Crime & Safety

Police: Taxi Passengers Fight After Leaving Dublin Deck

Man shoves complainant, causing him to fall down at the shoulder of Nicolls Road says police.

Written by Matthew McGevna, originally reported on Sachem Patch.

Police responded to a harassment call on the on-ramp to Nicolls on June 21 at around 3 a.m. 

According to police, a man and woman had shared a taxi cab with three other unknown males after a night out at Dublin Deck. While the cab was taking the group to their respective locations, the male complainant got into a verbal dispute with one of the unknown male subjects. 

The taxi pulled over as the argument began to escalate and all five occupants vacated the taxi. While outside the cab, the unknown subject shoved the complainant, causing him to fall down at the shoulder of the road. 

The unknown males fled the scene, while the complainant tried to follow them, but was unsuccessful. No arrests have been made. The complainant received minor scrapes.

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