Two passengers – estimated to be around 15 to 17 years old – robbed a cab driver after a short ride in Brooklyn on the night of Nov. 22, according to police. The driver, 61, picked up the two teen males near Riverdale Ave. and Vermont St. Police said when they exited the car, one of them opened the driver’s door, punched the driver in the arm and stole around $20 from the center console before fleeing.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

Source: PIX 11

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