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

On Patrol: Live new tonight: An On Patrol: Live recap of the televised police ride-alongs, plus commentary from studio host/executive producer Dan Abrams with with studio analysts Tom Rizzo (a captain with Howell Township, N.J., PD) and Sean “Sticks” Larkin (a retired Tulsa, Okla., PD sergeant), follows. This recap also includes the often-provocative or playful social media reaction to the incidents in the field.

On Patrol: Live co-host, or perhaps former co-host, Curtis Wilson is taking another weekend off from the show as his involvement with OPL at the Jersey City, N.J., studio, continues to lessen. At the same time, Sticks Larkin is appearing more often at the anchor desk after a long hiatus from the show. Curtis Wilson will be back in the studio next weekend, however.

 [Best viewed in Google Chrome] 

As #OPNation (i.e., the cohort consisting of the show’s avid followers) is well aware, and for those viewers and/or social media users new to the program, On Patrol Live on Reelz is more or less a reboot or rebrand of Live PD.

Updates from Last Weekend

On Patrol: Live Tonight

The update from Sheriff Brad Cole on the tragic deaths of Deputies Gabriel Ramirez and Michael Hislope in the Christian County, Mo., shooting was the cornerstone of this all-new episode of On Patrol: Live on Reelz tonight.

In this On Patrol: Live episode guide, see below for details on all 23 law enforcement encounters across 10 On Patrol: Live scheduled police departments on the current roster including a Clayton County investigation and Bike Week in Daytona Beach. Christian County, Mo., for obvious reasons, did not appear other than Sheriff Cole’s interview. Separately, Berkeley County also did not appear. Check back for updates.

This particular configuration of the three-member On Patrol: Live studio panel has a lot of chemistry although the conversation tonight seemed more impromptu and slightly less organized than usual. That might be a function, though, of the trio’s comfort level with each other.

How to Watch or Stream On Patrol: Live/Where to Watch On Patrol: Live

CLICK HERE  for information about ways to get access to live and on-demand On Patrol: Live episodes. Separately, for those interested in St. Patrick’s Day swag, visit OPLstore.com for On Patrol: Live merchandise.

On Patrol: Live Recap for February 27, 2026 (#OPL Episode 04-57)

OPL stats 02_27_26
Please review this important DISCLAIMER.
  • Baton Rouge, La. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of shots fired.” In the video below, Officer Christopher Coleman and other cops investigate on scene where about 20 shots were fired.
  • Hazen, Ark. — In the video clip above, Chief Bradley Taylor provides backup on a highway traffic stop on a truck for allegedly following too close. Consensual search. Drugs allegedly found.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sergeant Marcus Booth patrols a downtown area during Bike Week 2026 and engages in friendly interactions with attendees, including a just-married couple.OPL returns to this scene downtown several times during the show. Sgt. Booth: “We get to meet all kinds of cool people out here from all walks of life…it’s a great event. I love it out here…”

Listen below as On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams satirically asks “pec specialist” and studio analyst Tom Rizzo about the push-up man’s exercise regimen:

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Cops conduct a traffic stop for allegedly running a stop sign. The vocal driver is released with a warning. Apparently in reference to OPL cameras on scene, the driver quips “you need to go film porn.” On Patrol: Live caption: “Advising on career opportunities.” Officer Coleman: “…I don’t know what he’s got going on or whatever, but his gun came back clean. He was pretty cool, and chill, cooperative, even though he was a little outgoing and loud, I guess, but it gets like that sometimes in BR. Something we’re used to around here…”

Abrams: “Gonna shoot porn, it helps if your gun is clean.”

  • Clayton County, Ga. — Deputies detain several males outside a convenience store. Lieutenant Joseph Toombs searches and allegedly finds drugs in a nearby dumpster. More drugs found on the ground. Cops on scene: “…rolling drug store…street pharmacist…” Cash and debit cards also allegedly found. Two men are arrested; another man is released with no charges.

Lt. Toombs: “…We’re gonna show him how things work in Clayton County,,.” Abrams: “The infamous bologna sandwich.”

Listen below to Lt. Toombs and Deputy Daniel Woods describe their alleged findings:

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Officers Coleman and Devon Johnson detain two men on a traffic stop. A gun is allegedly spotted in the car. Abrams update: “The gun came back legal. Both of the guys were released with no charges there.”
  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Nathan Kirk on a traffic stop for alleged equipment violations. The driver allegedly admits to a small amount of weed in the car. Car search. Officer Kirk releases the driver with a warning and with an admonishment to get the car fixed ASAP. Weed confiscated. On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams: “It’s not really Halloween anymore, but sometimes there are things like a skeleton, which just looks so good year round…” On Patrol: Live studio analyst Sean Larkin: “Christmas lights, skeletons.”

Listen below to some of Officer Kirk’s conversation with the driver (“…I’m gonna be very fair with you…”):

  • Triple Play #1 — a Pierce County, Wash., reckless driver:
  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Taylor conducts a traffic stop on a pickup truck. One or more occupants admit to having weed and then produces it. “…I don’t care how much it is…you give it to me, and you don’t go to jail. I search your vehicle and find more marijuana, you’re going to jail, and you’ll have to post a bond to get out of jail…” Larkin: “He is fair.” The chief also reminds the occupants that recreational weed is still illegal in Arkansas. Weed stomped on the ground. On Patrol: Live caption: “Sending weeds back to earth.” Speeding ticket issued, but “no marijuana tickets.” The occupants are released. In what he describes as teaching a “life lesson,” Chief Taylor cautions one of them about the potential career ramifications of potentially getting a criminal record even just for simple weed possession.

Listen below to part of Chief Taylor’s advice for the young man:

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Toledo, Ohio (pre-recorded segment) — Abrams: “A fleeing driver had officers going around in circles.” Detectives Steve Kucinski and Aaron Dudley pursue a vehicle that ends up crashing out. Cops detain the driver.

Listen below to the detectives recap the incident followed by some panel commentary:

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Kirk makes a traffic stop on a slow roller with an “absolutely obnoxious” exhaust, or lack thereof, on the car that was allegedly speeding (48 mph in a 35-mph zone). The cooperative driver indicates that he intends to take the car to a muffler shop to get it fixed but “I work paycheck to paycheck.”
  • Triple Play #2 –– a pursuit of a fleeing U-Haul truck in Flagler County, Fla., involving a driver, per Abrams, “who seemed less worried about the police, and a little more concerned about her dental hygiene.”
  • Christian County, Mo. — Sheriff Brad Cole provides a heartfelt update on the tragic deaths of Deputies Gabriel Ramirez and Michael Hislope in the line of duty: “…We know there’s a lot of people out there in #OPNation that are supporting us…all of that support that we have got has not went unnoticed. And we want to thank you and the people that watch the program. We’re coming back strong, and hopefully, we’ll be back next week just like we have been for the last several months.”
  • Baton Rouge, La. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Searching for suspect.” Sergeant Jordon Lear on a foot chase outside an apartment complex or motel. “Ooh, I’m out of shape.” The suspect is not found. Sgt. Lear: “Obviously, I’m not gonna put too much effort into this. He was just suspicious and took off running like he was breaking into cars. Someone initially saw him…if we don’t get lucky with the video…we’ll move on.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Sergeant Garo Brown backs up Captain Danny Brown on a traffic stop. Alleged weed odor. Probable cause car search.
  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Taylor pulls over a car for allegedly speeding (93 mph in a 75-mph zone). Chief Taylor: “Why are we smoking with that baby in the car?…you can’t be smoking with a kid in the car.” Abrams: “We shall see what happens there with that dirty BMW, see if they were ‘riding dirty.’…” Speeding ticket issued to the apologetic driver. Chief Taylor: “You can’t drive that fast, especially with this baby in the car…you can’t smoke cigarettes, you can’t smoke cigars, nothing with a child in a car…” A passenger allegedly has a warrant. OPL does not provide an update as to whether Chief Taylor ended up detaining the passenger on the warrant.

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Officer Coleman detains a driver initially at gunpoint outside an apartment complex on a traffic stop for a car that that allegedly took off, at least briefly. Several other people show up on scene as part of a situation that allegedly involves the driver in some way. Additional cops, including Sgt. Lear, are on scene. Sgt Lear: “This is the definition of baby mama drama.” OPL does not provide any follow-up information about how or if the confusing situation was resolved.
  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Joshua Roos and another unit respond to a residence where a male who lives there allegedly punched out a window. On Patrol: Live caption: “Drunk man punched window.” Paramedics summoned to the scene to treat the man. Deputy Roos: “…he broke into his own house. There’s probably something about his wife locked him out, and…he punch his window to get in…from what it sounds like, he was locked out of the house and punched the window…” The wife seems to say that she didn’t lock him out, however. Deputy Roos: “I think he thinks you locked him out on purpose.” Abrams: “I’m guessing that he will regret that in the morning.’
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Sergeant Keme Okoya and other cops respond to an alleged disturbance at or outside a comedy club, per Abrams, “involving a guy who said he was about to go on stage. Turns out he ‘wasn’t joking.'”   Sgt. Okoya: “…he’s pretty much just being drunk and a nuisance. There’s no charges there. He just wants to move along. So, as of right now, we’re just trying to…see if he has someone to pick him up because he’s highly intoxicated….[his] ride finally came, and he’s going home safely.”

Abrams: “So it sound like the patrons there are gonna be incredibly relieved, once they see this, about what they didn’t have to sit through…”

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sergeant Booth initiates a traffic stop on an e-bike riding on the highway in the rain. “We can hardly see, like, any lights or anything.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Sgt. Brown pursues a car that allegedly flees from a traffic stop. The vehicle gets away, however. Abrams: “It looks like he lost him.” Cops have the license plate number, however.
  • Knox County, Tenn. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Armed men refusing to leave home.” Multiple officers, including Officer Kirk, converge on the residence and enter the premises. They detain a male inside who coincidentally happens to have a warrant (Cop on scene: “You were just a bonus…coming and snatching you was just a bonus…”). Abrams: “They found another guy apparently celebrating his 21st birthday hiding behind a water heater there.” The call itself appears to be or seems to be a false alarm, however. See video clip below.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers Kaleb Torbet and John Sawicki conduct a traffic stop on a van for allegedly running a stop sign. The driver has a daytime-only, restricted license. Per the officers, “he’s trying to seal the deal with some girl over there…” “Horizontal mambo? “Essentially, yeah…” Cops apparently give him a choice to park the car and walk about a block to his destination or to call someone to pick up the van. Officer Torbet: “…I’m not trying to make things hard for you sir, but I’m also saying you can’t drive at night. I don’t want you to actually get in a crash because you can’t see things, okay?”

Abrams: “So it seems like a driver’s ed stop, right? You have to stop behind the white line…but he still sound like he’s gonna let him go and try and do the business they had came to do.” Rizzo: “When that van’s rocking, they don’t come a knocking.”

  • Toledo, Ohio — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of man down.” In the video clips below, Officers Torbet, Sawicki, and a colleague on scene out a gas station/convenience store where a man in a parked car seems to be asleep. After knocking and rocking and then accessing the back door, they get him out of the vehicle. Abrams: “It sounds like they’re gonna get this guy a ride…”
CLICK ON THIS LINK for the On Patrol: Live recap of #OPL episode 04-58, February 28, 2026.