FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - An armed carjacking in South Florida turned into a chase that spanned two counties and ended with a bailout that led to the arrest of a man and a woman, police said.
Miami-Dade Police reached out to the Broward Sheriff’s Office for help after a Mercedes-Benz was stolen at gunpoint, Monday.
Broward officials tracked the car down in Pompano Beach, in the area of 100 Northwest Seventh Avenue.
The crooks led deputies on a chase before bailing out in the driveway of a home in Fort Lauderdale.
An infrared camera used by deputies from their helicopter captured at least one of the suspects running into the backyard and pool area of the home.
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Speaking with 7News Thursday night, Marilyn Gil and Job Tucker, the couple who owns the home, said they were sleeping at the time.
“Oh, crap! That’s our house!” said Gil when she watched the infrared footage.
Authorities said officers apprehended 52-year-old Bobby Clyde Bean and 24 year-old Chloe Jamison moments later near the home.
7News showed Gil and Tucker the infrared video of the pursuit leading up to the suspects’ bailout.
“Oh, my gosh. Based on the video, when they turned right into our driveway, they came in hot and heavy,” said Gi21l.
The couple was wondering why their front gate was damaged.
“I thought someone backed into that thing and didn’t leave a note, and I thought it was disrespectful,” said Tucker.
K-9 units on the ground worked with BSO deputies in the helicopter to locate and capture the duo.
“We usually feel very safe here, and this was just a complete surprise,” said Gil.
Bean and Jamison face several charges, including, fleeing and eluding, grand theft auto and resisting arrest. As of Thursday night, they remained behind bars in two separate Broward County jails.
Gil and Tucker said they’re going to file a claim for their damaged gate.
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