(WXYZ) — Police are warning rideshare drivers in Detroit to be looking out after passengers have robbed and carjacked the drivers at gunpoint in two separate incidents.
The victims had been referred to as to places within the metropolis’s seventh and eleventh precincts on the east facet.
The suspects who did this are nonetheless on the market. Police are telling rideshare drivers to be alert, full rides in well-lit areas if potential, and use apps to verify rideshare rankings. That will let you know in the event that they use rideshare providers usually and if their rides have been incident-free.
Second Deputy Chief Rudy Harper mentioned the drivers went to 2 separate places to choose up passengers. Those passengers pressured them out of their automobiles with weapons and robbed them.
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He added that it is a good time to remind drivers to be vigilant and if one thing appears off, it in all probability is.
While the suspects are usually not in custody, Harper mentioned investigators are working with crime intel and different assets to trace them down.
He additionally mentioned this type of crime is not frequent in Detroit, however DPD fears these suspects could possibly be linked to different crimes.