Police are asking for help after a carjacker gave them the slip — by jumping into the Miami River.
The carjacker was spotted late Wednesday night, hours after police say he punched and carjacked a victim.
A sergeant recognized the stolen 2015 Scion TC and attempted to stop it, according to Miami police. But the suspect fled.
The man drove to the rear of the Miami Bridge, along the area of 2750 NW South River Drive, and abandoned the car, said Officer Michael Vega, police spokesman. He then ran and jumped into the Miami River.
A perimeter was set but the suspect was never found, Vega said.
A woman who was left in the car was detained and later released, he said.
Anyone with information that can help police is asked to contact them at 305-579-6111. You can also give an anonymous tip to Miami-Dade CrimeStoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477).
Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
