Taxi driver escapes attempted robbery

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A taxi driver in Chilliwack, B.C. has escaped injury after he was attacked in the early morning hours of Jan. 6. At about 5 a.m., members of the Chilliwack RCMP detachment were called to the 45000 Block of Wolfe Road following a complaint of a robbery, the RCMP’s Upper Fraser Regional Valley Detachment said in a press release. After stopping on Wolfe Road, one passenger allegedly pointed a gun at the taxi driver and demanded all of his money. The driver exited the taxi and ran away as another suspect allegedly attempted to spray him with pepper spray, the release said. The driver was not injured and police continue to investigate.

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