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A Texas man was left shocked when a police officer arrived at his doorstep with his Uber Eats delivery order.
Harris County Constable deputies had pulled over a driver earlier this month after they noticed the car’s plates did not match the vehicle he was driving, the department posted on Facebook.
The officers quickly determined that the driver was “knowingly and intentionally displaying a fictitious license plate,” prompting them to place him under arrest.
However, during their investigation, the cops realized the suspect had been in the middle of an Uber Eats delivery order.
Instead of letting the hungry customer go without their meal, the officers decided to complete the delivery order themselves.
“To ensure the citizen still received their order, Deputy Chapa stepped in and personally completed the food delivery,” Constable Mark Herman wrote on the post.
The department shared a series of photos showing Harris County Constable Deputy Chapa arriving at the customer’s home, with their food in hand.
In one of the photos, the customer is seen answering the door with a look of complete shock at the fact that a police officer is delivering him his food.
“Great work by our deputies for not only enforcing the law but also going the extra mile for our community!” Herman wrote on the post.
The suspect who was meant to deliver the order, Ronaldo Carrillo, was arrested and booked into the Harris County Jail, according to Click2Houston.
Carrillo, 47, has been charged with tampering with a Government Record and was issued a $100 bond.
This isn’t the first time law enforcement has stepped in to make sure hungry citizens in their community receive their orders after their delivery drivers are arrested.
In July, an Arizona police officer went the extra mile to deliver a woman’s GrubHub order after the delivery driver was arrested during a traffic stop.
The Tempe Police Department shared a video on social media of the officer delivering the pizza to a visibly surprised customer.
In 2022, a Florida police officer was seen dropping off a customer’s DoorDash order after arresting the driver during a traffic stop with two outstanding warrants.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office shared three photos of the Florida cop’s kind gesture on Facebook.
“The driver had two outstanding warrants at the time of the arrest, BUT, their work didn’t stop there,” the department wrote. “HCSO deputies completed the delivery for the customer!”
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