MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - A routine traffic stop in Miramar led to a police chase that ended with three people taken into custody in Miami Gardens. One person remains at large.
According to Miramar Police, officers attempted to pull over a vehicle that had reportedly been stolen, Sunday evening.
A chase ensued when the driver refused to stop. It ended in a residential neighborhood in Miami Gardens, near Northwest 18th Avenue and 191st Street.
According to area resident Gregory Smith, all four subjects got out of the car while it was still running.
“All I see is the boys running, the boys getting out the car, the car still in drive,” he said. Then that’s when it kept riding and hit the mailbox, and it finally hit the tree, and they ran.”
During the pursuit on foot, a Miami Gardens Police officer suffered a knee injury. No Miramar Police officers were injured.
Police were able to apprehend three of the subjects. The fourth person remains on the loose.
If you have any information on the missing person’s whereabouts, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward.
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