They literally jammed with a member of The Police.

These kids are staying out of trouble, and a wise man realises that.

I've always wanted to see THE POLICE live. I'm glad they're back together.

"I only became a cop because I have an overwhelming love for people". This guy is awesome.

I’d rather hear loud rock music all day than gunshots.

That would be a good rock band name. "Noise Complaint "

This is what serving the community looks like ! This police officer helped inspire young people to hone their skills until it becomes effortless ! Rock on 🤘

This happened to me and my friends back in the 80's in Simi Valley. No lie. He knocked on the garage door and as we opened it up we could see the black shoes, pants, badge, gulp. We thought we were going to jail as the garage wreaked! He asked us to turn down and explained he had played in a band when he was young too. We asked him what instrument. He replied "drums" and our drummer held out his drumsticks. The officer took off his billy club sat on the throne and I did a little rock n roll riff. He did two songs with us, asked us to turn down again then left. We were blown away. Forty years later I'm still amazed. Great guy, great experience.

Imagine how mad the neighbor is about this story lol

Imagine being the neighbor who called the cops, look over and see them join in, fml lol.

If more officer acted like him, we wouldn’t have the anger towards the police. This officer saw young kids that could be out doing a lot worse, and understood, hats off to you sir

"I didn't become a police officer to go out there and arrest everyone" said no cop ever. He is one of a kind.

*Officer walks in* "You call that punk rock? Here, hold my gun."

The Cop just pulled up and started playing riffs from “the kids aren’t alright” what a legend.

Wish all officers were like him. We need more empathy in the profession and more encouragement of creativity in the world

Dude, I'm a lifelong musician and also someone who went to jail alot as a younger man and THIS RIGHT HERE is the shit that makes me happy 😊! This officer "get's it"! 👏🏼❤💛💚

“I’m not entirely sure what happened” - Officer Garcia, LAPD

I guess you can say that this band can claimed to have jammed with...The Police.

I like and respect this officer a lot. He’s a cop trying to make a difference. In a challenging place like Compton. Supporting the youth towards positivity. Bless you good sir

Protect this officer at all cost!

I'd rather have neighbors who play rock music than sell crack and hang out on the porch all day.

Title: "responds to noise complaint" Deputy: "I was wrapping up an investigation when I heard rock music being played down the street"

As a 53 year old I can say that in my day cops were feared via conditioning. However; when they showed up they'd ask for the weed and booze , and then dump it all into the mud and give you a little lecture. Pretty cool not to bust us... Any way, I'm a musician, and they never jammed with us during party session shut downs like this guy! Too cool. That must've been awesome for these dudes! On a side note -- Protect yor ears kids. Once the ringing in your ears never stops it can be troubling...Tinnitus Sucks... Godspeed

Respect not only to the cop but also to the news. The media is so full of hate these days, it's nice to see something restoring my faith in humanity for a change

So he wasn't responding to a noise complaint? I love journalism.

“I didn’t become a cop to arrest everyone” legend!

I remember seeing a uniformed officer in Florida leaning against a wall of a convenience store smoking a cigarette with some teenagers. That really warmed my heart.

That's a good guy there ! Reminds me I played a big backyard party once and four police officers shut us down due to numerous noise complaints, but were nice about it and said "You guys can go ahead and do one more song before you quit." So we did, and as we were packing up our gear I told one of the guest those cops were alright, they even asked us to do one more song. The guy laughed and said, " Dude, they've been standing outside the fence for 30 minutes listening."

Your move sting, this band actually got a policeman

Wanted to hear him play instead we get a news anchor talking over him playing.... great coverage

I once got lugged for "possession". When getting bailed, the booking officer , upon returning my property noticed guitar picks, Allen wrenches etc. Turns out he was a guitar guy himself and we started swapping guitar stories. Usually I want "out","now" but this guy was truly knowledgeable about guitars and music history and we had, I dare say, a civil and interesting conversation. Interestingly the Public Defendant who later helped me get undone was a serious concert musician. Let them play music. If it's truly disruptive or if audible after 9p, on Weekdays or after 1a on Weekends okay , yank the plug. I hear atonal construction gear 24/7 , jet aircraft overhead by which, as God is my judge, I tell time, and some boutique "Doodle" dog yapping incessantly ( I like most dogs). Can't and wouldn't call the police about these realities.. Noise happens. Don't like it?! Get out to the Suburbs or the sticks. This cop did an intelligent thing on this incident.

WE FEEL THAT BROTHERLY LOVE FROM YOU MIGUEL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, your GOOD WORK and YOUR MUSIC!

The song the cop was playing is called “The Kids Aren’t Alright” by The Offspring

“The cops aren’t alright”

Deputy Garcia, we LOVE you!!! We love you! Do not lose that! You are a neighborhood hero! You know what you want, you are amazing! Thank you officer Garcia, from Oregon!

Fantastic! A police officer doing the job for the right reason and in the right way! Connecting with the community, and with youth in the community. If every police officer in the US did this we would have a huge increase in trust for law enforcement and a reduction in crime. Maybe all police officer should go out there and jam with people in their precinct? Rock on!

That's what Police *should* be: a partner to the people. Not an enemy. He did absolutely the right thing. Kudos to this guy !

_"I didn't become a police officer to go out there and start arresting everyone. I became a police officer because I absolutely have an overwhelming love for people."_ *A true man has spoken, and his words shall be engraved in stone for posterity.*

Rehearsal spaces are important, affordable, community driven rehearsal spaces even more so. You get the kids out of streets doing something useful, and you get rid of the noise complaints....

Watching in 2022 Thank You cheers from Pennsylvania This is America 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

" I didn't become a police officer to go around arresting everyone" ...love him

"Its better they are here, than in the streets" Thats so powerful

That's a kind of officer we all love man! 💙

one of my favourite songs ever. right from my generation and definitely hits home being so relatable. legend of a cop

The Offspring. Nice. Looks like the kids are, infact, alright.

*"I became a police officer because I absolutely have an overwhelming love for people"* . That's the most epic reason why someone should be joining the police force.

What a sweetheart! That's an experience those kids will always remember! Rock on!

How can you not absolutely love this man

Did the cop just play The Offspring?

“ an overwhelming love for people” That should be the first requirement for any public servant. Including politicians.

Awesome we need more officers like that is a blessing have having officers like that 👍

WE need cops like this back on the force.

He started playing offspring 'the kids aren't alright'. That's what made it so much better

Most important sentence in the entire video: "I became a police officer because I absolutely have an overwhelming love for people"

As a retired police officer and former musician in many bands over the years, I applaud this Deputy. I would have done the same thing. It's GREAT PR. He did a very good thing. Keep up the good work 👍

“Misled Youth” is a fantastic name for a band.

“I didn’t become a police officer to go out and start arrest everyone. I became a police officer because I have an overwhelming love for people.“ -Deputy Miguel Garcia, Jr.

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as a musician, i love how near the end, the bass player is staring at the guitarists exactly like bass players always do during practice

The truth is that this police officer knows these young men could be doing far worse things with their time than jamming out and making some music together.

that's how you build effective relationships in the community. Well done, officer.

I love these kinds of gesture. People need to understand that behind the uniform, is a human too. They’re not there to take care of some whiny neighbor complaints for not being invited in kids’ jamming sessions. More of these please.

We need more genuine folks like this man in the academy. Respect 🙏🏼

Ayeee!!! Shout out to Deputy Garcia!! We need more law enforcers like him.🎸💯👍

That’s an actual policeman not just a cop he is a community member good to see this human side of the job .

now that officer has his head on right! he's a role model for officers everywhere! big salute to this officer!

Mid 90s LA County Sheriffs always shut us down and told us "amps were illegal" and all sorts of other bullshit. Kudos to this deputy for encouraging them.

"Alright, that's a wrap. Get down and put your hands behind your back".

Best answer I heard a cop ever give. “I didn’t join up to be a cop just go out and arrest as many people as possible”

God bless that peace officer. true warrior of Rock.

Great for the community. Well done sir. ❤️🇺🇸❤️

Now that cop is an example of professionalism, and good taste.

Nobody had an issue with the jamming, it was him shotgunning beers and biting the head off a bat that unnerved people.

Good to see some positive interactions. This guy definitely made a positive impression on these young men. 👍👍

That's absolutely phenomenal! What a cool dude! I agree, music is very important and playing an instrument is an super fun and creative thing to do! Love that dude! 👍🏻

"Overwhelming love for people" Why can't all cops be like this outstanding deputy?

“I didn’t become a police officer to arrest a bunch of people. I became an officer because I have an overwhelming love for people” amen to that y’all like that is the heart of humanity right there. Love one another, stand up for all.

A lot of other cops can learn from this great officer

I love this guy and I love this band. This made me so happy this morning.

Good story, but damn the lying media - there wasn't a noise complaint.

Deputy Garcia is a credit to his department, and an asset to the community he serves. 👍🏼to Deputy Garcia.

Decades ago I played in a band and we practiced in one member's house in a residential neighborhood. We went round to all the neighbors giving them contact information and asking them to reach out if we ever got too loud. Of course they NEVER took us up on this and would just call in noise complaints. When the cops showed up, they would usually sit and listen for a couple songs, give us some feedback, and THEN tell us to shut it down. It was always a positive interaction. I can't imagine it would go down that way in that neighborhood today.

“I became a police officer because I absolutely have an overwhelming love for people.” Damn

As a fellow guitarist I have only one thing to say... please keep up the good work officer Garcia.

I'm old. . .seeing a group of Hispanic kids playing metal and wearing a Kiss shirt makes a smile!

This the coolest thing I seen all 2022 so far🙌🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥🔥

That's a great police officer, helping to keep the kids out of the streets and gangs. Kids should always be encouraged to be into music, sports , art, etc. Not told to stop having fun and then one thing leads to another. Great Video really awesome everyone should see and act this way.

Sheriff: The Offpring? Sure...... *These kids are alright*

It wasn't a noise complaint they were wrapping up an investigation. Still very cool story. Shows cops aren't all heartless.

This is what keeping the peace is all about! This officer rocks!

You can def see those kids were inspired and down with his visit. Good man and Good kids practicing their talents.

And thats how you improve your community relations.well done young man.

He should have played some " breaking the law"

This is so awesome! This is a true police officer.. I remember when I was a kid an d was jamming outside with my friends, the cops came.... said it sounded great but they had to shut us down. They had us play one more song and watched. It was pretty cool of them to give us a little bit longer!

Bless you Sir, you are a shining example of how helpful, inspiring and community-caring a Police Officer CAN be. My goodness, in these difficult times in our world, when many ordinary, everyday, law-abiding citizens have learned to become frightened of the Police, because, sadly, they have had good reason to be. In THIS EXACT environment, this is EXACTLY what a Police Officer needs to be. This lovely man (& Policeman) said, "I became a cop because I have an overwhelming love for people." WOW, I don't think I've ever heard a Policeman or Policewoman echo such sentiments. When I learned that men and women who become Police officers no longer take the official oath "To swear to protect the public trust" (i.e. all of us citizens) and instead they now swear to "Uphold the law" (& some other twisted words) - the "Law" is whatever corrupt politicians want it to be, in TRUTH. ANYWAY, THANKYOU OFFICER, for being who you are, especially. Also THANK GOODNESS FOR HUMANS LIKE YOURSELF. You Sir, are a true Policeman who's outstanding morals and integrity ACTUALLY KEEP THE PEACE. You sir, are awesome 👮‍♀️👮❤😊

That’s a good police officer. We need more like him

I was lucky enough to go on a ride along with Deputy Garcia out in Compton. He is definitely one hell of a person!

Real Americans playing rock n roll. This story made my day! Thanks for posting

Awesome video. God bless the officer, and I hope the band does really well! Best wishes to all.

Some cops are still human lol, thats bdass bro. Much respect to you for encouraging the youth