Search For Armed Suspect Forces Road Closures In Miami Beach
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MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) -- Authorities closed down several blocks along Miami Beach Thursday afternoon in search of an armed suspect in connection to a car theft.
Miami Beach Police tweeted out photos of Jasper Walker, who was "possibly armed and fled from a stolen vehicle this morning."
UPDATE: @MiamiBeachPD looking for Jasper Walker who is possibly armed and fled from a stolen vehicle this morning. 41-46 Street closed. pic.twitter.com/uTB7IiI2Bm
— Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) March 23, 2017
Traffic between 41st Street and 46th Street along Collins Avenue was shut down temporarily as a police perimeter was set up.
A guest at the Fontainebleau Hotel took video of the empty streets in the area. A line of cars stopped in traffic is seen down the block.
A few hours later, Walker was apprehended in the back of hotel.
Update: Subject located by @MiamiBeachPD and hotel security in the rear of Fontainebleau Hotel.
— Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) March 23, 2017