Teen taxi thieves nabbed
Sep 2, 2009
TWO youth who robbed a taxi driver on Tuesday morning were
arrested about an hour later.
The 56-year-old taxi driver had stopped his taxi at around
4.10am to drop the 17 and 19-year-old suspects along Upper Bukit
Timah Road, opposite Bukit Timah Plaza, after picking them up at
Zouk Disco.
One of the youths told the driver that he had dropped some coins
under the seat. As the driver was looking for the coins, the second
suspect grabbed the driver's wallet. Both suspects then fled the
taxi towards King Albert Park.
At about 5am, police found the 19-year-old suspect along Bukit
Timah Road outside King Albert Park. They found the younger suspect
at the basement carpark of King Albert Lodge.
The taxi driver's wallet was also recovered.
An initial investigation revealed that both youths are also
believed to be involved in a snatch theft earlier reported on Aug
27.
Both will be charged on Wednesday for the theft. If convicted,
they face a jail term of up to three years, a fine, or both.
source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_424484.html
