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Woman Arrested After Robbery, Chase: Miami Police

A female armed robbery suspect was taken into custody after leading police on a chase through parts of Miami-Dade.

It started in Miami where police said 22-year-old Brittany Echevarria robbed a victim at knifepoint along Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 33rd Street.

Police spotted Echevarria driving a white Dodge Caravan, and the chase was on. It ended on Miami Beach, where police cornered the woman after the Caravan rammed though a parking lot gate at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Police fired a taser before taking Echevarria into custody. She faces numerous charges including fleeing police, resisting an officer, grand theft and robbery.

The robbery victim was not injured.

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