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

A recap of the November 23, 2024, On Patrol: Live episode (#OPL 03-36), 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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In terms of social media activity, Berkeley Corporal Dylan Lee’s traffic stop by far generated the most reaction. The Monroe PD search warrant execution was also noteworthy. In a separate incident, an unnamed Berkeley deputy with impressive strength also prompted a lot of comments.

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Note: Click here for the recap of #OPL episode 03-35, November 22, 2024.

On Patrol: Live Summary for November 23, 2024 (#OPL Episode 03-36)

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  • Richland County, S.C. — Master. Dep. Avery Arrington and other units respond to a report of a burglary in progress at a closed restaurant. They detain a male and female in the bathroom. While sitting in cuffs outside, the male seems to try to grab a small container that allegedly may contain some crack. He is subdued. The female supposedly had recently been arrested for allegedly stealing a tow truck. OPL caption: “Crack cocaine found.” OPL host Dan Abrams: “So she gets bonded out today after stealing the tow truck, and this is how she spends her evening.”

In an update later in the show, Abrams asserts that “the business there decided they did not want to press charges for the burglary, but the guy was charged with possession of crack cocaine and stolen property. The woman was released with no charges which will be good news for her because she just got out of jail today.”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpls. Dylan Lee and Rachel Salka conduct a traffic stop at a gas station. The driver indicates that an open container is in the car and also that she allegedly consumed four beers. She also tells Lee that there might be some weed in the vehicle. Probable cause car search. During the search, a bemused Cpl. Lee finds a cup that purports to contain urine. “That’s nasty.” Strands of hair also found. Abrams jokes that “I guess you could say that at one time it may have been beer.” OPL co-host Curtis Wilson: “It’s been in there long enough; it fermented.” Abrams: “…I am rooting for her. She’s being honest from the start, assuming she hasn’t had more than four beers. She said she had four beers. She said she had marijuana. She’s being very nice to the officers…” In an update later in the show, Abrams asserts the driver was arrested for alleged DUI.

Listen to Cpl. Lee explain the reasoning for the car search:

“I guess you could say that at one time it may have been beer.”

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Ofr. Aaron Johnson makes a traffic stop in front of the driver’s home for various alleged traffic infractions. Ofr. Johnson seems to know the driver and his family, and he converses with the driver and his wife about an unrelated investigation about which the couple’s son may have information. OPL caption: “Investigating inflatable pilgrim theft.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Christopher Maher provides backup on an incident in which an individual ran from police “in an area that we’ve been having a lot of complaints about.” One man in custody. “I wasn’t running at all.”

Sgt. Maher synopsis: “So, it seemed like Officer Q was doing a bike stop on a bike, and then you can clearly see it has no lights. The guy didn’t just not see the cop and just started riding like he’s claiming. He actually ran on foot away from him, so that kind of voided his entire story that he didn’t see the cops behind him, because people don’t just randomly do that. And we have been getting a lot of narcotics complaints from the exact area he’s coming from, so this is good, and hopefully the members of this neighborhood will appreciate us being out here and taking care of the problems they’ve been dealing with…”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded incident) — Cpls. Carli and Devonte Carr and other deputies respond to an alleged dispute between a couple at a residence. Cpl. Carli makes contact with the female to get her side of the story. Deputies then enter the home to detain the male, and one cop has to carry the irate subject to the patrol car. According to Cpl. Devonte, the man is charged with domestic violence.

Listen to Cpl. Carli Carr provided background on this incident:

  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofrs. Jordan Freimark, Cherokee Tabb, Heather Smith, and Tyler Picking respond to a disturbance or burglary that involves an ex-boyfriend allegedly trying to break in to a home. A male is detained at the scene. Ofr. Smith gets the male’s side of the story but opines that “you’re not making sense to me, hon.” The subject allegedly has warrants.

Ofr. Smith initial summary: “We got a call that there is a guy breaking in, ex-boyfriend, to the location. He supposedly kicked the front door in. Other crews are gonna go make contact with the original caller and see if he really lives here, is what he’s claiming. But he’s also saying that he’s not supposed to be around her, so she might have a protection order that keeps him from being at this location now.”

  • St. Lucie County, Fla. — Dep. Tyler Horstman provides backup on a jovial traffic stop. Three occupants. Heavy bleeping.
  • Knox County, Tenn. — Ofr. Johnson conducts a friendly traffic stop outside Walgreens. Three occupants. Ofr. Johnson also knows them. Abrams: “That is community policing.” A passenger is taken into custody on an alleged child support warrant from another county. OPL caption: “Arrested on outstanding warrant.”

Ofr. Johnson recap: “…he’s always been honest with me. He had a meth pipe on him, a little bit of weed in a joint. The manager of Walgreens came out, said somebody’s acting a fool in there, asked for our help. This is [unintelligible] for the city, but since we’re already here, we’ll try to help him out. So [another officer is] gonna go across the street…to see what that guy’s malfunction is.”

  • Triple Play #2 — An unnerving Columbus, Ohio, truck accident.
  • Knox County, Tenn. — As alluded to above, Ofr. Johnson leaves the previous above call to back up a colleague to make contact with a male nearby who allegedly was involved in a incident at a Checkers restaurant the day before.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl. Lee initiates a traffic stop for alleged speeding, traveling 77 in a 45-mph zone. Th driver, age 17, is operating his mom’s car, and according to Cpl. Lee, he passed another deputy at 80 mph. “Probably gonna get a ticket or could be going to jail. It’s definitely reckless driving.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Maher makes a traffic stop for a strobe-lights issue. Sgt. Maher explains that “So, I stopped this guy. He had, like, strobes in his lights. He’s claiming it’s from the wiring harness. Might be; I’m not a car expert. I highly doubt that. He’s already got a customized car. I’m sure he’s just trying to make it look cool. There’s also a problem with this tag. It’s coming back on a four door. So, I’m gonna to look into that to make sure it’s the right tag…” During the interaction, the driver quips that the car is his wife.
  • Humboldt County, Calif. — Dep. Landon Stoner responds to a purported burglary in progress called in by a 15-year-old girl. It turns out that it might be a false alarm.
  • Monroe, La. — Ofr. Trey Goins and other members of the High Enforcement Apprehension Team (HEAT) squad conduct a traffic stop. Four occupants. One occupant arrested for alleged possession. One occupant is arrested for alleged narcotics possession. Consensual car search.

Listen to Ofr. Goins’ summary of the incident:

  • Butts County, Ga. — Sgt. Paul Vu and other cops conduct a traffic stop on a truck. A warrant might or might not be involved. The driver indicates that there might only be a joint in the vehicle. Sgt. Vu, however, allegedly spots her dropping a baggie on the ground. Driver: “That’s not mine…I did not drop it.” OPL caption: “Drugs found.” Car search. Abrams: “When you do it right in front of the officer, it’s a little tricky…” Wilson: “I think she’s part of that school where they say deny, deny, deny.” Car search; meth pipe allegedly found.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Patrol officers and the SWAT team serve a warrant at a motel. Two men detained. Drugs allegedly found. At least one of the subjects are arrested. In the studio, Wilson discusses the use of flash bang grenades: “What they do is they use it at entry because it causes — it’s a distraction technique, so therefore they don’t have to come in with so much force because now they’re able to see where these individuals are and contain them.” Abrams: “And we were talking about how many officers were there just on a sort of drug-related crime.” OPL studio analyst Tom Rizzo: “Well, it goes into their history and the circumstances surrounding what led up to the search warrant. So we have to fill out like a matrix almost that looks like, and then if you reach a certain score, we’re required actually by policy to enact a tactical team to effectuate the warrant, and then a search warrant, and then be under controlled circumstances.” Abrams: “I think people forget about that sometimes. You have to know the history. It’s not just about what is exactly the crime. It’s about what else do we know.”
  • Humboldt County, Fla. — Dep. Luis Bonilla makes a well-being check on an elderly man in a car who had reportedly gone missing. A dog in the back seat bites the deputy. The elderly gentleman seems to think he’s parked outside of a drug store but the location is actually the post office. Paramedics summoned to the scene.
  • Monroe County, La. — The HEAT squad serves a narcotics search warrant at a residence; approximately a dozen individuals are detained outside the home while officers search the premises. Ofr. Serenity Smith admonishes one of the individuals to chill out. Sgt. Scotty Sadler separately explains that “we’re here for the homeowner. None of you guys…let us do our business — sort through everything…as soon as we sort through it, we will let y’all go. But in the meantime, everybody hold tight.” Several officers on scene provide further updates.

Ofr. Jonathon Daniel initial summary: “We’ve been doing a narcotics investigation on this house for a little while now; had plenty of sources. Made some stops, got out with some people, got some different weed, crystal meth, stuff like that, that comes from this house. Got a search warrant for it, came over here. We pulled 11 people out of this house. As we were searching, there’s drug paraphernalia, scales, bags, there’s a bag of what looks like crystal meth. There’s also another bag of cocaine readily available right there on the dresser, so we’re gonna make sure we get everybody identified, then we’re gonna finish [unintelligible]…this looks like it’s gonna be a good one for us.” Ofr. Smith mentions that “Right now, they are doing an extensive search. There are multiple bedrooms. It is quite a lot inside the house. So they are having to go through those bedrooms, double-checking behind each other’s [unintelligble]. Right now, they’ve found several articles of drugs inside the house…”

Ofr. Goins subsequently adds that “We’re about to wrap up the search warrant. Right now, we’ve got over 70 grams of methamphetamine inside the house, multiple scales, razor blades, residue, inside the residence, on top of us conducting this investigation, the stuff we’ve got prior to coming to the house. So it’s been a good investigation so far. The rest of the crew should be finishing up and coming out right now. Multiple people inside the residence [have] warrants. Also multiple miscellaneous items inside, checking those for stolen, too. Got a tip there, a lot of stolen merchandise is inside. So, it’s a good house, good search warrant, thus far.” Another officer discussing the inventory on scene asserts that “So that’s kind of a little bit of what we found in there. That’s roughly about 40 grams of synthetic marijuana. And then, like I said, that’s close to 70, maybe a little over 70, grams of crystal meth that was found in the house in different rooms. We actually made a control buy on this house actually earlier this evening and found the money that was used in the house as well. So we know it came from this house one hundred percent and all that. They’re still trying to sort through kind of who, where, everybody was in the house exactly because everybody — there were a lot of different people in there. So we’re gonna sort through, see if we can’t figure out who, or what belongs to who, and kind of finish up, go from there.”

During the course of the earlier stage of the warrant execution, cops claim that individual who had been placed in a patrol car allegedly had drugs on him that he tried to crush. In response, studio analyst Tom Rizzo explains that “even if it’s not captured on video, they’ll do a search of the vehicle pre-shift, post-shift, pre-passenger, post-passenger, So it’s the process of elimination. He’s the one in the car. Drugs appear. Good enough — he owns it.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Dep. Arrington and other units search an apartment complex area on foot for a stolen-vehicle suspect.

Dep. Arrington provides an update on the status of the search:

  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofrs. Smith and Picking respond to a possible attempted burglary on an RV. A man inside the RV tells cops, however, that no one tried to get in. Ofr. Smith recap:

Ofr. Smith recap: “The stories are kind of not making a whole lot of sense, but there’s two people that live in the RV. This guy is saying that he didn’t hear anything and thought that his friend had butt-dialed 911. But 911 calls were pretty specific that someone was pulling on the handle trying to get in. When we’re speaking to him, he’s kind of being pretty vague about what is going on. Apparently the door to the RV was just wide open. So it doesn’t look to be like there’s any damage or anything that we’re really gonna be doing right now because there’s no proof that anyone got in. He’s not saying that anyone was here. So we’ll let him figure it out. If he needs a report or anything later on, he can reach back out to us.”

  • BOLO segment — Fairfax County, Va., puppy purloiners. Abrams: “Well, the good news is at least the pets are being fed.”
  • Richland County, S.C. –– Master Dep. Andrew Kroto and other units conduct a traffic stop at a gas station. Two occupants. Crack pipe allegedly spotted on the passenger seat floor. OPL caption: “Drug paraphernalia found.” Arrest made for alleged possession.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Richie Maher and another officer make contact with residents of an apartment unit on a noise complaint.
  • St. Lucie County — Sheriff Keith Pearson makes a traffic stop on a slow-rolling truck because the vehicle’s tail gate is down. “Secure your load.”
  • Butts County, Ga. — Sgt. Vu and Cpl. Hunter Vaughn conduct a traffic stop on a truck. Meth allegedly found in the vehicle which the driver insists doesn’t belong to him and for which he was unaware. Sgt. Vu: “Maybe you should pick better friends.” The distraught driver also indicates his wife is an OPL fan. Abrams: “Let’s hope that tonight she took the night off.”

“Maybe you should pick better friends.”

Cpl. Vaughn explains that “So we stopped this guy for a tag light violation…he was really nervous, just taking very short breaths. Got him out, started talking to him, and found out by running his name and date of birth that he was on probation. He stated he was on probation for selling methamphetamine at one time, possession of methamphetamine, and some type of theft. Asked him if he signed a Fourth Amendment waiver, which is signing away his rights for search and seizure. He advised he did, and I did ask him if he consented to me searching his vehicle. He said he did. Upon the search of the vehicle, found a plastic container. Inside the plastic container were two baggies that contained crystal methamphetamine. That’s what we’ve got so far. I’m gonna conclude this search and see if we find anything else.”

Toledo, Ohio — Ofr. Freimark and other units respond to a burglary call in which someone was allegedly banging on windows or doors. Cops make contact with, per Abrams, a “less-than-cooperative” female at the scene. According to Ofr. Freimark, the woman allegedly refused to leave, is taken into custody, and might be charged with criminal trespass.

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl. Lee conducts a traffic stop on a slow-roller.
  • Humboldt County, Calif. — Dep. Bonilla and other units respond to an alleged domestic incident at an apartment unit and make contact with both parties. The female on scene says they were just arguing.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Maher makes contact with and detains a bicyclist who appears to be possibly behaving erratically.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — On a traffic stop, Cpls. Rogers and Salka detain a woman who allegedly has a warrant.