I wonder if the passenger, when realising both him and the driver was going to be robbed, offered to pay the driver the fare early.
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| Author: | StuartW [ Fri Oct 18, 2019 12:12 am ] |
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Not often you read of passengers getting caught up in a robbery. Gang of youths rob taxi driver at knifepoint and threaten passenger https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news ... er-3438923 Humberside Police were called to the incident on Garden Street, Grimsby, last night A group of youths robbed a taxi driver at knife point and threatened his passenger last night near Grimsby town centre. Humberside Police were called to Garden Street at around 9.45pm after receiving reports of a disturbance. A group of youths armed with weapons are alleged to have threatened, attacked and robbed the driver and threatened his passenger. The group is believed to have been made up of both male and female youths. It is believed that the passenger had been walking towards the door of the vehicle, when the youths started attacking it and threatening the driver. It is alleged that the group repeatedly hit the man and threatened him with a knife as they demanded money off him. A Humberside Police spokesperson said: "We were called at 10pm on Wednesday 16 October reporting a disturbance on Garden Street in Grimsby. "Reports said that a group of around eight people were making threats with a weapon towards a taxi driver and woman in the street. "No one was injured in the incident but we are appealing for witnesses and information. "Anyone who can help with our enquiries should call us on our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 464 16/10/19." |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grimsby driver robbed at knifepoint and passenger threat |
I wonder if the passenger, when realising both him and the driver was going to be robbed, offered to pay the driver the fare early.
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| Author: | StuartW [ Sat Oct 19, 2019 5:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grimsby driver robbed at knifepoint and passenger threat |
Pregnant taxi passenger describes moment gang of armed youths carried out horrifying attack on driver https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news ... nt-3440432 Humberside Police are investigating the incident on Garden Street on Wednesday A pregnant woman has described the terrifying moment that a gang of knife-wielding youths mugged the driver of the taxi she was about to get into and then threatened her. She says they only stopped because one of them realised she was pregnant. It happened on Garden Street on Wednesday night. The gang was made up of both male and female members, who started attacking the taxi driver as his customer was about to get in. They then threatened her with a knife and demanded she hand over everything that she had. The woman, who does not wish to be named, said: "Around six of them were males and three were girls. "I had called for the taxi and as it arrived, I was walking towards the vehicle when a group of people came towards it before I could open the door and started attacking the car and pulling the door open. "They were kicking and hitting the driver, demanding that he hand over his money, which they eventually took. "The driver some how got the door shut, but I was locked out with the gang coming towards me, saying that they wanted what I had on me. They were swearing at me and one of them had a knife. "Strange enough, one of the gang was telling them 'stop, leave her she's pregnant' which stopped the girls from going to jump me as well. But while all this was going on, the others were punching and kicking the taxi and the windscreen. "Then they just walked off like it was a normal thing to do, they didn't even run off they, they just walked towards Ainslie Street and stood outside the boxing gym. "As soon as they moved away a few feet, the driver let me in, and we sat in the vehicle in shock as he rang the police. "Then as we were on the phone to them, we saw the gang trying to stop another car on the street, but I am not sure if they got in. "This town is horrible at the moment, if it doesn't change it will be like London soon. I just can't believe how they still hung around on the street after doing this, it shows that they don't care or think they are above the law." A Humberside Police spokesperson said: "We were called at 10pm on Wednesday, reporting a disturbance on Garden Street in Grimsby . "Reports said that a group of around eight people were making threats with a weapon towards a taxi driver and woman in the street. "No one was injured in the incident but we are appealing for witnesses and information. "Anyone who can help with our enquiries should call us on our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 464 16/10/19." |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Sat Oct 26, 2019 9:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grimsby driver robbed at knifepoint and passenger threat |
Sussex wrote: I wonder if the passenger, when realising both him and the driver was going to be robbed, offered to pay the driver the fare early. I thought the article said he was approaching the vehicle so technically he wasn't at that time an actual passenger |
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| Author: | StuartW [ Sat Oct 26, 2019 9:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grimsby driver robbed at knifepoint and passenger threat |
edders23 wrote: Sussex wrote: I wonder if the passenger, when realising both him and the driver was going to be robbed, offered to pay the driver the fare early. I thought the article said he was approaching the vehicle so technically he wasn't at that time an actual passenger Technically, the passenger was a she, not a he  That helps explain the 'pregnant' description in the headline above  Quiet night? 
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| Author: | edders23 [ Sun Oct 27, 2019 8:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grimsby driver robbed at knifepoint and passenger threat |
yup gets a bit boring handling the calls when there are so few coming in |
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