The BEST episodes of Cops season 21
Every episode of Cops season 21, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cops season 21!
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 - Dazed and Confused
Season 21 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/28/2009
A King County Sheriff's deputy responds to a call for a disturbance at a local eatery. Then, a pair of Minneapolis Police Officers are called for a man assaults a woman and must use a Taser to bring him down. Next, a North Las Vegas Police Officer is called in when a man beats up a woman as she tried to retrieve her mother's possessions.
#2 - From Bad to Worse
Season 21 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/25/2009
A Sacramento officer spots a vehicle which he believes was connected to an armed robbery. Next, Seattle policemen use a Taser on a known offender who was running towards a crowd with a bottle in his hand. Lastly, the Cleveland officers chase a vehicle containing a suspect who is trying to hide his crack.
#3 - Coast to Coast #152
Season 21 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/16/2009
In Las Vegas, officers respond to a call about a violent domestic disturbance where a female is screaming and waving around a gun. When a hostage mediator and officers arrive on the scene, a beanbag gun is used to diffuse the situation. In Cleveland, OH, officers respond to a domestic dispute, and an officer in Sacramento, CA, pulls over a suspected stolen vehicle.
#4 - On the Run
Season 21 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/14/2009
Officers in Sacramento pursue a carjacker, which progresses from a car chase to a foot pursuit. A Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputy is called in for a theft in progress. Lastly, Houston Police officers go on a drug sweep.
#5 - Liar Liar No. 3
Season 21 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/8/2009
Cleveland, OH Division of Police - Officer Kevin Coleman and Officer Bruce Garner roll to assist in the pursuit of a vehicle reported stolen. Hillsborough County, FL Sheriff's Office - Deputy Brad Hickory spots two men parked in a truck around midnight. Sacramento, CA Police Department - Officer Michael Harbison stops a suspicious pedestrian and questions the man.
#6 - Coast to Coast
Season 21 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/30/2009
When a deputy in Pierce County, WA, conducts a routine traffic stop for suspended license, something illegal accidentally falls out of the suspect's pants during the investigation. In San Bernadino, CA, deputies investigate a domestic dispute triggered by one of the combatants spitting in another's face
#7 - Bad Girls No. 12
Season 21 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/21/2009
Texas deputies assist in a felony arrest warrant. Next, Pomona, CA. officers answer a call for a domestic-disturbance when a daughter tells her mother about her Las Vegas wedding. Lastly, police officers in Minnesota break up a fight between two women.
#8 - Coast to Coast #155
Season 21 - Episode 35 - Aired 7/18/2009
Deputies from the Broward County Sheriff's Office receive a news from the set up by the undercover narcotics unit that a drug deal going down. Next, a Rancho Cucamonga Police officer makes a routine traffic stop which leads to an arrest. Lastly, a Rialto Police officer responds to a domestic abuse call, and are led on a foot pursuit.
#9 - Coast to Coast #153
Season 21 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/6/2009
The Rialto Police officers chase down a motorcyclist after observing him weaving in and out of traffic, and having a missing license plate. Next, a Pierce County Sheriff's Deputy stops a vehicle for a broken light on the license plate, only to discover drugs and broken glass inside the car. Lastly, the Sacramento Police officer's investigate a possible domestic violence case which seems to have started a day earlier.
#10 - Anger Management
Season 21 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/2008
A North Las Vegas Police Officer is called to assist when another officer captures a suspect wanted for a hit and run which occurred earlier in the day. Next, a Rancho Cucamonga Police Officer responds to a domestic call in which the intoxicated husband has fled the residence on foot. Lastly, the North Las Vegas Police Department is needed when a domestic call is received.
#11 - Back to Broward Special Edition
Season 21 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/2008
The beginning of season 21 finds the series back where it began, with the Broward Sheriff’s Office. First up, the officers chase down a hit and run driver. A long run ends with a ramming, followed by an investigation of the vehicle which uncovers a machete. Next, a known drug area finds a man on a bicycle who tries to flee. A search reveals cocaine on a man who is on probation. Lastly, officers are responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle near a business. The driver begins to flee as officers arrive. An investigation uncovers a bleary-eyed man behind the wheel who claims to be sleeping, yet a bag of white powder gives the officers another idea.
#12 - Black & Blue & White
Season 21 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/27/2008
A North Las Vegas Police officer is sent to a home in which they have visited before for domestic disturbance. The crowd outside the home inform the officer that a man is beating up his wife. The man is tackled and taken into custody, admitting the fight was caused by rent issues. Then, a Broward County Sheriff's detective takes part in stopping a vehicle believed to have been involved in a drug deal. The woman inside the car has a gun and half a pound of marijuana in her purse. Lastly, a Pomona Police officer rolls up to a home where several windows have been smashed. The victim states that the female passenger from his vehicle smashed the windows in his truck with a pipe. She claims to have had racial slurs thrown at her.
#13 - Coast to Coast
Season 21 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/2008
A pair of Broward County Sheriff Officer's are summoned to a residence to take down an ecstasy dealer. Then, a Pomona Police Officer is dispatched to an incomplete 911 call which ends up involving a domestic violence situation. Later, a North Las Vegas Police Officer is called in to a disturbance at a bus stop which involves a married couple.
#14 - Morons on Parade
Season 21 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/2008
A Rancho Cucamonga Police Officer responds to a call in which a man is shooting his gun off in his yard. Next, a North Las Vegas Police Officer is sent to a domestic call for a lover's quarrel. Lastly, a San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputy responds to a 'code cover' call to help detain an armed subject.
#15 - Upon Further Investigation
Season 21 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/14/2009
A suspicious-person call in Harris County, Texas, turns into a case of narcotics possession; a motorcyclist is taken in on a DUI charge in Rancho Cucamonga, Cal.; sheriffs in San Diego County, Cal., investigate a grocery-store theft.
#16 - Ho! Ho! Ho! #6
Season 21 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/2008
An officer in Minneapolis sets up the groundwork for a prostitution sting, and in the process pick up a number of working women. Then, a County Sheriff's Officer spots two men and women milling around at a truck stop. Lastly, a Snohomish County Sheriff's Officer is called in to a disturbance at a pub.
#17 - Coast to Coast
Season 21 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/11/2009
A pair of police dogs give the officers a hand in chasing down a suspect in Sacramento who has fled on foot. Then, a King County Sheriff's deputy stops a vehicle which is found to have the wrong license plates and is in possession of illicit materials. Lastly, a pair of Minneapolis Police officers respond to a call of a man firing off a gun in an alley.
#18 - In Denial #2
Season 21 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/28/2009
Officers in Sacramento apprehend a suspect driving a stolen vehicle---but he claims he didn't know it was stolen. Also: Minneapolis police respond to a suspicious-person call and find someone lurking in an alley; and deputies in Rancho Cucamonga, Cal., arrest a woman who admits to smoking pot but lies about her true identity.
#19 - High Crimes No. 4
Season 21 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/28/2009
Officer's from the Minneapolis Police Department go on a high speed chase which ends badly. Next, a Harris County Sheriff's Deputy is dispatched for a family disturbance where a man, possibly holding scissors, is tearing up a trailer. Then, the King County Sheriff's Officers make a traffic stop.
#20 - Neighborhood Busts
Season 21 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/21/2009
Broward County, Fla., sheriffs go undercover for a drug sting; Harris County, Texas, deputies break up a physical altercation between a father and son; and Rancho Cucamonga, Cal., police stop a drunken man from riding a bicycle.
#21 - Coast to Coast
Season 21 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/2009
A Harris County Sheriff's deputy chases down a flatbed truck which is overloaded with golf carts. Then, a North Las Vegas Police officer spots a mini van driving around a parking lot with it's lights shut down. Lastly, a Rialto Police officer pulls up after seeing a collision between an SUV and a semi truck.
#22 - Coast to Coast #156
Season 21 - Episode 36 - Aired 7/25/2009
A simple broken taillight turns into a possession of drugs charge after a driver is stopped in San Diego. Then, a bloody brawl is broken up in Las Vegas by the police officers.
#23 - Coast to Coast
Season 21 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/31/2009
A Rialto Police Officer chases down a man who is using his wife's car as a battering ram in knocking a car off the road. Then, a Harris County Sheriff's Officer is dispatched to check a car which is believed to be containing a rifle aboard. Lastly, the Rancho Cucamonga Police Deputies check out a man and his parked car in a neighborhood which is not his.
#24 - Evidence? What Evidence? #2
Season 21 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/2008
A Rancho Cucamonga Police Officer responds to a shoplifting call at the mall, and wind up finding a suspicious substance on the suspect. Then, a North Las Vegas Police Officer is called to an apartment where shots are being fired and discover overwhelming but questionable evidence at the scene. Lastly, a Broward County Sheriff pulls over a car which is showing erratic driving by the operator.
#25 - Odd Arrests
Season 21 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/16/2009
Officers in Broward County, FL, chase a suspect into a canal, where he is arrested for grand theft auto and obstruction. In Las Vegas, officers respond to a disturbance call where roommates are being verbally abusive and to an unknown trouble call where three women are alleging assault.