Crime & Safety

Detectives Probing Robbery Of Taxi Driver In Mastic: Police

It happened Tuesday just before midnight, Suffolk police say.

MASTIC, NY — Three men robbed a taxi driver of some cash on Tuesday night in Mastic, Suffolk police said.

The driver was approached at the intersection of Montauk Highway and Titmus Avenue just before midnight, and the robbers bolted from the scene, according to police.

Detectives from the 7th Squad are investigating, police said.

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