"Don't look at me!"
Posted on 12/22/2025 4:53:11 AM PST by Red Badger
Amazon has apologized after a third-party delivery driver was caught on home security video allegedly stealing a family’s cat in a Los Angeles suburb earlier this month.
The incident happened Dec. 11 in Lakewood, according to a report from KTLA-TV.
Diane Huff-Medina shared video footage showing an Amazon Flex worker delivering a package to her home.
The man was seen placing the package at the front door and taking a photo to confirm delivery.
Moments later, the family’s cat, Piper, approached the delivery driver. Piper, a Siamese mix, appeared friendly as the man crouched down to pet her.
According to the video, the delivery driver then picked up the cat by the scruff of her neck.
He was seen carrying Piper to his vehicle before driving away.
Huff-Medina told KTLA that Piper has lived with her and her three sons for six years.
VIDEO AT LINK..........
She said the cat is microchipped but was not wearing a collar at the time of the incident. Huff-Medina did not realize Piper was gone until the next day.
The woman only discovered what happened after reviewing footage from her Ring doorbell camera.
Amazon responded to the incident in a statement provided to KTLA.
“This was a horrible act, and we’ve apologized to Ms. Huff-Medina,” Amazon spokesman Louie Tran said.
Tran added that the Amazon Flex delivery partner involved is no longer eligible to deliver to customers.
Authorities confirmed the driver has been identified and that charges are pending.
Tran said Amazon is working with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department during the investigation.
Huff-Medina said the situation has been especially difficult for her children.
She told KTLA that their father died a few years ago, making the loss even more painful.
“It’s a helpless feeling because we watched her get taken, so I don’t know where she is or if she’s OK,” Huff-Medina said.
She added that her children repeatedly ask if Piper has come home.
Huff-Medina shared the video of the driver on Facebook to ask her community for help.
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Diane Huff Medina December 14 at 3:46 PM · UPDATE 12/18: Amazon and law enforcement know who he is. Charges are being filed. I have not been successful in speaking with anyone at Amazon who can give me information. We do not have Piper back. I am hopeful we can still find her. An Amazon delivery person took our cat, Piper, after he dropped off a package on Thursday evening. We just want her back home safely. We are working with Amazon and local law enforcement, but haven’t had much support in getting help from either one Amazon has identified the driver but has not been able to get ahold of them. If anyone has any tips on what we can do, let us know! Feel free to share. Thank you! ABC7 Amazon.com Amazon Prime KTLA 5 News
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She said the family just wants Piper returned home safely.
In a comment on the post on Wednesday, she wrote, “The person responsible was found and charges are being filed. Piper is still missing.”
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
“”You have obviously never had a cat.””
Never my choice - my daughter had two that we inherited when she got married and her husband had two and they didn’t want to UPSET the critters so she left and her two cats remained.
Never taught them to stay off COUNTER TOPS, tables, etc.!! They learned there was a new boss in town and scattered from counter tops or table tops when I entered the room...
No thanks! Dogs - I’ll take any kind but not one of those ugly chihuahuas - poor excuse for a dog - in reality - ANY SMALL DOG - the yippy kind...the smaller, the more noise!!
Yeah, my next-door neighbor girlfriend
and I were trying to break up the fight
between our cats. Hers was the Siamese.
The cat fight did stop.
Parents weren’t home at the time.
And I put as much methylate/Mercurochrome on it as I could stand.
I was so afraid my dad was gonna pour the whole
bottle on it when he got home. HaHa
Nevertheless, the likelihood that a hawk, coyote, or delivery driver will take your cat from *inside* the house is a risk that is approaching zero.
You’re welcome.
"Don't look at me!"
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