COPS
Fort Myers, FL #5
Season 9, Episode 34 · Aired 1997-07-12
Synopsis
A Fort Myers mental hospital escapee is located by authorites, but is combative and threatens self-harm when confronted by officers. A Lee County resident alerts authorities about a suspected bald eagle that's trapped in her chimney. A report of a DUI accident is investigated, the demonstrably drunk driver of the overturned truck flees the scene but is ultimately arrested.
In the series
This episode is part of COPS (1989–present) on Fox.
Bad boys theme, ride-along camera — policing as vérité spectacle.