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-Announcer: "cops" is filmed on location
With the men and women of law enforcement.
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty
In a court of law.
-Uh, being a public servant for 20 years
Has taught me one of many things.
Expect the unexpected.
I can honestly say being in law enforcement,
You definitely see some baffling things that
Make you scratch your head.
One thing is for sure,
If you have a great support system at home
And make good decisions,
That's a great start.
I'm just gonna pull this car over.
The passenger wasn't wearing his seatbelt.
(police siren)
-How's it going? Deputy cull, escambia county sheriff's office.
The reason I'm pulling you over,
You're not wearing your seatbelt.
-Passenger: I know, we just left the car lot
And I forgot to put the dad-gone thing on.
-Driver: Yeah, we just left the car place.
-Deputy cull: Okay, all right,
Cigarettes right in my face.
-Oh, I'm so sorry.
-Deputy cull: Yeah. You got your id with you?
-Yeah, put this out, my purse is in the back.
-You got your id, sir? -Not with me, but I can give you
My social and stuff.
-What's your first name?
-Larry: Larry. Middle initial d.
-All right. All right, y'all hang tight,
I'll be right back.
Just checking these occupants' information on the computer.
See if they got any warrants or anything.
He's not pulling up.
Yeah.
3-37 white male, white t-shirt,
Running west on bayless, orange shorts.
Better stop! Better stop!
Put your hands behind your back. -Larry: All right, sir.
(officer breathing heavily)
(police sirens in distance)
-Deputy cull: 3-37, 10-15.
Get up. Get up. -I knew better.
-I ain't even got nothing on me. I don't even know why I run.
-Deputy cull: Get up. Get up.
-I'm trying. I'm trying.
Aw, it's crazy.
-Deputy cull: Why'd you run then?
-Larry: I don't know.
-Deputy cull: Let's go in front of your car.
Put that cigarette out.
(indistinct radio chatter)
-Deputy cull: 10-4.
-Larry: I don't have nothing on me, sir.
-Well we're sitting in the back of this car.
Let's go on this side.
Go ahead and sit down, larry.
-Yes, sir. That's really my name.
-Why you not pulling-- why you not pulling up in my mni?
-Larry: Because I'm from ohio. -Deputy cull: Okay.
-Larry: I swear that to me, man. -All right.
-Larry: I just thought I had a warrant or something, man.
I didn't know.
-All right.
All right. Hang tight.
Need to see what's up with him. All right.
So I got your id right now.
-Okay?
-Okay, so he's gonna be going to jail.
-I understand. -Okay.
-Yes, sir.
-Deputy cull: So just to let you know, I mean,
The reason I stopped you is because
He didn't have his seatbelt on.
-Yes, sir. I completely understand.
-He really didn't have any reason to run.
You know?
-I don't know, I have no idea.
-How long have you known him?
-Driver: About six weeks or so.
-Six weeks or so? Okay.
-Driver: My friend owns a grooming shop
Some work for them. -Do you have anything on you?
Anything illegal?
-No. I have money and chap-stick in this pocket.
-You went through her pockets?
-Driver: And my cell phone in my back pocket.
-Deputy cull: Okay. All right. Hang tight.
Larry.
-Yes? Do you have to take me in.
-Why'd you run?
-I thought I had a warrant on me, man,
My wife has cancer, man.
I'm not (beep) ya. -And you're down here?
-Yeah, she's over here, man. I-I'm all she's got.
I'm only person she's got down here.
-Deputy cull: You knew I was gonna catch you, I mean.
-I knew, you run fast for an old man.
I give you props on that, brother. (laughs)
-Deputy cull: All right, man. All right.
Um, so yeah, you're gonna be going to jail for resisting.
Okay?
I just don't understand why you ran, dude.
-'cause I'm stupid. -No warrants.
-I got to, man.
-Yeah, unfortunately, man. Yeah.
-There's no way out of it, brother?
-No. Sorry, buddy. -(larry sighs)
-You run, you run, run from the popo, man--
-That's why I dove to the ground.
-Well that's 'cause I told you to stop. -Well...
I stopped.
-Deputy cull: I know, but you weren't free to go.
You weren't wearing your seatbelt, remember?
-I know.
-Deputy cull: What made you think about it, I mean,
Were you just getting nervous? -I don't know, man.
I just got nervous. It's stupid.
-Okay, how long, how well do you know her? I mean.
-I've only known her a couple weeks.
-Deputy cull: Couple weeks? -Yeah.
-Deputy cull: 'cause she said six weeks, but that's fine.
-Why she acting the way she was?
-Well, what do you mean acting?
-I don't know, she wouldn't talk to me.
I was trying to talk to her.
-Deputy cull: Well, I don't know,
Maybe she don't wanna hang out with people going to jail.
-That's true too. -(deputy cull laughs)
-Maybe she don't wanna hang out--
-Well, I mean, especially if you don't have no,
Have no reason to, to run.
You would've got out with just a warning.
-I know.
-Deputy cull: Now you're going to jail for it, man.
I mean, it's a misdemeanor,
But still you're going to jail for it.
-Stupid.
-Deputy cull: All right. Hang tight.
-Driver: He asked me for a ride, I gave him a ride.
-Did, he seem like he was like nervous,
Whenever you know, I pulled him,
Pulled y'all over for him not wearing a seatbelt?
-He seemed a little nervous,
But everybody gets a little nervous with the police.
I'm nervous and I didn't do anything.
-Deputy cull: Yeah, yeah.
-But I mean, I didn't think it was
Anything out of the ordinary.
-Deputy cull: Out of the ordinary?
Did he tell you he was gonna run or just got out?
-No he just took off and I was sitting here like...
I didn't know what to do.
-Deputy cull: Okay, well, I mean he's gonna be going to jail.
-I'm sure.
-Deputy cull: For, you know, for running from me.
So, you know, I don't know if you know him real well,
But he ran for a reason.
So most people don't run just, you know,
-Driver: He didn't run for no reason.
-So you might wanna-- -driver: Yeah.
-Wanna watch out who you hang out with.
All right, well you're free to go.
You're just getting a verbal warning
From having your passenger not belted.
-Well, I grew up in san diego, california.
I was in the marine corps. Being in the marines,
Allowed me to transition over
To law enforcement really easily.
I've always wanted to, uh, help out my community
And law enforcement allows me to help people,
In a more personal level and I enjoy that.
So we're headed to a report about a stolen vehicle.
One of my partners just, uh, radioed up.
-Corp. Morgan: I'm on your left, kruger,
I'm on your left. I got cuffs.
-You guys ready? -Deputy reyes: On you, corporal.
-Corporal morgan: All right, driver,
With your left hand, open the door.
Keep your hands exposed where I can see them.
-Driver: I have to unlock the door.
-Corporal morgan: Unlock the door.
When you get out, put your hands up.
-Driver: I have a seatbelt on.
-Corporal morgan: Take your seatbelt off.
-Driver: With what hand?
-Corp. Morgan: Your right hand.
All right. Can you come out now?
Let's do it.
All right. Move to your right
Move, keep going, keep going.
All right, turn around.
Take two steps to your left.
-Deputy reyes: There's a guy all the way down.
-Corp. Morgan: All right, come on back.
-Deputy reyes: Anybody on this far side,
Keep an eye on the guy down range.
-Keep your hands up. Face away, move to your left.
-All right, keep coming. -You guys ready?
-Deputy reyes: Keep coming. Keep coming.
Stop, drop down to your knees.
Keep your hands on your head.
-Corporal morgan: Cross your ankles.
-Deputy reyes: Sergeant. Movin' up. -Sargent: Go for it.
-Deputy reyes: Don't move. Don't move. -Driver: I got a cramp.
-Deputy reyes: Okay. Give us a second. Give me a second.
Stand up. Moving back with one.
-Corp. Morgan: Guy that came out of the truck.
Stop right there.
-Deputy reyes: Come back, come back.
-Corp. Morgan: Put your hands behind your head.
-Driver: What's the problem, officer.
-Give us a second.
All right, give us a second to figure this out.
All right, can you do that for me?
-Driver: Perfect. -Deputy reyes: Perfect. Hey, listen to me.
Anything that's gonna poke me or stick me inside your pocket?
-Driver: Maybe a pocket knife.
-Corporal morgan: Turn around towards us.
-Deputy reyes: Nothing that's gonna poke me?
-Sorry, I didn't know I had some nails, man, really.
-Deputy reyes: No, no, no. I'm asking you,
No needles, nothing like that, right?
-Driver: No, man. I don't slam.
I don't, I don't use needles.
I don't got no weapons, no guns.
-Corp. Morgan: Put your hands up.
All right turn around. -What's in here?
-Driver: I don't know, maybe a tag or something.
-Corporal morgan: Look to your left, look to your left.
Walk backwards.
-Step in there.
Hang out okay? I'll be right back to talk to you.
-So basically a couple hours ago,
The reporting party, the owner of the truck
Ended up calling, saying that his truck had gotten stolen
From in front of his house.
Couple hours later,
He actually saw the truck himself being pushed by the other,
The pt cruiser that's back there
And ultimately saw one of us.
He flagged us down saying, "hey my truck, my truck,
It got they're pushing it, it just got stolen."
Um, sure enough, we showed up
And we were able to recover it with, uh, no issues.
Good. Quick recovery.
-Deputy miramontes: All right, man. Hey, just real quick, dude.
You were helping a friend move a car? -Passenger: Yeah.
-Deputy miramontes: What friend? -Passenger: Juan.
-Deputy miramontes: Juan? Was juan the one driving
The pt cruiser? -No, no.
-Deputy miramontes: No? So, juan said that
This was his truck? -Mm-hm.
-He asked you to basically help him move it or what?
-Mm-hm.
-Deputy miramontes: Do you, what's juan's last name?
-I don't even know his last name, sir. I don't.
-But he's your friend? -Yeah.
-Deputy miramontes: How long have you known juan?
-Passenger: Maybe a year or so.
-Deputy miramontes: So you know juan for a year,
But you don't know his last name?
-Passenger: I never asked him his last name.
-All right, okay.
And I saw that there were some keys in the ignition.
Did he give you those keys
Or were the keys already on there?
-No, he gave me those keys.
-Deputy miramontes: He gave you those keys?
He just called you like, "hey man,
My truck broke down, I need you to help me move it."
And you just said, "okay, I'll help you move it."
-Yeah. -Yeah, okay, all right, man.
-Passenger: Why is it stolen? I mean, please tell me.
I don't know (beep) about it.
-Deputy miramontes: Yeah the truck's stolen, dude.
Yeah. It's, it's stolen.
Why do you think this?
We don't do this just for show, man.
The truck's stolen. -I didn't know.
-Deputy miramontes: All right, it's cool, man. No worries, um, but you do,
-I already got a gta for (beep) driving,
I didn't need another one.
-Deputy miramontes: You were inside the truck, man.
-I know. -You know what I mean?
So, um, and you, I don't know if
My partner already told you.
You do know you have a felony warrant, right?
-Yes, I told him that, I told him that,
I told him that part.
-Deputy miramontes: So you do have a felony warrant,
So you're gonna be going to jail for that felony warrant.
And you're gonna be going to jail for, uh,
In possession of a stolen vehicle.
You have any questions for me?
-Passenger: I don't know what else to say.
-Deputy miramontes: All right, all right man, just sit tight.
-Deputy miramontes: So devon,
How did you guys end up being here?
-Um, he asked me for either some help
Getting a truck started or, pushing it down the road.
'cause he said it broke down on him.
-Deputy miramontes: You were pushing it with your,
With your car, the pt cruiser, right?
-Correct. -Okay.
-And he was with a friend or if it broke down on him,
But he was in the car when it broke down is all I know.
-Deputy miramontes: Okay.
-And that he needed to move from the spot it was at.
-Deputy miramontes: All right, I don't know
If you're aware that truck, that you were
Helping him push is stolen.
-Man. -Deputy miramontes: Yeah, man.
Hey devon, are you on probation, parole, or anything like that, dude?
-Devon: No. Am I being arrested?
-We're still trying to determine that right now.
-Thanks. -Sit tight.
-Deputy miramontes: So the partner driving the pt cruiser
Just has a couple contacts for
A possession of paraphernalia.
His involvement with this, he had no idea was stolen.
He was just trying to help out a friend.
So, basically, what we're gonna do is
We're just gonna cut him loose.
Just let him walk from here.
He can take his pt cruiser and go home.
-Deputy miramontes: Hey, brother,
Go ahead and step out for me.
So this is what we're gonna do. You can face me, man.
-Oh, all right.
-I'm just gonna talk to you real quick. Hey, man,
So you understand what kind of went on right here, right?
-A little bit.
-You know that that truck was, um, reported stolen, right?
So, we kind of gotta take our precautions to
Do that stuff, right?
-I mean, whose, whose truck was it?
-Well, it was reported stolen.
-So it wasn't, wasn't...? -It wasn't his.
No. All right, go ahead and turn around for me.
So as easily as that was that you were just coming out here
To do a good deed and you're coming to help out your buddy.
You could have easily gone to jail for being in a stolen vehicle.
You know what I mean?
All right, go ahead. You're free to go.
-It's super important to have a good support system at home
Because of all that we see and do on a daily basis,
If you just focus on the negative,
It's quick to bring somebody down,
Having that good support system at home
And that good kind of release when you get home from work
And be able to forget about it definitely helps.
I just saw this male and female jump the cinder block wall.
It's kind of suspicious, high crime area.
So we're gonna go out on them.
See what's going on with them.
What's up, guys?
I'm officer johnson, las vegas, metro.
You guys are just being detained for a sec.
We just saw you guys hop the wall.
Can you take off your backpack
And just set it on the ground next to you?
Ma'am, can you do the same thing? Come over here.
You can set your purse on the hood.
No weapons, narcotics, nothing like that on you guys?
-No, we just jumped the wall to go the street.
-We'll have a conversation about that, not a big deal.
Just hands on the bumper for me, ma'am.
Ma'am, can you step up here?
-Woman: I don't want to.
-Okay, you don't have a choice.
-Woman: All I did was jump down from the wall.
-Ofc. Johnson: Control, 2v-72, copy for 68, two times.
Okay, it's not a big deal, just come up here, okay.
I'm, I'm, I'm asking you to, now I'm telling you to.
Just take off your purse
And we're just gonna set it on the hood.
-Man: Do not give him a reason.
-Ofc. Johnson: We're just gonna have a conversation.
That's all, right?
Okay, it's called a reasonable suspicion stop.
-Okay. -There's no weapons
Or anything in here, right? No, nothing?
-Woman: I have a knife in my pocket.
-Okay, just don't touch it for me.
Can I grab the knife real quick?
Just put your hands right here.
I'm just gonna take it off you for, for the stop.
That's all. Thank you for being honest.
I really appreciate that.
-Woman: You're welcome.
-Ofc. Johnson: Do you guys live around here or?
-Man: We're homeless.
-Ofc. Johnson: You guys are homeless.
Any narcotics in the backpack or the purse?
I feel like by your hesitation, there is,
Just be honest, dude.
-I have a meth problem
-Ofc. Johnson: You have a meth pipe?
-No, I have a meth problem.
-Ofc. Johnson: You have a meth problem,
So is there a meth in your backpack?
Okay, where is it at? Is it in this pocket or?
-Man: It's in the big pocket.
-Ofc. Johnson: The big pocket? Okay.
-Man: It's in a big bag so, it slipped out about it.
It's in two big bags.
-Ofc. Johnson: This is methamphetamine.
See the crystals and how it's kind of crushed so,
40, 50 bucks?
All right, man, just relax,
We'll have a conversation about it,
But I am gonna put you in handcuffs right now, okay?
-(man mumbles) -huh?
-Man: Is there a reason you're doing that?
-Just for right now. We can have a conversation still,
But I just don't want you getting any,
Getting squirrely on me or you know, getting any ideas.
I'm gonna go ahead and put you right here
On the curb though, you're gonna take a seat for me, okay?
Ma'am, do you have any narcotics in your purse
Or is that everything that you guys have?
-Uh, I have a syringe.
-Anything else?
Pills? Or?
-Woman: I think I'm-- I don't remember
If there was any left.
-Okay. -In my spoon.
-Okay, is it right if I search your purse?
-Woman: I'd rather you not.
-Okay, but you have a syringe
And you have a spoon in there, right?
So you have paraphernalia?
Technically?
-Woman: Eh, go ahead and search it, go for it.
-Ofc. Johnson: And he's got, uh, 446 in the, uh, backpack,
A good amount of it, so,
-Woman: I was keeping it in this backpack,
I paid for it and got it.
I don't know if he cares.
-Ofc. Lynn: That was found under front purse.
First, front pouch, here.
-Ofc. Johnson: Okay.
So, I got a needle, probably a loaded needle
And a rubber band.
-And then this was found in that front pocket as well?
-Yeah, same thing there. Yeah.
-All right, ma'am. -Did you hear me?
-What?
-All, I was keeping mine in his backpack.
-Ofc. Johnson: Okay.
-Like I bought that in his backpack.
-Ofc. Johnson: Okay, I'm just gonna place you
In handcuffs at this point.
Just put your water bottle down for me.
Can you spread your hands for me? Perfect.
-Ofc. Johnson: They want you, buddy. -Who does?
-Ofc. Johnson: Courts. -No, bro.
-Ofc. Johnson: You're dawn's five, which it means you
Failed to update your parole status.
-No, no, no, please listen.
-You skipped out on your parole.
-Man: I didn't mean to.
-For possession of a stolen vehicle, right?
-Man: Yeah.
-They want you. -What does that mean?
-Ofc. Johnson: That means that you're gonna take a trip
Down to jail, so you can have a conversation with them.
We'll get you in the back of the car
And I'll come talk to you.
-Ofc. Johnson: Kirsten, so how long have you been using?
-Kirsten: A few weeks. -Oh, that's it?
How'd you get into it?
-Kirsten: I had a problem with alcohol for a long time.
And I've been in and out of rehabs
And, uh,
Just tired of relapsing on the same thing,
Doing the same thing.
I decided to just go all out, too many bright ideas.
-Ofc. Johnson: Seems like a pretty big jump.
Did he, did your, is that your boyfriend or husband, friend?
-Um...
I guess boyfriend.
-Ofc. Johnson: Did he get you started in it or?
-Uh...
No, uh, I did ask him to get me some like, but.
-'cause he's been using for a minute or?
-Like I, I knew that he had used before,
But once I was already using, I went for him.
-Kind of just down on your luck lately and decided?
-I just was wanted to feel better,
But from like the things
That I've been doing the last few weeks.
-Ofc. Johnson: Our goal is to help you get clean.
We don't want you to spend a lot of time in jail.
So what's gonna happen is, you're gonna go to jail today,
But it's gonna be basically,
You're gonna get released pretty quickly.
I mean, you probably won't even be there for,
For six to 12 hours at the most.
The, you'll see a judge basically.
And, uh, they're gonna put you on a program,
They'll get you counseling, some help.
There's two ways you can look at this.
You can look at this like, hey,
The big mean cop arrested me and now my life's over,
Or you can look it as an opportunity to get clean.
So please keep your head up.
Don't, don't miss out on your court, your counseling,
Anything like that, just get it taken care of.
So you can move past this and,
And move on with the rest of your life.
You know what I mean? -Kirsten: Yeah.
-So you're just going for possession
Of controlled substance, meth.
Joseph, you're going for your dawn's party five
For stealing a motor vehicle
And then also for possession of methamphetamine, okay?
-Ofc. Johnson: Hey, I just wanna let you know, dude.
It's not the end of the world, right?
You'll get it squared away. You'll get it figured out.
Right?
It's all right, man, seriously, it's okay.
-Joseph: It's not okay.
-Ofc. Johnson: This isn't that big of a deal.
This is one little, one little blip.
It will be a big deal though if you continue, okay?
-(over radio): 132 and bush, I've got him at gun point.
-Dispatch: Okay, gunpoint, 132 and bush.
-Cover's code three. -Thanks, 10.
-(indistinct radio chatter)
-Okay, we'll still send a code three.
-(theme music playing)