Two armed robbery suspects are in custody after being chased by police through College Hill just north of Ybor City.
Tampa police said the robbery occurred Wednesday in an undisclosed location and was captured on a surveillance video. Officers were looking for the pair in the video and spotted them getting into a silver Mercury Marquis at the Antigua Motel on East Hillsborough Avenue.
Undercover officers began following the vehicle just before 8 a.m. Marked patrol cars cars joined the pursuit at Hanna Avenue and 22nd Street, police said.
Police said the chase lasted 10 to 15 minutes and that a helicopter was used to track the fleeing car. The chase ended when the vehicle pulled into the driveway of a house at 2913 N. 29th St., and the suspects jumped out and ran.
Arrested were Freddie White, 30, and LaShonda Robinson, 28. Both gave at-large addresses and were charged with armed robbery and aggravated fleeing to elude.
The Mercury, police said, had been stolen from a relative of one of the defendants. No one was injured during the chase.
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