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Cabbie Murdered For Fare On Hempstead Turnpike
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Christopher Robbins
Published Aug 13, 2011
Modified Aug 13, 2011
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Published Aug 13, 2011
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A 32-year-old cabbie was fatally stabbed Thursday night during an altercation with another cab driver over a fare. 35-year-old Christopher Heron has been charged with the second degree murder of William Mena, after the pair allegedly fought about picking up a customer at Franklin Square in Nassau County.
Mena was reportedly stabbed in the torso around 9:30 p.m., and authorities found his body in a nearby parking lot. Both were drivers of Ollie's Taxi, the Daily News reports. Heron will be arraigned later today for Mena's murder. Mena's wife and two children survive him.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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