RCMP are looking for man who skipped out of paying a taxi fare early Wednesday morning in south Red Deer.
Const. Sabrina Grunow of city RCMP said the incident occurred between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. on Bennett Street in the Bower subdivision. He fled on foot after jumping out of the taxi.
The man was picked up near a bank at 22nd Street in the 5100 block.
Police meanwhile, are still hunting for a man who stabbed a cabbie about 5:50 a.m. on Wednesday.
RCMP said a lone male inside the taxi pulled a knife and stabbed the driver before fleeing on foot in the downtown area around the 4400 block of 48th Avenue.
The suspect is described as a Caucasian male, about 1.8 metres (six feet) tall. He was wearing a grey, hooded sweater with a zipper.
Grunow said police haven’t linked the two incidents but are exploring all avenues.