Citizens are in the cross hairs when brutal criminals go berserk.

A woman refuses to wear jail-issued clothing. A man tells his tearful tale to officers, and a chatty inebriated woman is placed in isolation.

Boisterous inmates are placed in restraints after initiating several verbal altercations. A woman struggles with substance abuse following the death of her fiancé, and two young escorts discuss their “observing” strategy when casino hopping.

An agitated man is overly concerned about his 30K watch. cries when he has blood drawn. An inebriated woman threatens her arresting officers with bodily harm, and a woman has no recollection of her arrest.

An inmate’s flirting calms a jailhouse fight. An inebriated man tries to avoid his eighth DUI by claiming his car was stolen, and a disagreement over Facebook puts a couple in jail.

Police trail a stolen vehicle and are led on a foot chase; a man tries to dine and dash on a $400 restaurant tab; a cop goes undercover in Las Vegas to investigate prostitution; an officer investigates drug use in a parking lot.

Officers respond to a domestic dispute; a suspect is chased on foot by police; a couple are questioned for driving a stolen vehicle; a boy is rescued from a swimming pool.

A driver is questioned about drug possession; a man flees a car accident; a car is searched for drugs; a man with outstanding warrants takes refuge in a home.

Police pursue a suspect in a high-speed chase; a car is searched for drugs; police investigate an alleged fight between two men; cops probe a home invasion.

A crook steals a police cruiser and leads officers on a chase; a former heavyweight boxer’s refusal to comply with an officer triggers a brawl; an officer faces an armed suspect and a point-blank ambush.

Cops corner a wanted fugitive but the standoff goes up in flames; a father kidnaps his infant son and police unleash a K9 to take him down; a pregnant postal worker is held at gunpoint when a man hijacks her delivery truck.

A gunman raids a gold shop in broad daylight; law enforcement officers use a fake camera crew to free a hostage from a knife-wielding perpetrator; after getting jumped, a store clerk turns the tables on a robber.

Officers apprehend a murder suspect. Officers respond to a disturbance involving a testy couple at a restaurant. Officers make an arrest in a domestic dispute call.

An officer pulls over a fugitive who faces new charges when authorities find paraphernalia. A snake wrangler is called in to recover someone’s pet. Officers investigate a woman’s indecent dancing.

Officers try to bust up a drug deal and the suspects evade. During a traffic stop, we learn that the driver is a fugitive. A speeding driver attempts to discard evidence before being pulled over.

After some struggle officers make an arrest in a stolen car report. Officers investigate a domestic dispute involving best friends. Officers question a man leaving a known drug hotbed.

An intoxicated and belligerent man is arrested for refusing to leave a fast-food restaurant; drugs are found in a vehicle; marijuana is discovered in a car; a husband is questioned in a domestic dispute.

An officer investigates when a couple get into a heated argument in a car; a man suspected of prostitution is questioned; a man is suspected of being drunk; a driver is questioned after hitting a curb with a vehicle.

Beech Grove, IN officers find a gun hidden in bushes after a vehicle is run off the road while officers in Daytona Beach, FL search for a suspect who crashed while fleeing from police and then fled on foot. Officers in Nye County, NV are called to a park after reports of a man grabbing a child and Richland County, SC officers search for a car involved in a hit and run.

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