Gunman Sought For Back-To-Back Cab Robberies In Jamaica: NYPD

JAMAICA, QUEENS -- Police are searching for a perp who robbed two Jamaica cab drivers at gunpoint in broad daylight just minutes apart from each other.

The man first called a cab service to request a taxi on Aug. 20 at about 11:30 a.m. to 154th Street off 119th Avenue. When the 47-year-old driver arrived, the perp slid into his front seat with a gun and demanded his valuables, cops said.

The driver handed over two cell phones and $185 in cash before the perp bolted from the vehicle, authorities said. He ran down 154th Street and drove away in a red four-door sedan.

He wasn't finished.

Just 10 minutes later, police said the same perp robbed yet another cabbie he'd called to pick him up about a half mile down 119th Avenue on 145th Street.

When the 36-year-old driver showed up, the perp again threatened him with a gun and made off with his cell phone and $60 cash, authorities said.

Police described the man as about 5-foot-7 and estimated him to be in his 20s. He was last seen wearing a white shirt, gray pants and light colored shows.

Anyone with information on the robberies is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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