The Criminal Histories of These Eight Drivers Got Them Dumped by Uber
From LA Weekly Uber has cut ties with eight drivers who have criminal records, as it attempts to win approval to pick up passengers at Los Angeles International Airport. The drivers, who have convictions including [...]
Uber driver charged with sexual battery after allegedly groping passenger in Va.
From ABC 7 WJLA Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON (WJLA) — Prince William County police arrested an Uber driver Wednesday for allegedly groping a 24-year-old female passenger over her clothing. Mengistu Asfaw, 58, of Annandale, was charged [...]
Police Seek Uber Driver for Alleged Sex Assault
From ARLnow (Updated at 5:15 p.m.) Arlington County Police are looking for an Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger. The incident happened early Sunday morning, on the 900 block of S. Randolph [...]
Dallas, Uber disagree on whether driver accused of rape was licensed to drive
From the Dallas Morning News Uber and the city of Dallas disagreed Saturday on whether a driver for the ride-sharing service who is accused of sexually assaulting a passenger in west Oak Cliff a week [...]
Another Indian Taxi Driver Allegedly Caught Masturbating in Front of a Female Customer
From TIME A driver for ride-sharing app Uber was arrested Monday night for allegedly masturbating while ferrying a 25-year-old woman through the eastern Indian city of Kolkata earlier this month. News of the incident comes [...]
Glen Ellyn Uber driver accused of Facebook threats to shoot Emanuel, others
From the Chicago Tribune An Uber driver from Glen Ellyn was ordered detained Monday on federal charges stemming from a series of Facebook rants allegedly threatening to shoot Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and others who [...]
Cuban migrant who expressed support for ISIS faces sentence in federal court
From the Miami Herald Miguel Morán Díaz, a Cuban migrant arrested in Miami after expressing sympathies for the terror group ISIS, will be sentenced July 27 in federal court. The sentencing hearing before U.S. District [...]
Ex-Uber driver facing additional sex assault charges
From the Boston Globe In a dramatic break in a series of unsolved attacks, a former Uber driver accused of raping a passenger in December has been linked by DNA evidence and witness accounts to [...]
Uber Driver Left A Woman A Voicemail Threatening To Cut Her Neck
From Buzzfeed News This voicemail was passed on to BuzzFeed News by Anna Kealey, a 28-year-old university lecturer based in Hackney. On the recording, a man’s voice repeatedly says, “Hello, please don’t do that again.” [...]
I-TEAM EXCLUSIVE: UBER DRIVER REMOVED FROM PLATFORM AFTER FAILED BACKGROUND CHECK
From ABC 7 Eyewitness News CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC7 I-Team is reporting exclusively on an Uber driver who was removed from the platform after his criminal record was exposed. Uber's background checks failed to [...]
Kansas City police say fake Uber driver picked up couple
From FOX 2 Now St. Louis KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City police are investigating a couple’s complaint that a man claiming to be an Uber driver picked them up and then took off with [...]
Mom Says Uber Driver Molested Her Daughter
From the Courthouse News Service (CN) - A Virginia mother claims in a lawsuit that her 13-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver whom she'd previously complained about due to his inappropriate behavior. [...]