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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Sat Dec 13, 2014, 08:16 PM Dec 2014

11-Year-Old Arkansas Girl Hails Cab ... to Florida

http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/11-year-arkansas-girl-hails-cab-florida-27554497

BRYANT, Ark. — Dec 12, 2014, 2:39 PM ET
Associated Press

An 11-year-old Arkansas girl paid a cabbie $1,300 to take her to meet a boy in Florida, but authorities caught up with the runaway in Georgia, and found her safe, after her parents reported her missing.

Bryant police used cellphone records to determine the girl hailed the cab in Little Rock Dec. 5 after talking to a 16-year-old Jacksonville, Florida, boy she met two years ago, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Friday ( http://bit.ly/12VJ4Qv ).

"According to the information that I have, she was in a sweatsuit with a lot of makeup on and she looked like she was 17 or 18 years old," said Ellis Houston, a managing partner with Greater Little Rock Transportation Services, which operates the local Yellow Cab service.

The driver was not charged and is not facing disciplinary action, Houston said.

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11-Year-Old Arkansas Girl Hails Cab ... to Florida (Original Post) steve2470 Dec 2014 OP

It is amazing that the cabbie didn't think avebury Dec 2014 #1

I guess he had 1,300 reasons not to. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #2

He forgot an important concept: avebury Dec 2014 #3

Did he get to keep the money? n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #4

He ended up giving it back to the avebury Dec 2014 #6

Back when I was 18 and in the Navy, I picked up two boys hitchhiking in Kentucky. They were B Calm Dec 2014 #5

How does an 11 year old get $ 1300.00 ? Rhinodawg Dec 2014 #7

nice bit of thievery... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2014 #8

avebury

(10,952 posts)

1. It is amazing that the cabbie didn't think

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2014, 08:26 PM

Dec 2014

that there was something wrong from the beginning.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. I guess he had 1,300 reasons not to. n/t

Reply to avebury (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 13, 2014, 08:28 PM

Dec 2014

avebury

(10,952 posts)

3. He forgot an important concept:

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 13, 2014, 08:34 PM

Dec 2014

If it looks or sounds too good to be true - it is probably not a good idea.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

4. Did he get to keep the money? n/t

Reply to avebury (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 13, 2014, 08:36 PM

Dec 2014

avebury

(10,952 posts)

6. He ended up giving it back to the

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 13, 2014, 08:45 PM

Dec 2014

grandmother who the girl had stolen it from.

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

5. Back when I was 18 and in the Navy, I picked up two boys hitchhiking in Kentucky. They were

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2014, 08:43 PM

Dec 2014

running away from home and the next morning they were calling their parents from sunny Jacksonville Beach Florida. Hell I was just a stupid kid myself.

Rhinodawg

(2,219 posts)

7. How does an 11 year old get $ 1300.00 ?

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2014, 09:24 PM

Dec 2014

must be nice.

ProdigalJunkMail

(12,017 posts)

8. nice bit of thievery... n/t

Reply to Rhinodawg (Reply #7)

Sat Dec 13, 2014, 10:01 PM

Dec 2014

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