

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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30mSheriff deputies in Palm Beach respond to reports of a stolen van and a burglary in progress. An officer becomes suspicious when a very nervous female passenger refuses to present ID after a routine traffic stop.
30mAtlanta police respond to an alleged knife assault, make a drug arrest and capture an armed-robbery suspect previously profiled on "America's Most Wanted" as a murder suspect.
30mA 911 hang-up call leads an officer to a woman who claims her boyfriend hit and kicked her; a woman is arrested at an assault call; occupants of a vehicle are questioned in an area known f
30mIn Des Moines, IA Officer Joe Morgan likes the city because it is small, but not too small, there is still lots to do. An off duty cop is in a foot pursuit. Pursuit; domestic disturbance; car chase. Chattanooga TN/Atlanta, GA.
30mPolice take part in what turns out to be a dangerous pursuit, officers get called to a domestic dispute and police spot a suspicious vehicle.
30mA suspect tries to flee after being ordered to drop his rifle; officers break up a fight between brothers.
30mChattanooga officers suspect marijuana smoke in a car stopped for suspicious tags; Atlanta officers assist an undercover unit; Des Moines cops answer a domestic-dispute call.
30mAn officer responds to a report of a naked, bloody man in a park Officers are called to a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot. Officers end a high-speed chase.
30mIn Chattanooga, Officer Christopher Smith and his partner Officer David Holloway observe as the driver of a stolen vehicle crashes into the side of a house. In Fort Worth, Texas, Officer Eddleman happens upon a fire at a local motel, a blaze later determined to be the work of an arsonist. In Des Moines, Iowa, Officer Cornwell gives chase when a speeding motorcyclist ditches his vehicle and flees on foot.
30mIn Atlanta, an Officer pursues a white Dodge Durango. In Chattanooga, an Officer questions a woman with a large plug of hair missing from the back of her head. In Des Moines, Iowa, an Officer catches a man in a public port-a-potty.
30mIn West Palm Beach a suspect crashes after fleeing from a routine traffic stop. A 911 hang-up is traced to a battered woman. A narcotics unit runs a sting operation to catch a suspected drug dealer.
30mIn Fort Worth officer questions two male suspects and a prostitute riding in the same car who then flee in car. In Chattanooga Officer stops and questions a suspect who claims he was on his way to a friend's house and finds a large quantity of marijuana crammed into the suspect's pants
30mIn Palm Beach, a deputy finds a man holding a knife to another man's throat. A deputy follows a car suspected to be involved in a robbery. A suspect with a warrant runs from officers.
30mIn Palm Beach, a narcotics sting involves a cop posing as a drug buyer; a woman claims her boyfriend threatened her with a knife; a man is found injured, allegedly by an estranged friend.
30mSuspects abandon a car and flee into a residential area, a driver admits to drinking and officers investigate an attempted burglary.
30mRobbery report at a motel in Chattanooga, Tenn.; drug suspect pulled over in Fort Worth. Tex.; 5-year-old boy disappears in Des Moines, Iowa.
30mIn Fort Worth an officer pursues a car involved in a robbery. In Des Moines Officers are called to a local bar where they learn that a suspect threw a drink at a woman. Officers answer a call at a Chattanooga bar.
30mA man runs from police over a parole violation. Officers respond when a trouble maker is expelled from a bar for bad behavior. Police pursue a man after he bails from his car during a traffic stop.
30mOfficers give chase to a suspect driving a stolen vehicle. An illegal knife and drugs are found during a traffic stop. Agents go undercover in an area known for heavy drug activity.
30mIn Forth Worth, man involved in a drug deal claims he works for the task force. In Des Moines, Iowa, an irate woman slams the front door when officers arrive. Police pull over two young suspects in an area known for drug activity.

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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.