Female Passenger Slashes Cabbie in Queens - Cops Say

Search for Woman Who Slashed Queens Cabbie 

The NYPD is searching for a woman in connection with the slashing of a cabbie in Queens. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for a woman in connection with the slashing of a cabbie in Queens. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Queens Voice

February 26, 2024


QUEENS - Cops are looking for the female passenger who slashed a Queens cabbie stopped outside a church. 


At around 2 am on February 11, a cabbie drove his car in Elmhurst to a stop outside a church at 89-00 23 Avenue. Cops said when the cabbie asked for payment, his female passenger pulled out a knife and slashed the driver in the neck, causing severe bleeding.  


The slasher then jumped out of the cab and ran eastbound on 23 Avenue.  


EMS rushed the cabbie to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst where he was treated and is listed in stable condition. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect who is described as a female with a light complexion with long dark hair or possibly a wig. She was last seen wearing pink pants, white boots, a white shirt, and was carrying a yellow handbag.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.


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