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Armed Robbers Steal Cabbie's Cash, GPS and Cellphone Battery, Police Say

By Nicholas Rizzi | September 25, 2014 2:12pm
 Two men robbed a livery cab driver on Staten Island and took $65, a GPS and his cellphone battery.
Two men robbed a livery cab driver on Staten Island and took $65, a GPS and his cellphone battery.
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WEST BRIGHTON — A livery cab driver was held up at gunpoint by two men who took his cash, GPS and a cellphone battery on Staten Island, police said.

The 45-year-old driver picked up two passengers on the 100 block of Elm Street on Sept. 12 a little after midnight, police said.

One suspect got in the rear of the cab while the other got in the front seat. Both pulled out guns and demanded the driver's property, police said. The suspects fled with $65, a GPS and the victim's cellphone battery.

There were no injuries reported in the robbery.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.