Illinois -- Without pepper spray to defend himself, a cabdriver was forced to improvise when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger early Thursday morning in Elgin. He sprayed the would-be robber in the face with an aerosol deodorant, according to foxnews.com.
Police said said the 51-year-old driver felt something was wrong when the passenger changed his destination. Consequently, he discreetly placed the small canister between his legs.
When the passenger held a large knife to the driver's neck, he sprayed the robber in the eyes, causing him to drop the knife. The passenger then punched the driver, but did not seriously injure him. He took off on foot, leaving the knife behind.
Showing posts with label taxi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label taxi. Show all posts
Friday, July 03, 2009
Thursday, April 03, 2008
More quick thinking
I seriously wonder what goes to these guys head? Do they think that flashing a knife, and attempting to rape someone is romance?
Story:
Philippines -- Police said a driver allegedly tried to rape a 27-year-old woman in his taxi on Saturday night in Quezon City (Manila).
The woman told investigators how she boarded the taxi at around 8 p.m. Saturday. Soon, all the passengers, except for her, got off at the Metro Rail Transit station in Kamuning.
"The woman was sitting in the back seat, and the driver asked her to sit beside him in the front," a police spokesman said.
When she did so, the woman said the driver showed a knife, and started to touch her breasts.
The woman said she told the man that she would go with him to a hotel if they could eat first at a fast food diner nearby.
Inside the restaurant, the woman promptly asked the security guard for help. The driver managed to run back to his van and escaped. Police believe that the driver also had victimized other female passengers.
Story:
Philippines -- Police said a driver allegedly tried to rape a 27-year-old woman in his taxi on Saturday night in Quezon City (Manila).
The woman told investigators how she boarded the taxi at around 8 p.m. Saturday. Soon, all the passengers, except for her, got off at the Metro Rail Transit station in Kamuning.
"The woman was sitting in the back seat, and the driver asked her to sit beside him in the front," a police spokesman said.
When she did so, the woman said the driver showed a knife, and started to touch her breasts.
The woman said she told the man that she would go with him to a hotel if they could eat first at a fast food diner nearby.
Inside the restaurant, the woman promptly asked the security guard for help. The driver managed to run back to his van and escaped. Police believe that the driver also had victimized other female passengers.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Bait and switch
This method is quite often used by scam and fraud "artists". The classic case is to have you believe you buy an original, say, watch - and then switch to a fake once you have handed over your money.
As with most methods, it can be turned and utilised against the criminal. Here is one such case.
It also goes to show that these folks are not always the sharpest knife in the drawer...
Story:
Philippines -- Police say a taxi driver allegedly tried to rape a 27-year-old woman inside his cab on Saturday night in Quezon City (Manila), according to newsinfo.inquirer.net.
The woman reportedly told police how she boarded a taxi at around 8 p.m. Saturday. Shortly after, all the other passengers got off at the Metro Rail Transit station in Kamuning.
"The woman, who was in the back seat, said the driver asked her to sit beside him," a police spokesman said. When she did so, the woman said the driver took out a knife, pointed it at her and started touching her breasts.
The woman said she told the man that she would go with him to a hotel if they could eat first at a nearby fast food restaurant. While inside the restaurant, the victim quickly asked the security guard for help but the driver managed to run back to his van and take off.
As with most methods, it can be turned and utilised against the criminal. Here is one such case.
It also goes to show that these folks are not always the sharpest knife in the drawer...
Story:
Philippines -- Police say a taxi driver allegedly tried to rape a 27-year-old woman inside his cab on Saturday night in Quezon City (Manila), according to newsinfo.inquirer.net.
The woman reportedly told police how she boarded a taxi at around 8 p.m. Saturday. Shortly after, all the other passengers got off at the Metro Rail Transit station in Kamuning.
"The woman, who was in the back seat, said the driver asked her to sit beside him," a police spokesman said. When she did so, the woman said the driver took out a knife, pointed it at her and started touching her breasts.
The woman said she told the man that she would go with him to a hotel if they could eat first at a nearby fast food restaurant. While inside the restaurant, the victim quickly asked the security guard for help but the driver managed to run back to his van and take off.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
No good Samaritans
This is bad.
Story:
From Stockton, Teeside, UK news.bbc.co.uk reports about a serious sexual assault on a 20-year-old woman. She was reportedly walking home in the early hours of Sunday when a man grabbed her.
And here's the sad part: According to police, cars passed almost within inches of the assault. A number of cars, particularly taxis, drove past as the woman was being attacked, a police spokesperson said.
"It took place in the middle of the road, but not a single person stopped. There were at least five cars that passed her as she was lying on the road while the attack was taking place," the spokesperson said.
The woman had just finished a mobile phone call when the man attacked her. Despite being punched repeatedly to the face, she fought back and was eventuallyable to flee. She was later treated at a local hospital for facial injuries.
Story:
From Stockton, Teeside, UK news.bbc.co.uk reports about a serious sexual assault on a 20-year-old woman. She was reportedly walking home in the early hours of Sunday when a man grabbed her.
And here's the sad part: According to police, cars passed almost within inches of the assault. A number of cars, particularly taxis, drove past as the woman was being attacked, a police spokesperson said.
"It took place in the middle of the road, but not a single person stopped. There were at least five cars that passed her as she was lying on the road while the attack was taking place," the spokesperson said.
The woman had just finished a mobile phone call when the man attacked her. Despite being punched repeatedly to the face, she fought back and was eventuallyable to flee. She was later treated at a local hospital for facial injuries.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Illegal cabs again
Don't mind jumping into an illegal cab after a night out? What's the problem you say?
Well, let us use Oslo, my town in Norway as an example. Just in a couple of days there has been reported several instances of rape and other serious criminal activities involving illegal taxi drivers. One driver alone was recently accused of three sexual assaults against drunk, young female victims.
Then there's another case where a 41-year-old woman was raped and robbed. As if the sexual trauma is not enough, the travel insurance company have refused to pay the woman for the values she was robbed of.
Why? They claim the victim is to blame by getting into an illegal cab under the influence of alcohol.
Even if this may be a tough call, it points to the very real dangers of getting into one of these vehicles - if anything happens, you're basically on your own.
Well, let us use Oslo, my town in Norway as an example. Just in a couple of days there has been reported several instances of rape and other serious criminal activities involving illegal taxi drivers. One driver alone was recently accused of three sexual assaults against drunk, young female victims.
Then there's another case where a 41-year-old woman was raped and robbed. As if the sexual trauma is not enough, the travel insurance company have refused to pay the woman for the values she was robbed of.
Why? They claim the victim is to blame by getting into an illegal cab under the influence of alcohol.
Even if this may be a tough call, it points to the very real dangers of getting into one of these vehicles - if anything happens, you're basically on your own.
Friday, July 06, 2007
Hazards at work, 45
Community order and no jail for an assault like this?
Story:
A drunken man who beat up a taxi driver for kicking him out of his cab has walked free from court. He was given a 12-month community order.
The 21-year-old man punched the driver after being ordered out of his taxi because of his unruly behaviour, leaving the victim nervous about carrying out his work, particularly at night and when passengers had been drinking.
The driver said he picked up five customers at 11:10 p.m in Burnley. The defendant sat in the front passenger seat and persistently knocked the taxi out of gear and interfered with the victim's radio. He pulled on the handbrake of the vehicle, tore a sticker off the dashboard and threw cards into the back of the cab.
The driver stopped, told the group he did not want to take them any further because of the defendant's behaviour and told them to get out.
As the defendant left the taxi, he elbowed the driver and the driver walked around the front of the vehicle to try to close the door. The defendant was standing in the way and punched the driver around the left eye, making him fall backwards. Two of the other passengers then joined in and the victim was again floored and thought he was briefly knocked unconscious.
Source
Story:
A drunken man who beat up a taxi driver for kicking him out of his cab has walked free from court. He was given a 12-month community order.
The 21-year-old man punched the driver after being ordered out of his taxi because of his unruly behaviour, leaving the victim nervous about carrying out his work, particularly at night and when passengers had been drinking.
The driver said he picked up five customers at 11:10 p.m in Burnley. The defendant sat in the front passenger seat and persistently knocked the taxi out of gear and interfered with the victim's radio. He pulled on the handbrake of the vehicle, tore a sticker off the dashboard and threw cards into the back of the cab.
The driver stopped, told the group he did not want to take them any further because of the defendant's behaviour and told them to get out.
As the defendant left the taxi, he elbowed the driver and the driver walked around the front of the vehicle to try to close the door. The defendant was standing in the way and punched the driver around the left eye, making him fall backwards. Two of the other passengers then joined in and the victim was again floored and thought he was briefly knocked unconscious.
Source
Thursday, May 24, 2007
"Such a macho country"
Forgetting the political correctness for a while - is this the reason why certain illegal immigrants are behind a huge amount of sexual assaults and attempted abductions in the US?
Story:
The 37-year-old woman said she's been a taxi victim twice. Fifteen years ago, she was a passenger when a taxi driver pulled into a dark industrial district and tried to grope her before she escaped.
Now, as one of a handful of female taxi drivers in Mexico City, she recently pulled over for a man. He gruffly waved her on, telling her no female would drive him. "It made me laugh," she said. "Mexico is such a macho country."
Her stories help explain why some Mexico City lawmakers are proposing a new all-woman taxi service. Their belief: Women are safer with drivers and passengers of the same sex.
The capital's government estimated at least 400 women last year were assaulted in taxis. But that number is unreliable because many women don't report assaults, let alone offensive ogling or flagrant flirtation.
Source
Story:
The 37-year-old woman said she's been a taxi victim twice. Fifteen years ago, she was a passenger when a taxi driver pulled into a dark industrial district and tried to grope her before she escaped.
Now, as one of a handful of female taxi drivers in Mexico City, she recently pulled over for a man. He gruffly waved her on, telling her no female would drive him. "It made me laugh," she said. "Mexico is such a macho country."
Her stories help explain why some Mexico City lawmakers are proposing a new all-woman taxi service. Their belief: Women are safer with drivers and passengers of the same sex.
The capital's government estimated at least 400 women last year were assaulted in taxis. But that number is unreliable because many women don't report assaults, let alone offensive ogling or flagrant flirtation.
Source
Monday, February 26, 2007
Illegal cabs
I would not at all suggest this woman asked for it - that would be both grossly unfair and really insensitive. Still, going alone into a car with a total strangers at 3 am in the morning, probably both tired and a little (if not a lot) tipsy ...?
It amazes me that everyone seems to think this is just something they hear about - the "This only happens to others" syndrome.
Norway -- At around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, this woman decided to take an illegal taxi home after a night on town.
The 23-year-old female is taken to another place than the address given to the driver.
According to police, the driver takes his passenger to the new Opera construction site in Oslo where he attempts to rape her.
After fighting back hard the woman manage to escape the ordeal.
It amazes me that everyone seems to think this is just something they hear about - the "This only happens to others" syndrome.
Norway -- At around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, this woman decided to take an illegal taxi home after a night on town.
The 23-year-old female is taken to another place than the address given to the driver.
According to police, the driver takes his passenger to the new Opera construction site in Oslo where he attempts to rape her.
After fighting back hard the woman manage to escape the ordeal.
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Roll with it
A Colombian taxi driver got the better of an armed robber by rolling his cab over an embankment in Bucamaramanga -- with the assailant still inside.
The 66-year-old driver suffered a stab wound from the would-be thief, 16, who landed in hospital with multiple fractures, police said.
The driver's wife said her husband's wound was slight, but he feared the thief would kill him and so rolled his hack toward the embankment and jumped to safety.
Source
The 66-year-old driver suffered a stab wound from the would-be thief, 16, who landed in hospital with multiple fractures, police said.
The driver's wife said her husband's wound was slight, but he feared the thief would kill him and so rolled his hack toward the embankment and jumped to safety.
Source
Friday, December 01, 2006
"Inexplicable instinct"
One of the first rules of self-defense: Always trust your instincts!
It goes without saying that taking a bogus cab/taxi is something that should be avoided at all costs. Even if a car looks like a taxi, does not guarantee it to be a legitimate taxi!
Source:
UK -- The incident happened when young student picked up what she thought was a cab at Lynn Bus Station at around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 5.
She thought everything was OK but an inexplicable instinct warned her not to give the driver her full address.
The driver was initially friendly and chatty but after she handed over payment at her destination, he pulled off again and would not stop.
The quick-thinking 17-year-old leapt from the vehicle when the driver reduced his speed just a few streets from where she had originally asked to be dropped off.
Source
It goes without saying that taking a bogus cab/taxi is something that should be avoided at all costs. Even if a car looks like a taxi, does not guarantee it to be a legitimate taxi!
Source:
UK -- The incident happened when young student picked up what she thought was a cab at Lynn Bus Station at around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 5.
She thought everything was OK but an inexplicable instinct warned her not to give the driver her full address.
The driver was initially friendly and chatty but after she handed over payment at her destination, he pulled off again and would not stop.
The quick-thinking 17-year-old leapt from the vehicle when the driver reduced his speed just a few streets from where she had originally asked to be dropped off.
Source
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Pink ladies from UK
Pink Ladies is the UK's first women-only private car hire franchise - geared towards women who feel safer taking a taxi driven by a woman.
Booking is done over the phone, and a text message is sent to the customer to let her know the vehicle is approaching, which means she doesn't have to wait outside.
Drivers are trained in self-defense and will wait outside a customer's home after a drop-off to ensure she gets in.
Source
More self-defense and self-defense news:
http://www.your-martial-arts-resources.com/self-defense.html
Booking is done over the phone, and a text message is sent to the customer to let her know the vehicle is approaching, which means she doesn't have to wait outside.
Drivers are trained in self-defense and will wait outside a customer's home after a drop-off to ensure she gets in.
Source
More self-defense and self-defense news:
http://www.your-martial-arts-resources.com/self-defense.html
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