Cab driver robbed, man carjacked hours apart in Stowe Township

STOWE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A cab driver was robbed at gunpoint and a man was carjacked early Tuesday morning in Stowe Township, police said.

The incidents happened a few hours apart, but in nearly the same place. Police are working to determine if they are connected.

Police said the carjacking was reported shortly before 6 a.m. on Ridge Avenue. The victim told investigators that the carjacker pointed a gun at him and told him to empty his pockets before taking off in the car.

Authorities saw the carjacker sitting in the car on Ridge Avenue, but then the person drove off upon spotting police. A subsequent pursuit ended with the car crashing and becoming wedged against a retaining wall. The carjacker ran off after crashing and has not been found.

The victim said the carjacker was wearing a grey hoodie.

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A few hours earlier, a cab driver was robbed after being asked to pick up someone on Woods Run Avenue, police said. The driver was told to go to Stowe Township, but no address was given.

The driver stopped at Seventh Street and Ridge Avenue, not far from where the carjacking took place.

The cab driver told police that when the man went to pay, he pulled out a gun and demanded all his cab fares.

The victim said the robber was also wearing a gray hoodie and has a tattoo of a cross on his forehead.

Police are now investigating to see if the men in both cases are the same person.

We will bring you updates as they come in.

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