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

A recap of the June 15, 2024, On Patrol: Live episode (OPL #02-84), anchored in the NYC studio by host Dan Abrams, along with co-host Curtis Wilson, and this weekend’s guest analyst Bradley Taylor, the Hazen, Ark., police chief, appears below

During this episode, Chief Taylor provides an update as to if or when his department will return to On Patrol Live (see below).

Note: Click here for the OPL #02-83 June 14, 2024, recap.

On Patrol: Live Summary for June 15, 2024 (#OPL Episode 02-84)

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  • Richland County, S.C. (prior to air) — While patrolling a high-crime area, Dep. Jose Lopez attempts to make contact with a pedestrian (“he had everything that checks the boxes for selling drugs”) who runs from him, prompting a foot pursuit in an apartment complex area. Cpl. Rebekah Smith assists in the search. The duo locate the man on a porch (“I didn’t do sh*t”) and take him into custody at which point he seems to start crying. Cpl. Smith: “Game over.” A gun and what appears to be a bag of weed allegedly found in an abandoned backpack.
  • Fontana, Calif. — Ofr. Victor Reyes searches for a suspect, possibly homeless, who allegedly brandished a knife at a gas station and then left. Reyes and Ofr. Desirae Klumpp subsequently detain a man. Ofr. Reyes: “We don’t have a ton of information. We have him detained for now to try to figure out what’s going on. They claim he was walking with a knife and threw it in the bushes, so we’re gonna take a quick look….we’ll take a look and see if he actually had a knife.”

Listen to Ofr. Klumpp’s incident summary :

  • Everett, Wash. — Ofr. David Sinex initiates a traffic stop for a subject who might be involved in a burglary at an apartment complex. The subject, who the officer has apparently interacted with about a year ago, is detained (“What’s going on?”). Ofr. Sinex: “Did something crazy go down there yesterday? Nothing?” The officer thanks the suspect for his cooperation otherwise: “The last time I met you, you were really fired up, so I didn’t know what you’re gonna be like today.” A friend agrees to take care of the subject’s dog. OPL host Dan Abrams: “It sounds like they’re gonna deal with his dog to get him home, but that’s not were he’s going.” Co-host Dep. Curtis Wilson on the beeping or ticking sound: “Richland County is known for having a lot of toys. We don’t have this one, but it’s a cool one that shoots out to a vehicle in the event that it’s going to flee. If it does, it tracks this vehicle, which, of course, helps with making sure that other folks involved don’t get hurt.”

Ofr. Sinex incident summary: “So he stopped, which I didn’t, wasn’t sure, he was going to. Other than the dog being really scary, that went pretty good, and he was cooperative. He didn’t want to give me an interview, which I’m not surprised by, kind of based on the charging, and what I know about him, but that was a successful arrest. So he’s gonna go to jail tonight for residential burglary.”

  • Indian River County, Fla. — Cpl. Brandon McKenzie assists officers from other agencies on scene in connection with a suspect allegedly barricaded himself in a home who according to Abrams is wanted on aggravated battery and assault charges . Cops set up a perimeter and stage the scene and otherwise carefully assess the situation before making entry. A second drone is deployed after the first one crashes into a wall. The incident prompts a lot of tactics-related commentary in the studio. Dep. Wilson: “A drone is gonna help them know the layout of this house and where this person possibly could be and if there’s any other persons in there.” Guest analyst Chief Bradley Taylor: “Everybody is gonna be trying to make decisions on safety — the officers and even the safety of the suspect in the house. They’re checking those things out right now.” Abrams: “And part of probably what they want to know is just where the rooms are, sort of the layout of the house.” Wilson: “The layout of the house is so important. And also, of course, who’s in that house besides the individual that they believe in in there…” SWAT operators who were deployed to the scene eventually make entry.

Listen to Dep. McKenzie give a real-time status update:

Abrams: “What we know is that somebody saw this suspect run back into the house, and they haven’t seen him come out. That doesn’t necessarily mean he’s in there, right?, because there are occasions, we’ve seen on this show, where the person ends up not being in there, right?” Taylor: “Oh, exactly. The last person they seen, if he pulled a gun and he shot a round, he’d run in. Well, that person was probably running off at the time and that every house has got a back door most of the time. He could have fled the scene. Wilson: “That’s why they’re gonna go through each and every room meticulously. And they’re sweeping them, every single one.”

In the end after all the preparation and resources brought to bear, as Abrams sort of predicted in a sense, the house is cleared, and the suspect is not there.

Listen to a final update from Cpl. McKenzie and the studio panelists:

  • Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Cpl. Noah White and at least one other unit respond to a residence upon a report of a husband allegedly “acting crazy” and whose genitalia is bloody. White: “Put some clothes on, bubba…is your pecker bleeding?” The man, who speaks in a way that is difficult to understand, declines medical care. Bedbugs might be the culprit in the injury. Cpl. White summary: “We can’t take him against his will. She insists that he needs to go, but I can’t. He’s…oriented, he knows… where he’s at. She even said he didn’t directly threaten her. So I can’t take — put him in protective custody, can’t arrest him. So he’s gone in there, back in that rather dirty house, and I guess he’s going to sleep.”

Abrams: “That feels like the kind of situation where you call a bedbug company. They go and they say, uh-uh, this job’s too big.” Wilson: …EMS, give him something. Robitussin, something; just done leave him.” Abrams: “Some penis-cillin, maybe.”

“Put some clothes on, bubba…”

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Mike Bryant conducts a friendly traffic stop on a driver who during the interaction discarded a cigarette out in the window right in front of him and then picks it up. “So you littered in front of me just because you’re nervous? If you want to, you can just grab this right here…you can finish it if you want. I think it’s still lit…to each his own.” The driver is released with no charges.

Sgt. Bryant summary: “So she’s a happy camper if I do say so myself. Just stopping her for the equipment violation, not having her headlights on. She informed me that she does have a medical marijuana card, but no weapons. So we’re gonna make sure her medical marijuana card’s good and her license is good….”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. Smith and Dep. Lopez make a contact with an elderly complainant who says that some kids were throwing rocks at his apartment. In a search of the immediate area for evidence, Ironically perhaps given the call, Dep. Lopez lifts up a huge rock that apparently belongs to the complainant and brings it back to his apartment. Abrams: “There’s ‘The Rock,” and then there’s Deputy Lopez carrying the rock.”

“There’s ‘The Rock,” and then there’s Deputy Lopez carrying the rock.”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — While on a traffic stop, Cpls. Bryson Fowler and Devonte Carr apparently witness a fender bender and interact with a motorist who is in a band and seems to bring up some music on his smartphone. Caption: “Investigating accident.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Bryant tracks a truck for some unspecified infraction as some passersby in another vehicle say hello. “Hi mom, hi dad, I’m not in jail. Don’t worry.” Sgt. Bryant quips that “…not in jail yet.”
  • Triple Play #2 — A Colerain, Ohio, supermarket shootout.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl. Carli Drayton race to the scene where a deputy and/or his vehicle was hit by a car while he was conducting a DUI investigation. Fortunately, the deputy seems to be okay after the accident, and the only damage is primarily to the side mirror of his patrol car. Cpl. Drayton: “So car is good, [Cpl.] Babson’s good. That’s all that matters.” Cpl. Fowler and another unit subsequently make contact with a driver who is suspected of being the driver in question. Vision may be an issue in this incident. OPL caption: “Investigating hit and run.”

Cpl. Fowler recap: “So this is the vehicle that hit Corporal Babson while he’s sitting out…helping him out with a DUI stop that he had. It’s an elderly woman. She said that she just left the eye doctor. Didn’t know she hit anything; heard something, but didn’t know she officially hit anything…I’d say [she] slow rode for about a mile, mile and a half, until she came to a stop here. One of those things that happens on traffic stops, man, you just never know sometimes. {Officer] Bailey’s gonna deal with this, and then Corporal Babson, the one that got hit, he’s 10-4 with down there to wait on the tow truck for another vehicle. But sounds like he just hit the mirror or his mirror as well. So we’re gonna go clear it up and let Bailey do his thing, and then I guess we’ll go back to doing what we’ we’re doing.”

Abrams: “The good news is that the deputy is fine. This appears to be an accident, but Chief Taylor was just pointing out it seems like maybe this is one of those situations where someone’s supposed to come pick you up after you have a procedure, whatever it is, at the eye doctor, rather than driving yourself home.”

  • Hazen, Ark. — OPL airs a montage of Chief Taylor’s greatest hits, i.e., memorable moments, after which the chief announces his department is returning to the show effective Friday, June 21.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Bryant conducts a friendly traffic stop on a vehicle with an OnlyFans logo in the back window for dark window tint. During the conversation, he asks the kids in the backseat if “y’all excited about Inside Out 2?” He mentions that it is apparently possible to obtain a prescription for darker tint from “an obstetrician or an optometrist.” He also good-naturedly admits that “I was kind of confused; I don’t know the difference.”

“… optometrist or obstetrician…you guys can help me figure it out…”

Sgt. Bryant summary: “…a billboard vehicle with a very dark tint. Has the entire family in the car. Going to check out a movie. She doesn’t have her license on her, but she has her medical marijuana card. Another medical marijuana card. So we’re gonna run her information, make sure she’s all good and figure out what we can do to remedy the illegal tint.” Abrams: “I guess they could try to look her up, too. I don’t know — do you get paid to just put that kind of promotion on the back of the car?” Wilson: “Let us know what you find…” Abrams: “I will. I will certainly let you know because if the price is right, I’ll do anything.” Taylor: “You’ll probably have a few more followers.”

Sgt. Bryant subsequently adds that “Again, just a quick little stop for window tint. She had her entire family there; they’re going to the movies. So instead of writing some citations and giving them a hard time, a quick little warning, a little education, about what they can do to remedy it. They can either take the window tint off, which people don’t do, or they can get their optometrist or their obstetrician, whichever one it is — you guys can help me figure it out — and get a prescription for that window tint. So they’re gonna be on their way.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Dep. Lopez conducts a traffic stop for speeding. Car search. OPL caption: “Open container found.” One of the occupants is asked to pour out the beer; the driver is released with a warning. Abrams satirically wonders if it makes him a bad person because “part of me dies every time I see you guys make people part out perfectly good liquor.” Taylor: “It’s just part of it, brother…that way he’s not going on down the road and keeping it.” Abrams: “I understand. I get why. It makes perfect sense.”
  • Fontana, Calif. — Ofr. Klumpp initiates a traffic stop for dark tinted license plate covers; the driver is released with a warning.
  • BOLO segment — an Au Claire, Wisc., “brisket bandit” — “purloin the sirloin,” “beef burglar,” “a literal steak-out,” “smoking his meat,” etc.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Det. Maycon MacDowel genially interacts with some people on the street, including a woman that seemingly can’t stand still, plus some dogs that may “speak Spanish.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Det. MacDowel is dispatched to a scene in residential neighborhood where a driver or passenger is already detained for allegedly walking away from a traffic stop. The detective advises the subject in retrospect that he should “just stay in that car, chill.”
  • Fontana, Calif. — Ofr. Reyes and other units respond to a report of man laying down in a field. Ofr. Reyes provides a thorough assessment of this grim situation. “We’re here on scene. Looks like they just confirmed that he’s, in fact, deceased. Very obvious signs. This will pretty much result in a coroner call out. We have to identify this guy, figure out where he came from, figure out whatever we can. Any type of leads. And then it will end up being an autopsy to determine how he passed away, but for now, we’re out here, and we’ll do what we can.”

Ofr. Reyes additional analysis: “Apparently, the dogs have been barking like crazy for the last day or so. They didn’t think too much of it, but then a neighbor said, ‘hey, there’s somebody behind your house. You might want to go check that out.’ Residents here looked over and saw this male subject here, face up, just as he is now. They essentially called us and said, ‘hey I think there’s a dead body behind our house.’ There’s obvious signs of death. He’s face up. He’s very stiff. He’s got bugs all over him. His eyes are wide open. So our detectives are coming out right now. The circumstances that we’re dealing with are in regards to his body positioning, and some of what he’s got going on with his body. Essentially, we have a couple of factors when it comes to dead bodies, such as lividity, and rigor mortis, which is essentially the pooling of the blood in the body. and the stiffness of the body. In this case, the way the blood has pooled on his body, looks like he was face down. If a body goes down and someone passes away, all the blood and fluids from the inside the body are gonna come down to the bottom with gravity. It’s very noticeable. Your body becomes dark. Your body becomes very stiff. The suspicious circumstances, in this regard here, are the fact that he’s face up, towards the sky, and all of the pooling, all of the darkness, the blood within his body, is on the top. So, we’re looking at pooling on the top of the body as if he was face down. So, there’s a good chance that he was rolled over at some point.”

  • Everett, Wash. — Ofr. Tess Sutton responds to a residential burglary alarm and makes friendly contact with the owner who was at a neighbor’s house and who informs the officer that the alarm system has malfunctioned five times this month. Ofr. Sutton says that she will check the property just to make sure it is secure.
  • Indian River County, Fla. — Dep. McKenzie and Dep. Tony Le investigate an alleged hit-and run incident. A victim at the scene who is sitting on the sidewalk has a broken arm and front-end damage to his vehicle. Paramedics summoned. As part of the investigation, Dep. McKenzie subsequently conducts a traffic stop in a driveway on a motorist who is suspected to be involved. “I had an accident…I pulled in here. I figured you guys would find me, but I didn’t know what to do…I only have one eye…” The subject is arrested for alleged DUI following field sobriety testing.
  • Robeson County, N.C. — First Sgt. Branston Collins, Dep. Donel McCallum, and other units investigate an alleged drive-by shooting near a gas station in which a man on a quad appears to have a leg wound. Deputies detain several people at the scene. “Nobody’s giving an exact description of who was shooting or which one was shooting so we’re just gonna take all of them into custody right now, so there won’t be no type of flight from somebody running away, and we’ll handle it from there.” The victim is transported to the hospital by medivac helicopter. Investigation ongoing. Abrams: “They have a number of suspects in custody. Confident they know which vehicle the shooting occurred from, but it appears no one inside that care is talking. All of them are being arrested.”

Listen to a summary of the investigation to this point from Dep. McCallum:

  • Triple Play #3 — A bizarre traffic stop in Putnam County, Fla., in which a pipe bomb ignited. Abrams: “We sometimes hear officers ask drivers if there are any guns, drugs. or bombs in the car. Well, in this case, it was all three.” The driver faces an various felony charges.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. Smith returns to the same apartment complex on another rock-throwing call and interviews the complainants. Broken window visible.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Det. MacDowel makes a friendly traffic stop on a truck for a window tint violation. The driver, who is from Georgia, informs the detective that he has already received a ticket from Daytona PD for the same infraction. Det. MacDowell: “Why are you looking for a second ticket?! The thing is, man, if they got a violation on you, and you keep driving around with the same violation, they are allowed to give you another ticket. I’m not that type of guy. I’m not gonna do that to you.” The driver will likely be released with a warning.
  • Toledo, Ohio (pre-recorded segment) — Ofr. Chris Mulinx successfully deploys stop sticks (“good hit!”) on a car that fled from a traffic stop, prompting high-fives exchanged with his partner, Ofr. Mike Gee. The driver is quickly detained in a downtown area. When a cops at the scene asks the driver for her age during the questioning, she says “I’m 35, I think.”

Ofr. Mulinix recap: “Looks like I got three out of the four tires. She’ll be charged with whatever traffic violations started the pursuit and then fleeing and eluding from officers. We’ll get her vehicle towed out of here, and it’ll be sent to our impound lot, and she’ll be booked in the [Lucas County jail) tonight.” Abrams: “The driver was also charged with failure to comply and drug possession.”

  • Indian River County, Fla. — Sgt. Dwayne Hoilett and the fire department respond to a house fire at the same location or development where a fire occurred earlier that same evening. “Kind of suspicious if you ask me.” Abrams: “It would be pretty unlikely that two houses right next to each other, being hours apart, have explosions, and they’re not related.” OPL airs the previously unseen footage of that earlier incident along with the blaze that is occurring in real time as the episode concludes. It turns out that both fires apparently occurred at the same home. Abrams: “…this was the same house that was on fire earlier today… and you have to wonder, of course, what might have happened here, right?” Dep. Wilson: “You got to wonder whether or not it just rekindled itself or did someone else come out…arsonists. The fire marshal is gonna have to come out and try to determine what happens once they get this thing under control.”

Listen to the episode’s final sequence as OPL signs off: