

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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30mIncidents at Mardi Gras 2004 include a male flasher, lewd conduct by an intoxicated couple and a female transsexual exposing her breasts.
30mA male mooner at Mardi Gras 2004 is arrested, along with a man seen spiking women's drinks. Also: a ceremonial parade of police down Bourbon Street to close the partying.
30mIn New Orleans, Officers Rose and White encounter an intoxicated bar patron who uses comical karate skills to hold police at bay. Meanwhile in Jacksonville, FL, Officer Eason comes to the aid of a woman who screamed for help after her mother allegedly came close to running her down as she walked along a dark road.
30mIn the second episode of the 17TH season premiere, cameras in Jacksonville, FL, follow Sergeant White as he conducts an undercover "buy-bust" sting operation designed to capture street-level drug dealers, including one who allegedly tries to swallow evidence. In Passaic County, NJ, Corporal Damiano encounters a suspect with a chronic drug habit who turns over some narcotics he recently purchased. Also in Jacksonville, Officer Futch's investigation of a domestic disturbance call leads to the arrest of a 15-year-old female who allegedly assaulted her mother during an argument.
30mIn New Orleans, Officers Lewis and Williams confront several suspects in an area known for drug activity, including one man who tries to discard a crack pipe, and a combative individual who allegedly attempts to swallow evidence. Meanwhile in Riverside County, CA, Deputy Barajas trails a suspicious vehicle traveling on a restricted off-road trail, and later makes an arrest after discovering methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in the driver's possession.
30mFort Worth Police Officer Sara Straton pulls over a suspected stolen vehicle and becomes alarmed when the driver unexpectedly jumps out of the vehicle and heads toward her. Distracted by the charging driver, the passenger runs from the scene and heads toward a home while the detained suspect claims that he's a schizophrenic. Also featured is Officer Ray Spencer of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, responding to a report of a fight between feuding wedding chapel owners. At the scene, a female complainant, Cheryl, claims that one of her competitors threatened to harm her family and bomb her business.
30mWhen Officer Erik Nelson of the Norwood, OH, Police Division lends assistance on a routine traffic stop, the uncooperative driver becomes combative and Officer Nelson is forced to use his stun gun, triggering a dangerous high-speed car chase.
30mAfter a high-speed chase, the suspect gives kudos to the police, especially the K-9 that tracks him down. Another segment features the lengths to which criminals will go when found with stolen vehicles clearly beyond their monetary means.
30mWhen Officer Brett Mills of the Fort Worth Police Department assists another unit on a traffic stop of a stolen vehicle, the occupants are ordered out of the vehicle and taken into custody. During questioning and after informing the jittery suspect that her past has caught up with her, officers face a very belligerent and combative woman and must use force to restrain her. Another segment features Officer Terence Hightower of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, responding to a call where a male victim was stabbed in the arm by his date -- who apparently is a transgender. Each claims to have been attacked by the other and after a long explanation, one admits to the stabbing.
30mFt Worth officers chase a man that was shooting an AK-47 at a home and car. He is identified by a witness. WA a car is stopped for no headlights man arrested with suspended license. In PA undercover officers catch drug sellers.
30mLas Vegas detectives investigate the murder of the night bartender at the Odyssey Lounge. Pool cue sticks are missing and the wallet of the bartender. Meanwhile, the driver of a stolen vehicle chased by police bails at the MGM parking garage and is caught after a chase. A car left running while owner went into a dry-cleaning business is stolen and quickly recovered by police. The driver is arrested in front of the just-arrived car's owner.
30mAfter an autopsy discussion at the morgue, detectives plan to investigate stolen credit card use, to acquire video of the suspect. An undercover officer in a painter disguise acts as bait for theft and quickly has a person steal money. The police catch the thief as he threw the money down before arrest. Suspect has long rap sheet. Credit card usage video giving a good face image of the suspect that is now clean-shaven. A uniformed officer surprises a woman urinating under a crane truck. The detectives receive a tipline call of an informant that had contact with suspect and was asked to buy brand new pool cue sticks in a case, and when asked how he got them the suspect said he killed a guy for them. A man jaywalks dropping women's clothes that were probably shoplifted and had beer cans in a pocket and one in his underwear. Detectives search hotel room of the suspect for evidence and find bloody red shirt and the bartender's wallet with ID. The suspect appears before judge and pleads not guilty. The prosecution is seeking the death penalty.
30mWhen Santa Ana County, CA, Police Officer Jose Gonzales questions a known prostitute, the woman insists that she is doing nothing wrong and claims that she was only escorting her disabled male acquaintance to a nearby fast food restaurant. Another segment features Deputy Steve Sabers and Corporal Brian Shepard of the Hamilton County, OH, Sheriff's Office, responding to a domestic disturbance. At the scene, a man explains that his ex-wife plans to marry a man she recently met on the Internet and move their children out of state.
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30mWhen Officer Jeff Kilby of the Norwood, OH, Police Division assists an undercover unit on a traffic stop of a suspicious vehicle that was allegedly involved in drug activity, suspects are taken into custody and questioned about their suspicious behavior. Officer Kilby was tipped off by the drug paraphernalia and oddly wrapped balls of tobacco found in the car during a search. When questioned about the tobacco, one of the suspects claims that he intended to smuggle it into jail. Later, Officer Kilby responds to a call from a local bank involving a man who was trying to pass a bad check. At the scene, the officer helps several officers take the combative suspect into custody.
30mWhen Fort Worth, TX, Police Department's Task Force serves a warrant at a residence known for drug dealing, suspects are immediately detained and the routine search surfaces a considerable amount of cocaine rocks stashed inside and outside a bedroom window. When the property owner returns from church, she sadly learns that her son and his friends have been selling drugs out of her home.
30mWhen Officer Gary Couso of the Santa Ana, CA, Police Department stops a suspicious vehicle coming out of an alley in an area of the city known for heavy drug activity, the officers question and conduct a routine search, and the passenger attempts to swallow a small amount of what is later determined to be crack cocaine. Another segment features Officer Gibson Smith of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department offering assistance on an investigation of a suspicious male who reportedly passed out in his vehicle at a local gas station for four hours. Although the suspect cannot account for a significant portion of his morning, he insists that he was searching for his keys the entire time.
30mA drug suspect tries to swallow evidence after being stopped leaving an area known for drug activity; a man is questioned about passing out in his car.
30mWhen Officer Joey Perez of the Fresno, CA, Police Department spots a suspicious female in an area of heavy drug activity, the officer questions the feisty female, finds drug paraphernalia, and the suspect attempts to flee. After the suspect is wrestled to the ground, she screams that she is 17 weeks pregnant and wants to speak with the sergeant. Meanwhile, Officer Joe Kolp of the Lakewood, WA, Police Department investigates an accident where a car went through the wall of a local bar. Several witnesses describe how the driver raced through the parking lot, hit an unidentified man, and then plowed into the bar. Officers hear conflicting reports from "witnesses" until one finally admits to that after an argument, she accidentally hit her boyfriend and then drove into the bar.
30mAndrew Patzer and Jason Rose of the Las Vegas, NV, Metropolitan Police Department respond to a domestic disturbance call at a local apartment complex. At the scene, the officers interview a man who is clearly annoyed by their inquisition and tells the officers that he had an argument with his girlfriend and insists that everything's cool. However, after getting his girlfriend's version of the story and seeing his hostile outbursts, the police arrest him for disorderly conduct. Meanwhile, when Fort Worth, TX, Police Officer Brian Clark pursues a speeding vehicle that ran a red light, the desperate driver leads the officer to his home, where he bails out of the vehicle, runs into the residence and barricades himself inside the bathroom.

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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.