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Published on: October 15, 2024

Ex-Uber Driver Threatened Disabled Customer’s Life

A rideshare driver in Queens is facing serious charges after allegedly threatening to kill a customer who caused him to be banned from the platform.

In September 2022, the 47-year-old Uber driver refused to give a ride to a customer who had a service dog, and they reported him to Uber, leading to the driver’s account being deactivated. After he was fired, the driver reportedly spent nearly two years demanding proof that the dog was a legitimate service animal.

According to reports, things escalated in May 2024 when the former rideshare driver allegedly began making multiple threats toward Uber and the customer. He reportedly called at least 18 times and left several voicemails for the customer, allegedly threatening violence and stating his intention to “ruin” their life. Despite warnings from the FBI to stop, the threats reportedly continued.

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Published on: August 17, 2022

Woman Called and Harassed Police More Than 11,000 Times

by Staycie R. Sena

A woman has been accused of placing over 11,000 calls to the local and county emergency communications centers and harassing the staff when they answered.

51-year-old Carla Jefferson lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, and according to an arrest report, she is currently unemployed. She has a lengthy criminal record in Pinellas County. She also served a two-year sentence for a prior conviction.

The authorities reported that since the beginning of 2022, they have received over 11,000 calls from a woman they identified as Jefferson. The caller contacted the emergency communications centers for the St. Petersburg Police Department and the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. The calls reportedly came from two different phone numbers registered to Jefferson.

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Published on: June 8, 2020

Rapper Prompted Public to Use Violence Towards Police

by Staycie R. Sena

An aspiring rap recording artist allegedly made a video and posted it to social media in a purported attempt to encourage viewers to take violent action toward law enforcement agents in retaliation of the death of George Floyd.

20-year-old Cale Groff has an internet following of more than 7,000 people on Instagram, and he uses the performing name “Ace $wift” on the audio distribution service SoundCloud to share his rap music with over 300 people who subscribe to his page.

On June 1, Groff allegedly released a video on Instagram asking viewers to use whatever they could get their hands on to violently harm any police officers they came in contact with.

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