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 departments during the ride-along on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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.
NOTE: See Disclaimer below.
On Patrol: Live Summary for May 19, 2023 (#OPL Episode 01-83)
- Nye County, Nev. — Deputies respond to report of home invasion in progress. Man detained at gunpoint at back door. Home cleared. Pat down; needles and empty bag of dope allegedly found. Sgt. Nick Augustine to subject: “Two plus two generally equals four.”
- Beech Grove, Ind. — Lt. Jeff Bruner responds to neighbor dispute about trash at apartment building. Caption: “Talkin’ trash.” Bruner tries to mediate the situation with the parties including taking out the garbage as a courtesy. Abrams: “Trash mystery here.”
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Traffic stop on erratic driver that slammed car into fence. Field sobriety test. Driver seems to indicate he has an injury from a prior accident. Abrams: The driver “is saying there is another explanation which they now can test in other ways, right?” Wilson: “They’re gonna can take him in and do the blood test on him, and so forth. It goes to show that the way he was speaking, his speech wasn’t slurred, he wasn’t rocking and so forth until he took the test. So of course, something is obviously going on.” Driver arrested; car towed.
Ofr. Joe Benson: “So right now, there was an accident involving property damage. I believe he might have struck another vehicle up there as well…we ran him through standardized field sobriety testing which indicated to me that he was impaired where he couldn’t operate a motor vehicle safely here…they’re gonna do a blood draw and charges will be filed on him.”
Apparently based on a tip from an OPL viewer. Ofr. Benson searches fence area for contraband that may have been tossed out of the car.
Update from Abrams as the episode ends: “Ofr. Benson…never found any drugs at that scene, and never found anything at that scene. So maybe that guy didn’t throw anything. Maybe it was an insect…”
- Volusia County, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Deputies, including a helicopter unit, pursue track down that fled from a Walgreen’s parking lot in amazing footage. Suspect faces several charges.
- Richland County, S.C. — Deputies respond to an incident in which an aunt was allegedly shot.
- Daytona Beach, Fla. – A large of cops respond to report of a man who barricaded himself in a room in an apartment. Cops enter the dwelling and detain the subject. Det. Noah Galbreath: “So basically had some sort of an alleged physical disturbance here in the apartment. A male barricaded himself either in a bathroom or a small bedroom. We had a couple of our units, including myself, go in, clear a portion of the residence. Give commands. The subject here, this gentleman, came out, pretty cooperative, detained him. And patrol is gonna take over the further investigation of this incident. They’re gonna figure out if there’s any charges here, if it’s domestic at all, and they’ll go from there.”
- Volusia County, Fla. — Deputies interact with man, age 75, who is sitting on a bench. Dep. Benjamin Speller: “Intoxicated male. He is very loud…we’re gonna try to get him to go to his room and try calm him down and restore the peace tonight. We’re gonna see how we can help.”
- Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. Tyler Hazel assists older woman who is using a walker on the street.
- Volusia County, Fla. — Deputies make contact with male outside of convenience store who says he was abandoned by his companions who he met on Craigslist. Dep. Royce James: “So this is a very odd call here. This guy jumped in a vehicle with some complete strangers in New York, drove all the way down to Florida for some work. Not really known when he starts work or what he’s gonna do for work. And once he gets here, some sort of argument begins with the strangers and him, and they just leave him here stranded. He does not know who these people are, he doesn’t have their names, he doesn’t have their phone numbers or vehicle registration or anything. So it’s gonna be impossible for us to contact them. So what we’re trying to do now is trying to help this guy the best we can to get over to Daytona. I’m gonna pay for him to get some food in his stomach, and we’re gonna try to see if we can get him to Daytona, and then he’ll have to figure it out from there.”
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (pre-recorded segment) — “Super irate” older woman complainant not wearing her teeth who says that someone stole her bowls. Abrams: “Kudos to our team doing the graphics there who were able to translate some of what was said there, although not all of it.”
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Traffic stop. Alleged weed smell allows for probably cause car search. Drugs and gun allegedly found. One subject arrested.
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Traffic stop. Driver apparently has a warrant. Car search. weed, unlicensed handgun in bag, and a large amount of cash allegedly found. Car likely towed.
- Wanted segment — Jamestown, N.Y.
- Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Abrams: “A woman trying to catch a bus ended up making an unexpected detour.” Deputies respond to report of an alleged trespass in a store restroom. Cpl. Cameron Blackmon and other deputies make contact with the subject doesn’t seem to receptive to answering his questions She winds up being taken to the ground and cuffed. Blackmon: “Charges we got: trespassing, resisting arrest, and assault on deputies.”
Abrams: “She had the bus waiting; she had the suitcase ready to go. All she had to do was just answer a couple of questions, and get trespassed, but no.” Larkin: “It’s a crazy concept to keep yourself out of jail, isn’t it? Just cooperate with the police and don’t resist them like that. But I want to point out that Deputy Blackmon, the technique he used to get that woman’s arm back behind her because she was not compliant at all. And that’s why basic ju-jitsu for law enforcement…things like that, are so important for the men and women that do this job to have some of the basic skills like that to get people custody.” Abrams: “Right, because that wasn’t even a self-defense situation…” Larkin: “It was understanding how to use leverage to get somebody’s body into the position of arrest.”
- Volusia County, Fla. — Deputies investigate hit and run and make contact with female complainant. She has cell phone video of the other car’s plate. Dep. Royce James and colleagues go to the home address connected with the tag Criminal citation issued.
James: “So he comes out, obviously he’s telling us that he wasn’t in a crash, where we clearly see him on video in a crash. Although it’s a very minor crash, either you need to exchange license and insurance information with the other party, or you need to call law enforcement. Leaving the scene of the crash with property damage is a misdemeanor in Florida. It’d be nothing for us to take him to jail tonight and take his car. We’re not gonna do that. We just gonna give him a couple of citations, and give him some life advice, and let him get on his way. I can smell the odor of alcohol coming from him, so I’m sure that is the reason why he left the scene of the crash. Unfortunately, due to the time lapse and the circumstances, legality issues do not allow us to do a DUI on him or we’d be doing that tonight.” Abrams: “Yeah, his denial there a little tough to stomach for them.”
James adds that “we have options here. It’d be nothing for us to arrest him and tow his car. Try not to do that. Doesn’t really rise to that serious nature since it’s not a serious crash. So we’re gonna give him a criminal citation. Instead of physically taking him to jail, he’s just gonna get a notice to appear in court. It’s the same thing as taking him to jail. He’s gonna get a criminal charge for it, and he will have to go to court to answer why he hit that lady’s car and drove off…”
- Beech Grove, Ind. — Cops investigate purported domestic incidence at residence allegedly involving a boyfriend-girlfriend.
- Toledo, Ohio — Cops respond to report of assault in progress in residential neighborhood and make contact with witnesses at the scene. Abrams: “It seems that this is not as escalated as they were concerned it had been.”
- Nye County, Nev. — Police respond to landlord-tenant dispute. Dep. Nicholas Huggins makes contact with both parties.
- Toledo, Ohio — Cops respond to report of a man allegedly threatening to shoot the bar owner or making threats against other patrons. They detain a passenger in a car in the pub’s parking lot. Sgt. Geoff McLendon indicates the owner wants the man gone. McLendon: “We gonna tell him that if you come back tonight, he’s gonna go to jail.”
- Nye County, Nev. — Deputies respond to another landlord-tenant dispute that may have allegedly involved a physical altercation. After investigating, they send the tenant on his way. Deputy: “You’re free to go; I don’t know where you’re gonna go. No money, no nothing. It’s gonna be a rough night.” Abrams: “Nye County is a big, big place.” Wilson: “And he has a suitcase with a long walk,” Abrams: “I don’t know where exactly he’s going.”
- Toledo, Ohio — Cops respond to weapons call outside of a store. Subjects apparently already left the area.
- Missing segment — Jackson, Ala.
- Nye County, Nev. — Deputies respond to minor jeep vs. SUV accident. No one is hurt.
- Richland County, S. C. — Traffic stop for alleged erratic driving.
- Crime of the Night — Carroll, Iowa.
- Toledo, Ohio — Cops respond to a domestic incident in which a daughter allegedly assaulted her mother. A taser might allegedly been involved.
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Driver stop; field sobriety test on man who is not cooperative with the testing procedure. Man says he is is suffering with a herniated sic. He is arrested on suspicion of DUI. Abrams: “Not a particularly surprising outcome.”
- Volusia County, Fla. — Deputies respond to report of a fight at a laundromat, but may have been a false alarm.
On Patrol: Live Summary for May 20, 2023 (#OPL Episode 01-84)
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Deputies conduct traffic stop on alleged reckless moped driver. No ID. Driver initially not communicative. Caption: “Moped mo’ problems.”
- Beech Grove, Ind. — Officer respond to accident in which a car ran over a lawn and struck the landscaping bricks outside the home. The couple in the car claim that a truck ran them off the road. Officers are called back when homeowners spot a gun in the bushes. Security video, which also recorded the accident itself, seems to indicate the couple switching places behind the wheel and also discarding items in the bushes.
Update from Ofr. Libi Keisler: “Reference the passenger in the car that almost hit the house. As far as we know right know, he’s not gonna be charged with anything referenced the gun. The gun wasn’t stolen, and he doesn’t have any priors or criminal history that says that he can’t possess a firearm. So we’ll just take it to our property room, and if he can show proof that it’s his, then it will probably be released to him. But we don’t have any other criminal charges to file for him or her as far as having the gun or throwing it in the bushes.”
- Nye County, Nev. — Deputies investigate hit and run in which a truck was struck.
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Traffic stop on motorcycle for running red light. Sgt. Mike Bryant: “She said she has to go home and use the restroom. That’s why she ran the red light. I don’t know. Gonna check and see if her license is good and go from there.”
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Officers canvas bridge for possible jumper. Officer Shawn Yelland makes contact with pedestrian who says he didn’t see anyone. Fire department boat deployed to search for anyone in the water.
- Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers, including helicopter unit and K9s, search for subject who foot bailed from fleeting vehicle after it crashed into another vehicle. Sgt. Bryant initially deployed stop stick in the search although the vehicle changed direction. The suspect is eventually taken into custody after being located behind a house.
During the search, Abrams mentions that “We heard Sgt. [Marcus] Booth say he wanted to stay a little bit back and let Officer Lawson and K9 Ali do their work.” Wilson: “That scent’s out there. You don’t want a distraction with the dog. Of course, having that space and that room allows this dog just to concentrate on what’s going on there and not what’s happening behind or anywhere around him.” Larkin: “Also, the dog is trained to apprehend somebody, so they have, in the past, bitten other officers. So you don’t want to be up there while that dog is out working.”
Sgt. Bryant: “What happens with this situation is as the helicopter is circling a lot of times, because of the canopy, they’ll lose that hotspot, and try to reacquire with the flare. As the dogs get closer, zeroing in on the suspect, it’s important that they can really…exactly where they are, soo the dog can do its job. The K9 handler is only as good as the dog is….he’s got a scent — it’s over.”
Abrams: “Curtis, we’ve seen the use here of multiple tools, many of the same tools you have in Richland County.” Wilson: “It’s a great asset to have, especially when you have an incident like this, and you’re searching for this individual, and he’s in the thick of these woods and so forth. You have the helicopter with infrared, you got your canines that are working, plus you have the departments that are working together, like Volusia and Daytona here, to make sure you apprehend this individual.” Larkin: “This apprehension really comes down to the helicopter in the sky because you can see how thick that was, and these dogs have been out on track for a very long time now. The helicopter and the flare system make picking the suspect up, even as he’s moving around, and eventually they are just able to close in and get him.” Abrams: “And for those of you who saw it earlier, the crash, let’s not forget about that. This was a very serious crash that occurred there, and the family that was hit in the vehicle is lucky that they were not significantly injured by this guy.”
Sgt. Bryant summary: “He flees. He crashes into this family. He runs hundreds of yards and hides underneath shrubbery in the bushes. We don’t stop. One K9, two K9s, three K9s, four, five K9s, six K9s, seven K9s more, we’re coming. The birds up; we’re gonna get him. He’s going to jail for the fleeing and alluding, leaving the scene of the crash with injury or property damage, and probably resisting arrest — for now.”
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Dep. Bryson Fowler makes contact with pedestrian who is walking in the street. Abrams update: “Remember we saw the guy carrying the trash across the street, he put his shirt back on, and was released with no charges.”
- Richland County, S.C. — Master Dep. John O’Shaughnessy investigates after witnessing accident involving a car and a moped. The Columbia, S.C, PD will investigate the collision further. O’Shaughnessy: “He said something locked up. He almost hit this guy on the moped. He’s actually very lucky. Looks like he just clipped the front of his moped. He just scraped his shin a little bit….he didn’t hit the pole, he didn’t hit the moped too bad, he didn’t hit the tree, this guy’s lucky.”
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Traffic stop for speeding. Deputies tell occupants to pour out open containers. Occupants are on the way to a rap show and are released with a warning. Abrams: “We’ll keep you abreast of the situation.”
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Cops investigate a domestic incident and detain an older male.
- Toledo, Ohio — Traffic stop for not using turn-signal. Driver released with warning. Det. Steve Kucinski: “Seems like he’s really frustrated. He just had to wait a long time to get some food. We’ve all been there…we’ll cut him a break and let him go. He’s got to get back to his kids anyway. He has a female that he just met watching them, so probably important he gets back to them.”
- Nye County, Nev. — Deputies investigate a report of a man who grabbed a 12-year-old at a park. The youngster’s grandfather arrives at the scene and declines to press charges for alleged battery. Dep. Sedrick Sweet: “Since he’s a juvenile, the victim, it’s gonna up to the grandfather if they want to press charges on the suspect for grabbing and pulling him. Right now, it doesn’t look like the juvenile is hurt. He claims he is not hurt. He’s declining medics right now…”
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Traffic stop on a slow-moving, cluttered vehicle riding on a flat tire and with the driver holding the door partially open. Warning issued.
- Richland County, S.C. — During a traffic stop at a gas station, an unrelated hit and run occurs, and Dep. O’Shaughnessy pursues the truck allegedly involved. Incident was captured on video.
- Nye County, Nev. — Foot pursuit of subject in desert who was walking on highway and allegedly jumping in and out of traffic and running from cops. EMTs called to check out subject. Subject detained.
- Beech Grove, Ind. — In a controversial encounter, officers respond to alarm at residence Sgt. Zach Horgan makes contact with man on porch (who turns out to be the homeowner) and after allegedly spotting weed, takes him to the ground when he appears to ignore commands to come forward. The alarm apparently was accidental.
Sgt. Horgan: “We’re here just to check for an alarm. He comes out; we’re talking to him. He reaches in his pocket, pulls his hand out. I can see…that it was marijuana. He immediate puts it back down in his pocket to go into the house. He chucked it into the house and grabbed him and pulled him back. We’re gonna see if he’ll sign a consent form so we can just get that recovered and move on. It’s just pocket so it’s not gonna be that much, marijuana, but if he wants to make it difficult with everything going on, we’ll apply for a search warrant, and then we’ll go search his entire house to see how much other narcotics are in there. But we’ll be looking for the weed specifically. If he’ll sign this, we’ll take care of this, and get it over with.”
Further summary by Horgan: “We’re hear for an alarm check. The male is in his pocket. I don’t remember…looking for his ID or whatever it was. And I can see he had marijuana. And then he went to go inside when I was trying to get him to come to me, detain him, so I grabbed him to keep him from doing that. I knew it wasn’t gonna be a huge amount, but as we stated over there, while his girlfriend was yelling, it’s till illegal. He went to toss it in the house, so I grabbed him, and did not let him go back into the house. We detained him, told him we would apply for a search warrant, and all that. We also advised him of his rights and asked him for consent to search…we knew he threw it in there. He signed that, and we recovered a little bit of marijuana. It’s not that deep, but you never know what’s going on, and not just kind of disregard a lawful order and go inside. So we recovered the marijuana, and we gonna dispose of that, and move on.” Abrams: “And that’s it; so no charges there.”
- Toledo, Ohio — Traffic stop outside convenience store; two occupants.
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Sgt. Paul Yacobozzi flagged down when citizens spot kitten stuck in a tree. Fire Department called to the scene. The kitty is rescued just as the show goes off the air. Yacobozzi (who apparently is a former firefighter) quips that “Every fireman’s dream to get a cat out of a tree.”
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Ofr. Jimmy Verdekal makes contact with man in connection with a call about kids allegedly left home alone by their mom.
- Beech Grove, Ind. — Cops search for fleeing vheicle. Sgt. Horgan spots two males on foot trying to flee. Perimeter set up; K9 deployed. Suspects detained. Ofr. Keisler: “You’re resisting law enforcement; you’re going to jail, bro.” Abrams mentions that hands tend to go up when police dogs start barking.
Note: On Patrol: Live, new episodes that is, will be dark over the Memorial Day weekend.
Disclaimer
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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.
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