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Lyft, Somerville and Sexual Assault

Boston Lyft driver accused of raping passenger in Somerville
A Lyft spokesperson said the company permanently banned the driver from their platform and is cooperating with law enforcement. The post Boston Lyft driver accused of raping passenger in Somerville appeared first on Boston.
Lyft driver charged with sexually assaulting passenger in Somerville
The driver allegedly picked up the victim at an undisclosed Boston location and brought her to her home in Somerville, where he sexually assaulted her in the back seat of the vehicle.
Brockton Lyft Driver Charged with Sexual Assault on Passenger in Somerville Shocker
A Lyft driver was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a female passenger in Somerville, with charges of rape and indecent assault confirmed by authorities.
Lyft driver, accused of raping unconscious passenger in Somerville, pleads not guilty
Court documents and Somerville police reports say a woman was having a drink with friends at the Lenox on Exeter Street early Saturday morning with friends and coworkers.
Former Lyft driver arrested for raping rider in car in Somerville, DA says
A former Lyft driver was arrested Sunday in connection with raping a rider in his car after driving her to her Somerville home the day prior, the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday.
Lyft driver arrested, accused of sexually assaulting passenger in Somerville
A Lyft driver was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a passenger in Somerville over the weekend. The driver, Luis Carlos Ramos<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
Lyft driver allegedly rapes passenger in Massachusetts
Yet another rideshare driver has been accused of sexually assaulting a passenger in the Boston-area. Brockton man Luis Carlos Ramos Teixeira, 27, allegedly raped a woman outside her Somerville home over the weekend.
Lyft driver accused of raping passenger after hotel pickup
A Lyft driver is accused of raping a passenger he picked up from Boston's Lenox Hotel. Luis Teixeira faces charges of rape and indecent assault.
Woman jumps out third-floor window onto mattress to escape Somerville, Massachusetts apartment fire
A fire tore through an apartment building in Somerville early Monday and one woman escaped by jumping out of a window and ...
Resident jumps from window as Somerville fire displaces 18
Firefighters were dispatched to 268 Powderhouse Blvd. just after 11 p.m. They received reports of smoke and a “possible ...
Unattended candle likely caused fire that injured 8 in Somerville
A Sunday evening fire at an apartment building on Powderhouse Boulevard in Somerville was likely sparked by an unattended ...
Dramatic rescues, 8 people injured in Somerville apartment building fire
Multiple people were injured late Sunday in a fire at an apartment building in Somerville, Massachusetts. The fire started in an apartment on the second floor of the Somerville Housing Authority ...
‘They jumped one after another’: Women leap from third floor of Somerville apartment building to escape fire
The fire at an apartment building on Powderhouse Boulevard grew to two alarms and generated heavy flames and smoke, officials said.
A new bar with late-night eats is opening in downtown Somerville
The Bar at Boulevard Seafood will offer a casual menu, the full Boulevard Seafood menu, and a wide selection of alcoholic ...
This Somerville restaurant had police called 62 times in seven months
City officials have forced Gauchao Brazilian Cuisine to close earlier after becoming what one commissioner called "a public ...
Could Somerville mayoral hopeful Willie Burnley fairly represent Zionist constituents?
Somerville City Councilor Willie Burnley Jr. couldn’t have been clearer about which side he stands with in the ...