1 held after robbing taxi driver in Jyväskylä
Published : 19 Sep 2021, 00:18
Updated : 19 Sep 2021, 10:45
The police arrested a suspected bandit after he took away valuables and cash from a taxi driver at gun point in Jyväskylä late Friday night.
Police said that the robbery took place when a suspected robber hired a taxi in the guise of a passenger from Säynätsalo area at about 8:00 pm.
After getting in the taxi he took valuables from the taxi driver and forced the driver to draw cash from a nearby ATM machine at gunpoint.
Later he left the taxi at Keljo area.
Responding to a call, the police conducted an extensive search and arrested the suspected bandit from the nearby area immediately.
After the preliminary interrogation, the suspect admitted the incident.
The taxi driver, however, was not injured during the incident.