Second cabbie robbed in Ramapo in less than week

HILLCREST – For the second time in less than a week, a cab driver in the Town of Ramapo was robbed with the same modus operandi used.
In the latest incident on Monday night shortly after 9 p.m., a cab picked
up a suspect in front of the Brava Supermarket in Hillcrest Plaza. When
the cab reached Rensselaer Drive, the suspected gragged the driver from
behind and demanded cash. The driver was repeatedly punched and had a
substance sprayed in his eyes. The suspect then fled on foot. The driver
was treated at Nyack Hospital.
In the first incident, at the end of December, a suspect grabbed a cabbie from behind and sprayed him with an unknown substance.  The suspect also fled.
Anyone with information is asked to call Town of Ramapo Police at 834-357-2400.