Highwaymen target taxis

TARGETED Mr Brocklehurst TAXI drivers are being looted by “modern day highwaymen” using hoax calls to lure out victims.

Derek Brocklehurst, 48, of Cresta Cars, said 26 of his drivers have been attacked in Moston, Manchester, in two weeks.

He said: “They use a drill to pop the tyres before pulling open the doors. They take handbags, phones, money, watches.”

Gtr Manchester Police Chief Insp Denise Pye said: “We will not tolerate acts of anti-social behaviour.”