SEASON PREMIERE - IN TWO WEEKS

Saturday, September 6, 2008

EPISODE #2107 - 8/7 cENTRAL

"BACK TO BROWARD: SPECIAL EDITION"

Detective Brann Redl and Detective Anthony Costanzo of the Broward Sheriff’s Office pick up the chase of a hit and run driver. The Detectives get right up next to the suspect vehicle and the driver hits their vehicle. After a prolonged chase in which the Detectives make every effort to maintain a safe speed, the driver of the suspect vehicle suddenly veers into them and rams them, spinning himself out in the process. The Detectives stop and are able to take the man into custody. The driver has receipts for bars in the area. Det. Redl explains that the suspect has been involved in several felony events this evening. The suspect is interviewed and the vehicle is searched subject to arrest. A machete is recovered and Redl explains that there is no reason to have a machete in the vehicle. The suspect tells Redl that he doesn’t drive and doesn’t remember the evening.

Detective Anthony Cuesta of the Broward County Sheriff's Office are en route to patrol an area known for drug activity. The detecitve spots a male on a bike attempting to flee the area and take the man into custody after a brief foot chase. The narcotics witnessed to be in the possession of the fleeing male are quickly recovered. The suspect states that he was arrested for a probabation violation and was on probabtion for delivery of cocaine. Detective Cuesta interviews the suspect about the particulars of the current incident. The sergeant speaks to the 22 year old man and gets him to admit on camera that he was caught red handed with the drugs. A test of the bagged substance is positive for cocaine.

Deputy Thomas Demerritte of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office responds to a call of a suspicious vehicle parked near a business. As he nears the scene, another deputy spots the vehicle leaving and initiates a traffic stop. The driver is bleary eyed and states that he was sleeping near the building because he was tired. He seems to have a head cold as he is constantly sniffling. When Deputy Demerritte asks the man to turn the car off, he spots a baggie of what appears to be powder cocaine emerge from underneath the man’s shirt. The man is detained several more baggies are located in the vehicle. The man claims that the large quantity is for personal use, but the Deputies think otherwise.

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EPISODE #2101 - 8:30/7:30 Central

Corporal Matthew Ott of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office spots a vehicle travelling at a higher than posted speed through a neighborhood known for drug activities. The Corporal stops the vehicle and the driver immediately opens his door and questions the reason behind the stop. When Ott asks the man to step out of the car, the agitated man exclaims “f*ck this sh*t” and drives away. Corporal Ott pursues only to have the suspect vehicle make a u-turn and head towards him. The corporal continues the pursuit for a short distance and watches as the driver drives off of the highway and the passenger bails from the vehicle. The driver is pulled from the car at gun point and the female passenger is retrieved from her hiding place. The female claims she wasn’t in the car and doesn’t know the driver, but shortly thereafter she shouts her affections towards the man and calls him by name. The frustrated corporal eventually gets a confession from her as she breaks down and admits that the two were at a bar and had a few drinks. She also stated that the man had crack in the vehicle. Another deputy arrives on scene with a pill bottle filled with crack that has been recovered from the scene of the initial encounter with the suspect. The driver continues to extol his innocence and states he recently was released from jail and has no intention of going back.

Officer Brian Eckersley of the Spokane Police Department responds to a possible domestic in progress on the side of the road. He finds a male standing underneath a tree and spots a female in the tree. The man explains that the intoxicated woman climbs trees all of the time and is currently upset over some family problems.  Eckersley suggests that the two calm down and find a place to sleep it off. In the second part, the officers spot a vehicle that has apparently hit a tree and determine that that driver had a few drinks that evening and nodded off before running into the tree. Both the driver and passenger are uninjured.

Sgt. Vince Licata of the Rialto Police Department patrols a neighborhoods with recent drug related problems. As he turns down an alley, he spots what appears to be a ‘hand to hand’ drug transaction and watches a man runs away. He stops the vehicle involved in the possible activity and questions the driver and passenger. They both state that they are construction workers on their way to buy supplies. The officers ask both men from the vehicle and pat them down. They find $800 in cash on the passenger. Neither man claims to know what the man that ran away was doing near their car. The officers find a baggie of crack cocaine on the floor and question the men again. The passenger first claims that the man tossed the dope inside the vehicle, then he claims the man also threw the $800 at him, then changes his story and states the dope and the money are the driver’s possessions and he was trying to protect his co-worker.

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