FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A perimeter has been established in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood as police search for a subject that bailed during a routine traffic stop.
Fort Lauderdale Police said they noticed a vehicle carelessly driving along Northeast 62nd street, to which they attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The driver then continued to drive erratically and eventually fled the scene, according to officials.
At some point, police lost sight of the subject, only to discover he bailed out of the car, abandoning it in the 1700 block of Northeast 56th Street and leaving two preteens inside.
The children were not harmed and have been returned to their mother.
Fort Lauderdale Police chopper hovered above the scene for a considerable amount of time, in an effort to zero-in on the subject’s whereabouts and assist cruisers and K-9 units on the ground.
Police are still search the surrounding areas in an attempt of locating the subject. The incident remains under investigation.
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