Chopper Cops
They're just north of Disney World, but to the men and women of the Marion County Sheriff's Department, the 1,600 square-mile area they patrol is no fantasy. Marion County's highways, forests and suburban neighborhoods are crime scenes to more than 7,000 felonies a year. But with a jurisdiction larger than the state of Rhode Island, ground units find it impossible to have eyes everywhere.
Seasons
E1Air 1
Jun 18, 2024
Elite helicopter unit Air 1 responds to life-threatening events in Marion County, Central Florida, starting with the search for an armed suspect.
E2Speed Dating
Jun 18, 2024
A suspect barrels down the highway in the wrong direction in a pickup truck in a desperate bid to escape pursuing deputies. Air 1 races to catch up.
E3Shots Fired
Jun 18, 2024
A suspect shoots at officers following a high-speed chase. Air 1 is called in to find the violent armed offender before anyone else gets hurt.
E4Crash
Jun 18, 2024
A man is murdered in the front yard of his home. As the suspect flees in a '70s Cadillac, a deadly flashback haunts the supervisor running the pursuit.
E5Lost In The Woods
Jun 18, 2024
A Mother and her son call 911 when they get lost in The Ocala National Forest. As night falls, Air 1's thermal camera is their only hope for a rescue.
E6A Statistic
Jun 18, 2024
The search for a stolen car takes a personal turn when Pilot Darren Bruner's wife, Deputy Marjorie Bruner, confronts the suspect on an isolated road.
E7Drive It Like You Stole It
Jun 18, 2024
A 911 caller reports a suspicious person in a neighborhood. Air 1 watches the subject steal a car and speed off, crashing through yards and fences.
E8Three Men Running
Jun 18, 2024
Air 1 locates two carjacking suspects at a gas station. When deputies try to box the vehicle in, the subjects attempt to flee and ram a Sheriff's SUV.
E9Don't Hit My Dog
Jun 18, 2024
Sgt. Micah Moore calls in Air 1 when he finds an abandoned car filled with blood. Are deputies looking for an injured driver or a violent suspect?
E10Eyewitness
Jun 18, 2024
When a rookie deputy corners two armed robbery suspects without backup, Air 1 races to the scene to protect one of their own.
E1Swamped
Jun 17, 2025
A stolen car tied to a homicide leads deputies on a manhunt through swamp waters; hours later, a high-speed pursuit with teen suspects races toward Ocala; with Air 1 and K-9 units deployed, both chases push law enforcement to the edge.
E2Torcher
Jun 17, 2025
As wildfires erupt, Air 1 joins the hunt for an arsonist hidden in the smoky woods; hours later, deputies race down I-75 in a high-speed chase through traffic-until one brave officer makes a daring move to stop it cold.
E3Deputy Down
Jun 17, 2025
A deputy is shot outside a nightclub, launching a manhunt for the gunman with Air 1 overhead; hours later, Air 1 helps track a fleeing vehicle, leading to a standoff; in a third encounter, a dramatic takedown unfolds near that same nightclub.
E4All County Call
Jun 17, 2025
Air 1 races to stop a man-in-crisis who steals a patrol car and heads toward a crowded square; later, a stolen truck and possible kidnapping lead to a frantic chase into Marion County's rural forests.
E5Underwater
Jun 17, 2025
After a fugitive escapes into a lake, Air 1 calls in an airboat team to trap him under a dock; deputies face a tough decision when a suspect speeds through a neighborhood in a wrecked car full of juveniles.
E6Task Force
Jun 17, 2025
Air 1 helps bust a rural cockfighting ring, tracking fleeing suspects through woods and neighborhoods; later, a kidnapping call sparks a high-speed van chase and a dangerous escape attempt across a train crossing that only Air 1 can untangle.
E7Domestic Disturbance
Jun 17, 2025
Air 1 helps take down a domestic violence suspect who attacks deputies with pepper spray in rush hour traffic; a suspect on an electric bike vanishes into the night, triggering an intense search and a surprise showdown in a quiet neighborhood.
E8Hyder & Seek
Jun 17, 2025
A fugitive crashes and vanishes into Florida woods-Air 1 guides deputies through dense forest to track him down; a high-speed motorcycle chase turns urgent as Air 1 hears the rear passenger pleading to escape before it's too late.
E9County Lines
Jun 17, 2025
A suspect flees across county borders in a stolen vehicle; with no way to communicate between departments, deputies risk a deadly crash unless Air 1 intervenes; a motorcyclist with drugs and weapons dodges traffic, with a helpless passenger in stow.
E10Back Off
Jun 17, 2025
Air 1 races to catch a stolen Jeep fleeing through rush hour traffic; when the suspect slams into a bystander's vehicle, they must act quickly before a fire erupts; Air 1 uses their tech savvy to track a gang of thieves in the darkness.
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They're just north of Disney World, but to the men and women of the Marion County Sheriff's Department, the 1,600 square-mile area they patrol is no fantasy. Marion County's highways, forests and suburban neighborhoods are crime scenes to more than 7,000 felonies a year. But with a jurisdiction larger than the state of Rhode Island, ground units find it impossible to have eyes everywhere.
