This Weekend’s On Patrol: Live Highlights, Quotes, Social Media Activity, and Puns
The docuseries On Patrol: Live — i.e., Live PD 2.0 — premiered on the Reelz channel in July 2022 and generally follows the same basic format as its A&E network predecessor in which videographers accompany cops on night patrol in real time.
About 50 On Patrol: Live cameras go into the field with the law enforcement officers usually from eight different U.S. departments during the ride-along on Friday and Saturday evenings. Pre-recorded segments are usually part of the show as well.
An On Patrol: Live recap, including studio host Dan Abrams’ puns, analysis, and banter with co-hosts Sean Larkin and Curtis Wilson (retired Tulsa, Okla., cop and Richland County, S.C., deputy sheriff, respectively), along with the often-snarky or playful social media reaction, follows.
Daytona Beach PD Sgt. Marcus Booth joined the panel for this weekend’s episodes.
NOTE: See DISCLAIMER below.
On Patrol: Live Summary for June 23, 2023 (#OPL Episode 01-91 )
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers conduct traffic stop at gunpoint at gas station in connection with felony warrant. Driver is arrested; the other vehicle occupants are released.
- Fullerton, Calif. — Cpl. Brandon Ramek and Ofr. Anthony Vega respond to report of a fight and find man on the ground in a parking lot “unconscious, not responsive.” Paramedics summoned. Witnesses unsure if he got punched by an assailant or just passed out, although a female witness later appears to change her tune. Abrams: “And so the story evolves a little bit here. Now she’s saying she did see it occur, which leads to more questions that clearly the police there still have.”
- Volusia County, Fla. — Deputies respond to report of an alleged fight between roommates. They make contact with male subject; much of the dialogue is bleeped. Abrams: “Deputy [Royce] James is in for a long visit here, unfortunately.”
Dep. James: “So after another deputy was speaking with the victim up here — we have witness that can corroborate he arrived at the house — this is boyfriend and girlfriend. It’s been going on for a while. He’s lived here on and off, so it’s a domestic violence situation. He arrived at home, somewhere around the vehicle, startled her, and started chasing her all the way up the street. So he did do something that put her in a well-founded fear by chasing her up the street, so he’s gonna be going to jail tonight for domestic violence assault.”
- Toledo, Ohio — Cops make contact with a young man who is hiding behind an air conditioner. He tells the officers that someone pointed a gun at him. The subject leaves the area with a relative. Sgt. Geoff McLendon: “[This is] related to a call earlier at the high school where someone supposedly pointed a gun. That kid said someone pointed a gun at him, and so he got scared, so he’s hiding under an air conditioner. He’s gonna go home with is aunt and that should solve the problem for the rest of the day.”
- Toledo, Ohio — Cops respond to 911 hang-up call in a residential neighborhood;; turns out to be a false alarm. Officers advise one of the youngsters in a group not to do that in the future. Abrams: “911 nuisance calls can be a real issue for police.” Booth: “Absolutely. You’re tying up several units sometimes because most of the time you hear a bunch of yelling. So when we’re trying to assess what we have going on, it takes several units to go to that call…and the next thing you know, it’s a bunch of kids. It can go one of two ways. It can actually be an emergency or it’s gonna be a bunch of kids playing on the phone.” Abrams: “And the hang-up situations, you get nervous that someone’s actually being threatened, and they’re being forced to hang up the call.” Larkin: “It’s a total unknown.”
- Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Deputies arrest adult son after an alleged assault on his step father. Son is allegedly intoxicated. The dad is transported to the hospital for medical treatment. Abrams: “Curtis, you were talking about how someone can still be a threat even if they’re handcuffed.” Wilson: “Absolutely — because becoming noncompliant, he’s still a threat with his feet, his knees, his elbow, his head. Those type of things can cause some serious injuries.” Abrams: “And this is someone they’ve obviously dealt with before, so that also gives them some sense of what’s happening next.” Booth: “Of course. I think as a police officer, it’s your responsibility to know who’s in the area, what they’re all about, and time and time again dealing with that person, you kind of know what you’re in for.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Amid a rainstorm, Lt. Richie Maher responds to an alarm at a business; the premises seem secure. Caption: “Puddle jumpin.'” Maher: “There’s no signs any entry was made in the building. Sucks that sometimes you have to walk through water, standing water, and things like that. But it could be worse. We’re gonna head in service, get out of the rain for a little bit…I just want to get out of the rain; smells like cats and gerbils back here.” Abrams quips that “apparently he can walk on water, Lt. Maher there.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla./studio — Sgt. Booth montage plus brief Q&A (“question Booth.”).
- Nye County, Nev. — Dep. Nicholas Huggins makes traffic stop on truck pulling a trailer for obscured plate.
- Nye County, Nev. — Traffic stop on SUV for alleged erratic driving.
- Volusia County, Fla. — Dep. Kletus Stubblefield and colleagues respond to report of a fight between a boyfriend and girlfriend and interview the parties. Possible domestic assault involving an alleged slap. Abrams: “These can be tricky cases to sort out.” According to Stubblefield, “there’s no evidence whatsoever that this happened. There’s no red marks on her face. She said it only happened a short time ago. She’s very fair-skinned; the area where she was slapped, there’d be a mark on her eye. There’d be something. Her story keeps changing. She’s definitely intoxicated. He said that after they got into an argument, she told him ‘I’m calling the cops and telling them you hit me.’ And then came outside. He seems very relaxed. His story hasn’t changed at all. So we’re just gonna document it as a disturbance in case we do come back out here, we can kind of pick up where we left off. So right now, nobody’s going to jail…”
- Fullerton, Calif. (pre-recorded segment) — Officers respond to report of a gun found in a pizza parlor bathroom and detain a man outside.
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Cops respond to a shots-fired call in a possible drive-by outside a residence. Front door glass shattered. A man inside the home with a leg wound is transported to the hospital. Officers canvas area for shell casings or other evidence. They also obtain some Ring video or the equivalent. Four shots allegedly fired. Investigation ongoing. Abrams: “There’s also a machete there on the ground. Again, one of these situations where officers arrive and have to try to make sense of the pieces, so to speak, of what they’re seeing.” Larkin: “Exactly. Obviously, they’ve got the victim inside. That’s gonna be who you hope gives you the most information why this happened, who the potential suspect is. And like you said, explain why the machete is on the ground there. Was this guy using it to defend himself or was he an aggressor and somebody shot at him and just hasn’t called the police.” Wilson: “Also too…in this day and age, you’ve got a lot of video out there, so they’re probably gonna try to do some knocking…on doors to see if there are any witnesses…or you can try to collect some video to find out exactly, maybe, what led up to this.”
Ofr. Jim Fisher: “Apparently, a male came to this location and shot at the resident through the door…shot in the leg…so that he can’t walk. They’re gonna take him out on a litter, and we’re just looking for evidence. We have a hat here; we’re looking for shell casings now.” Abrams: “They’re still trying to figure out exactly what happened. Apparently, the victim is saying someone started shooting from a car, but it sure sounds like it was a targeted shooting, so he’s trying to help them identify who it may have been.”
Sgt. Booth: “If I’m making an educated guess here, it sounds like our victim was possibly trying to ‘serve up’ someone, and things went bad. Possibly our suspect may have tried robbing him, or whatnot, so these calls can be extremely tricky sometimes trying to put them all together. But with great detectives, they’ll get it all figured out. There are so many pieces, but they’ll work through it and get it all figured out.” Larkin: “There’s a lot of evidence here that’s already shown its face. So obviously, if your victim cooperates, the likelihood that he knows who did this is very high statistically, but you’ve got cartridge casings out there. It sounds like they potentially have a bullet that’s not damaged out there. You’ve got video now that can show a potential suspect or a suspect vehicle. So there’s a lot for the detectives to work with.” Wilson: “The thing is, we’ve talked about this possible drug related. Sometimes the victim is not willing to cooperate, which makes it even a tougher job for investigators to do their job to even apprehend an individual.”
Abrams update: “That investigation…is still ongoing. The victim is in stable condition.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Traffic stop; car search. Det. Maher: “I just found some ‘dabs’ in the car. It’s just some concentrated marijuana. It’s a felony, but at the end of the day, it’s still some marijuana so we [use] some discretion and decide what we’re gonna do with that in a little bit. We’ll make sure there’s nothing else in the car for now.” Sgt. Booth explains that dabs are “a higher concentrate narcotic out there, with like a THC concentrate pretty high in it. These guys are using it to get extremely high super quick, but it is a felony to have it in Florida.” Driver released with warning; weed confiscated for destruction. Citation issued. Abrams: “I think the missing part of this scene was the part where he says thank you.”
Abrams adds that “we’re just speculating here about exactly what they’re writing the ticket for.” Booth: “I would say probably if he’s switching seats, he’s suspended obviously. If I made a guess, it would say it’s for the suspended license.” Abrams: “Something minor.” Larkin: “The bracelets came off — something minor.”
- Nye County, Nev. (pre-recorded segment) — Abrams: “It was four wheels vs. two as investigator Eric Anderson attempted to track down a young man who fled on a dirt bike.” Driver detained and charged with alleged eluding. Abrams adds that “that dirt bike was actually stolen too. The suspect was later charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, burglary, and grand larceny of a motor vehicle.”
- Volusia County, Fla. — Traffic stop; car search.
- Wanted update (Miss. inmate captured) and new Wanted segment (Sumter County, Fla.)
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Traffic stop. Abrams: “They switched seats; the question becomes why.” Ticket issued.
- Richland County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Abrams: “Deputies along with paramedics came to the aid of a injured man who was more concerned about his pup than his gunshot wound.” The subject who is on ground at gas station won’t agree to a transport to the hospital until cops assure him that his dog will be turned over to relatives. Abrams: “It’s pretty cool how devoted that guy is to his pup.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Traffic stop; car search. A small amount of crack allegedly found in cupholder.
Det. Chris Maher is re-dispatched to assist with fleeing vehicle. After a brief foot pursuit of the driver, Lt. Maher and Det. Noah Galbreath take the driver into custody. Sgt. Booth: “These guys are extremely good at what they do. When these cars flee from us, we try to stop it right away, get this car under control. In this situation, the guy took off running. In that area where he’s at, there’s a nightclub behind them there, there’s a crowd gathering you can see behind them. So they take him into custody, got him out of the area extremely quick. No one’s hurt; that’s the best-case scenario we can ask for in any situation.”
Lt. Maher says that the suspect is “going to jail for fleeing eluding, resisting arrest, and whatever else they find.”
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Cops detain a man outside a convenience store who is allegedly intoxicated and creating a disturbance. Ofr. Fisher to subject: “It’s your alcohol emanating from your breath, it’s your conduct, all that stuff.” Caption: “Beer brand still not known.”
- Crime of the Night — A high-speed pursuit in Hazen, Ark.
- Richland County, S.C. — Deputies respond to shots-fired call in a possible drive by . Master Deputy Jamal Christian makes contact with one witness. One shell casing found on the road. Dep. Christian somebody might have been “possibly just testing out their gun in a very unsafe manner. Driving down the road and just firing some rounds off. We were able to locate some shell casings right here just in the middle of the roadway. It’s not in the actual neighborhood, but just right outside here. And we have a witness that’s saying that he heard the rounds go off and heard the shell casings hitting the street, and the car kind of driving off. It doesn’t really look like a drive by. We don’t have any property or anything damaged as of right now. It’s kind of dark, but we do have one shell casing recovered. So we’re gonna submit that into evidence. Hopefully, we don’t have anyone else shooting out here tonight.”
- Nye County, Nev. — Dep. Huggins makes contact with man who fell off a skateboard and appears to be bloodied. The subject says he’s okay and declines medical treatment. Huggins: “Give us a call if you need something else.”
- Missing segment — Wilkinsburg, Pa.
- Toledo, Ohio — Cops investigate a possible catalytic converter theft.
- Nye County, Nev. — Deputies respond to a report of a fight at a trailer park and make contact with a female there.
- Volusia County, Fla. — Traffic stop in driveway.
On Patrol: Live Summary for June 24, 2023 (#OPL Episode 01-92 )
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Disclaimer
The On Patrol: Live disclaimer that airs several times during each episode is embedded above.
Moreover, as the the Live PD disclaimer appropriately indicated during its run, and that still applies to the successor show, not all outcomes are known or final.
Criminal charges, if any, may have been reduced, dismissed, or never filed.
When alleged criminal activities are depicted on On Patrol: Live, all suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law, as the current disclaimer reaffirms.
Further, please understand that the incidents aired on the show, and/or a description of same as briefly summarized in this blog, including but not limited to any arrests, constitute mere allegations or suppositions.
The content presented herein, including quoted material from the show, which is rendered as accurate as possible, is for entertainment purposes only and is also not to be construed as legal advice or legal analysis.
Initial assessments, commentary, opinions, observations, speculation, or conclusions, which are sometimes irreverent or meant as satire, about the incidents made by the studio hosts or cops featured on On Patrol: Live — or anyone on Twitter or on another social media platform for that matter — may be incomplete and/or inaccurate.
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