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 31, 2023 (#OPL Episode 01-69)

This weekend, Ashleigh Banfield sits in for the vacationing Dan Abrams as primary studio host.

Once again, a technical malfunction prevented commercials to air.

An OPL logo with a countdown clock in each break replaced the ads. Banfield reassured viewers several times that the show itself was still live.

This episode featured an unusual number of domestic calls.

Banfield: “I don’t know what’s in the water this Friday night — a lot of people not getting along.”

Also, there were various police encounters not fully explained and/or left unresolved or without an update during this episode.

  • Beech Grove, Ind. — Officers search for fleeing subject and find him hiding under the back porch of a house and take him into custody. The subject is wanted for alleged battery on his stepdad which he denies.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Cops respond to domestic disturbance at townhouse apartment complex. They make contact with several females in a confusing situation. Sgt. Geoff McLendon tells one of them “I don’t want to arrest you on your birthday.” He tries to mediate the situation, but one woman — who belongings are strewn outside — is ultimately arrested.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputies respond to domestic disturbance involving a confusing situation in which a woman may or may not have permission to be on the premises. A deputy reads the woman her rights, but unclear if there actually was an arrest.
  • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Officers make contact with male pedestrian who allegedly was in a fight on the street and claims that the assailant punched him first. Officer Raul Ortiz indicates that the subject is under the influence. Caption: “Bronx bombed?” Subject either has no ID or a fake ID.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Cops make contact with driver who was spotted allegedly driving away from a drug house. Driver flees on foot, but his apprehended after brief foot chase. Cops allegedly find a large amount of cash as well as drugs in the vehicle. Driver faces multiple charges. Car towed.

Banfield: “That is some kind of behavior. It must drive you mad.” Co-host Sean “Sticks” Larkin: “The good thing about the officer, what he did there is — I call it the ‘dirty duck.’ It’s something very common suspects do. They see a police car; they purposely will turn into the somebody’s driveway [that] has no connection to him. It’s hard to teach cops to look for that. It’s easy to say, ‘hey, look for the guy running the stop sign, look for the one speeding.’ Behavior that suspects do that officers can alert to, that’s how you find the bad guys that are out in the community.” Banfield: “And then Curtis, what about the whole backing away, ‘I just want to talk to you,’ and he just keeps backing away on the other side. I mean, it’s a dead giveaway he’s about to run.” Co-host Curtis Wilson: “It’s that body language. He ran for a reason. Now, his car gets confiscated, the cash gets confiscated, and, of course, the drugs do as well. And all these charges that he just packed on for himself as well.”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — While on another call involving a bicycle dispute that is actually a small claims court issue, Cpl. BJ Nelson is flagged down by residents who claim that a man was in the neighborhood was allegedly going around tugging on door handles. Nelson and colleagues search area for the subject and located him on a porch. “I need help, sir.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Cops respond to a domestic disturbance at residence. Man who appears to be bleeding from the nose tells officers that he was assaulted by several men. Cops search for one suspect, who they apparently are familiar with, and find him exiting his car in the driveway of another residence. He gives cops his side of the story.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Cops respond to a “shot-spotter” alert in residential area and make contact with a youngster on a bike and two adults. Turns out it was just fireworks. Sgt. McLendon: “They were advised you can’t set off fireworks; it’s against our city ordinance actually…and we’ll all go back in service and move on to the next call.”
  • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Cops respond to a domestic incident at apartment complex and try to mediate situation between an arguing couple. Male party indicates that he wants to leave but can’t find his keys.

Banfield: “Does this seem like an odd night for the number of domestics…? Wilson: “Unfortunately, there are always lots of domestic situations that go on. Just happens to shown right here on this show…domestic situations, they can go really bad or you can fix them, and make them pretty good. So we just hope that they can resolve them.”

  • Beech Grove, Ind. — A woman who was home watching On Patrol: Live called police to report that she spotted the garage door of her ex-husband’s home open in the background. Det. Lee Huffman checks out the residence; no one is home and indeed the garage door was open. Otherwise, the premises is secure. Banfield praises the nice ex-wife and asserts that “exes don’t have to be enemies…my favorite ex-wife of the night.”

Det. Huffman: “Well, come to find out she was right. Looks like he left the garage door open before he left. Nobody inside; we checked it all out. The only thing that was unlocked was the interior garage door to the house…everything checks clear. Locked the door; shut the garage door. Should be good to go…”

Larkin: “That’s a couple who’s parted on good terms, and kudos for her for paying attention and calling that in.”

  • Nye County, Nev. (pre-recorded segment) — A police welfare check “took an unexpected turn,” Banfield says. A diabetic woman who advised 911 that she needed medical help quietly advises responding deputies that a female living in the house has a warrant. The latter is arrested. The woman who called has slightly low blood sugar but declined transport to the hospital. Deputy on scene: “That was a surprising moment for me.”

Banfield: “But beyond the whispering, there was, like, strategy to this. Studio co-host Curtis Wilson: “It was. She got them down there on false pretenses, but there was a real reason behind it, which was the person who was wanted. That, to me, is a great thing to do because when, let’s say there is a domestic situation that we’ve been talking about tonight. There’s a situation where a husband and wife, and the wife is probably fearful for her life. But if she says something, something could happen, when she can get a note or a message to a waiter waitress, and then, of course, able to save her life in something like that. So things like that, being smart, and thinking ahead is a good thing.”

  • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Officers respond to disturbance outside convenience store that allegedly involved two men about to fight. Customer was apparently upset that they kept him waiting when he tried to make his purchases. Much of his interaction with police is bleeped out as he tries to find his ID in a backpack.
  • Volusia County, Fla. — Deputies arrest man at a residence who allegedly has a warrant for resisting arrest.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Traffic stop; expired tag, suspended license. Officer Greg Long Jr. advises driver that he will issue her a citation for warrants and have the car towed. She argues with him about the disposition of the matter and the degree to which, if at all, officer discretion applies.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Occupant of vehicle who ran from car in traffic stop is detained after brief foot chase. K9 deployed to try to find what he allegedly tossed. Deputies allegedly find drugs and a gun during the on-scene investigation. The subject faces multiple charges.
  • Wanted segment — Escaped Missouri inmate.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Maher: “Call came in initially, occupied suspicious male female sitting in a closed business parking lot, and then someone added the comment that the vehicle was rocking.” He explains that they are “travelling the continental United States looking for cops to give out ducks…that is awesome…how cool is that.” Maher adds “That’s what I get for making an assumption. I made an assumption when I heard the car was rocking…turns out it’s just the guy’s dogs in the back. He’s eating; he’s got his family with him, and they’re traveling the United States giving out rubber duckies to police officers. Somehow, he got a cop here on a call. Very interesting.”
  • Beach Grove, Ind. (pre-recorded segment) — Sgt. Joe Garrison determine that a bizarre extortion plot was just from a phone scammer. Garrison: “This sounds like a scam. The best thing is to just not answer the phone” for an unrecognized number. “If you answer the phone and talk to the person, they kind of get their hooks. in…”
  • Missing segment — Memphis, Tenn.
  • Nye County, Nev. — Traffic stop by Deputy Cody Murphy; nonfunctioning headlight. Motorist released with warning.

Banfield: “I never make a secret of how much a fan I am of watching this show, and these are the scenes that I find the most nerve-wracking. I get nervous as a viewer because it just feels like anything can happen in any moment. Wilson: “In law enforcement, we always say the two most-dangerous calls, or things that we do, are traffic stops and domestics…you never know what’s gonna happen.” Larkin: “They’re the most unpredictable. In a traffic stop — is your suspect gonna run, are they gonna bail out of the car. Are they gonna take off? Is there is a gun, is there drugs in there. There are so many different variables…everything single one is different.” Banfield: “I sort of catch my breath just as soon as things look like they’re nice, but they also can turn ugly so quickly, so I’m always watching with baited breath.”

  • Beech Grove, Ind. — Cops respond to report of a man who was short of breath. Caption: “Police welfare check.” Officers allegedly have had previously encounters with the man. Subject’s dialogue with cops is bleeped. Sgt. Zach Horgan: “He doesn’t want to talk to us. So we’re just gonna let him be until EMS gets here. Banfield: “No good deed goes unpunished…”
  • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Cops respond to report to group of teens fighting at McDonald’s. Incident may have been horseplay. Officers, however, advise them that, per store management, they are trespassed from that particular restaurant. Officer Ortiz: “At this point, they were just told to not come back, and it they do come back, then the proper procedures will be taken.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers respond to a refund dispute at KFC. Drive-thru customer claims he never got his food after a long wait. Store apparently claims that he was served his meal. Captions: “Not so fast food?,’ “Just wingin’ it.” Lt. Maher tries to mediate the situation, but he also comments to the OPL audience that “we’re not here to get you refunds. We’re here for emergency services.” He also advises the customer to take it up with customer KFC’s headquarters about the dispute. He also indicates that the store security footage will be available in the morning which may resolve the situation.

Wilson: The customer “just wants to get his food. Somebody else took the food. She feels she gave it to him. Either give him a refund or just give him [the food]. That way you clear this up, and keep a happy customer. Larkin: “Where I worked at, there weren’t a lot of fast-food restaurants up in my area that I had to deal with. But just as the lieutenant stated right there, if you’re not getting what you need there, contact the corporate office. It’s not a police-related matter. Usually the corporate office will be able to help you out.” Banfield: “Lt. Richie Maher can cross this one off his ‘bucket list.’ That’s for you, OPNation.”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Traffic stop; brake-lights out. Male driver informs deputies that there is a gun in the glovebox.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers respond to report of a man allegedly with a knife at a residence. Two men handcuffed at the location while cops investigate. Neither subject apparently unwilling to identify themselves. Banfield: “We went from ‘retained’ to detained to arrested.”

Sgt. McLendon: “There was a big fight, and someone pulled out a knife. So the guy with the knife, he’s gonna go to jail probably for menacing, and then he’s gonna go for obstructing official business. And then the other guy, he’s gonna go for failure to disclose, because he was involved in the fight, so he’s gonna go for failure to disclose because he had to give his name, and probably for obstructing…there still trying to sort out what’s going on here, but that’s what it sounds like they have so far.”

Larkin: “When you’ve got a knife, you’re gonna have someone with what we call lethal coverage, and you’re gonna hopefully have someone there with a taser or something less lethal. The kids are the number-one priority. You want to make sure they get out safely if the person is still gonna be in there armed if they don’t come out to the officers first.” Wilson: “You’re hoping that you don’t have to have the department of social services…to get these kids out of there.”

  • Crime of the Night — Delaware, Ohio.
  • Volusia County, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Traffic stop; mismatched, expired tags. K9 deployed and alerts. Driver allegedly admits to drugs in center console. Probable cause car search. Driver apparently arrested on alleged drug-related chares.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Traffic stop; pat-down of drive who allegedly admitted to having weed. Deputies engage in friendly banter with driver and passenger about a keychain.
  • Nye County, Nev. — Lt. Eric Murphy canvasses area with heat-sensing technology in response to a report of a possible intruder in homeowner’s yard.
  • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Cops return to the same location as the earlier location. Male who still can’t find his keys says the female assaulted him. Cops further investigate.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Traffic stop for headlight issue. Cops have to pull driver out of car. He apparently won’t identify himself. Sgt. Mike Bryant interacts with mom with a baby apparently in the car.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Traffic stop; reckless driving. Motorist tells Cpl. Nelson that the just farted. Caption: “Silent but deadly?” Nelson: “First time that ever happened.”
  • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Cops make contact with two pedestrians in downtown area; open container spotted.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Cops respond to possible domestic disturbance in apartment complex. Lt. Maher tries to figure out what caused a banging noise. “Maybe someone is playing ‘Call of Duty.'”

On Patrol: Live Summary for April 1, 2023 (#OPL Episode 01-70)

The commercials are back, but there still were more calls for which a resolution was not provided. Note that the On Patrol: First Shift pre-show sometimes provides updates of past incidents.

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Traffic stop on slow-rolling pick-up truck for erratic driving. Motorist apparently released.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputies respond to noise complaint at church and asked man who comes out to turn down the music volume “a smidge.” Cpl. Bryce Hughes: “I don’t want to tell people they can’t exercise their religion. So we just asked him to turn it down, and he was super-receptive to that. He’s gonna do that. It’s still early, so as long as they turn it down a little bit, I don’t think there’d be too much of an issue out here.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Traffic stop; no license. Cops allegedly smell weed. Car search. They test a white substance for drugs. Car towed. Driver apparently arrested for license issue.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Cops in their cruisers and on foot search a residential area for a suspect who fled on foot from a traffic stop.

Banfield: “It’s also stressful. It may sound quiet out there, but you never know when this guy might be armed and in a bush somewhere and ambush the police. Wilson: “It’s one of those things where they’re gonna search for this guy. Depending on what the charges are will tell you how long they’re gonna actually search for him. And as ‘Sticks’ was talking earlier, you got to set up this perimeter, make sure everybody is in their place so that they’re looking for this guy, giving out that description of what he’s wearing, the whole nine yards with that. And then, of course, again the direction of travel. All of this stuff is gonna play a part in if and how they locate this individual. And then there’s also assistance to help with that.”

Larkin: “Very much so. The way these guys typically get away — you saw at the beginning of this, they had numerous cars already in the area at the end of this chase. People can cover a lot of ground very fast so if you get someone who is determined, they can actually get out of the perimeter before the perimeter is even fully set up. And then he’s already long gone. Other times they lay down, they try to hide it out, or they’ve got somebody close, they get inside the house, and we never find them.” Banfield adds that a K9 unit is not always available in the vicinity in these types of incidents.

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl . Cameron Blackmon makes contact with a driver of a van who fell asleep behind the wheel.
  • Nye County, S.C. — Dep. Cory Buendicho makes contact with neighbors in an investigation of a 911 hang-up call in the neighborhood.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputies make contact with a couple who were arguing in a hotel parking lot and question them separately. Cpl. Hughes: “They’ve known each other since December, been married for about a month…so they’re arguing, and they’re having issues with each other. However, they’re both being very childish, and they’re both making very unreasonable requests, so they’re gonna have to figure this out amongst themselves. I mean, we can’t force anybody out of the vehicle, we can’t force anybody to give over property…they chose to become legally married, and in South Carolina, so all over their assets are legally each others. So they’re gonna have to get through apparently their first marital spat.”
  • Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded incident) — Deputies make traffic stop at gunpoint on a slow roller. Driver indicates that he didn’t pull over right away because he had a little bit of weed (which is still illegal in the state). He is arrested for failure to stop and the weed possession.

Banfield: “I don’t know if you’ve got to give him credit for just the honesty of it all, but you never know what you’re gonna get. Larkin: “…Not to have any type of debate about marijuana laws across the country — they obviously vary from state to state. There’s a lot of discretion for the officers on every traffic stop when they come across it, especially for the smaller amounts like that. The majority of the time, they’re gonna either take it and destroy it, you might get a citation, a ticket, and you might go to jail, but if you run, you’re gonna go to jail every time. Banfield: “But I have to say, Curtis, the fact that he just said ‘oh yeah, it was weed–that’s why I ran,’ Most people are like, ‘that’s not mine.’ Wilson: “That’s it, and most times when they do that, they’re trying to toss that stuff. They want to get enough distance to be able to throw the stuff away because it is illegal in the state of South Carolina still, so therefore he’s knowing ‘I’m gonna be in trouble.’ But again, like Stick says, if he had just stopped, complied, probably would…made him get rid of it, give him a citation, whatever, and sent him on his way.” Banfield: “Comply, comply, comply — order of the night.”

  • Toledo, Ohio — Traffic stop. Driver and passenger released with warning.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Maher responds to report of a panic alarm at a business. He makes contact with two employees in the parking lot. Neither indicates any problem inside.
  • Volusia County, Fla. — Traffic stop for well-being check on seat switchers. Dep. Royce James claims that the original driver is “highly intoxicated” and never should have driven in the first place. On Patrol: Live rolls back the video and allegedly shows the husband and wife switching places at a traffic light. The passenger says he had one beer and a couple of shots. Apparent field sobriety test fail.

Banfield: “Sometimes when I watch the field sobriety tests, they go on a long time. There’s like test after test after test, but when you’re doing them, Curtis, you kind of know within the first five, 10 seconds…” Wilson: “You can. You can pretty much almost tell the level of intoxicity of the individual when you’re doing these tests, because some of them, you can tell right off the bat. In other words, they just want to make sure, and they’re doing this all for the court.” Banfield: “And that’s what I wanted to know. They might know right away, but you just got to get it on record.” Larkin then seems to then allude to the subsequent blood work being decisive in a court case or license revocation.

  • Nye County, Nev. (pre-recorded segment) — Deputies respond to shoplifting in progress at Walmart and arrest suspect outside the store. Suspect insists that “I pad for this sh*t,” but has no receipts. Deputies review security footage of the incident and one of them says “and low and behold, he never paid for the items. He walked right out of the store.” Suspect is arrested for alleged burglary and is trespassed from that store.

Banfield: “I have had those same conversations, but with my children when they were six…” Larkin: “When they refuse to admit they’re at fault. We have a major problem with that in the country on several different issues. But retail theft, the amount of money that goes into it — there are so many large chain stores that have been covered in media news and stuff like that, that are having to close because of guys like that, that just blatantly walk right out.” Wilson: “I think, with this guy, even with the cameras showing, he’s still gonna deny. I mean, deny, deny, deny, for this guy here…but like Sticks says, these companies having to deal with many individuals, multiple, who are just taking things at random like this. Glad they got him, glad it’s on camera, and that’s the end of the story. Banfield: “And plausible deniability is one thing; implausible deniability is another.”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Deputies respond to some kind of domestic call related to cats. One of the felines died.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Traffic stop for no headlights. Another couple allegedly switching seats over a license issue. Citation issued. Banfield alludes to “a night of musical chairs.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers execute warrant on subject who is sleeping in car in parking lot. One officer says that he “doesn’t look good,” but the subject indicates that he didn’t take anything.
  • Volusia County, Fla. — Dep. Jake Bissonnette spots dog running in the road and returns the canine to hits owner who is nearby on the street. Banfield: “That’s a happy ending for that little guy.”
  • Toledo, Ohio — Cops respond to report of shots fired in residential neighborhood and canvas area on foot. Investigation ongoing.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputies respond to a report of a fight in progress that includes a car allegedly used as a weapon. They canvas area on foot for suspect. At least one car has significant front-end damage. Banfield assesses the situation as “a mess for innocent folk this Saturday night.”

Cpl. Hughes: “We’re trying to decipher what exactly is going on. We got a call about a fight. Vehicles ramming each other. And we got on scene, they’re pointing a guy off in the distance and said he’s responsible for it. They’re telling me it’s not intentional. If it’s not intentional, then that’s a highway patrol issue, and it’s not — like, we can help them with it, but it kind of limits our use of K9 and things like that, where we would use any type of force in order to get him detained. If it was in reference to the fight, and it’s intentional, that changes things, because that makes it essentially an aggravated assault at that point. So we are trying to locate him at the moment. We’ve got units circulating. We’re just unsure if he’s still on foot or if he hopped on a vehicle that one of the other deputies saw speeding out of the neighborhood at the moment.”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Deputies respond to residence and stand by for the arrival of paramedics after a wife says her husband took shrooms. They make contact with the couple; man will transported to a local hospital to get checked out.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Maher chats with officers from another jurisdiction who are, at least in part, on a Krispy Kreme run. Caption: “Doughnut worry about a thing.” Maher scores a donut from them and quips “I just a robbed a cop.”
  • Wanted segment — Bixby, Okla.
  • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Cops respond to a report of a stabbing in a residential area and search area on for a suspect. They set up perimeter around house, that has blood stains on front steps, where they believe a suspect is located based on what a neighbor told them. They subsequently enter the house and detain two men who may or may not be involved in the incident.

According to Officer Rich Olshefski, “Apparently the two suspects that we have in custody jumped her brother a year ago. That’s kind of what I’m gathering. So now tonight was somehow a set-up of some sort. She feels that the subjects were actually — she was the intended target. Her paramour got in between, so that’s the stabbing victim, and so she’s gonna head down to headquarters, talk to detectives down there, and we have a detective coming out now to process the crime scene. So looks like we have both suspects. The suspects were kind of making statements that there was another person that got away. Witness is saying, that no, there’s only the two of them. So it looks like we have both parties in custody.”

Banfield: “It’s complicated when you have two suspects because they can do this [point at each other].” Larkin: “Very much so. Well, they’ll even try to say there’s a third one that got away. But your eyewitness there, obviously the victim themselves, they will piece it together with the detectives, and get the right guys in custody. Banfield: “Critical the detectives coming out to figure out for more of the story.”

  • Nye County, Nev. — Deputies conduct a DUI investigation. Driver appears to allegedly blow a .092 on breathalyzer and is arrested on suspicion of DUI. Booze bottles allegedly found in car search. According to Larkin, the driver had rifle “stored properly in the trunk of the car,” so there’s no legal issue with the firearm. Driver’s dad is coming to the scene to pick up vehicle.
  • Richland County, S.C. — On the way to another call, deputies spot the aftermath of a purported head-on collision. One vehicle has serious front-end damage. Investigation ongoing.
  • Crime of the Night — Lufkin, Texas.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers respond to a theft call involving the disputed ownership of a bicycle. Caption: “Bilking over a bike.” Sgt. Bryant says the apparent complainant “was saying that he was arrested for running from the police, resisting arrest, and…we took him him to jail, and he said we left the bike behind. He’s saying its his bike. It’s a pretty generic electric bike here so, and not anyway to identify said bike. So that’s where we’re gonna run into a little bit of an issue proving that it’s his bike. So we’re gonna talk a little bit more, investigate this, and see if we can get to the bottom of the bike caper.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Maher responds to report of a trespass at restaurant. The subject had already left by car. Manager or employee shows Maher a cell phone video of the subject.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputies respond to noise complaint at home and ask residents to turn down the volume “a hair.” They agree to turn it down “three hairs.”
  • Volusia County, Fla. — Deputies respond to a disturbance report. Complainant indicated that a female was heard screaming and yelling that man was putting hands on her. They canvas area on foot but don’t hear anything. Deputy: “Super quiet here.” As the show ends, they knock on the door of the home.

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.