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3 ROBBERIES REPORTED IN 1 1/2 HOURS.


Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer

PALMDALE - A restaurant, a taxi cab driver cab·driv·er also cab driver  
n.
One who drives a taxicab for hire.

cab driver ntaxista m/f

cab driver n
 and a video store were robbed within 90 minutes of each other Monday night, deputies said.

The taxi driver taxi driver ntaxista m/f

taxi driver taxi nchauffeur m de taxi

taxi driver taxi n
 was seriously injured in·jure  
tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures
1. To cause physical harm to; hurt.

2. To cause damage to; impair.

3.
 when the robbers hit him on the head with a hammer, officials said.

``The investigator is trying to piece together the cases and see if they are related,'' Deputy Daryl Bonsall said Tuesday.

The first robbery occurred about 10:30 p.m. at the Que Ricos restaurant in the 400 block of East Palmdale Boulevard. A man holding his hand in his pocket as if he had a handgun demanded that an employee hand over money. The robber fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

At about 11:26 p.m., a Yellow Cab

Main article: Taxicab
The original Yellow Cab Company based in Chicago, Illinois is one of the largest taxicab companies. Independent companies using that name (some with common heritage, some without) operate in many cities in a number of
 driver called deputies and said that he had been robbed along Palmdale Boulevard. When deputies arrived, he told them he was attacked and robbed and, at some point in the struggle, struck on the head with a hammer.

The driver, whose name was not released, was taken to Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming.

The Antelope Valley
 Hospital in serious condition, officials said.

At 11:52 p.m., a man waving a silver handgun entered the Blockbuster block·bust·er  
n.
1. Something, such as a film or book, that sustains widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales.

2. A high-explosive bomb used for demolition purposes.

3.
 store at 17th Street East and Palmdale Boulevard. He demanded that employees hand over money from the cash register. The robber was last seen running down 17th Street East.

Anyone with information on any of the robberies is asked to call the Palmdale sheriff's station at (661) 267-4300.
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