Episode
Cops: Palm Springs Weekend Special Edition
Overview
Officer William Hutchinson of the Palm Springs, CA, Police Department joins a high-speed chase that ends abruptly when the driver crashes into a fence. As the chase concludes, a naked male driver jumps the fence and takes off on foot while officers question a tearful female passenger with torn clothes. The driver is quickly apprehended and brought back to the scene in a police car, where the investigation proceeds. Also featured from the Palm Springs Police Department is Officer William Hutchinson, checking out a vehicle parked outside an apartment complex. As Hutchinson approaches the car, he observes two men seated inside. When the driver opens his door, a cloud of marijuana smoke begins to billow out, prompting the officer to remove the men from the car.
Details
- Series
- Cops
- Season
- Season 18
- Episode
- Episode 30
- Air date
- 2006-05-20
Episode context
Palm Springs Weekend Special Edition is Episode 30 in Season 18 of Cops. It aired on 2006-05-20.
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