Police: Man robbed cab driver at knifepoint, left her stranded

Police say they are looking for a man who violently robbed a cab driver at knifepoint, and left her stranded in Brick.

News 12 Staff

Oct 20, 2019, 7:10 PM

Updated 1,641 days ago

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Police say they are looking for a man who violently robbed a cab driver at knifepoint, and left her stranded in Brick.
They say it happened Saturday night around 10 p.m.
The Mantoloking taxi driver was taking a man to a nearby Wawa.
Officials say the man asked the driver to pull over to pick up a friend and when she did, he held what felt like a knife to her throat and demanded money and her car keys before running off.
Police describe the suspect as a black man between 25 and 35 with facial hair.
 


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