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.
OPL 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) and retired Tulsa, Okla., cop Sean “Sticks” Larkin, the original member of the trio, along with the often-snarky or playful social media reaction, follows.
Note: The Peacock and FreeCast streaming services carry the Reelz Channel, which is the home of OPL.
Breaking News: Reelz has renewed OPL for another year, Variety reported on Friday.
“Reelz has given another 90-episode order to ‘On Patrol: Live,’ which will keep the weekend franchise on the network through January 2025…’In 2023, Reelz shot up 34% in total viewers — the most of any network in the top 50. But a hefty caveat: A+E Networks has been given the go-ahead to continue its quest to seek claims of copyright and trademark infringement against Reelz and producer Big Fish’…According to Reelz, the network has become the most-watched cable entertainment network in the 25-54 demos on Fridays and Saturdays from 9pm to midnight ET.”
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On Patrol: Live Summary for January 12, 2023 (#OPL Episode 02-43)
- Fullerton, Calif. — LEOS including Cpl. Brandon Ramek and Ofrs. Gharrett Wiltse and Mathew Levin, pursue a red Camaro that allegedly fled from a traffic stop. Caption: “Felony eluding.” The chase gets shut down after cops lose track of the vehicle. Dan Abrams and the panel discuss that the driver of the red Camaro allegedly throw something out of the window. Sean Larkin: “As he was driving through that parking lot there right before he got back out on the roadway on the driver’s side of the car, you just see something get launched out. Then they make that hard turn…it was very large. And so that obviously gives you an idea why these guys are running or at least one of many reasons it could be. But whatever that was, they didn’t want it with them if they were to get caught.” Dep. Curtis Wilson: The traffic on the highway doesn’t work in their favor “because law enforcement has to continue to follow the rules of the road, traffic control devices, the traffic that’s in the road, as well as pedestrians. All of that could make it a bit difficult for those guys.” Larkin: “Southern California on a Friday. There’s a lot of traffic out there.”
In a somewhat unusual follow-up, cops encountered another driver who was initially detained by a neighboring agency after the Camaro crashed out. Cpl. Ramek: “When we were getting calls about the subject vehicle crashing, people were calling about him because after our original suspect vehicle, the red Camaro, collided into his vehicle, the Honda SUV, they got into an argument. People are calling about him because he had a gun, that he flees the scene. Ends up that he’s on parole. We don’t know where the gun is right now, and we definitely don’t know where the suspect is from the red Camaro, because people are calling about him, not my original suspect. So it’s just dumb luck that he got into a traffic collision.” Abrams: “Oh, that is bad luck for that guy.”
Cops from several agencies, including helicopter assets (Anaheim PD’s Angel), continue to search for the Camaro driver. They are also trying to find the gun allegedly belonging to the other driver.
- Indian River County, Fla. — In the most controversial incident of the night, Dep. Brandon McKenzie initiates a traffic stop and believes he spotted the driver allegedly trying to remove and discard a baggie of cocaine from her wallet with the allegation caught on his body cam. “Craziest thing ever.” She emphatically denies having any drugs. The woman is removed from the vehicle and Mirandized. Officers search inside and outside the vehicle for the baggie. Abrams: “Deputy McKenzie says he has it on his body cam but he clearly has not been able to find the drugs yet…they got to find it in order to charge.” Larkin agrees: “It’s gonna be very difficult to push beyond that unless they find the evidence.” Caption: “Possible tampering with evidence.” OPL airs the body cam video footage. Dep. McKenzie says that the driver is being taken to jail for “possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and tampering with evidence…she’ll be definitely taking a ride for that.” Abrams: “So he only found the marijuana there. She is insisting that there was no cocaine.” OPL does not update the incident further.
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- Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl. Bryson Fowler makes contact with a man with a bloody eye and blood on his shirt who was a victim of an assault.
- Richland County, S.C. — Capt. Danny Brown and Master Dep. Braylyn Salmond conduct a traffic stop at a gas station on a truck that was allegedly running and unintended. Alleged weed odor. Probable cause search of the vehicle. Two guns “being carried unlawfully” allegedly found along with a zip lock bag of pills, possibly hydrocodone. Occupants Mirandized. Dep. Salmond: “None of the three occupants of the truck have a concealed weapons permit…since nobody has a concealed permit, it is illegal to carry a gun out here…” With reference to the pills, Salmond explains that “long story short, the gentleman. in the grey hoodie said that he has a tooth problem, and he’s using these for tooth pain. This is not a prescription bottle, and asking him where he got them from, he wasn’t able to give me a straightforward answer. The correct answer would have been ‘I got them from a doctor.'” Mentioning that prescription meds come in a pill bottle with the patient’s name on it, the deputy adds that “can’t have pills like this in a hefty bag without a prescription…”
- Lee County, Fla. — Dep. Mike Knapp and other units conduct a traffic stop for alleged reckless driving. The vehicle ran into a building and is smoking. Knapp to driver: “How drunk are you?” The driver responds “negative.” Knapp claims the man reeks of booze. Th driver claims he only had two drinks (which is a slight variation on the typical OPL two beers response). Knapp also tells the subject that “you crashed into a lot of stuff, bro.” After field sobriety testing, the driver is arrested on suspicion of DUI. He declines a breathalyzer test. Dep. Knapp: “The car “obviously jumped the parking barriers and was into the grass over the sidewalk. The male is highly, highly intoxicated. He can’t really even form coherent sentences so he was placed under arrest for DUI…DUI crash. He’s gonna be transported to the hospital for medical clearance, and we are gonna advise him of his chemical test rights right now because he refuses to take a breath test.” Knapp subsequently goes to the scene of at least one accident that the arrested driver allegedly caused and gather information from the people whose car or cars were hit. One of them described the experience as “terrifying.” None of them were hurt fortunately. Knapp mentions to them that the driver is allegedly “hammered.” Abrams: “Well, they are all lucky to be okay considering what we’re looking at and what we saw when he was arrested.”
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl. Ronnie Russell investigates an alleged robbery at a residence. The complainant claims another male stole his wallet and fled in a white pickup. Cpl. Russell with the alleged suspect at his home who denies taking the wallet. Russell advises the latter that if there is a dispute over money perhaps for work performed, he needs to take it to civil court. Abrams: “The blurring of criminal and civil is something we see all the time.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Ofr. Matt Grosse and other units. track down an alleged armed robbery suspect at CVS and find and detain the man hiding in an office on the premises. “I drank a beer, and I went nuts.” Ofr. Grosse: “As of right now, his charges are gonna be armed robbery. We’re still investigating, so we’re find out more charges here shortly…” In answering Abrams’ question about an MDT mentioned on radio traffic, Wilson explains that it is a “mobile data terminal. Law enforcement is equipped with that. It’s like laptop that gives them real-time information as to what’s going on. And this being an armed robbery, it’s important for them to know who is this guy, what does he have, where is he going.” Abrams: “What do they know.” Wilson: “Absolutely.” Larkin adds that “this was an armed robbery call. He had a broken bottle for a weapon. In the state law books, it doesn’t state what the weapon has to be. It doesn’t have to be a gun or a knife; it can be anything that forces somebody in fear to turn something over because they have a weapon.” According to Ofr. Grosse, the suspect also had a pair of scissors in his hand.
- Triple Play #1 — Leeds, Ala., Bass Pro Shop swimmer incident that made national headlines and prompted a lot of OPL satirical social media activity. Reflecting the latter, Abrams quips that “it looked like the water was a little cold.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Dep. Maycon Macdowel conducts a traffic stop and a car search. Driver allegedly has no license. Caption: “Baby shark!” Car towed.
- Coweta County, Fla. — Dep. Tyler Lamb and a Sergeant Nelson detain a driver after she allegedly appeared noncooperative with field sobriety testing and seemingly more interested in scrolling on her phone. The sergeant started to take the phone from her and, according to Dep. Lamb, “she snatched it back and started to get rattled.” Dep. Lamb claims that the driver is allegedly “under the influence of alcohol,” and “she doesn’t want to do the test properly.” Lamb adds that “right now, she’s being red implied consent which is something we must read somebody who’s been arrested for driving under the influence in the state of Georgia, and then we’ll go from there.”
- Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Cpl. Hannah Reed and another office make a traffic stop, Abrams says, on “a driver behind the wheel of on an off-road vehicle who was apparently ignoring the off-road part.” Cpl. Reed: He’s “going to jail for possession of firearms while he’s prohibited state and federally, and he’s going to jail for possession of meth amphetamine. We were not able to find the serial number on the [vehicle]. Every spot…has been scrapped off and/or the plate just completely unscrewed and taken off. So not able to know if it’s stolen or not. The fact that there’s no VIN number is not a good sign.” The vehicle is towed.
- Richland County, S.C. — Dep. Salmond makes a traffic stop on a slow roller for alleged reckless driving. The driver is Marandized. A bag of weed, and an open can of beer “cold to the touch,” are allegedly spotted in the vehicle.
- BOLO segment — Lee County, Fla. Another Bass Pro Shop incident that Larkin describes as a “really fish-ous crime” which prompts Abrams to make reference to “the scales of justice.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Mike Bryant initiates a traffic stop and finds common ground with the driver. “Stops like this mean a lot to me. Obviously because of who I am. I was a young African-American male, believe it or not, despite the grey beard. And he’s terrified when I walk up because he says he’s a little bit afraid of police. He’s seen things that have happened on social media. We’re here to debunk those things…we treat people with respect…that treat us with respect, we’ll treat them with the same respect. There’s no need to show force or use violence. We show up, talk to them, tell them what they did wrong…Anyway, I’m gonna check his license…a quick chat with him, and hopefully he’ll be on his way.”
- Fullerton, Cal. (pre-recorded segment) — With the help of the subject’s father in law, a man wanted on a warrant voluntarily comes out of a residence and is taken into custody at gunpoint. The older man’s daughter the scene is also arrested on a warrant. In reference to the man initially claiming that it was just in a plumber in the house, Abrams quips that “so we learned there that is almost as hard to track down a suspect with a warrant as it is to find a good plumber.”
- Indian River County, Fla. — Dep. McKenzie and other units conduct a DUI investigation at a traffic stop involving a cooperative, polite driver. Open container allegedly spotted. After Dep. Mike Ruiz conduct field sobriety testing, she is arrested on suspicion of DUI.
- Triple Play #2 — Lake City, Fla.
- Richland County, S.C. — Capt. Brown briefly makes contact with a couple in a parking lot and then with some females, one of whom is apparently underage, in a car. Open container spotted. Abbreviated car search in the midst of a downpour. Cpt. Brown pours out the contents of the bottle. The vehicle occupants are sent on their way. Abrams: “So he let them get out of the rain; probably their main concern after the downpour started.”
- Toledo, Ohio — On routine patrol, Ofr. Heather Smith spots a “homeless” or stray Husky that was wandering in a downtown area. and unsuccessfully tries to lure the dog to her with treats. She also alerts other units to the dog on the loose. Captions: “Dog treats refused;” “Dog on the loose.” Abrams: “She’s doing what police officers do — de-escalating — trying to prevent that fight between the dog and the possum.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Bryant has a friendly interaction with a motorcyclist and his girlfriend that touches on personal hygiene.
- Missing segment — Chester, Pa.
- Toledo, Ohio — Ofr. Smith and other units, and the fire department, respond to an accident in a residential area in which a car crashed into a pole. “…a single-car accident…this gentleman was in the accident. He said that he slid on ice, which caused him to lose control, and his back end…ended up hitting the utility pole and his front end hit the tree. The utility police is cracked right now, so we’re gonna shut down this part of the road, make sure that nobody comes down here just in case it does.” Abrams: “Yikes. And any time you get a power source involved, additional risks are involved as well.”
- Richland County, S.C. — Dep. Salmond initiates a traffic stop for no headlights. “Is that pee in a bottle?” Salmond: “He stopped in the middle of the road and then proceeded to pulled in here. Can’t find his driver’s license. He’s a little flustered and discombobulated. I don’t know what’s going on. Got a pee jug in the car. He said he had to use the bathroom; I guess it was an emergency…there’s a lot going on right now. We’re gonna run his information to see if he’s good, and if he is, he’ll be on his way.” Abrams: “Not following the ‘golden rule.'”
- Toledo, Ohio — Ofr. Greg Long Jr. and other units investigate a possible stabbing at an apartment complex that might be domestic related. Abrams introduces the incident as one about “an uninvited dinner guest who apparently brought his own cutlery.” Ofr. Long says that the male, the allegedly “uninvited, intoxicated” victim, “was banging on the door with a knife,” and after a struggle, “ended up getting stabbed.” Long added that “it seems like he’s the primary physical aggressor here.” The subject was transported to the hospital for medical evaluation; detectives will investigate further.
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle that allegedly earlier fled from a neighboring agency. Two occupants detained. Two other occupants allegedly had already fled and may be inside the nearby apartment complex. Abrams update: The officer from the neighboring agency “came [and] couldn’t identify the vehicle, so they released all those people.”
- Richland County — Dep. Salmond initiates a traffic stop for an expired “decal.” Car search. The driver is released with no charges.
- Fullerton, Calif. (pre-recorded segment) — As the episode ends, OPL airs footage of an incident in which cops and paramedics respond to an incident where a woman fell at a parking garage. Cpl. Luis Ramirez: “So ultimately, we contacted her friends. Looks like she was taking some photographs on the upper level and had a little too much to drink which caused her to lose her balance and fall. Luckily she fell on the…dirt, so she didn’t sustain too serious of injuries. But due to the fall, she’s gonna be taken to a local trauma center just to get checked out, make sure that there’s no internal bleeding or anything.”
On Patrol: Live Summary for January 13, 2024 (#OPL Episode 02-44)
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The A&E vs. OPL Lawsuit Is Moving Forward
In the context of the pending litigation mentioned above, that might explain the revised OPL set design and the changes to the logo, music, and names of the recurring segments. That also may be why the clever incident captions have or had tapered off.
