Seamus Joseph McNicholl, 25, of Coaldale, is facing multiple charges for allegedly fleeing from Orwigsburg police on a dirt bike around 4:20 p.m. March 2.

He is charged with fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; improper display of a plate;, driving while his operating privileges are revoked or suspended; failure to yield to an emergency vehicle; reckless driving; failure to stop at a red signal; and additional traffic violations.

Reports are that an officer observed a black dirt bike not having a registration plate traveling south on North Washington Street, prompting an officer’s attempt to make a traffic stop.

Police said McNicholl led them on a chase through the borough at a high rate of speed, during which he committed numerous traffic offenses.

They said upon returning to the police station, the officer was contacted by a passerby who reported seeing a man place the dirt bike into a storage shed at Sunrise Storage on Centre Turnpike in Orwigsburg before being picked up by a red Dodge minivan driven by a female.

Police responded to the area and soon located a red Dodge minivan matching the description.

A traffic stop was conducted, and police identified the passenger as McNicholl, who admitted that he was the rider of the dirt bike.