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On Patrol: Live Season 4: A recap of the April 25, 2026, On Patrol: Live episode on Reelz, as anchored in the Jersey City, N.J., studio by attorney/executive producer Dan Abrams, along with OPL analyst Tom Rizzo and guest analyst Dan Rengering, follows below.

As #OPNation (i.e., the cohort consisting of the show’s avid followers) is well aware, and for those viewers and/or social media users new to the program, On Patrol Live on Reelz is more or less a reboot or rebrand of Live PD.

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This On Patrol: Live recap also includes the often-provocative or playful social media reaction to the law enforcement incidents in the field.

Updates from Friday Night’s Episode

See the video clip below for updates from the following:

  • Berkeley County
  • Richland County
  • Baton Rouge
  • Knox County
  • Daytona Beach

On Patrol: Live Tonight

Individuals fleeing from police, mostly unsuccessfully, seemed to be the dominant theme of this episode of On Patrol: Live. An epic-style soliloquy by Lieutenant Joseph Toombs in Clayton County, Ga., was also a prominent feature of this installment of the reality show.

See below for details on all 28 law enforcement encounters across 10 On Patrol: Live scheduled police departments in this hectic On Patrol: Live episode guide (Volusia County was not in the lineup this weekend).

Dan Abrams: “This has been a very busy night here…a lot of stuff going on tonight…”

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On Patrol: Live Recap for April 25, 2026 (#OPL Episode 04-72)

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  • Christian County, Mo. — Responding to “a lot of commotion,” Deputy Trevor Guinn heads to the scene in a rural area on a 911 call of shots fired. Police units already on scene detain a male outside. Deputy Guinn, Sheriff Brad Cole, and colleagues clear a home and an RV. Investigation ongoing. It appears to be a domestic-related incident, but no one was shot. The deputies make contact with a a neighbor who says he heard one shot.

Sheriff Cole preliminary recap: “So I believe what he has, a domestic assault…from the looks of the victim over there, she’s covered in dirt and mud. Looks like maybe a pretty violent domestic assault. She says there was no gunfire. One of the neighbors called in as well and said that they heard gunfire…nobody’s shot. That’s a good thing here, because it’s originally what we thought. But we’re gonna continue to investigate, see what we can figure out, but definitely gonna be some kind of domestic assault.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of stolen vehicle.” Captain Danny Brown assists other deputies in pursuing the suspect vehicle. The driver who apparently tried to bail is subdued and detained (“chill out; it’s over”). On Patrol: Live caption: “Suspect in custody.” Drugs allegedly found.

Captain Brown preliminary recap: “…he’s gonna be going to jail on possession of a stolen motor vehicle, failure to stop for blue lights, which is a felony in our state, with damage, because he ended up wrecking that car into a rail over there.”

  • Baton Rouge, La. —On Patrol: Live caption: “Investigating stolen vehicle.” Sergeant Jordon Lean and Officer Christopher Coleman detain an individual at a hair salon in connection with a report of stolen vehicle. The car’s owner shows up at the scene. There was allegedly or possibly some tawdry activity involved. Sgt. Lear to the owner: “Was this over sex? Come on now…stop trying to have sex with people you don’t know, bringing them to your house…because you’re wasting out time…” Cops release the individual whom they had detained. In addition to the audio clip of Sgt. Lear’s incident summary, see below for Sgt. Lear’s tweets in the aftermath of this incident.

Listen below to Sgt. Lear’s incident summary about what he deems “misusing police resources”):

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer William Gifford initiates a traffic stop possibly for an inoperable headlight. Officer Gifford detains the motorist allegedly “for marijuana and for driving on a suspended driver’s license.” The man is subsequently released with a warning.
  • Lee County, Fla. — Deputies Joshua Roos, John Montesino, and other LEOs respond to an ATV street takeover. Police detain two suspects, one or both of whom were detained after a foot pursuit.

Listen below to Tom Rizzo and Dan Rengering in the studio, and then Deputy Roos in the field, discuss this kind of incident that antagonizes police and poses dangers for the public:

Listen below to Deputy Montesino’s recap plus more commentary from the On Patrol: Live cast at studio desk:

Listen below to Deputy Roos discuss the apprehension of another ATV operator:

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Lieutenant James Maher conducts a traffic stop on a pickup truck. Lt. Maher: “[The driver] may or may not have narcotics in the vehicle. I’m not a hundred percent. He’s not very straightforward — the answers about narcotics. However, he’s also not sure if he wants me to search the vehicle. I’m not gonna search the vehicle if he’s not sure. I’m not gonna take advantage of that. And with this traffic, I doubt I’m gonna get a K9 here, but I’m at least gonna try.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Captain Brown and Master Deputy Addy Perez investigate in the area of an apartment complex after following a report of about 20 shots fired.

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Sgt. Lear and Officer Coleman respond to a apartment fire. The fire department is on scene.
  • Baton Rouge, La. — In the video below, Corporal Jermaine Javius and Officer Devon Johnson conduct a traffic stop for allegedly running a red light. Marijuana allegedly found.

Listen below to Tom Rizzo in the studio talk about when police set up a buy followed some additional comments about this incident from Dan Rengering:

  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers Dallas Kwapich and Eric Draper investigate a report of a possible stabbing at a residence and make contact with a male and a female on scene who may be witnesses.
  • Knox County, Tenn. — A citizen flags down Officer Gifford at the scene of a hit and run. The officer makes contact with the male motorist on scene. A female driver in another car purportedly left the scene. The fire department responds. On Patrol: Live caption: “Investigating accident.” Officer Gifford preliminary recap: “So what we had was, I guess this guy was going down the road. Vehicle stopped in front of him. He hit it, then that vehicle spun around and took off. We’ve got units checking the area right now. He’s got pretty significant damage done to the front of his vehicle, so I imagine there’s gonna be a lot of damage done to that vehicle. So hopefully we can find it. They’re checking him out right now. He does have some pretty significant injury to his hand there and stuff. I’ll start working the investigation and hopefully somebody can spot that vehicle in a couple of minutes.”
  • Triple Play #2 — A Boone County, Ky., police pursuit:
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Corporal Devante Smith, assisted by Deputy Abdul Tarik, conducts a traffic stop for alleged failure to maintain lane and defective equipment. The driver tries to run, but is quickly subdued. Field testing for potential drugs, which allegedly results in a positive for crack.

Listen below as Den Rengering in the studio intimate that he anticipated the subject might run because of the latter’s body language:

Listen below to Corporal Smith recap this stop and the field test:

  • Triple Play #3 — A Garfield Heights, Ohio, police pursuit:
  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers Kwapich and Draper return to the previous scene and arrest the male with whom they had previously interacted at that location. Dan Abrams: “Remember this is from earlier when there was a report of a stabbing? Turns out a woman was stabbed, shoulder and face. This guy being arrested now.” Police are interviewing the victim at the hospital.
  • BOLO segment — a Davie Fla., “prolific plant pilferer.”

On Patrol Live Hour 3

  • Greene County, Mo. — Corporal Reyne Wallace makes a traffic stop for a minor lane violation. Motorist: “I’m just a sh*tty driver…” Cpl. Wallace: “I can respect the honesty .” According to Cpl. Wallace, the passenger allegedly has a “recent drug history.” K9 sniff; K9 alert. Car search; no contraband found. The driver and passenger are then released. Dan Abrams: “K9 Leroy alerted, but they may not have found ‘the baddest man in the whole damn town.'”
  • Berkeley County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — In the video clip below, Corporal Devonte Carr and other units pursue and detain a fleeing driver:
  • Clayton County, Ga. — Deputy Desmond Whitson responds to an apartment fire.
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Sgt. Lear on a friendly traffic stop.
  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Amidst Jeep Week, Lieutenant Richie Maher with brother James initiates a friendly traffic stop on a Barbie Jeep for the “very minor violation” of an illegible tag. The driver is released with a warning and a rubber duck.

Listen below to some of Lt. Maher’s interaction and the explanation:

Lt. Richie Maher: “Education during these events is more important than a citation.”

  • Clayton County, Ga. — Lieutenant Joseph Toombs and Deputies Whitson and Louis Rinaldo detain two men (one of whom appears to resist) who were allegedly loitering at a convenience store. Cops to the person allegedly resisting: “Welcome to Clayton County…congratulations; you’re going to jail.” Abrams update: “The other guy who had been detained in the black ski jacket — he was released with no charges.”

Lt. Toombs explains the Clayton County law enforcement philosophy (including the all-important bologna sandwich): “Now he’s going to jail because he wanted to be stupid…and I’m gonna make sure they’re gonna get you a couple of bologna sandwiches, too, man…you see what he had on him. At least a couple of ounces of marijuana. Made some real poor decisions. Lucky he didn’t get greedy…so when it come down to, again, like I always tell people, it was the perfect reason why we go into these gas stations and deal with these suspicious people at these stores, standing around loitering, because of stuff like this. Now this dude ended up putting himself in a position to go to jail…he’s stupid. He mad dumb decisions. He’s trying to sell drugs and poison our community…so we’re gonna show him something tonight.”

Dan Abrams: “A little Policing 101 there from Lieutenant Tombs on why they do what they do.”

Lt. Toombs additional commentary: “This is a perfect example as to why we do what we do coming to these different gas stations. People are not loitering just because they want to hang out and have a good time in front of the store. They’re selling drugs, they’re stealing cars, they’re robbing people, they’re committing all kinds…of felonious crimes, if you will. So that’s why we do what we do. Some people are looking at it, like ‘man, why are you bothering these people going to the store?’ What normal person in your family is just hanging out in front of a store? Most people are not doing that. So when we see that, what is that called? Ding-ding-ding: a clue. We like to look at that. We like to try to address it as it is right there. Upon our arrival to this location, these guys sitting in front of the store start running into the store. What is that? A clue. You got some drugs on you, or you want it, or you got a gun on you, or something. So we’re gonna get further into it and figure out the details. We do really well in doing this. So welcome to Clayton County.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputy Perez backs up Captain Brown on a traffic stop and has a friendly conversation with two males on scene and, among other topics, explains that OPL is on Reelz.
  • Missing segment — Sequim, Wash.
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Sgt. Lear initiates a traffic stop for a temp tag “that looks like it was printed the same time Jesus was born.” Officer Coleman is on scene as backup. The driver is subsequently released with no charges.
  • Baton Rouge, La. — BOLO for the mall shooting suspect.
  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Gifford and a colleague make a min-bike stop for an allegedly not stopping at an intersection. The driver is released with a warning.
  • Christian County, Mo. — As the episode concludes, Deputy Guinn conducts a traffic stop on the highway. The driver allegedly has a warrant and is detained.
CLICK ON THIS LINK for the On Patrol: Live recap of #OPL episode 04-71, April 24, 2026.