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

A recap of the April 27, 2024, On Patrol: Live episode (OPL #02-70) appears below.

[NOTE: Click here for the OPL #02-69, April 26, 2024, recap.]

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On Patrol: Live Summary for April 27, 2024 (#OPL Episode 02-70)

  • Indian River County, Fla. — Dep. Jon Lozada searches for a suspect in an alleged burglary. The man is detained (“are you serious?) at a residence. “Why you running, bro?”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Ofr. Carlos Queliz and several of his colleagues are on scene investigating an incident in which a woman allegedly pulled a gun on a DoorDash worker. She denies having a gun and apparently gives voluntary consent for officers to search her apartment.

Studio host Dan Abrams: “If they don’t find the gun in her house, does that mean they’re not gonna charge her? Guest analyst Cpt. Rizzo: “Well, it would depend, right? A corroboration of the witnesses, formal statements, to be able to establish the requisite probable cause for some serious offense. But as we were talking…off camera, the signing of the form for consent, it’s a recognized exception to the warrant requirement. So by somebody knowingly, voluntarily with out coercion, doing that…” Abrams: “She seems very confident…she’s like, ‘yeah, go ahead. I didn’t have a gun.'” Co-host Dep. Curtis Wilson: “Never had a gun, don’t even know about a gun.” Abrams: “But obviously, witnesses are saying that she did, so the investigation will have to continue there…”

Ofr. Queliz initial summary: “The female that was arrested was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Apparently there was an exchange of words with the victim, at which point the female pulled out a firearm and assaulted the victim. So right now, she’s gonna get charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and we’re still conducting an investigation…she said we can go ahead and go in and search for the gun…” Abrams: “Remember, she says she doesn’t have a gun, and there was no gun, so we shall see.”

Ofr. Queliz update: “So what happened was that a DoorDash delivery person’s delivering food. An altercation took place due to the fact that the DoorDash person didn’t feel that she was getting enough for the delivery at which point the resident brandished a firearm. She drove out of the area, called law enforcement. An investigation was conducted, and the female was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.” Abrams: “So obviously they believe the account from the door delivery person. They may have talked to some other folks there.”

  • Lee County, Fla. — Dep. Ryan Lineberger and the Fire Department respond to a house fire. “Smells like fire.” It that turns out, however, to be a bonfire instead of a structure fire. Abrams: “That’s a big old bonfire. There’s a fine line between a bonfire and just a fire…”
  • Richland County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Master Dep. Avery Arrington and other units pursue a suspect by car and on foot who was seen on video allegedly assaulting a woman in a hotel hallway by slamming her to the floor. The suspect is detained in the woods after cops track him there and apparently will be charged with alleged assault. “I wish I would’ve kept running.” Deputies have to partially drag the man out of the woods when he has issues staying on his feet. “You had no problems hopping fences and sh*t.” Abrams: “As were were watching that, both of you were saying the number of times you’ve seen suspects who are running and suddenly become ‘incapacitated’ when they get captured.” Wilson: “It’s a jail-itis thing. They don’t want to go to jail, so they don’t want to walk. But, of course, you see they…have techniques to get them there.” Rizzo: “It’s a miracle.”

“It’s a jail-itis thing. They don’t want to go to jail, so they don’t want to walk.”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl. Noah White and other units search for a missing 14 year old in a residential area. He subsequently finds the youngster who walks away from cops after they make contact with him. “He has a real attitude. He’s just mad at mom for not letting him stay out all night.”

Cpt. Rizzo distinguishes the police response/perspective in a walkaway versus a missing child: “Walkaway…different resources, a different approach. Somebody’s being incorrigible, and the parents don’t want to argue or fight, almost will walk away, and then recruit the police for the assistance in snatching them up and protecting them from themselves per se. [In a missing situation] “a very, very inclusive response of several resources because of the emergent circumstances behind that. Sure; much different.”

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — At the request of the business, Ofr. Chance Palm in a friendly manner asks Jeep owners to move on from a gas station parking lot rather than loitering there. Daytona is currently celebrating Jeep Beach Week.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Lt. Richie Maher and Ofr. Eddie Lee spot a man with a flashlight looking for a cigarette lighter in the parking lot of a closed business. Abrams introduces the segment by quipping that a guy “proved the proverb ‘idle hands are the devil’s workshop’ to be true.” The man, who allegedly has a criminal history, is detained. Drugs allegedly found on his person. “He’s been very honest with us, but [the man] seems to have a problem.” Lt. Maher to the subject: “You have quite the criminal past for one of the nicest people I’ve met all night. What’s going on? Bad life decisions?” The subject also seems to admit that he committed a previous robbery for which he served time “out of boredom.” In response to question, the subject implies that the spent some of the proceeds (about $10 grand) on “whores.” Lt. Maher to the subject. “I’m not gonna lie; I’m never…forget you.”

Lt. Maher recap: “So [the subject] is going to jail, most likely prison, where he doesn’t seem too worried about going. He’s just living his best life out here, robbing banks, picking up hookers, crystal meth, pills, all that fun stuff.” Abrams: “It sounds like if you’d ask that guy, he’d says his money [was] well spent…he just feels very sort of content and proud…” Rizzo: “Return on investment.” Wilson: “He’s such an honest criminal…” Abrams: “…with all the warrants out of all the the other places.”

“You have quite the criminal past for one of the nicest people I’ve met all night.”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Dep. Rachel Salka assists other units on a traffic stop (two occupants) in connection with the search of a female occupant. Probable cause search. Dep. Hunter Rogers indicates that there was allegedly a “large amount of meth” in the vehicle. A liquidy powdery substance in a vial is being field tested (Cpl. Noah Preston: “Actually, I would say it’s ‘a boy.'”) Dep. Hunter Rogers: “So we got a large amount of methamphetamine. The male is claiming ownership of that. It was sitting right where he was sitting, in the passenger seat, in the sunglass container. So he’ll be taking a ride for that. As far as the vial goes, getting kind of inconsistent results. We’ll probably send it to [the lab]. It did test positive for cocaine, but he’s saying it’s [unintelligible] juice, maybe to clean his meth pipe, so who knows. We’re gonna send it to [the lab] for further testing, and obviously if it comes back, then then we’ll get charges at a later date. But he’ll be taking the ride for methamphetamine tonight, and the vehicle will be getting towed.”
  • Toledo, Oho — Sgt. Geoff McLendon and Ofr. Mike Gee respond to a noise complaint at an apartment complex and ask the residents of one unit to turn down the music.
  • Fontana, Calif. — Traffic stop. Four occupants of the vehicle, at least one of whom is cooperative. Car search: Drugs and cash, allegedly found along with Narcan.

Ofr. Richard summary: “So right now, with everything that we found, we found…eight baggies of suspected cocaine…four of them was found in satchel. One was found in one of these guys’ pockets, and then another one was found between the seat, and another was found in the driver’s door…” As part of the investigation, Richard to one of the men: “All I want is honesty…which one is yours?” [Note: Ofr. Richard’s math appears to total seven rather than eight baggies.]

  • Toledo, Oho — Sgt. McLendon and Ofr. Gee race to a gas station on a report of a stabbing from an anonymous caller. Upon arriving on scene, they canvas the area and find no evidence of a crime, however.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Sgts. Bryce Hughes and Kenny Fitzsimmons and other units investigate a possible car break in outside an apartment complex. They interact with one resident whose car the suspect may have tried to enter. A suspect is apparently taken into custody. Cpl. Shannon Tolman dusts a vehicle for fingerprints.

Sgt. Hughes summary: “Fortunately, we had some units that were really close in the area when a caller called in, good Samaritan, noticed that this guy was going throughout the parking lot pulling on door handles. This is a really serious issue that we have because most of the time they’re looking for guns, and they’re stealing those guns, and those guns are used later on to hurt people, kill people, robberies, so and so forth. So we’re trying to stop this and combat it the best we can. So we’re glad that that person called in. The deputy that lives in here watched him go to several cars himself. So we’ve got good eyewitnesses. The kid admitted to it, and we’re starting to make contact with some of the witnesses and have them check their vehicles, see if anything’s gone. And he’s gonna be getting charged for a count per car that we find out here he went into. So it’s gonna be a bad night for him. I hope he learns his lesson.”

  • Toledo, Oho — Sgt. McLendon and Ofr. Gee make contact with several females about some kind of disturbance. Sgt. McClendon: “So basically, we came over here for a disorder. This lady was upset because someone that was accompanying with this neighbor basically was having sex in the car out in front of her house. She said something to her, and then she got upset and wanted to fight her. She left for now, so we’ll get some extra attention. If she comes back, we’ll come back, but for now it’s solved.” Abrams: “Solved — but someone probably feels like there’s some unfinished business going on there.”

“…Someone probably feels like there’s some unfinished business going on there…”

  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofr. Chris Mulinix makes contact with two McDonald’s employees about a man allegedly causing a disturbance at the restaurant. Ofr. Mulinix: “So it looks like the individual took off from the location. The only other thing he really did was he had a knife and threw some rocks at a vehicle. He didn’t cause any issues with the staff here. The just wanted him out of here. So we’ll go check the area, see if we can locate him. Have a conversation, see what’s going on, and go from there.” He mentions to those at the scene, “If he comes back, give us a call.” Ofr. Mulinix also declines an apparent offer of food: “I’m running a half marathon tomorrow.” Cops later detain a bicyclist in connection with this alleged disturbance. In addition mentioning that he always hangs out at the McDonald’s because “that’s my and my girl’s spot, we always eat there,” he says “I know I did wrong,” but that someone else, allegedly an ongoing adversary, allegedly “started sh*t with me tonight” The cooperative subject is subsequently released with a warning to go inside, stay away from the other guy, and file a police report at the station against the latter if he so desires. Ofr. Mulinix or another officer on the scene recommends that “If you have any further issues with him, call the cops. Let us deal with it…you guys are both in the wrong tonight…causing issues up at the McDonald’s…if you see him, be the bigger man and walk away…” Abrams: “Sounds like he’s gonna be getting a break today in the words of McDonald’s.”

“Sounds like he’s gonna be getting a break today in the words of McDonald’s.”

  • Fontana. Calif. — Ofr. Andrew Davis and other units detain two men, apparently brothers, on a report of a fight at a residence. One of the men is argumentative, is unenthusiastic about being filmed by OPL, and insists nothing happened (“I didn’t do nothing wrong”) and is told by an officer on scene, “you don’t need to ask the questions, bro.” It turns out that the alleged fight in question may have been just verbal. Abrams describes it as perhaps a Cain and Abel situation. Cops subsequently release the duo and urge the other brother to leave the area and the first man to go inside. The first man asks each cop for their name and badge number presumably for purposes of filling a complaint.
  • Triple Play #3 — Goshen, Ohio, where, per Abrams, “a traffic stop took an unexpected turn.'”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Ofr. Queliz assists at a car accident scene and gets one driver’s side of story.
  • Fontana, Calif. — Ofr. Andrew Davis backs up other units who have detained a bicyclist. The latter is argumentative and allegedly won’t ID himself. “I ain’t got sh*t on me…I want to speak to your guys’ sergeant.” Alluding to the subject’s Las Vegas Raiders shirt, Abrams quips that the young man is “a fan of the Raiders but not the cops.”

Ofr. Davis summary: “So apparently my partner stopped this guy for Fontana city code. He was riding his bike in the opposite lane of travel…apparently, he became uncooperative. And that’s about all the details I know. I think he’s gonna be going to jail for probably like willfully obstructing a police officer and maybe drunk in public.”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Dep. Salka assists on a traffic stop. Drug paraphernalia allegedly found in a car search. A female subject allegedly has a crack pipe in her private area. Paraphrasing Mae West, Abrams quips, “is that a meth pipe or are you happy to see me?” The subject, who Dep. Salka asks to squat three times as part of the person search, also allegedly has a container in the car of what she claims is powdered sugar. Field testing appears inconclusive; the substance apparently to undergo further testing at the crime lab. The woman is subsequently released.

Dep. Salka synopsis: “There’s like a ton of paraphernalia or products that are commonly used for using a variety of narcotics. So I found this jar. She’s saying it’s powdered sugar for her Waffle House stops. I’m just gonna double check that, make sure it’s true.” Abrams: “As [the subject] was doing those squats, Captain Rizzo, you were saying that that’s actually something you’ve been trained on.” Rizzo: “It’s a common technique for if you suspect somebody concealed items in an intimate part, so that it’ll actually relieve the item to be felt, because the most intrusive search that would be out there would be a body-cavity search, can’t done of the roadside of course. So you’re trying to avoid that. And obviously, be able to remove whatever the item is with the less-intrusive means.” Abrams: “So far, they did not find anything, but we shall see…” He later quips that “so seems there’s some question about whether she has a sweets problem or a drug problem, but they’re trying to figure it out…”

“Is that a meth pipe or are you happy to see me?”

Dep. Salka update: “…We’re probably gonna send it off for further testing just because we’re not — it’s not coming back like the orange as much as it’s coming back like a darker, orange brown. So to be safe, we’re probably gonna just get it sent off for testing, and if it does pop positive for the fentanyl…then we’ll go ahead and pursue a warrant for her arrest, but today, she’s gonna be released.”

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  • BOLO segment — The at-large suspect allegedly murdered a Chicago police officer.
  • Indian River County, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Dep. Tony Le and other units detain an older man in a golf cart who allegedly shoplifted items, including a sex toy, from CVS. The incident was allegedly caught on the store’s surveillance camera. “I did nothing.” Field sobriety testing.

Dep. Le recap: “He’s gonna go for petty theft, retail theft, DUI. In the state of Florida, any kind of motorized vehicle, even bicycles, you can get a DUI on.” Abrams: “Now, at the jail, the driver blew a point zero zero zero, but a drug recognition expert determined he was DUI with a narcotic. They collected a urine sample for testing which has not come back from the lab yet. That was a golf item; it was a golf ball and a tee, right Curtis?” Wilson: “It’s a sexual thingy…” Abrams: “I didn’t mean to make you the butt of the joke. Sorry. But anyway, I’m sure the guy’s defense is that he got hosed.” Wilson: “Opened up a whole bunch of trunks of vinyl.”

“I’m sure the guy’s defense is that he got hosed.”

  • Lee County, Fla. — Dep. Lineberger makes contact with two females at a residence. One of the females says she’s being harassed by a Lyft driver with threatening text messages after she apparently lodged a complaint with the company. She shows the threatening texts to the deputy on her phone. Dep. Lineberger dryly quips that “It’s helpful he spelled the threats correctly…what a nice young man.” Law enforcement will conduct a further investigation; the deputy also expresses the belief that more than likely the man is bluffing.

Abrams: “Every rideshare user’s worst nightmare right there, right? The idea, that like, you get a bad thing going on, and somehow they now exactly who you are…” Rizzo: “It opens you up to these types of behaviors.” Abrams: “Right. It’s supposed to [anonymous,] right? They always tell you that on the rideshare services, oh, they don’t actually have your number, et cetera. I don’t know. We don’t know exactly what happened there, but it’s pretty scary.”

Dep. Lineberger summary: “I guess she had tried to get picked up by the ride share. The guy was being rude to them. She denied the ride, and then she started getting all this information on her phone saying ‘I’m gonna kill you,’ accusing her of engaging in illicit sexual activities, and all kinds of shenanigans. So he also sent her the exact home address she lives at, her IP address, and everything like that. So we’ll do a full and complete investigation of the threats itself, and then kind of get her squared away, and see if we can bring a little justice to this. We’ll see…we’ll be documenting it on our side..”

  • Missing segment — Chicago, Ill.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Sgt. Fitzsimmons conducts a traffic stop on a speeding motorcycle and detains the driver. “Give me one solid reason you shouldn’t go to jail…you’re going triple digits.” The operator seems apologetic.
  • Coweta County, Ga. — Dep. Stephen Nash pursues a speeding driver.
  • Lee County, S.C. –– Dep. Lineberger responds to a shots-fired call and apparently hears shots as he arrives on scene at a party. As the deputy begins investigating, one man there allegedly pulls a gun out and hands it to another man there. Both are immediately detained. “That was probably one of the stupidest things I think I’ve ever seen.”

“That was probably one of the stupidest things I think I’ve ever seen.”

Dep. Lineberger recap: “Got a call for service, reference to shots fired. in the…neighborhood. We pulled up…saw a large gathering outside. As we were pulling up, we heard shots fired. Walked up, lit it up, went and made contact with a couple of subjects. Watch Commander Captain Flynn came out, and as we were talking to him, one of them decided to pull a handgun out of the bag, and hand it to his buddy. So thankfully, we were able to see [unintelligible], otherwise it would have been fairly different, but got them detained immediately, and we’re still trying to figure out who was shooting. So that was definitely a scary moment for sure.” Abrams: “Remember, no one’s been arrested at this point, just two people detained, as they try to figure out exactly who did what, and if there are any charges.”

  • Indian River County, Fla. — After an attempted traffic stop for no lights, Dep. Lozada searches on foot for a bicyclist who allegedly fled.
  • Fontana, Calif. — As the episode ends, Ofr. Richard and other units, including a K9 and a police helicopter, search an apartment complex in response to a home burglary call. Several subjects spotted running in the area.

Early in the episode, OPL gave viewers a glimpse of the fireworks over the Columbia Fireflies minor league baseball stadium in Richland County that occurs at the end of each game. Abrams: “Very beautiful, very celebratory, very Disney.” The Fireflies are a Kansas City Royals Single-A affiliate.