1 (DOOR SLAMS) (DOG BARKS) All right, get out! Get out! Protecting us from crime nationwide. You can go. (MAN GROANS) (BLEEP) (INDISTINCT RT CHATTER) This way! For the more than 1700 female police officers,... We'll be here all day. ...every day brings them face-to-face with danger. (MAN SHOUTS) Can you just show some respect, please? These streets are tough,... Don't tell people you're gonna kill 'em, then. ...so they need to be tougher. RT: People running for their lives. (BLEEP)! Police-dog handler. Come out now! They reckon there might be kids in there. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) From where? Jeremiah Bullfrog, you might need to come with us. Oi! calm down. You're coming back with us. No, no, no. You might wanna get fire coming this way. There's a lot of smoke. Copyright Able 2017 # Mm-hm. # (SIREN WAILS) In Titahi Bay, just north of Wellington, Constable Emma Daken is rushing to back up ambulance staff, who have a shouty customer on their hands. The information I get is that, uh, there's two teenage girls locked in a house and one of them has cut themself on a window. There's two young females inside the house (BLEEP). They've been locked in. Yeah. I haven't got a name or anything from them. So you've been in? No, I can't get in. Oh, OK. Can't get access. There is a broken window,... Yep. ...in looks like a lounge area. Yep. Which, uh, one of the ladies said that the other lady kicked out with her leg... OK. ...and has cut her leg. So, medically, are we`? Medically, she's conscious. She's screaming at me. Yeah. Telling me to go away. Yeah. Um` Just` If there's concerns for her safety, we can break in. She needs to be assessed. Absolutely, yeah. OK, cool. POS 5-Q-5-1. So, my concerns for her safety were due to the gash on her leg. It was a really deep, long cut, uh, just up on her thigh, behind her knee. Based on that, uh, we decided that Section 14 of the Search and Surveillance Act would be appropriate. Um, radioed Comms and asked them to get fire, uh, en route, um, as they have, you know, the tools to force entry into houses. The parents arrive back with the keys to the house and are not happy with their daughter's trail of destruction through the property. All while the medics are trying to treat this girl, there's arguing from Mum, the friend, and, uh, the informant. So there's this three-way yelling going on, and it's just really hectic and chaotic. And, um, yeah, just trying to separate everyone, um, so the paramedics can do their job. WOMAN YELLS: No! As I'm dealing with Mum, I see the injured girl walk out to the ambulance. So I go back inside thinking, 'Cool. She's sorted. She's off to hospital.' And then I get a knock on the door, and, um, I'm told that the girl's run off from the ambulance. Oi, calm down. (WOMAN YELPS) Come here. Talk to me. Hey, your wound's bleeding (BLEEP). Stop moving. Our kung fu teen makes a bid for freedom after she discovers that ambulance staff won't take her friend along for the ride to hospital. She urgently needs medical attention, um, but she's being a little bit stubborn at the moment. There she is. She's clearly better at locking herself in the house than sneaking out the back door, with her hiding spot leaving little to the imagination ` the corner dairy. Right, miss. Coming with me now. No, I'm not going without anyone. Yup, come on. Section 48. No! Section 48. WAILS: No! MALE OFFICER: Let's go. Dairy on Te Pene Ave. GROANS: No! Can we have another unit here? Massive frustration for me, uh, like with the tweens or the girls was, um, I spent a lot of time mucking around chasing them. Um, and people that genuinely did need police, uh, might not have, you know` We might not have been able to go and help them because we're dealing with this. So your options are ` you come to the station with us or you go in the ambulance. What are you gonna be doing? Only if one of them can come. You don't need anyone. No, but I need one person. You need your mum or your dad. No, but can I`? It's your choice. You go with us in the police car` Well, they've gone now, so you're coming back with us. No, no, no! Come on. The kung fu tween still can't see the gravity of her injury and actions. After picking up concerned Dad from the station, Emma's hoping that letting the teen ride shotgun to Wellington A & E will give her the opportunity to share some insight. So, why don't you like going to school for? Is that the teachers? Cos to me, it sounds like you're throwing away a very bright future. I know why I wagged, but I think it's a very different reason to why you wagged. Why did I wag? Cos I was dyslexic` I am dyslexic, and I found school really hard. I find learning and writing and reading quite difficult. Because I would put a lot of effort into study and trying to learn things, um, and then it wouldn't reflect in my exam results. I'd get really poor marks. I know the content, and I can tell you it verbally, but to write it down is really difficult. And the teachers didn't understand that, and they thought I was naughty. So I wagged cos it was easier. Now, doesn't sound like that's your situation, does it? Sounds like you're bright and you're capable and competent, but you choose not to go to school. Am I right? Yeah? I worked really hard to get here, and I had lots of support from my family. And you've got that too. I applied for the police in seventh form and was told to go away and get some more life experience, which I think was the greatest advice I could've gotten at that time. So I went to university and studied politics and a few other things, cos that was my other passion. (CHUCKLES) It's a bit geeky, but that's the other thing I was really interested in. So I went down the diplomat route and ended up working in London at the High Commission and decided that this wasn't what I wanted to do until I was 65. Came back to New Zealand and thought I'd` 'Yeah, I've got my life experience,' or (LAUGHS) 'I've had a bit more.' So, uh, you know, I'll try applying for the police again. And I'm glad that I was told to go away and get some life experience. I` I think now the way I approach situations with a little bit of life experience um, is different to how I would've, you know` would've gone to a job and would've dealt with people if I was 18 and` and straight out of high school. So, you've had 13 years on this planet, and you reckon you know everything? Is that what you're telling me? SOFTLY: Yeah, I've seen a lot. You've seen a lot? Growing up in Porirua? I think a lot of the people that we deal with in our job think that we are` are not people, we're not human. Um, and we're, kind of, better than them, in some respects. Nice to meet you. Fist bump. MAN: Thank you. But just, sort of, demonstrating to these girls that I was like you, I was a ratbag, um, and it can change. So... 1 In a west Wellington suburb, Senior Constable Sue Burridge was off to a petrol station burglary. We're heading to BP Karori, um, yeah. I think I've been to one or maybe two jobs there where this has happened. That Z station was done not so long ago. RT: Churchill Rd. We just got multiple activations there. RT: The Z station there on Churchill Dr, across and down. I've just gone past there. I'll shoot back. Roger. (RADIO BEEPS) MAN: That Z you were just talking`? Yep. Oh yeah, you just said. (INDISTINCT RT CHATTER) RT: There's two alarm activations` Oh, (BLEEP). Robberies at petrol stations may be run-of-the-mill for Sue, but it's not every day she comes across a smoking petrol station. You might wanna get fire coming this way. There's a lot of smoke. There's a smashed window and a lot of smoke. RT: Copy that. (ALARM BLARES, DOG BARKS) Not knowing what has caused this smoke-like substance, Sue keeps her distance. (CHIMING TONE) I don't know what it is. I don't know if it's smoke. With the fire service notified, Sue goes to see if she can pick up an offender's track with Hades. Come here, Hades. I love being the first to a job, because it means that no one else has been in there, except for the offenders, to contaminate my scene. So we know that the only other people that have been in that place are the offenders. So it gives us a clean slate to cast and track for those people. Nothing. It appears the offenders have left the scene by car, leaving no scent for Hades to track. And with the fire service on the scene, Sue's off to the next job. I can't believe it. I was just saying that as we walked past` as we drove past. With over 14 years of experience in the police, Sue's career has been far from ordinary, and her hobbies outside of the police are no different. (SOFT, REFLECTIVE MUSIC) (WOMAN SPEAK INDISTINCTLY, LAUGH) Outside work hours, one of the things I like to do is quilt. Yeah, yeah, so you drove past and tooted! (LAUGHS) LAUGHS: Yeah. I quilt with three other ladies. We've got a group that we meet every couple of months. We have afternoon teas. It's fun. (CHUCKLES) It's something that makes me sit still and relax. It's... a fantastic thing to do. From writing children's books to military-style training routines, Sue's interests range far and wide. No, I'm not a complete tomboy. I do enjoy the feminine side as well. I think people are surprised sometimes when I tell them what I do at work and outside of work. Yeah, I'm probably a big contradiction. (CHUCKLES) Today, Sue's showcasing her baking skills, heading into work early to compete in her section's pie competition. There's a marking sheet at the end of the eating on taste, presentation, originality, and I think the last category is 'other', so you can be marked down. I mark the guys down because their pies weren't conducive to going to a job and trying to eat them. (LAUGHS) Sorta trying to do them in our late shifts, because that seems to be the only time to, sorta, get everybody in the same place. Sue's hoping to win over the stomachs of her section with a Banoffee pie. I don't think there's any nice way to do this, is there? MAN: There is, but you get points off if it's not nice. (LAUGHS) No pressure, mate. It's gonna be awesome. Don't these look professional? Think I could go into business if dog-handling doesn't work for me? (UPBEAT MUSIC) MAN EXCLAIMS: Whoa! (WHISTLES) Does that look all right? But just as her section sits down to judge, a call comes in. RT: Sorry to spoil your meal. We got pickups for number three. The new job means for most of the team the pie judging will have to be put to the side. (LAUGHTER) I give up. I'm gutted. (CHUCKLES) Made a good New Zealand banoffee pie recipe. As soon as I put it down on the table, we got a job. (CHUCKLES) Sue's not thrilled to see half of the judging panel leaving her in the lurch. But looking at the enthusiastic responses from the remaining judges, Sue still has a shot at taking out the competition. What? Are you gonna give me full marks? For taste. Oh, what about the presentation? Oh, um, I can't give away too much. Go ahead. (LAUGHS) Roger. So that's full marks? It is good being part of a big team. We do have a common interest and a common goal, and that's, I guess, looking after the communities that we're all living in. You get to know the people you work with, and I think it's good to know that they've got your back when you need it. You get the best of both worlds. When I'm working, I'm working by myself with Hades, and I absolutely love that side of the job. But I also enjoy that we're part of a lot of the sections, so we're also part of their team as well. So we` Yeah, as I said, we get the best of both worlds. 1 (WHIMSICAL MUSIC) Heya. Is that a Ninja Turtles hoodie? Yeah? In Porirua, Constable Emma Daken is helping out with the morning school patrol. How was the disco? Good. Yeah? I love kids, and, um, it's a nice part of the job when kids come up to you and wanna high five and shake your hand. GIRL: Signs out. I remember as a` as a primary school kid myself,... What year are you now? Are you year seven? Yup. Nice. Do you know which college you're going to? Aotea. Nice. ...having the local community constable coming into school, and it was just awesome. So being able to do that now is` is great. With school patrol over for the day, Emma's been called to a job where another little person requires her assistance. Hiya. WOMAN: Hi. Did you call us? Yeah. This the one? Yeah. This one here? We went to an address where a lady had found a random 3-year-old, or she estimated this child to be aged about 3, at her house. I think he might be. Espanol? Espanol? He didn't speak very good English. In Porirua, especially, we have quite a big Columbian community. You wanna come for a walk? MAN: Go for a walk with them. So I wondered if he could've been Colombian and spoke a bit of Spanish. So I tried` (CHUCKLES) tried to speak a bit of Spanish. Is this your house? Where's your casa? Casa? Come with me. With Emma's limited Spanish getting no response, she goes to plan B and lets the young boy direct her. Do you recognise this little boy? WOMAN: No. Where's mummy? (BOY MUMBLES) Mummy? Over there? Do you recognise this little one? It was an unusual job, um, being called to a house where there was a child and no one recognised that child. Mummy? Uh, quite often I find in Cannons Creek or Porirua, um, a lot of people know people. For me to get to that address and no one has seen this child, I was concerned. I was thinking, 'How has he gotten here? Has there been an abduction or something like that? 'Is it simply a case of him wandering there? Or is it something more sinister?' Heya, do you know this little one? Oh! Come here, little man. Is that mummy? Does he speak English? Uh, he has developmental issues. Yeah. So he doesn't communicate. OK, yeah. We were wondering if he was Colombian, so... (LAUGHS) It's` Unfortunately, we do get a lot of calls like this and, you know, I don't have kids myself, but I can imagine, you know, a little toddler (CHUCKLES) there one minute, gone the next. So, we've gone to the address and, basically, seen how he's gotten out and just given some advice on, perhaps, preventing that in further. It was a good result, yeah, we're really happy. So, cute little kid too. So, yeah. (UPBEAT MUSIC) So, it's Saturday night in the city. 'Constable Rain' is out. It's 11 o'clock now. So at the moment, it's quite quiet. You can see the streets. Um, no one's out and about yet, but that'll all change at about 1 o'clock in the morning. So, my primary role in the police is the Alcohol Harm Prevention Unit. Alcohol is one of our major drivers of crime. We've put a lot of focus on it, and we should. If our overall goal is to reduce crime, we need to look at our drivers of crime, and one of those is alcohol. Unfortunately for Bridget, 'Constable Rain' isn't as much help as she'd hoped. Just 20 minutes into her Saturday night shift, she's got her first call-out. A gentleman who already appears to have a keg under his belt is determined to let nothing rain on his booze-fuelled parade. Oh yeah, I see him. Yeah, so, we had the radio call from, um, BarWatch radio saying that there was this male who was really intoxicated and wasn't moving on from a bar. So we went in and just, um, assisted with that. Hey, um, you know you're in a liquor` alcohol, um, ban area, yeah? Have you got some ID? But when we saw him, he was a bit more than intoxicated. (CHUCKLES) What's you name? Jeremiah. Jeremiah, what's you're last name? Your family name? Jeremiah Bullfrog. Jeremiah Bullfrog. (CHUCKLES) (LAUGHS) Oh dear. Jeremiah Bullfrog. Jeremiah Bullfrog, you might need to come with us, uh? Do you wanna come with us? Cos you can't stay on the street like this. I think when you talk to really drunk people, you try lots of different angles. And from years in the police, you have a crack at one angle, it doesn't work, didn't get a result there, you try something else. Do you want to come to the police station to sober up? No, no. No, so we need your` You'll arrest me, and` Yeah, so we need your real name. Sometimes it probably does feel like you are disciplining somebody, but it's just because you've decided that that angle works. What's your family name? Uh? (BLEEP, BLEEP) Yeah. What's your last name? And then sometimes it doesn't. And someone else comes in softer and gets a much nicer approach, where you try softly, and you get a good response. So` But there's always a goal ` get rid of the alcohol, get them off the street or, you know, get them home. So it's just what you have to change to achieve that goal. After a tireless tag-team effort of playing Good Cop, Bad Cop, Mr Bullfrog finally croaks. And it becomes clear why he was a bit backward in coming forward with his real name. One of your bail conditions is not to be intoxicated in a public place, OK? So at the moment, you're breaching your bail, all right? So we're gonna take you through to the police station, all right? And you can sober up there, OK? Even though Jeremiah's night is ending in the cells, he's still in good spirits. Have you got a middle name? LAUGHS: Tremendous. Tremendous. You could see a really good mind in there because, uh, witty people usually are quite intelligent, and he was extremely witty. MALE OFFICER: It's good he's not violent. (MAN LAUGHS) Gosh, yes. But at the same time, every call for assistance we get, we never know, um, how much danger or` is going to be there. He's quite good to deal with but, um, as we know, people can change really quickly. And, uh, so you're never, um... Always aware, eh, (BLEEP)? MAN: Yeah, yeah. Yeah, always aware. You still have that, uh, risk assessment sitting there in the back of your mind all the time. Watching, watching, watching. We'll get him to court as soon as possible. Did you, um, hear that? He said, 'I've got depression. Is this the decompression chamber we're going in?' It's, uh, 12 o'clock now, and it looks like we might be quite busy, because we've` We only went to do a` a drive around to see where the hotspots were, and we've already, um, come across two incidents. So we'll keep` go back and keep going. WELL, HERE'S TO A SUMMER OF ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES THEN, HEY? I'LL DRINK TO THAT. I DON'T THINK YOU'RE READY FOR SOMEONE NEW, GEORGE. YOU WOULD NEVER BE A HUGE MISTAKE. BUT WE MIGHT HAVE MADE THE MISTAKE OF SCREWING UP A GREAT FRIENDSHIP. (CAR HORN BEEPS) OI! GET A ROOM!