The BEST episodes of Cops season 24
Every episode of Cops season 24, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cops season 24!
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 - Smooth Criminal
Season 24 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/2011
The Boynton Beach, FL, Police Department conducts an undercover operation involving a woman who has allegedly hired a hit man to kill her husband. While posing as the hit man, an undercover officer has a candid conversation during which the woman details the situation. Following the conversation, the police department sets up a mock-crime scene so that when the suspect arrives home, she will think that her plan has been completed. To her surprise, she is taken into custody by the police and eventually arrested for solicitation of first-degree murder
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#2 - Arrests with a Twist
Season 24 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/2011
In the 24th-season opener, undercover cops are held at gunpoint in Las Vegas. Also: Narcotics and a concealed weapon are found in a car in Tampa; and police in Lafayette, La., check out a suspicious car and make arrests for solicitation and prostitution.
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#3 - Street Arrests #2 Special Edition
Season 24 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/25/2012
A Springfield, MO, police officer tasers a suspect and retrieves a stolen wallet after the subject makes a run for it at a traffic stop. Then, a man is arrested by an officer of the New Orleans, LA, Police Department for hiding thirty seven pieces of crack cocaine in his soda cup. Finally, a senior officer of the Corpus Christi, TX, Police Department responds to a call after two men are caught arguing over racial issues at a bus stop
#4 - Off-Campus Arrests Special Edition
Season 24 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/2012
Two men are hauled in for vandalizing a fence in Des Moines, Iowa; Savannah police go undercover to catch a drug dealer; and a man asks to be arrested while lying naked on the street in Springfield, Mo.
#5 - Odd Arrests #4 Special Edition
Season 24 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/2012
Spokane police must evict a homeless man from a store's handicapped parking spot and disperse a couple engaging in lewd behavior on a stranger's lawn; officers in Des Moines, Iowa, question a man who may have used a pocket knife to threaten someone.
#6 - First Respond
Season 24 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/7/2012
A “shots fired” call leads two New Orleans policemen on a heated race;.officers take a couple into custody after finding drugs; an officer questions a male suspect involved in a domestic dispute.
#7 - Arrests with a Twist #2
Season 24 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/31/2012
A North Las Vegas, NV officer is called to a domestic disturbance on the corner of a busy intersection; Spokane police respond to a possible burglary call; two armed men are arrested for assault in Hillsborough County, FL.
#8 - Dazed and Confused #4 Special Edition
Season 24 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/25/2012
In New Orleans, a paranoid man who is high on drugs gets arrested on several charges and a hit-and-run suspect is found with artificial marijuana; in Alameda County, Cal., a large amount of marijuana is found in a vehicle's trunk.
#9 - Chases, Guns and Cars Special Edition
Season 24 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/4/2012
New Orleans police pursue a car with no license plates; a dispute between neighbors in Spokane County, Wash., results in a gun being fired; Las Vegas cops question a suspect about a stolen luxury vehicle and then find drugs on the suspect.
#10 - Caught in the Act #3 Special Edition
Season 24 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/4/2012
A suspect runs from a traffic stop in Las Vegas; police in Des Moines, Iowa, hear contradictory stories about a drug-related assault; a prostitution bust escalates in Spokane.
#11 - A Crash, An Arrest & A Baby Special Edition
Season 24 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/21/2012
An SUV flips over during a high-speed chase in Springfield, Mo.; a driver tries to eat his supply of marijuana before the police find it in Chattanooga; and a man threatens his wife and infant with a gun in Hillsborough County, Fla.
#12 - Wild & Crazy Special Edition
Season 24 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/2012
Spokane police chase a suspect by car and then on foot before making an arrest for theft and assault; a sheriff in Hillsborough County, Fla., deals with a domestic-abuse situation involving a BB gun; Corpus Christi police pull over a swerving vehicle.
#13 - Coast to Coast
Season 24 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2011
In Hillsborough County, Fla., police arrest a store patron who pulled a knife on a security guard; and sheriffs respond to a "shots fired" call. Also: Officers in Lafayette, La., stop a reckless driver who has drugs and a baby in his car.
#14 - Morons on Parade #5 Special Edition
Season 24 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2011
A police officer in Des Moines, IA, performs a routine traffic stop on a vehicle registered to a person who doesn’t have a valid driver’s license. When the suspect fails to present ID, and then attempts to flee, officers tackle him and find marijuana in his possession. Then, officers of the Springfield Police Department in Springfield, MO, pull over a vehicle for running a stop sign. The driver admits to smoking marijuana, while a passenger is in possession of marijuana and mushrooms. Finally, a deputy of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Florida responds to a knife robbery call from a cell phone store, where the victim is also a suspect
#15 - Busted! Special Edition
Season 24 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2011
In Springfield, Mo., drugs are discovered during a routine traffic stop and drug paraphernalia is found on a jittery suspect walking down the street; suspects fleeing a speeding violation in Lafayette, La., are caught and admit to hiding drugs.
#16 - Liar Liar #5 Special Editon
Season 24 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2011
Officers of the Springfield, MO, Police Department respond to a DWI disturbance call in which a victim claims he was assaulted, but may have been the one doing the assaulting. Next, an officer of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department in Georgia stops a girl for jaywalking. As the officers question her, drugs fall out of her pocket. Finally, a deputy of the Hillsborough County, FL, Sheriff’s Department responds to a reckless driving call in which the suspect stole the car while the owner was attempting to change the car battery
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#17 - Domestic Disputes
Season 24 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2011
The Lafayette Police Department in Louisiana responds to a disturbance call from a woman who said a man was threatening her with a gun. When police arrive, the suspect threatens the officers. Again, in Lafayette, the police department investigates a case where twin sisters allege that their other sister’s boyfriend choked her in a dispute over five dollars. Finally, a deputy of the Hillsborough County, FL, Sheriff’s Department responds to a car crash where a visibly drunk suspect ran into a pole, knocked it over and then fled the scene on foot
#18 - Street Arrests Special Edition
Season 24 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2011
Police pursue a shooting suspect with two warrants in Hillsborough County, Fla.; in Corpus Christi, a patrol officer happens upon a woman with a warrant for terroristic threats, while fellow officers catch kids spray painting an electrical box.
#19 - Chases and Stings
Season 24 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/2011
A car pulls away from a known drug house and won't stop for police in Corpus Christi; an undercover cop's work leads to the arrests of two pimps and a prostitute in Las Vegas; an officer in Tampa witnesses a driver make several traffic violations.
#20 - Evading Arrest
Season 24 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/2011
Police in Savannah find a recently released convict in possession of marijuana; officers in Sacramento County, Cal., assist in the pursuit of a domestic-violence suspect; a cop in Lafayette, La., pulls over a traffic violator who admits to taking drugs.
#21 - Ho! Ho! Ho! #9 Special Edition
Season 24 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/2011
Las Vegas police try to curb prostitution by having a cop pose as a cabbie looking for hookers, while other undercover officers pose as prostitutes; in Texas, a driver caught in a compromising position can't recall the name of his supposed girlfriend.
#22 - Taken Into Custody #2 Special Edition
Season 24 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/2012
A high-speed chase in Springfield, Mo., ends with police pulling people out of a burning car; a Spokane officer responds to a lewd-conduct call; a cop breaks up a violent altercation between a father and son in Corpus Christi