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

A recap of the March 8, 2025, On Patrol: Live episode (#OPL 03-62), anchored in the NYC studio by attorney and host/executive producer Dan Abrams along with co-host Curtis Wilson and with analyst Tom Rizzo, follows.

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On Patrol: Live on Reelz tonight: In the first hour, and starting at the top of the show, Berkeley County’s very resilient Mikayla Ortiz literally has her hands full in separate incidents with quarrelsome subjects, and Clayton County’s Malik Clark impressed #OPNation with his PIT skills. These three encounters generated an enormous social media response.See below for details on this episode’s activity.

And as revealed in an interview during the show, former On Patrol: Live analyst Sean “Sticks” Larkin will be in the studio next weekend to join the On Patrol: Live cast as, at least in part, an #OPL guest hairstylist. Note: Although there were nearly 30 incidents featured on this episode involving On Patrol: Live departments, Haven PD did not appear (nor did it appear on Friday night’s show), however, so things might be slow on I-40 for a change.

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Clink on this link for the On Patrol: Live recap of #OPL episode #03-62, March 7, 2025.

On Patrol: Live Recap for March 8, 2025 (#OPL Episode 03-62)

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  • Berkeley County, S.C. — On a well-being check, Corporal Mikayla Ortiz responds to a report of a man down. She awakens the subject who becomes antagonistic. “I am a Native American…I am CIA…” Bleeping. On Patrol: Live host DanAbrams: “…the guy…was passed out on a tree, He has said he is a Native American and a tree person. Apart from that, it’s a little unclear why he’s getting so worked up about them checking in on him…the guy… was asleep and…not happy to see Corporal Ortiz.” The corporal and paramedics try to reason with the man but ultimately have take him to the ground. The subject is restrained in a stretcher and transported to the hospital.
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“Well, that went about as best as it could have gone considering the state that he was in.”

Abrams: “Captain Rizzo, you were just talking about the team of folks out there.” On Patrol: Live studio analyst Tom Rizzo: “It’s become mandatory now in several states, these arrive-together-style programs where they train together for cases like this with emotional and disturbed people.”

Corporal Ortiz incident summary: “Well, that went about as best as it could have gone considering the state that he was in. We’ll get him up to the hospital, and the doctors can diagnose whatever it is that’s going on, and he can get the help that he needs.”

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Cooper Bagwell pulls over a car that slow rolled for 1-1/2 miles. The driver is released with a warning for a registration violation and for not stopping. “I understand that you’re trying to look for a place to pull over, but we passed multiple places to pull over…just remember, next time, if you see lights and sirens behind you, you need to pull over as soon as possible or as safe as possible.” The officer also asks the driver if she has any hearing or vision issues. After asking the officer to clarify the question, she replies “Not that I’m aware of.” Abrams quips “‘Are you hard of hearing?’ ‘What?’ That was an interesting back and forth.”

“‘Are you hard of hearing?’ ‘What?’ That was an interesting back and forth.”

At the beginning of the stop, Abrams mentions that “we were just talking here in the studio about the fact that more officers arriving there because his radio wasn’t working properly. Obviously, there is concern, right? What’s exactly happening; what’s going on. They want to make sure everything’s okay.”

  • Monroe, La. — Corporal Jonathon Daniel conducts a friendly traffic stop for allegedly speeding and running a stop sign. The driver is released with a warning. Listen:
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — K9 Detective Roger Lawson and other units including Detective Noah Galbreath conduct a traffic stop on a bicyclist for no lights. The individual is released with a warning.

Detective Lawson recap: “So we helped out here with ‘Mr. Vanilla Ice‘ and instructed him that he can’t be riding his bike without a light on, especially with all this fog, so we let him go with a warning.” Abrams: “The good news is there was no ‘Ice Ice Baby‘ found on his seat, so he’s on his way.”

  • Richland County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Corporal Tim Riley and other units respond to a shots-fired call and detain an irate man at a residence. Abrams introduces the segment by explaining that “deputies were called after a guy known to police to have some anger issues was blowing off some steam, among other things.” Corporal Riley: “At this point, he’s being charged with aggravated breach of peace. It’s a step above what normally would be a breach of peace. It’s a five-year charge in South Carolina, which would also further prohibit him, if he’s convicted in court, from possessing a firearm. Obviously, the firearm in question is inside of the home. He’s going to jail for aggravated breach of peace, and we’ll have to come back later with a search warrant for the gun.” Abrams makes a callback to #StubbleTrouble by quipping that “[the suspect] is trimming his beard which leads us to an interesting question, which is ‘am I gonna have to trim mine’…” I still don’t know the numbers.” Rizzo: “As long as you don’t fire off rounds…” Abrams”…that changes the game a little bit…”
  • Monroe, La. — The High Enforcement Apprehension Team (HEAT) conduct a traffic stop on an 18-wheeler. A K9 appears to allegedly alerts on the truck. The driver is subsequently released with no charges.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Corporal Ortiz responds to a report of an alleged physical disturbance/fight possibly between two sisters in the parking lot of a mall. She spots a woman on scene who walks away from her and ignores repeated commands to stop. A scuffle ensues during which the corporal winds up taking the female to the ground. Another deputy shows up to help subdue the woman. Corporal Ortiz is allegedly punched in the face during the encounter but is okay. The corporal also converses with the other sister on scene.
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“That’s kind of like a telltale sign right there that things can go sideways really quick…’

Corporal Ortiz recap: “That’s kind of like a telltale sign right there that things can go sideways really quick. Tried to get out with her. She’s screaming, kind of acting belligerent. Trying to figure out what’s going on. She tried to leave. She’s definitely my suspect. She fits the description. And then whenever I tried to make contact with her, it turned physical really quick. So thankfully, I have backup right here with me. We were able to get her detained. She’s extremely agitated. So as of right now, until I can talk to my victim, so far, she’s going to jail for assault on law enforcement tonight.”

Corporal Ortiz follow-up: “So right now, it sounds like she’s been drinking a little bit tonight or a lot of a bit tonight and engaged in an altercation with some of the people in the car. They pulled over to try to defuse the situation. It just only escalated from there. She started kicking the car, trying to fight the people inside the vehicle, so they drove away, trying to distance themselves from her when they called law enforcement, but they wanted to keep an eye on her. That’s when obviously we pulled up. I saw her walking down the road with her shoes on. Essentially when first I got out of the car, I could smell the alcohol coming off of her. She’s extremely agitated. Just wanted to talk to her. She wanted to keep walking away, and at that point, she wasn’t allowed to walk away. She was under investigative detention at that point because she was my suspect. And then when I went to kind of detain her is when the altercation started. So now they don’t want to press charges for their side of the physical altercation, but she is going to jail for the assault on law enforcement tonight.”

‘…when I went to kind of detain her is when the altercation started…”

  • Las Vegas, Nev. — Officer Jacob Bowden and other units converge on a house within which someone on a bicycle allegedly had fled earlier. Apparently it started out as just a bike light infraction. “Guns drawn” caption. After a series of PA announcements on scene, a male comes out of the house and is detained. Bleeping.

Abrams: “We were just talking about the fact that he’s got drugs in his pocket coming out to get up to police as opposed to throwing them in the toilet, right? It’s sort of shocking. As they always say, it’s not the brightest ones often that get caught. And it turns out, by the way, he is the father of that woman who was there, so she was not telling the truth when she said she did not know who he was.” Rizzo: “And then he ran out the back.” Officer Bowden: “We were able to get him in custody. Luckily, he came out, was compliant just with verbal commands. We didn’t have to use any force. So right now, we have him for his traffic violations, obstruction, and it looks like he’s got some dope and some paraphernalia as well.”

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sergeant Marcus Both patrols the downtown area during the final weekend Bike Week and makes contact with fans. On Patrol: Live caption: “Still Bike Week!” Abrams: “Wish I was there.”
  • Triple Play #3 — an alleged carjacker crashes into a gym in Lee County, Fla., and then flees. Abrams: “Turns out that Florida man’s workout was just beginning.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — K9 Specialist John O’Shaughnessy and Sergeant Kenny Fitzsimmons and other deputies respond to a call about a boyfriend allegedly kicking open the door at an apartment complex. On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of home invasion.” After making contact with the residents of the apartment unit and investigating, the call is determined t to be unfounded.

Sergeant Fitzsimmons summary: “This is all BS. She had an ex-baby daddy or ex-boyfriend or whatever the case may be. Must have been some kind of a third-party call. False alarm. Better be a false alarm than a real one.” Abrams: “No such thing as an ex baby daddy.”

  • Monroe, La. — The HEAT squad frisk several individuals outside a closed store and search backpacks. At least one individual is detained on scene.
  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Mike Knapp conducts a traffic stop on a slow roller. On Patrol: Live caption: “Slow-speed pursuit.” No license. Deputy Knapp warns the wife/girlfriend to stand back. Car search. For the On Patrol: Live viewers, Deputy Knapp demonstrates the process for field testing a substance. The driver faces multiple charges. Vehicle towed.

Deputy Knapp initial summary: “This highly intoxicated individual, we saw him going the wrong way. Up one of the side streets here, he slow rolled a couple stop signs. He ran off the road twice. We tried to stop him over at 6th and Palm, and he slow rolled the whole way here. There’s open containers I can see in there. He’s clearly and obviously intoxicated. He’s gonna refuse to do sobriety tests. So, he’s gonna be [unintelligible] for DUI and probably for no license…” Abrams: “And this is the scene where we saw the wife getting closer and closer to the car. And that is something that drives officers crazy when they’re doing a traffic stop.” On Patrol: Live co-host Curtis Wilson: “Absolutely, because they have no idea what they’re going to get out of that car, try to hide from that scene, or something to that effect, and also interfering. It takes his eyes away from the individual that he’s working with to have to look and see what’s going on.” Abrams: “At least this guy convinced his wife to move out of the way. Rizzo: “And thankfully. I’m a huge advocate — some states have started to enact legislation where it’s a minimum distance rule so that you just can’t interfere. That’s what it is. You want to go film, you want to pull your phones out, great. Do it from a distance over there, so you’re not distracting us from what we are. And then create a situation where force then has to be used.”

Listen to Deputy Knapp’s play by play of the testing:

Deputy Knapp follow-up: “So we were conducting patrols here…it’s a high crime neighborhood. While doing so, I observed a reckless driver. He was driving at one point in the wrong lane in the neighborhood. He disregarded a couple of stop signs right off the road into a yard. We attempted to stop him. He continued to drive, driving to his girlfriend’s house. We had lights and sirens going. He wasn’t stopping. Eventually when he stopped, we were able to get him out of the car and secure him. He’s highly intoxicated. There’s open containers in plain view. Subsequently, he was arrested for DUI because he refused to take any sobriety testing. He didn’t want to take a breath test. He didn’t want to take even when he was advised of his implied consent rights, which is a mandatory license suspension. However, he has no license. He was arrested in December of 24 for the exact same thing: DUI and no license. So his bond is gonna be revoked on that. During the inventory of the vehicle, we found a bag of cocaine in the center console area. In totality, he’ll be charged with DUI, driving with no license, and possession of cocaine. And the other arrest, he’ll have his bond revoked for that at the Lee County Jail, is where he’ll wait for probably deportation, which he was saying he didn’t mind going back home. And he’s a resident of Guatemala. The car was towed…his girlfriend was allowed to get the child effects out of the vehicle, such as the car seat, and his tools. They’ll be able to get it back tomorrow.” Abrams: “Well, it is a good thing they got this guy off the street. And sounds like he’s gonna be heading home in the relatively near future.”

  • #StubbleTrouble — In a lighthearted segment, On Patrol: Live replays a First Shift interview with former analyst Sean “Sticks” Larkin who vows to host Dan Abrams that “I’m gonna be there next weekend. I’m shaving you.” Although about 10,000 votes were cast (plus some sharing of AI imagery) about whether Abrams should keep or shave his beard, the show does not release the actual results either way. The vote tally apparently is scheduled to be announced when Larkin visits the On Patrol: Live set next weekend. Abrams: “It sound like I may have to take a shave regardless.”
  • Las Vegas, Nev. (pre-recorded segment) — Officer Bradley Hunt and other units investigate a fight between two neighbors (ages 67 and 78) and make contact with the parties. The primary aggressor is arrested. Listen to a brief summary followed by studio panel commentary:
  • Las Vegas, Nev. — Officer Bowden and other units search for a man who purportedly goes by the nickname of Three for an alleged attempted homicide. The suspect apparently is the same individual who was mentioned during an incident on Friday night’s show. On Patrol: Live caption: “Searching for homicide suspect.”

In the audio clip embedded below, Abrams confirms that the individual that police are seeking was allegedly involved in the Friday night incident:

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • BOLO update (Colo. dognappers) and new BOLO segment (Daytona Beach bank robber)

Abrams: “One of the only disadvantages to being like six-five or taller is when you’re wanted.” Rizzo: “And then you highlight that with those stupid glasses.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Sergeant Fitzsimmons detains a young man in a commercial area upon a report of shots fired. Bleeping. According to the sergeant, the subject is arrested on three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, but the latter did not have a gun. On Patrol: Live does not provide a full explanation of the incident.
  • Monroe, La. — Corporal Daniel and HEAT conduct a traffic stop on an indignant driver. “Why are you so aggravated?” Bleeping. The female driver is subsequently released with a summons for weed.
  • Clayton County, Ga. — Deputy Malik Clark pursues a vehicle on the highway that is traveling at approximately 130 mph. Deputy Clark executes a PIT maneuver. The driver is taken into custody and seems to admit that he acted stupidly. He faces “a laundry list of charges.” Deputy Clark wins praise from #OPNation for the successful PIT and staying composed during the chase.

Listen to the studio panel extol Deputy Clark’s pursuit skills during “a high-octane moment”:

Deputy Clark initial summary: “Running speed on 675. Got a group of cars doing 130. Took a minute to catch up to them; cars started to split up, get off on certain exits. We were able to keep eyes on this one, chased him all the way down here. He got caught up in traffic. We had to get close up on him, performed a PIT maneuver, and now he’s in custody.” Abrams: “Deputy Malik Clark…just PITed that car, and the guy, that guy, the suspect, got out, he said, ‘that was really stupid.'” Deputy Mikel Jones lets the driver know the potential charges: “Out the gate, speeding, reckless, too fast, racing, driving in an emergency lane, improper right lane change, following too closely. And also, since you’ve got a firearm in the car, since you’ve got felonies with that, you’re gonna be charged with the firearm through the commission of crime also, okay?…that’s the risk of fleeing from the police…” Abrams: “There were other cars involved so, of course, now he’s trying to figure out ‘well, why did I get caught and the others didn’t?'”

Deputy Jones adds that “So where we are now, we got EMS. They’re gonna come check him out for any injuries. Apparently his airbags deployed after he got, after Deputy Clark PITed him. More than likely, whatever they say, we’re still gonna have to take him to the hospital to get him checked out so that he can be accepted into jail. He’s gonna be going for a laundry list of charges. He’s gonna have felony fleeing. He was, they said, he was going 137 miles an hour when he was initially trying to stop him. Racing — he admitted to me that he was racing. He’s also got a strong order of alcoholic beverage on him. So he admitted to me that he had two beers. which is what they always say, before he started driving, so we’ll check that out as well…”

As the incident is wrapping up, Deputy Clark says “so this is all his citations, actually, for speeding, racing, reckless, driving on an emergency shoulder, felony fleeing and eluding. He got about, I believe, about 10 citations that’s gonna come along with it that he’s gonna have to answer for…” Abrams “CVS receipt of charges.”

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Detective Lawson, among other officers, provides backup on a traffic stop for who he describes as a “mouthy person.” On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of disturbance.” As Lawson arrives, the young driver agrees to unlock the car door to avoid being arrested. Car search. Detective Lawson explains that “as you can see, Detective Smith was trying to stop this car. Pulled into this parking lot real quick, which happens to us pretty often. Sometimes they back in quick so they can get out quick. Situations tend to get a little hairy sometimes, so we make sure to bring the unit down here. We did end up getting probable cause to search the vehicle, which yielded nothing, but we’ll end up cutting him loose with a citation.” Detective Smith seems to indicate, however, that he will not cite the driver, but he will seize a blunt for destruction.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Sergeant Fitzsimmons and other units respond to a panic alarm at a residence. According to the sergeant, the person inside allegedly provided a passcode for “hostage” — “so hopefully that’s not the situation…but we’ll find out here momentarily.” On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of home alarm.” It turns out to be a false alarm. The homeowner, whose dog briefly runs out when she opens the front door, is okay and says she accidentally burned some mac and cheese.
  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Knapp initiates a traffic stop. Suspended license.
  • Monroe, La. — Corporal Daniel backs up Corporal Kelsie Wilson, with other HEAT squad members on scene, for a friendly traffic stop on a slow roller. Car search.
  • Las Vegas, Nev. (pre-recorded segment)– Abrams introduces the footage by quipping that “Officer Tyler Hauger encountered a woman on the side of the road who said she was gathering objects for an art project though that seemed more like a pipe dream.” Dispatched to a suspicious person call, Officer Hauger makes a well-being check on a possibly injured pedestrian who was down on the sidewalk. The woman claims that “I was just resting.” Officer Hauger asserts that “this female’s piece of artwork here is also commonly known as a meth pipe. It was taken from her person. We’re gonna impound that for destruction. Our main concern was to check on her welfare after receiving a 911 call. So she will be on her way without a citation.”
  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Rachel Greene makes contact with an On Patrol: Live fan who advises Dan Abrams not to shave his beard. Abrams: “All right, so the beard-is-back question. I’m ready to shave it if I have to…remember, Sticks will be joining us next weekend, and he’s threatening to shave it, so I don’t know exactly what that means.”
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — As the episode concludes, Deputy Bradley Brown makes a highway traffic stop on a slow roller.