These items have been collected from various police departments.

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

July 26 — Police charged Eric. S. Delaney, 40, of Butler with hitting another man’s vehicle with a baseball bat during an incident in July on the 200 block of East Walnut Street.

Delaney about 7:55 p.m. July 5 got into an altercation with Chris Losser Jr. during which he allegedly struck Losser’s Jeep with a ball bat “numerous times,” according to court documents. Damage totaled about $2,200.

The defendant admitted to “grabbing a baseball bat for safety once he heard the altercation going on outside,” a police affidavit said. He acknowledged hitting Losser’s vehicle as it drove past his home twice.

Delaney is charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.

1:11 a.m. July 25 — Melissa M. Riding, 30, of Clearfield Township was arrested for being more than twice the legal limit for alcohol when she was stopped for going the wrong way on Broad Street.

Police said the woman reeked of alcohol. On the front passenger floor, the officer noticed a half empty bottle of beer. Riding admitted to drinking earlier that evening.

She failed field sobriety tests and was taken for a breath test, which showed her blood-alcohol level was 0.188 percent. A level 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.

Riding is charged with driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license and driving the wrong way on a one-way street.

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8:50 p.m. Friday — A Mercer County woman was arrested after she was caught allegedly shoplifting more 127 items worth more than $1,200 from the Walmart store in Butler Commons.

Felicia A. Castleberry, 32, of Farrell, who has three prior shoplifting convictions, was arraigned on a felony count of retail theft and other charges, and later released on her own recognizance.

A search of her purse by police turned up three pills of the painkiller tramadol for which she did not have a prescription.

Police noted that Castleberry in September 2016 was barred from Walmart stores.

In addition to retail theft, she is charged with possession of a controlled substance and defiant trespass.

3:59 p.m. Friday — One person was injured in a three-vehicle wreck on New Castle Road. The drivers were identified as Ryon Runnels, 30, of Mount Vernon, Mo.; Kenneth Hurd, 72, of Charleston, Maine; and Yvonne Zentz, 39, of Butler.

Police said Runnels was cited for an unspecified traffic violation.

11:12 p.m. July 28 — Herbert Berie Jr., 52, of Butler was hurt when he lost control of his car and crashed into a porch at a home on Whitestown Road near the Butler Vagabonds.

Police said Beries’s car hydroplaned and hit the porch before overturning. He was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. His car had to be towed.

Butler Township Volunteer Fire District 3 and Butler Ambulance Service assisted at the scene.

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2:55 a.m. Sunday — Scott W. Braden, 35, of Meadville, Crawford County, was arrested after he ran from police investigating a one-vehicle wreck in Franklin Township. He was tackled moments later.

Police were called for the crash and found a sport utility vehicle into a ditch on Fairway Drive. The driver was not there. The vehicle identification number turned up Braden’s name.

The defendant, it turned out, also was wanted for arrest warrants in Allegheny County, according to court documents.

While the vehicle was being towed, a man, later identified as Braden, approached police. He gave police a bogus name.

Troopers said when they advised Braden he was being detained, documents said, he tried to break free but was restrained and handcuffed. He was placed against the patrol car.

But he eventually took off running and had to be tackled, documents said. He had a “strong odor” of alcohol on his breath and appeared intoxicated, a police affidavit said. He denied driving the SUV.

Braden was arraigned on charges of resisting arrest, false identification to law enforcement authorities and disorderly conduct.

He also was cited for driving with a suspended license, failing to immediately notify police of an accident, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving on the wrong side of the road, disregarding traffic lanes, driving at an unsafe speed, careless driving, a seat belt violation and driving a vehicle without valid inspection.

7:27 a.m. Sunday — An Allegheny County man lost control of his pickup truck apparently after he fell asleep and crashed over a hillside on Interstate 79 in Jackson Township. Police cited Alexander J. Palmer, 26, of Avalon for disregarding traffic lanes.

Wednesday — Jay E. Vinroe Jr., 29, of Clay Township was charged with drunken driving in connection with a May hit-and-run wreck in Clay Township.

Police allege the pickup truck Vinroe was driving about 1:20 a.m. May 10 struck a vehicle parked along the road at a home on Elmwood Lane. He also hit garbage cans before driving away.

By 2:10 a.m., police were at the defendant’s home where they found the damaged pickup, according to court documents. Vinroe initially denied being in an accident but subsequently admitted hitting the other vehicle.

Troopers said the defendant smelled of alcohol but he denied having anything to drink since arriving home.

Vinroe was taken to the barracks and given a breath test, which showed his blood-alcohol was 0.088 percent, documents said. A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.

In addition to DUI, he is charged with driving with a suspended license, driving without a license, hit-and-run, failing to stop and give information or render aid after an accident and careless driving.

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9 a.m. Saturday — An unknown driver was blamed for causing a hit-and-run crash in Scott Township, Lawrence County.

Summer S. Gebo, 18, of Ellwood City was driving in front of the unidentified vehicle on Eastbrook-Harlansburg Road when the other driver illegally passed the teen’s car and struck the side of her car.