Cops deliver groceries after busting DoorDash driver on his way to customer’s house: ‘Keep the citizen happy’
Justice wasn’t served; it was hand-delivered.
Two Arizona residents were delightfully shocked when a trio of police officers arrived at their door with their groceries in hand after cops arrested their delivery driver, who was en route to drop off their supermarket order.
Waden Khan and his roommate were waiting for their DoorDash order to arrive on May 30 when they noticed their driver had not moved from the same spot for over an hour after getting a notification their order had been picked up, according to AZ Family.
However, just when the pair figured they wouldn’t receive their food, they heard a knock at the door.
“I look out of the window. Two cop cars pull up,” Khan told the outlet.
“Three cops come dashing out, and I was like ‘Oh my God! What’s happening?’”
Officers with the Phoenix Police Department took it upon themselves to complete the order after busting their DoorDash driver on an outstanding warrant, the outlet reported.
The driver told Officer Eric Dillard he could return the order to the grocery store, and they would find another driver to complete the delivery.
But, Dillard said he knew he would finish the order after arresting the driver.
“He said you can either take it back to Fry’s and Fry’s will get another driver for the citizen. So I took it upon myself and was like, ‘Well why not keep both parties happy. Keep the citizens happy. Keep the driver happy’,” Dillard told the outlet.
The officers were seen on body cam footage and in a now-viral TikTok, handing off the bags of groceries to the roommates.
“It was just very joyful moment. To see the good side. I really wanted to hug the cops, honestly, for doing that,” said Khan.
Dillard said he didn’t mind going the extra mile to finish out the order, seeing it is his job to keep his community safe and happy.
“They don’t expect the police to deliver groceries, but you know, I’ll do what I need to do to keep people happy,” Dillard said.
Since being posted last month, the TikTok has been viewed over 2.2 million times, with most of the comments praising the officers for going the extra mile.
“Love when a pd does sweet things. police get such a bad rap, but they’re not all like that. this is cute & very heartwarming,” one user commented.
“Protect and SERVE!” another wrote.
“Wow nice video and wish some good luck for the arrest[ed] guy,” another commented.
