Cops - Season 36

First aired: 4/5/2024 21 episodes

Season 36 of Cops began Friday April 5th, 2024

Episodes

1. Spring Break Mistakes

Aired: 4/5/2024

In this Spring Break Special Edition, a Pinellas County Deputy learns to play a new game from a group of sunkissed coeds. In Escambia County, Deputies respond to a shooting victim in the parking lot at the beach. Okaloosa County Deputies patrolling the waterfront write a ticket when they discover a minor in possession of alcohol and confiscate marijuana. Deputies in Escambia County are flagged down by a nervous female tourist who noticed a strange male following her along the boardwalk.

2. Spring Break In

Aired: 4/5/2024

In this Spring Break Special Edition, Escambia County Deputies respond to an intoxicated teen found passed out next to the shoreline late at night. Deputies respond to a call of trespassers at a hot tub in Pinellas County. A wallet is found floating in the ocean and returned to the owner. A teenage girl is caught taking a sip from an open container of alcohol near a popular pier in Escambia County. The Marine Unit in Okaloosa County rescues a family of four after a jet ski flips over.

3. Spring Break Heartache

Aired: 4/12/2024

In this Spring Break Special Edition, Okaloosa County Deputies patrol the beach and locate an underaged male in possession of a 'blackout rage gallon' or 'borg,' a popular mixture of alcohol, electrolyte powder, and caffeine additive. Pinellas County Deputies enforce a zero-tolerance policy against glass containers and alcohol during Spring Break. An Okaloosa County Deputy encounters a group of college kids with coolers full of beer and writes notices to appear for the cooperative group.

4. Spring Break Dance Party

Aired: 4/12/2024

In this Spring Break Special Edition, Officers patrolling the Las Vegas Strip encounter a group of break dancers. A young lady in possession of an open container of alcohol refuses to cooperate with Okaloosa County Deputies and finds herself in handcuffs. Deputies warn a beachgoer of the dangers of mixing caffeine and alcohol. A group of out-of-state swimmers are rescued from a riptide by lifeguards and local surfers. A man lies about his age when he is caught carrying a cooler full of alcohol.

5. Spring Break Wipeout

Aired: 4/19/2024

A teen holding a beer walks up to a deputy. A jet skier violates a no wake zone. Deputies cut a tangled bird free. A minor discards his can of alcohol and tells deputies his mom will pay his citation.

6. Tased and Confused

Aired: 6/21/2024

A man waves a knife in a coffee shop and is tased. Officers tase a suspect with ATF warrants. A fleeing driver fights officers while being tased. A suspect claims officers are 'hackers' and resists.

7. Hot Pursuit

Aired: 6/27/2024

A suspect drives through a fence during a high-speed pursuit. The hood flies up on a truck during a chase. A box truck crashes into a ditch. Shoplifters hang onto their big screen TV while fleeing.

8. Hot Pursuit 2

Aired: 7/4/2024

A woman rams a police car. A suspect makes a video call to his family during a high-speed pursuit. A vehicle used in a recent shooting flees. Spike strips are used to disable a stolen box truck.

9. Anger Unmanaged

Aired: 9/20/2024

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.

10. Reckless Intentions

Aired: 9/27/2024

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.

11. Walk It Off

Aired: 10/4/2024

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.

12. Fight, Flight, or Chill

Aired: 10/11/2024

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.

13. Flying Blind

Aired: 10/18/2024

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.

14. Impulsive Decisions

Aired: 10/25/2024

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...

15. Identity Crisis

Aired: 11/1/2024

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.

16. Stolen Cars and Movie Stars

Aired: 11/8/2024

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.

17. Light Confusion

Aired: 11/15/2024

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.

18. Catch Me If You Can

Aired: 11/22/2024

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.

19. Wild Ride

Aired: 11/29/2024

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.

20. Familiar Faces

Aired: 12/6/2024

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.

21. Slim Not So Fast

Aired: 2/28/2025

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.