As stated by Detective Tim Cook, Invercargill Police
Police are appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was threatened and robbed on Ythan Street, Invercargill around 6:50pm on Friday 2 August.
The taxi was stopped on Ythan Street between Tyne and Forth Streets when four males approached and threatened the driver with a screwdriver.
The males stole cash and fled on foot into the Otepuni Gardens area.
The driver was unharmed but understandably shaken by the incident.
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