FOSSTON, Minn. (KFGO) – A Fargo taxi was stolen in the middle of a long-distance fare Tuesday night after the driver stopped about halfway through the nearly three-hour trip to use the restroom and the passenger took off in the cab.
Police in Fosston were dispatched to a gas station there just before 7:00 p.m. to take the report of the stolen vehicle from the taxi driver, who said the fare originated at Essentia Hospital in Fargo and was to terminate in Cass Lake.
The taxi was equipped with an active GPS and camera system so the cab company was able to give police live updates as to where the vehicle was located. Based on that information, Bemidji Police were alerted and officers were able to stop the stolen taxi about twenty minutes after it was stolen. 34-year-old Mardee Jones of Cass Lake was taken into custody for vehicle theft.
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