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

A recap of the December 2, 2023, OPL episode (OPL #02-36) appears below.

About 50 On Patrol: Live cameras go into the field with the law enforcement officers usually from eight or nine different U.S. departments during the ride-along on Friday and Saturday evenings as aired on the Reelz channel. 

An On Patrol: Live recap, including NYC studio host Dan Abrams’ one liners, analysis, and banter with co-host Curtis Wilson, the Richland County, S.C., deputy sheriff, and this weekend’s guest analyst Sgt. Paul Yacobozzi (Berkeley County, S.C.) , follows.

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On Patrol: Live Summary for December 2, 2023 (#OPL Episode 02-36)

  • Coweta County, Ga. — Deps. Calvin Kirby and Chris Teare assist Georgia state troopers in pursuing a fleeing vehicle. Traffic stop at gunpoint after the car was PITed. Cops take the driver and passenger into custody. Abrams update: “The driver was arrested there, but then we also saw the passenger in cuffs. Well, he was released with no charges.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. Anthony Morrow investigates an assault and makes contact with an older man at an apartment. The victim is at least initially unwilling to provide Morrow and a colleague details as to what happened. Cpl. Morrow: He’s “been drinking a lot, and he’s very frustrated. And the guy doesn’t want a report so — I don’t now — I guess it’s a family dispute, and they’ll handle it somehow later on…we’ll leave now and standby in the area, so if something else happens, we’ ll be close and can hopefully help out.”
  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofr. Heather Smith and other units investigate a domestic incident at a residence. Abrams: “Shocker: It may involve some drinking.” They interact with an anxious male there who winds getting detained on an alleged outstanding public intoxication warrant. Ofr. Smith; “We got called here for a domestic violence situation. Brother and sister live together. He has some drinking problems apparently. An altercation or argument ensued between them. Looks like their Christmas tree’s been knocked over…Right now, just to get them separated and calm down the situation, we’re gonna take him on his warrant. He has a DC intox warrant right now. So they’re gonna verify and make sure that it’s still good, and then he’s probably gonna just go to the jail for the time being.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Ofr. Taylor Carman makes contact with an older woman at a residence about a complaint about some people bothering her at the home. Ofr. Carman summary: “It’s a concerned neighbor to this house; she owns the house, my mistake. She’s just concerned about some people doing drugs around her house. It sounds like she knows them. She’s hanging out with some people that she shouldn’t hang out with. Unfortunately, she’s a little intoxicated…Correction: she does not know these people. Her boyfriend knew them, and I guess they’re getting a little too comfortable with the house. They’re making her feel a little uncomfortable. She’s gonna stay in her home. If they come around the house again, she can call us. We can come out here, and try to find them, try to address them, and we’ll go from there…”
  • Coweta County, Ga. — Deps. Kirby and Teare along with fire rescue respond to a serious accident on the highway. It allegedly was a rear-end collision. A driver, who allegedly lacks a valid license, won’t answer Kirby’s question as whether he’s been drinking or whether he’s willing to participate in field sobriety testing. Abrams: He’s “trying very hard not to use the word refuse.” Sgt. Yacobozzi: “He does have the right as a suspect to refuse field sobriety test, but based on the collision, the driving, the car slammed on brakes, and his demeanor, and what the officer observes…” Abrams: “It’s either yes or it’s you’re refusing. There’s no other options.” In the course of the investigation, cops climb over a wall on the divided highway and find a gun that the man may have allegedly tossed. They also search for additional discarded contraband, but no additional items found. The state patrol is taking over the investigation.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. Morrow conducts a traffic stop on a motorcycle for suspended tags. Morrow tells the driver that he will double-check that the tags expired in 2022 rather than October 2023. If it’s the latter, the motorcyclist likely will be released with a warning.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl. Ronnie Russell, Cpl. Bryson Fowler, and other units, including K9s and their handlers, search for suspects in the wooded area as part of an investigation on a possible sexual assault of a young woman which was the second such incident in that same area in the last week. Cpl. Russell: “She was able to get away, but she was physically assaulted…” Cpl. Fowler explains that the woman was returning from a nearby supermarket and allegedly “she began to get catcalled” by juvenile suspects, “apparently at some point they threw a bottle at her, or some type of object at her. She took off running; they were able to catch her. And it seems like they had a scuffle right here. She said they tried to choke her out or strangle her. She was able to fight them off by kicking them off. She was able to get free…She was able to contact her parents. Her parents were able to ping her phone that she dropped when she got into the scuffle. We found the phone right here….we’re pulling out all the stops for this one…what we’re gonna do is we’re just gonna put all the pieces together…and figure out what’s going on…This is the second time this has happened in the past week…” Abrams: “We’re being told that actually there was a very serious assault that occurred in the same area. This is why they’re so concerned about this. That is why they’re gonna be devoting a lot of resources to try to find these guys.”

Sgt. Yacobozzi: “Earlier in the week, we did have a major assault that occurred in this area. The description that was given to the deputies…it matches the description of the suspect from the earlier major assault that had occurred. And it was a sexual assault…and it was in a dark area, unlit. The path that they’re on is a golf cart path. There’s no lights. So that’s why they’re allocating a lot of resources to this search of the site.” Abrams: “And the fact that this girl escaped is gonna provide critical clues if the two are connected.” Wilson: “Absolutely. And if you were listening, you heard them passing out some more information about these possible suspects that are out there. Investigations gonna get this. Other patrols are gonna get this. And they’re gonna concentrate that energy to try to locate these individuals.”

Abrams: “So it’s obvious that this is a big priority for your department, and this, what just happened tonight, becomes a critical point.” Yacobozzi: “So [when] this K9, Prima, gets tired, we’ll call another K9 out. And we have numerous K9s that they’ll call out to come and track for this suspect, hopefully to get more evidence to lead to an arrest.” Abrams: “This is serious stuff. And this is gonna be an investigation that will continue this evening. We’ll certainly be following that.”

Cpl. Fowler later reports that deputies have located a possible suspect nearby who apparently will voluntarily give a DNA swab. Authorities will try to determine if there is a match. They will also check to see if the subject has cuts or scratches from the scuffle. “The suspect should have injuries on him as well.” Abrams: “Wow; so this may be a big development in this investigation, because again, we’re not just talking about an assault that occurred tonight. We’re talking about a sexual assault that occurred on Tuesday….”

Abrams later adds that On Patrol: First Shift on Friday will provide an update on the investigation.

SEE UPDATE FROM THE BERKELEY COUNTY SHERIFF’s OFFICE BELOW

UPDATE:

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Ofr. Carman makes friendly contact with some teens and then takes to his vehicle’s PA system to tell a large group to please leave a convenience store/gas station otherwise they will face trespassing charges. Carman’s mic message: “This is a trespass-arrest site. If you are found here any longer after this warning, you will be be going to jail. I have plenty of tow trucks; I have plenty of handcuffs. Try me…if you have no business in being here, please leave…please collect your belongings and leave…”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputies attempt to make an arrest at a residence based on a subject’s outstanding warrants. Cpl. Morrow has a friendly chat with a neighbor who is not involved in the situation.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofr. Shade Keeney makes contact with a man at a residence who says he is being stalked by a woman who climbs on his roof or gets in his basement. Ofr. Keeney advises the man to set up a few security cameras so that he can document what’s been happening.
  • Triple Play #1 — Central Washington state.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Mike Bryant makes contact with homeowners in response to report of a prowler in their yard. They show him some security footage of the incident that they have on their phone. Abrams: “Kind of a spooky situation there.”
  • Coweta County, Ga. — On a traffic stop, Cpl. Teare makes contact with an older woman who says she just got out of the hospital for failure to maintain lane and a burned-out tag light. The trunk of the car was also open. The officer says that he thought he spotted a glass pipe or a “smoking device” in her purse when she was reaching for her license, which she denies. The driver declines to consent car search which Cpl. Teare points out is her right. He also acknowledges that he doesn’t have enough probable cause to conduct a car search, and there is no K9 officer on duty that could potentially provide probable cause if the dog alerted. Teare to driver: “Not accusing you. If you got something going on, if you’re struggling, I want you to get help…I’m not confident enough to call that probable cause to search that car, but I’m gonna tell you, it looked like a glass pipe…because it’s magically disappeared…I’m really praying for you. I hope it works out and you feel better as well…but if you are going through something, please get help…” Teare adds that “she has the right to refuse her consent. I respect that and get her on her way.”
  • Fullerton, Calif. (pre-recorded segment) — Ofr. Jason Ham and other units investigate a vandalism incident at a parking garage. Ofr. Ham points out that “we got a lot of issues over there with tagging and skateboarders.” They make contact with a subject who is tackled by police when he tries to run. The subject says “I’m just scared.” The young man, who apparently is over 18, is arrested for resisting and delaying an investigation. Ofr. Ham explains the situation to the subject’s mother who arrives at the scene. She tells cops that she will clean off the graffiti. Ham: “There is some tagging here that matches his ink on his hands…” Abrams: “Kind of a lot of evidence against him. It is his name that’s there, right? It’s like, ‘yeah, it was these other guys and they decided to write my name.'”

Abrams: “We we’re talking about, if he was a juvenile, right, because a lot of this is with juvenile. For example, in Richland County, there’s a particular way they handle these kinds of cases. Wilson: “Absolutely. It’s like you said, t’s not the crime of the century, but it is malicious injury to property by doing what he’s doing. So what they’ll do is they’ll put him in youth arbitration, he’ll go through the program, but part of that is getting out there and cleaning…as well.” Yacobozzi: “Mom’s gonna help clean it and take his name off the entire parking complex.”

  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofr. Smith and other officers respond to a weapons call at a residence. They interview those at the location to try to determine what’s going on in a confusing situation amidst people yelling. It appears to be a family feud of some sort. Ofr. Smith: “They’re all a subset of family members or family member friends. The homeowner…he’s not here right now; he’s in the hospital. Apparently an argument started…some other family members thought that the original caller was having people over and having parties that caused an altercation or an argument. We still haven’t found a gun yet. This other side is claiming that there never was a gun. This side is still claiming that there was, so still trying to sort everything out.” Smith adds that one of the parties is “gonna get on out of here for the night” as soon as she gets her hoodie.

Abrams: “I want to say a special thank you to Officer Heather Smith there because I had no idea exactly what was going on until she explained it. I’m like, I kind of get it now. Some relatives, sort of relatives, kind of like a cousin. Anyway — but, you know, a serious call.”

  • BOLO segment — Berkeley County, S.C.

Sgt. Yacobozzi: “A lot of convenience stores will bar their doors and have extra security locks, so they use that vehicle to break down the doors or smash through the windows to steal…They went right by all the lottery tickets and the valuable stuff, it looks like there was some wine in there, $100 worth of items, and now you’re looking at a Class A felony.” Wilson: “A lot of these guys are putting up those big poles up in front of the doors now to stop that.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputies conduct traffic stop. The driver has a suspended license; the passenger doesn’t have a license. Odor of weed allegedly emanating from the car. One of the occupants allegedly has a small amount of weed. Open container. Car search. The occupants are released with a warning and no charges. As an aside, Sgt. Yacobozzi mentions that the subject is driving a former police car.
  • Missing segment — Opa-Locka, Fla.
  • Weld County, Nev. — Dep. Christopher Connor and a colleague investigate an RV that is parked, according to Abrams, “in an interesting spot.” They make contact with an older couple in a vehicle. Apparently the RV in question is not supposed to be there. Abrams: “Another little bizarre scene there where ‘people are allowed to stay there, I know they overstayed there welcome, not allowed to live in the RVs’.”
  • Brookford, N.C. — Chief Will Armstrong conducts a traffic stop and notices the driver is very nervous. The driver says this is the first time he’s ever been pulled over and also that he is trying to pursue a firefighter career. Chief Armstrong tries to reassure the young man that it’s just a routine encounter.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Cpl. Fowler responds to a restaurant on a report of a man allegedly passed out in a public restroom. Abrams: “A disturbance at a gas station that was apparently all ‘self service.'” When Fowler gets there, the man appears to be awake and getting busy in the stall by himself. He advises the subject to “wash your hands.” The subject briefly passes out while Fowler questions him. Paramedics summoned to the scene. “They’re gonna transport him and try to to see if they can get him some help for the night. Hopefully he gets better…”

Abrams: “And Sergeant Yacobozzi, as we were watching that, you were saying you know exactly where that is.” Yacobozzi: “I do. It’s a gas station which is right off of the Interstate. It’s home to a lot of transient folks that kind of come and go. And…I guess he opted for the service.” Abrams: “That’s exactly what I was saying. And apparently a lot of coming and going.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. Lamontre Williams and other units conduct a traffic stop. They allegedly find a baggie of crack in a pat-down of the passenger who is non-compliant, repeatedly told to “stop reaching, and denies having any drugs on his person. He is also apparently wearing two pairs of pants. Abrams: “This could go on for a while.” They subject also appears to resist when they try to place him in a police transport van by blocking the door with his foot. Heavy bleeping.
  • Coweta County, Ga. — Traffic stop by Cpl. Teare and a colleague on a vehicle outside a motel during routine patrol around local businesses. Alleged weed odor from car. Teare: “Obviously, the cloud just hit me in the face.” The driver says there might be a small amount of weed in the vehicle. “If he’s being honest with me, we’ll work with him.” Car search. Cpl. Teare mentions that he doesn’t think a roach “comes with the Wendy’s” and later makes reference to the devil’s lettuce and that they were eating Wendy’s food. As the three occupants of the vehicle are released with no charges, they begin rapping. “Good luck with your rap career,” the friendly officer tells them.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers make contact with a man outside a restaurant who appears to be behaving erratically. He tells cops that his leg is swollen.