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Traffic stop leads to chase, discovery of drugs in Chesterfield

Posted at 3:33 AM, Mar 18, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-18 04:48:42-04

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va — Police arrested a man after a traffic stop led to the discovery of drugs.

Investigators said they pulled a car over near Hull Street Road and Turner Road at around 2:38 Friday morning. After stopping, police said the driver ran off, leading them on a foot chase.

They were eventually able to catch the suspect. Officers said they found drugs, though it was not clear whether the discovery was made on the suspect or in the suspect’s car. The man was then arrested.

Police have not said what charges the man will be facing, or what kinds of drugs the man may have had.