Viewer discretion is advised. >> Now [music] stop bad some marijuana. I'm a marijuana smoker. Hold it. Hold it. 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. I'm a part of a plane closed detective unit out in NY County. I've been a cop for about 6 years. Um primarily go and uh hunt active wanted people. Um narcotic suppression and uh firearms violent crime. One of my partners is called out of pursuit right now. We're going to be in route to that. Um, looks like the guy's going about 100 miles an hour. So, we're going to uh be in route to him to assist him, try to take this guy into custody. He's flying through town now and he's weaving in and out of traffic. So, this is definitely a safety issue. He's probably drunk or a wanted felon or something. So, we need to get this guy off the street. >> All right. We're in the pursuit. >> They're uh setting up to deploy stop sticks, but we are uh we're going to go and make sure this guy doesn't get around the stops depending on the way he drives. >> Coming to Mosquity, he's slowing down. Copy. Passing this key slowing down speed. Oh, felony stop. Nope, we're not. Never mind. We're keeping southbound. >> All right, we're second car. >> He's in a pickup truck, but I want permission for a pit if I can get him under 30. >> We're either going to stop stick him or we're going to pit him if he goes down slow enough. >> Tell me stop. Get on the [screaming] ground. GET ON THE GROUND. GET ON THE GROUND. >> RELAX. RELAX. RELAX. RELAX. I got it. Let Let me have some air. There we go. Give me the other one. To the side. To the side. >> Dogs. Dogs. Get it. Somebody call animal control. >> All right. Stand up. on flag. Gary, >> stand up. >> I don't want copy. Thank you. >> Ready? >> Mhm. >> I know. >> Hi, I'm Detective Cops. >> I know. I know. >> What is your deal? >> I'm going through depression. >> Okay. Depression. >> Yeah. >> So, you want to get people killed? >> No. >> Well, that's what you just tried to do. >> So, you run like that? >> Somebody get out. >> I pull them over. >> What's up, partner? Tell me what's up. I pulled him over on Highway 160. >> Okay. Had fictitious plates on it. Told him to get out. Once I told him to get out, he put in drive and took off. Been chasing them since. Great job. Way to call it out. Way to call it out. >> All right. Why'd you run? Why'd you run? >> You know how many people you put in danger, dude? >> Look at this. Look around. It's the middle of the day and you're driving 100 miles an hour down 160. All these go to jail. Is that your plan? Why not just pull over and stop? You put everybody in this community in danger, dude. That's pretty freaking stupid, don't you think? >> Yeah. >> I got cop cars damaged because of what you did. You're going to be responsible for that. >> And your dogs are going to impound. >> How much have you had to drink? >> How much have you had to drink? I can smell the beer on you. How much have you had >> here? Have a seat for me, buddy. Hey, that was that's what happens when someone pets your heart, too. >> What happened? Someone broke your heart? >> Yeah. >> You having girl problems? For real? >> Hey, man. I'm divorced, too. I get it. Trust me. Sometimes women can be crazy and make us do crazy things. Don't you think? >> Yeah. >> But hey, your life's worth it. Seriously, your life's worth it. And dude, don't you think what you did today is kind of reckless? >> It was stupid. >> It was stupid, right? How old are you? I'm >> 31, sir. >> Dude, you're 31. You got your whole life to live. You don't want to die. You got kids? >> No, I don't have kids. >> No kids. But you're 31, man. You got your whole life to live ahead of you. You got everything going for you. You know, this isn't the way. Yes, sir. >> Is that car stolen? >> No, it's my car. >> It's your car. Okay. >> I just That's the only thing I got. >> You took everything? I know how it is, man. I left with a couple t-shirts. >> Hey, my two puppies, man. >> And your two puppies? Well, dude, you could have killed them, too, man. You know, and I'm glad you gave up. I'm glad you stopped. You know, that's smart because look what you were headed into town where a bunch of kids are getting dropped off for school right now. >> That's where I stopped. >> It's a bus stop right up there. You know, if you would have smashed those kids with us going through, that would have been a nightmare. Hey, I'm going to pull you out. I want you to get checked out by the medics. Okay. >> It's not bad, but >> I just want you to get checked out. Make sure you're okay. >> You okay getting out? Can you get out? >> I need to help you out. Watch your head. Come on out, man. >> There you go. >> You okay? >> All right. This is the fire department. >> Hey, man. >> Yeah. >> So, these are his puppies. Like he said, he left with uh the only the only things he had left from his ex-wife are these puppies and this truck. Um the truck's coldplated. So, we're going to run the VIN right now and see if it's stolen. And uh we're going to conduct a records check on him and see where he's at. >> So, you're having marital problems, right? >> Yes, sir. Why? Um, what happened? >> Yeah, she >> cheated on me. >> So, she cheated on you and you left. Okay. >> And I had a couple of beers. >> Somehow I got pulled over. >> And then you were Were you pissed off about your wife? That's why you didn't stop? >> I was pissed off because I got pulled over cuz I couldn't afford plates because she took everything. >> Just don't run next time, man. My partner, the guy that stopped you, Deputy Ramos, he's divorced, too. You know, he probably would have felt for you. He probably wouldn't even wrote your ticket. >> We went from a ticket to taking a trip to jail today. You know what I mean? >> We could have avoided all of this, don't you think? >> Something stupid I did. >> Hey, we learned from it, though, right? >> Yeah. >> Just move on. Hey, there's always other fish in the sea, right? >> I started out watching cops when I was really young with my grandpa. I remember going over to the house and cops would come on at night and we ended up watching it and it just it was something that really struck me. I really liked watching the officers, what they stood for, what they were doing, the kind of work that they were doing. It just kind of became a calling. It was something I always wanted to do and kind of as I grew up, this is something I pursued and finally got to got my opportunity to do it uh here in Stockton. >> So, we'll stop this guy right here. He's got his uh right brake lights out. bunch of stuff. Hold on. Hold on. >> Adams in Elorado 6. >> Hey, how you doing, buddy? >> Good. >> Good. You got your license, insurance, registration with you, man? >> Yeah, I can find on me first off. >> You don't have any ID on you at all? >> Well, you know what? I was just coming from the house. So, >> all right. Are you on probation or parole, PRCS? Anything like that? Okay. >> All right. Here's what we have you do, buddy. Go ahead and step out of the car for me, man. >> Oh, man. You guys got to search, you know. Why, man? >> Why? Cuz you don't have any ID on you, buddy. >> But I got Hold on. I got my ID. Relax. >> Okay. Where Where's your ID at? >> Hold on, man. That is crazy, bro. I This is This is This is ridiculous, man. >> You guys got to give me a break on this one, cuz I mean, >> you got your ID or not, man. >> Man, come on, man. >> Okay, but come on out. >> Why you guys got arrested for? >> You're not being arrested. Step out of me. >> Oh my god. >> Put your hands behind your back, bud. You're not under arrest, but you are. >> But but I'm being stopped. But for what, though? Yeah, cuz your lights out, man. Come over here. >> My lights out. >> We'll show you. Come over here. >> You have anything in the car we need to be concerned about? >> Nothing in the car. As far as what though, man. This is crazy, bro. >> Oh, no. Sir. >> Hey, just relax, man. I just going home, man. I just putting gas on the car. This is ridiculous, sir. >> Everything's legit. I can't even I'm clean, man. >> Fine. On probation, on parole, nothing, man. But you got How are you guys going to do >> Why are you getting so jacked up right now, man? >> Why are you guys doing this? So, >> you're driving a motor vehicle without any kind of ID or license. >> Left my house. Illegal. >> I understand it, but I just left my house to go put my mama's rent in, man. >> Okay. >> I ain't on probation and you guys just want to search that, >> man. This is crazy, dude. >> I just happened to >> kick your feet straight out. Kick your feet out. There you go. Stay just like that. Okay. >> But why the hell, man? This is not drive, man. >> I I understand. But you understand what's going on, right? >> Not my son, dude. I got to pick up my back after school program. >> We'll be all right. I got custody of my son, sir. >> Okay. >> I'm raising him since he was 3 years old, man. This type of right HERE IS JUST STALLING ME THE OUT. And I'm not doing nothing wrong. I'm just asking. >> Just sit there and relax. It'll be okay. >> You got it for now, huh? >> I just want to go home, man. >> This is ridiculous, bro. I'm getting no reason, bro. >> So, right now, we're just checking the car to see if he's gotten his license or any kind of ID with him. >> I have a a revolver here. My nephew's dead. Hey, bro. He He used my car earlier. >> We're going to leave that here and have F come and photograph it. Even mine. >> Okay. >> No, my son. Oh my god. >> You ain't coming. >> Oh my baby. Oh, this ain't happening to me, man. >> Let's just stay there and be calm, BUD. >> DUDE, BE CALM. THERE'S A GUN IN MY CAR. I NEED YOU TO BE CALM. >> All right, just stay calm. We'll get you taken care Oh man, I can't GO TO JAIL, MAN. >> Have a seat, bud. >> Oh, hell. >> Have a seat. >> Sit down. >> Talk to my mom. My mom. >> Put your foot in. Put your foot in. >> Put your foot in the car. [crying] >> Put your foot in the car. >> Put your foot in THE CAR. >> MY SON. MY BABY BOY. >> LET me get these off you for a minute. All right. >> We'll be right back with you. Hang tight for a second. >> Come on, man. Watch your foot. You need to take a picture of it fully loaded >> and it's going to have six rounds in it. And she's just photographing all the serial numbers and stuff. So, inside the bag where the gun was at, looks like our driver's driver's license with his ID card sitting in there. >> So, right now, we're just going to run the serial number of the firearm, see if it's stolen or not. Looks like comes back as stolen. >> Okay. >> September of last year. >> September of last year. Okay. >> Okay. Francisco, can you hear me? Okay, man. >> Okay. What's going on with the gun? Why was a gun in your car, bud? To >> tell you, the gun was the gun did not start off nowhere in there. There was nowhere. >> Hey, can you do me a favor? Just talk to me. I can't hear over my radio. >> I'm saying is I get up every morning, man, like and take my kid to school. Get him ready. It's been the same damn program, man. Okay. >> And uh earlier that day, one of my left came by. >> Which day was this? >> This was today. Everything happened today. There was nothing in the back. I don't carry no guns, man. >> Okay. >> And so what it so happens was that he happened to say, "Hey, hey, I'm going to drop something off in your car." I don't know what he's dropping off in there. >> I don't have to carry none of that, man. I don't Dude, my whole You can consider me a soccer dad, dude. This is what I do is raise my son. I'm part of the PTA, dude. >> We want to believe you. We want to believe that's not your gun. But when we find the gun in your backpack that you're claiming is yours with your wallet with your ID in there mine. >> Okay. That looks kind of it looks bad for you, right? >> But it does. It does. >> In order for this to maybe look better for you, we need you to kind of cooperate with us, right? Give us your nephew's name, maybe a phone number where he lives so we can actually talk to him, get his side of the story, right? What? >> Cuz if he comes up on the gun and says, "Yep, that's mine." >> I'm you the way I look at it, man. Like, >> no, you're not. Like I said, okay, if you give us your nephew's name and how we can get a hold of him, >> dude, getting up on the gun, >> getting a hold of him is is is the only way my sister knows how to get a hold of him. >> Okay. >> And that's that's why I wanted to hear >> I'm trying to help you out, man. >> I know you are, man. But >> what's his name? >> I can't give you I can't give you a damn dude. >> All right. >> And I don't want >> Hang tight, brother. >> Because he's a convicted felon, he's prohibited from having any firearms or ammunition. Uh and so in this case, he's got a fully loaded firearm and he's transporting it in a vehicle, which is going to be violation of several codes. So right now, he's being arrested for being in possession of a stolen firearm, a felon in possession of a firearm, transporting a loaded firearm, and there'll be a couple other charges that are going to go along with it. I'm from Stockton, still have really strong ties here, live in town, and uh have a lot of family here. My brother's actually on the force as well. So, we hold Stockton close to us and we'll be here for a whole career. We just ran the uh license plate on this car and it comes back to a stolen vehicle. >> So, we're going to make a stop on it. >> Looks like it's occupied one time. 50. It appears to be yielding so far. Look like it's occupied by an X. Driver, keep your hands up. >> Keep your hands up. >> Hands out the window. >> Go ahead and drop that can. Open the car door with your left hand. Keep your hands up. Come on out. Hands up. Hands up. Interlace your fingers behind your head. Walk backwards. Walk backwards. Walk backwards. >> Stop. >> We're calling the driver out. >> She's complying. >> I don't think so. >> Let us know when you're ready. >> Anyone else in the car? >> Nobody else. >> Which side we going up on? >> Clear. >> That's good. That worked though. Cool. >> One in custody. Code four. >> How you doing, Tiffany? >> I'm not good. >> Whose car is this? >> I have no idea. My friend asked me to drive it for him in >> Who's your friend? >> Um, his name is uh Matt. I don't know his last name. Matthew. Um, something with an S. >> They He stays right there off of um I don't remember the name of the road. It's an L. It's off of by Kelly Moore paint. >> Matthew S. Yeah. I don't know. >> Stay somewhere on a street with an L. >> No. Yeah. I don't remember this. >> Kelly paints. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Let me take your hat off. >> No weapons in the car. >> No needles. No drugs. >> How long you been driving it? >> I just like 5 minutes. I >> How did you get it to start? >> He asked me to do a favor. There's a screwdriver. He said that was in the seat. >> So you got a screwdriver in there? >> Yeah. >> You ever been arrested before? >> Yes, sir. I have. >> What for? for um paraphernalia and for um uh taking a vehicle without owner's consent. >> Stolen vehicle. >> Yeah. But and and not in this case. >> How many times you've been arrested for stolen vehicles? >> Um once. >> That's it. Once. >> You on probation right now? >> Yes, sir. >> What for? >> Um for um a DUI. >> DUI. You shouldn't even be driving. >> Let alone a stolen car. >> I But I didn't know it was stolen. Please, please, please. And I know exactly where he stayed. if you could please go there and he'll tell you. Please. >> So, he's going to take ownership of the stolen car? >> Yes, he will because he's it's his. >> I'm asking him please. >> All right. >> We'll see what we can do. >> Please. >> All right. Hang on a bit. >> Can you make sure the air is on for her? >> Yeah. >> So, I tried to call the owner to have him come pick up the car and nobody answered. So, I left the message for him. >> Okay. I guess we'll get a tow then. >> Yeah. >> How long ago was it stolen? >> Uh the 15th 48. >> Okay. >> So, we searched the car and uh we found a screwdriver in the in between the seats here. Um looks like the ignition's punched out. So, this screwdriver was probably used to start the car. Yep. Starts right up. >> How long you known Matt? um like a month and a half. And I also know that he's he's got um he's got a parole. He's running from parole right now. >> Oh yeah. >> You got a drug addiction? >> No. >> No. You sure? >> Yes, sir. >> You don't use anything? >> Weed? >> That's it? >> Yeah. >> Never used crystal? >> I used to use crystal and I don't >> How long ago? >> Couple months. >> So, you've been clean for a couple of months. I'm telling you, I'm trying to do >> But you're involved in these crimes that are >> trouble. Well, I didn't know this. I was stolen. I just thought I was helping my friend. I didn't >> You You keep involving yourself with these situations, though, that don't look good for you. >> No, >> you got to change. We can't have you. There's There's enough criminals out here. We can't have you. >> I don't even want to criminal anymore. You guys don't even understand how bad I wish I could just like get my phone to get a charge so I could call the person so he could like I don't even you don't know like usually I don't cry like this. I'm not like hey hey hey I'm usually not cooperative and I'm you know what I mean like I'm trying to change all that like >> yeah no we appreciate that. We see that. But unfortunately, even if we are able to get a hold of Matthew and get his side of the story, you're still in possession of the stolen car. It doesn't belong to you. and you've been around long enough that you need to use common sense and understand that a punched ignition, a screwdriver, a guy who you've only known for a month who you don't have a phone number or an address for >> telling you to drive his car is probably not normal. >> Hopefully, you really can change. >> Is there a possibility that I could get a charge on my phone, though? So, >> we'll try to get your phone charged up, but unfortunately, you got to go for the stolen car today. >> But I have a bail, right? >> Yeah. Yeah, they'll get that all to you once you get to the jail. >> But I'm going to the police department first, right? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> All right. >> And I can make phone calls in there and everything, right? >> Yes, ma'am. >> So, Tiffany, how old are you? >> 26. >> You're still pretty young. You got plenty of time to turn your life around and get things right. Okay. >> All right, Tiffany. Good luck. She's got to kick this drug habit, though. 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