Crime & Safety

Police: 'Extremely Intoxicated' Man Stiffs Taxi Driver, Runs Away

The following information was supplied by the Stow Police Department.

It's a case of ride-and-dash.

An employee of The City Yellow Cab Co. got stiffed April 13 when he said a man ran from his car without paying the fare.Β 

According to the report, the taxi cab driver dropped off the 31-year-old Stow resident, who is an employee at the , at a parking lot at the 3500 block of Hudson Drive.

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The cab driver told police that the man ran from his car without paying for the bill. Officers caught up to the man and said he was β€œextremely intoxicated.” The man has a summons to appear at April 20.

Theft is a first-degree misdemeanor and disorderly conduct while intoxicated is a minor-misdemeanor in this situation.

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