Crime & Safety

Police: 16-Year-Old Arrested for Taxi Driver Robbery

The Wading River girl was charged with two counts of first degree robbery for her role in the armed robbery of a taxi driver downtown. Her alleged accomplice is still at large.

A 16-year-old Wading River girl was charged with two counts of felony robbery on Wednesday for her alleged role in the armed robbery of a taxi driver on Nov. 3, Riverhead police said.

Tasheria Horsley, of Wading River, was arrested on Wednesday morning and charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, both felonies, after an investigation revealed her involvement as an accomplice in the robbery, according to an arrest report. She is being charged as an adult, police confirmed.

On Nov. 3, a Shirley taxi driver picked up two fares, a black man — who remains at large following the incident - and a woman wearing dark hooded sweatshirts, on East Main Street and brought them to Harrison Avenue, according to a police report of the incident. The victim told police that once he and his fares arrived at the destination, the woman became agitated when he refused to make change for a $20 bill. She then allegedly beat him several times, possibly with a pipe, from the backseat.

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The male suspect, who was sitting in the passenger seat, brandished what appeared to be a gun and demanded the driver's money, police said. The victim said he dropped his money on the floor, allowed the taxi to roll into a parked vehicle, and ran to a nearby laundromat and called the police. Once police arrived, the victim was taken to  and treated for his injuries. The suspects had already fled the scene.

Horsley was processed and arraigned at the . She was released on her own recognizance and issued a later court date, police said.

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