A man flagged down patrols telling them a gang had tried to steal his car in Southport town centre.
He told officers that they had tried to drag him out off the vehicle on Hoghton Street just after 1am on Friday morning.
The victim managed to fend off the gang and sped away.
Shortly after, another police patrol was flagged down near Hesketh Park where a taxi driver reported a similar incident.
He told how a group of men had got into his taxi and taken a small amount of money from him.
Both men suffered minor received minor facial injuries but did not require hospital treatment.
Officers conducted a search of the area and a short time later four people were arrested.
All four males, aged 13, 18, 24, 25 years, were arrested on suspicion of robbery and attempted robbery.
They were today in custody being questioned by officers.
http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/three-men-boy-13-arrested-7376236?
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Police are appealing for information after a taxi driver was robbed at a campsite by three customers.
The men visited a cab office in Seven Sisters Road, Tottenham, at 9.45pm on Thursday and asked to be taken to Chingford.
After requesting to be dropped off at the Lee Valley campsite in Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, they threatened and restrained the driver, before stealing two mobile phones, cash and keys.
They also attempted to steal the taxi, a silver Toyota estate.
The first robber is described as a 20-year-old black man of medium build. He was wearing a grey hooded top, blue jeans and trainers.
The second robber is described as a black man, about 18-years-old, with low cut black hair and a skinny build. He was wearing a light grey t-shirt and blue jeans.
The third is descibed as a lighter skinned black man, aged about 18-years-old, with a brown low cut afro hairstyle. He is of skinny build and was wearing a black hooded top and black jeans.
One of the men is described as having cornrows in his hair.
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11322881._/
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A WHIFFLET man who assaulted a taxi driver by twisting his neck and repeatedly punching his head – while he was at the wheel – has been placed under supervision and told to pay compensation.
Ryan McCluskey admitted the attack on the driver, which also included placing his arms around the man’s neck, at Coltswood Road in Coatbridge on April 14 last year.
Procurator fiscal depute Liam Haggart told Airdrie Sheriff Court of the lunchtime incident: “Throughout the journey, the accused had begun to annoy the driver, touching him on the neck while he was driving.
“It was made clear that if he didn’t desist, he would have to leave the taxi, but the accused did not do so and assaulted the complainer while he was driving.
“He was able to get out of the vehicle and the confrontation continued on the pavement; the accused struck him and this was seen by a passer-by.”
Defence solicitor Jane Ferguson explained that the 25-year-old, who had been at a party through the night and whose “perception was skewed because of the influence of alcohol”, had felt concerned about the vehicle’s speed.
Sheriff Petra Collins interjected: “If he felt that he didn’t help matters by assaulting the complainer as he was driving.”
Ms Ferguson continued: “This is a serious offence and he apologises for his unacceptable behaviour; he can see the effect this would have on the taxi driver and that it’s not easy for him to put that behind him.
“He was consuming a lot of alcohol at that time, which caused his problems, but hasn’t had any since this.”
McCluskey, of Lees Court, was placed on a year-long supervision order and told to pay £400 compensation.
Sheriff Collins told him: “This is a direct alternative to custody – if you breach this order, the likely outcome will be a custodial sentence.”
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/jail-warning-coatbridge-man-avoids-3805285
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A Melbourne taxi driver says he feared for his life when two passengers attacked him, took his cab and tried to run him down before crashing the vehicle into a pole.
Victoria Police said a man and woman hailed the taxi at Brunswick Street, near Johnson Street, in Fitzroy about 1:20am (AEST) on Saturday.
The driver, a father of two named Hamid, took them to a block of flats in Heidelberg Heights, but the passengers said they needed to go inside for money for the fare.
When Hamid asked them to leave something as security, the man punched him in the face repeatedly and demanded his wallet, he said.
"They started punching on my face and on my head, and he tried to kill me," Hamid said.
The driver refused to give the man his wallet and fled.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-06/melbourne-taxi-driver-punched-in-the-face/5575020?section=vic
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