Uber Eats driver caught swiping packages from reception after dropping off McDonald's delivery

13.11.2022 - 20:25 / dailyrecord.co.uk

Cameras caught the shocking moment an Uber Eats driver stole three parcels from an apartment building reception after dropping off a McDonald's order.

A resident who lives in the luxury apartment block at 49 Hurst Street, Liverpool had ordered a sausage and egg McMuffin on Uber Eats on Saturday, November 5.

At 10:44am, the woman headed downstairs to meet the Uber Eats rider, who had a Deliveroo rucksack, and collect her McDonald's meal at the building's reception area. After the tenant gave him an 81p tip and headed back up to her flat, the delivery man was caught on CCTV swiping a number of parcels from a nearby coffee table.

Later on, another person living in the apartment complex told the building manager than her parcels had been delivered but that she couldn't find them. This prompted the worker to check the building's security cameras, catching the thief red-handed, the Liverpool Echo reports.

The building manager, who has worked in the apartment building since it was first built in 2019, said: "The tenant came to us saying she'd lost her parcels, even though there was proof of delivery, so we looked at the security cameras. There was quite a lot of footage to go through, but then we saw this delivery driver.

"Everyone in the office was just shocked, we couldn't believe what we watched. I was flabbergasted.

"You see delivery riders as being no different to the post man, people trust them and welcome them into their homes. This footage shows you just can't trust them or anybody. I want this to be a warning to people to make sure they keep an eye on delivery riders in the future."

The employee also shared the footage to social media, asking Uber Eats and Deliveroo to help catch the thief. Merseyside Police have also