This Weekend’s On Patrol: Live Highlights, Commentary, and Social Media Activity
In the first episode of Season 3, an On Patrol: Live recap, including NYC studio host Dan Abrams’ puns, analysis, and banter usually with co-anchor Curtis Wilson (a Richland County, S.C., deputy sheriff), along with the often-snarky or playful social media reaction, follows.
Dep. Wilson is off this weekend, so both Captain. Tom Rizzo ( Howell Township, N.J, P.D.), the all-but-permanent replacement for original trio member Sean Larkin, and Officer Ryan Tillman (Chino, Calif., PD) return as this weekend’s guest analysts.
Agency updates: The Frederick, Md., PD, is in; Berkeley County, S.C., Sheriff’s Office is out. The Humboldt County, Calif., Sheriff’s Office is joining soon.
Separately, a fan favorite from the Live PD days, the Jefferson County, Ala., Sheriff’s Office, is launching a YouTube show called Jefferson County Cam Watch.
Update on the alleged DUI arrest from the June 29, 2024, episode:
For background information about On Patrol: Live (i.e., Live PD 2.0), that airs on the Reelz channel (which is available on the Peacock and FreeCast streaming services), click here.
On Patrol: Live Summary for July 12, 2024 (#OPL Episode 03-01)
- Fontana, Calif. — Ofr. Victor Reyes responds to a disturbance at a convenience store where a man allegedly vandalized a card reader. Store surveillance footage reviewed. A suspect is detained nearby. The repair or replace cost is $3,000, according to the store owner. OPL guest analyst Ofr. Ryan Tillman: “The amount is pertinent because that’s gonna differentiate if it’s gonna be misdemeanor or felony vandalism. So if it’s under a certain amount, it’ll be a misdemeanor, but in this case, it sounds like it’s definitely gonna be a felony.”
- Daytona Beach, Calif. — Sgt . Selina Puentes conducts a traffic stop for an alleged improper right turn. The driver appears to be the same driver who she arrested during the June 22 OPL episode. Puentes: “So this is the actually the guy we pulled over and arrested two weeks ago who was driving reckless…his driving doesn’t surprise me.” He claims that cops took his registration and insurance paperwork in that prior arrest. Sgt. Puentes reminds the man that he has to produce his license and the other document during a traffic stop and also gives the man a quick tutorial about safe driving.
Sgt. Puentes summary: “So he’s valid and everything. His attitude also doesn’t surprise me — his driving, again. He’s gonna get a citation for the initial violation, and we’re gonna cut him out of here.”
- Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. Tim Riley is apparently flagged down by a woman in connection with an alleged or possible disturbance with another female involving a cell phone. He gets both parties’ side of the story.
Listen to Cpl. Riley’s comment about the situation:
- Toledo, Ohio — Ofrs. Lindsey Erhart and Brook Janowiecki respond to a disturbance at a residence about a package that was delivered that apparently is the result feud between neighbors that was originally about fireworks. and interview the couple who are the complainants. Male homeowner: “They’re sending actual sh*t in the mail.” OPL captions: “Stinky situation,” “You’ve got mail.” Ofr. Erhart opens the envelope which contains a plastic bag: “It’s just clay.” OPL host Dan Abrams describes Erhart’s (gloveless) envelope examination and before the contents were determined to be fake poop as “one of the boldest moves” he’s ever seen on the show. Cops will write a report on the incident. Abrams concludes the segment by quipping “another way to try to sniff out the perp.”
“It’s just clay.”
“I wonder what the postage is for poop.”
Abrams: “There is a website, that I just learned, that apparently will send poop to someone in the mail.” OPL guest analyst Cpt. Tom Rizzo: “I wonder what the postage is for poop.” Abrams: “We were just talking about — there’s no crime, per se, right? We were batting this around. Is there a crime in sending that in the mail? You could maybe sue them in a civil court. I don’t know, but, like, there is no crime, per se, right?” Ofr. Tillman: “I can’t think of one.” Rizzo: “No…If its’ packaged properly.” Abrams: “I would assume if it was a crime, that these websites would likely be out of business…but good for her, by the way, for Googling the return address.” Rizzo: “That was savvy. Let’s just reiterate. Neighbor disputes, I’ve always said it, can go…either civil or toxic.”
- Everett, Wash. (pre-recorded segment) — Ofr. Danny Rabelos takes down and detains a pedestrian who ran from him (“I’m not even doing nothing.”). Ofr. Rabelos: “I’m 50 years old; I don’t need to chase young bucks like you.” The young man claims that the officer scared him and that he was walking to Walgreens to use the bathroom there, and that “I didn’t hear you say don’t run.” A baggie containing drugs is allegedly found in a fast-food bag.
Ofr. Rabelos recap: “Two subjects are doing a hand to hand; they see us pull in, they quickly separate. We try to contact him; initially he starts not stopping, and then after, that he decides that he’s going to flee on foot after we tell him not to flee on foot, and then he ultimately has drugs just like we thought he would’ve. So he’s gonna be charged with possession of a controlled substance, they’re gonna charge him with drug paraphernalia, drug loitering, and he’s got a felony D.O.C. warrant.”
Abrams: “Drug loitering…we were just talking about that, not something we hear all the time.” Rizzo: “No: A lot of people aren’t familiar with it, so a lot of factors to be taken into account, right? So what we call it here in New Jersey is loitering to obtain or sell CDS, controlled dangerous substances or drugs. So a seasoned police officer such as that is seeing, what, short exchanges in conversation, hand-to-hand transactions. These areas will often have signs, public parking lots…” Abrams: “And that’s enough” Rizzo: “Oh, 100%, sure, and you can point to that, right,? These are reasonable, articulable facts, and we are able to put that. together, and as you can see, right, it wasn’t just a wild guess, was that?” Tillman: “Just to confirm, that’s based on the officer’s training and experience, right?” Rizzo: “One hundred percent. So should that combine with what they’re observing in the suspect’s behavior, and then there we go, 1 plus 1 equals 2.” Tillman: “There it is.”
- Frederick, Md. (first OPL appearance) — Ofrs. Nick Aylward and Kevin Long respond to a possible break-in at a closed Dunkin’ Donuts. They both climb through the wide open drive-thru window. Abrams: “Since this is a Dunkin,’ I can see people making jokes abut the cops climbing through to get the donuts, but I will tell you, this is a possible break-in, because the store was closed and that window was open. The question is why?” The store is cleared; no intruders found.
“Since this is a Dunkin,’ I can see people making jokes abut the cops climbing through to get the donuts…”
Listen to Ofr. Long’s recap:
- Brookford, N.C. — Chief Will Armstrong appears to leave a traffic stop to assist one or more officers in a pursuit of another driver who allegedly didn’t pull over right away for a traffic stop. The driver is pulled over. Armstrong: “Needless to say, he’s gonna be getting some tickets, and he needs to take a driver’s education course.”
- Fontana, Calif. — Ofr. Joe Richard conducts a traffic stop on a slow-rolling SUV for a cracked windshield. The motorist informs Ofr. Richard that her driver’s license “got confiscated.” The driver says there is nothing illegal in the car, just laundry. Truck search. The officer confirms that the motorist’s license is valid; she is released with no charges (“you’re all good”) with a possible warning for the windshield.
- Triple Play #1 — Columbus, Ohio, break-in incident at a shopping plaza. Abrams introduces the segment by explaining “…where police attempted to track down a suspect who apparently broke in to a pet shop wearing a onesie, and then, things got weird. During the narration, he quips that “Try as they might, they can’t seem to flip Pancake over.” The suspect is charged with alleged vandalism as well as breaking and entering.
As the panel banters about the incident, Abrams jokes that “what’s interesting is that he also seemed to be wearing almost camouflage. He goes into a pet store dressed as a pet,” and also wonders “why would someone steal gerbils of all the items in a pet store?” Rizzo: “That’s brilliant. How do you know that’s not an escaped pet?” Tillman: “Are they technically all rescued animals now…?” Rizzo rhetorically adds that “In what other profession would you ever believe that you can catch an adult male in a onesie with animal print named Pancake who stole gerbils, not hamsters? And I will reveal this secret to you: Police officers throughout the country would [intelligible] for the opportunity in their career to call over to their supervisor on the radio, ‘we’ve got the gerbils.'” Abrams then explains the difference between a gerbil and a hamster.
“In what other profession would you ever believe that you can catch an adult male in a onesie with animal print named Pancake who stole gerbils…?
- Hazen, Ark. — Chief Bradley Taylor assists other officers on a traffic stop. Possible language barrier. Subject; “I want to go to Mexico.; I’m tired.”
- Frederick, Md. — Ofr. Aylward assists other units in a pursuit by car and on foot of a subject who fled. The subject is subsequently detained outside an apartment complex. The subject allegedly has a warrant; crack pipe allegedly found.
Listen to Ofr. Aylward recap the successful apprehension:
- Richland County, S.C. — Dep. Jerry Cullen responds to a call that about a home invasion in progress but apparently changes be someone who is laying on the floor in a firehouse. The subject, who has some cuts or scratches on his hand and face,, is detained. Ambulance summoned. Abrams: “So it seems this wasn’t a home he broke into, but a firehouse.” Tillman: “Woke the firefighters up.” Abrams: “…You would think it’s the kind of situation where someone running away from someone, right?, would try and run to a firehouse for safety.” Rizzo “And break into it.” Abrams: “Potentially.” Tillman: “I think he smelled the cooking.”
Dep. Cullen synopsis: “We get here. The subject did break into the residence we got the original call from. He used a pot, apparently, to bust through the window. Said somebody was chasing him through the woods. And so he came over here to the firehouse, broke this window, knocked on the door behind where he’s sitting…”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Puentes initiates a traffic stop for alleged illegal window tint and a non-functioning headlight. The subject appears reluctant to get out of the vehicle (“I’m confused what’s going on here”) when ordered (“This is a traffic stop, and I tell you what to do, so get out of the car”), and he is escorted out. “What did I do, bro?” He apparently doesn’t have his driver’s license on his person. Ofr. Roger Lawson deploys his K9 after the driver declines a consensual car search. No alert.
“What did I do, bro?”
Sgt. Puentes recap: “We’re gonna issue him a citation. He was acting weird, doing too many movements. He seems like he’s either reaching for something or saying he didn’t have his license at first, and then saying he was looking for it. Reached for the gear shift, which is up here on a Mercedes. He’s saying he was putting it in park. We’re not comfortable with it. He wasn’t listening to what were were saying, so we just removed him from the car, which removes any type of dangerous — any weapons in the car. Removing them from the car is safer for everybody. So we put him over here, asked to search the car, and he says no. So we run the dog. The dog didn’t hit on any type of odor, so now we’re just gonna write the citation and get him out of here.”
- Richland County, S.C. — Dep. Cullen and paramedics respond to a shooting. One man sitting in a chair is a victim. Dep. Cullen observes that there is “no exit wound for the bullet.” Dep. Cullen synopsis: “We actually have multiple shooting victims, two are at a different location. This gentleman here, he’s unsure of what actually led up to it. He said he was walking over here, and somebody just unloaded supposedly an entire clip. He’s hit three times — two or three times. One bullet might be lodged in an elbow, per Fire. But we’ve got to wait for EMS to get here so they can actually do a complete assessment. But once that happens, one of the… guys is gonna ride up there and deal with all three victim, have investigators come up, and interview, and stuff like that, see if we can’t figure it out.” Abrams: “So three victims there. It’s gonna be a serious investigation.” Rizzo: “At two different locations…they got to manage both as independent crime scenes of the same crime.”
- Everett, Wash. — Sgt. Steve Ross conducts a traffic stop for alleged expired tags and a missed turn signal. Sgt. Ross: “So he just got out of jail for a DUI. His identification is his prison ID.” Abrams: “It’s actually not the first time on this show that we’ve seen someone use their prison ID as an identification.” Rizzo: “It’s sometimes the only ID somebody will have. It’s quite common actually.” Abrams: “Not if you’re driving, right?” Rizzo: “Probably not.” Abrams: “But we’ll see.”
- Triple Play #2 — Atlanta, Ga., pursuit after an alleged convenience store shooting.
Ofr. Tillman: “You could hide a gun anywhere. His pants were tight, and the mere fact that he was able to hide a full-size gun in his ankle…pretty crazy, which is why we say search and check everything.”
- Brookford, N.C. — Chief Armstrong and other units detain a man on a well-being check and for possible trespassing. Paramedics summoned to the scene. with the possibility the the subject might need to be further evaluated at a hospital. Armstrong: “He’s under the influence of some kind of impairing substance…we’ve been getting calls about him all day…he’s been high all day…higher than a Louisiana pine…” Armstrong adds that he is concerned for man’s safety if the latter keeps walking in the middle of the road.
Listen to Chief Armstrong discuss this situation:
- Fontana, Calif. — Ofr. Reyes investigates a possible domestic incident.
- Everett, Wash. — Sgt. Ross responds to a report of a couple allegedly smoking drugs and makes contact with a couple in a truck. “Do you have pants on, ma’am?” The sergeant also claims that the couple were “loving on each other.” Cops arrest the female and issue the male a citation.
Sgt. Ross summary: “So we got a call about some people smoking drugs by a white truck. The lady was supposedly flashing people driving by; they were honking, she was dancing and stuff. So I found a white truck, and I found some people who are sort of dressed, but it was like what the caller said. Saw some drug paraphernalia in the truck. Started questioning them and developed probable cause to arrest them for loitering for drug activities. And she’s gonna go to jail, and he’s gonna get a citation and get released. Abrams: “We were just talking about the difference between cooperating and not, right?” Tillman: “Cooperating will get you a ticket; not cooperating will get you one more ticket to jail.”
: “Cooperating will get you a ticket; not cooperating will get you one more ticket to jail.”
- Toledo, Ohio — Officers respond to a report of a domestic situation at a drag queen bar.
- Indian River County, Fla. — Sgt. Dwayne Hoilettt and Dep. Wolf Shaw respond to a disturbance at a convenience store in which a man was allegedly yelling at customers. The subject denies the allegation. Possible language barrier. The deputies intend to tell the man to leave the premises. Abrams: “And when you look like those guys, it shouldn’t be too hard to send the message physically that you need to get out of here.” Rizzo: “They will not be challenged.”
- Frederick, Md. — As the episode ends, Ofr. Long and other units plus the fire department, responds to a multi-vehicle accident involving one rollover in a residential neighborhood.
