief develops a sudden attack of severe pain and requires an ambulance. Amazingly, it took a week to not find anything wrong with him… Jeez – they’re busy!