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[naviga:h2]Butler Police[/naviga:h2]

6:58 a.m. Sunday — Jacob D. Turner, 37, of Butler was arrested for suspected drunken driving after his sport utility vehicle crashed into a utility pole on the 300 block of West Wayne Street.

The wreck broke the pole, knocking out power for at least three hours to more than 300 customers.

Turner told officers that the crash happened when he swerved to miss a car that pulled out in front of him, according to court documents. He also requested medical treatment for a chipped tooth.

Police said the defendant smelled of alcohol and appeared to be impaired. He failed field sobriety tests and was arrested. He refused to take a breath test.

An inventory of his badly-damaged vehicle turned up a bag of suspected marijuana, three crack pipes, a used syringe, marijuana grinder and bong, and other contraband, documents said.

Turner is charged with driving under the influence and possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

[naviga:h2]Butler Twp Police[/naviga:h2]

Monday — Nathan R. Huber, 26, of Oakland Township was charged with drugged driving stemming from a one-vehicle crash last month on Belmont Road.

Police said Huber lost control of his vehicle about 4:35 p.m. March 24 and struck a road sign behind the Bon Aire Plaza. Officers got there and found the suspect unconscious.

Emergency crews used the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan to revive Huber, according to a police report.

He is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, failing to yield the right of way and careless driving.

Monday — Police charged Dean E. Vincent, 31, of East Butler with having illegal drugs and contraband stemming from a traffic stop last month on Route 422. He was stopped for speeding, according to a police report.

Vincent is charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and speeding.

Monday — Police reported they cited a 12-year-old student for assaulting a 13-year-old student during a fight on a school bus at Butler Intermediate High School.

The victim, a Fenelton boy, suffered minor facial injuries. The suspect, a Butler boy, is charged in Butler County juvenile court with harassment and disorderly conduct.

5:04 p.m. Saturday — Todd Chadman, 34, of Chicora crashed his vehicle on Route 422 west. He was not injured but his vehicle had to be towed.

1:38 p.m. Wednesday — No one was injured in a three-vehicle, hit-and-run wreck on Route 8 north.

The crash happened when the unknown driver of a small, red car, possibly a Ford Focus, traveled over the center median into oncoming traffic, causing a collision between vehicles driven by Melanie Rosenbauser, 27, and Kathleen McCool, 67, both of Butler.

The Butler Township Fire District 3 and Butler Fire Department assisted police at the scene.

Police described the suspected hit-and-run driver as a white female, possibly in her 20s. Her car had a Butler County Community College parking tag on it.

11:17 a.m. April 10 — Michael W. Roman, 40, of Butler ended up in trouble with the law after police were called for an apparent overdose in the bathroom at the Lowe’s store at Moraine Pointe Plaza.

Police cited Roman for criminal mischief and public drunkenness.

10:22 p.m. April 6 — Thomas A. Purcell, 24, of Butler was caught with suspected drugs and an illegal weapon after he was arrested on a bench warrant at an apartment on the 600 block of Bessemer Avenue in Lyndora.

Police said a search of Purcell, who had been recently staying at the apartment, turned up two stamp bags of suspected heroin and a switchblade-style knife. Officers also found in the home a number of empty bags of suspected heroin and a crack pipe belonging to him.

Purcell was placed in the patrol car and asked if he had any other drugs on him. He eventually admitted he did. At the Butler County Prison, police said, he turned over three bags of suspected crack cocaine that he had hidden on him.

He is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count each of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a prohibited offensive weapon.

[naviga:h2]State Police, Butler[/naviga:h2]

Monday — Police reported they are investigating the theft of a voice-controlled gadget from an employee’s office on Victory Road in Clinton Township. The property, an Amazon Echo, was taken between Jan. 1 and 16. There are no suspects.

12:30 a.m. Saturday — Kayla L. Bohler, 25, of Freeport lost control of her car after falling asleep and struck the cement barrier between the on/off ramps on Route 28 at exit 17 in Buffalo Township. Police cited Bohler for disregarding traffic lanes.

7:49 p.m. March 29 — Douglas H. Flick, 49, of Chicora was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence after being stopped for speeding on the 100 block of Hohn Farm Road in Oakland Township.

2:04 p.m. March 20 — Nicholas C. Ace, 35, of Sharon, Mercer County, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance after being stopped for speeding on Route 422 west at the North Shore exit in Muddy Creek Township.