A NEW series which follows North Wales Police (NWP) Roads Policing Unit is set to air on S4C at 9pm tonight (April 13).

In a new series of Y Llinell Las, you can follow the unit in their day-to-day work, with tonight's first episode highlighting the busy summer months of 2021.

With in-car, custody and body cameras the new series gives an honest portrayal of their work as they keep communities safe, while also getting to know the 'real' men and women behind the jobs.

PC Rich Priamo, who has worked at the Roads Policing Unit for four years, said: "We had a busy summer as a result of Covid; the authorities were telling people to stay home so North Wales was gridlocked.

"The A55 was like the M25 - nobody could move; when we travel to get to urgent calls, we usually drive 120 to 140 miles an hour on the A55, but we were having to drive 12 to 14 miles an hour.

"Time is of the essence for us to reach scenes - and not just for us, but the ambulance and fire service as well.

“Arriving at a scene that would normally take 10 minutes would take half an hour.

“It was mayhem for us.”

In the first episode, we hear more about the pressure placed on the team as swarms of holidaymakers head to North Wales in the summer; the team arrive at the scene of a motorbike accident, we see inside the control office, and get an insight to how they work with the Drone Unit to track down the thief of a stolen car.

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One of the other police officers we follow in the series is PC Dan Edwards, who has been part of the Roads Policing Unit for six years:

"I joined North Wales Police in 2006 as a PCSO, then the plan from day one was to come onto the Traffic Department.

“I've always been a petrol head. A pursuit is not really what you want - it's just too dangerous. You have to decide what's dangerous and what's not.

"As far back as I can remember – when I was six or seven years old, I always wanted to be a policeman.

“I'm not one who likes sitting in the office, I like being out there - that's what keeps me going.”