This Weekendโ€™s On Patrol: Live Highlights, Commentary, and Social Media Activity

On Patrol: Live Season 4, All-New Episode, Tonight

On Patrol: Live new tonight: An Onย Patrol: Liveย recap, featuring New York City-based studio host/executive producerย Dan Abramsโ€™ puns, analysis, and witty/sarcastic banter usually with co-anchor Curtis Wilson (a Richland County, S.C., deputy sheriff), and analyst Tom Rizzo (Howell Township, N.J., PD) as they comment on the live police ride-alongs, plus the often-provocative or playful social media reaction to the incidents in the field, follows below.

In the absence of On Patrol: Live cast member Curtis Wilson, Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III returns as a guest analyst. Curtis Wilson has taken so much time off this year, and often contributes minimally to the discussions when he is in the studio, that viewers have to reasonably wonder about his status as an On Patrol: Live co-host going forward.

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As #OPNation is well aware, and for those viewers and/or social media users new to the show, On Patrol Live is more or less a reboot or rebrand of Live PD.

Note: This blog was offline during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. As such, no recaps were published for the November 28-29 On Patrol: Live episodes as guest-hosted by self-described superfan Ashley Banfield.

Update from Last Weekend

On Patrol: Live Tonight

A long police pursuit in Richland County, S.C., a serious accident in Clayton County, Ga., as well as inventory in various jurisdictions that includes a snake, an ankle monitor, Cheerios, ‘lollipop,’ and a VIP session formed this this new episode of On Patrol: Live on Reelz.

In this On Patrol: Live episode guide, see below for details on all 15 law enforcement encounters across nine On Patrol: Live scheduled police departments on the roster (although Berkeley County, S.C., did not appear). And check back for updates.

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On Patrol: Live Recap for December 5, 2025 (#OPL Episode 04-37)

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  • Clayton County, Ga. — Lieutenant Joseph Toombs, Deputy Mondre Rambo, and Lieutenant Jonathan Carey in a pursuit of fleeing vehicle that results in a “significant, chain-reaction” accident involving three cars. Cops detain both the driver and the passenger of the subject vehicle.

Listen below to Lt. Toombs’ initial incident summary:

Sheriff Johnson: “That drug that you’re looking at in a baby bottle is called promethazine and codeine. It is a cough syrup, but when used illegally in the streets, they mix it with drinks. You saw what he said about the double cup. They’ll put it in pop or things of that nature, and drink it, and get high.”

Listen below to Deputy Rambo’s follow-up summary after which On Patrol: Live studio analysts Captain Rizzo and Sheriff Johnson discuss, in general, constructive possession of alleged contraband:

  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Ian Brewer and other unit respond to an alleged disturbance at a motel. He makes contact with a man who seems to say that “I come home every night, and I blast Christian music.” Bleeping. Deputy Brewer: “It’s not the music. I’m here because you were yelling.” The man is apparently trespassed from the location. On Patrol Live captions: “Bible belter?”, “Knockin’ on heaven’s door.” On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams: “…quite a foul mouth for a guy who listens to Christian music the whole day. Just doesn’t seem to fit…”
  • Christian County, Mo. — Corporal Ryan Bradshaw conducts a traffic stop on a pickup truck, with Deputy Trevor Guinn and other units as backup. The cooperative motorist, who is allegedly driving while suspended or revoked, has a snake in the car. Cpl. Bradshaw to the driver: “Can I be honest with you? I’m having a hard time paying attention because all I think…is the snake.” On Patrol: Live caption: “Snake lady.” Car search. On Patrol Live captions: “Kiss her asp goodbye?,” “Suspect in custody.” Deputy Guinn: “I thought you said steak. It’s a snake.” Meth pipe allegedly found.

Listen below to Cpl. Bradshaw’s interim recap (“God, I hate snakes…”):

Abrams: “Yet another example of the scales of justice…”

Abrams: “So now we’ve got a new item when cops say ‘are there any weapons, bazookas, anything else in your car’? You can say snakes. Add that to the list of items one would not expect to find in a car…the question now is gonna be, is a relative gonna come to pick up the snake?…”

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Corporal Blake Welborn and Officer Christopher Coleman, among other cops, respond to a report of a gun threat at an apartment. Gun allegedly found. After an investigation on scene, they detain one male. Consensual home search. On Patrol: Live caption: “Suspect in custody.”

Listen below to Cpl. Welborn’s initial recap followed by further information from Sgt. Jordon Lear and others:

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer John Longendorf makes a traffic stop. “You gotta slow down, bro.” The driver is released with a warning.

Officer Longendorf recap: “He seemed pretty receptive. New drivers. He’s got to be conscious. He’s got to learn how to drive, especially when it comes to that thing. He got a lot of horses under that hood, so I don’t want him, see him, wreck out for himself or somebody else, because he’s doing something a little bit stupid that’s beyond his skill point at this point with his license…seems like a great kid. He probably has a good-paying job that allows him to have that Challenger. Kind of envious. I always wanted one of those things.” Abrams: “From horses under the hood back to a snake in a car…”

  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputies Brewer and Jill Falcon makes contact with the owner of a large RV in the Home Depot parking lot. The accommodating store manager trespasses the man, but gives him until the next day to leave the premises. On Patrol: Live caption: “Trespassed, but tomorrow.” Abrams: “He’s got to be on his way, at least in the near future.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — In an incident that consumes a lot of airtime on Friday night’s show, Corporal Avery Arrington and TJ Norton, among many other police officers, initially respond to possible domestic incident at an apartment complex. A suspect allegedly jumps off the balcony and flees the location, prompting an extensive police search, including with K9 Jax, that also leads to a private home where some of the residents seem uncooperative according to Cpl. Norton. Heavy bleeping. Cpl. Norton: “Everybody relax for a second; relax.” A vocal woman at that scene announces that “I gotta go to the bathroom.” A combative man on scene is detained temporarily. The suspect is not at that home, however, but as the search continues, the suspect is eventually detained at another location as cops followed the pings on the alleged suspect’s ankle monitor. According to Cpl. Avery, the suspect is going to be charged “with assault second for striking his cousin,” and for vandalism. On Patrol: Live caption: “Assault suspect in custody.” The latter also resists somewhat as deputies try to place him into a police cruiser. Bleeping. During the search, Cpl. Norton jokes that he accidentally stepped on a ‘land mine.’

Listen below to a recap from Cpl. Arrington:

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Clayton County, Ga. — Police detain a driver at the previous pursuit/accident scene. Deputy Desmond Whitson: “As we were debriefing with the lieutenant, we could observe this vehicle driving the wrong way on the highway here. As we walked up, we see the open container of liquor to the vehicle. Eyes are bloodshot. He looks like he’s intoxicated. So we’ll move this vehicle out of the roadway and probably do some tests on him, see if he’s intoxicated…” The motorist declines field sobriety testing. On Patrol: Live caption: “Arrested for DUI.”

Listen below to Deputy Rambo’s recap (“…thank God that he didn’t run into anybody, and thank God he didn’t hit any of us while we were out here working the scene…”:

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officer Robert Mowery and Lieutenant Richie Maher respond to a report of an alleged female vs. female assault at a nightclub (Lollipops Gentlemen’s Club). After an investigation into what happened, cops will submit the police report to the prosecutor’s office for possible follow up. Officer Mowery separately to a curious pedestrian who mentions Cops: “It’s not like Cops. It’s better. It’s called On Patrol Live…” Insofar as the incident is concerned, Officer Mowery provides several updates during the On Patrol: Live broadcast (“…come to find out our victim isn’t much of a victim…something did happen here, and it’s gonna go to the state’s attorney’s office, and they’re gonna make the decision…”:

Abrams: “I was gonna ask Tom Rizzo to explain to us what happens in a VIP session…”

Immediately after the above segment, Dan Abrams promotes On Patrol: Live merchandise:

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Cpl. Welborn, Officer Coleman, and Sergeant Lear pursues a fleeing vehicle. They subsequently located the suspect abandoned car.
  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Longendorf make a friendly traffic stop on a van. A gun is found during the vehicle search. “Can’t have weed and a firearm; that’s a no-no, so we’re gonna have to have a conversation…” In the end, Officer Longendorf returns the gun to the vehicle and confiscates the weed. The “chill and cooperative” driver is released with a warning after taking a selfie with the officer.

Listen below to some of Officer Longendorf’s interaction with the motorist (…”we’re educating you tonight…”) [Note: Knox County uses the terms officer and deputy interchangeably]:

Officer Longendorf: “…Tennessee is a constitutional-carry state. I’m a deputy sheriff with the Sheriff’s Office. I’m a constitutional officer, right? I uphold the Constitution. So the Second Amendment is a pillar of that Constitution, right? So that’s why I’m not taking you to jail for the firearm…”

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sergeant Christopher Maher searches for a fleeing vehicle and then for a suspect who may have fled on foot into a wooded area.
  • Wheeling, W.Va. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of missing person.” Officer Dylan Giusto makes contact with an elderly male sitting on the sidewalk. He and another officer drive the man to his home. On Patrol: Live caption: “Home sweet home.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of stalking.” As the episode concludes, watch below as Officer Mowery and other units detain an individual at gunpoint in a traffic stop.
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