They don’t wear masks or capes, (well hopefully not) but in 2019 Uber drivers will be helping to keep Atlanta’s streets safe. A new partnership between the ride sharing service and Crime Stoppers International aims to give drivers access to an online portal where they can anonymously report crimes while cruising the city’s streets, (while parked, obviously). Uber has made teaming up with law enforcement a priority as of late, and this new resource that helps link the authorities with some of the people who see more of the city than anyone has all parties involved RISING…
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