Cabbie sprays deodorant to disarm attacker
Attacked by a knife-wielding
passenger.
The Associated Press
WFLS News
Date published: 7/3/2009
ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver
who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding
passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant.
Elgin Deputy Police Chief Jeff Swoboda says the 51-year-old
cabbie picked up the male passenger early Thursday outside a
casino. Swoboda said the driver grew suspicious when the man
offered several destinations, so he surreptitiously placed the
small can of deodorant between his legs.
Shortly afterward, the passenger put a knife to the driver's
neck and demanded money. The cabbie sprayed the deodorant in the
man's eyes, causing him to drop the knife.
Swoboda says the man punched the driver before fleeing, but
didn't seriously injure him.
Swoboda declined to identify the driver.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Date published: 7/3/2009
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