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

A recap of the October 7, 2023, OPL episode (OPL #02-20) 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 and guest analyst of the week Cpl. Bryce Hughes also from Richland County, follows.

[Click here for the OPL #02-19 recap]

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On Patrol: Live Summary for October 7, 2023 (#OPL Episode 02-20)

  • Berkeley County, S.C.— Cpl. Bryson Fowler and other units investigate a report of multiple shots fired in a residential neighborhood. Fowler explains that deputies will seek a warrant and conduct a search for the suspect (the husband of one the parties) who had already left the scene on charges of aggravated domestic violence and assault and battery.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers respond to a report of an assault in a residential neighborhood. They detain a man who denies threatening or touching a woman.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Mike Bryant responds to a report from hospital security that a man won’t leave the property. Caption: “Report of public intoxication.” Maher encounters a shirtless man lying on the road and advises the latter that he is trespassing and he should move along and go home. The subject walks off the property. Bryant: “He’s looking for beer at the hospital in the grass. I’ve never heard that one before…”
  • Hazen, Ark. — Traffic stop by Chief Bradley Taylor, Sgt. Clayton Dillion, and colleagues. Suspected meth allegedly found in the vehicle. The driver denies that is is her drugs. Abrams quips that “Two-plus years in the center console — makes you wonder does meth ‘expire’?” Taylor explains that “in the state of Arkansas, you get a search waiver. When you get out on parole or probation, you sign your rights away to be searched….she can be searched at any time by law enforcement.” Taylor adds that the jail “is full of females right now,” so the motorist will be subject to a warrant for a later arrest. Abrams: “We see this again and again. They know these people. ‘Oh yeah, we know her; we arrested her husband.'” Wilson: “It’s catch and release continuous.”
  • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Ofr. Rich Olshefski assists at a three-car accident scene also involving a hit and run. Olshefski: “This vehicle here was at the red light. A car came up, I guess, behind, bump into him. The driver then gets out and says ‘hey, turn over here, exchange information.’ The gentleman that got hit then pulls over, and then the vehicle that bumped him took off and fled….I guess maybe the car didn’t have insurance or maybe the guy didn’t have a license, something like that. That’s probably why he took off. “
  • Richland County, S.C. — Master Dep. Tim Riley and other units pursue a “little red Corvette with a very large engine” that either was allegedly stolen or displayed a stolen tag. Foot bail by the driver results in a foot pursuit in a wooded area. The driver is located and detained. The driver faces charges such as failure to stop for blue lights, reckless driving, possession of stolen goods, and possession of a stolen vehicle. He also had a warrant from another county. The subject allegedly wrote his middle name on the front bumper of the car, which Abrams describes as “a different way to register your car.” Wilson mentions the mutual aid agreements that agencies have with neighboring jurisdictions. “When we put out that BOLO, be on the lookout for, they know as well to lookout for the individual, the vehicle of that type, and things of that nature. It all helps when communication comes into play….dispatch also lets that neighboring agency know that we’re coming in and this is what we’re doing.” Cpl. Hughes: “Also specifically when a department is in hot pursuit for a freshly committed crime, they can pursue into the neighboring counties as well in order to apprehend [a suspect].”
  • Toledo, Ohio — Multiple officers respond to a report of a n armed robbery at a dollar store or drug store. The suspects stole about $200-$300 according to the manager. Employee descriptions of two male suspects allegedly match the description of a duo who allegedly committed an earlier robbery. Cops also review security footage in the store office. Search ongoing; officers not sure if they fled in a vehicle or foot. Detectives en route to the scene. Abrams: “Curtis, you were saying they are looking for a number of things here.” Wilson: “Right. They want to see how many individuals, then also what this person looked like, what he had on, then as they left…see exactly which way they actually went. Then also see whether they touched anything” for fingerprints.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Master Dep. Addy Perez and another unit respond to a report of domestic incident at an apartment complex. She makes contact with residents of adjoining apartments to determine which person called 911. Caption: “Who called who?” Dep. Perez: “They’re fine. Apparently, the boyfriend and the baby mama had an argument, and he went out the window. So everybody’s good.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Ofr. Keith Foreman conducts a traffic stop for a tag light infraction.
  • Nye County, Nev. — Sheriff Joe McGill and other units respond to a residential alarm. The premises seems secure. They enter and clear the house.
  • Volusia County, Fla. — Dep. Aleece Duffy and other units respond to a report of a domestic incident and converge on a residence. Duffy: “…I announced myself. My light was shining on him, and he walked through the door. Thankfully I was able to get in the garage to stop it. Took about five or 10 minutes banging on the door…and he finally came out…” The man, who Duffy claims has a history of resisting, is detained.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Ofr. Foreman backs up other units pursuing a fleeing vehicle.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Another Q&A session for Cpl. Hughes.
  • Toledo, Ohio — On an initial call about a male on the ground after having too much to drink, Ofrs. Greg Long Jr. and Austin Bly patrol the annual “Street Zombie Crawl” in the city in which people dress up in zombie costumes and, among other festive activities, bar hop. Long shows off his dance moves. Caption: “Police paso doble.” Abrams: They’ll “make sure everything is okay, but my guess is that we are going to potentially confront some other zombies here. That seems very likely considering what’s going on…imagine what’s it’s gonna be like when it’s actuallyHalloween.”
  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers investigate a report of shots fired in an office building apparently not far from the Zombie Crawl. Ofr. Shade Keeney: “Right now, we’re trying to figure out what’s going on. The original call was an asthma attack. Then we get a call of shots fired. So we’re trying to figure out if there was anything igoing on here or if it’s just a false call.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Dep. Perez and a colleague respond to a report of a woman who allegedly refuses to leave a storage facility after hours. Perez: “This ain’t no damn apartment.” Captions: “Storage standoff,” “Lock, lock, who’s there?” The subject is trespassed from the premises. They assist her in removing her belongings from the unit so she perhaps doesn’t have to come back during business hours to get the rest of her stuff with the permission of management. While removing a roller bag, Perez jokes that “I’m not going on vacation.”
  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Bradley Taylor and colleagues advise 18-wheeler operator to pull into a parking area rather than stop adjacent to a turn lane.
  • Triple Play #3 — Stanislaus County, Calif.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sgt. Bryant and other officers respond to report of a stolen car and search for a fleeing, on-foot suspect. One man is taken into custody. He allegedly tossed something during the chase. Abrams: “Apparently, someone called in and said that they may have spotted this person in their backyard.. this stolen vehicle also apparently fled from police there.” The individual has a suspended license.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. Anthony Morrow and other deputies respond to a noise complaint at a house party in which a huge number college students were celebrating a University of South Carolina rugby team 8-7 victory over Clemson. Morrow has a friendly interaction with an attendee at the scene to find out what’s going on. Abrams: “Can we talk about the fact that this was an enormous party?…they’re still coming. Is there a stadium back there? It’s all women — not all, but…that’s great. That’s a big win. That’s an enormous number of people to be there for a rugby party, I’m sorry. I love rugby, but that’s a ton of people.”
  • Volusia County, Fla. — Deputies respond to a report of a dumpster diver. Captions: “Man in dumpster,” “Not grouchy like Oscar,” “One man’s trash.” Abrams wonders why the officers advised the man to wear a reflector. Hughes: “I’m not sure…maybe it’s because garbage trucks do pick those dumpsters out and threw them in the back of the truck. They don’t want him to get thrown in the back of truck.” Wilson: “He did acknowledge the fact that the guy had a flashlight, but still probably need to have that vest on.” Abrams: “I didn’t know there was an ‘official uniform’ for dumpster divers…”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Lt. Richie Maher and other officers pursue a fleeing motorcycle with no tag that wrecks out. Paramedics summoned to the scene. Maher tells the driver “you made a mistake, okay? You’re gonna have to answer up for your mistakes. Before that, I’m gonna get you some medical assistance. But because you fled from me, you’re gonna go in handcuffs while I wait for firefighter friends, okay?”

Maher: “So he’s gonna go to the hospital to get cleaned up all the road rash he has. Thank God there was all that traffic because he probably wouldn’t have been able to go all that fast…could be a number of things; could be a bad license, no motorcycle endorsement, he could have warrants. But it could be stolen, bike could just be unregistered. Who knows? Either way, that’s absolutely ridiculous. So all in all, I guess the end moral of this story is don’t flee from the police. I mean, if I was to stop him, and it turned out it was just an unregistered motor vehicle, I probably have him pull over to the side of the road, got a trailer and had him take the bike home, especially he just bought it. Instead, he risks his life, the life of every other driver, and now he’s got to deal with injuries, and he’s still gonna go to jail for felony fleeing and eluding.” He also observes that “crashed right at 666; kind of a bad omen.” Abrams: “It turns out the motorcycle was not registered.”

  • Fullerton, Calif. — Cops including Ofr. Jason Coleman respond to a report of a trespasser at a closed business and search the area for a suspect.
  • Nye County, Nev. — Sheriff McGill and other units make contact with a man in connection with a report about someone going around asking for aluminum foil. Caption: “Curses, foiled again.” McGill spots a plastic baggie which the man claims is Alka-Seltzer. He also claims the foil is for good luck. Another officer says “That’s not Alka-Seltzer, bubba.” The man is detained
  • Fullerton, Calif. (pre-recorded segment) — Traffic stop for expired alleged registration and altered tags. Abrams: “Police pulled over couple who said they were on their way to cash in a winning lottery ticket, but then their luck quickly ran dry.” When asked if there is anything illegal in the car, the driver responds “not that I know of.” Officers have to pull the non-compliant male driver out of the car when he seems also unwilling to exit voluntarily. Female passenger, who allegedly is the registered owner, also appears argumentative. Drug paraphernalia allegedly found in vehicle. Both arrested. Officer on the scene: “We have case law that allows us to take subjects out of the car for officer safety.”

Abrams: “Cpl. Bryce Hughes…do you get a lot of people saying to you ‘I don’t have to get out of the car on a traffic stop’?” Hughes: “Absolutely. There’s tons of times that people just say ‘it’s a traffic stop. I don’t have to get out of the car. Why do I have to get out of the car?’ And they’re wrong.” Abrams: “A lot of citizen lawyers out there claiming it’s some sort of violation of their rights et cetera, and she obviously just made the situation a heck of a lot worse.” Wilson: “..Escalating the situation, which could have been easier, and he probably wouldn’t have a bruise on his face…but it’s one of those things that when they’re doing this, there’s something bigger going on, something maybe in that vehicle or things of that nature.” Abrams: “But apparently there was a lottery ticket that she didn’t even get to turn in. I don’t know if it’s true, but you’d think she might be more focused on that. And the other good news is that she didn’t need to record it, because we did.”

  • Toledo, Ohio — Multiple officers respond to a report of a robbery. One man who allegedly has a box of peanut M&Ms and drug paraphernalia is taken into custody. Cops search the area for a female and another male who may have been involved. They briefly detain another man, but he is determined to be not a suspect; he gets a court date for drug paraphernalia, however.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl. Ronnie Russell conducts a traffic stop and smells weed. Probable cause search of person and car. Russell jokingly makes reference to finding “low-budget beer” cans.
  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Taylor and Sgt. Dillion have a friendly interaction with a duo on the side of the road with a duo driving some kind of a classic car back to the Detroit area.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Multiple officers respond to a report of a passenger allegedly threatening a bus driver or a passenger and conduct an investigation at the scene.
  • Fullerton, Calif. — Cops converge on a house after the homeowner (who is elsewhere) calls 911 after getting a motion-censor alert. Caption: “Report of home invasion.” Cops enter and clear the home as the alarm sounds. Ofr. J. Ramirez: “We just cleared the residence. Looks like the burglars made their way out. A lot of property was ransacked…hopefully the owners will be able to identify what was stolen.” He also mentions that CSI will take over the investigation.
  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Taylor assists the highway patrol on a traffic stop for speeding at 100-plus miles. The driver says that he had “one drink earlier.” He allegedly recorded a .118 on a breathalzyer at the scene. The state trooper arrests him on suspicion of alleged DUI.
  • Nye County, Nev. — Sheriff McGill conducts a traffic stop on a minibike that may or may not have brakes. The operator tells the sheriff that he does have brakes but he has a habit of using his feet to stop the bike. McGill: “Well, that’s a bad habit. Number one, that’ll break your legs. Number two, it will get you killed…”