These items have been collected from various police departments.

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

8:50 p.m. Sunday — Police have identified a Butler woman who was injured after a car struck her on Center Avenue. Rachel C. Baylock, 39, was treated at Butler Memorial Hospital for a minor head injury, according to a police report.

The accident happened when an eastbound car driven by Amber D. Zanella, 33, of Butler hit Baylock across from the Butler Food Mart. Zanella told police that she did not see Baylock, who was wearing dark clothing.

No charges were filed in the accident, the report said.

11:45 a.m. Oct. 3 — Mary A. Chitwood, 38, of Butler lost control of her car and struck a concrete barrier on South Sixth Avenue at the Pullman Square entrance. She told police the accident happened when she swerved to avoid another vehicle in her lane.

Chitwood was not hurt but her car had to be towed.

5:27 a.m. Sept. 29 — An hit-and-run driver struck two vehicles parked on Fairview Avenue. The unidentified suspect initially crashed into a car before backing up and hitting a pickup truck, and driving away.

The car sustained “significant damage” and had to be towed, according to a police report. The pickup had minor damage.

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

Oct. 3 — Police charged Matthew P. Zulick, 51, of Renfrew with drugged driving stemming from an August accident at a convenience store parking lot. Police said he backed into another vehicle about 8:35 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Sheetz on Center Avenue.

Zulick told police that he accidentally pressed the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal while backing out a parking space, according to court documents. Officers suspected, however, that he was impaired. Police noted that while they questioned him, he fell asleep more than once.

He subsequently failed field sobriety tests and was arrested. Police took him to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test. Toxicology reports showed he had marijuana, anti-anxiety medication and benzoylecgonine, which is a metabolite of cocaine, in his system, documents said.

Zulick is charged with multiple counts of driving under the influence of a controlled substance. Police also cited him for reckless driving.

Oct. 2 — Emily N. Edinger, 23, of Butler was charged with drunken driving while texting in connection with a traffic stop last month on Route 8 south. Police said they saw her sport utility vehicle about 3:25 a.m. Sept. 3 change lanes in a “jerking manner” and without signaling.

She eventually pulled off the road, got out, crossed her arms and leaned against the vehicle, according to court documents. An officer drove next to Edinger and asked if she was all right. “I was texting and driving,” she replied.

Police said they also learned that her vehicle had earlier struck a tree limb and utility pole.

The officer found her cell phone in the vehicle near the center console. On the phone, police noticed a “large text based message had been created but not yet sent,” documents said.

Edinger admitted that he had been drinking at a bar in Kittanning. She was arrested after failing field sobriety testing. A breath test showed her blood-alcohol level was 0.148 percent. A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.

In addition to DUI, she is charged with texting while driving and careless driving.

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

Oct. 2 — David B. Geisler, 58, of Penn Township was charged with having methamphetamine and other drug contraband stemming from a May traffic stop on Route 8 near Penn Drive. Police said he was pulled over about 10:15 a.m. May 23 for having an unsecured load on his pickup truck and for an equipment violation.

During the stop, according to court documents, police noticed near the center console a Chore Boy copper scrubber, which is commonly used to filter drug-smoking pipes. Geisler allowed police to search his truck.

Inside, documents said, police found a zipper pouch containing methamphetamine and other meth-related paraphernalia. The defendant admitted the contraband was his and he acknowledged “an ongoing problem with cocaine and methamphetamine, according to a police affidavit.

He is charged with possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.

[naviga:h3]Slippery Rock Police[/naviga:h3]

12:46 a.m. Oct. 1 — Jon E. Campbell, 25, of New Castle was arrested for drunken driving at the Sheetz store on Franklin Street. Police found Campbell after they got a call for a man seen running out of the Ginger Hill Tavern on Main Street carry “numerous open alcohol containers.”

The defendant reportedly got into a pickup truck and drove away. Police said they found a number of empty beer cans in the bed of Campbell’s truck, a beer bottle in the center console, an open beer can and two empty beer cans on the front passenger floor board,

Police arrested him after he failed sobriety testing. He refused to take a blood test. He was later arraigned on charges of driving under the influence and driving with an open container of alcohol, and later released on his own recognizance.

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

Sunday — A burglar made off with $1,430 worth of tools from a garage at a 54-year-old man’s home on Route 68 in Summit Township. The break-in happened between Oct. 1 and Sunday.

A police report did not indicate if there are any suspects. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 724-284-8100.

Oct. 2 — Howard L. Watson, 42, of Harmony was charged with being more than 3½ times over the legal limit for alcohol and on drugs following a traffic stop last month in Muddy Creek Township. Police stopped him about 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 after an initially call for an erratic driver in the area of County Lane Road in Franklin Township.

Watson, after being stopped, got out of his sport utility vehicle and staggered toward the police cruiser, according to court documents. He admitted that he had consumed “a few beers” that day. He also acknowledged that he was taking prescription medication for a bad back.

The defendant was unable to perform field sobriety tests due to his condition, documents said, and he was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test.

Toxicology reports showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.292 percent. A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law. He also had marijuana and the prescription painkiller tramadol in his system.

Watson is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance and alcohol, driving without a license and disregarding traffic lanes.

Oct. 2 — Joshua R. Bauer, 22, of Cranberry Township was charged with drugged driving stemming from an August traffic stop in Slippery Rock Township. He was stopped about 3:35 a.m. Aug. 13, court documents said, for running a stop sign at Harmony and Keister roads.

Police said they smelled marijuana coming from Bauer’s car and he admitted he had the drug in the vehicle. Troopers found a container with marijuana in it on the back seat. He was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test, which confirmed he had marijuana in his system.

Bauer is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana and the stop sign violation.

Oct. 2 — Police charged two men with taking a mailbox in July from a home on Unity Road in Mercer Township. Police said surveillance images showed the alleged thieves loading the mailbox into a pickup truck.

The suspects — Richard C. Jamison Jr., 33, of Butler David P. McGinty, 56, of Slippery Rock — admitted taking the property and indicated they would return it, according to court documents. Police said they found the mailbox in McGinty’s yard.

Jamison and McGinty are both charged with a third-degree misdemeanor count of theft.

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

Oct. 2 — Ian W. Morris, 34, of Worthington was charged with drunken driving in connection with an August traffic stop in Butler County. Police said they stopped him shortly after 8 a.m. Aug. 14 on Route 356 near Rambler Road in Buffalo Township after noticing his car had an expired inspection sticker.

Morris denied drinking that day but acknowledged he had consumed alcohol the previous night, according to court documents. He subsequently failed field sobriety tests and was taken to ACMH Hospital in Armstrong County for a blood test.

Test results showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.08 percent. A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.

He is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, driving a vehicle without valid inspection, driving without insurance, careless driving, failing to notify authorities of a change of address and not wearing a seat belt.