These are NZ's most explosive streets. SHOUTING SHOUTING Crikey dickens! For the more than 1500 female police officers, every day brings them face to face with danger. Stabbed him in the head. You just really never know quite what's going to happen. LAUGHTER Um, I move. I move. That's my job. We get assaulted; we get punched in the face. So be it. <BLEEP> you! <BLEEP> you! DOG BARKS These streets are tough,... Just walk away. ...so they need to be tougher. Hey, police! Tonight on Women In Blue ` What's happened? What's happened? <BLEEP>. What's happened? <BLEEP>. Calm down, or you'll get locked up. Why? Why? Because` Why? Because` <BLEEP>ing getting tramped on. You're swearing,... You're swearing,... <BLEEP>. You're swearing,... <BLEEP>. ...f-ing and blinding. Because I'm explaining it to you. <BLEEP>. So, when was the last time you saw him? So, when was the last time you saw him? Wednesday. Police! Can you please get an ambulance here? I don't think that's lime juice. Oh dear. DRAMATIC MUSIC Copyright Able 2014 SUSPENSEFUL, INTRIGUING MUSIC ELECTRIFYING MUSIC MAN SHOUTS COMMAND Stand at ease. The Canterbury Earthquake Citation ` Constable Zoe Eginton. I was deployed down to Christchurch after the earthquake. And my role was to patrol the red zone. You can look at all the photos and all the footage you want, but until you're there, it's impossible to describe. At night-time there's no birds; there's no mechanical sounds; there's no light. You're walking around in torch light, knowing that a few metres from you someone lost their life. It was a real eye-opener. It was really quite sobering. The award is Zoe's first since she first joined the police four years ago. The Canterbury public were just amazing. It was something quite different to what we normally experience. We don't generally get thanks from people that we deal with. Nine times out of 10, you know, people aren't happy to see us. SIREN WAILS Today's shaping up as one of those thankless days. ENGINE RUMBLES I'm just heading off to reports of about 10 people fighting at the shops on High St. SIREN BLARES PULSATING MUSIC TENSE MUSIC MUFFLED ANGRY SHOUTING What's going on, fella? Just relax` What's going on, fella? Just relax` <BLEEP> you! What's going on, fella? Just relax` <BLEEP> you! Yeah, just relax. What's happened? Tell us what's` What's happened? Tell us what's` <BLEEP>. What's happened? Tell us what's` <BLEEP>. Calm down. What happened? <BLEEP>. The far side of the car where my <BLEEP>ing brothers are. <BLEEP>. The far side of the car where my <BLEEP>ing brothers are. Where are your brothers? <BLEEP> knows! <BLEEP> knows! Look at this car. > Relax. We're here now. Let's try and sort` Oh, for goodness sake. Relax. We're here now. Let's try and sort` Oh, for goodness sake. Look what you've done to the car. OK, all right. Hey. 'Whenever you arrive at a job where it's heated, there's lots of angry people, 'the main objective is try and de-escalate it and calm everyone down 'so you can get to the bottom of what's going on.' WOMAN: Just don't worry about it, boy. Just get somewhere safe, babe. This is not you, babe. Just no lies, please. What's happened? What's happened? Oh, <BLEEP>. There's heaps of them on it. There's heaps of them on it. Who? Who? They smashed the window. They smashed the window. Yeah` Well, that's we're worried about. So who is it? I don't know. <BLEEP>. OFFICER: 10-7. We've seen one with passengers. It looks like a group of men have smashed up the car while two kids sat terrified in the back seat. 'Trying to get to the bottom of it. Someone's car has been smashed. Just trying to see what happened.' Let us know what's going on. Why`? I told you. I told you. Yeah, but` but who is it? Who's done it? How the <BLEEP> would I know? They just got my <BLEEP>ing car. How the <BLEEP> would I know? They just got my <BLEEP>ing car. Why? Just relax, right. We had two little kids under 10. You know, <BLEEP>ing... We had two little kids under 10. You know, <BLEEP>ing... Yeah, I saw that. And you're telling me to <BLEEP>ing relax, you <BLEEP>. And you're telling me to <BLEEP>ing relax, you <BLEEP>. OK, there's no need to be like that. Cos I'm no physical threat ` by looking at me, I'm quite small ` people, I think, might be more willing to listen to what I've got to say. Calm down, otherwise you're gonna get locked up. Why? <BLEEP>. For getting tramped on like this? Because you're swearing,... Because you're swearing,... <BLEEP>. Because you're swearing,... <BLEEP>. ...f-ing and blinding. I'm explaining it to you. No, but you're calling me names and all sorts. No, but you're calling me names and all sorts. I'm` I'm explaining it to you. It doesn't need to happen. It doesn't need to happen. Well, it has happened. Look what happened to the window screen. Look at this <BLEEP>. While <BLEEP>ing little kids are sitting in here. <BLEEP>ing crying. Who did it? Who did it? I already told you <BLEEP> that I don't know. Well, why`? Why would they do this for no reason? Well, why`? Why would they do this for no reason? Because they <BLEEP>. The guys, I don't know whether it's out of respect that they don't have a go at me physically or if I've just been lucky, but some of the bigger scraps I've had have been with females my same size. So, yeah, you just give as good as you get, I suppose. You know who did this? You know who did this? MAN: I've never seen them in my life. What did they use to smash the car? What did they use to smash the car? Jumped on my bonnet. OK. What were they saying when they did it? OK. What were they saying when they did it? <BLEEP> knows. They were pissed. So, were they wearing any colours or anything? Did they make any reference to any gangs? Just jumped you guys for no reason? There's certainly a number of gangs based in the Hutt Valley ` Mongrel Mob, Black Power, Head Hunters, Satans Slaves ` you know, in one big melting pot. Zoe has managed to get these guys to calm down a bit and talk some sense. So, just give us five minutes. Go do what you need to do with your family. SIREN BLARES Now with a description of the attackers, other police can join in the search while Zoe secures the scene. BEEP! BEEP! Comms, QP... (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) Thanks. It doesn't take long for an update to come in. A couple of units have arrested some people around the corner that were involved in this fight. At this stage we believe they're the aggressor, and so we took them to the station. We're taking one person back now to get a statement from him in relation to the damage to his car. ROCK MUSIC MAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY MAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY You're the first one, bro. Hop out. Five gang members are arrested; three of them charged in connection with the car-smashing. MUFFLED VOICES MUFFLED SHOUTING <BLEEP>. <BLEEP>. MEN SNIGGER <BLEEP>. MEN SNIGGER Don't laugh, man. This war is not over, but Zoe and her team have put out the fire for now. I still don't tell my mum half the things I get up to at work, just to try and save her. She probably doesn't want to hear it. LAID-BACK MUSIC APPLAUSE We're not exposed to great people every day, and we're not thanked every day, but there's generally nice people out there. Christchurch certainly reiterated to me that there are people out there that support what we do and are very thankful for us. 1 ELECTRONIC MUSIC # I'm feelin' it. # Bad boy. Bad, bad boy... # My name is Caroline Martin, and I'm a detective attached to the Hutt Valley criminal investigation branch. Whenever Caroline gets time off, she likes to head back to the farm she grew up on south of Hastings. I often escape the city life to the tranquil rural life, back with my family in central Hawke's Bay. (WHISTLES) I think I love just getting away from it all and doing some manual labour on the farm. LAUGHTER I worry about her. A big city, from a small town like Waipukurau. Outside, now. Outside, now. Whoa, whoa. Not so much now. She's been in the police seven years now, so she should know how to handle herself. Also, she's played rugby for so long too. CLATTERING CLATTERING (GRUNTS) GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC I think I grew up very quickly on the farm. I had a lot of responsibilities. I was very lucky in that respect to learn about life and death. UNEASY MUSIC We're regularly confronted with death, whether due to natural circumstances or whether ` in my job ` it is a criminal investigation. So, we're on our way to Naenae. A male has not been seen for a number of days... and is possibly deceased. OMINOUS MUSIC A full letterbox isn't a good sign. Yeah. Yeah. We can't see through any... No one comes to the door. A neighbour fills in some of the details. When was the last time you saw him? When was the last time you saw him? I took him to the bank on Wednesday. He's been getting worse and worse. He wasn't in very good health? He wasn't in very good health? Oh, no... Never been to a doctor? LAUGHS: OK. He tells Caroline the elderly man hasn't been well and relies on friends to drive him around. We're now just going through our police database to see whether there's any relatives listed or anyone that might have been in contact with him. OK, sir. The missing man has been looking after a large group of cats. Right. He spoke to the male two days ago, and at that time, he said he'd been attacked by wild cats and might have got an infection. Is`? Are we able to wedge open a window, or do you think the door lock could be the best...? Yeah, probably pop that lock, to be honest. UNSETTLING MUSIC I've been to that many deaths, I couldn't remember now. It just becomes second nature. But it's important to remain open-minded. You guys all right? Want me to... help? DOOR CREAKS, LOCK CLICKS DOOR CREAKS, LOCK CLICKS < Good work. It's coming. DOOR CREAKS, LOCK CLICKS < Good work. It's coming. That'll do. Keep going, bro. Keep going, bro. WOOD SPLINTERS < Right. It's the police! SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC Sir, I'll just get you guys to wait there for a minute. It's the police! If you're here, wake up. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC It's the police. Comms, LHS. We've located this male after entering the premises. Can you please get an ambulance here ASAP? He appears to be alive. We got to him just in time. He was too weak to call the police or to even get out of bed. Hi, <BLEEP>. My name is Caroline. Is it your leg that's sore? You can't get up? Oh, his toe's all, yeah, infected. Oh, his toe's all, yeah, infected. SIREN WAILS I think he'd been there for a couple of days, due to the condition he was in. The man's in need of some cheering-up from his mates. SIREN BLARES That's good. You go with these men to the hospital, yeah? It's not a nice thing for any person to experience. I was fearing the worst on arrival. Obviously his friends were very relieved to find him alive, and he is now receiving the medical attention he requires. 1 MAN: Good evening. MAN: Good evening. Good evening. I need you to blow through there for me. Uh, inspector. UPBEAT MUSIC I joined the police in 1990, which is so long ago now. 22 years in the police is a long time. I just like to put a caveat on that and say I joined when I was 12, and even that makes me old now. Everyone said, 'Oh, you'll need to be pretty fit to join the police,' but I was pretty fit when I joined. Now, Tracy Phillips, in her first attempt at 1.75m. Before I joined the police, I was doing sport full-time. I had resigned from my job to compete in the Commonwealth Games in 1990. And the winner of the bronze medal ` Tracy Phillips, representing NZ. I competed in the Commonwealth Games in February and joined the police in March. Tracy's risen through the ranks to become area commander of Whangarei and Kaipara. My role as area commander in Whangarei at the moment is to inspire my senior sergeants, my sergeants and the rest of the staff to do their job as well as they can. Battalion. Battalion. DRUM BEATS Battalion. DRUM BEATS Halt! As a boss, I'm a little bit removed from the front line. The higher you get promoted, the less fun you have. As a commissioned officer now, I still love to sneak out and just go and play, doing front-line work, and it's just good fun. You never know what's coming or who you could be dealing with, what sort of problems or what sort of offenders you're going to have, how you're going to deal with things, and I love the excitement of not knowing what comes next. Breath-testing unit. Tonight she's heading out on a breath-alcohol testing operation in the small Northland town of Moerewa. This is my duty week this week. So part of the duty week for inspectors is to actually go out and be visible. Oh, look at all the flashy things. It's Christmas. As soon as she arrives, she hears about something going down on the main drag, and she's called away. MAN: Just at the last bit of the shops on the left as you head north, chucking bottles at cars. PULSATING MUSIC Milk-tanker driver just said there's a young idiot up the road here throwing bottles at cars, so... let's see if he's brave enough to throw one at our police car. If he is that brave, it'll be all on. Do you think this could be the young fellas throwing bottles? Do you think this could be the young fellas throwing bottles? POLICE RADIO CHATTER Hiya. We just had a call from one of the milk tankers; said that some guys are throwing bottles. Did you see anyone misbehaving? So you didn't see anyone being idiots, eh? Nah. It turns out to be pretty harmless. These guys have been on the sauce all night. DRUNKEN, SLURRED CHATTER With all her experience, Tracy knows how to get them on side. You <BLEEP>. (GIGGLES) Bro, you <BLEEP>. You <BLEEP>. You <BLEEP>. (GIGGLES) Bro, you <BLEEP>. You <BLEEP>. Oh, shut the <BLEEP> up. Look at that, all of my bros here. All of my bros get out here. The way you speak to people will quite often influence the way that they react to you. Who knew there was this many people in Moerewa? Who knew there was this many people in Moerewa? (LAUGHS) There's way more. I do use humour a lot to deal with things. It relaxes people. This is now the place to be hanging out. This is now the place to be hanging out. ALL LAUGH I think it shows that the police are human. We're not robots; we are actually people. So you didn't see anyone being idiots, eh? So you didn't see anyone being idiots, eh? Nah. Tracy dishes out a little sensible drinking education. It's a scratchie. Shows how much you've been drinking. It's a scratchie. Shows how much you've been drinking. A scratchie? Yeah. You go through and score yourself. Then you got a nice phone number to ask for help. Can I scratch that or...? You need sharp fingernails. Take one for you and one for your mate over there who's not too flash. What about the pinky one? What about the pinky one? What the hell? What about the pinky one? What the hell? (LAUGHS) Thumbnail. Pinky-nail. It's telling me we're related. We're both Phillipses. It's telling me we're related. We're both Phillipses. We're both Phillipses. You can tell the family relation, eh (?) You can tell the family relation, eh (?) PS chain gang. Obviously (!) Lovely meeting you guys. This is a nice town. Very good place to come to and visit. Especially if you're from Paihia. Chur. ENGINE STARTS ENGINE STARTS Let's go, fellas. Delightful chat. Quite a bit of his chat ended up on my face, unfortunately. (LAUGHS) Yeah, he's had a bit to drink, and I think he was trying to share it. (LAUGHS) Uh. Untidy. Uh. Untidy. HORN BLARES, ENGINE REVS < MAN: It's all happening here. < MAN: It's all happening here. It is. It's going off. Who'd have thought? With a sober driver to get them home, Tracy can head back to the booze bus down the road. FAST-PACED ENERGETIC MUSIC Look how politely they come in. No one tries to run you over up here. Look how politely they come in. No one tries to run you over up here. No. I'll take the one behind yours. Good evening. Good evening. Hey, how's it going? Good. How are you doing? Having a good night? Good. How are you doing? Having a good night? Yeah, good as. Good. Tracy's also the national alcohol programme manager. That's really bad, eh? But she's a little out of practice on the front line. I don't get to go out and play often enough, to be honest. How do I get this on the top of here? I've never had to do the second part. OFFICERS LAUGH You all right, mate? You all right, mate? Yeah. You all right, mate? Yeah. I couldn't get it on. Thank you. Sorted. Sorry, I was a learner driver. I was having trouble getting the thing on the thing. (INHALES DEEPLY) (INHALES DEEPLY) Keep blowing. Keep going, keep going. That's the result you want, though, eh? Awesome. It's just good fun. You never know what's coming or who you're going to be dealing with. Good evening. How are you? Good evening. How are you? Oh, good, I think. Good evening. How are you? Oh, good, I think. Really? Are you not sure? Yeah, that's enough for a sample. All you have to do is talk. You can sing me a song. Do what you like. Would you like me to dance? BEEP! BEEP! I'm gonna run out of breath. You're allowed to take breaths in between. Mind your arse. Mind your arse. Yeah, I'm watching my butt. BEEP! BEEP! Under 250. BEEP! Under 250. < What does that mean? Are you over 20? < I wish I wasn't, but I am. < I wish I wasn't, but I am. OK, well, that means you're OK. But don't be drinking any more if you're going to be driving. But don't be drinking any more if you're going to be driving. < Going home. I've got the pizza. Excellent. Excellent. (LAUGHS) Excellent. (LAUGHS) Drive safely. Chuck your seat belt on, eh. Kia ora. How are you doing? Kia ora. How are you doing? Good, good. Kia ora. How are you doing? Good, good. We're doing drink-driver checks. Clearly some of you have been drinking. I trust you're the sober driver. There's a fair smell of alcohol, but I'm good to see someone... WOMAN: Honestly, he hasn't. > WOMAN: Honestly, he hasn't. > Eh, sorry? Oh, see, now I know you're drunk. The dead clue that people are drunk is when they tell me I'm good-looking. Tonight, Moerewa's come to the party. But on the outskirts, someone's got a little spooked. UNSETTLING MUSIC INDISTINCT RT TRANSMISSION INDISTINCT RT TRANSMISSION What did he do? He was coming towards us with no lights on, so we blued him, and he went through the gap between here and Otiria and Ranfurly. and he went through the gap between here and Otiria and Ranfurly. From the checkpoint? Four-wheel-drived it across, and then we lost him, because we're not four-wheel drive. Yeah. Someone driving home didn't have the lights on in the vehicle. The guys went to stop him, and he's done the runner. He's gone cross-country in a four-wheel drive, and the police car isn't quite prepared to follow him. Found the car here, and he's taken off. So the dog handler's in the area and tracked him to his house. So the guys are just going around to pick him up. But, yeah, not the flashest car I've seen. RADIO STATIC CRACKLES RADIO STATIC CRACKLES No rego, no warrants. Not much paint. I don't think that's lime juice. INTRIGUING MUSIC (SNIFFS) Oh dear. Nope. No. (INHALES SHARPLY) I don't even know what that is. We're out in the country, but there's a lot of cops in town tonight and a dog handler as well, so there's not much chance of getting away. Bad luck for this guy, really. He might have gotten away with it any other night, but not tonight. Tony, do you think you'd like us to secure his cell phone? INDISTINCT RT TRANSMISSION Shall I ring his girlfriend or his mate, <BLEEP>, who seems to ring a lot more than his girlfriend? He really likes <BLEEP>, though. Oh dear. Not allowed to call that girl any more. Hmm. I really can't imagine doing anything else now. The army does have some pretty cool uniforms. They've got the camo, which I quite like. But, no, I can't see myself doing anything else. Shall I add new contact, 'police station'? Next week on Women In Blue ` We're looking at a search area here. RT: One person is still missing. RT: One person is still missing. It's the 11-year-old boy. Time is of the essence. Hello, boys. Are you guys in a rush? He's got warrants for his arrest. Put it out. (FIRMLY) Put it out. Why are you getting locked up?