The Oklahoma City Police Department shared footage of a police officer jamming out on a drum kit as part of an extraordinary response to a noise complaint.
Officers dispatched to deal with a noise complaint in South Oklahoma City on Friday, April 26, took an extraordinary approach to the situation they encountered on the scene, according to the department’s Facebook page.
When the officers arrived, they found a man had set up a drum kit on the side of the road and was drumming away.
One of the responding officers, Nate Ross, decided to break the ice by showing off his percussion skills.
“I firmly believe that the success of our department, in part, is about our interactions with citizens,” Ross said, according to the post. “I could have gone over there, talking down to them, telling them it was too loud and they needed to turn it down … but this was a lot more fun … it gave me a chance to interact with the people I serve.”
The officer’s sister-in-law captured footage from inside the patrol vehicle as Ross jammed away on the kit. The department said she was with him that day on a ride-along.
Ross is seen in the video playing the drums while another officer watches and a man plays along on guitar.
When Ross was done, the man he played with—and the subject of the noise complaint—turned down the music and left soon after.
“Yes, our officers have a job to do, and laws to enforce, but how great is it when we can interact with the great citizens we serve??” the Oklahoma City Police Department said in the post.
Ross added that he received hugs and handshakes after he was done with his jam session.
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Cadigan wrote in the post, “You always hear about how bad the police are, how they treated you like dirt, how they are on a power trip.”“Yes I am sure there are some bad apples,” the waitress’s father continued, “but most of them are just doing their jobs, they deal with the worst of society every day and have to keep going back [every day] and deal with it all over again.”
Cadigan then praised the police for the things they do that “most people will never know about” before describing his daughter’s encounter with the police officer.
“My daughter is a waitress at a local diner, she is also 7 months pregnant and working still to save as much money as she can,” Cadigan wrote, adding that she “was working the lunch shift when a Voorhees Twp police officer came in, he was pleasant, and had his lunch by himself.”
After finishing his meal, the police officer signed the bill, Cadigan wrote, and “left her a $100 tip on a $9.00 ticket and the note simply said ‘Enjoy your first, you will never forget it.’”
“What a wonderful person to not only leave a VERY generous tip, but a lovely message,” he wrote. “I don’t know you [Mr.] Police Officer, but you made my little girl cry, and made her year. Thank you, I always had the utmost respect for officers, but you went above and beyond not just an officer, but a beautiful human being. God Bless.”
The post received a flurry of comments from Facebook users.
“We love our police officers, and they are always cast in a bad light, sometimes justifiably,” Cadigan told Fox News. “I’m just glad that people see that they are real live human beings behind the badge, and strive to do good.”
