The BEST episodes of Cops season 3
Every episode of Cops season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cops season 3!
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 - Tucson, Arizona 2
Season 3 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/20/1991
A gunshot victim helps search for suspects; officer rescues a baby from a deranged father; a witness traps a burglary suspect.
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Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/9/1991
An officer answers a domestic violence call; homicide detectives investigate a murder.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Riverside County, CA 1
Season 3 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/27/1991
A search of a methamphetamine lab yields drugs, weapons, equipment and suspects.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Houston, TX 1
Season 3 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/11/1991
(12:09 AM Street Patrol) Deputy James Billinovich talks about people who hate them and Sgt. Eugene Merritt briefs a group. In the car James says he hates thieves, maybe because he had 2 cars stolen in the last 10 years. high speed chase; juveniles steal car; rock throwing attack.
#5 - Houston, TX 6
Season 3 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/15/1991
(Vehicle Fire Call) Cpl James Billinovich is called to help with the search for a fleeing vehicle. A body was found in the burned car in a foggy area and a tow truck is en route.
#6 - Houston, TX 7
Season 3 - Episode 38 - Aired 8/10/1991
A deputy aids a shooting victim and answers a "man with a gun" call; search for a burglary suspect.
#7 - Las Vegas, NV 7
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/19/1991
Officers discover weapons while searching for steroids and encounter a couple in hiding.
#8 - Las Vegas, Nevada 2
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/1990
Las Vegas Ofc Jack Clark scams a wanted criminal with a free TV. Ovc Mike Horn and K-9 Eich do routine training, then Ofc Eich sniffs out an offender. Bicycle mounted officer Sgt Debra Gauthier arrests felon.
Watch Now:Apple TV#9 - Houston, TX 3
Season 3 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/25/1991
(Boy Scout Kid on a Fence at Night) Harris Co. Sheriff’s Dept. - Cpl. Larry Blacksmith talks the kid, Stephen, down. The kid doesn't want to go to the boy scout meeting because he thinks everyone hates him there. Larry says he doesn't have to go if he doesn't want to and will take him home to his grandma if he wants. He's not in trouble and can climb up there and get him, but it would be easier if he just comes down. The kid thinks he hates him, but Larry assures him he doesn't, so he comes down and Larry takes him home. (10:05 PM Domestic Disturbance) - man loses ear in domestic scuffle; tattooed woman arrested for drug possession.
#10 - Las Vegas, NV 3
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/1990
A father-daughter prostitution-for-drugs scheme; a female vagrant claiming to be a vampire.
#11 - New Jersey 4
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/16/1991
New Jersey officers befriend an intoxicated man, examine a cache of abandoned candy and respond to a fight call.
#12 - Tampa, FL 2
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/6/1991
Airport Narcotics Unit arrests a drug suspect; an undercover drug buy; confronting a narcotics suspect.
#13 - Minneapolis, MN 2 - Rookies
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1990
A first-day rookie captures a shooting suspect; an elderly woman calls for help; a fight call results in the arrest of a robbery suspect.
Watch Now:Apple TV#14 - New Jersey 5
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/23/1991
Hoboken sergeant tracks a counterfeiting suspect; Jersey City officer faces a barroom brawl; officers respond to a burglary call.
#15 - New Jersey 1
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/26/1991
Officers respond to two shooting calls; a disturbance in a Hoboken bar; a domestic call.
#16 - Alaska 4
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/1990
A man reported threatening a wilderness village with a gun; attack dog exercises; officer is asked to exorcise a ghost.
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#17 - Houston, TX 5
Season 3 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/8/1991
A couple shot by unknown assailants; estranged husband assaults wife; pair dodges gas payment.
#18 - Las Vegas, NV 8
Season 3 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/22/1991
(5:45 PM Suspicious Activity) Metropolitan PD Northeast Area Command - Officers Thomas Fletcher says every car that metro has, B/W, have a computer terminal MCTs, they are a tremendous help. By running a plate at random they can determine if the car is stolen from anywhere in the US, if the person has warrants or if the plate is expired. Officer Andrew Legrow. (7:30 PM Disturbance) Officer Joseph Lombardo and the Polite Vampire lady.
#19 - Minneapolis, Minnesota 4
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1990
The response to a sexual assault call on a minor; investigation of an apartment break-in, stalking. Domestic disturbance with man smoking crack.
Watch Now:Apple TV#20 - Las Vegas, NV 6
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/12/1991
Officer Mike Horn and his K-9 partner search for a suspect at night; Officer Randy Sutton responds to an indecent exposure call.
#21 - Tucson, Arizona 1
Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/13/1991
A raid on a desert marijuana compound; a domestic dispute complicated by a pet rattlesnake; the capture of a burglar at a high school.
#22 - Las Vegas, NV 4
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/1990
A convenience store holdup; a prostitution sting; a woman arrested for beating her husband.
#23 - Alaska 2
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1990
A state trooper helps recover the body of a drowned boy; a call on a drunken 5-year-old.
Watch Now:Apple TV#24 - Tampa, FL 1
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/16/1991
Apprehending a burglary suspect; mediating a domestic dispute; apprehending two intoxicated drivers.
Watch Now:Apple TV#25 - Minneapolis, MN 1
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1990
Minneapolis police attempt to extricate a distraught gunman who has barricaded himself inside a house.
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