Person sought after fleeing from vehicle and leaving child behind in Plantation, police say

Authorities were searching for a person who they said fled from a vehicle and left a child behind in Plantation on Thursday.

Plantation Police said they were assisting the Florida Highway Patrol in setting up a perimeter near Flamingo Road and State Road 84.

A K-9 and drone were assisting in the search, police said.

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PPD is assisting FHP on a perimeter, in the area of Flamingo Rd and State Road 84, for a subject who fled from a vehicle a left a child inside. K9 and the Drone Unit are on scene assisting. pic.twitter.com/u6EaJtm8h7

— Plantation Police (@PlantationPD) March 12, 2026

No other information was immediately known.

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