Cops Show Summary, Upcoming Episodes and TV Guide

A wanted felon makes a brazen attempt to outsmart and outrun deputies. Undercover officers conduct a sting in an area known for prostitution. A domestic dispute between cousins goes too far when someone pulls out a knife.

An apologetic man decides to ditch his friend and make a break for it. The passenger of a chaotic car chase swears she doesn't know the driver, but her records say otherwise. Cops find a wanted man, but not where they expected.

A sluggish suspect gives up when he realizes he can't outrun the law. Officers try to piece together the events of a wild fight between neighbors. A vengeful man's plan to extort money from his ex-girlfriend goes awry.

An innocent man is startled when a runaway motorcyclist crashes into his trailer. A stubborn suspect plays dumb when deputies confront him with the truth. Officers are disappointed when they run into a repeat lawbreaker.

A kitchen fire rapidly engulfs a house and traps one man on the top floor. A surprisingly calm runaway driver confuses officers when he blames his actions on nerves. A quiet suspect asks police to go easy on him.

A night of watching football with the family descends into a full-blown fight. A notorious shoplifter wears out officers' goodwill when he's found with some stolen goods. A middle-aged suspect admits he can't escape the streets.

In a matter of seconds, officers go from arresting a suspect to saving his life. An unhappy husband reacts badly when his wife uncovers his internet history. A man's hostile behavior alienates and hurts everyone around him.

A clueless suspect's lies fall apart when his victim comes forward with security footage. Fear gets the best of a driver when he tries to make a not-so-clean getaway. A late-night trip to the convenience store ends in tears.

A desperate man's last-ditch effort to flee from officers goes down in flames. Multiple units work together to diffuse a dangerous situation. Deputies keep an eye on a custody battle that involves some expensive groceries.

A motorcyclist leads officers on a chase down city streets. Even a dead car battery doesn't stop a grieving man from eluding the police. A jumpy driver fails to avoid the cops and gives an awkward apology to his girlfriend.

A DUI suspect makes some bad choices when he ventures out for a late-night snack. A squabbling couple brings each other down once police start asking questions. Cops pull over a man who's convinced his passenger set him up.

A first-time offender immediately regrets his destructive decisions. Nothing adds up when an evasive driver tells police that he's the victim of a crime. A deputy encourages a troubled young woman to turn her life around.

A parolee manages to outrun officers, but his luck quickly runs out. A quarreling couple attracts their neighbors' attention, and police are called to intervene. A disoriented driver blames his freak accident on bad weather.

A suspect turns a small problem into a huge one when he decides to run. A defiant woman reveals her misdeeds and puts her marriage at risk. Deputies investigate a suspicious female, but it's her friend that ends up in cuffs.

A chatty motorist becomes agitated when officers start asking questions. Police are shocked when a fleeing driver calls his wife in the middle of a pursuit. Deputies catch a man lying and give him a test to prove his innocence.

Police organize a search of a neighborhood and find the suspect in a tight spot. A pastor calls the cops when a suspicious car parks behind his church. An officer gives valuable advice to a young mother with a troubled past.

A wanted man makes a desperate decision after he flees on foot. An overprotective girlfriend questions the cops and finds herself in cuffs. A jealous man loses more than his girlfriend after he picks a fight with her son.

A wanted man complains to deputies about chest pain after he injures a fellow driver. An angry woman calls the cops over a spicy bag of chips. A violent man finally learns where his girlfriend draws the line.

Officers come to the rescue when a troubled man hits a low point. The cops are called when a man starts a food fight in a fit of rage. Deputies catch a man off-guard during their search of a parking garage.

An evasive driver tells the police that he's the victim of a very bad girl. A pregnant lady makes some questionable choices. A robbery suspect finds some comfort in coming clean.

A desperate suspect flees from the cops after shots are fired. A father and daughter are caught off guard when they run into a man wielding a screwdriver. The police catch a bunch of pretty women making poor choices.

A suspect is confident that he would have gotten away with his crime if it hadn't been for his girlfriend. Officers are called when a mother's job hunt turns sour. Deputies confront a nervous man with a lot of bad habits.

A detective gets injured while chasing after a suspected car thief. A young couple gets caught up in cuffs after a very public bar fight. Officers find a surprising variety of items in a suspect's vehicle.

Deputies pull a man from a devastating car wreck. The cops question a robbery suspect who claims to be the real victim. Officers encounter a young man who says that he suffers from a disorder that causes him to run away.

A high-speed car chase switches gears when the driver flees on foot. Tempers flare between neighbors after a couple of kids get physical. A polite but nervous driver quickly becomes irate after the police search his passenger.

A deputy calls for backup when he is outnumbered by three suspects. A man gets more than he bargained for when he tries to help out his neighbor. A husband and wife are separated after deputies do a search of their vehicle.

Emotions run high during a dispute involving alcohol and a beloved pet. A talkative motorist struggles to keep his story straight with the cops. Deputies investigate a domestic incident and find the aggressor in an awkward spot.

A teenager makes an adult decision and calls the cops on her neighbor. When a young mother chooses violence, grandma phones the police. Deputies question a suspicious group of people behind a quiet truck stop.

A jumpy bicyclist mistakenly reveals more than he had planned. Officers search a darkened building in an attempt to thwart a robbery in progress. A frightened woman just can't keep her cool when stopped by the cops.

A high-speed pursuit ends abruptly when the suspect makes a wrong turn. Officers are forced to intervene when a jilted lover can't take a hint. A nervous man attempts to hide his crime when he thinks no one can see him.

When a deputy responds to a neighborhood disturbance, the suspect quickly reveals himself. A man learns a hard lesson about wearing his seat belt. Police perform a traffic stop and uncover a sad man with a strange story.

A deputy is forced to deploy his taser when an armed man refuses to comply. A convicted felon tries everything he can think of to escape a trip to jail. Deputies step in when a car begins to roll into oncoming traffic.

Family members are forced to take sides when a belligerent man lashes out. Deputies become suspicious when they spot people in the backseat of a parked car. A repeat offender is caught red-handed at a gas station.

A motorcyclist gambles with his life during a high-speed chase. One lawbreaker will say anything to avoid being caught. A recent parolee blames Mom when the cops question him about his past.

A lack of safety equipment calls attention to a lawbreaker. After a man waves a gun around, officers search homes in the surrounding area. Suspects detained after a car crash have trouble explaining how they know each other.

A homeless man decides to test the police when he thinks there's no escape. Good Samaritans catch a man breaking into their neighbor's car. Officers do their best to resolve a dispute between newlyweds.

Cops use city cameras to track a suspected motorbike thief. A K-9 unit combs a dark hilltop when officers suspect a man of wrongdoing. A concerned citizen steps in to thwart a pair of would-be mail burglars.

A suspect plays it cool when officers try to match an abandoned gun to his empty holster. Poor choices in a parking lot inspire a life coaching moment. Cops respond to a disturbance call and learn that good neighbors do exist.

A teen leads officers on a dangerous chase yet shows little remorse once captured. A report of a person in distress helps officers identify a group of lawbreakers. An unsuccessful robber has a moment of honesty.

After a night out on the town, a man loses his friend and finds trouble. Officers stop a vehicle that they believe was involved in an officer-related shooting. A young couple in a parked car strikes officers as suspicious.

A review of surveillance footage catches one suspect in the act. After a dangerous chase, officers divide and conquer. A suspicious character accuses the cops of being an untrustworthy bunch.

A lawbreaker's polite and respectful demeanor surprises deputies. Suspicious activity at a gas station leads one officer to rely on her instincts. An argument over dinner results in a call to the cops.

An entitled young man thinks that he can tell the police what to do. A known lawbreaker eludes deputies long enough to cause serious damage. Emotions run high when a mother confronts her handcuffed son.

A young couple attempts to give the cops the slip during a storm. A motorist tries to resist deputies, but his moves are as outdated as his accessories. Police encounter a suspiciously sweaty man on an eerily dim street.

A suspected copper thief plays dumb when the cops catch up to him. A jittery cyclist tries to get away with a slippery maneuver. A couple takes their bout of domestic violence to the streets.

The temptation of being on camera proves to be too much for one car thief. In order to catch an oblivious driver's attention, officers are forced to disable his car. A woman tries to evade arrest by giving deputies a fake name.

A sleeping motorist greets deputies with a foul mood. The cops respond to reports of a suspicious person, only to uncover much more. A young woman tries to promise her way out of a trip to jail.

A man tries to throw the cops off his scent by running through a shower. Deputies are called when a belligerent man violates a restraining order. A husband and wife give the police conflicting stories during a traffic stop.

A man behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle leads deputies on a wild pursuit. When a man threatens his brother with a knife, Mom calls the cops. A young couple tells deputies conflicting stories about the car in their possession.

Cops nab a suspect who tries to escape by hiding in plain sight. A man fires away when he believes his dog is in danger. Paramedics are called when an officer encounters a distraught woman and her catatonic partner.

An irate man begs the police to shoot him. A drunken woman gets nasty after being arrested for domestic assault. Cops wade through lies as they make sense of a most dysfunctional family.

A man can bail on child support payments, but can't escape the police. One woman's retaliation almost gets her girlfriend run over. A sluggish suspect denies the pile of marijuana in his car is his.

A well-known local nuisance gets caught bothering people once again. Officers get a kick out of a usual suspect with money in his shoe. Cops try to make sense of a man who's barely coherent and barely dressed.

A man's wife can't help him stay out of jail no matter how much he calls for her. One thief tries to give back his stolen loot. When approached by officers, a woman goes from passed out to out of control.

A jaywalker darts on a mad dash through the weeds. Things go badly for a suspect on a stolen motorcycle when choppers help officers track him down. A domestic dispute leads cops to a slew of unexpected crimes.

An uncooperative suspect obeys instructions from his more levelheaded relative. A dead ringer for 'The Rock' uncovers some crack rock. Officers try to get the truth out of two known drug users.

An extremely understanding cop gives a resistant suspect too many chances. A driver reminds us why we should never let a friend borrow our car. A man with a supped-up vehicle tells an awful lie to police.

A suspect goes out to get his haircut and winds up in jail. Officers try to piece together a puzzling street fight between a boxer and his confused friend. Cops give a suspect every chance to admit to his obvious crime.

A speedy suspect makes officers chase him through a creek. A teenage Good Samaritan gets in the middle of a bizarre domestic dispute. After a woman destroys her home, she begs police to arrest her.

A group of suspects race a stolen SUV through a residential neighborhood. A drunk man has a kitchen knife and a listening problem. Two usual suspects are going back to jail for their latest escapades.

Officers are forced to tase a suicidal man for his own good. A familiar face makes cops chase him through a grass field. No lie is too big for a suspect who seeks refuge in a condemned house.

A suspect runs through a hotel fence and then gives an employee some shocking news. Officers come upon two brothers who have just been in a knife fight. Cops arrive after an unruly man fires his BB gun at a neighbor's child.

A fleeing suspect takes officers on a wild chase through oncoming traffic. Surveillance footage of a stabbing helps police find the vicious attacker. Cops track a subject into an uncooperative stranger's apartment.

Cops attempt to piece together whether or not an erratic driver is in a stolen vehicle. A knife-wielding man complains that rude neighbors won't stop smoking pot. Officers come upon an emotional man with a blade to his throat.

Cops are forced to take desperate measures when an unruly suspect won't stop fighting. Officers have to contain a man looking to flee with crack. Police know a tearful driver has weed in the car when he refuses to open his glove box.

A patrolman plays linebacker when a fleeing thief runs right into him. Armed-robbery victims give a colorful play-by-play on surveillance footage of the crime. Officers have to get tearful children back to their estranged mother.

After a tow service employee denies a woman her car back, she uses his body for batting practice. A man with a warrant explains his medicinal meth use. A couple gets creative trying to convince officers they didn't shoplift.

A passenger bails from a fleeing stolen vehicle but claims he was only getting a ride. An undercover officer pulls a sting on a prostitute. An anxious lady is busted for weed after calling the police on her quarrelsome husband.

A husky cyclist takes a spill when he tries to flee. Officers chase a suspect in a stolen car who says he was just fixing it for a friend. A man's denials of drug use lose credibility when cops find a meth pipe in his vehicle.

The boat unit contends with an unruly suspect & his unpredictable dogs. Two burglary suspects claim car trouble when found at the scene of the crime. A repentant meth addict is caught by officers on the brink of his relapse.

A fleeing vehicle goes for a spin when officers execute a perfect PIT maneuver. Cops try to flush out a suspect who barricades himself inside a donut shop. Officers hit the meth mother lode when they stop a truck in a downpour.

A cyclist gets booked for trying to flee when officers pull him over. Two brothers struggle to explain why they took off when they saw the cops. A man takes a swing at his sister because she refuses to mow the lawn.

A car thief leads police on a high speed chase until officers pit his vehicle to end the pursuit. Cops cool off a baby and search for the man who left him in a car. Potty-mouthed witnesses inform officers that their friend has been stabbed in the chest.

A chase becomes a flash flood when a fleeing driver runs into a fire hydrant. An insolent domestic violence suspect claims his girlfriend is a habitual 9-1-1 caller. Officers recover a cornucopia of contraband from a gun-toting couple.

An officer wrestles a squirrely meth user who thinks he's the Incredible Hulk. Cops catch a drug-carrying sprinter when he runs out of gas. A belligerent suspect doesn't take kindly to having his socks removed.

An irate Wal-Mart shopper won't listen and goes home with the taser special. An incoherent ex-Marine struggles to explain why he decked a man. A routine traffic stop yields a truckload of dogs and an undressing maniac.

Officers attempt to make sense of a store transaction turned wrestling match. An intoxicated woman calls the cops when her boyfriend tries to flush her dead husband's ashes. A shirtless man with a nasty attitude defies officers.

A suspect flees as officers respond to a fight call. A belligerent meth user refuses to cooperate after being pulled over. A cranky husband gets busted for pot after his wife knocks over his Harley.

Officers from the Las Vegas Metro Police Department deal with an unruly suspect; Toledo patrolmen investigate a fight between two female neighbors.

Officers from the Las Vegas Metro Police Department question a young woman who appears to be soliciting prostitution, but she denies the accusation despite prior arrests. Later, officers from the Chattanooga Police Department respond to a call involving a father and son who got into a physical altercation involving alcohol. Finally, officers from the Portland Police Bureau chase after a suspect who begins to run when they flash their lights on him, and they find out that he tried to get rid of his methamphetamines to avoid being sent to rehab.

Officers from the Portland Police Bureau must assist an older man after he crashes his car into a sign, takes off on foot and collapses after complaining of heart problems. Then, the Las Vegas Metro Police Department attempts to stop a van after it makes multiple traffic violations, and the officers discover possible stolen items and crystal meth in the suspect's pocket. Finally, officers from the Rialto Police Department in California respond to a domestic disturbance call after a couple engages in a heated disagreement over a damaged wall.

A chase ensues after officers from the Portland Police Bureau attempt to make a traffic stop and the suspect runs on foot to his home. Then, officers from the Kansas City Police Department respond to a call from a local convenience store about a man being chased by another man with a knife. Finally, officers from the Portland Police Bureau respond to reports about a man riding his bicycle naked in downtown Portland, and later they discover he was protesting global warming.

Officers from the Las Vegas Police Department investigate a woman who refused to pay her taxi fare. Then, the Portland Police Bureau questions two men after officers receive two separate calls regarding a fight involving a knife. Finally, officers from the Broward County Sheriff's Office respond to a robbery-on-foot call involving a tourist chasing after a man who allegedly stole his gold necklace.

On this milestone 850th episode of COPS, the Atlanta Police Department responds to an officer assistance call after a suspect flees from the police, and upon further investigation, they discover that the suspect's vehicle was stolen. Then, officers from the Kansas City Police Department confront two teenagers in possession of concealed weapons. Finally, officers from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Florida interrogate two occupants of a car for suspicious drug activity after they discover a large amount of prescription pills in the vehicle.

A traffic stop of a bicyclist leads Alameda County Sheriff's Office deputies on a foot chase that ends blocks away at the suspects home where he tries to hide in his daughters bed. Next, officers from the Newport News Police Department confront three suspects in a vehicle outside a local nightclub that has had numerous drug complaints. Finally, officers from the Chattanooga Police Department respond to a call of a man threatening to beat up his girlfriend with a brick.

Patrolmen from the Toledo Police Department in Ohio respond to a domestic disturbance call involving a woman and her boyfriend, whom she claims threatened her with a knife. Next, when a feral zebra is found running through city streets, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department must work with an animal trainer to contain the zebra so it can be returned to safety. Finally, the Police Bureau in Portland, OR responds to a disturbance call involving a suspect carrying a large stick and a rock chasing another man on a highway overpass.

In New Orleans, a paranoid man who is high on drugs gets arrested on several charges and a hit-and-run suspect is found with artificial marijuana; in Alameda County, Cal., a large amount of marijuana is found in a vehicle's trunk.

A stolen wallet is found on a suspect in Springfield, Mo.; a man with crack cocaine is arrested in New Orleans; an officer in Corpus Christi must break up a racially charged argument at a bus stop.

A suspect runs from a traffic stop in Las Vegas; police in Des Moines, Iowa, hear contradictory stories about a drug-related assault; a prostitution bust escalates in Spokane.

Two men are hauled in for vandalizing a fence in Des Moines, Iowa; Savannah police go undercover to catch a drug dealer; and a man asks to be arrested while lying naked on the street in Springfield, Mo.

A high-speed chase in Springfield, Mo., ends with police pulling people out of a burning car; a Spokane officer responds to a lewd-conduct call; a cop breaks up a violent altercation between a father and son in Corpus Christi.

Las Vegas police try to curb prostitution by having a cop pose as a cabbie looking for hookers, while other undercover officers pose as prostitutes; in Texas, a driver caught in a compromising position can't recall the name of his supposed girlfriend.

Iowa police arrest a driver who possesses marijuana, but does not possess a valid driver's license; a Missouri traffic violator admits to smoking marijuana; a deputy in Florida responds to a call concerning a knife robbery at a cell-phone store.

A DWI disturbance in Missouri involves claims of assault; drugs are found on a jaywalking offender in Georgia; police respond to a reckless-driving call in Florida and discover the driver stole the car while the owner was changing the car battery.

Police pursue a shooting suspect with two warrants in Hillsborough County, Fla.; in Corpus Christi, a patrol officer happens upon a woman with a warrant for terroristic threats, while fellow officers catch kids spray painting an electrical box.