On Patrol: Live Season 5: A recap of the July 18, 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 N.J. LEO Tom Rizzo, follows below.

This On Patrol: Live ride-along 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:

On Patrol: Live Tonight

Domestic-related disturbances dominated this On Patrol: Live episode that included instances of over-talking, loud talking, bleeping, and, in general, too much information. Separately, a Tempe, Ariz., de-escalation technique also won praise from #OPNation.

See below for details on all 26 law enforcement encounters across 10 scheduled police departments in this On Patrol: Live episode guide for Season 5’s second weekend. Note: The Henry County, Va., Sheriff’s Office did not appear.

Further note: A larger than normal number of incidents were left open or unresolved without On Patrol: Live providing any addition information or clarification. This is a reason why the show should use its social media channels to update #OPNation on any subsequent developments that don’t make it to air. [The First Shift updates presented on the following weekend are few and far between.]

On Patrol: Live continues to hype some sort of a major announcement set for next Friday, July 24. Several guesses from #OPNation were deemed incorrect.

On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams: The leather chaps “only come on when Curtis and I go out clubbing.”

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On Patrol: Live Recap for July 18, 2026 (#OPL Episode 05-04)

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  • Greene County, Mo. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of drunk man at baseball field.” Deputy Tim Hamp to a woman at a desk: “I’m looking for a drunk homeless guy.” In a brief search at the location, Deputy Hamp and another unit make contact with a man at the location; no #OPLive follow-up, however.
  • Clayton County, Ga. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Barricaded suspect threatening with gun.” Deputy Desmond Whitson, Lieutenant Joseph Toombs, and several other units converge on an apartment complex. Lt. Toombs makes contact with the suspect and tries to develop a rapport with her: “…come talk to me; we want to help you….” Clayton County Sheriff Levon Allen is also on scene and appears to be communicating with the subject by phone. Although it’s not fully explained during the show, eventually the deputies apparently enter the apartment and resolve the standoff peacefully. Paramedics called to the scene.

Lt. Toombs recap: “So pretty much there was a domestic call here. There was a young lady who assaulted her children allegedly, probably assaulted a couple other family members. She had a firearm in there with her, barricaded herself in the room. Lovejoy [Ga.] PD were out here. They only had a couple of units initially, so, of course, the sheriff sent us down here to help out. When we got here, we could hear her inside the room, sounded very panicked. She was breathing very heavily and sounded like she was just barricading more and more stuff…” Abrams: “So the good news over there is that…they got her out. And no one was seriously hurt.”

  • Tempe, Ariz. — While Officer Kate Anaradian finishes up a friendly conversation with a man about tattoos, a fight appears to break out among other pedestrians on scene. Officer Anaradian detains one male and conversationally de-escalates the situation with him while holding the man before backup arrives. “I’m just trying to calm things down, okay?” Officer Anaradian apparently has had previous interactions with the subject: “…I was a bit patient with you, but only because I’ve been with your before, and I know you don’t like being touched by people in general, especially officers…but just keep in mind the next officer, they’re probably gonna take you to the ground a lot faster, and I don’t want that to happen to you next time…I detained you because I had two parties fighting, and I’m only one person…we have to separate parties, and we usually put you in cuffs until we figure out what’s going on…” On Patrol: Live caption: “Responding to street altercation.” Bleeping. Officer Anaradian subsequently reviews street camera footage and determines that no charges are appropriate, although she will document the incident. On Patrol: Live caption: “Investigating street altercation.”

On Patrol: Live studio panel reaction: Abrams: “So always tricky in a situation like this when an officer’s out there alone.” Tom Rizzo: “It’s no time for ‘tombstone courage,’ what we call it, right? So she’s just holding on to the most aggressive party and literally just holding on until backup arrives. So there’s really no point in trying to escalate it if the person’s gonna go ahead and maintain their composure with hands on. Wilson: “Absolutely. You talk about verbal judo. That’s what she’s using as well to calm this guy down, to de-escalate the situation, holding onto him until back up can arrive.

Listen below to Officer Anaradian discuss her analysis of the video footage:

  • Toledo, Ohio — On Patrol: Live caption: “Disorderly picnic party.” Officers Eric Draper and Dallas Kwapich are on scene and have a friendly interaction with the revelers.

#OPLive host Dan Abrams: “Everyone’s got a type…that’s fine…”

  • Greene County, Mo. — Deputies Hamp and Isaiah Houseknecht respond to a motorcycle vs. deer accident. The biker is on the ground at the scene. Deputy Houseknecht preliminary recap: “…the bike looks like it’s in pretty good shape. The driver’s got some pretty bad road rash, but all in all, as far as it could have gone, kind of turned out all right, all things considered. That’s why we wear helmets.” Paramedics are also on scene. The injured deer is nearby.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers Kwapich and Draper make contact with a vocal male victim in a residential neighborhood on a report of a fight. An alleged female victim is also present among others. Bleeping. Officer: “Too many people talking.” Paramedics summoned to the scene. No #OPLive follow-up update.
  • Dorchester County, S.C. — Corporal Sean Smiley and Lieutenant Sean Napoli on a somewhat contentious traffic stop allegedly for no seat belt and an illegal license plate cover. Driver: “This ain’t my car.” The driver ends up released with a warning.

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers Kwapich and Draper move on from the above incident (#OPLive does not provide any updates on that incident) to respond to a report of a stabbing or a threat about same at an apartment building. Several other officers are also on scene; they detain a male there, perhaps temporarily. It’s difficult to hear what is being said, but it seems there was no stabbing, and cops move on to another call.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Corporal Rachel Salka and other units respond to a report of an assault and make contact initially with a male as well as several others on scene to try to determine what happened. Abrams: “Can’t say that I was able to piece that together entirely.” Rizzo: “That makes two of us.” Wilson: “Seems like it’s been building up, and then it boiled over to this…”

Cpl. Salka preliminary assessment: “So I guess there was a dispute here. He walked over there. The lady that lives here pushed him on the ground, and then hit him with a cane. We’re gonna go talk to the other party over here and see what’s going on.” Another deputy on scene who is also investigating tells Cpl. Salka that “I’m getting conflicting stories right now.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Captain Danny Brown makes friendly contact with a pickup truck driver; the vehicle has a flat tire. Language barrier. Cpt. Brown apparently intends to change the tire for the motorist: “He got the spare tire, but can’t put it on.”
  • Triple Play #3 — a Michigan State Police ATV pursuit.
  • Toledo, Ohio — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of man strangling baby.” Officers Kwapich and Draper, along with many other cops, converge on a residence in response to this call. They detain a male who comes out of the home. On Patrol: Live caption: “Suspect in custody.” The mom seems hostile to police. Officer Draper: “She’s pissed we’re here.” The baby is okay; the allegation may be unfounded.

Officer Draper preliminary recap: “So we ended up making entry into the house after he came out. We went to the upstairs. The baby was upstairs, laying on the bed. I grabbed him, came on out, while I searched the rest of the house. He appears to be fine. The original caller is not being very cooperative with us right now so we’re just gonna sit tight and see what goes from there.” Officer Draper or Kwapich: “Everyone’s uncooperative today. Every single person…dude, what’s going on tonight.”

On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams: “The officers’ getting a call about a baby being strangled. They arrive and everyone’s yelling at them?”

  • Greene County, Mo. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of child taken from home.” Deputy Hamp and units from other agencies search for the suspect vehicle. Deputies also make contact with the mom at the home to gather more information. Deputy Hamp alleges that “…the child’s not secured in a car seat, so endangering the welfare of a child at minimum. Looks like there was also a physical domestic that occurred at the house. So we’ll have domestic charges and then the DWI…there’s a possibility we also have kidnapping charges, but again, that’s just speculation…” Abrams update: “The child was found; that five-month old was found safe. They’re still looking for the suspect.”
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Corporal Wendy George conducts a traffic stop in the course of which she informs the motorist that according to records, he does have a driver’s license: “There’s one listed in your name: Date of birth, everything. Your picture. DL valid.” The car is allegedly unregistered. Cpl. George gives the driver his purported license number so he look into this matter with the DMV when he registers the car.

Listen below to Cpl. George discuss this apparently unique situation:

  • Richland County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Possible DUI.” Corporal Avery Arrington backs up another unit on a traffic stop on a car that’s parked in front of a house. Cpl. Arrington to the subject: “…you got to tell me what’s going on. So right now, you can barely stand up, your eyes are bloodshot. You got pinpoint pupils. You got foam in the corners of your mouth. You’re covered in sweat dude, from head to toe…” Apparently the car ran out of gas. Cpl. Arrington requests a traffic unit to come to the scene to administer field sobriety testing; it’s not evident if that happens. Cpl. Arrington even offers to get some gas after the subject can pass the field sobriety screening. When the #OPLive cameras return to the scene, Abrams implies that the driver now seems much more responsive. During the seemingly light-hearted interaction as it subsequently evolves, Cpl. Arrington gives the driver a water bottle and they share a share a hug. There is also a humorous or weird back and forth about whether the man wants deputies to charge his phone. It’s unclear if any further law enforcement action occurs at this stop.

#OPLive host Dan Abrams: “Important to note with that guy that he hadn’t been driving the car, right? The car had run out of gas. It was on the side of the road, and he seemed way better just there…it was like when they first pulled him over, he seems like catatonic…”

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • Clayton County, Ga. — In the video clip below, Deputy William Owenby is not enthusiastic about messing with a snake: “…hell no…Ain’t gonna be me.” On Patrol: Live caption: “Kiss your asp goodbye?” Abrams: “That is definitely not part of the job description.”
  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers Kwapich and Draper respond to a report of a fight in a residential neighborhood. A large group is outside. Yelling and heavy bleeping. Multiple voices speaking at the same time.
  • Fullerton, Calif. — Corporal Alexa Elkabbara and Officer Dillan Caines make contact with a pedestrian sitting on the sidewalk. Heavy bleeping. They frisk the subject, who Dan Abrams describes as a “frequent flyer,” and search his belongings. Officer Caines: “Appears to be under the influence.”
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Vehicle assist.” Cpl. Salka pushes a disabled car.
  • BOLO segment — Cascade Locks, Ore.
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Cpl. Salka assist other cops when a motorist allegedly bailed on foot from an attempted traffic stop. Deputies detain a man at a residence. Corporal Salka asks the man’s family to go back inside the house (“you’re disrupting an investigation…we’ll let you know what’s going on…”). Listen below to Deputy Myles Mathis’ preliminary recap:
  • Richland County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of gun threat.” Cpl. Arrington and other units investigate an alleged or potential female vs. female disturbance or assault and gather information from the parties on scene. Abrams: Deputies “try to sort exactly what happened here.”
  • Greene County, Mo. — Deputies respond to and investigate “a pretty nasty” accident. One vehicle has serious damage; blood is in car and on one of the doors
  • Toledo, Ohio — In the video clips embedded below, Officers Draper and Kwapich, along with colleagues, search on foot for alleged joyriders upon a report of a stolen car, which they had located. Fan-favorite Officer Heather Smith, who has not been featured on #OPLive for a long time, is also on scene. As the episode concludes, police detain two subjects in shrubbery. #OPLive host Dan Abrams: “Just as we’re going off air, they got them.”
  • Tempe, Ariz. — In the course of issuing a routine warning for an apparently obscured plate, Officer Anaradian has a friendly conversation with the driver about tornado chasing. On Patrol: Live caption: “Talking tornadoes.”
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Cpl. George responds to a report of a neighbor dispute at what appears to be a motel or an apartment complex. Bleeping.
CLICK ON THIS LINK for the On Patrol: Live recap of #OPL episode 05-03, July 17, 2026.