The BEST episodes of Cops season 16
Every episode of Cops season 16, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cops season 16!
COPS is one of the first (and only) true and UNSCRIPTED reality shows, it follows the activities of police officers by embedding camera crews with police units. The show’s formula follows the Cinéma vérité convention, with no narration or scripted dialog, depending entirely on the commentary of the officers and on the actions of the people with whom they come into contact. COPS has followed officers in 140 different cities in the United States and also has been shot in Hong Kong, London, and the former Soviet Union. Each episode is approximately 22 minutes in length and typically consists of three segments, with each segment being one or two self-contained police incidents.

#1 - Guns & Drugs Special Edition
Season 16 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/28/2004
Jacksonville, FL - Officer Frank Canaday finds a vehicle traveling on the freeway that escaped from a chase in another police zone. Whittier, CA - Officer David Elizarraras searches for a driver that escaped on foot from another officer. Maui, HI - Officer Cliffor Pacheco pulls a van over, but lets the driver go when someone reports an assault with a pipe close by.

#2 - Coast to Coast 58
Season 16 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/3/2004
While attempting to break up a fight between two women an officer is attacked by one of the brawler's boyfriends. Officers confiscate a negligible amount of marijuana from a man during a routine traffic stop. A man is arrested for domestic abuse.

#3 - War on Drugs 1
Season 16 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/2004
Passaic County, NJ - Officer Jason DeGroat assist another officer in a foot pursuit. Maui, HI - Officer Nicholas Krau performs a traffic stop where the driver runs away and abandons his vehicle with crystal meth inside. Passaic County, NJ - Corporal Joe Petrocelli arrests a male observed buying drugs in the housing projects in Paterson.

#4 - War on Drugs 2
Season 16 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/7/2004
Stories include armed agents storm a known drug house and arrest a suspect with cocaine and marijuana, then use the house for a reverse sting to nab unsuspecting buyers; an officer observes a drug buy and after a chase finds drugs on the passenger; and a repeat offender tells the officers that he'll let them get pricked by his AIDS infected syringe when they do a search. Departments featured include Jacksonville, FL SO, Passaic County, NJ SO, Portland, OR PD.
#5 - Love Hurts Part 1
Season 16 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/14/2004
Stories in both parts of this special include a woman strangling a man with a sock, a woman with two black eyes reports a beating, a street fight sees a woman slap her husband in sight of an officer, a woman tries to keep her boyfriend from using a phone, a man punches his girlfriend's husband, a couple won't exit a house after a fight, a man just out of the Army hits a woman and she stabs him with a kitchen knife, a man shoves cheese in his wife's mouth knocking her false teeth out a window, a man breaks into his bedroom to find out what his wife is doing, after a man comes home drunk his wife punches him out, a man punches a woman in the face knocking a tooth out, a man calls the police when he wants to just get his clothes and leave but his wife won't let him, police arrive to find blood all over a house but the woman won't press charges against her ex-husband, cops stop a man and woman who are fighting in the street, and a man gets stabbed by his mother when he tries to break up a sexual encounter involving her and his wife. Locations include: Albuquerque, Fort Worth, Harris County, Jacksonville Florida, Virginia Beach, Pierce County WA, Miami Florida, Sarasota County Florida, Lee County Florida, Kansas City KS, Mesa AZ, Los Angeles, and Providence RI.
#6 - Love Hurts Part 2
Season 16 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/14/2004
Miami, FL Ofc Freddie Cruz won't say how her false teeth got out the window to the building awning below her window. Virginia Beach, VA Ofc Chet Hamilton talks to a man who kicked in his locked door when his girlfriend locked his apartment doors. Sarasota, FL Sgt Steve Burns on a domestic call where a jealous girlfriend hits boyfriend on side of his head. Police get her glasses back from the man. Lee County, FL on a domestic battery call finds a woman with major bruises and a new 'shiner' and teeth knocked out of her mouth. Kansas City, KA Ofc Mike Bowman stops a husband-and-wife fist-fight that started when he wanted to take one baby picture. Mesa, AZ Ofc Tom Intrieri finds a woman bleeding from her head after a beating from her boyfriend. L.A. CA Dep Scott Anger finds aftermath of fight between boyfriend and girlfriend. Bystanders saved her by restraining him until he turned blue. Providence, RI Ofc Fabio Zuena finds a man with knife wounds and a woman holding a bloody carving knife.

#7 - Foolish Criminals 3
Season 16 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/21/2004
Passaic County, NJ - Corporal Anthony Damiano busts the same person for second time in a week for buying drugs. Albuquerque , NM - Officer John Guilmette responds to a trespassing call to find a man hiding under a mattress. Wichita, KS - Officer Justin McCluskey assists another officer to catch a bike thief.

#8 - Armed & Dangerous Special Edition
Season 16 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/28/2004
Jacksonville, FL - Officer Tom Hemsley responds to a shots fired call to find a body on the floor of a trailer home. Spokane, WA - Officer Jason Uberuaga assists officers on a warrant call where they send a K9 into the basement of a house. Pierce County, WA - Deputy Erik Clarkson attempts to perform a traffic stop on a Chevrolet El Camino but the driver shoots at him and refuses to pull over.
#9 - Resisting Arrest 2
Season 16 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/6/2004
A domestic-disturbance call results in the arrest of a husband; a K-9 unit is called in to search for drugs after a suspect's arrest following a foot pursuit.

#10 - Coast to Coast 56
Season 16 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/13/2004
Philadelphia, PA - Officer Neil Carr chases a young man on a bicycle who swallows his drugs. Spokane, WA - Officer Brian Eckersley responds to a call where a business owner sits on a rottweiler dog to keep it from biting anyone. Des Moines, IA - Officer Mike Moody observes a biker outside a bar in an altercation with his girlfriend.

#11 - Coast to Coast 57
Season 16 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/20/2004
Spokane, WA - Officer Rob Boothe pulls over a tattooed man who gets tasered when it appears he's going to fight the smaller officers. Portland, OR - Officer Tim Manzella arrests a man on a bicycle who flees after they observe him with a known prostitute. Wichita, KS - Officer Eric Smith responds to a domestic dispute between a father and son at a rural trailer home.

#12 - Coast to Coast 54
Season 16 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/31/2004
Stories include a stolen vehicle leads a high-speed pursuit that includes sidewalk driving and the ramming of a cruiser by the perps; another car-theft suspect claims it's his parents' car and that he's working as an undercover narcotics officer; and officers pose as "Johns" to bust street walkers. Departments featured include Passaic County, NJ SO, Palm Beach County, FL SO, Jacksonville, FL SO.

#13 - Coast to Coast 59
Season 16 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/10/2004
Palm Beach County, FL - Deputy Grant Henderson works with undercover officers in a drug sting. Spokane, WA - Officer Charles J. Pavlischak assists in a domestic disturbance call where they kick open the front door of a house to arrest the man inside. Des Moines, IA - Officer Joe Morgan keeps a turkey sandwich ready to go on his dashboard, and gets his car stuck on railroad tracks while pursuing a motorcycle.

#14 - Coast to Coast 60
Season 16 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/17/2004
Portland, OR - Officer Craig Mendenhall assists officers involved in a foot chase including an officer on a horse. Palm Springs, CA - Officer Sam Steepleton assists another officer in a traffic stop involving a man wanted for burglarizing vending machines. Wichita, KS - Officer Aaron Gillespie responds to a domestic disturbance where a father won't let his son into the house.

#15 - Coast to Coast 61
Season 16 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/24/2004
Several units are in pursuit of a stolen vehicle. A man is found unconscious behind the wheel of a car after he crashed into a tree. Officers intervene in domestic dispute between a stripper and her boyfriend.

#16 - Best Drug Busts 2 Special Edition
Season 16 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/1/2004
Passaic County, NJ - Corporal Anthony Damiano pulls over a car seen leaving a known drug area, and persuades the two occupants to admit buying heroin. Riverside County, CA - Deputy Matthew Sims stops to investigate a car without working tail lights, and another officer notices one of the three occupants smells like marijuana. Wichita, KS - Officer Javier Guete sees a car at a known drug house and waits until it leaves before stopping the driver for having a cracked windshield.
#17 - Caught Red Handed: 15 Greatest Takedowns Part 1
Season 16 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/1/2004
#18 - Caught Red Handed: 15 Greatest Takedowns Part 2
Season 16 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/1/2004

#19 - Hide 'n' Seek Special Edition
Season 16 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/8/2004
Jacksonville, FL - Officer Lance Whitaker investigates a suspicious parked car with two people inside, and one resists arrest by running away before he can be put in the patrol car. Maui, HI - Officer Nicholas Krau assists with a vehicle refusing to stop leading to a foot chase in the bush. Maricopa County, AZ - Deputy J. Gilchrist pursues a black motorcycle that resembles one stolen earlier.

#20 - Bad Girls! 5 Special Edition
Season 16 - Episode 36 - Aired 5/22/2004
Spokane, WA - Officer Daniel Waters responds with other officers to a shoplifting call inside a 7-Eleven convenience store. Jacksonville, FL - Officer Jamie Eason pulls over a car for a traffic infraction after it was seen leaving a know drug house. Philadelphia, PA - Officer William Toughill respond to a domestic disturbance at an apartment involving a woman who slashed another with a knife.

#21 - Coast to Coast 64
Season 16 - Episode 39 - Aired 7/24/2004
Jacksonville, FL - Officer Dan Perrotti assists along with a K9 to catch a robber fleeing on a bicycle. Palm Beach County, FL - Deputy Jeff Lower checks a car parked next to a closed business that's been broken into before. Albuquerque, NM - Officer John Corvino checks a parked car that neighbours reported in an area known for drug activity.

#22 - Bad Girls! 3 Special Edition
Season 16 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/10/2003
The stupid behavior at Mardi Gras 2003 in New Orleans continues with officers charging two women with public intoxication and disturbing the peace after their alleged fight; a female suspect is arrested for vandalism after pouring beer on a cameraman's equipment.

#23 - Coast to Coast 55
Season 16 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/6/2004
From Passaic County, New Jersey: Police call in a K-9 unit to search for narcotics after a foot chase. From Witchia, Kansas: Two suspicious people are sitting in a car in front of an abandoned house. One is arrested for possesion of drug paraphernalia. From Palm Beach County, Florida: An officer arrests a man for domestic battery.

#24 - Jersey Cop Special Edition
Season 16 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2003
Passaic County New Jersey Sheriff's Deputy Cpl. Anthony Damiano detains a suspicious male he saw sidestep into a nearby apartment building and discovers he was smoking pot in a hallway.

#25 - Coast to Coast 62
Season 16 - Episode 37 - Aired 7/10/2004
When Sgt. Valentino Demps of the Jacksonville, FL, Sheriff's Office supervises a buy-bust sting designed to capture unsuspecting drug dealers in an area known for high drug activity, a suspect takes off on foot after completing a drug deal with undercover agents, and another sting features a suspect quickly taken into custody after he sells drugs to the undercover agent. Additionally, Officer Joe Luiz and Officer Troy Pahlke of the Portland, OR, Police Bureau investigate a dispute between a tow truck operator and a vehicle owner. At the scene, the tow truck operator informs the officers that he was in the process of removing a vehicle from a private parking lot, while the vehicle's owner claims that his girlfriend, an exotic dancer, has to perform lap dances in order to generate the money to pay the release fee. To the dancer's dismay, the tow truck operators don't wait for her to complete her routine and promptly tow away the vehicle.