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.
E1 ∙ Air 1
Air 1, Marion County's elite helicopter unit, responds to life-threatening events in Central Florida, starting with the search for an armed suspect.
E2 ∙ Speed Dating
A suspect drives a pickup truck the wrong way on the interstate in a desperate bid to escape pursuing deputies. Air 1 races to catch up to the chase.
E3 ∙ Shots Fired
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.
E4 ∙ Crash
A man is murdered in the front yard of his Marion County home. The suspect flees in a 1970s Cadillac. Air 1 is called in to track down the vehicle.
E5 ∙ Lost in the Woods
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.
E6 ∙ A Statistic
The search for a stolen car takes a personal turn when Pilot Darren Bruner's wife, Marjorie, locates the suspect vehicle on an isolated road.
E7 ∙ Drive it Like You Stole it
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.
E8 ∙ Three Men Running
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.
E9 ∙ Don't Hit My Dog
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?
E10 ∙ Eyewitness
When a rookie deputy corners two armed robbery suspects without backup, Air 1 races to the scene to protect one of their own.
