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

On Patrol: Live Season 3: An On Patrol: Live recap, including NYC studio host/executive producer Dan Abrams’ puns, analysis, and banter with co-anchor Curtis Wilson (a Richland County, S.C., deputy sheriff), and analyst Captain Tom Rizzo (Howell Township, N.J., PD), along with the often-provocative or playful social media reaction, follows.

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On Patrol: Live tonight: In this On Patrol: Live episode guide, 11 traffic stops of various dimensions and six pursuits, respectively occurred, and separate incidents involved a chainsaw, “blinker fluid,” and intimate activity. Tragically, police investigated a fatal shooting. See below for details on the 26 law enforcement incidents across eight-plus On Patrol: Live departments during this new episode of On Patrol: Live on Reelz.

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On Patrol: Live episodes: Just about every incident covered on On Patrol: Live in each of its first-run shows is really live. Footnote: The content is subject, however, to a delay ranging from about five to 20 minutes primarily for legal reasons, and obviously apart from any pre-recorded packages.

On Patrol: Live Recap for May 23, 2025 (#OPL Episode 03-81)

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  • Berkeley County, S.C. (just prior to air) — Corporal Andy Gonzalez, Deputy Samuel Jasper, and other units, plus K9 Kai, search for a suspect who allegedly fled from a traffic stop. The suspect is detained separately nearby by other cops and arrested. Bleeping.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Master Deputy Nathan Rowley responds to call about an elderly woman who was allegedly assaulted in a residence by a family friend during or after a cookout. “I got pushed down.” The subject had already left when cops arrived. The victim declines medical attention. On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams: “Dry pasta salads can lead to conflict.”

“Dry pasta salads can lead to conflict.”

Deputy Rowley recap: “…grandma went to go lay down, take a little nap after everybody was over here, and a little bit of a commotion woke her up. She went out into the hallway, and I guess the female subject proceeded to push her down. She said it was pretty forcible, used both of her hands to actually push her to the ground…”

Listen the deputy’s entire summary including the potential charges against the alleged offender who allegedly also assaulted a male on scene:

  • Monroe, La. — Sergeant Scotty Sadler and the High Enforcement Apprehension Team (HEAT) conduct a traffic stop. Alleged weed odor. On Patrol: Live caption: “Arrested for warrant and PCP.” Listen to Sergeant Sadler (“and that ain’t mouthwash I smell”), and Captain Tom Rizzo in the studio, discuss the PCP aroma:

“…that ain’t mouthwash I smell”

Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Jill Falcon (the officer who viewers may remember climbing into a clothes donation bin to search for evidence during a previous On Patrol: Live episode) and other units assists a sergeant after a group of about seven “suspicious” people ran into a house (or a trailer home). Deputy Falcon: “Usually when somebody runs from our sergeant, they’ve got a warrant or something that they’re trying to hide…we’re still kind of just trying to figure out what’s going on exactly. We’re trying to identify the people who ran inside of the main house here and just run them and see if any of them have any warrants or anything like that.” After an investigation, it turns out that no one on scene has warrants. Abrams: “Just wanted to get away from the cops — just because.”

Deputy Falcon wrap up: “So everybody checked out…no warrants, nothing like that. So they’re all good to go about the rest of their night. Jut usually when a cop shows up somewhere and a bunch of people scatter and run and hide, there’s something to hide, so always worth stepping out with them and checking it out. But turned out to be a whole lot of nothing right now. Later might be a different story.”

  • Clayton County, Ga. (pre-recorded segment) — Deputies track a car with an alleged history of fleeing from police. The vehicle pulls over for blue lights but then takes off. A chase ensues. The vehicle causes an accident during which another car winds up on its side. The innocent driver from the overturned vehicle is extracted and is okay. The suspect is detained and faces multiple charges. Listen to a deputy on scene provide a recap of the incident plus providing a list of potential charges (felony fleeing and eluding, traffic violations, outstanding warrants, and a stolen car) followed by some studio commentary, which includes Deputy Wilson’s George Foreman reference:
  • Clayton County, Ga. — Lieutenant Joseph Toombs and Deputy Rob Fleming search for an individual who fled on foot from a traffic stop. Authorities will issue a warrant. Lieutenant Toombs: “The guy was stopped for no insurance and jumped out and took off on foot for whatever reason. So they already have him identified, so PD is about to put warrants out for the guy’s arrest. Wasn’t really smart for him to do that. Now he’s going to jail instead of just getting a ticket for having no insurance on his car. Doesn’t seem like that whoever that person is is too smart.” Abrams quips that “unless, of course, he had a lot of drugs on him. Just saying…that could suggest that maybe he’s smarter than the lieutenant is giving him credit for.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputy Rowley responds to a report of a burglary in progress on a trailer at a storage facility. He makes contact with the on-site manager who is somewhat chatty. Deputy Rowley: “Can I go check and see if he’s still back there and then we can get the full story…?” The deputy notices that someone tampered with a lock which indicates forced entry. A K9 is summoned to the scene to track a possible suspect.

“Can I go check and see if he’s still back there and then we can get the full story…?”

Listen to Deputy Rowley’s summary (“from the looks of it, this is actually gonna be some sort of larceny…”

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Hunter Hunley makes friendly contact with a motorist parked in a driveway who has a chainsaw. Abrams jokes that it’s “unclear if his name is Jason.” The individual does tree work. Officer Hunley playfully to the motorist: “Hang tight for me just a second. Don’t come out with that chainsaw!” For the On Patrol: Live audience, Officer Hunley explains that “he’s got a dead battery. The gentleman up here at this other house jumped him off. So if everything comes back good, we’ll get him out of here and get him back home.”

“…unclear if his name is Jason.”

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officer Roger Carlin makes a friendly traffic stop for no rear lights. He makes a corny joke about the need for “blinker fluid.” Officer Carlin to the drive: “I’m just messing with you. Don’t take no fluid.” The driver is released with a warning.
  • Las Vegas, Nev. — Officer Jacob Bowden and other cops initiate a motorcycle stop and detain the argumentative driver. “What did I do?” There are all sorts of alleged issues with the stop: No plate, unregistered vehicle, no license, VIN filed off. Abrams: “No driver’s license, no plate, and it’s the officer’s fault for pulling him over.” Rizzo (sarcastically echoing what the driver appears to have claimed): “Set him up for failure.” Abrams update: “Well, they found the secondary VIN, and guess what? It turns out that motorcycle was stolen, too.”

Listen to some of the police interaction with the subject:

  • Monroe, La. — Officer Serenity Smith and HEAT pursue a vehicle that fled from Officer Khadeem Dumas-Brown. Drone deployed. Cops detain two suspects; one is at large. Abandoned car located. Search ongoing.
  • Triple Play #1 — a Columbus, Ohio, police pursuit.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officer Carlin and colleagues respond to an altercation at an apartment complex; two shots were possibly fired in the area. Police search the area but don’t spot anyone running or locate any shell casings. The shots could have instead been fireworks.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputy Harper conducts a traffic stop. Liquor bottles spotted plus alleged odor of weed. Alleged reckless driving and illegal purple headlights. Probable cause car search.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — The Maher brothers (Richie and James) make a traffic stop on a fast-traveling car after the Violent Crime Apprehension Team (VCAT) supposedly heard a sound of what might have been a gunshot. In the course of the stop, the police siblings have a clarifying discussion.

Lieutenant Maher initial summary: “This young lady was at the bar with her baby’s father. She got a little too intimate with one of her female friends that caused an argument. He got hit by her several times, so we’re gonna go detain her, but she said herself that she was being very close with a female friend of hers, so I just wanted to make sure I got my gloves before we went hands on, because I don’t know the level of sanitization that occurred…” Subject: “I am not guilty of anything. I did not put my hands on that man…”

“Sounds like she’s accused of giving him a licking.”

Lieutenant Maher subsequently explains that the woman is charged with alleged domestic simple battery. “The gentleman did, in fact, have marks on his face, consistent with having been hit by her several times. Unfortunately, she’s drank entirely too much, it appears, and has lost control of her emotions a bit…” Abrams: “Sounds like she’s accused of giving him a licking…listening to those two brothers talk about the language that might be used to describe the actions which, of course, [is] always interesting.”

  • Clayton County, Ga. — Deputy Fleming and numerous cops, including those from neighboring agencies, respond to a shooting call at a hotel. Several persons shot and transported to the hospital. On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of homicide.” Several males detained on scene. Investigation ongoing. Listen to the studio panel’s initial comments as police officers lock down the building:

Deputy Fleming partial update: “…we got a body upstairs…we’re turning everything over to PD. We cleared a couple of perps out of a room. We got suspects right now…we got two people in another hospital, multiple shell casings…so far. Very active scene. We’re gonna turn it over to them, we helped them, and it should be good to go from there.” In the studio, Curtis Wilson talks about “mutual aid,” whereby deputies and local police work together on an investigation when necessary.

Lieutenant Toombs adds that “crazy situation, but…I believe it’s a high likelihood that whoever this is that was shot here was involved with some kind of dispute, possibly over some drugs or something like that, but they’re gonna look at the video footage and see what happened, and then we’ll go from there…so now, Stockbridge Police Department has at least one or two people detained…that was involved in this situation in some way, shape, or form. That vehicle transported one of the people from here to Piedmont Henry Hospital, dropped them off, and then they tried to leave, and go wherever they were gonna go, and then they ended up getting stopped by Stockbridge, thankfully. I think that’s definitely good for us to have this well-coordinated effort with all of us together working to be able to try to figure out what’s happening with this situation. But I’m quite sure that before the night is over, we’ll figure out all the details with this situation. It literally was recorded on camera, so won’t be too long before we get all the details.”

  • Triple Play #2 — a Thurston County, Wash., pursuit.

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • Richland County, S. C. — Deputy Harper and other units respond to a fight in progress at a convenience store but the suspects had already fled. A female bystander appears to say that “I don’t want to be on Live PD.”
  • Knox County, Tenn. (pre-recorded segment) — Officer John Longendorf assists on a traffic stop for a potential suspended or revoked license. Driver: “This is not my car.” Officer Longendorf notices a Bill Murray bumper sticker on the car. In the conversation with the officer, the driver apparently did not make the connection to the actor/comedian’s resemblance to the sticker. “You don’t know who that is — the legend Bill Murray?” Rick James also comes up in the banter. To the driver, Officer Longendorf mischievously says “you need to catch up on some pop culture.” K9 alert. Probable cause car search. Drugs allegedly found. The driver is arrested on several charges.

In the audio clip embedded below, listen to some of Officer Longendorf’s interaction with the motorist:

  • BOLO segment — The New Orleans jailbreakers who made national headlines.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputy Harper initiates a traffic stop for allegedly going too slow (approximately 29 mph in a 45-mph zone). The driver, who was apparently in an accident earlier in the evening, is likely released with a warning. Abrams: “As long as it was just someone driving slow, gonna let her go.”

Listen to Deputy Harper’s recap:

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sergeant Christopher Maher and other cops on a friendly traffic stop. Consensual car search. Drug paraphernalia allegedly found but according to Sergeant Maher, it “did not test.” Police release the driver and passenger. A licensed driver is apparently required to pick up the car.
  • Las Vegas, Nev. — Officer Tyler Georgi responds to an alleged domestic disturbance allegedly involving, according to Abrams, “some sort of bizarre love triangle.” A male is detained who has bench warrants. Bleeping. Officer Georgi: “So he’ll be going in for the warrants, and then hopefully it’ll solve the issue tonight. And then he also has a temporary protection order. He needs to be served so that he can’t be in contact with the female.” Subject: “…spend your time in trade school. Try to get some money. Relationships don’t come with a pension; the streets don’t come with a pension.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputy Harper and other units conduct a traffic stop apparently for alleged speeding (20 mph over the posted speed limit). Three occupants, possibly juveniles, one of whom “is not very compliant,” are detained. A long gun is spotted in the car. The occupants are subsequently released. During the conversation, Deputy Harper jokes that “sometimes I talk in cursive.” He also suggests that the occupants to pull up their pants. “No one wants to see that; that’s what belts are for.”

Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officer Carlin is assisting Detective Noah Galbreath when an unrelated. three-car accident occurs. One of the cars, the one in the middle, allegedly leaves the scene. Officer Carlin: “So when we’re on that traffic stop, as we’re on the traffic stop, this truck actually rear-ended that blue car. Next thing you know, the blue car is taking off…” On Patrol: Live caption: “Vehicle fleeing from accident.” Officer Carlin makes contact with one of the accident victims and consoles her. “I’m so sorry this is happening; we’re gonna get everything taken care of, okay?” She declines medical attention.

Officer Carlin summary: “Everybody has a different story here, but like I said, I visually observed the crash. I know exactly what happened. There was no crash in front of him. He was following too closely. He caused a crash, caused the blue car bump into her…”

Click on this link for the On Patrol: Live recap of #OPL episode 03-82, May 24, 2025  [forthcoming]. .