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

The docuseries On Patrol: Live — i.e., Live PD 2.0 — premiered on the Reelz channel on July 22, 2022 and generally follows the same basic format as its A&E network predecessor in which videographers accompany cops on night patrol in real time.

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. Pre-recorded segments are typically part of the show content as well.

An On Patrol: Live recap, including studio host Dan Abrams’ puns, analysis, and banter with co-anchor Curtis Wilson ( Richland County, S.C., deputy sheriff), and an analyst in the third studio chair that changes from week to week, along with the often-snarky or playful social media reaction, follows. 

Retired Tulsa, Okla., cop Sean “Sticks” Larkin, the former member of the trio, has phased out of the OPL studio analyst role.

This weekend, Royce James, the Volusia County, Fla., deputy sheriff, returns to the studio to provide commentary.

The Peacock and FreeCast streaming services carry the  Reelz Channel, which is the home of OPL.

Note: Owing to travel, this blog was offline during the September 15-16 and September 22-23 OPL episodes, and thus no summaries were published here.

Please review this important DISCLAIMER.

On Patrol: Live Summary for September 29, 2023 (#OPL Episode 02-17)

  • Nye County, Nev. — Sgt. Cory Fowles pursues a dirt biker doing wheelies. A long pursuit in the desert follows, in which cops lost the subject at least twice. Fowles and others later converge on a residence based on information from witnesses where a 18-year-old allegedly admits to Fowles that he was operating the bike. The dad is not happy with the situation. Deputies apply for a search warrant to enter the garage to take photos of the bike and seize it, if necessary; the dad subsequently allows entry voluntarily, and the bike is impounded. Fowles and the dad disagree over which bike was involved in the incident.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Traffic stop at gas station. Cpt. Danny Brown detains a man inside the store at gunpoint. Brown allegedly spotted a gun on the front seat of the vehicle. “You smell like weed, too.” Car search. Cash and drugs allegedly found. Master Dep. Braylyn Salmond and Cpl. Bryce Hughes assist Brown at the scene.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Det. Chris Maher responds to a report of someone doing a drug deal on the street. He makes contact with a couple who are “just hugging.” Maher spots a crack pipe on the ground. The male party insists that it is “not my crack pipe.” Caption: “Drug paraphernalia found.” Caption: “Love isn’t all it is cracked up to be.” The pipe tests negative for cocaine, and the couple is released with no charges. Maher: “I think both of them are gonna get lucky today, and probably not go to jail. I’m just gonna have to talk to them to make sure they go their separate ways because he’s obviously trying to blame her, and I’m not trying to cause a domestic here tonight…there could be a bunch of reasons why [it tested negative]; a lot of people sell fake drugs to other people. We can’t say for now…”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Richie Maher and other units, plus the fire department, respond to a rollover accident. Fortunately, no serious injuries occurred. A six-month-old baby is okay.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Deputies pursue and detain a motorcyclist who allegedly fled from a traffic stop. The bike is possibly stolen.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofrs. Greg Long Jr. and Shade Keeney respond to a report of a domestic incident that apparently was just a family dispute. Ofr. Long: “Hopefully, they can enjoy the weekend. I told them to call back if they need us.” Abrams quips that “Everyone’s got that uncle, that meddlesome, troublesome uncle.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Maher gives a friendly alert/warning to those riding a golf cart that headlights are off. Maher alludes to that low-speed vehicles need to be equipped with headlights under state law.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Det. Maher responds to a shoplifting call at a convenience store but then leaves that scene to assist on a traffic stop following a hit-and-run accident where the vehicles involved are at two separate locations.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Noise complaint; officers ask those attending a small birthday party to turn down the music.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — Cpl. Hannah Reed and other units responds to an alleged domestic violence situation that escalated into a SWAT team deployment. The subject is taken into custody. Abrams: “A very scary situation there…the minute they fear gunfire in a domestic incident. That’s about as dangerous as it can get for the officers.” Dep. James: “Very, very. I like the way they got a lot of resources there promptly on time. They had a little command post set up. It’s important to get good containment on the house. Maybe a drone or Air One…or a helicopter, and get a good plan before you proceed to slow things way down and make sure no one gets injured or anything.”

Dep. Wilson: “The technology these days, it’s for officers’ safety. Officers didn’t have to go into the house. They used this robot to go in there — has lights, has a microphone, has ‘eyes’ for the video. Not only that, but it has, like, some of these have ‘hands.’ Ours do. And it also can deliver OC spray, which is like pepper spray…this way we can get the person without us getting hurt or they get hurt.”

  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Traffic stop on the “pizza man” allegedly doing circles; it turns out that he was just lost trying to make a delivery. No law enforcement issue, and the driver found his customer, or vice versa. Caption: “Carrying concealed gut weapon.” Abrams (apparently in reference to a tip or lack thereof): “As someone who delivered pizzas back in my younger years, the last thing you want to hear is ‘I’ll get you next time.'”
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Deputies track a motorcycle for reckless driving and detain the operator who didn’t pull over right away. Abrams quips that “a graveyard is always a better place to pull over. Just look around; ‘I got to wait until I hit a graveyard.'” James: “I don’t know what happened there. He has functional mirrors, so I don’t see why he didn’t know he was being pulled over.”
  • Triple Play segment — Ohio Highway Patrol pursuit.
  • Nye County, Nev. — Dep. Nicholas Huggins investigates a possible kidnapping and interacts with the complainant who claims that three guys in a truck took a girl “using witchcraft.” Abrams: “This is obviously a bizarre story.” Huggins tells the man that he will keep a lookout for the truck. Huggins: “So it seem like a female that was staying here got into a truck and left with somebody. [The man] seems to be concerned about her welfare, so we’ll keep an eye out in the area for a truck matching that description. It doesn’t sound like anything criminal, but we’ll keep an eye out.” Abrams: “That’s a very understated way to characterize this particular call.”
  • Volusia County, Fla. — Dep. Royce James Q&A segment.
  • Fullerton, Cal. — Cpl. Alexa Elkabbara and Det. Nicole Kaprielian detain one male and two females for alleged loitering.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lt. Maher and another officer investigate a possible home invasion involving someone in the attic. Maher makes contact with he complainants outside the residence, A footprint was allegedly spotted on the clothes dryer along with a small pill. From the laundry room, and with permission of the family, Maher climbs up into the crawl space. (Maher barks like a dog to try to fool any intruders that a police K9 is on scene.) The crawl space is clear. Maher advises the family that it is safe to go back into the house. Caption: “Breaking the cycle of crime.” Caption: “Could be loads of trouble.” Maher: “So that was about the most positive result we could have. It’s not a burglary in progress. It’s not possession of narcotics…so I’ll document some stuff on this real quick and get out of here. It was really hot in that ceiling…”
  • Nye County, Nev. (pre-recorded segment) — Dep. Joe Molinaro makes a friendly well-being check on an “eccentric” female pedestrian who is picking up trash on the street. Molinaro: “…I guess, overall, doing something positive for the community, so we have to say yay to that, right?” Abrams: “Nothing wrong with someone who wants to sing and clean up litter.” Wilson: “She could be a spokesperson…for cleaning up America.”
  • Toledo, Ohio — Ofr. Long and Keeney respond to a report of a disturbance at an apartment building of some kind and make contact with a couple there, Long: “Some interesting characters. Seem like they’re having a good time…having a couple of drinks. Hopefully, they’ll have a peaceful weekend….” Abrams jokes that “A couple — or sometimes maybe more…unless Royce James is there doing a field sobriety test, and then you’ll [get] a really good sense of how many drinks they had.”
  • Triple Play segment continued — Ohio Highway Patrol lengthy pursuit culmination.
  • Hazen, Ark. — Chief Bradley Taylor and Sgt. Clayton Dillion make a traffic stop on a truck and have a lighthearted conversation with the occupants. Taylor: “I wouldn’t make it across town in a 91-model GMC. They’re going two states over.” Abrams: “They’re going two states over to go to a flea market? A lot of gas to pay for to go find some deals.”
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpls. Cameron Blackmon and Devante Smith, Dep. BJ Nelson, and another deputy respond to a report of a disturbance at a bar. They repeatedly ask a subject to leave, and when he doesn’t comply, he winds up in handcuffs. Caption: “Intoxicated cinematographer.” The incident also involves a reverse Miranda warning before the official Miranda warning. Caption: “Mirandizing himself.”
  • Fullerton, Calif. — Officer Gharrett Wiltse and other units arrest a woman outside a store on a warrant.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers respond to a scene where a group is partying on city property with a “giant” fire in a burn barrel and tell them to move on.
  • BOLO segment — Dallas, Texas. Wilson: “Police say if you think someone is following you from the bank, they ask that you drive directly to the nearest police station. And of course, always be careful of your surroundings. You got to keep your head on a swivel. You got to always, always, make sure you know who’s following you.”
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Officers pursue a fleeing byciclist.
  • Fullerton, Cal. — Traffic stop for alleged reckless driving and other infractions. Det. Kaprielian reminds the driver that personal use weed must be kept in a sealed container in a car.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Traffic stop by Cpl. Blackmon and other officers on a female who, upon a search by a female deputy, allegedly has drugs in her “personal locker,” as Abrams described it. Blackmon: “That’s nasty.” Abrams: “It’s tough for her to argue those aren’t my drugs based on the location.”

On Patrol: Live Summary for September 30, 2023 (#OPL Episode 02-18)

CLICK HERE for the OPL 02-18 recap.

The A&E vs. OPL Lawsuit Is Moving Forward

The pending litigation may explain the new OPL set design and changes to the logo and music, etc. That also may be why the clever captions have become few and far between.