**** HRP Media Release
Police investigate robbery of taxi driver
Police are investigating an incident where a taxi driver was robbed last night in Halifax.
On March 28 at approximately 10:50 p.m., police responded to a report that two customers, a man and a woman, assaulted a taxi driver and stole his phone. The suspects fled the taxi on foot in the 1000 block of Gottingen Street.
Officers arrested the woman nearby without incident. Kyrley Alexa Jane Rogers, 27, will appear in Halifax Provincial Court today to face charges of robbery and breach of a release order.
Police are continuing to look for the second suspect who is described as a white man in his 40’s or 50’s.
Investigators are asking anyone with information in relation to the incident or video of the area to call 902-490-5016. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or by using the P3 Tips app.
