These items are from various police departments.

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

1:35 p.m. Sept. 18 — Police said Daniel L. Panei, 54, of Butler was charged with drunken driving after his vehicle hit three parked cars on two city streets.

Police said Panei was westbound on West Wayne Street at South Washington Street when he struck a parked car, pushing it into a utility pole. The suspect’s vehicle continued west and moments later hit a second car, according to a police report.

Panei drove away and about two minutes later, police said, struck a sport utility vehicle parked on the 500 block of West New Castle Street. The crash pushed the SUV about eight feet and onto a curb, damaging the curb.

Police were called to the second crash scene where they found the suspect, who was taken for a breath test. The test showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.23 percent, the report said, nearly three times the state’s legal limit,

In addition to driving under the influence, Panei is charged with two counts of hit-and-run. He also was cited for reckless driving.

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

Wednesday — Scott A. Crawford, 44, of Donegal Township was charged with trying to illegally buy a firearm at a township store in April.

Police said Crawford allegedly provided false information on a federal form that was required April 22 when he attempted to buy a .380-caliber Ruger at Dick’s Sporting Goods at the Greenwood Plaza.

When his information was entered into the Pennsylvania Instant Check system, an automated system by which gun dealers can determine if someone can legally buy a gun in the state, he was denied the purchase.

Crawford is charged with unlawfully attempting to buy a firearm, a felony, and unsworn falsification to authorities, a misdemeanor.

Wednesday — Michael D. Guy, 33, of Ellwood City was charged in connection with fraudulent check-writing last year during which he allegedly stole $875 in currency and merchandise at several local stores.

Police suspect Guy in October 2015 opened an account at the Butler Armco Employees Credit Union with $14 and immediately began writing checks worth well more than the balance.

His actions, according to court documents, indicated “the account was opened with criminal intentions.”

Between Oct. 19 and 26, he passed the six bogus checks at four stores, police said. The thefts amounted to $575

Additionally, Guy on Oct. 16 wrote a phony $300 check to an alleged accomplice, who cashed it at a bank at Point Plaza.

He is charged with seven counts of theft by deception, six counts of bad checks and one count of receiving stolen property.

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

5:40 p.m. Friday — An unspecified electronic device was found on Freedom Road in Center Township. The owner can claim the property, with proof of purchase, at the barracks off New Castle Road in In Butler Township.

12:39 p.m. Friday — A piece of bedding material was blamed for catching a large truck on fire in Jackson Township. Police said the Peterbilt truck’s drive shaft ignited when a mattress spring became coiled around it while south bound on Interstate 79 just north of the Evans City exit.

The driver, Randy J. Russell, 49, of Butler, was not injured. The Harmony Fire District assisted police at the scene.

Wednesday — Police charged Jeffery M. Moser, 56, of Worth Township with deliberately swerving his sport utility vehicle into the side of another vehicle earlier this month in Worth Township.

The alleged victims — Jesse J. Panei and Leigh A. Fulmer — told police that they were driving west behind Moser on Route 108 about 9 p.m. Sept. 17 when they noticed his SUV “all over the road,” court documents said. He also allegedly kept “brake checking” them.

The victims recounted that the suspect eventually stopped on the side of the road and they passed him. They said Moser drove back on the road and turned on his high beams while now behind the victims’ car.

The pair said the suspect traveled into the eastbound lane and intentionally swerved in their car, documents said. Moser drove away but the victims were able to get his license plate number, which they passed on to authorities.

Police about 10 p.m. went to the defendant’s house on McCracken Road, where they found him. Police said he smelled of alcohol and admitted that he had been drinking at a bar that night. He said that when he got home he consumed more alcohol.

“Moser related that he hit his brakes when (the victims’ car) was behind his vehicle, according to a police affidavit, “but was unable to recall what happened after that.”

He is charged with two counts of reckless endangerment, four counts of simple assault and a sole count of criminal mischief.

Additionally, police cited him for careless driving, reckless driving, failing to keep right, disregarding traffic lanes and failing stop and render aid after an accident.

Wednesday — James W. Holton, 51, of Emlenton was charged with drunken driving stemming from a one-car crash last week in Parker Township.

Police found Holton about 1:50 a.m. Sept. 15 on Division Road near Taylor Road where he wrecked. The suspect appeared impaired and smelled of alcohol, according to court documents. He admitted having two drinks at a bar that night, police said.

Holton was taken to the barracks for a breath test that showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.089 percent. A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.

He is charged with driving under the influence, careless driving and two other traffic violations.

Wednesday — Police charged a Mercer County man with unexpectedly showing up at his grandfather’s house in Donegal and stealing a wallet.

The suspect, Nicholas C. Ace, 33, of Sharon, after entering the home on Trimbur Drive, according to court documents, allegedly took the wallet that was on a table and ran out. The wallet, valued at $20, contained $50 in currency.

Ace is charged with theft and receiving stolen property.

Wednesday — Zakkary T. Foringer, 23, of Butler Township was charged with vandalizing a woman’s apartment on Eastwood Drive in Summit Township in June.

Police said Foringer between June 10 and 12 entered Kierra Dowling’s apartment and threw clothing, jewelry and makeup items onto the floor. He also allegedly dumped liquid cosmetics and another unknown substance onto the clothing, floor and carpet.

The damage was estimated at $1,363. Foringer is charged with a misdemeanor count of criminal mischief.

[naviga:h3]State Police, Kittanning

5:12 p.m. Friday — A 25-year-old Ford City woman, who police did not identify, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence after a one-car wreck on Butler Road in West Kittanning.

Friday — A 40-year-old Allegheny County man, who police did not identify, was arrested for suspicion of drugged driving on Route 28 north in Buffalo Township. Police said the suspect, of Creighton, was also found with a narcotic painkiller for which he did not have a prescription.

A police report did not indicate the time of the arrest.

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

7:31 p.m. Thursday — A car driven by Kyle A. Higgins, 30, of New Castle crashed onto shrubbery along Rose Point Road just south of Rhodes Lane in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. Police cited Higgins for driving on the wrong side of the road.