Armed carjackings investigated in southwest Miami-Dade, MDSO says
33-year-old Alejandro Martinez, was taken into custody, as the suspect of all of the carjackings and two other incidents.
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33-year-old Alejandro Martinez, was taken into custody, as the suspect of all of the carjackings and two other incidents.
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The carjacking happened around 2 a.m. in the area SW 17 Avenue and SW 5 Street.
Miami police responded to reports of an armed carjacking around 2 a.m. on SW 17th Avenue and 5th Street. Officers found the car a few blocks away. The suspects had fled after hitting a building. Police established a perimeter and began looking for them.
Miami police are are searching for a suspect wanted for an armed carjacker.
New details have been revealed following an arrest made in Saturday's shooting and carjacking near a Miramar Aldi from this weekend.
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The police investigation, which lasted for hours, kept several people out of their homes overnight.
The Broward Sheriff's Office initiated the pursuit which ended at US 441 and NW 209 Street. One person was taken into custody.
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A woman reported her car was stolen with her children still inside the vehicle around 4 a.m., Saturday morning in downtown Miami.
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