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Bluffs Police investigate cab driver robbery

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March 23rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Council Bluffs Police, Monday, responded to a reported robbery at around 1-p.m., in the area of 3201 Renner Drive. A cab driver for Casino Cabo reported she gave two men a ride to the area. Upon arrival to their destination, the men stolen her cell phone and cash, at knife point. The woman was not injured, and the men left the area on foot. Police set up a perimeter and searched for the suspects, but to no avail. Kreft Elementary was placed on a brief lockdown as a precaution.

Police say the suspects were between 25- and 27-years-old. One wore a brown Carhart coat, and was last seen running southbound towards the apartment complexes on Renner Drive. The second suspect was wearing a dark coat with a hat. He was last seen running northbound behind Kreft Elementary School, towards Katie Drive.

Anyone with information about the suspects is asked to call the Council Bluffs Police’ Criminal Investigations Division at 712-328-4728, or, to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers at 712-328-STOP.