Highway Patrol

A hardened criminal, whose personality belies his viciousness, escapes from prison, killing a guard. Dan Mathews swings into action, and as the man commits one ruthless act after another to break through the trap closing in on him, it becomes apparent that there's almost a personal conflict between the two men - that ends only when they meet face to face in the final scene.

An expensive, giant computer, one of the twentieth century wonders, which does a tremendous amount of administrative work in just hours, is ingeniously 'kidnapped' from an electronics company by two men. The firm's owner is told to get $100,000 from his bank at two o'clock the next day and wait for instructions. A helicopter chase helps Dan stop the men from collecting the ransom or getting away.

Systematic traffic checks and increased patrols begin on a high accident freeway. Hoping to determine causes and cures, Dan questions drivers who get too many citations there. One man refuses to accept Dan's safety philosophy. When his license is suspended, his wife drives him to an important business meeting. En route, her eyeglasses break and he takes over at the wheel. Encountering a traffic check, he panics and flees, resulting in a severe accident in which his wife is critically injured. He learns the hard way - and too late - what Dan had earlier tried to impress upon him.

After an elderly couple inadvertently help a murderous bank robber slip through a police road block, a restaurant manager spots the fugitive who uses the old folks to keep from getting caught.

Jerry Watts is the son of a millionaire and he's just been kidnapped and taken to an old shack high in the mountains. After a tip from a game warden brings the Highway Patrol, Jerry tries to escape to the officers, only to fall into a canyon severely injuring himself. The only way out is straight up.

Steve Talbot is a jewel thief who likes nice automobiles, and the Highway Patrol knows this. So Talbot flees capture after a job in an old junker. This gets him past the roadblocks but he soon is stranded on the side of the road. He hijacks a newly married couple pulling a trailer and Dan passes the trio through, not wanting harm to come to the civilians. But in passing the blockade, they unknowingly pick up a new rider.

Senior Constable Dean Pickering attempts to help at the scene of a serious crash where two kids have stolen a car and later wrapped the car around a tree. A driver is stopped in Epping for driving an unregistered car.

The police are desperately trying to apprehend a female drink driver who has crashed a booze bus site. The speeding motorist just won't stop and with pursuing police unable to stop her, they decide to throw down stop sticks which should puncture all the offenders' car tyres. But it's a difficult and dangerous task on a dark, wet busy motorway.

A member of the public is attacked by a man with a knife, while returning home from work. The offender leads officers on a frantic foot chase through the streets of Maribyrnong.

A man is trapped inside his vehicle when it smashes into a pole. Then, two drivers ignore a Constable's attempt to pull them over and a minor collision turns into a major argument.

After a man is suspected of driving under the influence of drugs, the fine and his job are the least of his worries after his wife finds out.

A man driving a hoon-mobile is pulled over but what happens next is unexpected.

A young driver is close to tears when he’s responsible for getting his mum’s car impounded and nothing Senior Constable Denis Busic says makes it any easier. When Sergeant Andy Oakley pulls alongside a guy on his mobile phone, the offence couldn’t be more obvious. But despite what Andy has seen so clearly, this driver is determined to argue the point.

Officers spot a car going at warp speed and when the driver shows no sign of stopping, it becomes a full-blown pursuit. Police are baffled when they pull over a driver who insists he is a UFO.

An officer pulls over an intoxicated driver whose passenger can't get enough of him. Police deal with two agro men who have been caught street racing and get a laugh from a man on a souped up cycle.

Police attempt to confirm the identity of a speeding driver when he is unable to produce a licence, a man claims police will owe him three pots of gold if they charge him with using a mobile phone while driving and police find a vehicle with a remote controlled number plate cover.

A cyclist with a strong dislike of the highway patrol refuses to wear his helmet and police find a large amount of cash inside a vehicle.

A driver in possession of a crowbar is told his vehicle will be impounded by police.

A driver is caught using his phone and launches into a profanity-laden tirade. Also, Sergeant Ash Hodges comes across a man in a beaten up car who's leaving a crash scene.

A driver who spots a police car goes on the run - straight into a truck. Also, a man gets angry after being pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt, and two cars collide in Melbourne.

In some of the most dramatic footage ever shown on this program, a dash cam captures the moment an SUV ploughs head on into a car.

When a car crashes a stop sign while trying to run from police, it hurtles head-on into the path of a bus. The driver has plenty of reasons to run - but will he avoid a serious smash?

Officers Damien O'Brien and Steve Mottram come across a woman who prefers her dog to ride shotgun, rather than her boyfriend. Also, Sergeant Ash Hodges nails a man in a hurry to get to a family lunch.

When police pull over a car for being too low, they meet a man who reckons he's Australia's biggest bogan. And with a range of bad tattoos and a penchant for cigarettes and cars, he may be right.

Officers Rob Jones and Matt Moohan spot a couple of motorbikes going at breakneck speed. Geelong is home to hoons and officer Rick Wilde pulls over a ute that looks to be full of them.

A dramatic old-fashioned chase gets underway in the western suburbs of Melbourne when a woman fails to stop for police.

A driver who's lost his licence multiple times goes on a mad driving rampage in Western Melbourne. Officer Sue Brendel catches a drugged-up driver for the second time in only a few weeks.

Officers Hodges and Bidderman deal with a driver who tries to pull the wool over their eyes, claiming that a glasses case looks the same as a cellphone.

A driver without an appropriate licence tries to put the blame on his shoes for his excess speed. However, Officers Smith and Williams aren't accepting the driver's poor excuse.

A self confessed marijuana user crashes his motorbike into the back of a car on a busy Melbourne road. A driver's lack of registration uncovers a car load of soft toys.

A tradie on his phone crashes into a parked car in front of officers. A 4x4 enthusiast learns why his modifications are not compliant & two drivers take huge risks running traffic lights.

There’s a tanker truck on fire on the freeway blocking home-bound traffic. A young driver regrets skidding his way to police attention.

One driver rides high on a roundabout. Another rides low and scrapes the road. Then there's the guy who just wants to go camping - fast.

A car thief is hitting speeds of 190 kilometres per hour and police need to catch him before he reaches a school zone just as class is getting out. A golfer rides the streets in his golf buggy.

Heading out for hot takeaways in an unregistered car lands a driver in hot water. She's refusing roadside sobriety tests, Also, how many lies can one man tell in one intercept?

Spider-man is on the fly on the streets of Melbourne. Can police catch him in their web? A disqualified driver sideswipes another vehicle in his haste to evade the police.