Short piece, and thus doesn't take much reading to work out why the runner here was actually charged.
And, to that extent, whoever wrote the piece and headline have maybe got their priorities back to front?
But maybe the fact that someone was actually charged with bilking a taxi fare is more newsworthy than the other stuff
Woman charged with skipping taxi fare from Glasgow to Greenock
https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/new ... -greenock/
A WOMAN has been charged with hiring a taxi from Glasgow to Greenock without paying the near £50 fare.
Megan White, 26, is said to have taken a cab from the Gorbals to Bow Road before allegedly assaulting a female police officer.
Prosecutors say that White obtained a hire whilst on bail without paying or intending to pay a £47.70 charge.
She is further accused of struggling violently with three police officers and trying to kick a PC.
White, whose address was not given in court, is said to have committed the alleged offences on July 1 2021.
She has pleaded not guilty through lawyer Paul Lynch at the sheriff court.
The case is due to call again on July 18, ahead of a trial scheduled for August 9.
