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Police are looking for a man who forced a cab driver out of his automobile.
At 3:50 a.m. Sunday, the offender approached the motorist on the 2400 block of South Third Street and asked how much a ride to the 2700 block of Tasker Street would cost, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. The driver inquired on whether the man had called for a cab and then told him he had to sit in the back seat after the figure tried to open the driver’s door.
The irate would-be passenger put his foot in the car and stated “No, I have to sit in the front,” producing a black gun. The operator left the ride, with the offender driving away southbound on Third Street and westbound on Shunk Street, Tolliver said. Using GPS, All City Taxi tracked the cab to the 1300 block of South 19th Street, where officers located it unoccupied. The complainant stated his iPhone3 and wallet, which contained various cards, identification and $100, were missing. He described the offender as white, 19 to 24 years old and 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8; clean-shaven; wearing a gray hoodie with red around the collar; and armed with a black gun.
To report information, call South Detectives’ tip line at 215-685-1635 or visit www.phillypolice.com/forms.
Contact Managing Editor Joseph Myers at jmyers@southphillyreview.com or ext. 124.
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