Channel NewsAsia - Friday,
January 25
Con man takes cab
ride without paying, then takes $50 from
cabby
SINGAPORE : A passenger not only failed to pay a cab driver his
fare, he also managed to con another S$50 from the driver.
Taxi driver Ang Thiam Keng picked up the male passenger, who was
carrying several boxes, along Jurong East Avenue 1 at noon on
Wednesday.
After giving several confusing instructions, Ang was told to stop
at Block 258 along Jurong East Street 24.
The con man then ran off without the boxes. But he returned two
minutes later, asking for change for S$50.
A confused Ang then handed over five $10 notes and waited for him
to come back again to collect the boxes.
But the man ran up the block and never returned.
Ang described the passenger to be between 25 and 30 years
old.
The police were not able to find any fingerprints on the cab. Ang
had thrown away the boxes before reporting the case to the police.
CNA /ls
