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A recap of the March 28, 2026, On Patrol: Live episode on Reelz, which also streams, e.g., on Peacock, as anchored in the Jersey City, N.J., studio by guest host Matt Iseman (who is filling in for attorney/executive producer Dan Abrams) along with analysts Curtis Wilson and Sean Larkin, follows below.

On Patrol: Live analyst Captain Tom Rizzo is not in the studio as he deals with a family health challenge about which a huge outpouring of support from #OPNation has occurred.

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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 Friday Night

On Patrol: Live Tonight

A suspect who barricaded himself in a stranger’s home was the centerpiece of this all-new edition of On Patrol: Live as supplemented by disturbances of various kinds.

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In this On Patrol: Live episode guide, see below for details on all 20 law enforcement encounters across 10 On Patrol: Live scheduled police departments on the current roster (although neither Christian County, Mo., nor Volusia County, Fla., appeared).

On Patrol: Live guest host Matt Iseman: “It is a busy Saturday night here…”

Programming notes: The Greene County, Mo., Sheriff’s Office (from the Live PD era) is joining On Patrol: Live according to special studio guest Sheriff Jim Arnott. Wheeling, WVa., PD, is still under contract with On Patrol: Live through May, but has been out of the live rotation since late 2025. On Patrol: Live is in reruns next weekend in the form of a best-of special.

Sheriff Arnott: “We are excited to get on the show and showcase a little bit about what Greene County does, the great work that the deputies do. We’re gonna have an action-packed time.”

Matt Iseman: “…in Greene County, they fought the law, and the law won…that’s stuff from a James Bond movie…”

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On Patrol: Live Recap for March 28, 2026 (#OPL Episode 04-66)

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  • Richland County, S.C. — See the video clip below as Captain Danny Brown initiates a traffic stop on a DoorDasher for the following allegations: no license plates, or plates improperly displayed, blocking traffic, and parking in a handicapped space. The driver and another man on scene who purportedly owns the car are somewhat argumentative. During the interaction, Captain Brown explains the difference between First Amendment rights and disorderly conduct. Iseman update: “It looks like Captain Danny Brown is writing tickets.”
  • Clayton County, Ga. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of barricaded suspect.” In an incident that consumes a lot of On Patrol: Live airtime, police from various agencies converge on a residence where an alleged attempted carjacker allegedly made a home invasion. Perimeter established. In an attempt to resolve the standoff peacefully, negotiators establish contact by cell phone with the suspect who is allegedly armed, naked, and supposedly covered in mud. Cops obtain a search warrant for the premises. Lieutenant Joseph Toombs, Deputy Bryan Ferguson, and Sheriff Levon Allen provide updates as the situation unfolds. Deputy Desmond Whitson is also on scene. SWAT and outside and interior drone resources deployed. Eventually, SWAT makes entry, and cops take the suspect into custody.

Listen below as Deputy Ferguson and the OPL panel address this incident:

Iseman: “So it sounds like an excellent job there in Clayton County. Looks like SWAT has him in custody.”

Sheriff Allen incident recap: “So, earlier today, we got a call from our neighboring city…in reference to a subject coming up to a residence of theirs, completely naked inside of a trench coat, carrying a handgun. That subject demanded for the citizen to give them their keys to their vehicle. The subject…took off running. The subject went into the home and barricaded himself in with the gun..,negotiators spoke — tried to speak — and communicate with the subject for a couple of hours, to which they called me, and we activated the SWAT team. The SWAT team got on scene probably about thirty minutes ago. We made entry utilizing technology with drones, and we were able to fly the drone through the home. And we located the subject in the living room area on a couch. We could not see his hands because he was under a blanket. But again, utilizing technology, we were able to get close enough to where we were able to remove the blanket and safely take him into custody. Now he’s coming out. We’re gonna get him checked by EMS.”

On Patrol: Live studio analyst Curtis Wilson: “I was just wondering where he got the clothes from…”

Lt. Joseph Toombs additional info: “… I think it was a really good job. Multi-jurisdictional operation…I think everybody did a good job making sure everybody was going to be safe…so he’s in custody. He was completely nude initially when we went into the homeowner’s house, and now he has clothes on. He’s fully clothed. I was able to confirm with the homeowner that those clothes that the guy has on are indeed those of the homeowner. So this guy is gonna be looking at a bunch of charges, also to include burglary.”

  • Daytona Beach, Fla. — Sergeant Keme Okoya makes contact with a female pedestrian and gets her side of the story. Iseman: “Apparently they spotted a woman that a business once trespassed.” On Patrol Live caption: “Deuce and dash?” Iseman: “So Sergeant Keme Okoya getting to the bottom of that story there.”
  • Lee County, Fla. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of bar fight.” Deputy Jill Falcon and other units make contact with a conversational male outside the venue. Someone on scene takes the man home. Cops determine that apparently no fight occurred. Deputy Falcon: “He’s just drunk and mad. He had a lot to say. If you steal from Home Depot, you deserve to go to jail, though. PSA.”
  • Baton Rouge, La. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of vehicular assault.” Sergeant Jordon Lear makes contact with the victim outside a residence and gathers information about the incident.

Sgt. Lear preliminary recap: “So it appears that this lady called the cops in an ongoing dispute between her and another lady, and that she was — they got in a fight yesterday, and that she was walking down the street today, a girl tried to run her over. So we’re gonna see what the other reporter says and determine what we got to do from there.”

  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers Kaleb Torbet and John Sawicki, plus various other cops respond to a report of a large group fighting and make contact with persons on scene to try to find out what happened. Loud talking and bleeping. Iseman quips that “well, I think that clears everything up…” Iseman update: “It sounds like they separated the parties, went their separate ways…”
  • Berkeley County, S.C. — Along with deputies from a neighboring agency, Corporal BJ Nelson tracks a vehicle on the highway that might have fled from cops on Friday night. The vehicle in question appears to pull over but then takes off. On Patrol: Live caption: “In pursuit.” Police lose sight of the vehicle, however. Iseman: “It sounds like this person may have eluded the police once again for now.”
  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers Torbet and Sawicki respond to another reported fight at a residence which turns out instead to be an elderly person down. Paramedics transport the woman to the hospital.

Listen below to Officer Torbet’s incident recap:

Iseman: “A good deed done there in Toledo.”

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Alison Watkins and other units detain a bicyclist who details his side of the story. Officer Watkins: “We got a guy with [aggravated] assault charges, and he’s taken off from his family, so we’re gonna stop him and talk to him here.”

Iseman: “So challenging situation there in Knox — he said, she said, trying to keep control of all of that.” Curtis Wilson: “Yeah; of course, in domestics, they’re getting there after the fact. They have to question him in length, and they have to question her in length, as well, but in this case, you have some children there who can also chime in, trying to see how these stories match up.” Iseman: “Tough situation.”

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Sgt. Lear backs up Officers Charleston Armstrong, Devon Jonson, and Corporal Matt Hurley, on a traffic stop. Drugs possibly found.
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Sgt. Lear leaves the above scene upon hearing approximately 15 shots fired nearby. On Patrol: Live caption: “Investigating shots fired.” More cops converge on the location. Paramedics summoned to treat two shooting victims. Sgt. Lear to bystanders at the somewhat chaotic situation: “…Get out of the scene…you don’t need to be so rowdy…” Bleeping. The suspect vehicle in a potential drive-by shooting apparently fled in the scene before police arrived. Police have apparently identified a suspect.

Iseman: “Second night in a row, we see someone shot in the face and gets a way with just a grazing. Unbelievable.”

Listen below as the OPL studio panel, including Sheriff Arnott and Sean “Sticks” Larkin, react to the law enforcement response on scene:

  • Clayton County, Ga. (pre-recorded segment) — In the video clip embedded below, Lieutenant Jonathan Carey and Deputy Devon Brown on a high-speed chase. Traffic stop at gunpoint. Car search. The contrite driver (“it was a stupid mistake”) faces multiple charges. Lt. Carey: “…can’t fix stupid.”

Iseman: “They don’t play down there. Somewhere Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane is smiling there. What was shocking, though, with that high-speed pursuit, how dangerous it was. Curtis, you noticed who was in the car with him.” Wilson: “Son’s in the car, his other family members, put them all in jeopardy, their lives in jeopardy for something so simple that he could have just got some tickets for. Now he turned it into a felony.” Iseman: “Bad decisions compound.”

  • Toledo, Ohio — Officers Torbet and Sawicki on a traffic stop for possible erratic driving by a potentially intoxicated motorist who allegedly backed up on train tracks . Officer Torbet: “…I ain’t even being mean…I’m checking to make sure you’re okay…” The officers give the driver a break by encouraging and allowing her to call a family member to come to the scene to drive her home safely. Bleeping. The family member does arrive on scene.

Officer Torbet recap: “Obviously, there’s a couple of routes we could take with this. I did not have an actual, true moving violation in regards to it. I was able to stop her here in the parking lot. Obviously, she was still driving. I can do an OVI; I can do all of that. Ruin her life….take away her license; do all that stuff, and just perpetuate the problem. Hopefully, she’ll be able to get home; she’ll be able to get safe. And I very strictly said ‘if you drive again, you’re gonna go to jail.’ So, hopefully, it’s done for tonight. We’re gonna go on to the next thing, sand she’s gonna go sleep it off, and drink a bunch of water.”

  • BOLO update (Harris County, Tex.) and new BOLO segment (Athens, Ga., alleged arsonists):

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

Iseman: “..You think you’re having a tough day. You’re not wrestling with a naked man armed with a shovel.”

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Watkins makes a brief, friendly traffic stop on an alleged weed odor before sending the vehicle on its way after determining the smell is not coming from that particular car. Officer Watkins: “Swing and miss.”
  • Baton Rouge, La. — On Patrol: Live caption: “In pursuit.” Sgt. Lear and other cops chase a fleeing vehicle. The car crashes out, and the the occupants foot bail. Two occupants detained after a foot pursuit. On Patrol: Live caption: “Suspects in custody.” Guns allegedly found. Sgt. Lear: “That man messed his whole car up when he probably would have just got probation.” Iseman: “So that was the Baton Rouge police with an impressive ‘shutdown cover two defense’ there, locking up both suspects, recovering the guns…” Separately, a couple who are enthusiastic On Patrol: Live fans show up on scene, interact with the cops, and take a picture with Officer Armstrong.

Listen below to an incident recap from Sgt. Lear and Officer Armstrong:

Listen below to the OPL studio panel react to this incident:

  • Knox County, Tenn. — K9 Officer Brad Yearout on a traffic stop; alleged weed odor. The driver declines consent to search the vehicle. She initially seems reluctant to exit the vehicle for a K9 sniff at the officer’s order. K9 alert. When the OPL broadcast returns to the scene, the driver is released after stomping out some weed. Officer Yearout: “…she needed a little bit of an attitude readjustment, trying to say that we needed a warrant to ask her to step out of the car. We don’t. Anytime on a traffic stop, we can ask anybody out of the car anytime…” Iseman: “So the roadside lawyering never seems to work out well, but good patience there.” [Note: The U.S. Supreme Court casePennsylvania v. Mimms generally authorizes police to require occupants to exit a car during a traffic stop.]

Officer Yearout to the driver: “Marijuana is still illegal in Tennessee…just for future reference, if law enforcement asks you to step out of the vehicle, it’s probably in your best interest to stop out. You about bought yourself a one-way ticket to jail for resisting. We can ask you to step out any time at a traffic stop. It’s an officer safety issue. I’m gonna give you a warning…”

  • Knox County, Tenn. (pre-recorded segment) — Officer Jacob Moore on a traffic stop. Iseman: The deputy “pulled over a mom who was eager to cooperate, but her sovereign citi-son, well, was another story.” Officer more: “…he wants to start doing all the sovereign citizen nonsense…”
  • Toledo, Ohio — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of burglary in progress.” See video clips below as Officers Torbet and Sawicki respond to the scene. It turns out that some men, including the homeowner, are moving a refrigerator. Officer Torbet patiently explains that upon receiving a call, cops have an obligation to investigate in a neighborhood where thefts tend to occur. “We got to check; that’s the long and short of it.” On Patrol: Live caption: “Working on a cold case?”
CLICK ON THIS LINK for the On Patrol: Live recap of #OPL episode 04-65, March 27, 2026.