Terrika Currence of Ellenwood says her daughter screamed: ‘The Amazon man stole our puppy!” Video exhibits Currence opening the again door of an Amazon van and confronting the motive force.
A lady in Georgia says an Amazon driver tried to steal her household’s puppy from their entrance yard and now police are investigating the case.
Terrika Currence reported an tried theft after a driver delivered gadgets to her home within the Atlanta suburb of Ellenwood, and her daughter instructed her that somebody was “stealing their canine” − a purple nostril pitbull, in response to a Henry County Police Department incident report obtained by USA TODAY on Tuesday.
“As I open the door to put the package in the house, and the dog food, my daughter screams and says, ‘The Amazon guy stole our puppy!'” she told WSB-TV.
An Amazon spokesperson told USA TODAY that the driver no longer works for the company and that they had reached out to law enforcement handling the case.
Police did not say whether the driver had been arrested or if charges were pending.
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Woman shares video of the encounter
Video that Currence provided to WSB-TV shows her opening the back door of a tan Amazon van and confronting the driver.
In the footage she yells at the driver, saying Amazon took the dog from her yard. She claims the puppy was placed on the truck.
“As soon as I opened the truck, he has the puppy inside of a bin. I had to grab the puppy and get him off the truck,” Currence instructed the outlet.
Currence then tells the motive force to “put the canine again.”
At one level within the video, the a brown canine is seen walking towards Currence as she continues to movie the incident and pulls the canine out of the van.
Amazon says driver is not with the corporate
Amazon spokesperson Austin Stowe instructed USA TODAY the motive force is not with the corporate however didn’t say whether or not the motive force give up or had been fired.
“We’ve apologized to the client and glad their canine was returned unhurt,” Stowe mentioned. “The driver concerned is not delivering for Amazon and we have reached out to regulation enforcement to help as they examine.”
Drivers who ship packages for Amazon should not employed instantly by Amazon, in response to the corporate’s web site and work for Delivery Service Partners (DSPs).
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and comply with her on X @nataliealund.
