PLANTATION, Fla. – An Uber driver was arrested Tuesday, more than a week after she burglarized the Plantation home of one of her customers, authorities said.
The incident was reported early Jan. 30 at a home in the area of Southwest 59th Avenue and 16th Court.
Brandi Begerow, 33, of Hialeah, was arrested Tuesday at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, while she was visiting a friend, police said.
According to an incident report, the victim took an Uber from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport early in the morning to his home in Plantation after flying in from New York.
Surveillance video from his home shows him and a woman, believed to be Begerow, going inside.
Police said Begerow stayed at the home for a couple of hours and then came outside through the open garage. Police said Begerow backed her car halfway through the driveway and then left.
The victim told detectives that he woke up later that morning to find that his garage had been rummaged through and items were missing.
"I woke up at like 3 in the afternoon, and I wasn't even sure where I was at first," the man told Local 10 News reporter Michael Seiden in a telephone interview.
The victim, who asked not to be identified, said Begerow offered him water after picking him up. He believes she drugged him.
"I shouldn't have drank that," the man said.
The man said he let Begerow inside to use the bathroom, but he doesn't remember much after that.
Among the items stolen were a handgun from under his mattress, a small safe and a bag containing a GoPro with accessories.
The man said $60 in cash was also taken from his wallet that was left on the kitchen counter. But that wasn't all that was stolen.
"She went into my filing cabinet and took my tax returns from 2012 to 2015," the man said.
Begerow faces charges of armed burglary and grand theft of a firearm.
The victim said he hopes others will learn from his mistake.
"Why would you let a stranger into your house?" Seiden asked.
"Because I'm a nice guy and I didn't think there was any harm," the man said.
Uber said Begerow's app has been disabled.