Taxi driver left shaken after raid by passenger

A taxi driver in his 70s has been robbed by a passenger in Stornoway in Lewis.

More than £100 in cash was taken from the man in the incident which happened just after 6:40pm on Tuesday.

Police are looking for a man in his 30s in connection with the robbery. He was described as wearing a grey woollen top and grey tracksuit bottoms.

The incident happened in Simon Street following a journey from the Newton Street area.

Det Insp Richard Baird said: “The taxi driver was unhurt but was understandably shaken.”