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St. Petersburg cab driver does battle with robbers
By
Curtis Krueger, Times Staff Writer
In print: Friday, March 28, 2008
ST. PETERSBURG — When two men wanted to rob cab driver Shasta Anderson, 57, she had an answer for them: her Swiss Army-style knife. Anderson said she picked up two men about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at 3482 Queensboro Ave. and they asked to be taken to 30th Avenue S and Seventh Street. When she got nearby and stopped, one of the men asked for change. "He said give me your money, I have a gun, I'll shoot." She refused, and the man lunged to the front seat and grabbed her money. But Anderson jabbed his arm with the knife she always keeps in the front seat. Although she says she didn't find blood in her car afterward, she thinks she sunk the knife deep enough to hit muscle. She never saw a gun. Meanwhile, the other man got out of the car, grabbed her purse from the front seat and ran away. Anderson then slammed on the gas, and slowed when she returned to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street. The remaining robber jumped out of the car, along with the cash he had grabbed. St. Petersburg police are investigating the incident. Anderson said she has felt "a rainbow of emotions" since the robbery and reached one conclusion: "From now on I will carry box cutters because the knife wasn't nearly sharp enough."
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by Peace of Mind
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Apr 1, 2008 3:15 PM
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Cab drivers need to have bullet proof dividers in their cars like the police have in order to divide them from riders. They also need a slot to collect the the money according to the rate of destiation point therefore they will no longer be in danger
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by Adrian
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Mar 28, 2008 1:22 PM
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She needs to get a CCW and learn how to shoot and handle a pistol. Refuse to be a victim. She was very lucky that the robbers did not have weapons.
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