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JacksonTwp PoliceSunday — Gregory J. Basilone, 47, of Zelienople was arrested after he allegedly broke into his brother’s house Saturday evening on Evans Road and stole $300 in currency.Police believe Basilone knew his older brother and wife would be gone for the evening when he broke into the home between 6:40 and 6:50 p.m.Investigators were able to narrow down the time of the break-in because the victim had installed a motion-activated security camera inside the home. The camera captured the defendant going into and leaving the room where the money was stolen.The couple returned home and went to bed that night unaware of the crime, police said. However, the next day they discovered the money missing and reported it to police.Authorities arrested Basilone in Zelienople. He was arraigned Sunday on charges of burglary, theft and receiving stolen property, and placed in the Butler County Prison on $10,000 bail.

Butler Police12:32 p.m. Monday — Robert Bacote Jr., 52, of Butler was arrested a short time after he allegedly broke into a vacant home on Wagner Avenue.A 911 call reporting a suspicious man first seen outside the house and then in the basement, sent police there to investigate. Officers spotted Bacote, who then took off running.After a five-minute foot chase through the yards of other homes, according to court documents, officers caught the suspect. But police noted that Bacote gave up only after one of the officers displayed a Taser.Police later spoke to the owner, Timothy Wigton, who said no one is living at that house while he is renovating it. Wigton told investigators that he did not know Bacote.While at the home, officers found a side window screen that had been pulled out and bent. Wigton told police he had been at the house the previous evening and the screen “had not been in that condition,” documents said.Police said they also suspect Bacote of taking a jack and jack stands from a pickup truck that was parked near the home.He was arraigned on felony charges of burglary and trespass and misdemeanor charges of theft from a vehicle and resisting arrest. He was placed in the Butler County Prison on $20,000 bail.Monday — John L. Shilling 57, of Butler was arrested after allegedly making unwarranted calls to 911 and bothering the staff at the Washington Manor Personal Care Home on South Washington Street in a series of incidents over the past several weeks.Police said Shilling on Feb. 20 called 911 requesting police help him contact his girlfriend, who lives at Washington Manor, because he is not allowed on the care home’s property.He apparently called county dispatchers twice that day and was told that police could not assist him.On Feb. 24, according to court documents, Shilling called Washington Manor and left threatening messages on the answering machine while demanding employees allow him to talk to his girlfriend.The defendant on Friday made similar calls to the care home, police said. The next day he again called 911 to complain about the care home.Later Saturday, documents said, police were called to Washington Manor after Shilling showed up across the street from the care home and was “yelling at staff and tenants.”On Sunday, police said, he called 911 because he was upset at not being allowed on the care home’s property.Shilling was arraigned on charges of obstructing the administration of law and other governmental function, and disorderly conduct. He was released on $10,000 unsecured bail following arraignment.Monday — Jarrod L. Shoaf, 34, of Concord Township was arrested on charges stemming from a check scam in December.Police said the alleged victim, Brian Albaugh, told officers that Shoaf asked him if he would deposit two checks, on Dec. 6 and 20, into Albaugh’s account and pay him the money, which totaled $950.The victim, however, later learned that the checks he had deposited, had been returned as “canceled,” according to court documents.Police said they later learned those two checks belonged to a Lyndora man and had been stolen from Butler Township. The owner’s checking account had previously been closed.Shoaf was arraigned on a misdemeanor count of theft by deception, and placed in the Butler County Prison on $1,000 bail.

State Police, ButlerTuesday — Police reported they charged a 13-year-old student with having a knife March 7 at the Moniteau Junior/Senior High School on Route 308 in Cherry Township.The suspect, an Eau Claire boy, is charged in Butler County juvenile court with possession of a weapon on school property.Monday — Unspecified coins were stolen in a burglary at a 46-year-old woman’s home on Bricker Road in Winfield Township. The break-in happened between 10 and 10:30 a.m.A police report did not indicate if there are any suspects. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 724-284-8100.Monday — A burglar made off with miscellaneous items from a couple’s home on Hardwood Road in Clearfield Township. A police report said the investigation continues but it did not say if there are any suspects.12:43 p.m. Sunday — A 28-year-old Allegheny County man was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance on Route 356 at Harbison Road in Buffalo Township. The suspect, who police did not identify, also was found with drugs and other contraband.Charges are pending lab results, according to a police report.4 p.m. Thursday — Two boys escaped from the Summit Academy reform school on Herman Road in Summit Township. Police said the boys, ages 15 and 16, were quickly caught near the school.Police said their investigation continues.

State Police, Kittanning10:38 p.m. Monday — A car driven by Bradley M. Hutzley, 32, of Worthington struck a deer on Mushroom Farm Road near Fox Road in West Franklin Township. Hutzley was not hurt but his car had to be towed.11:27 a.m. Sunday — A 51-year-old Kittanning man was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance on Glade Run Road in East Franklin Township. The suspect, who police did not identify, also was found with suspected marijuana.Charges are pending lab results, a police report said.

State Police, Mercer5:45 p.m. Tuesday — Matthew C. Wilson, 30, of Mercer was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance on Route 208 at Interstate 79 in Springfield Township.Police said they pulled over Wilson for driving with a suspended license. When police got to the vehicle, they smelled marijuana coming from it.Charges are pending lab results, a police report said.