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Spring

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SPRING, TX — Harris County Sheriff's deputies are looking for a 43-year-old man who fled on foot with his 8-year-old daughter after leading police on a pursuit Thursday afternoon.Deputies were trying to conduct a traffic stop in the 13600 block of North Freeway at Rankin Road, but the driver refused to stop.Police said he crashed after a short pursuit at I-45 and Gulfbank, and bailed out of the car with his daughter. Police found the daughter a short time later at a relative's home, but the driver is still on the run.Police said the man is African-American, and was wearing a navy blue work shirt with an "NOV" patch on the left front. Officials didn't give a reason for the traffic stop, or why they think the driver ran. (For more news and information like this, <a href="https://patch.com/subscribe">subscribe to Patch for free</a>. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/patch-local-news-community/id430049632?mt=8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patch iPhone app</a>; download the free <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.patchmedia.android&amp;hl=en%20play.google.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patch Android app</a> here.) Image: Shutterstock Send your news tips and story ideas to <a href="mailto:bryan.kirk@patch.com">bryan.kirk@patch.com</a>

SPRING, TX — Harris County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a 43-year-old man who fled on foot with his 8-year-old daughter after leading police on a pursuit Thursday afternoon.

Deputies were trying to conduct a traffic stop in the 13600 block of North Freeway at Rankin Road, but the driver refused to stop.Police said he crashed after a short pursuit at I-45 and Gulfbank, and bailed out of the car with his daughter. Police found the daughter a short time later at a relative’s home, but the driver is still on the run.

Police said the man is African-American, and was wearing a navy blue work shirt with an “NOV” patch on the left front. Officials didn’t give a reason for the traffic stop, or why they think the driver ran. (For more news and information like this, <a href="https://patch.com/subscribe">subscribe to Patch for free</a>. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/patch-local-news-community/id430049632?mt=8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patch iPhone app</a>; download the free <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.patchmedia.android&amp;hl=en%20play.google.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patch Android app</a> here.)

Image: Shutterstock Send your news tips and story ideas to <a href="mailto:bryan.kirk@patch.com">bryan.kirk@patch.com</a>

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