COPS
Coast to Coast #68
Season 17, Episode 4 · Aired 2004-09-11
Synopsis
In the second episode of the 17TH season premiere, cameras in Jacksonville, FL, follow Sergeant White as he conducts an undercover "buy-bust" sting operation designed to capture street-level drug dealers, including one who allegedly tries to swallow evidence. In Passaic County, NJ, Corporal Damiano encounters a suspect with a chronic drug habit who turns over some narcotics he recently purchased. Also in Jacksonville, Officer Futch's investigation of a domestic disturbance call leads to the arrest of a 15-year-old female who allegedly assaulted her mother during an argument.
In the series
This episode is part of COPS (1989–present) on Fox.
Bad boys theme, ride-along camera — policing as vérité spectacle.