RPU: Road Policing Unit

North Yorkshire’s Traffic Cops take on the big city drug gangs coming onto their patch from Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds.

Sgt Paul Cording is on high alert after a stolen car linked to a recent suspected firearms incident is spotted in North Yorkshire’s area. In Scarborough, PC Dan Hughes is on the hunt for a gang of van thieves.

Traffic Cops come up against some of the thieves, fraudsters, and illegal drivers using North Yorkshire’s roads to carry out their crimes.

Officers use new technology and laws to convict motorists driving in North Yorkshire under the influence.

In a police operation targeting cross border thieves and fraudsters, the police are on the hunt for a car suspected of supermarket thefts in a neighboring county. They find a haul of games and DVD’s.

Traffic Cops are dealing with motorbikes being used for crime or those involved in terrible accidents. They are the most agile vehicles on Britain’s roads but they’re also among the most vulnerable.

In Harrogate, police out on patrol spot a young man behaving suspiciously. On the southern border of North Yorkshire, young lads in a VW Passat catch the eye of the cops.

Cops are dealing with reckless drivers putting themselves and other road users at risk.

Near York, the Traffic Cops are called to a serious crash between a Ford Fiesta and forty ton truck. Twenty five miles north of York, Sergeant Julian Pearson is called to an incident of a fatal car crash.

Just outside York, Sergeant Paul Cording responds to a call about a pensioner. Near the Yorkshire Dales, the cops respond to a call about a vehicle involved in a hit and run collision.

The police are called to a serious multiple vehicle collision on one the of county’s busiest roads. On the North Yorkshire Moors, officer Paul Cording is also called to the scene of a serious road accident.

Traffic Cops are tackling drugs on Britain’s roads, whether it’s dealers moving supplies or users getting behind the wheel, it’s a daily battle for the police but one they’re determined to win.