These items have been collected from various police departments.

[naviga:h3]Butler Police[/naviga:h3]

Wednesday — Police arrested an employee on charges he stole more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from the Kmart store at Pullman Square.

The suspect, Tysean L. Askew, 24, of Prospect, is accused on stealing a Nintendo hand-held video game system, Amazon Kindle and a Samsung Galaxy device June 29. He also allegedly took a 55-inch Upstar television July 17.

In all, the stolen merchandise is valued at $1,276.96, according to court documents.

Police said the alleged theft was discovered during an internal store audit. Surveillance video helped identify the suspected thief. The video, documents said, showed Askew “taking the items and leaving the store without purchasing them.”

The defendant, during a police interview, admitted he took some of the items but bought the others, documents said.

Askew was arraigned on a felony count of theft and released on his own recognizance.

[naviga:h3]Butler Twp Police[/naviga:h3]

7:44 a.m. Sunday — John David Rob, 25, of Lyndora was arrested after he allegedly assaulted his 38-year-old girlfriend during a domestic dispute at their home in the 100 block of Bessemer Avenue in Lyndora. Rob was arraigned on charges of simple assault and placed in Butler County Prison on $2,500 bail.

2:11 a.m. Saturday — Wesley R. Chapman, 23, of Roseville, Ohio, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence after his car got stuck on a set of railroad tracks on McCalmont Road. Police noted that the railroad company was notified as soon as the stuck car was discovered.

Chapman was arraigned on charges of DUI and careless driving. He was placed in Butler County Prison on $2,000 bail following arraignment.

9:17 a.m. Friday — John R. Kolakowski, 28, of Butler was arrested after he was found in a home on Deer Run Drive without the owner's permission. The suspect's car also was found in the garage at the home and was later towed away.

Kolakowski was arraigned on charges of trespass and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was placed in Butler County Prison on $5,000 bail following arraignment.

[naviga:h3]Grove City Police[/naviga:h3]

2 a.m. Friday — Leesa J. Lynn, 59, of Grove City was arrested for driving under the influence on Stockton Avenue. In addition to DUI, Lynn is charged with driving on the wrong side of the road and driving without rear lights on.

11:37 a.m. Thursday — Lavina F. Walker, 79, of Grove City was hurt in a two-car wreck at West Main and South Broad streets. She was taken to Grove City Medical Center with apparent minor injuries.

The crash happened when Walker ran a red light and collided with a car driven by Patricia Kirchell, 19, of Grove City. Police cited Walker for the traffic light violation.

Thursday — An unknown thief stole a battery from a lawn tractor in back of Court Chiropractic on North Street. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 724-458-7925.

July 21 — Police charged Paula Jane Adams, 52, of Grove City with swiping a woman's wallet that the owner had momentarily set down July 13 at the McDonald's restaurant on West Main Street. Surveillance video at the business showed the suspect taking the wallet, according to a police report.

Police were able to recover the wallet but $220 was missing from it. Adams is charged with theft of mislaid property.

[naviga:h3]Butler County Detectives[/naviga:h3]

Monday — A 35-year-old Mars area man was arrested on charges he exposed himself to a county worker in a courthouse elevator.

But, according to court documents, Seth B. Jelic told investigators “he was adjusting his pants and had to put his belt on correctly while he was in the elevator.” The incident, which occurred around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, left the female employee “alarmed” and “shaken,” documents said.

The woman told investigators she got on the elevator on the fifth floor, saw the man with his pants down and got right back off the elevator before the door closed.

The employee immediately contacted deputy sheriffs and provided a description of the man. Based on the description, the deputies stopped Jelic “putting his belt back on as he walked toward the steps,” documents said.

Investigators said Jelic denied exposing himself and explained he rode the elevator because he was early for a domestic relations hearing in the building's lower level.

He is charged with indecent exposure. He was arraigned on the misdemeanor charge and released on his own recognizance.

[naviga:h3]State Police, Butler[/naviga:h3]

July 15 — Police charged Joel B. Walker, 28, of Petrolia with taking a vehicle from a Jamison Street home in Petrolia on June 24 without the permission of the owner, a 26-year-old woman. Walker is charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle and driving with a suspended license.

[naviga:h3]State Police, Mercer[/naviga:h3]

8:40 p.m. Sunday — Two 17-year-old boys turned up missing, and are listed as escapees, from the George Junior Republic juvenile detention facility in Pine Township, Mercer County. Both boys were last seen together at their cottage at the facility.

Police identified the teens, both white, as Jake Burns, who is originally from San Francisco, and Elijah Fletcher, who is a native of Lockhaven, Clinton County.

Burns is described as 6 feet, 1 inch tall, about 170 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. Fletcher is described as 5 feet, 9 inches tall, about 170 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 724-662-6162.

July 20 — Jonathan M. Novak, 24, of Sandy Lake was charged with passing two checks between June 30 and July 1 at Anchor's Away in Sandy Lake Township. Police said the checks were written on a closed bank account.

Novak is charged with theft by deception and bad checks.

July 18 — An unknown thief between 5:30 and 8 p.m. stole a Nikon Prostaff laser rangefinder, Nikon binoculars and several prescription medications from an unlocked vehicle at the Premiums Outlets parking lot in Springfield Township.

The stolen property is valued at $315.