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

A recap of the October 14, 2023, OPL episode (OPL #02-22) appears below.

About 50 On Patrol: Live cameras go into the field with the law enforcement officers usually from eight or nine different U.S. departments during the ride-along on Friday and Saturday evenings as aired on the Reelz channel. 

An On Patrol: Live recap, including studio host Dan Abrams’ one liners, analysis, and banter with co-host Curtis Wilson, the Richland County, S.C., deputy, and guest analyst of the week Capt. Kory Flowers (Greensboro, N.C., PD) , follows.

Click here for the latest update about the officer-involved shooting in Nye County, Nev., concerning Deputy Nicholas Huggins.

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On Patrol: Live Summary for October 14, 2023 (#OPL Episode 02-22)

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Dep. BJ Nelson and Sgt. Paul Yacobozzi investigate a fight at a residence. Nelson interviews the purported victim, a younger man, while Yacobozzi gathers information from an older man. Heavy bleeping with the latter. The location has numerous dogs and cats. Yacobozzi: “It sounds like they’ve been drinking all day. So they got into a physical fight. He’s got some marks on his arm, but the younger fellow here, he looks like he kind of took the brunt of it. Everybody is extremely intoxicated. We’re just gonna run everybody, and then see what he wants to do, and go from there…It’s hard to tell who the primary aggressor is, but if you’re looking for a loser, it’s probably gonna be this fellow, the younger kid. The older man held him down…”
  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Bradley Taylor and Sgt. Clayton Dillion make a traffic stop on a car with no plate and with shrink wrap instead of windows. Driver has no license. Abrams: “This is a car in distress.” In the interaction with the driver, Taylor remarks “looks like you had a rough night, girl,” and “the car isn’t even legal to be on the road as it is.” Taylor also smells weed. Taylor outlines what’s going to happen next: “We’re gonna do is we’re gonna tow your car. You’re gonna go with the wrecker people, okay? You’re gonna get your phone. You got family somewhere, okay, or you got a friend somewhere, that can come pick you up. The wrecker company that you’re gonna be going to is the same place where we get a busted windshield out, they have people come down from Little Rock, and put a windshield in for $200, okay? You can’t drive…You got insurance, the insurance [will] cover that. You shouldn’t even be driving…”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Capt. Danny Brown and Master Dep. Tim Riley search a car outside a motel and allegedly find weed and digital scales.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Amidst the Trucktober Fest, Sgt. Marcus Booth pulls over a truck with three teens sitting on a couch in a flatbed for a safety violation. None of the occupants inside the cab apparently have a driver’s license on their person. One woman who has a license (subject to cops verifying that) will take over driving. The original driver to receive a citation. Abrams: “It’s always something Fest in Daytona Beach. It is a party going on ‘around here.’ And when there are parties like that, there are often interactions with police.”
  • Toledo, Ohio — Officer Heather Smith and other units respond to report of a possible break-in/burglary in progress at an apartment complex and conduct an investigation. It is a confusing situation with a lot of yelling and bleeping but it seems to be involve a beef between neighbors, and that the complainant alleges the woman across the hall tried to break in to her apartment and also that the latter has too many unauthorized visitors. An Abrams update suggests that “there’s been a twist in the story.”

Ofr. Smith: “When I got on scene, there’s a lot of yelling, screaming, a lot of chaos going on. It seems like there’s an issue going on, that has been going on, between neighbors. When this resident came home, someone had broken into her apartment. She’s under the impression that it was her neighbor that she’s been having issues with. So right now, we’re gonna see if there is any proof that the neighbor was in her apartment. At least we’re gonna do a burglary report for her. I’m gonna get on the phone with our detectives to see what they have to say about it.”

Smith update: “So originally, our caller — when we got on scene, apparently the person we made contact with first, her apartment had been broken into. She thought it was the neighbor across the way that she’s had issues with. So she was highly upset. Apparently, the caller was the woman in the other apartment, because the neighbor in this apartment had been broken into. Ended up kicking at her door, almost made entry into her apartment. So we’re gonna explain that to our detectives, again, see what they have to say about it, because she did cause damage to the frame of the door, so they might be going tonight. Our original caller has some warrants, so we’re running her to see if it will be summonsable or something that we can give her a court for or it it’s something that she’s gonna have to be arrested for tonight. She was also found in possession of meth pipes, it seems right now.”

  • Richland County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Master Dep. Tim Fortenberry and other units investigate an an alleged assault, per Abrams, “involving some Cheez-its, as well as a pair of missing eyeglasses, missing keys, a missing dog, and some missing teeth.” The woman was allegedly assaulted by her son’s girlfriend, and the couple had already left the scene. Fortenberry will do a report for investigators, and the victim can follow up with them about pressing charges, including the possible issuance of warrants.
  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Taylor and colleagues make a traffic stop on a vehicle with no bumper. Taylor: “He’s probably got a legitimate excuse.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputies search the outside premises on a report of a home alarm. The home seems secure.
  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Taylor and Sgt. Dillion track an alleged stolen vehicle on the highway. Abrams points out that as the chief, Taylor doesn’t have to ask permission to pursue. In an attempted traffic stop, the vehicle pulls over, but than take s off into the woods. Foot bail and foot pursuit with K9 Bosco. The suspect is spotted and surrenders after swimming across a “sewage pond” to waiting officers. Dillion: “Welcome to Hazen.” The suspect may have a warrant. Abrams: “And he was in a sewage drain — oooh, rough…and now he’s suffering the repercussions from that as well as fleeing.”

With reference to the suspect’s reflective vest, Abrams quips that “sometimes they say that criminals who caught aren’t the brightest; in this case, he was.” Capt. Flowers: “Chasing [someone] into the darkness wearing a reflective vest, that’s just a gift from the universe right now.” Flowers also mentions that “you saw the K9 handler take off his gear and take off his belt, because he was planning to go with his dog across the waterway while the other officers covered.”

Chief Taylor summary: “Officer Cook got behind this vehicle here, ran the license plate. We were circling back around; we got behind Officer Cook. Come back — that truck was — come back stolen…sheriff’s office confirmed that that truck was stolen. We went ahead and took over primary, so we could go felony traffic stop with the vehicle, so Officer Cook would have time to get Bosco out in case we had to send him. I think he was watching us. As soon as we opened up our doors and tried to get out, he took off. We jumped back in. He probably went 50-75 yards, took the ditch, run through the trees. Looks like he got hung up on the fence in there. And then we were in a foot chase…we probably went 2-300 yards, and he jumped into the canal, and got got across the canal in the mud. By that time we caught up to him, we got him surrounded. He’s wanted out of Shelby County, Tennessee, for aggravated assault. With the truck being stolen, he’ll be charged with theft by receiving a stolen motor vehicle here in the state of Arkansas. And you run from Hazen police, or police in Arkansas, we will catch you, and we will take you to jail.”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Dep. Nelson responds to a report of a burglary in progress at a residence and searches the backyard. Everything looks clear.
  • Richland County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Dep. Fortenberry and other units pursue a vehicle that fled from a traffic stop. After a foot bail, officers with a K9 locate a suspect in a shed and detain him. “I ain’t doing anything.” Possible charges allegedly include DUI, failure to stop for blue lights, driving under suspension and with expired tags, and possibly speeding.
  • Weld County, Co. — Dep. Nicolas Thompson and other units enter and move forward to clear a school on a report of a break-in there.
  • Triple Play #2 — Lake County, Fla.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Cops make contact with an apparently intoxicated male at a residence and advise him to stay inside for the evening. Heavy bleeping. The man tells Ofr. Greg Long that he’s just been drinking water. Long: “I kind of like this guy, but the first thing is we want to take care of his safety…but he’s safe in the house. His girlfriend took the keys from him. Looks like it has a flat tire, so he wasn’t going anywhere anyway. We’ll let him be and enjoy the rest of his weekend, drinking his ‘water.'”
  • Berkeley County, S.C. (prerecorded segment) — Cpl. Brandon Williams searches and locates a runaway female high school student who insists that she doesn’t want to go back home. Williams: “We’re gonna get her back to her mom…if you’re a juvenile, we’re gonna spend all resources that we have in the county to make sure you get home safe. Even if you don’t want to go home, we’re still gonna try to get you and make sure that you’re safe. She’s going home; hopefully, she can work it out with her parents, get counseling, go from there.”

Abrams: “As we watched Corporal Williams there running after her, what I liked about what we just saw was he didn’t run after her the same way he’d run after a suspect, right?” Flowers: “He was aggressive enough, but as soon as he caught her, he was relaxed…fatherly. He caught her, then he started speaking calmly.” Dep. Wilson: “Then they’d probably do some further investigation to determine why she doesn’t want to go home, even get the department of social services just to figure what’s happening to bring peace.”

  • Toledo, Ohio — Cops make contact with a man pushing a lawnmower on the sidewalk. No ID. He allegedly has a history of lawnmower theft. Ofr. Shade Keeney makes a note of the machine’s serial number and sends the man on his way. He tells the man “if a burglary pops up over there, and someone says ‘somebody stole my red Toro push mower’ with this serial number, then you’ll probably end up with another burglary warrant, right? Cool?” The subject also has a difficult time starting the machine up for Ofr. Long. “I thought you [were] an expert at this. man?” Abrams: “Doesn’t seem to be that familiar with his home lawnmower.”
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Sgt. Yacobozzi is flagged down by a woman at a convenience store who is a police supporter. Yacobozzi: “We just stopped here to take a break real quick, and we got stopped by one of our fans. So I’m not sure what the encounter was, but she’s a huge supporter of law enforcement. I don’t know…” Abrams: “When you’re in uniform, you can never take a break. At any time, someone can come up to you, and they may say things really nice to you, and sometimes…” Flowers: “Just enjoy, Sarge.”
  • Hazen, Ark. (pre-recorded segment) — Traffic stop for a non-functioning tail light on female driver who refuses to identify herself after allegedly giving false names. Hazen tells the woman that lying will just make things worse and that he’s “not a bad dude,” and that a tail light infraction is a minor, merely ticketable issue. He also advises that it is better to put any other legal issues, such as warrants, behind her. A wad of cash is allegedly found in a car search as well as receipts under different names and credit and debit cards. Chief Hazen, who suspects the money might be stolen, explains that the cash (about $4,000) will be confiscated for evidence least temporarily until cops can determine the rightful owner. The woman implies that the money belongs to her cousin and becomes noncompliant which apparently results in her being tased.

Sgt. Dillion explains that “well, basically we were just trying to confiscate her money. Not that we’re gonna seize it, but just because the jail is gonna have to take it out of her pocket anyway. She just went berserk. So then the fight ensued, but it’s more of a fight when you’re trying not to hurt somebody. It takes a lot more force to get them to comply, get them in handcuffs and all that, when you’re actually trying not to hurt them.” Taylor adds that “she’s got some felony warrants out of Shelby, Tennessee…,” and that she’ll be arrested accordingly.

Abrams update: “Upon further investigation, they determined the warrant was for a probation violation.” Flowers: “A lot times when we’re in investigations like this, you see a lot of money, we typically think, ‘oh, narcotics.’ But what it looks like, perhaps maybe, going on here is what’s called a bust-out scheme, where it’s a complicated fraud where you get fake identities, and then you get fraudulent credits cards that you get full max cash advances for. And so by the time you have a handful of money, the cards get cancelled, but you have the cash.” Abrams: “So when you’re seeing tons of cash, and other people’s credit cards, you’re thinking it’s possible that it could be something like that.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Capt. Brown makes a traffic stop on 20-year-old female for speeding, 17 miles over the limit.
  • Fullerton, Calif. — Cpl. Greg Velazquez and Ofr. Gharrett Wiltse detain a man on the sidewalk who allegedly ran from them initially. The man denies he has warrants or is on probation or parole. In a search of the immediate area, Ofr. Wiltse finds a wallet of some kind that the man allegedly tossed. Ofr. Wiltse starts his summary by explaining that the neighborhood is known for narcotics activity: “We’re coming up through an alley. We see this gentleman. He looks over at us; immediately upon seeing us, he ducks off, starts running. He kind of ducked behind a car; once he ducked behind the car, he dropped this carrying case, and kind of took off walking like trying to play it off a little bit. Inside the carrying case was a large quantity of meth and a couple of different baggies. He’s got a lighter, a pipe, and…another baggie in here…some more meth it. So he’s looking at at least possession right, and then he’s also going to jail for being under the influence of a controlled substance.”
  • Volusia County, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Deps. Brandon King and Royce James track down a stolen car and detain two men outside a store. Car search. White powdery substance allegedly found in console area. ” The officers intend to field test the substance for narcotics. The officers wonder why they drove all the way to a “lovely” Circle K for “fine dining” and bypassed getting food from Wawa and equivalent places along the way. James tells one the passenger, who is released with no charges, that “I highly recommend that in the future to make better decisions as to who you’re hanging out with because you’re in a stolen vehicle with a person you barely know. You’re almost 30 years old; you have to start making better decisions…” The driver is charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle. Abrams: “The bag actually came back negative for cocaine there.”
  • Volusia County, Fla. — OPL provides an update on the Pennsylvania man who was arrested for allegedly making death threats toward Dep. James and other LEOs. James was among those who met the man at the airport to take him into custody on a second-degree felony charge in Florida after he was extradited to Volusia County. The man is currently being held in the Volusia County jail.
  • Hazen, Ark. — Traffic stop for speeding. Chief Taylor and Sgt. Dillion has a friendly conversation with the couple about funnel cake. The driver is released with a warning. Taylor: “They’re going to the state fair because she wants a funnel cake…that’s the best excuse that I have heard all week…because the thing about it is I understand. I feel you…I can understand his hurry. She wants a funnel cake, and he was tired of listening to her mouth. So he’s taking her to get a funnel cake. I understand. What mama wants, mama gets. If mama ain’t happy, nobody’s happy…” Abrams: “Duly noted to keep in mind if you ever get pulled over: Just say that apparently ‘mama wanted a funnel cake.'”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Cops make contact with a man who perhaps was allegedly loitering and engages in spirited dialogue with Dep. Addy Perez. Abrams: “That just really ended up just being conversation, although she was suggesting he’s reverse profiling her.”
  • Triple Play #3 — Little Rock, Ark.
  • Weld County, Colo. — Dep. Thompson checks on an older couple sitting in a parked car.
  • Richland County, S.C. –Deputies make contact with several people outside a gas station/convenience store who may be loitering. One man is patted down. Capt. Brown allegedly finds an unknown item on the man that “feels crunchy, like crack or meth” or possibly “broken-up mushrooms” that cops supposedly gave back to him on Friday. Abrams jokes that “those cops should be fired — who gave him back his drugs? What?”
  • Missing segment — New York City.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Sgt. Yacobozzi makes a traffic stop on a moped in a drive-thru lane that allegedly had not signaled a turn and for erratic driving. From the tenor of the conversation, it seems like the driver will just get a warning.
  • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Ofr. Chris Benson investigates a traffic accident. A language barrier might be an issue.
  • Hazen, Ark. — Traffic stop. Chief Taylor initially indicated that the driver was most likely facing a ticket at worst. In asking the motorist if there is any THC or weed in the car, the chief emphasizes that “you’re not going to jail if you’re honest…we do this every day.” The driver allegedly admits to having a small amount of weed in a golf bag.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Sgt. Yacobozzi cautions a man about walking out in the middle of the road because it is dangerous and resulted in a recent, nearby auto-pedestrian fatality. The man is very argumentative. His ID is from 2012. About the latter, the sergeant says “I ain’t seen one of these in a hot minute.”