WTVJ NBC 6 South Florida reports that Glenroy Cornelius Tannis, a Lyft driver who was arrested on May 23, 2022, on two charges of sexual battery on a helpless victim, was released on Wednesday, June 1, after posting bonds totaling $175,000. According to the arrest report, the woman was visiting Florida from
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KGTV reporter Vanessa Van Hyfte recently reported on an Oceanside mother of two who says she is still traumatized a year after her Lyft driver assaulted her in front of her Oceanside home. The woman was on her way to the store to pickup groceries for her family when the assault occurred.
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Parents across the country rely on ride share companies to chauffeur their children. Whether it is a ride to and from school, across town for after school activities such as work, or just to visit a friend’s house, many teenagers are using Lyft and Uber as their primary means of transportation when
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A recent article published by the San Jose newspaper, The Mercury News, reveals that a newly filed lawsuit claims that rideshare company Uber broke federal law by providing ‘as little information as possible’ to police and courts in response to subpoenas, search warrants and court orders. Soha Malik of San Francisco alleged in her
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According to a recent article published by the Miami Herald, Miami area Lyft driver, Kevyn Rojas, has been arrested and charged with sexual battery on a physically helpless victim. The victim, a tourist from Texas, was enjoying an evening with a friend on Saturday, February 26th, at a Wynwood bar. Later in
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Dakota News Now reports that it may be easier for Zahra Wol to deal with her pain in private. “It’s scary. It’s embarrassing. It’s uncomfortable. And you know that there are people that are not going to believe you,” said Wol. “The assault is over but I have to deal with the fact
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Local Atlanta, GA, news station Alive 11 reports that a rideshare company catered exclusively for women is launching in Atlanta. Called HERide, the company was founded by Jillian Anderson, a former Lyft driver of four years. “The main thing that makes us different is we are for women by women,” founder Anderson said. “All of
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An article published by Associated Press News reports that on Tuesday December 21, Las Vegas area Uber driver, Dawed Mekonene, was arrested and chared with sexually motivated kidnapping, battery by strangulation with intent to commit sexual assault, and two counts of sexual assault. Mekonene is accused of raping a female passenger who police said
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A New York State Police press release published by The Harlem Valley News reports that on December 3, 2021, the New York State Police arrested Manuel A. Nunez, age 27, of Mount Vernon, NY, for Sexual Abuse in the 1st degree, a class D felony, Unlawful Imprisonment in the 1st degree, a class E
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According to a recent report by KGW News in Portland, Oregon, Omar Al Naser, was arrested by Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) deputies at his home in Beaverton on Tuesday November 23rd, 2021. The Lyft driver is accused of sexually assaulting a woman, and investigators believe there may be more victims of the
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