Surveillance cameras caught a wild finale to a police chase Thursday afternoon in Hialeah, when a stolen car barreled into a swale, blew through a fence and sent three teens scrambling on foot. Officers moved in quickly and detained the youths, who police say are 16 years old, and charges are pending.
Police: Stolen vehicle spotted, stop attempted
According to NBC 6 South Florida, Hialeah officers spotted a stolen vehicle with three male occupants near West 12th Avenue and 84th Street at about 3 p.m. When officers tried to pull the car over, it did not stop and was kept under observation until it crashed near West 14th Court and 81st Street.
“Officers maintained visual of the suspects as they attempted to flee,” police officials said. Surveillance video shows the car taking out trees on a swale, then a fence, before three people bailed out and ran, according to NBC 6 South Florida. Two suspects were taken into custody right by the wreck, and police told the station the third was found shortly after, following reports he had jumped into the yard of a private residence.
How this fits a local pattern
For Hialeah, the scene was less an outlier and more part of a troubling trend involving teens and stolen cars. Hoodline previously covered a December 2024 incident in which multiple teenagers were detained after a high-speed chase tied to a car theft, Teenagers detained after police chase. Across the county, law enforcement agencies are leaning heavily on surveillance and doorbell camera footage to track suspects while constantly weighing the safety risks that come with letting a pursuit continue…