On Patrol Live All-New Tonight for Halloween Weekend

A recap of the October 30 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 members of the On Patrol Live studio cast consisting this weekend of retired LEOs Tom Rizzo and Sean “Sticks” Larkin, plus guest analyst Sgt. Kristen McGlothlin from Bradford, Ark. PD, follows below.

This On Patrol: Live recap/update also includes the often-provocative or playful reaction on X (formerly Twitter) to the ride-along 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 on a different network.

Updates from Previous Episodes

This Halloween-related First Shift video clip consists of a lame Anchorman parody. The good news, as it were, was that the televised signal was intermittently choppy. First Shift provided no updates from previous episodes.

On Patrol: Live Tonight

On this Halloween weekend, a combination of serious and quirky incidents characterized this all-new episode of On Patrol: Live for Friday night, October 30, 2026.

See below for details on all 23 law enforcement encounters across nine scheduled police departments on the current roster in this On Patrol: Live episode guide/recap (although the Berkeley County, S.C., Sheriff’s Office did not appear). And check back for updates, or potential updates, on open or inconclusive incidents.

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On Patrol: Live Recap for Friday, October 30, 2026 (#OPL Episode 05-27)

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  • Baton Rouge, La. — On Patrol: Live caption/banner: “Report of screams.” Officer Christopher Coleman and Corporal Jermaine Javius tour a Halloween haunted house.
  • Richland County, S.C. — Deputy Jacob Wood backs up other units on a traffic stop. Three occupants. On Patrol: Live caption: “Drugs & paraphernalia found.” Deputy Wood: “Smells like cat piss.” According to Deputy Wood, “everybody is under arrest for probably possession with intent to distribute methamphetamines, depending on the weight, at the very least, possession of methamphetamines. Everybody’s under arrest for the same thing, crack cocaine, maybe possession with intent to distribute, depending on the weight…”
  • Toledo, Ohio — Detectives Jeff Milum and Mychael McAninch conduct a traffic stop on a car for allegedly running a stop sign. The driver is heading to a Halloween party. On Patrol: Live studio host Dan Abrams: “Get the feeling we’re gonna end up seeing a lot of people going to Halloween parties or some sort of Halloween-related stuff.” On Patrol: Live guest studio analyst Sgt. Kristen McGlothlin: “‘Tis the season.”
  • Toledo, Ohio (pre-recorded segment) — On Patrol: Live host Dan Abrams Introduces this segment by quipping that “officers tried to help a woman who had too much to drink and then tried to ‘worm’ her way out of it.” See the video clip embedded below.

Greene County, Mo. — Detective Travis Sanders and other deputies initiate a traffic stop apparently for mismatched plates. Det Sanders: “He gave us consent to search the vehicle. He’s just really animated, and so I’m trying to make sure that there’s nothing illicit that’s causing said jitteriness and animation.” Det. Sanders subsequently explains that “I think he’s just an animated person which sometimes happens. But he didn’t have anything illegal in his car, so we’re gonna just let him go with a warning and try to find something better.”

  • Idaho Falls, Idaho — Officer Colt Button is on scene at a Halloween costume parade.
  • Richland County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live captions: “Responding to noise complaint,” Muumuu mayhem.” Sergeant Garo Brown is on scene at a backyard muumuu/birthday party. Sgt. Brown to one of the attendees: “Make sure you fix your dress; don’t be in here and be naked.” Attendee: “I’m not naked.” During the friendly/jovial interaction, the homeowner agrees to turn down the music.

#OPLive host Dan Abrams: “A muumuu party. Tom, [are] those fun?” #OPLive studio analyst Tom Rizzo: “They’re the best as long as you keep your udders covered.”

  • Toledo, Ohio — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of obscene activity.” Officers Chris Mulinix and Mike Gee respond apparently or allegedly to the same building and apparently the same apartment unit from previous episodes in connection with the same or similar allegations. The subject does not answer the door. #OPLive host Dan Abrams quips that “Sergeant McGlothlin, I’d like to apologize to you to join us for this call again with this guy who is apparently a repeat offender in this regard, and people keep calling in. We visited this home before here on this show.” The building security guard mentions to police that “we banned him from the property…someone is helping him get into the building…” Abrams: “So now we learn that it seems he’s somehow sneaking into the building as well. It seems there’s a rear entry there…”

Listen below to Officer Gee’s preliminary recap:

  • Bernalillo County, N.M. — Deputy Santiago Sandoval initiates a traffic stop at a gas station. During the interaction, the female driver vomits. Paramedics summoned. Deputy Sandoval to the driver: “Do me a favor: Why don’t you hand me that glass pipe that’s between your legs…so where’s the rest of your meth?” Car search.
  • Dorchester County, S.C. — Lieutenant Londie Richardson and other deputies respond to a trailer home on a report of a burglary in progress. No one answers the door. Deputies subsequently obtain a front-door key and clear the house; no one is inside.

Listen below to Cpl. Lowe’s preliminary recap followed by Lt. Richardson’s update:

On Patrol: Live Hour 2

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Officer Coleman and Cpls. Javius and Terrance Smith on a traffic stop. #OPLive host Dan Abrams: “Apparently a driver there tried to give a fake name.” Officer Coleman: “Anybody else in the car not as high as you?” Officer Coleman to the driver who lives across the street: “So what you’re gonna do is you’re gonna leave this car right here…we’re gonna make sure that you make it home safely…” Abrams quips “that’s ‘Incredible.'”
  • Triple Play #1 — an Atlanta, Ga., police pursuit of an alleged attempted murder suspect.
  • Tempe, Ariz. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Possible DUI.” Officer Dave Segura conduct a traffic stop on an SUV that earlier was allegedly, according to #OPLive host Dan Abrams, “was apparently swerving so badly, it was almost hitting people. They think they may have found it. They weren’t following it right away, but they think that this is the one they were looking for.” The driver is detained. The SUV is running but has no key. #OPPLive guest studio analyst Sgt. Kristen McGlothlin: “How do you put that on CARFAX?” Abrams: “That’s gonna be tough to sell. It does decrease the value.” #OPLive studio analyst Tom Rizzo: ” There are some people that are impressed about flying cars. That’s what impresses me. You get that hog started and she just runs.” Field sobriety testing. According to Officer Segura, the driver allegedly records a .228 on a breathalyzer. On Patrol: Live caption: “Arrested for DUI.” The vehicle is impounded.

Listen below to Officer Segura’s incident recap:

  • Idaho Falls, Idaho — Officer Cooper Merrill responds to a disturbance at a hotel and makes contact with some people in the parking lot who apparently have knowledge of the situation as part of the investigation. He subsequently makes contact with a pedestrian who apparently was the subject of the call. Officer Merrill: “…why do they call you Bird?…what kind of bird are you?…” Officer Merrill ends up sending the man on his way with a warning not to get into any trouble at the hotel.

Officer Merrill: “Well, hopefully this guy just kind of sobers up a little bit. I think that’s what he needs right now.”

  • Baton Rouge, La. — Officer Coleman and colleagues investigate a disturbance outside a convenience store and make contact with the potential victim wearing a ripped white T-shirt who gives his side of the story. Cops also detain another man at the scene who gives his version of what happened. #OPLive host Dan Abrams (alluding to the iconic Abbott & Costello comedy routine): “Who’s on first.” #OPLive studio analyst Tom Rizzo: “They’re going in circles.” Police subsequently review store surveillance footage obtained from the manager to try to make a determination as to who might be the potential aggressor.

Listen below to Officer Coleman’s preliminary recap after watching video footage (“…the dad just protects his family. I have no issue with that…”) followed by some #OPLive studio panel commentary:

  • Greene County, Mo. — Det. Sanders, with Deputy Taylor Lombard as backup, conduct a traffic stop. Three occupants. According to Deputy Lombard, “one of the passengers has a drug history, from today actually.” K9 Sarge sniff.The occupants are subsequently released. #OPLive host Dan Abrams: “There are a lot of different Catwoman costumes out there. You never know exactly which one you’re gonna see.” Abrams: “The person who’s driving said that someone had bashed the windshield, and that’s why couldn’t get a registration here.”

Det. Sanders recap: “So I’m giving them a break. There’s a bunch of other stuff going on right now. Writing them tickets for it isn’t gonna teach them any new lessons since they got tickets before…”

On Patrol: Live Hour 3

  • Triple Play #2 — An Arkansas state police pursuit.
  • #TrickOrTink Q&A with Sgt. McGlothlin which covered some of the same topics as discussed in her October 3rd First Shift interview.
  • Idaho Falls, Ida. — Back at the hotel from the prior incident, Officer Merrill makes a brief wellness check on the same subject in one of the hotel rooms to make sure the subject is okay. Officer Merrill: “So, sounds like Bird was ‘captured’ and in his bed so he can sober up for the night. Hopefully, we don’t deal with this anymore…”
  • Baton Rouge, La. — Sergeant Jordon Lear backs up Cpl. Javius on a traffic stop that apparently involves a noise complaint and a license plate light issue. In the cordial encounter, the driver is subsequently released. Allegedly a gun is in the car. Sgt. Lear: “Once we get away from the guns, we can talk, we can be friendly. Everybody has to be safe, including yourself.” Sgt. Lear adds that “we don’t have a decibel meter so we can’t really mess with him with the exterior speakers…you can see he’s got speakers in his bumper held in by super-strength zip ties.”
  • Tempe, Ariz. (pre-recorded segment) — In the video clip below, Officer Matthew Packer makes a wellness check on a man who appears to be sleeping on the sidewalk.
  • Dorchester County, S.C. — On Patrol: Live caption: “Report of noise complaint.” In the video clip below, Lt. Richardson makes friendly contact with the homeowner. A Halloween party is apparently underway at the residence.
  • Richland County, S.C. — In the video clip above, Sgt. Brown makes low-key contact with some youths including one wearing a Spiderman mask and another in a cow costume. Sgt. Brown to the group: “You can’t be out here smoking that weed.” Someone is apparently coming to scene to drive the youngsters home.
  • Baton Rouge, La. — On Patrol: Live caption: “In pursuit.” In the video clips below, Sgt. Lear, Cpl. Javius, and Officer Coleman, along with other cops, pursue a fleeing vehicle. The two occupants of the vehicle foot bail. Cops detain the driver after a brief foot pursuit. Taser deployed. On Patrol: Live caption: “Suspect in custody.” The passenger is still at large. Car search. #OPLive host Dan Abrams: “So they got one; it seems one is still on the run.” Firearms allegedly found. Prior to the episode concluding, Officer Coleman provides an incident recap below.
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