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

On Patrol: Live Season 4: An On Patrol: Live recap, including NYC studio host/executive producer Dan Abrams’ puns, analysis, and witty/sarcastic banter usually with co-anchor Curtis Wilson (a Richland County, S.C., deputy sheriff), and analyst Captain Tom Rizzo (Howell Township, N.J., PD), along with the often-provocative or playful social media reaction, follows.

Joining the On Patrol: Live studio cast this weekend, Gainesville, Fla., PD Officer (and Survivor contestant) Dan Rengering is sitting in for Curtis Wilson, who in recent weeks has been taking time off from On Patrol: Live.

For those new to the show, On Patrol Live on the Reelz channel is more or less a reboot or rebrand of Live PD.

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On Patrol: Live Tonight

For separate reasons, traffic stops in Baton Rouge, La., and Hazen, Ark, captured the attention of #OPNation on this all-new episode of On Patrol: Live. Police pursuits and certain other cop-citizen encounters also figured prominently. For this On Patrol: Live episode guide, see below for details on all 22 law enforcement incidents across nine On Patrol: Live scheduled police departments (Note: Christian County, Mo, did not appear in this episode). And check back for updates.

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On Patrol: Live Recap for August 15, 2025 (#OPL Episode 04-11)

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  • Moore, Okla. — Officers Koalton Keller and Trey Martin investigate a possible kidnapping of a five year old in a residential neighborhood according to two juvenile witnesses. Police search for a small truck that might be the subject vehicle. Officer Keller: “Neighbors said that he’s outside by himself all the time, so maybe it was a neighbor that picked him up that he’s usually with, but it’s kind of hard because all we have is two witnesses that are about eight to 10 years old, so it makes it kind of difficult on us. But they did get a good description of the truck, so we’ll be able to look in the area, see if we can find it.” On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams: “It’s obviously a very concerning call there…details are a little murky though.” It turns out that the child was at a neighbor’s house and was not kidnapped.

Abrams: “A little bit of a tricky situation for the offices here…because the key witnesses are both kids, right? ” On Patrol: Live guest analyst Officer Dan Rengering: “Yeah, you don’t want to discredit what they say just because they’re kids, but it’s also hard to get rally good information from them sometimes because they just can’t articulate everything that you need from them.”

Listen as Officer Martin ascribes what happened to a possible miscommunication followed by comments from Abrams about the incident:

  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Octavious Whitus makes a traffic stop on a slow roller (“how far you gonna take me?”) for allegedly failing to maintain lane. Deputy Whitus explains that “generally speaking, someone swerving does not always indicate DUI, but doing it consistently, if he’s on his phone, and there’s a possibility he could be under the influence.” After making contact with the driver, the deputy releases the driver with a warning. “…again, in most cases, swerving does not indicate…that someone’s drunk…I don’t smell any alcohol coming from him. There’s no sighs of impairment. He’s talking fine…” The driver may have been trying to avoid manhole covers on the road. At one point, both occupants get out of the car for no reason. The driver is subsequently released with a warning. At the conclusion of the stop, he driver seems to wonders if it’s theoretically better to be drunk or on his phone.

Abrams: “We’re just saying a little Joe Pesci going on there..” Tom Rizzo then makes a callback to Goodfellas.

  • Richland County, S.C. –– Sergeant Garo Brown initiates a traffic stop. He uses an app to translate. The motorist drives off before the traffic stop is completed, apparently due to a misunderstanding, and finally pulls over. Potential language barrier. On Patrol: Live caption: “Lost in translation?” The driver is detained. Sgt. Brown subsequently determines that the driver’s license and registration are valid, and the motorist is likely released with a warning. On Patrol: Live does not provide an update during the broadcast.

Abrams: “In any other language, this might be considered a fleeing vehicle.” Rizzo: “Yes, and I want to hear Garo translate that it’s not fleeing car.” Abrams: “It’s just someone who apparently didn’t understand the instructions…” Rizzo: “…education on the traffic laws…great start to a night.”

  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Jill Falcon and other units look for a subject who is wanted on a warrant. They interact with several individuals at a “compound” outside an RV or trailer about whether they have seen the subject tonight. “Where else might he go if he’s not coming home for the night?” It turns out that the subject was inside the RV; he is arrested. A female on scene who Deputy Falcon questioned is also detained (“Do you think it’s our first day doing this? That’s not a very big trailer for you not to know that somebody else is in there.”) When Deputy Falcon asks if there is anything on her person that she should know about, the subject replies “I’m gonna be honest; I don’t know.” Abrams update: “She was released with no charges.”
  • Lee County, Fla. — A couple flags down Deputy Whitus to inform him that a pedestrian allegedly fell and hit his head. The deputy interacts with two young males on the street nearby, one of whom with what appears to be a laceration to the forehead declines medical attention. On Patrol: Live caption: “Where’s my vape?”Deputy Whitus is trying to get the duo safely home. One of the subjects ends up getting detained on a weed-related allegation.

Deputy Whitus summary (listen below): “So right now, he doesn’t have a medical marijuana card. He’s in possession of THC…” Abrams: “So it sounds like they’re gonna try to assess and figure out what they want to do here. As you heard him say there, the THC wax is actually a felony in the state of Florida.”

Abrams update: “He’s actually being charged with disorderly intoxication and possession of a controlled substance.”

  • Moore, Okla. (pre-recorded segment) — Sergeant Austin Schletter and other units respond to a report of an alleged break-in at a residence. They encounter a male in the backyard and detain him after firing beanbag rounds, a.k.a. less lethal. The suspect is allegedly the son of the homeowner “and he is not welcome here…he refused to leave…” The fire department is summoned to the scene because of a smoking vehicle.

Listen to Sgt. Schletter’s incident summary in which he indicates arson and burglary charges are possible, followed by studio commentary during which Officer Rengering mentions that trainee cops get tased and pepper sprayed, but don’t get shot with beanbags: “They’ll put us through some hurt, but they’re not gonna put us through that much.”

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officer Roger Carlin makes a friendly traffic stop for an alleged tint violation. The affable officer releases the driver with a warning rather than a ticket after losing at rock-paper-scissors. Officer Carlin: “Sometimes it’s fun to interact with the community. They’re going through school. We know it’s expensive, so I’m gonna cut him a break tonight…he beat me at rock-paper-scissors, so he deserved it. He’s gonna have a good night now.”
  • Clayton County, Ga. (pre-recorded segment) — Lieutenant Christian Stearley and other units, including SWAT, converge on a house on a report of a possible kidnapping of a seven-year-old boy. Apparently this could be a domestic-related situation. The father and son come out of the house; cops detain the dad.

In the audio clip embedded below, Lt. Stearley mentions that the subject “complied with verbal commands” and was taken into custody. “No injuries. Everybody’s good. No damage to the house, and the child’s back with the mother now. The charges for the suspect right now that’s in custody [are] gonna be kidnapping, simple battery, obstruction, and cruelty to children.” Tom Rizzo provides some additional commentary about the incident:

  • Gainesville, Fla. — #AskTheOtherDan studio Q&A segment with Officer Rengering:
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Corporal Wendy George, with backup from other officers, makes a traffic stop allegedly for no tail lights and one brake light. The driver allegedly has no license or insurance. The passenger is unwilling to identify himself which prompts a long conversation and a request for a sergeant to come to the scene. Cpl. George: “Sir, you’re misguided…this is a lawful traffic stop, and you have to identify yourself, when an officer asks, okay, whether you’re driver, whether you’re passenger…” Citing his rights, the passenger seems to insist that he hasn’t done anything wrong and therefore need not provide his name. Eventually, he apparently does provide his name; it turns out that he allegedly was two warrants and is detained.

Listen to some of the interaction between police and the passenger:

Abrams: “Well, that could explain why he was reluctant to identify himself.”

  • Triple Play #1 — a Washington State Patrol high-speed pursuit. Rizzo mentions that the suspects are already out on bond. Abrams: “It took troopers twice the effort to track down a pair of fleeing drivers.”
  • Clayton County, Ga. — Lieutenant Joseph Toombs and Deputy Desmond Whitson pull over an 18 wheeler for allegedly having its high beams on and for failure to maintain lane. “He was kind of swerving a little bit, so check to make sure he’s good to drive.”
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Officer Joshua Dennis responds to a report of a possible prowler at a residence and checks the backyard of the home for any intruders after making contact with the homeowner on scene. Abrams: “So he’s gonna take a look around, make sure everything’s okay.”
  • Baton Rouge, La. — In a murder case update, one of the suspects has turned himself in after purportedly seeing his picture broadcast on On Patrol: First Shift.
  • BOLO segment — a Beaverton, Ore., alleged hit-and-run driver.
  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Stone Collier attempts to disperse a pack of motorcycles. On Patrol: Live caption: “Motorcycle street takeover.” Officer Collier: “There’s about 200 of them, just blowing through red lights and everything…they just keep rolling. They just didn’t want to stop. A couple of them took off…see if we can just get them all out of here and go on with our night.”

Officer Collier: “Get your ass in the parking lot because y’all are being a bunch of dicks. Go. Get in the parking lot.”

Listen to some of the studio commentary about this difficult situation for police to address to enable regular traffic to proceed unobstructed under these circumstances:

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • Knox County, Tenn. (pre-recorded segment) — Officer Joshua Bowers and another unit initiate a traffic stop on someone who allegedly may have a felony warrant. An initial traffic stop turns out not to be the suspect.

Listen to this segment:

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Captain Matt Lawson and one or more colleagues make a traffic stop. Three occupants, one of whom has a provocative T-shirt. “That’s a unique shirt.” Probable cause car search after K9 alert. According to Captain Lawson, “had a credit card encoder in the front seat. We had suspicion that they were skimming the pumps over there, so now we’re gonna call the business, get them to open their pumps, see what credit cards coming over there…”

Abrams:” I don’t understand that shirt. Eating a cat would not be vegan. That would be meat. It makes not sense at all.”

  • Triple Play #2 — An Arkansas State Police moped pursuit. Abrams introduces the footage by asserting that “a guy trying to elude troopers on his mo-ped found himself with more problems.” After the Triple Play airs, Abrams mentions that “there is a big difference between a moped and a motorcycle when it comes to a pursuit.” Rizzo: “That’s why I said we can’t call him a biker, right?”
  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Bradley Taylor and Sergeant Clayton Dillion provides backup on a traffic stop. Tickets issued. Chief Taylor to the driver: “Going down the road and smoking marijuana could be a DUI in the state of Arkansas. It’s against the law to smoke marijuana and drive down the road. Same thing as drinking..”

Listen to Chief Taylor recap the incident (“…we ain’t gonna let her keep driving…”):

  • Moore, Okla. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of threat to kill.” After making contact with the complainant(s), Officer Keller and other units make a traffic stop on an alleged suspect. The driver is detained. Abrams claims that “a reporting party showed the video of this guy threatening to kill him. They found him right there at the scene.” Officer Keller claims that “…it looks like the guy was gonna show up and shoot the RP. He actually did show up, so that’s a little alarming. It is a felony to make those kinds of threats and actually show up on scene with them…” Car search: gun, knives, and an adult toy allegedly found.

Listen to Officer Martin recap the investigation and mention that “it looks like he’s gonna be under arrest for making terroristic threats,” followed by Rizzo’s commentary about the incident:

Abrams: “So a little panoply of interesting items from the vehicle. If we had time, we’d ask Dan Rengering to talk to us a little more about what those were, but we don’t.”

  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Taylor and Sgt. Dillion provide backup on a traffic stop. Two occupants. A baggie of white powder that is allegedly found in the vehicle and then in one of the occupant’s “britches.” On Patrol: Live caption: “Sack found near sack.” Vehicle towed.

Listen to Chief Taylor summarize the incident in which he claims cops found meth during the investigation followed by studio commentary including Dan Rengering relating a Survivor anecdote about hiding an immunity idol (“if Chief Taylor would have been there, I wouldn’t got away with it…”):

Chief Taylor: “What’s in your pants?…your balls ain’t that big.”

Rizzo: “I believed the guy.” Abrams: “You believe that it was one of his balls?” Rizzo: “Yeah.”

CLICK ON THIS LINK for the On Patrol: Live recap of #OPL episode 04-12, August 16, 2025.

On Patrol: Live Streaming Channels

On Patrol: Live new tonight: On Patrol: Live airs new, three-hour episodes on Friday and Saturday evening starting at 9 p.m. Eastern time (except for an occasional hiatus when the show is in reruns). So the answer to the question(s) “is On Patrol: Live new tonight” or “is On Patrol: Live on tonight” is almost always yes.

Where can I watch On Patrol: Live apart from Reelz+, what channel is On Patrol Live on? For background information about the police documentary ride-along series On Patrol: Live (i.e., Live PD 2.0), that airs on the Reelz channel (which is also available, e.g., on the Peacock, FreeCast, Philo, Sling,and Frndly TV streaming services, and on some satellite and cable systems such as DirectTV, DISH Network, AT&T U-verse, and Verizon FIOS TV), click on this link.

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On Patrol: Live episodes: Just about every incident covered on On Patrol: Live in each of its first-run shows is really live. Footnote: The real-time content is subject, however, to a delay ranging from about five to 20 minutes primarily for legal reasons, and obviously apart from any pre-recorded packages. Also, a given episode may leave behind some loose ends, i.e., incidents where On Patrol: Live does not provide an update or a definitive resolution. The On Patrol: First Shift pre-show provides occasional updates.

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