A man wearing women’s underwear exposes himself. While on patrol officers question a naked man in the backseat of a vehicle who explains to officers that he’s camping. It takes several officers to take down a deranged naked man.
A man is questioned for assaulting a woman on a train. A man is arrested for burglarizing a casino, he initially denies the charges but surveillance footage corroborates. A father kicks his son out of the house after his drinking becomes problematic.
A sizable amount of cocaine is seized during a routine search. An officer responds to a domestic dispute call, in which there are conflicting stories at the scene. An officer’s patrol car is nearly struck by a train, twice.
COPS provides a real-life glimpse into the tireless work of law enforcement in the U.S.
Officers are forced to use a taser to subdue a drunk driver. A man who claims he’s merely returning a bicycle to its owner is arrested for soliciting prostitution. Officers respond to a complex domestic disturbance call.
Officers coordinate to stop a vehicle that leaves a known drug trafficking area.
A man in New Jersey is arrested for possession. A couple is pulled over while driving around a known drug zone looking to score and the boyfriend is arrested for an outstanding warrant. A routine traffic stop turns into a fruitful drug bust.
Officers arrest a couple during an argument over who the narcotics belong to. Police seize a large bag of marijuana after a routine stop. A man is caught harboring drugs under his tongue during questioning.
An arrest is made in a notorious New Jersey drug hotbed. Officers find a suspect hidden under a mattress. A bicycle thief is caught red handed.
A dangerous high-speed pursuit quickly comes to a head after the driver loses control. In Florida a man is pulled over in a stolen vehicle and asserts the car belongs to his parents. Arrests are made in a Florida prostitute sting.
Officers coax a man off a large construction crane. An inebriated male suspect is jailed after an officer deduces that he had been abusive toward his girlfriend. A man is rescued from a flash flood, but his truck isn’t so lucky.
An officer spots a suspect returning to an area to pick up a hidden stash of narcotics. An officer learns that occupants of a suspicious vehicle has outstanding warrants. A domestic battery is investigated and justice is served.
A deputy questions a woman who accuses her boyfriend of abusive behavior.
A man is arrested for stealing a large amount of copper wire from a business owner. A young man on a bicycle is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and public intoxication. A man whose tags expired by a few years is pulled over.
An inebriated man is arrested after getting caught peering through the window of a recovery center. After a foot chase officers bring down a well-known local felon. Police respond to a domestic dispute at a local mobile home park.
Police use footage to make an arrest for burglary, battery and resisting arrest. Police respond to a disturbance call and officers attempt to help the two neighbors reconcile their differences. Officers arrest a woman for domestic violence.
A bloodied man prowls around an apartment complex. Officers pull over a suspicious vehicle and seize drugs belonging to a passenger who is arrested. Police seize drugs and a large knife from a bicyclist.
Officers question a couple looking to score drugs. Officers respond to a domestic violence call. Officers assist on a shots fired call, in which the suspect asserts that the weapon went off “accidentally”
Deputy finds drugs inside a deodorant can.
A disastrous carjacking results in an arrest. Officers make an arrest in a domestic abuse call involving two women. Officers find drug paraphernalia on a man who’s suspiciously parked in the middle of the street.