1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,520 Police Scotland's Highlands and Islands division 2 00:00:04,520 --> 00:00:05,920 is Britain's biggest beat. 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:10,600 The geographical scope of where we police is phenomenal. 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:14,360 12,000 square miles of glens, islands, 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,280 deep lochs and towering mountains. 6 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:21,000 We do have some of the most dangerous terrain. 7 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,480 Where the hell is he? Where is he? 8 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,000 Even if you were a very good swimmer, 9 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:26,720 you're not coming out of there. 10 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,680 Patrolling this vast, wild landscape... 11 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:30,880 There are some vehicles out there, 12 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:32,680 but I don't think they're going to be... 13 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,520 ..and answering emergency calls in the wilderness... 14 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,600 ..the Highland cops go above and beyond to combat crime... 15 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:43,960 Clearly quite a bit of blood. 16 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,160 Suspicious death, same as you would get anywhere else. 17 00:00:46,160 --> 00:00:47,920 ..and keep people safe. 18 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:49,360 Leave me alone! 19 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,000 We will attend to everybody's worst day. 20 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:53,960 We need to try and make sure you're OK. 21 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,280 Here, traditional rural policing... 22 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:58,320 We've had a report of a satellite-tagged golden eagle 23 00:00:58,320 --> 00:00:59,600 that's gone offline. 24 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:01,880 It shouts out to me that it's been killed. 25 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:03,960 ..meets state-of-the-art crime-fighting. 26 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,160 Top drawer, there's a lot of rocks, a lot of cash. 27 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:07,400 This is cocaine, right? 28 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,920 If it turns blue, then it is cocaine there. 29 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:14,240 This series goes inside the UK's most unique police force... 30 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,080 One minute you're dealing with an avalanche... Come on! 31 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,760 And the next, you've got a lively Lab. 32 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:23,400 ..to find out what it takes to patrol the beat... 33 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,360 It is a family. You are working with your brothers and sisters. 34 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,960 ..and keep the peace... Police! 35 00:01:28,960 --> 00:01:33,200 ..in some of the most beautiful and challenging places in Britain. 36 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,920 At the heart of the Highlands, the land rises towards 37 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,600 one of Britain's highest mountain ranges - 38 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:57,320 the vast Cairngorms National Park, 39 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,760 a place that brings its own challenges for the police. 40 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:05,760 The mountains of Scotland and the Highlands 41 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:07,440 are unforgiving places. 42 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:12,280 They are absolutely beautiful, jaw-droppingly at times. 43 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,760 But the weather can turn in a heartbeat. 44 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:21,760 Winds can easily reach well in excess of 100 miles an hour. 45 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,520 That poses great risks. 46 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:28,640 I'm a member of the mountain rescue team that's based in Inverness, 47 00:02:28,640 --> 00:02:31,000 and we're ready at a moment's notice 48 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,960 to be deployed anywhere across the Highlands, 49 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,760 where there's a need to try and find people 50 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:38,760 who are either injured or lost, 51 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,360 or to provide a sort of policing response 52 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:45,160 in an area that can't be accessed by ordinary beat cops. 53 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,880 Today, Cailean's team have received a call about someone 54 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:51,960 who has gone missing in the Cairngorms. 55 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:53,400 LINE RINGS 56 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:31,800 This young missing person with special needs is vulnerable. 57 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,680 He was last seen 18 hours ago. 58 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:39,320 So this morning, Cal's team are launching a major search operation. 59 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:45,240 This is us almost arriving at the outdoor centre 60 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,360 where the young man's missing from. 61 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,360 Last mile or two, I've been keeping my eye out. 62 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:55,480 Is he actually walking through here, or has he popped up anywhere? 63 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,840 The forest, some of it's quite dense, but it's leading right out 64 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,400 onto the hill that I can see out in front of me. 65 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:06,320 There is a bit of rain, but the search conditions are good. 66 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,480 Now the real hard work starts. 67 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,480 Boots on, and get out and actually start 68 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:16,360 the big game of hide and seek, finding the missing person. 69 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,480 Joining Cal is PC Katie Johnstone. 70 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:28,800 There's been quite a concern, given the extra needs that he has 71 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,400 and the fact that he's gone away overnight. 72 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,920 So there was no indication that he'd made any preparations for this, 73 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:38,360 which makes the concern even more. And given the weather, 74 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:40,840 probably looking about five degrees last night, 75 00:04:40,840 --> 00:04:42,480 and that's without the wind and the rain, 76 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,400 so it's a big concern to have him found and as soon as possible. 77 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,800 When somebody has vulnerabilities and they're missing, 78 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:57,520 it sort of ratchets the whole thing up. 79 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,280 If they've got learning difficulties 80 00:04:59,280 --> 00:05:01,680 or if they're not aware of their surroundings, 81 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:03,560 it's an additional risk. 82 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:08,400 Time is of the essence to find them and keep them safe. 83 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,360 With every passing hour, 84 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:15,680 the risk that the man is injured or hypothermic increases. 85 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,120 But the search area is huge - 86 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:23,240 a national park of almost 2,000 square miles. 87 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,680 So if the police are to find him quickly, 88 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,320 they will need all the help they can get. 89 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:34,200 We've got a large number of Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team. 90 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,320 We've got a police dog handler out as well. 91 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,120 So it's the beginnings of a very large-scale search. 92 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,160 Air support hasn't been confirmed yet, 93 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,720 but we've got a vast area from as far as the eye can see, 94 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,840 three or four miles up into the Cairngorms, 95 00:05:45,840 --> 00:05:47,760 running through the forest, the hills 96 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,640 and then stretching all the way down to Aviemore. 97 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,040 It's a needle in a haystack, but that's what we're here to do. 98 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:55,600 Is it Ian, by the way? Yeah, yeah. 99 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,080 Cailean. Nice to meet you. 100 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,880 The police mountain rescue team works closely 101 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:02,720 with the volunteer teams. 102 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,000 They are the experts. 103 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:06,760 Where do you want us? Throw us in. 104 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:08,680 Just put us wherever you want. 105 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,320 That local knowledge and tapping into it is crucial 106 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,720 for police inquiries and for missing person searches. 107 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:45,560 The first place to look are the woods near where the man was staying. 108 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:50,880 We are covering a massive area, 109 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,680 and if somebody's got a head start on us, 110 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:58,400 that area has just not become big, it's become absolutely mammoth. 111 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,440 Sparsely populated regions like the Cairngorms 112 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:15,680 make up much of N Division's beat, 113 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:19,640 but at its heart is a busy city - Inverness. 114 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:25,960 On duty today are traffic cops Elaine Madison and Donnie Stephenson. 115 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,160 An urgent call has just come in. 116 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,040 Yeah, that's all received. I'll keep you updated with how we get on. 117 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:54,280 There's been somebody struck by a vehicle. 118 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:55,880 They believe it was deliberately. 119 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:57,880 But the vehicle has since made off. 120 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,920 When a call comes in and there's been a suggestion 121 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:11,320 a vehicle has been used to deliberately drive at someone... 122 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:12,880 Turn around here. 123 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:16,120 ..first thing you're thinking is to try and identify 124 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,480 the vehicle involved in the collision. 125 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:28,360 What happened exactly? 126 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,160 Did you get a look at the driver or anything like that? 127 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:38,200 No? 128 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:41,280 Any idea who's done it, or...? 129 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,240 OK. No, that's fine. Thank you. 130 00:08:46,680 --> 00:08:50,760 The cyclist has only minor injuries and doesn't need hospital treatment, 131 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,440 so Donny and Elaine can start looking for evidence 132 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:55,400 that can identify the culprit. 133 00:08:56,680 --> 00:08:58,880 That camera facing down there looks like a good shout. 134 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:00,040 Yeah. That one there. 135 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,800 I'm going to see if we can get something off that. 136 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:07,240 The camera is a private one on a house overlooking the scene. 137 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,720 It may have captured the moment of the crash. 138 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:12,560 At the scene of a road traffic collision, 139 00:09:12,560 --> 00:09:17,280 we will always look for dashcam or CCTV opportunities. 140 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:22,720 Having CCTV footage is best evidence. 141 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,320 Witnesses may have seen something on the road, 142 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:27,720 sometimes folks' memories are confused. 143 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:31,600 However, CCTV, dashcam doesn't lie. 144 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:37,560 The camera was recording at the time of the collision. 145 00:09:37,560 --> 00:09:42,240 The owner of the house agrees to let Donnie and Elaine view the footage. 146 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:43,440 What time do you think it was? 147 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:45,680 Um... 07:06. 148 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,000 Here we go, here we go. It's playing now. It's playing now. 149 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:54,520 What do you reckon? Reckon about there? 150 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,120 No, back. 151 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,280 There. There. Go for that. Yeah. 152 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:01,360 Oh, there we go. 153 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,080 The van's followed him up that street. 154 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:09,120 Mm-hm. 155 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:12,160 Ouch. 156 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:13,480 Male driver anyway. 157 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:15,080 The footage is clear... 158 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:19,200 ..and it seems to back up the cyclist's claim 159 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,400 that the driver hit him on purpose. 160 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:25,200 Using a vehicle as a weapon 161 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,920 doesn't often happen in the Highlands and Islands. 162 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:30,200 That is very violent behaviour. 163 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:31,960 Especially in these circumstances 164 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,840 where someone's been struck deliberately, you start thinking, 165 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,480 is this person going to do it again to someone else? 166 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:38,960 It's very important for us 167 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:42,360 that we identify the offenders involved and apprehend them. 168 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,880 Based on the CCTV footage, 169 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,600 this is now a case of attempted murder. 170 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:53,000 Whoever did it is still at large. 171 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:56,720 They urgently need to be caught before anyone else is hurt. 172 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,920 Across the city at police HQ, 173 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:07,600 detectives from CID are now taking charge of the investigation, 174 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,840 led by DS Chris MacLeod. 175 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:14,280 We heard the call that somebody has been knocked off their bike, 176 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,000 which is not an uncommon call because road traffic collisions 177 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,640 can happen and sometimes accidents can happen. 178 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:24,520 But then once we've reviewed the CCTV footage, 179 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:26,640 the manner of driving is so shocking 180 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:30,760 and then the actual assault on the victim... 181 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:34,040 ..could have been catastrophic. 182 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:40,000 CID are responsible for dealing with serious crimes, 183 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,040 anything from murder, all the way down to 184 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:45,320 dealing with serious assaults. 185 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:49,120 But because of that, I guess you see the darker side of Inverness. 186 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:53,920 When we're looking at this, we're looking at their intent, 187 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,120 so whether or not they've just assaulted him with the vehicle. 188 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:58,840 Are they trying to give him a fright, 189 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:03,040 or are they actually trying to cause significant and genuine harm to him? 190 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,480 And they followed him across a junction, 191 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,960 causing other vehicles to stop abruptly in the road. 192 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,960 So there's a white Mini that we see. 193 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:15,880 It has to emergency stop as they cross in front of it. 194 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:19,440 They basically chase the victim down and then wipe them out. 195 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:24,760 The act is very clear and deliberate from the CCTV footage, 196 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:29,680 and it presented a real risk of serious and significant harm 197 00:12:29,680 --> 00:12:31,640 to the victim, possibly of his life. 198 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,760 With the video showing intent to injure or kill, 199 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:38,160 the police now have an urgent manhunt on their hands. 200 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:40,240 With the help of witness statements, 201 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,720 a local man, Ross Grant, and a young woman 202 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,120 have been identified as suspects. 203 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:49,720 Both are known to the police, but they haven't been located, 204 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,840 and it's starting to look like they're on a crime spree. 205 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,640 During today's investigation, 206 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:59,000 information was brought to our attention that 207 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,720 the suspects have also got themselves involved in 208 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:03,640 an altercation on Grant Street 209 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,400 and there was potentially a knife involved. 210 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:09,840 My officers are currently taking witness statements 211 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:13,600 and trying to identify further witnesses who can speak to that, 212 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:16,720 to give us enough evidence for a criminal conviction 213 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:19,840 for carrying offensive weapons as well. 214 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:21,320 That's not all. 215 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:25,080 The same pair are also suspected of stealing the van 216 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:29,160 used in the collision and stealing and torching another vehicle. 217 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:33,000 It's now a race against time to put them behind bars 218 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:34,800 before they strike again. 219 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:46,880 In the Cairngorms, 220 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:51,920 PCs Cal MacLeod and Katie Johnstone are continuing to search 221 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,560 for a vulnerable young man who is missing. 222 00:13:54,560 --> 00:13:57,880 He would normally only venture outside with a carer, 223 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:02,480 but he has now not been seen for almost 24 hours. 224 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:03,800 Ready. 225 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:07,200 I search for a living. 226 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:08,440 I look for things. 227 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:09,720 That is my job. 228 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:12,720 So when I search, I want to find something. 229 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,320 Be it the bag of drugs, be it the missing child, 230 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:17,480 be it the knife that's been used in a crime. 231 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:19,440 So whilst in the mountain rescue team, 232 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,560 I'm not out there in a sort of criminal aspect, 233 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,440 I'm bringing that same mindset and diligence 234 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,720 to make sure that I find whatever it is I'm looking for. 235 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:34,800 An initial sweep has come up blank... 236 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:36,200 OK. Are we good? 237 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:41,040 ..so the team regroups and extends the search 238 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:43,400 to an area behind the holiday house. 239 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:50,480 When I'm searching through heavy areas of shrubbery, gorse, 240 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:54,200 forested, wet, marshy areas, 241 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:56,480 it's not pleasant, 242 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,640 but you have to stick your head in and look. 243 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:02,080 It's dirty, uncomfortable work, 244 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:05,520 but it needs to be done right in order to find somebody. 245 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:18,160 And as the team combs the thick vegetation, 246 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:19,840 they spot something. 247 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:24,600 That's a find. 248 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,200 Find! Find! 249 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:31,160 Hello? 250 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:34,280 Are you OK, man? Are you with me? 251 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:38,240 Could you...? Yeah, just get to the doctor. 252 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:40,520 Very shallow breathing. 253 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:41,880 Hello? Can you hear me? 254 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:43,320 Yeah, we've got a bit of movement. 255 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,640 Control, control. Sierra Romeo three one. 256 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:50,040 Sierra Romeo three one. Go ahead. 257 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:52,880 Yeah, can I organise an ambulance urgently? 258 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:58,560 Missing person has been found partially responsive, hypothermic. 259 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:00,320 Can we get an urgent ambulance, please? 260 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:08,320 Gents, if we can just batter this stuff down 261 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,320 and make a nice clear access for it. 262 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:13,920 To find somebody who was still breathing 263 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:16,640 and had a pulse is fantastic. 264 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:18,920 Aye, we'll just scoop him under. 265 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:22,240 But the young man is really needing medical attention 266 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:25,560 in order to prevent them from dying. 267 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,200 Probably kind of a minute into it, 268 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:37,200 he has then started to come round very slowly again, 269 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,560 starting with the eyes and a bit of movement then, 270 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:41,440 and then he started speaking to us. 271 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:56,080 INDISTINCT REPLY 272 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:00,480 If we get him in the vehicle, we could probably get into 273 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:02,600 the reception area bit and get him in the building right there. 274 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,160 That's probably the best bit, warmest bit. See how we go. Yeah. 275 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:09,200 Everyone ready? Yep. 276 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:11,840 The man is now responding, 277 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:15,680 but after being out all night, he is hypothermic. 278 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:20,880 He needs immediate medical attention. 279 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:22,080 That's his shoes, yeah. 280 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:23,360 He'll be needing them. 281 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:27,120 So he needs some proper medical care. 282 00:17:27,120 --> 00:17:30,760 One of the doctors is in the Cairngorm mountain team, 283 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:32,240 so he's looking after him at the minute, 284 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:34,280 and then an ambulance will take him to Raigmore Hospital. 285 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:38,560 But it's a top little find, just in a very tucked-away spot. 286 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:49,920 It's taken a while for him to kind of provide some lucid answers, 287 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,240 having been unconscious for a while, 288 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:54,920 but he has slowly come through more and more 289 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:57,040 and told us when he went missing last night, 290 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:59,920 and even now, he's sitting up and having something to drink. 291 00:17:59,920 --> 00:18:03,160 So it's a really positive result for him and his family 292 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:04,800 and obviously us as well. 293 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,960 It's why we do this job, is to help people, 294 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:16,640 to protect people and to find people. 295 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:20,840 So to find somebody alive is a great result for the team. 296 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,800 But more importantly, it's a great result for that young man 297 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:28,320 and also for his family and for the community at large. 298 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,840 If the young man had died, it would have been reported as 299 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:35,560 another person who succumbed to their injuries 300 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:37,360 in the outdoors in the Highlands, 301 00:18:37,360 --> 00:18:40,440 which is all too common an occurrence. 302 00:18:59,120 --> 00:19:03,160 In Inverness, all available units are scouring the city 303 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:05,480 for the suspects in the hit-and-run case. 304 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:09,040 They're also wanted for other offences 305 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:11,320 and seem to be on a crime spree. 306 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:16,120 But something has been found that can help to narrow the search. 307 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:18,560 This in here. 308 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:22,240 Thanks for the callback. It's Elaine in Tango two three November. 309 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:24,760 Just looking to get a vehicle recovered, if possible. 310 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:27,640 The stolen van used to run into the cyclist 311 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,960 has been abandoned not far from the scene. 312 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:35,080 It's immediately seized to be searched for forensic evidence. 313 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:46,400 For DS Chris MacLeod, this could prove key to the case. 314 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:52,240 The way we look at it is every contact can leave a trace. 315 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:55,120 So they've used this vehicle to hit him off the bike 316 00:19:55,120 --> 00:19:56,920 and if we can sort of evidence that 317 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,000 this is the vehicle that was used to do that, 318 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:00,880 you know, then that helps prove the case. 319 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,520 These suspects have criminal records, 320 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:06,320 they're known drug users 321 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:09,240 and have recently been seen carrying weapons. 322 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:11,240 In charge of searching for evidence 323 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:14,360 is forensic scene examiner Ian Anderson. 324 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:18,800 Some mention of them threatening people with a wrench. 325 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:20,680 Yeah, or a knife, aye. 326 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:22,200 There's a wrench in the footwell. 327 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:24,760 Oh, yeah. 328 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:27,320 Is that a screwdriver as well? Mm-hm. 329 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,360 Couple of crack pipes there too. 330 00:20:29,360 --> 00:20:32,560 Just in the wee centre console. Oh, yeah. 331 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:37,240 So we've got witnesses that have said that they were in the vehicle, 332 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:40,320 but witnesses can sometimes disengage with the court process. 333 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:43,320 So you want to have other lines of inquiry or opportunities 334 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,720 to evidence them having been in the vehicle. 335 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:51,240 Contents of the van could be vital in proving what happened. 336 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:53,560 They'll be sent to the lab for testing. 337 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:57,120 But meanwhile, the two suspects are still on the run. 338 00:20:57,120 --> 00:21:01,320 They need to be found and arrested before anyone else gets hurt. 339 00:21:03,120 --> 00:21:06,560 We'll put every available unit that we have 340 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:09,640 to look for the couple that are involved. 341 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:12,400 Go back over addresses that we've already been to. 342 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:15,520 We'll continue to speak to people who are known to them 343 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:18,240 and see if we can get updated information, 344 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:20,440 but at the minute, we don't know where they are. 345 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:32,800 So as night falls, Detective Michael Cosh 346 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:36,320 and a colleague head out to knock on some doors. 347 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:41,000 So there's a couple of addresses which would be of interest to us. 348 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,720 So we're away now just to see if we can get a reply at that doors 349 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:48,760 and make some enquiry to see if the persons we're looking for 350 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:50,520 are either there or have been there. 351 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:57,920 For us, it is a case of generating a bit of unrest amongst locals. 352 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:00,360 People will start to become disgruntled that the police 353 00:22:00,360 --> 00:22:02,160 are coming back and forth to their door. 354 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:07,040 What we want to do is also make it hostile for suspects, 355 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:10,040 so we don't want people to be taking them in to hide them. 356 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:12,520 So if we're attending at these people's addresses, 357 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:15,360 the chances are that they'll be less likely to take them in 358 00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:18,080 and it limits where they can go 359 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,400 and gives us a better opportunity of capturing them. 360 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:24,680 There was some information that they may have been here 361 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:26,480 at some point in the day. 362 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,200 It's just a case of making some inquiries to see 363 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:31,400 what we can glean from that. 364 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:45,840 Hi, it's the police. Can I help you? 365 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:47,040 Who's that? 366 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:51,560 I'd like to speak to BLEEP. Is he in? 367 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:54,360 Who am I speaking to, then? 368 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:58,000 I'm looking to speak to BLEEP. 369 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:01,480 What's your name, pal? 370 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:07,160 He's just told me to BLEEP off. 371 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:08,680 He's not going to let us in. 372 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,160 So it's a potential that the person we're looking for is either 373 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:15,960 in there or certainly has been there, 374 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:18,720 but obviously, there's no reply to the door and we were... 375 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,400 ..kind of not very politely told to go. 376 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:29,520 Undeterred, the officers continue asking questions 377 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:32,120 at other addresses known to them in the area. 378 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:38,000 Do you know where he is just now, then? No. 379 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:41,760 KNOCKING ON DOOR 380 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:42,840 DOOR OPENS 381 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:44,400 We're just doing door-to-door inquiries. 382 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:49,480 And as they speak to more people, they finally get a tip-off. 383 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:55,360 We actually have received a little bit of information. 384 00:23:55,360 --> 00:23:58,840 A knife, maybe underneath a bin, 385 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:02,560 which is not too far from where we're looking at just now. 386 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:06,640 We'll just go and see if we can locate that 387 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:10,240 and either remove it or seize it as part of our ongoing investigation, 388 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:14,880 should it become of interest to us sort of later on. 389 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:17,480 OK, yeah. 390 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:45,080 Oh! 391 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:52,000 Looks like we've found what we've been told about, so... 392 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,280 ..take it, go get some stuff out of the car for it. 393 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:55,840 Got any gloves? Stand by it just now 394 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:58,080 and I'll go get some stuff out of the car. Yeah. 395 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:03,120 I mean, it might not mean anything, 396 00:25:03,120 --> 00:25:05,960 but someone's felt the need to alert the police to it. 397 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:08,520 The person who is said to have put it there is a person involved 398 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:10,240 in the incident we're dealing with today. 399 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:12,920 So we have it, we can secure it and keep it. 400 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:14,760 And if it becomes relevant in due course, 401 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:16,000 then we'll be able to use that. 402 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,440 And if not, then that's fine. 403 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:20,280 At least no-one else can get access to it. 404 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:25,720 The knife can be added to the evidence against the suspects. 405 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:29,360 Since the hit-and-run, they are classed as highly dangerous 406 00:25:29,360 --> 00:25:31,360 and need to be in custody. 407 00:25:31,360 --> 00:25:34,160 But the police still haven't found them. 408 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:39,120 And now, hours after the incident, they could be miles away. 409 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,400 Keeping the communities of the Highlands safe 410 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:52,680 isn't just about fighting crime or finding missing people. 411 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:56,200 The division has 7,000 miles of roads, 412 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:59,440 many of which need to be approached with care. 413 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:03,560 The Highland area is really unique. 414 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:06,360 It covers such a large geographical area. 415 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:11,040 We don't have motorways, but we do have high-speed roads, 416 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:14,000 and we've got country roads that are bendy, that are twisty. 417 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,800 And when you introduce adverse weather into that, 418 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,440 that can provide an additional challenge. 419 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:22,120 But equally, it's a beautiful part of the country 420 00:26:22,120 --> 00:26:24,160 and it's a wonderful area to police. 421 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:29,760 Road deaths in the Highland Division are the highest in Scotland, 422 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:33,120 but recently the numbers have been coming down. 423 00:26:33,120 --> 00:26:37,520 In 2023, 16 people lost their lives, 424 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,240 20 fewer than the previous year. 425 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:45,560 Today, traffic cops Scott McLay and Mark Campbell 426 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:48,800 are out on patrol at the western edge of the division - 427 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:50,280 the Isle of Lewis. 428 00:26:51,360 --> 00:26:53,760 Scott and I both used to work over here, 429 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:56,800 so we know our way about a little bit. 430 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:00,280 We'll probably go and do some speed checks somewhere 431 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:02,320 and just see where we end up, basically. 432 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:08,840 I think it's really important that we obviously support 433 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:12,360 not just our colleagues that are working in the island areas, 434 00:27:12,360 --> 00:27:15,000 but the communities that we serve. 435 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,600 And just because they're living 436 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:19,080 in a more remote part of the divisional area, 437 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:21,760 they shouldn't receive any less of a service for that. 438 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:29,000 We've taken the unmarked car, maybe catch offences 439 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,320 that you wouldn't otherwise catch in a marked car, 440 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:34,280 but got a text from somebody over here that 441 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:37,440 the car had been seen in the queue for the ferry this morning, 442 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:39,240 and it's obviously done the rounds. 443 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,240 So a few people will be aware that we're here. 444 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:46,080 Tucked in off the road, 445 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:49,640 Scott and Mark are on the lookout for speeders... 446 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:51,400 MACHINE BEEPS 447 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:52,920 42. 448 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:58,480 ..and also checking for other kinds of dangerous driving. 449 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,440 And he's not wearing his belt. Not wearing his belt. 450 00:28:11,360 --> 00:28:13,160 I've booked him for his belt before. 451 00:28:15,360 --> 00:28:17,640 This is a small community, 452 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:21,640 so it's hardly surprising that Mark recognises the driver. 453 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:23,520 If you can typically see the load, 454 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:27,800 like, this guy's got, like, gravel or grit above the sides like that, 455 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:31,560 there's a fair chance he's close to being over weight. 456 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:36,360 And for the van driver, Innes, Mark is also a familiar face. 457 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:39,920 Oh, I will believe it. 458 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:41,120 What? 459 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:43,520 Uh huh. 460 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:47,440 Yeah. 461 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:50,120 And guess who was in that vehicle? 462 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:51,800 Me! 463 00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:53,160 How much have you got on? Do you know? 464 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:57,280 But you're still a sparky, aye? 465 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:09,560 We'll take you to get weighed, I think. 466 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:11,480 I think there's a fair chance you'll be pretty close. 467 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:14,560 You can go up and turn somewhere. We'll turn here. 468 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:16,080 Yeah, well, you can follow us, like. 469 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:18,920 For Innes to be charged, 470 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:21,520 the weight of his van will need to be confirmed, 471 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:25,720 which means a trip back to the ferry terminal to use the weighbridge. 472 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:28,160 The rear springs give us an indication 473 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:30,560 of whether the vehicle's potentially overweight. 474 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:32,680 And he's certainly shown a fair bit of weight - 475 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:34,400 nearly on the bump stops there. 476 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:37,360 This vehicle is permitted to be 3.5 tonnes. 477 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:39,680 So he's probably maybe, I don't know... 478 00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:42,120 Maybe I'll eat my words, but I think he's probably about 479 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:45,760 3.8, something along those lines. 480 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:47,680 Every vehicle will have a plated weight 481 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,120 so if that safe weight is being exceeded, 482 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:52,480 it will affect the braking, the steering. 483 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:56,200 And when you introduce country roads or rural roads into that, 484 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:59,720 it increases the risk, then, of that vehicle coming to grief. 485 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:04,440 You count as well, so you need to either sit in it or stand on it. 486 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:06,280 Just stay still. 487 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:10,640 So it's 3,940 kilograms, so whatever that is. 488 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,480 440 kilos over, so we'll deal with it. 489 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:15,920 Innes, you're 3,940. 490 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:18,240 Yeah. 491 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:20,920 The officers can't let Innes leave 492 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:23,760 until his van is under the permitted weight. 493 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:43,920 I can't leave here till I get some of it unloaded. 494 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:46,320 So I'm phoning everybody I know. 495 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:47,520 Oh, here we go. 496 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:48,560 Uh huh. 497 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:52,600 Perfect. Thank you. 498 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:54,880 Cheers, cheers. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. 499 00:30:57,040 --> 00:30:58,960 That's one I owe my old boss. 500 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:04,920 With help on the way, the officers leave Innes with two charges. 501 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:11,040 We do find sometimes in the rural communities, there can be an element 502 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:15,080 of complacency, given the remoteness of where they live 503 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:17,440 and also maybe the more limited interaction 504 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:19,440 that they might have with the police. 505 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:24,520 But today, one rural biker who's pushing his luck 506 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:27,000 is about to have an interaction with the traffic cops. 507 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:29,040 SPEED DETECTOR BEEPING 508 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:33,760 64. 509 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:38,920 In a 30. 510 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:41,720 Yep. 511 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:43,760 SIREN WAILS 512 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:49,200 Passed in front of us. You know, what is he playing at? 513 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:51,080 He's still carrying on. 514 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:54,240 As the bike shows no signs of slowing down, 515 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:57,200 Mark holds his speed to keep it in sight. 516 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:00,040 Give us the reg if you get it. 517 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:09,560 HONKS HORN 518 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:11,040 I want him to pull in somewhere. 519 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:13,160 It's you. 520 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:15,160 We're needing you to pull in for us. 521 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:17,320 We're needing you to stop for us. 522 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:24,880 Bikers are always a little bit hard to stop 523 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:27,840 because they've got their helmets on, 524 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:31,600 they maybe can't see behind them quite as much. You know what I mean? 525 00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:37,640 Motorcyclists are vulnerable road users. 526 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:40,600 Thankfully, last year we saw a reduction in the number 527 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:44,080 of motorcyclists that were killed on our roads in the Highland area. 528 00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:46,360 However, we still had four road deaths. 529 00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:47,880 So four is four too many. 530 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:50,160 Yeah, I was going fast. You were going very fast. 531 00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:52,960 That's a 30. 532 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:56,320 We've detected you on the laser here doing 64mph. 533 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:59,800 We've then come out after you with the blue lights on and everything, 534 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:02,360 you're still absolutely flying along the road there, yeah? 535 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:05,680 I'm sure they're clear, 536 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:08,040 but you're passing people's houses and it's a built-up area. 537 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:09,560 It's a 30mph zone. 538 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:14,680 Right. In excess of twice the speed limit is not acceptable. 539 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:19,040 This traffic offender is also known to the officers. 540 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:20,880 What's your nickname again? 541 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:22,680 Dennis. That's it. I knew it, I couldn't remember. 542 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:24,400 I thought I recognised you as well, like. 543 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:28,040 It's not been long since Dennis's last traffic offence. 544 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:30,400 What's your pending for dangerous driving? 545 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:35,480 5th September. What was that for? 546 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:37,920 Where about? 547 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:40,120 How fast were you going down Goathill Road? 548 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:42,840 67. OK. 549 00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:48,240 See before you start thinking about worst-case scenario, 550 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:50,640 you'll be riding away from here in a couple of minutes' time, yeah? 551 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:53,120 Nothing changes immediately right now, apart from us giving you 552 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:55,200 a waggy finger and charging you with... 553 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:56,760 We'll explain that in a second. 554 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:58,680 But we're going to charge you with dangerous driving, OK? 555 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:00,280 Do you understand that? 556 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:14,720 In Inverness, it's 24 hours since detectives started hunting 557 00:34:14,720 --> 00:34:17,760 for a man and a woman wanted for attempted murder 558 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:22,200 and a crime spree involving vehicle theft and weapons. 559 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:23,960 They are still at large, 560 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:26,760 but overnight, there's been a development. 561 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:31,000 Police have received information on where they could be hiding out. 562 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:37,000 Just go in and if anybody is getting lairy, just get control. 563 00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:42,240 They can both be arrested Section 1 for attempt murder 564 00:34:42,240 --> 00:34:46,400 based on CCTV evidence and other witness evidence. 565 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:47,840 Happy with that? 566 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:49,040 Good. 567 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:51,400 Right, we'll just go. We'll just head up there. 568 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:54,720 We rely heavily on information, whether that's from intelligence, 569 00:34:54,720 --> 00:34:56,840 whether that's through witness information, 570 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:59,280 whether that's through private space CCTV. 571 00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:01,600 All the information that we can gather generally tends 572 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:03,200 to be in the hands of the public 573 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:07,600 and a police force is only as good as the public allows them to be. 574 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:10,560 Yes, yes, we've got a number of units who are just going to head up 575 00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:13,600 to see if we can capture them within the address. 576 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:19,640 At the minute, there's probably not grounds to force entry 577 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:22,000 to the property, even if they're in there, 578 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:25,080 because there's not any warrants in place, but the urgency comes 579 00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:27,320 from the fact that they've caused a risk to several members 580 00:35:27,320 --> 00:35:31,120 of the public, caused damage to various people's properties, 581 00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:34,240 and so we're trying to nullify a continuation of that behaviour. 582 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:37,040 They're catching folk off-guard. 583 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:39,080 Nobody's expected or seen this coming. 584 00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:43,040 So when people are behaving unpredictably, it's not, um... 585 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:46,280 Folk don't feel safe around that, you know? 586 00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:49,680 It's thought the suspects could be armed and dangerous, 587 00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:52,880 so Chris and his team approach with caution. 588 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:57,000 This one. 589 00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:00,360 DOG BARKS 590 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:01,880 Got a dog. 591 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:07,400 It's the police. How are you getting on? 592 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:09,560 Is Ross Grant staying here just now? 593 00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:11,640 Do you mind if we have a look? 594 00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:13,760 Eh? 595 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:15,200 You know we're looking for him, aye? 596 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:17,320 No warrant. Police. We're just looking for him. 597 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:19,280 We're not looking to search the house or that. 598 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:20,480 We're just looking to speak to... 599 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:22,240 Don't close the door on me, please. 600 00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:26,480 See if you're in there, can you just come out? 601 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:28,400 Oh, she's downstairs? 602 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:32,320 The officers access the house without using force. 603 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:34,680 Their information was correct. 604 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:36,800 Both suspects are here. 605 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:38,840 OK, aye, but I need to say it anyway. All right, man? 606 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:41,520 If you don't understand anything, we can go over it again. 607 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:44,520 Are you listening? No, I'm not BLEEP listening. 608 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:46,400 DOG BARKS Calm down. Shut your mouth. 609 00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:48,080 Chill. BLEEP 610 00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:50,080 Just calm down. 611 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:52,160 What? Shut your BLEEP... 612 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:54,080 Right, listen, I'm arresting you in terms of Section 1 613 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:55,840 of the Criminal Justice Scotland Act 2016 614 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:57,720 on suspicion of attempted murder, OK? 615 00:36:57,720 --> 00:36:59,560 Attempt murder?! Attempt murder, OK? 616 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:00,920 Aye, right. BLEEP. 617 00:37:00,920 --> 00:37:03,400 The reason for your arrest is so that we can bring you before a court 618 00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:06,080 of law or otherwise deal with you in accordance with the law, OK? 619 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:07,960 You're not obliged to say anything at this time. 620 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:10,120 Anything you do say can be written down and used in evidence. 621 00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:12,480 Do you understand? 622 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:16,040 Press. Get the BLEEP away. I'll come and find you, you little BLEEP. 623 00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:17,640 Anything to say just now? 624 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:19,480 No, I just need to get my bag. 625 00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:28,040 INDISTINCT BLEEP. 626 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:31,320 Shut the BLEEP up, man. 627 00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:34,560 Yeah. Good job, everybody. 628 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:37,360 Great. 629 00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:40,440 So that's where we rely on the public to... 630 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:44,120 ..you know, for information and intelligence and stuff like that. 631 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:46,800 And when it's credible like that, we action it straight away. 632 00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:48,680 And there you go, there's a result. 633 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:52,040 That's two folk who've been causing a nightmare 634 00:37:52,040 --> 00:37:54,400 for citizens in Inverness arrested 635 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:57,080 and can be dealt with in respect to this incident now. 636 00:37:57,080 --> 00:37:58,520 So it's ideal. 637 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:06,120 As the Highlands' only city, Inverness is the north of Scotland's 638 00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:11,560 nightlife capital - never livelier than on a Saturday night. 639 00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:13,840 Go ahead, mate. 640 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:17,360 Keeping an eye on things are PCs Laurie Cuthbertson 641 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:19,120 and Aidan MacDonald. 642 00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:23,800 I've lived in Inverness pretty much my whole life. 643 00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:27,920 You know, I see people I know every day in this job, 644 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:31,120 and every person I know probably knows I'm a police officer. 645 00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:33,480 For me, it's not a big issue. 646 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:36,280 As long as I kind of conduct myself when I'm out in a proper manner, 647 00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:38,040 then that's fine. 648 00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:41,120 Whenever I do go out - I don't go out much! 649 00:38:43,240 --> 00:38:45,440 Were you on that night shift 650 00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:48,760 where the whole of the city centre blacked out? 651 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:50,920 Oh, I was away that weekend. Oh, so you were. 652 00:38:50,920 --> 00:38:54,040 Honestly, that might have been the scariest experience of my life. 653 00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:55,680 LAURIE LAUGHS 654 00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:57,880 We were going to some, like, sketchy calls, 655 00:38:57,880 --> 00:38:59,960 and it was, like, pitch-black. 656 00:38:59,960 --> 00:39:01,440 I was just like... 657 00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:04,600 I was like, "Um, I think I'll stay in the van, do you know that?" 658 00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:09,880 As the pubs call final orders, 659 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:13,840 Laurie and Aidan receive a call that a man has punched a taxi 660 00:39:13,840 --> 00:39:17,840 parked at a rank, smashing its window, and then running off. 661 00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:20,160 Hi, Bilal. This is Aidan from the police in Inverness. 662 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:21,720 How are you doing? 663 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:24,880 Mm-hm. Where are you just now, Bilal? 664 00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:27,440 Are you at the taxi rank still or...? 665 00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:34,240 The taxi driver, Bilal, has made his way to a nearby petrol station. 666 00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:39,760 Which window is it? The other side. 667 00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:41,600 Other side, yeah? Let's have a look. 668 00:39:46,120 --> 00:39:47,640 Mm-hm. 669 00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:48,920 Yeah. 670 00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:54,520 What, just with his fist? 671 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:58,600 Just punched it? You don't have any cameras in your vehicle at all? No? 672 00:39:58,600 --> 00:39:59,920 And where did it happen? 673 00:39:59,920 --> 00:40:02,760 On the taxi rank. On the taxi rank? OK. 674 00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:04,920 This is actually the second attack 675 00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:07,720 Bilal has been subjected to this week. 676 00:40:07,720 --> 00:40:11,520 A few days ago, he suffered a vicious verbal assault 677 00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:13,280 which went viral. 678 00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:16,320 You had a passenger recently, is that right...? 679 00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:17,880 Yeah. Oh, is it yourself? 680 00:40:17,880 --> 00:40:19,880 I don't recognise you with the hat. That's why. 681 00:40:19,880 --> 00:40:23,000 You're not having much luck. You're not having the best luck, eh? No. 682 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:25,080 Go ahead. 683 00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:27,760 This taxi driver had had a previous call to the police 684 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:31,360 where he'd been racially abused quite...quite severely in his taxi, 685 00:40:31,360 --> 00:40:34,640 and he'd put a video on social media about it. 686 00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:36,640 A foreign BLEEP. 687 00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:38,640 Ah. OK. Probably a bomber! 688 00:40:38,640 --> 00:40:40,200 Oh, righty-oh. 689 00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:42,720 You shouldn't even BLEEP be in our country. 690 00:40:42,720 --> 00:40:45,160 You're not even Scottish! Mm-hm. 691 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:49,680 Why don't you go back to your foreign BLEEP land? 692 00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:51,080 Ah, OK. 693 00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:52,920 Parasite. Mm-hm. 694 00:40:52,920 --> 00:40:54,440 Anything else you want to tell me? 695 00:40:54,440 --> 00:40:56,880 Stinking BLEEP parasite. That's what you are. 696 00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:58,440 Anything else you want to say? 697 00:40:58,440 --> 00:41:01,440 I seen the video of Bilal on Facebook. 698 00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:03,480 It was quite widespread throughout Inverness. 699 00:41:03,480 --> 00:41:04,920 It was a horrible video. 700 00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:06,960 I was really uncomfortable watching it. 701 00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:09,160 Bilal is... He's just doing his job 702 00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:12,120 and no-one should go to their job and get abused like that. 703 00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:16,800 When you deal with racism, there has to be a zero-tolerance approach. 704 00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:20,600 As a police officer, I have seen a lot of these incidents. 705 00:41:20,600 --> 00:41:23,440 I have no idea why anyone would want to be racist. 706 00:41:23,440 --> 00:41:27,320 When I was growing up in Inverness, I didn't see it as a problem. 707 00:41:27,320 --> 00:41:28,800 But since I've joined the police, 708 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:31,000 I've realised that there is a problem with it, 709 00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:33,480 which can be difficult to deal with. 710 00:41:33,480 --> 00:41:35,960 Obviously I'm very sorry that happened to you. I thought... 711 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:38,160 I thought the way you handled it was brilliant. Seriously. 712 00:41:38,160 --> 00:41:39,960 You know, I wouldn't have been calm in that situation, 713 00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:42,000 so I thought you did amazing. 714 00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:47,640 No, of course. Yeah, I can totally imagine. 715 00:41:50,080 --> 00:41:51,640 THEY CHUCKLE 716 00:41:51,640 --> 00:41:53,920 Exactly. We were just in the station when we heard it, 717 00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:55,520 and we were just, "Why would you?" 718 00:41:55,520 --> 00:41:58,400 You know, just... It just baffles me. 719 00:41:58,400 --> 00:42:01,320 We've got it on CCTV, so we'll go and have a review of that 720 00:42:01,320 --> 00:42:03,800 and see if we can figure out who it is. And by the time we've done 721 00:42:03,800 --> 00:42:05,920 all that, you might be back home and I'll phone you. 722 00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:07,680 That's great, Bilal. We'll be in touch, OK? 723 00:42:07,680 --> 00:42:09,600 Thank you. Cheers for that. 724 00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:18,880 Someone's just basically been unhappy 725 00:42:18,880 --> 00:42:21,560 cos they've not been able to pay card and smashed his window. 726 00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:23,080 Like, what? 727 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:24,840 How has that happened? 728 00:42:28,320 --> 00:42:31,960 So taxi drivers deal with similar customers we deal with 729 00:42:31,960 --> 00:42:34,840 at similar states of intoxication. 730 00:42:36,040 --> 00:42:38,640 The rough end of people's behaviours 731 00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:41,000 and, you know, the final straws of their nights. 732 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:43,200 So we do feel sympathy for them 733 00:42:43,200 --> 00:42:45,960 because we have to deal with the same kind of issues. 734 00:42:48,360 --> 00:42:51,400 The next step for Laurie and Aidan is to check 735 00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:55,880 if the man who smashed Bilal's window had been captured on CCTV. 736 00:42:57,640 --> 00:42:59,360 Here's the taxi here. Yeah. 737 00:42:59,360 --> 00:43:01,440 So we know from what taxi driver said 738 00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:03,680 that he was a bit rude to him here. Yeah. 739 00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:05,920 And he's told him he was going to smash the window. 740 00:43:05,920 --> 00:43:09,920 So that's why he starts pulling away there a wee bit, doesn't he? 741 00:43:09,920 --> 00:43:11,680 There you go. There he is. 742 00:43:11,680 --> 00:43:14,920 Just punches the window. Everyone just jumps away, don't they? 743 00:43:14,920 --> 00:43:17,080 I mean, I'm not sure how easy it is to punch a window, 744 00:43:17,080 --> 00:43:19,960 but it seems pretty hard, you know? 745 00:43:19,960 --> 00:43:22,680 He seems quite a big guy as well, though, doesn't he, you know? 746 00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:24,520 As you can see, all the members of the public... 747 00:43:24,520 --> 00:43:26,000 Oh, they all turn round, don't they? Yeah. 748 00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:28,600 And they're all really not doing anything, just standing there. 749 00:43:28,600 --> 00:43:30,920 No. It's a bit of a shame, isn't it? I know. 750 00:43:30,920 --> 00:43:34,120 So he's now realised that he's in trouble... Yeah. 751 00:43:34,120 --> 00:43:37,040 ..so he starts walking away. And I think from... 752 00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:39,360 Yeah, there he goes, starts running. Yeah. 753 00:43:39,360 --> 00:43:43,520 As they spool through the footage, Aidan and Laurie spot a lead. 754 00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:48,240 The suspect seems to have been picked up by another taxi later on 755 00:43:48,240 --> 00:43:49,920 at a nearby hotel. 756 00:43:49,920 --> 00:43:52,240 I phoned all the taxi companies and they don't have any pick-ups, 757 00:43:52,240 --> 00:43:55,440 but there's a fair load of private taxis that drive about Inverness 758 00:43:55,440 --> 00:43:58,480 and don't log into anything or that, they just pick up where they want, 759 00:43:58,480 --> 00:44:01,640 so we're going to go up to Premier Inn and check their CCTV, 760 00:44:01,640 --> 00:44:04,320 see if I can get a reg for that taxi driver 761 00:44:04,320 --> 00:44:06,120 and take it from there. 762 00:44:11,160 --> 00:44:16,720 100 miles west of Inverness, the Isle of Skye feels like a world away 763 00:44:16,720 --> 00:44:20,520 from the lights and hassles of the city. 764 00:44:20,520 --> 00:44:22,760 10,000 people live here, 765 00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:27,520 spread across almost 650 square miles. 766 00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:32,000 So the police rely on locals to report anything suspicious. 767 00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:36,160 Tonight, PCs Cameron Hopkins and Darren Reid are on their way 768 00:44:36,160 --> 00:44:40,160 to investigate something that seems not quite right. 769 00:44:42,720 --> 00:44:47,440 Had a bit of a strange call coming in about a rucksack sitting 770 00:44:47,440 --> 00:44:50,600 at an edge of a road on an unsecured property, 771 00:44:50,600 --> 00:44:53,080 and a dog walker noticed it yesterday, 772 00:44:53,080 --> 00:44:54,640 so she's just a bit concerned 773 00:44:54,640 --> 00:44:56,400 that there might be somebody needing help. 774 00:44:56,400 --> 00:44:58,720 Did she describe the bag at all? A rucksack. 775 00:44:59,760 --> 00:45:02,560 She states this is a wooden cabin-type property, down the track 776 00:45:02,560 --> 00:45:04,800 near the old, disused Broadford Hospital. 777 00:45:04,800 --> 00:45:07,440 The door of the property was laying open and there was no lights on. 778 00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:10,240 She knocked the door a few times and got no answer. 779 00:45:10,240 --> 00:45:13,600 She was walking past there again, same house was still in the same way 780 00:45:13,600 --> 00:45:16,760 with the wide door open and no lights on. 781 00:45:18,360 --> 00:45:20,680 Think we're going to Ghostbusters with this one. 782 00:45:22,160 --> 00:45:25,200 The rucksack was also there at the top of the drive. 783 00:45:25,200 --> 00:45:26,360 Sounds a bit creepy. 784 00:45:26,360 --> 00:45:27,400 THEY CHUCKLE 785 00:45:30,680 --> 00:45:33,120 Straight. Just go straight, mate. 786 00:45:35,080 --> 00:45:38,120 I think people know what's normal and then they know what's not. 787 00:45:38,120 --> 00:45:41,280 I think trust your gut's quite an age-old saying, and it's very true, 788 00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:43,720 you know, if it doesn't feel right, it's probably not. 789 00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:49,200 The lady made a fair assumption that there could be somebody dead 790 00:45:49,200 --> 00:45:51,440 behind the door or somebody had come to harm... 791 00:45:51,440 --> 00:45:53,680 Slow. Slow, slow, slow, slow. 792 00:45:53,680 --> 00:45:54,960 No, that's not it. 793 00:45:54,960 --> 00:45:58,120 ..and she just felt that something was off. 794 00:45:58,120 --> 00:45:59,640 It's not that either. 795 00:46:00,800 --> 00:46:04,360 Both Darren and Cameron are new to the Skye beat. 796 00:46:04,360 --> 00:46:07,600 Finding their way in the dark can still be a challenge. 797 00:46:07,600 --> 00:46:10,880 The thing about Skye is that there's very little street lights. 798 00:46:10,880 --> 00:46:13,880 There's very little, kind of, light pollution 799 00:46:13,880 --> 00:46:17,200 from neighbouring properties or anything like that. 800 00:46:17,200 --> 00:46:19,760 It's pitch-black when you're going to these things and it does add 801 00:46:19,760 --> 00:46:22,320 to the kind of... the eeriness of it all. 802 00:46:24,320 --> 00:46:28,040 Just down by the harbour, so we've got a rough point on where this is. 803 00:46:28,040 --> 00:46:29,560 There's a kind of like dirt track... 804 00:46:29,560 --> 00:46:30,880 Not dirt track, but... 805 00:46:33,160 --> 00:46:35,120 There can be the thought that there could be something 806 00:46:35,120 --> 00:46:40,000 more serious going on or is needing our help, is needing assistance, 807 00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:42,760 so it's very, very time-critical we get in there and we find out 808 00:46:42,760 --> 00:46:45,840 what's going on and make sure we can provide assistance. 809 00:46:45,840 --> 00:46:48,240 To help them find their way in the dark, 810 00:46:48,240 --> 00:46:52,160 they've arranged to meet the woman who originally raised the alarm. 811 00:46:58,400 --> 00:47:00,360 No worries. Are you heading up that way? Yeah. 812 00:47:00,360 --> 00:47:03,560 No worries. Yeah, we'll head up the now and we'll probably 813 00:47:03,560 --> 00:47:06,200 meet you up there, then, right? Cheers. Thank you. 814 00:47:17,560 --> 00:47:19,120 Approaching the house, 815 00:47:19,120 --> 00:47:22,840 Cameron and Darren first come across the child's backpack 816 00:47:22,840 --> 00:47:24,600 reported by the woman. 817 00:47:26,800 --> 00:47:29,960 It's a kid's jacket. It's like a school bag, innit? 818 00:47:29,960 --> 00:47:31,040 It does play through your head. 819 00:47:31,040 --> 00:47:33,120 You're kind of wondering if a child's maybe come to harm. 820 00:47:33,120 --> 00:47:36,360 We had no reports of any child in distress that day. 821 00:47:36,360 --> 00:47:39,560 It could just be something as innocent as somebody's left it 822 00:47:39,560 --> 00:47:41,680 when they've got a lift, they've forgot about it. 823 00:47:41,680 --> 00:47:44,360 It's better just to go and check. 824 00:47:44,360 --> 00:47:48,080 There's nothing suspicious in the rucksack, so Cameron and Darren 825 00:47:48,080 --> 00:47:50,000 can move on to check the house. 826 00:47:51,400 --> 00:47:52,720 Is the other door shut? 827 00:47:52,720 --> 00:47:54,840 We've not been round properly yet. Right... 828 00:47:54,840 --> 00:47:58,520 Yesterday, when I came back, went on the walk, then it was open 829 00:47:58,520 --> 00:48:00,280 when I came back an hour later. 830 00:48:00,280 --> 00:48:02,720 And then today, when I've come back, it's still open. 831 00:48:02,720 --> 00:48:03,760 That's why I phoned you up. 832 00:48:03,760 --> 00:48:06,400 If you don't mind, just kind of hang about, and we'll go up and chap it 833 00:48:06,400 --> 00:48:07,960 and make sure everything's OK. Yeah, OK. 834 00:48:07,960 --> 00:48:09,600 And if we need anything else from you, 835 00:48:09,600 --> 00:48:11,560 we'll give you a shout, all right? Yeah. 836 00:48:11,560 --> 00:48:12,760 Still open, Cam? 837 00:48:12,760 --> 00:48:14,320 Yeah, it looks like a... 838 00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:18,400 It looks like it could be, like, a staffroom of some description. 839 00:48:18,400 --> 00:48:20,360 There's a weird smell in here... 840 00:48:23,120 --> 00:48:25,200 You got gloves on you, mate? Yeah. 841 00:48:43,680 --> 00:48:45,480 I'm just going to check round the back, 842 00:48:45,480 --> 00:48:47,600 see if there's any lights on or anything. 843 00:48:47,600 --> 00:48:49,840 That looks as if it's been lived in. 844 00:48:49,840 --> 00:48:50,880 Yeah. 845 00:48:55,240 --> 00:48:57,080 It's a weird-looking... Yeah. 846 00:48:58,600 --> 00:49:00,320 There's guy's shoes inside. 847 00:49:02,640 --> 00:49:04,560 There doesn't appear to be any kind of jemmy marks 848 00:49:04,560 --> 00:49:06,880 or any forced entry to it. 849 00:49:06,880 --> 00:49:09,920 The door was snibbed on a bit of rope on the other side, 850 00:49:09,920 --> 00:49:15,360 so it looks, from first glance, as if somebody's just left it open 851 00:49:15,360 --> 00:49:18,280 and they've went away to work or whatever. 852 00:49:18,280 --> 00:49:20,720 I mean, there's nothing sinister to it. 853 00:49:20,720 --> 00:49:22,440 I might be too nosy and it's been... 854 00:49:22,440 --> 00:49:24,760 But it could have been open for weeks, couldn't it, for all I know? 855 00:49:24,760 --> 00:49:26,880 I just noticed it and I just thought I'd.... No, you're better... 856 00:49:26,880 --> 00:49:29,320 We'll get to the bottom of it. Yeah... We'll give you a wee update 857 00:49:29,320 --> 00:49:30,480 when we know what's happened, 858 00:49:30,480 --> 00:49:32,200 and we get to the bottom of it. OK, thank you. 859 00:49:32,200 --> 00:49:34,640 You see all these programmes where someone doesn't say anything 860 00:49:34,640 --> 00:49:36,520 and there's a dead body in there or someone hurt, 861 00:49:36,520 --> 00:49:38,640 and I thought, well, what's... No. 862 00:49:38,640 --> 00:49:42,320 Yeah. I'd rather do that and look silly and nothing wrong 863 00:49:42,320 --> 00:49:45,160 than ignore it and someone's hurt in there. 864 00:49:46,480 --> 00:49:49,560 We don't really have any concern for anybody at this moment in time. 865 00:49:49,560 --> 00:49:51,120 Yeah. Strange, strange. 866 00:49:51,120 --> 00:49:54,400 Could have been something, it could have been worst-case scenario, 867 00:49:54,400 --> 00:49:57,240 but, yeah, we're thankful that it's not. 868 00:50:03,800 --> 00:50:08,480 But just to be sure, Cameron and Darren make a few more enquiries 869 00:50:08,480 --> 00:50:11,440 to clarify who exactly lives here. 870 00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:13,520 From the initial reporter, she knew 871 00:50:13,520 --> 00:50:16,320 that the owner of the property just stayed round the corner, 872 00:50:16,320 --> 00:50:18,840 so we managed to get in touch with the owner's sons, 873 00:50:18,840 --> 00:50:23,520 who had a contact number for one of the employees from the local hotel 874 00:50:23,520 --> 00:50:25,040 who were residing there. 875 00:50:25,040 --> 00:50:28,560 We've just made contact with her and she was happy for us just to go 876 00:50:28,560 --> 00:50:31,960 inside the property and make sure there were no signs of disturbance. 877 00:50:31,960 --> 00:50:34,800 We've let her know and she's quite happy, and we've just stood down. 878 00:50:34,800 --> 00:50:37,040 Yeah, just good intent from the reporter, 879 00:50:37,040 --> 00:50:39,160 but ultimately nothing for us. 880 00:50:41,400 --> 00:50:45,520 In these sort of scenarios, better to be safe than sorry. 881 00:50:45,520 --> 00:50:48,800 I know, certainly, if I was to phone something in like that, I would... 882 00:50:48,800 --> 00:50:51,000 ..I'd sleep a lot better, rather than, 883 00:50:51,000 --> 00:50:52,200 what if I didn't phone this in? 884 00:50:52,200 --> 00:50:54,480 What if something had happened? 885 00:51:01,520 --> 00:51:04,360 SIREN WAILS 886 00:51:04,360 --> 00:51:08,800 In Inverness, PCs Laurie and Aiden are hunting for a man 887 00:51:08,800 --> 00:51:13,680 who smashed the window of a taxi while the driver was inside. 888 00:51:13,680 --> 00:51:17,920 Have yous had anyone, like, come here asking for taxis at all? 889 00:51:19,080 --> 00:51:21,520 Yeah, past, maybe...hour? 890 00:51:21,520 --> 00:51:22,560 No. 891 00:51:22,560 --> 00:51:27,960 CCTV shows the suspect later getting into another cab at this hotel. 892 00:51:27,960 --> 00:51:30,080 Essentially, there was someone that's got picked up in a taxi, 893 00:51:30,080 --> 00:51:31,960 just, like, at the end of the car park there. 894 00:51:31,960 --> 00:51:34,360 I'm trying to find out who the taxi driver was 895 00:51:34,360 --> 00:51:37,240 cos I need to speak to him about the folk that got in it. 896 00:51:37,240 --> 00:51:38,480 Nobody's come in? 897 00:51:39,440 --> 00:51:40,520 OK. That's fine. 898 00:51:40,520 --> 00:51:43,600 Thank you very much anyway. Thanks for your help. Cheers, ta. 899 00:51:48,440 --> 00:51:49,920 Oh! That's it there! 900 00:51:50,920 --> 00:51:53,120 Laurie and Aiden are in luck - 901 00:51:53,120 --> 00:51:56,720 the taxi they're looking for has just driven past. 902 00:51:56,720 --> 00:51:59,040 Just go straight ahead, I think, mate. 903 00:52:00,440 --> 00:52:03,560 CCTV from 5-0 Alpha. 904 00:52:03,560 --> 00:52:05,560 Yeah, go ahead. 905 00:52:05,560 --> 00:52:10,080 That's it there. Yeah, that taxi driver that we're looking for, 906 00:52:10,080 --> 00:52:13,400 I think he just drove or was driving down Millburn Road just now. 907 00:52:13,400 --> 00:52:15,640 Hold on to your horses, we're going this way. 908 00:52:17,680 --> 00:52:21,320 Just confirm, you reckon it was a silver Mercedes, is that right? 909 00:52:22,800 --> 00:52:24,560 Yeah, we're going to catch up with it now. 910 00:52:24,560 --> 00:52:27,200 I don't know if it's went along Millburn Road or not. 911 00:52:27,200 --> 00:52:29,720 Just, if you can keep that camera, that traffic camera you've got 912 00:52:29,720 --> 00:52:32,720 on Millburn Road on, see if you can see it. 913 00:52:32,720 --> 00:52:34,600 Oh, that's him! That's him! 914 00:52:42,440 --> 00:52:45,440 Hi, mate. Did you pick someone up at the Premier Inn 915 00:52:45,440 --> 00:52:46,480 just on Millburn Road? 916 00:52:46,480 --> 00:52:48,760 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, we're trying to locate them. 917 00:52:48,760 --> 00:52:53,360 Where did you drop them off? I took the turn-off for Munlochy. 918 00:52:53,360 --> 00:52:55,400 Did he give you any details for them at all? 919 00:52:55,400 --> 00:52:57,640 This is their name. They gave it to me. 920 00:52:57,640 --> 00:52:59,440 OK, great. Where to take... 921 00:53:01,880 --> 00:53:06,200 That's North Kessock. But they stopped 400 yards before this house. 922 00:53:06,200 --> 00:53:07,800 OK. It is a turning for... 923 00:53:07,800 --> 00:53:10,800 Is a nursery, I saw a sign for a nursery or something. 924 00:53:10,800 --> 00:53:13,000 The flower place, aye. Yeah, yeah, that one. 925 00:53:13,000 --> 00:53:15,160 So they've not even given the right address. Unbelievable. 926 00:53:15,160 --> 00:53:17,520 So they could have been in any of these houses up here, I suppose. 927 00:53:17,520 --> 00:53:19,280 Any of them, yeah. They give you any name at all? 928 00:53:19,280 --> 00:53:21,560 No, no, no. I just picked up from... 929 00:53:21,560 --> 00:53:22,840 And how did they pay you? 930 00:53:22,840 --> 00:53:24,320 Cash. Cash. 931 00:53:24,320 --> 00:53:25,600 Are you joking? 932 00:53:25,600 --> 00:53:26,960 Oh, my word. 933 00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:28,400 They gave me £20... I know. Never. 934 00:53:28,400 --> 00:53:30,880 Well, essentially, the taxi driver is saying that 935 00:53:30,880 --> 00:53:34,040 they smashed his windows because they said, "Do you take card?" 936 00:53:34,040 --> 00:53:36,480 and he said, "No, it's just cash only just now," 937 00:53:36,480 --> 00:53:39,520 and then he said, "Oh, no, you must take card," 938 00:53:39,520 --> 00:53:41,320 and he's got really angry and smashed his window, 939 00:53:41,320 --> 00:53:43,200 but then he's paid you cash. 940 00:53:43,200 --> 00:53:47,160 The officers are closing in on the suspect, 941 00:53:47,160 --> 00:53:49,640 but before they can follow up this lead, 942 00:53:49,640 --> 00:53:52,680 another, more urgent call comes in. 943 00:53:52,680 --> 00:53:55,240 5-0 Alpha. We'll be attending. So where are we going? 944 00:53:55,240 --> 00:53:58,080 Lauders, Church Street. 945 00:53:58,080 --> 00:54:02,640 One of their fellow officers has been assaulted nearby. 946 00:54:02,640 --> 00:54:04,240 SIREN WAILS 947 00:54:07,120 --> 00:54:08,920 HORN HONKS 948 00:54:08,920 --> 00:54:10,880 We drop everything to help our colleagues. 949 00:54:10,880 --> 00:54:13,920 We don't want anybody else to get injured doing our job. 950 00:54:13,920 --> 00:54:15,800 We know how dangerous it can be, 951 00:54:15,800 --> 00:54:19,640 we know how unpredictable people can be, so we're always going to drop 952 00:54:19,640 --> 00:54:23,080 everything we're doing to kind of make sure that everyone's safe. 953 00:54:25,480 --> 00:54:27,080 Jump out. Jump out. 954 00:54:31,080 --> 00:54:32,720 SHOUTING 955 00:54:35,000 --> 00:54:36,360 BLEEP 956 00:54:36,360 --> 00:54:38,360 What the BLEEP are you doing to my girlfriend? 957 00:54:38,360 --> 00:54:40,480 Right, stand back, stand back. 958 00:54:40,480 --> 00:54:41,960 Right, OK. 959 00:54:41,960 --> 00:54:44,000 Right, right, let's sit up, OK? 960 00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:45,880 Wait a minute, four men? 961 00:54:45,880 --> 00:54:48,200 Right, OK. It's hurting me! 962 00:54:48,200 --> 00:54:51,000 Right, can you pull your legs up and stand up? No! No, wait a minute... 963 00:54:51,000 --> 00:54:53,440 Do you want me to drag you along?! Do you want to behave like an adult? 964 00:54:53,440 --> 00:54:55,840 WOMAN SHOUTS Right, have it your way, then. 965 00:54:55,840 --> 00:54:57,400 I'm not doing anything wrong. 966 00:54:57,400 --> 00:54:59,200 Speak to us like an adult and we'll 967 00:54:59,200 --> 00:55:01,320 maybe speak to you like an adult. I am trying, but you're speaking... 968 00:55:02,640 --> 00:55:04,120 BLEEP 969 00:55:04,120 --> 00:55:05,560 Speak to me, then, like... Please. 970 00:55:05,560 --> 00:55:07,400 You're under arrest for police assault, OK? 971 00:55:07,400 --> 00:55:10,440 I'm not assaulting anybody! BLEEP 972 00:55:10,440 --> 00:55:12,320 INDISTINCT SHOUTING 973 00:55:14,040 --> 00:55:16,480 It affects the police from all angles, being assaulted, 974 00:55:16,480 --> 00:55:19,640 whether it's personally, professionally, staffing, 975 00:55:19,640 --> 00:55:22,880 you know, it has major issues in the police, 976 00:55:22,880 --> 00:55:25,520 and it's very common for us. 977 00:55:25,520 --> 00:55:27,680 It's just part of our job at the moment. 978 00:55:27,680 --> 00:55:30,000 Take my wrist... My left wrist, please. 979 00:55:30,000 --> 00:55:33,080 Two seconds. OK, that's fine, that's fine. Listen, stand up. 980 00:55:33,080 --> 00:55:35,040 Flailing your legs about. 981 00:55:35,040 --> 00:55:37,040 Could you please give us your details, OK? 982 00:55:37,040 --> 00:55:40,560 Yeah, I'll give you anything you want. Right. OK. 983 00:55:40,560 --> 00:55:42,960 Gemma, are you OK? Right. Right, she's OK. 984 00:55:42,960 --> 00:55:44,640 She's calming down now, all right? 985 00:55:44,640 --> 00:55:46,120 It's fine. She's completely fine. 986 00:55:46,120 --> 00:55:47,240 She's completely fine. 987 00:55:47,240 --> 00:55:48,440 BLEEP 988 00:55:48,440 --> 00:55:50,040 Yous are... One, two, three... 989 00:55:50,040 --> 00:55:52,080 Yeah, we've been through this, all right? OK? 990 00:55:52,080 --> 00:55:53,120 Aye. 991 00:55:54,360 --> 00:55:58,640 Having been restrained, the woman will be taken back to the station 992 00:55:58,640 --> 00:56:00,400 and booked into custody. 993 00:56:04,680 --> 00:56:07,200 What I gathered from the cops there, that she's arrested 994 00:56:07,200 --> 00:56:10,200 for police assault, so I don't know what's happened up until the point 995 00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:12,880 that she's assaulted the police, but she was arrested for police assault, 996 00:56:12,880 --> 00:56:14,560 and she was kind of resisting the arrest, 997 00:56:14,560 --> 00:56:16,640 and that's why they've had to take her to the floor. 998 00:56:18,000 --> 00:56:19,920 Well, I mean, that's what you join the job to do, 999 00:56:19,920 --> 00:56:23,640 is to help protect people, and if that's your colleagues, 1000 00:56:23,640 --> 00:56:26,320 you're going to do the same for them as well, so... 1001 00:56:27,920 --> 00:56:31,680 After the earlier assault on the taxi driver, this is the second 1002 00:56:31,680 --> 00:56:35,120 violent incident Laurie and Aiden have dealt with tonight. 1003 00:56:35,120 --> 00:56:38,120 It's something they face daily in their role 1004 00:56:38,120 --> 00:56:41,360 keeping communities safe for everyone. 1005 00:56:41,360 --> 00:56:42,720 Police assaults are on the rise. 1006 00:56:42,720 --> 00:56:44,720 No-one should go to their work and be assaulted, 1007 00:56:44,720 --> 00:56:47,280 but, unfortunately, as police officers, we're a lot more liable 1008 00:56:47,280 --> 00:56:50,040 to that because we're dealing with people that can be very violent. 1009 00:56:50,040 --> 00:56:53,000 When we're dealing with people who have kind of been the victim of 1010 00:56:53,000 --> 00:56:56,080 someone who's been quite threatening and abusive towards them, 1011 00:56:56,080 --> 00:56:59,040 I think the victim of that, they can relate to us 1012 00:56:59,040 --> 00:57:01,120 cos obviously we deal with that every single day 1013 00:57:01,120 --> 00:57:02,480 and you can relate to this person, 1014 00:57:02,480 --> 00:57:04,600 you know, you've gone through these sort of things, 1015 00:57:04,600 --> 00:57:07,000 so you can show sympathy, you can show empathy. 1016 00:57:07,000 --> 00:57:09,360 You can be understanding with these sorts of things. 1017 00:57:09,360 --> 00:57:11,120 It's just something that we put up with 1018 00:57:11,120 --> 00:57:12,800 and have to deal with, unfortunately. 1019 00:57:25,920 --> 00:57:26,960 There he is. 1020 00:57:59,360 --> 00:58:02,240 Next time - cops brave the elements, 1021 00:58:02,240 --> 00:58:04,440 searching for a missing woman in the woods... 1022 00:58:04,440 --> 00:58:05,920 Where the hell is she? 1023 00:58:05,920 --> 00:58:09,200 I am absolutely soaking to my pants. 1024 00:58:09,200 --> 00:58:13,280 ..and a manhunt takes another team miles into the wilds... 1025 00:58:13,280 --> 00:58:16,240 It's a long way off from civilisation. 1026 00:58:16,240 --> 00:58:18,160 DOG BARKS ..and in Inverness, 1027 00:58:18,160 --> 00:58:20,320 an arrest warrant ends in a siege.