COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (WSVN) — Police are searching for a man after, they said, he fled on foot from a traffic stop and jumped into a canal, Thursday morning.
According to Coral Springs Police, officers stopped the subject in Coconut Creek. Moments later, investigators said, the man took off and dove into the water near the Winston Park Nature Center, in the area of Hilton Road and Cypress Lane.
Police set up a perimeter around the park and surrounded the area, but the man got away.
Investigators said there are a number of warrants out for his arrest.