Toni Robson and her husband Paul were baffled by the person at their door (Picture: SWNS/Toni Robson)
A hungry couple were left baffled after a police officer delivered their Domino’s pizza instead of the delivery driver.
Toni Robson and husband Paul, from Bradford, rang the pizza chain to cancel their £46 order after waiting an hour and a half.
They were about to make fish finger sandwiches before the officer rocked up at their front door with the order.
He explained their delivery driver had been arrested on suspicion of drug driving.
Beautician Toni said: ‘While my husband and I argued over who would be making the fish finger sandwiches we were going to be having instead, there was a knock at the door.
‘To our surprise, it was the police.
‘The officer asked my husband, “Have you ordered a pizza tonight?” He replied saying: “Erm, yes we have.”
‘The officer said: “Well, we have just arrested the delivery driver on suspicion of drug driving, so thought we would bring you your pizza as I would be really annoyed if it was my pizza just left in the back of his car.”
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‘We don’t live far away so they must have just been around the corner.
‘It was slightly cold but still a lot better than the fish finger sandwich we would have been having.’
Police confirmed they arrested a 46-year-old male for drug driving who has been released pending blood results.
A police spokesperson added: ‘The arresting officers delivered the pizza as it was en route to the cells. The driver was released pending blood results.’
Toni’s friends and family thought it was hilarious and said the officer was ‘legendary’.
But the decision to divert the police vehicle to the couple’s home was criticised by the TaxPayers’ Alliance, who called the visit a waste of time.
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Joe Ventre from the alliance said: ‘This waste of police time will leave a bitter taste in the mouths of taxpayers.’
Domino’s said their drivers complete safe driving training before they are employed and they were assisting police with their investigation.
A spokesperson said: ‘The safety of the public and our colleagues is our main priority when our drivers are out delivering pizzas, and all of our delivery drivers complete comprehensive safe driving training when they join our business.
‘While we’re unable to comment on an open investigation, we are assisting the police with their enquiries on this matter.’
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‘It was slightly cold but still a lot better than the fish finger sandwich we would have been having.’