Thomas Gounley

TGOUNLEY@NEWS-LEADER.COM

Get ready to see more Springfield residents — and police officers — on the television show "Cops."

The show's production staff filmed in Springfield from June 14 to Aug. 26, police spokeswoman Lisa Cox told the News-Leader Wednesday.

It was the show's third visit to Springfield; crews previously filmed here in 2011 and 2014.

The Springfield Police Department generally declines to comment on the production company's presence in town until its staff have left and shows are about to air. Police Chief Paul Williams told the News-Leader in 2014 that Langley Productions requests departments decline to comment due to concern about people "trying to get in front of the camera."

Williams also said at the time that the shows are a recruiting tool and "a front row seat to the types of incidents we are called to on a daily basis."

"Cops" airs at 7 p.m. Central time on the cable channel Spike.

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While it's not clear when episodes featuring recent local footage will air, it probably won't be too long. In 2014, Langley Productions wrapped up filming in late August, and Springfield was featured in a show that aired Sept. 13.

Among those planning to watch is Heer's building resident Cindy Hillenburg, who told the News-Leader on Wednesday that a two-man film crew requested her help getting into the Heer's building Aug. 3.

The crew originally hoped to get footage from the roof, Hillenburg said. When she told them she couldn't access that part of the building — which is open only to those with a penthouse unit — the crew opted to film through her windows overlooking the square.

"It'll be fun to see the show and know some shots were from our apartment," she said.

Hillenburg said the crew members asked her not to talk publicly about their presence until they'd wrapped up filming.

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