WATCH: Video shows troopers chase stolen Dodge Challenger in northwest Miami-Dade

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Dash camera video obtained by Local 10 News shows the brief pursuit of a driver in a stolen Dodge Challenger in northwest Miami-Dade.

It happened on June 17. According to Florida Highway Patrol, troopers began following the stolen car in the area of Northwest 103rd Street and Seventh Avenue after the car refused to pull over.

Later, troopers said they executed a PIT maneuver on the car to get it to stop.

Police said the pursuit lasted approximately five minutes and ended at the intersection of Northwest 79th Terrace and 21st Avenue.

Authorities took two people, one of whom was identified as 21-year-old Kenneth Cristofer Barahona, into custody.

One of the people taken away by authorities claimed they were “just catching a ride.”

Officers said the vehicle was involved in several burglaries in Miami-Dade County.

A stolen gun was found inside the car, police said.

Barahona’s arrest report states he is facing one count of aggravated fleeing and attempting to elude police after an accident causing injury or damage.


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