Traffic Cops Season 13, Episode 17: Episode 17

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Episode 1

Ten police units from two forces pursuing a gang of car thieves, plus a helicopter joins another suspect hunt.

44 min

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Episode 2

Police endeavours to tackle drunk or drug drivers.

44 min

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Episode 3

Following police facing the daily challenge of catching car thieves.

44 min

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Episode 4

The work of cops pursuing thieves who steal from our homes, vehicles and businesses.

44 min

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Episode 5

Hair-raising encounters include a multiple officer pursuit of a very dangerous driver.

44 min

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Episode 6

Exploring how criminals make use of some of the busiest and fastest roads.

44 min

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Episode 7

A suspicious car linked to multiple thefts crashes into passing traffic.

44 min

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Episode 8

Derbyshire cops deal with hundreds of reports on a Bank Holiday weekend.

44 min

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Episode 9

The traffic cops pursue a banned drink driver who crashes straight into a passing car.

44 min

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Episode 10

The cops tackle cases including a head-on collision which has left people trapped inside.

44 min

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Episode 11

CCTV sparks a manhunt for a van driver who allegedly drove into a car and pedestrians.

44 min

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Episode 12

A young driver has a brush with death, and a drunk causes a disturbance at a pub.

44 min

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Episode 13

Derbyshire's officers take part in Operation Fuego, a campaign targeting road crime gangs.

44 min

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Episode 14

Officers pull over a vehicle after reports of the driver speeding at over 170mph.

44 min

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Episode 15

Officers arrest the driver of a van who says he has no recollection of being disqualified.

44 min

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Episode 16

Derbyshire's Road Crime Team hunt down organised crime gangs stealing cars. Following a spike in car thefts, officers are on the lookout for cross-border gangs stealing high end cars.

45 min

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Episode 17

More than 60 thefts are reported to Derbyshire Police every day. In this episode, following a rise in thefts across the East Midlands, officers target organised gangs of thieves.

45 min

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Episode 18

A look at how the UK's 11,000 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras assist in identifying offenders, including police units chasing a suspected disqualified driver.

45 min

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Episode 19

A look at how high-speed pursuits of 'drivers failing to stop' cause around 40 deaths a year on Britain's roads. Jamie Theakston presents.

45 min

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Episode 20

Dealing with drug users and dealers is a daily challenge for cops. A driver, suspected of being under the influence of drugs, tries to evade capture, including ramming a police car.

45 min

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Episode 21

It's estimated that 1,000 vans are stolen in the UK every month. In this episode Derbyshire cops target criminals stealing vans, banned drivers in vans and thieves in vans on the run.

45 min

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Episode 22

Officers pursue a speeding car - the driver fails to stop, before heading the wrong way down a dual carriageway. And the race is on to save a driver whose car careered in to a swamp.

45 min

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Episode 23

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.

45 min

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Episode 24

Derbyshire's police and other emergency services are called to over 1600 crashes each year. In this episode, cops deal with crashes and distracted drivers putting lives on the line.

45 min

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Episode 25

Around 3000 people a year are killed or seriously injured because of drink driving. In this episode, officers launch a drink and drug driving crackdown and make about 200 arrests.

45 min

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Episode 26

A look at how solo officers are more likely to suffer an injury than when working in pairs. A routine stop on a car suspected of having no MOT attracts the interest of an armed man.

45 min

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Episode 27

With the theft of goods from lorries thought to cost the UK more than £250m a year, officers crack down on a surge in attacks on HGVs - and one suspect is bitten by a police dog.

45 min

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Episode 28

Police deal with around 17,000 hit-and-run incidents every year. In this episode, a tragic death on one of Derbyshire’s busiest roads leads to a manhunt for a hit-and-run driver.

45 min

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Episode 29

A look at hit and run incidents. Officers rush to the scene of a fatal collision on a Peak District country road as a manhunt is launched to find two runaway suspects.

45 min

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Episode 30

Extreme weather conditions play a role in the death or serious injury of four people a day on UK’s roads. In this edition, cops deal with dangerous drivers who put lives at risk.

45 min

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Episode 31

Derbyshire has over 300 life-changing and fatal collisions every year - and many involve the young and elderly. In one fatal incident, a young motorcyclist collides with a pedestrian.

45 min

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Episode 32

An estimated £10 billion worth of illegal drugs are sold in the UK every year. In this episode, cops crack down on drug gangs ruling through fear and dealers cashing in on victims.

45 min

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Episode 33

With Derbyshire bordered by seven counties, policing its roads for criminals on the move is hard. In this edition cops investigate a possible cloned vehicle and seek a stolen caravan.

45 min