On Patrol: Live All-New Episode Tonight
A recap of the August 14, 2026, On Patrol: Live episode on Reelz, as anchored in the #OPLive Jersey City, N.J., studio/control center by attorney/executive producer Dan Abrams, along with the On Patrol Live cast consisting of retired LEOs Sean “Sticks” Larkin and Tom Rizzo, and longtime crime reporter and ex-Live PD co-host Tom Morris, Jr., follows below.
This On Patrol: Live recap/update also includes the often-provocative or playful reaction on X (formerly Twitter) to the law enforcement incidents in the field.
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.
Updates from Previous Episodes
See the First Shift video clip below for the following updates and features:
- Greene Count, Mo., x2
- Hazen, PD
On Patrol: Live Tonight
Traffic stops and shootings or weapons-related calls formed the cornerstones of this all-new episode of On Patrol: Live. Plus, #OPNation favorite Hazen, Ark., PD, with Chief Bradley Taylor, returned to the lineup this weekend.
See below for details on all 23 law enforcement encounters across 10 scheduled police departments on the current roster in this On Patrol: Live episode guide (although Fullerton, Calif., PD did not appear). And check back for updates, or potential updates, on open or inconclusive incidents.
#OPLive host Dan Abrams: “…on this Friday night, where we are riding with three chiefs of police departments…this has become a busy Friday night here…”
Programming note as hyped by Dan Abrams: “Next weekend, it is OPL‘s ‘Dog Days of Summer.’ It is a whole weekend featuring K9s live in the field and even live here in the studio…”
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On Patrol: Live Recap for August 14, 2026 (#OPL Episode 05-11)
- Baton Rouge, La. — In the video clip below, Chief TJ Morse, with backup from other officers, initiates a traffic stop for an alleged “completed tinted” windshield and an expired temporary tag. The occupants allegedly had switched seats. Car search; gun found. Dan Abrams and the studio panel briefly banter about Tony Montana catchphrases from the movie Scarface.
#OPLive host Dan Abrams incident update: “Remember the seat swap and the shaking car that we saw at the beginning of the show. The gun came back as legal, and the driver was issued a warning just for tint violation.”
- Hazen, Ark. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Investigating accident.” Chief Bradley Taylor and Officer Teddy Walker on scene. As the chief explains, it turns out that there was no vehicle accident; instead, just an iPhone alert.
Chief Taylor recap: “We get a call for a crash. Coming out here…a lot of people, what they do, is they get gas, take their phones out, set them out, and drive off, and they fall off, hit the ground, and then the iPhones give an accident alert…send of alert to the police it’s a crash…”
- Greene County, Mo. — Detective Travis Sanders conducts a traffic stop on a vehicle with an open door. On Patrol: Live captions: “Driver door ajar,” “Ventilation situation.” Det. Sanders: “So he’s driving with his door open because the window doesn’t roll down, yet the back window is down and the…passenger-driver window is down. So I think you would have enough air ventilation.” On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams: “I guess it’s better than leaving the trunk open for ventilation when you’re driving, if you have to pick.” The driver is released with a safety warning.
Det. Sanders follow-up: “So he’s driving down the road…with the door open because the window won’t roll down, but he’s got other windows that roll down. So it’s not really a violation. It’s more of a just safety concern because if he gets in a wreck while his door’s open, there’s nothing keeping him in the car. So he’s a valid driver, has no history. I think he just wanted to have the extra breeze on a hot day. But we’re gonna go move on to other things.”
- Tempe, Ariz. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of domestic incident.” Officer Matthew Packer and two colleagues make contact with a couple on scene. As Officer Packer explains in the video clip below, the report turns out to be a misunderstanding:
- Richland County, S.C. — Corporal Justin Jeffcoat and other units respond to a report of a shooting at an apartment complex. A male apparently accidentally shot himself in the hand and is apparently already at the hospital where another deputy is headed there to make contact. Blood spatter noted on the ground. On Patrol: Live caption: “Investigating shooting.” Cpl. Jeffcoat subsequently makes contact with the man who apparently took the victim to the hospital.
Listen below to Cpl. Jeffcoat’s preliminary recap:
- Tempe, Ariz. — Officer Makenzie Gleave makes contact with a male at an apartment complex possibly in connection with an alleged stolen purse. No #OPLive update provided during the episode.
Dan Abrams: “If you’re not following exactly what he’s saying, the good news is you’re not alone. Officer Greave is gonna continue to try and figure out what is going on here.”
- Brookfield, N.C. — Chief Will Armstrong and and another officer conduct a friendly traffic stop on a DoorDasher for an alleged revoked licensed and expired tag. On Patrol: Live caption: “Food delivery will be late.” The chief gives the driver a break by just issuing tickets: “I should take you to jail.” Someone will have to come to the scene to drive the car, however. Back in the studio, the panel has a discussion about the Trap Music Museum.
- Greene County, Mo. — Detective Sanders and Corporal Reyne Wallace at an accident scene. On Patrol: Live caption: “Car vs. pole.”
Listen below to Det. Sanders’ preliminary recap:
- Baton Rouge, La. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Searching for shooting suspect.” Chief Morse and several officers make contact with several females at an apartment complex and then detain a male at that location who allegedly has a warrant. On Patrol: Live caption: “Shooting suspect in custody.”
Chief Morse outlines the allegations: “We had a call out here three or four weeks ago. A bunch of females got in a fight. One of the females pulled out a can of bear mace and staying spraying everybody. The girl over here and her mom were actually a part of that fight and got sprayed with bear mace. The guy we have in custody right now is her boyfriend. He pulled out a gun, a Glock.. shot into the crowd and actually hit a female in the chest several times. Thankfully, she lived. So they’ve been looking for him for a while. Marshals were out here earlier today looking for him, but we were able to come over here, and scoop him up, get him in custody, and so now we’re just standing by, keeping him outside the apartment. Detectives are gonna come by and search, see if there’s anything of evidentiary value. They got a search warrant for the actual apartment, see if they can recover the gun that he used and anything else.”
- Berkeley County, S.C. — Corporal Dylan Lee on a traffic stop. Potential language barrier. On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams: “K9 Nash waiting, eager, to do some work.”
Cpl. Lee recap: “So, stopped this vehicle because the car just went way over the stop bar into the intersection. Pulled them over; she speaks some English, not all. So trying my best to translate and have her call somebody to come get her with a license considering they live up the street…they’re walking distance, but I’m not gonna make them walk. So we’re gonna have somebody come pick them up. But yeah, Spanish is getting better.” On Patrol: Live host Abrams: “I guess that depends on how you define the word better.” On Patrol: Live studio analyst Sean Larkin: “Consider where he started.” On Patrol: Live studio analyst Tom Rizzo: “I would still say it’s no bueno.” Abrams: “…those of you who don’t know, Dylan Lee seems to end up on a lot of stops with people who don’t speak English.”
- Toledo, Ohio — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of shots fired.” Detectives Dustin Mickels and Jake Bombrys, and Officer Chris Mulinix are on scene at what appears to be a block party or possibly some other kind of gathering. On Patrol: Live caption: “Investigating shots fired.”
Listen below to Det. Bombrys’ preliminary recap (“…more than likely, somebody probably was shooting up into here to try and break the fight up…):
Officer Mulinix follow-up: “So we got a couple crews on scene. There was a fight going on. Shot-spotter went off, and so we responded to the area, helped crews out. Started checking for shell casings, ended up locating our firearm under this tire here. So we’re gonna keep checking, see if we find any shell casings.”
#OPLive host DanAbrams: “You hate it when you forget your gun, right? Ends up under a car. #OPLive sutdio analyst Sean Larkin: “It’s a problem there in Toledo. Anybody watched last week, the same situation happened there.”
On Patrol: Live Hour 2
- Triple Play #1 — a pursuit of an alleged hit-and-run vehicle in Needville, Texas, as narrated by On Patrol: Live studio analyst Tom Morris, Jr.. #OPL host Dan Abrams intro: “A drunk driver crashed into a business, but as it turns out, the business owner got the last word.”
- Greene County, Mo. — Detective Sanders, with Cpl. Wallace and other deputies as backup, conducts a traffic stop on a slow roller. “Red and blue lights, siren: that means stop.” On Patrol: Live caption: “Suspected DUI.” PBT administered apparently unsuccessfully. On Patrol: Live caption: “Arrested for DUI.”
Listen below to Cpl. Wallace’s recap (“…I’m gonna do a blood draw because my visual observation of him is gonna be alcohol intoxication as well as drugs…”):
- Berkeley County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live caption: “In pursuit.” Cpl. Lee and other deputies chase a suspect vehicle on the highway. The vehicle finally pulls over after a successful stop-sticks hit. On Patrol: Live captions: “Felony stop,” “Suspect in custody.” Car search.
Listen below to Cpl. Lee and Deputy William Langdale recap this stop:
Cpl. Lee follow-up: “So right now, we’re just gonna search him, make sure he doesn’t have any other drugs. I believe during the chase, he threw drugs out. We’re trying to locate that, but he does have a meth pipe. He’s also wanted for grand larceny…”
DanAbrams: “…putting down stop sticks, as we talked about on the show many times, can be dangerous.” Tom Rizzo: “And you don’t always get a good hit on the first attempt either.” Abrams: “But you gotta be in a…good spot to do it. Rizzo: “Timing’s gotta be perfect.”
- Baton Rouge, La. — Sgt. Lear and other officers detain a couple in a park after dark. Sgt. Lear has concerns that the male might have swallowed drugs. #OPLive host Dan Abrams update: “Both he and his female friend were issued summons for being in the park after dark and released. That was it.”
Listen below to #OPL studio analyst Tom Rizzo discuss the potential police liability if someone allegedly ingests drugs:
- Toledo, Ohio — Officer Mulinix and colleagues investigate an alleged fight. On Patrol: Live caption: “Suspect in custody.” Suspect: “…I decline cameras, bro. Get that out of my face.”
- Greene County, Mo. — Cpl. Wallace and several other deputies respond to a report of a gun threat in a rural area. Cpl. Wallace: “…try to locate him so we don’t have an armed, intoxicated individual out here, because that’s extremely unpredictable, and it’s dangerous for the family. It’s dangerous for neighbors…” On Patrol: Live caption: “Searching for gun threat suspect.” Perimeter established. Drone deployed. Cpl. Wallace, who dons tactical gear, eventually spots the suspect in the woods and detains him. On Patrol: Live captions: “Suspect in custody,” “Searching for gun.” With the help of the cooperative suspect, deputies appear to find two guns on the ground (see video clip below).
Cpl. Wallace: “Hopefully, at the end of this, we’ll have a firearm, a bunch of bug bites, and some allergy issues. But at the end of the day, that’s worth it for me.”
Listen below to some additional comments from Cpl. Wallace about the search:
- Triple Play #2 — an El Paso, Texas, accident. On Patrol: Live studio analyst Sean Larkin: “…and this is why all 50 states have move-over laws for emergency vehicles…”
On Patrol: Live Hour 3
- Berkeley County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of shooting.” Cpl. Lee and multiple deputies respond to a shooting call and converge outside a residence in connection with the investigation. In the video clip below, Cpl. Lee provides an update to this point.
- Richland County, S.C. — Cpl. Jeffcoat, Master Deputy Colin Davis, and other units in a foot pursuit. With the help of a K9, cops detain a male who appeared to allegedly run from the rear of a house. On Patrol: Live caption: “Suspect in custody.” Cpl. Jeffcoat summary: “This the gentleman we’ve been looking for for about a month. He’s wanted for carjackings, burglaries, vehicle pursuit with us, and other jurisdictions, not just us. We’ve been looking for this guy for a long time and finally got him.”
- Dorchester County, S.C. — Sergeant Cameron Abell provides backup on a traffic stop. Two occupants.
- Baton Rouge, La. — Sgt. Lear removes a portion of a fence that was in the road. On Patrol: Live caption: “Heavy metal.”
- Hazen, Ark. — As the episode concludes, Chief Taylor makes contact with a driver for an alleged illegally parked truck.
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