Robber who called cab to make getaway

[Jiang Wei]

Robber who called cab to make getaway

AP
Published Oct 27 2010

A man robbed a bank in Missoula, Montana, in the US, and then called a taxi to make his getaway. He had just tipped the cab driver US$5 when before squad cars blocked the the taxi and arrested him. Taxi driver James Anderson told the Missoulian newspaper that the man was acting strangely when he picked him up at a coffee shop. He says the man first asked to be taken to the University of Montana campus, but couldn't give Anderson a specific location.

The suspect (centre) being arrested. At right is taxi driver Anderson - Photo credit: Linda Thompson/Missoulian ​

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He then asked to be taken to a hotel, but not before stopping to buy cigarettes. The cab fare was $7.50 and Anderson said the man tipped him $5 as they arrived at the hotel. Officers then pulled up and surrounded the taxi with guns drawn. According to police, the man earlier entered a downtown bank, told a teller he had a weapon and demanded money. No one was injured. Charges have not yet been filed, and the man's name wasn't released.