A Florida food delivery driver was accused of stealing money from a restaurant, according to recent reports.
MX Tacos in Orlando, Florida, posted about the theft on Facebook on Sunday, saying the man – believed to be an Uber Eats driver – took money directly from the restaurant’s tip jar on Friday night.
The incident was captured on video by the restaurant’s security camera.
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Ryan Manning, the owner of MX Tacos, told WESH 2 News that only about $ 20 was taken out of the tipping pot. Even if it’s not much, that money still makes a difference to your employees.
A delivery driver in Orlando, Florida, was charged with stealing $ 20 in cash from a restaurant’s tipping pot on Friday. (iStock)
“Having that little bit of extra money in my employees’ pockets is definitely important for them, and for me too,” Manning told the station.
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According to the security footage obtained by WESH 2 News, the driver appears to wipe his hands with a paper towel as he approaches the cashier. With no one else in the room, the man then appears to put his hand on the tip jar and crumple the money on the paper towel.
“It was very good, which almost makes me think it was done before because of how good it was,” Manning told WESH 2 News.
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In a comment on MX Taco’s Facebook post, the restaurant said it was working with the police and Uber to investigate the theft.
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“I don’t want this to happen to other companies and other restaurant employees,” Manning told WESH 2 News.
An Uber spokesman told Fox News that the driver no longer has access to the app.
“What has been described is completely unacceptable,” said the spokesman. “The delivery partner’s access to the application has been removed and we will work with legal authorities on their investigation.”