Woman pulls gun when Uber driver refuses to take her dog for a ride, US cops say


Details of how investigators identified the suspect were not revealed, but the woman was arrested Oct 21 and charged with armed robbery, grand theft and providing false information during a law enforcement investigation, Polk County jail records show. — Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash

An Uber driver found himself facing the wrath of an armed and angry pet owner when he refused to take her dog for a ride, according to investigators in Florida.

The driver escaped unharmed, but was robbed of his cellphone during the dispute, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

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