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.

Last Updated: 11/11/2024Network: Fox NationStatus: Continuing
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Coast to Coast 61
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9.33
3 votes

#1 - Coast to Coast 61

Season 16 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/24/2004

A driver regains consciousness after hitting a tree; a pursuit of a stolen vehicle goes through a residential area before ending in front of a school, where the driver is found to possess pot.

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Coast to Coast 58
star
8.67
6 votes

#2 - Coast to Coast 58

Season 16 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/3/2004

Officers must use a stun gun to break up a fight outside a bar; a routine traffic stop finds marijuana.

Bad Girls 2
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8.50
6 votes

#3 - Bad Girls 2

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.

Coast to Coast 65
star
8.25
4 votes

#4 - Coast to Coast 65

Season 16 - Episode 40 - Aired 7/31/2004

When Officer Tom Hemsley of the Jacksonville, FL, Sheriff's Office attempts a routine traffic stop, the driver of the car refuses to yield and stops just long enough for the passengers to flee. The suspect then leads Officer Hemsley on a high-speed pursuit on several busy highways. After the driver loses control of the vehicle and crashes into a guardrail, he bails out of the vehicle, jumps off an overpass and disappears into the night. Officer Hemsley tries to give chase, but sustains a head injury when he jumps off the overpass and is transported to an area hospital. Another segment features Officer Jonathan Acosta of the Maui County, HI, Police Department, investigating a suspicious van parked in front of the residence of a known drug dealer. The driver and passenger are ordered from the vehicle and questioned. After learning about the female's previous drug-related arrests, Officer Acosta suspects that her backpack may contain crystal methamphetamine and calls for the K-9 unit.

Coast to Coast 54
star
8.09
11 votes

#5 - Coast to Coast 54

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.

Coast to Coast 57
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8.00
3 votes

#6 - 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.

War On Drugs #2 Special Edition
star
7.89
9 votes

#7 - War On Drugs #2 Special Edition

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.

Coast to Coast 56
star
7.86
7 votes

#8 - 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.

Rescues #2 Special Edition
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7.85
13 votes

#9 - Rescues #2 Special Edition

Season 16 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/13/2003

Portland, OR - Suicidal man climbs a construction crane. Maricopa County, AZ - Deputy Brandon Uptain arrests a man beating a woman. San Bernardino County, CA - Deputy Hank Valencia attends the rescue of a man stranded on a truck in a river.

Coast to Coast 55
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7.71
7 votes

#10 - Coast to Coast 55

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.

Coast to Coast 60
star
7.67
3 votes

#11 - 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.

Coast to Coast 52
star
7.60
15 votes

#12 - Coast to Coast 52

Season 16 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/2004

Stories include officers in a high-speed pursuit of a man with warrants on a motorcycle whose female passenger tries to get him to pull over and which ends in a crash, a drunk man who lives in a filthy trailer pulls the phone off the wall after his girlfriend whom he beat up calls the police, and after a man is seen coming out of an abandoned building, police find a loaded .22 rifle in his car. Departments featured include: Palm Springs CA PD, Palm Beach Count FL SO, Indio CA PD.

Coast to Coast 51
star
7.59
17 votes

#13 - Coast to Coast 51

Season 16 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/3/2004

Stories include residents who beat and restrain a prowling suspect who was caught peeping in neighborhood windows; drugs and thousands of dollars are found when officers stop a suspicious Lincoln Towncar; and after a burglary drugs are found in a bicyclist's backpack.

Naked Cops 2
star
7.57
21 votes

#14 - Naked Cops 2

Season 16 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2003

Portland, OR - Officer Jason Preston responds to a naked man riding a bike. Des Moines, IA - Officer Michael Coughlin catches a tattooed man naked in the back of an SUV. Des Moines, IA - Officer Lori Wilson arrests a naked bleeding man who tries to escape by breaking through a fence.

Rescues #1 Special Edition
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7.55
20 votes

#15 - Rescues #1 Special Edition

Season 16 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/13/2003

Season 16 Premiere of COPS shows civilians joining officers in a human chain to rescue a man from a river; a person is extracted from an overturned car; and a surveillance video IDs a casino-burglary suspect. Departments featured: Passaic County NJ SD, NYPD, Pierce County WA SD

Jersey Cop Special Edition
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7.53
19 votes

#16 - 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.

Resisting Arrest 2
star
7.50
10 votes

#17 - Resisting Arrest 2

Season 16 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/6/2004

Stories include a person who resists arrest following a traffic accident; a trailer park husband who needs four officers to take him into custody after he beats his wife while she is holding their child; and a K9 unit is used to find discarded drugs after the foot pursuit and arrest of a suspect.

Coast to Coast 59
star
7.50
4 votes

#18 - 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.

Hide 'n' Seek
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7.50
8 votes

#19 - Hide 'n' Seek

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.

Coast to Coast 64
star
7.50
4 votes

#20 - 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.

War On Drugs #1 Special Edition
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7.47
15 votes

#21 - War On Drugs #1 Special Edition

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.

Love Hurts Part 1
star
7.36
11 votes

#22 - 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.

Armed & Dangerous
star
7.33
12 votes

#23 - Armed & Dangerous

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.

star
7.31
16 votes

#24 - Coast to Coast 50

Season 16 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2003

Bad Girls! 4 Special Edition
star
7.30
20 votes

#25 - Bad Girls! 4 Special Edition

Season 16 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/2003

Stories about belligerent females include an officer needing assistance when a man and his female companion both become combative, a traffic stop goes from bad to worse with an angry woman, and another traffic stop involves a woman on heroin.