Uber provided information to Denver police investigators to help track down a driver accused of last week, according to an arrest affidavit released Wednesday.
Gerald Montgomery, 51, was arrested Tuesday by Golden police. He was being held on suspicion of attempted second-degree burglary, a felony.
Records from the Jefferson County jail, where Montgomery was initially booked, indicate he was released after posting $10,000 bail.
The affidavit says the attempted burglary was stopped by the fare’s roommate, who spotted Montgomery as he was fiddling with a door and trying to enter their home near the University of Denver.
The roommates were able to discern that Montgomery was the suspected burglar after the woman driven to the airport sent her UberX receipt — with Montgomery’s photo — to the other, the affidavit says.
A Denver police officer who arrived at the roommates’ home reported finding a device in the door used to pick locks, the affidavit says.
Montgomery told the woman at the home that he was there to visit her roommate, whom he had just dropped off at Denver International Airport, investigators said.
Police contacted Uber’s legal department for help in finding the driver. Investigators say Uber provided police with Montgomery’s address, license number, phone number and vehicle information.
Uber also sent police a copy of Montgomery’s driver’s license to Denver police, the affidavit says.
Uber officials said they have spoken with the passenger, refunded her ride and let her know that Montgomery, who operated on the Uber platform, has been deactivated. Uber drivers operate their own vehicles and are not subject to the same license requirements as taxi or livery drivers.
Montgomery is due in court on Friday, according to jail records.
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