CHICAGO — Police are out with a fresh warning that Lyft and Uber drivers will definitely want to keep in mind. It involves a series of robberies and thefts targeting rideshare drivers who accept calls for service on three blocks along the same South Shore street.
According to Chicago police, eight rideshare drivers have been targeted since August 30 on the 6700 to 6900 blocks of South Crandon.
Each time, the rideshare driver picked up two male customers. One of them asked to use the driver’s phone to make a call, and then both would-be passengers fled from the car with the device.
The situation escalated during two incidents when one of the offenders displayed a gun while demanding the drivers’ phones.
CPD said cases were reported in the following locations:
6700 block of South Crandon
- August 30 at 12:03 a.m.
- September 6 between 2 a.m. and 2:15 a.m.
- September 6 at 4 a.m.
- September 8 at 5:30 p.m.
- September 11 at 12:30 a.m.
6800 block of South Crandon
- August 30 at 10:30 a.m.
- September 9 at 6:18 a.m.
6900 block of South Crandon
- September 6 between 2 a.m. and 3:30 a.m.
Police described the suspects as males between 12 and 20 wearing hoodies.
Tips can be shared with detectives by calling 312-747-8384 and referring to crime pattern P24-1-150A.
