Taxi driver robbed near 16th and Broadway
A Wichita taxi cab driver was robbed at gunpoint early Thursday morning near 16th and Broadway while he was trying to pick up a fare, police said.
The 63-year-old driver was looking for the exact address when a man armed with a handgun got into his cab, Lt. James Espinoza said. The suspect took the driver’s money and fled on foot toward the east, he added.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111 or the police department’s investigation unit at 316-268-4646.
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This story was originally published August 14, 2014 at 12:55 PM with the headline "Taxi driver robbed near 16th and Broadway."