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

On Patrol: Live Season 4, All-New Episode, Tonight

An On Patrol: Live recap, featuring New York City-based studio host/executive producer Dan Abrams’ puns, analysis, and witty/sarcastic banter with co-anchor Curtis Wilson (a Richland County, S.C., deputy sheriff), and analyst Tom Rizzo (Howell Township, N.J., PD) as they comment on the live police ride-alongs, plus the often-provocative or playful social media reaction to the incidents in the field, follows below.

Gainesville, Fla., police officer Dan Rengering joins the trio this weekend as a returning guest analyst.

As #OPNation is well aware, and for those viewers and/or social media users new to the show, On Patrol Live is more or less a reboot or rebrand of Live PD.

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On Patrol: Live Tonight

Police pursuits and/or some related or unrelated car wrecks dominated this episode of On Patrol: Live on Reelz. In this On Patrol: Live episode guide, see below for details on all of 21 law enforcement encounters across nine On Patrol: Live scheduled police departments on the roster (although Wheeling, W.Va. did not appear). And check back for updates.

On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams: “Shoulda had these portions of the show sponsored by a car insurance company. A lot of activity going on out there.”

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On Patrol: Live Recap for November 21, 2025 (#OPL Episode 04-33)

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  • Richland County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live caption: “In pursuit of burglary suspect.” Master Deputy Collins Harper responds to an alleged burglary in progress at a construction site. The construction site manager is chasing the suspect or suspects. Alleged stolen Items, such as pieces of a shattered bathtub, are all over the highway. Deputy Harper and colleagues help with the cleanup. “What a disaster.” Other units detain two suspects. On Patrol: Live captions: “Home renovation postponed,” “Investigating theft.” Abrams: “And we heard a reference there to two of six being detained, so it is possible that there are still four people outstanding.” Listen below as the construction manager gives the On Patrol: Live viewers a recap.

Deputy Harper summary: “…luckily and fortunately, nobody is, like, seriously hurt. At least one vehicle that’s pulled over right here has the damage on it from their load, and then there’s apparently another one up the way that has damage up it as well. So we’ll go from there, see what all happens, and whatnot. Fortunately, we got them stopped, and nobody seriously hurt from all the stuff flying out.”

Deputy Harper to a motorist whose car was damaged by debris: “Did you catch the bathtub?” He also advises the man that the highway patrol is on the way to coordinate.

As alluded to above, listen below as the construction manager gives the On Patrol: Live viewers a recap (Abrams: “Sometimes it’s all about the timing. And we’ve got, apparently…a live reporter on the scene who also happens to have between the guy who just chased down the thieves. Unbelievable…”:

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sergeant James Maher and K9 Detective Roger Lawson, and other units, on a traffic stop for some sort of traffic violation. K9 Ali sniff and alert. Probable cause car search. Abrams: “Turns out — they searched the vehicle. They only found an open container there.” Three occupants subsequently released. Detective Lawson recap: “The driver’s not valid, but they’re parked on private property. We’re gonna let them go with warnings, let them figure out how to get home, go get a valid driver here, and we’re gonna move on to the next. My man in the back seat with the beer is a party animal…”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Sergeant Garo Brown pursues an alleged hit-and-run vehicle on the highway that purportedly fled. The suspect vehicle crashes through a barricade and ends up in a ditch. The driver is detained after a brief foot bail. On Patrol: Live caption: “Suspect in custody.”

On Patrol: Live studio panel: Abrams: “Captain Rizzo, how many times have we heard on this show, ‘I just want to call my mama,’ and this isn’t someone who’s a minor. This is someone who’s 19 years old. We see it all the time.” On Patrol: Live studio analyst Tom Rizzo: “Yeah, and I don’t know where that was ever virally shared that you have a right to call mom after you run, right?…crash, get into the handcuffs. And I’m not quite sure what mom’s gonna do for you there.” On Patrol: Live guest studio analyst Officer Dan Rengering: “Just let her know you’re going to jail. You’re gonna be home late.” Abrams: “That the most valuable thing that mom can do at this point is make sure that she can try to bail you out…mama better hope that’s not her car because that car is a Mustang convertible. It’s not in good shape.”

Listen below to Deputy Harper (“…don’t know why he ran; we’ll figure it out…”) and Sergeant Brown recap this incident:

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer John Longendorf responds to a rollover accident and makes friendly contact with the driver. The driver, who apparently mentions the road was slick, tells Officer Longerdorf that he’s okay. Officer Longendorf seems to agree about the road conditions: “…it’s slick out here…even me running in this thing — blue lights and sirens — like, I always taking my time because it’s slick, dude. Do you known how many responses we’ve been to for accidents today alone? It’s insane. You got to slow down…you flip a car like that…it’s not gonna take much…” Abrams: “Anatomy of a car flip. Sounds like they’ve been to a lot of calls tonight.”
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Corporals Brett Usey and Wendy George visit a local crafts festival. Cpl. Usey purchases an ornament on scene. Dan Abrams implies that the ornament is pricey (“…thirty five bucks seems like New York City prices in Baton Rouge…I’m not judging. I’m just asking…” Rengering: “I’m not gonna spend that on an ornament.” Rizzo: “I’m gonna say ‘bah humbug.'”) which prompts an #OPNation discussion.
  • Baton Rouge, La. (pre-recorded segment) — Corporal Usey conducts a traffic stop at gunpoint on a vehicle involved in an illegal street takeover. The driver is arrested after a pursuit; the passenger is released. The vehicle that Cpl. Usey was initially pursuing is pulled over later and that driver is arrested.

Listen below to a summary from Cpl. Usey and Dan Abrams about the charges filed against both drivers, plus some additional studio commentary:

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sergeant Maher backs up Detective Ashlyn Cooper on a traffic stop. K9 Ali sniff; no alert. The driver is released. Det. Lawson: “Decent guy; no narcotics alert…she’s gonna give him a warning. Nice guy. We’ll look for a bad guy.”

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Clayton County, Ga. — Lieutenant Joseph Toombs and Jonathan Carey, Sergeant Iesha Johnson, and Deputy Desmond Whitson at a residence on an investigation of a possible stolen vehicle. Lt. Toombs admonishes the persons on scene to be honest, adding that “we’re gonna do an accident report about it. If y’all want to lie to us, and we find out that you’re lying, we’re taking your ass to jail…” The vehicle owner comes to the scene with some video footage which seems inconclusive as to who got out of the vehicle. Lt. Toombs visits a gas station to try to view surveillance footage, but the cameras there aren’t working.

Listen below to some of Lt. Toombs’ initial observations about the investigation:

Listen below as Lt. Toombs remarks that “all gas stations aren’t made equally, to say the least…” He also mentions that the vehicle in question is is going to be towed to the owner’s home “because for whatever reason, it’s not turning over…”, followed by some studio commentary about the non-operational cameras:

Abrams update: “It was stolen. It was towed back to the guy’s house. The three people we saw there on the scene released with no charges.”

  • Triple Play #1 — a Royal Oak, Mich., police pursuit. Abrams previews the segment by mentioning that the pursuit “took an unexpected turn down the beauty aisle.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sergeant Marcus Booth responds to a noise complaint at a motel or apartment complex and makes friendly contact with the complainant and the person next door to the complainant to mediate the situation. At Sgt. Booth’s request, the complainant demonstrates his bongo conga skills. On Patrol: Live caption: “Practicing rhythm method.”

Listen below to Sgt. Booth’s comments followed by some studio banter:

Abrams: “This guy in Daytona Beach who is bonding with Sergeant Booth over bongos after a noise complaint report.”

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Maher backs up VCAT on a traffic stop outside of a motel. One of the occupants allegedly has warrants. On Patrol: Live caption: “Drug paraphernalia found.”

Listen below to Sgt. Maher’s incident summary after which Abrams mentions that “I believe we saw this guy arrested on the show before”:

Sgt. Maher: “Last time I arrested you, you were holding your pipe in your hand, and you told me it wasn’t yours.”

Abrams: “…this guy, as it turns out, has been arrested on this show before before… it was also for a crack pipe…” Rizzo: “But you see how right away we recognize that from a prior occurrence and interaction. That’s a great example of how police officers do their job. They’re acting in their areas of familiarity with other people in their district.” On Patrol: Live co-host Curtis Wilson: “Always gonna run back into the same folks.”

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Corporal Usey searches the area upon a report of men in hoodies walking around, one of whom allegedly has a long gun. Abrams: “So that’s a description that they got, and now they’ll be on the lookout.”
  • Baton Rouge, La. (pre-recorded segment) — Corporal Usey makes another traffic stop at gunpoint after a pursuit during the same street takeover as discussed above. Multiple cops on scene. Guns found. The guns are legal but are temporarily seized.

Listen below as Cpl. Usey outlines the pending charges against the driver followed by some studio commentary about street takeovers:

  • Christian County, Mo. — Corporal Ryan Bradshaw, with backup, conducts a traffic stop. Alleged suspended license, which is potentially arrestable. After a discussion in the context of not bringing any contraband into the jail, the driver allegedly admits that she has meth on her person.

Cpl. Bradshaw: “Is there anything on you or in your car?” Driver: “Not that I’m aware of…” Cpl. Bradshaw: “…in my experience…when we ask if there’s anything illegal in the car, and you say ‘not that I know of,’ that usually means there is something that you know of…”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — With Deputy Alex Hernandez as backup, Corporal Noah Preston administers field sobriety testing on a driver. The latter ends up arrested on alleged suspicion of DUI. Deputy Hernandez: “…I don’t think he passed any of those tests, but I’m not an expert in this, so we’ll have to talk to Corporal Preston.” Abrams: “I’m not an expert either, but I’m not sure that one needs to be to assess how that test went…”

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Kaitlin Rogers responds to a residence on a report of a 911 hang-up call. She makes contact with several persons on scene. Other units respond as well. After an investigation, the incident ends up apparently being just a misunderstanding as explained below.

Abrams update: “…remember, this is the 911 hang-up call. This is the woman who had called initially saying a man and a woman stole her purse. They found the purse on a mailbox, so I think that’s her thanking the officers for finding it.” Deputy Rogers’ recap: “A call came in that she got robbed, and there was people hiding in her house. And through the investigation we did, we talked to the neighbors, we talked to everybody on the street, and the story…was conflicting. So she didn’t get robbed. She got into a verbal argument with somebody, and she left her belongings on the side of the road. She’s slightly intoxicated so she forgot about that. She got checked out by EMS. She’s okay. So we’re trying to verify that she does live here, and she can rest peacefully here for the night safely. So there was no crime that occurred. She’s just thankful to find her missing items…”

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Tyler Thoman conducts a traffic stop for “way too dark” window tint and no working tag lights.
  • Triple Play #2 — a motorcyclist/good Samaritan pursues a car and gives the dispatcher a play by play after a car left an accident scene.
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Cpl. Usey, Officer Devon Johnson, and other units respond to a report of an alleged burglary in progress at an apartment complex. They detain an argumentative male on scene.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Maher conducts a traffic stop at gunpoint on an allegedly reckless driving vehicle that allegedly fled. Other police units are also on scene. A female, age 17, is Mirandized and subsequently arrested on scene for allegedly fleeing and eluding. Vehicle seized. The driver (“I was trying to get home”) seems to indicate that she didn’t see the police lights, among other potential indicia. Sgt. Maher: “Did you think it was weird when a police officer was throwing sticks in front of your car and you kept going?” Driver: “I didn’t see the sticks, sir.” She also seems to deny running a stop sign. Sgt. Maher also interacts with the passengers who are subsequently released. Abrams: “They’re trying to figure out why no one in the car knew what was happening either.” Sgt. Maher admonishes the driver about the importance of safe driving.

Sgt. Maher: “…you were driving faster than they do in the NASCAR 500 a mile away…that’s crazy. That’s too much…”

Listen below to Sgt. Maher’s incident recap:

Abrams: “It’s an odd reaction, but she’s going to jail, and we’ll see what happens from there.”

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Thoman detains a driver at a traffic stop. The vehicle appears full of junk. Drug paraphernalia allegedly found.

Listen below as Officer Thoman describes what he allegedly found as Dan Abrams gives the show sign off:

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