Cops Search For Group Who Stole Brooklyn Taxi, Attacked Driver

BROOKLYN, NY — Police are asking the public's help to find six people who stole a taxi after attacking its driver near the Bed-Stuy border earlier this month.

The group of six got into the taxi after calling the driver to an address on Fayette Street near Broadway just before 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 10, according to police.

Once inside, they hit the 25-year-old driver on the head with an unknown object and threatened him, police said. The group then removed the man from the car, a Nissan Rogue, and drove away in it, according to police.

The driver refused medical attention from first responders after the incident, police said.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.