TERROR TIMES...TERROR TIMES..
It is so unfortunate that we have to continue to bring PHTM readers these dreadful terror stories, but that’s the reality out there on the streets… those of you who have experienced these episodes first hand needn’t be told that. The totally weak, unnec- essary motivation behind these attacks is what hits you when you read them all together: stabbing a driver for £3; GBH for the contents of a driver’s moneybag; the stealing of the MPV after the journey. Terrorising a lady driver in the daylight hours… and then the horrific attack on the Strabane driver, who is lucky to be alive. Why do these attacks continue? Mainly drink and sub- stance abuse. And what happens to the criminals? For the most part a suspended sentence… no deterrent whatsoever to stop future attacks. What is the best deterrent? CCTV – end of.
GLASGOWTAXI DRIVER ROBBED OF VEHICLE AFTER PICK UP
A PHV driver has been left badly shak- en after three men he picked up robbed him of his vehicle. The Daily Record reports that the 48- year-old collected the trio from Glas- gow city centre
before taking them to Houston where he was robbed of the six-seater people carrier at around 3am on 22 Decem- ber. The driver sus- tained minor injuries. Detective sergeant Jonathan MacKinnon
described the theft as opportunistic. He told the Express: “There are three men who we believe are responsible. I would appeal to anyone who saw anything suspicious to call police on 101.”
TWO BURNLEY DRIVERS ATTACKED WITHIN HOURS OF EACH OTHER
Two taxi drivers, who both worked for Delta Taxis, Burnley, have been attacked within six hours of each other. According to the Lancashire Tele- graph, a taxi driver suffered cuts and bruises to his face when he was at- tacked on Sun- day evening 22 December in Smith Street, Nelson. A 32-year-old man from Colne was arrested on suspi- cion of robbery. At 12.25am on Mon- day 23 December, police were called after a second driv- er was punched in the face in Halifax
Road, Brierfield. A 39-year-old man from Nelson was arrested on suspi- cion of assault caus- ing actual bodily harm.
DI Martin Melvin said: “Thankfully both men are recov- ering, but it is utterly unacceptable that they were targeted as they went about their work. We have arrested two people and we hope this sends a message that we take this type of crime seri- ously.”
On its Facebook page, a Delta Taxis spokesman said: “Tonight we are sad- dened by two at
tacks on drivers who were simply doing their job. In the first incident a driver was severely beaten and robbed of his tak- ings and vehicle. The driver is cur- rently in hospital. “The driver’s injuries from the second attack where fortu- nately less serious.” Mmmm… We don’t know the details of these two attacks… whether or not they took place inside the vehicles. Once again, justification for in- car CCTV, which may have prevented the attacks, or at least provided evidence against the perpe- trators. – Ed.
TEENAGER CHARGED AFTER LEEDS TAXI DRIVER STABBED IN NECK OVER £3 FARE
A cab driver was stabbed in the neck after his passengers refused to pay a £3 fare in Leeds. BBC News reports that Jason Scherer, 47, a driver for Amber Cars, took three people to Armley early on Fri- day morning
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January, but they said they were unable to pay. Despite him saying they need not pay, one of the passen- gers stabbed Mr Scherer and they got out of the car. A 17-year-old youth was later charged with assault, attemp- ted robbery and
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possession of an offensive weapon. He appeared before Leeds magistrates on the Saturday. Mr Scherer, a father of three from Leeds, has been a cab driv- er for 19 years. He was taken to Leeds General Infir- mary where he was treated and dis- charged two days later. He said the injury was only mil- limetres away from the nerves for his spinal cord, so the outcome could have been very different. Mr Scherer’s son, Connor, set up a GoFundMe page to raise money to
PHV driver Jason Scherer was stabbed in the neck
cover the income his father will be unable to earn while he is in recovery. On Twitter, he said his dad would not be happy about the appeal but that any
extra money raised would be donated to charity. Speaking after the incident, Mr Scherer praised the police and emergency ser- vices, his family and
everyone who had donated to the fund “in what has been a nightmare time for me and my family.” He said: “I felt a smack on the back of my head, so I put my foot on the accel- erator and drove down the road. “As I looked in my rear mirror, I saw the back door was open so I stopped, then I put my hand up to my head where he’d hit me and there was just loads of blood. “I spoke to the oper- ator and I said I don’t think he’s hit me, I think he’s stabbed me. I
looked and he was running down the street after me. “I held my cut, put my foot on the accelerator. and got back to the base.” Mr Scherer said because of the posi- tion of the wound, he avoided any complications and feels “really lucky”. An Amber Cars spokesman said: “Our thoughts are with Jason Scherer and his family. We are in regular con- tact with his family offering as much support as we can. “Amber Cars wish him a speedy recov- ery.”
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