Another St. John's taxi driver robbed by passenger

Another taxi driver was robbed in St. John's Tuesday night.

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Police responded to a report of a theft from a cab driver in the Quidi Vidi Road area at 7:20 p.m.

The RNC said the female driver was robbed by a man as they arrived at his destination.

The passenger grabbed crash from the driver and ran away on foot.

The police said they know who the 33-year-old man is, and have issued a warrant for his arrest.

When found, he'll face charges of fail to pay for transportation, theft under $5,000 and several breaches of court orders.

There were no injuries, and police haven't said how much money the suspect got away with.