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Hapless Man With Plastic Gun Held Up Cabbie
posted (May 7, 2012)
7News has confirmed that 47 year-old Andy Avilez is being held tonight by police after he was caught in the act of trying to rob a taximan yesterday.

According to police, Walter Lopez, a 26 year-old Guatemalan taxi driver, reported that at about 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, he was driving on Cemetery Road along with a female passenger, when Avilez got in and asked to be taken to several places including the Municipal Airstrip.

When they arrived in the area, he asked to Lopez to stop in a dark area, but he exercised his caution and stopped in well-lit area.

That didn't stop Avilez, who produced a gun and robbed them of $10.00. He then forced them to drive to the Pound Yard area, and this is where Lopez saw a police mobile and shouted for help.

Avilez tried to run, but the police officers quickly detained him, and it was discovered that he had used a plastic handgun to rob the taximan.

He has since been charged, and it is expected that he will be brought to court at the earliest convenience.

It is important to note that Avilez was recently freed of a burglary charge which was struck out of court after the complainant didn't show up to court to testify.

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