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 - 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.
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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.
#3 - Pittsburgh, PA 1
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/2/1991
An officer and his canine partner apprehend car thieves; ``hooker patrol''; a suicide attempt.
#4 - Pittsburgh, PA 2
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/9/1991
An officer answers a domestic violence call; homicide detectives investigate a murder.
#5 - Tampa, FL 1
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/16/1991
Apprehending a burglary suspect; mediating a domestic dispute; apprehending two intoxicated drivers.
#6 - 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.
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#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - Riverside County, CA 1
Season 3 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/27/1991
A search of a methamphetamine lab yields drugs, weapons, equipment and suspects.
#10 - Riverside County, CA 2
Season 3 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/4/1991
(3:32 PM Surveillance Operation) Sheriff's Dept - Detective Steve Brown is outside a helicopter and says they are flying two photo missions. One is in Quail Valley for heroin. Detective Rick Hall says they need pictures for the warrants by Thursday - a complete photo lineup. A man captures prowler; DUI suspect; cache of weapons recovered from drug lab.
#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 - Houston, TX 2
Season 3 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/18/1991
The Sheriff's Department examines a house damaged by gunfire; two deputies respond to a loud disturbance.
#13 - 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.
#14 - Houston, TX 4
Season 3 - Episode 34 - Aired 6/1/1991
(12:32 AM Traffic Stop) Sgt. Robert Jackson says he is from Detroit, but Houston is is home. It is more laid back and is great for a big city. A man is found hanging in a garage; truck stop disturbance; driver resists arrest.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - Houston, TX 8
Season 3 - Episode 39 - Aired 8/31/1991
(9:24 PM Disturbance Call) Harris Co. Sheriff’s Dept. - Deputy Ron Leonard says he's in the city police who cover from county line to county line. Sometimes it takes a while for back up to get there so he talks and deals with people differently. Arrest for an elderly guard's beating; suicide call.
#18 - 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.
#19 - London Special
Season 3 - Episode 40 - Aired 8/3/1991
(Parade) A marching band parades in front of Buckingham Palace. Cops watch and patrol. Sir Peter Imbert Commissioner says Scotland Yard is the HG of the metro police, it was formed in 1829 by Sir Robert Peel, SY has traditionally been it’s HQ.
#20 - 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.
#21 - Las Vegas Special Edition 1 Hour
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/1990
An officer who is hit by a drunk driver arrests the perpetrators months later; officers aid a woman and her baby.
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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.
#23 - Minneapolis, MN 3 - Women Cops
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1990
Minneapolis partners Holly Keegal and Janee Harteau aid the sister of a drug and alcohol abuser; Officer Pam Melius comforts an elderly robbery victim.
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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.
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#25 - Minneapolis, MN 5
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1990
The dispersal of a demonstration; the aftermath of a street fight; a wounded assault victim and pursuit of the suspect.
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