HTN: Lockport Cabbie Stabbed

A Lockport cab driver and member of a well-known family there was stabbed last night during an attempted robbery. 57-year-old William Timkey Jr. is in fair condition at ECMC. He told police he picked up a white male and female at the NOCO station on South Transit Road. As he was driving, the male reached into the front seat and stabbed him. Timkey jumped from the moving vehicle and ran for help. The two suspects also fled the vehicle before it crashed. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 438-3409.