A BOY has been arrested and police have launched a hunt for a man after an attempted robbery of a taxi driver in Southampton.
The victim was left shaken after a silver Vauxhall Corsa pulled up next to a taxi before the passenger demanded money while holding a hammer.
Officers are trying to trace the passenger who threatened the driver and a 17-year-old boy has been arrested and bailed.
The man has been described as being white, aged in his early teens to early 20s, and was holding a claw hammer with a dark rubber handle.
The incident happened on Windermere Avenue between 3.45am and 4.45am on Saturday, October 22 and police are keen to speak to any witnesses.
Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Craig Shears on 101, quoting reference number 44160399138 or call Crimestoppers anomyously on 0800 555111.
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