MIAMI (WSVN) - Police have taken one person into custody and are searching for another after a reported carjacking and bailout in a residential neighborhood in Miami, Monday night.
Officers set up a perimeter in the area of Northwest 17th Avenue and 43rd Street, shortly after 9 p.m. Police said they responded to a 911 call about a carjacking.
A police helicopter hovered above the scene with its search light on, as K-9 units searched for the subjects. They took one man into custody shortly after.
Authorities are now looking for someone who bailed out of the car.
Miami PD: carjacking. bailout.1 person in custody. last update: they're looking for a 2nd. Around NW 17TH ave and 43st. #BREAKING @wsvn
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Police placed another man in handcuffs and had him seated on the sidewalk. It is not clear what his relation to the incident was. He was later released.
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