Two people have been arrested as police from Orange investigate the alleged attempted armed robbery of a taxi driver overnight.

The 36-year-old man told police from Canobolas Local Area Command that a knife had been held at his throat by two passengers in Jilba Street, Orange, about shortly after 10pm yesterday (Saturday 3 January 2015).

The man sustained two cuts to the right side of his neck in the incident, before he was able to escape and alert police.

He was treated by NSW Ambulance Paramedics and his taxi seized for forensic examination.

Police were examining the alleged crime scene in Jilba Street about 1.15am (Sunday 4 January 2015), when they arrested a man and a woman, both aged 26.

They were taken to Orange Police Station where they were charged.

The man has been charged with:

– Aggravated assault with intent to rob

– Receive/dispose stolen property (two counts)*

– Use offensive language in/near public place/school*

The woman has been charged with:

– Aggravated assault with intent to rob.

– Larceny (two counts)

– Possess a schedule 9 substance (two counts)

– Custody of knife in public place

– Carry cutting weapon upon apprehension.

They have been refused bail to appear in Orange Local Court today. Both are from Orange.

*NB: The man’s last three offences relate to an incident yesterday, when police allege two wallets were stolen from a bowling alley in Seymour Street, Orange.