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Beads and Scalpers

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May 17, 2002

A remorseful woman is arrested for lewd conduct during Mardi Gras. Police officers are dispatched into the busy streets of New Orleans during the super bowl in search of ticket scalpers. Police Department investigates a theft at a local store.

Full Episodes

Season 15, 36 episodes

Coco the Clown,

An officer shows up as Coco the Clown in an undercover sting. The Vice unit conducts a reverse-prostitution sting designed to capture suspected “johns.”

21m May 3, 2002

Beads and Scalpers,

A remorseful woman is arrested for lewd conduct during Mardi Gras. Police officers are dispatched into the busy streets of New Orleans during the super bowl in search of ticket scalpers. Police Department investigates a theft at a local store.

21m May 17, 2002

Mardi Gras Grifter,

A suspect is arrested after officers find a loaded gun during a routine search. Two men are detained after suspected of battery. During Mardi Gras officers arrest a man pickpocketing.

21m May 17, 2002

Brotherly Affairs,

A Special Operations Unit coordinates a city-wide “buy bust” sting designed to apprehend street level drug dealers. Officers join units in pursuit of a stolen SUV. An officer arrests two brothers for public intoxication.

21m Sep 13, 2002

Officers respond to a traffic accident where a man ran his truck through a wall. An undercover officer poses as a “john” hoping to attract unsuspecting prostitutes. A vehicle is stopped due to a missing license plate.

21m Sep 27, 2002

Trouble Brewing,

An officer poses as a prostitute in an attempt to attract interested “johns”. A suspect flees on foot through the woods following an assault. An officer decides to check out a local bar where a lot of illegal activity takes place.

21m Nov 1, 2002

Detectives stop a vehicle leaving a known drug house and find a loaded concealed gun while searching one of the passengers. Local residents complain about a loud neighbor. A man is spotted walking down a road with a saw.

21m Nov 8, 2002

An Unfortunate Cycle,

Officers set up a sting designed to capture unsuspecting bicycle thieves. An Officer conducts a routine traffic stop on a vehicle with fraudulent tags. An officer pulls over a vehicle after observing a suspected prostitute enter the vehicle.

21m Nov 15, 2002

Crazy as a Loon,

Officers conduct a routine traffic stop on a vehicle that ran a stop sign. Officers and residents systematically retrieve birds from a fireplace and release them outside. A police department conducts a drug-reversal-buy sting.

21m Nov 22, 2002

Burrowing the Evidence,

Officers attempt to pull over a suspect who was reported to have been involved in a car-jacking. A suspect is caught in the act of burying a bag filled with illegal prescription drugs. Officers attempt to pull over a vehicle with no headlights.

21m Nov 22, 2002

Spoonful of Trouble,

When a driver fails to stop, a freeway pursuit ensues. Officers investigate a suspicious car parked in a commercial parking lot. Officers respond to a shoplifting call.

21m Dec 6, 2002

Wreckless Tenants,

A bewildered driver claims that he did not see the lights or hear the sirens when he was signaled to stop. Officers investigate a call regarding a suspicious parked car. A manager of an apartment complex is assaulted by their intoxicated tenants.

21m Dec 13, 2002

Rooted with Problems,

A sibling reluctantly called authorities when his belligerent brother refused to leave his mother's home. Officers respond to a shoplifting call at a local grocery store. Officers investigate a suspicious vehicle parked at a local gas station.

21m Jan 17, 2003

Misrepresented,

An officer coordinates a reverse-prostitution sting designed to capture suspects who solicit prostitutes. An inebriated man is detained until he sobers up. Officers stop a vehicle which was reported stolen.

21m Jan 24, 2003

Jumping to Conclusions,

Officers encounter an unusual situation where the victim and suspect have barricaded themselves inside the house. Officers respond to a domestic dispute at a nearby apartment complex. A man explains how his ex-girlfriend climbed into his window.

21m Jan 24, 2003

Two-Wheeling Away,

A young girl may be the victim of a sexual assault. An officer spots a speeding motorcycle and attempts a routine stop. Officers serve a violation of domestic violence warrant on an inebriated guest at a local hotel.

21m Jan 31, 2003

A vehicle tries to force an off-duty deputy off of the road. An officer responds to a domestic disturbance call involving a woman and her husband's potential lover. A hostile man is out-of-control at a local residence.

21m Feb 14, 2003

Bottom Fishing,

At the conclusion of an extensive pursuit, the driver eventually loses control of the vehicle and runs into a stop sign. With the aid of stop sticks, a driver’s car becomes disabled. Officers stop a stolen vehicle leaving a drug house.

21m Feb 21, 2003

Avoided Obstruction,

A driver takes several units on a reckless journey on the wrong side of the highway. Officers sets up a reverse sting operation designed to capture a suspected drug dealer. Officers decide to pull over a driver who intentionally avoided a road block.

21m Mar 7, 2003

College Nightmare,

The victim of the home invasion robbery tells a dispatch operator that a man held him at gun-point. A man in a wheelchair is in a stand-off with campus police. Officers respond to a call about a knife-wielding assailant.

21m Mar 14, 2003

Bite the Bullet,

When one of the officers attempts to grab a suspect, the suspect unexpectedly assaults the officer in an attempt to avoid arrest. An officer responds to a stabbing. An officer is flagged down by a concerned group looking for a missing child.

21m Mar 21, 2003

Barked Up The Wrong Tree,

Following a brief pursuit, the desperate driver bails out of the vehicle and flees on foot. An officer responds to an assault call. When a dog owner returns home, she's informed of her dog's mayhem and given a verbal warning and citation.

21m Apr 11, 2003

Traveling Fast,

Officers pursue a vehicle traveling up to 100mph on a local freeway. An officer is dispatched to a larceny in progress at a local convenience store. A man threatens an elderly woman at their residence.

21m Apr 18, 2003

Breaking Home Barriers,

A female victim tells the officers that two men kicked in her front door. Three suspects attempt to steal a bicycle in an alley. Following routine questioning of a petrified wife, officer arrests the husband for domestic abuse.

21m Apr 18, 2003

A desperate driver attempts to flee on foot. Officers investigate a complaint in front of a local convenience store. Officers coordinate a sting designed to apprehend suspects who patronize prostitutes.

21m Apr 25, 2003

Pitted Against Each Other,

A chase ends when one of the police units successfully performs a pit maneuver which eventually disables the vehicle. An officer responds to a domestic dispute between a mother and her son. Officers attempt to pull over a vehicle with expired tags.

21m May 2, 2003

Messy Situation,

Officers coordinate a prostitution sting. Officers pull over a vehicle with a missing license plate. Officers stop a woman driving a stolen vehicle.

21m May 2, 2003

Bad Fences make for Bad Neighbors,

Officers are involved in a high-speed pursuit of suspected larcenists. Officers order occupants out of a vehicle and immediately give the driver a sobriety test. Officers report to a call of a dispute in a neighborhood.

21m May 16, 2003

Strange Pairing,

Three male suspects are apprehended for solicitation. Officers respond to a domestic violence call at a nearby apartment complex. An officer is alarmed when she discovers an older male is the boyfriend of a teenager.

21m May 16, 2003

Follow the Tire Tracks,

A decoy vehicle is strategically abandoned in a public parking lot. An officer responds to a burglary in progress call at a local tire store. Officers respond to a domestic call at a nearby trailer park.

21m Jul 11, 2003

Lightening Shock,

Officers investigate two vehicles involved in an accident. Officers respond to a call involving a man with a knife. Officers respond to a call involving a man with a gun at a nearby convenience store.

21m Jul 18, 2003

Thrifting and Shoplifting,

A vehicle is caught traveling in the opposite direction. A sting operation is designed to nab suspects who attempt to purchase narcotics. Officers respond to a shoplifting call at a local thrift store.

21m Jul 25, 2003

Loiter with intent,

Officers are left to solve the crime after signs of an apparent stabbing. A man loiters in a private park. A driver insists that the car is his - even though he needs a screwdriver to start the ignition and the plates are stolen.

21m Aug 1, 2003

Officers assist on a call regarding a fight at a local residence. On a felony stop a juvenile male with a firearm is detained. Officers respond to a report of a man firing a gun in front of his residence.

21m Sep 19, 2003

Crooked as a Fish Hook,

A reverse drug operation, designed to nab suspects who attempt to purchase narcotics from undercover officers, proves successful for officers in both Tampa, FL and Palm Beach County, FL. Officers are in search of a burglary suspect.

21m Sep 26, 2003

Don't Keep on Truckin,

The occupants of a car try to conceal their identities. Officers investigate a vehicle lingering near a park known for illicit sexual activity. Officer investigates a robbery claim at a truck stop.

21m Oct 31, 2003