Man detained after nearly hour-long police pursuit ends in Northwest Miami-Dade
NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – A police pursuit involving a suspect in an armed carjacking ended after nearly an hour in Northwest Miami-Dade with the driving force taken into custody.
The driver of a black Mazda 3 that was reported stolen got here to a cease and surrendered to police in a residential space close to the intersection of Northwest forty third Street and twenty second Court, simply after 11 a.m., when the automotive appeared to turn into disabled.
7Skyforce HD hovered above the scene as officers positioned the topic in handcuffs.
On hand on the scene was Xavier Barker, the proprietor of the Mazda.
“The man took my car, drove off with my car,” he stated.
Barker stated he referred to as police when he noticed the automobile in Opa-Locka, Thursday morning, resulting in the chase.
“He’d seen the police earlier. He peeled off, he took off,” he stated.
The Mazda, with the rear bumper seen hanging off the automobile, may very well be seen dashing by elements of Opa-Locka, Miami, Miami Gardens, Hialeah and Northwest Miami-Dade. The chase stretched throughout a number of highways and residential areas.
At some factors, the driving force reached speeds as excessive as 120 miles per hour and even drove towards visitors.
“This individual was traveling at high rates of speed with wanton disregard for human life,” stated Miami-Dade Police detective Argemis Colome.
The driver weaved by quite a lot of vehicles and even swiped some. At one level, he’s seen nearly slamming head on into different drivers.
“We don’t have the extent of the damage, but we do know that nobody was injured,” stated Colome.
For essentially the most half, police stored a protected distance, as they tried to catch the wrongdoer whereas defending the general public.
Eventually, Florida Highway Patrol drivers put strain on the driving force, as they tailed him intently.
Residents of the Northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood the place the chase ended stated the reckless driving might have prompted a tragedy.
“It was very dangerous what he did. Somebody could have gotten hurt,” stated space resident Protuanda Robinson.
The driver pulled over and got here out of the automobile along with his arms up. Several police officers approached with their weapons drawn, handcuffed him and put him in the again of a cruiser.
7News cameras captured investigators combing the automobile for proof.
Barker lamented the harm his Mazda sustained in the course of the pursuit.
“He messed up my car,” he stated.
Now he hopes the person who prompted all this commotion pays for what he did.
“Whatever they do to him, throw the book at him, I don’t care. Y’all can do that you gotta do,” he stated.
Police haven’t revealed the driving force’s id. He might face a number of felony fees.
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