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.
In the pilot, officers from Broward County, Fla., are observed during one weekend. Included: a crack house is busted; suspected drug dealers are arrested. A raid on a home belived to contain drugs. Suspected drug traffickers are arrested at an airport; a body is found floating in a canal; and an officer discusses his relationship with a colleague.
EpisodeMar 11, 1989
2.Broward County, FL 2
In Florida, Dep. Linda Canada responds to a domestic dispute; Sgt. Robert Deak runs a drug task force; "lost" drivers are found in a drug-trafficking area by Lt. Robert Rios and Dep. Willie Washington.
EpisodeMar 18, 1989
3.Broward County, FL 3
Featured: segments on domestic problems, including a sibling brawl and a young mother who lives in a crack house with her child.
EpisodeMar 25, 1989
4.Broward County, FL 4
Two officers go undercover as prostitutes in a vice bust.
EpisodeApr 1, 1989
5.Broward County, FL 5
Cases include an armed man in a church, and a bomb threat in a restaurant.
EpisodeApr 8, 1989
6.Broward County, FL 6
An undercover officer must separate a child from a mother involved in a crack bust; the approach of Super Bowl weekend brings a crackdown by the deputies of Broward County, Fla.
EpisodeApr 15, 1989
7.Broward County, FL 7
Cases include drunken driving; hit-and-run accidents; and a child's call to 911.
EpisodeApr 22, 1989
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A fight is stopped; kids are removed from a drug environment; suspected transvestites are warned against soliciting.
EpisodeApr 29, 1989
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From 1989 in Florida: Dep. Jim Fondo tries to help the family of a mother and daughter who are suspected of prostitution; a suspected marijuana dealer is served with a warrant by the Organized Crime Division of the sheriff's department.
EpisodeMay 6, 1989
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A melee results when a suspected cocaine dealer is recaptured after his escape from a buy-bust orchestrated by Capt. Ron Cacciatore of the Organized Crime Division of the Broward County (Fla.) Sheriff's Department.
EpisodeMay 13, 1989
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A deputy must restrain a husband from injuring himself during a domestic dispute; a suspect has a heart attack during a 3-kilo cocaine bust by the Organized Crime Division.
EpisodeMay 20, 1989
12.Broward County, FL 12
A woman turns in her ex-boyfriend for alleged drug dealing; and a domestic dispute between two sisters is halted by Deputy Mike Hoffman.
EpisodeMay 27, 1989
13.Broward County, FL 13
Officers are seen stalking a burglar; using a mobile home in a drug sting; and investigating a murder at a dinner party.
EpisodeJun 3, 1989
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The deputies' investigations include prostitution; a hit-and-run; and a double homicide in a restaurant.
EpisodeJun 10, 1989
15.Russia 1 Hour Special
Part 1 of 2. Police operations in Russia, including a visit to the Soviet Militia Training Academy. Also: intoxicated individuals are apprehended at a May Day parade; a suspected drug house is raided.
EpisodeJun 17, 1989
16.COPS in Russia (2)
Part 2 of 2. More police activity in Russia, including officers breaking up a motorcycle gang; and responding to a knife fight between warring student factions at a trade school. Also: a high-speed car chase.
EpisodeJun 17, 1989
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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.