This is the Northern Territory. The huge slab of Australia that stretches from the central desert to the top end. From the cockinfested waters of the Arafura Sea to the country's biggest inland rock, [music] it's a massive beat. >> You might go somewhere to get a statement which is 700k away. >> Downtown Darwin has the [music] youngest population in the country. >> Can't leave >> and the wildest nightife. It's sometimes gets pretty scary. >> You do learn to know who's who in the zoo. >> With the thermometer [music] stuck on 30°, something's got to give. >> The buildup drives [music] everybody nuts. >> Where's the crowbar now? >> Keeping the peace in this tropo town calls for a special breed of cop. >> And up here, they breed them tough. Do >> not resist. >> It is one of the last frontiers. You only got to get in the water and something's bound to bite you. >> [music] >> tonight. Getting a couple [music] of dodgy fishermanmen off the road. >> What else have you had? Couple of cones. A desperate effort to save a life. >> You need to talk to me, [music] okay? How many tablets have you taken? >> And keeping a bikey gang [music] at bay. >> Get over this side of the road. >> Where the hell am >> It's a typical Friday night for Wombat [music] and his partner, Constable Luke Mintosh. Wombat Macka are cruising the streets of Darwin when they spot a car driving without lights. >> Put your lights on. Looks like it's pissed. >> They set up a road trap, but the driver takes off. >> Where'd he go? You got to run. >> Watch him. Oh, you got him. >> Stay in the car. Triple 4. We have a trap Wood Street Darwin City. >> How you going, mate? >> How are you today? >> Oh, really? >> No. What was it? This driver's day is about to get a whole lot worse >> while Macka puts the bloke on the breathalyzer. >> Wombat does a rejo check. >> Well, good news for you. You're not over the limit. >> But then comes the bad news. >> So, stand by. >> He's got conditions from New South Wales where if he's driving a vehicle, he's got to be in company with a licensed passenger. We're just running some checks now on the passenger to make sure he's fully licensed. And we're going to do some more checks on his conditions, what he's supposed to be doing, what he's not supposed to be doing. And he took off at speed. So, obviously had something to hide, something to run for. Trying to work out what that is. >> Wombat has a word to the passenger who's up for a chat. >> Besides alcohol, what else have you had? >> Just a couple of cones. >> Couple of cones. >> All right. Okay. >> Yeah. I go home on Sunday. >> Where are the drugs inside the car? >> No. No. I'm about to search your car. Let Let us know. We're going to search it again. >> You've admitted to me you've had a couple of cones. >> Yeah, the police already been through it on the wall. >> You can check up the CIB and all with it. >> Yeah, I'll check up. I'll check up. >> Search me bad. >> All right. >> It seems these crusty characters have already had words with the cops earlier tonight. Macka recalls hearing the incident over the radio. >> Oh, you were there at uh Duck Pond Way, Fisherman's Warf. >> Yeah. By now, Constable Doug Roberts is on the scene, so Wombat puts him in the picture. >> These bikes have been trapped before couple of hours ago. Yeah. Smoking cones down by the waterfront. >> But the passenger is determined to get his point of view across. And he's not a happy fisherman. >> My bag was searched 5 minutes ago, right on Fisherman's Wall, and nothing was van and nothing on me. I'm just a visitor. I go home on Sunday, right? And now they want to search me bags of me again when I've done nothing wrong. I'm I'm just an innocent person getting a lift. And I'm a homeless person by the way. >> Yeah. But I've got me my own place in Sydney which I'm going back to. Me and my wife in Sydney on Sunday. >> He also has an interesting take on his rights. >> Drivers done the wrong thing by not having the headlights on. But because I'm a a visitor, I shouldn't research. >> Wombat prepares to search the car. >> You've admitted to me there's cannabis use. Okay. Is there anything in this car? You can point me in the right direction now while I'm about to search it. >> Excuse me. It's not my car. >> Okay. Is there any cannabis in this car? >> No, not as far as I know. >> Is that your bag there? >> Yep. And and the police searched 5 minutes ago. >> Yep. And you can search me too, officer. I've got nothing to hide. >> This bloke seems to have changed his tune about [music] the police. >> And I know the police ain't doing their job. They're good people. They are. >> And all the search reveals is that he's a true blue type. >> You got the flag, brother. >> Oh, that's all right, brother. I'm Australian. I'm born and brick. I'm proud to be Australian. [music] >> Wombat compares notes with the detectives who pulled these fellas over earlier. So yeah, if you've already tipped him out, we won't bother doing it again. Uh >> the detective gives him a heads up on a possible item in the car. >> Does he Where's his fish? >> Okay, I'll ask him about his fish. All right, mate. Thank you. Yeah, apparently he's got a fish in the back seat. It'll be rather smelly tomorrow morning. >> By coincidence, this car was pulled in as a vehicle with suspicious persons in it, and they found no drugs. So rather than go through the whole thing again, we'll get the driver back to the police station, see what he registers on the BA machine, and uh take it from there. This is not the best news for the passenger who has now lost his ride. >> Well, you going to take him away? >> Yeah, he's under arrest. >> Oh, great. >> He gathers up his kit and heads off into [music] the night while the driver with the fishy license is going to get a ride in the patty wagon. We got the driver under arrest cuz apparently he's got to be with a a licensed passenger and he's got to be himself on zero alcohol conditions. So >> down at the watch house, the driver blows 0084. With the restrictions on his license, this bloke is up for a hefty [music] penalty. Sergeant Amy Meredith is out on a usual night patrol. The young mother was recently widowed when her husband Brett died after taking a blow to the head. So, she's been doing it tough. >> I've been to jobs [music] where people have been punched, but was killed by one punch. Um, and it's hard to switch [music] off your emotions, but you need to. >> And she seems to be coping well. >> With the kids being so young, working shift work now, I can tuck them into [music] bed and and come out and work the night shift and be there for them when they wake up in the morning. and and get them ready for school and and [music] take them to school and and spend days off with them. [music] Um more time with them than I did working a normal job. >> Police work in Darwin can be unpredictable, but there's one nightly routine that Amy never misses. >> Hello, Mom. >> What are you doing, Darin? >> You going to bed? >> Yeah. >> I love you. >> Doing my chores. >> Oh, well done. You be good. Okay. >> Okay. >> We'll go on the motorbike tomorrow if you're good. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Amy is heading along the Stewart Highway when she spots a woman staggering around on the side of the road. >> Yes, she >> pulls over to investigate. >> I'll be back. >> Hey. The woman is dazed and intoxicated. It's fair to assume she's knocked back one too many at the nearby casino. >> 202. I'm off with a drunk person, a lady. She's uh passed out on the side of Gilroth Avenue out front of casino. >> I need to get you off the road. We got cars going to come down here. Are you able to stand up for me? >> 400. >> Ready? >> I got cars coming at me. I need you to help me out here. Okay. All right. You ready? >> You going to be able to stand up? >> Ready? >> Amy has seen more than her fair share of drinkers in this condition. But with traffic speeding past on this busy highway, she needs to act promptly. >> It takes a certain type of person to do the job that we do and to love it [music] as much as I do. Have your weenies this morning or what? All right, we're off the road. >> Okay, there we go. Pull your dress down. A But as Amy is collecting the woman's keys, a piece of paper catches her eye. Oh, >> the case is about to take a very sinister turn. >> 202, I'm going to need an ambulance to my location. I've uh found a note saying [snorts] sorry and our whole bottle of Tamasipan is uh gone. >> It looks like Amy has a suicide attempt on her hands. She acts quickly. >> All right, you need to talk to me, okay? You need to stay awake. Okay. How many tablets have you taken? >> While getting information out of the woman would be helpful, what's even more critical is keeping her awake for as long as possible. >> How many tablets have you taken? >> How many? The whole bottle. >> Yeah. Stay with me. Okay, stay awake. How many were in the bottle? >> How many? Was it the whole bottle? >> Amy checks the date on the bottle. Her worst fears are realized. >> She phones in the bad news. >> Yeah, Roger, I got a uh looks like a whole bottle of Tamazzipan has been consumed. She only filled the script today. Coming up, Sean Hill has his hands full. >> No worries. I'm reporting this anyway. >> No worries. >> Amy has come across a woman lying by the side of the road. After dragging her to safety, she's made a shocking discovery. The woman has taken a large quantity of sleeping tablets. For Amy, the wait for an ambulance to arrive is an agonizing one. But she's determined not to let this woman slip away. I >> need you to talk to me. >> All right. Did you take all of those tablets? >> Yep. Okay. >> For a moment, Amy [music] seems to get through. >> Where do you live? >> I need you to stay awake. I need you to stay with me. >> Baby. >> Your baby. Yeah. How old's she? >> But the woman slips into unconsciousness. Amy's worried the ambulance [music] may get here too late. >> She's asleep and a whole bottle gone. Tazipan is used um by many people who attempt self harm. It's a uh a sleeping [music] tablet and it's very very strong. >> Backup arrives, but what this woman needs is an ambulance. fast. >> She's gone downhill since we saw her. She was walking 5 minutes ago. Now she's completely passed out. It's a really strong seditive. Once the drugs get into her system, she could start suffering shut down of her liver, her kidneys, everything pretty uh pretty rapid. >> Then the officer makes a discovery. >> She's been on the phone to um Lifeline >> 24-hour support. >> I think she's attempted self harm before. She's got some scarring to her wrist. >> It seems the woman's cries for help were not loud enough. >> Sorry, life sucks. And it is okay. >> Hello guys. >> Hello. How you going? This lady here, >> this lady was seen uh stumbling down the hill. >> Yeah. >> Um she then passed out in front on the road here. I thought she was just intoxicated. She's got a note there that says life sucks. >> Okay. >> Just got to lift you up here very quickly. One, two, three. The ambos work swiftly and the woman is soon on her way to hospital. >> Situations like this are harrowing, but Amy and her team have done all they can. Thanks to their quick thinking, this woman may get to see her baby girl again. As a mother, Amy can relate. >> She's pretty pretty messed up. So hopefully they um can get her up to hospital and get her treated. That's how quickly it happens. You know, at first I thought she was just a drunk person, so we stopped for that. And lucky that we did because she's gone downhill very quickly in the space of 10 minutes. Saturday nights in Darwin are always busy for the city safe team, the foot patrol that keep the peace in the party precinct. Sergeant Sha Patterson and Senior Constable Josh Strereer must master their troops before heading out. >> Tonight, they're on the lookout for some shady characters, members of an outlaw motorcycle gang. >> If we see him, he can be arrested for an assault on Thursday night. He's a fairly big unit. He's known to snap at the drop of a hat, so just be careful when you deal with him. The last 3 years I've been doing City Safe. So, I love the hands-on stuff. >> Love the action. I love preventing fights. Speak to them first to see if you can stop the fight. Something that makes me want to come to work every night. >> That's the end of the muster and we'll get out there and like I said, if you need anything, just go pat on myself. Don't be afraid to argue the toss with us. If you think something's not done right, just let us know and we'll discuss it and we can sort it out. Cool. Josh and the team are equipped for action and it's quite a load to carry around in the Darwin heat. >> It's about 10 kilos around the waist. Issue boots are about a kilo each and the hat keeps all the humidity in. It's gets pretty hot walking around. So I'm wearing three layers of clothing in what 35° temperatures and humidity up around 90%. I walked out. I'm already started sweating. >> The team check out monsoons where the party's pumping. [music] Four young fellas have dawned their finest to get into the crowded club, but their gender bender scam doesn't seem to be working. >> It's just funny to watch the stuff that people do when they're drunk and you're hoping that you don't do the same stuff. >> But it's not all fun and games. There are the usual punters who have to be persuaded to leave the area quietly. >> Yeah. This is the third time you've been kicked out of licensed premises. All right. If you don't leave, >> no [ __ ] So >> that's two times too many. Whatever. I don't care. Once is too. >> Well, yeah. Once is more than enough and then you should walk away. >> All right. If you come try to get back into this club or another club, >> you're going to go and watch out. >> Oh, yeah. >> Okay. So, just go. >> Always got to be on the game. You can't relax into just talking to people on the street having a laugh. You got to be strong all the time. >> Meanwhile, Constable Sha Hill has his hands full with a mouthy young lady. >> No worries. I'm reporting this anyway. >> No worries. Are you going to be good and jump in? >> Yeah, no worries. I am >> No worries, ma'am. Take your bag off. >> No worries. >> All right. >> She's been evicted from the nightclub. [music] She's hanging out in the front carrying on swearing, waving her arms around. asked her to leave several times. She just continued to yell abuse. >> Didn't want to listen. It's going to spend a night in the cell. So, one blanket, one sleep. It'll be good in the morning. >> The team do a walk through shenanigans where a rowdy Irishman has been asked to leave. In the interest of keeping the [music] peace, Josh decides to give him a fair go. >> 15 minutes of grace, man. If I see you on the streets after that upstairs, lock up drunk in a public place. Okay. >> All right. Thanks, >> Ben. Cool. >> See you later. >> But the Irishman pushes his luck. >> Let's talk more walkab. >> This kebab shop is [ __ ] How about the kebab shop around? No, >> you know the one beside. >> Meanwhile, the clock's ticking down 12 minutes now. Josh makes this kebab connoisseur an offer he can't refuse. >> It's either this kebab or watch house. [music] >> The city safe team continue their foot patrol and everyone seems [music] to be playing by the rules. Even the frocked up fellas have found a bouncer who's prepared to uphold the dress code. But in this heat, spot fires can start [music] quickly. Within minutes, Josh spies a major flare up. I don't [ __ ] do [ __ ] >> Get over this side of the road. >> Where the hell angels? >> A big bloke has taken on a group of very shady characters. >> So Josh swiftly steps in. Coming up, posing down the wouldbe hero. >> Going to try one. Just one big. >> Get over this side of the road. Josh and the City Safe team have pulled aside a big bloke who's picked a fight in a nightclub with a gang of five. >> Just have a cigarette for it. I don't even smoke smokes and they're smoking in the room and I just look right. I don't smoke. I just going to walk away. >> Well, you're trying to do the club a favor. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Unfortunately, the five smokers have connections [music] to the Hell's Angels bikers. I was trying to smoke in the club and all I did was walk in the door and they said, "Why? Why you ain't let us in smoking?" >> Why do you chase him? >> I didn't chase [ __ ] He wanted >> No, you're chasing them. Leave that alone. >> If I'm going to chase him, I would have been running down there already. >> Well, no, it's not going to happen tonight. We know who they are. There was about five. Listen, there was about five of those BS coming after you. >> Can I try them or what? >> No, you can't. >> Can I try one bloke? Just one big bloke. Just >> That's not You know that doesn't happen like that in the streets of Dar. One bloke doesn't fight one bloke. How are you getting home? >> I walk home. >> No walk at home. That taxi there, I'd prefer you to get into that, man. Because if you get if you walk, you're going to meet up with them down the street and it's going to be on. >> The big bloke gets a police escort over to a taxi rank. >> Get a route and then >> worth going to the watch house for the night. Just keep walking. Just keep going. >> Then it's time to have a serious word to the bikes. P. We're going to tell these guys to go home cuz I think the guy in the red shirt, he's um hell's angel associated. >> With P and a Mounty backing him up, Josh approaches the gang. >> How you going, mate? >> Good, mate. You just going to leave it tonight, eh? >> Yeah, we're all bus, man. We're just having a few drinks with some girls here, so we're off soon. >> We don't want any trouble. >> No, neither do we. He just that batt on a girl inside and carried on like a so all good >> and it's all good for Josh who has once again managed to keep the peace in the big kids playground >> but not for long. Two young blo have been refused entry at the hot potato club and they're hopping mad. >> Are you going to leave or not? I'm not going to argue the news cuz you say >> tonight you're not going to sort anything out by be being aggressive because right now they look like they done the right thing and you don't look like you've done the right thing. >> No, but the thing is we weren't aggressive, mate. >> At the end of the day, there's one rule. You got to ask to leave. Leave, mate. It's not going to No need to stand here and argue. >> It doesn't matter. They're saying it does matter, mate. It's time to go. It's time to go. For the next few hours, the police presence keeps the party to a dull roar. Pretty soon though, it's lockout time [music] and things start to get messy again. >> As the punters take the party mood into the street, love is definitely in the air. [music] >> [music] [music] >> And that's the city safe on Mitchell Street, home and hos until [music] next weekend. One of the things that I love about city safe is it has a lot of people from various backgrounds up here. You just see everything. [music] [music] This is the Northern Territory, the huge slab of Australia that [music] stretches from the central desert to the top end. From the crocinfested waters of the Arafura Sea to the country's biggest inland rock, it's a massive beat. You might go somewhere to get a statement which is 700k away. >> Downtown Darwin has the youngest population in the country >> and the wildest night life. >> It's sometimes gets pretty scary. >> You do learn to know who's [music] who in the zoo. >> With the thermometer stuck on 30°, something's got to give. >> The buildup drives [music] everybody nuts. >> Where's the crowbar now? Keeping the peace in this tropo town calls for a special breed of cop. >> And up here, they breed them tough. Do not resist. >> It is one of the last frontiers. You only got to get in the water and something's bound to bite you. [music] Woo! >> Tonight, smashed in the suburbs. >> Don't lie to me because I will find the evidence. >> Cracking down on hoons. >> Don't try and get stuck into me about this, mate. I'm not the one doing burnouts in the roads. >> And getting a feral into the cage. >> Oh, yeah. I've got about 10,000 eagles on me. [music] >> Constable Jenny Young is cruising the streets of Darwin on her regular night patrol. Jenny's been in the Territory Cops for 2 and 1/2 years and she's on a steep learning curve. >> Coming from Dar. >> I came up here from Melbourne and it was a little bit of a culture shock. Uh in Darwin you find a huge diversity of people. um you get a lot of backpackers from overseas and a lot more indigenous people and um just to to wrap your head around that and learn to interact with different people. It took a bit to get used to. We have what they call the tropo season or mango madness and I think to a degree it's true. I also find that it depends on the moon. A lot of people say that a full moon people go trouble. And I think unless you've worked a night shift, you fully don't understand that until you've worked a full moon shift. >> While it may not be a full moon tonight, Jenny is about to get a big taste of mango madness. >> An urgent call comes in about a robbery. >> Cabbie has been attacked by a passenger who was then snatched his ID card and run off into the night. She's trying to punch the driver. >> Good day. How you going? >> I just need your assistant. She was just abusing. I was very stressed because I was driving and she tried to grab my neck. >> It's danger for me because 70k zone. >> Yeah, definitely. >> And she I say what are you doing? She said she want to get and she tried to punch me. She was looking money in my cab. She found my ID. >> The cabbie isn't keen to press charges but he's desperate to get his license back. >> What did she look like? >> She's a white traveler. >> How old is she? She's 20. About 20. >> About 20. >> Yeah. And how tall? >> 53. 54. >> What was she wearing? >> She wearing a short and t-shirt. >> What did the the male look like? >> He's like a 25. >> How tall? >> Maybe 6 ft. >> Yep. >> All right. >> Where did you pick them up from? >> Uh from uh opposite to the honey. >> See if we can find them. But are you okay? Do you want to see ambulance or anything? >> No. No. I am all right. You're right. >> But she was like behaving a while. >> The wild lady and a six-foot accomplice are long gone, but Jenny is [music] a determined young copper. She heads straight for the local primary school where the cabbie managed to shake off the thieves. >> BKM 403. We're mobile from BP heading into Lill Primary School conducts. [music] used to be a caretaker that stayed here. >> I think they've run through, but it's worth getting out and having a look and see if there's anyone here that might have seen something. They might be able to get give us a better description of what they look like. Jenny spots a movement in the grass. The wild woman puts up a struggle, but Jenny is used to dealing with ferals. >> What's your name? >> Wait. Oh, hell. Hello. >> Keep your head. All right. We're going to give you a bit of a pat down here. Okay. Have you got anything sharp on you? >> Just stand up. >> Oh, yeah. I've got about 10,000 needles on me. Just stand up. >> Look out for the needles. >> So, calm yourself down a bit. >> Calm. You want me to calm down? >> Yep. >> Look at what you're doing to me. >> Hold on. Would you like me to take my pants off? >> No, thank you. >> Oh, what did you find? >> Swap. Fine. >> Did you find the bottom of my pocket? in order. >> Stay there. >> What are you doing? >> No. Making sure you've got nothing on the brass. You hurt me or you is [ __ ] dirty. >> All right, jump in the cage, please. >> Well, that's one of them. Found her in the in the grass there laying down. So picked her up and she's had some like this ever since. >> Yeah. >> But this cabbie charmer has a few more party tricks up her sleeve. Or rather her shorts. She demonstrates a tricky yoga move. [screaming] But Jenny's not impressed. With a woman's accomplice long gone, Jenny turns her attention to finding the cabbie stolen property. And she's right on the money. >> Hey. >> Oh, very good. >> What do you know? There's our victim's ID. While Jenny waits for the cabbie to come and collect his license, the feral young lady stacks on another turn. >> She's having mood swings. She has been quite vocal for most of it and she seems to be going up and down. So, that's good signs of that she's on an intoxicating drug. >> Then the cabbie rocks [music] up and it's all over. Father shouting, that is. So, >> um, we've located what we believe to be the female that >> was in a cab. >> I'm very appreciative and puff shop is I think the most this planet three were mobile. We've [music] got one very aggressive on board the watch house. >> Jenny gets to the watch house and prepares to open the cage. She's not taking any chances with the feral young lady who's still arking up. She would like to spit on us. Now I'll just put this over. Your head down. Take a seat in there. Minutes later, Jenny spies a suspicious looking packet. When we were um processing our lovely lady, I've located a small crystal powder with believe it to be some sort of intoxicating drug. [music] So, she's going to be someone support um and questions about the offenses later on when she's sober. >> It's been a night of lunacy nabbing the aggro cab thief, but Jenny is a downto- earthth young copper. >> When you hear people say that sort of thing, it it doesn't bother me. It has to be a water off duck's back sort of [music] thing. If you took everything on board that someone said to you, then um you might be a bit of a mess at the end of the day. [music] >> Senior Constable Frank Craig joined the force 3 years ago with [music] a fair bit of life experience under his belt. >> I originally from Sydney, New South Wales. lived there basically most of my life before I headed overseas. Lived overseas for a number of years in Asia after returning from Asia. Lived in cans for a few years and um they advertising for NT coppers in cans. So I applied and here I am. >> Frank works out of Palmyon station and outer suburb of Darwin. Today he's out on a job that as a father of young children he [music] takes very seriously. >> We've got a lot of new developments coming through. So, there's a lot of roadways right now that are very straight, very sort of open roads, which unfortunately are great for the Hooners. They're very tempting for them. >> What sort of car is it? >> It is a dark blue Commodore. >> Tracking down the Hoon has been tricky. The address on his Rejo is out of date, but Frank has managed to find out where he works. Suddenly, he spots the car in a shopping center. The young Hoon is in for a rude shock. Frank has managed to track down a young hoon who's been seen driving dangerously and doing burnouts. >> You've got any sort of idea maybe what we want to talk to you about? >> Did lose control in Winnelli >> a couple weeks ago? I think >> that might be this now. >> Yes, it is. Mate, we've received a uh complaint that you actually did a burnout prior to losing control of that car. >> Okay. >> Can you tell me what happened? >> Um I took off. I was going a little fast when I entered the intersection. I didn't see a car coming, so I planted it and lost control. >> Okay. So, when you say you planted it, what do you mean by that? >> I just put my foot down to try and make it through. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Trying to avoid an accident and ended up worse off. Anyways, >> the young bloke seems very contrite, but he's not telling the full story. >> The uh the report we got was after you lost control, you've then done a second burnout. >> A second burnout. second burnout which also created smoke come from your tires >> before you you pulled up got out of the car with another male >> uh joking. Would you agree to that? >> No, it didn't happen. >> Okay. >> But you do agree to the first burnout basically where you smoke's come from the tires. You've lost control. >> But even one burnout is enough to cop a big penalty. >> Frank breaks the bad news. >> A tow truck will come here. We'll get a tow truck to come here, seize your motor vehicle. >> They'll take it to their impound yard. Yeah. >> 48 hours from the time we sees it, you are allowed to collect it, >> but you must pay for the towing fees and storage fees before they'll release the car to you. >> I'm on the verge of losing my license. >> How many points you got left? You know, >> um I had I was on good behavior. >> So, you're on good behavior now. >> This reckless driver is in a truckload of trouble. >> Yeah. Look, he's currently on his piggy plates, so he's on provisional, so he he only has minimum experience on the roadways. And um this kind of behavior is it's just unacceptable. What were you on good behavior for? Just >> done for my mobile phone and before that it was 95 in the 80s. >> Okay. >> Things go from bad to worse. >> Rejo label anyway. >> The bloke hasn't even bothered to display his Rejo label. >> Obviously, you're going to lose your license. You're going to lose it for a period of time. Yeah, mate. It's just not not worth it, is it really? >> Yeah. No, definitely not. >> But Frank [music] takes a reasonable approach. We do obviously need to just give you a uh infringement notice. Okay. >> Unfortunately, the young bloke doesn't return the courtesy. >> Next time, I would appreciate it if you come and saw me outside of work hours so I don't have this trouble with my work. >> Well, mate, unfortunately, when we got to catch up with people, we got to catch up with them, get it dealt with. That's all. >> I mean, I'm here till 5:30 every day. You could have at least come close to closing, you know, >> mate, don't try and get stuck into me about this, mate. I'm not the one doing burnouts in the roads. Do you understand that? >> Yeah. I understand you guys can come in when you want, you know. I understand all that. I was just asking it if next time. >> Well, no, mate. Not the way when you ask, you ask it nicely. All right. You don't demand it off. Okay. I don't need to be spoken [music] to like that. I'll be more than fair with you. All right. You could have killed someone. You know that. All right. You're lucky you're not getting further charges put on me. Do you understand that? You give respect. You get it. E fair. For Frank, getting Hoons off the road is a job he takes to heart. >> You learn to appreciate your family more, knowing how precious and how quickly things can really happen and change. Please take care on the road. Please. [music] Darwin is closer to Asia than it is to most Australian cities. And in World War II, it became a major battlefield. Since then, the city has maintained a strong military presence. And while its history may be buried in the foundations of its modern buildings, every now and then, somebody manages to dig something up. Today, constables Mark Dirkson and Luke [music] Macintosh are called to an unusual job that occurs all too often. A contractor has come across a unexloded >> hand grenade in a park where they're doing some uh construction work. >> The ordinance is described as being old and rusty, approximately the size of this. Unsure if the pin is in the grenade. >> Ma gets the full story from the contractor. >> I can't believe it didn't go bang when I dug it up. >> Yeah, pins in it. >> Hey, >> no pin. I'll put the leather gloves on for this one. The rubber gloves might not cover it. >> So, you're just excavating under that tree there >> and it was in the bucket. >> No, I was just trenching and we filled the trench in and it was just sitting on the ground then in a pile of dirt. Is this workers compensation or what if I get blown up by a grenade? >> Is it in that in that thing there? We got no pin. No pin. >> The officers need to get a good look at the object so they can report to defense personnel. >> Yeah, that's correct. We'll see if the military will come out and have a sticky bit. >> Roger. We've just had a look at the uh device. It is extremely old hand grenade. Does not look like it's been exploded or have a pin in it. So maybe get onto the military or the uh bomb squad to come and have a look and uh safely remove it from the area. It's in the middle of a park, so there's plenty of coverage. >> [music] >> Meanwhile, over at Darwin Central, Sergeant Amy Meredith swings into action. By now, the word is out, so she heads down to the Fanny Bay Park, where the local press are hungry for news of the dangerous grenade. The [music] police keep onlookers in the media at a safe distance. The military arrived to assess the deadly weapon. They soon identified the grenade as harmless, but it's still big news for the local residents. discovery today was um what was an old grenade, what they thought was an old grenade. Uh obviously we take things like this very serious. U we were straight onto [music] it and we assessed the situation. The army came straight down and it's turned out to be just the the body of um a World War II grenade. It's got no fuse in it and it's completely safe. >> So it's not about to blow up the park and the nearby houses. >> No, definitely not. Definitely not. All that's left now is to let the neighbors know they won't be [music] getting a blast from the past. >> Darwin is a major port with a network [music] of waterways that keep the water police busy in boats big and small. Today, Senior Constable Dave Cubis [music] is taking part in a tactical training exercise to road test the Territory Cops latest inflatable toy. Northern Territory Police acquired the Gemini tactical rib about 2 years ago. It's part of our counterterrorism capabilities. There's 500 horsepower pushing the beast along. It's designed to get somewhere very quickly, but you sit on it like you're riding a horse. You use your thighs and there are foot stirrups there to put your feet into and there's a grab rail to hang onto and you do need it. The idea of this training is is going across wakes the correct way. >> And clearly these coastal cowboys are having the time of their lives. >> They're paying me to play with a big expensive toy. [music] Amy Meredith is the shift sergeant at Darwin Central. >> Darwin 400 mobile. So she often travels solo. >> I love being out there on the road doing the jobs that you can do as a single unit vehicle. >> Is there music or are they just yelling or >> But Amy knows that backup is never far away if she should suddenly find herself in the thick of it. Tonight [music] she's going to need it. After dealing with a noise complaint, Amy waits for a next job to come in. Suddenly, a car pulls over in front of her. Amy smells a rat. >> I don't like why this car pulled over. You know what? I'm going to trap him. >> 400 VM. I have a trap [music] on Fleming Road. The narrow details when ready. >> But before she can get details on the car, her suspicions are confirmed. The driver puts [music] his foot down. >> Yeah. 400. That car's taken off from me up Fleming Road. >> Massage struggles to keep the vehicle in her sights because she's driving a caged van. She can't go over 80ks. She needs backup in a hurry. >> Yeah. 400 going ahead. Speed 80ks and increasing. >> Wombat answers the call. >> Triple 4, we're mobile clear. >> Further two. Traffic is n. Amy is following a suspicious looking car through the suburbs. The offender puts his foot down, but Wombat stays on his tail. >> Confirming the old traffic still in pursuit of that vehicle. He's pulled into the uh car park area behind Repco. It's cut through. >> I got that vehicle stopped. >> Stopped is putting it mildly. The green car has come to a crashing halt. Several residents appear on the scene, but the driver seems to have scared. Yeah. 400. This car has [music] been involved in a praying. I've got people on foot. It's come off the highway and pulled into here and it's collided straight with this four-wheel drive that's parked here. Said it's just lucky that no one was injured. Very lucky. While a backup team hunt down the culprit, a witness calls out from the shadows. >> Which way? >> Up the stairs. >> Up these stairs. >> What's your name? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. This is the car from the car there. >> Where are you from? >> I'm from >> You don't live here, do you? >> Yeah, I just walking. >> Show me your Show me your wrist. >> Your heart's racing. You in this car? You in this car? >> Don't lie to me because I will find the evidence. I was there sitting down and I seen the this car coming and >> 443 on foot. >> I'm scared too. >> Sit down. >> Yeah, >> I was walking and I seen this car there. >> All right. Who did you see get out of this car? >> Um, from G Island. >> This witness seems to know an awful lot about the driver. How do you know they're from Groot Island? >> I was walking and I seen him bump that car over there. >> You were in this car. Don't lie to me. >> No. No. >> Yeah. 400. I'm looking for a driver. >> Nobody is keen to back up this star witness's story. >> Do you know this woman? No. You're lying to me. >> No. >> You do not lie to me. >> No. I seen this car bump that I don't know. >> What are you doing here? You don't even live here. >> Her tail isn't getting any more plausible. Hop up. Hop up for me. >> I think this car bumped that other car there. >> Come over here. I suspect that you were in that motor vehicle. So, it's an unlawful use of motor vehicle at this stage. I suspect that vehicle to be stolen. >> Okay. >> Have you got some ID on you? >> While Amy takes down the woman's details, word comes in from the backup team. >> They got one in custody. Have I heard that correct? >> They've nabbed the driver >> and I was scared. You know who are you out with tonight? >> Yeah, by myself. And I seen the car going in and bumped this car there >> and I was scared. >> While the woman continues to do some swift talking, the backup team bring in the second suspect. >> I'm shaking. >> The woman has good reason to be feeling jittery. >> Hello. Do you know her? >> No, she don't know. He don't know me. >> Do you know her? >> No, my girlfriend. >> That's your girl? I thought so. In the car with him. >> No. >> Yeah, in the back. In the back. In the back. Sit back. >> No. What's the >> Whose car is it? Whose car is that? >> All right. Why? >> He's a drunk driver. He's He doesn't have a license. >> He sort of brought himself unstuck. He saw the police van behind him and he and he pulled over and uh I hadn't even done anything by that stage. And that says dodgy to me. But he's in a world of hurt now. >> So is the woman, but she's sticking to her guns. >> He nearly bumped me too when I was walking. Get in the car. >> Put your legs up in the car. Get in the car. >> Move back. >> I don't I've given you a thousand chances. >> Now you've just annoyed me. >> Amy tries getting a straight story out of the bloke instead. >> Who's the girl in the back of my car? That's her name. Is it? >> Yes. >> And who is she to you? >> Hey. >> Friend. >> You said that she was your girlfriend. You're a friend. >> She's just your friend, is she? Yeah. >> And whereabouts was she sitting in the car? >> Just driving. >> Oh, she was driving. >> Yes. >> Of course she was. >> H. So, how come you ran then? >> Because I seen no cops. No cops on. >> He's telling us that you were driving that car. >> No, I'm not been driving that car. I was walking. All right. >> I don't believe a word that this one's telling me. Um she's saying that she just was walking along the road and >> the car has come at her. >> Whereas he's saying that it's um that she's his girlfriend. So I highly suspect that she was in the car with him. I'm pretty sure he's unlicensed or maybe even disqualified. He's also intoxicated. So just uh lucky that no one was hurt. [music] It's game over for this pair of reckless rogues who've left behind them an impressive trail of disaster. >> I honestly thought I was going to lose them and then I sort of get a bit disappointed. Yeah, the heart's always racing. It's what makes this job so fun. Get your motor running. >> [music] [music] >> This is the Northern Territory, the huge slab of Australia [music] that stretches from the central desert to the top end. From [music] the crocinfested waters of the Arafura Sea to the country's biggest inland rock, it's a massive beat. >> You might go somewhere to get a statement which is 700 [music] ks away. >> Downtown Darwin has the youngest population in the country >> and the wildest nightife. >> It's sometimes gets pretty scary. You do learn to know who's [music] who in the zoo. >> With the thermometer stuck on 30°, something's got to give. >> The buildup drives [music] everybody nuts. >> Where's the crowbar? Now, >> keeping the peace in this tropo town calls for a special breed of cop. >> And up here, they breed them tough. >> Do not resist. >> It is one of the last frontiers. You only got to get in the water and something's bound [music] to bite you. tonight. Nabbing a love struck thief. >> Yeah, we're in a mutual relationship. She's saying you're not >> a pot smoker [music] feels the heat. >> Your choice, your behavior. That's the reason we're here. >> And a dangerous driver does a runner. >> Moving too. >> Senior Sergeant Andrew Heath is a seasoned territory cop. He's been in the force for 21 years and he's worked in various stations from a lonely outpost west of Alice Springs to busy Darwin Central. Tonight he's heading up the city safe, the dedicated foot patrol that [music] takes on hectic Mitchell Street after dark. >> I was only trying to be funny. Look, >> Andrew remembers when the unit was first set up back in 2007. [music] >> Mitchell Street has quickly developed over the last five or 6 years to be the entertainment strip of Darwin [music] City. There's a lot of public drunkenness, assaults. It was just absolute chaos. 4:00, it's on. There's 500 people in the street. Basically, we'll go [music] out there to tidy it up. >> The punters up here don't need an excuse to party, but tonight is Halloween, so every beer joint along the strip is pumping. At 10 p.m., the temperature is still 30°. Even Queenslander senior constable Tammy Watson finds the Darwin heat a challenge. >> Any time of the day, night, and you're just you're just sweaty. The humidity is completely intense. You all you have to do is walk outside and you just feel it. I don't think I've been anywhere else in Australia that feels like this. The team of eight patrol the clubs and pubs keeping the peace. >> Yeah, city safe is all about high visibility policing. Rock around in the high viz police fest. You can't miss us. You've got to be careful. You've got to watch your back. But at the same [music] time, people need to see that we're there, but we're also human and they can they can come and approach us and talk to us. As you head up to uh towards Monsoon, there's Chad's always stopping up there. Jump up there. >> So, grab your misses and go the other way. Eh, >> why should I go the other way? >> Yeah, mate. It's all about It's all about keeping the peace and >> I'm all for we send everyone their own ways. It's all casual. >> You know, we stand here. We don't do a thing. I've been punched in the face and I'll just walk away. >> We'll go and talk to him. >> No, no, no. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I shouldn't be yelling at you. >> All right. Just calm because what we need to do, if you walk away like this, >> I'm walking away. >> No, no. Listen to me. Listen to me. If you walk away like this, right, people are going to see that you're tensed up. All right. And all it's going to do is agitate people around. So before you walk off, yeah, put your shirt on. I'm sorry. >> Take a deep breath. >> While the unit are making their presence felt outside the hot potato club, a young lady seeks them out. It seems it's not just a high-rise shoes that are causing her distress. She suspects that her ex-boyfriend has stolen a phone and handbag. So, >> I'm talking to you now. You've got her property, her handbag and phone. Where is it? Wait, give her a phone back. >> The ex gives up the phone. >> Yeah. Now, where's the handbag? >> Where's my bag? >> What did you do with the bag? >> The club. Where is it? >> You got some ID on you? You just want to leave us to >> Where's her handbag? >> Hey, >> the last time I was with her, she pushed me over >> and I got kicked out with the bounces, >> right? So, how did you get possession of her phone? >> Oh, we're together. >> Hey, >> we're together. >> Well, she said you split up weeks ago. >> Hey, now look. Are you together or not? >> Yeah, we are. >> Right. Cuz if you do, >> the missing handbag is the least of the young woman's problems. >> This is one ex-boyfriend who won't go quietly, >> right? Cuz if you do behavior like this and she goes to see us, we can take a emergency domestic violence order and then you can't go anywhere near it or ring her or anything like that cuz if you do that then it's breach domestic violence order. >> So how about domestic violence? >> Yeah, but you go to jail for breaching domestic violence. >> Wow. So, if she doesn't want to be with you, just leave her alone. >> Andrew is about to let the ex go with a word of warning >> when he spots something. >> That's my hat. >> Yeah. Look. Hands up. >> That's my hat. >> Aha. >> You've lied to me. You don't lie to a police officer. You have. >> I have lied to you. >> Yeah. I asked you for the handbag. You said no. You said it was in the club. I've I've just found the handbag on your possession. >> That's not a handbag. >> It is a handbag cuz that's what she described to me. >> Let's go. >> Move away. >> Don't resist. >> Don't resist, man. >> Right now, before you go in here, we're going to search you. >> We're in a mutual relationship. >> The X is off to the watch house to cool off. The SGE waits [music] for the young woman to come out of the nightclub. He gives us some advice along with a handbag. >> All right. Here's your handbag we found on his person. >> Okay. >> He's saying that you two are in a relationship. >> No, we are not in a relation. We haven't been in a relationship for 3 months. >> Right. Now, listen to me very carefully. That behavior is what we call emotional [music] domestic violence. So, what you need to do is to go and get a >> get a domestic violence order. Otherwise, this will continue. >> Yes, it will. >> Right. So, we've recovered most of your property. >> That's all of it. Yeah. >> Okay. No worries. >> Okay. Thank you very much. >> You're welcome. It's [music] your tax money at work. Have a good night. >> City Safe is just not going out being a police officer. It's going out there being a psychologist, a social worker, a welfare officer, a first aer. If you can come to work one day and just help one person every day, at least you can go home and say, "Well, I did something good today." >> Constable Sha Holmes aka Wombat is out on patrol with Terry Fowler aka Chooko. should drive past ML Beach later on if we get a chance. My other my oldest boy is doing surf skiing or something. Surf skiing. Watch out for crocodiles. >> But before they can get within Kooi of the coast, a call comes in about an unusual situation over at Darwin Prison. >> 18 g of an unknown drug have been detected by a drug dog and they've got a uh a person basically under arrest at the reception area of the jail. So yeah, it appears the uh perhaps a visitor was attempting to smuggle drugs into the prison. I don't know, shook the the lengths people go to these days, to keep themselves happy and amused. That's exactly right. Especially with this uh mango madness seasoning upon us that humanity is building and perhaps people's stupidity at the same time. Suddenly prison becomes a cool place. >> And it's not as if the culprit wasn't given fair warning. What do we got? >> Well, I'll talk about that in a minute. >> So, you're a dog fan today? >> Yeah, mate. >> Magnificent. >> All right. >> Okay. >> Put a dog in his car. We haven't searched his car. >> Okay. Yeah. We'll go through it now. Eh. All right. We're going to search your vehicle. All right. >> The bloke is keen to talk [music] up his good character. I'll be more than cooperative if I can't ask. >> Pretty cooperative. >> Yeah. Okay. >> I've done everything. You know, >> but Wombat manages to resist the smooth talk and reminds the bloke why they're here. >> You've been arrested for a drug offense. >> Okay. I got the powers to search your vehicle, your person, anything in your belongings. Okay. Which we will be doing. So, if there's anything there I need to know about now, are there any needles in the vehicle? >> No. Not to be serious cuz I don't want I don't want to get stuck. Wombat and Chook escort the culprit back to his vehicle to carry out a full investigation. Keeping drugs out of prison is a serious business, and they need to make sure this bag is not the tip of the iceberg. [music] Wombat and Chook are investigating the curious case of a visitor to Darwin Prison who's rocked up with a bag that could land him in the lockup. >> All right. Now, where where were the drugs found? >> In the front. Show us >> just in the bag. You know what I mean? >> So the bag was sitting there. >> Nothing else. >> So this this was inside this gray bag. >> Yeah. Everything was in the gray bag. >> Wombat's not taking any chances. >> All right, mate. Just step back over here for us. >> Okay. I'm just going to ask you one more time, mate. Is there anything we should know about? Nothing sharp. Nothing hidden anywhere else. >> Chook and Wombat give the vehicle a thorough shake out. Lucky for the young fella, the rest of the car comes up clean. But this seems to be the culprit's cue to talk about his model behavior again. >> Hey, smuggling it in is >> mate. There's a sign at the front driveway. I know >> that explains that >> you're visiting these premises. Everyone's subject to a [music] to a search. Um, >> not I wasn't trying to smuggle it in. That's my That's the only point I was like, >> okay, >> I wasn't trying to smuggle it in. So, I was saying I've cooperated, I haven't. >> But wombat's a cop who calls a spade a spade. And this bloke has already [music] dug himself a hole. >> It's your choice and your behavior. That's the reason we're here. Been caught with an amount of cannabis in your possession and result receiving a $220 fine. >> Any questions? No. Well, your words, not mine. >> Yeah, I know. >> Okay, mate. Thank you. >> See you later. >> Goodbye. We now go back to Darwin Station. 14.6 g of marijuana and uh and a bong. Another example of uh how we work in partnership to reduce crime in [music] the Northern Territory. [music] In a police beat that's teeming with wildlife of the animal and human variety, it seems natural to find a copper who goes by the name of wombat. >> The nickname wombat, short, fat, and hairy. Yeah, it's quite funny when you get officers walk past and call you wombat. And sir, even my dear part of grandmother only knew me as wombat. Yeah, it was just one of those [music] things. It's it's always been with me. >> Copy. Thank you. Wombat came to the Territory Cops [music] late in life after working as a manager in a casino in Victoria. >> I've been a cop up here just just on 5 years. [music] I finished up with an employer, Crown Casino in Melbourne after 11 years. Took uh 15 months off to [music] become a stay-at-home dad for the four children and uh my wife went back to work and I was sitting there bored one day and I thought, what can I do now to be a little bit different? I thought rather than apply for Victoria Police, I'd join the Northern Territory Police. The kids just love it. love the outdoor lifestyle. They love the territory. >> You got dogs in there at night. >> Wombat quickly adapted [music] to his new environment. >> I um came back to work about four years ago with a goatey beer, but was knobbled by an assistant commissioner at the Darwin show. So, I trimmed the goatee and grew this [music] thing. You got to feed him when you're at the hump. You do. So, yeah, I think this fits in. It's part of the territory lifestyle. >> In his time off, Wombat loves to get out of [music] town with the offspring. I love the the weather and camping and little trips. I I just love getting out there and driving around the top end and just checking out new sites and uh and beaches and things like that, but in particular the bush. Living in the territory uh can be a dangerous [music] uh pastime. I remember a couple of years ago we were down at Douglas Daly and I'm sitting in my uh little shade tent next to my caravan and watching my son playing with a snake and it took about 3 seconds to realize it was a snake. So I've yelled and my son's yelled and the snakes sort of slithered away and we found it. It was a whipnake, one [music] of the top 10 dangerous snakes up here in the top end and it was playing with my son just right next door to the caravan. So [music] yeah, that scared the [ __ ] out of me. >> At the age of 45, being the oldest constable [music] in the territory cops doesn't phase wombat one bit. With my physique and my age, some people sort of probably [music] thought I should have been a sergeant, but uh yeah, I'm a late bloomer. Finally on my phone. I love this general duties [music] work. I love rolling around with younger BS and I love arresting people and I like helping people as well. >> We just had a report that you might have been sick. All right. [music] >> Okay. >> I prefer to work with the younger ones. they can uh run after the crook and I'll just drive the car and pick it up. So, you got to use your [music] smarts as well. >> Sergeant Amy Meredith is a shift supervisor at Darwin Central for the nononsense copper from Sydney. Following her father into the cops was a no-brainer. [music] >> As far as I can remember, I wanted to be a police officer. I think as soon as I was born, every school holidays, I would sit in my dad's work car and he'd come out to go to work and I'd be sitting there waiting to go and he'd just shake his head. And I think I was about 12 when [music] he said to me, "You really want to do this?" and say, "Yes." >> I hate being on station, so I'll be out on the road. turn. [clears throat] [laughter] >> You'll be doing >> the shift sergeant usually drives solo, but tonight she's down a pair of hands, so she'll be traveling with Constable Doug [music] Roberts. >> Um Amy's good. Um she's got a lot of knowledge. She brings a lot up from uh New South Wales. She's a workhorse. She's got policing in her blood, not in a painful way that other people have. probably easiest to go right on West Australia. >> I love being out there on the road with the troops. Also gives them confidence to know that they've got their supervisor with them. Um so [snorts] if they have any questions, I'm right there. >> Amy loves the thrill of the chase. She and Duck soon find themselves in a game of cat and mouse with a dangerous driver. to go back and forth now. >> Yes. >> All do a promise checking too. >> Suddenly they lose sight of their target. >> The driver is speeding through the suburbs without lights and possibly intoxicated. He's an accident waiting to happen. [music] >> Later on, the SGE cops an earful. >> Mother should talk you better. Thanks, man. >> Amy is chasing a driver she's seen weaving all over the road. But the bloke has switched off his lights and is laying low. Suddenly, eagle-eyed Doug spots him. That's it there. >> What's up, bro? Can you turn the [music] car off for me, please? >> The second team rocks up with the cage. >> What are you doing, lads? >> Coming out to talk to me, eh? Is that right? Step out of the vehicle for me. >> Where's the keys to the car, mate? >> It's in the dash. >> It's pretty clear that the driver can't stand up straight. North. >> Well, firstly, it's your manner of driving, failing to stop for a a vehicle, police vehicle. >> Jump up into there. Thanks. >> Turning your lights off to try and avoid us. And by the looks of it, I'd probably say drink driving. >> But the bloke isn't all that keen to take a back seat. >> Oh, well, I need some ID and stuff. >> Yeah, I've got your ID. It'll be your four. >> So, take a seat. I'll grab some more. >> Hop in there. Or you going to be put in there now? >> I'll grab some more when I go inside the box. Please, >> if I'm going to go and watch us, mate, I need some more ID. So, >> yeah, we'll get it. >> So, hop in there. >> So, let me grab my ID. More ID, mate. Take a seat, please. >> What's going on here? >> Take a seat, please, >> mate. >> Nothing. >> I'm going to grab more ID. >> How about you just take a seat? >> His ID's on there. I've got the ID. Sorry. >> Don't mate. >> Get in there. >> Get in there. Get in. >> You get back now. >> Get in the vent. >> All right. >> Sit on the gutter. >> Sit. With the situation diffused, Amy tries to book him, but he plays dumb. >> Well, I want to know what's going on first. >> Well, you're under arrest at this stage. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> In relation to some traffic offenses. >> What? >> Well, at the moment, I'm pretty sure you're going to be under arrest for the purpose of a breath analysis. >> Failing to stop for a police vehicle. >> No, it didn't happen, >> man. It did happen. It did happen. >> It didn't. >> Okay. >> It didn't. >> You come at me. You saw me. I put my lights on. Well, it's not there, mate. I'm sorry, but it wasn't there. >> That's okay. That's okay. You've been consuming alcohol tonight. Nothing to say. >> Nothing to say. Are you going to give me a roadside sample? >> Okay. Just from observations alone, >> sluring your words. You got bloodshot eyes. You are under arrest at this stage for the purpose of a breath analysis. That's >> your word. That's your word. >> That's fine. And that's all I need. It's not my words. >> No dramas. All right. No dramas. While this rabbit driver is digging a deeper hole for himself, word comes in on the radio. It's game over. >> You don't have a license. You don't know. >> Where were you driving from? >> My mom's. >> My mom's. >> Are you rude or not? Well, mother should taught you better. sakes, mate. >> Sorry not being a smile, but it's rigged, mate. >> It's got something going on with my mom. >> Despite the driver's drunken tirade, the SGE keeps her cool. >> She's seen it all before. >> I've dealt with a lot of people. I've been punched, kicked, spat on, bitten, but it also gets the adrenaline pumping as well. And and this is the job that we do. You expect to come across people like that sometimes. at uh 1:20 a.m. He's now under arrest for a BA. >> She hasn't forgotten about his mate, who is now stranded. >> How you going to get home from here? >> I got to take him home. >> Take him to the Queen's house. >> Where's at police station? You might want to ring a cab. >> Meanwhile, Doug tries to [music] get a few sensible words out of the bloke. >> Do you know the owner of the car? >> Yeah, you're wrong. but it's a lost cause. >> He's definitely under the influence of something. Um, he's refused to give us a roadside sample. So, at this stage, we're going to take him in for a breath analysis, but then we can uh review all the other offenses >> offenses that he has. >> A spell in the patty [music] wagon seems to settle him down, but he also develops amnesia. >> Why am I getting jet for? >> You've refused the roadside breath test, mate. So, Who's that, man? You got what the Oh my gosh. >> Are you serious or what, man? >> Deadly. >> You got nothing in your pockets that's going to cause you harm or anyone else harm? >> Your mom. >> My mom. Jesus. Must have big pockets, mate. There's no need for the attitude. >> Okay. There's no need for it. All right. By the time they get him back to the watch house, the bloke has changed his tune. >> I think he's gone to sleep. Must have been my gentle driving on the way back. >> You're all right, buddy. >> How about we'll do a breath test for you and then we'll get you all sorted out, mate. After blowing well over the limit, the dangerous driver was charged with a number of offenses, including failing to stop for police and driving under the influence of alcohol. >> I think it's very important to get drunk drivers off the road. Obviously, they're a danger to themselves and a danger to other road users. Dealing with them isn't always fun. When they're intoxicated, they can get quite aggressive towards us, but uh at the end of the day, we we've got to get them out and keep the people safe. >> [music] [music] [music] >> This is the Northern Territory. The huge slab of Australia that stretches from the central [music] desert to the top end. From the cockinfested waters of the Arafura Sea to the country's [music] biggest inland rock, it's a massive beat. >> You might go somewhere to get a statement which is 700k away. >> Downtown Darwin has the youngest population [music] in the country >> and the wildest nightife. >> It's sometimes gets pretty scary. You do learn to know who's who [music] in the zoo. >> With the thermometer stuck on 30°, something's got to give. >> The buildup drives [music] everybody nuts. >> Where's the crowbar? Now, >> keeping the peace in this tropo town calls for a special breed of cop. And >> up here, they breed them tough. Do >> not resist. >> It is one of the [music] last frontiers. You only got to get in the water and something's bound to bite you. Tonight, sniffing out the drug traffickers. >> People that use perfumes, pepper, chili. [music] The dogs are straight onto it. >> Keeping the kids safe. >> They seem like they're having a good time. [music] Makes you wish you were 18 again. >> And the bizarre case of the stolen eyeball. And they threw it around me. >> Yeah. [music] >> The territo's canine drug squad is a tight little unit made up of seven dogs and their handlers. Senior Constable Tim [music] Hatton and Leo are based in Catherine. >> For the size of the territory, I guess we are a fairly small uh dog unit and we cover quite a large area. There's two handlers in Alice, two handlers in Katherine [music] and three handlers in Darwin. We cover right through as far south as Tenant [music] Creek, right out to WA. We've got a really large area that we cover. The team leave from the Peter McCauley Center and head out to Darwin Airport. Today, Tim and Leo are working on a major airport operation with Peter and his dog Archie and D and her dog Nugget. We're lucky because we work together all the time that now after working so closely with each other that Kenny and George can pick up on some of the signals that Leo and Archie are doing. Our dogs are toy reward dogs. So once he finds drugs, he'll provide that condition response. When he provides that condition response, he gets a piece of rolledup tower. Senior Detective Kenny Bradshaw of the Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk is running the week-long operation. No worries. Thanks very much. >> Thanks, guys. Thanks very much for that. >> He's hoping this crack team of dogs will put a serious dent in the Darwin drug trade. >> I've run these operations before and and find the trend is as the week progresses and that uh we get more and more seizures. >> The dog's first job today is to go through the luggage of an inbound flight. Leo's nose is in top form. He sniffs out one bag, then another, and another. Kenny puts the three bags on a trolley so they can be matched up to their owners, who are in for a nasty surprise. >> It's important for the dog, too, that we keep up his variety and and keep him interested. People are always coming up with new ways to [music] to convey drugs backwards and forwards. So, we've got to stay on top of it. >> The dogs move on to their next unsuspecting victims. >> We're just going to screen everyone with a drug dog, mate. Before we go on, >> we can screen up to 200 [music] people in a matter of minutes and we'll be able to find that one person that's carrying drugs. >> Meanwhile, over at the regional passenger terminal, Archie's nose is working hard. He sniffs out a bag on an outbound luggage trolley and gets a quick reward. Then it's straight into the terminal to check out the passengers. And bingo. >> The suspect is led away for questioning while Pete takes Archie into the hanger for a well-earned play. >> Kenny quickly puts two and two together. It seems the woman singled out by Archie is also the owner of the bag he just sniffed out on the trolley. >> Is there cannabis in this bag? >> Yeah. >> Detective Constable George Hillen takes over the case. >> How much cannabis you got? >> One small deal. >> And who does that belong to? >> Where did you get that from? >> He just bought it today. >> You bought it today? >> No, my hus. >> And when did he give it to you? >> Today. Who put it in the bag? >> You put it in the bag. >> Told me to put it in the bag. >> It's leaving shortly. >> Yeah, she won't make the flight. >> As her fellow passengers board the flight to remote Groot Island, Kenny organizes a private room so they can do a full body search. But I'm concerned you got drugs on you. We can't really let you go until we uh set your search. There's a female police officer coming down here. It's going to take a few minutes. The fight's leaving now. You're going to have to catch Oh, >> you're going to have to catch another flight, though. >> You got drugs on your person? >> All right. >> The woman shows him where she's hidden the drugs. >> And it's an old trick >> in here. >> Basically, people that use perfumes, pepper, chili, whatever. Basically, to conceal the odor of those drugs, >> that's all you got. >> That may conceal the odor to people, but to the dogs, the dogs are straight onto it. Can >> we search the rest of your bag? You know, right? You know, you can't have alcohol on grid island. See, that's a bit of a problem as well. Restricted. While George is processing the contraband, Senior Constable Vanessa Barton arrives to do the body search. Kenny and George head over to the other side of the airport. They're planning a surprise terminal search with Tim and Leo and D and her dog Nugget. >> The nature of drug work is that nothing [music] can be on and then 10 minutes later everything can be on. So we have to be pretty much prepared to go at the drop of a hat. >> It doesn't take long for them to figure out our cars and that we we regularly check the flights. So anyone who flies regularly knows our vehicles obviously. So we do try and get in as quickly as possible, but there's always someone that sees us before we see them. >> And today is no exception. Good day, gentlemen. Just want to wait here for a minute, please. We're screening this flight today for drugs. All right. With the drug dog, >> one passenger has already spotted them and ditched his drugs on the way into the terminal. >> Initially, we searched the uh the passengers first of all, no indications there. Then we went through the baggage and the freight. No indications there either. Um although on the way out to the car, the dogs tedd off into the garden and reacted underneath the palm tree. Rewarded him straight away cuz it was a strong indication. located three individual bags of cannabis. It was con concealed inside some electrical tape and then some tissue paper as well. Uh it's pretty typical concealment method that we find up here. People try what they they can to get it past the dogs, but clearly it's it's not good enough. >> Back at the main terminal, George and the team are lining up another group of outgoing passengers. Once again, Archie is hot on the cannabis trail. Kenny and the team are doing a major drug op at the airport. Archie has alerted the team to another suspicious traveler. >> Ma'am, excuse me. >> Ma'am, can you just go with that officer? >> Vanessa doesn't waste words. >> Where's Where's Where's the drugs? Don't make me search you in front of all these people. >> Anymore? >> I mean, bags. You got bags on the point, >> huh? Daddy go there. I'm going to search anyone. Okay. >> While D searches the woman's bag, Vanessa does a body search. >> Put your hands up on that pole. Open your legs wide. All right. >> Keep your hands up. It's this passenger's [music] lucky day. As Vanessa has found only a small amount of cannabis, the woman gets an infringement notice. >> Have you been in trouble with drugstore before? Look how many in there. >> That girl you smoke it? >> Yeah. How is it that girl? Not whatever. >> She indicated to us that she's a user and actually was quite cranky when we took the cannabis off her. So I believe her if she's a user. They'll be getting on the flight with OVB. >> They'll be getting back on the plane. >> Yeah. Yeah. I'll just do this really quickly. >> Vanessa is swift with the paperwork >> quickly. >> So that the woman won't miss a plane. Nugget is at the main terminal sniffing out some luggage booked on a flight to a remote community. He hits the jackpot. Some of the baggage got loaded up a little bit earlier than expected. So, they've run the drug detection dog through the through the hold of the plane and uh dogs responded on these bags. >> Those two all right. It's this one. >> Uh at this stage, we're just waiting for the owner of these bags to come down. >> Hello. >> Hello. >> The police say >> these your bags. >> Yes. >> Yes. Hello. >> Which bags? >> The three bags. You checked in. >> Um, my cousin's >> She's upstairs. >> Your cousin's bag. Which ones are yours? >> Um, this one. >> And these two here. >> These two here. And who's that one? >> My cousin's bed. >> Can you go and get the cousin? >> If they put two and two together, the other person upstairs waiting and then gets their name called out. I'd be doing the runner anyway. >> Don't speak. Don't speak. >> Speak. I'll speak to >> Hello. Police. Okay. That bag there. >> Come down here. Just answer. Don't look. Just answer. Whose bag's that? >> Don't speak language. Whose bag is it? >> It's mine. >> It's your bag. >> Yeah. I got the clothes for my bag. >> All right. Before we speak, we'll come inside. >> All right. >> Vanessa takes the woman away for a formal interview. >> So, someone bought A further search of the woman's belongings uncovers several bags of cannabis and it's a decentsized hall. >> So this bag here uses all this stuff. >> Whether you believe it or not, it's quite common. What we see is uh people giving cannabis to deliver to someone else if they're traveling on a plane. 50 g is tropical. So we're about 10 g underneath that. But the view indicates the intention of supply. So she'll receive a notice to appear in Grid Island for supply cameras and possess cameras in public place. >> It's been a long day for man and dog, but the operation has been a big success. Kenny's hoping their presence [music] here at the airport will mean less drugs make it out to remote communities. It's an intensive operation basically one to uh stop drugs getting to remote communities and coming to Darwin through uh through domestic uh airlines and uh secondly to provide a deterrence at the airport for people that think they can run drugs. >> Policing an area as vast as the Northern Territory calls for all kinds of vehicles from big wheels to small. Meet three officers who patrol Darwin in the saddle. These women came to the job in different ways. One of my friends, she convinced me to join the NT mount of police. >> I think I was about 16 when I decided that I wanted to be a copper and then it took me 3 [music] years to get in cuz I couldn't spell. My husband joined the police force before me and he used to come home with all these great stories and I thought well I want a piece of that action. >> It may be the smallest mounted police force in the country but it has a long history. >> The mount of [music] police started we were part of South Australia at one point there. Obviously back in those days they didn't have vehicles. Horses and camels uh were their main transportation. The horses roles have changed. We try to steer clear of the parades and formal side of things. Obviously, we've got obligations that we need to meet, but we are essentially a frontline policing unit. We get out there and we get our hands dirty. >> Went a bit far. >> On a weekend night in Messi Mitchell Street, these women are a force to be reckoned with. >> I was only trying to be funny. You get a potentially volatile situation where members are trying to arrest people and they're getting people coming over and antagonizing the situation and you put a 500 kilo animal in the mix and it just disperses the crowd. >> My favorite horse to use in the in the city on on night shift. He's good at pushing people along and moving them along. He loves it. So, he just likes to get in there and push people. >> Being a mounty in the territory is about as tough as it gets. Well, horse riding is one of the most dangerous sports. And then fit that in with police work, which is a dangerous job as well. It's, you know, we're lucky to make it home in one piece. I guess they say one horse is worth about 10 foot members. If you've got two people fighting, you can put the horse directly between them. So, they're they're an awesome tool. [music] >> And these officers are sitting pretty. They get some of the best views of Darwin, especially on [music] market day. The horses become a major attraction. >> Having a horse, people will tend to just come up to you and start talking. It's a bit of an icebreaker. >> A lot of tourists go to Mindle. The Mindle Beach Markets are just a place to go and get some [music] good food, have a drink on the beach, and watch the sunset. >> At the end of the day, these officers are riding high on the job. >> It's great having an extra 500 kilos of muscle on your side. were quite an intimidating force. 3:00 a.m. is lockout time on Mitchell Street, [music] and this means closing time for the pubs and clubs. >> Most people that are wandering the streets at that time of the night, if they're not on their way home, they are going to be a victim or an offender. So the idea behind the lockout system was is if we don't give those people a place to go after that time then they will go home. >> But not all the punters are prepared to pack it in. For constables Warrick Baldwin and Sha Stanley lockout can mean business on the streets starts to pick up. >> People are in holiday mode. They're having a good time. They're enjoying themselves. And uh sometimes they forget that uh we are in a capital city and we have rules and regulations [music] and uh get behind the wheel and and drive whilst intoxicated. >> Not long into their early morning crews, the boys spot a portable party taking place by the side of the road. >> Hello. >> These young folk are the perfect candidates for a random breath test. >> Any alcohol you drink? >> No. The hostess turns out to be a very friendly birthday girl. >> What's your name? >> Sean. >> Sean. Nice to meet you. Jamila. >> Jamila. >> Jamila. Warrick. How are you? >> I'm very well. >> That's good. >> What sort of party? >> She's my birthday party/ going away. >> So, how old are you today? >> I'm 18. >> Oh, I turned 18 a few weeks ago. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah, >> no worries. >> There hasn't been any drama. She's just over. >> How was your party? Good. >> It was good. >> Jamila's party had a tropical theme. >> I had it as castaway. So, whatever you can make out of what you can find on an island, that's your outfit. >> But this birthday girl is having trouble with her outfit. She's at risk of ending up in a birthday suit. >> It was tight earlier and I'm trying to hold it up, but >> despite the friendly banter, the boys have a job to do. Warrick does the usual rejoices to be five occupants and it's a white XL. Apparently, I have a good group of friends, so it's all been pretty cruisy. >> No worries. That's good. >> Sean also gets down to business. >> There you go. Give us this quick sample of your breath. >> Okay. Sorry. >> It's a clean stroll. >> One continuous breath till I say stop. Okay. Hang on. Hang on. >> I'm too keen for this. >> I know. I'm sober. >> All right. Way you go. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. All right. That's fine. That's good. You're sober driver. Jamila seems relieved to know her castaways are under control, >> even if a costume isn't. >> Now that you know that responsibility is over, I think I'm allowed to have a good night now. >> Okay. Well, have a good night. >> You, too. You too. >> See you later. >> Have you guys got money for taxi? >> They seem like they're having a good time. Uh, we were all 18 at one stage and they're doing the right thing. They all got sober drivers, so makes you wish you were 18 again. It's a positive start to the postparty patrol, but it's about to turn seriously pear-shaped. Warrick and Sha are out on the street doing the usual random breath tests after closing time. So far, it's been a surprisingly [music] good night. So, they head back to the city to assist another unit. Within minutes, Warrick is breath testing a PE plater. >> And she's blown a mid-range. 11 P plates. It's [music] a Z condition. Zero blood alcohol. But a mid-range alcohol reading is only the start of the young lady's [music] problems. >> That's a manual, isn't it? >> Yeah. >> Supposed to be an auto, >> right? So, what's the reason for you driving a manual? >> I actually had a man an auto car and my car actually broke down cuz I broke the gearbox. So, my dad, he lent me a manual car and I've been driving it for a few weeks. >> This driver is in a whole heap of trouble. The current license states that she's not allowed to drive an automatic. Uh the vehicle she's driving is a manual. So, uh that's another offense that we'll be looking at. You've supplied a positive reading. So, you're going to have to leave the vehicle here and uh come with us. We're going to take you to Darm watch. Okay. >> The seriousness of the situation is starting to sink in. Not just for the driver, but also her friends who could be hoofing at home. >> Has anyone else been drinking? Have you got a license? Uh they don't have a license. >> Okay. Supply [music] on Friday. >> Friday. So if you want to leave the car here, grab your stuff. We'll move the vehicle to a safe location just off the side of the road. >> Uh just when you close it, hold the handle up. >> Done. >> Oh wow. I've never been on a patty wagon. Didn't really want to. >> Have you got a mobile phone on you at all? >> Uh I do actually. Where have you got it on your on your person? >> My bag. Do you need a contact number for my family? >> No, no, that's fine. >> What we'll do just do a quick This officer is going to do a quick search of you. Do you want to just jump back here? >> You put your hands up on top of >> you going to sh at all have you? >> No. >> No worries. You happy smoking in the back or you want to take? >> Yeah. Am I allowed to have cigarettes? >> No. No. We'll just take your lighter off you. >> Yeah, you'll get it back. Sha and Warrick head for the watch house where they'll do a formal breath test. But being a pee [music] plater with alcohol on board means instant loss of her license. It's a big price to pay for a night out. >> Yeah. It never ceases to amaze me like, you know, drink drivers, you know, it's unacceptable these people on the road. [music] >> The boys process the young driver and head back out on the road. It's all quiet in the city until Sean spots [music] something. >> Hey, was it looks like there's someone might be uh starting an argument over there. There's three BS on a >> and another bloke biting off more than he can chew by. >> What's happening? >> I'm not scared, man. Aren't you? >> Yeah. No, that's all right. Look, just stay there. They're gone there. They're gone now. Okay. >> Okay. No worries. >> One of me. >> All right. They're on their way home now. They're walking away, >> but I'm not scared. >> The alleged asalants are keen to get away, but the agreed gentleman is just as eager to tell his side of the story. >> I just want to go for a couple of beers and these two started saying my [ __ ] >> Yeah, right. >> Then he makes a bizarre accusation. No worries. >> And they threw it around me. >> Yeah. >> I got missing T. I got missing. >> Well, I'm not going to back down, mate. >> Do you have any ID on you there, sir, at all? Sha is more interested in the man's ID than his eyeball, which fortunately the man seems to have recovered. He pops it back in. There was a suggestion that someone had stole his phone and uh his eyeball, but uh there's no concern about theft of an eyeball here. Can we give you a lift somewhere? Can we? Or we like to take you somewhere. Hey, we don't want to leave you out in the street because obviously there's problems happening between you and other persons walking down the street. So, so we want to alleviate that problem. Is there somewhere we can take you? Have you had anything to drink tonight? >> Yeah. Whereabouts? >> All right. No worries. Is there somewhere we can take you? >> This bloke has a onetrack mind. >> Can we take you back to your mom and dad's place? >> I need more beer. >> No, you can't have any more beer, mate. As far as we're concerned, you've had enough to drink. These are your options. Okay. We can either take you somewhere and leave you in the in the company of a sober person. >> We can put you in a drunk tank >> or we can put you in the drunk tank. Simple. >> Done that before. >> All right. Well, come on then. >> Take me to Mediterranean. Put your hands up. >> Take me to Mediterranean. Take me to my parents house. >> I want to go drunk. >> All right. >> Take me to my parents house. >> We gave you the option of going to there. All right. But you refuse. Hop in, please. Hop in. The Mediterranean is just cross the road, man. [music] >> For Warrick and Sha, it's been a colorful night. A night, it seems, of the good, the bad, and the truly bizarre. >> Been out and about general duties. I'm having a ball. It's It's [music] great. You see a whole range of diverse different crimes and situations. So yeah, it's good fun. [music] [music] [music]