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Bloody Knife Left In Lyft Car Leads To PA Woman's Arrest: Affidavit Bloody Knife Left In Lyft Car Leads To PA Woman's Arrest: Affidavit
Bloody Knife Left In Lyft Car Leads To PA Woman's Arrest: Affidavit "I will kill you all," a woman yelled outside a Pennsylvania apartment complex, before allegedly stabbing a man. Her Lyft driver later found a bloody knife in the vehicle's backseat, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Minerva Perez-Ramos, 34, of Willow Grove, was arrested on assault and related charges on Monday, Sept. 30, Warminster Township Police said. The incident happened as Perez-Ramos was about to get into a Lyft vehicle that was called for her at an apartment building in the first block of Madison Avenue in Warminster at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, S…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
Incapacitated Rideshare Passenger Sexually Assaulted By Driver In Luzerne County: PSP Incapacitated Rideshare Passenger Sexually Assaulted By Driver In Luzerne County: PSP
Incapacitated Rideshare Passenger Sexually Assaulted By Driver In Luzerne County: PSP A 39-year-old Lyft rideshare driver is accused of sexually assaulting a passenger who was incapacitated by an inhalant in Luzerne County, authorities said. The Pennsylvania State Police, Troop P Criminal Investigation Unit is currently investigating the sexual assault that occurred on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Edwin Valentin Perez, the driver from Hazle Township, was taken into custody on Wednesday, Aug. 21, according to Pennsylvania State Police. It is believed that the male victim was incapacitated by an inhalant-type substance from Valentin Perez during the ride, police said. The…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Uber Rider Robbed For $32K In North Philadelphia: Detectives Uber Rider Robbed For $32K In North Philadelphia: Detectives
Uber Rider Robbed For $32K In North Philadelphia: Detectives City police are investigating the broad daylight robbery of a rideshare passenger in West Oak Lane on Tuesday, April 2.  It happened on the 7200 block of Ogontz Avenue around 3:15 p.m., according to PPD.  The victim, a manager at an area Rite Aid, was riding in an Uber to deliver a cash deposit of $32,000, authorities said. The suspects rear-ended the Uber and snatched the money while the driver got out to assess the damage, according to detectives.  PPD footage PhiladelphiaPolice Investigators said the robbers drove an older model, gray or silver Honda CRV with a paper…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
PA Mom Goes 200+ Miles In Lyft To Shoot At Her Child's Foster Family: Affidavit PA Mom Goes 200+ Miles In Lyft To Shoot At Her Child's Foster Family: Affidavit
PA Mom Goes 200+ Miles In Lyft To Shoot At Her Child's Foster Family: Affidavit A Pennsylvania mom took a nearly 4-hour Lyft ride — over 200 miles — and then opened fire at the foster family of six that she claims "stole her baby," according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Kayla Menne took a 9-millimeter pistol registered in her previous legal name, Kayla Boyden Harris, from her home in the 100 block of Nissley Street, Middletown to the 5000 block of Julia Lane, McKees Rocks with the intent of shooting at the family fostering her child, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Kennedy Township Police Department.  The family, consistin…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Missing Florida Lyft Driver With Philly Ties Has Died, Daughter Confirms Missing Florida Lyft Driver With Philly Ties Has Died, Daughter Confirms
Missing Florida Lyft Driver With Philly Ties Has Died, Daughter Confirms Gary Levin, the 74-year-old Philadelphia native and Lyft driver who went missing in Florida a week ago, has died, his daughter Linsday DiBetta has announced.  Levin was last heard from on Monday, Jan. 30 while driving fares around the Palm Beach Gardens area, his daughter had previously said. Days later, police found the senior's car stolen in North Carolina, and then discovered human remains near his last known location in Florida, as Daily Voice reported.  Authorities in Florida have not publicly identified those remains.  But on Tuesday, Feb. 7, DiBetta said in a public Facebook post th…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Remains Found Near Where Lyft Driver Went Missing In Florida: Report Remains Found Near Where Lyft Driver Went Missing In Florida: Report
Remains Found Near Where Lyft Driver Went Missing In Florida: Report Human remains have been found near the last known location of Gary Levin, a missing Lyft driver with Pennsylvania roots — and his loved ones are waiting to find out if they are his, various news reports say. Meanwhile, Matthew Flores, 35 — a fugitive who had been wanted in a January murder case — was captured in North Carolina following a police pursuit Feb. 3 in Levin's red Kia Stinger, the Associated Press reported. Levin, a 74-year-old ride service driver and Philly area native, was last heard from on Monday, Jan. 30 while driving fares around the Palm Beach Gardens area, his daughter Li…

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by Mac Bullock
News
Bar At Center Of Racial Lyft Controversy Hits PA Market Bar At Center Of Racial Lyft Controversy Hits PA Market
Bar At Center Of Racial Lyft Controversy Hits PA Market A Pennsylvania bar whose owner last year was caught on a dash camera making racist remarks inside a Lyft driver's car is for sale. Fossil’s Last Stand, located on Race Street in Catasauqua, is listed on Loopnet for $450,000, and includes the bar's liquor license. "This is a fantastic opportunity to purchase a working pub bar restaurant in the heart of the thriving Lehigh Valley," the post reads. The second and third floors were once used as a hotel and can "easily be renovated" into a two-story apartment or AirBnB, the pos says. Fossil’s Last Stand owner Jackie Harford made headl…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Lyft Driver Kills Passenger In Fight Turned Shooting At Sheetz In PA: Police Lyft Driver Kills Passenger In Fight Turned Shooting At Sheetz In PA: Police
Lyft Driver Kills Passenger In Fight Turned Shooting At Sheetz In PA: Police A Lyft driver shot and killed his passenger in Pennsylvania on Thursday, August 11, authorities say.  Allegheny County police were called to the Wilkins Township Sheetz in the 3400 block of William Penn Highway around 10:45 p.m. according to a release by the department.  Upon arrival police found John R. Angel, 55, shot in the parking lot—he was later pronounced dead at the scene, according to the police and identified by the Allegheny County medical examiner's office.  The man was the only passenger in Lyft rideshare, police explain. The 37-year-old driver and the man had been arguing du…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Former Cuomo Staffer Killed After Being Kicked Out Of Lyft Former Cuomo Staffer Killed After Being Kicked Out Of Lyft
Former Cuomo Staffer Killed After Being Kicked Out Of Lyft A 43-year-old man who was struck and killed by a car after being ordered out of a Lyft in Delaware over the weekend has been identified as one of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's previous staffers. An argument broke out in the back of the car that Sid Wolf was riding in, and the Lyft driver stopped the car in the middle of the southbound lane on Coast Highway in Delaware, and demanded all six passengers get out around 1:45 a.m. Sunday, July 24, authorities said. Wolf, of Gaithersburg, MD, was struck by a 2016 Toyota Corolla being driven by a 27-year-old man, who changed lanes to avoid hitting the…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
News
Pennsylvania Bar Owner Slammed Over Racist Remarks In Lyft Driver's Viral Video Pennsylvania Bar Owner Slammed Over Racist Remarks In Lyft Driver's Viral Video
Pennsylvania Bar Owner Slammed Over Racist Remarks In Lyft Driver's Viral Video A Pennsylvania bar owner who was caught on a dash camera making racist remarks inside a Lyft driver's car was being slammed online. Jackie Harford was surprised to see a "white guy" behind the wheel when she entered James Bode’s car late Friday, May 13 outside her bar, Fossil’s Last Stand on Race Street in Catasauqua, LehighValleyLive reports. "What's that?" Bode asked, "Excuse me?" "You're like a normal guy, like you speak English," Harford laughs as she pats his shoulder and apologizes. This happened tonight outside of Fossils Last Stand, on Race St in Catasauqua. The ride was for…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Lyft Driver Carjacking Rocks Quiet Bucks County Neighborhood Lyft Driver Carjacking Rocks Quiet Bucks County Neighborhood
Lyft Driver Carjacking Rocks Quiet Bucks County Neighborhood A quiet neighborhood in suburban Philadelphia was shaken after a Lyft driver was carjacked last week, news reports say. The driver was getting off work when two men approached him in his Bowman Driver driveway, and took his wallet, phone and car keys at gunpoint around 3:15 a.m. in Lower Southampton, 6abc and CBS report. Both men had semiautomatic handguns and were wearing masks over their faces, police told the outlet. One of the suspects stole the victim's Toyota Venza SUV with a Pennsylvania tag number LPY-1139, authorities said. Police are reviewing Ring doorbell footage from near…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
COVID-19 Vaccinated? Here’s All The Free Stuff You Can Get In Pennsylvania COVID-19 Vaccinated? Here’s All The Free Stuff You Can Get In Pennsylvania
Covid-19 Vaccinated? Here’s All The Free Stuff You Can Get In Pennsylvania Many interesting incentives are being offered if you get vaccinated; here are a few available to people with a vaccination card in Pennsylvania: Krispy Kreme You can get one free doughnut a day when you show your vaccination card at any US Krispy Kreme, according to the company website. The card must show at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot to qualify. The order must be placed in-store. No purchase is necessary to get your free doughnut. White Castle Through May 31, White Castle is offering free dessert-on-a-stick to anyone with proof they have received a COVID vaccine. White Castle offer…

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by Jillian Pikora