Halloween 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 usually with co-anchor Curtis Wilson (a Richland County, S.C., deputy sheriff), and analyst Tom Rizzo (Howell Township, N.J., PD) commenting on the police ride-alongs, plus the often-provocative or playful social media reaction to the incidents in the field, follows below.

As part of a 3-D (i.e, three Dan) situation, Florida cops Danielly DeAndrade and Dan Rengering return to the studio this Halloween weekend to join the Abrams and Rizzo in providing commentary.

On Patrol: Live cast member Curtis Wilson again is taking the weekend off. After virtually never missing a show, Wilson has been absent from the broadcast quite a few times this year. This may be the result of routine schedule conflicts or perhaps this is precursor for Wilson eventually leaving On Patrol: Live entirely.

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Agency update: After about a four-month hiatus from the show, the Berkeley County, S.C., Sheriff’s Office returns to On Patrol: Live this weekend.

Programming note: This blog was offline during the October 17-18 episodes when host Dan Abrams (#Dantona) did a ride-along with Daytona Beach PD, a field trip that was touted as part of the extended 300th-episode celebration. And On Patrol: Live was in reruns over the following weekend (October 24-25). 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.

On Patrol: Live Tonight

Police chases in Clayton County, Ga., and Arkansas were among the highlights of this somewhat uneventful Halloween night, all-new episode of On Patrol: Live. See below for details on all 25 LEO encounters across nine On Patrol: Live scheduled police departments, including the return of Berkeley County. And check back for updates.

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On Patrol: Live Recap for October 31, 2025 (#OPL Episode 04-27)

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  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Backing up Corporal Mikayla Ortiz, Corporal Carli Carr responds to a location where someone was allegedly threatening shoppers. An allegedly subject who they describe as combative is detained on scene in a parking lot. Heavy bleeping. Sheriff Duane Lewis is also on scene along with other deputies.

Listen below to Cpl. Carr’s incident summary:

  • Clayton County, Ga. — Deputy Devon Brown and other units, plus paramedics, respond to a Halloween truck or treat event where a baby was not breathing. On Patrol: Live caption: “Person requesting EMS.” Deputy Brown: “We had a medical emergency for a small child…she wasn’t breathing. We stopped traffic; got EMS over here to look at her. So everything’s good so far. She’s alert, she’s breathing, she looks happy. She looks normal..so they’re just gonna make sure that she’s okay…” On Patrol: Live studio analyst Captain Tom Rizzo: “Any time there’s a child, a young child, I was just saying to Dany, if you’ve ever been involved in that, you could see they stopped at nothing for all the resources, talking about a possible Medivac, and that’s something that just hits us all differently.” Detective DeAndrade: “It does.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Master Deputy Colin Davis initiates a traffic stop for allegedly failure to maintain lane. Deputy Collins: “They’re both fully dressed as ‘scary nuns.’ Full face paint and everything.” On Patrol: Live caption: “Will we get a confession?” The driver is released with a warning. On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams: “You got to wonder if they’re being dressed as nuns makes them more or less likely to get pulled over. Nuns not known for drinking, but doesn’t not happen…”
  • Christian County, Mo. — Deputy Trevor Guinn conducts a traffic stop for a headlight issue. The driver is released with a warning. Deputy Guinn: “Stopping for a headlight out. Like I said, it’s Halloween, so we need to have all our working headlights. A lot of kids around, and people walking around, so I think he’s gonna head to where he’s going, and hopefully he stays there tonight, and we’re on our way full of Halloween shenanigans.”
  • Clayton County, Ga. — Deputies pursue a vehicle that may allegedly be connected to a homicide suspect in Atlanta. On Patrol: Live caption: “Searching for murder suspect.” Traffic stop at gunpoint. After an investigation, the female driver, who is not the registered owner, is released along with the vehicle.

Listen below as Detective DeAndrade discusses the role of license plate readers (LPRs) in police work generally:

Listen below as Tom Rizzo and Dan Rengering respond to Abrams’ observation about “how they’re gonna go about trying to assess who she is”:

Abrams: “A lot going on there in Clayton County tonight.”

Listen below to Lieutenant Jonathan Carey’s update about this incident:

  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputies Davis and Toddson Catoe make a traffic stop for speeding. Two occupants. Alleged weed odor. Car search. On Patrol: Live caption: “Marijuana and open containers found.” No license. Tickets issued, and the car is towed.
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Corporal Brett Usey and Officer Charleston Armstrong make friendly contact with a pedestrian who apparently approached them. “Superman’s my son.” After the man mentions YouTube, Abrams quips that “we do have a YouTube page at OPLive where this could fit perfectly. Jor-El is Superman’s father.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. –– Officer Thomas Goble initiates a traffic stop for no tail lights. The driver says he was just in a domestic incident allegedly involving, according to Officer Goble, a “physical altercation with a significant other up the street here.” Paramedics summoned to the scene. On Patrol: Live “Investigating assault.” Lieutenant Richie Maher separately makes contact with the female who was allegedly involved in the domestic. Cops ultimately determine that the male was allegedly the primary aggressor. Officer Goble: “He’s gonna be the one going to jail tonight.” Abrams: “That’s why you got to wait. That’s why you got to talk to people. That’s why you not jump to conclusions…this guy claimed right off the bat that he was a victim, but that is not what the 13-year-old witness said.” On Patrol: Live caption: “Suspect in custody.”

Listen below to Officer Goble’s recap:

Abrams: “That’s a traffic stop that turned into something else.”

  • Wheeling, W.Va. — Officer Dylan Giusto and Corporal Ryan Moore initially detain a man on a warrant apparently after a bicycle stop. After verification, it turns out to be a so-called 9-to-5 warrant; the subject is thus released.

Listen below as Tom Rizzo explains a 9-to-5 warrant (“It’s banking hours, right?…”)

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Clayton County, Ga. (pre-recorded segment) — Deputy Brown and Lieutenant Carey on an intense vehicle pursuit in Atlanta for a possible attempted murder suspect. The suspect vehicle ends up wrecking out in a downtown area. The driver is detained and allegedly has multiple warrants

Deputy Brown: “He’s experiencing what we call perp-itis right now, which is where reality starts to set in from the crimes that you commit…now he’s got all these ideas in his head about what his future is about to look like, and it’s making him sick to his stomach. He’ll be okay; he just needs some water and some time to sleep on it and think about his decisions.” Abrams: “It turns out the driver was the alleged accomplice in the attempted murder. The alleged shooter has been apprehended as well.”

Listen below to Deputy Brown and Lt. Carey recap this incident followed by studio panel discussing how the Clayton County cops went beyond their jurisdiction in the chase “because of the severity of the [alleged] offense”:

  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputy Davis and other units respond to a possible stolen vehicle at an apartment complex. Deputies make announcements at the scene with a public address system. A suspect who ran on foot is detained; police locate the stolen car on scene that allegedly struck another vehicle.

Abrams: “And now they have to decide…how much to go into that apartment complex, right? What do they do, how aggressively do they try and go to try and find the other people who ran way?” Officer Rengering: “Ultimately, it’s a property crime, and it’s unfortunate that you lose your car, but how much resources do you want to dump into it, especially on a night, like tonight, where you can clearly see there’s a lot of people out there, and this will cause a lot of ‘mayhem’ in that neighborhood.”

  • Knox County, Tenn. (pre-recorded segment) — Officer John Longendorf and other units respond to report of an alleged road-rage-related shooting and initiate a traffic stop. The driver, who apparently claimed self defense, is arrested:

Listen below to Officer Longendorf’s recap:

  • Richland County, S. C. — Deputy Catoe makes a traffic stop for an alleged no-turn-on-red violation.

[Coming out of a commercial, the OPL cameras spot some mannequins in a store window. Abrams: “Is this the Officer Dan Rengering wax museum?” Officer Rengering: “I didn’t know you looked in my closet?” Abrams: “A wax figure rendering in Richland County.”]

  • Wheeling, W.Va. — Corporal Moore makes a pedestrian stop on two males who were walking in the middle of the road. One of them runs, prompting foot pursuit. Cpl. Moore detains the subject. Other cops arrive on scene. Weed baggies allegedly found in a backpack. During a search of the immediate area, Cpl. Moore finds a firearm allegedly discarded in the brush. Abrams: “So they found the gun, just as he had suspected.”

Abrams: “He knew both of them by name.” Officer Rengering: “People are still gonna run, even though they know who you are. It’s not for the exercise, surprisingly enough. They’re trying to ditch that bag in hopes that you can’t find it. Sometimes they’ll throw it on a roof, throw it over a fence, and sometimes it makes it difficult to find, and that’s what they don’t want found.” Detective DeAndrade: “And eventually when we do find it — we have other avenues, like K9…” Abrams: “If they hadn’t found it initially…” Detective DeAndrade: “…exactly.”

  • Triple Play #1 — A Springdale, Ark., high-speed pursuit of a fleeing motorcycle.

Rizzo: “And there should be a caveat to where do you not do this.” Abrams: “There’s got to be a lesson here, which is, if you think you’re gonna be able to flee in Arkansas, the rules that might apply elsewhere don’t necessarily apply here.” Rengering: “They don’t play there. They’re gonna get you.” Rizzo”…I admire these guys and girls so much. It’s wild.”

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl. Carr heads to the scene where paramedics have requested police backup for some allegedly drunk subjects. She is, however, subsequently called off.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Maher makes a traffic stop on a truck in connection with an alleged home invasion. The very cooperative driver who gives his side of the story, is detained. Abrams: “Still a little confusing as to exactly what happened here, and you can see Lieutenant Maher is trying to assess exactly what happened and why.” The driver is released after an investigation.

Listen below to Lt. Maher’s recap of this incident (“…everybody here is not necessarily innocent, but doing what they think is the right thing”) after which he moves on to a call about a missing child:

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer William Gifford and other units make a traffic stop at gunpoint on a possible drunk driver. Cops remove the driver from the vehicle. Car search.

Listen below as Officer Gifford provides a brief recap (“he doesn’t appear intoxicated”):

  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputy Catoe is among the cops responding to the scene where two or three persons were reportedly shot. On Patrol: Live caption: “Investigating shooting.” Deputy Catoe explains that cops are “trying to identify a suspect” and “trying to create some type of perimeter if they left on foot…” Deputy Catoe also interacts with one or more witnesses.

Listen below as the studio panel discusses the investigatory challenges at a crime scene:

  • Clayton County, Ga. — In a playful segment, Deputies Brown (a.k.a. Trackstar) and Reggie Shepherd have a friendly foot-race with some teens at a gas station. Abrams: “Sounds like there is a race which could be about to happen here, and keep in mind that Deputy Brown’s nickname is Trackstar, so this could get interesting.” One of the teens wins.

Abrams: “So the kid won…fair and square — fast…”

  • Christian County, Mo. — Deputy Guinn makes contact with the complainant on a report of tempering with surveillance cameras. Sheriff Brad Cole is also on scene. After checking with a neighbor, Deputy Guinn determines that no further action is required at this time: “If this happens again, just holler at us back.”

Listen below to Deputy Guinn’s incident summary:

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Officer Armstrong and at least one other unit on a traffic stop for possible distracted driving. Warning issued. Officer Armstrong: “They almost made us crash, but he don’t know where he’s going. There were having a small disagreement in the car. Nothing physical…just a verbal disagreement, I guess. They’re trying to drop off some Paulines [pralines], some pecan candy.” Abrams: “Hope they weren’t fighting over the candies.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputy Catoe is dispatched to disperse a group from a gas station.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputies pursue a driver that allegedly fled on foot from a traffic stop. K9 deployed in the foot pursuit in a residential area. Cops locate the suspect hiding in a shed. He comes out and is detained as the episode concludes.

Abrams: “So often on this show, we have to end the show without knowing exactly what happened here. They got him. Thanks for watching. We’re out of time…”

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Maher locates and makes friendly and empathetic contact with the missing juvenile (reportedly age 11 or 12) that he alluded to earlier. Abrams: “So that’s a relief in that the kid has been found and gonna be heading home. Sounds like maybe he had a disagreement with his parents, but he’ll be heading back.”
CLICK ON THIS LINK for the On Patrol: Live recap of #OPL episode 04-28, November 1, 2025.