COPS
In Harm's Way Special Edition
Season 18, Episode 8 · Aired 2005-11-19
Synopsis
When Officer Arthur Anderson of the Anchorage, AK, Police Department responds to a disturbance call, he has to deal with an intoxicated and suicidal male suspect who begs officers to shoot him. After apprehending the disturbed man, officers locate an unloaded gun inside the suspect<#s trailer home. Also featured is a drug deal bust when undercover Officer Will Jeffries and Sgt. Craig Campbell of the Pittsburgh, PA, Police Bureau pull over an vehicle with three suspects inside. The female driver is nabbed with heroin and admits that she needs help while the male passenger, although in cuffs, asks officers if he can roll one last cigarette before going to jail.
In the series
This episode is part of COPS (1989–present) on Fox.
Bad boys theme, ride-along camera — policing as vérité spectacle.