Police are investigating after a Checker cab driver was violently carjacked Wednesday morning.
The cab driver was taking an intoxicated person home in the Mayland Heights area of Calgary around 1:20 a.m. when he was assaulted and the car was taken, police said Wednesday.
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The cab was then driven west of the city along Highway 1-A near Cochrane, Alta.
RCMP were alerted and recovered the taxi an hour and a half later.
A suspect was taken into custody near Highway 22.
Police said cab drivers are trained to abandon their vehicle should they encounter violent individuals.
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