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

An On Patrol: Live recap, including NYC studio host Dan Abrams’ puns, analysis, and banter with co-anchor Curtis Wilson (Richland County, S.C., deputy sheriff) , along with the often-snarky or playful social media reaction, follows.

Lt. John Curley (ret.), formerly of the Warwick, R.I. PD,,  joins the duo as this weekend’s guest analyst.

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On Patrol: Live Summary for February 23, 2024 (#OPL Episode 02-53)

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Cops including Ofr. Chance Palm and Lt. Richie Maher conduct a “police welfare check” on a man who allegedly seems to be “having a bad day.” They detain the man amidst heavy bleeping. Lt. Maher: “Obviously he’s going through some kind of crisis here. The best thing we can do is we have to gain control of somebody. We don’t have a choice. He can’t just run around kicking, screaming, spitting, and stuff. We try to use as kid gloves as possible, as calm as possible. Nothing out here is personal. We’re just trying to get him through the night. The thing I put on his legs is called a hobble. He wanted to kick. He already ran, so it’s just gonna prevent him from having access to his legs. Doesn’t hurt him at all. It just locks him in basically to the door. So when we get back to the place where he’s gonna get help with his crisis, the officers will have a little bit more control over him from the very moment they open the door…”
  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers converge on a residence and make a forced entry after no one responded when they knocked on the door to serve a warrant on a robbery suspect. Sgt. Geoff McClendon: “I think they made contact with some people inside now, so now we’re gonna let the detectives go inside and then complete their investigation.”
  • Indian River County,, Fla. — Det. Christian Castano initiates a traffic stop on a male driver for speeding (allegedly going 70 in a 45-mph zone). Castano claims the car smells like weed. Gun spotted on the floorboard. Vehicle search. Det. Castano: “While searching this car, start sifting through some of this stuff, and I’m starting to see this lady’s identifying cards, DL numbers, and I also see a blank check issued to this lady who he claims he found her stuff in a shopping cart at a local grocery store yesterday, but hasn’t either turned it over to law enforcement or taken any means to return it to the lawful owner or the rightful owner. So here you see American Express cards…a blank check, credit cards. So we’re gonna do a little bit more digging and see if (a) he’s telling the truth, and (b) that he potentially burglarized her vehicle of some sort, or how he really came in contact with this stuff..” The investigation into the other person’s belongings that were found is inconclusive in part because authorities were apparently unable to reach the potential victim by phone. The driver is released with a warning subject to a potential follow up by law enforcement.

Abrams reacts to the driver’s explanation: “…It’s possible. We don’t want to implicate him, but as you try to piece the story together, you can see that Detective Castano has concerns about the account because of the layers of the story, right? It’s not just, ‘oh, I found a bag at Publix. Here’s the bag, and I was planning on returning it.’ Someone else was there, and items were removed from the bag, et cetera, and it just makes the story a little less credible. Dep. Wilson: “And he’s gonna have to, of course, figure out exactly how to [try to piece it together].” Lt. Curley: “Way too many layers for a very simple story.” Abrams: “…I get it. From a police officer’s perspective, they’re saying “I don’t believe if for a second,’ right? But you still got to go through the process of making sure that you’re right.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. Rebekah Smith and other units respond to some kind of domestic-related disturbance. Dan Abrams: “Sometimes those sibling rivalries don’t end at 18.”
  • Coweta County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Deputies conduct a traffic stop at gunpoint on a vehicle that allegedly had fled. Abrams introduces the segment by describing it as a “pursuit involving a suspect who dined and dashed, or in this case, drank and then dashed.” Dep. Rad Brooks: “The original call came out of a suspicious person…he was there drinking, didn’t pay his tab, and left and got in the car. So they were calling more because of the danger to the public of drinking and driving, but he didn’t pay his tab also. So we’ve been looking for him….One of our deputies was able to hit him with stop sticks…and then another deputy was able to perform a PIT maneuver on him and get him off the roadway. He’ll be processed for felony fleeing.”

Abrams (reacting to the original, unrelated traffic stop that was abandoned): “What happened there at the beginning are the sweetest words anyone can hear when you’re pulled over on a traffic stop. Which is, ‘here you go. Sorry, I got to go to another call.’ Lt. Curley: “And you know that operator was like, go get him, sir. Abrams: “And that happens a lot, right?, where suddenly a higher priority call comes in.” Curley: “It does. And especially depending on how many people you have on the road, you may have to leave. So if you have to leave, if it’s just a minor traffic infraction, then off you go, and the priority certainly takes precedence.” Dep. Wilson: “Absolutely. And it’s great, too, to have the mobile data terminal as well because of the fact that he’s out here with this individual. When he gets in, and as he’s going, he can also see exactly what’s happening, which got him to that scene to help out.”

  • Fullerton, Calif. — Ofrs. Michel Orr and George Peterson respond to an alleged disturbance at a gas station/convenience store supposedly over the price of a Big Gulp. The officers advise the subject who is pushing a shopping cart to leave the area (“stop messing with people…stop generating radio calls for us or you’re gonna go to jail at some point..”). They also suggest, perhaps in a tongue-in-cheek manner, that a Big Gulp is cheaper in neighboring Anaheim.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Maher and other units mediate a dispute between ex-roommates at an apartment building over access to the mailbox. Caption: “Let her have the letter.” After a discussion the parties, and with cops standing by, the mailbox is unlocked with the key in question, and the roommate who is in the process of moving out is able to obtain her mail. Lt. Maher explains that the dispute over a purported payment or reimbursement involving the mailbox key is otherwise a civil matter.
  • Indian River County, Fla. — Dep. Brandon McKenzie conducts a traffic stop at a gas station. Open container. Beer appears to spilling out of the passenger seat area. Ticket issued to the passenger. Abrams: “Michelob Ultra tends to be a little more expensive than other domestic beers, and this one cost him 98 bucks.” Curley: “Could have gotten three cases.” Abrams: “Exactly. Could have gotten a lot of Michelob Ultra if he just kept it in the trunk.”
  • Triple Play #1 — Locust Grove, Okla.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl. Dylan Lee assists in a highway pursuit. During the chase, the studio panel discuss the use of stop sticks (a.k.a. spike strips) by law enforcement. Abrams: “That’s the really important thing in thinking about spike strips. It doesn’t immediately deflate the tires. It takes time, which is a much safer way to do it.” The chase is subsequently cancelled for safety reasons, but then Lee assists in another pursuit. Cpl. Lee: “Immediately when I went to go turn around, we got another deputy started another chase. So two chases within five minutes.”) During the second chase, the car hit a road sign and sustained damage. One occupant is detained after a taser is deployed; the other occupants foot bailed. Car search; a jar of moonshine allegedly found. Paramedics summoned for the taser deployment.
  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Bradley Taylor and Sgt. Clayton Dillion conduct a traffic stop outside of Dollar General on a noisy vehicle for speeding. Expired tags. Taylor, who knows the driver, encourages the man to get the tail pipes fixed and warns him to resolve the tag issue. The driver allegedly has a pending ticket in another jurisdiction. “Whatever is down there, you got to get squared up.” Caption: “What happens in Stuttgart stays in Stuttgart.”
  • Fullerton, Calif. — Cops detain the man from the earlier incident. Abrams: “It’s this guy again? I guess he didn’t make it to Anaheim.” Heavy bleeping.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. (pre-recorded incident) — A pedestrian allegedly ran from cops who, along with a K9, search the area for him. They apprehend the subject inside a home. Ofr. Eddie Lee: “We contacted the residents of the house. They gave us permission to go inside and search for him. He was found in one of the back bedrooms hiding under spare furniture and clothing. He’s gonna go to jail for a couple of warrants that he has, battery LEO, resisting arrest with violence, possession of cocaine, as walls the new law violations which is resisting arrest without violence…possession of paraphernalia, and providing a false name to law enforcement.”

Lt. Curley on foot chase challenges: “It’s a task. It is difficult chasing after somebody, and you’re burning a lot of energy, and it’s tough to breathe, but you have to give radio transmissions so the other officers know where you’re going, which direction you’re heading into. So it’s important you keep your composure so officers know, which they did in this case, and they were able to set up a perimeter and take him into custody effectively. So job well done.” Dep. Wilson: “…and you have the supervisor who’s also monitoring, saying ‘what you got, what are the charges,’ and that way they know if you’re gonna utilize all this manpower to go after this individual.”

  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers respond to a noise complaint and ask the homeowners to turn down the music.
  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Taylor makes a traffic stop on the highway for speeding and releases the driver with a warning.

Abrams: “That is something to remember is that when you get the warning, it is on your record. So it’s not just like, ‘hey…whatever.’ It’s actually gonna potentially get you in trouble if you do the same thing again.” Curley: That car stop’s documented that most agencies in the area can see. So it’s definitely not gonna go away.”

  • Triple Play #2 — Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. TJ Norton participates in an alleged stolen car/stolen plate investigation. Two occupants detained. Cpl. Norton: “We’re trying to get this guy IDed. He’s trying to say that he’s not the gentleman that was in the vehicle. And we have several witnesses saying that there was a male matching his description that came out of the vehicle. So we’re doing a little bit of investigation real quick. See if this is gonna be him and make the appropriate charges at that point.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Maher and other officers respond to a report apparently from a security guard that two people are passed out =in a bathroom. Caption: “Report of unconscious people.” They detain a male and female; the male allegedly had a gun. Amidst bleeping, the male, who appears to be quarrelsome, won’t identify himself.

Lt. Maher summary: “..It appears to be a Beretta style M9 firearm with one in the chamber. Not sure what he’s doing in the bathroom, but he got very close to getting shot there for a second…I asked him for his name. He said D; I’m not gonna bite on that joke. I know that joke. It was gonna be Deez Nuts. So I’m not gonna play that game. We have technology. We’ll figure out who you area. All you’re doing is postponing the inevitable. My big concern is why are you sitting there with a loaded gun in your waistband?…Almost turned out very bad for him. Lucky for him, though, he came to his senses, and decided he didn’t want to grab his gun. And he’s gonna go to jail and face consequences for what he’s done.”

Lt. Maher adds that “I was just saying earlier how Interaction with law enforcement is dictated upon your behavior…As you can see, you can be as much of a pain in the butt as you want. It’s nothing personal to us. It just looks bad on you. Hopefully, he gets whatever help he needs. Obviously, he needs to get off the meth. Definitely doesn’t need to be carrying a loaded gun while he’s high on meth, but sounds like he’s got some deeper-rooted issues, like an inflated opinion of his own self worth.”

In reference to possible contraband in the subject’s anal cavity, Abrams quips that it “could have gotten a little more personal if you had to actually perform that act on him…but someone at the jail is gonna be doing this…I hope they make extra money for that.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. Norton conducts a traffic stop on a motorcycle for speeding. He releases the motorcyclist, who Abrams describes as “incredibly polite,” with a warning.
  • BOLO segment — Arkansas.
  • Fullerton, Calif. (pre-recorded segment) — Cpl. Alexa Elkabarra and other units detain occupants of a car at gunpoint in connection with an alleged stolen vehicle incident; after a short waiting period for safety reasons, she searches a motel room where meth might have allegedly been in use. Abrams introduces the segment by mentioning that Cpl. Elkabarra “found herself in a bit of a fog, and it wasn’t weather related.”

Cpl. Elkabarra indicates that she found what she described as a meth pipe bong, “and that’s why the room is filled with the mystery mist…the male half did take possession of one of the meth pipes that we found in the room, so he will also be charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. In addition to that, he had two outstanding no-bail warrants for burglary and other associated crimes to that. And then the female will be charged with possession of a stolen vehicle because of she was seen driving the vehicle on video surveillance.” Abrams: “So obviously she had to leave that room. What happens now?” Wilson: “You get the crime lab to come in. They’ll put on the suits, the masks, the whole nine yards, to go in there, protective gear to get that evidence out there. It’s not going anywhere. It’s in that room, inhaling or ingesting those chemicals, you’re not sure exactly what it is. It could be detrimental.” Curley: “And the narcotics you see nowadays are extremely dangerous because they’re airborne, transdermal — presents a big safety risk to the officers, so they definitely don’t want to spend any more time in there then they needed to.”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Traffic stop; car search. Caption” Psilocybin found.” Cpl. Bryson Fowler mentions that the drugs will be tested prior to submission of formal charges, if any.
  • #CurleyQs — Viewer Q&A with Lt. Curley.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Traffic stop by Cpl. Norton for speeding; the polite driver is released with a warning.
  • Coweta County, Ga. — Cops make a traffic stop based on a report of an occupant allegedly waving a gun out of a car. It turns out that it appears to be a misunderstanding. Dep. Tyler Lamb: “So he’s saying that the caller was riding his tail, so his wife started recording on her cell phone. The flashlight came on while it was recording, and that’s what they were pointing at him….”
  • Indian River County, Fla. — Dep. McKenzie conducts a DUI investigation on a driver with an alleged an odor of alcohol who allegedly says he consumed four beers in four hours. The driver is Mirandized after field sobriety testing.
  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Taylor initiates a traffic stop for alleged erratic driving and driving too slow on the highway and issues a friendly warning to the motorist. Taylor: “Grandma leaving a birthday party. I said, ‘c’mon granny, speed up.'” Abrams: “You know, they say you’re driving like a grandma. Apparently this is an example of exactly that.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. Rebekah Smith and other units respond to a family dispute of some kind. Caption: “Chip on shoulder?” Cpl. Smith: “So it seems like there’s some ongoing family drama between cousins, nephews, aunts, and uncles, not to sure. But more of the story is individuals who used to live here — they’re getting their items, and they want to leave, but the gentleman who currently resides here is kind of prolonging it and bickering back and forth. So we’re kind of just keeping the peace.”

On Patrol: Live Summary for February 24, 2024 (#OPL Episode 02-54)

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