A shocking turn of events took place on Chicago's Near North Side late last night when a female rideshare passenger took a detour into theft, making off with her driver's vehicle. The male driver, working for an unnamed rideshare company, found himself carless after a routine stop at a gas station on the 100 block of West North Avenue, prompting an ongoing police investigation.
The incident occurred just after 11:30 p.m., according to the Chicago Tribune. The unsuspecting driver stepped into the station, and in that brief moment, his vehicle became a getaway car. No injuries were reported following the peculiar incident, police said, however, the suspect remains at large, and no one, was in custody at the time.
In a separate report by ABC7 Chicago, details emerged confirming that the theft occurred at a Shell gas station in the same block. The brazen act has left the rideshare driver stripped not only of his means of income but also of his personal transport.
Authorities are currently piecing together the whereabouts of the stolen vehicle and the identity of the female passenger. Detectives from the Chicago Police Department's Area Three are at the forefront of this active investigation, with a spokesperson from the department confirming, “No one was hurt. No one is in custody.”
