Grub Hub delivery driver attacks local restaurant owner, Atlanta police say

NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Grub Hub is responding after police accused one among their meals supply drivers of attacking and robbing a Sandy Springs Restaurant proprietor.

Cops arrested Abedal Ebeid, 32, of Marietta on Jan. 10. He’s charged with disorderly conduct-disturbing peace.

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Investigators accuse him of getting into Aldo’s Italian Restaurant that very same day, earlier than 5 p.m. when the restaurant opens to a dinner crowd.

The proprietor instructed Channel 2′s Courtney Francisco he allowed the person in to choose up an order for a buyer and that’s when he attacked. The proprietor fought again, and the attacker ran off.

The proprietor known as 911 throughout the robber and officers mentioned they have been capable of make a fast arrest.

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Grub Hub spokesperson Liza Dee wrote in an announcement, “We have now completely no tolerance for misconduct.”

In keeping with Dee, the corporate eliminated the motive force from the platform.

“Earlier than any companion begins delivering with us, we do intensive motorcar and felony background checks,” mentioned Dee.

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Channel 2 requested what the favored meals supply apps do to guard folks from harmful drivers.

Door Sprint issued this assertion:

“Each mentioned drivers full background and motorcar checks in addition to confirm their identities. If an individual’s background verify exhibits any convictions, they aren’t employed. Along with that, if the background verify exhibits any prices for violent crimes, they aren’t employed. So, even when a possible rent is charged however not but convicted of a violent crime, the platform ought to weed that individual out of the hiring course of.”

We’re nonetheless ready for statements from Postmates and Uber Eats.

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