Fishers Police say a traffic stop last Wednesday morning turned into an unexpected delivery effort by officers.

According to a social media post from the department, officers attempted to stop a vehicle when the driver fled, eventually crashing and then running away on foot. He was later taken into custody. Once the suspect was detained, officers discovered he had been making Amazon deliveries in Fishers.

Police say dozens of undelivered packages were found inside the vehicle. While the typical response would be to notify Amazon and allow the company to retrieve and redistribute the packages, that process likely would have delayed delivery for local residents.

Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness shared on social media what happened next. “Our officers then took it upon themselves to deliver the rest of the packages to residents,” the mayor wrote. “That’s the kind of public servants we have!”

The unusual response quickly gained attention, with several Indianapolis-area news outlets picking up the story. For a department that has faced some difficult headlines in recent weeks, the gesture generated a welcome moment of positive publicity.

As a local journalist, I am often reminded that covering the news means reporting the difficult stories as well as the uplifting ones. Incidents like this—where officers go above and beyond their official duties—are a pleasure to write about. They’re the kind of stories that put a smile on your face…and make the keyboard a little lighter to type on.