Police catch handcuffed woman who escaped west of Little Haiti

Woman managed to remove handcuffs, free herself from cops -- but not for long

MIAMI ā€“ City of Miami police officers handcuffed a woman, but she managed to run away from them before getting into the police car on Friday afternoon.Ā 

Police officers arrested the woman on a restraining order before she escaped, according Miami Police Department spokesman Rene Pimentel.

The chase was in an area between Miami's Brownsville and Little Haiti -- west of Interstate 95. Cora Thornton said she saw the woman drive up in a car that was later towed.Ā 

"Just flipped over the car and started running through the alley," Thornton said.Ā 

Ā Janie Jackson said she saw police officers looking for her near Northwest 46th Street and 8th Avenue. Ā 

Officers eventually caught up to her and arrested her about 6:20 p.m.Ā 


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