Bronx cab driver robberies: 3 suspects sought

Thursday, June 27, 2019

Shirleen Allicot has details on the search for the perpetrators.

BRONX, New York City (WABC) -- The search is on for three suspects in a string of violent robberies targeting cab drivers in the Bronx.

Police have released pictures of the suspects.

In one of the robberies, they targeted an off-duty taxi driver, stealing his cash and cell phone.

On two other occasions, police say the suspects hailed cabs before putting the drivers in chokeholds and robbing them.

A 13-year-old boy has already been arrested and charged in the incidents.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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