Chopper Cops

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.