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Newburgh cops catch 2 teens, seek 1 in robbery of cabbie

Originally published: February 22, 2013 9:15 AM
Updated: February 22, 2013 10:30 AM
By NEWSDAY.COM  

A Newburgh city police vehicle. (June 18, 2012)

Photo credit: Leslie Barbaro | A Newburgh city police vehicle. (June 18, 2012)

City of Newburgh police searched Friday for a boy who robbed a taxi driver and fled after nearby cabdrivers came to the victim's aid, authorities said.

The incident, first reported about 3:20 a.m. on Broadway, began when a teen boy pulled open the driver's side door and robbed the cabdriver at gunpoint, according to a Newburgh police statement. Two other youths then appeared and dragged the...

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