Woman stabs taxi driver with needle, steals cab: Mission RCMP
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Mounties in Mission say a woman assaulted a taxi driver and stole his vehicle on Friday night, and are asking for witnesses to come forward.
Mounties in Mission say a woman assaulted a taxi driver and stole his vehicle on Friday night, and are asking for witnesses to come forward.
Just before 11 p.m., a taxi driver and passenger arrived in the Kubo Drive area, where there was a dispute about the cab fare, according to police.
The passenger allegedly stabbed the driver with a needle, then got into the driver’s seat and drove away, dragging the taxi driver “a short distance,” police said.
“This was a senseless act of violence over what appears to have been a dispute over a taxi fare,” said Cpl. Harrison Mohr with the Mission RCMP in a news release Saturday.
The 61-year-old driver sought help at a home nearby and was taken to hospital with injuries. He has since been released.
Officers then found the taxi abandoned on Best Avenue near Cedar Street. A police dog led officers to a home on Kudo Drive, where a suspect—who police describe as a white woman in her mid-30s—was detained. She was later released pending further investigation, police said.
“Our officers are in the process of gathering additional evidence to help confirm the identity of the female. If you saw any part of this – either the altercation with the taxi driver, or the female fleeing from the taxi on Best Avenue, please give us a call,” Mohr continued.
