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Newsby StaffDecember 21, 2021

Avis Employee Used Apple Pay to Scam Customers

This employee committed grand theft over $5,000 and Avis Budget lost $7,479 in rental fees. She faces a charge of larceny and fraud.

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Newsby StaffJune 30, 2021

Turo Vehicles Used in Series of Armed Robberies

A Houston woman is accused of renting vehicles through carsharing app Turo and using some of them in several armed robberies.

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Articlesby Chris BrownMarch 10, 2021

Rental Car Companies Hit with Gift Card Scam

Unsuspecting car rental customers are engaging with fraudulent third-party sites for supposed car rentals. Live operators encourage users buy prepaid gift cards and read the PIN over the phone to secure their “rental.”

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2021

Zimbabwean Car Rental CEO Dies; Refused to Turn Over GPS Data

Impala Car Rental CEO Thompson Dondo, who died of apparent renal failure, had refused a court order to turn over GPS tracking data on a customer who rented a vehicle used in an abduction and torture.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2020

Car Thieves Caught on Tape at Lafayette Airport

Three individuals broke into a rental car office at Louisiana's Lafayette Regional Airport and stole 12 vehicles. The suspects are caught on tape.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2020

Man Pleads Guilty to Arson at Minn. Enterprise

The Enterprise location was deemed a total loss following the blaze. 

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2020

New Jersey Rental Agency Fined $80K for Violating Consumer Fraud Act

Prosecutors allege the discount car rental company engaged in "shady tactics" to rip off customers.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2020

Police Question Uber Driver over Potential Kidnapping

When her driver began driving in the opposite direction of her destination, the the woman feared she was being kidnapped and jumped from the vehicle.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2020

Police Investigate Potential Chicago Enterprise Robbery

Police have not yet said if anything was stolen.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2020

Credit Card Scammer Arrested over Car Rental Conflict

The man, 39-year-old Marcus Catalin Rosu, a Southern California resident and Romanian citizen, was arrested July 11 at Alaska’s Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.

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