Taxi driver assaulted

Police are asking taxi drivers to not take the law into their own hands after a driver was assaulted over a fare. Constable Julie Tilbury says this morning a driver was transporting two men and a woman when they tried to flee without paying. The taxi driver grabbed one of the men and struggled with him. The second man attempted to choke the driver. The driver was able to escape unharmed. Police are continuing to investigate.