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    Dawson Creek RCMP investigate alleged sex assaults by taxi drivers

    By By PHYLICIA TORREVILLAS | Metro – Wed, 1 Feb, 2012

    Dawson Creek RCMP are investigating several allegations of sexual assaults involving a taxi company.


    Mounties say they received a complaint on Jan. 25 that a 13-year-old girl was allegedly lured into a taxi and promised a free ride home.


    The victim reported to police that she was locked inside the taxi and sexually assaulted by the cab driver. Police say the suspect has not been determined in this case.


    Police say several other victims of similar alleged incidents have been identified, which date as far back as October 2011 in Dawson Creek.


    A suspect in one of the cases was identified and has been arrested for sexual assault and forcible confinement. Police say charges are pending against a 55-year-old man.


    The RCMP have issued a search warrant at the office of Golden Cabs, one of only two companies in Dawson Creek, and are in the process of interviewing more witnesses.


    “This is a priority investigation and we are dedicating the resources necessary, along with working with our colleagues in Alberta, including Grand Prairie,” said Staff-Sgt. Milo MacDonald in a statement. “We ask the public to call us with any information they may have.”


    Dawson Creek RCMP are requesting that if any person has information

    regarding any sexual assault, forcible confinement, or other illegal or

    irregular activity by a taxi driver to contact the Dawson Creek RCMP

    at 250-784-3700, Grand Prairie RCMP at 780-830-5734 or Crime Stoppers

    at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477).

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    • Daniel
      Daniel  •  Selkirk, Manitoba  •  3 months ago
      What if residents of Dawson Creek hired a taxi to take them to another place and on the way the cabbie took them to a second location and assaulted the resident. Later when the resident heard about others being sexualy assaulted by cabbies that they came foward and reported the assaults to mounties. Also the mounties took out search warrants for all the cab companies serving the town of Dawson Creek.
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