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The Best Episodes of Cops

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The Best Episodes of Cops

Follow real-life law enforcement officers from various regions and departments of the United States armed with nothing but with cameras to capture their actions, performing...
  1. Background image for Familiar Faces
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Familiar Faces

    S36:E20

    Various traffic stops escalate involving erratic driving, resisting arrest, drug possession. Officers use force, deploying tasers and engaging in physical altercations to gain compliance and make arrests across multiple incidents.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for 650th Milestone Episode
    8.4/10(13 votes)

    #2 - 650th Milestone Episode

    S18:E29

    No description available

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  3. Background image for Resisting Arrest #4
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Resisting Arrest #4

    S21:E4

    A pair of Broward County Sheriff's pat down a couple of guys who are hanging out in front of a store. One man becomes agitated and pulls away as drug paraphernalia is discovered on him and are forced to subdue him with a taser. Then, as a North Las Vegas Police officer arrives for a call concerning a fight between two men, the suspects flee in opposite directions. One officer misses with a taser shot, but the suspect gives up anyways. The other officer has also subdued him man. Lastly, a Rancho Cucamonga Police deputy chases a car which looses control. The passenger explains that the driver is his boyfriend and they were arguing inside the car about infidelities, which was the cause of the erratic driving.

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    Director:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Smooth Criminal
    8.3/10(41 votes)

    #4 - Smooth Criminal

    S24:E3

    The Boynton Beach, FL, Police Department conducts an undercover operation involving a woman who has allegedly hired a hit man to kill her husband. While posing as the hit man, an undercover officer has a candid conversation during which the woman details the situation. Following the conversation, the police department sets up a mock-crime scene so that when the suspect arrives home, she will think that her plan has been completed.

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    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Mardi Gras 2003
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Mardi Gras 2003

    S16:E1

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Stupid Behavior #3
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #6 - Stupid Behavior #3

    S21:E3

    The Palm Beach County Sheriff Officers vice unit have set up a sting operation, using a pair of undercover officers in a pickup truck as buyers. The first seller takes the officers straight to a drug house to sell their crack. The suspect is quickly arrested after lighting up his crack on the way home. The second deal happens when a young man offers to sell the officers crack and asks them to join him for a smoke behind a gas station. Then, an officer in Las Vegas is summoned when a restaurant claims a man refused to pay his $400 bill. He is trapped by the manager and a waiter. The suspect first claims his friend paid the tab and then changes his story and says he paid the bill himself. The man is arrested when it's discovered he has warrants and now can add the unpaid bill to the charges. Lastly, an officer in Palm Beach has stopped a car for a tint violation. Lowering his window, a cloud of marijuana smoke billows out from the car and a small amount of crack and cocaine is also discovered.

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  8. Background image for Nine Lives
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Nine Lives

    S33:E15

    A generous boyfriend prevents his girlfriend from going to jail, officers save a kitten and more.

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    Director:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Rescues
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Rescues

    S16:E3

    No description available

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  10. Background image for Bad Eggs
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Bad Eggs

    S30:E28

    Officers wear down their brakes when a daring driver takes them on a wild ride; a chicken breeder has a shady explanation for the items discovered in his car; a trigger-happy man has trouble owning up to his mistakes.

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  11. Background image for Naked Cops 1 Special Edition
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Naked Cops 1 Special Edition

    S14:E34

    (Atlanta, GA - 3:37 AM Car Pursuit) Zone 3 - Officer Greg Dabny spots a car with no tail light and goes to pull him over and he runs. Turns out the black male driver with no pants on abducted a young black woman in a short silver dress off the street at gunpoint and forced her into his car to give him a blow job. Cops chase him and he flips the car over a fence and she falls out and has bloody knees. An officer chases a half-naked driver; a nude man breaks into a school; a nude runs through a residential neighborhood; officers order nude sunbathers to cover up; nudity at a Mardi Gras party. Cleveland, OH/Las Vegas, NV/Kansas City, KS/Jackson Co #1434. 4/27/02

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  12. Background image for COPS - Coast to Coast 68
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #11 - COPS - Coast to Coast 68

    S17:E4

    (Jacksonville, FL - 3:18 PM Narcotic Sting Briefing) Narcotics Unit – Sgt. Randy White talks about a buy/bust operation and they call up a dealer whom Detective Linda Morgan has his number from a previous deal. They meet in a park in a blue truck with an ATV in the back. They jump the two black dealers who know nothing about any drugs. One guy starts swallowing the drugs and they get him to spit it out. They call another guy in a red Lumina for crack. He notices the police and drives off, but they block him in after he rams them twice. 8:12 PM – Linda calls another guy and meets him at a liquor store parking lot. The black dealer runs and gets a huge lead across the road and they have to catch him by car. They take his picture and he won’t say a word after selling them $100 worth of crack for $80. Passaic County NJ (4:51 Traffic Stop) Sheriff’s Dept. Cpl. Anthony Damiano tells about the area he covers. He heads to a project to see what is going on. He pulls over a car for missing a stop sign. The white driver says excuse me to Anthony, gets out, has no ID, but has two bags of crack. He’s 29 and from Garfield and has been smoking it for two weeks and just got out of rehab. He been stressed out because of his girlfriend hounding him, his one year old kid, having a crappy job and a bad accident at work today. He is charged with only simple possession and says his girlfriend will kick him out. Jacksonville FL – Zone 4 – Officer Brett Futch says his kids don’t worry about him. He keeps a journal for his daughter who thinks the stories from his job are cool. (9:22 PM Domestic Violence Call) 15 year old Nicole beat up her mom. She wanted to go to a birthday party, but instead was sneaking out with her boyfriend Anthony. She was punching, kicking and biting as her mom tried to get the phone away from her. She called her mom a bitch, slut, tramp and a whore an has marks on her from the struggle. Officer Michelle Terry arrests the daughter, which causes her to cry and say she wasn’t the first one to attack. Nicole says she pushed her down on the bed and wouldn’t let her get up. Brett says her mom has the right to discipline her. Mom says Nicole needs help. AKA Damiano Buy/Bust

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  13. Background image for Odd Arrests #2
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Odd Arrests #2

    S22:E1

    The COPS Season 22 opener includes a Las Vegas Metro police officer and the Las Vegas fire department trying to deal with a suspect who resists arrest, and a suspicious driver refuses to pull over.

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  14. Background image for Facebook Fury
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #13 - Facebook Fury

    S27:E18

    A DUI suspect reminds an officer of one famous dude. A naked man shocks a stranger on her porch. A daughter’s tantrum shakes the whole apartment when mom takes away Facebook.

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  15. Background image for From Sixty to Zero
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #14 - From Sixty to Zero

    S29:E1

    A motorcyclist gambles with his life during a high-speed chase. One lawbreaker will say anything to avoid being caught. A recent parolee blames Mom when the cops question him about his past.

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  16. Background image for British Invasion
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #15 - British Invasion

    S29:E8

    A desperate trespasser attempts to give the cops the slip. A frightened man tries to get the attention of deputies and takes the wrong approach. Officers show that a little honesty can go a long way.

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  17. Background image for One, Two, Tree
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #16 - One, Two, Tree

    S29:E9

    A high-speed pursuit ends suddenly when a suspect takes a wrong turn; officers intervene in a lovers' quarrel; and a nervous man tries to hide his criminal act.

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  18. Background image for Window of Opportunity
    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #17 - Window of Opportunity

    S29:E31

    Officers come to the rescue when a troubled man hits a low point; cops respond to a call when a man starts a food fight in a fit of rage; deputies catch a man off-guard while searching a parking garage.

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  19. Background image for COPS - Coco the Clown
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #18 - COPS - Coco the Clown

    S15:E1

    A police office goes under cover as a clown to nab suspected prostitutes; police deal with some unusual criminals.

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  20. Background image for Coast to Coast #130
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Coast to Coast #130

    S20:E3

    COPS from Rialto, California; Brevard and Lee counties in Florida. Stories include a naive young man who buys drugs; a woman is arrested for domestic violence though it was she who called the police; and a minor is arrested for gun possession.

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  21. Background image for Coast to Coast #137
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Coast to Coast #137

    S20:E16

    Coast to Coast in California and Kansas.This weeks stories include a suspect who rams a police car during a chase in Rialto and is tased; officers in Kansas City respond to a violent argument between roommates; and a desperate man in Sacramento attempts to elude officers

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  22. Background image for That's My Grill
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #21 - That's My Grill

    S28:E5

    A handcuffed teen tries to run when deputies turn him over to paramedics; a suspect does his best to keep his lips sealed during a traffic stop; a woman attempts to evict her nephew and his pregnant girlfriend.

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  23. Background image for Two in the Bush
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Two in the Bush

    S28:E21

    One offender tries to make the rules after deputies place her in cuffs. An unlicensed driver speeds away from a checkpoint with devastating results. Officers do their best to learn the truth from a couple of evasive suspects.

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  24. Background image for Shaking Like a Paint Mixer
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Shaking Like a Paint Mixer

    S28:E25

    A man jumps from a moving vehicle to escape the police; a car chase ends with a call to paramedics; an agitated man confuses threatening actions with heroism.

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  25. Background image for Pants Down, Hit the Ground
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #24 - Pants Down, Hit the Ground

    S29:E7

    A deputy responds to a neighborhood disturbance where the suspect quickly reveals himself; a man learns a tough lesson about wearing a seatbelt; and police find a sad man with a bizarre story during a traffic stop.

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  26. Background image for Surprise Guest
    7.8/10(14 votes)

    #25 - Surprise Guest

    S30:E3

    Police search a neighborhood and find a suspect in a tight spot. A pastor calls the cops when a suspicious car parks behind his church. An officer gives valuable advice to a young mother with a troubled past.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Familiar Faces" is the best rated episode of "Cops". It scored 8.6/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/6/2024. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "650th Milestone Episode".