Episode
Cops: Running Out of Steam
Overview
West Covina Police chase a car seen leaving a known drug motel. The Officers notice the suspect on a video call and learn he was apologizing to his family for relapsing and not stopping for the Officers. Stockton, California Police are dispatched to a male burglarizing a store. The man runs in circles in a vain attempt to elude the Officers but eventually gives up. A Sergeant in West Covina searches a truck and discovers meth hidden inside a magnetic box and a gun hidden in a door panel.
Details
- Series
- Cops
- Season
- Season 37
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2025-04-04
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
Running Out of Steam is Episode 7 in Season 37 of Cops. It aired on 2025-04-04. The runtime is 21 min.
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Episode 6: One For The Road
A female shoplifting suspect in Independence, Missouri flees from Officers in a stolen box truck. She misses a turn and crashes into a retaining wall, sending two passengers to the hospital. A green Honda with an expired tag runs from Officers in Wichita, Kansas, circling a parking lot before giving up and apologizing. When a Deputy stops a driver for a seatbelt violation in Escambia County, Florida, a female passenger admits to hiding drugs and a pipe in her intimate area.
Episode 8: Bagged Lady
West Covina Officers chase an Infiniti with a loud exhaust leaving a car meet. The driver admits he panicked when he saw the cops and didn't want his mom to be mad at him. A woman is pulled over while riding a stolen moped in Riverside County, California. She admits she borrowed it from a boyfriend and had no plan to return it. A man on probation in West Covina is found to be in possession of a felony amount of suspected stolen merchandise and a burglary tool for deactivating security tags.
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