

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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30mAn officer shows up as Coco the Clown in an undercover sting. The Vice unit conducts a reverse-prostitution sting designed to capture suspected "johns."
30mA remorseful woman is arrested for lewd conduct during Mardi Gras. Police officers are dispatched into the busy streets of New Orleans during the Super bowl in search of ticket scalpers. Police department investigates a theft at a local store.
30mA suspect is arrested after officers find a loaded gun during a routine search. Two men are detained suspected of battery. During Mardi Gras officers arrest a man pickpocketing.
30mAt the conclusion of an extensive pursuit, the driver eventually loses control of the vehicle and runs into a stop sign. With the aid of stop sticks, a driver's car becomes disabled. Officers stop a stolen vehicle leaving a drug house.
30mWhen one of the officers attempts to grab a suspect, the suspect unexpectedly assaults the officer in an attempt to avoid arrest. An officer responds to a stabbing. An officer is flagged down by a concerned group looking for a missing child.
30mThe victim of the home invasion robbery tells a dispatch operator that a man held him at gun-point. A man in a wheelchair is in a stand-off with campus police. Officers respond to a call about a knife-wielding assailant.
30mA driver takes several units on a reckless journey on the wrong side of the highway. Officers sets up a reverse sting operation designed to capture a suspected drug dealer. Officers decide to pull over a driver who intentionally avoided a road block.
30mOfficers conduct a routine traffic stop on a vehicle that ran a stop sign. Officers and residents systematically retrieve birds from a fireplace and release them outside. A police department conducts a reverse drug-sting.
30mOfficers attempt to pull over a vehicle with no headlights. A suspect is caught in the act of burying a bag filled with illegal prescription drugs. Buy-Bust drug operation.
30mOfficers coordinate a prostitution sting. Officers pull over a vehicle with a missing license plate. Officers stop a woman driving a stolen vehicle.
30mOfficers respond to a traffic accident where a man ran his truck through a wall. An undercover officer poses as a "john" hoping to attract unsuspecting prostitutes. A vehicle is stopped due to a missing license plate.
30mA Special Operations Unit coordinates a city-wide "buy bust" sting designed to apprehend street level drug dealers. Officers join units in pursuit of a stolen SUV. An officer arrests two brothers for public intoxication.
30mAn officer poses as a prostitute in an attempt to attract interested "johns". A suspect flees on foot through the woods following an assault. An officer decides to check out a local bar where a lot of illegal activity takes place.
30mDetectives stop a vehicle leaving a known drug house and find a loaded concealed gun while searching one of the passengers. Local residents complain about a loud neighbor. A man is spotted walking down a road with a saw.
30mA female victim tells the officers that two men kicked in her front door. Three suspects attempt to steal a bicycle in an alley. Following routine questioning of a petrified wife, officer arrests the husband for domestic abuse.
30mThe occupants of a car try to conceal their identities. Officers investigate a vehicle lingering near a park known for illicit sexual activity. Officer investigates a robbery claim at a truck stop.
30mOfficers encounter an unusual situation where the victim and suspect have barricaded themselves inside the house. Officers respond to a domestic dispute at a nearby apartment complex. A man explains how his ex-girlfriend climbed into his window.
30mOfficers investigate two vehicles involved in an accident. Officers respond to a call involving a man with a knife. Officers respond to a call involving a man with a gun at a nearby convenience store.
30mA bewildered driver claims that he did not see the lights or hear the sirens when he was signaled to stop. Officers investigate a call regarding a suspicious parked car. A manager of an apartment complex is assaulted by their intoxicated tenants.
30mA sibling reluctantly called authorities when his belligerent brother refused to leave his mother's home. Officers respond to a shoplifting call at a local grocery store. Officers investigate a suspicious vehicle parked at a local gas station.

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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.