Darmstadt: Thanks for attentive taxi drivers

Darmstadt (ots) –

Not every day a taxi driver acted on March 16th. In order to appreciate his prudent behavior, an invitation was given to a small ceremony at the police headquarters in southern Hesse. The 51-year-old accepted the invitation and appeared with his son.

It is thanks to the attentive taxi driver that an elderly gentleman was not deprived of his savings of 20,000 euros. The 85-year-old said while driving that he had just withdrawn cash for the police.

Because the descriptions seemed very suspicious to the taxi driver, he tried to advise and warn his passenger at the same time. To be on the safe side and to avert major damage, the taxi driver called the police and waited for the patrol to arrive. They were able to clarify the matter quickly and uncover the fraud that had already started.

Police director Scherer emphasized that people are needed who also take care of others and presented the taxi driver with a present for his timely and courageous action.

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Original content from: Police Headquarters South Hesse, transmitted by news aktuell