A MAN has been arrested after allegedly refusing to pay his taxi fare and chasing the driver with a knife.

The cabbie picked up a passenger at Manningham about 2am this morning and drove him to a Salisbury East house, police said.

When they arrived, the passenger got out and allegedly threatened the driver with a knife.

The driver ran from the taxi and was followed by the passenger for a short distance before the alleged offender fled.

A Salisbury East man, 23, was charged with attempted aggravated robbery and appeared briefly in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court today.

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