This Weekend’s On Patrol: Live Highlights

Happy New Year!

Prior to the abrupt cancellation in June 2020 of the hit A&E reality show Live PD, this blog regularly posted a recap of each episode.

On Patrol: Live, i.e., Live PD 2.0, premiered on the Reelz channel in July 2022 and generally follows the same basic format as its predecessor in which videographers follow cops on night patrol in real time. About 50 On Patrol: Live cameras are in the field.

Dan Abrams has returned as host, along with studio analyst Sean Larkin, the now-retired Tulsa, Okla., cop. The other member of the original trio, Tom Morris, Jr., moved on to other projects in the interim. As a result, Deputy Sheriff Curtis Wilson from Richland County, S.C., has joined Abrams and Larkin on set to provide commentary.

This blog has subsequently gained access to Reelz (which currently is less widely available on cable, satellite, or streaming than A&E) and is restarting the weekly summaries.

As a side note, you can tell that On Patrol: Live still reaches a wide demographic because commercials range from hearing aids to birth control pills.

Disclaimer

The On Patrol: Live disclaimer appears above.

Moreover, as the the Live PD disclaimer appropriately indicated during its run, not all outcomes are known or final.

Criminal charges, if any, may have been reduced, dismissed, or never filed.

When alleged criminal activities are depicted on On Patrol: Live, all suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Further, please understand that what is aired on the show, and/or summarized below, including but not limited to any arrests, constitute mere allegations. 

Initial assessments or observations about the incidents made by the studio hosts or cops or On Patrol: Live — or anyone on Twitter or on another social media platform for that matter — may be incorrect, and no endorsement herein of that content is intended or implied.

On Patrol: Live Summary for January 6, 2023

  • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (new department to the show) — Traffic stop; tag issue. Older lady has DUI-related warrant. Drugs allegedly found in purse. Cops allegedly find pills on male companion. He claims it’s pursuant to a prescription but cops say he has to carry the original pill bottle with him to validate that. Cops also find a “tremendous amount’ of cash. Duo arrested; car towed.
  • Nye County, Nev. — Deputies respond to domestic incident between mom/dad and son over alleged stolen cash. Son’s conversation with cops heavily bleeped. Son arrested for domestic battery.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-taped segment) — Police pursuit of driver fleeing from traffic stop; mismatched tags. Driver detained and allegedly found with gun registered to someone else. Stolen vehicle.
  • Volusia County, Fla. — Officers attempt to serve warrant but subject is not home.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Bicyclist detained; cops find cleaning supplies on his person. Graphic: “Hoping to make a clean getaway?” Host Dan Abrams: “That is an astonishing amount of cleaning products and beyond that he has stored in his pants.” Subject is released; cops determine that there are no reports of shoplifting.
  • Beech Grove, Ind. — Cops investigate alleged domestic incident between boyfriend and girlfriend. Officer advises male to stop communicating with female. “Time will heal, so move on.” Abrams: “Another example of officers having to deal with a wide range of situations in the field.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officer assists with pushing disabled vehicle out of the road. Officer: “Luckily it’s a little car; big cars aren’t fun.”
  • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Officers respond to report of 10-12 kids fighting at McDonald’s.
  • Nye County, Nev. — Deputies respond to enormous structure fire including explosions. Fire Department deployed. Nearby residents evacuated. Deputy: “Sorry about the lizard, but I want to make sure the people are okay.”
  • Richland County, S.C. (pre-taped segment) — Abrams says deputies respond to “very serious and violent altercation.” Two men stabbed. Witness has cellphone video. One man charged with attempted murder; the other man may face a similar charge.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Traffic stop; alleged reckless driving and one-car accident; sign struck. Field sobriety test to be administered.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Traffic stop at convenience store/gas station. Deputies find gun on driver along with a large amount of cash.
  • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Multiple officers respond to active shooter who has apparently barricaded himself into a house. Perimeter established. Ongoing, tense sequence that show returns to several times. Crisis negotiator and other resources called to the scene. Abrams: “We don’t know what they’re gonna do or when they’re gonna do it.” Co-host Sean Larkin: “If his is in there by himself, time is on their side…once they get their team there, they can try to establish communications to get this guy to come out.” Later, Abrams informs viewers that SWAT team has taken over the incident, and “for operational security,” cops have asked On Patrol: Live videographers to pull back cameras. See update below.
  • Spotsylvania County, Va. — Deputies respond to report of “too many people” in hotel room. Appears to be about six individuals. Deputies order them outside and search room. Drugs and paraphernalia allegedly found. Multiple arrests. Abrams: Cops broke up “a party to be.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Police helicopter tracks stolen vehicle to location. Officers on ground to residence under construction. Truck has stolen tag; driver has proof of purchase though.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Deputies respond to scene of car accident, Overturned car; driver was possibly ejected and is in semi-conscious state. EMTs determine that the subject’s vital signs are good and transport him to nearby hospital. Narcotics allegedly found. Investigation ongoing.
  • Crime of the Night — Wild high-speed pursuit in Erie County, Ohio. Driver eventually detained and faces a slew of charges.
  • Nye County, Nev. — At gas station, deputy interacts with driver of customized vehicle. Deputy: “That’s a pretty cool looking ride.” Abrams quips that it looks like something his 10-year-old son might put together.
  • Spotsylvania County, Va. (pre-taped segment) — Alleged domestic incident between mom and dad and son over videogame access. Son detained.
  • Wanted segment , St. Louis, Mo. — Suspect faces federal and state charges related to alleged child sex trafficking.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Traffic stop; going 75 mph in a 45-mph zone. Deputy intends to issue ticket.
  • Beech Grove, Ind. — Man won’t leave marital(?) home. Says he lost his car keys. Much of his dialogue with officers is bleeped out. Man agrees to go elsewhere and will sort out the keys situation in the morning,
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Deputies investigate home burglary; possible stolen firearm.

On Patrol: Live Summary for January 7, 2023

  • Spotsylvania County, Va. — Deputies respond to domestic dispute possibly involving child custody dispute. Deputy questions female party outside home. Much of the dialogue is bleeped out; “you’re not interacting well, ” deputy tells her. EMTs called to check on 10-month-old baby who is having difficulty breathing. Female arrested for alleged public intoxication.
  • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Traffic stop for no headlight. Driver is not cooperative; insists there is no probably cause for stop, and the cops are violating his rights and harassing him. Car has extensive front-end damage. Driver is arrested for outstanding warrant.
  • Nye County, Nev. — Deputies serve warrant on home of male who is suspected of assault on a minor. Suspect’s mother, who also lives at the residence, is assisting cops in locating son’s electronic devices there. Unclear if the son will be arrested. Nine dogs in home,
  • Richland County, S.C. — Capt. Danny Brown responds to report of robbery behind church. Suspect allegedly drove off in blue Honda. Female victim claims she was robbed of $60. Victim claims she has pic of tag and that she knows the guy. As Brown continues gathering information, he seems skeptical. Abrams: “It’s clear that Capt. Brown has some questions about what happened here.”
  • Spotsylvania County, Va. — Deputies respond to accident in which Dodge Charger winds up in ditch. Driver denies consuming alcohol, but deputy clais he smells it on the man’s person. Deputy asks driver for honesty, to “build a bridge of trust.” He adds that the driver wrecked a “nice-ass car.” Driver subsequently admits to drinking two beers. Field sobriety testing; driver allegedly records a .256 on breathalyzer (legal limit in Va and in most states is .08). He is arrested on suspicion of DUI. Larkin: “When something is honestly that high, on a serious note, that’s usually an aggravated DUI, which is a difference in a lot of places between a misdemeanor and a felony.” Passenger charged with alleged public intoxication.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputies pursue fleeing vehicle with mismatched tags that turns into a foot chase. Driver taken into custody after being tazed. Vehicle searched.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Cops respond to apartment complex on a report of dispute between exes. After complainant provides a lot of background info, cops review text messages and tell complainant that she is allegedly antagonizing and baiting the other other party. She is advised to cut ties with the ex, and cops doing some tech support show her how to block message on her phone from that person.
  • Nye County, Nev. — Deputies respond to report of fight outside of strip mall. Male subject walks away from deputy. Deputy makes contact with another person who says the male was making threats of some kind. Deputies search the area for the man but he is not found.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-taped segment) — Abrams: It is “crystal clear why the driver was not being cooperative.” Traffic stop; driver is initially resisting. “I don’t do drugs, man.” K9 deployed and alerts. Deputies allegedly find fentanyl pills and meth. Driver arrested; vehicle impounded. Co-host Wilson: “Minor traffic violations can lead to this.”
  • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Cops respond to a report of a hit and run possibly involving a drunk driver who is a neighbor of complainants. Officers can only identify minor damage, if any. Both vehicles are parked at the scene. Officer try to make contact with driver at his front door across the street. Officer: “I don’t foresee that damage being done by this vehicle tonight…I rubbed it. If it was new, fresh marks, it wouldn’t have rubbed off…”
  • Beech Grove, Ind. — Cops make welfare visit on mom at the request of her daughter. Everything appears to check out okay.
  • Volusia County, Fla. — Deputies attempt to serve warrant on man suspected of allegedly stealing electricity (in the amount of $1000-plus) with illegal power line.
  • Missing segment — Platteville, Wisc.
  • Nye County, Nev. — Deputies respond to alleged domestic incident at trailer park. Older male says “my wife and I went to a bar, go trunk, and got into a fight…about money.” Verbal argument only. Deputies try to mediate between the couple.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers respond to report of man allegedly banging on doors in apartment complex who is allegedly impersonating a cop. Officer locates suspect on sidewalk who is “sipping and swerving.” He admits to drinking. Abrams: “Obviously a bit of a bizarre situation happening here.” Cops interview complainant who subsequently IDs suspect. Suspect is arrested for attempted burglary.
  • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Frightening incident in which driver crashed into On Patrol: Live squad car; air bags deployed. Abrams: “Obviously, what you saw there was a police car getting hit by another vehicle.” Co-host Larkin notes that accidents frequently happen, given the amount of time officers spend in their cars during their shifts. Driver’s vehicle has extensive front-end damage and is likely totaled. Officer and the On Patrol: Live crew in the police cruiser are okay. EMTs called to the scene to check out driver. Officers intend to conduct an investigation into a possible DUI. Driver also has outstanding warrant.

Officer Shawn Yellend explains:

So we’re just driving around with producer and cameraman and got to this intersection, and got through the intersection, and boom: He’s going the wrong way, T-bones us. Cameraman a little banged up; producer — he’s just laughing about it. It’s cool. Yeah, here we are. Turns out he’s wanted for dangerous drugs. A pack of fentanyl in the car there and some weed. That’ll get towed, and we’ll do a search warrant on it, and see what else is in there.

  • Beech Grove, Ind. — Attempted traffic stop for speeding. Driver appears to be fleeing. Cops lose him in the chase, however, and pursuit terminated. They were unable to get a visual on the plate.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Traffic stop for erratic driving. Driver informs deputies that there is a gun in the car. Vehicle search. Driver arrested for unlawful carrying of a pistol. Co-host Larkin notes that the driver did the right thing by immediately informing deputies of the presence of the weapon. Capt. Brown advises driver and passenger that they can be charged with a DUI for smoking weed and adds that weed is often laced with stronger substances. The mother of one of the vehicle’s occupants arrives on the scene, and she is definitely unhappy with the conduct of her son.
  • Crime of the Night — Wisc. high-speed police chase after attempted traffic stop that became a foot pursuit. Driver, who resisted, is arrested and faces multiple felony charges.
  • Spotsylvania County, Va. — Deputies respond to multiple 911 calls abut a driver allegedly slumped over steering wheel who then drove away. Traffic stop; driver denies using alcohol or drugs. Deputy: “Driving without any sleep is just as bad as being intoxicated.” Field sobriety test; driver arrested on suspicion of DUI.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Traffic stop on antique vehicle. Possible mismatched tags and/or no rear lights.