A woman who carjacked a taxi at knifepoint was quickly captured by Denver police because she gave the taxi driver her destination shortly before brandishing the weapon. (Denver Post via AP)

DENVER | A Denver woman has been accused of stealing a taxi, but not before she told the driver where she was headed.

A woman who carjacked a taxi at knifepoint was quickly captured by Denver police because she gave the taxi driver her destination shortly before brandishing the weapon. (Denver Post via AP)
A woman who carjacked a taxi at knifepoint was quickly captured by Denver police because she gave the taxi driver her destination shortly before brandishing the weapon. (Denver Post via AP)

KMGH-TV reports (https://bit.ly/228K1ic) that the cab driver called police Friday to report that a woman had threatened him with a knife before taking off in his taxi. She first got into his cab and asked to go to a 7-Eleven store.

Police say the woman ditched the cab, but walked to the convenience store she had initially mentioned. She was arrested there and taken into custody.