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Uber Driver Steals $50K in Film Gear, No Arrest Yet

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Uber Driver Steals $50K in Film Gear: Business Owner Left Stunned

In this episode, a camera rental spot in Marrickville was hit hard when an Uber driver allegedly stole nearly $50,000 worth of film gear. The driver, who was supposed to deliver the equipment to Mona Vale, cancelled the trip and disappeared after loading the gear into his car. The business owner, Peter Soltys, was left shocked when he received an alert that another Uber was coming. Uber initially claimed the package went with someone else, but after reviewing security footage, they are now investigating the incident. The police have had clear video of the mans face, his car, and the license plate for six days with no arrest yet. If the gear is not recovered soon, the production company renting the equipment could be left to pay the full bill without ever using it.

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Uber Driver Steals $50K in Film Gear, No Arrest Yet

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It's March 31st. Welcome to Sydney News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. A camera rental spot in Merrickville just got hit hard when an Uber driver allegedly swiped nearly $50,000 in film gear on March 26th. The driver showed up to grab one camera, four lenses, and other equipment for delivery to Mona Veil, a routine gig in the industry, but after. Loading it all into his car, he bounced, cancelled the trip, and vanished. Business owner Peter Soltis was stunned when he got the alert seconds later, saying another Uber was coming, leaving his team scratching their heads. Over how easy it seemed for the guy to just drive off. Uber first claimed the package went with someone else, and both drivers denied having it, but after getting the security footage, they're now digging. Into it internally, and trying to reach the driver for the gear back. Police have had clear video of the man's face, his car, and the license plate for six days with no arrest yet, and if they don't recover it soon, the

production company renting this stuff could end up footing the full bill without ever touching in.

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