Episode
Cops: Running on Empty
Overview
Fleeing suspects risk their safety by hiding in a dangerous swamp. For one driver, a broken truck turns out to be the start of a very long list of problems. Deputies sympathize with a woman who's been put through the wringer.
Details
- Series
- Cops
- Season
- Season 33
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2021-11-19
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Running on Empty is Episode 12 in Season 33 of Cops. It aired on 2021-11-19. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 11: Betrayal and Baby Formula
A woman makes a desperate attempt to frame her friend right in front of deputies. A driver's assortment of containers raises some questions. A man in possession of a stolen truck insists that his friend is the one at fault.
Episode 13: See You Later Alligator
Featuring police officers, constables and sheriff’s deputies patrolling streets for car thieves, drug pushers, sex-trade workers, violent thugs and anyone else who dares step onto the wrong side of the law. No music, no scripted dialogue, no narration; just gritty videos of cops in action during patrols and other police activities.
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