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

An On Patrol: Live recap — on fittingly enough, 10-4 — including NYC studio host Dan Abrams’ puns, analysis, and banter usually with co-anchor Curtis Wilson (a Richland County, S.C., deputy sheriff), and Captain Tom Rizzo (Howell Township, N.J., PD) along with the often-snarky or playful social media reaction, follows.

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This episode covered a tragic fatal shooting in Toledo and separately precipitated a spirited social media reaction to Triple Play #1 (see below).

Agency update: The Arkansas County, Ark., Sheriff’s Office joins OPL this weekend. Nearby Hazen, Ark., PD, is again taking some time off from the show. The Berkeley County, S.C., Sheriff’s Office is returning to OPL in November.

On Patrol: Live Summary for October 4, 2024 (#OPL Episode 03-21)

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  • Beech Grove, Ind. — Lt. David Parker and Sgt. Joe Garrison investigate a report of someone ramming vehicles and make contact with various individuals, including a purported victim, at the scene. Car search.

Lt. Parker summary: “She was saying that her husband came to this location to just cause grief because she doesn’t want to be with him anymore, and he attacked her, and she got in this car to leave. And then other people were saying that she got in the car and started to leave, and then he somehow encountered her at this location. And they started to get in a physical altercation. And they were arriving in cars, and he then left. Sergeant Harris is gonna talk to some other people. Officer Alexander is getting a further statement, but we’re kind of piecing this together, but she’s lying to me that she wasn’t driving this car. She was driving this car from the other statements. So we do have a possibility of a intoxicated driver investigation. But we also have a domestic batterer that we are gonna try to locate, and see if we can take him to jail for what occurred here, if we can confirm that he is the one who needs to go to jail.”

OPL studio host Dan Abrams: “They’ve got to put some pieces together here.” OPL guest studio analyst Tom Rizzo: “The most difficult part is they have to put on different goggles for different scenarios. So with domestic assault and battery, they have to investigate in one fashion. And then added to that would be possibly an intoxicated driver. And then added to that would be a crash.” OPL studio co-host Wilson: “And they also probably could check out some Ring video of this in the neighborhood to see exactly if they could piece all of this together with what they’re being told.”

Sgt. Garrison subsequently explains that “I did speak with the suspect on the phone. He’s not gonna come back over here. He’s pretty intoxicated, doesn’t sound like he’s gonna cooperate with that portion of the investigation. So we’ll make the report and continue on with the DUI investigation.”

  • Indian River County, Fla. — Dep. Josue Martinez responds to a domestic incident of some kind at a residence and interacts with a female on scene. Various items are strewn on the ground. The deputy tries to make contact with a male on scene, but the latter had already left the home.

Dep. Martinez summary: “So it doesn’t appear anything physical occurred tonight. She’s more so upset about this friend of hers who’s staying with her, who hasn’t apologized, has taken her car out in the past without her permission and whatnot. So, she’s just upset at him right now. She’s clearly inebriated. He’s possibly inebriated. We’re gonna try to locate him and talk to him. We obviously don’t want this stuff to escalate. We don’t want to disturb the peace of any other neighbors here. So, once we’re done with her, we’ll get her identification. We’re gonna drive around and try to locate this other half, see if we can talk to him.” Abrams: “And my apologies to Paco for falsely implicating him. That Paco is the dog involved here, not the person that they were looking for.”

  • Fontana, Calif. — Ofr. Joe Richard and other units respond to a report of someone allegedly trying to kick down a door at an apartment complex. Ofr. Richard makes contact with the complainant to obtain information and also searches the premises, although it turns out that the subject apparently had already left.

Ofr. Richard summary: “So we just talked to the RP* right now. She said she only heard a subject kick in the door, possibly more than one. As of now, we have no subject description outside of just being a male. So right now, we’re gonna check the entire complex to see if anyone’s hiding out or trying to break into other apartments.” [*RP = reporting party.] Ofr. Richard subsequently adds that “so it’s like we stopped a potential break in. Don’t know who this guy is. She said it could possibly be an ex, but her exes don’t know where she lives. So, whoever these guys were, whoever these accomplices were, they’re no longer in the area. We’ll continue to do extra patrols in this area, see if we find anything or see anything. It’s pretty much going to wrap up this call…”

  • Everett, Wash. –– Ofr. Jason McDonald and other units conduct a traffic stop with StarChase technology. Cops allow the handcuffed driver, who allegedly was wanted by detectives (“the detectives told us to come and arrest you — we did”), to take multiple drags from a vape before he’s placed in a police cruiser. “You just hit it like 20 times.” OPL caption: “Look ma! No hands.” Abrams: “Just got to get that final puff in or final, and then final, and then final, and then final.”

Listen to Ofr. McDonald’s update about this incident:

  • Arkansas County, Ark. — Sheriff Johnny Cheek along with the state police conducts a traffic stop. Breathalyzer administered.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofrs. Heather Smith and Tyler Picking, among others, respond to a report of shots fired in a residential area. One fatality is subsequently confirmed. OPL caption: “Investigating homicide.”

Ofr. Smith synopsis followed by panel commentary: “So we had multiple calls come into this neighborhood that people were possibly hearing gunshots in the area. When crews got on scene, they did find somebody down with what appears to be multiple gunshot wounds, possibly a head wound. So we’re getting Fire on scene. We have officers working to try and do life-saving measures for this person right now, and we’re trying to see if we can get anyone who observed or saw anything, heard anything, to come to us.” Abrams: “They’re gonna go door to door now.” Wilson: “That’s what they’re gonna do. They’re gonna go door to door to find out if anybody’s seen anything, heard anything. Plus, again, checking some Ring cameras and so forth. They’ll establish the crime scene, but also, of course, get the investigators out as well, because now, of course, as you know, it is a confirmed hit.”

Ofr. Smith later adds that “Based on everything that was discovered at the crime scene, and what’s going on, with all the camera footage that we were able to find, and the witness testimony from hearing the gunshots, it sounds like the suspect walked up the driveway, ended up shooting this male, and then fled on foot back the way he came. We’re still trying to figure out motive for the shooting and what’s going on with it, but at this point, we’re gonna have our detectives come out, piece everything together, and then work on figuring out what we can do to solve this crime.”

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Ofr. Keith Foreman and Lt. Richie Maher assist other units in a pursuit of an alleged stolen vehicle. Stop stick successfully deployed. Traffic stop at gunpoint. Four occupants. According to Abrams, cops arrested the driver for alleged grand theft auto and fleeing and eluding. One passenger is arrested for alleged possession of paraphernalia. Two passengers released with no charges.

Listen to Ofr. Foreman’s summary:

  • Indian River County, Fla. — Dep. Martinez responds to a traffic accident; one vehicle has substantial front-end damage. Fire Department also responds to the scene. Injuries unknown.
  • Everett, Wash. — Sgt. Steve Ross and other units arrest a subject for alleged trespassing and allegedly resisting. Sgt. Ross: “I’ll forgive you for reaching into your pocket after being told not to because you’re drink, but I’m not gonna risk my safety for you….I asked you not to make a bigger deal than necessary.” Bleeping. In the course of the interaction, the subject claims he’s a veteran (see below). Abrams: “Seems that that could’ve been avoided with just a little more cooperation.” Rizzo: “Well, that could have avoided leaves and hedgerows and all of it.” According to Abrams, the subject is released with no charges.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Ofr. Tim Jackson and other units pursue a vehicle that fled from a traffic stop. Stop sticks deployed. Traffic stop at gunpoint. A firearm is allegedly found in the vehicle. Det. Maycon MacDowel summary: “Got out with him, started talking, as soon as he stepped out of the car, hit the gas, went through multiple yards, rammed through like a bunch of cars, fled, swarmed at me multiple times and Sergeant Maher — we stuck the car, bailed out, we got him.” Ofr. Jackson adds that “the suspect complied and continued yelling at us that his girlfriend, in the passenger seat, was pregnant. It was extremely dangerous for her, the way he was acting and driving, could have seriously injured her or possibly lost the baby that way. If something happened, it would be worse.”

Listen to Dep. Curtis Wilson comment on police tactics in this incident:

  • Fontana, Calif. — Police respond to a report of someone allegedly throwing rocks from an overpass that prompted a fight. Ofr. Toni Lozano update: “So the call was originally for a male standing on the overpass throwing rocks at vehicles. We had other callers — they we’re calling in that he was bouncing around from pretty much this street to the next one running in and out of traffic. So the first officer came on scene and contacted him. When they originally saw him, he was just waving his arms and everything. Once they initiated the contact, something occurred that ended up them, officers, in a fight with the suspect. So once we got here, he was already in cuffs, patting him down, and now he’s in the back of the unit.” Abrams: “So dangerous on two levels: First, he’s throwing rocks off the overpass, and then he’s fighting with the cops.” Rizzo: “Probably the last thing they thought they would encounter for a call like that.”
  • Triple Play #1 — A state trooper and a suspect grapple in Rogers, Ark., on the side of the road.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. Rebekah Smith makes contact with a pedestrian who was allegedly running on a section of a “super dark” street.
  • Everett, Wash. — Sgt. Ross makes a safety-related traffic stop on a bicyclist who initially seemed to flee. Possible language barrier. The bicyclist is released with a warning for no lights and told to walk home.

Listen to Sgt. Ross’s recap:

  • Arkansas County, Ark. (pre-recorded segment) — Together with Hazen, PD, officers, deputies executive a search warrant on a home. Chief Bradley Taylor: “Don’t you answer the door when someone knocks?” Subject: “This ain’t my house.” At the end of this segment, Abrams implies that the popular Hazen crew might be back in the OPL studio soon.

Listen to the sheriff’s brief incident summary followed by Cpt. Rizzo’s commentary about police tactics in executing the warrant:

  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofr. Smith and colleagues investigation an accident and possible fight afterwards.
  • Everett, Wash. — Sgt. Ross responds to possible gunshots at a transit center. Juveniles possibly involved. The sergeant gathers information from a security guard and searches the immediate area for shell casings.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Sgt. Chris Maher and other units conduct a traffic stop. Maher: “What have you been up to?” Subject; “Drinking.” Ofr. Carlos Queliz administers field sobriety testing in which the subject repeatedly requests a repeat on the instructions. Sgt. Maher: “Luckily, we were able to get this guy off the road. The way he was driving was extremely dangerous, and I wouldn’t doubt that he would have killed himself on his way home.” Abrams: “The driver refused a breathalyzer at the jail, and during processing, a small bag of cocaine was found in his shirt pocket. He was charged with DUI and possession of cocaine.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. Smith has a friendly interaction with a pedestrian. The subject says that he consumed two beers.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofrs. Cherokee Tabb and Joran Freimark make a traffic stop in a subject’s driveway. Ofr. Tabb patiently tries to explain to the argumentative driver and his mom that they were investigating a possible stolen car, but it turns that this vehicle was not the one they were looking for.

Ofr. Freimark summary: “We see this vehicle driving on the street. It matched the description of a vehicle that we were looking for that’s stolen. When we flipped on it, it kind of took off at a higher rate of speed, like it was trying to lose us. We ended up finding it parked at this location, so we conducted a traffic stop. It’s not the vehicle that’s stolen. Kind of uncooperative at first, but then we got them to listen to us. We’re gonna give them a warning for not having a license plate and having heavily tinted windows.”

Abrams: “Once again, there’s this sense that people have that if you get to your house, that it’s a safe home base where the police are off limits.” Rizzo: “I can’t explain how common it is that people have this false perception, or the fact that as a driver of a car, you can refuse to cooperate. It doesn’t work that way.” Abrams: “Because I got to my house so this traffic stop’s over.” Rizzo: “You are dismissed, officer. No.”

  • BOLO segment — Quincy, Calif., escaped inmate.
  • Arkansas County, Ark. — Sheriff Cheek makes a friendly traffic stop for speeding; the driver is released after a quick license check. Sheriff Cheek: “They’re just speeding. Good people. Just a warning. Slow down a little bit.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Maher and Ofr. Magen Geary disperse a bunch of trucks from the largest gas station in the city that had arrived at the location from nearby New Smyrna Beach during Trucktober Fest. Maher:” Everybody wants to go gangster until it’s time to do gangster stuff.”
  • Beech Grove, Ind. — Sgt. Garrison makes contact with a subject who was sleeping in a car in a motel parking lot. He awakens the man, who has a room at the motel, and advises him to go inside. Abrams: “Some good advice to maybe go back to the room to take a snooze.” Sgt. Garrison: “Had one too many; just taking a little nap in his car.”

Listen to Sgt. Garrison’s recap followed by some studio panel comments:

  • Triple Play #2 — Ark. state police motorcycle pursuit. Abrams: “Each one of these is like one-ups the last one.” Rizzo: “It’s Arkansas.”
  • Beech Grove, Ind. — Lt. Parker conducts a traffic stop. “Your license is super suspended.” He issues a summons to the driver. “You’re under arrest, but you’re not going to jail.” Car towed. Drug paraphernalia allegedly found during an inventory.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. Smith and K9 Specialist John O’Shaughnessy search the area outside an apartment complex for someone allegedly breaking into cars.
  • Arkansas County, Ark. — Sheriff Cheek and Chief Deputy Bradley Stevens conduct a traffic stop that involves a discussion with the occupants about a search for a missing child.
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