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 NBC Los Angeles An Uber driver who was on his way to pick up passengers after watching the Super Bowl at a bar was arrested Sunday north of Los Angeles with a blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal limit, police said. Robert Wing, a 46-year-old Simi Valley resident, was stopped by police [...]
From KTLA 5 An Uber driver was facing DUI and resisting arrest charges Thursday after driving through a red light and slamming into a party bus in downtown San Diego, police said. The crash took place just before midnight Wednesday near the intersection of Sixth Avenue and F Street, said Lt. Dan Smyth with the San [...]
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 the Cape Cod Times BARNSTABLE — A 39-year-old Bourne man who, according to his attorney, worked as a driver for the Uber ride-sharing service pleaded not guilty Thursday in Barnstable Superior Court to rape and assault charges. Yves Goin had been indicted Dec. 11 by a Barnstable County grand jury on one count of [...]
From the Athens Banner-Herald An Uber driver has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an Athens woman after giving her a ride last month. John M. Kamens, 49, of Statham allegedly provided a ride to the 28-year-old Uber customer on Dec. 14 and later burglarized her home and sexually assaulted her, Athens-Clarke County police said. [...]
From CBS Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — When getting behind the wheel isn’t an option, many choose to call services like Uber especially when ringing in the New Year. That’s what Arlene Mendez, 19, decided to do around 1 a.m. on Jan. 1 so she could go hang out with friends. “I’m really mad [...]