

COPS follows police officers, constables, and sheriff's deputies during patrols and various police activities by embedding camera crews with their units. The show's formula adheres to a classic cinéma vérité ethos. With no narration or scripted dialog, it depends entirely on the commentary of the officers and on the actions of the people with whom they come into contact.
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30mIn Las Vegas, a look at a casino's security system shows how customers attempt to cheat. Also: officers respond to a reported shooting involving children; and a domestic dispute.
30mIn Las Vegas, an accidental family shooting is suspected of having been intentional; an alleged bicycle thief is caught in a sting; a driver is found to have a pistol, marijuana and an underage companion.
30mIn Las Vegas, the police respond to calls reporting the beating of a woman with a bat, and a burglary in progress in which the suspect is revealed to be a family friend. Also: a night in a Las Vegas jail.
30mAfter being stopped following a vehicle chase, a suspected thief flees on foot. Also: officers respond to a reported battery at a convenience store, and to a man on a roof believed to be on drugs.
30mEn route to a call involving burglary suspects, Las Vegas officers spot an alleged drug user. Also: a man is arrested for stealing bicycles from the police's impound facility; a suspect is caught with stolen credit cards.
30mA delirious woman becomes defensive when she's accused of bizarre behavior and begins fighting with officers in front of her kids. Grandma arrives and explains just how dire the situation has become. North Las Vegas officers assist a mother with her wayward daughter. The emotional teen argues that she can take care of herself on the streets. The officers offer her a choice: a ride to jail or home with her mom. A paranoid man clad in only a towel makes wild claims of being chased by unseen men.
30mPolice pursue van-theft suspects; search the home of a man arrested for drug possession; question an alleged transvestite and two suspicious males.
30mIn Las Vegas, officers snare alleged johns in a prostitution sting; a traffic-accident victim is assisted; a suspect is arrested for operating a car with a stolen license plate.
30mAn officer chases a suspect who tries to escape after a traffic stop; officers encounter a pot-bellied pig while attempting to serve a warrant; a deputy checks the identity of a driver using someone else's car.
30mA man claims self-defense after reportedly stabbing another man during a robbery attempt; an apparent suicide is investigated; an officer sorts out a dispute between neighbors.
30mOfficers respond to a shooting; sort out a landlord-tenant dispute stemming from alleged drug use; encounter a naked man sitting in the street.
30mA woman calls 911 screaming for help. Eagle-eyed officers spot her abusive boyfriend fleeing the scene. The battered woman admits she finds it hard to leave the situation despite the beatings. A bashful man hides behind a topless club with a woman he just picked up. The honest hooker admits she enjoys her work and was paid twenty dollars for her services tonight. A trespassing call becomes a theft investigation when officers find several expensive items in the purse of a wig-wearing man.
30mA burglary suspect is arrested after entering a detective's backyard; officers respond to a report of drug use in a park; a sting operation targets alleged johns.
30mA suspicious van is found to contain an alleged prostitute and customer; officers sort out a domestic dispute allegedly involving a man demanding to see his ex-girlfriend; a suspected unlicensed driver refuses to pull over.
30mKansas City officers pursue an armed-robbery suspect and sort out a domestic dispute. Also: the pursuit of a suspect believed to be linked to a recent homicide.
30mA man drinking a beer on the sidewalk in North Las Vegas decides to resist arrest. The suspect proclaims his innocence even after officers locate multiple baggies of cocaine in his pockets. When officers respond to a shots fired call, they find a bloody man on the ground who claims he was beaten and thrown from a car. Officers recover equipment stolen from a convention in Las Vegas worth $60,000. When a man runs from a car stop, officers set up a perimeter and find him hiding in a bush.
30mOfficers investigate a woman's claim of a sexual assault on her daughter; and a report of vandalism by a woman's boyfriend. Also: a domestic dispute between two cousins.
30mA deputy assists when a traffic stop turns into a large drug bust, and later, the same officer is nearly hit by an alleged drunken driver; two suspects are caught when a train cuts off their escape route.
30mFootage of a motorcycle rally in South Dakota and coverage of police activities at the event.
30mVice-squad officers pose as potential customers to target alleged prostitutes working on the street and for escort services; an officer pretends to be a prostitute to snare potential customers.

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COPS follows police officers, constables, and sheriff's deputies during patrols and various police activities by embedding camera crews with their units. The show's formula adheres to a classic cinéma vérité ethos. With no narration or scripted dialog, it depends entirely on the commentary of the officers and on the actions of the people with whom they come into contact.
Harry Newman.
The catalogue lists an episode length of 30 minutes; individual episodes may vary.
The listed premiere date is 11 March 1989.