Crime & Safety
Armed Robber of Taxi Driver Still At Large: Police
A Glen Burnie taxi driver said a man in a mask got into his cab, pulled out a gun and demanded cash.
Glen Burnie, MD — Anne Arundel County Police have so far been unable to locate whomever robbed a taxi driver at gunpoint in Glen Burnie in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
According to police reports, officers were called to the 6400 block of Bricktown Circle around 2:20 a.m. Tuesday for a report of an armed robbery of a taxi driver.
Officers met with the victim, who is employed by New Harbor Transport. The driver said that he arrived in the area to pick up a fare when an unknown man hopped into the cab.
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Once inside the cab, the man showed a handgun and demanded money. The driver reportedly complied and handed over cash, and the suspect fled on foot.
Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect.
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The only description of the suspect the driver was able to give was that it was a man wearing dark clothing and a black mask.
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