The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office is investigating two illegal street takeovers in Northwest Miami-Dade and is trying to determine whether the two incidents are related. A deputy was injured during one of them.
In the first takeover, along Northwest 77th Court, someone launched a firework at a deputy as they were trying to make an arrest, according to the sheriff's office.
The deputy suffered minor burns to the hand. Two people fled the scene, and deputies are working to identify those responsible.
In the second takeover, at the intersection of Northwest 25th Street and 76th Avenue, three people were injured.
The driver involved in that takeover fled in a black pickup truck that had front-end damage, deputies said.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate both takeovers as it looks into whether the two are connected.
In a new development, deputies announced they had arrested a man in connection with one of the dangerous street takeovers that happened in Miami-Dade over the holiday weekend. According to the sheriff's office, the 21-year-old was a passenger inside one of the vehicles involved.
Deputies say the vehicles were doing donuts in Miami Lakes and, just a couple of hours later, were also doing them in Doral. In both incidents, the suspect allegedly wore a ski mask in an effort to hide his identity.
The man was arrested at his home, and deputies say he confessed. The arrest marks a step forward in the wider investigation into the string of street takeovers that unfolded across Miami-Dade over the holiday weekend.