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Favorite police officers on COPS?


Some of my favorite police officers on COPS in no particular order are

Randy Sutton (Las Vegas, NV, Season 3, 7 and 10)
John Bunnell (Multnomah County, OR, Season 2)
Scott Caron (Kansas City, MO, Season 4)
Mike Hoffman (Broward County, FL Season 1)
Linda Canada (Broward County, FL Season 1)
Robert 'Bo' Deak (Broward County, FL Season 1)
Tom Jenkins (Las Vegas, NV, Season 10, 18, 19, 25)
Kenneth Voiret (Martin County, FL Season 11)
Shawn Boorman (Palm Beach County, FL Season 11)
RJ Woody & Ryan Thomas (Atlanta, GA Season 11)
Rick Lewis & Jeff Crenshaw (Atlanta, GA Season 11)
Patrick McCurdy (King County, WA Season 9)
Tony White (Kansas City, MO Season 7 and 10)
Rick Benson (Fort Worth, TX Season 5)
Manni Mauri (Denver, CO Season 5)
Heather Hindi (Albuquerque, NM Season 15)
Al Maldonado (Fort Worth, TX Season 12 and 14)

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I like those but I also like:

Joe Kolp (Lakewood Wa, seasons 13 & 17)
Ryan Cook (Las Vegas, seasons 18 & 19.)
Raymond Reyas (Las Vegas, seasons 19, 20 and 22)
Gibron Smith (Las Vegas, season 17)
William Hutchinson (Palm Springs, seasons 18, 19 and 22)
Pete Enderle (Hamilton Co. Ohio, season 17)
Joe Morgan, (Des Moines, seasons 14 & 16)
Evan Rosenthal, (Las Vegas, seasons 19 & 20)

There's many more but these are some of the ones I like.

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I also liked Pete Enderle, Ryan Cook and Joe Morgan a lot, I forgot to mention those three officers, especially Joe Morgan because of his sense of humor.

Other officers I forgot to mention are

Anthony Daimano (Paterson, NJ Season 16, 17)
Pat Logan (Pittsburgh, PA Season 4)
Michael Sieck (Harris County, TX Season 3)
Russell Johnson (Jacksonville, FL Season 13)
Loren Caddy (Multnomah County, OR Season 2)
Bill Hubler (San Diego, CA Season 2)
Dale La Fleur (Pomona, CA Season 7)

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Yeah, Morgan was a character and probably one of the funniest I've seen on the show. Cook was always very laid-back in tense situations and Enderle was very funny and also had been in interesting situations like the guy in the gorilla suit and helping that woman get rid of the snake in her house. I liked it when he was about to leave the house and the woman said "Come back in" and he finished the job, even hugging the woman. I noticed there was a lack of animal calls in later seasons.

Damiano is probably my all-time favorite on the show and I like Russell Johnson too.

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I thought it was sweet seeing Pete Enderle shaking hands with the guy in a gorilla suit and him giving the woman with the snake in her house a hug, you can tell Pete Enderle is a really nice guy, I liked Joe Morgan's sense of humor while dealing with the criminals and the public, I also liked Ryan Cook and thought he was a good police officer and liked how he handled things during a tense situation, you're right that there weren't much of animal calls in the later seasons, what season was the one with the zebra? My guess would be Season 25.

Russell Johnson seems to be really cool in all situations and appears to have a good sense of humor which makes him fun to watch, Anthony Damiano may have a no nonsense attitude but he at least can have a sense of humor while dealing with the criminals.

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I can't remember his name but another police officer who I remember being impressed by is the one who did a traffic stop on a woman driving a beat up car with no roof, the woman was driving without a license, had a meth pipe on her and appeared to be under the influence, this officer ended up giving her a ticket instead of taking her to jail, he also told her he wants to see her do better and succeed in life and was willing to help her get clean, he was also cool the entire time he was dealing with her, I remember another police officer in that segment was nice enough to give the passenger a ride to work since she worked at Denny's.

I remember it being a Season 18 episode since it was the final segment of the episode where the "Peacewalker" segment appeared on.

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His name was Christopher Curtis and I really liked him. My favorite part of the segment was when they showed the DARE bumper sticker and Curtis asked the woman "why are you using drugs?"


He also appeared in the segment where the one black guy held down two suspects who tried to vandalize his car. He was so cool dealing with them and didn't even arrest them because he wasn't sure about what really happened.

Another Vegas cop I like is Ray Spencer. He appeared in two season 17 segments:, the one about the threat at the wedding chapel, and the one guy who stole the car. I liked it when he let the suspect eat his fried chicken because he was so cooperative.

I liked most of the Vegas cops from seasons 17-19.

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I also remember the other episode Christopher Curtis appeared in where 2 suspects got in trouble for vandalizing a vehicle and them not getting arrested, I agree Curtis was very cool in dealing with the two suspects because he wasn't sure what happened, it's like he really cares about everyone's well being which I admire in a person, I forgot all about the DARE bumper sticker on the car in the traffic stop segment.

I remember the two episodes with the wedding chapel and the guy who was driving a stolen car that wanted his fried chicken, I agree the officer was cool in letting the suspect in the stolen car eat his fried chicken due to him being cooperative.

They had a lot of good Vegas episodes from Seasons 17-19, I also liked Evan Rosenthal and I liked how he handled the dwarf suspect.

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I liked Rosenthal too. He seemed so cool in dealing with suspects. I liked his partner, Raymond Reyes too. Rosenthal now works as a Palm Beach deputy.

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That is so cool about Rosenthal working for a Palm Beach deputy, would have loved to see future episodes of Rosenthal as a Palm Beach deputy if COPS hadn't been cancelled.

Raymond Reyes was also a cool officer and liked seeing him

I remember on a Season 20 episode where Reyes and Rosenthal did a traffic stop on a suspect who turned out to be a hardcore felon, I remember Rosenthal telling the suspect straight up that he's going to prison and he deserves to go to prison, it was hard feeling sorry for this suspect because he had a gun on him as a convicted felon, he also had marijuana, crack cocaine and ecstasy pills and has been locked up for robbery, domestic violence and burglary.

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I didn't feel sorry for the suspect at all. That guy just seems to be just a bad person the whole way. Rosenthal even said, "We could have easily had a shootout here". I bet he served hard time in prison and possibly could still be there today.

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I imagine this suspect got at least 10 years in prison since he had a large amount of cocaine in his possession along with him being a felon in possession of a firearm, Rosenthal was totally straight up telling the suspect he deserves to go to prison, I think the only reason why the suspect was being cooperative because he thought the most he would get off with is a ticket if he remained cooperative, luckily Rosenthal was smart enough to call for backup and question the suspect even further, scum like this suspect don't deserve to be on the streets, I also noticed this suspect was driving a classic Chevelle (I love classic cars).

I don't feel sorry for the suspect either and I could sense he was a very sketchy person.

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10 years sounds right to me. He definitely deserved to go to prison. The suspect was definitely nervous from the start. Reyes even told him that "we don't care if you have yellow weed on you". As soon as the gun was found, that was the beginning of the end and the drugs and money sealed the deal for the arrest. I also noticed the suspect had to make the "I have a kid to take care of" excuse as to why he shouldn't go to prison, in which Rosenthal told him "you're selling dope and carrying a gun" which is a bad combo.

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The one thing what I wish Officer Rosenthal would've said to the suspect is "well I have children too and I gotta protect them from people like you", I know having a gun and drugs is a mandatory prison sentence regardless if he's a convicted felon or not, I agree there was something sketchy about the suspect yet he appears to be a good sized guy, I don't blame the officers for being upset with the suspect for having a gun on him when he's a convicted felon.

The suspect also strikes me as someone who thinks he deserves to be highly rewarded for not pulling the gun on the officers and him "trying" to be cooperative.

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Yeah, Rosenthal should have told him that he had children and maybe the suspect could have thought about it a little better. I don't blame them either for their anger.

I agree about the suspect thinking he should be highly rewarded for not pulling the gun or trying to cooperate which he shouldn't be.

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I think the suspect had his own agenda when it came to him being cooperative, I know some criminals have hopes the most they'll get while getting pulled over is a ticket instead of facing jail/prison time.

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I agree.

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Another police officer who I liked was Wilby Smith of Palm Beach County, FL (Season 14), he was the Jamaican officer who arrested a rasta suspect in the bushes because of a warrant, he was also complaining the entire time he was getting detained, I thought Wilby Smith and his backup officers were really cool dealing with the rasta suspect.

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I liked Wilby a lot too. I liked his story about how policing in Jamaica works, like how there's 2 or more officers in each vehicle. I wish he was in more episodes. He probably would have been good dealing with the rasta suspect who made threats at the Budget Car Rental office.

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I also wish Wilby would've gotten to appear in more episodes, he didn't seem to get stressed out as easily as some of the other police officers do, I remember the rasta suspect who made threats at the Budget Car Rental office, it would've been interesting seeing Wilby in that episode, I'm just glad it wasn't Jeff Lower who dealt with the rasta suspect making threats at the Budget Car Rental office, I thought the rasta suspect at the Budget Car was a total jerk.

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I bet Wilby would have been very calm with the other rasta suspect. I'm glad Lower wasn't there either. I don't know how he'd react. That suspect was a total jerk, from threatening a lawsuit to trying to kick the window out of the patrol car. I didn't feel sorry for him at all.

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The rasta suspect in the rental car lot struck me as a very self entitled person who is likely to lash out at anyone over the slightest things (one of the worst personality traits IMO), I felt sorry for the two police officers who had to deal with them, their anger towards him was justified.

The rasta suspect who Wilby dealt with what did you think of him? Me he seemed like a complainer but he was a lot more calm compared to the one at the car rental lot.

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Yeah, the car rental lot suspect seemed very narcissistic to me. I too felt sorry for the deputies and I hope they never dealt with him again.

I agree that the other rasta suspect was a complainer but he wasn't nearly as bad as the car rental lot suspect.

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The complaining rasta suspect did crack me up and I remember he constantly said "Man" repeatedly, I remember Wilby claims he wasn't a very happy guy which makes me wonder if he's dealt with him before, I noticed the officers seemed to be enjoying themselves while dealing with the suspect.

The car rental suspect is IMO one of the least likable suspects on the show and I agree he seemed very narcissistic, I hope he'd gotten his act together after this, I can imagine it being very difficult for the cops to deal with him.

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I thought the rasta suspect was very funny and I thought all the cops were cool in dealing with him.

I also hope the car rental suspect got his act together, but because of his narcissism, he probably didn't change one bit. I bet his time in the jail was difficult too.

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Another police officer I liked was Becky Rooks of North Las Vegas, NV, she was the officer who did a traffic stop at a strip mall parking lot with a disabled license plate, it turned out the guy driving the vehicle robbed the disabled victim in a wheelchair at gunpoint for his wallet and his vehicle, inside the vehicle was a firearm and a bunch of wallets, I thought Rooks did a great job handling such an intense situation and she kept her cool and professionalism while dealing with the suspect, I also loved seeing the victim get his vehicle back and the victim thanking the officer, you can tell Rooks was very happy seeing the victim get his vehicle back.

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I remember that segment very well. You could tell the suspect was up to no good when he started to get questioned by Rooks. She definitely handled the situation very well. I remember her gasping when she found the gun in the vehicle. It was cool seeing the victim getting his vehicle back. The suspect also made threats to kill him and his entire family. Rooks too seemed very happy to have the vehicle back and putting the suspect behind bars for a long time. I'm sure he served and possibly is still serving, time in prison.

She also appeared in a season 24 segment about a stolen luxury car. It started with a felony stop and ended with the victim getting his car back. She seemed very happy about that too.

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I could tell there was something shady about the suspect right from the start and I'm glad Officer Rooks sensed it, I thought she kept her cool and professionalism while dealing with the suspect, this suspect is IMO one of the most despicable criminals of all time IMO, I've forgotten all about him threatening to kill him and his entire family, I imagine he is still in prison since this happened in 2008, I know he got released from prison not long earlier, I thought seeing Rooks be happy to see the victim getting his car back was a nice touch, I remember one of the male officers claims the suspect has no shame in his game.

I don't remember the Season 24 segment she appeared in but am interested in watching it.

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Yeah, he was one of the worst criminals on the show. It wouldn't surprise me if he was a career criminal. I noticed in later seasons, there are not nearly as many hardened criminals. I'm betting it's 50/50 if he's still in prison or not, it wouldn't surprise if he's still serving time. He seems the type to be reoffended easily, as he was released not long before the segment was taped.

I liked it when one of the male officers said "He has no shame in his game". The victim seemed like a really good guy which makes me dislike the criminal even more.

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I think people who commit crimes against the elderly and the disabled are worse than people who commit crimes against the normal types of people, I agree in the later seasons there aren't nearly as many hardened criminals and that most of the criminals they arrest are drug users, I think this criminal knows how to live in prison, I liked the victim and he strikes me as a nice guy, I hope Rooks got lots of praises for how she handled the situation.

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I agree with you that people who commit crimes against the elderly and disabled are the worst types. I'll add the same for children.

I too hope Rooks got so much praise by the people of North Las Vegas.

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I don't like people who commit crimes against the children either, I know I hardly feel any sympathy for the creeps on the show "To Catch A Predator".

I also liked how Rooks put the handcuffs on the suspect before getting him out of the vehicle, who knows what would've happened if she hadn't done that, she deserves to get a lot of praise for how she handled the incident.

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I don't really have any sympathy for child predators either.

I was kind of worried he'd pull out his gun if he wasn't handcuffed. He got out of the vehicle when she pulled up, which is when bad things sometimes happen.

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I've forgotten all about the suspect trying to get out of the vehicle, I'm glad Rooks could sense he was up to no good immediately.

I noticed that very few criminals on the show COPS are child predators, I remember on one Season 22 episode in Minneapolis I was happy seeing the police arrest a guy for flirting with a young girl and him failing to register as a sex offender, I liked seeing the officers tell the young girl and her mother that he's more concerned for their safety than anything else and was happy nothing worse has happened.

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I remember the season 22 segment in Minneapolis over the guy trying to lure the young girl. The young girl was so smart by recognizing stranger danger and calling the police when it happened. You could tell the cops would make sure he was arrested every single time if there were more problems.

Another child predator segment was in season 15 in Riverside County. This man kept getting batoned and tried to bite the arm of one of the deputies and had to be hosed off afterward. Thy later find out that the suspect tried to lure kids in his motel room with a $100 bill.

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I'm really glad this girl could sense danger with the way this man approached her and she made a wise decision in calling the police along with telling her mother, I know the cops were happy arresting this guy yet they remained professional in how they dealt with him.

It's been years since I saw the child predator segment from Season 15, I remember that was quite an intense episode and was happy they caught the suspect, he's IMO one of the least sympathetic criminals on the show and hated how he was trying to bite the arm of the deputies, I think child predators are the worst type of criminals.

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You could really tell they were really happy getting the man back behind bars.

The season 15 child predator is also on my list of criminals with no empathy.

You know most prisoners think child predators are the worst of the worst too. They're often more physically attacked than other types of criminals.

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I have heard that most prisoners find child predators to be the worst of all criminals and the child predators experience in prison will be a lot harder than the other criminals, do you think that nonviolent drug dealers who are serving a harsh prison sentence get a lot of sympathy from the other prisoners? I know I would.

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I would hope that nonviolent drug dealers/users have lots of empathy from other users. I would too.

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No love for Bret Satchwell from Sacramento? (Season 6)

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I've forgot to mention Bret Satchwell, I always liked him a lot, he seemed to be really cool with the people he deals with, I always liked his laid back personality, I also liked the female cop he's usually with (I think her name is Gina Haynes).

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I also forgot to mention Nate Oliver & Robert Dunn and Mel Gonzales and Gary Mullins of Cleveland, Ohio (Season 6)

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Another one I liked was Benjamin Lord was Springfield, MO. He was in a few segments but I thought he was so calm in how he dealt with the meth user who was "tweaking". He was pulled over and then broke down and got violent when Lord threw him to the ground. He was very calm the whole way and didn't get angry the whole time. He was very laid-back in a few other segments too.

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I remember Benjamin Lord and I thought he did a great job handling the meth user who was tweaking, I can imagine myself getting frightened by him myself if I were in Benjamin Lord's shoes, I liked that he remained calm and respectful while dealing with the meth user who was tweaking really bad, I don't remember too much of the other episodes he appeared in except for the high speed chase where it ended up in a crash.

Another officer I really liked is Jamie Eason from Jacksonville (Season 16), not only I find her attractive but she also seems to be a really good police officer who is always calm, polite and respectful while dealing with the public.

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He was very calm in the high-speed chase segment. I also liked how Lord wasn't bothered that it was the 2nd night in a row for that he arrested him, as he was uncooperative the first time. I've noticed some officers get angry when they deal with repeat offenders.

I liked Eason very well too for the same reasons you mentioned, plus I liked it when she said that she loved her job cause she doesn't know when roll call starts what's going to happen during her shift.

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I know some officers would act like a disappointed parent towards the suspects when they're arresting someone 2 nights in a row, I would be in shock myself if I had to deal with someone twice in a short time period, Lord definitely acted like a professional when dealing with the tweaker freaking out, I know the high speed chase had to be a very intense moment for Lord but he handled it very well.

I thought it was great seeing Eason enjoying her job and wanting to make a difference, I remember having a little crush on Eason back in around 2004.

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About officers acting like disappointed parents, it reminded me of Derrick Pendergrass from Chattanooga in the one Ho Ho Ho episode, where he stopped the younger woman who came to Chattanooga on the same day and apparently was a prostitute and was spotted in a known crack house. She's released, but after getting called for backup in a traffic stop, she's with a random stranger in a vehicle. She states she wanted a ride to the store. Pendergrass and his backup officer were obviously upset after it ended. What was worse was that she was a mother of two. I hope she didn't end up on the wrong path, or even worse.

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It's been a very long time since I saw the Ho Ho Ho episode with Derrick Pendergrass dealing with the prostitute twice call after call, I was surprised they didn't arrest her for getting into another person's vehicle after she's been warned, I always liked Derrick Pendergrass a lot and was good at dealing with the public, I can see why Pendergrass and his partner were upset over the situation, I also hope she'd gotten her life together considering she is a mother.

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Yeah, I like him too. I liked how he dealt with the intoxicated woman who attempted to bite him, and I also remember how she tried to bite one of the paramedics too and how Pendergrass warned her that she would be maced if she did it again. I too hope the prostitute got her life together.

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I thought Pendergrass did a good job handling the intoxicated woman who attempted to bite him, I wonder what her problem was, I lost sympathy for her when she tried to bite Pendergrass, I remember on another episode I was a little upset with Pendergrass for arresting the passenger of a stolen truck for having a little bit of marijuana in his possession but understand he was only trying to do his job, the passenger did claim he was shocked the driver would run from the cops because he only planned on getting together with the driver for some beer.

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She started off very friendly but was not sure what exactly happened. I was shocked by how violent she became in the few minutes after she was questioned.

I was slightly upset over the passenger getting arrested over a small quantity of marijuana. I remember him saying, "out west they just give you a ticket". I'm betting the driver knew the vehicle was stolen, saw the police behind him, and ran because of that.

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I didn't like seeing her get violent towards him after being questioned, I didn't blame Pendergrass for getting upset with her after she tried to bite him and he had every right to do what he did by taking her down on the ground.

Also do you remember the final episode where Heather Savage did a traffic stop on a middle aged woman flagging down vehicles, Savage found crack cocaine in the woman's wallet and she pleads and begs not to be arrested? Then the woman claims she had a crack pipe in her underwear, I noticed her cutoff shorts were unbuttoned, also what did you think of Savage? Me I thought she was alright and didn't have any issues with her.

I kinda wished Pendergrass did cut the passenger loose with a ticket considering marijuana possession (a small amount) is a misdemeanor, I feel he went through enough of him getting upset over the driver running away from the police, I didn't feel bad for the driver when Pendergrass tased him.

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I liked it when she was taken down by Pendergrass. Her whining got annoying though. I wonder if she should have have been maced the second time when she tried to bite the paramedic.

I do remember the last segment. Savage was very calm the whole segment even when she told her that bringing in drugs in the jail would be another charge. In some ways, I felt sorry for her, she seemed like a nice lady who might have had a drug problem. I think the situation might have ended differently if she didn't beg not to go to jail and didn't hide the pipe in her underwear. I also remember her saying she was a grandparent. She looked like she was about 60.

I feel like Pendergrass should have just cited him for possession and let him on his way after he was done being questioned. The driver being tased was one of the most up-close of any tasing I've seen.

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I do agree her whining got annoying along with her not being able to answer any of Pendergrass's questions, I do feel she deserved to be maced for trying to bite the pandemic, I'm sure that'll shut her up.

I also felt bad for the lady who Savage was dealing with, she didn't strike me as a very bad person, I thought Officer Savage was nice, calm and respectful towards dealing with the lady, I remember her looking around 55-60 because she did claim to be a grandmother, I wonder how her grandchildren felt about watching her getting arrested on COPS, I also wonder why didn't she hide the drugs in the area where she hid the pipe, I thought it was nice of Savage giving the lady one more chance to confess if she had something else she wasn't supposed to have, I do wonder how the situation would've ended if the suspect remained calm and didn't hide the pipe.

It did look really close seeing Pendergrass tazing the driver along with the way the driver fell after getting tased, I also remember the truck was having problems towards the end of the pursuit.

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I'd be willing to bet if she got maced, she would probably not bite again as the mace lasts quite a few minutes after one's sprayed.

I liked that Savage gave her the chance to confess. Unfortunately, with the way the laws are, cocaine is usually an arrestable offense each time.

I remember the driver falling as he got tased and him holding his heart, followed by him complaining Pendergrass was being too rough when he was only doing his job.

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I do hope she learned a valuable lesson after being threatened with getting maced, she went from being a person in distress to a criminal.

I know having cocaine in your possession is a mandatory arrest, oddly in California if you have a little bit of meth in your possession you get a ticket when in other states it's a felony crime, makes me not want to live in California.

Pendergrass strikes me as a police officer who is respectful towards everyone he deals with and is never aggressive towards anyone, I do like how he can remain humorous while dealing with the criminals, I read somewhere that Pendergrass was forced to resign in 2010 (forgot the reasons).

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Hopefully, when she got sober she realized what she did wrong.

I've seen COPS episodes in California and I thought meth possession was a felony no matter what.

I like Pendergrass's sense of humor. I liked the one where the one guy ran on foot and the suspect said a silly statement, which Pendergrass repeated.

He resigned because he was in a motorcycle gang known for violence.

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It was in the more recent episodes where meth became a ticketable offense instead of an arrestable offense (something I don't agree with because I find meth to be the worst drug), on the episode where the suspect ran on foot claims to be a silly treatment, was that the episode where Pendergrass found crack cocaine on the roof? I remember on that episode Pendergrass tells the suspect that it's a bad day.

That sucks about Pendergrass being in a motorcycle gang known for violence, I always liked him a lot.

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I agree that meth is one of the worst drugs there is, but on the other hand, people that are not necessarily violent towards themselves or other people should get treatment and not prison.

That was the same episode I described in my earlier post.

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Another police officer who I liked that I forgot to mention is Officer Harry Jackson of Portland, Oregon (Season 2), while he has a no nonsense attitude he is at least nice about it and wants to see the criminals start making better decisions in life.

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I like him a lot too. Just seems like a cool guy.

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I remember as a kid I thought he was one of the nicest police officers on the show, I always admired how he is able to keep his cool at all times, another Portland police officer from Season 2 who I liked is Loren Caddy (the older cop), he always seems to be polite & calm towards all people who he deals with, he showed a lot of patience dealing with the obnoxious drunk in the jail.

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I've seen the drunk in the jail segment and Caddy was polite the whole time. At the end of the segment, you can tell he got tired of dealing with him when he says "What a Jerk".

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I loved it when Caddy says "What a jerk", I totally agree with Caddy on that, most officers wouldn't have that kind of patience dealing with the obnoxious drunk, I know Caddy appeared in a few episodes which I thought were sad such as him comforting a man who lost his wife in a car accident, him dealing with a woman who died after her husband defended himself by attacking her after she chased him with a knife and him dealing with a young paint sniffer who sadly committed suicide a couple weeks later.

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It's unfortunate that he had so many sad segments.

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It sure is, at least he handled these sad situations very well.

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I'll give him some credit for that.

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Other police officers who I liked are Mel Gonzales and Gary Mullins of Cleveland, Ohio (Season 6), they were the two main officers who were chasing 3 carjacking suspects in a red compact car that crashed into a guardrail, one of the suspects had his head in the windshield.

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Another police officer who I liked is Sue Schaaf of Las Vegas (Seasons 7 & 10), I like that she can be firm but shows she does care for the suspects that she deals with, I liked how motherly she acted towards the paint sniffer who she has to put up with on a regular basis, I remember the paint sniffer's mother was in tears seeing her son deteriorate so badly.

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I haven't seen the paint sniffer segment but I have to feel really sorry for his mother because of how bad those inhalants kill your brain cells.

One of the more riveting segments came from season 15 when Fort Worth Ronnie Mcmullen goes to a business area to check on two huffers. He's dealt with them numerous times in the past. He talks about the difficulties taking them to jail and even tells one of the huffers to show off his scar that he had when he was thrown off some railroad tracks. He even brought his son for a right-along and told him the dangers of drugs. At the end of the segment, the brother of the huffers comes out and says he feels so sorry for his brothers and that he's happy he never used inhalants and just wanted to make sure they were OK. I actually felt sorry for both of those guys.

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I remember the Fort Worth episode with the two brothers who are huffers and thought it was nice to see Ronnie McMullen check on these two guys, while he did take them to jail I was surprised he didn't handcuff them, I don't blame McMullen for taking his son on a ride along so he can show his son the dangers of the drugs, I forgotten all about the brother of the huffers coming out and explaining the situation with the two brothers, I thought McMullen acted cool and professional dealing with the situation, he seems like a good cop, I thought the episode you mentioned from Fort Worth was far more riveting than the Las Vegas episode I mentioned.

Watching the Las Vegas episode I mentioned reminds me of a parent watching their child fall apart and getting hurt really bad.

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Yeah, Ronnie is another officer I liked. He also appeared in the neighborhood dispute over neighbors annoying their dogs. I loved the part where one of the neighbors had a parrot and Ronnie played with it and then kind of got scared later on. He seems very cool and professional in many situations.

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I remember the parrot episode, haven't seen that one in a very long time, I remember him getting a little freaked out by the parrot, I agree he seems to be very cool and professional in all situations, I do like his calm, laid back manner while dealing with the public.

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Another police officer I liked that I forgot to mention is Von Grant of Hialeah, FL (Season 9), I liked his laid back personality and him getting his point across without being mean about it, I have chatted with someone who knew Von Grant and has told me he is a great guy and a strong Christian.

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Another police officer I really liked is Justin Spurling (I think that's his last name) of Las Vegas (Seasons 18 and 26), he was the officer who did an accident call where a young girl of the accident was disposing the meth, I liked how calm he was when he witnessed it, I always liked how Spurling treats everyone with respect and keeps his cool through all situations.

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I remember seeing him in the season 26 episode of the female victim in the domestic violence incident. He treated both the victim and the suspect very well and was very laid-back the whole time.

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I thought it was great seeing officers be laid back and very respectful towards both the suspect and the victims in domestic violence situations, I was happy to see Justin Spruling in a Season 26 episode, I have always liked him in the two Season 18 segments, I remember on the other Season 18 segment where he dealt with another domestic violence call where the female victim was able to calm her angry husband (or boyfriend) down by wearing her leather outfit, I remember Spurling found that very interesting.

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I didn't know he appeared in season 18. I don't think he was the first officer shown in his segments.

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He also appeared in the episode where there was a traffic accident and the daughter was dumping meth and Xanax on the ground, when Officer Spurlock tells the mother that her daughter's getting arrested for having meth and Xanax in her possession the mother starts freaking out and tells the officer that she's gonna kick her ass when she gets out of the hospital.

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I think Jeff Harper was the main officer in that segment. He wasn't a bad officer. That segment was interesting.

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For some reason I thought Justin Spurling and Jeff Harper were both the same person, Jeff Harper was another officer who I really liked a lot.

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Justin has dark-colored glasses. Jeff does not.

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