NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia State Police continue to search for a driver who they were trying to stop in Newport News after they said they observed someone in the car making a narcotics transaction near 75th Street and Warwick Boulevard.

State Police said a trooper involved in Operation Bold Blue Line tried to initiate a traffic stop on a 2002 Honda Accord around 6:10 p.m., but the driver did not yield and instead accelerated, initiating a pursuit of the car.

The pursuit ended, according to State Police, when the driver stopped at 540 Aberthaw Avenue, in the vicinity of Jefferson Avenue, and the driver left on foot.

State Police said a canine search of the suspect was unsuccessful, and the case remains under investigation.

Newport News Police is also taking part in the Operatio

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