When Officer Joe Maltese of the Rialto, CA, Police Department is called to the scene of a possible fight involving guns, he detains a suspect who turns out to be hiding a sawed-off shotgun in his pants.

Apprehended suspect insists he had nothing despite officer's find of dry drug packets on rainy day. Woman eludes but is stopped. Officer radios in and observes her throwing something under the squad car. Robber's shoe print seals his fate.

When Officer Joe Maltese of the Rialto, CA, Police Department is called to the scene of a possible fight involving guns, he detains a suspect who turns out to be hiding a sawed-off shotgun in his pants. Also featured is Deputy Thomas Gunter of the Brevard County, FL, Sheriff's Office, patrolling an area known for drug trafficking and illicit behavior. When he spots a suspect who starts to flee, the suspect gives up without a fight.

When Deputy Chris Nebel of the Lee County, FL, Sheriff's Office stops a young man for driving without his lights on, he discovers that the suspect is on probation, driving without a license, out after curfew and without proof of ownership of the golf cart.

Fasten your seatbelts for a chair-gripping experience! This one-hour retrospective features classic COPS car chases, super-inebriated suspects, sizzling Tasers, disheartening domestics, problematic perps and gutsy officers from coast to coast.

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When Officer Deputy Rick Lee of the Brevard County, FL, Sheriff's Office patrols an area known for drug trafficking, he spots a car driving through a parking lot without its lights on.

When Detective Aaron Vigil of the Rialto, CA, Police Department assists fellow officers in a pursuit of an intoxicated and dangerous suspect, the situation gets intense after the bandit involves innocent bystanders. Also featured is Deputy Jeffery Grant of the Hillsborough, FL, County Sheriff's Office, who stops a vehicle in a known drug area and finds that the situation is not all it's cracked up to be.

Since the pioneering reality series debuted in 1989, COPS, in its 20th season, has consistently outperformed its competition and has cemented a place in history as one of the longest-running primetime entertainment programs.

When Sergeant Jason Hapner of the Indio, CA, Police Department spots a vehicle listed on the hot sheet as stolen, the driver attempts to evade the Sergeant in the vehicle as well as on foot. Also featured is Officer Justin Gauker of the Las Vegas, NV, Metropolitan Police Department, who notices a vehicle stopped in an alley with passengers and no license plate and finds more than just mischief.

When Detective Carl Jones of the Rialto, CA, Police Department spots a stolen vehicle in an alleyway, the driver attempts to evade officers and causes an accident involving a patrol car and two parked cars.

When Officer Shawn Ford of the Las Vegas, NV, Metropolitan Police Department is patrolling the Strip, he stops a man who can't seem to keep his hands to himself.

When Officer David Lee and Corporal Shannon Whent of the Sacramento, CA, Police Department check up on a suspect with an outstanding warrant, the person flees and the K-9 unit takes over. Also featured is Officer Kenneth McCaffery of the Las Vegas, NV, Metropolitan Police Department stopping a vehicle driving the wrong way down a street.

Officers from coast to coast handle domestic disputes including Officer Curtis Lawrance of the Las Vegas, NV, Metropolitan Police Department aiding fellow officers in a domestic-violence call.

Officers in Kansas City, Mo., patrol a known drug area and detect trouble when spotting shirtless men wobbling through the middle of the street.

When officers in Pomona, CA, become involved in a high-speed chase, a helicopter patrols overhead, and the pursuit is terminated when the fast-moving suspect speeds through an intersection and impacts another vehicle.

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When officers in Spokane, WA, spot a stolen truck, the suspects take off down country roads and outpace police in an off-road chase through a heavily wooded area.

Riverside, CA - An officer finds a woman with a warrant, who resists arrest. Las Vegas, NV - An officer finds a woman occupying a truck that is reported as stolen. Pomona, CA - Officers stop a transvestite with a stolen vehicle.

When an officer in Riverside, CA, spots a woman with a warrant out for her arrest, a struggle ensues and the wild woman wrestles with the officer until backup arrives.

When officers in Kansas City, MO, pursue a vehicle driven by a homicide suspect, the chase comes to a climatic conclusion when the car careens into a gas station.

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When a DUI suspect in Leon County, FL, is pulled over, officers discover the suspect is concealing more than his sobriety. Members of the Portland, OR, Street Crimes Unit make a drug bust in a city park. In Cincinnati, OH, officers respond to public disturbance involving two men fist fighting.

When a 70-year old parole violator leads officers on a high-speed chase in Kansas City, MO, spike strips, helicopter patrol and hounds become involved in the pursuit. In Las Vegas, NV, officers investigate a dispute involving two transvestites accused of disturbing the peace. Police officers in Rialto, CA, respond to a traffic accident involving an abandoned and stolen vehicle.

When officers in Las Vegas, NV, respond to a shooting call at a hotel, the suspect gambles and leads a nighttime chase down local streets.

Shocking footage is captured when officers in Las Vegas, NV, utilize spike strips to slow a speeding stolen vehicle.

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Palm Beach County, FL, deputies search a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot that leads to a discovery of unexpected measures.

When Officer Brian Jones of the Boise, ID, Police Department responds to a battery call at a local park, he finds an unconscious suspect who has been badly beaten.

When officers in Pomona, CA, respond to a burglary call at a restaurant, a K-9 unit sniffs out suspects inside looking for more than a free meal.

Deputies in Palm Beach County, FL, pull over a vehicle for running a red light and the situation escalates when a foot chase ensues.

Deputies in Palm Beach County, FL spot a vehicle without the proper tags in a known drug-trafficking area and the situation goes from bad to worse for the suspect.