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A recap of the January 31, 2026, On Patrol: Live episode (#OPL 04-50) on Reelz, which also streams, e.g., on Peacock, as anchored in the Jersey City, N.J., studio by attorney/executive producer Dan Abrams, along with police analysts Tom Rizzo, Sean Larkin, and Ron Elcock, follows below.

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 is more or less a reboot or rebrand of Live PD.

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Updates from Friday Night

Separately, Saturday evening’s On Patrol: First Shift replayed the December 6 incident in Richland County that prompted the Citizens Advisory Council review as detailed in the your[NEWS] article linked below:

On Patrol: Live Tonight

An officer-involved shooting in Clayton County, an ongoing “snow patrol” in Richland County, and additional video of Friday’s night intense pursuit in Hazen, Ark. formed the cornerstones of this fast-paced, diversified episode of On Patrol: Live.

In this On Patrol: Live episode guide, see below for details on all 24 law enforcement encounters across 10 On Patrol: Live scheduled police departments on the current roster.

OPL host Dan Abrams: “…Big-time snow…we are live on a cold night in some places that are typically warm…it is snowy in South Carolina. They’re getting snow like they haven’t had in more than 10 years there, and that is leading to a lot of drivers having some serious problems…in all seriousness, we are dealing with serious, serious weather around the country, and as a result, law enforcement is dealing with serious weather around the country, and…that can be a real problem…we are continued to watch a lot of snow in a lot of departments creating a lot of havoc…”

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On Patrol: Live Recap for January 31, 2026 (#OPL Episode 04-50)

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  • Richland County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live: “Vehicle in a ditch.” Amidst a rare snowstorm in the state and associated difficult driving conditions, Corporal Avery Arrington assists on scene and makes contact with the motorist while awaiting a tow.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of woman screaming for help.” Officer Thomas Goble provides backup on scene at what he describes as a “suspicious incident” called in by someone anonymously and makes contact with a female and male outside a vacant property.
  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Bradley Taylor conducts a traffic stop on the highway for speeding. In a lengthy back and forth, the skeptical lawman questions the driver about allegedly smoking weed in the car: “…you do understand that just because you got a medical marijuana card don’t mean you can ride and smoke weed…” The driver denies smoking weed while driving. A gun is also in the car. A state police officer arrives on scene to conduct field sobriety testing. On Patrol: Live caption: “Arrested for DUI.”

Listen below to some of the conversation:

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Corporal Andrew Carlton initiates a traffic stop; the registered owner allegedly has a warrant. The passenger flees the scene, and is pursued by Detective Joshua Dennis. The passenger is apparently still at large. The driver is detained. On Patrol: Live caption: “Searching for fleeing suspect.” According to Cpl. Carlton, the car also has a window tint issue and an expired registration. Cpl. Carlton claims he smells weed; a probable cause car search may result. Instead of towing the vehicle, Det. Dennis might allow the driver’s mom comes to pick up the car with the owner’s consent. There is an implication that suspect might have called the mom.

Listen below as the panel humorously reacts to that possibility: OPL host Dan Abrams: “So the guy who fled called her?” OPL studio analyst Tom Rizzo: “It certainly sounds like ‘saying it’s an emergency.’ I said to Sticks, ‘I think that would qualify’…” Abrams: “And the daughter is getting arrested, though…”

  • Toledo, Ohio — Officer Jake Oberthaler and Stone York provide backup on a traffic stop. A female is detained. Extensive bleeping. Officer York: “…she’s a passenger. She got out. She’s pretty heavily intoxicated…she’ll be probably going for disorderly. It’s their call, so they’re gonna figure out what they’re gonna do…but for now she’s detained…”
  • Richland County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Multiple disabled vehicles.” Master Deputy Sloan Simpson is on scene to assist with about 10 cars stuck in the snow as they tried to drive up a hill. The state highway patrol is called to the scene to investigate a two-car accident that had occurred there, too. Deputy Simpson: “It’s just a sheet of ice out here.” Abrams: “…a snowy scene in Richland County, where the roads are a mess…”

Listen below as On Patrol: Live studio analyst Sean Larkin discuss how the Tulsa PD responds to this kind of weather emergency:

Abrams jokes that Tom Rizzo “has the same leg warmers” as a woman on scene: “They look great.”

  • Knox County, Tenn. (pre-recorded segment) — Abrams prologue: “It was a case of bad Car-ma after a woman allegedly attacked her ex with her car.” As depicted in the video clip below, Officer Joseph Vossler and other units investigate a possible domestic and end up arresting a woman at the residence on various charges.

Listen below as Dan Abrams and guest analyst Sgt. Elcock in the OPL studio react to this kind of incident:

  • Baton Rouge, La. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Erratic driver.” Officers Devon Johnson and Charleston Armstrong make a traffic stop on the subject vehicle. Officer Johnson may issue tickets. Officer Armstrong to the driver: “This is not NASCAR. You need to slow this car down…it’s an important situation to get to your wife at the hospital, but getting these kids where they need to be is way more important than that. And then making sure you make it to where you need to be is way more important than getting into a crash, or flipping this car, driving like a bat out of hell…that ain’t cool, especially with them kids in the car…” Officer Armstrong summary: “This car was behind another car. Sped up; swerved into another lane, sped it back into the other lane, and then turned. And as we came don the street, he was still driving fast. Tried to pull him over. Seemed like he kind of stepped on it again a little bit. Finally got him stopped — say he trying to get to his wife at the hospital, and that’s all cool, but that’s not an excuse for illegal driving, like you don’t have any common sense…”
  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers Oberthaler and York, along with other units respond to a report of shots fired but they are apparently unable to find any evidence of same at the moment. Abrams: “Finding a shell casing in a snowstorm — not that easy.”

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — In a friendly manner, Officer Robert Mowery pulls over a motorist who allegedly was watching a music video on his phone while driving. The officer indicates that if the driver’s license is clean, he’ll likely be released with a warning. Officer Mowery summary: “That’s kind of what I figured. It kind of looked like a music video from where we were, but you still can’t have it…up in front of you, sitting direct in front of your field of vision, watching a music video while you’re driving. But we’re gonna run his information, make sure he’s good, get him out of here.”

Abrams: “Good news. ‘I got a great deal on a Jag. Bad news is there’s no sound system that works at all.’ See what happens there. Looks like he’ll be on his way.”

  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Taylor makes a traffic stop on the highway. Alleged speeding, expired tags, suspended license. According to the chief, who apparently intends to issue a ticket, the driver was allegedly pulled over and cited yesterday: “…and the both of them are gonna be on the same court date…when you come to court, you better bring a toothbrush…you’re probably going to jail because you’re driving on a suspended license twice in two days. The judge here will put you in jail…you better quit driving on a suspended license. It ain’t no joke…” The passenger allegedly may have a warrant.
  • Triple Play #3 — a Sebastian County, Ark., police pursuit (Note: All three Triple Plays this weekend were from Arkansas).
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Officers chase about six fleeing suspects on foot who apparently get away in a residential area. Abrams: “So they were fast. Kudos to our camera person — keeping up there as well.”
  • Christian County, Mo. — Corporal Ryan Bradshaw conducts a traffic stop (alleged lane violations, expired tags). The driver, who Cpl. Bradshaw claims has a “criminal history,” allegedly admits to possibly having some weed in the car. Cpl. Bradshaw to the driver: “Weed’s legal…I could care less about weed…” The corporal also points out that K9 Kurt is not trained to detect weed. The driver agrees to a pat down but declines a consensual car search (“obviously, it’s your right to deny…”). K9 sniff; K9 alert. Probable cause car search. Drug paraphernalia allegedly found. Abrams: “That was fast. It didn’t take very long from the time Kurt alerted to finding the drugs in that car…”

Listen below to Cpl. Bradshaw summarize his alleged findings:

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officer Mowery responds to a head-on collision with minor injuries. On Patrol: Live caption: “Investigating accident.” Officer Mowery: “… just assessing damages and injuries right now, make sure everybody’s okay. Everybody’s out of the vehicles…waiting on [the fire department] to get here. We’ll see what happens.” Officer Mowery adds that “…from what it sounds like, both vehicles had the green light. From my understanding, one of the vehicles was trying to turn, and unfortunately, ended up turning into the path of the other person. So it is what it is. Everybody’s safe, vehicles are both totaled, but it’s all good. We’ll get it figured out.”

Officer Mowery subsequently reviews video surveillance footage of the accident. Listen below to his assessment of the video:

  • Clayton County, Ga. — Just before airtime, Lieutenants Joseph Toombs and Jonathan Carey were tracking an alleged carjacking suspect vehicle. Abrams: The lieutenants “were searching for a vehicle involved in an armed carjacking.” [Presumably, On Patrol: Live held the footage until it got the go-ahead to show it at this point in this episode.] On Patrol: Live cameras were in the background of the dead-end street, so it wasn’t entirely clear as to what exactly happened, but Lieutenant Tombs reportedly shot one of the suspects. Immediately afterward, Lt. Toombs told the other cops on scene to move their cars so paramedics can get through. Lt. Carey detained the other suspect. Dispatch was notified of shots fired. Paramedics responded to the location and transported the wounded suspect to the hospital. On Patrol: Live caption: “Carjacking suspects in custody.” As standard protocol with officer-involved shootings, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will review the incident. Parenthetically, body-worn camera and dash-camera footage presumably will emerge sooner rather than later. Check back for updates.

Lt. Toombs: “He’s conscious, breathing. I believe I shot him in his lower back area…”

Abrams: “We now know, because this happened right before we began the show tonight, that that suspect is conscious, is breathing, is at the hospital, and being treated…it all happens very quickly, and from the angle that we see here, it’s a little tough to know exactly what Lieutenant Toombs saw.”

Listen below to Lt. Carey’s preliminary recap of the pursuit followed by studio commentary from the Tom Rizzo,, Sean Larkin, and Ron Elcock in the studio :

Note: In his remarks, Larkin cited two U.S. Supreme Court precedents: Graham v. Connor (1989) and Tennessee v. Garner (1985).

Deputy Desmond Wilson also provides a preliminary summary of the incident: “Quick recap…a carjacking — a store not too far away from here, where a female was held at gunpoint by two — what we now know — juveniles who carjacked the vehicle. We started circling the area, looking for the vehicle; ended up finding it. Lieutenant Toombs and Lieutenant Carey got behind the vehicle, attempted to stop it. They did flee as they stopped here. From what it sounds like, Lieutenant Carey did a PIT maneuver on the vehicle. Don’t know if it was successful or not…the suspects jumped out and started running. During that time…an officer-involved shooting occurred. At this time, both subjects are conscious and breathing. There’s only one being taken to the hospital right now. And right now, we’re just doing the investigation stage…”

Listen below to a further studio panel discussion of this incident (Abrams: “…this is what the investigation will unfold, right? We’ll get more details, more information. We’ll get Lieutenant Toombs’ account, which is gonna be the single most important piece of information to get here, right?” Rizzo: “One hundred percent…”

From Fox 5 Atlanta:

“…The carjackers allegedly pointed a gun at the victim’s head and drove off in her vehicle. Law enforcement attempted a traffic stop, but the carjackers fled. A Clayton County deputy found the suspect’s vehicle, and a pursuit ensued. 

“The chase ended on a dead-end street where the two carjackers fled from the vehicle. Shortly after, one of the suspects was tased while the other was shot. Both were taken to a nearby hospital. The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office said both injured individuals are reportedly conscious and breathing.”

  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Ryan Lineberger and another unit investigate a roommate dispute of some kind and try to mediate the situation. Deputy Arrington to one of the persons on scene: “…I’m not telling you you’re in trouble. I’m trying to mitigate the issue…you’re not in trouble, but if we keep arguing and screaming at each other, somebody’s gonna get in trouble…” While on scene, the deputy washes off dog feces from his shoe that he accidentally stepped on. Deputy Lineberger: “I know this is kind of an odd thing for the sheriff’s office to ask, but can I use your garden hose real quick?…it’s not your fault. It’s my own fault…” Abrams: “And I’m told that a similar thing happened to our crew who are there. Let’s hope that Deputy Lineberger shares that hose with them.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — While continuing on “snow patrol,” Corporal Arrington and a colleague push a Corvette that was stuck in the snow.

Cpl. Arrington: “It’s all ice, bro.”

  • Hazen, Ark. — After briefly showing Chief Taylor rapping in his patrol car, On Patrol: Live revisits Friday night’s dramatic pursuit and shows additional footage of the chief apprehending the driver. OPL host Abrams then interviews Chief Taylor as well as as Blake Bennett, an Oklahoma deputy (see video clip below) who was just passing by, and assisted Taylor on scene before backup arrived. Chef Taylor reassures #OPNation that the “baby’s doing wonderful.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — As snow patrol continues, Deputy Arrington encounters a man who is drawing in the snow in a parking lot. On Patrol: Live caption: “Phallic snow artist.”
  • Tempe, Ariz. –– Sergeant Elcock requests the public’s assistance on a tragic cold case:
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Corporal Rachel Salka provides backup on a traffic stop. The driver is detained. Possible suspended license.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Detectives Jake Bombrys and Steve Kucinski provide backup on a traffic stop. Detective Bombrys preliminary recap: “Just a quick update: Driver’s being a little bit difficult with us. We’re just trying to have a normal conversation with him. Trying to see what was going on; why he didn’t stop when the crew first initiated the… overhead lights. He just decided to roll his window up and not speak with us anymore. So we’ll see what the initiating crew wants to do here, and we’ll assist them with whatever they need here.”
  • Missing segment (Fishers, Ind.):
  • Baton Rouge, La. — As the episode concludes, Officer Johnson and colleagues pursue a fleeing vehicle. The driver is taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit. On Patrol: Live captions: “Taser deployed.” Suspect in custody.” Bleeping. Watch Officer Armstrong’s recap below:
CLICK ON THIS LINK for the On Patrol: Live recap of #OPL episode 04-49, January 30, 2026.