/ Short-Term Rental Crime /
Meanwhile in June, it was revealed that Airbnb had been spending approximately $50 million a year to keep serious incidents in its rentals out of the press through the use of a “black box” team.
Short Term Rentalz: Paul Stevens
...Calls for regulating short-term rentals are growing louder after a deadly shooting over the weekend in a south Overland Park subdivision
Fox 4 News
...The shooting marked the third time in nine days that gunfire erupted during parties being held at Airbnb rentals
ABC News
The incident happened at a rental property, and that has raised concerns for families in the area who said short-term rentals on their streets are impacting community safety.
ABC 6 News: by Kate Siefert:
Nashville police are searching for Keesan Campbell, 24, in connection with a fatal shooting at a short-term rental on Jan 8.
Nashville Tennessean: by Rachel Wegner:
The targeted home was still listed on Vrbo's website on Wednesday and was advertised as a charming house that sleeps up to eight people for $130 a night.
Fox 4: by Lori Brown:
Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a multimillion dollar short-term rental home in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood early Saturday, police said.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:
Tourists neither commit nor attract crimes. But a study finds that violent offenses rose in neighborhoods where more homes were converted to short-term rentals.
Wired: Sidney Fussell
We see that the penetration of Airbnb has a role in a gradual increase in crime,” Heydari notes. “That effect is not specific to Boston, although other cities and neighborhoods may contain factors that change the degree to which it presents.
Los Angeles Magazine: Lauren Abunassar
Shooting in Orinda has turned another short-term rental into a crime scene
The Mercury news: Patrick May
When things go horribly wrong during a stay, the company’s secretive safety team jumps in to soothe guests and hosts, help families—and prevent PR disasters.
Bloomberg: Olivia Carville
Mary Healey, who lives next door to where the shooting occurred, said the neighborhood’s short-term rentals are out of hand. There is often loud partying at the property, she said, but the shooting was a next-level disruption...
AZCentral: Juliette Rihl
A bullet went through the window of one resident’s home. Plano community members have advocated against short-term rentals in their neighborhoods....
Dallas Morning News: Myah Taylor
A man is facing murder charges in the shooting death of a Phoenix short-term rental owner...
The Arizona Republic: Jose R. Gonzalez
Short-term rental juggernaut Airbnb is facing a new lawsuit after an infant died after ingesting fentanyl in a rented lakefront house listed on its platform...
2UrbanGirls:
Someone lost their life so that's horrific," Haglund said...
Kare11: Meghan Reistad
I was literally laying on the floor thinking well if it comes through maybe it won't hit me," Yvonne Norris said....
WRTV Indianapolis: Kaitlyn Kendall
Officers were dispatched to 2 Fern Avenue and multiple bullet casings were visible all over the street.....
WSMV Nashville: Tony Garcia
Around 2 a.m., IMPD officers said they arrived to 69 Devon Ave. on reports of a person shot...
INDIANAPOLIS: WRTV Staff
Warren says his Airbnb was burglarized last Sunday while he and his family were sleeping inside...
NASHVILLE, Tenn: WZTV
A Phoenix neighborhood was woken up by gunfire, and neighbors say it happened at a short-term rental while a party was going on...
Fox 10, Phoenix: By Marissa Sarbask
A Three people were killed overnight Sunday after a gathering in a short-term rental turned deadly near Houston, Texas....
Detroit News: Associated Press
A Ten people escaped an early Saturday morning fire at a Santa Rosa home being used as an Airnbnb rental, authorities said....
The Press Democrat: By Jeremy Hay
we have been tracking the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's use of short-term rentals to house foster children...
IdahoNews: By CBS News Staff
Sanders tracked down the car he says hit his fence. He says the driver was staying at a nearby Airbnb, less than a block away from where it happened...
WSMV 4: By Steve Mehling
Good fences, Robert Frost wrote, make good neighbors. But not with short-term rentals, some Scottsdale residents would snidely add...
Scottsdale progressd: By Tom Scanlon
The act of setting precedent weighed on Steamboat Springs City Council members as they deliberated appeals from a pair of residents over their requests for short-term rental licenses that were rejected in recent months...
Pilot & Today: By Trevor Ballantyne
The site of an armed home invasion in East Hollywood where six tourists were zip-tied and robbed was listed on Airbnb and other sites in apparent violation of the city’s short-term rental ordinance, according to public records...
Los Angeles Times: By Summer Lin
While Airbnb has repeatedly acknowledged the problem in financial filings, it has worked to keep the scope of the issue out of the public eye through arbitration, confidential settlements and employee non-disclosure agreements...
CNN: By Isabelle Chapman
Police say there were three incidents involving gun fire at short term rental properties in Indianapolis this weekend alone...
WRTV Indianapolis: By Adam Schumes
Witnesses told officers they heard gunshots then saw a group running from the area and flee in a vehicle, police said. No arrests have been made yet...
KERANews: By James hartley
As officers searched the house, staff at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka reported that a shooting victim ,Magic Marquise Murphy, 19, arrived there. Murphy died from those gunshot wounds...
NewsTalk 95.3: by Jon Zimney
While the family was away, the short-term renters turned the home into a meth lab, creating a vast amount of illicit drugs that were eventually seized by law enforcement...
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