Lubbock police respond to video of officer leaving mystery liquid on DJ's door
Lubbock police on Wednesday explained an officer's role in leaving a mysterious bag of unknown, "opaque white liquid" on a radio DJ's apartment door.
Police on Wednesday released a brief statement after a video began trending in the Lubbock area showing an officer tape the sandwich-size bag of liquid on a local radio personality's apartment door Tuesday evening, acknowledging that the officer acted outside of standard protocol in trying to assist a citizen who suspected he was the subject of a prank.
According to a statement from LPD, dispatch received a check subject call at 7:37 p.m. Tuesday at an apartment complex in the 5200 block of Bangor Avenue.
The reporting party stated an unknown substance described as an "opaque white liquid that appeared to be milk" in a bag had been taped to their door, possibly by a neighbor, according to police. The neighbor had requested the bag be given to an unknown person, who lived nearby and whom the reporting party suspected was responsible for leaving the bag.
A police officer responded and attempted to return the bag to the neighbor, but did not get an answer at the door.
I’m so confused. I was asleep and woke up to a white bag of liquid taped to my door. I called (non-emergency) and @LubbockPolice told me the officer thought this bag of milk was mine and was returning it. Am I being punked right now? pic.twitter.com/Lr5Y1BjG9r
— JR (@JRtheRebel) October 12, 2022
The bag was left on the front door, according to police. This occurred around 10:46 p.m., according to the video.
A Lubbock radio personality - known by the DJ name JR - later took to social media, claiming to be the apartment resident on the receiving end of the bag left by the officer. He shared a doorbell security video of the incident on social media.
In a Twitter post, he said he called the non-emergency police number and was told the officer believed the bag of liquid belonged to him.
A source told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that the first reporting party has been frequently pranked and presumed a neighbor in the nearby apartment was responsible for leaving the bag of liquid.
In its statement Wednesday, LPD apologized for the confusion the video has caused, adding that even though the officer had good intentions, it was not the right course of action.
Just like its appearance, the identity of the "opaque white substance" in the bag remained unclear Wednesday evening.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Lubbock police respond to video of officer leaving mystery liquid
