Halifax police investigating after taxi driver allegedly robbed

Halifax Regional Police are investigating the alleged robbery of a taxi driver over the weekend.

Police say officers were alerted at approximately 5:30 a.m. Saturday to a reported robbery that had occurred in a taxi stopped on Frederick Avenue.

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According to police, a man entered a taxi that was parked in the lot at 70 Lacewood Dr. and asked to be taken to Frederick Avenue.

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When the taxi arrived at the destination, police say the man displayed a knife and demanded cash from the driver.

The man then allegedly fled the cab. The taxi driver was not injured, police say.

The suspect is described as a 20- to 25-year-old white man with a thin, narrow face, a thin build and average height.

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At the time of the incident, the man was reportedly wearing a brown hoodie, dark pants and gloves.

Anyone with information or video from the time of the alleged robbery is asked to call police at 902-490-5016 or contact Crime Stoppers.