Woman Almost Raped by Gypsy Driver --- Police Issue warning to community on the use of Gypsy Taxis.

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Philipsburg:--- A woman who took a gypsy cab early Saturday morning told police the driver of the illegal cab attempted to rape her. Interim Police Spokesman Geronimo Juliet said police were directed to Rice Hill early Saturday morning where they met a woman who told them that when she left a casino in Philipsburg she took a gypsy taxi to take her home. The woman said the driver took another man with him in the car but let him off in the vicinity of Middle Region. The driver then told the woman that he would like to have sex with her. He stopped the car and started to undress her against her will. The woman told police that she told the man that she needed to urinate first and she headed to the bushes to do so but there she hid from her attacker until he drove away. Police took the woman to the Philipsburg Police station as they investigate the case.
The police department is also issuing a strong warning to members of the community to desist from commuting with gypsy taxis as it is not a legal means of transportation. Persons who feel that they must use the gypsy cabs are advised to make sure they mark the license plates of the gypsy they ride in and ask the driver for their names, if possible persons are asked to go as far asking these gypsy drivers for their driver's license.