A George Mason University sergeant went above and beyond the call of duty Wednesday to deliver a food order on behalf of a delivery driver the department had just arrested.
Around 4:30 p.m., a vehicle passed in front of one of the university’s Flock Safety cameras, which are equipped with driver’s license reading technology, GMU police said.
The system alerted officers to an active warrant against the person associated with the vehicle tag, who happened to be the driver.
The vehicle was stopped near police headquarters on University Drive, where it was determined that the driver had an active felony warrant out of Fairfax County related to an aggravated assault charge.
“He was on campus picking up Panda Express grocery delivery items for delivery to homes in the local community,” GMU Police said in an emailed statement to Fox Business. “Sergeant Grant, who was assisting the officer at this stop, spoke to the driver and said he would complete the delivery on his behalf.”
The driver was identified as Nicholas Wolfe, 32, of Alexandria, Virginia. Police said the suspect was also a driver for Uber Eats and DoorDash.
Video released by George Mason University Police Department showed Grant making the necessary arrangements.
“I’m going to deliver food to this person,” Grant told Wolf, and Wolf showed Grant how to use the DoorDash app on his cell phone to get the customer’s address.
Grant then took a photo of the address, returned Wolfe’s phone, and then brought the customer food — and a surprise.
Mr. Grant brought food to the address, and the students who lived there recognized Mr. Grant as someone he had interacted with through his community outreach work for Greek life.
According to GMU police, the students were “surprised and happy to see him ordering food.”
