Report: Suspect abandoned children in car to run from police

A suspect is sought on a charge of abandonment of a minor after leaving children behind to flee from police Saturday evening.

Hopkinsville Police Officer Samantha Rodriguez attempted to stop an individual for driving on a suspended license shortly after 5 p.m., according to the incident report, which says the suspect abandoned the vehicle in the intersection of South Virginia Street and Country Club Lane with two children inside.

The suspect, whose name is redacted on the report, fled on foot and was able to get away.