TERROR TIMES
SHOCKING ATTACK ON BIRMINGHAM UBER DRIVER BY PASSENGERS USING BALLOON GAS
A Birmingham Uber driver has shared his story and issues a warning about transporting passengers high on nitrous oxide or balloon gas. “This evening at approximately 17.45, I was carrying two males and a female in my car. As soon as they got in my car, they started using balloon gas. I could tell by their conversations that they were not all okay. During the journey, one
male passenger sitting in the front opened his takeaway and started eating it “When I asked them not to eat in my car, both the males jumped me and beat me up. “I am sharing this to make you aware of the dangers of our job, and if someone does balloon gas in your car, please call 999 and cancel the job. “Its not worth it!!”
PH DRIVER ROBBED AT KNIFEPOINT OF CAR AFTER SUSPECT IN STOLEN CAR CRASHES IN SALFORD
A stolen car raced through a major Salford roundabout - causing a massive smash - before a private hire driver was forced to hand his keys over at knifepoint as a suspect made their getaway. The cabbie’s vehicle was tracked down in the West Midlands late on Friday night, 16 February. A man was then arrested. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said detectives are investigating the theft of a car on Regent Road in Salford at around 9.20pm. That vehicle was then involved in a smash, with three other cars damaged. The injuries suffered by those involved were not life-threatening. The person in the stolen car got out, before a nearby taxi was ‘taken violently’. A driver was threatened with a blade and was hurt, but their injuries are not life-threatening. They were ‘told to hand over the keys’ before the suspect headed
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Chief Inspector Simon Ashcroft of GMP’s Salford district said: “This is understandably a terrifying ordeal for those involved last night, but after a swift response by our dedicated local officers and the support of the wider force, we were not only able to manage the scene effectively, we also detained
towards Manchester city centre, GMP said. The force’s specialist operations branch was then drafted in to scour the area. The car was stopped in the West Midlands, on the M42, after being spotted on the M6, at around 11pm. A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of robbery; wounding with intent to
and do
grievous bodily harm and was brought to Greater Manchester for questioning.
the suspect with assistance from colleagues in another force before any further harm could be caused.
“I hope this result shows that we will use all the resources available to us to
detect and detain
offenders quickly who are intent on causing unnecessary harm to innocent members of the public. “As we continue to investigate to bring justice, if anyone has any further information in relation to this incident, or footage including dashcam, doorbell or CCTV.”
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