Two taxi drivers were robbed in Luton in separate incidents on Tuesday (October 16).
The first incident happenend in Russell Rise at 1.10am when three men approached a 51-year-old taxi driver’s vehicle and two of them threatened him, took his keys and demanded he hand over money.
The driver tried to call for help on the radio system but one of the offenders smashed it. He managed to get out of the vehicle and run away while the offenders fled towards Russell Street with a small sum of money.
At 9.20pm, a 45-year-old taxi driver collected three passengers and took them to Vincent Road in Luton.
When they got there, one of the offenders grabbed the victim from behind and held him by the neck as the second offender stole cash before all three ran away.
All the offenders were said to be black males.
Call Det Con Lucy Arnold in confidence on 01582 473347 or Beds Police on 101.