Crime & Safety
Carjackers Are Targeting Rideshare And Delivery Drivers, Police Warn
On Tuesday, a Lyft driver was kicked out of his own car at gunpoint after picking up two passengers on the city's West Side.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Police have issued a new alert about carjackings — they are not just happening more often, but rideshare drivers are now a key target. On Tuesday, a Lyft driver was kicked out of his own car at gunpoint after picking up two passengers on the city’s West Side.
Police said the 31-year-old man picked up two men for a ride shortly after 3 p.m. in the 2900 block of West Taylor Street, on the cusp of the East Garfield Park and North Lawndale neighborhoods, and during the ride, one of the passengers pulled out a gun and demanded the driver’s property.
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