Tag: Uber

The San Francisco-based company unveiled a new policy Tuesday stipulating that if a driver reports to Uber that a rider wasn’t wearing a mask, the rider will have to provide Uber with a selfie with one strapped on the next time they summon a car on the world’s largest ride-hailing service.

Police are still looking for additional information in this double homicide. You can make an anonymous tip by contacting Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477) or you can text PGPD in the message to CRIMES (274637) or online at www.pgpolice.org.

In 2017, the International Labor Organization did a study on “modern slavery.” They found that human trafficking affects 24.9 million people around the world each year. One in 4 human trafficking victims are children.

Rideshare drivers protest in DC and around the nation.

An Uber spokesman declined to comment. A Lyft spokeswoman said Lyft drivers’ hourly earnings have increased over the last two years.

Rowland is charged with kidnapping and murder, Holbrook said. He was being held in the Richland County jail. It wasn’t known if he had a lawyer.

Ride sharing apps, food chains and a number of retailers are offering customers discounts and freebies in honor of Election Day.