Aug 24 - By Associated Press
A cab driver has been shot and killed in Yonkers, the fourth fatal cabbie shooting in the New York City area in four months.
Jul 2 - By Associated Press
Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant.

Mar 13 - By Alonso Duralde, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
It’s apparently Bankruptcy of Ideas Week at your local cineplex: Grown-ups get the grisly remake of “The Last House on the Left” and that stew of Sundance clichés “Sunshine Cleaning,” while the kids can see Disney’s retread of 1975’s “Escape to Witch Mountain,” now appropriately retitled “Race to Witch Mountain,” since this new version piles on one car chase after another.
Feb 3 - By Associated Press
A 64-year-old Atlanta taxi driver has a simple explanation of why he returned a bag containing items worth thousands of dollars to a Florida woman, saying, "It wasn't mine."
Feb 2 - By Associated Press
Police said a cab driver who tried to take a purse from a woman fare beater was beaten by a group who thought they were seeing a robbery. Police said it happened Saturday morning near the Staten Island Ferry Terminal when four woman, who had been club-going, got into a fight with the cab driver over the fare.
May 14 - By Associated Press
The days of the cursing cabbie may be over. A New York City cab driver has been fined $1,000 for launching a foul-mouthed tirade at another cabbie.
Dec 7 - By Associated Press
A former cab driver was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison for strangling a woman 14 years ago after she couldn't pay her fare.
Oct 10 - By Associated Press
A former cab driver has admitted strangling a passenger who authorities said couldn't pay her fare.
Jul 1 - By Associated Press
He needed the money for his sick wife and overdue rent, but honesty prevented a motorcycle taxi driver from keeping $17,000 left behind by a passenger.
Feb 7 - By Associated Press
Never mind diamonds- a New York cabbie was a Texas girl's best friend. The driver returned 31 diamond rings he found in his cab after dropping off the passenger, who had left him with a 30-cent tip on a $10.70 fare.