From the New York Daily News A 24-year-woman hoping to catch an Uber ride home to Brooklyn after a night in the East Village stepped into the wrong car — and found herself robbed by an opportunistic creep who threatened to rape and shoot her, cops said Tuesday. The victim used her Uber phone app [...]
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 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 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 [...]
From People Harley Quinn Smith, daughter of director Kevin Smith, is sharing her scary run-in to prevent others from experiencing what she went through. The 16-year-old actress revealed she was almost "kidnapped" in Los Angeles when she was waiting for her Uber car service to arrive. "I was just standing outside a Starbucks in Brentwood, [...]
From News Channel 3 WREG Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis police are still looking for the person accused of posing as an Uber driver and robbing two people at gunpoint in the 3400 block of Lamar. Police said the two were leaving a strip club down the street when they came across a man with [...]
From NBC San Diego Several suspects were arrested early Saturday in San Diego’s College Area after they allegedly plotted to rob a victim by pretending to be Uber drivers, police said. The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said the robbery happened in the 5500 block of Baja Road and involved a group of four suspects [...]