Cabbie, keep the meter running -- this robbery will be quick.A Florida woman has been accused of making her taxi driver wait for her outside a convenience store while she went inside to coerce the cashier into emptying the register, The News-Press reported.
Cynthia Sheik took a cab to a Race Track store in Port Charlotte, Fla., and asked her driver to wait for her outside, according to deputies.
"I'll be back in a flash, with tons of cash."
But while she was busy demanding cash inside, the cabbie started worrying she was beating her fare and summoned a nearby police officer, according to The News-Press.
Sheik made it out of the store with $320 -- but not before triggering the alarm, and not before the clerk ran out to tell the cop Sheik had demanded that they give her all the money, cops said.
"Thanks for waiting. You can expect a heavy tip."
"We'll pay your fare, lady. You're under arrest."
"****."
Sheik was given matching bracelets and read her rights.