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<p>The Philadelphia Police Department on Tuesday announced the detainment of a figure believed to be behind a Queen Village assault and robbery.</p>
<p><img width="150" height="200" align="left" alt="" src="http://media.atlanticcityweekly.com/images/POLICE_CabRobbery_150+x+200.jpg" />At 11:47 p.m. Feb. 10, the complainant, an employee of 215-GET-A-CAB, picked up an individual at Fourth and South streets. The passenger supposedly asked the motorist to take him to Fourth and Christian streets, with the individual allegedly producing a knife at Fourth and Catharine streets.</p>
<p>The driver said the man reached through the partition and placed the object to his neck and demanded money. A struggle ensued, and the complainant contends the passenger cut his right hand. After he acquired approximately $65, the male reportedly exited the taxi and fled on foot, heading northbound on Fourth Street to Fitzwater Street then southbound on Fourth Street toward Catharine Street. The victim drove himself to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, receiving four stitches for his wound.</p>
<p>The police department obtained surveillance stills and posted them to its Facebook page. Tipsters flooded them with replies and helped to identify a suspect. Officials placed the supposed criminal’s image in a photo array, and the driver ended up picking the picture that matched the description’s details. Pursuant to an affiant’s arrest warrant, authorities arrested a 51-year-old man whose name was not available as of press time because the court system had yet to arraign him. ■</p>
