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Men crash stolen taxi into parked and moving cars

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cglgz5n89xeo

Police have arrested a man in his 30s after two men stole the taxi they had hired and drove it into parked and moving cars.

Devon and Cornwall Police said the white Ford Mondeo taxi driver had picked up the men from Westward Ho! and driven them to the Geneva Court of Bideford at about 16:15 GMT on Sunday.

The men promised payment and went in to a house and, when the taxi driver knocked on the door a little while later, they threatened him and stole the taxi, police said.

The force said they had driven the car away at speed, crashed it into a number of parked cars and were later involved in a crash with two other cars near Rakeham Hill on the A386 between Bideford and Torrington.

Officers arrested a man from the Bideford area at the scene on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving and drink-driving.

They appealed for anyone with information, dashcam or CCTV footage of the events which could help them identify the second suspect to come forward.

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Isle of Wight man denies stealing taxi and crashing in Devon

https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/2646 ... ing-devon/

An Isle of Wight man has denied stealing a Ford Mondeo taxi and injuring a woman in a three-vehicle crash in Devon last year.

Leon Gladdis, of Nelson Road in Newport, appeared before Exeter Magistrates' Court on Friday, August 7.

The 29-year-old had previously pleaded not guilty to aggravated vehicle taking and causing injury in a road traffic accident.

Police were called at around 4.15pm on October 26 last year following reports that a white Ford Mondeo taxi had been stolen in Bideford.

It is alleged Mr Gladdis was one of two men who travelled in the taxi from Westward Ho! to Geneva Court, near Bideford, before refusing to pay the fare and entering a property.

It is alleged the two men then stole the taxi and collided with several vehicles.

It is alleged the Ford was involved in a crash with two other vehicles near Rakeham Hill, between Bideford and Torrington.

It is also alleged a woman driving a Mitsubishi Colt was injured in the collision, with her vehicle also badly damaged.

At court, Mr Gladdis was remanded in custody.

He is due to appear for a pre-trial review on September 3, ahead of a trial at Exeter Magistrates' Court on September 11.

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