Episode
Cops: Better Safe Than Sorry
Overview
A deputy encounters an armed man who refuses to comply; a convicted felon tries to escape from jail; and a car rolls into oncoming traffic.
Details
- Series
- Cops
- Season
- Season 29
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2016-07-09
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Better Safe Than Sorry is Episode 5 in Season 29 of Cops. It aired on 2016-07-09. The runtime is 30 min.
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