MIAMI ā A handcuffed man who escaped from police Wednesday afternoon was taken into custody.
A West Miami police officer told Local 10 News reporter Amy Viteri that a man in their custody escaped while he was in handcuffs.
The officer said she didn't know why the man was in custody or how he got away.
A police perimeter was established near Northwest 36th Street and Northwest 72nd Avenue.
Miami-Dade police spokeswoman Jennifer Capote said the suspect was eventually caught as he tried to swim across a canal near Northwest 73rd Avenue and Northwest 35th Street.
Police did not release the man's identity.
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