{"id":1129003,"date":"2021-12-17T15:59:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T20:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1129003"},"modified":"2021-12-17T15:59:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T20:59:18","slug":"racist-pigs-purple-haired-delivery-driver-allegedly-smashes-elderly-couples-groceries-over-pro-police-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/racist-pigs-purple-haired-delivery-driver-allegedly-smashes-elderly-couples-groceries-over-pro-police-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Racist Pigs:\u2019 Purple-Haired Delivery Driver Allegedly Smashes Elderly Couple\u2019s Groceries Over Pro-Police Sign"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fracist-pigs-purple-haired-delivery-driver-allegedly-smashes-elderly-couples-groceries-over-pro-police-sign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1129003&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A purple-haired Instacart driver in Minnesota allegedly drove her car over an elderly couple\u2019s groceries after delivering them and left an expletive-laden note after seeing their sign thanking the police last week, according to law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>The couple said they had placed an order for delivery from a local Cub Foods in Coon Rapids, a suburb north of Minneapolis, to be delivered on Monday of last week, the Blaine Police Department said.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the residents came outside because they were concerned the Instacart driver would get stuck in their snowy driveway, but when they came out, she yelled at them.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, Tara Olivia Plum, 36, allegedly yelled at the couple to check inside of the Christmas wreath on their front door. There they found a vulgar note scrawled on a receipt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstacart doesn\u2019t pay employees. Sry [sorry] find another slave,\u201d the purple-haired suspect allegedly wrote on the receipt, according to a photo of the message, which also featured the phrases \u201cf*** the police\u201d and \u201cracist pigs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also ran over about $50 in groceries she had delivered, the couple said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey also reported the driver was driving back and forth in the driveway. \u2026 After the delivery driver left they found that their groceries had been run over in the driveway,\u201d police said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=210689034569791&amp;set=pcb.210691144569580\">press release<\/a> on the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Police posted a photo of the destroyed groceries to Facebook. Coffee creamer, bananas, and soda appear to be included in the pile of ruined food.<\/p>\n<p>Plum lashed out at the couple over their sign reading \u201cThank you Blaine P.D,\u201d Police Chief Brian Podany said.<\/p>\n<p>The sign also included a heart with the \u201cThin Blue Line\u201d flag, which signifies support for the police.<\/p>\n<p>Instacart <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kare11.com\/article\/news\/local\/police-couple-claims-grocery-delivery-destroyed-over-law-enforcement-support\/89-00795982-1437-46d5-a442-d6f34719df1c\">said<\/a> Plum has since been fired as an Instacart driver. The delivery service also said it refunded the couple for their grocery order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re appalled by the unacceptable actions of this shopper, who has been removed from the Instacart platform as a result,\u201d Instacart said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019ve been in direct contact with the customers to refund their order and provide additional resources. We\u2019ll continue to provide support to the impacted customers and will also work directly with local law enforcement on any investigations into this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amber Gray, who appears to be someone close with the couple, started a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/ksezvv-grocery-fund?member=15866435&amp;sharetype=teams&amp;utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer\">GoFundMe<\/a> for their grocery bills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTara probably doesn\u2019t 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,\u201d Gray <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10308943\/Minneapolis-Instacart-driver-DESTROYS-elderly-couples-groceries-pro-police-sign-yard.html\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The fundraiser raised nearly $14,000 before the family closed the page, saying they are \u201chumbled by the overwhelming support and generosity\u201d and \u201cno longer feel comfortable accepting more donations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re law enforcement. We get not everybody likes us, we understand that. But don\u2019t take that out on innocent people out there, especially people who are trying to contribute to this person\u2019s livelihood,\u201d Podany <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/police-instacart-driver-ran-over-groceries-over-thank-you-blaine-pd-sign?fbclid=IwAR0mxyYrzt8C2xOijrV9ptULijEHb42qy6usnMoOBudPKIzzMScSPbHqLNk\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A purple-haired Instacart driver in Minnesota allegedly drove her car over an elderly couple\u2019s groceries after delivering them and left an expletive-laden note after seeing their sign thanking the police last week, according to law enforcement.The couple said they had placed an order for delivery from a local Cub Foods in Coon Rapids, a suburb north of Minneapolis, to be delivered on Monday of last week, the Blaine Police Department said.Police said the residents came outside because they were concerned the Instacart driver would get stuck in their snowy driveway, but when they came out, she yelled at them.The suspect, Tara Olivia Plum, 36, allegedly yelled at the couple to check inside of the Christmas wreath on their front door. There they found a vulgar note scrawled on a receipt.\u201cInstacart doesn\u2019t pay employees. Sry [sorry] find another slave,\u201d the purple-haired suspect allegedly wrote on the receipt, according to a photo of the message, which also featured the phrases \u201cf*** the police\u201d and \u201cracist pigs.\u201dShe also ran over about $50 in groceries she had delivered, the couple said.\u201cThey also reported the driver was driving back and forth in the driveway. \u2026 After the delivery driver left they found that their groceries had been run over in the driveway,\u201d police said in a press release on the incident.Police posted a photo of the destroyed groceries to Facebook. Coffee creamer, bananas, and soda appear to be included in the pile of ruined food.Plum lashed out at the couple over their sign reading \u201cThank you Blaine P.D,\u201d Police Chief Brian Podany said.The sign also included a heart with the \u201cThin Blue Line\u201d flag, which signifies support for the police.Instacart said Plum has since been fired as an Instacart driver. The delivery service also said it refunded the couple for their grocery order.\u201cWe\u2019re appalled by the unacceptable actions of this shopper, who has been removed from the Instacart platform as a result,\u201d Instacart said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019ve been in direct contact with the customers to refund their order and provide additional resources. We\u2019ll continue to provide support to the impacted customers and will also work directly with local law enforcement on any investigations into this matter.\u201dAmber Gray, who appears to be someone close with the couple, started a GoFundMe for their grocery bills.\u201cTara probably doesn\u2019t 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,\u201d Gray wrote.The fundraiser raised nearly $14,000 before the family closed the page, saying they are \u201chumbled by the overwhelming support and generosity\u201d and \u201cno longer feel comfortable accepting more donations.\u201d\u201cWe\u2019re law enforcement. We get not everybody likes us, we understand that. But don\u2019t take that out on innocent people out there, especially people who are trying to contribute to this person\u2019s livelihood,\u201d Podany said.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1129003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1129003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1129003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1129003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1129003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}