On Patrol: Live All-New Episode Tonight

A recap of the May 30, 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 guest LEO analysts James, Richie, and Chris Maher from Daytona Beach, PD, 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 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 video clip below for the following updates:

On Patrol: Live Tonight

A Baton Rouge brawl and a Clayton County carjacking collar were the prime components of this all-new episode of On Patrol: Live during which intermittent issues occurred with the Reelz stream.

See below for details on all 23 law enforcement encounters across nine On Patrol: Live scheduled police departments including Tempe, Ariz, PD, in its #OPL debut weekend.

Note: It was all in fun, but for what it’s worth, the previously discussed arm-wrestling match between host Dan Abrams and guest analyst James Maher did not occur, at least during the live broadcast, and there was otherwise no mention of it.

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On Patrol: Live Recap for May 30, 2026 (#OPL Episode 04-82)

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  • Greene County, Mo. — In the video clip below from the show open, Corporal Ed Vasey and another unit initiate a traffic stop in connection with a possible hit-and-run accident and conduct an investigation. On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams update: “The driver was arrested for DUI; the passenger who was drinking the Tall Boys was released.”
  • Tempe, Ariz. — Officer Shante Adkins and a colleague respond to a report of a hit-and-run accident where a truck on scene allegedly struck a car. Cops apparently contact by phone the owner of the truck who may not have been driving and who apparently agrees to come back to the scene. As Officer Adkins moves on, she explains that “usually I would stay if the guy had a warrant, but there’s other calls on the board, and typically, community responders can handle these calls by their-self unless something criminal takes place. Then a patrol officer would have to come and assist, which is why I came initially, but now that he doesn’t need me, I can leave.”
  • Baton Rouge, La. (pre-recorded segment) — In the video clip below, Sergeant Jordon Lear subdues the operator of a dirt bike who allegedly was doing wheelies on the road.

Lieutenant James Maher: It’s always interesting to me when they say, ‘I didn’t know you were the police.’ You’re telling me that if you knew I was back there, I’m lit up like a blue Christmas tree, like, who else do you think I am?”

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Corporal Brett Usey and Officer Jordan Spencer initiate a traffic stop at a McDonald’s drive-thru for no plate and allegedly running a red light. The driver is detained. The passenger tries to run from the officers, prompting an intense struggle and taser deployment, before the two cops are able to subdue him. Bleeping. Backup finally arrives (officers were apparently elsewhere on a shots-fired call at the time). Car search. On Patrol: Live caption: “Guns found.” Drugs are also allegedly found. #OPLive host Dan Abrams: “Lieutenant Maher, you said as we were watching it happen earlier, where there’s one gun, there’s usually two guns.” Lt. Maher: “When you find a gun, expect a second; there’s also gonna be a third…”

Cpl. Usey preliminary recap: “Apparently, he had a gun. Jordan told him to get out of the car. So he did try to take off running and started fighting…so he’s gonna catch a battery on a police officer. He’s gonna catch a couple of charges. He’s gonna be going to jail for quite a while.”

Listen below to the brothers Maher in the studio react to this incident:

Cpl. Usey: “Good old crotch crack…” #OPLive host Dan Abrams: “The personal locker.”

  • Toledo, Ohio — On Patrol: Live caption: “Shots fired at festival.” Officers Dallas Kwapich and Eric Draper among other cops engage in crowd dispersal. It’s not clear if shots were actually fired, however. Officer Kwapich preliminary assessment: “So we’ll continue to push people out…deputies were calling. They had a fight going on that since broken up. Now we’re just trying to get people off the property. Hopefully going home.” Officer Kwapich follow-up: “So we were originally dispatched here for a shots-fired call…deputies that were working this festival…heard shots fired. They said specifically it sound like a rifle…that was our initial call. When we arrived, it seemed to have calmed down. One of the deputies had in custody an individual, who is a juvenile, who did have a firearm…that was recovered. As far as the shooting that occurred after that, we don’t have any suspects right now. Obviously, people aren’t super cooperative. We’ve just been working on pushing people off the property…so people don’t come back in. And that’s what we’re working with right now. Everything seems to kind of be dissipating right now. People are filtering out into the neighborhood. We’ll have probably have some more pop-up fights downtown. It’s usually how these things go, but for now, the situation’s pretty calm.”
  • Knox County, Tenn. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of person passed out at the pump” allegedly for more than an hour. Officer Nathan Kirk responds to this call at a gas station and makes contact with the driver. The driver, who apparently has an itchy nose, is detained. When Officer Kirk asks the standard question about any needles or weapons on his person, the driver appears to reply “I guess take your chances; I don’t know.” Car search. On Patrol: Live caption: “Boots on the ground.” Driver’s recommendations for #OPNation: “Stay in school. Don’t do drugs. You always love your mother. That’s gonna be my three words of advice.”

Driver: “…to be honest with you, I’m a good people person…” #OPLive host Dan Abrams: “You can see he’s a human resources professional…”

Officer Kirk preliminary recap: “We’re gonna take him in the back of the car. He’s intoxicated; passed out behind the wheel of the car. He’s belligerent…caused a scene out here in front of everybody at the gas station here. So we’ll continue the search of the car here, see if we come up with anything else.” Abrams: “So his boots are gonna stay there, it looks like.”

  • Colton, Calif. — The On Patrol: Live cameras spot some donkeys (Abrams: “for those wondering what we do in commercial breaks, we watch things like this…”) which then prompts an awkward studio discussion about the difference, if any, between a donkey, burro, or mule, etc.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Detectives Aaron Dudley and Steve Kucinski provide backup on a traffic stop for warrants. On Patrol: Live caption: “Felony stop.” The driver is detained. In the course of a search of the truck, cops finds an items called “fetish urine.”

Det. Kucinski recap: “So far, we’re just doing a search incident to arrest on this car. The gentleman that was driving the vehicle had four felony warrants. They were all drug related…the warrants were issued. We’re probably gonna take him to jail because they’re felony warrants…gonna go through the car and make sure there’s nothing else…” #OPLive host Dan Abrams: “If Sticks, or Curtis, or Tom Rizzo were here, I would ask them how does on use…fetish urine, but I don’t know you guys well enough to know which of the three of you would know…Richie, how does this stuff work?” Lt. Maher: “I have absolutely no idea.” Abrams: “I just looked it up, and that little container sells for about $25. Widely available; distributed by major companies…”

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Triple Play #2 — a Caseyville, Ill., PD pursuit:
  • Greene County, Mo. — Responding to an alleged domestic-related incident report, Corporal Reyne Wallace tries to mediate a “sibling dispute” between two sisters. While on scene interacting with one of the parties, the corporal gets briefly distracted by a car that almost got stuck in the water. “Sorry, I’m trying to keep her from flooding her car out.” Abrams: “Getting some wild weather there in Greene County; there’s actually a flood advisory there.”

Listen below to Cpl. Wallace’s recap:

  • Colton, Calif. — Officer Thomas Enriquez and another cop conduct a bicycle stop. The bicyclist is detained. Drugs allegedly found. On Patrol: Live caption: “Suspect in custody.” Officer Enriquez recap: “So basically I conducted a traffic enforcement on a bicyclist wo was riding against the flow of traffic. Upon making contact with the subject, he thought he had a little bit of methamphetamine on him. He allowed me to conduct a search of him, which I did find a little baggy of possibly methamphetamine, and while searching, I located a larger, crystal-like substance which also appears to be methamphetamine. So as of now, he will be placed under arrest for those.”
  • Tempe, Ariz. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Juvenile trespassing on train tracks.” The bike squad responds to this incident where, according to Abrams, “apparently there was a juvenile who was spraying some graffiti and some lewd things.” Officer Koby Palmer interacts with a mom and the youngster in response to this call and explains that trespassing on or around train tracks is potentially an arrestable offense.

Officer Palmer recap: “So we handed him back to his mother. It seemed like he’s a 13-year-old kid starting to find himself. So we just wanted to make sure he got back to his parents safe, and he wasn’t lying to us about his mom being here. So he’s back with his mom, and we’re good; we’re just gonna warn him and get him out of here.”

  • Richland County, S.C. — Sergeant Ethyn Perkins and another deputy make contact with a male and a female at an apartment unit in response to some kind of dispute. Abrams to the Maher panelists: “It’s a big favorite of yours, right? Dealing with people who are intoxicated. and you can barely understand what they’re saying. Part of one of the joys of being a police officer.” No #OPL follow up, however, on this incident.
  • Triple Play #3 — a Pierce County, Washington, police pursuit:
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Officer Jacob Jenkins tracks an allegedly speeding vehicle and pulls up behind the empty car in a home driveway with the door open and the key still in it. “That’s not normal.” At the residence, he makes contact first with the mom and then the driver, her son, who apparently had been in the bathroom. Suspended license. Ticket issued.

Officer Jenkins preliminary recap: “Right now, he’s telling me he’s having some bowel issues. Me personally, I just don’t believe that. I’m not saying it can’t happen. That was a really sketchy situation, and he’s pretty arrogant. Not having a license or anything like that…like it’s some cool thing to do or something…it’s sure not cool he’s getting a ticket.”

Listen below to Officer Jenkins discuss this stop further:

Officer Jenkins: “That was probably one of the strangest situations that turned into not really like a whole lot…thank God tonight, it was just a bad case of the squirts…”

  • Knox County, Tenn. — Officer Kirk makes a traffic stop for allegedly running a red light. “We understand that it’s legal to carry a firearm in the state of Tennessee. We like to know you if you have a gun in the car; so that’s why you’re being pulled out, okay?”
  • Fullerton, Calif. — Officer David Alarid and various other cops conduct a felony stop on someone who allegedly fled from police. They detain the driver. Officer Alarid recap: “We were probably like the seventh or eighth unit to arrive on scene after the vehicle yielded. It did end up yielding after a brief pursuit, and the driver was cooperative after that. So he’s in custody for the evading. I don’t know why he evaded yet. We’ll find out. He might have something in the car. He might have warrants or something like that. But as of now, he’s in custody. Nobody else in the car, and we’ll find out what his deal is after this. Also, sounds like at some point he sideswiped or crashed into another vehicle right at the beginning of the pursuit. So we we have an officer going over there to talk to that guy and get a statement and assess the damage and stuff like that.”

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • Clayton County, Ga. — Lieutenant Jonathan Carey and large group of deputies converge on the home where they believe a carjacker is located and detain several individuals on scene. On Patrol: Live caption: “Suspects in custody,” “Investigating carjacking.”

Listen below to the Maher brothers discuss the way the police are handling this operation:

Deputy Shamari Davis detailed recap: “So we’re able to get everybody in custody, or everybody detained, right now. So, like I said, when we’re on our way here, the subject was still sharing. This is the friend. So the victim in this situation, this is a friend, or who he considered these gentlemen friend, and he was still sharing locations with each other. The victim was able to track their location, using the Find My iPhone, because they were still sharing locations. Headed to this location. So we knocked and talked. Mom came out. We observed all of them here hanging out and smoking and joking in the garage, like they hadn’t just robbed somebody at gunpoint. So with mom’s cooperation, we were able to get them detained, and now we’re gonna bring the police department here to identify the exact one who committed the armed robbery, and then we’ll let the police department take it from here, but for right now, it’s a win for the good guys because we got these four individuals detained. So they ditched a car, and they thought they were gonna get away, but the good always wins in the end.”

Lt. Carey further update: “Now, the robbery perp, got him into custody. We know for sure that it’s him…we have the gun that he possibly used. If not, the gun is still stolen, so he’s not getting that back. They’re not the smartest criminals at all because you rob your friend, carjack him, and y’all share locations like, makes no sense at all, but it’s beyond me. They tried to run out the house. That didn’t work out for them. So we’re waiting on Clayton County police to come out to do that little investigation, take custody of them, charge them. They’re all adults, so they’re all getting charged as an adult…and we’ll just wait and see. But overall, good job. All my guys, they did a great job…”

  • Tempe, Ariz. — A very considerate Officer Adkins with her colleagues ends up arresting a woman who was allegedly trespassing in someone’s backyard. “So you entered their private property without permission because it sounds like they don’t know who you are, okay?” Abrams: “We believe that was the father of the child who came on that scene” to take care of the child that was with the woman.
  • Toledo, Ohio — Cops converge at a house with an open garage where they believe an armed-robbery suspect is located after street cameras spotted him fleeing in the immediate area. The suspect is not there, however. Officer Kwapich: “So it sound like this building is locked up…we’re gonna continue searching the neighborhood for the suspect.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — Master Deputy Tyler Perry initiates a traffic stop at a gas station for allegedly running a red light. The driver allegedly pulls around the pumps twice before coming to a stop. Deputy Perry: “…and you say you ain’t got not gas. That don’t make sense.”
  • Richland County, S.C. — In the video clip below, Sgt. Perkins investigates some sort of dispute or perhaps a disturbance of some kind, possibly involving a baby-mama drama, outside an apartment complex.
  • BOLO segment — a Daytona Beach, Fla., drunk-driving suspect as narrated by Lt. Richie Maher:
  • Toledo, Ohio — As the episode concludes, Officers Kwapich and Draper spot and make contact with a man who was faced own on the sidewalk. The subject is awakened. Paramedics summoned to the scene. Bleeping. The subject salutes the #OPLlve camera.
CLICK ON THIS LINK for the On Patrol: Live recap of #OPL episode 04-81, May 29, 2026.