Help Police solve robbery of taxi driver in Torrens, Canberra
Posted on August 22, 2010 by by valerirojas
ACT Policing is investigating the robbery of a taxi driver in Stevenson Street Torrens, early on Friday, August 20 which resulted in the driver receiving minor injuries.
About 4.45am the taxi driver picked up a man from the Alinga Street taxi rank in the city. The man paid a deposit for the taxi fare and was driven to an address in Torrens. After arriving at the address a dispute began over the cost of the fare. The offender assaulted the driver by punching him several times to the face before demanding his money back.
The taxi driver gave the offender a sum of money after which the offender ran from the vehicle along Stevenson Street, Torrens.
Police would urge anyone who may have any information relating to this incident to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
