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

A recap of the April 26, 2025, On Patrol: Live episode (#OPL 03-74), anchored in the NYC studio by attorney and host/executive producer Dan Abrams along with fellow On Patrol: Live studio cast members/co-hosts, Curtis Wilson and Tom Rizzo, follows.

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On Patrol: Live tonight: The sovereign citizen traffic stop in Knox County and the donation box search in Lee County by far drew the most social media attention in this Season 3 episode. See below for details on all 25 law enforcement encounters on this new episode of On Patrol: Live on Reelz.

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On Patrol: Live Recap for April 26, 2025 (#OPL Episode 03-74)

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  • Richland County, S.C. — Just before air, Master Deputy Avery Arrington and Sergeant Ethyn Perkins purse speeding motorcycle. Deputy Arrington pulls over one of the motorcyclist who says he wasn’t trying to cause any trouble. He is likely to be released with a warning. Deputy Arrington: “…he met up with a bunch of people riding motorcycles, and he just jumped into their little group, and they all started driving reckless and sh*t…they could have hurt themselves or someone else.”

Abrams: “Motorcycles kind of a different game, right?” On Patrol: Live co-host Curtis Wilson: “It’s an inherent danger when you talk about chasing motorcycles. It could be harm to themselves and others, so you have to be very careful. You can’t stop-stick them, you can’t PIT them. So you just got to try to keep your distance…” Abrams: “And the one person did pull over. It sounds like he may not have even been part of the group there.”

  • Knox County, Tenn. — K9 Officer Joseph Stainback and other units conduct a traffic stop on a sovereign citizen or an “American national” who is “traveling,” not driving and, in general, articulates sovereign citizen talking points. No license. Officer Stainback originally was going to issue the driver a misdemeanor citation for driving without a license, but she ends up getting arrested perhaps because of priors. Listen to some of the interaction:

Abrams: “These sovereign citizens: They’re entertaining, but incredibly frustrating for law enforcement. On Patrol: Live studio analyst Tom Rizzo: “They’re entertaining from sitting here, but I can tell you from personal experience, the frustration of dealing with it, and for us to keep common ground, and our emotional intelligence in check, is more difficult than anybody would care to experience. I promise you that.” Abrams shortly thereafter adds that “she’s just a trustee of the estate of the trust…I don’t understand what’s confusing about that…she knows she doesn’t have a driver’s license. But she doesn’t have to have one because she’s the trustee of the trust of the estate. She’s not actually a driver. She’s a traveler.”

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Detective Noah Galbreath makes a traffic stop for alleged violation of the state’s move-over law. The driver is released with a warning. Detective Galbreath: “I decided just to use that as a learning lesson for him. Doesn’t seem like he made the mistake intentionally.”
  • Monroe, La. — Police investigate a possible burglary at a residence.
  • Monroe, La. — Corporal Jonathon Daniel is re-dispatched from the above call to a assist Officer Serenity Smith with a subject who they arrest at a convenience store. The subject is allegedly involved in the incident aired on Friday’s nights episode of On Patrol: Live. Corporal Daniel: “So this is our suspect from yesterday who bailed out the apartment and threw the narcotics.” Abrams: “So this is actually connected to something we saw on last night’s show where initially it was a black bag thrown, but they realized that wasn’t connected to it. The found another bag with drugs. It seems this may be the suspect.” Under questioning from Corporal Daniel, the suspect denies the allegations.

Listen to Corporal Daniel summarize this investigation after which Abrams asserts that “It appears that they’ve gotten their suspect. He says they got the wrong guy”:

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Corporal Andy Gonzalez, with backup, responds to an alleged breaking-and-entering at a vape shop. In the friendly encounter, it ends up just being two persons making TikTok videos behind the building while they were waiting for a ride home. Wilson: “It’s all about the views.” Corporal Gonzalez recap: “So what we had was some customers in the Taco Bell behind us that called in that saw these two [individuals] back here behind this closed business, thought it was a little suspicious, thought that they might have been pulling on the door. What they were actually doing is setting their phones up on the wall so they could TikTok some videos of them dancing. And we got out here, they’re literally employees from the Taco Bell just waiting for their mom to come pick them up. So, unfounded, but at least they understand behind a closed business, once it gets dark, it does look a little suspicious.” In interacting with the duo, Corporal Gonzalez quips “Look at me: I’m 50 years old. I don’t dance.”

“Look at me: I’m 50 years old. I don’t dance.”

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Detective Galbreath and Sergeant Christopher Maher initiate a traffic stop. Motorist: “You’re making me uncomfortable.” Detective Galbreath: “That’s fine. It’s a free county; you’re more than welcome to feel uncomfortable.” The motorist reluctantly steps out upon request but declines to give consent for a vehicle search. K9 Detective Roger Lawson comes to scene with K9 Ali. Tom Rizzo points out that cops asked the motorist to roll up the windows “to maintain whatever odor that could be coming from the interior of the vehicle…for a prospective K9 sniff.” K9 Ali does not alert, so there is no probable cause for searching the car. The driver apparently is to receive citations for some infractions.
  • Lee County, Fla. — Police respond to investigate the possibility that a suspect allegedly may have tossed a gun into a clothes donation bin after a car accident. A bomb-and-ammo K9 allegedly alerts on the container. Deputy Jill Falcon (“If I take my kit off, I think I can fit in there”) climbs into the bin. Abrams: “Quite the surprise when folks come and pick the donations….like, ‘oh wow; someone donated a gun.'” No contraband is found, however.

Deputy Falcon: “We’re still pretty adamant that he threw something in there. He right now has a felony offense for using a firearm. We are thinking that the firearm in question may have been discarded into this receptacle. So we’re trying to find a way to get in there safely and without destroying any property or anything like that. He also has a warrant. Apparently the other female that was in the vehicle with him also has a warrant. I’m not sure what her warrant is for. And then I don’t know the status of the crash. as of right now. We’re still working on this thing.”

Abrams: “Deputy Falcon is not dumpster diving. She is looking for a possible weapon or something else that someone involved in an accident may have thrown into this donation bin.”

Later, Deputy Falcon mentions that “we got the door to open. I’m the smallest one, so I’m going into the bin to see if I can find anything. I have to take all my gear off, though, first, just so I don’t lose anything, for safety purposes.”

Abrams: “The bad news is they didn’t find it. The good news is apparently there’s a lot of donations…it’s full…”

  • Triple Play 2 — a Florida Highway Patrol pursuit.

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Caleb Snyder makes a traffic stop and issues a warning for a non-functioning brake light.
  • Monroe, La. — Corporal Daniel backs up Officer Smith along with HEAT squad members on a traffic stop after an accident in which a car may have struck a hydrant. Officer Smith: “Get your ass out of the car. I ain’t got time for this sh*t tonight.” The driver is detained. No license. A baby is apparently in the front seat. Car search. Citations issued for several infractions. Corporal Daniel: “…I think we need to do classes on car seats again…” Abrams: “The good news is that everyone is okay.”

Listen to Officer Smith describe the reason for the stop and the potential danger to the baby:

Abrams: “And Curtis, you were just talking about how long the training actually takes for police officers when it comes to putting in child seats.” Wilson: “The community action team in Richland County. It’s a week-long course to learn how to install those car seats. And we do it as a courtesy to install to the folks who come through.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputy Arrington provides backup on a traffic stop for a vehicle with seven occupants. Warning issued. “So I guess a couple of them will be walking home.”
  • Triple Play #3 — a Livingston County, Mich., pursuit.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Sergeant Perkins makes a traffic stop on car in a closed park; two 16 year olds in the back seat. On Patrol: Live caption; “Park and ride.”

Listen to Sergeant Perkins tell the duo to contact their parents followed by studio panel commentary:

  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Ryan Lineberger investigates a report of some juveniles on the roof of an apartment building. The roof area appears empty, however. Abrams: “It’s seems as if there was a party; they got out before the cops arrived.”
  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Stainback provides backup when a man is detained outside a motel. “How much meth have we used today?” After interacting with officers, the subject ends up getting released.
  • Las Vegas, Nev. (pre-recorded segment) — Abrams previews the footage by asserting that “a driver told Officer Nicholas Null there was nothing illegal in his car, but it turns out the driver was just ‘toying’ with him.” Officer Null conducts a traffic stop outside a convenience store. “Your plates are super suspended.” Drug paraphernalia allegedly spotted in the car and confiscated for destruction. The compliant driver is released with no charges. Officer Null: “I’m not going to arrest him or cite him for any of these things right now, just because he has been super compliant, because obviously we’re not trying to…go after the users. It’s more of the people who are supplying these users…the guys we really need to look out for.” Abrams: “Compliance and cooperation can set you free.”

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sergeant Maher and other units respond to an alleged domestic incident at a residence. The person who answered the door says nothing is going on; cops get permission to go in and check.
  • Missing segment — Anchorage, AK
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputy Arrington and colleagues respond to a neighbor dispute at an apartment building.
  • Clayton County, Ga. — Deputy Mondre Rambo spots a male at a convenience store who he believes may have traffic offense warrants and a suspended license. Upon making contact, it turns out that driver is not the registered owner of the car and thus not the suspect. Abrams: “It sure seems this is not the guy that they’re looking for. But it’s actually the owner of the car who they’re looking for, and this guy’s been talking about buying the car, and he seems now annoyed that he apparently gave a down payment of the car, which is a potential issue, but it seems like the search is gonna continue.”
  • Las Vegas, Nev. — Officer Jonah Singer investigates an an alleged hit-an- run accident and gathers information from a convenience store employee and two other witnesses. Store video footage may be available. Officer Singer: “So looks like someone just pulled into the gas station, trying to hit the trash can right here. No damage to the structure. We have…the air unit up looking for this vehicle for essentially just right now fleeing the scene, if not a DUI, and we’re gonna see if we can find them and get them to kind of just respond, make sure that they’re not gonna go out and hit anyone else on the streets or anything like that.”
  • Monroe, La. — In a closed park, Sergeant Scotty Sadler and HEAT make a friendly traffic stop on a jeep with a bunch of ducks on the dashboard in a closed park. Abrams satirically claims he doesn’t understand the duck thing (“but whatever; to each his own”) before studio cameras show a duck on his desk.

In the audio clip embedded below, Sergeant Sadler explains the reasoning for the stop (“unfortunately, you got to go by the rules; the park’s closed):

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Stainback conducts a traffic stop on a pickup truck and interacts with an irate driver. Officer Stainback: “So we stopped him for essentially three things: Speeding, signaling lane change, and the white light emitting from the back of the vehicle. Yet again, not the greatest police fans, which is okay. It doesn’t have to be. Doesn’t want to answer any questions. It’s essentially his rights. We’ll make sure he’s valid. We’ll go from there.” The driver is released with a verbal warning. Abrams: “No ‘thank you’ for the verbal warning.”
  • Monroe, La. — The HEAT squad responds to a large block party. Sergeant Sadler gets on a PA mic to disperse the crowd on behalf of the homeowner who held the party (“the party is over; everybody get to your cars and leave…everybody vacate the [premises] now…”). As the call is winding down, a fight allegedly breaks out between two or more men who are subdued by police on scene. According to Sergeant Sadler, “so if they were involved with anything after they were told to leave, that’s on them. Would they have gotten in that confrontation had they left when they were told? Absolutely not?…as far as I’m concerned, everybody in handcuffs is rolling out.” Officer Smith: “This was a sh*t show. Yes it was, but we got to the bottom of it…they never saw me peaking through the fence watching everybody…”

Listen to some additional information about the incident from Corporal Daniel: