Video shows Palmetto Bay bank robbery suspect taken into custody

PALMETTO BAY, Fla. – Newly released video shows the moments a bank robbery suspect was stopped in his tracks and taken down by police officers.

The crime happened Saturday morning at the TD Bank branch located at 14395 S. Dixie Highway in Palmetto Bay.

Police from several agencies, including Miami-Dade police, Pinecrest police, the South Florida Violent Crime Task Force and even the FBI took part in the manhunt for this suspect.

The FBI said that man had walked into the TD bank demanding money from a bank employee.

Shortly after, police managed to spot that suspect’s vehicle, which had been described by neighbors as a black sedan.

The vehicle crashed into the yard of a home near Southwest 128th Street and 71st Avenue.

Neighbors who spoke to Local 10 News said the man then attempted to run, but police tackled him shortly after.

The suspect has yet to be identified by authorities.


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Cody Weddle joined Local 10 News as a full-time reporter in South Florida in August of 2022. Before that, Cody worked regularly with Local 10 since January of 2017 as a foreign correspondent in Venezuela and Colombia.

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