Police release new details about alleged sexual assaults in local taxis

HALIFAX – Regional police have released new details about their investigation into a string of alleged sexual assaults by cab drivers, confirming there have been a dozen similar cases in the past five years.

Of the 12 cases, five were reported to police in the past three months alone, prompting a heated debate over taxi safety.

Charges have been laid in five cases, but three cases have been closed due to lack of what police call “solvability.”

Of the remaining four cases, three are still under investigation and one was closed at the request of the victim.

In each case, police say the suspects were described as men, in most cases with dark hair and between the ages 30 and 50, and they commonly spoke with an accent.

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