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Teen Arrested After GPS-Tracked Corvette Crashes at Miami Gardens Gas Station

Police say the victims used a phone’s location to guide officers to the car following an armed carjacking in Wynwood.

Overview

  • A masked gunman carjacked two people around 1:10 a.m. near NW 5th Avenue and NW 29th Street in Miami, according to police.
  • Investigators say a phone left in the Corvette enabled real-time tracking through a GPS app, based on court records.
  • Miami police broadcast the updates and Miami Gardens officers found the car as surveillance video captured a crash at a gas station car wash at NW 183rd Street and NW 42nd Avenue.
  • Officers pursued and apprehended 16-year-old Kelvin Jamari Thomas, who faces an armed carjacking charge.
  • Police said the victims were not injured, and the case remains under investigation.