Territory Cops

..you learn to expect... You're under arrest.

..the unexpected.

Let him do what he wants.

No need to play silly buggers, mate if you know how your car got in this position.

You have to have your wits about you.

You're putting your life on the line.

Get out of it now!

Jump on in.

They've got each other's backs...

As much as anything, it's just the mateship.

Police.

But they always try to give back.

Hey, big fella, you OK?

Just get on the scooter and be like, "What?"

Their beat is massive -

over a million kilometres of unforgiving landscape.

The tyranny of distance, what's not to love?

Dodging wildlife,

not to mention the wild weather.

It's hot, it's humid. You're pretty much drenched.

What's your reason for running naked?

As they say, "Only in the Territory."

Policing is in my blood. Well done, Sarah.

I can't step away from it.

Tonight on Territory Cops...

They need to get in their ubers, taxis and everything else

and be told very clearly, there's nowhere else you can go.

..a mega party night on Mitchell Street...

Whoo!

..as the cops try to keep the lovers...

Be a good boy.

..and the fighters safe.

Break it up!

Break it up.

It's going to burn and it's going to burn for a while. OK?

..so everyone can get home in one piece.

Hey, big fella, are you OK?

Strike Force Trident cops Tizzy and Brett are on the road again

with a big day ahead.

I reckon we go and stack up at Hibiscus.

Yep.

Wait for the confirmation,

and I think we're good under 126 to go in after that. Yep.

I think we're strong enough.

With multiple cases on their books,

the crims need to be on the lookout today.

What's the address?

I'm pretty sure it's Unit 8.

(OVER RADIO) A report of a knife-wielding male

at Leanyer water park.

Any available units,

Leanyer water park, male with a knife.

Looks like there might need to be a change of plan.

Reports still coming in.

Got a report of an intoxicated male wielding a knife

at the Leanyer water park.

We're just in the middle of what's going on at the moment.

We've just had a job that's come on for an armed person,

Indigenous male, no shirt, armed with a knife

at the Leanyer water park, which is just here.

We're going to go off there? What do you reckon?

We can go off there now. Yeah.

PKM-222 is off at the Leanyer water park.

Brett and Tizzy are heading into what could be a lethal situation.

There's obviously the risk to personal safety,

the risk of being assaulted.

I guess that one thing that people don't understand,

is these situations are fluid and dynamic.

You've got to make split-second decisions.

So you want to make sure that your decisions are all lawful

and within policy.

There are also dozens of kids nearby who could get hurt.

That's our guy there.

He's got a knife. Yeah. Yeah,

I've got him. I'll get the taser, eh?.

Hey, buddy, you're right.

You're right. Come over here. Police.

Police. Don't move.

Don't move or I'm gonna taser you. Do you understand?

Up against the car, please.

Hands behind your back. Both hands behind your back, now.

Put your other hand behind your back.

Taser away.

You're under arrest at this point in time.

You're armed with an offensive weapon in public, OK?

Lock one on. Lock two on.

Alright. Come over here, mate.

It's all happened so quickly.

Just face this fence here. Face this fence in front of you.

What's your name, brother?

Gareth.

Gareth, is there anything in your pockets

that's going to harm me or my partner?

The offender is in shock and starts to get upset.

You're alright, man. OK. It's all over now. Alright?

It's all done. It's OK. Chill out. It's all over.

The man was trying to board a privately booked bus,

and when the organiser saw he had a knife, the police were called.

Any threats to you or...? No. No.

Just asked if he could go to Casuarina

and I explained that it's a private bus.

Alright. Well, you were very calm. That was really, really good.

So, it all worked out well.

The knife was quite visible from the man's back left pocket.

And when he wouldn't leave,

the woman had good reason to call police.

1:33 for time of arrest.

General duties police arrived right behind Brett and Tizzy

to take over the formalities of the man's arrest.

Alright, mate. So, what's going to happen here

is these officers are just investigating

exactly what's happened today.

As part of that investigation

they're going to ask you if you want to tell your story,

why you have that knife and what happened with it.

Alright?

And these officers will let you know what's going to happen

from here on in, OK? Alright? Yep.

Drama over, the Trident cops want to get on their way.

That sort of thing is pretty common up here, isn't it? Yeah.

It's definitely very common, but it has the potential to escalate.

Someone's walking around an area frequented by children

and they've got a knife and it's not clear what their intentions are.

It's very concerning.

And after that adrenaline-fuelled side job,

it's back to the to-do list of catching property offenders.

At nearby Palmerston police station,

traffic cop Sergeant Chris Thurgood is following up concerning behaviour

caught on CCTV.

Smoke is now coming off the back wheels

and you can see the vehicle take off down Mitchell Street.

First time offenders caught hooning

have their car impounded for 48 hours.

The second offence, you have to go to court

and we look at making an application

to seize the vehicle for up to three months

for a second offence within two years.

And if the third time happens, we try and get the car crushed,

but we're yet to get that far.

Additional footage appears to reveal the driver's identity

and Chris is going to pay him a visit.

There's the car sitting just there.

Are you Jason, are you? Yeah.

Hey, Jason.

You were meant to be at the station at 12:00 o'clock, mate.

Just woke up?

Alright. So, I'm here about the hooning on Mitchell Street.

Alright. Did you work out who was driving the car?

No? Alright, mate.

Do you want to have a look at the footage?

Yeah.

It's not you?

So what's the go? What happened?

So, the burnout, I'll show you. Come back here.

Alright, mate. So, I'll probably start there.

Doors open, back wheels start spinning.

You don't even remember it. How drunk were you?

Yeah, you must have been. At least he wasn't driving.

Alright?

So, what happens from here is

your car is going to be seized for 48 hours for hooning.

It's up to you to work out who the driver is.

Otherwise, you wear it.

Alright?

Jeez, must have been a big night if you can't remember who was doing it.

If Jason can't work out who he gave the keys to,

this infringement notice will have big consequences.

So, you're still on your Ps.

It appears you've been issued a number of speeding tickets

and you've run out of points, mate.

Three demerit points, you had two, leaves you with none. Alright?

Looks like the night Jason forgot will be the night he now remembers

for quite some time.

Jason, this is an impounding determination. Alright?

So, it just basically it says here

your car's now from 12 o'clock today, it's now seized for 48 hours.

It's going to go to City Wreckers. Tow your car there.

You're liable for towing fees and impounding fees.

It appears his licence has been suspended a number of times

from not paying fines or demerit points,

but he's probably just lost track of it, something like that.

So now he's well aware.

And, yeah, there'd be no more driving for him for the time being.

Coming up, one bloke against five coppers.

Get the (BLEEP) off me.

I beg your pardon?

Never a good idea. Get off me.

The Darwin City Safe Unit

and it's going to be a busy night.

We've got the mounted unit, dog operations

and we've got six four-man teams.

It's a high visibility operation.

In order to prevent opportunistic ASB and alcohol-fuelled violence.

And the team are in for the long haul

with many of the clubs on Mitchell Street open until late.

Throb is open till six, Discovery is up until five

and Darwin Hotel is at 4:00am.

Monsoons are also at 6:00am.

There's lock-out at three.

After three, they can't go in, so it's homeward bound.