Police investigating Winnipeg taxi robbery

Winnipeg police are investigating a robbery involving a taxi cab driver in the early hours of Saturday morning on Main Street, near the Exchange District.

Officers were seen speaking with a taxi driver shortly after 7 a.m., while the taxi was parked on the road with its emergency lights on.

The taxi was a marked as a Unicity taxi cab, and CBC News has reached out to the taxi company for comment.

Police confirmed to CBC News that no injuries occurred, and no arrest has been made.

In the past few months, there has been a slew of incidents involving taxis and taxi drivers being assaulted.

Police are still investigating a serious assault also resulted in a taxi driver being found unconscious near the intersection of Nairn Ave. and Watt St. just after 2 a.m. on Oct. 3.

In a news release on Friday, police said a 16-year-old boy has been charged with allegedly stabbing a taxi driver in late September near Kildonan Place mall.

A 45-year-old woman is also facing charges after allegedly pulling a firearm on a cab driver on Oct. 11.