![]() (The New York Police Department also operates an undisclosed number of undercover cars disguised as yellow taxi cabs.) In that instance, Uber also confirmed it had no knowledge of any undercover enforcement actions going down across New York City. That car seemed nearly identical to the one the New Times employee spotted yesterday: The silver Ford had an Uber sticker on the windshield but also had hidden mounted police lights that could be switched on at a moment's notice. ![]() Miami New Times This is not the first time a city police department has been caught passing its cruisers off as fake Uber rides: In July 2017, Vice News reporter (and former New Times writer) Allie Conti published photos of some sort of law enforcement vehicle used to transport cops who arrested a man in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A spokesperson for Uber declined to comment but confirmed the company had no knowledge of this incident. The photos beg an obvious question: Are Miami PD officers regularly riding around posing as fake Uber drivers, or was this a one-time sting? The department hasn't responded to multiple email messages from New Times about the undercover Uber. The staffer saw the officers remove a gun from the silver Maxima. The New Times employee then watched a red undercover Nissan Murano SUV (with "family" stick figures on the rear window) roll up behind the fake Uber. The Camry was clearly an undercover cop car - lights were mounted in the front and back windows, and two uniformed police officers stepped out of the vehicle. The seeming Uber ride was actually an undercover patrol car almost certainly belonging to the Miami Police Department, and it was pulling over someone driving a silver Nissan Maxima sedan near NW 54th Street and NW Seventh Avenue. Seconds later, red and blue lights flashed from inside the vehicle. yesterday in Liberty City, a New Times staffer drove past a white Toyota Camry sedan with an Uber sticker on its windshield. They also prohibit bicycles, skateboards, hoverboards, scooters, and personal motorized vehicles.Around 5 p.m. UMF organizers prohibit drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, professional cameras, flash cameras or video and audio recording equipment, or camera poles. Toy lovers won’t be allowed to bring water guns, squirt guns, spray bottles, misters, balls, inflatable balls, frisbees, or flying disks. Party animals also need to avoid bringing balloons, confetti, streamers, loose glitter, musical instruments, noisemakers, air horns, glow sticks, laser pens, laser pointers, or similar focused light devices.Īrtists will have to leave behind their pens, spray paint, and markers. The list of accessories prohibited also includes pacifiers and stuffed animals. The list of banned fashionable items includes backpacks, purses, large chains, chained wallets, or spiked jewelry. UMF organizers also prohibit umbrellas, food, beverages, canteens, flasks, coolers, chairs, blankets, sleeping bags or tents, or opened packs of tampons. Ultra Music Festival plan to have fireworks, food and beverages, but organizers will not allow EDM fans to bring their own.Īt the gates, UMF security will be checking for weapons, drugs, drug paraphernalia, alcohol, flammable items, or opened packs of cigarettes, over-the-counter medication, or eye drops.
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