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<p>SUGARLOAF TWP. &#8212; A Berwick man was arrested Saturday after initiating a pursuit with township police that began on state Route 93 and ended on the other side of the Susquehanna River in Salem Township, according to police.</p><p>Township police said they caught Mark A. Raper, 45, of Main Street, during a foot chase in a wooded area near Walnut Street just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday.</p><p>Police said a records check revealed Raper was wanted on several arrest warrants in Virginia.</p><p>According to the criminal complaint:</p><p>Police on patrol on state Route 93 near the Pilot Truck Stop checked the registration of a Volkswagen discovering the owner, a woman, had a suspended and expired driver&#8217;s license.</p><p>Police stop the vehicle, driven by Raper, on Route 93. As officers approached the stopped vehicle, Raper sped away initiating a pursuit on Route 93 and side streets in Sugarloaf Township and Nescopeck.</p><p>Raper drove into Berwick and turned north on Route 11 driving into Salem Township.</p><p>Raper turned onto side streets and ended back on Route 11, eventually turning onto Walnut Street and was forced to stop due to another vehicle blocking the street.</p><p>Police allege Raper abandoned the Volkswagen and ran into woods where an officer tackled him during a chase, the complaint says.</p><p>Raper was arraigned by District Judge James Haggerty in Kingston on charges of fleeing or attempting to elude police, resisting arrest, driving with a suspended license and speeding. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $25,000 bail. </p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ed Lewis</p><p>elewis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Berwick man arrested after police chase