{"id":414956,"date":"2022-03-12T03:24:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T00:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/uber-eats-driver-who-stole-brooklyn-womans-dog-turns-himself-in\/"},"modified":"2022-03-12T03:24:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T00:24:06","slug":"uber-eats-driver-who-stole-brooklyn-womans-dog-turns-himself-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uber-eats-driver-who-stole-brooklyn-womans-dog-turns-himself-in\/","title":{"rendered":"#Uber Eats driver who &#8216;stole&#8217; Brooklyn woman&#8217;s dog turns himself in"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2571f28bdc0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2571f28bdc0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uber-eats-driver-who-stole-brooklyn-womans-dog-turns-himself-in\/#%E2%80%9CUber_Eats_driver_who_%E2%80%98stole_Brooklyn_womans_dog_turns_himself_in%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Uber Eats driver who &#8216;stole&#8217; Brooklyn woman&#8217;s dog turns himself in&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUber_Eats_driver_who_%E2%80%98stole_Brooklyn_womans_dog_turns_himself_in%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Uber Eats driver who &#8216;stole&#8217; Brooklyn woman&#8217;s dog turns himself in&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Collared!<\/p>\n<p>An Uber Eats driver who allegedly dogn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed a Brooklyn woman\u2019s puppy for more than three days turned himself in to police Friday, according to cops and the pet owner.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Gardner, 32, of East Flatbush surrendered himself at the 70th precinct around noon and was charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m definitely happy. All my nerves and anxiety went away when I found out he turned himself in,\u201d the dog owner, Melanie Polanco, 22, told The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want him to do his time, I want him to get punished for what he did, because he did it with intent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gardner allegedly snatched Polanco\u2019s adorable 6-month-old Cocker Spaniel Poodle mix, Ella, in a hallway of her Flatbush apartment building Saturday, then bizarrely paid a man to return her three days later.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uber-eats-dognap.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21503755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uber-eats-dognap.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uber-eats-dognap.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uber-eats-dognap.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uber-eats-dognap.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Uber Eats driver Michael Gardner turned himself in to police for allegedly stealing Melanie Polanco\u2019s dog Ella from her apartment building. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Polanco first realized Ella was missing Saturday evening after Gardner delivered a pizza to her home \u2014\u00a0 then allegedly spotted him on surveillance footage making off with the pup, she said.<\/p>\n<p>She believes Ella, who was not wearing a collar, slipped out of her apartment and into the hallway when she briefly left the door ajar.<\/p>\n<p>After seeing himself on the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, Gardner called Polanco on Tuesday and told her he took the pooch because he thought she was \u201clost, \u201d Polanco said. He allegedly paid a man to bring the dog back to later that day, she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uber-eats-dognap-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ella\" class=\"wp-image-21503771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uber-eats-dognap-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uber-eats-dognap-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uber-eats-dognap-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Michael Gardner called Melanie Polanco after seeing himself on the news and said he only took the dog because he thought she was lost, he then paid a man to return Ella. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango \/<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uber-eats-dognap-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Melanie Polanco\" class=\"wp-image-21503778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uber-eats-dognap-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uber-eats-dognap-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uber-eats-dognap-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uber-eats-dognap-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Melanie Polanco says she is relieved Michael Gardner is arrested. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango \/<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Friday, Polanco said she\u2019s relieved Gardner was arrested but still plans to file a restraining order against him.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cI can breathe now. I don\u2019t have to worry that he\u2019s out there knowing my address and everything,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gardner was grounded by Uber as it investigated the alleged heist earlier this week.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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An Uber Eats driver who allegedly dognapped a Brooklyn woman\u2019s puppy for more than three days turned himself in to police Friday, according to cops and the pet owner. 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