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

An On Patrol: Live recap, featuring studio host/executive producer Dan Abrams’ puns, analysis, and witty/sarcastic banter with studio analysts Tom Rizzo (a captain with Howell Township, N.J., PD) and Sean “Sticks” Larkin (a retired Tulsa, Okla., PD sergeant) as 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.

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As #OPNation (i.e., the show’s fandom) 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.

Programming Notes

  • Original On Patrol: Live co-host Curtis Wilson, whose appearances on the show are becoming more and more infrequent, is again taking the weekend off. For those viewers who might be newcomers, Abrams, Wilson, and Sean Larkin were the original members of the #OPL Jersey City, N.J, studio triumvirate. Tom Rizzo essentially replaced Larkin, who — after a long hiatus — is now appearing on the show more often to provide analysis as Wilson’s role seems scaled backed.
  • The Greene County, Mo., Sheriff’s Office from the Live PD days has signed a contract to join On Patrol: Live. According to the Springfield News-Leader, “For footage broadcast live, a GCSO representative will have digital access to a live feed to identify any safety concerns, though the agreement notes the producer makes the final decision on the content of the series….[Captain Jason Johnson] “said beyond providing transparency and public education about what deputies face in the field, the show will be an opportunity to provide exposure to the GCSO for recruitment purposes.”

Updates from Last Weekend

[The above video clip includes further information about the officer-involved shooting in Clayton County as well as a heartbreaking Missing update.]

On Patrol: Live Tonight

At least four police pursuits, an array of traffic stops, and a Morse code cliffhanger dominated the action on this all-new and fast-paced episode of On Patrol: Live on Reelz.

Dan Abrams: “This has been a busy, busy night here….we’ve had a lot of stuff going on here tonight. Ten departments live, and we’ve had already three or four fleeing vehicles.”

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 (although Christian County did not appear). And check back for updates.

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On Patrol: Live Recap for February 6, 2026 (#OPL Episode 04-51)

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  • Richland County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live caption: “In pursuit.” Master Deputy Collins Harper is in a high-speed chase of a vehicle that reportedly had fled from a neighboring agency earlier in the day after an alleged hit and run. The suspect car swerves across multiple lanes without hitting any other vehicles and crashes out down an embankment. The driver flees, prompting a foot search by multiple cops. Perimeter established. K9 and drone resources deployed. The driver is believed to be barefoot after cops find his Crocs. The car is towed. The suspect is still at large.

Abrams: “…but we don’t know if the owner of the vehicle is a suspect or if the car was stolen.”

Listen below as the On Patrol: Live studio panel discusses under what circumstances police will continue to search, in part depending on the severity of the alleged crime as well as other priority calls that could be pending:

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lieutenant Richie Maher backs up VCAT on a subject who allegedly was fighting with an officer. A subject is already detained on scene, however, when Lt. Maher arrives.
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Officers Christopher Coleman and Devon Johnson make a traffic stop for an alleged headlights issue. The driver is detained. Bleeping. On Patrol: Live caption: “Failure to identify.”

Officer Coleman recap: “So right now, I pulled this guy over for a traffic violation due to him having blue headlights. You cannot have blue headlights. That’s for emergency vehicles. Upon me contacting him, he’s not wanting to cooperate by identifying himself. So he’s gonna be placed under arrested for refusing to identify himself, and we’ll figure that out once we finish. We’ll go ahead and see if there’s anything in the car, makes sure the plate and every thing comes back. And then we’ll go from there.”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Corporal Devonte Carr backs up Deputy Bradly Brown on a traffic stop. Deputy Brown preliminary recap: “So we pulled this car over for a violation, defective equipment. When we pulled them over, they kept going…when they stopped right here at the overpass, they actually switched positions. We got a couple of magazines, we got a bunch right here with different pills in it, so we’re just gonna to check them out and see what’s going on.”
  • Knox County, Tenn. (pre-recorded segment) — In the video clip below, Officer Tyler Mazarago responds to a car accident that culminates in an alleged DUI arrest:
  • Clayton County, Ga. — Deputy Devon Brown and Lieutenant Jonathan Carey spot and track a vehicle that may have been involved in a carjacking. Deputy Brown: “He’s kind of having a difficult time maintaining his lane. Might be possibly 30 or under the influence of drugs.” Traffic stop at gunpoint at a gas station. On Patrol: Live caption: “Felony stop.” Officers use a fingerprint identification device to apparently ID the suspect.

Lt. Carey preliminary summary: “So this car was taken in a carjacking earlier, I believe in DeKalb County. So Deputy Brown just so happened to be behind it on the Interstate, waiting for units to get close. I believe he knew that we were following him, so he pulled into this gas station. I felt like he was…trying to find a way out, so I went ahead and blocked him in from the front. So now he’s telling us his name, telling us his age. He don’t look like his age that he’s telling us, so I’m gonna do rapid ID, get his fingerprints, and we’ll go from there.”

Listen below as studio analysts Tom Rizzo and Sean Larkin discuss the fingerprint-reader technology that police use:

Listen below as Deputy Brown explains that the vehicle “was not carjacked. It was just simply stolen…”:

Abrams: “Quick update out of Clayton County, the juvenile involved with the Uber car theft was released to the custody of parents and will have to now appear in court. That’s the update.”

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Sgt. Jordon Lear, Officer Coleman, and other units pursue a fleeing vehicle. The occupants bail; cops detain two of the occupants after short foot pursuit. On Patrol: Live caption: “Suspects in custody; one outstanding.” Sgt. Lear deploys a drone to search for the remaining suspect.

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Corporal Carr backs up Deputy Austin Longieliere on a traffic stop for a defective brake light. Two occupants. Drugs allegedly found. Cpl. Carr to the passenger: “You’re a hard-narcotic kind of man.” The female driver allegedly has a warrant from another county and a suspended license. Deputy Longieliere: “This gentleman here is her boyfriend of the week…” Abrams: “Corporal Dylan Lee out there as well. Haven’t seem him in a minute.” One or both of the occupants are arrested.

Listen below to Cpl. Carr’s preliminary recap plus some comments by Deputy Longieliere:

  • Richland County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — In the video clip below, Master Deputy Justin Jeffcoat and other units in a high-speed pursuit of an alleged armed robbery suspect. The driver is detained; no license. According to Deputy Jeffcoat, the driver will only be charged with failure to stop.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Master Deputy Cordell Brown conducts a traffic stop for expired tags. Alleged odor of drugs. Probable cause car search. Ticket issued for allegedly driving under suspension, and the couple is released. On Patrol: Live caption: “Citation for the camo couple.” Deputy Brown gives the driver a break by not towing the vehicle. Abrams: “Someone’s gonna be able to come pick up that car.”

Listen below to Deputy Brown’s preliminary summary:

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Ashley Coons makes a quick, friendly traffic stop. Deputy Coons: “Just elderly driver — a little bit of trouble seeing at night. Nothing crazy, so all good.”
  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers Jack Oberthaler and Stone York conduct a traffic stop on a slow-moving vehicle. According to Abrams, “apparently the car’s been sort of swerving in front of them.” Cops pull out the man from the vehicle. Bleeping of rap music lyrics. Car search. Officer Oberthaler: “We lit him up back there a while back. Obviously, it took him a long time to stop. We’re unsure why at this point. So we’re gonna run him; we’re gonna figure out what’s going on, and we’re gonna check the car, make sure that’s not a reason why he ran, and we’re gonna go from there.”
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Sgt. Lear detains a man in a hotel parking lot in in connection with a someone allegedly exposing himself there. On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of indecent exposure.” Abrams: “Sergeant Jordon Lear has the ‘privilege’ of responding to that.”

Sgt. Lear preliminary recap: “So while we were patrolling, this gentleman down in the parking lot with his man-meat, his penis out, urinating in a parking lot right next to this lady. I don’t know if she knows him or what the deal is with that.”

Listen below as the On Patrol: Live studio panel has a semi-serious discuss of the nuances of the law that apply in this kind of incident:

  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Mike Knapp makes contact with a motorist allegedly after an accident. On Patrol: Live caption: “Refusal to exit vehicle.” After repeated warning to the driver, Deputy Knapp has to break a car window to remove her. “…Well, you obviously crashed, because there is damage to your car…your fever didn’t affect any of this…so you’re saying that you’re just all kinds of flustered because of the crash?…” Field sobriety testing. Deputy Knapp determines that the distraught driver, age 18, has no signs of impairment. No arrest made. The motorist apparently declines Deputy Knapp’s offer to write a crash report. Abrams: “So she’ll be going on her way…”

Abrams: “…she started crying once she got out, but she seemed to be a little bit incoherent.”

Listen below to Deputy Knapp’s preliminary assessment followed by his follow-up determination (“…I think it’s literally just she is an 18-year-old girl with a lot of nerves…”):

Listen below to Tom Rizzo explain what nystagmus means followed by some additional comments from Deputy Knapp on scene:

  • Triple Play #1 — In the video clip below, cops respond to a disturbance at a residence in Thurston County, Wash., “where a standoff with deputies took a ‘fiery’ turn”:

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • Richland County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live caption: “In pursuit.” Deputy Harper is re-dispatched from a slow-roll pursuit to a shooting call and a search for suspect vehicle. He is subsequently, however, called off of that incident, too.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputy Brown responds to a neighbor dispute and makes contact with a couple who complain about lights from an adjacent building shining on their home. Abrams: “…responding to a report of bright lights in the small city.” Deputy Brown tells them that the illumination is not unreasonable or extreme, but that is a civil issue that they can pursue in court if they desire. Deputy Brown: “…It’s not a law enforcement matter….your home is not illuminated from where we are standing at…” On Patrol: Live captions: “Watching the Shining,” “Turn out the lights the party’s over?,” “Glaring issues.”

Listen below to Deputy Brown’s incident recap:

Hazen, Ark. — Chief Bradley Taylor makes a highway traffic stop on a truck; vehicle search. The chief issues a warning for alleged “careless and prohibitive driving” for “driving on the shoulder and jerking back and forth, which you’re telling me that… something wrong with your steering, so I’m gonna take you’re word of it, okay?”

Listen below as Chief Taylor explains the general philosophy behind traffic stops:

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Coons makes a friendly traffic stop for alleged serving or the equivalent. The driver is likely released after a license check. “She seems fine.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputies respond to report of someone allegedly exposing himself outside a convenience store/gas station. On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of indecent exposure.” A driver seems initially reluctant to exit the vehicle.
  • Clayton County, Ga. — Lt. Carey pursues a vehicle on a highway that is allegedly traveling at 106 mph. On Patrol: Live caption: “Excessive speeding.” Traffic stop.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — in the video clips below, Lt. Maher responds after a good Samaritan alerts Dispatch to a “weird pattern of lights flashing on and off” at an apartment complex which may or may not be an SOS in Morse code. Lt. Maher and another unit knock on the door of the specific apartment in question but as the episode concludes, no one appears to be answering. OPL host Dan Abrams promises to provide an update on Saturday night.
CLICK ON THIS LINK for the On Patrol: Live recap of #OPL episode 04-52, February 7, 2026.