On Patrol: Live Season 5: A recap of the July 11, 2026, On Patrol: Live episode on Reelz, as anchored in the #OPLive Jersey City, N.J., studio by attorney/executive producer Dan Abrams, along with the On Patrol Live cast consisting of Richland County, S.C., Deputy Sheriff Curtis Wilson, and retired LEOs Sean Larkin and Tom Rizzo, follows below.
This On Patrol: Live recap/update also includes the often-provocative or playful social media reaction to the law enforcement incidents in the field.
As #OPNation (i.e., the cohort consisting of the reality 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 Friday Night’s Episode
See the First Shift video clip below for the following updates and features:
- Tempe, Ariz., PD
- Virginia Beach, Va., PD
- Corrections, including conga
On Patrol: Live Tonight
All sorts of car problems occurring in Baton Rouge, Dorchester County, and Richland County, and police pursuits in Clayton County figured prominently in this all-new episode of On Patrol: Live on Reelz airing on July 11.
See below for details on all 20 law enforcement encounters across 10 scheduled police departments in this On Patrol: Live episode guide for Season 5’s opening weekend. Note: Tempe, Ariz., PD, did not appear.
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On Patrol: Live Recap for July 11, 2026 (#OPL Episode 05-02)
- Baton Rouge, La. — In the video clip below, Corporal Andrew Carlton responds to a stranded car and tries to remedy the situation. Several good Samaritans also try to help, including one man who gets into the water underneath the vehicle, which prompts a lot of banter from the #OPLive studio panel. Eventually, those on scene, including Corporal Jermaine Javius, manage to lift the car so that becomes unstuck.
Officer Wes Holton recap: “So they’re doing some construction in the area. Young lady made a minor miscalculation and drove on the wrong side of where the construction is and fell in about a three or four foot hole that she couldn’t see how deep it was because of standing water from recent rain. So thanks to some help from the other officers and some good passersby, they were able to get the vehicle out of the water and get her on her way.” Corporal Javius expresses appreciation for the assistance that the man in the water provided and that “we got the vehicle free from that section, and everybody ready to go home safe. So that’s a win.”
- Clayton County, Ga. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of stolen car.” Deputy Bryant Ferguson backs up other cops who have detained a subject at a residence in connection with this investigation, which allegedly involved fleeing earlier. According to Deputy Ferguson, it turns out to be a boyfriend-girlfriend situation, and the female doesn’t want to press charges. Listen below to Deputy Ferguson’s summary:
- Toledo, Ohio — Officers Dallas Kwapich and Eric Draper make contact with a female on a report of somebody exposing themselves in public. Paramedics arrive on scene. Officer Kwapich recap: “This is her normal baseline behavior, so as far as we’re concerned, she’s okay to go about her business today, as long as we don’t get any further calls about indecent exposure. She’s refusing medical treatment, so she’s gonna be on her way, and we’ll be on to the next call.”
- Dorchester County, S.C. (pre-recorded segment) — In the video clip below, Lieutenant Michael Contino backs up other deputies in connection with a pursuit of an alleged stolen truck. Traffic stop at gunpoint. The driver faces multiple charges.
Abrams: “This worked out about as well as it possibly could have for that victim: a) the fact that he made the call quickly, and b) the fact that police happened to be almost right there. Doesn’t always happen that way.”
- Richland County, S.C. — Captain Danny Brown conducts a traffic stop on a motorist, age 17, who apparently only has a beginner’s permit (the equivalent to a learner’s permit in other states). The driver doesn’t have the permit on his person. The car also has expired plates. The driver was allegedly pulled over three times previously. Captain Brown explains to the driver, and the driver’s mom over the phone, that state law requires a licensed driver, age 21 or older, in the car with a driver on a beginner’s permit. Tickets issued. Captain Brown asks the teen’s mother to come to the scene to pick him up: “You can come get him, but you’re not getting the car.” The vehicle is towed.
Listen below to Cpt. Brown’s somewhat contentious conversation with the mom, plus his incident recap:
Captain Brown: “You can come get him, but you’re not getting the car.”
- Triple Play #3 — an Arkansas State Police pursuit.
- Dorchester County, S.C. — Lieutenant Londie Richardson and other units respond to an alleged disturbance at a residence. They make contact with a male outside, and after knocking on the door, eventually enter the house and to make contact with and then detain a female. On Patrol: Live caption: “Investigating domestic violence.” The male declines to press charges. Paramedics also on scene. Subject: “What am I being arrested for?” Female deputy: “Domestic violence.” On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams: “She’s been arrested, and it looks like they’re deciding what to do with him. They’re trying to assess if this was two-sided or started one-sided.”
#OPLive host Dan Abrams: “So they’re still trying to assess this, and regardless of whether he decides he wants to move forward with charges, seems likely they’re gonna move forward anyway, but now they’re assessing the kinds of wounds that he has as well.”
On Patrol: Live Hour 2
- Fullerton, Calif. — Officer Jason Coleman briefly makes contact with a female pedestrian: “Are you on probation? Response: “At the moment, no.”
- Greene County, Mo. — Deputy Joe Williams pulls over one motorcycle among a large group of riders, some of whom are popping wheelies, for no plates. “Thanks for stopping.”
- Baton Rouge, La. — Corporal Carlton initiates a traffic stop: “The reason I stopped you is because you were going pretty fast on the Interstate…also, whenever I pull you over, where I lit you up, you still have to use your turn signals when you’re merging lanes…” The female driver ends up getting released with a warning to slow down.
- Toledo, Ohio — Officers Kwapich and Draper head to an injury accident scene where an irate person is possibly fighting with paramedics. Other cops had already detained a subject on scene. Officer Draper preliminary recap: “So apparently, he’s had a few too many to drink, and driving, obviously caused an accident. I guess he tried fighting with the hospital police and possibly the firefighters. So we’re gonna go talk to them and see what all occurred.”
- Richland County, S.C. — While conducting a traffic stop for running a red light, a passing motorist allegedly shouts at Captain Brown and allegedly stops, or partially stops, in the middle of the road in the process. Cpt. Brown leaves the original traffic stop to pursue that vehicle. Cpt. Brown to #OPNation: “…you can yell as us all you want to, you can do whatever you want to as far as yelling…but you can’t stop in a traffic lane and block it to do so…” Upon pulling over the vehicle, the driver insists that she did not stop or slow down in the lane at the time. Cpt. Brown allegedly smells alcohol. Car search. The driver declines field sobriety testing and gets arrested.
On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams quips that “the lesson here is that if you’re gonna yell at a police officer during a traffic stop, you gotta do it ‘by the book’…there’s no drinking, continue moving, you’re abiding by all traffic regulations…”
- Clayton County, Ga. (pre-recorded segment) — During a high-speed chase in the video clip below, Deputy Devon Brown pursues a motorcycle which wrecks out in the process. The operator flees. K9 deployed as part of the deputies’ foot search. Deputies identify the driver through his license that was left behind along with other items. The driver faces multiple charges. Deputy Brown: “…we’ll be seeing him soon.” Abrams: “And they are still looking for him.”
- Clayton County, Ga. — Deputy Ferguson provides backup on a traffic stop. One occupant runs just as Sergeant Iesha Johnson is applying handcuffs — prompting an extensive foot search. On Patrol: Live caption: “Looking for fleeing suspect.” Deputy Ferguson cuts his hand on barbed wire during the pursuit. Search ongoing; warrant issued. Police release the other vehicle occupants.
Listen below to Deputy Ferguson’s preliminary recap followed by some #OPLive studio commentary:
- Colton, Calif. — For an apparently unspecified reason, Officers Jeremy Jaeger and Thomas Enriquez appear to be searching for someone at what possibly is a homeless encampment underneath a bridge. They detain two males on scene.
- Dorchester County, S.C. — Lt. Richardson initiates a traffic stop on a vehicle that appears to riding on two rims. The driver is detained and subsequently arrested for alleged reckless driving. Bleeping.
- Richland County, S.C. — In the video clip below, Master Deputy Andreona Sanders and at least one other unit responds to a report of a fight in progress at an apartment complex. Multiple subjects supposedly had already left the area in a car. Gunfire might be involved. The deputy searches the parking lot area for any evidence.
Toledo, Ohio — In the video clip above, Officers Kwapich and and Draper respond to a trespass call, make contact with the complainant, and then encounter the same woman form the earlier incident.
- Henry County, Va. — As the episode concludes, Sergeant Courtney Neary leaves a traffic stop to back up another deputy on his traffic stop in the video clip below.
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