New Jersey Police Drop Off Food Order After Arresting Doordash Driver During Delivery

Police successful confederate New Jersey served nan organization successful much ways than 1 Sunday erstwhile officers stepped successful to complete a food delivery aft arresting a DoorDash driver during a postulation stop.

The incident happened successful Washington Township erstwhile an serviceman connected regular patrol stopped a conveyance adjacent a section high schoolhouse for a postulation violation, according to police. During nan stop, nan serviceman discovered nan driver had outstanding warrants from different region and placed him nether arrest.

Authorities did not merchandise nan driver’s personality aliases supply specifications astir nan warrants.

While being taken into custody, nan driver told officers he was successful nan mediate of delivering 2 DoorDash orders that were still successful his car. Instead of leaving nan deliveries unfinished, Sgt. Matt Barnett and Officer Mike Scheer decided to complete nan occupation themselves.

Police assemblage camera stills and Ring doorbell camera footage released by nan section connected Facebook show nan brace arriving astatine nan customer’s location and delivering nutrient to shocked residents.

“I thought thing happened. Oh my God, I sewage truthful scared,” 1 of nan grateful recipients said.

"Arrested your driver, but, yeah, we delivered your food," 1 of nan officers explained.

The section besides apologized to nan female successful nan Facebook post, acknowledging their unexpected sojourn whitethorn person spooked her.

“And to nan resident who answered nan door, we are sorry for nan astonishment and for startling you! We dream luncheon was still hot,” officers wrote.

“Just different time serving nan Washington Township community… successful much ways than one.,” they added.

The Independent has contacted DoorDash for comment.

Police Chief Patrick Gurcsik said he’s witnessed galore different situations and scenarios successful his career, but this 1 was different for nan department.

"I ne'er heard of thing for illustration that successful nan South Jersey area. It's benignant of a first for america present successful Washington Township, definitely," Gurcsik told WPVI.

A similar situation occurred past twelvemonth successful New Mexico erstwhile a motorcycle serviceman vanished a DoorDash transportation aft arresting nan driver during a postulation stop. The driver, who had been delivering a Chick-fil-A bid done DoorDash, was arrested for failing to reside an security ticket, officers told nan customer.

Officers successful Tempe, Arizona, besides stepped successful to complete a GrubHub bid successful July, delivering a pizza to a amazed customer arsenic nan driver was arrested successful a postulation stop.