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

On Patrol: Live Season 3: An On Patrol: Live recap, including NYC studio host/executive producer Dan Abrams’ puns, analysis, and banter with co-anchor Curtis Wilson (a Richland County, S.C., deputy sheriff), and analyst Captain Tom Rizzo (Howell Township, N.J., PD), along with the often-provocative or playful social media reaction, follows.

Detective Danielly De Andrade (Hollywood, Fla., PD) joins the studio trio weekend as a guest commentator.

On Patrol: Live tonight: A Daytona Beach shooting formed the centerpiece of this episode of On Patrol: Live on the Reelz Channel (see the update on this mass shooting below). A WWE style takedown in Moore, Okla., also figured prominently. On a lighter note, a bird in the hand in Richland County and an unusual object found in a Daytona Beach car search both attracted a lot of attention from #OPNation.

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On Patrol: Live departments: The McDonald County Sheriff’s Office and the Christian County Sheriff’s Office (both in Missouri) make their debut this weekend as two new followed police departments. For this On Patrol: Live episode guide, see below for details on the 19 law enforcement incidents across nine On Patrol: Live scheduled police departments (although Clayton County was not featured) during this all-new episode of On Patrol: Live on Reelz.

On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams: “This has been a weird night: I’ll admit it.”

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Note: Click on this link for the On Patrol: Live recap of #OPL episode 03-90, June 21, 2025, including the latest updates about the assault on Knox County Officer Dalton Swanger.

On Patrol: Live Recap for June 20, 2025 (#OPL Episode 03-89)

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  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Detective Noah Galbreath assists in a search for someone who allegedly fled on a bike. Officer Roger Carlin, Sergeant James Maher, and Detective Maycon MacDowel are also on scene. The subject who was hiding in the bushes is detained. Det. Galbreath: “So you ran because you’re scared?”
  • Moore, Okla. — Sergeant Justin Sternberg makes contact with two skateboarders. No ID. Pat down and bag check. The subjects are released. During the inicident, On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams makes several satirical references to Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

Abrams: “As [Sergeant Sternberg] assesses what kind of ‘excellent adventure’ these guys are on, let’s go back to Daytona Beach…Sgt. Sternberg is trying to make sure there were no outstanding warrants and trying make sure that these guys have been excellent to each other…these guys hoping that this stop was bogus…these guys will be able to party on, dudes. They are on their way. They have been most triumphant.”

  • Christian County, Mo. — Deputy Trevor Guinn makes a traffic stop on the highway for no front plate (Missouri requires a front plate), and an alleged mismatched, expired back plate. No insurance. Neither occupant apparently has a valid license. The driver initially didn’t want to get out of the car for a K9 free-air sniff of the car (“Do you want the dog to be sniffing right next to you and possibly biting you? We don’t want that.”) but does exit. K9 alert. On Patrol: Live caption: “Drug paraphernalia found.” Brass knuckles (which are illegal in Missouri) also allegedly found. The driver is apparently arrested. Traffic citations also issued.

Deputy Guinn: “…it’s crazy for me to actually do my job…that’s crazy would be a police officer would ask if there’s anything illegal in the vehicle…that’s just baffling…it’s just crazy…”

Abrams: “It makes it a little trickier because it’s an open air or does it not make a difference? On Patrol: Live studio analyst Captain Tom Rizzo: “The dog is still able to pick up if there’s any type of remnant of an odor of a narcotic that was in a car or…still in the car, or was in he car. But this is textbook of what not to do. You don’t have a license, and you’re driving the car with bad tags, no insurance…again, it goes to show people wouldn’t believe us if we told these stories…” Abrams: “…and then the guy’s indignant…” On Patrol: Live co-host Deputy Curtis Wilson: “And being lenient…let somebody come get the vehicle because they can actually tow it.” On Patrol: Live guest studio analyst Detective De Andrade: “He was trying to help him out in the beginning and then he made it difficult…don’t make it difficult…”

Abrams: “Brass knuckles are also perplexing to me…I get it if we were in the 1950s…do you guys find brass knuckles still?” Det. De Andrade: “They carry them, yes.”

Listen to Deputy Guinn outline his findings at the traffic stop:

  • Knox County, Tenn. (pre-recorded segment) — Officer Travis Field and other units pursue a truck that was originally allegedly speeding at 95-100 mph. “Interesting pursuit. This may be the slowest pursuit I’ve ever been in. Very odd pursuit.” Traffic stop at gunpoint. Taser deployed on the resisting driver. “What did I do?” The driver denies drinking or doing drugs. Officer Field: “Why is your mouth all green? You’ve been eating marijuana…you got marijuana all in your mouth…” According to Officer Fields, “Not exactly sure why he wanted to run from police, not very far, not very fast, but we had a little bit of a struggle…he’s gonna be under arrest for a slew of charges, at minimum battery on an LEO.”

Listen to the studio panel banter about this incident (Abrams: “…it could be both dental hygiene and marijuana…”)

  • Richland County, S.C. — Corporal TJ Norton makes contact with a male outside a convenience store who is trespassed from the location after allegedly refusing to leave. The subject, who is holding a small bird in his hand, and says he doesn’t have ID on his person, allegedly took a bottle of Mountain Dew from the store. Cpl. Norton: “We’ll call [the bird] Mr. Dew.” The subject indicates that he got out of jail earlier in the day. Trespass notice issued. On Patrol: Live caption: “A bird in the hand.” According to Abrams, OPL‘s “in-house ornithologist” says that the feathered friend could be a baby swallow. Abrams: “So it seems the only good news for this guy is he will not be a jail bird again.”

Cpl. Norton: “We’ll call [the bird] Mr. Dew.”

Abrams: “Do you think he had the bird in his hand when he took the Mountain Dew?” De Andrade: “It’s questionable, right; I feel like he’s like the accomplice…”

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Detective MacDowel makes friendly contact for some unspecified reason with an elderly male riding on what could be a child’s bike and who rides off after their affable conversation. On Patrol: Live caption: “Joining the Peloton? Abrams “Some people love this show because of the interactions that police have with the community, as we’ve been seeing a bit of. And other people like it because of the action that sometimes happen.”

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Dalton Swanger makes a traffic stop on a possible hit-and-run vehicle that may have allegedly backed into another car at Waffle House. The driver denies the allegation. Officer Swanger: “Why are you sweating so much?…why are your pupils so big?…your pupils are about the size of dimes, so you’re high on something…” The driver does not have his license on his person. Car search. The motorist is subsequently released with no charges.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Detective MacDowel makes a traffic stop allegedly for a potential window-tint violation. The slow roller allegedly traveled three blocks before pulling over. Detective MacDowel to the somewhat quarrelsome driver: “How long do I need to have my light behind you so you can stop?…I don’t care what they say on the news [about not stopping in the middle of traffic]. All I care about is what Florida state statute says…you’re playing dumb right now…” The driver is released with a warning.

Listen below as Det. MacDowel explains to the driver and the On Patrol: Live audience the importance of promptly pulling over for blue lights and sirens (…”the public can’t choose when they want to stop, because it could be an ambush; they could be accessing a gun. We don’t know what’s going on…”):

  • Triple Play #1 — A Moore, Okla. domestic incident that became violent when police arrived.

Tom Rizzo: “An amazing suplex.” Curtis Wilson: “A takedown.” Abrams: “…and tasers don’t always work.” De Andrade: “They do not always work, so you have to always have something else to go to…” Abrams: “Like a wrestling move.” De Andrade: “…that was awesome…”

  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Ryan Lineberger initiates a traffic stop for no rear lights. The motorist was also allegedly using a cell phone or eating pizza. Citation issued. Deputy Lineberger: “I’m glad the road wasn’t wet, otherwise it would have been you and I exchanging information, and a crash report being done…there is a combination of stupid decisions going on, okay?…” Ticket issued.

Abrams: “I would think exchanging information for an accident with the police, as opposed to after the police arrive, is probably not a good thing.”

Listen to Deputy Lineberger interact with the motorist about the stop and the resulting citation:

  • Richland County, S.C. — Corporal Norton makes a traffic stop for alleged speeding (55 mph in a 35-mph zone). The driver denies drinking. The driver is released with no charges after field sobriety testing. Unrelated: The On Patrol: Live camera spots a lit-up car passing in the background of the stop.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Sergeant Maher and other units conduct a traffic stop for a moving violation on a purported BOLO vehicle in connection with alleged retail theft. Introducing the segment, Abrams quips that the sergeant “found himself in what I guess you could say was a ‘sticky’ situation.” Occupant: “I ain’t did sh*t.” K9 Alert. Car search. Among other things, an unusual item is found. Sgt. Maher: “She’s got a wiener pop or something. Female occupant: “It’s a dick.” Sgt. Maher: “It’s a good dick?” The sergeant adds that “I’m not gonna lie. That’s not the first time I’ve pulled a fake penis out of a bag on traffic stops. First time I ever pulled out a wiener dick, but you never know what you’re gonna find…”

Sgt. Maher: “…you never know what you’re gonna find…”

Abrams: “Curtis, just to confirm, that was an edible, correct?” Wilson: “Yes. They have lemon, grape, cherry…all the different flavors.” Rizzo: “You identified the flavors.” Abrams: “…anyway, I’m sure it’s delish.”

Sergeant Maher recap: “The two of them are gonna go to jail for narcotics. We’re gonna take the stolen property for safekeeping. Someone’s gonna follow through, and most likely, some of these people are gonna end up going for grand theft at some point, too. All this homemade body armor, while we don’t have a crime associated yet, we’ll continue our investigation. But it looks like to me possibly robberies or some kind of violent crime. So this is right down our wheelhouse. This is why I love being on this unit, and the bad guys are going to jail tonight.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Sergeant Ethyn Perkins responds to a neighbor dispute. “Is this Live PD?” The sergeant makes contact with the complainant about someone allegedly sitting in his car with the door closed and then makes contact with two females nearby. After an investigation, one of the females is taken into custody.

Abrams: “Well, the great news is that we have Detective De Andrade here with us to explain to us exactly how she went from one car to another car, right?” De Andrade: “I’m so confused….” Abrams: “We’re all confused…”

Listen to the studio panel try to sort out this situation further.”

Listen to Sergeant Perkins explain the situation after which Abrams asserts that “there’s quite a discrepancy here between the accounts”):

Abrams: “It certainly seems the police are accepting his account of it, and she is being arrested.”

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Riley Eaton-Dye and other units in a pursuit starting on a highway. A white SUV is subsequently located. Cops find the driver after a foot search. On Patrol: Live caption: “Suspect in custody.” Cops lift the subject over a fence and walk him to a police vehicle.

Abrams: “His paralysis is cured — it’s a miracle!”

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Detectives Galbreath and MacDowel plus many other units respond to a strip mall area on a report of a shooting at a sports bar. Sixteen or 17 shots allegedly fired. Police search for a pickup truck that left the scene. On Patrol Live caption: “Investigating shooting.” Later, and as On Patrol: Live returns to Daytona Beach as the episode ends, cops converge on a home where the suspect might be located after finding a pickup truck that allegedly matches the description (with the help of security camera footage) of the suspect vehicle. Investigation ongoing.  [See update below] 

Rizzo: “Two different scenes. You have the scene where the actual shooting took place where’s there’s victims, so that’s gonna be a medical aid plus a crime scene. And in addition to, you have a rolling suspect now. So you have a fresh witness who’s saying he went that way, and gives a description. Now, somebody’s gonna have to go out with that person, get their information, because that’s gonna come into play as we move forward here.” Wilson: “… they got to piece this together, as it’s going on, and again, it’s all fluid.”

Listen to Sergeant Mike Bryant provide the latest information on what is characterized as a mass shooting after which Abrams explains that On Patrol: Live then cut away from the scene “…because you could actually see one of the victims being wheeled out…it’s an example on this show, as we cover things live, of how we try to both show you the story, and also be a little bit careful and respectful of the situations that we come upon regularly on this show”:

From Fox 35 Orlando: “When [Daytona Beach] police arrived at the scene, they saw that three people had been shot. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office and the South Daytona Police Department responded to the scene to provide assistance. The three people shot were taken to the hospital, and officials say they are all expected to recover…Police located [the suspect] at his home, and he surrendered to law enforcement without incident.”

  • Moore, Okla. — Officer Ethan Holmes provides backup on a traffic stop. Three occupants. Meth allegedly found. Officer Holmes: “So right now, we’re [detaining] all three passengers for drug paraphernalia in plain view. So when she stepped out, she dropped the pen, and she also dropped this little thing right here typically used to smoke an illicit street drug. So we’re going to a probable cause search of the vehicle right now and detaining all the passengers. Let’s see what else we can find here.” He subsequently adds that “located a pretty good chunk of meth, so they’ll face some trafficking charges for that, and that’s about it.”
  • Las Vegas, Nev. — Officer Nicholas Null responds to an alleged roommate dispute. An active restraining order might be involved. Officer Null: “…if it’s been served, I’ve got a real quick answer to this, and it’s a big crime for her to even be here…it’s a mandatory thing for us. We take it very seriously…”
  • McDonald County, Mo. — Deputy Travis Sheppard conducts a traffic stop. No insurance. “Then why are we operating a vehicle on the highways in the state of Missouri without insurance? You realize that’s required, right?” The driver initially indicates she had one beer. Field sobriety testing. The driver allegedly records .085 on a PBT which is just over the legal limit. She subsequently seems to acknowledge that it might two or three beers: “I’m not sure.” The driver is taken into custody. Summons and tickets issued. Someone who is sober is called to the scene to drive the car home.

Listen to Deputy Sheppard admonish the driver over the potential ramifications of the situation (“how many lives have you put in danger tonight?”):

  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Jill Falcon makes contact with a driver and passenger both of whom appear passed out in a vehicle. Open containers allegedly spotted. The deputy is able to awaken the duo. Abrams quips that “that’s a buzzkill right there.”
Click on this link for the On Patrol: Live recap of #OPL episode 03-90, June 21, 2025.
 

On Patrol: Live Streaming Channels

On Patrol: Live streaming: Reelz, the home of On Patrol: Live, has implemented a standalone streaming app, Reelz+, for subscribers to access all the channel’s content, including On Patrol Live episodes.

Where can I watch On Patrol: Live apart from Reelz+ and what channel is On Patrol Live on? For background information about the police documentary ride-along series On Patrol: Live (i.e., Live PD 2.0), that airs on the Reelz channel (which is also available, e.g., on the Peacock, FreeCast, Philo, Sling,and Frndly TV streaming services, and on some satellite and cable systems such as DirectTV, DISH Network, AT&T U-verse, and Verizon FIOS TV), click on this link.

Reelz+ is also now available as an add-on subscription on Amazon Prime Video.

On Patrol: Live new tonight: On Patrol: Live airs new, three-hour episodes on Friday and Saturday evening starting at 9 p.m. Eastern time (except for an occasional hiatus when the show is in reruns). So the answer to the question(s) “is On Patrol: Live new tonight” or “is On Patrol: Live on tonight” is almost always yes.

On Patrol: Live episodes: Just about every incident covered on On Patrol: Live in each of its first-run shows is really live. Footnote: The real-time content is subject, however, to a delay ranging from about five to 20 minutes primarily for legal reasons, and obviously apart from any pre-recorded packages.