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Cab Driver Held At Gun Point
Officers responded to the Broadview Inn & Suites just before 2:30 Sunday morning to reports of a robbery.

According to the report, a cab driver with United American Cab was completing a fare transaction when an individual only described as a "white, short, male" hopped into the back with a gun.

The witness identified the weapon as a black 9 millimeter, but said he didn't get a good look at the way it was pointed at him.

The perpetrator allegedly told the cab driver to drive to the corner of North Pearl and Peck Street - which is reportedly in the general vicinity of a girl he was going to visit.

According to the victim, the man allegedly cocked his gun and told him to empty all the fare money - which is estimated to be in the range of 150-dollars.

Galesburg Police observed the video from the Broadview Inn and confirmed the sequence of events.

There are no suspects at this time. The investigation is continuing.
01 07 13 by Newsroom
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