PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have detained a vehicle burglary suspect who stabbed a man in the stomach in a residential neighborhood in Pembroke Pines, authorities said.
The incident happened in the area of Northwest 119th Avenue and Northwest 14th Court at around 5 p.m., Tuesday.
According to Pembroke Pines Police, the suspect was confronted by the vehicle’s owner and responded by assaulting him before fleeing.
Officers and K-9 units actively searching for the suspect and found him a few blocks away from the crime scene after matching the suspect’s description through doorbell camera video.
Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue said the victim was taken to a hospital after being stabbed by a plastic knife.
On Tuesday night, the victim was released from the hospital and is recovering at home.
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