It’s very fortunate that law enforcement were able to find the woman and apprehend the suspect before he was able to victimize anyone else. Indeed, the LAPD must have thought the incident was serious enough for Chief Charlie Beck to offer sympathy for the victim and warnings to others:
‘He was not an Uber driver. He posed as an Uber driver. That’s a very important distinction,’ Beck said. ‘With some trepidation, she entered the vehicle.’
Smith drove the victim about two blocks east and sexually assaulted her, Beck said.
‘This was a young woman who through absolutely no fault of her own was targeted and selected right off the street by a predator,’ Beck said.
He praised the quick work of investigators who found the suspect, saying he was the kind of individual who might have embarked on a series of such crimes across the city.
Smith has served prison time for robbery, Beck said.
Uber, Beck said, had been very helpful during the investigation.
‘There’s no blame to the victim here … but it is so important that when you’re using a ride application like Uber, to make sure the person you’re getting into the car of is the person they say they are,’ Beck said.
The Uber app tells users the license plate of the driver’s vehicle, as well as a description of that vehicle. Sometimes the app includes a photo of the driver as well.
Police initially said the suspect’s name was Dartanyun Lamar Smith, but later clarified that his name is Dartanyum Larmar Smith. Inmate records show arrests for both names.
The suspect was being held on $1 million bail.”
Source: KTLA
Catch the scum, shoot the scum.
Always go nowhere unarmed……
Permanent fix him solution solved.
Just wondering how many über drivers obtain a chauffeur license and proper insurance. Normal individual car insurance will not have to pay claims if you are using your private car commercially beware
More Obama people at work.
Pervert. Hang him.
This is so sick!!!!
Asshole criminals always taking advantage of something. Lazy rapist ,we should castrate them on national television. See if that don’t make them get a job.