Man posing as Uber driver arrested in abduction attempt of TCC student
From the Tallahassee Democrat A 35-year-old man posing as an Uber driver was arrested Monday after the Aug. 30 attempted abduction of a 19-year-old Tallahassee Community College student. Antonio D. Warren was arrested by the [...]
UBER Driver Charged With Unlawful Restraint
From KEYE TV An UBER driver has been charged with unlawful restraint after a woman claimed he tried to rape her. According to Travis county affidavit records, a woman they call Regina requested a ride [...]
THREE WOMEN CLAIM SF UBER DRIVER HARASSED THEM
From ABC 7 News SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A San Francisco Uber driver is suspended after three Bay Area women claim he harassed them. This comes as the District Attorney's Office of San Francisco and Los [...]
Uber driver sought in alleged sex assault in June
From the Star Toronto police are seeking a suspect in a June incident in which a woman said she was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver. The alleged victim, a 21-year old woman, called for [...]
Police Warn Of Robbers Posing As Uber Drivers
From CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago police were warning Uber users about robbers who have been posing as drivers to commit robberies on the North Side. Police said there have been two similar robberies [...]
Uber driver allegedly sexually assaults female passenger in Avon
From the Chronicle-Telegram AVON — Police are pursuing charges against a male Uber driver who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in August. Uber Technologies Inc., a ridesharing company founded in 2009, connects passengers to drivers [...]
Driver accused of raping customer worked for Uber
From New Jersey Online ROSELLE PARK — The Linden man accused of raping a female customer after he was hired to drive her and a friend last Saturday had just begun working for Uber, the company [...]
Uber nightmare: Chinese woman robbed, sexually assaulted in three-hour ordeal
From Tech in Asia A variety of Chinese media outlets – including state-run Xinhua – are reporting today about a nightmarish incident that allegedly took place in an Uber vehicle in Chengdu, China. According to [...]
Uber Driver Used the Gig “as a Cover to Sell Drugs,” Cops Say
From LA Weekly If you were a drug dealer, having another job that pays you to drive around town would probably complement your endeavor. Yeah? Glendale police this week say 23-year-old Artak Avakian is an [...]
Uber hired a convicted murderer who applied with a fake name, complaint claims
From the Business Insider Because of flaws in Uber's background-checking system, 25 drivers with criminal records — including murder, child abuse, and assault — were allowed to drive for the ride-hailing service in San Francisco [...]
Uber driver accused of rape loses bail bid
From the Philadelphia Inquirer An Uber driver accused of raping a 24-year-old passenger who had called for a late-night ride from Manayunk will stay in jail after a judge on Wednesday rejected his plea for [...]
Uber Driver Accused Of Kidnapping And Raping Female Passenger
From the Huffington Post A South Carolina sixth-grade teacher who moonlights as a driver for Uber is accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger. Patrick Aiello, 39, faces charges of kidnapping and forcible rape, according [...]