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.

Last Updated: 4/13/2024Network: Fox NationStatus: Continuing
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10.00
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#1 - Tucson, AZ 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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2 votes

#2 - Pittsburgh, PA 2

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/9/1991

An officer answers a domestic violence call; homicide detectives investigate a murder.

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2 votes

#3 - Best of Cops Volume 2

Season 3 - Episode 42 - Aired 7/6/1991

(Broward Co. FL - 8:13 PM Domestic Violence Call) from #110, (Las Vegas, NV - 6:30 PM Prostitution Sting Briefing) from #311, (Broward Co. FL) Deputy Linda Canada goes to a call from Nancy and her daughter who want her boyfriend not to come back from #101.

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2 votes

#4 - Riverside County, CA 1

Season 3 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/27/1991

A search of a methamphetamine lab yields drugs, weapons, equipment and suspects.

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2 votes

#5 - Best of Cops Vol1

Season 3 - Episode 41 - Aired 6/29/1991

Best of Cops Volume 1 (Broward County FL - 4:00 PM Drug Operation Briefing) from #109, (San Diego, CA - Northern Division Roll Call) from #216,Portland, OR) Sgt. Loren Caddy goes to an accident where a mother dies from not wearing a seatbelt from #205. #BOC-001. 6/29/91

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3 votes

#6 - 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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3 votes

#7 - 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.

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3 votes

#8 - Houston, TX 7

Season 3 - Episode 38 - Aired 8/9/1991

A deputy aids a shooting victim and answers a "man with a gun" call; search for a burglary suspect.

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Las Vegas, NV 2
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9.50
6 votes

#9 - Las Vegas, NV 2

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/1990

An officer apprehends fugitives with the promise of a free TV; search for an escaped prostitute.

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9.50
4 votes

#10 - 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.

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9.40
5 votes

#11 - 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.

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9.33
3 votes

#12 - 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.

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Houston, TX 8
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9.25
4 votes

#13 - Houston, TX 8

Season 3 - Episode 40 - 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.

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9.22
9 votes

#14 - 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.

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10 votes

#15 - Minneapolis, MN 4 - On the Home Front

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1990

The response to a sexual assault call on a minor; investigation of an apartment break-in.

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New Jersey 1
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8.67
6 votes

#16 - 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.

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3 votes

#17 - 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.

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Tampa, FL 2
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3 votes

#18 - 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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8.63
8 votes

#19 - 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.

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Houston, TX 5
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8.63
8 votes

#20 - 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.

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London Special
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8.50
6 votes

#21 - London Special

Season 3 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/22/1991

(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.

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4 votes

#22 - 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.

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8.50
12 votes

#23 - 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.

Minneapolis, MN 6
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8.44
16 votes

#24 - Minneapolis, MN 6

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1990

A racially motivated neighborhood dispute; a domestic violence call; the arrest of an armed woman.

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Alaska 4
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8.43
7 votes

#25 - 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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