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On Patrol: Live Season 4: A recap of the September 13, 2025, On Patrol: Live episode (#OPL 04-16) on Reelz, anchored in the New York City studio by attorney/executive producer Dan Abrams along with studio analysts Curtis Wilson and Tom Rizzo, follows below. 

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On Patrol: Live Tonight

An investigation at a nudist retreat in Richland County, a surprise visit to the On Patrol: Live New York City studios, and a traffic stop in Clayton County all resulted in enormous responses, respectively, from #OPNation during this all-new, live episode of On Patrol: Live on Reelz (which is also available on Peacock and other streaming services).

For this On Patrol: Live episode guide, see below for details on all 24 law enforcement incidents across eight On Patrol: Live scheduled police departments.

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On Patrol: Live Recap for September 13, 2025 (#OPL Episode 04-16)

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  • Clayton County, Ga. — With backup, Lieutenants Christian Stearley and Joseph Toombs stake out a possible stolen vehicle. Two occupants detained at gunpoint as they leave a store at a mall and attempt to enter the car, which is a rental. Vehicle search. The driver is arrested. The passenger is released after he stomps out a small amount of weed at officers’ request.

Sgt. Johnson: “…soon as we pulled up, two people came out, came straight to the car. Put them at gunpoint, got them in custody right now. So we just got to figure out exactly what’s going on with it.” Lt. Toombs: “We are here with Forest Park Police Department. We partner with them on this. They were sitting on this vehicle. The vehicle was stolen out of Atlanta…this vehicle’s been driving around for a couple days. So we figured that it was some kind of failure to return the rental type of situation. When we came up, we were just gonna do the recovery on it…and as we came to do the recovery, you got a male and a female come out that were about to get into the vehicle. So from there, of course, we went and came and took them down, did a quick felony stop on them, and got them detained. From what I could see, based on the difference in height and size of these two, she was the one driving. She had the key on her…the seat is all the way up to the steering wheel, so this dude can’t fit in that tiny, little cramped space. She’s gonna go to jail for theft by receiving on the vehicle, and we’re still determining what’s up with him. He had a tiny, little bit of marijuana in his pocket as well, probably like a gram or half a gram of marijuana, but we got to get him identified, see if he has any warrants or anything. We’re gonna search the vehicle…see if there are any other illegal items in there…”

Baton Rouge, La. — Corporal Blake Welborn and paramedics respond to a shooting. A possible suspect may have fled on a bike.

  • Christian County, Mo. — Deputy Trevor Guinn and at least one other unit respond to a call about a shooting at a mansion-like home. The report was apparently a misunderstanding/miscommunication in this convoluted situation as the deputy explains below. Apparently a dog purportedly named “mama dog,” rather than a human, was either shot or bitten. Sheriff Brad Cole is also on scene.

Deputy Guinn summary: “Luckily it was a misunderstanding. What has happened is a dog has been shot, not a person. Sounds like the daughter was confused on actually what happened. So homeowners, husband and wife, are stable. Everything’s okay. I guess a dog got out, and he came back with a wound, so still trying to figure everything out, but as of right now, I’ve cancelled medical. Everyone’s stable inside.”

Listen to Deputy Guinn’s further explanation for On Patrol: Live viewers and Sheriff Cole:

  • Richland County, S.C. — Sergeants Ethyn Perkins and Bryce Hughes investigate a disturbance at a nudist retreat involving an alleged arson threat. They interact with the complainant and the alleged suspect who denies the allegations.

Complainant: “She’s fat, she’s ugly, and she’s trying to make inroads…she’s jealous that we are more attractive than she is…”

Abrams: “No concealed weapons here.” Rizzo: “Well, it depends.” Abrams: “They may not be concealed.”

Sgt. Hughes initial summary: “So the complainant…says that they have some issues with the suspect they called about who claimed that she was gonna come burn the house down. I guess yesterday, that she said…they burnt some stuff or she burnt some stuff, and that the argument is over jealousy because the complainant says it’s because she is thin and attractive. She says that the subject is not thin or attractive, and they are nudists and apparently have an open invitation if deputies would like to go. I’m not gonna participate, but we’re gonna go find the subject. ”

Sgt. Perkins update: “So I guess, from my understanding, these people over here, this is a nudist camp. This…is a maintenance man for the nudist camp. Nevertheless, they had a random fire on one of their tents that started last night. They believe that it was this lady over here. She’s saying she had nothing to do with that; she wasn’t even here last night. They’re also claiming that she had made some threats saying that, ‘hey, I’m gonna burn down another one of your houses,’ essentially. She’s denying all this, so we’ll just go from here and see what we’ll figure out, I guess.”

Rizzo: “That’s probably a violation. You can’t pitch a tent at the nudist colony. It’s probably definitely not within the association rules.” Abrams: “…we’ve seen a lot of things on this show, but never one of those.”

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officers Tyler Marzarago and Hunter York provide a friendly vehicle assist at a strip mall parking lot. The driver uses vegetable able to get going. On Patrol: Live caption: “Plant powered vehicle.” Officer Marzarago: “Well, I guess his vehicle is working as well as it’s gonna work for now. And the trick is vegetable oil, so keep that in mind, America…”
  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Riley Duncan and other units arrest a man in a residential neighborhood on a report of alleged or possible DUI. The driver allegedly refused to participate in field sobriety testing. Abrams update: “He was given a blood draw at the station.”

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Triple Play #3 — a Monmouth County, N.J, house fire “where officers from the Keansburg Police Department helped rescue three children from a house fire. The kids jumped from a second-story window as police guided them to safety.” [Note: On Patrol: Live has made the Twitter/X video clip not embeddable.]
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Corporal Scott Hinson and Officer Anthony Nguyen respond to a 911 hang-up call at an apartment complex and make contact with an irate woman who claims someone sold her pitbull. Bleeping.

Listen to Corporal Hinson’s update in which he alludes to the possibility of an assault and other potential crimes:

  • Richland County, S.C. — Master Deputy Justin Jeffcoat and other units pursue a pick-up truck suspected of being connected to a drive-by. Felony stop on the truck. Two occupants detained. Two guns allegedly found in the vehicle. Abrams update: “The driver was arrested on multiple charges; the passenger was released with no charges.”

Listen as Tom Rizzo discusses the felony-stop strategy in general:

Listen to Deputy Jeffcoat’s initial assessment followed by an update:

  • Christian County, Mo. — Deputy Guinn initiates a traffic stop for a tag issue. The motorist is subsequently released.

Listen to Deputy Guinn explain the backstory on the tag:

  • Wheeling, W.Va. — Corporal Dean Redinger finds an abandoned kitty and alerts animal control to respond. Cpl. Redinger: “Typically, the strays that are out here, they aren’t friendly like this. Somebody probably dumped it, so calling animal control to get out here to take it up to the shelter for us, so they can get it adopted and not have to live out here in the woods.”
  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Marzarago spots a car parked in a median. He makes friendly contact with the homeowner who says his guest, the owner of the car, is about to leave.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sergeant Christopher Maher and another unit respond to “a little argument” at a gas station allegedly over an accident.

Listen to Sgt. Maher’s brief recap:

  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Bradley Taylor and Sergeant Clayton Dillion make a surprise visit to the On Patrol: Live New York City studio. Abrams: “We thought you’d be in a much more interesting and remote place hunting. A much more exciting place than here.”
  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Marzarago and other cops respond to a possible residential burglary. Officer Marzarago explains that “…essentially, there was some kind of family dispute earlier, and the complainant, who is over here, assumed that somebody possibly was breaking in the back door. Didn’t see or hear anybody, though, so on to the next.”
  • Clayton County, Ga. — Lieutenants Stearley and Toombs, plus Sergeant Iesha Johnson, make a traffic stop on a car that is allegedly loitering outside a hotel in “a high crime, high drug, area.” Accordingly, Lt. Toombs and colleagues try to explain to the irate driver why they made contact: “Calm down and take the bass out your voice…it happens at every single one of these hotels.” The driver apparently doesn’t want to ID. Noticing the OPL camera, the driver wonders if they are on Cheaters TV show. Heavy bleeping. Abrams: “So not a good night for this guy.” The driver is subsequently released.

Lt. Stearley: “I see what’s going on here. He’s married with a side chick…”

Listen to Lt. Stearley’s recap of what allegedly involves an extra-marital affair:

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • Wheeling, W.Va. — Corporal Redinger and Officer Corey Holt respond to a possible assault call and search for a suspect and a victim that matches the descriptions.
  • Christian County, Mo. (pre-recorded segment) — Corporal Ryan Bradshaw makes a traffic stop for no plate and for “barely moving.” Three occupants. The driver does not have a valid license. A dope baggie allegedly fell out as one of the occupants exited the car. Cpl. Bradshaw recap: “Backseat female passenger is going to jail tonight for trafficking fentanyl. Two male front seat passengers are gonna get some tickets. They’re gonna have to call for a ride because neither one of them have a valid driver’s license.”

Listen as Chief Taylor and Sgt. Dillion comment on, e.g., whether they pull over motorists for driving too slowly:

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sergeant Chris Maher makes a traffic stop for speeding. He is re-dispatched, however, to assist brother James Maher on a fleeing-vehicle pursuit and releases the driver with a quick warning. The pursuit ends quickly with the deployment of stop sticks. The driver is subdued by three officers including James.

Sgt. James Maher: “You want to run from VCAT? You want to come to Daytona and be dangerous and endanger our citizens? We’re gonna put you in a cage. We’re gonna take you to jail, and the state attorney’s office will try to make sure you go to prison.”

Listen to Sergeants James Maher and Keme Okoya interact with the driver and also recap the incident:

Listen to a further update from Sgt. Okoya:

  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputy Jeffcoat and colleagues investigate a shots-fired call outside an apartment complex.

Listen as Curtis Wilson discusses Richland County’s shot-spotter technology:

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. (pre-recorded segment) — Officer Robert Mowery investigates a purported disturbance at an apartment complex where, per Abrams, “a guy…apparently had a different kind of bucket list.” When the officer arrives on scene, the subject denies doing anything improper. Officer Mowery: “He wasn’t, in fact, defecating in the bucket. The bucket has a lid on it. His pants were around his bottom hip…” Abrams: “I guess this is a perfect example of a case where you got to be careful about circumstantial evidence…pants down and there’s a bucket…and a sign that says no dumping. And yet in this case, apparently, he was not doing it, at least according to the officer.” Wilson: “It isn’t the way it always looks.”

Officer Mowery: “You’re sitting on a bucket, not sh*tting on a bucket.”

Listen to the officer’s encounter with the subject followed by some studio banter about the incident:

  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputy Octavious Whitus initiates a traffic stop for a suspected DUI investigation after the driver allegedly “ran over the sidewalk… and did not stop and kept going.” The driver apparently declines field sobriety testing and is arrested.
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  • Baton Rouge, La. — Corporal Hinson and Officer Nguyen conduct a traffic stop and detain a somewhat uncooperative driver.

Listen to Cpl. Hinson summarize the incident about someone who “kind of showed some signs of intoxication especially with his driving”:

  • Knox County, Tenn. — As the episode concludes, Officer Duncan makes a well-being check on a male, age 28, in response to a call about a possibly intoxicated pedestrian walking in a residential area. “Can you call an Uber or something? Well, I can’t have you out here wandering around the neighborhood drunk.”
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