SPRING VALLEY – Ramapo
Police are investigating the robbery of a cab driver Sunday night on South
Cole Court in Spring Valley.
The victim told officers a man flagged him down earlier at the Spring
Valley Transportation Center and requested a ride to South Cole. When
they arrived, the suspect grabbed the driver around the neck with one
arm while holding an unknown object against his side.
After taking the cabbie’s money, the suspect sprayed an unknown
substance in the victim’s eyes and fled on foot.
The victim was transported by Spring Hill Ambulance to Good Samaritan
Hospital in Suffern to have his eyes treated.
The suspect was described as being a black man wearing dark colored clothing.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Ramapo Town
Police at 845-357-2400.
