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A recap of the November 22, 2025, On Patrol: Live episode (#OPL 04-34) on Reelz, anchored in the New York City studio by attorney/executive producer Dan Abrams along with co-host Curtis Wilson, studio analyst Tom Rizzo, and returning guest analyst Dan Rengering, follows below.

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On Patrol: Live Tonight

Salad dressing, a prom date, fireworks, and baby oil were among the ingredients of this all-new episode of On Patrol: Live. In this On Patrol: Live episode guide, see below for details on all 22 law enforcement incidents across nine scheduled police departments on the current #OPL roster. Several incidents remain open.

Programming note: According to On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams, On Patrol: Live is live, rather than in reruns, during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend (viewers can probably anticipate a substitute host in the studio, although as Abrams might say, “we shall see.”).

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On Patrol: Live Recap for November 22, 2025 (#OPL Episode 04-34)

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  • Baton Rouge, La. — Corporal Brett Usey, with backup from Sergeant Jordon Lear, conducts a traffic stop for allegedly no seat belt on a slow roller that pulls into a driveway. “You know if you get home, you ain’t safe, right?” A gun and pills allegedly found in the car. The driver’s older brother is on scene who apparently seems to indicate that the items belong to him, although cops seem unconvinced. “If you don’t know nothing about nothing, you can just take a charge, big brother.” Officers will run the gun’s serial number to see if it is or isn’t stolen. Cops spot “fresh” bullet holes in the car, too. Abrams: “So still some questions here, because you could tell that Sergeant Lear was basically saying ‘I’m not just going to charge you because you’re telling me everything was yours,’ particularly with regard to pills. Let’s see what happens there.”
  • Knox County, Tenn. — With another unit, K9 Officer Joseph Stainback initiates a traffic stop. The very cooperative, friendly driver gives a shout-out to On Patrol: Live (“am I gonna be on on ‘On Live Patrol‘?”). Car search. The driver apparently calls a friend to pick up the car and is released with a warning. The driver’s friend and her young daughter on scene seem also happy to be on TV.

Officer Stainback initial recap: “So what’s going on right now is we stopped this vehicle. She’s got a headlight out, a passenger side headlight out…ask her for a registration — her license, registration, insurance, doesn’t have any of those. She’s actually suspended. After further investigation, I smell a little bit of weed in the car. She did say there was, indeed, marijuana in the vehicle. A couple of, she called them roaches, which is just tobacco rolled marijuana that’s been smoked already down to the last little bit, and they keep them for whatever reason. So we’ll make sure she’s not wanted, and we’ll kind of go from there, see what he gets with the search of the vehicle.”

Abrams: “She might have been a little better off if she’s already home watching On Patrol: Live. But we’ll see what happens here…the woman…apparently had no insurance, suspended license, but definitely has watched this program, and doesn’t seem that excited that she was maybe making an appearance.”

Listen below as Officer Stainback he explains that he’s giving the driver a break rather than potentially arresting her on minor charges after which Abrams explains OPL‘s policy of not showing minors on camera:

  • Clayton County, Ga. — Sergeant Iesha Johnson and Deputy Daniel Woods back up Lieutenant Joseph Toombs on a motorcycle stop.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of assault.” Sergeant Keme Okoya and another unit make contact with a couple on scene. In the course of an initial investigation, Sgt. Okoya says about a male that “he’s gonna go to jail tonight for domestic battery.” The male denies the allegation of any physical contact. Sgt. Okoya explains to the man that “You guys are husband and wife. Even though, right now, she said she doesn’t want to press charges, in the state of Florida, domestic battery, someone has to take the charge…someone has to take the ride. So right now…you’re gonna leave with us…”
  • Lee County, Fla. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of salad dressing on door.” Deputy Derek Matera makes contact with the complainants, who say that someone was banging on their front door “and then all of a sudden started smelling salad dressing.” The deputy subsequently drives around the area for suspects, possibly some kids pranking neighbors with a game called ding-dong ditch “or an upgraded version of it.” Abrams: “A more refined version, right, with fine salad dressing as opposed to just eggs. Ordinarily, one would see eggs in a salad, but I’ve never seen salad on a door before.” Rengering: “These kids are more sophisticated.” Rizzo: “The higher level would be soup and salad.” Abrams: “…I’d bet ‘the ranch’ it’s the kids.”

Abrams [when the deputy was still en route to the homeowners’ location]: “As he’s ‘Russian’ to that, we ‘toss’ over to Daytona Beach…”

  • Richland County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — In a “seriously high-speed pursuit,” Deputy Toddson Catoe PITs a vehicle that flips over into the woods. Police on scene right-size the the vehicle; the apologetic driver is then able to exit the car. “I’ve never done nothing like this in my life.” Paramedics summoned to to the scene and transport the motorist to the hospital. Deputy Catoe: “He’s drunk as hell…”

Listen below to Deputy Catoe’s incident summary after which Abrams mentions that “there were no charges for DUI here, and no blood work was done” and Wilson theorizes that by the time they got the subject transferred from the hospital to the jail eight hours later, “blood alcohol could have dropped.” Dan Rengering then comments about the multiple roles of cops on scene:

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Corporal Andy Gonzalez and another until makes contact with a older male pedestrian sitting on the sidewalk. Cpl. Gonzalez to the pedestrian: “No, I don’t carry people home. You’re not my prom date, so I’m not gonna pick you up and carry you home, boss.” The man is wearing a New York Yankees log cap and an “el Bronx” sweatshirt. On Patrol: Live caption: “Bronx bombed.” The subject’s friend is on scene and escorts the subject home. Cpl. Gonzalez: “He’s very 56. He lives around the corner…he’s got a friend who’s walking him home…it’s been a long time since I’ve been asked to carry someone home, but he is very, very drunk. It’s a good thing his friend was out here to try to get him walking home because someone of that age, I don’t want to have to put him in jail for the night being that drunk, so hopefully he can get him to the house and keep him in there tonight.” Abrams: “Go Yankees.”
  • Clayton County, Ga. — Sergeant Johnson backs up Lt. Toombs on a traffic stop for allegedly swerving and allegedly “almost caused an accident.” Two female occupants. Lt. Toombs allegedly smells marijuana and asks if they have weed in the car: “Be honest; I don’t care about a little weed…this ain’t enough for me to be tripping and take you to jail…” Car search. In response to a question from one of the occupants apparently about the OPL camera, Lt. Toombs points out that “we have a TV show following us…” The occupants, who were detained, are released after the driver (“she was honest about it”) stomps out “a tiny little bit” of weed. Lt. Toombs also reminds the duo that weed is still illegal in Georgia.

Listen below as Lt. Toombs praises the “two young ladies [who] were cool about the whole interaction”:

  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Matera responds to a noise complaint and asks the homeowner to just turn down the music volume about 25 percent, “and it’ll be good.” The deputy mentions that “we always appreciate it when the homeowners and whatnot are cooperative. So hopefully, they’ll turn it down…they have ’till 10, 10:30, until they really got to start closing it up.”

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Stainback initially heads to complaints about a large, noisy car meet-up but then is seemingly re-dispatched to back up another unit on a traffic stop for speeding. Officer Stainback: “So a 20-year-old guy. He’s got a nice car, a loud car. I don’t know why he felt it necessary to do what he did, but…most likely [the other officer will] give him a verbal warning…”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of officer fighting with suspect.” Sergeant Christopher Maher is one of several cops responding to the scene where a subject is already detained after an alleged foot bail from a fleeing vehicle. On Patrol: Live caption: “Suspect in custody.” Officer Roger Carlin: “Dumb decision.” The somewhat non-compliant suspect (“I’m not resisting”) starts screaming upon being place in a police cruiser.

Sgt. James Maher (Chris’s brother): “So we had a car stopped initially. A male pulled over at a gas station once he realized he was dealing with VCAT. He decided he didn’t want to be around anymore. Unfortunately, we’re everywhere, so he’s gonna go to jail.”

Officer Carlin recap: “Myself and Detective Galbreath were trying to conduct a traffic stop on this vehicle for multiple traffic infractions. We actually approached the vehicle, made contact. We’re speaking to him and everything, and then he decided to flee out the gas station. After fleeing, we kept eyes from a distance. And he ended up getting here, bailing out, running, fighting with us. We found the firearm and everything, so we’re gonna continue our investigation to see what else we can find, but he’s gonna go to jail tonight. Come to Daytona, you act up in Daytona, you’re gonna go to jail in Daytona.”

Abrams: “I went to Daytona. I didn’t end up in jail in Daytona, which was good…I did get into a police car — not like that.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of doorbell camera menace.” Deputy Xavier Gonzalez and another unit respond to an apartment complex and make contact with a complainant on this call involving, according to Abrams, “someone saying that they saw someone messing with their doorbell camera.”
  • Clayton County, Ga. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Search for fleeing suspect.” Sgt. Johnson, Deputy Woods, and a group of other officers try to assist a neighboring agency for a bush bond, i.e., someone who fled on foot. As part of the search in the area, they converge on and unlock the internal office of a dollar store for a suspect, but who is not there. According to Abrams, “apparently, an employee there was accused of stealing someone’s identity, and once that happened, the employee apparently fled.” Sgt. Johnson: “Looks like PD just got outran again today. We’ll catch her, though.” Abrams: “You can hear Sergeant Johnson taking a dig at a another department — joking.”
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Sgt. Lear and Cpl. Usey search for a fleeing suspect allegedly involved in a shooting. Cops check with potential witnesses in the area and view surveillance video to try to definitively identify the suspect vehicle.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Captain Danny Brown responds to a possible or potential home invasion with the 911 caller hiding in a closet. It ends up being a false alarm — just some neighborhood kids playing hide and seek.

Listen below to Captain Brown’s succinct incident recap (“…everybody’s safe; that’s what we want…”):

  • Triple Play #3 — A dangerous accident aftermath in Thurston County, Wash.
  • Clayton County, Ga. — Sgt. Johnson and another unit on a motorcycle stop for allegedly impeding the flow of traffic by driving under the speed limit. Possible or alleged expired insurance. The motorist speaks French. A translator assists by phone at the scene.
  • Knox County, Tenn. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of gun threat.” In an incident that consumes a lot of airtime on the show, Officer Zachary Doss and a large group of cops stage at a residential area in response to a call about someone who is purportedly intoxicated shooting off fireworks and who, after neighbors asked him to stop, he then allegedly pulled out a gun and fired the gun “either at them or in the air.” At one juncture, police temporarily detain three males after converging at a residence, but it is unclear if the persons are actually involved. On Patrol: Live caption: “Investigating gun threat.”

Listen below to Tom Rizzo and Dan Rengering, respectively, discuss police tactics that can be deployed in a scenario of this kind:

Listen below as Officer Doss updates the status/resolution of this somewhat confusing investigation that Dan Abrams observes “took a ‘minute'”:

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • Wheeling, W.Va. — Sergeant Jason Hupp and other unit initiate a traffic stop outside a convenience store for headlight out. Two occupants. Abrams: Sgt. Hupp “asked the couple what they were going to do, and they said they were going to have sex. Well, apparently, K9 has alerted for drugs.” A bottle of urine is allegedly found in the vehicle which the male on scene allegedly quips is “baby oil. We’re having a Diddy party.” This comment prompts a substantial humorous reaction from #OPNation and some similar irreverent banter in the studio. On Patrol: Live caption: “Either urine or you’re out.”

Listed below as Dan Abrams reacts to the baby oil comment:

Listen below to Sgt. Hupp’s incident update:

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Okoya makes contact with a woman next to a trash can on the street who he claims is “possibly tweaking or dancing — I’m not sure what she’s doing…”
  • Christian County, Mo. — On Patrol: Live caption: “And the Ozark goes to…” Abrams: “Corporal Ryan Bradshaw pulled over this actor who was performing in the historic Shepherd of the Hills outdoor drama. There, he played Tom, but he also happens to be on probation for fighting with cops.”
  • Wheeling, W.Va. — As the episode concludes, Officer Cory Holt makes contact with a complainant upon a report of a missing 10-year-old child.
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