Crime & Safety
Cab Rider Leaves Credit Card as Collateral
The following information was supplied by the Stow Police Department.
A cab owner calledwhile waiting for a passenger to return to the car with cab fare early Aug. 11.
Police said an Akron man brought a passenger from Kent to a house in Stow. The passenger said he had money in the house and would be back to pay for the $43 ride.
The driver told officers the man left a Huntington credit card with him to prove he "was serious," according to the police report.
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The passenger then disappeared around the front of the house and was not seen again.
Attmepts to find the passenger at the time of report were unsuccessful, police said.
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There are no charges at this time, as the investigation is pending.
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