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

The docuseries On Patrol: Live — i.e., Live PD 2.0 — premiered on the Reelz channel on July 22, 2022, and generally follows the same basic format as its A&E network predecessor in which show producers and videographers accompany cops on night patrol in real time.

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. For legal and other reasons, the show broadcasts live incidents reportedly on an approximately five-to-20 minute tape delay.

Some real-time investigations during each episode are inconclusive. OPL, moreover, does not always update what happened after airing the initial contact/ investigation in each incident. Sometimes, however, it provides further information during the On Patrol: First Shift pre-show.

Pre-recorded segments are also typically included in show content.

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.

Capt. Tom Rizzo (Howell Township, N.J. PD) joins the duo as this weekend’s guest analyst.

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On Patrol: Live Summary for February 9, 2024 (#OPL Episode 02-51)

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl. Bryson Fowler makes a traffic stop on a female motorist for erratic driving. The vehicle pulls next to a pick-up truck at a gas station. The driver of the latter describes the motorist as a “crazy ass bitch.” The incident appears to perhaps be some kind of personal matter between the two. Cpl. Fowler releases the woman with a warning in part because the man apparently had her bag or other belongings. “I’m cutting you a break…I could be taking you to jail, but I’m not gonna do that.” After she drives off, the man claims her vehicle damaged his truck. Abrams: “The problem for him is his license is suspended, so he can’t drive the vehicle. But now he’s adding the detail here, saying that she actually hit his car, which changes it a little bit.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Dep. Avery Arrington and other units are dispatched to a shots-fired on a vehicle call. The latter has a bullet hole in the driver’s side window. Dep. Arrington and others search for a suspect. K9 deployed at an apartment complex.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Cops detain a suspect after a foot pursuit. They search a roof for contraband that the suspect allegedly discarded. Det. Maycon MacDowel: “There’s a corner store over here where it’s known for people to be selling narcotics. We did a jump out, and as soon as [the suspect] saw the VCAT jumping out, he took off on foot running. And as he’s running, he reached into his pocket and tossed something on top of the roof…we were on top of the roof trying to find it. Couldn’t find anything, but today he’s gonna go to jail for resisting.”
  • Toledo, Ohio – Cops respond to a report of a fight involving a fellow officer at a traffic stop. Cpt. Rizzo: “Nothing more of a priority, right? That officer needs assistance…melee call. You definitely gonna get there and get there quick.” Ofr. Smith summary: “So right now, we had a crew that tried to stop two individuals. They initially took off running. Our crews were able to get one of the two stopped and detained. A fight ensued, and one of our officers ended up getting hurt. It looks like she might have hurt her ankle or possibly her wrist right now. So she’s gonna go to the hospital and get checked out and cleared. And the other one took off running. They believe they know who they are; they’re problem people in this area. And so there’ll probably be warrants out for both of their arrests. Well, the arrest for the person that ran off, and then the one in custody. So they’ll have obstructing and resisting, and then probably obstructing and resisting for the other will be a warrant out for them.” Abrams: “Any day an be a dangerous day for an officer on the street.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Dep. Arrington assists Cpt. Danny Brown in detaining two men at a gas station. Arrington spots some weed in one of men’s armpits. Caption: “That’s the pits.” The subject, who was allegedly harassing employees, is trespassed from the location. Abrams make a quip about “fresh, green all-natural deodorant.” Dep. Wilson: “You got to check every nook and cranny.” The weed is destroyed; the subjects are released. Neither of the duo apparently admits to ownership of a vehicle there; K9 deployed for a sniff and potential search if the dog alerts. If not, the vehicle will be towed. Abrams: “I hate that when you have a nice car that no one owns.”
  • Fullerton, Calif. (pre-recorded segment) — Cops search for a driver who allegedly fled on foot from an accident according to a witness. A man who matches the description and is the registered owner of the vehicle is spotted in the bushes and detained. He allegedly blew a .214 on a breathalyzer. Cpl. Greg Velasquez: “…the suspect also admitted to being the driver of the vehicle and that he was involved in an accident. So he’s on his way to jail right now. The vehicle that was hit — it appears that the driver was pregnant and states some minor injuries to her abdomen area. Also, there’s a four year old in the vehicle, and four year old also had some minor injuries with a complaint of pain to their abdomen area.”

Abrams: “Good that everyone ended up being okay there. But the fact that they were able to link him not just back to the car but to the drinking can sometimes be tricky in a situation where someone’s left the scene.” Capt. Rizzo: “Very challenging. Normally there’s a presumption, though, if a vehicle is abandoned, or if there’s a question without a lack of a witness and who is driving the car, well, the presumption would be, what, it’s the registered owner. So the onus shifts….but proximity to the scene, descriptions, right, of other people…we got put all those pieces together to be able to not just prove who was driving the car but, in this case, to prove who was driving the car impaired.” Dep. Wilson: “Basically, he admitted to the fact that he was drinking, and it was a great thing that the officer is listening as he’s driving…to hear him moaning in those bushes, because otherwise he could have missed him.”

Lee County, Fla. — Dep. Jacob Sahagian and a colleague investigate a shots-fired call and make contact with occupants of a pick-up truck that’s apparently stuck, plus the occupants of another truck that arrives on the scene to pull out the first truck. “This is trucked up!” caption.” Sahagian also makes contact with a group of teens nearby at a bonfire. Everyone denies having any guns. They are told to extinguish the flames and move on. Dep. Sahagian: “Possibility there was no firearm…it could have been from the popping from bottles and cans and everything else in the heat. Seemed like just a bunch of young adults trying to have a good bonfire.”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl. Dylan Lee searches a vehicle after a traffic stop. A small amount of weed is allegedly found.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Cpl. Lee and other units responds to a disturbance at a gas station and make contact with a heavyset man sitting at a table outside. “I ain’t’ got no money to get drunk.” When cops ask the standard question about whether the man is carrying any contraband, he responds “the only thing I got is a big d—.”

Cpl. Lee: “He was loud and boisterous in public. Had his shirt off, drinking; apparently fought a dude. He’s gonna go to jail tonight for PDC, public disorderly conduct.” Abrams quips that “but he did warn the officers that he was packing a ‘weapon,’ so that’s good.”

  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Bradley Taylor and Sgt. Clayton Dillion initiate a highway traffic stop on a pick-up truck. No insurance. The vehicle is towed. Taylor: “You can’t drive with no insurance…you’re gonna have to get insurance before you have your truck back.” Abrams: “I don’t think the ‘I’m gonna get insurance tomorrow’ defense is gonna work, ever.”
  • Triple Play #1 — Ann Arbor, Mich. A police pursuit of a construction vehicle driven by someone who is just 12 years old. Abrams: “Parents’ could up up ‘forking over,’ so to speak.”
  • Lee County, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Dep. Kyle Butler and other units respond to a domestic disturbance. An animated female is arrested at the scene. Heavy bleeping. Dep. Butler: “She started refusing multiple lawful orders to just get into her car and vacate with her friends. That’s when we decided that it was time that she was going to jail…”

Abrams: “Yet another example of someone seemingly talking themselves right into an arrest.” Wilson: “What do I say, Dan? [Pointing to his mouth}: “This’ll get you in trouble, get you out of trouble. In this case, got her in trouble: disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct, indecent exposure…they kept trying to tell her, stop, calm down…” Rizzo: “And rare that you have the other people on scene also helping…with the warnings of the police. Still not listening.”

  • Daytona, Beach, Fla. — Ofr. Robert Mowery and other units respond to noise complaint and shut down a large block party. Ofr. Mowery: “All this is illegal…no permits. They’re out here throwing a block party in front of one of the colleges, so we’re gonna get everybody out of here. This is a huge safety issue. Nobody let anybody know about it, so they didn’t have any of the documents they need, so we’re gonna get everybody out of here.” Det. MacDowel and other cops then pull over a vehicle that speed through the scene. Abrams: “That was a dangerous drive through that block party.” The driver and passenger are detained. Car search. Guns allegedly found in a bag in the vehicle.

Abrams: “It feels like they’re arguing the wrong issue, ‘oh, you know, I didn’t know you were following.’ They were speeding past a block party! Rizzo: “It’s crazy, too, that they’re even talking about why they were stopped and totally skipping over the fact that they have an arsenal in the car.” Wilson: “…drugs too.” Rizzo: “…trying to distance themselves from the illegal property.”

Ofr. Mowery summary: “This is the vehicle that went speeding past us when we had to jump out of the roadway. They located a few firearms within the vehicle. At least, the driver is gonna go to jail for fleeing right now…They’re trying to run the VINs on the gun[s] right now…They located some narcotics inside the vehicle as well, a little bit of weed. They’re gonna continue their investigation. We’re gonna work our way back to our vehicle and go to something else.”

Abrams update: “The driver was arrested for fleeing and eluding. None of the people in the vehicle were charged in connection with the firearms. The passengers were all released with no charges. The marijuana, of course, was confiscated.”

  • Fullerton, Calif. — Ofr. George Peterson and other investigate a possible trespass at an abandoned house. The house appears to be secure; some front-door damage noted. Ofr. Peterson indicates that it is a former grow house; weed allegedly spotted inside.
  • Indian River County, Fla. — Dep. Brandon McKenzie issues a friendly warning to a driver for running a red light.
  • Hazen, Ark. — On a traffic stop, a driver tells Chief Taylor that one of bags in the vehicle contains vitamins and that he take 87 vitamins per day. He declines a consensual car search. K9 sniff; no alert. The driver is released with no charges.
  • BOLO segment — Chicago, Ill.
  • Coweta County, Ga. — Dep. Tyler Lamb and other units respond to a report of a masked gunman at a motel and interview the complainant.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofr. Heather Smith and other units, along with paramedics, respond to a stabbing incident.

Ofr. Smith summary: “Right now, we got called to a bar. There was someone stabbed. Apparently what had happened was that there was a group of people inside the bar. They started a fight or a commotion. They had been kicked out of the bar. The fight spilled out into the parking lot. So we had this bouncer and a white gentleman over here were getting into a fight. And the black gentleman that had been arrested as well came around the truck and stabbed the bouncer. So both the white gentleman and the black gentleman are gonna be arrested tonight for assault. And then the black gentleman will get felonious assault for stabbing someone. We’re gonna get in contact with our detectives. We have collected the evidence. There was a knife found behind the truck over here. And it looks like the bouncer is gonna get some medical treatment at the hospital today.”

  • Hazen, Ark. — On a traffic stop, Sgt. Dillion notices that the there is an issue with the tags. Chief Taylor implies that it’s not the driver’s fault.
  • Missing segment — Baton Rouge, La.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl. Fowler explains the legal options to a dad who says his unlicensed son allegedly drove off in his car without permission.
  • Indian River County, Fla. — Dep. McKenzie initiates a traffic stop apparently for a tag light issue. Two occupants. Car search. A syringe is allegedly found in a soda can. Dep. McKenzie: “…found [a syringe] in a Sprite can, driver’s side panel. Conducted a search of the gentleman. Found another syringe cap. He’s not a diabetic; he doesn’t do any type of treatments. And eventually, he admitted that he intravenously used drugs 20 hours ago. But it wasn’t with this syringe — a different syringe that this cap belonged to. Right now, Deputy Edwards is conducting a search of the passenger, make sure she’s not holding anything on her. But at this moment, I’m not gonna submit charges. I’m gonna collect this and submit this into evidence for destruction. And have a further talk with him. I’m not gonna write any citations for the tag lights and anything else going on. But see if he needs some type of treatment for his issue. Let him know there’s different programs that’s out there because the stuff that’s going on in the world with fentanyl and stuff, and people are dying from something that can be prevented. If he needs help, he needs help…”
  • Fullerton, Calif. — Officers conduct a vehicle search after a traffic stop and find IDs and mail in the vehicle which suggests possible identity theft. Two occupants. Ofr. Peterson, who alludes to cops recovering a “more than likely” alleged unreported stolen license plate, further explains that “…she gave consent to search the vehicle. While searching the vehicle, we’ve recovered close to a hundred pieces of mail, passports in both their property. So they’ll be placed under arrest right now for… [the alleged stolen plate]…and then identity theft with the amount of mail we have here…there’s multiple addresses, multiple names. There’s bank statements here, unopened mail, opened mail, passports. Even have somebody’s doctorate of nursing practice certificate. So they’ll be going for possession of that as well as the car will be towed…all in all, bad people checking mailboxes. This has been a big crime for a while. Hopefully, we can recover unopened mail and contact the owners and get them the mail back.” In the studio, Capt. Rizzo adds that “then there’s been an uptick in actual assaults on mail careers to take the keys that go to post boxes. So, yeah, it’s unfortunate but spreading rapidly.”
  • Triple Play #2 — Miami County, Ohio. Abrams: “And like our first one tonight, it also involves some heavy equipment.”
  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofrs. Mike Gee, Chris Mullinix, and other units respond to a burglary in progress at a residence which might instead be a domestic incident. Cops conduct an investigation. A suspect, the resident’s ex-girlfriend, is detained. Ofr. Gee: “I’m not sure — it sounds like a good burglary. We have crews on scene right now. We were assisting this officer with the suspect. So she kicked in the door, allegedly assaulted him, and then fled…looks like she has a small child that’s asleep in the back seat. So we’re trying to get the dad over here to get the child once we’re done over there.” Abrams: “One small piece of good news there is that the child is sleeping. Hopefully, by the time the dad arrives, the child won’t even know exactly what went down.” Police subsequently return the child to the dad. Ofr. Smith suggests that charges might possibly include domestic violence.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers arrest a motorcyclist at the home where the bike is purportedly registered after he earlier allegedly fled from a traffic stop. Ofr. Mowery: “Think you could have made some better decisions?”

On Patrol: Live Summary for February 10, 2024 (#OPL Episode 02-52)

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