Cops

After 20 seasons and over 700 episodes, COPS, one of the longest-running series on television, kicks off its 21st season by taking cameras back to where it all began in the late 1980s - Broward County, FL.

Deputies in Palm Beach County, FL, try to avoid injury when an uncooperative suspect uses his car as a weapon, but things get even more interesting when a tree gets in his way.

Deputies in Palm Beach County, FL, set-up a sting in a known drug trafficking area and cameras are there to capture the criminals take the bait one by one.

Detectives in Broward County, FL, respond to a routine loitering call that escalates into physical situation and a taser gun must be used on the suspect.

When officers in Las Vegas, NV, respond to a domestic-disturbance call, they realize this isn't the first time they've been called to this residence, so they decide to use a soft hand with the distraught family once they detain the suspect.

Detectives in Broward County, FL, respond to a call in a known drug-trafficking area and question a suspect who attempts to flee.

The adrenaline starts surging on this episode when deputies in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, respond to a "shots fired" call and discover a suspect who tries to play dumb.

When deputies in Broward County, FL, respond to a call in an area known for illegal activity and gambling, suspects make a run for their money. Deputies in San Diego County, CA, follow leads from a burglary to pursue suspects, and officers in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, pull over a confused cross-dressing suspect.

When officers in Las Vegas are called in to assist with a hit-and-run suspect, the challenging suspect claims abuse in attempt to avoid formal charges. Also featured are deputies in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, responding to a domestic disturbance where a frustrated but cooperative suspect has a just one request: to be sent to jail. Officers in Las Vegas are at it again when they have to detain an erratic, out-of-control suspect high on drugs.

Detectives in Broward County, FL, pull over a vehicle on a routine traffic stop and the situation escalates when the driver and his passenger decide to dump the evidence. Things get heated in Las Vegas when officers respond to a domestic-disturbance call to sort out a complicated and confusing love triangle. Also featured are deputies in San Diego making a routine traffic stop when they encounter a suspect with a talent for telling elaborate untruths.

Deputies in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, attempt to question a suspect who flees and is subsequently captured, but claims the suspicious substance found on him was "planted" in his pocket by law enforcement. While on patrol, officers in Las Vegas hear multiple gunshots and react rapidly to investigate. At the scene, overwhelming evidence has the suspects cornered, but its legitimacy is questioned. Finally, cameras capture sheriffs in Broward Country, FL, pulling over a suspect for driving erratically and cutting off an unmarked police vehicle.

When deputies in Broward County, FL, respond to a call where a high-speed chase is in progress, the incident escalates with bloody consequences.

Officers with the Minneapolis Police Department set up a prostitution sting and catch women that will surely be on Santa's "naughty" list this year. Meanwhile, sheriffs in Harris County, TX, patrol a truck stop known for illicit activity, and officers in Snohomish County, WA, work overtime when they're called to the scene of a disturbance.

Officers in Houston are called in for backup when a pursuit intensifies and a vehicle is linked to a homicide. Also featured are officers in Las Vegas responding to a domestic-violence call and officers in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, who detain two shady suspects loitering in a parking lot.

Deputies in Harris County, TX, pursue a truck that's hauling golf carts even though this oversize rig won't be able to outrun the cops. Officers in Las Vegas pull over a suspicious car driving around a mall parking lot, and while questioning the suspect, things quickly go from bad to worse. Also featured are officers in Rialto, CA, who respond to the scene of an accident.

A member of the Rialto, CA, Police Department is dispatched to a domestic violence call where the husband is ramming his wife's vehicle, and the officer is eventually forced to discharge his Taser gun. Outside of Houston, TX, in Harris County, a deputy assists in a weapon disturbance call with the suspects already in custody.

Deputies in Harris County, TX, are called to assist in a bizarre domestic violence call that turns into a high-speed chase and ends with a sore loser. Detectives in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, provide backup when two neighbors get into a physical altercation. Also featured are officers in Las Vegas who are called to detain shoplifters caught red-handed.

When officers in Spokane, WA, spot a stolen truck, the suspects take off down country roads and outpace police in an off-road chase through a heavily wooded area.

Sherriffs in Broward County, FL, go undercover for a narcotics sting operation and apprehend a suspect who, ironically, is wearing a bracelet claiming "winners don't do drugs." Deputies in Harris Country, TX, respond to a disturbance call where a father and son are going mano a mano in a trailer park. Also featured are deputies in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, stopping an inebriated man riding a bicycle.

Officers in Sacramento, CA, apprehend a suspect who claims he had no idea the vehicle in question was stolen. Officers in Minneapolis, MN, respond to a "suspicious person" call and find a man lurking in an alley. Also featured are deputies from Rancho Cucamonga, CA, arresting a woman who admittedly smoked pot but bakes up a story about her true identity.

Drivers, drugs and dishonesty.

When Sacramento, CA, police are called to arrest an armed carjacker, he careens the stolen vehicle into a curb and a frantic foot chase ensues. Deputies in Hillsborough County, FL, are flagged down and forced to chase thirsty thieves in the night. Also featured are two undercover narcotics busts in a gang-ridden area of Houston, TX.

High points celebrated and low points profiled.

Wedding bells ring and sirens sound.

When police in King County, WA, respond to a disturbance call where an intoxicated suspect feels some liquid courage and wants to fight. In Minneapolis, MN, an officer is forced to use a Taser on a man who describes himself as "lion."