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‘On Patrol: Live’ Recap: January 9-10, 2026, Continued

January 11, 2026 /

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

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

A recap of the January 10, 2026, On Patrol: Live episode (#OPL 04-44) on Reelz, which also streams on Peacock, as anchored in the New York City studio by attorney/executive producer Dan Abrams along with studio analysts Tom Rizzo and Sean Larkin, follows below. Curtis Wilson has the weekend off.

As #OPNation (i.e., the show’s fandom) is well aware, and for those viewers and/or social media users new to the show, On Patrol Live is more or less a reboot or rebrand of Live PD.

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Update from Last Night

On Patrol: Live Tonight

Richland County, S.C. was the focal point of this all-new episode of On Patrol: Live starting with a contentious traffic stop at the beginning of show and later with an intense investigation into an alleged domestic incident.

In this On Patrol: Live episode guide, see below for details on all 19 law enforcement encounters across 10 On Patrol: Live scheduled police departments on the current roster (although Clayton County did not appear).

Note: As is often the situation, several incidents aired during the show remain unresolved. On Patrol: Live may provide updates on next Friday’s pre-show to wrap up some loose ends. OPL seldom, if ever, uses its social media platforms, however, to update #OPNation during the week about any further further developments. LEO agencies and local media sometimes do provide updates.

On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams: “There [are] a number of open stories we’re following…we’re gonna have a bunch to update you on, on Friday, on First Shift.”

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On Patrol: Live Recap for January 10, 2026 (#OPL Episode 04-44)

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  • Richland County, S.C. — In the video below, Sergeant Bryce Hughes and Master Deputy Addy Perez back up Captain Danny Brown on a traffic stop at a gas station/convenience store in which Brown describes as a “known criminal activity area.” The passenger is initially noncompliant and is detained: Cpt. Brown: “You are being too dramatic for a grown man.” The driver is also detained. Both occupants are argumentative. Bleeping. Probable cause car search: Cpt. Brown: “If I find anything in there, you’re going to jail.” Cpt. Brown also gives a reminder that weed is still illegal in South Carolina. Deputy Perez further explains to the men the reason for the stop and that they’re not being targeted: “…We ain’t here because we’re doing it for sh*ts and giggles…this place is known for narcotics. It’s known for people doing something they’re not supposed to do…” Drugs allegedly found.

Abrams update: “Just a quick update from the top of the show where we’d seen Sergeant Hughes at that scene with the guy with the drugs. The guy in blue with the bandanna was charged with possession of weed and loitering for the purpose of narcotics. The guy in the black shirt with the glasses, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine. We promised you that update, and there it is.”

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Sergeant Jordon Lear spots a woman outside a convenience store who is standing on top of car. He briefly makes contact with a vocal female and several other women on scene (Sgt Lear: “Why you being all sassy?,..you seem hostile as hell…I thought you were about to throw down out here…”). Sgt. Lear recap: “Well, nothing else going on here. They said they’re celebrating someone that died. I’m not sure if standing on a car will be all one of my things to do when somebody dies, but I guess to each their own, but we’ll move one.” Sgt. Lear to an officer on scene: “When was the last time you stood on top of a car when somebody died?” Officer: “Not this week…” Abrams: “They say people deal with grief in different ways….”
  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Bradley Taylor makes a friendly traffic stop on the highway for speeding. The occupants, “mama and daddy” plus five or six kids, are traveling from Mexico to Canada. According to the chief, there is no luggage in the car. After an ID check, the adults are released with a warning.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live captions: “Report of shots fired,” Corporal Devonte Carr and Deputy Austin Longieliere investigate at a trailer park in what could be a drive-by shooting. One shell casing spotted.

Listen below to Cpl. Carr’s update on the investigation thus far:

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officer Jonathan Layfield assists on a call about a fleeing suspect. Cops have one or more males already in custody.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Sgt. Hughes and Deputy Perez back up Columbia, S.C., police in response to shots fired at a large pool party at an apartment complex. On Patrol: Live caption: “Police report 100 shots fired.” With the two deputies and other units on scene near the complex, two males are detained there. Guns found. Seven other subjects were apparently and separately detained at the pool area. Investigation ongoing by Columbia PD.

Listen below to Sgt. Hughes’ recap (“…we got the apartment complex under control…”):

  • Christian County, Mo. (pre-recorded segment) — In the video below, Deputy Trevor Guinn and colleagues attempt to serve a probation violation warrant at a residence in what appears to be a trailer park area. In the course of a search, the probation officer pings the subject’s ankle monitor. K9 deployed. The subject is located sitting in a truck elsewhere on the property and is detained. Deputy Guinn recap: “Chillin’ in his truck; didn’t give much of a fight, so that’s good. They’re confirming on his warrant now, and he’ll be probably having a peanut butter and jelly sandwich tonight at the Christian County jail.”

Abrams: “It almost feels like cheating sometimes when you’re trying to find someone, and they’re sitting there wearing an ankle monitor where you know exactly where they are, and they got it exactly right…” Tom Rizzo: “It’s almost like the movies…” Sean Larkin: “What’s nice about this, though, is that a lot of jurisdictions don’t really work hand in hand with probation that often. In fact, there is even kind of the opposite that goes on a lot of times. So it’s nice to see an agency like that working hand in hand to find somebody with the outstanding warrants.” Rizzo: “And especially before they go to the guy. It’s one thing to already go out, and then they encounter a problem, and then be calling, and going backwards, right?”

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Baton Rouge, La. — ShotSpotter technology alerts to shots fired. In the course of the investigation, Sergeant Lear detains a bicyclist for allegedly no light on the bike. Corporal Blake Welborn is on scene as backup. The bicyclist, who is uninvolved in any shooting, allegedly admits to have some drugs on his person, however, and is arrested. Sgt. Lear attaches the bike to the front of his police cruiser with “a trick you learn along the way” (“but I can tell you it’s effective”) and then transports the bicycle to an address that the subject provided. On scene there, he spots a Chucky poster in the window. “That’s kind of spooky.”

Listen below to Sgt. Lear’s explanations for the stop followed by some studio commentary:

  • Triple Play #3 — A Thurston County, Wash., police pursuit of an alleged stolen truck. Larkin asserts that “the big lesson here” for motorists is to never to leave running cars unattended: “Don’t do that…people steal them.”
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Responding to accident.” Cpl. Carr and other first responders are on scene where a truck is in a ditch. The state highway patrol will take over the accident investigation.

Listen below to Cpl. Carr’s initial summary:

  • Christian County, Mo. — Deputy Guinn initiates a friendly traffic stop on a truck for expired tags. Deputy Guinn quips that “just two elderly men transporting some mattresses, and his wife told him to put the stickers on. He had the [2026] stickers. He just didn’t listen to her. So think we can probably all relate to that. As men, we don’t do a good job listening, so I told him to put it on before he gets home, so he doesn’t get into trouble. So they’re on their way, and so are we.” Abrams: “I was wondering if the mattress tags were expired.” Rizzo: “Or he ripped them off. Can’t do that.”
  • Lee County, Fla. — On a request for assistance with a suspicious person who fled followed by a report of a deputy allegedly involved in a fight with a subject, Deputy Mike Knapp rushes to a scene (“get out of the way!”) outside a restaurant where two individuals, possibly juveniles, are detained. Many other officers also respond to the location where there is a big crowd. Bleeping. Several other subjects allegedly fled the area already. Abrams: “As they try to calm thing down there and figure out exactly what happened…”

Listen below to Deputy Knapp’s recap of the ongoing investigation:

  • Richland County, S.C. — In an incident that consumed much of the On Patrol: Live airtime on Saturday evening, Sgt. Hughes and many other cops respond to an initial call about an alleged home invasion at an apartment complex that evolves into a investigation for an alleged domestic assault purportedly by a woman’s ex-boyfriend. The suspect had already left the scene, but Sgt. Hughes speaks with the argumentative man on the telephone and asks him to come back to the location to provide his side of the story. Bleeping. After cops initially leave the location, the suspect already returns and assaults the female and smashes a car window which a neighbor allegedly captures on video. Deputies go back to the location and conduct a foot search in the neighborhood with a K9. Sgt. Hughes provides several updates on the investigation during the show. The suspect, who was barefoot, is still at large as OPL goes off the air (scroll down to the end of this recap for Sgt. Hughes’ final update of the evening, plus some further information via Twitter/X).

Listen below to Sgt. Hughes’ initial incident summaries:

Abrams: “So now the priority is gonna be finding this guy.” Rizzo: “And with urgency, right? This guy is hell-bent on causing fear, violence, damage. Where does it end? So this guy needs to be taken into custody immediately. Sean was saying, dedicating some resource, doing whatever you have to do.” Abrams: “Not a scene where you can say, “well, we know where he lives, and we’ll get him tomorrow.” Larkin: “And this is exactly why when someone’s arrested for domestic violence, there’s no bond. That’s across the country…so you can stay in custody until you see a judge because this type of cycle continues on.” Abrams: “…I’m sure a lot of you watching are hoping that they’re gonna catch this guy and catch him soon…”

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Sgt. Lear, Corporals Welborn and Wendy George, and other units respond to a disturbance at a motel. On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of people with guns at motel.” Cops detain two pedestrians nearby, one of whom allegedly matches the description. The subject denies any involvement. Bleeping.

Listen below for Sgt. Lear’s explanation for detaining the man:

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • Toledo, Ohio — On Patrol: Live caption: “Nasty neighbor texts.” Officers Kaleb Torbet and John Sawicki make contact with the complainant about alleged harassing or threatening text messages from a neighbor. They also make contact with the neighbor in the course of trying to mediate the situation between both parties. “Just simple neighbor dispute. Just trying to tell everybody to behave — act like adults…”

Listen below to Officer Torbet’s recap after which Abrams and the panel banter about the dog poop on the porch (“we can’t pretend we didn’t see that…”):

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Nathan Pandolfi and other units respond to a car accident. One vehicle is found in a ditch. They subsequently locate a cooperative driver who allegedly had left the scene who appears to indicate that he lost control of the car.
  • Missing segment — Michigan City, Ind.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — See below as Officer Layfield assists other units in a pursuit of an allegedly fleeing vehicle, which cops subsequently find flipped over in a ditch. Cops detain a driver and passenger.
  • Knox County, Tenn. — In the above video, K9 Officer Nick Wilhelmson and another unit respond to a report of people inside an abandoned nursing home. It turns out that the people on site are ghost hunters who apparently have permission to be there. On Patrol: Live captions: “Ghost hunt at nursing home,” “Death by chocolate?,” “Creepy cocoa caper.”

Separately, and also in the video below, Richland County Sgt. Hughes provides a final update of the evening on the alleged domestic assault investigation (“…the track was unsuccessful so far…he might not be going to jail right now, but he’s gonna go to jail eventually.”).

[Further Update from Sgt. Hughes:]

CLICK ON THIS LINK for the On Patrol: Live recap of #OPL episode 04-43, January 9, 2026.

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1 Comment

  1. Brian Nearey

    I just can’t heap enough praise on you for the comprehensive, thorough, entertaining recap you put forth tirelessly week in and week out. OPL Nation is a better place because of your efforts!

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