Chopper Cops

Elite helicopter unit Air 1 responds to life-threatening events in Marion County, Central Fla., starting with the search for an armed suspect.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sgt. Micah Moore calls in Air 1 when he finds an abandoned car filled with blood; deputies are looking for an injured driver or a violent suspect.

When a rookie deputy corners two armed robbery suspects without backup, Air 1 races to the scene to protect one of their own.