Traffic & Transit

Teen Girls Toss Chemicals At Brooklyn Cabbie, Steal $200: Cops

Five young women were arrested Monday for attacking their taxi driver in Bed-Stuy and stealing his cash, police said.

Five young women were arrested Monday for attacking their taxi driver in Bed-Stuy and stealing his cash, police said,
Five young women were arrested Monday for attacking their taxi driver in Bed-Stuy and stealing his cash, police said, (NYPD)

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — Five young women stand accused of splashing chemicals in their cab driver's eyes before stealing his cash and running away, police said.

Arayah Myhand, 18, Destiny Brown, 18, Shareese Brown, 19, Kaylin John, 20, and a 17-year-old girl were arrested Monday for attacking their taxi driver on Atlantic and Brooklyn avenues about 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 23, police said.

The five young women allegedly threw something at the 47-year-old driver then grabbed $200 in cash, police said.

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The driver was treated at Interfaith Medical Center, police said.

Myhand, of East New York, faces attempted robbery charge while the other four women, who hail from Sheepshead Bay and Bed-Stuy, were charged with robbery, according to police.

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