DISTORTED MUSIC These are NZ's most explosive streets. (SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY) (SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY) WOMAN: Crikey dickens. > For the more than 1500 female police officers, every day brings them face to face with danger. And I stabbed him in the head. You just really never know quite what's going to happen. ALL LAUGH ALL LAUGH Hey! Come on. Come on. I asked you to move. Come on. I asked you to move. And I moved. I moved. This is my job. We get assaulted, and we get punched in the face. So be it. <BLEEP> you! (BARKS) These streets are tough,... Just walk away. ...so they need to be tougher. Hey! Police! Tonight on Women In Blue ` Oh, don't puke in the car, fella. Hate throw-up. CLANG! CLANG! Doesn't like me. CLANG! Doesn't like me. (SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY) SIRENS WAIL SIRENS WAIL I mean, I heard a glass smash. There's been, um, a bottling. A man has entered someone's house, and he's used the bathroom ` I think he's gone for a piddle ` and then he's called out to the lady in the house. Copyright Able 2014 CURIOUS MUSIC I don't wear dresses. I don't wear high heels. I don't wear make-up. But that's just who I am. You gotta watch yourself. You don't wanna turn into a boy,... (CHUCKLES) when you're a girl. Jacqui's a married 31-year-old from Lower Hutt who got tired of sitting behind a desk. She now spends her time out on the front line. Anything could happen, and that's what I like. Dealing with assault,... Get in! Come on, get your feet in. You're under arrest now. '...robberies, domestics `' First time he's hit you. those jobs are the worst jobs. HEAVY MUSIC It's the excitement as well ` going to a job where there's a burglar inside someone's house, and they don't know that we're on the way, knowing that I'm gonna catch that person and punish them... (CHUCKLES) for what they've done, send them to court. (SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY) (SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY) Right. When I go to work, I don't know what's gonna happen, and I love that. We go to a lot of odd jobs. When they get dispatched to us, you're listening to what Comms is telling us, and you're just scratching your head, thinking, 'What?' Got a odd job that we're off to ` a, um,... man has entered someone's house. He's used the bathroom ` He's used the bathroom ` CAR HORN TOOTS think he's gone for a piddle ` and then he's called out to the lady in the house, and it seem like she doesn't actually know who this guy is. A Caucasian, 50 years old. A Caucasian, 50 years old. No shoes? A Caucasian, 50 years old. No shoes? No shoes. Hey. Are you`? Are you OK? Yep. The woman was in the middle of bathing her baby at the time. Did you see, when he left, which way he went? Did you see, when he left, which way he went? Upstairs. The mystery piddler, now a little lighter on his feet, isn't feeling quite so relieved when the police show up. Come. Come. Let me explain` Yeah. Let's go back out there so we're not talking in front of them. Yeah. Let's go back out there so we're not talking in front of them. Oh, OK, sorry. The lady was very understanding. Was she? Was she? And` And I apologi` Well, she was at the time. Some of the things that people do are quite silly. You can say we see some very random things on the job. I went to the door, knocked on the door. 'Hello? Hello?' Yeah. Yeah. Opened the door, heard something, but I went` went to the toilet. Well, where are you supposed to be? Well, where are you supposed to be? That's where I am. So you're supposed to know the people in this house here? So you're supposed to know the people in this house here? Yep. Let's go talk to the people in this house. Let's go talk to the people in this house. That's exactly what happened. The story behind the piddling is starting to flow. So` Right, so you've driven here, and you've thought that it's your cousin's house. Do you wanna come down and see the lady and say sorry? Well, I did, but I would love to, yeah, yeah, yeah. The cousin's wife holds the most important piece to this puzzle. I used to live here. I used to live here. Yeah, they` they` Yeah. Yeah. And it's my husband's cousin, and he didn't realise we'd moved. Yeah. I know, it's, like, no problem. Yeah. I know, it's, like, no problem. Hey, I do apologise. I know it's not a small thing. I` If it wasn't my cousin, I wouldn't have come in. Cool, OK. Cool, OK. Thank you. Cool, OK. Thank you. See you later. Bye. Bye. All right, now you know they live up there. It turns out that our phantom piddler was visiting someone a couple of doors up, and, um,... his cousin used to live in that address, but they'd moved two doors up and forgot to tell his cousin that that's where he was... living now. As night falls, the calls coming in take on a more serious nature. We got a call to an address where a man was, um, throwing stuff around the house and abusing all the people in the house. DOG BARKS, KNOCK AT DOOR It's the police. We just need to talk to you. The man's out-of-control behaviour means he could be high on drugs or alcohol. Open up the door, eh? Open up the door, eh? Come on. Open up the door, eh? Come on. <BLEEP>ing leave me alone! Right, this is your last chance. If you don't open the door, we are going to, um, push it open, and your TV's gonna get damaged. They can be very unpredictable. They don't know what's going on around them. They can get very violent. REPEATED THUDDING, CLANGING REPEATED THUDDING, CLANGING That's it. That'll do. That'll do. (GRUNTS) Oh, sorry. Put your hand up behind your back. Put your hand up behind your back. We've been asking you. 'Ended up on the bed, then he had spikes on his shoes that he was trying to kick us with.' OK, mate, up on to your feet. OK, mate, up on to your feet. (SOBS) Watch his legs. Watch his legs. Watch his legs. Watch his legs. Why are you crying? <BLEEP>. <BLEEP>. (GRUNTS) <BLEEP>. (GRUNTS) <BLEEP>. All right. All right. (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) <BLEEP>. Calm down. Stop resisting. Well` Well` You've just said you wanna hit us. What the <BLEEP> did I do, you <BLEEP>? (MOANS) Bring him this way. 'Whilst we still had control over him, he was just really squirmy... (CHUCKLES) and just kept kicking.' And then when we secured his legs, and` and he tucked his arm underneath his front, so that was hard. We had to get that around. And once we'd done that and got the cuffs on, we moved everything out the way so we could get him out. DOG BARKS DOG BARKS Watch out the way, mate. Come on. Come on. SOFTLY: What did I do? I only feel love. <BLEEP>! (GRUNTS) I only feel love. <BLEEP>! (GRUNTS) OK, let's go. 'There's someone that I'm not gonna be able to arrest on my own, 'so I'm gonna need assistance from another officer.' I don't` I don't` Shut the door. It's better to be up front and in the driver's seat tonight. (RETCHES) (RETCHES) Oh, don't puke in the car, fella. (PANTS) (PANTS) We don't have many police cars tonight. 'I hate throw-up. It stinks.' Do you understand your rights? Do you understand your rights? (RETCHES) Do you understand your rights? (RETCHES) 'Course you do. Luckily, no one's ever thrown up in my car. If they did, they'd know all about it. (CHUCKLES) Sense of humour's very important in this job. You can't take things too seriously. <BLEEP>! (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) <BLEEP>! > It's gonna be quite fun when we get back to the station. <BLEEP> you! > Just relax. > Just relax. > You want me to relax, you push my head against`! He kept pretending he was gonna throw up. How much have you had to drink tonight? How much have you had to drink tonight? SOBS: Nothing. Any drugs? > Any drugs? > <BLEEP> you, <BLEEP>! > No, that's not the que` > No, that's not the que` > <BLEEP>, (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) <BLEEP>! <BLEEP>! <BLEEP>! <BLEEP>! EDGY MUSIC What happened, dude? I don't know. (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) I don't know. (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) Ah, ah, ah, just relax. (SNIFFS, SPITS) Don't spit. <BLEEP>, as soon as I get your head, you're <BLEEP>ed. I didn't hurt anyone. <BLEEP>. I didn't hurt anyone. You can hurt me. You can... <BLEEP> (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) Ready? Just push him. SHOUTS: I didn't hurt anyone! OK. OK. <BLEEP>, <BLEEP>, <BLEEP>, (SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY) <BLEEP>! He'll have a long night in the cells to cool off. Doesn't like me. Doesn't like me. (SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY) CLANG! At this stage, we'd be looking at releasing him on a` a warning for his behaviour in the house, so resisting arrest and probably trespass as well. JAUNTY MUSIC As you get older, you want to keep enjoying the things you love to do in your own home. And with a St John Medical Alarm, you have the confidence to do just that. MUSIC CONTINUES If there's an emergency, you can press the button and it connects directly with St John, who'll know exactly what's needed, from reassuring advice... OK, tell me exactly what happened. ...to dispatching the right help for your situation. RT CHATTER MUSIC CONTINUES It feels like having St John right here in your own home. It's the only medical alarm that connects directly with St John. You don't have to deal with ambulance bills, and it is the alarm that doctors prefer to recommend. Keep enjoying living at home with a St John Medical Alarm. Call 0800 50 23 23 and find out about a free trial. QUIRKY MUSIC I saw you drink it. Don't argue with me. (SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY) Auckland downtown beat ` You can both go ` fighting in a public place. I love it. Been in the police, now, seven years. I'm still a baby in police terms. Before I joined police, I'd had a career in yachting and got selected for the Volvo round-the-world race. Holding first. Just love that whole competitiveness ` racing and winning yacht races. I remember when, um, Sir Peter Blake was killed. We were sailing at the time, and we were coming in to Sydney. I was so excited about 24 hours out, and then I heard about Peter Blake, and that put a huge damper on it. I remember thinking, 'There is this guy who's gone through everything Mother Nature could throw him.' And then to be killed by human nature ` it's just so, sort of,... so wrong. And then after that, uh, that's when I decided to join the police. Evening. How are you? Good, thanks. Good, thanks. Have you got a function on tonight or...? No, it's half-time. They're all eating dessert. No, it's half-time. They're all eating dessert. Half-time? Oh, OK. If I go up there, I'll know what happens. It's, like, 'Hey!' If I go up there, I'll know what happens. It's, like, 'Hey!' ALL LAUGH I'll get made fun of. Oh no, there's lots of older people up there. Oh no, there's lots of older people up there. Oh, is there? Oh, exactly. Oh, exactly. (LAUGHS) I think when I joined the police, I was, like, I won't say 'tree-hugger', but, man, I believed the best in everyone. Bye, my darling police officer! I never forget an arse, so I'll remember you. It's hard to believe that sometimes there are just good people out there that have done nothing wrong. And I learnt very early on that you deal a lot with human nature, and it's so unpredictable. What? 'The bar's closed,' did he say? Yeah, he's already called last drinks. Yeah, he's already called last drinks. Oh yeah. Tonight Bridget's on a late-night patrol, but inside this bar, things are about to boil over. We walked into that bar tonight, and someone's, um, poked one of the police in the ribs, and then as he's turned round, another guy's come up, trying to flip his hat off. So that sometimes is a little bit, like, 'Oh man, what'd I do to you? I just walked in here to do a job.' People were` They were drunk. There was one guy that got particularly abusive. You're under arrest for disorderly behaviour. You're under arrest for disorderly behaviour. No, I'm not. Yes, you are. You're under arrest for disorderly behaviour. You're under arrest for disorderly behaviour. Why? Because you threatened me with your glass, and you ripped his hat off. No, I didn't. > No, I didn't. > You did. (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) > I told you... I don't like how you get to view people in that side of it just because you wear this uniform. WOMAN: So where`? Where's he going? WOMAN: So where`? Where's he going? Auckland Central. You set yourself up with that... With this fire doused, Bridget heads into another storm downtown. MAN CHEERS > There was a` an altercation in the bar, and it` it looks like there's been, um, a bottling. I mean, I heard a glass smash, and then I saw him really really cut up, a lot of blood. Did someone call the police, or was there just...? Did someone call the police, or was there just...? Multiple. Multiple calls? Multiple calls? Yeah. But it should have come from you guys. Well, I would've. Like I said, my main priority at the time was separating them and stopping the fight. While another unit goes after the bottle-chucker, Bridget heads further downtown. I looked over the street, and all I saw was a male carrying a, uh, female in his arms. I don't know where they've gone. They may have gone into a car. They just went down there. A lot of sexual assault goes on with alcohol. People think often that they are actually, um, date-raped with drugs, but sometimes it's alcohol. We're taking her home, OK? > We're taking her home, OK? > OK. We're taking her home, OK? > OK. Carrying her. > 'It turned out there was three other females, and they were friends.' Sorry, we thought we'd check on that. Sorry, we thought we'd check on that. There's a, um, safe zone over there. You can, um, take her there with St Johns if you... Because, um, this taxi driver probably is not gonna take her if she's throwing up. Now there's a spot in the CBD people can be carried to when their legs don't work any more. Some of the girls we see that get completely intoxicated and are left in gutters or the footpath because their friends have gone into the bar, we want those people to come here ` the ones that are at risk and can't no longer look after themselves. Wait till she's deemed safe. We've got St John's Ambulance staff, and we've got all the right resources. They're called the Red Frogs, and they do the mopping up so Bridget can move on. Our intention is to be there to support youth and young adults in this stage of life. They're in these pressured environments. The drinking culture's huge. Yeah. Yeah. They can make dumb decisions in some pretty small moments. (GROANS) Whoa. Whoa. You guys all right with him? Whoa. You guys all right with him? Yeah, no, we're good. 'These guys were at a bar in the city, 'and their mate's got, obviously, way too intoxicated or possibly something else. I'm not sure.' No, I can't ask someone, 'Have you had drugs tonight?' cos they won't tell me. No. No. But they'll tell you. No. But they'll tell you. Yeah. Yeah, they do. And you can pass that on to St John's. And we can look after people better. And we can look after people better. I think it's filling up at the moment, cos it's got, uh, two in there and one outside. Yep. Yep. How did he get to this state? Oh, honestly` Oh, honestly` It was` Honestly, it was gin. Oh, honestly` It was` Honestly, it was gin. Oh, OK. We don't know. It was gin. It was gin. Gin. It was gin. Gin. ALL CHUCKLE It was gin. You brought him to the right place. You brought him to the right place. Yes! You brought him to the right place. Yes! Nice! (LAUGHS) So, we just saw a guy being pulled up here by a couple of his mates, and, uh, it's really good to see this, um, working. Have you met the Red Frogs? They've got lots of red lollies. Have you had the lollies yet? Oh, can I have some? Oh, can I have some? No, no, I'm good, thanks. Sure? Sure? Yeah. (CHUCKLES) I had` I had a heap last night, actually. ENERGETIC ROCK MUSIC CURIOUS GUITAR CHORD Well, I was gonna bus out the other day. 'This girl is distraught because she's left her wallet on the bus.' I'm just trying to get a` a ride for her. OK, cheers. Bye. The Maori Wardens are gonna give her a one-off, which is, uh, really really nice of them. I owe you one. I owe you one. PEOPLE CHEER > 'They normally look after Maori youth.' Thanks again. Not again ` I won't do it again. (CHUCKLES) That did probably cost me a cake. (CHUCKLES) GUITAR MUSIC When I'm not working, I like to be well away from people. So in my time off, I just love to go and jump on the horse and disappear into the wilderness and not actually have to talk to anyone ` just doing stuff that's not work. And I think it's important to have that balance. (SPLUTTERS) (SPLUTTERS) Oh yuck! That is really not nice. (SNORTS) Currently, I'm relieving as the area commander in Whangarei, which is a` an amazing opportunity. It's actually really good to be able to get people inspired and thinking that they can do stuff and giving them the opportunity to try things that they might not have before. We're going out for a wee bit of a training ride. We've got four horses and four riders, so we're just gonna make sure that the horses and the riders are actually up to going out and about in town. If today goes well, Tracy and her staff may start riding horses at public events in Whangarei. We've had a wee briefing, and we're gonna ride through Whangarei through the CBD and see how we get on. Would you stop licking me? Yuck. QUIRKY MUSIC (GRUNTS) Holy hell. I hooked my radio on my saddle. OK, Spence, fall in. We're doing a flying wedge formation. Right, when you're ready, you need to be in the wedge. (CHUCKLES) Oh, your horses look nice. Mine's just going, 'What? What are we doing?' It's my classy one, snoring and farting his way through it. Horses give police a better view of any trouble ahead and trouble behind. Well, that tail's being very suspicious. Whoa, bub. Whoa. (EXHALES) All right, sorry, I've gotta clean up. I've had the odd, um, accidental, um, discharge out the back end of the horse. Some of them, unfortunately, were run over, so we'll probably get in trouble with the council. But, um, we've been able to scoop up a few as we go. Indicators. Indicators. Indicator. So we go after the red one. And flick right. How do you guys feel about going through the chicane? Come on. (TUTS) Can you get in there? That's a good boy. Uh-uh-uh. Go here. Just see if you can do this. Go. Good boy. 'We've shown that the riders are very capable. 'They're really calm, and when they are, their horses are.' MUSIC CONTINUES Have you ever had so many people smile at you at work? The exercise has been worth it, so I think we'll be good to go for things like field days and ceremonies ` Christmas parades and stuff like that. So it's been good. See? Oh, look. Here you go, buddy. < Do you swear by Almighty God < that the evidence you're about to give will be the whole truth and nothing but the truth? I do. My mother always said that as a little girl, I always wanted to be a police officer. Might have been The Bill on television, with my parents. I'm not sure. HEAVY ROCK MUSIC So, I'm a detective, so my role is to speak to witnesses, gather evidence,... Have you got anything sharp? '...interview suspects 'in order to piece together what has happened.' I like to be a girl, and I often wear jewellery and high heels at work if I can. I'm attending a post-mortem this morning. But you still need to be practical and be able to chase an offender. DOG GROWLS, BARKS It's eight years since this Wellington rugby rep detective joined the police. Hello. If I've had a bad day,... I will often go home and go for a walk or go to rugby training, take it out on the hit shields. He needs to go home, eh, or he'll be coming with us. Caroline is acting sergeant on the front line this week. It's a chance to get out from behind a desk and to get her hands dirty again. SIREN WAILS An urgent call comes in. RT: Outside number two. SIREN WAILS INDISTINCT RT Just been sent to a kidnapping, where a girl has been taken from a female. BROODING MUSIC RT: Yeah, roger. That 6-year-old is safe with the informant, who's her mother. Caroline and her team arrive at the 6-year-old's address. While she hides inside, her mother talks to police outside. In terms of what's happened, what have we got? So a 6-year-old child? Mum states she was inside. She heard little one yelling. She looked at her, and little one's running down this way. Apparently, a guy intervened. She didn't see anything. She doesn't know what happened. The little one is the one that's given her all the information about everything. So are we able to locate this man? So are we able to locate this man? He's gone, apparently. OK. OK. But apparently, he's up there. He was in a car. So I don't know if he's the neighbour or if he just intervened or what the deal is. 'We are trying to locate a possible male witness who has since left the area.' We don't know who it is, eh? The girl may be safely in her mother's care, but Caroline and her team still need to find out what happened. Would you mind doing some area inquiries? Some door-knocks? And even if someone else might have seen something... It appears that this is a random stranger assault. Information is coming from the young 6-year-old girl. She's been playing in the nearby streets, and a female has tried to take her away. This is a very frightening ordeal for this young 6-year-old child. Caroline tries to get some information from the girl's mother. So, you've been upstairs, have you, in the room? Yep. Mm-hm. Who was at home? OK. The young 6-year-old, she thought her mum was at the shop. So she's gone off to look for Mum, then the lady's befriended her then, and she's saying that they were dark-skinned. And have they ever seen this woman before? No. They didn't` The little` No one else saw her. It's all what the 6-year-old told them. The young girl believes that this was the address that she was pulled in by a woman. Is she upstairs, is she? Is she upstairs, is she? Yeah, she is. Eventually, Caroline finds the woman who approached the girl. Did you do anything to her? Did you do anything to her? Oh, I hugged her, but... (IMITATES CHILD CRYING) OK. All jobs involving children are taken seriously, and luckily, this time, everyone did the right thing. Well, we've spoken to all parties, and everyone's safe and well. There'll be no further police action required. SIREN WAILS ...on Women In Blue. If you can't afford to pay the fines, what are you doing still driving the car? For what? For what? For fresh air. For fresh air? For fresh air? Yeah. Yeah, just trying to get a... For fresh air? Yeah. Yeah, just trying to get a... Oh my God. Come on, let's go. Look, we don't wanna handcuff you, but if you're gonna make it difficult, then we'll put the handcuffs on you. This is serious. No, get back. No, get back. <BLEEP>. What are you doing, you idiot? PEOPLE SPEAK AT ONCE PEOPLE SPEAK AT ONCE Stop being an idiot.