Taxi fare dispute over unpaid $5 leads to argument, Reno NV


A taxi driver and passenger argued over an unpaid $5 fare. The passenger's girlfriend tried to pay with a $20 bill, but the driver lacked change. The dispute continued inside and outside near Brathe Avenue.
Audio|Source: Reno and Sparks Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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1213, Charles, 216, 149, near Brathe Avenue for verbal 1015 over fraud.
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He is a cab driver and a verbal disturbance with a male who paid $20 out of the $25 fare, still in a verbal disturbance over the other $5 at near Brathe Avenue.
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Oh, wow. Thank you. Type, copy.
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Mr. Sparks, 261, we're about 1060.
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1014.
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Number guys. Gover gone. Hey, your walk, N-9 is going to be good.
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I'm going to get that email out for court right now.
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Everything, sir.
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We're advised of the construction hours.
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I'll be 10.8.
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The girlfriend of the male passenger came outside and attempted to pay the other $5 that was missing with a $20 bill that the cab driver doesn't have change for.
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That's when the verbal disturbance occurred.
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She's still willing to pay, but the cab driver does not have change for larger bills.
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The suspect and the girlfriend are going to be inside and the cab driver is outside.
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