Taxi driver in Budapest heroically chased robber and helped the police – VIDEO

Policemen in Józsefváros, Budapest arrested an alleged perpetrator thanks to the signal of a taxi driver. The brave taxi driver, who helped an elderly couple and the work of the police, even received an award from the Chief of Police of Budapest.

According to Police.hu, a man on the morning of 15 July 2020 in District 8 of Budapest tore two golden necklaces off of the neck of an elderly woman in front of the victim’s house and had managed to run away. The husband of the victim was with her when this happened and tried to go after the perpetrator but was unable to catch up to him as the criminal got into a taxi which drove him away.

However, another taxi driver had witnessed the entirety of the incident and invited the old man in his taxi and followed the vehicle which the perpetrator was travelling in. While following the criminal, the driver called the police. After that, the police officers stayed on the line with the brave taxi driver, and he managed to direct the policemen to the scene. A patrol car at Orczy Square saw the alleged perpetrator in a taxi waiting at a red light and proceeded to park their vehicle in the way and detained the robber.