NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Four subjects arrested after a chase in a stolen vehicle are expected to appear before a judge, Thursday.
The four subjects were nabbed by police after a bailout near Northwest 27th Avenue and 93rd Street, just before 4 p.m., Wednesday.
It began when police sent a be-on-the lookout for a stolen blue Honda Element.
7Skyforce HD flew over the chase from start to finish.
Police chased the car through an intersection, traffic lights and a busy street, as the subjects nearly hit two other vehicles.
Pastor Jorin Williams called police after he saw his car had been taken from where he works in North Miami Beach. He used his GPS to track it down.
“I went and did my own investigation,” he said. “I called the police myself. I started chasing the car myself, and then I called the police. I got there before the police did.”
The chase ended in a residential area of Northwest Miami-Dade, after the subjects jumped out of the still moving vehicle before it crashed into the fence of a nearby home.
7News was first on the ground as all four subjects were caught and cuffed. Two of the subjects arrested were women.
The identities of the subjects have not yet been released. However, according to officials, they are between 15 and 17 years old. Only one 17-year-old was identified, by Thursday afternoon: Joseph Phanor.
All four suspects are expected to face a long list of charges.
According to a family who lives nearby, the two female subjects jumped over their fence to evade the cops before using a tool to pry open a van in the family’s yard.
The family provided 7News with exclusive surveillance video of the women being apprehended. One woman was caught hiding in the van, and the other woman was caught hiding under it.
“The cops had to get the dog to bite her legs so that she could get out,” said the family’s young daughter.
K9 units were brought to the scene to find the subjects, and they were all captured within a few minutes.
Williams said he was relieved no one was injured.
“I’m glad the police didn’t get hurt. I’m glad that the kids didn’t get hurt,” he said. “I really wanted to do something physical, but me being a minister, I didn’t want to really take it that far.”
According to a Miami-Dade County representative, the property the subjects crashed into is owned by a bank and a realty company.
“It’s too much going on in Miami,” said neighbor Tonya Green. “They could have easily struck a kid out here playing basketball or just walking across the street.”
Copyright 2024 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.