Police race through the night, pursuing an armed car thief; when an officer comes to the aid of a suspect's dogs, his act of kindness gets shot down in a hail of bullets; a couple's beef turns an officer's day on its head.

In Florida, a father kidnaps his own child. A wanted fugitive in Georgia fires six shots at a police officer, igniting panic in the neighbourhood. And in Ohio, a suspect attempts to evade police by escaping into a kids' daycare centre.