On the 23rd season premiere, COPS celebrates a monumental 800th episode milestone with all the action indicative to the long-running series, including a chase, drug busts and more. An officer from the Boynton Beach Police Department in Florida chases a man fleeing his car by foot only to find what the suspect failed to hide. Another officer from Boynton Beach receives a call about a boa constrictor spotted in a residential area. Meanwhile, officers from the Harris County Sherriff's Office in Texas stop a victim for a routine traffic violation that ends in a drug bust and a charge of grand theft auto.
Officers from the Rio Grande City Customs and Border Protection in Texas engage in a sting operation to catch undocumented aliens crossing the border and wind up busting some for more than anticipated. Later, members of the border patrol in Nogales, AZ, arrest illegal immigrants trying to pass through the city by way of cargo trains.
Officers of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police break up a fist-fight over a financial discrepancy that leads to a juvenile heading to a detention center. Meanwhile, the Portland Police Bureau in Oregon arrests suspects in a stolen vehicle, and sheriffs in Florida make a drug bust in a strip-mall parking lot.
Officers from the Amarillo Police Department in Texas respond to a domestic-violence call and end up being faced with a challenging detainment. Later, officers with the Portland Police Bureau in Oregon attempt to track down a suspect in a hit-and-run and find a bystander taking the blame. Finally, the Brevard County Sheriff's Department in Florida responds to a battery case involving a roommate, a hammer, a sandwich and a big misunderstanding.
Officers from the Amarillo Police Department in Texas respond to "shots fired" call and team up to detain a suspect barricaded inside his house with a gun.
A member of the United States Marshals Service, Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, briefs the local police on a kidnapping case involving a 4-year-old boy and two Hispanic men in suspect who demanded $100,000 ransom for the child. Another investigator from the same Task Force recruits the local police to arrest a fugitive suspicious of possession of drugs.
During a routine traffic stop, officers from the Nye County Sheriff's Office in Pahrump, NV, pull over a vehicle for a missing headlight and end up busting the suspect for possession after the discovery of a marijuana plant and other illegal substances. Meanwhile, officers in Amarillo, TX, report to a major vehicle crash on a busy highway to eventually make an arrest for a DUI.
The Nye County Sheriff's Office in Pahrump, NV, is forced to lay down spikes in the road to detain a suspicious vehicle failing to yield at first siren, while officers of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Tampa, FL, call for back-up units to help break up a fight between neighbors involving aggravated battery and gunfire.
A suicidal man tries to taunt police into shooting him. Undercover officers expose an illegal operation at a pain management clinic. A woman claims she's just a bystander to a motorcycle hit and run.
When an officer from the Amarillo Police Department in Texas approaches a woman on the street about her suspicious late-night behavior, the interaction turns into a chase on foot. Meanwhile, in Hillsborough County, Florida, officers on the late-night patrol team up to respond to a call regarding a hand-to-hand transaction at a local motel.
Police deal with a quarrelsome tow-truck operator in Pierce County, Wash.; officers in Amarillo, Texas, arrest a probation violator for drug possession; Las Vegas police provide backup for an unusual traffic violation.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department in California chases a speeding silver sedan after the driver refuses to stop after a hit-and-run. An officer of the Amarillo Police Department in Texas responds to a call from a local hotel front desk stating that a belligerent drunk is loitering in the hotel lobby arguing with guests. A deputy with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office in Florida responds to a call about a possible domestic assault.
A man on a late-night bike ride is stopped by officers for not having a headlamp. A suspect in a domestic dispute admits to hitting a woman. A man doesn't deal with being laughed at by his neighbor in a peaceful way.
In California, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is taken on a foot chase over fences and through a field to catch a suspected cell-phone thief. The Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Washington responds to a call about a road-rage incident where a man allegedly assaults his neighbor.
Deputies of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Pierce County, WA, respond to a suicide threat and end up subduing the suspect after he refuses to follow the officers' commands. During a routine traffic stop, a vehicle's passengers admit to possessing marijuana and are taken into custody by the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department in Illinois. On another routine traffic stop, a deputy of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Tampa, FL, finds that the suspect has several tickets and a suspended license.
A deputy with the California County Sheriff's Department in Sacramento is forced to unleash his K-9 companion to catch a fleeing motorcyclist who also happens to be carrying drugs. A deputy of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Pierce County, WA, responds to a call from a bloodied man who claims that he was attacked by a woman while fighting over the last cigarette in the pack. Lastly, the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department in Illinois investigates three juveniles seen throwing rocks from an overpass who end up being questioned by the police and their mothers.
A traffic stop over a broken brake light turns into a foot chase. A man handles bad news by Doing damage to his apartment, cutting his fingers. A vehicle pursuit ends with a K-9 unit's help.Â
Officers from the Amarillo Police Department in Texas respond to a domestic-assault call where a woman's husband calls to report that his pregnant wife has been kicked twice in the stomach by their landlord. Deputies from the Cook County Sheriff's Department in Illinois respond to a call involving a woman evicted from her mobile home who left behind a slew of animals, including 52 cats, several rabbits and a snake.
Officers are flagged down and alerted to a group of armed men assaulting people at a nearby home. A fight between a father and his adult son takes a dark turn. A father threatens his daughter and her boyfriend with a knife.
A dispute inside a nightclub turns into a street fight. A man patrols his neighborhood ‘Old West' style. A K-9 unit is called in to track a burglar on the run.
A man needs police assistance when his angry ex-girlfriend crawls through his window. Police must play hide-and-seek when they attempt to execute an arrest warrant. A man is threatened with violence when he refuses to turn his car's headlights off.
In the 23rd-season finale, officers in Sacramento County, CA., look for a parolee who may be armed. A deputy in Palm Beach County, Fla., must deal with a domestic dispute which involves a knife; and a deputy in Pierce County, Washington, discovers drugs in a vehicle pulled over in a car stop because it was missing a license plate.
