The BEST episodes of Cops season 9
Every episode of Cops season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cops season 9!
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 - Providence, RI/Boston, MA 1
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/1996
Two Boston women claim a neighborhood teenager stole their lawn furniture; an officer arrests a suspected car burglar.
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#2 - Miami-Homestead, Florida 17
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/12/1996
Officers in Miami apprehend a person accused of impersonating a police officer; sting targets those attempting to buy sex.
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#3 - Miami-Homestead, Florida 16
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/5/1996
Miami officers initiate a rooftop search for burglary suspects; an alleged prostitute is stopped for a moving violation.
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#4 - Providence, RI 2
Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/16/1996
A Boston driver refuses to pull over after allegedly running a stop sign; a report of a rabid dog; a domestic dispute.
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#5 - Miami; Homestead, Florida 13
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/7/1996
Miami-area police respond to a call about an auto break-in, and search for a man who allegedly assaulted an officer. Also: a K-9 unit is used to help apprehend a suspect who hid in deep foliage while trying to avoid capture.
#6 - Seattle; Tacoma, WA 16
Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/15/1997
In Seattle-Tacoma, a K-9 unit helps catch a suspect who fled from a drug bust; phony police ID is found on a man alleged to have assaulted a woman at a motel; two Native American siblings request to be taken to a tribal jail.
#7 - Pierce County, WA 20
Season 9 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/1/1997
Two men are alleged to have slaughtered a cow with a firearm; woman reportedly vandalized property; domestic disputes.
#8 - Boston, MA/New City, MA
Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/2/1996
COPS "Boston/New City", Episode #908. Boston area features police and a knife-wielding man; a car theft; a parachuting stunt and an armed suspect.
#9 - Seattle; Tacoma, WA 13
Season 9 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/25/1997
In the Seattle-Tacoma area, a woman claims she was assaulted by her ex-husband; a deputy covers a road with flares to stop a fleeing suspect; three neighboring families have a dispute over an abandoned boat.
#10 - Pierce County, WA 18
Season 9 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/8/1997
Seattle/Tacoma: K-9 unit sniffs out suspect; phony police ID; tribal jail.
#11 - Seattle; Tacoma, WA 12
Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/11/1997
From Seattle: A suspect wanted for outstanding warrants; a man claims his girlfriend hit him with a bottle; a stolen vehicle.
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#12 - Fort Myers, Florida 3
Season 9 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/14/1997
A report of an elderly ex-con firing off rounds in his home ends in arrest. Two youths are rescued from atop a water tower. A sexual solicitation incident turns into an attempted armed robbery.
#13 - Providence, RI 1
Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/9/1996
In Providence, R.I., officer Fabio Zuena speaks to the amount of violence police have to deal with on the streets, then pursues a carjacking suspect over fences and through backyards until he is caught.
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#14 - Miami, FL 20
Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/7/1996
Police conduct a raid in Miami on suspected drug dealers; a Miami-Dade deputy joins a rescue operation following the crash of an airliner in the Everglades.
#15 - Fresno, California 3
Season 9 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/19/1997
A man forgets about the joint behind his ear on a traffic stop. An interpreter is called in to assist with the arrest during a domestic call. A driver is sent on his way after a flagrant traffic stop.
#16 - Pierce County, WA 19
Season 9 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/22/1997
Seattle-Tacoma officers respond to a report of a man with a gun; pursue two suspects in a drug transaction; and question three suspects who claim their marijuana is for medicinal purposes.
#17 - Providence, RI/Boston, MA 2
Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/21/1996
Providence, R.I., police encounter a man who allegedly stabbed another and a man who threatens to slit his own throat.
#18 - Seattle; Tacoma, WA 15
Season 9 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/8/1997
In Seattle-Tacoma, a deputy helps two citizens trying to detain an alleged hit-and-run driver; pepper spray is used on a domestic-dispute suspect; a woman reportedly strikes a man with an ax handle at a trailer park.
#19 - Fort Myers, FL 2
Season 9 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/10/1997
EMT’s save an infant with respiratory issues. Shoplifting suspects are arrested with the help of security footage. A buffet manager has a dispute with patrons over the definition of "all you can eat."
#20 - Miami-Homestead, Florida 15
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1996
From Miami: An armed suspect douses himself and a hostage in gasoline; a female suspect is accused of possessing two rocks of cocaine.
#21 - Fort Myers, Florida 6
Season 9 - Episode 35 - Aired 7/19/1997
Fort Myers, Fla., police are harassed by the passenger in a car with an unlicensed driver.
#22 - Fort Myers, Florida 5
Season 9 - Episode 34 - Aired 7/12/1997
Fort Myers, Fla, mental institution escapee threatens suicide; owl trapped in fireplace; domestic squabble.
#23 - Seattle; Tacoma, WA 20
Season 9 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/3/1997
Driver ignores order to pull over; mother/daughter dispute; restraining order is violated; lottery-ticket theft.
#24 - Fresno, California 4
Season 9 - Episode 36 - Aired 7/26/1997
Driver is detained for allegedly weaving erratically through traffic in Fresno, Calif.; reported hit-and-run accident; homicide.
#25 - Boston-Lynn Massachusetts 8
Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/4/1997
Boston police settle a dispute regarding the rightful owner of a bike; attempts are made to find the owner of an overturned truck.