Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:23:47 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/ Internationa Taxi Driver's Safety Council en-us http://www.itdsc.org/images/logo.gif http://www.itdsc.org/ auto_mailer@itdsc.org http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=164 A mystery surrounds the death of a taxi driver in north Philadelphia. The cabbie was dispatched to the 2900 block of North Taylor Street at about 8:30p.m. Saturday. More than 12 hours later, he was found dead inside his cab in the 1800 block of North 20th Street. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:23:47 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=163 Sioux Falls police are asking for your help locating three Native American men who allegedly stole a taxi cab at gunpoint early Sunday morning. The men got into a cab in the area of 8th street and Phillips Avenue in Sioux Falls. The suspects then forced the driver to take them to the Brandon area at gunpoint. And they kicked him out of the cab just south of town on Highway 11 and drove off.  Police say one of the suspects is a heavy set Native American male wearing a green jacket. There is no description for the other two men. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:22:54 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=162 A man robbed a taxi cab driver at knifepoint at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of North Bedford Street, according to Carlisle police. The driver said the fare was to go out of town, and that he was a black man between 24 and 27 years of age, about 5-foot-9 and 150 pounds, wearing a red hooded sweatshirt and baggy pants, police said. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:29:05 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=161 Fleetwood,England,UK -- A Manchester taxi driver has been robbed by two men and a woman with a sawn-off shotgun. The 33-year-old picked up the trio outside the Mancunian Lodge on Rochdale Road at 12.45am on Tuesday. One of the men produced a knife and the gun before demanding cash. The driver handed over money and left his taxi after being told he would be shot if he didn't. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:26:18 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=160 Grand Prairie police were searching Monday for a man they believe was involved in the slaying of a DeSoto cabdriver Sunday night. The body of Lois Ivory, 53 – a mother of several grown children who had been driving taxis for at least 18 years – was found seated in her Yellow Cab in the 100 block of Dorris Drive about 9 p.m., police said. She had been shot once, probably with a revolver, police said. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:50:50 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=159 WATERVLIET -- Investigators have charged a 47-year-old city man with robbing two cabbies and a convenience store over the past few days.   Police said that shortly after midnight Thursday, Herman T. Culclseasure was in a cab when he reached through the partition of the vehicle and attempted to choke the driver after the man drove him to Watervliet. The taxi driver resisted and tossed the money out the window, after which the suspect fled. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:49:40 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=158 Since the shooting death of his colleague and friend, Mohamed Murshid says he prefers not to work night shifts as a driver for Manassas Cab. "I don't like working at night," Murshid said outside a 7-Eleven in Manassas recently. "It's not safe anymore. You don't know who you're picking up. Anything can happen." Robert Johnson, general manager of the local cab company, said a number of drivers were concerned with safety in the days and weeks that followed the murder of Khawaja Ahmed. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:48:17 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=157 Trinidad -- A taxi-driver used a kitchen knife to fight off three women who attempted to strangle him and hijack his car yesterday. The driver, who plies the Fyzabad-San Fernando route was able to get out of the car and run to the San Fernando Police Station. He told police that he picked up the women in Fyzabad early in the morning and they asked to be taken to San Fernando. On reaching King's Wharf, San Fernando, one of the women pulled out a belt, wrapped it around the driver's neck and began strangling him. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:25:17 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=156 A cab driver was shot by a customer overnight after that customer refused to pay the fare. The driver dropped the customers off near Interstate 17 and Campbell Avenue around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. When it was time to pay, one of customers pulled out a gun and shot the driver. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:08:11 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=155 A taxi driver was robbed at gunpoint in Roosevelt after he was dispatched to pick up a fare Wednesday night, police said. When the driver arrived at Oswald Place at 9:25 p.m. and beeped his horn, two men walked up to the cab. One stood at the driver's door holding a handgun, while the other stood at the passenger side door. The armed man demanded money and when the driver complied, both robbers fled east through a backyard on Sherman Street, Nassau police said. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:06:43 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=154 Lancashire, UK -- CABBIES are calling for CCTV in taxis after a driver was robbed in Bacup. Shahid Mahmood, who works for Royal Taxis in Waterfoot, was punched and kicked in an unprovoked attack at 4.15am on Saturday. He was pulling up in the Rossendale Crescent area to drop four passengers off when he was attacked from behind. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:31:44 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=153 LOS ANGELES—Two women died in taxi cab crash early Tuesday after a violent series of incidents that involved one of them allegedly attacking the cab's driver with a blade, police said. The episode began when the two women flagged down the cab in the eastern Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights and asked to be driven to a nearby apartment complex, police Officer Sara Faden said. When they arrived, the women told the driver that the boyfriend of one of them would come down to pay their fare, Faden said. But the man that approached the cab pulled out a handgun instead, she said. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:31:18 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=152 Edmonton, Canada - Mandatory taxi safety shields would do more to improve late-night service in Edmonton than a recommended $2 evening surcharge, cab drivers told a city council committee today. The six-month trial fee, which would be imposed on rides worth more than $15 between 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays, would only lead to disputes with passengers, said Abuzar Aslan of the 750-member United Drivers Association. Instead, he'd like 20 cents added to every trip for three years to pay for shields, which would help protect drivers and make them more willing to work nights when bar patrons often have trouble getting home, he said during a public hearing. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:57:52 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=151 MANILA, Philippines - Not satisfied with robbing their victim, two suspected robbers stabbed dead a taxi driver in Malabon City Sunday night. Radio dzBB's Allan Gatus reported that while police managed to arrest one of the suspects, it was too late for them to save the taxi driver, who was not immediately unidentified. Initial investigation showed the suspects stabbed the driver of the taxi (TWP-198), which stopped at Simon Street in Acacia village in Malabon City. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:34:20 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=150 Victoria, Australia -- Police have arrested two men after a taxi driver had his cab stolen at Carlton this morning. The driver picked up two men in Smith Street, Collingwood about 1.00 am and asked to go to the Royal Melbourne Hospital. A dispute arose over the fare and the driver who was at Grattan and Swanston Streets said he was going to call the police. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:32:41 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=149 Keene,NH – Two men robbed a taxi driver at gunpoint early yesterday and fled with cash and his paycheck. Police said driver William Chaffee, 26, of Keene was called to Dover Street shortly before 2:40 a.m. to pick up some customers. He met two men claiming they needed a ride to Cheshire Medical Center. Upon entering the Adventure Taxi cab, one man restrained the driver by choking him with a pipe. The other pointed a pistol at Chaffee's head and demanded the money. They fled on foot. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:31:21 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=148 Another Chattanooga cab driver is the victim of a shooting for the second time in two weeks, according to police spokeswoman Sgt. Jerri Weary. At around 2:16 a.m. Saturday, a Mellinium Cab driver was shot in a robbery attempt while transporting a fare in the 1200 block of Grove Street Court. He was able to get away from his assailant and drove to the Marroitt on Chestnut Street where he radioed for help. When police arrived, the driver told them he had been shot in the back. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:41:47 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=147 NEW DELHI: Carjackers are now choosing their targets after meticulous planning. Instead of zeroing in on any car on the road, they find it easy to target taxi drivers. Hire, kill and then drive away with the cab. This seems to be the modus operandi. And a highly unorganised cab service in Delhi and a porous border are only making matters worse for the vulnerable taxi drivers. The arrest of two persons earlier this week for sedating a taxi driver to death and then driving away with his car is a pointer to their growing fascination for cabs. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:40:13 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=146 An attempted carjacking on Coffee Street, San Fernando resulted in the total destruction of the front facade of Lenny Sumadh Building on Coffee Street early yesterday morning. Wayne Pierre, 49, a taxi driver of Palo Seco said the incident started at Library Corner when he took up two male passengers around 2 a.m., who asked to be taken to Pleasantville. "When I reached the corner of Lower Hillside and Coffee Street, the men ordered me to turn right. While negotiating the turn one of the men placed a revolver to my head and announced a hold up," he said. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:37:22 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=145 OKINAWA CITY — Two U.S. teenagers being held by Okinawa police for allegedly stealing money from a cab driver the evening of March 16 also could face charges for assaulting and robbing another cabbie earlier that day. And warrants have been issued for two 19-year-olds suspected of being involved in the first robbery, an Okinawa police spokesman said Friday afternoon. A fifth American, a 21-year-old airman stationed at Kadena Air Base also is being questioned in that case, he said. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:35:55 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=144 EDMONTON - Edmonton's taxi commission is calling for a $2 late-night surcharge to draw more cabbies to work late-evening hours on the weekend. If approved by city council, the surcharge will be tried on a trial basis for six months, starting July 1. It will apply to cab trips between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., on fares exceeding $15, and only on Friday and Saturday nights. Bar patrons have complained it's difficult to get a taxi, especially on Whyte Avenue, when the bars close on the weekend. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:39:12 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=143 EDMONTON - Safety, not money, will convince more cabbies to work weekends and pick up fares after bars close, drivers say. "Would you risk your life for two extra bucks a trip?" said a cabbie who identified himself only as Jim. "Give me a safety shield, then we'll talk." Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:38:21 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=142 Malaysia -- TAXI driver Tan Khai Soo, 58, did not expect he would be a victim of robbery. Last weekend, he set out, as usual, at 6am from his home in Desa Jaya, Kepong. Thirty minutes later, he picked up two middle-aged men who wanted to go to Bangsar. “One of them sat in front while the other sat in the back seat, and they did not speak much to each other,” said Tan. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:33:46 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=141 Tokyo, Japan (AHN) - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Tomas Schieffer apologized to Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and to the family of the slain taxi driver, who was allegedly killed by a U.S. sailor. According to the ambassador, the murder of the taxi driver, "stain on all of us who try to serve America here in Japan." Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:04:02 -0700 http://www.itdsc.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=140  Duluth,MN,USA -- Duluth taxi driver was robbed overnight. The driver says a man placed a gun against his head and demanded all his money. The incident happened around 12:30 Wednesday morning. According to the Duluth police, the taxi driver says he picked up the suspect outside of Dubhlin's bar in downtown Duluth and drove him to the 800 block of E. 8th St,. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:01:24 -0700