Uber info helps ID driver suspected in break-in attempt at home of fare he drove to airport
After driving a Denver woman to the airport last week, an Uber contractor went to the fare’s home and tried to break in, police say.
But information from the online ride-sharing service soon helped track the suspect down, reports the Denver Post.
The woman’s roommate was home at the time, and identified the suspect as the Uber driver from a photo receipt sent to her by the fare, the article explains. Denver police then got more information about the suspect from Uber’s legal department.
Gerald Montgomery, 51, was arrested on suspicion of attempted first-degree burglary and released on $10,000 bail. He is scheduled for a court hearing on Friday.
Uber deactivated him as a driver and has refunded the cost of the passenger’s trip to the airport, the Post reports.
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