A kind man gets more than he bargained for from his new roommate.  Cops discover the unexpected consequences of punching a scooter.  Officers stop a sober suspect who may not be from the same planet as them.

Strange Encounters

Sucker Punch

Without a Paddle

A cyclist gives officers a bloody fight; a scared caregiver tries to evict an unwanted helper; tinfoil lands an unlicensed driver in hot water.

Mohawked Cleaning Service

A woman uses a tow service employee's body for batting practice; a man explains his medicinal meth use; a couple tries to convince officers they didn't shoplift.

Batter Up

A driverless vehicle goes into an apartment complex; a suspect isn't fast enough to evade police; officers stumble upon a 7-year-old boy who left home alone.

The Runaways

A fleeing thief runs into a patrolman; an armed-robbery victim gives a colourful overview of surveillance footage; officers return tearful children to their estranged mother.

Perfume Takedown

Trying to get a naked man to cooperate; a pickup truck chase with a 14-year-old; loads of dope on routine traffic stop.

Put Your Clothes Back On

Cops are forced to take desperate measures when an unruly suspect won’t stop fighting.  Officers have to contain a man looking to flee with crack.  Police know a tearful driver has weed in the car when he refuses to open his glove box.

Tazed and Confused

A normal traffic stop turns into an off-road race through a residential neighborhood.  Police discover a runaway suspect taking refuge in a family member’s closet.   A domestic dispute erupts over chips and dip.

Cruisin' the Neighborhood

Officers attempt to piece together whether or not an erratic driver is in a stolen vehicle, a knife-wielding man complains that rude neighbors won’t stop smoking pot and a highly emotional man has a blade to his throat.

Step Away From the Cutlery

Bryce Dion was a 7-year veteran of COPS who was tragically killed during production. Comprised of clips from his work, this tribute episode displays his courage and commitment to showing the challenges faced by law enforcement.

Bryce Dion Tribute

A transgender woman in a wheelchair opens a can of whoop a* on an aggressive bully.  Officers find a barely dressed couple in the midst of a biting match.  A reckless driver doesn’t take too kindly to being pulled over.

Love Bites

A fleeing suspect takes officers on a wild chase through oncoming traffic.  Surveillance footage of a stabbing helps police find the vicious attacker.  Cops track a subject into an uncooperative stranger’s apartment.

Running in Traffic

Officers learn that a taser can’t take some suspects down.  Patrol cars roll up on a couple getting undressed in a darkened pickup truck.  Cops arrest one of the most polite suspects in America.

Taser Proof

A suspect runs through a hotel fence and then gives an employee some shocking news.  Officers come upon two brothers who have just been in a knife fight.  Cops arrive after an unruly man fires his BB gun at a neighbor’s child.

You'll Shoot Your Eye Out

The new chief in town oversees a series of undercover drug buys.  Officers arrest a drunken man who can’t stop talking.  A domestic abuse suspect admits to laying the smack down on her mooching husband.

I'll Raise My Voice Right Back!

Officers are forced to tase a suicidal man for his own good.  A familiar face makes cops chase him through a grass field.  No lie is too big for a suspect who seeks refuge in a condemned house.

We Know Who You Are

Three men try to convince cops they had no idea their vehicle was stolen.  Officers respond after a partygoer mistakes another guest’s finger for dessert.  A domestic abuse suspect makes police run through the streets.

Lady Bit My Finger

A group of suspects race a stolen SUV through a residential neighborhood.  A drunk man has a kitchen knife and a listening problem.  Two usual suspects are going back to jail for their latest escapades.

Familiar Faces

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.

Facebook Fury

A speedy suspect makes officers chase him through a creek.  A teenage Good Samaritan gets in the middle of a bizarre domestic dispute.  After a woman destroys her home, she begs police to arrest her.

A suspect goes out to get his haircut and winds up in jail.  Officers try to piece together a puzzling street fight between a boxer and his confused friend.  Cops give a suspect every chance to admit to his obvious crime.

A defiant suspect winds up on the wrong side of a K-9 bite.  A former fiancé becomes a neighborhood nuisance when he pays his ex an unwanted visit.  A routine traffic stop turns into warrants, pregnancy, and Meth.

On Thin Ice

An extremely understanding cop gives a resistant suspect too many chances.  A driver reminds us why we should never let a friend borrow our car.  A man with a supped-up vehicle tells an awful lie to police.

Turbo Charged

A suspect uses bizarre driving techniques to elude cops.  A tough officer wades through a forest of denial before finding the crack.  Police search for a man accused of shooting up the neighborhood.

Pass the Rock

An uncooperative suspect obeys instructions from his more levelheaded relative.  A dead ringer for “The Rock” uncovers some crack rock.  Officers try to get the truth out of two known drug users.

Not My Crack

A resistant suspect thinks he sees monsters everywhere.  Cops are forced to officiate a spousal wrestling match.  Officers try to sort out where two motorists got their car and whose dope they possess.

Scary Monsters

A jaywalker darts on a mad dash through the weeds; things go badly for a suspect on a stolen motorcycle when choppers help officers track him down; a domestic dispute leads cops to a slew of unexpected crimes.

Eye in the Sky

A woman hitches a ride home with the wrong guy; a known prostitute; a domestic partner refuses to leave home and officers intervene.

Drunk in Love

A man calls for his wife in jail; a thief tries to give back stolen items; a woman goes from passed out to out of control.

Tell It to My Wife

A man hiding in an attic comes crashing through the ceiling; officers stop a man with a broken car; police respond to a complaint of cursing neighbours.

Crash Landing

A local nuisance is caught bothering people again; a usual suspect with money in his shoe.

The One Dollar Shoe

A man takes off on foot after being stopped for drinking while biking; a woman in her pyjamas is found to be using a stolen vehicle; officers find a couple smoking meth in front of a young child.

Getting Funcky

Hit and Run

A man begs police to shoot him; an intoxicated woman is arrested for domestic assault; officers deal with a dysfunctional family.

Be Careful What You Ask For

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 their daily duty to serve and protect the public.

Strange Encounters

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