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

A recap of the October 5, 2024, On Patrol: Live episode (#OPL 03-22), anchored in the NYC studio by attorney and host Dan Abrams along with co-host Curtis Wilson and guest analyst Tom Rizzo, appears below.

With #OPNation expressing concern about his health, Abrams hosts this episode of OPL despite a sore throat: “I’m a little sick, but wouldn’t miss the show.”

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Note: Click here for the #OPL 03-21, October 4, 2024, recap.

On Patrol: Live Summary for October 5, 2024 (#OPL Episode 03-22)

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  • Fontana, Calif. — Ofrs. Jon Gearhart and Brian Zozaya respond to a convenience store disturbance. After speaking with a security guard, the officers make contact with a subject who appears to be non-cooperative. Ofr. Zozaya tases the man who insists that “I’m not doing sh*t…I’m not doing nothing…dude, you get an issue…I’m not angry…”

OPL studio host Dan Abrams: “Remember the context here. They have been called in by the security guard there who said this guy’s been threatening him; he keeps talking about fighting him, and then they’ve got two options there, right? As he’s coming towards them, they’ve got K-9, and they’ve got the Taser, and obviously I think they picked the lesser of the two, right?” OPL guest studio analyst Tom Rizzo: “Sure. They’re both considered enhanced mechanical force that we’re allowed to use, but remember, it’s not about a retreat in terms of ego. There has to be an established — this is where we establish the line, and what I mean by that is we can’t let that person go further, and then what, create a further disturbance, assault somebody? That’s why that has to be established. We’d rather them stop, we’d rather them retreat or comply, of course, than they have to act.”

Ofr. Gearhart update: “So we contacted this gentleman who was causing the disturbance. He refused to comply with our orders, take his hands out of his pockets, anything like that. So, unfortunately he had to be tased, but we got him in custody as safely as we could. We’ll see what his deal is. He was under the influence of alcohol or drugs right now. And he’ll be going to jail after he gets checked out by the paramedics.”

“I’m not doing sh*t…I’m not doing nothing…”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Sgt. Bryce Hughes and other units respond to a disturbance at a residence. Heavy bleeping. Sgt. Hughes recap: “Alright, well, he’s leaving. It’s a continuous thing where they’re broken up, not together, picking each other up, drinking, getting into fights, and then wanting to call us and make the other one leave. So, I guess Deputy Sloan said something that pissed her off, and then she wanted to cuss us all out. They’re separated now, so I guess we’ll be back when he comes back, or she picks him back up, I guess.” Abrams: “This episode of the show could be called It’s Not Personal.” OPL co-host Curtis Wilson: “It’s not me; it’s you.” Abrams: “Exactly.”

“It’s not me; it’s you.”

  • Everett, Wash. — Ofr. Tad Halbert spots and converses with a female pedestrian outside of a hotel who is not wearing pants. “Technically you can…it would be great if you didn’t, but I can’t tell you otherwise.,” The woman agrees to go inside, and Ofr. Halbert explains that “Technically they’re not committing a crime at this time. Not really showing anything that you wouldn’t see in a bathing suit. Just kind of odd that she’s out here standing in her underwear with no pants on. She’s gonna go inside, so I think that’s probably best for everybody around here. So we’re going to let her be.” Abrams quips that “enjoying a nice breeze.”
  • Indian River County, Fla. — Dep. Josue Martinez makes a well-being check at a residence where two dogs are relentlessly barking. No one comes to the door, however, OPL caption: “Listening to canine chorus.” Abrams: “Could be adorable but yappy dogs.”

Listen to Dep. Martinez discuss this incident on scene:

  • Everett, Wash. — Ofr. Halbert returns to the previous location because the same woman allegedly refuses to leave the hotel. Ofr. Halbert checks with the manager who apparently indicates she’s not a guest. After an interaction with cops, during which she claims she’s the owner, the subject does leave the premises.

Abrams quips that “here’s the issue. If she is the owner of that establishment, that manager just made a career decision here that is gonna impact him forever. He’s done…I’m betting that she’s not…you never know.”

Ofr. Halbert recap: “So [the subject] here had a couple warrants, but they’re from out of the area so we couldn’t confirm on them. Staff here obviously came out and trespassed her for a year. Luckily, she was willing to walk away so she didn’t have to go to jail tonight for a trespass. Still not willing to put any pants on so pretty sure with her attitude and no pants, we’re gonna be getting more calls throughout the night for her…but right now, she’s gonna be free to go.” Abrams: “And if they do, I am confident that we will follow Officer Halbert in that adventure.”

  • Coweta County, Ga. (immediately prior to airtime) — Dep. Ross Leonard makes contact with a family about a lost pig that prompts humorous banter among the studio panel and online.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Ofr. Alec Glass investigates a domestic incident between a woman in a wheelchair and a male. The latter, who is known to law enforcement, is detained at taser point. The male insists that “I ain’t touch her.” Ofr. Glass explains that “he’s uncooperative, and he doesn’t want to give his side of the story, so with one side of the story, we’re gonna go ahead and take him to jail for felony battery on a disabled person.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — At a traffic stop by Sgt. Marcus Booth, a driver declines a consensual car search. K9 Det. Roger Lawson brings out K9 Ali for a sniff, which is negative. The driver is released with a citation.
  • Indian River County, Fla. — Sgt. Dwayne Hoilett conducts a traffic stop.
  • Arkansas County, Ark. — Sheriff Johnny Cheek provides a vehicle assist on a truck. At this point, Abrams confirms the implication from Friday’s night’s episode that fan favorites Hazen PD Chief Bradley Taylor and Sgt. Clayton Dillion will be in studio for the next week’s OPL episodes
  • Everett, Wash. — Ofr. Faith Kargopoltseva responds to an accident where a car hit a bicyclist and makes contact with the victim. OPL caption: “Investigation hit and run.” The Fire Department arrives on scene.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Dep. Jose Lopez makes contact some people at a motel celebrating a birthday and mediates a dispute among family members by asking some of them to leave. OPL caption: “Investigating disturbance.” Abrams: “You can tell Deputy Lopez just wants to end this thing, because as he said, this really is a civil matter.”
  • Triple Play #3 — A terrifying incident “right out of a Hollywood action film” in which a driver’s car accelerated uncontrollably to the speed of about 100-mph.
  • Coweta County, Ga. — Dep. Leonard and other units respond to some kind of neighbor dispute.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofr. Justin Freimark and other units respond to an alleged weapons call in a residential neighborhood that might have involved just a broom. Ofr. Freimark recap: “So it sounds like the gentleman here was saying — started rumors with the lady over there. And the son got mad about it, profaned him. I guess the gentleman over here said that he wanted to fight the kid. So the kid came in the street– gentleman pushed him, kid punched him. And then the kid’s claiming that the gentleman that pushed him punched him back. The gentleman over here is claiming that nobody got physical. So at this time we’re just gonna do a the report, and it’s gonna be up to the family to file the charges. So we’re advising both parties just stay in the house and not interact with each other or talk to each other…”
  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofr. Heather Smith and Tyler Picking respond to a disturbance at a store and make contact with a male pedestrian.
  • Everett, Wash. (pre-recorded segment) — Ofr. Kari Campbell detains a female who allegedly violated a stay out of drug areas (SODA) order, which is generally a condition of pre-trial release or part of a sentencing agreement. The subject tells the officer that “I’m literally pissing myself.” Ofr. Campbell: “She urinated on me.”

Ofr. Campbell recap: “So the order was confirmed. So she’s going to jail now for the SODA violation and resisting now because I told her she was under arrest. She decided to tense her arms as was indicative of when I put her against the window… So she’s gonna go for those two charges. That’s it. Not urinating in public.” Abrams: “We can understand why that officer might be ‘pissed’ about it.” “Wilson: “You know what they say, better to be pissed off than pissed on, but she got both.”

“You know what they say, better to be pissed off than pissed on, but she got both.

  • Richland County, S.C. — Dep. Lopez initiates a traffic stop on a car with a headlight out and that allegedly made a rolling stop at a red light.
  • Coweta County, Ga. — In an investigation and conversation that seems to drag on, Dep. Leonard and other units make contact with two men from a park car and question them about alleged drug use. Pat down; car search.
  • Indian River County, Fla. — Dep. Martinez makes a traffic stop on a truck with a non-functioning headlight. The motorist is released with a warning and a suggestion to avoid driving at night if you can’t afford the repairs. Dep. Martinez summary: “I ended up speaking to the driver. She’s the registered owner. Initially we got a hit on the LPR for an invalid license. Ran it; it is valid, so that’s not a big issue. Stated that she’s getting prepared for the storm, trying to get ahead of that. And so she doesn’t necessarily have the funds to fix whatever short is going on with her headlights. We’re gonna let her get out of here for a warning, not put more financial burden on her.” Abrams: “Yeah, not just the hurricane that hit, but this additional hurricane, Milton, is now threatening Florida as well.”
  • Richland County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Dep. Lopez and other units respond to some kind of domestic dispute between a male and female at a trailer park in which both parties may have been bleeding. A female on scene might face assault-and-battery charges. Abrams: “The question that they had to determine there was who was the aggressor? Rizzo: “Exactly, and both parties showing signs of injury, blood, obviously like that, but it’s not just who started it, who’s the aggressor? Defensive wounds and everything like that. And then the involvement of a weapon is gonna elevate the assault as well.” Wilson: “It appears to be that there have been other calls for service over there as well. She was very familiar with the Miranda rights, wouldn’t even let him say it all.” Abrams: “And then you had the eyewitness too, which is critical, right? I think that becomes a big factor.”
  • Everett, Wash. — Ofr. Halbert detains four subjects for allegedly trespassing at a park. The posted hours on the signage are 6 a.m. to dusk. OPL caption: “Trespassing after hours.” In an update, Abrams mentions that all of the subjects were released with no charges.
  • Fontana, Calif. — Ofr. Zozaya conducts a traffic stop and does the eye-pen test on the driver. An open container is poured out. The car is towed because of an expired registration. Ofr. Zozaya: “…his registration has expired over six months. I guess it’s his brother’s car. So, not enough for impairment, so we’re just gonna go ahead and tow it for the violation. And then he’s gonna call somebody to pick him up” Abrams: “So, he’s not being arrested for driving under the influence. They’re gonna have him get someone to come pick him up.”
  • Beech Grove, Ind. — Ofr. Wallace Christy conducts a traffic stop outside a convenience store. The driver allegedly has a license issue and receives a warning; Ofr. Christy tells him to ask a friend to come to the scene to pick up the car rather than having to tow it.

Ofr. Christy summary: “So he said that he got a bad coke, so he pulled around to get a better coke from McDonald’s, but then he didn’t use a turn signal, which is the reason for the stop when he pulled out.” Abrams: “Now, there can be a difference in cokes, I will say…sometimes it has too much of the soda…sometimes not enough…I’m just pointing out that there’s a point here.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Sgt. Hughes and Dep. Addy Perez render aid to a man at a gas station who was assaulted. Paramedics en route.
  • Arkansas County, Ark. — Sheriff Cheek conducts a friendly traffic stop on a minibike for no lights. “You don’t have a lick of lights on that thing.” Driver: “I promise you I do.” After a discussion, the driver, who allegedly has a misdemeanor warrant and who apparently lives nearby, is released.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Booth initiates a traffic stop on a vehicle with extremely dark window tint. The female driver appears argumentative.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofrs. Smith and Picking respond to a shots-fired call in a residential neighborhood. Ofr. Smith: “So right now, we have one person going to jail. He admitted to being the one that shot off the two rounds, which makes sense because the shell casings were right in front of where his jeep is. His jeep had the gun inside of the vehicle. So they’re still running the gun to make sure that it’s not stolen. They’ll look up his history and see if he’s able to even possess a gun. And then there’s the probability or the situation of him possibly being intoxicated while having the gun as well.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Ofr. Jonathan Muniz conducts a traffic stop: “This [vehicle] comes flying down the road. He’s also got some dark tint in the car. As soon as he opens the window, a bunch of smoke comes out the car. So I asked him for consent to search the car. Of course, he says no. Thank God we got K9 out here. We’re gonna do a walk around in a second…” The driver is argumentative and appears to start resisting. Abrams: “So you’re hearing a lot of beeping and bleeping out of all of the things he was saying to the officers there.” Rizzo: “But obviously, you can’t do a canine sniff with people in the car. You have to exit the car. As the officer said, there’s case law for that, so you have to be removed from the car. They are removed from the car, and you got to cooperate with them…” Sgt. Booth to driver: “Everybody thinks they’re Johnnie Cochran, the attorney, and they’re not.”

“Everybody thinks they’re Johnnie Cochran…and they’re not.”

Listen to a portion of Sgt. Booth’s conversation with the driver about the ramifications of non-compliance:

  • Beech Grove, Ind. — Police respond to a report of a suspicious male allegedly hiding in bushes in a residential area. Sgt. Zach Horgan detains a male who began approaching officers. The subject is subsequently released with no charges.
  • Fontana, Calif. — Ofr. Zozaya and other units, plus paramedics, respond to a two-car accident where one of the vehicles crashed into a wall.
  • Hazen, Ark. (pre-recorded segment) — Sgt. Dillion pursues a fleeing motorcycle at speeds allegedly over 100 mph. No license plate. The bike wrecks out; Sgt. Dillion aggressively detains the driver and passenger. Driver: “I paid for the bike; it’s hot, though.” The male driver is arrested; the female passenger is released.

” He’s gonna go to jail tonight, and he’s gonna answer for all his problems.”

Sgt. Dillion recap: “So what would have just been a traffic citation for improper display of a license plate turned into a pursuit. I didn’t know at the time, but it’s a stolen motorcycle. He’s got like three felony warrants for his arrest. So, he did this to himself. He’s gonna go to jail tonight, and he’s gonna answer for all his problems.” Abrams: “This is on the heels of a 140-mile an hour pursuit.” Rizzo: “You have speeds of 140-miles an hour, no license plate, so you’re automatically thinking this could be a stolen motorcycle…they have two people you have to control over. One goes from a state of surrender to going over to his partner. So a lot of uncertainty there, but we know that they got to control two people, that’s for certain.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — As the episode concludes, Dep. Lopez and colleagues respond to a call about a burglary in progress as seen on a Ring camera. The deputy subsequently determines that the incident was prompted by a “miscommunication.”

Dep. Lopez summary: “So, we came out here to a burglary in progress. Mom, I guess the female, lives in there, calls in, somebody broke into the apartment. There’s a male with long dreads, that’s him. That’s why I’m out here; we detain him. Turns out that the mom was arguing with the son. The son’s been there this whole time. The son let him in, and we’re trying to find out, make sure everything’s clear, but, clearly a miscommunication. She should have not called 911, saying somebody was breaking in, knowing that her son was in there.” Abrams: “…there was initially that report of a burglary at a home. Turns out it may have been the son’s friend who was there…we were just talking about the fact that mom isn’t actually in the house.” Rizzo: “Right, that’s why she thought it was being burglarized because she sees people coming in, not knowing that her son, without her permission, had some buddies over.” Abrams: “Right, so they now are talking to her remotely.”