FLORIDA TURNPIKE SLOW NORTHBOUND NEAR SCENE AS OF 9 P.M.
BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com
UPDATE: 4:15 a.m. — The Fire Truck was originally stolen from a training exercise in North Miami Beach. A man, identified as 31-year-old Aljenard Lekambrick, entered the truck and took off. The truck was followed by police in the area, but they broke off when the truck entered Broward County. It eventually made its way to the turnpike and headed north. BSO followed the truck and FHP and Palm Beach County officers joined the pursuit.
The truck eventually stopped in the area of Boynton Beach Blvd. Lekambrick was taken into custody without incident.
BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A fire truck — yes, a fire truck — stolen from Miami-Dade County led police on a chase up the Florida Turnpike.
The chase ended just before 9 p.m. a little north of Boynton Beach Blvd. Police are on the scene. It’s not immediately clear what is developing.
Traffic on the northbound turnpike is slow or stopped in the area of the scene which appears to be close to the Lantana Toll Plaza — just north of the Boynton Beach Boulevard exit and on-ramp.
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