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

12:37 p.m. Monday — Brittany Zukowski, 30, of Saxonburg lost control of her vehicle and struck a utility pole before rolling onto an embankment along Route 8 south at the AK Steel exit. Zurkowski was not injured. Police said she faces a ticket for driving too fast for conditions.

Butler County Drug Task Force

Monday — An inmate was charged with having six stamp bags of suspected heroin last month in the Butler County Prison,

Joshua K. Minehart, 41, of Butler had been booked into the prison Dec. 27 after state police arrested him on a constable warrant and allegedly found him with drug paraphernalia.

On Dec. 28, a county sheriff’s deputy found a bag containing suspected drugs on the floor of the prison sally port, according to court document. Authorities reviewed the surveillance video that showed Minehart discarding the bag on the floor while he was being processed.

Prison officers conducted a search of his cell but found nothing. While being searched in the shower area, however, Minehart was seen dropping something onto the floor.

“This object was found to be white stamp bags bound in a black rubber band,’” documents said. “Upon closer inspection there were six plain white stamp bags containing suspected heroin and two torn/used white stamp bags.”

Minehart is charged with possession of a controlled substance by an inmate, a felony.

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

Jan. 3 — Thomas N. Pringle, 57, of Washington Township was charged with drunken driving stemming from a one-vehicle crash last month in Concord Township.

Police said Pringle wrecked his car about 3:30 p.m. Dec. 12 on Route 38 just north of Hooker Road. A witness told police that the defendant was “swerving all over the roadway” before crashing, according to court documents.

The defendant admitted that he had been drinking, and he subsequently failed field sobriety tests. A breath test showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.156 percent. A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.

Pringle is charged with driving under the influence, failing to keep right, disregarding traffic lanes, driving too fast for conditions, careless driving, reckless driving and texting while driving.

Jan. 3 — Police charged Jonathan L. Smith, 42, of Butler with having marijuana and other drug paraphernalia in connection with a traffic stop last month in Center Township. He was stopped about 1:25 a.m. Dec. 1 on Route 8 for driving a car with an expired registration.

Troopers subsequently learned that Smith also was wanted on a bench warrant and his license was suspended. Additionally, court documents said, he had no insurance on the car, the vehicle had no inspection sticker and the windshield was cracked.

A search of the vehicle turned up about 1.3 ounces of suspected marijuana and other contraband including a marijuana pipe. Police eventually took Smith to the Butler County Prison on the warrant.

Smith is charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, driving under suspension, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving without insurance and without valid inspection, and not wearing a seat belt.

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

Jan. 2 — Police obtained a felony arrest warrant for an Ohio woman accused of shoplifting $250 worth of merchandise Nov. 20 at the Walmart on West Main Street Extension in Pine Township, Mercer County.

Jill E. Hoolahan, 36, of Youngstown, who has at least two prior shoplifting convictions, is charged with a felony count of retail theft.

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

3:08 p.m. Monday — An Evans City woman suffered a minor injury in a crash on Grandview Road in Cornplanter Township, Venango County. Lacey M. Frisch, 23, was unable to avoid a Kia Optima that was backing out of a driveway, police said. Frisch’s Chevrolet Cavalier hit the Optima, which was driven by Clare M. Davison, 18, of Oil City, Venango County, and then hit a utility pole. Davison faces a traffic citation. Frisch was taken to UPMC Northwest.