Multiple suspects were taken into custody after a high-speed police chase ended on the Palmetto Expressway in Miami-Dade Wednesday afternoon.
Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed multiple officers in unmarked cars along with Miami-Dade Police pursuing a speeding silver SUV that was weaving in and out of traffic on the Palmetto.
At one point, the SUV clipped a vehicle that was stopped on the shoulder, narrowly missing a person who was standing behind the vehicle.
The SUV was boxed in by police vehicles and eventually stopped near the Northwest 47th Avenue eastbound exit where officers surrounded it with guns drawn.
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The driver and at least one other person from the vehicle were taken into custody.
Miami-Dade Police officials said the incident began when officers with the Robbery Intervention Detail who were conducting an operation in Florida City spotted the SUV as it appeared to be casing a warehouse area.
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Officers did a records check and the vehicle came back as stolen, officials said. When the officers tried to stop the vehicle, it fled.
Police haven't identified the people taken into custody but said they're possible robbery suspects.
The incident was causing some traffic issues on the Palmetto.
Hector Garcia, the owner of Michelle's Fantastic Hair which is adjacent to the Palmetto, said from the inside of his business, he heard officers yelling at the suspects.
“Everyone screaming on top of the cars, it was chaotic,” Garcia said. “I noticed a bunch of guys on top of cars and I noticed one of them was pulling out a gun and got a little concerned about the safety of my clients.”
Garcia said he wanted to make sure his clients were safe.
“I had to pull them to the other side of the counter because I didn't know if they were going to run over here, so it was a sudden moment,” Garcia said.
