Actually from Apple Valley. According to the Star Tribune, on August 10th:
Theft. A man called police to report his wallet was stolen by a cab driver who drove him home from a bar. As the taxi pulled up to his house he told the driver he would have to go inside to get the money to pay him. The taxi driver reportedly told him the only way he would allow that would be if he left his wallet with him and he would get the wallet back when he returned with the money. He said he then went into his house, used the bathroom, and got hungry and decided to make himself something to eat. After eating he went back outside and the taxi was gone.
Yes, I searched the police blotter to see if any cab drivers had reported being bilked of a fare they took home from a bar. No luck; I guess my career as an investigator will have to wait.
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