Police are looking for information that could lead to the arrest of a suspect that robbed an AB Taxi driver at knifepoint early Monday morning.

According to Mower County Sheriff Steve Sandvik, the robbery occurred at about 1 a.m. on Monday at 14th Avenue and Eighth Street Southeast. The driver gave the suspect a ride from a Northeast gas station and dropped him off at the 800 block of 14th Avenue Southeast. The suspect gave the driver a $100 bill to pay for the $8 ride, asked for change, then pulled out a knife and demanded all of his money “because I have family and bills to pay.” The suspect took over $300 before fleeing on foot.

The driver described the suspect as a Hispanic male about 5’8” to 5’10” tall with a stocky build in his late 20s or early 30s with short curly black hair and wearing a “blue silky jumpsuit or something similar.”

The driver was not injured in the incident.

Police have no suspects at this time and the case is still under investigation. 

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Mower County Law Enforcement Center at 507-437-9400. Reports can be made anonymously.