Second 'taxi bandit' hits Florence

| Thu, 01/29/2009 - 03:41

Florence has been hit by a second 'taxi bandit' in five months.

The 42-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after using taxis to rob six pharmacies in two weeks.

Police put an end to his spree thanks to camera footage from one of the taxis.

In September a 24-year-old Florentine was nabbed after taking taxis to eight robberies in a month: six supermarkets, a pharmacy and a post office.

Both men had the taxi drivers wait for them while they carried out their heists.

The mens' MO recalled the 2004 film Collateral in which Tom Cruise plays an assassin who has taxi driver Jamie Foxx ferry him on a night of contract killing in Los Angeles.

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