Police intervened after they bumped into a pizza delivery driver who was only tipped $2 after hiking through a snowstorm in an ‘affluent’ neighborhood.
Over the past week, many parts of the US have been hit with the deep freeze – but that doesn’t mean the work stops for service providers.
In Indiana, Connor Stephanoff was filmed walking in the treacherous conditions battering Brownsburg with pizza in hand, ready to deliver it to customers.
As per footage captured by Avon Police Department Lieutenant Richard Craig, the Rock Star Pizza employee had initially driven to complete the order, but was forced to walk the final bit after a crashed school bus blocked the snow-covered road.
@officercraig $2 TIP SHOULD BE A CRIME! Whoever did this: #SHAMEFUL ROCKSTAR PIZZA HAS A ROCKSTAR DRIVER. (Brownsburg, IN.) This guy is a RARE breed. During today’s all day snowstorm, crashes and slideoffs were coming in near 30 calls an hour. This school bus had a minor crash. The bus slid backwards and sideways down a hill and gets stuck, blocking this neighborhood street, and making it completely impassable. The roads were so bad, it took us 20 min. to get 3-4 miles. THIS #DELIVERYDRIVER pulled up before officers arrived. The delivery was about 1/4 mile past where the bus was blocking the street. This young man did not allow this to discourage him. He didn’t call his manager to complain, he didn’t call the customer and tell them their $40 pizza order could not be delivered. Oh no. THIS MAN IS BUILT DIFFERENT. He would not be discouraged by the obstacles he was encountering, which included a 1/2 mile hike round trip in the cold, wet snow. He parked his vehicle at the top of the hill, got out, wearing grey sweats, Nikes, and NO COAT nor GLOVES. He grabbed this RockstarPizza, and took off hiking thru the very cold, and wet snow with the pizza in tow. It was the beginning of his shift at 4:30p on a Friday afternoon, BUT he was determined this family got their pizza. This is in a more affluent neighborhood, and I’m sure he thought he would be rewarded properly for his RARE display of PRIDE and DEDICATION to his work- that is often times not seen by some of his generation. But more so, he wanted to ensure this family got their pizza to their door! So they did not have to leave the confines of their warm, comfortable, AND VERY NICE home. He got my attention as I see him walking in the middle of street after he made the delivery. I said outloud “what does this guy think he is doing?” As I initially thought he was a neighbor coming to “rubberneck” the crash. The bus driver told me he walked by once and was delivering a pizza. I didn’t believe that fully because what young pizza delivery guy in 2025 would do this??? None that I know! Not believing it completely, I hit RECORD and ask this young man. I was dumbfounded and in disbelief when he confirmed. But most of all – I was impressed- AND STILL AM! I’m proud to witness this firsthand. But my excitement and pride quickly turned to frustration when I asked him about his tip. WHO TIPS A GUY WHO RISKS EVERYTHING TO DRIVE FOOD TO YOUR DOOR LIKE THIS?? Let alone, gets out to hike it to you while every road was nearly impassable! I REALLY HOPE this algorithm is good enough that whomever DID THIS, SEES THIS! You should be ashamed of yourself whoever u are!! SHAME ON YOU. A $40 pizza delivered and a $2 tip! EVERYONE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD CAN AFFORD IT. AND IF THEY CANT, STOP ORDERING PIZZA YOU CANT AFFORD! After processing he only received $2, and what I just witnessed, I reached for my own wallet. To PAY THE TIP FOR SOMEONE THAT PROBABLY MAKES DOUBLE MY SALARY. But I did not want this young man discouraged. Unfortunately my wallet was in my Tahoe, which was at the top of the big hill. I quickly as I could chased him down up the hill giving him the little cash I had in my wallet. (About $15) HE DESERVED MUCH MORE. Not sure who this guy is, BUT IF YOU DO, PLZ TAG HIM, SHOW HIM SOME ❤️❤️❤️ AND GIVE HIM THE RECOGNITION HE DESERVES! Well done sir.🫡#IncredibleWork #Rockstar #Brownsburg #Indiana #delivery #Driver #snow #PizzaGuy #pizza @Dave Portnoy #LifeLawAndFootball #dedicated #workethic @Pat McAfee Show Clips
Lieutenant Craig was also on hand to help residents navigate the road, when he advised the pizza deliverer to get to safety.
Stephanoff told the police officer he had to walk in the snow to complete his $40 delivery.
“Did you get a good tip?” Craig asked, to which Stephanoff replied: “Two dollars.”
Completely stunned, the police officer said: “Two dollars? Are you kidding me? Cold-blooded! Two dollars. Look at this man. This man walked through hell and high water to deliver a pizza.”
In the description to the now-viral TikTok video, Lieutenant provided more context to the situation.
“It was the beginning of his shift at 4:30p on a Friday afternoon, BUT he was determined this family got their pizza,” he wrote.
“This is in a more affluent neighborhood, and I’m sure he thought he would be rewarded properly for his RARE display of PRIDE and DEDICATION to his work- that is often times not seen by some of his generation.
“But more so, he wanted to ensure this family got their pizza to their door! So they did not have to leave the confines of their warm, comfortable, AND VERY NICE home.”
Feeling a bit sorry for the lad, Craig gave Stephanoff $15 and also set up a GoFundMe page.
As of Saturday (January), that fundraiser has surpassed a whopping $16,000.
Rockstar Pizza, Stephanoff’s employer, wrote on Facebook: “I think what makes this story resonate is that at one time or another, any of us who has worked in a customer service position, has been Connor. We’ve gone over & above what anyone could ever ask of us, and the effort wasn’t appreciated.
“If not for Officer Craig, this would have just been another delivery shift for Connor.
“From the bottom of our heart, thank you for showing Connor so much love & support. You have no idea how much this positively affects his family.”
