Crime & Safety
Bed-Stuy Cabbie Carjacked By Rider Who Crashes Cab Into Dumpster: NYPD
The inept carjacker tried to speed away with a Bed-Stuy cab driver's vehicle, but crashed into a dumpster instead, police said.
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A local cabbie was carjacked at gunpoint early Tuesday morning by a passenger who promptly crashed his cab into a dumpster, according to police.
The rider pulled a gun and demanded valuables from the local car service driver on Clifton Place near Franklin Avenue about 3 a.m., police said.
The gunman then hopped in the driver's seat and sped off — with the driver still inside — only to crash into a dumpster nearby, police said.
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Brandon Thomas, 26, was soon arrested and charged him with robbery, grand larceny, criminal possession of a weapon and several other charges, including false impersonation, authorities said.
Police didn't have information on the impersonation charge, nor did they have any update on the condition of the driver, who was not reported to be injured.
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