Police flooded with offers to ‘help’ after truck spills cases of beer in college town

OXFORD, Miss. (Gray News) – Many people appeared ready to pitch in when a truck spilled cases of beer in a college town, despite police’s adamance that no help was needed.

The police department in Oxford, Mississippi, reported a roadway was closed after an 18-wheeler had lost some of its load Wednesday, spilling boxes of beer.

In the photos shared by the police department on Facebook, cases of Natural Light, Bud Light, Corona, Michelob Ultra and Modelo are seen covering the street and sidewalk.

“And no, you cannot come help ‘clean it up,’” the police department said.

However, the comments section on the Facebook post disagreed.

“I mean, it could get cleaned up faster with some assistance,” one comment said. “I’ve never turned down free help.”

The University of Mississippi – Ole Miss is located in Oxford and students are already on campus with move-ins having started Aug. 14.

Many in the comments were astonished that there weren’t “swarms of students” coming to the department’s “rescue.”

“Frat house could’ve had that cleaned up before police arrived,” one comment said.

Many others offered their own “assistance” in cleaning up the mess. They only asked for a few cases in return for their good service.

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