Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder Caught With Drugs, Weapons In Maryland Uber: Sheriff Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder Caught With Drugs, Weapons In Maryland Uber: Sheriff
Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder Caught With Drugs, Weapons In Maryland Uber: Sheriff A man wanted for attempted murder in Baltimore County is behind bars and facing fresh charges in Frederick County following what started as a routine traffic stop of an Uber driver, officials say. Ja Qwan Taylor-El, 22, is facing a host of criminal charges after being identified by members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office as a fugitive who was wanted in both Baltimore and Frederick counties. Shortly after 7 p.m. on April 15, deputies conducted a traffic stop on New Design Road near Guilford Drive, and during that stop, it was determined that Taylor-El, a passenger in the back o…
Uber Rider Robbed For $32K In North Philadelphia: Detectives Uber Rider Robbed For $32K In North Philadelphia: Detectives
Uber Rider Robbed For $32K In North Philadelphia: Detectives City police are investigating the broad daylight robbery of a rideshare passenger in West Oak Lane on Tuesday, April 2.  It happened on the 7200 block of Ogontz Avenue around 3:15 p.m., according to PPD.  The victim, a manager at an area Rite Aid, was riding in an Uber to deliver a cash deposit of $32,000, authorities said. The suspects rear-ended the Uber and snatched the money while the driver got out to assess the damage, according to detectives.  PPD footage PhiladelphiaPolice Investigators said the robbers drove an older model, gray or silver Honda CRV with a paper…
Carjacker Used Stolen Uber To Terrorize Drivers During 35-Minute Crime Spree In DC: Feds Carjacker Used Stolen Uber To Terrorize Drivers During 35-Minute Crime Spree In DC: Feds
Carjacker Used Stolen Uber To Terrorize Drivers During 35-Minute Crime Spree In DC: Feds The 19-year-old District man who carjacked an Uber driver then used the stolen vehicle during a short-lived crime spree in DC has been arrested and charged, federal authorities announced. Dallas McKinney was arraigned on an indictment returned by a Superior Court grand jury charging him for a violent string of armed carjacking through several neighborhoods in Southeast DC that were reported over the course of approximately 35 minutes. On Sept. 29 last year, it is alleged that McKinney carjacked an Uber driver at gunpoint in the Eastern Market neighborhood, threatening both the Uber dri…
Tewksbury Mom Hit By Drunk Driver Facing 'Long Road' To Recovery; Friends Rally To Help Her Tewksbury Mom Hit By Drunk Driver Facing 'Long Road' To Recovery; Friends Rally To Help Her
Tewksbury Mom Hit By Drunk Driver Facing 'Long Road' To Recovery; Friends Rally To Help Her Hundreds of people have rallied to help a Tewksbury mom of two boys after she was hit by a drunk driver while riding in an Uber with friends.  Kristy Blanchard was on a trip with friends in Miami when she was hit, a GoFundMe for her says. She suffered several broken bones and remains in Florida undergoing treatment until she is healthy enough to return.  She has suffered severe injuries involving a multitude of broken bones, among other things, and has a long road to recovery ahead of her which will require multiple surgeries and extensive rehab. The goal is to support Kristy and …
Uber Driver, Passenger Seriously Injured After Rear-Ending Dump Truck On Route 1 Uber Driver, Passenger Seriously Injured After Rear-Ending Dump Truck On Route 1
Uber Driver, Passenger Seriously Injured After Rear-Ending Dump Truck On Route 1 An Uber driver and a passenger were seriously injured after crashing into a dump truck on Route 1, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly before 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, in the southbound lanes near New Road, according to South Brunswick police. The Uber driver ran into the rear of the truck which was stopped at a red light,, police said.  Route 1 was closed for several hours. An investigation was ongoing.
Repeat DUI Offender Busted Minutes Into 2024 For Drunk Driving Crash In Virginia: Sheriff Repeat DUI Offender Busted Minutes Into 2024 For Drunk Driving Crash In Virginia: Sheriff
Repeat DUI Offender Busted Minutes Into 2024 For Drunk Driving Crash In Virginia: Sheriff It didn't take long for a Stafford man to notch the first DUI arrest in 2024, according to authorities. Less than 90 minutes into the New Year, officials busted 20-year-old Ashton Barb with a blood alcohol concentration more than double the legal limit after losing control and crashing into another vehicle on Monday morning.  The crash was reported before 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 1. Barb should have considered an Uber or other options, according to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, after he crashed into another car at the intersection of Poplar Road and Mount Olive Ro…
Bomb Squad Called To Facility In Wilton After Former Employee Drops Off Bags: Police Bomb Squad Called To Facility In Wilton After Former Employee Drops Off Bags: Police
Bomb Squad Called To Facility In Wilton After Former Employee Drops Off Bags: Police A factory in Connecticut was the site of a bomb scare on Christmas after an ex-employee dropped off suspicious bags at the building, police said.  The incident happened in Fairfield County on Monday, Dec. 25 just after 2:45 p.m., when security personnel at the ASML facility in Wilton at 77 Danbury Rd. (Route 7) told Wilton Police that a man had illegally entered the building while carrying several bags.  According to Wilton Police, it became apparent that the man had left the bags behind inside the building after he left in an Uber. The building was then evacuated and the Stamford…
Bergen County Man's Assault On Palestinian-American Wasn't Bias Crime: Cops Bergen County Man's Assault On Palestinian-American Wasn't Bias Crime: Cops
Bergen County Man's Assault On Palestinian-American Wasn't Bias Crime: Cops A 31-year-old Bergen County man was arrested for assaulting a Palestinian American who said he was called a terrorist in Jersey City on Monday, Nov. 27, authorities said. At 1:30 a.m., Mo Hamzeh said on his Instagram that he was waiting on an Uber outside Grove Station when a man asked him where he was from. Hamzeh said Baltimore, and then when the man persisted, Hamzeh said he told him he was Palestinian. The man and several of his friends began following Hamzeh, yelling racial slurs before sucker punching him in the face, he said. Hamzeh said he fell and his twisted his knee, bumping the…
West Chester Man Attacked His Uber Driver: Authorities West Chester Man Attacked His Uber Driver: Authorities
West Chester Man Attacked His Uber Driver: Authorities A West Chester man accused of attacking his Uber driver early Friday morning now faces criminal charges, say borough police.  Investigators say Samuel A. Makowski assaulted the driver both inside and outside the car on the 500 block of South High Street around 2 a.m. Makowski, 19, is charged with strangulation, aggravated assault, simple assault, and related counts, the department said.  He was remanded to the Chester County lockup in lieu of his $75,000 bond and is scheduled to appear before a judge on Nov. 21, according to state court records. 
Uber, Lyft To Pay Historic $328M Settlement For 'Cheating' NY Drivers Out Of Wages, Benefits Uber, Lyft To Pay Historic $328M Settlement For 'Cheating' NY Drivers Out Of Wages, Benefits
Uber, Lyft To Pay Historic $328M Settlement For 'Cheating' NY Drivers Out Of Wages, Benefits In a major victory for rideshare drivers, Uber and Lyft have agreed to a historic, multi-million dollar settlement after wrongly withholding wages from New York drivers. The companies will pay a combined $328 million in backpay to thousands of current and former drivers as part of twin settlements announced by New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, Nov. 2. It comes after an investigation found that Uber and Lyft withheld hundreds of millions of dollars from drivers and kept them from receiving benefits available under New York labor laws, according to James. Specifically, Ub…
Missing 13-Year-Old Was Last Seen In Northeast DC Uber Ride, Police Say Missing 13-Year-Old Was Last Seen In Northeast DC Uber Ride, Police Say
Missing 13-Year-Old Was Last Seen In Northeast DC Uber Ride, Police Say Seen him?  Concerns are on the rise for friends and family of a missing 13-year-old who was last seen inside an Uber ride in Northeast DC on Sunday night. An alert has been issued by the Metropolitan Police Department regarding Ronnie Lyons, Jr., who was last spotted in the rideshare at the intersection of New York Avenue and Jersey Avenue NE and was reported missing at around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29.  Lyons was described as having a light complexion, being 4-foot-8 weighing around 65 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt with a blac…
'The Money Is Ready': Phone Scammer Steals Over $6K From CT Victim, Police Say 'The Money Is Ready': Phone Scammer Steals Over $6K From CT Victim, Police Say
'The Money Is Ready': Phone Scammer Steals Over $6K From CT Victim, Police Say An elaborate phone scam duped a Connecticut victim into forking over more than $6,000 and almost cost them thousands more, police said. Waldy Santiago, age 25, of Providence, Rhode Island, turned himself in at a State Police facility in Westbrook in Middlesex County on Wednesday, Oct. 25, in connection with the alleged scheme, according to Connecticut State Police. Investigators were initially contacted by a Middlesex County resident in Killingworth on Friday, Aug. 25, reporting an elderly scam. The 80-year-old victim told detectives that a man identifying himself as their grandson, who wa…