A Santa Ana, California, City Council member implored a police officer to "have some respect for my community" after he found the officer blaring Disney songs late Monday, video shows.
The video, posted to the YouTube channel Santa Ana Audits, which is dedicated to posting videos of police officers' interactions with the public, shows a cluster of police cars with their lights on. The patrol cars are surrounding a white car.
Not long after the person starts recording, very loud music starts blaring from one of the patrol cars — first "You’ve Got a Friend in Me," from "Toy Story," then "We Don't Talk About Bruno," from "Encanto."
The officer apparently was playing the music in hope that the video, if it were uploaded to YouTube, would be removed because it included copyrighted music.
The officer continues playing Disney music from his car — "Reflection," from "Mulan," and finally, "Un Poco Loco," from "Coco."
Council member Johnathan Ryan Hernandez then arrives at the scene and approaches an officer.
"What’s going on with the music? Why are you doing this?" he asks.
"This is my district," Hernandez says. "I’m embarrassed that this is how you’re treating my neighbors. There’s children here. Have some respect for my community."
"Do you live here?" he asks the officer. The officer answers that he does not.
"Well, maybe you should treat us with respect," Hernandez said.
The officer apologizes and says he realizes what he did was a mistake.
Hernandez did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On Wednesday, Santa Ana police said in a statement that they aware of the video.
"We are committed to serving our community and we understand the concerns as it relates to the video," the statement said. "Our department is committed to conducting complete, thorough, and objective investigations."
Police Chief David Valentin added, "My expectation is that all police department employees perform their duties with dignity and respect in the community we are hired to serve."