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

A recap of the November 2, 2024, On Patrol: Live episode (#OPL 03-30), anchored in the NYC studio by attorney and host Dan Abrams along with co-host Curtis Wilson and analyst Tom Rizzo, follows.

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Perhaps the the centerpiece of the episode was Toledo PD’s interaction with a man in the parking lot outside of the Kroger supermarket (scroll below).

Note: Click here for the #OPL 03-29 episode, November 1, 2024, recap.

On Patrol: Live Summary for November 2, 2024 (#OPL Episode 03-30)

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  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Richie Maher, K9 Det. Roger Lawson and other units respond to a stabbing that might be domestic in nature. Cops make contact with some pedestrians who may or may not be involved converge on a residence and then enter the home to locate a possible suspect or victims. Lt. Maher quips that slashed tires are preferable over an actual stabbing. A female suspect is separately taken into custody.

Ofr. Lawson: “It does sound like the actual victim has now been located, and he’s on his way back, so…going from there, we’ll turn it over to county because this is ultimately county’s jurisdiction.” OPL studio host Dan Abrams: “That would be Volusia County. But Captain Rizzo, this is kind of a perfect example of what police deal with all the time. They come onto a scene, they’ve got a report of something, but there’s a lot of uncertainty, right? They don’t know exactly what happened. They don’t know who’s there. They don’t know who’s not there. They’re trying to piece it together as they move forward.” OPL studio analyst Tom Rizzo: “Well, and as you heard him just say, independent witness, that’s what’s so important to us and critical because we kind of want that independence from being directly involved. You have people walking away from a hot scene. Then courts across the country have agreed on the fact that it gives police the ability to make an entry into a house, not for the purposes of uncovering evidence, but for lifesaving measures. So we don’t know if there’s a suspect in there or somebody who’s hurt, stabbed. So lifesaving first, but they have to make that entrance strategically. So if you notice, it’s called the breach and hold. The door gets open, but we’re not rushing in. We have to communicate and then serve.”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — At a traffic stop, Cpl. Carli Carr does a pat-down of a female.
  • Toledo, Oho – Ofrs. Heather Smith, Tyler Picking, and colleagues respond to a report of a person asleep or unconscious in a van that is parked outside of a supermarket. They wake him up; he declines medical help. The amiable man tells cops that he consumed one shot of whiskey. Upon being contacted by cell phone, the man’s landlady agrees to come to the scene to drive him home. Abrams quips that “Well, his rent’s about to go up.” The man expresses appreciation for the friendly way Toledo PD is treating him in contrast to his home country. “In Russia, the police are crazy.” Abrams: “Looks like he is very pleased with his interaction with police where they are being very kind to him. And also not charging him.”.

Listen to part of Ofr. Picking’s interaction with the subject:

Ofr. Smith summary: “Someone said that there is a male passed out in a work van with a lighter on top when we got here. Our friend…over here was passed out in the car. He smells pretty heavily of vodka. We have Absolut Vodka bottles inside the car as well as a buzz ball. So probably very intoxicated. He also wet himself. So just trying to figure out what he’s got going on today and then this other unit is probably gonna end up doing an OVI sobriety testing of some sort, if not a physical control of the vehicle, because he wasn’t actually, driving but he was in control of the vehicle while it was on and parked.” Abrams: “I’m waiting for him to say, ‘are you accusing me of drinking vodka because I’m Russian? Is that what you’re suggesting?’…but now as a legal matter, we were talking about this, right? The fact that the car was on, and he was in the driver’s seat is different.” OPL studio co-host Curtis Wilson: “Now, if he was in that vehicle and was intoxicated, but the keys were not in the engine…” [crosstalk] Abrams then mentions that it varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction “in terms of what you have to be doing to be potentially charged with DUI…”

  • Monroe, La. — Cops detain a man outside a residence who allegedly initially gave a fake name because he had a warrant. The subject’s sister is detained for allegedly interfering in the incident. Both are arrested.

Prefacing his remarks by mentioning that “I tried to be kind,” listen to Ofr. Nathanel Chapman describe what happened:

  • Richland County, S.C. — Dep. Todson Catoe and Cpl. Tim Riley make contact with a pedestrian who allegedly may have taken items from his mother. He is subsequently released with no charges.
  • Everett, Wash. (pre-recorded segment) — During a stakeout involving possible drug dealing by Sgt. David Sinex at a fast-food restaurant, a suspect is hit by a fleeing car. Paramedics summoned. Drugs allegedly found.

Sgt. Sinex recap: “We foot-chased our guy here where his buddy ran into him as his buddy was trying to flee. Our guy had a backpack on him that had several pounds of what we think is methamphetamine. He had a little bit of cocaine on his person. There’s several hundred M30 fentanyl pills in the backpack, so obviously that’s all indicative of drug dealing. We think that the car that he was the passenger in, that eventually ran him over, probably been dealt him those drugs. That person remains unidentified; we’re working on getting some cameras from the Mod Pizza here to hopefully identify them. We’re writing a search warrant for the car that he arrived in that might result in some more charges, so we’ll just have to see what’s in the car.” Abrams: “In the backpack, they found 993 fentanyl pills, 10 pounds of meth, 12 grams of crack, 45 oxycodone pills, $2,660 in cash. In the car he arrived in, they found four pounds of suspected fentanyl powder, 168 grams of heroin, 178 grams of cocaine. The suspect was treated, released, and booked into jail. They found the car that hit him, by the way, but the driver is still at large. That is some bust.”

  • Toledo, Ohio — Cops respond to an accident where a vehicle crashed into the wall at a strip mall. Driver: “I put it in drive, and it just took off on me.” No injuries.

Ofr. Smith recap: “So right now we’re on scene of that accident. It wasn’t actually a Tesla; it’s a Buick. It sounds like the woman that owns the vehicle has a security guard move her vehicle sometimes, and when he got into the vehicle to move it, he’s saying that the vehicle just took off, and he tried to brake, but had already gone through the building. So he may or may not have mixed up the pedals is what it kind of sounds like, but he’s physically okay, nobody else was in this building, luckily, so it’s just more property damage at this point.” Abrams: “Wow — that’s quite a mix-up if that’s what happened there.”

  • Arkansas County, Ark. — Sheriff Johnny Cheek backs up Dep. Marcus Ryan at a traffic stop for an alleged traffic infraction. Dep. Ryan: “Update. She will be getting taken to the police station on simultaneous possession, firearm, and marijuana. Her vehicle is being towed. Firearms being seized. She openly admitted to having — it’s about an ounce and a half of marijuana. There’s a big baggie, and then there’s some individually wrapped bags, with what I have reasonable doubt to believe that is used for dealing or with intent to distribute, sell, so that’s what she’ll be taking the ride for tonight.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. James Maher (Richie and Chris’s brother) and Det. Lawson conduct a traffic stop possibly for a window tint violation. Voluntary car search.
  • Triple Play #3 — A Summit County, Ohio, pursuit.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Maher and other units, plus the fire department, respond to a car accident.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Dep. Catoe and other units initiate a traffic stop. Cash and drugs allegedly found in the vehicle. OPL caption: “Psilocybin found.”

Listen to Dep. Catoe’s brief summary of what police allegedly found:

  • Butts County, Ga. — Sgt. Hunter Hemphill and other units conduct a traffic stop for a traffic violation. K9 deployed; K9 alert. Car search. Deputies find no contraband, however, and the driver and passenger are released. Abrams: “That’s the second foreigners we’ve seen tonight who had a nice experience with the police and did not get charged with a crime.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Cops spot an alleged open container during a traffic stop. “You’re driving around drinking straight tequila.” At another point during the stop, the driver insists “I ain’t even drunk, bro.”
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpls. Devonte Carr and Carli Carr respond to an alleged disturbance a church. A male is detained; a gun is allegedly found in a car.

Cpl. Devonte Carr recap: “…we responded to these units that needed help. They had, I guess, a large party going on back here in this cul-de-sac. We came on scene; they were trying to get this vehicle stopped. They had odor of marijuana from the car, so we had a probable cause search. As he was getting out, stated he had a gun in the car. We located the gun, ran the gun, the gun’s clear, but they’re gonna continue to search for any other illegal contraband at this time. I searched him; he’s good, so we’re just trying to sort all this mess out…we got somebody unconscious in another car with EMS, so EMS is going to be on scene. So, like I said, it’s kind of a cluster right now, trying to get it all sorted.”

  • Monroe, La. — Ofr. Chapman and other units conduct a traffic stop. The driver is argumentative.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Maher conducts a traffic stop with backup by Det. Lawson and other units. Car search. Lawson: “We have a lot of bears and mountain lions in Florida.” The driver is ultimately released without receiving any citations. Det. Lawson: “Just a warning. Driver ended up giving officers consent to search the vehicle. Searches yielded negative results, and we’ll send him on his way with his bear and mountain lion deterrent.”

Sgt. Maher recap: “So the dark tint — turned out the sides were legal, but he’s got a windshield tint all the way down, which is illegal in the state of Florida. Decent guy, carries bear spray so he doesn’t have to carry a gun, and he’s not gonna get any tickets today.” Abrams: “It’s nice to see people not get tickets sometimes, right? Sometimes it’s nice to see them get the book thrown at them, and sometimes it’s nice to see people not get tickets.”

  • Arkansas County, Ark. — Sheriff Cheek conducts a traffic stop; three occupants. K9 alert. According to the Sheriff Cheek, the (“old school”) driver is allegedly known to law enforcement. The sheriff  and the K9 deputy thoroughly search the vehicle but they find no contraband. The driver receives a ticket for no insurance, and the trio are released.
  • Indian River County, Fla. –Sgt. Dwayne Hoilett makes a traffic stop at a gas station for alleged speeding.
  • Missing segment — New Sweden, Me.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Dep. Catoe and other units respond to a car accident. The OPL camera spots several females across the street who are twerking.
  • Monroe, La. — Sgt. Scotty Sadler and colleagues make a well-being check on a man outside a convenience store. “Looks like you’re having way more fun than we are.” Sgt. Sadler: “He’s one of our local guys…he’s just homeless, and I just mainly wanted to check on him to make sure if he’s okay. He’s clearly okay, and he looks like he’s having a really good time right now. We’re gonna send him on his way, and we’ll keep moving.”
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — The Carr corporals are re-dispatched back to the church from the prior call. K9 Odin is deployed to search for a firearm on the ground, Odin initially finds a liquor bottle because he is trained to locate human odor. Dep. Devonte Carr: “We got called back out; apparently there’s two males that were seen leaving, walking, through…that block of woods, and some bystanders say that he, they, may have dropped a firearm, so I’m gonna put Odin on it for an article search and see if he can locate it.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Cops conduct a traffic stop on what Abrams describes as a “Sanford & Son” vehicle for no lights on a trailer. Abrams: “Seems like that’s one of many issues with this particular vehicle…”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Dep. Catoe, Cpl. Riley, and other units respond to a report of a home invasion in progress at a trailer park that is possibly domestic related. After making contact with the residents, it turns out that it’s a false alarm.

Listen to Cpl. Riley’s recap (“no burglary; they’re all good”) followed by the studio panel’s reference to police resources unfortunately allocated to a false alarm:

  • Monroe, La. — Sgt. Sadler makes a friendly traffic stop at a gas station on a motorist that allegedly may have urinated in public. “We can’t make you pick the pee up and move on with it, so just let me see your driver’s license, and we’ll go from there.” Abrams: “Let’s hope he wasn’t drinking because that would be a really dumb way to get the police near your vehicle.”
  • Indian River County, Fla. — Sgt. Chris Lester makes a traffic stop on a slow roller. Expired license. Consensual car search. The driver is subsequently released with no charges.
  • Monroe, La. — During an investigation of a shots fired, Sgt. Sadler conducts a traffic stop and searches the vehicle. The cooperative occupants, who aren’t involved and are on their way to a party, are quickly released with no charges as the episode concludes. Another officer on scene: “…we just out here doing our job here.” Sgt. Sadler: “So whoever shot, we have no idea.. but this car leaving, coincidence. We’ve got to stop and find out. But these guys seem pretty cool…” Abrams jokes that “don’t tell them where the party is. These guys are gonna come up to break up the party.”