Man flees police, arrested after car chase

A Bloomington man was arrested Monday night after police pursued his car in a chase.\nSamuel Moore, 33, faces preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement, possession of marijuana and two counts of dealing cocaine.\nBloomington Police Department Det. Bill Jeffers was working an ongoing drug investigation that began in 2006 when Moore became the prime suspect, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nThe police department had been trying to locate Moore for months when Jeffers noticed Moore’s vehicle in the 4100 block of Old Highway 37 North, Canada said. Officer Brandon Lopossa, who was driving a marked police car, attempted to pull Moore over at Speedway gas station, Canada said. When he told Moore to turn off his car, Moore fled north on Walnut Street. \nMoore continued driving north on State Road 37 and then cut the median and began driving back toward Walnut Street, Canada said. Officers set up a block before the College Avenue exit, but Moore pulled over before the exit, Canada said.\nPolice arrested and transported him to the Monroe County Jail.