Suspect in robbery of taxi driver apprehended by cabbie, bystander

A man who allegedly robbed a Regina taxi driver was chased down by the cabbie and another man Sunday afternoon.

According to police, officers on their way to another call were flagged down by a person at the intersection of Dewdney Avenue and Princess Street. The person said someone was being robbed.

The officers then found a man being held by two other men nearby. They told police the man had tried to rob a taxi driver at knifepoint.

“Investigation determined that two male suspects entered a taxicab and demanded money and property from the driver,” the police release said. “One of the suspects took belongings, then both fled. The victim and a bystander chased the suspects. The suspect with the belongings was apprehended, and the belongings were recovered.”

The 22-year-old suspect was charged with robbery. The other suspect was not identified and remains at large.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Regina Police Service at 306-777-6500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.