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WPD Officers Arrest Two Juvenile Males for Pulling Gun on Cab Driver

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7/7/2025 11:40 am

On Friday July 4, at approximately 5:27 PM, Worcester police officers were dispatched to Uxbridge Street for a report of an armed robbery. 
Upon arrival, officers were approached by the victim, a cab driver. He said he picked up two juvenile males in the area of Gardener and Main Streets. The cabbie requested payment after he stopped at the corner of Uxbridge Street and Green Hill Parkway.
The victim said the occupants refused to pay and he observed one of the males pull out a firearm and hold it to up to the driver’s seat. Both occupants exited the vehicle and ran down Green Hill Parkway. The cab driver was not hurt.
After an investigation, both juvenile males were arrested on July 5. The 14 and 16-year-old males are charged with Armed Assault to Rob and Evading a Taxi Fare.