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Police in the Port-of-Spain Division are warning drivers employed with ride-share companies to exercise caution when agreeing to meet potential customers, noting there has been an increase in reported robberies.
Speaking with Guardian Media Ltd on Thursday, one officer confirmed that there have been six reports of ride-share drivers being robbed after being lured into areas in and around Port-of-Spain by bandits posing as customers.
In the most recent incident, on Wednesday night, police said a 25-year-old man working with a ride-share company responded to a request for a ride and picked up a customer on Eighth Avenue, Barataria.
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