Delivery Driver Arrested, Polk County Police ‘turn the negative into a positive’

Photo of Sheriff Grady Judd holding a printed photo of Yasmine Donald’s mugshot. Photo by Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Facebook

​During a morning briefing on November 27, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd discussed how 30-year-old Instacart driver Yasmine Donald was arrested for driving with a suspended license on November 21. 

At the time she was pulled over, she was in the middle of making a delivery and had her client’s groceries in her car. So, the officers offered to find some good in a bad situation and complete the delivery for her. 

Sheriff Judd said that she was happy with the idea. He commented that “she is really a pretty cool lady”, especially for allowing the officers to get her client the groceries despite her arrest. “She just violated the law”, he added. 

Sheriff Judd went on to say, “So guess what? Our deputies delivered the groceries and took the appropriate photograph, and as they were leaving, the people came to the door to get their Instacart and waved at the deputies. That’s customer service with a sense of urgency”. 

Photo of Sheriff Grady Judd holding a printed photo of the picture that his deputies took when completing the delivery. Photo by Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Facebook

He ended his briefing by emphasizing that, while it is the Thanksgiving season, he strives for his deputies to do things like this every day, to “turn the negative into a positive” and “help the community”.

Donald was released on a $1,000 bail on November 22, the day after her arrest.

Article by Ema Tibbetts