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From 2014 to the present day, Ride Safe collects and updates ALL incidents reported and confirmed by the media, involving Taxi, Bus, Air Travel, Pedicab and Rideshare operations to note the incidents that are reported involving crime against and committed by individuals providing these services.
The academic conclusion of this report:
Rideshare (TNC) companies (Uber & Lyft) contribute more crime to commercial transportation than any other existing form of commercial transportation today.
14/07/19 TORONTO, ON, CA
SEXUAL ASSAULT / ROBBERY
LYFT & UBER
DRIVER: Suhail Siddiqi
33 / Ajax, ON
Alledgedly identified himself as a ride share driver after he approached a woman who had requested a ride.
She got into the vehicle & he allegedly drove her to a secluded area and sexually assaulted her before he stole her cell phone and forced her out of the vehicle.
#click=https://t.co/r0mfZTK4y0" target="_blank">https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/toronto/2019/7/16/1_4509851.html#click=https://t.co/r0mfZTK4y0
15/07/19
Arrested in connection with the investigation. Charged With:
SEXUAL ASSAULT
ROBBERY
OVERCOME RESISTANCE BY CHOKING
Is a registered Driver with Lyft & Uber
The police investigation showed he was not the driver assigned to pick her up.
16/07/19
Appeared In Court
RELEASED ON $5,000 BAIL
De Kloet said this is an “ongoing investigation.”
“We do believe that there may be other victims,” De Kloet said.
Anyone with further information is asked to contact investigators at 416-808-7474 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
11/08/18 DUBAI, DXB
ASSAULT / THEFT
TAXI
DRIVER: Unidentified Male
Alledgedly dragged a woman passenger & her female friend out of his vehicle after one of the passengers was sick and the other objected to the cost of the fare.
He then bit one of the women on the shoulder before snatching her iPhone & leaving.
The victims managed to take down three digits of the taxi's number plate before heading to Al Barsha Police Station to report the crime.
https://www.thenational.ae/uae/dubai-taxi-driver-who-bit-passenger-and-stole-her-iphone-is-jailed-1.831109
Police later tracked down the man from among 45 other taxi drivers operating on the same route that day.
During questioning he denied an argument had taken place but a medical report from Rashid hospital confirmed one of the woman had a bite mark on the shoulder.
Sentenced To:
3 YEARS JAIL TIME
WILL BE DEPORTED TO PAKISTAN AT THE END OF HIS SENTENCE
12/01/19 LUTON, ENG, UK
TERRORISM OFFENCES
FORMER AMAZON & UBER DRIVER
Mohiussunnath Chowdhury
It is alleged that between January 12 and July 3 this year, Mohiussunnath booked a firearms training course, requested and selected a firearm and researched potential attack targets and asked another person to do the same.
He also allegedly disseminated a terrorist video called 'The Establishment of the Islamic State Pt 6' on March 19 this year, also contrary to the Terrorism Act 2006.
A third charge accuses him of possession of an ISIS instructional manual called 'Guidelines for doing just terror operations' on July 3 this year.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7252311/amp/Ex-Uber-driver-accused-planning-ISIS-inspired-firearms-attack.html?ito=amp_twitter_share-top&__twitter_impression=true
03/07/19
Mohiussunnath Chowdhury and his sister were arrested by anti-terror police following a vehicle stop in Luton as part of an investigation by the Scotland Yard's Counter-Terrorism Command.
District Judge Vanessa Baraitser today remanded Mohiussunnath Chowdhury in custody, but bailed his sister under a number of conditions.
29/07/19
Scheduled to appear at the Old Bailey
12/11/18 JEBEL ALI, DUB, AE
SEXUAL ASSAULT / THEFT
TAXI
DRIVER: Unidentified Male
Alledgedly stopped in some area near Jebel Ali where he groped his female passenger & ordered her to get out after stealing three mobile phones, Dhs3,000 & her suitcase, which contained her clothes, shoes and sweets for her children.
The Pakistani driver was arrested at the Abu Dhabi International Airport before he could flee the UAE.
https://m.khaleejtimes.com/news/crime-and-courts/dubai-taxi-driver-molests-and-robs-passenger-jailed
He was turned over to the Dubai police & confessed he had stolen the victim's belongings.
When shown the defendant's photo, the victim identified him immediately.
Dubai Criminal Court sentenced the driver to nine months in jail to be followed by deportation.
