WATCH: Sneak peek of Street Cops ahead of this week's episode as Northamptonshire Police officers followed for documentary series

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00:01They're driving them round through alleyways at night time with balaclavas on

00:06at silly speeds, usually to get away from the police.

00:09Yeah, they're just a menace to society.

00:12Northamptonshire's answer is Operation Pacify,

00:16launch to crack down on rogue riders.

00:20Leading the op is PC Callum.

00:23I don't fancy tomorrow.

00:25Who's clocked an e-scooter barrelling it down the road in Corby.

00:29A swift ewee and Callum catches up.

00:39And he stops.

00:50It's going to make it.

00:52Oh mate, how are you?

01:00I'll be honest, I thought he was going to make off from me.

01:04No, your motor mate.

01:06Yeah, it's very illegal.

01:08Tearing along public roads and pavements on one of these is illegal.

01:14With a saddle, it becomes technically a motorcycle.

01:18So he needs tax and insurance.

01:21Plus...

01:22You got a licence?

01:23No, no, no.

01:24How old are you mate?

01:2618.

01:27Lots of issues with bikes and this sort of stuff.

01:30Yeah, yeah, yeah.

01:31I'm not going on the roads, that's why I was trying to stay like,

01:33literally on the gravel and everything.

01:35If you want, I can genuinely just walk this home if it's a problem.

01:38Genuinely.

01:39I want to try and work something out with you mate,

01:41but I'm not sure that's going to be an option.

01:43OK.

01:44So, I'm going to give you the devastating news.

01:47This is going to be classed as a motorcycle.

01:49OK.

01:50So what does that mean?

01:51It means I'm going to have to give you a traffic ticket today,

01:53because you don't have a licence, do you?

01:55Yeah, yeah, yeah.

01:56And you don't have... Do you have insurance?

01:57Obviously no.

01:58No, no, no.

01:59Do you mind just stepping off it mate,

02:00and just plonking it on the wall for me?

02:01Yeah.

02:02It just makes me a bit more comfortable if possible.

02:04Yeah, that's fine.

02:05You're not going to...

02:06Is anything going to happen to a scooter?

02:07I really don't.

02:08It's my friend's scooter and it's going to...

02:09It's going to be seized mate.

02:10So what's going to happen with it?

02:11I'll give you paperwork and how you can get it back.

02:13OK.

02:14Whilst he may not be committing other crimes,

02:15this unlicensed lad is riding a potentially lethal weapon.

02:20Like you go around a corner and someone's nans to the other side

02:22and you're walloping with this.

02:24It's going to cause a lot of damage.

02:26Six people died riding them last year

02:29and plenty of pedestrians have been injured.

02:32Right, so you'll be reporting for consideration

02:34the question of prosecuting you for the offensive,

02:37driving otherwise in accordance with your licence

02:39and driving with no insurance.

02:40OK.

02:41You do not have to say anything,

02:42if it may harm your defensive dimension now,

02:43something which is electronic or anything you do say,

02:45maybe get evidence, OK?

02:46OK.

02:47Each offence is six points,

02:4912 is disqual,

02:50so I have to report you for totting up.

02:51All right, mate?

02:52OK, thank you very much.

02:53Bye-bye.

02:54Bye.

02:55The friend's going to have to pay quite a stern cost.

02:58I believe it's just over £190 now for the recovery

03:03and there's a daily storage fee around £20,

03:05so you have to prove ownership and all that,

03:07which is notoriously difficult with these sorts of vehicles.

03:15He's disclosed that they've had an argument

03:17and that the bike has been taken without consent.

03:21Most people don't know that riding e-scooters and bikes

03:24is illegal on public roads unless they're rented.

03:28I'd suggest that there's going to be some stern words

03:31when they get and meet again.

03:32This one is now off the road

03:35and the fight against problem e-scooters goes on.

03:38yous on.

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