Police: Cab Driver Robbed, Assaulted in Severna Park

Anne Arundel County police are searching for two suspects who they say assaulted and robbed a cab driver in Severna Park early Sunday morning.

According to a press release, police responded to the 600 block of Oak Lane in Severna Park at 2:15 a.m. on Sunday for a reported robbery. Police spoke to a male cab driver who said that he picked up two men at a 7-Eleven in Gambrills and then drove them to a Severna Park address.

When they arrived at the address the cab driver said a fight over the payment amount broke out, according to the release. The fight then turned physical and the driver was assaulted. During the assault, the driver’s backpack, which contained a cell phone and an undisclosed amount of money, was taken from inside the cab.

The suspects then fled the scene. Several officers and a K-9 unit searched the area but were unable to locate the suspects.

According to the release, the two suspects were described as:

• White male in his mid-20s, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, 165 pounds with brown hair, wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans
• White male in his mid-20s, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, 185 pounds with blond hair, wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans