Episode
Cops: Familiar Faces
Overview
Various traffic stops escalate involving erratic driving, resisting arrest, drug possession. Officers use force, deploying tasers and engaging in physical altercations to gain compliance and make arrests across multiple incidents.
Details
- Series
- Cops
- Season
- Season 36
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2024-12-06
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
Familiar Faces is Episode 20 in Season 36 of Cops. It aired on 2024-12-06. The runtime is 21 min.
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Episode 19: Wild Ride
During a stolen vehicle pursuit in Independence, Missouri, a female driver rams a patrol car, disabling both vehicles. The woman is taken into custody and pleads with Officers to take care of her small dog. Officers in Wichita, Kansas locate a stolen Honda Element in a gas station parking lot and take a man into custody who claims he was just a passenger. Officers locate a bicycle with no lights. The female rider tries to avoid them but winds up hitting a curb and crashing.
Episode 21: Slim Not So Fast
A man on a bike refuses to stop and tries to hide a drug-filled backpack. A motorcyclist's attempt to flee is foiled by a big rig blocking the road. Meth is found in a center console during a stop.
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Episode 18: Catch Me If You Can
A white Impala leads Officers in Independence, Missouri on a lengthy pursuit, sometimes traveling off-road, before bailing and running into an apartment under construction. Greene County, Missouri Deputies chase a motorcyclist who admits he ran because he does not have a motorcycle endorsement on his license. Deputies in Escambia County, Florida stop a nervous man for driving without a seatbelt and discover the suspect ingested a baggie of fentanyl as he was being pulled over.
Episode 17: Light Confusion
Officers in Wichita, Kansas stop a bicycle with no lights. When they cannot locate the man in their system, they suspect that the man has given them a fake name because he has warrants. In West Covina, California, Officers conduct a high-risk traffic stop on a Chevy Colorado that was seen driving recklessly by a Detective in an unmarked car. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police attempt to make contact with a man acting erratically and walking in the middle of the Las Vegas Strip.
Episode 16: Stolen Cars and Movie Stars
A pursuit of a stolen vehicle in Independence, Missouri ends abruptly when the female driver spins out and runs from the still-moving car. Springfield, Missouri Officers respond to a burglary in progress at a local church and discover a frightened witness who leads them to a suspect breaking windows in the rear of the building. Independence, Missouri Officers stop a car with an altered license plate and determine that someone has used Wite-Out to change one letter to disguise the stolen plate.
Episode 15: Identity Crisis
A stolen TV hangs out of a van during a slow-speed pursuit. A woman bites her boyfriend during an argument in Florida. A man claims he received a stolen car from a relative.
Episode 14: Impulsive Decisions
A motorcyclist gives up after leading Fontana Officers on a wild pursuit. A K9 is used to track a felony shoplifting suspect who fled a traffic stop. A Stop Stick is used to end a chase in Missouri...
Episode 13: Flying Blind
Escambia County, Florida Deputies attempt a warrant service on a wanted man. The suspect flees in a pickup truck and deputies watch as the hood flies up. Deputies in Kern County, California spot a stolen GMC pickup at a gas station. The driver pulls away and runs from the truck, jumping several fences before trying to pretend he wasn't involved. Greene County, Missouri Deputies conduct a traffic stop on an intoxicated man wanted for a hit-and-run earlier at a local dance hall.
Episode 12: Fight, Flight, or Chill
A suspect leads officers on a car chase before running from a K9; a PIT maneuver is used to end a stolen vehicle pursuit; a man claims he has crazy eyes when a deputy suspects him of driving high.
Episode 11: Walk It Off
Officers use a police SUV and a taser to stop a fleeing man with a knife; a hit-and-run suspect crashes into a gas station; an unlicensed driver has warrants in Greene County, Missouri.
Episode 10: Reckless Intentions
A domestic violence call in Lafayette, Louisiana, turns into a melee when a male suspect resists while his girlfriend interferes with his arrest and attacks an Officer. Greene County, Missouri, Deputies conduct a traffic stop on a reckless driver who attempts to flee but crashes into a telephone pole and another motorist. Fontana, California Officers respond to a call of someone impersonating the police and locate a Chevy Silverado with detachable blue and red flashing lights.
Episode 9: Anger Unmanaged
Springfield, Missouri Officers respond to a man with a knife refusing to leave a hotel. The uncooperative suspect begins to resist while the hotel clerk cheers on the Officers. A traffic stop in Lafayette, Lousiana is complicated when the driver argues the legality of the stop. When a Sergeant arrives, he comes clean with the real reason for his behavior. Fontana, California Police stop a truck and find meth. A passenger becomes emotional when he realizes he's going to jail for the first time.