Police: Ohio robber paid for aborted getaway taxi

[January 01, 2011]  LONDON, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities in Ohio say a man robbed a bank, hopped into a taxi and paid for the ride even after the cabbie cut the trip short.

WBNS-TV reports police and the FBI are looking for the suspect who robbed a London, Ohio, bank on Thursday morning.

Investigators say he handed a note to the teller in which he claimed to have a gun. After getting cash, the man got in a taxi to go to Columbus, about 30 miles away.

Authorities say they contacted the cab company, which tracked down the driver on a cell phone. The cabbie believed the suspected robber had overheard the call, pulled over in a store parking lot and asked the man to get out.

Police say the man obliged -- and paid the fare.

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Information from: WBNS-TV, http://www.10tv.com/

[Associated Press]

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