Car-sharing app Car2go out of service in Chicago after dozens of vehicles stolen

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Source: The Guardian

Car-sharing app out of service in Chicago after dozens of vehicles stolen

Police have charged 21 suspects in connection with the stolen vehicles that were reported missing from the Car2Go app this week

Kari Paul
Sat 20 Apr 2019 01.00 BST Last modified on Sat 20 Apr 2019 01.33 BST

Car-sharing service Car2Go was out of service in the Chicago area on Friday after dozens of its vehicles were stolen through the app this week.

Up to 100 cars were reported missing on Wednesday, the Chicago police department confirmed. Most cars have since been recovered, but a representative for Car2Go said Chicago vehicles have been put out of service until further notice.

Police have charged 21 suspects in connection with the stolen vehicles.

“The Chicago police department was alerted by a car rental company that some of their vehicles may have been rented by deceptive or fraudulent means through a mobile app,” a Chicago police spokesman said. “Due to the information provided by the company, numerous vehicles have been recovered. The investigation is ongoing.”

Car2Go tweeted that no other cities have been affected by the incident and that the incident was not a hack but “an instance of fraud”.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/19/car2go-app-out-of-service-chicago-stolen-vehicles

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