Officials: Amazon driver charged with stealing French bulldog while delivering packages

SPRING HILL, Fla. — An Amazon driver has been charged with grand theft for stealing a French bulldog while delivering packages last month in Spring Hill, Florida.

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The dog’s owner told Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies that she let her dog, Kali, outside just after 9 a.m. on Dec. 22. She later noticed that her dog had escaped the back yard. The owner spoke with a neighbor, who said they saw the dog walk up to a man wearing an Amazon uniform, and that the man had just delivered a package in the area. The man interacted with the dog before driving off, with the dog following behind the vehicle.

Another neighbor said they saw a man stop his car at Larkenheath Drive, put the dog in the backseat and drive off, the sheriff’s office said.

Nearly a month later, on Jan. 16, investigators were able to identify the man as Reinier Revilla, according to the news station. When detectives went to his house in Tampa, he reportedly told them he still had the dog.

Later that day, Kali was found at a nearby house and eventually returned to her owner, WFLA reported.

On Jan. 17, investigators obtained a warrant for Revilla’s arrest. He turned himself in on Jan. 19, the sheriff’s office said. He was charged with grand theft, and was released from jail on a $5,000 bond.

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