Man Charged With Stealing Taxi Cab | Albany Police Department(albanyny.gov)
Man Charged With Stealing Taxi Cab | Albany Police Department(albanyny.gov)
Man Charged with Stealing Taxi Cab
A 33-year-old South Glens Falls man who forcibly stole a taxi cab Wednesday night on New Scotland Avenue is in custody.
On Wednesday, January 4, 2023 around 10:50 p.m., officers responded to the area of New Scotland Avenue and South Allen Street for reports of a robbery. Upon arrival, the victim, a Yellow Cab driver, informed officers that she had just picked up a man near the intersection who had asked for a ride to Saratoga. Upon informing the man of the fee, the man punched the driver in the face multiple times, forced her out of the cab and proceeded to the vehicle.
The victim sustained pain, swelling and lacerations to her face during the robbery.
Shortly after the call, the suspect was involved in a single car motor vehicle crash on the 200 block of Hackett Boulevard. Officers responded over to the crash location where the suspect, William Bogdanowicz, was taken into custody.
Bogdanowicz has been charged with one count of Robbery 2nd and one count of Grand Larceny 3rd.
He was arraigned Thursday morning in Albany City Criminal Court where bail was set at $40,000.
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