Police are searching for a girl they are saying assaulted and robbed a taxi driver who unknowingly let her into his cab in Queens, pondering she was an everyday fare.
The suspect, who sported pink hair and a number of other face piercings, acquired into the 68-year-old sufferer’s cab round 6 p.m. on Sunday, Could 4, pretending to be a buyer, however as a substitute whipped out a knife and demanded the sufferer’s property, in response to cops. When the sufferer initially resisted, the suspect kicked and punched him and forcibly grabbed a wad of money from the automobile, police stated.
With the loot in hand, the suspect jumped out of the taxi and ran west on forty first Ave., in response to police.
Surveillance video from the cab captured the brightly coiffed lady carrying a black hoodie and speaking on a cell phone whereas using within the automobile.
After the same incident in Brooklyn in March, after which a driver narrowly escaped together with his life, Fernando Mateo, chairman of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, famous that assaults on taxi drivers are widespread.
“It’s happened numerous times with numerous drivers,” Mateo stated on the time.
Anybody with data is requested to name Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will probably be stored confidential.
Initially Printed: June 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM EDT
