This Weekend’s On Patrol: Live Highlights, Commentary, and Social Media Activity

A recap of the April 13, 2024, On Patrol: Live episode (OPL #02-66), including an update on the Berkeley County “officer down” incident, appears below.

[NOTE: Click here for the OPL #02-65, April 12, 2024, recap.]

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On Patrol: Live Summary for April 13, 2024 (#OPL Episode 02-66)

  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofr. LIndsey Erhart provides an update on Ashley the cat from Friday night’s episode. Ofr. Erhart: “This is Ashley. We got her in the carrier. The owner donated the carrier to the next owner. So we’re gonna meet up with Officer Heather Smith so that she can foster Ashley for the night. And then there’s a sergeant on our department who has a family member that’s going to adopt Ashley. So Ashley will be in a good, loving home.”
  • Lee County, Fla. — Dep. Ryan LIneberger responds to a report of a disturbance, possibly domestic related, about a woman allegedly banging on someone’s car window. He makes contact with a male at the scene.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Master Dep. Avery Arrington investigates on scene in connection with a report of a three men in ski masks at an apartment complex. Dep. Arrington does not locate any suspects in the area. “There’s nothing here…when people come outside with ski mask at night time, they’re up to no good. But usually they don’t come out this early, so it was suspicious. Abrams: “And it’s not even ski season.”
  • Indian River County, Fla. — Cpl. Dwayne Hollett conducts a bicycle stop for a possible or alleged moving violation and no rear lights. Cpl. Hollett: “When you’re on the roadway, even on your bike lane, you have to follow the same rules as other motor vehicles or other vehicles on the roadway.” The bicyclist is released with no charges. Abrams and Lt. Curley banter about the man’s “little-dated, throwback” boombox that “still works.”
  • Toledo, Ohio (pre-recorded segment) — Ofrs. Mike Gee and Chris Mulinix track down a stolen car which results in a pursuit followed by a foot chase after the vehicle crashed out into a building. A suspect, an alleged passenger, is taken into custody. Detectives to take over the investigation. Abrams: “The driver who fled remains unidentified. The passenger, a minor, admitted to jail staff that he was in the car, charged with violating curfew and obstructing official business. Interesting that the guy still remains unidentified, the driver.” Lt. Curley: “Like you said, with the technology, they’ll find him, but as far as finding the car, that was quick.” Dep. Wilson: “Absolutely…in this case, it was the GPS that helped track it, but I’m talking about the LPRs, the license plate readers. Also the trackers, those type of things help law enforcement quickly locate vehicles that are stolen.” Lt. Curley: “So are the marks on the face from the airbag; they help put people…in the vehicle at the time of the crash (Abrams: “additional evidence”) which is a big help to investigators.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Master Deps. Arrington and Addy Perez respond to a car accident with a vehicle sideways in a ditch. The Fire Department extricates a female driver from the vehicle. All of the vehicle occupants appear to be okay. Abrams: “The good news is that everyone, including the kids who were in that car, have been rescued safely.”
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Dispatched after a call from a concerned neighbor, Sgt. Paul Yacobozzi responds to a report of a possible burglary in progress and searches outside the premises. Sgt. Yacobozzi: “So it sounds like she’s moving in — kind of what I suspected, looking at everything, the broom, the purse. We’re gonna talk to the complainant, let him know that he’s got new neighbors so they can introduce themselves. It’s good that he’s paying attention and keeping track of people who aren’t supposed to here here.” The sergeant also congratulates the new property owner, but adds that home ownership can be “a blessing and a curse at the same time.”
  • Indian River County, Fla. — Cpl. Hollett and other units initiate a traffic stop and detain a man, who is allegedly on probation, in the process. “What’s the problem?” Drugs allegedly found.
  • Fontana, Calif. — Ofr. Brian Zozaya makes contact with a pedestrian upon a report of someone allegedly swinging a pipe or a pole. The subject, who police apparently also encountered during Friday night’s episode, denies the allegation. Abrams: “Yes, that’s the same guy from last night…”
  • Coweta County, Ga. — Dep. Blaize Henderson and other units respond to a report of a burglary in progress at what appears to be an abandoned building.
  • Fontana, Calif. (pre-recorded segment) — Ofr. Brandon Gossert initiates a traffic on a pick-up truck for an expired tag. The driver, who the officer says has an expired driver’s license, appears to be spouting sovereign-citizen talking points including an initial reluctance to exit the car (“I don’t want to leave my vessel”). Ofr. Gossert: “Not sure why this guy thinks he doesn’t have to obey the laws in California…unfortunately, his truck’s gonna get towed tonight.”

“He’s traveling, and he’s not driving….That’s not a car. It’s a vessel, and he’s a traveler…”

Ofr. Gossert summary: “It all boils down to a guy who was on the Internet too much and is very misinformed. So we ended up towing his vehicle, and hopefully this will be a lesson to him that there’s laws you have to obey.” Abrams: “Another proud graduate of ‘YouTube University.’ Now I have to say, does it make me a bad person that I actually sort of enjoy watching this sort of nonsense come out of sovereign citizens? Curley: “What’s not to love? It’s pure comedy. It’s difficult just for the sake of being difficult.” Abrams: “Have you encountered any of them?” Curley: “I have. So we would have them come into the station, *video you; they would pull up on traffic stops and video you, but it wasn’t really to that extent.” Abrams: “…he’s traveling, and he’s not driving.” Wilson: “I’ve said this before; driving on state roads is a privilege, not a right. You have to obey the rules and regulations of each state no matter what.” Abrams jokes that “What are you talking about? He’s not a driver. Are you not getting it? He’s not driving. That’s not a car. It’s a vessel, and he’s a traveler…” Wilson: “My bad.”

[*Note: Lt. Curley appears to be referring to so-called First Amendment auditors rather than sovereign citizens.]

  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofrs. Erhart and Brooke Janowiecki and other units respond to a report of an alleged burglary in progress at an apartment complex. The detain, and subsequently release with no charges, a female at the scene. Ofr. Erhart: “Next time, don’t kick a door to get your husband…call him, text him…” Ofr. Janowiecki: “When we were approaching, we could hear her kicking the apartment door from the outside. When we get there, she was still kicking the apartment door. Apparently, her husband was inside. She was mad that he wasn’t leaving, so she was trying to kick down the door…”

Ofr. Erhart summary: “So the call came in as a burglary. When we came, she was kicking on the door. We could hear it outside. The homeowner says they don’t want to do anything, and we did contact our detective bureau, and they said since she did not make entry, we will not be charging her with burglary tonight.”

  • Coweta County, Ga. — Dep. Searels spots a pick-up truck on the side of the road; the passenger who apparently got sick from something she ate. He checks on the couple and they indicate that she does not need medical attention.
  • Triple Play #3 — Fayette County, GA, pursuit of a alleged carjacked vehicle. The alleged suspect is just age 14. Abrams: “Both scary and totally heartbreaking it’s a 14 year old.” Curley: “It is. Gone are the days, I guess, of skipping school and going to Burger King.”
  • Indian River County, Fla. — A large group of cops, including Dep. Kevin Peach, and a K9 converge on a residence in connection with a domestic incident in which a man allegedly threatened to shoot cops if they responded to the scene. Caption: “Threats made to officers.” Using a P.A. system, deputies who have set up a perimeter repeatedly order the subject to step out of van that has dark tinted windows. An armored vehicle is called to the scene. The standoff remains unresolved during the episode.

Abrams: “Officers there taking great care because of the the information they have.” Curley: Absolutely. Domestic are inherently dangerous for law enforcement in that way. Given the nature of the additional threats, they’re moving very slow and methodical, using all the tools that they have at their disposal, not only to keep themselves safe, but to minimize force and keep the suspects safe as well.” Wilson: “Now what they they’re also gonna try to do is establish communication with this guy. If they can get him talking, they have a better chance of getting him to like go ahead and give himself up.” Abrams: “As we said, this may take a while. They are not gonna rush here…”

  • Fontana, Calif. — Ofr. Joe Richard and other units respond to some sort of possible domestic incident in which a man is allegedly screaming at a woman outside of a store. “I love you.” Ofr. Richard makes contact with the subject as well as the woman and other witnesses. The woman does not want to be on camera. Some of the bystanders are less camera shy.

Officer Richard summary: “I’ve asked her several questions. Basically, they don’t have an intimate relationship at all; they’re just friends. But he assaulted her. She wants to press charges for it. He hit her about three times in the face, and then she tried to defend herself…obviously, he’s a lot bigger that what she is. So no damage to her face at all. She didn’t want medical aid or anything like that, but we’re gonna document all her alleged injuries. And we’re gonna now take him to jail right now for battery and assaulting another person. And then he’ll be staying at jail for the night. So that’s gonna conclude this call…”

  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofrs. Erhart and Janowiecki are on scene of a very loud party.
  • Toledo, Oho — Offices Mike Gee an Chris Mulinix conduct a traffic stop. A vehicle appears to have bullet holes.
  • Coweta County, Ga. — Dep. Searels responds to a car accident involving a Jeep.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Mike Bryant investigates an alleged assault on a 7-11 clerk and detain a suspect. The latter is apparently trespassed from the store. OPL airs store surveillance video. Abrams: “I feel for these clerks, just doing their job. Having a bad night.”

Sgt. Bryant summary: “So we have the video of him entering the store, acting a fool, erratic, possibly on something. And then the clerk, as well as several customers, attempted to detain this guy and get him out of the store. He’s just in the store, going into coolers, screaming, laughing, out of control. So, it doesn’t show if he stole those gummi worms, but I’m pretty sure he did. And just a sad situation. You got tourists all over here. While we’re standing out here talking, tourists are walking up to us — ‘that guy was tweaking out a while ago. I’m glad you guys got him.’ So that’s what we’re trying to do. We’re out here trying to protect our visitors, our citizens, our students. Make Daytona a safe place to work, live, play, and go to school.”

  • Richland County, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Dep. Arrington responds to neighbor dispute between two females that involves a can of Lysol disinfectant. In allusion to COVID-era product shortages, Lt. Curley wonders
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputies investigate a report of shots fired at an apartment complex and search the area for evidence. One man who allegedly was carrying a gun with a hot barrel is detained. Dep. Perez: “So from the last incident, there were two shell casings, one of them was a .40, one of them was a .22. When he showed up, he did hear the gunfire. There was a group here, as he mentioned, and of course, he’s the only one that did have a weapon which was hot. As of right now, he’s detained…they’re gonna run his name…we’re gonna continue to search. Hopefully, we can get a shell casing…” Charges, if any, to be determined.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofrs. Erhart and Janowiecki, and other units, investigate a report of shots fired in a downtown area. Ofr. Erhart: “So after we had to come back and we spoke with these adults that were out here, they did admit that they did hear a gunshot. And the other crews did find a cartridge casing laying here in the parking lot. So we did find the scene of the shooting happening here.” A man at the scene initially seems to reluctant about Ofr. Janowiecki entering a club, but she wasn’t buying that.
  • Missing segment — Hendersonville, Tenn.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Bryant responds to a verbal disturbance and makes contact with a man and woman at the scene and defuses the situation.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Cpl. Hannah Reed conducts a traffic stop for no tag lights. The driver, who Reed claims is very nervous, tells Reed that he is a food-delivery driver. Car search. Cpl. Reed allegedly finds some “rocks” that the driver explains are a blood-pressure grains. The items in question are field tested. Cpl. Reed: “Homeboy is going to jail for having trafficking weight of fentanyl. We were able to get the food to the house, so happy for them that they got their food even though it was not by the same delivery driver they originally had. We were happy to help him out there, and he’ll get his charges. He’ll get his warrant, and everything’s done from here.” In additional footage aired on OPL, Dep. Hunter Rogers winds up delivering the food to the customer. Lt. Curley: “Service with a smile.” Wilson quips that “In these situations, do they officers get the tip?”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Ofr. Carlos Queliz interacts with several persons at an apartment complex on an unspecified call.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deps. Perez and Arrington respond to a noise complaint at an apartment complex which turns out to be a smell (weed related, allegedly) complaint. Dep. Perez gives the apartment dweller a warning.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Sgt. Yacobozzi searches the area near train tracks for an allegedly suicidal woman. He locates her in the woods and consoles her.
  • Lee County, Fla. — Dep. Kurt Beitz and other units respond to a gas station upon a report of an alleged fight between a couple.
  • Indian River County, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Dep. Brandon McKenzie conducts a traffic stop for an alleged seatbelt violation. The driver, who says she is driving her boss’s car, allegedly admits to having a suspended license, and allegedly not the first time. Dep. McKenzie: “After doing a [computer] search…she has 13 prior convictions, which is actually, at this point, a felony for her to be driving in the state of Florida. So…she’ll be taking a trip down to the Indian River County jail. She’ll be processed; she’ll see a judge in the morning who will determine a bond amount…” Abrams: “Sounds like the officer here may not have had much of a choice here, but you were expressing some level of understanding or sympathy for some of the folks who with suspended licenses.” Curley: “She already paid a lot in fines, and she just can’t get out from underneath it…the fines just add up, and they continue to add up, and it makes it very difficult.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Traffic stop. Mismatched plate. Apparently no insurance.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Sgt. Yacobozzi and numerous colleagues respond to a report of a fight at a local bar in which an officer is down after being attacked. The parking area is sealed off. Abrams: “So you saw right there… [the officer] was giving descriptions of the three women who attacked him. Obviously, this is no longer just an investigation of a fight.” Lt. Curley: “Absolutely not. There’s definitely more weight that’s held into this for sure. And this is a difficult environment they’re trying to search. There’s a lot of nooks and crannies in that parking lot of cars. It’s very easy to hide and conceal yourself. So they definitely have their hands full.” Wilson: “What they’re gonna do, of course, first aid to the officer who was hurt. Second, of course, they’re gonna get that description out to every officer out there. And then lock down this parking lot.” Abrams: “When you heard Sergeant Yacobozzi say that, as he was driving in, do not let them leave.” Wilson: “Do not let anybody leave. They want to make sure if anybody has information or could be the possible suspects.” Amidst bleeping, three female suspects who were in a vehicle in the parking lot are detained at the scene.

“Officer down.”

Sgt. Yacobuzzi: “I just got a picture from one of the officers. When we were pulling up, I saw a group walk into a car. We blocked them in. And this is gonna be possibly one of our suspects. So we’re gonna go over here back to our car that we have stopped.” Abrams: “They had the ID of one of the suspects as well that the officer who was attacked had.”

Updates on this incident from Goose Creek PD via Facebook and from Sgt. Yacobozzi and CBS Charleston affiliate WCSC: