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Police: Stolen Taxi Cab Abandoned After Crashing On The Upper East Side

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Police are looking for two men accused of stealing a cab.

The cab was stolen on the Upper West Side.

Stolen Taxi Cab
(credit: Citizen.com)

The taxi was found crashed and abandoned on the Upper East Side at 88th Street and Lexington Avenue.

The NYPD says officers saw the car run a red light and tried to stop the suspects, but they both ran away after the crash.

No one was injured, and there's no word on what happened to the cab driver.

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