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

On Patrol: Live Season 3: A recap of the June 21, 2025, On Patrol: Live episode (#OPL 03-90) on Reelz, anchored in the NYC studio by attorney and host/executive producer Dan Abrams along with On Patrol: Live hosts/co-hosts Curtis Wilson and Tom Rizzo, plus guest analyst Danielly De Andrade, follows. For those new to the show, On Patrol Live is more or less a reboot of Live PD.

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On Patrol: Live tonight: The injury to Knox County Officer Dalton Swanger and the manhunt that followed obviously dominated the airtime on this intense On Patrol: Live episode.

Per the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Officer Swanger was attacked with a large rock or a brick and is listed in critical condition and, as of now, is receiving treatment in the intensive care unit. With a massive outpouring of support, #OPNation is rooting for the officer to make a full recovery. A suspect is in custody.

The suspect has been charged with attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault on a first responder, possession of a firearm with intent to go armed, and possession of a controlled substance. The Major Crimes Unit is leading the investigation. Check back for further updates.

Knox County Sheriff’s Office update: “The condition of Deputy Swanger remains relatively the same…With injuries of this nature, the recovery process requires time and patience…This profession demands individuals of remarkable character—those willing to put the safety and well-being of others above their own. Deputy Swanger embodies such qualities, executing his duties with utmost professionalism and a faithful servant’s heart.”

Further update: “Deputy Swanger remains in the Trauma Intensive Care and has moved all of his limbs this morning. This is an improvement. We are grateful for his progress and understand that with a head injury like the one he sustained, it will take time. Thank you for your continued prayers, positive thoughts, and encouragement. They mean so much to his family, friends, and blue family. There is ONE approved GoFundMe established by Blue Line Tennessee Inc., and another fundraiser by Knoxville Tactical…”

Update 6/26/25: “Today has been a good day for Deputy Swanger. His nurses, doctors, therapist, girlfriend, and friends have been doing the heavy lifting while the community is praying fervently. We’re seeing progress, so keep those prayers coming. To everyone who has prayed, donated, and sent well wishes, ‘thank you'”‘ will never be enough! There’s a long road ahead, but with a support system like Deputy Swanger has, he won’t travel it alone.:

For this On Patrol: Live episode guide, see below for details on each of the 15 law enforcement incidents across nine scheduled On Patrol: Live police departments during this new episode of On Patrol: Live on Reelz. An update on the Friday night Daytona Beach shooting is included below.

Program note: Both retired Tulsa, Okla., cop Sean “Sticks” Larkin and Hazen, Ark., PD Chief Bradley Taylor return to the studio next weekend (June 27-28) to provide commentary. This lineup suggests that Dan Abrams might be taking the weekend off with Larkin on set to possibly handling the anchor duties as he has done previously. Or, in the alternative, the On Patrol: Live desk may just need a few extra chairs.

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On Patrol: Live Recap for June 21, 2025 (#OPL Episode 03-90)

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  • Richland County, S.C. — Just prior to air, Sergeants Ethyn Perkins and Bryce Hughes, and other units responds to a report of a stabbing. One man is detained. Cops interview a man at a separate location who appears to be the victim who provides an elaborate explanation of what allegedly happened. On Patrol: Live caption: “Investigating stabbing.” On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams: “So they’ve got a lot to unpack here to try to figure out exactly what happened — who’s the aggressor, who’s the victim, how many victims actually, because remember, there’s also a woman who called in. They’re trying to figure out where she is.” Paramedics dispatched to the scene.

Abrams: “…this investigation continues in which they now seem to have a better sense of who the aggressor was and how that went down.”

Sergeant Hughes initial summary: “So this is our caller. The other gentleman that we had at first, he’s gonna end up being our suspect. Kind of as he was explaining to us, he’s in some type of mental state. I don’t know if it’s drugs or alcohol, or whatever it might be, but he came over here, demanding his children from this home. They weren’t here and then immediately went to attacking this gentleman with a large knife and a firearm. So the knife has been recovered; he’s getting the medical treatment that he needs. The suspect’s getting the medical treatment that he needs. But we’re about to start the process here of, one, trying to find the gun, and then getting our paperwork and our charges together on this guy. We heard about a female caller; haven’t found her to be a victim. It may have been someone that called 911 for him as a third party, but we’re gonna still work on that too, but… things are still moving right now.”

  • Christian County, Mo. — Deputy Travis Guinn makes a traffic stop for no front license plate being displayed. He admonishes the driver, 20, for littering with a cigarette and also for alleged underage purchase/possession of tobacco products which is illegal in Missouri. The car is covered with “lively writing” — which supposedly the result of vandalism by an ex-girlfriend and a buddy — such as “honk if ‘our’ horny.” After a “learning lesson” (see below) about the cigarettes, the deputy releases the polite driver with a warning so as to not “ruin his career.” Cigarettes confiscated.

Abrams/Rizzo banter: Abrams: “Are we not gonna discuss the writing on the bumper of his car. It’s a way to meet people, right?, because you know that if someone does honk that they want to engage in some way, shape, or form.” On Patrol: Live studio analyst Captain Tom Rizzo: “But I called the number, and I didn’t get anything.” Abrams” Yeah; the number on the side.” Rizzo: “That was for customer service.” Abrams: “It’s a number that you’ve apparently called before because you’ve been told that before as well.” Rizzo: “I don’t know whether to honk or to call the number again.” Abrams: “Exactly.”

Listen to more studio banter about this incident:

  • Christian County, Mo. — Deputy Guinn rushes to an assault in progress. On scene, her makes contact with a male victim whose face is bloodied and doesn’t want to be on camera. Deputy Guinn: “There are other cameras looking at you right now…so what has happened?” Victim: “I got beat up, obviously.” Paramedics respond to the location. Witnesses to the attack apparently either won’t provide information or have walked off.

Deputy Guinn recap: “So it sound like he’s denied any medical attention. Probably not the smartest move. He’s got a pretty good laceration and bruising to his head. So it’s really up to him to tell us what happened, and hopefully he knows the person, because as you can tell, there’s a lot of people down here when we started, and now everyone has left. So hopefully we can figure out what’s going on.” Abrams: “So that’s got to be frustrating for the officers there that no one is assisting them, but we’ll see what happens.”

  • Knox County, Tenn. (pre-recorded segment) — Officer Patrick Canino and other units respond to a disturbance at a motel in connection with an alleged trespass. “I’m not doing anything wrong.” Bleeping. The subject, a self-described “UFC fighter,” is subdued and taken into custody. Paramedics summoned to treat self-inflicted wounds.

Officer Canino synopsis: “He decided to smash his head against the window, causing laceration…the ambulance come check him out…now he’s on the way to jail with a charge of trespassing, public intoxication, and possibly some other associated charges with that.” Abrams quips that “we looked it up, and David’s UFC name is apparently King David…” He adds that “The officers show a lot of restraint at the beginning.” Detective Danielly De Andrade: “They did. They treated him with respect.” Abrams: “Right. Because he’s yelling and insulting them, ‘I’m gonna beat you up…'” On Patrol: Live co-host Deputy Curtis Wilson: “Got to have a thick skin.” De Andrade: “…you can’t let it get to you.”

  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Ryan Lineberger searches the area on a call about people hanging out behind university dorms.
  • Moore, Okla. — Sergeants Maria Delgado and Justin Sternberg along with another officer serve a warrant on a female at a residence. Bleeping.

Sergeant Sternberg summary: “So she’s under arrest for her two warrants for the violation of a protective order, and then she’ll be transported to Cleveland County jail.”

  • BOLO segment — Modesto, Cal., smash and grabbers, one of whom reportedly has a real first name of Gangster.

On Patrol: Live Hours 2 and 3

  • Triple Play #3 — A Bend, Ore., burglary.
  • Moore, Okla. — Sergeant’s Delgado and Sternberg along with Officers Christopher Muter and Brendon Hughes make contact with a female pedestrian and end up arresting her for alleged public intoxication. Open container allegedly found in the subject’s bra.
  • McDonald County, Missouri — Deputy Travis Sheppard, with backup from Chief Deputy Chris Allsion, makes contact with two male pedestrians, one of whom was allegedly walking in the middle of the road. “I have every right to identify you , sir.” That subject refuses to provide ID, and his discussion of constitutional rights seems somewhat evocative of the views of First Amendment auditors, including floating the idea of a lawsuit that could challenge a cop’s qualified immunity. Deputy Sheppard reads the relevant or purported Missouri statute on jaywalking to the subject who is detained. On Patrol: Live caption: “Investigating Jaywalking.” During the conversation the subject misidentifies the Third Amendment and makes reference to the Fourth Amendment (which, however, prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures). According to Deputy Sheppard, there is a an outstanding protective order on the man that has yet to be served. The subject is detained awaiting another deputy who is en route to the scene to serve the paperwork.

Deputy Sheppard: “I am doing my job. I’m sorry that you don’t like law enforcement. Too bad, so sad, okay?…

Abrams (referring to the subject’s Dolly Parton T-shirt): “I’ll say one thing; Dolly deserves better.”

Listen to Deputy Sheppard’s summary during which he mentions police were able to identify the allegedly intoxicated man using other methods:

Listen to more of the interaction on scene:

Abrams: “I’m more troubled by him mangling the Constitution. The Third Amendment is a protection against citizens having to quarter soldiers in their homes.

Deputy Sheppard: “You can’t talk to drunk people.”

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — In the audio file embedded below, Police Chief Jakari Young provides On Patrol: Live with an update to Friday night’s shooting incident (“…I’m extremely proud of the men and women of the Daytona Beach Police Department, and the other units from other agencies that responded to help us out last night…”):
  • Clayton County, Ga. — Sergeant Iesha Johnson, Deputy Robert Bell, and Lieutenant Joseph Toombs respond to a shots-fired call in a residential neighborhood. Cops search for shell casings. A front door appears to have a bullet hole. Some of the residents on scene are yelling. Bleeping. Lt. Toombs: “We’re searching for shell casings right now…we’re trying to figure out exactly what happened…it looks like it might have been some kind of dispute between multiple families…” Investigation ongoing. Abrams: “So they’ve got to investigate what happened in Clayton to assess the evidence. Seems pretty clear shots were fired there.”
  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Dalton Swanger and other units investigate a shots-fired call in a residential neighborhood. Cops search a wooded area for a suspect and encounter a man who is yelling. Heavy bleeping. Officer on scene: “Show me your hands; who are you?” During the search, On Patrol: Live audio indicates that someone is in distress. It turns out that Officer Swanger is wounded by a rock; other officers drag him out of the woods. Officer Swanger insists that “I’m fine,” but the head wound looks very serious. Paramedics summoned and transport the officer to the hospital. On Patrol: Live caption: “Officer wounded.” The attack on Officer Swanger prompts a manhunt with multiple agencies and resources, such as K9s, choppers, and drones participating. On Patrol: Live caption: “Searching for suspect.” Cops end up detaining a male and a female at a residence. Abrams: “So it would appear those are the suspects, and they are now in custody, in particular because, as you heard there, they were seemingly admitting they were in the woods…but obviously, it’s a fluid situation.” Officer Dalton is initially listed in serious but stable condition. Investigation ongoing. Check back for updates.

Listen to some of the initial studio commentary about this incident:

Officer Matthew Kirchner on scene: “We got the call about somebody shooting back here. Deputy Swanger and I came through the woods because we heard the guy yelling….we got into a verbal with him, and we told him who we are. He wouldn’t comply. He starting launching bricks or some kind of large rocks. Hit me in the arm. Hit Deputy Swanger on the top of the head…causing a big injury. Now we’re trying to find out where he’s from and where he’s at.”

Officer Carmen Fairbanks update: “So essentially right now…we’re kind of holding the scene. We have units on both sides of this wood line. Our air watch and drones are out. They’re trying to see if we can find maybe a heat signature somewhere in the wood line just to make sure that the woods are clear and that they’re safe. We have two suspects currently detained. Essentially, we’re trying to figure out kind of what’s going on, what’s happening. And we have some evidence laying up in the yard up there. We have our forensics unit on the way that is gonna come and see, collect evidence, and see what else we can do to progress this investigation.”

Abrams: “So to be clear, that’s really to rule out anyone else. They want to make sure that there is no one else out there in the woods in an effort to seemingly confirm the two suspects that they now have in custody. We’re hearing from the department, actually, that Officer Dalton Swanger has been hospitalized, that he is in serious condition. And he’s at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. We are gonna continue to try and get updates from them about how he’s doing there because that obviously is the A-1 priority as we continue to follow that story.”

  • McDonald County, Mo. — Deputy Sheppard and another unit make a traffic stop at gunpoint on a truck that allegedly tried to ram an RV. The driver and passenger are detained. On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of family dispute.”

Deputy Sheppard incident recap: “So, we got one in custody. The deputy that’s actually investigating will actually follow up and set up paperwork to the prosecutor for charges. The vehicle is gonna be towed because the female friend does not have a license. So, everything worked out good. Cops hate pulling their guns. They hate pointing them at people, and we pray to God we never have to use them. That’s why with him coming out of the vehicle cooperative and everything, it worked out beautiful. So, we’ll get out of here pretty soon, and we’ll move on.

  • Las Vegas, Nev. — Police disperse ATVs that were riding too close to a federal prison. Abrams quips that “as we were just talking about, if someone’s gonna be smuggling something into the a prison, they probably are not gonna do it with neon lights on their vehicle. So they’re just gonna ask them to go on their way.”
  • Missing segment (Orlando, Fla., update; West Union, Ohio) — On Patrol: Live shared this segment on social media after the show went off the air.
CLICK THIS LINK for the On Patrol: Live recap of #OPL 03-89, June 20, 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+, 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.