July, 2007
Suspect in taxi driver robbery awaits plea offer
A Texarkana man accused of robbing a taxi driver at gunpoint has only a few days left to decide if he will accept a plea offer from Bowie County prosecutors. “Your honor, that is a little premature,†said Al Smith, defense attorney for …
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Shorty St 'bad boy' accused of bashing cabbie
Former Shortland Street “bad boy” Paul Reid has been charged with bashing a taxi driver. Reid, 27, appeared in the Auckland District Court last week and pleaded not guilty to assaulting Auckland Co-op Taxi driver Harbinder Saini. …
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UFO seen above Hungerford…again
Taxi driver spots orange shapes in sky over Hungerford and man sees UFO the size of four football pitches above Thatcham. MORE reports of UFO sightings in the summer skies above West Berkshire have left people baffled. …
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Taxi Driver Arrested After Police Chase, Tasing
In movies, someone jumps in a taxi and says “Follow that car!” In Norwood on Tuesday, police ended up following the taxi instead. Norwood police said they were called to a gas station after the clerk said a customer was causing problems …
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Taxis back at airport as terror level is cut
RESTRICTIONS were relaxed at Glasgow Airport today as the terror threat level was reduced from critical’ to severe’ across Britain. Some taxis and buses were allowed back into the outer forecourt at the airport for the first time since …
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Taxi driver threatened by youth
Police are examining CCTV footage in a bid to trace a youth who tried to rob a 61-year-old taxi driver in Dundee. The incident happened in the city’s Mull Terrace around 2355 BST on Friday. The taxi driver was driving his silver …
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New York City Taxi Cabs Receive Final Approval To Air NY10 Network
NBC Universal and Clear Channel Taxi Media have received final approval from the Taxi & Limousine Commission to begin airing the NY10 network in New York City taxicabs. As announced earlier this year, taxis connected to NY10, …
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Show proves TX4 is drivers’ favourite
Latest London taxi the TX4 has proved again it is a hit with drivers after a survey among those who tested it at a trade event showed the vast majority rated it very good or excellent. The latest incarnation of the iconic vehicle was …
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Cops track getaway cab, nab man in bank holdup
A man who allegedly robbed a bank in downtown Waukegan used a cab as his getaway car, but didn’t get far. Police arrested him after calling the cabbie on his cell phone and getting their location, according to a second cabdriver who saw …
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Hero taxi driver has parking ticket cancelled
An industrious taxi driver who helped take on terrors suspects at Glasgow Airport last weekend has had a parking ticket he was given waived. Alex McIlveen, 45, who left his taxi at the airport after two men with gas canisters drove into …
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