MONTICELLO – Police in Monticello
are looking for two men who tried to rob a cabbie at gunpoint on Monday
afternoon.
Two men got into a Sureway cab at 2:10 p.m. in the area of the cul-de-sac
at Evergreen Drive. After the men got in the vehicle, one pulled a handgun
and demanded money from the driver, but he struggled with the suspect
and was able to get out of the cab while slamming the door on the suspect’s
arm.
The taxi was still in gear and drive into a snow bank where it came to
rest against a chain link fence.
The two suspects fled into the Evergreen Drive housing complex.
Officers recovered a realistic looking air pistol from the cab, left behind
by the suspects.
The man armed with the pistol was described as being black, about five
feet, eight inches tall, wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans
and a white and black bandana covering his face.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call Monticello
Police in confidence at 845-794-4422.
