Angie Harmon says individual delivering groceries fatally shot dog



Actress Angie Harmon, who has acted in shows such as "Rizzoli & Isles" and "Law & Order," noted on social media that an individual delivering groceries fatally shot her dog.

Harmon said that the person had not been scratched or bitten and acknowledged shooting the animal but claimed the act was in self-defense.

"This Easter weekend a man delivering groceries for Instacart shot & killed our precious Oliver. He got out of his car, delivered the food & THEN shot our dog. Our ring camera was charging in the house, which he saw & then knew he wasn't being recorded. The police let him go b/c he claimed 'self defense'. He did not have a scratch or bite on him nor were his pants torn," Harmon wrote in an Instagram post.

"He shot our dog with my daughters & myself at home & just kept saying, 'yeah, I shot your dog. Yeah I did.' We are completely traumatized & beyond devastated at the loss of our beloved boy & family member," she wrote. "He was shopping under a woman’s identity named Merle… the pic is on my story."

A People article last year, which discussed how Harmon took in and cared for a baby squirrel, noted that Harmon had three dogs and two cats.

"We were deeply saddened and disturbed to hear about this incident. We have no tolerance for violence of any kind, and the shopper account was immediately suspended from our platform. We have been in direct contact with the customer and are cooperating with law enforcement on their investigation," an Instacart representative noted in a statement, according to People.

"Upon arrival, officers located and spoke to all involved parties," the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department noted, according to wsoctv.com. "The investigation revealed that a delivery driver arrived at the residence to deliver consumable goods. The driver told officers that a dog attacked him while he was at the residence and that he defended himself by firing a single gunshot, striking and mortally wounding the dog. Another dog was present at the residence but did not attack. No criminal charges have been filed about this incident, and CMPD is not currently seeking any additional parties."

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Florida man shoots at Instacart driver's car mistakenly on his property; prosecutor orders probe after police closed case

Florida man shoots at Instacart driver's car mistakenly on his property; prosecutor orders probe after police closed case



A Florida prosecutor has ordered an investigation after a homeowner shot at a delivery vehicle that had mistakenly turned onto his property, WFLA reported Monday.

April 15, Waldes Thomas Jr. and 18-year-old girlfriend Diamond Darville were making an Instacart delivery when they mistook Antonio Caccavale's property in a Fort Lauderdale suburb for that of his neighbor, the Washington Post reported.

Caccavale reportedly shot at the couple's car after the couple had a verbal exchange with Caccavale's 12-year-old son, who had been instructed to ask the couple to leave the family's property.

Initially, police closed the case.

"Each party appeared justified in their actions based on the circumstances they perceived," a Davie Police Department's lead detective report acquired by the Tampa Bay Times said.

The report also said that without video, he could not determine if anyone involved had committed a crime.

Beyond the fact that the couple turned in to the wrong house, an exchange with the son occurred, and no one was physically injured, the accounts of each party diverge.

According to Caccavale, his son, whom he sent out to ask the couple to leave the property, yelled for help. Caccavale said he told the boy to run when he saw the car driving erratically, hitting objects.

Fearing for his life and the life of his son, Caccavale says he fired at the car's tires after the car drove toward him and ran over his foot.

According to Thomas and Darville, the people making the Instacart delivery, Caccavale approached them "aggressively" after the couple had put the car into reverse and hit a boulder. They also allege that Caccavale grabbed onto the driver door window.

Though the case was initially closed, Broward County State Attorney Harold Pryor, calling the incident "very disturbing," ordered police to open an investigation and legal review, the Post also reported.

"Once the police investigation is completed and forwarded to my office, prosecutors will conduct a thorough review of all of the facts presented, the evidence, and the applicable law," Pryor said in a statement acquired by the Post.

"Prosecutors will then make a decision about whether criminal charges should be filed."

Watch WFLA's coverage of a Broward County prosecutor ordering a probe into the confrontation between a homeowner and a couple attempting to make an Instacart delivery below.



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Delivery driver destroys elderly couple's groceries after discovering police 'thank you' sign in front yard — but the internet opens its pocketbooks to help



Police say a grocery delivery driver destroyed a Minnesota elderly couple's groceries after seeing a pro-police sign in their front yard.

Social media users, however, have rallied and donated thousands of dollars to the couple in support of them and in compensation for the sweet couple's bizarre and disturbing ordeal.

What are the details?

An Instacart delivery driver was said to have smashed the elderly couple's groceries after becoming enraged by a "thank you" sign to police in the customers' front yard and reportedly left a disturbing note for the elderly folks.

The incident took place earlier this month when the unnamed couple placed an Instacart order from their local grocery store.

The Instacart shopper, identified by her first name, Tara, was said to have shopped the couple's order and arrived at their home for drop-off.

When she arrived, however, she apparently became enraged after seeing a yard sign expressing gratitude for the local police department.

Amber Gray, a relative of the elderly couple, took to her Facebook page to recount her loved ones' experience.

“Today two of my elderly relatives were victims of a hateful act," she wrote. "Targeted because of a small yard sign supporting their local police department."

“These people are two of the most beautiful, generous, loving souls I’ve ever known," Gray's post continued. "This past year has been a rollercoaster of heartache and big life changes for them. Money is tight. Vulnerability is high. This morning they made an Instacart grocery purchase to be delivered to their door. Nothing crazy. Just a couple of bags worth. They received the usual notifications; Tara is shopping, Tara is on her way, Tara is in your neighborhood. Worried that Tara might struggle in their un-shoveled driveway, they rushed out to meet her.”

According to Gray, Tara's arrival took a turn for the worse.

“As they opened the door they heard Tara screaming for them to check inside their Christmas wreath,” she recalled. “It also seemed that she was stuck in the driveway, rocking the car back and forth to get free? Seeing no groceries anywhere they checked the wreath. To their utter disbelief they found a hateful note crudely scribbled on a random receipt. In harsh bold marker it read, ‘Instacart doesn’t pay employees sry find another slave f*** the police racist pigs.’”

Just a short time later, the couple discovered the groceries in the driveway — what Gray called "casualties of Tara's hateful act."

“She wasn’t stuck after all, she was running their groceries over," Gray added. “Tara probably doesn’t know how carefully those $50 in groceries were budgeted for. Or how devastating the recent medical diagnosis has been. Or how scared and vulnerable her vile act of hatred made them feel. My heart breaks for my loved ones.”

What else?

In a statement, Blaine Police Chief Brian Podany said that the woman's behavior is "really uncalled for."

“We’ve seen things with signs in the past, but something this brazen is really unfortunate and really uncalled for,” Podany said.

The woman, a 36-year-old from Coon Rapids, has reportedly refused to speak with law enforcement in connection with the incident.

“We’re in law enforcement, we get not everybody likes us, we understand that, but don’t take that out on innocent people out there, especially people who are trying to contribute to this person’s livelihood,“ Podany added.

According to a report from KMSP-TV, Instacart got involved when the company heard the news and refunded the elderly couple's grocery order. The company also announced that it dismissed the shopper in question.

“We’re appalled by the unacceptable actions of this shopper, who has been removed from the Instacart platform as a result,” the company said in a statement on the hateful incident. “We’ve been in direct contact with the customers to refund their order and provide additional resources. We’ll continue to provide support to the impacted customers and will also work directly with local law enforcement on any investigations into this matter.”

A GoFundMe page set up to benefit the couple has received more than $12,000 at the time of this reporting.

It is unclear at the time of this reporting whether the former Instacart shopper will face any charges in connection with the incident.

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