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COPS Program Rides Along in Sarasota County

WGCU
Published September 10, 2013 at 3:00 PM EDT

The TV program COPS features Sarasota County deputies this Saturday night when its 26th season debuts.  A crew including COPS videographer Joe Beso rode along with deputies in May and June creating several programs that will air this fall. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yet5SWsIv1o

 Beso said deputies there were very friendly.

“Riding in Sarasota the deputies have been very forthcoming,” said Beso. “They’ve been very accommodating to us and overall I like how they’re doing their job in order to maintain a level of quality of life in Sarasota. It’s like ok this is why Sarasota is a good department to ride in.”

Sarasota Sheriff Tom Knight said in a press release that he’s glad citizens will get to see some of what deputies have to deal with on a daily basis in true, unscripted reality TV.

COPS premiered in 1989. It’s one of the longest-running shows on television. It moves to Spike TV this fall. There are web extras and extended versions from Sarasota County on line at www.cops.com. 
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