From CBS 58 It was just another walk home for Jessica Gradney Saturday night, when she says a man pulled up beside her on the corner of Booth and Meinecke. "He asked if I had ordered an Uber, and I said no," she says. "Then, he said 'what's your name? I said Shannon, which was [...]
From FOX 5 DC GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Montgomery County police have arrested an Uber driver for attempted murder after police said he tried to shoot two officers with a homemade weapon. Police have charged 52-year-old Jonathan Hemming with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of attempted second-degree murder and other assault, firearms-related and [...]
From Click Orlando.com: The family of an Uber passenger killed in a deadly crash involving a Seminole County sheriff's patrol car has filed a negligence lawsuit against all of the parties involved. According to the Seminole County Clerk of Courts, the lawsuit was filed by the family of Corey Allicock, 28, who was killed in [...]
From the Washington Post Los Angeles police have arrested a man they say posed as an Uber driver and lured a woman waiting for a ride into his car, where he choked her unconscious several times and sexually assaulted her as police tried to rescue her. Police Chief Charlie Beck said Monday that 39-year-old Dartanyun Smith was arrested over the weekend [...]
From the Los Angeles Times Uber driver in Colorado was arrested Tuesday after he tried to break into the home of a passenger he had dropped off at an airport, Denver police said. Gerald Montgomery, 51, took the woman to Denver International Airport on Thursday, then returned to her home and “tried to break in [...]
From KHOU AUSTIN, Texas -- An Austin Lyft driver was arrested March 8 for drunk driving in North Austin while he had a passenger in the vehicle. The passenger was Alex Grant who's been a Lyft customer for two years. "I use Lyft almost every day to get to work," said Grant. Grant was picked [...]
From MassLive HAMDEN, CONN - Adding to Uber's publicity woes following a driver's deadly shooting spree in Michigan last week, police have arrested a man they say raped a woman while posing as a driver for the company. Hamden police arrested 29-year-old Ahmad Bahjat of New Haven on Friday, according to a story published by [...]
From ABC 7 There's a warning tonight to watch out for fake Uber drivers. One customer learned it the hard way after finding himself in an unsettling situation. In tonight's ABC7 Extra, we take a look at what happened and how to protect yourself. Uber is a ride sharing service. The company uses a smartphone [...]
From Metro News Toronto Toronto police are warning people to check the make and plate of strangers’ cars before jumping in after a report of someone impersonating an Uber driver began circulating online. “People need to take personal precautions, especially with Uber,” said Chris Boddy, an inspector with the Toronto police customer service unit. “Even [...]
From CBS Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The murder of a man driving a car with an Uber decal has raised security concerns. He was shot and killed at Griffin Avenue and North Broadway in Lincoln Heights early Tuesday morning. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the 35-year-old victim was not an Uber driver but had [...]
