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♪ bad boys ♪
- ♪ whatcha want, whatcha want... ♪ - Stop! Get on the ground.
♪ whatcha gonna do ♪
♪ when Sheriff John Brown come for you? ♪
Taser! Taser! Taser!
- Ow! Ow! - ♪ bad boys, bad boys ♪
- ♪ whatcha gonna do ♪ - They're running.
♪ whatcha gonna do when they come for you? ♪
♪ bad boys, bad boys ♪
♪ whatcha gonna do ♪
♪ whatcha gonna do when they come for you? ♪
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.
All right, so we just got flagged down by two females.
One just said that her car just got taken from her.
Uh, that could be stolen. Don't know if it's gonna be a carjacking,
taken with force, or just a straight stolen auto here.
So, uh, so we see it.
So we'll try to catch up to it and see if they'll stop for us.
(Siren blares) 20-35.
Go.
- 20-35 stolen vehicle. - Stolen vehicle.
Southbound four one and Indiana.
I got it.
20-35. Be advised. We don't know if this is straight stolen or a carjacking car.
We already got approached by the victim who said that her car was just taken from her
by two black males.
It's a green Dodge Stratus heading southbound on Indiana from 43rd.
(Over radio) 24-35, on 43rd, southbound.
45th and Indiana, southbound. Almost struck a curb.
Again, we were approached by the victim at three six and Indiana,
saying that her car was just taken from her, and pointed to us
in the parking lot...
of a-- of a convenience store.
They saw us, hopped the curb, took off,
so we don't know if this is straight stolen or a carjacking.
(Indistinct radio chatter)
Coming up to Cleaver two here,
and we're going to be going southbound-- he almost struck another car.
We're southbound on Cleaver two and Benton. Is 6-90 close?
(Indistinct radio chatter)
We're going westbound on Swope Park-- he just struck the curb.
They're bailing. Hold here.
I got passenger. Let me get him.
All right, driver.
I'm going the other way, Jake.
Put your hands behind your back!
- Hands behind your back! - Ah!
Put your hand behind your back.
- Put your hand back! - Okay.
Ah! Okay let me up.
(Indistinct radio chatter)
Radio in.
(Indistinct radio chatter)
20-35. They wrecked into a median. We need another car over there to get that car.
(Over radio) 20-35. Where you at now?
We're just gonna be south of Swope and Benton.
- Ah, send us a wagon, please. - Stand up.
And we'll try to look for this other cat now.
- Brandon, you good? - Yeah, I'm good. Go ahead.
Stand up.
You run again, you'll hit the pavement, all right?
Don't be dumb.
- Hey, you got any more? - Well, there's another one went running that way.
What's he wearing?
I believe all red.
All red?
Red and black.
- Do you have a gun? - Huh?
- You don't have a weapon? - Nah, I don't carry weapons, bro.
- That just get you really in trouble. - True that.
Boy may have took the car.
Car's over there, in the woods.
Once it hit the curb, it just must have kind of just curved on back.
Pieces from the car that fell, hitting the two-foot median.
Because he thought he could jump it with a Chrysler Sebring.
It's a directly straight line, slowly rolling.
Thank goodness for that tree. If not, it'd be down in that little brush creek,
right down there, that little-- that little stream.
Well, we got approached by a...
by a citizen saying that her car was just taken from her,
and it sounds like we got both parties in custody now.
We chased one around some buildings. Another guy's ducked down in some woods.
Sounds like an officer has him. Just kind of waiting for another officer to get there.
What were you running in the car for?
(Over radio) 20-30. What's your status in K9s?
(Over radio) K9's already on the trail. We tracked him down.
Uh, we're along the Creek Bay.
- That's some nice shoes you got on. - They're old boots.
They're looking crazy, bro. I need to get some of those.
I know. You need to run a little faster.
(Over radio) Keep your head on a swivel...
- You ready to go? - Yeah, he's ready.
He actually wants to talk to a supervisor.
You still want a supervisor to come over, or you good?
(Over radio) 19-24. You're clear now. We have the last one in custody.
Last one's in custody.
You good with him?
You have any sharp objects, anything that's going to poke me?
So when you guys flagged us down, how did you guys find out your car was there?
'Cause we had GPS with our car lot.
Oh, you had GPS on it?
So it just hit-- just hit there.
The Family Dollar was the last one. That's where you saw it?
Yeah, 'cause the first hit was like it's on Family Dollar. We went past there, we were like--
"I don't see my car. It's not there."
So I guess they must have turned around and came back.
'Cause when we turned around, there it was.
- And you were real shocked when you saw it? - Uh-huh.
Said, "Oh, look at that." (Laughs)
- Aw man. - Yeah, your car looks pretty rough.
Yeah, my car... (Indistinct)
Looks like the front end of your car is pretty beat up.
So, the tracking device actually got their car back.
- It's a little more damaged, but at least she got it back. - Yeah.
You got your property back, too.
- Who caught him? You chased him? - Yeah we chased him.
We both tackled him. Same time.
Oh, you just-- Okay.
We got both people that stole your car. They're both going to jail.
Just lucky timing.
Car thieves are a big problem.
Sacramento's historically been close to or in the top ten in auto theft.
Our detail handles anything auto related.
Arrests, probation searches,
to just being out there where the stolen cars are being taken and dumped.
And we put ourselves in those situations,
and we make a lot of arrests and a lot of recoveries.
This blue Honda right here
has a different plate in the front, which actually comes back to that car,
and it, uh, reported stolen.
Ace two, pulling into the Chevron. We're going to be committed.
Going after the driver.
- Show me your hands! Hands, right now! - Hands up!
Get your hands up! Keep 'em up!
Ace two, two at gunpoint. They're pulled up, straight at the store.
Stand up. Hands on the back of your head.
- Face away from me. - Get your hands up.
Face away from me. Back up.
I got cuffs.
- Back up. - Cool, I'll walk him back to you.
Stop right there. Spread your feet apart wide.
Passenger, step out of the car,
slowly, with your hands on the back of your head.
Come on back, to me.
Stop. Turn right.
Turn to your right. Turn to your right.
Turn to your right. Come back to me. Come back to me.
We're cleared from this side, Sarge.
(Indistinct radio chatter)
- Okay, brother. Who's car? - Yeah.
Uh, he told me to drive it for him,
but, it's not my car, obviously.
- He told you to drive it for him? - Yeah. It's not my car.
- Obviously, it's not your car. - Well, it's obvious, yeah.
Well, you know something's wrong with it, right?
- Obviously, yeah. - (Chuckles)
What's wrong with it, in your opinion?
Uh, the steering column is missing so it looks stolen.
- What does that mean to you? - It looks stolen.
You notice it's got two different plates on it?
I didn't notice that.
- I didn't notice that at all. - Hang tight for me, brother.
What's going on?
I'm not sure. You tell--
He says you asked him to drive that car.
- That's not true? - No, sir.
- Okay. - Did not ask him.
That seems pretty--
A couple days ago, he came and picked me up with that car.
Today he picked me up with that car, and the ignition was all broken apart,
and, uh, that's what happened.
He said he lost his key. So I told him, okay, if I give you some gas money,
so I can pick up my car next to the Greyhound station,
and after that we'll go to pick and pull, and I'll help you fix it.
So that's what we were on our way to do as of now,
but, uh...
As having any knowledge of that car being stolen,
or whatnot, I have not a clue about that.
Okay. Hang tight.
It's been completely pealed, and I found the ignition
underneath the passenger seat.
The bandana tied around the--
They'll use that to try and hide the pealed column.
As you can see, the ignition's all the way punched and broken all the way over to here.
Hey, brother. I understand you told my partner you knew it was a stolen car.
Well, it's obviously a stolen car, dude. It's obvious.
It's obvious to you?
I mean, you've been involved in a stolen car before?
- No. Never. - Never?
Then how is it obvious?
Well, it's obvious.
The steering column's broke... broke, dude.
Okay, so to you, that means it's a stolen car.
Well, not necessarily, but, uh, but obviously it's stolen.
You knew the car was stolen and full of probably stolen property.
No, no, no, no, no.
The tools I did not know were stolen
um, like, in the car, not 100 percent knew it was stolen, but it was close, dude. I--
Dude, I'm not an idiot, you know? I'm not an idiot.
You're still sticking with that he brought the car over there, and asked you to drive it?
'Cause he's saying the exact opposite, brother.
That's his fucking car.
He's saying you showed up in it
the other day or something like that. I'm just telling you.
I'm not saying I believe him, I just want to get your take on it.
Nothing in that car is mine except for my fucking phone.
- Everything else is... - Everything else is his?
He was going-- he wanted me to drive him down so, um,
so, he could fucking turn in. He wanted to make some money off of fucking off of his shit.
He wanted what?
He wanted to make some money off this shit.
- I wanted to make some money-- - All the tools?
And I was gonna get a cut out of it,
and I didn't know that it was gonna turn into this.
Well, hold tight, I'm gonna talk to him again.
Hey, Lee, um...
right now, you're gonna go free. I can't prove you had anything to do with this car.
- Okay. - If your prints come back on that license plate,
or something like that, you're probably gonna be in some trouble.
- Um... - I hope you do test those license plates.
- What's that? - I hope you do test those license plates.
Okay. I got a statement from you,
so there's a good chance you'd be subpoenaed for his court case.
- Yes, sir. - So, hop out here.
I'm gonna take your cuffs off.
Appreciate you being cooperative, not running from the car
or doing anything squirrelly.
Spread your feet apart.
Gotta take the light rail now.
Okay, just step up in front of the store.
Don't engage him, don't even talk to him.
Hey, Kevin.
Sit up straight, brother.
Did my partner explain anything, what's going on now?
Uh, that you guys are driving so he gets set free.
Well, that's not all it boils down to.
Okay, you stated to me and to Officer Lopez here
that you knew it was a stolen car.
That it was obvious to you.
I said I wasn't 100% sure,
but yes, I'm not an idiot.
- I'm not gonna say I knew it was stolen. - I know, I know.
I understand that.
And he's not admitting to anything related to that.
What do you mean? Did you guys ask him if he knew?
Oh, I've asked him every which way.
I told him, "Hey, if you had anything to do with this,
it'd be the wrong thing to do to get Kevin in trouble for it."
And he's disclaiming any knowledge.
That's where we're at.
I have a suspended license, so I shouldn't have been driving.
Every which way you shouldn't have been driving.
Well, consider it a learning experience, all right?
But, like, that's the only thing I take responsibility for
is knowing that I shouldn't be driving and I was driving.
All right, Kevin.
You admitted to it. You knew it was a stolen car.
Working for the Sherrif's Office you work long hours,
so you need to find things that you like to do on your off time.
Something that I enjoy doing is competing in marathons.
It also keeps me in shape for my job.
Right now, I'm just gonna conduct a traffic stop
on this truck over here.
He ran the stop sign when he was leaving one of the local hotels.
And he also doesn't have a tag light.
So, we're just gonna make contact with the driver. See what's going on.
North 45, Lee County, can you 65 a 10-50?
Be out at Hancock on a white Sierra.
(Indistinct radio chatter)
No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no.
Sir, come back here, then! If you're gonna come out of the car, come out of the car!
Go ahead and stand right in front of my hood.
Right over here. Stand right over here.
(Indistinct radio chatter)
Have a seat.
Okay.
Do you usually get out of your car on a traffic stop?
I don't usually get pulled over, ma'am.
Okay. When you--
When I go ahead and turn my lights on, you are detained.
You do not get out of your car in a traffic stop.
- I wasn't aware. - Do you understand that?
- Yes, ma'am, I do now. - Right. Well, you're gonna have a seat on my car, all right?
So, go ahead and relax, why don't you put that cigarette out for me, okay?
(Indistinct radio chatter)
Don't grab for anything. Just have a seat, okay?
The reason why I stopped you,
you were coming out of that motel
and there's a stop sign right there, right before you come out onto Marinatown,
and you did not stop at the stop sign.
I didn't stop completely?
You did not stop at all.
Okay?
(Indistinct radio chatter)
Keep your hands out of your pockets.
I have a pocket knife in my right pocket.
Okay, that's why I'm telling you to keep your hands out of your pockets.
Okay, yes, ma'am.
North 45, Lee County,
can I have someone be 51'd to my location?
Are you staying over at the hotel?
No, I'm not.
- I stopped at McDonalds and got a sweet tea... - Uh-huh.
...and there was a couple people there that I know that stay over at the Night's Inn,
I dropped them off, pulled out,
came right back out this way.
I was making a u-turn because I live up at the end of Hancock Bridge parkway.
Okay. Were you in the hospital today?
I was in the emergency room, yes.
- For what? - I have hepatitis C, chronic pancreatitis...
- Okay. - ...diverticulitis,
- colitis... - Okay.
- I have all kinds of issues with my abdomen. - All right.
Besides your pocket knife, do you have any other weapons or anything on you?
- No. - Okay. What I need you to do
is I want you to put your hands on the car.
All right.
Without reaching for it, where is the pocket knife at?
In my right, front pocket.
And you're telling me that you've never been pulled over before?
Oh, I've been pulled over before, but not regularly.
Okay, it does look a little suspicious...
Of course it does.
...that you kind of exited the vehicle very quickly,
walked towards me--
That was just courtesy.
No, no. No, no, no, no, no.
I highly doubt that, sir.
Right. Go and have a seat.
Um, David, here's the deal.
Do you have anything illegal inside the vehicle?
- No. - Do you mind if I search the vehicle?
Why do you need to search my vehicle?
I'm just asking you the question.
You are more than welcome to deny consent.
If you don't want me to search the vehicle--
I don't want anybody searching my vehicle.
- Okay. - I mean, there's nothing in there.
- Okay. - If there was pot or anything you could have smelled it
- when you walked in. - Right. So, I'm asking you,
can I search the vehicle or not?
- No! There's no reason to search my vehicle. - Okay.
That's no problem.
Good grief.
(Dog barking)
All right. So, right now, we called the K9 deputy
to come and do an open air sniff of the vehicle.
To see if the dog alerts to any scents of narcotics.
So, he'll bring the dog around the car and see if we see anything.
There's nothing in there.
You can stick your head in there,
there's no pot or anything like that in there, sir.
And that was a yes.
- That was a yes. - No.
I've had people in the back of my car that are basically--
my truck, that are basically homeless
that had their clothes and stuff in there.
- But, I mean it's-- - We're gonna check to make sure there's no drugs.
There's nothing that we should be concerned about, like needles or anything, right, sir?
No. Not to my knowledge.
No, sir, there's nothing in there.
- Okay. - There's nothing in there that belongs to me,
- I can damn sure guarantee you that. - Okay.
He says he was dropping friends off.
There's no way that anyone sat in that back seat as much crap that he has back there.
Right now,
because the K9 alerted to there being a scent of narcotics inside the vehicle,
we're gonna search the vehicle
and actually try to find where the narcotics are inside the car.
We're trying to just make sure. It looked like there are some baggies,
but I'm not sure. Give me a second.
Hey, um, lock, in the front
- we've got... - Yeah, that's not--
One, two, three, four, five needles
and numerous baggies.
Just by the brownish tint,
this looks like heroin to me.
- Yeah? - Yeah, check that,
but, yeah, that's not hospital stuff.
- Stuff up here. - Yeah.
Right now, we're just gonna test the residue inside the baggies
to see if it comes out positive for heroin.
There's a good amount of residue inside numerous, numerous baggies.
Residue here. So we can swab all this.
And so that's gonna be positive for heroin.
(Indistinct radio chatter)
David, do you understand how bad that looks?
Okay. So you gave your friends a ride over to the hotel.
Did they come into your car with stuff, or what happened?
They been in and out of my truck on a couple of different occasions,
like I told you.
- I've let-- - And every time they bring stuff into your car?
No, not every time.
Okay, I'm talking about this time. When you picked them up at the McDonald's,
did they bring stuff into your car this time?
They had stuff on them, but they didn't leave anything that I know of
besides what they'd already left.
Okay, so you mean to tell me
that when we searched this car, okay,
we find needles, obviously, inside the vehicle.
You're telling me that that's been inside your car for a while now,
the last time they got in the car,
because they didn't bring that stuff in today?
I don't know when it was put into my truck.
I don't know what--
He said a black bag. I don't know of any black bag in my truck.
Okay. Do you normally drive around with narcotics and paraphernalia in your car?
No! Of course not!
Well, you have been.
You've got syringes,
numerous dime-sized baggies with heroin residue in it,
you're the registered owner of that vehicle,
and you're the sole occupant.
So go ahead and have a seat for me.
It probably is not the smartest thing to be giving random people a ride
and letting them leave their random stuff in the back of your car.
You're pretty much a storage shed for the junkies of North Fort Myers.
You're going to go to jail for the possession of heroin,
and the possession of paraphernalia.
Officer over radio: 132 and Bush.
I've got him at gunpoint.
Dispatcher: Okay, gunpoint, 132 and Bush.
Cover is Code Three.
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