Cops

I wasn't doing nothing wrong.

"Cops" is filmed on location...

...with the men and women of law enforcement.

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty...

...in a court of law.

Well, graveyard shift, I've been on it my whole career.

I love workin' graveyard shift...

...because I like being proactive at night,

...but I absolutely love the camaraderie...

...between the deputies on graveyard shift.

We work together as a team to accomplish our main goal,

...which is making sure everybody goes home safe at night,

...and try to take as much bad guys to jail as possible...

...to make the community safe.

This guy failed to stop at a traffic stop.

We're now in pursuit.

The reason for the stop is he blew a stop sign, almost hit me.

Reckless.

We are eastbound 112th. approaching C.

Just blew the light at 112th and C.

There is a white male with an Under Armour hat.

Black hat, and it looks like a female in the passenger seat.

– ( SIREN CONTINUES ) – Looks like he's... reaching in the car.

I don't know if he's trying to dump something.

5-17, if there's room here, I'm gonna go try and PIT him.

Goin' up to Tule, there's no cars.

Eastbound, turned on Lakeland Avenue.

– ( TIRES SCREECHING ) – He just tried to ram me when I tried a PIT.

Northbound A from Tule.

Westbound 129.

Just blew the light at 121st and M.

Gonna go eastbound 512 from the avenue.

Eastbound 512, heading down the hill, speed's about 85.

Traffic's light, the roads are still dry.

(ON RADIO) What lane is he in?

We're in lane number one.

(ON RADIO) Lane number one.

Just threw something out again, just about a half mile from the Fair exit.

Still eastbound, 512, speed's back down to about 80.

Approaching Pioneer.

Road is dry, traffic's light.

Sticks are out.

Positive contact on the sticks.

He's still makin' furtive movements in the front seat.

Speed's a dollar forty.

I'm gonna go try for a PIT here shortly.

PIT was unsuccessful.

I'll try again.

– ( BANGS CAR) – ( TIRES SCREECHING)

Show me your hands!

– ( LOUD SIRENS BLARING) – Get on the ground!

Get on the ground! Get on the ground!

I got him.

Very good. Thanks, guys, appreciate it.

She didn't have anything to do with...

Okay, that's fine.

But you... But you know how much risk you put her in?

– I'm sorry, I didn't... – Why'd you run?

I ran because I have a warrant.

– But are you gonna... are you gonna risk... – Look, I didn't mean...

...the public, the public, are you gonna risk yourself, are you gonna risk...

...all the officers that was involved?

– I didn't mean it... – I mean, you were drivin' like a crazy man, bro.

I didn't mean to put her in jeopardy.

Will you tell her I'm sorry?

But you did! Right?

Why didn't you just suck it up like a man,

...go to jail on your warrant...

What were you tossin' out of the car?

Uh, I tossed... I tossed out a, um...

You tossed a couple things out.

I... I t... I tossed out a torch, uh, I don't know.

I was scared because, um... the freakin'... I... I had been tailgated.

And actually, I didn't toss it out, it fell outta my hand.

Fell outta your hand?

I was holding a torch, but um, I... listen, I have a briefcase in the trunk.

It's a silver briefcase. That's the only possessions I have.

Can I please have that checked in with me?

No, that's not gonna go to jail with you, bro,

...that's gonna be towed with the car.

All right, sit tight, man, I'm gonna talk to your partner.

Could I... Could I please have my... my briefcase?

Eh, we'll talk about it in a minute, okay?

– What's your name? – Stephanie.

– Okay. – Stephanie, who is Matt to you?

– He's my boyfriend. – That's your boyfriend?

Okay. Did you know that the police was behind you guys?

Uh... Ah, once the lights came on.

– Yeah? – Yeah.

So, Stephanie, you're under arrest,

...you got a felony warrant, all right?

– ( STAMMERS ) – I... I didn't wanna stop.

– I can't hear you. – You gotta speak up so I can hear you,

– I can't hear you. – I... Hm.

– I... – Huh?

– I don't have any... – You don't have anything to say?

No? Okay.

All right, hang tight, okay?

During the pursuit, he was tossing out a couple baggies...

...that we... maybe had some narcotics inside. We don't know yet.

As he was comin' outta the car, though,

...he tossed a... the meth pipe right there.

Here's the deal, man, okay? So... she's under arrest...

...'cause she has a felony warrant.

You don't have any warrants.

You just have a driver's... driving under a suspended license, first degree.

Okay, so you're under arrest for that, and felony elude,

...and attempted assault on a police officer.

– Okay. – Attempted assault?

Yes, when you tr... When... When I tried to PIT... PIT your car,

...you...you...you purposely swerved into my car.

– Right here? – You didn't hit me.

On the freeway right here?

No, no, on Tule Lake and just east of Pacific Avenue.

Before you went onto A Street onto 129th, okay?

– So... – No, I was trying to escape.

I understand you were trying to escape, but when I came up next to you,

...you swerved your car right into me.

Okay?

And then you also may be charged with, uh, possession...

...of drug paraphernalia, 'cause you... you threw out that pipe when you...

...came outta the car. All right?

All right, bud.

This creation is of last week's... couple of weeks ago pursuit.

Another... Another PIT, yeah.

But I don't think I have any damage from tonight's PIT.

Maybe a little... a little marking on the push bar?

Obviously, my car's used a lot in PITS, so...

– Well done. – Yeah.

– Looks good. – Nice work.

– Right. – Well, you guys did a safe job, good job.

− It was awesome. − Yeah.

Worked at the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office...

...for a little over four years now.

I work District 6, which is a really diverse district to work in.

Uh, one of my passions is to get narcotics and firearms...

...off of the streets. I feel for every piece of narcotic and every firearm...

...I get off the street, it's gonna make the community I serve a little safer.

We're gonna stop this four-door sedan.

It failed to stop at proper place, went too far past the stop sign.

– Hey, boss, hi, boss. – Can you turn the radio down for me?

Deputy Ayres with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.

Do you know why you were pulled over tonight?

One, you have a headlight out, and then when you stopped...

...at the stop sign, you didn't stop at the proper spot.

Do you have a driver's license and insurance?

– ( MAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ) – You got an ID?

I'm good, I'm good, I ain't got nothin'.

– Do you have insurance? – Yeah, she got insurance.

But I don't have a driver's license.

– And this vehicle has insurance? – Yes.

– Yes. – Okay. All right, can you hop out the car...

...real quick?

– I've done nothing wrong. – I didn't say you did anything wrong.

Just walk up here for me, okay?

Be advised, he does have a "known member, gang" hit...

– ...for a Southwest Texas gang. – That's it.

– You still... – You still in a gang, bro?

– No. No. – No?

– No. No, sir, no. – Just turn around for me.

– Yes, sir. – Just take your hat off.

Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

– All right. – So let me ask you this,

...you got any drugs or guns in the car?

– No, sir. – No? You sure?

– Yeah, I'm positive. – All right, you mind if I search your car?

– I'd r... I do mind. – You do mind?

'Cause this her car, is her car, this her car.

– Okay. – It's her car, sorry.

I... I don't know. It's her car, so...

All right, just hang tight right here, okay?

It's her car.

– All right. – I know it's her car, right?

– Yeah, it's her car. – All right, you told me.

It's her car.

Did you place any drugs or firearms inside this car?

– No. – No? You mind if I search this car?

I'm sorry, I can't hear you.

– No, I do not give you consent to search the car. – Okay.

Is there a reason why you don't want me to search your car?

– No, there's no reason. – If you have a little bit of drugs in here,

...we can work with that.

I'm more concerned about firearms.

Do you wanna wait for the K-9 unit to get here,

...and if we get a positive hit for any kind of narcotics...

...or guns, that's gonna give me probable cause...

...to search your car.

I don't care if you search the car.

– So you give me verbal consent? – Yeah.

All right, just do me a favor and hop out, okay?

12-16, go ahead and roll me another unit out here.