Police drop off food order to customer after arresting Doordash driver mid-delivery
Community-minded cops hand-delivered a food order themselves after arresting a Doordash driver mid-delivery.
Video showed the moment the shocked customer opened her door to the officers.
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They handed her the lunch and explained that the driver had been apprehended.
“I thought something happened,” the customer told police.
“Oh my God, I got so scared.”
An officer replied: “Arrested your driver, but, yeah, we delivered your food.”
The incident was shared online last week and took place in Washington Township, New Jersey, as reported by CreatorZine.
A Washington Township Police Department spokesperson added: “Officer Glatz stopped a vehicle in front of the High School.
“Officers discovered that the driver was a wanted person with warrants.
“While being placed under arrest, the driver advised officers he was making a DoorDash delivery right up the block.
“Two other officers stepped in to ensure that the nearby resident didn’t go hungry.
“Sgt Matt Barnett and Officer Mike Scheer helped make sure the delivery was completed.
“Teamwork makes dreamwork.
“And to the resident who answered the door, we are sorry for the surprise and for startling you.
“We hope lunch was still hot.
“Just another day serving the Washington Township community… in more ways than one.”
A DoorDash spokesperson added: “We are grateful to the officers for going above and beyond the call of duty to complete the delivery.
“We refunded the consumer and provided a credit for the inconvenience.”
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