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Coverage dated August 20, 2026

Taxi driver survives brutal knife attack at Motel 6 in Colonie

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A Colonie taxi driver survived a knife attack outside a motel and police said the suspect later stole the cab, crashed it and was arrested.

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  1. WNYT Albany

    Colonie police: Scotia man arrested in violent Motel 6 taxi attack (opens WNYT Albany)

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    Colonie police say a tax driver is lucky to be alive after being robbed and slashed by a Scotia man in the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 19.

  2. WNYT Albany

    Taxi driver survives brutal knife attack at Motel 6 in Colonie (opens WNYT Albany)

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    A Colonie taxi driver survived a knife attack outside a motel and police said the suspect later stole the cab, crashed it and was arrested.