Crime & Safety
6 Arrested After Uber Driver Stabbing In Glendora
Six people are in custody and a ride-share driver is undergoing treatment for stab wounds after a stabbing in Glendora, Monday.
GLENDORA, CA —A violent encounter at a Glendora motel on Monday left an Uber driver suffering multiple stab wounds and six detained, police say. The driver is at an area hospital undergoing treatment, according to authorities.
The stabbing which was reported just before 1 p.m. Monday led officers to the Glendora Motel at 330 W. Route 66, where the suspect in the stabbing was believed to be hiding, said Glendora Sgt. Mike Henderson.
Glendora officers and the Foothills Special Enforcement team set up a perimeter around the motel and began negotiations to get the person to surrender, he said.
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After a time, police extracted and detained the three men and three women holed up in that motel room, Henderson said. It's unclear which of the six people is suspected in the stabbing.
The Glendora police have declined to release names as of this report, and it was unclear how the driver and suspect first interacted.
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The Uber driver was taken to a hospital with stable vital signs, Henderson said.
Anyone with information on this stabbing was asked to contact Henderson at 626-914-8281 or [email protected].
Patch will update this report when more information is released.
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