This Weekend’s On Patrol: Live Highlights
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 during the ride-along on Friday and Saturday evenings.
According to a report published by IndieWire on February 7, Reelz viewership has increased nearly 300 percent year over year with On Patrol: Live on its schedule.
Perhaps for this reason, Reelz has now renewed On Patrol: Live for an additional 90 episodes.
For those who previously were unable to access Reelz on their cable or satellite provider, On Patrol: Live is now available on NBC’s Peacock video streaming service.
This should significantly increase the show’s reach and presumably at the expense of other streaming services to which many consumers subscribed specifically for getting OPL.
An On Patrol: Live recap, including studio host Dan Abrams’ puns and related banter with his co-hosts, along with the often-snarky or playful social media reaction, follows. NOTE: See Disclaimer below
On Patrol: Live Summary for March 24, 2023 (#OPL Episode 01-67)
For some as-yet unexplained reason, the broadcast was nearly commercial free. Instead, a logo reading “On Patrol: Live will resume shortly” aired during the usual long commercial breaks. [Update below.} Most of the ads that air on On Patrol: Live are for products or services are of the info-mercial variety.
Separately, the episode featured an unusual amount of shots-fired calls.
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Officers investigate report of shots fired at apartment complex. Cops interview witnesses and search area on foot for anything of “evidentiary value.” One man detained but is quickly released as he is uninvolved. Other pedestrians indicate they have no information and walk away from police. Co-host Curtis Wilson: “It an be very frustrating for law enforcement because they need the leads. They need the tips to be able to get these individuals who are responsible for doing this. You have to understand: If you live in this neighborhood, you want…the element of those criminals…out of that area.” Cops examine holes in the building. One intact bullet, which Wilson likens to a fingerprint, later found, which will be sent to the crime lab for ballistics testing to see if the matching gun has been used in any other crimes. “It’s a pretty big deal.” Co-host Sean Larkin: “It’s very rare that you recover a bullet, let alone an intact bullet like that. Usually they mushroom and flatten out. Just as Curtis said, every single bullet, as it travels down the barrel, the barrel itself makes little markings on only that gun can do to that particular bullet. We recover guns years after we recover cartridge casings and bullets that we can still connect back together [to] tie up a whole bunch of other cases.”
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Deputies respond to traffic collision. Front-end of two cards wrecked. Deputies detain crying female at the scene and apparently arrest her on alleged suspicion of DUI. Highway patrol to investigate further. Sgt. Paul Yacobozzi: “We’re on scene here. The fire department is here. It sounds like the [SUV] was coming this way, going towards College Park. She sideswiped a tow truck that’s pulled off on the grass, and then it looks like she drove left of center and also struck this truck head on. It looks like everybody is up and walking around, surprisingly, which is good…” Off-duty lieutenant is also assisting at the scene. On Patrol: Live studio host Dan Abrams: “The amazing value of airbags. The fact that everyone there is okay — unbelievable…and again, just a reminder how lucky it is that no one was significantly injured in that serious crash there.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers respond to what’s described as a drunken disturbance at residence and interview complainant. Officer Ernest Somereve (or another officer): “So right now it just seems like it’s a roommate argument going on.” Parties recommended to stay in their own room for the rest of the night “that way they can both coexist in the same house together peacefully.” Incident documented.
- Toledo, Ohio — Officers conduct foot search in desolate, wooded area on a report of shots fired. Bicyclist initially detained, but he is quickly released as he is uninvolved.
- Nye County, Nev. (pre-recorded segment) — Deputies forciably detain man hiding in car outside residence and arrest him on warrants. Subject allegedly has a history of resisting.
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Deputies respond to report of domestic disturbance at residence.
- Volusia County, Fla. — Deputies respond to major motor vehicle accident in which alleged speeding car wound up hanging at the water. EMS and fire department also respond. Occupants appear to be okay. Abrams describes it as “an almost insane accident.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers respond to report of a fight outside an apartment complex that allegedly also involved a man with a gun. Cops canvas the area on foot, but subjects apparently had dispersed before they arrived.
- Toledo, Ohio (pre-recorded segment): Wild police pursuit.
- Toledo, Ohio — Traffic stop; no license. Driver may have had a small amount of weed in car. Driver released with warning.
- Volusia County, Fla. — Deputies respond to report of fight in progress outside of residence. Duo wrestling were apparently engaged in consensual horseplay. Some dialogue bleeped. Deputy Djhon Knight: “They were horse-playing and decided to run into each other. And the female fell, and they’re trying to help each other up…as of right now, they’re mutual combatants. So need for us to get involved.”
- Richland County, S.C. — Deputies investigate domestic disturbance or argument possibly involving shots fired outside apartment complex.
- Nye County, Nev. — Traffic stop; K9 deployed but does not alert on vehicle.
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Traffic stop on van pulling trailer for erratic driving. Allegedly no license or registration. Open container and drug paraphernalia allegedly spotted in plain view. Car search. Initially compliant driver handcuffed as his taco dinner falls to the ground..
- Wanted segment — Kent, Wash., alleged car thief.
- Toledo, Ohio — Traffic stop; reckless driving. Car search. Summons issued.
- Richland County, S.C. – – Deputies track alleged stolen white Kia. Female driver taken into custody. Deputy says screwdriver used to start car; white powder spotted in the vehicle that will be sent out for testing. Car returned to owner.
- Nye County, Nev. — Deputy Antone Mendes, Jr., respond to report of shots fired outside home and searches area.
- Richland County, S.C. — Master Deputy Rebekah Smith races to assist colleagues investigating an accident. Another deputy apparently accidentally pressed the emergency button. Wilson discusses the button on the walkie-talkie (and in the patrol car) with which each officer is equipped. “If it’s hit, what that means is the officer’s probably in distress. Especially if they don’t respond, that means all officers are gonna be headed to that last-known location. Hopefully they respond back, and in this case, it was an accident.” Larkin: “And that’s the importance of the officer like arriving on a call, you let everybody know, you let dispatch know when you stop a car…you give your location. Because if you can’t get on the radio and talk and say what’s going on, you hit that button. Everybody is stopping what they’re doing and headed that way until you clear it.”
- Toledo, Ohio — Cops respond to report of possible trespasser in backyard of home. No intruder found; officers interact with complainant and advise him that they will give the location extra attention. According to officers, complainant says that “someone keeps breaking out his windows and keeps coming in his yard. He’s not sure who it is.”
- Volusia County, Fla. — Deputies canvas apartment complex area to assist with search for occupants who fled vehicle.
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers search for one or more fleeing subjects who may have been involved in earlier suspicious incident about one man looking into cars.
- Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Abrams: An incident that started with suspect “shooting mouths off turned into just plain shooting.” Females at location allegedly got into a physical altercation, and a male fired a warning shot into the area. No charges per officer discretion; parties released.
- Nye County, Nev. (pre-recorded segment) — Traffic stop; expired registration and no insurance. Field sobriety testing; driver arrested on suspicion of DUI. Allegedly exceeded legal limit per breathalyzer. Driver “For police, you guys are f—–g awesome.”
- Toledo, Ohio — Female detained on alleged warrants.
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Traffic stop on Uber driver for moving violation. Released with warning.
- Toledo, Ohio (pre-recorded segment): Abrams: “Driver seemed a bit nervous for good reason.” Traffic stop on rental car for window-tint violation. Drugs allegedly found in magnetic box attached underneath vehicle during search. Driver, who purportedly has a prior record, arrested on drug-related charges.
- Nye County, Nev. — Deputies respond to report of shots fired outside residence that may have been cherry bombs. Lt. Eric Murphy: “We got in the area, and it sound like people are now reporting that it was fireworks. This young lady we’re talking to right now says that they do it all the time. Throw ’em at her house. And obviously, she’s not very happy about that, so were just trying to see if we can see anything that looks like remnants of fireworks.”
- Crime of the Night — Los Angeles.
- Toledo, Ohio — Officers enter home on report of burglary in progress. The residence, where a 16-year-old was apparently babysitting younger child, is clear, and the teen “probably got spoked and called us,” according to Sgt. Geoff McLendon. No forced entry found on back door. “Everything appears to fine here.” After officers interact with adults, it seems that some kind of family feud might be somehow involved. Abrams: “The good news is that the kids are safe there.”
- Missing segment — San Antonio, Texas.
- Nye County, Nev. — Traffic stop at gas station for nonfunctioning headlight.
On Patrol: Live Summary for March 25, 2023 (#OPL Episode 01-68)
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Officer Chris Benson and colleagues respond to report of a bar fight in the downtown area. Man claims that a bartender punched him in the face for now reason. “I guess he’s jealous because I’m good looking.” He also claims that “I should have been a cop.” The bartender apparently had already left the scene. When cops indicate there will be no immediate arrests, he appears to become upset: “I love you guys, but you’re wrong on this one.” He receives a trespass warning but as the argument continues, he winds up getting arrested for alleged public drunkenness. Officer Benson indicates that the complainant and the bartender will be cited for harassment. “Basically, the story we heard is he threw a beer in the bartender’s face, and the bartender got up and smacked him. Then he ended up leaving the bar…[the complainant’s] attitude was a little bit out there, so he’s gonna sit a couple of hours in the cell block until he sobers up…” Abrams: “So both are gonna get charged with that crime of harassment. One for throwing the beer; one for throwing the punch.”
- Nye County, Nev. — Deputy Mendes makes traffic stop for no plates and nonfunctioning brake light. Driver is a very animated woman who is apparently excited to be on TV and who had previously been pulled over by Det. Cory Fowles. Released with warning. Mendes: “She sounds like she’s having a good time. So just gonna make everything is in order and get her on her way. She had a previous contact with Detective Fowles; sounds like their encounter wasn’t that great. I’m gonna try to make this encounter for her a little bit better…”
- Beech Grove, Ind. — Officers make contact with a very fidgety pedestrian apparently named Joseph. Sgt. Joel Garrison: “He’s on an adventure.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers respond to shots-fired report and search area for evidence such as shell casings. They apparently don’t find anything. May been just vehicle backfire.
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers respond to report of trespassers at big party at apartment complex. Subjects may have dispersed before cops arrive to shut down the party. Additional report of a possible grill catching fire. which may be unfounded. Abrams: “Someone apparently misunderstood the phrase ‘fire up the grill.'”
- Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Deputies pursue vehicle that fled from traffic stop that was merely prompted about infractions. Driver taken into custody; car search. Larkin: “People run for a reason, and it’s typically not for a traffic infraction.”
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers respond to a an accident with injuries. One driver allegedly T-boned another vehicle, and an occupant of one the cars, apparently a passenger, allegedly threw beer bottles and left the area. Officer Keith Foreman subsequently makes contact with a man who may be that subject, but a language barrier poses a challenge as he questions him. Investigation ongoing. Foreman: “He’s gonna be ultimately transported right now to where his buddy is, so his buddy can take care of him, because he’s highly intoxicated…and he can’t take care of himself. So as long as he’s safe, and everyone at that scene of the crash is safe, then all is well.”
- Richland County, S.C. — Deputies pursue car-jacking-suspect vehicle. Driver lost control, and vehicle wrecks out in woods; deputies pull one occupant, a purported pre-teen, from the car. Paramedics treating the 12 year old for a head laceration. Deputies also extinguish a fire. The driver is trapped in the vehicle by a collapsing dashboard; fire department arrives to rescue him with the jaws of life tool after which he is transported to a local hospital. Investigation ongoing. Wilson emphasizes that, among other things, deputies need to determine who the passenger is. Abrams asserts that “it seems like that [younger] person is connected to the driver, so it’s not someone who was in the car during the carjacking.”
Larkin: “That’s how I understood it as well. But there are so many things to talk about here. First of all, I’m gonna state the obvious: Don’t go carjacking people. Secondly, don’t run from the police. You can listen to the audio: They said this kid was going 130 miles an hour right before the accident. As Capt. Brown said there, they’re lucky to be alive. But what I want to point out [is] this is something that happens every single day. The police are chasing an armed criminal, and a situation like this happens. And they quickly have to go into life-saving mode, and that’s exactly what they did. They’ve got an armed criminal who said he had the gun still in there. They’re trying to save his life by putting that fire out, and they’ll deal with the other parts later.”
- Beech Grove, Ind. — Cops again encounter Joseph who is still behaving erratically. Officer Richie King: “You’re telling me this is normal behavior?…you’re intoxicated in public; you’re a danger to yourself.” Officers make it clear they don’t want to make an arrest and offer to drive the man home.
- Beech Grove, Ind. — Traffic stop on “Batmobile” that is allegedly traveling too slow. Older driver with suspended license who is on the way to Walmart. Sgt. Garrison expresses concern about the motorist’s ability to drive at night: “Not too impressed with the way he’s driving down the road here. Fairly elderly; I have a feeling he probably has trouble seeing. It’s pretty late to be out here. He’s a good ways from home. He seems to know where he’s going and why he’s going there, but with his license status, I’m not sure exactly what we’re going to do with him just yet.” Abrams: “The new Batmobile would be able to take him exactly where he wanted to go with no problems.” Sgt. Garrison tells the motorist that he will follow him to Walmart for safety reasons and suggests he park the vehicle there and get a ride home from a family member, friend, or via a taxi. Garrison reaffirms his concern about the night-driving issue and notes that “We’re giving him a warning for the driving while suspended, just an infraction. Hopefully he gets a ride home from the store up here.” Abrams quips that “this is the kind of situation where being able to call Alfred is very helpful. I guess he’s not included when you buy a used Batmobile.”
- Volusia County, Fla. — Deputies respond to report of a possible break-in at residence. A man sitting in a pick-up truck outside is taken into custody. Paramedics called to the location. Deputy Logan Daniels: “We arrive on scene. This male is under the influence of something. So we pulled him out of the truck because he was not listening to us, and we’re gonna get him checked out and make sure he’s all right. He’s got a friend coming; he’s gonna take him home.”
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (pre-recorded segment) — Abrams: “A college student ended up learning a lot about the ‘golden rule.'” Officers spot woman urinating in public. Underage drinking and public lewdness allegedly are potential charges. Officer Joe Benson releases the woman with warning given that a friend offers to drive her home. Wilson: “It’s one of those things. We make mistakes in life, but here it is, it’s a lesson learned for her. And I’m sure it’s gonna stay with her for a little bit.”
- Beech Grove, Ind. — Officers pat-down man who was allegedly kicked out of McDonald’s. The man allegedly has a track record of causing problems at local businesses and may have been trespassed from at least one of them.
- Nye County, Nev. (pre-recorded segment) — Abrams: “A man seemed to be straddling the line between inebriated and obliterated.” Deputies make contact with man in parking lot who was trespassed from location. He is taken into custody to sleep it off for the night, but no charges.
- Richland County, S.C. — Traffic stop for various infractions. Deputy says he smells alcohol on driver who admits to having “a couple of drinks.” Car search. Motorist is arrested for reckless driving.
- Wanted segment — Broward County, Fla., shoplifting suspect.
- Volusia County, Fla. — Deputy Daniels spots vehicle sitting through a green light. Driver says he was on the phone. His driver’s license is “at home.” Daniels releases him with a warning about texting and driving as well as carrying the license.
- Toledo, Ohio — Cops take man in custody who allegedly brandished a knife in restaurant kitchen area and doesn’t work in the kitchen. Cops claim an argument occurred between him and another male. He will likely be trespassed from the eatery. Investigation ongoing.
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers respond to report from a tenant at apartment complex that a door is wide open at neighboring unit. Caption: “Police welfare check,” Officers clear apartment.
- Nye County, Nev. (pre-recorded segment) — Deputies respond to report of an ex-boyfriend allegedly assaulting his former girlfriend. That allegation may be unfounded. They wind up taking into custody a male, perhaps a new boyfriend, who allegedly was helping her. Deputies find drug paraphernalia on ground. Subject “swears to God” that it’s not his. Female says there was no physical fight between her and the ex. The subject, who also has a warrant, faces several charges. Abrams: “So unlucky when someone like that is arrested in a place where there happens to be drugs and paraphernalia in that exact location.” Wilson: “All this stuff right there conveniently, right where the office has him standing.” Larkin: “You would be surprised how may little pockets of drugs are all laid together around the country wherever police officers come in contact…in their car, in their pockets, on the street. It’s a big problem here.”
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Deputies respond to report of aggressive dog who broke through a fence. Multiple dogs are chained up on the property. Deputy Bryson Fowler makes contact with homeowner who will tell her son to secure the canine.
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Deputy Wilson Bishop has a friendly chat with a woman who is wearing some kind of bouncy-type shoes.
- Toledo, Ohio — Cops respond to possible burglary in progress. Officers enter home and clear the location. It appears that there was no break-in attempt. May have been high winds.
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Traffic stop; no license. Caption: “Driving and dashing dilemma.” A very patient and friendly Officer Matt Derenick allows cooperative driver to run home and get a licensed-driver friend to come to scene and pick up the car to avoid it from being towed.
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (pre-recorded segment) — Officers respond to report of an alleged passed-out driver behind the wheel of a running car in front of convenience store with the vehicle up against a pole Driver says he is just tired and declines to grant permission for a car search. Weed is allegedly in center console in plain view. Driver is arrested on suspicion of DUI.
- Volusia County, S.C. — Deputy Knight makes contact with female in connection with an apparent graffiti-related investigation. She claims that someone is putting tampons on street signs. Knight canvasses the area for the so-called tampon bandit and confirms the validity of the allegation. Abrams: “As ‘absorbing’ as this story is, we’re gonna get in a break and come right back.” Abrams later adds that “Well, apparently she was not ‘stringing him along’ on this…”
- Crime of the Night — Cobb County, Ga.
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Traffic stop; driver has suspended license. He insists that there is nothing illegal in the car. The driver is released after passing field sobriety testing.
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Deputies respond to report of possible home invasion. House seems secure, however. Deputy Fowler makes contact with homeowner as as the episode ends.
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. The content presented herein is for entertainment purposes only.
Initial assessments, commentary, opinions, or observations, which are sometimes irreverent, 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. No endorsement of that content is intended or implied.
Pending Lawsuit
Parenthetically, A&E and the production company for On Patrol: Live, along with the Reelz channel, have lawyered up. Check back for updates on this pending case.
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