Local authorities are investigating three robberies of taxicab drivers in a little more than 24 hours.
Authorities have not ruled out the possibility that one person is responsible for all three attacks, though the suspect descriptions given by victims vary slightly, according to the Sacramento police and county sheriff's departments.
The first robbery was reported Friday morning, just after midnight. A cabbie picked up a fare at Northgate Boulevard and San Juan Road and was driving when the suspect pulled out a gun and ordered the driver toward Howe Avenue, said police Sgt. Norm Leong.
Near Howe and Cottage Avenue, the suspect robbed the victim, ordered him out of the car and then sped off in the cab, Leong said. He dumped the cab at Connie Drive and El Camino Avenue; it later was returned to the driver.
The driver, who was not injured, described the suspect as a black man in his 20s, 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall, 180 pounds, with a medium build and wearing dark clothing, Leong said.
In the second incident, a cab driver picked up a man in the 2600 block of Darwin Street late Friday night. The suspect pulled out a gun, ordered the driver to take him to Del Paso Boulevard and Arden Way and then to Rio Linda Boulevard and Plaza Avenue, said sheriff's Deputy Jason Ramos.
The suspect demanded money and a cell phone from the driver, then fled on foot, Ramos said. That driver, who also was not hurt, described the suspect as a black man in his 20s, wearing a black jacket, white t-shirt and gloves, Ramos said.
About 2 a.m. today, sheriff's deputies were called to another similar robbery. The driver told authorities he had picked up a fare at the Greyhound station in downtown Sacramento and drove him to Palm Avenue and Tyler Street, Ramos said.
There, the suspect picked up a rock, threatened to kill the cabbie and kicked him in the face, Ramos said. He stole $55 and a cell phone, then fled on foot.
That driver was not seriously hurt. He described the suspect as a black man in his 30s, with a medium build.
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