Officer Dan Carrone of the Elmwood Park Police Department in New Jersey was responding to a noise complaint when he happened upon a backyard concert.
Rather than shut down the show immediately, Carrone made a deal with the band. He would allow them to play one more song, as long as he could join them on the drums.
Carrone told News12, "I walked into the crowd, and went to talk to the guitarist between songs, I said, 'Hey, do you know Basket Case by Green Day?' And they're like, 'Yeah, we all know it.' They go to give me the microphone, and say, 'Hey, you wanna sing it?' I'm like, 'No. I'm not a singer. I'm a drummer, I'll play with you guys.'"
The crowd absolutely loved Carrone's performance, and a mosh pit even formed!
The performance earned high praise from Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno, who called the action "textbook community policing at its best."
Carrone said performing with the band was a "great way to ease the situation and to connect with the community to show that police officers are people, too."
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