These items have been collected from various police departments.

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3:52 p.m. Sunday — Raymond A. Marburger Jr., 60, of Zelienople was stopped allegedly following a woman on the 200 block of North Main Street. The woman earlier reported to police that a man in a pickup truck was honking the horn at her, blowing her kisses and motioning for her to come over to him.

She recounted the man had driven around the block where she lives “a few times,” according to court documents. He eventually parked a half block away and, the woman told police, it appeared he was waiting for her.

She also accused the man of doing “the same thing to her in the past,” police said, and saying she thought he was propositioning her.

Police found Marburger in the parked truck as the woman described. He claimed he had pulled over to make a phone call. He also admitted that he had waved “at a girl.”

Marburger was taken to the police station where a check of records showed the victim had made a similar report Nov. 9 of a man matching his description.

Police charged Marburger with stalking and harassment.

9:05 a.m. Friday — Jacob U. Vandevort-Renforth, 28, of Center Township was allegedly caught with suspected drug contraband after he was arrested for a protection from abuse order violation on the 400 block of West Jefferson Street.

Police said the victim, who has the protective order against Vandevort-Renforth, told them that he spoke to her while she walked past a store, according to court documents. He was arrested for the violation and searched.

Police said they found him with a marijuana pipe. He is charged with the PFA violation and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Monday — An Allegheny County man was charged with being more than three times the state’s legal limit for alcohol stemming from a traffic stop last month at the McDonald’s at the Butler Crossing shopping plaza.

Police said the night manager at the restaurant called just before midnight March 21 to report two intoxicated men in a pickup truck that nearly struck the building. An officer got there and stopped the truck in the parking lot.

The driver, Hayden W. Burge, 22, of Bethel Park, appeared to be intoxicated. He failed field sobriety tests, police said, and was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test.

Toxicology reports showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.248 percent. In Pennsylvania, a level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated,

Burge is charged with driving under the influence.

12:44 p.m. Saturday — Jason E. Vogan, 44, of Butler was caught allegedly shoplifting 18 items of electronic merchandise worth $320.44 at the Walmart at Butler Commons.

Vogan is charged with a misdemeanor count of retail theft. Court documents also noted that he was trespassing at the store.

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Monday — Police charged Trent R. Whittaker, 22, of New Castle with drugged driving stemming from a traffic stop earlier this month on Cross Street near Kiester Road. He was stopped about 12:40 a.m. April 1 for having a burned out headlight.

The car he was driving smelled of marijuana, court documents said, and he turned over a small grinder with suspected marijuana inside. He then handed over a Mason jar containing a baggie of suspected marijuana and a smoking pipe.

Whittaker admitted having smoked marijuana the previous afternoon, documents said. He was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test that confirmed he had marijuana in his system.

He is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and a lighting violation.

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Monday — Police charged a Lawrence County man with drugged driving stemming from a traffic stop for speeding on Interstate 79 in Muddy Creek Township. He was stopped about 11:20 p.m. March 30 for traveling 98 mph in a 70 mph zone.

Nikola J. Relic, 55, of New Castle admitted that he had earlier smoked marijuana, according to court documents. He subsequently showed impairment during field sobriety testing.

A search of his vehicle turned up a baggie of suspected marijuana and a metal smoking pipe.

Police took Relic to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test, which confirmed he had marijuana in his system, documents said. He is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, speeding, careless driving and reckless driving.

Monday — Michael L. Burk Jr., 27, of Slippery Rock was charged with having suspected cocaine and other contraband earlier this month in Slippery Rock Township. An April 4 call for a suspicious person on Forrester Road led police to the defendant.

Police said they learned that Burk was wanted on a bench warrant out of Mercer County. He was searched and found with a small case containing about one-half gram of suspected cocaine, according to court documents. He also had a pen that was cut in half and two gifts cards with white residue.

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

9:10 p.m. Friday — Gayje Lee Vilsack, 25, of Slippery Rock was arrested after he allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend during a domestic dispute at her apartment in Slippery Rock Township.

The victim, according to court documents, told police Vilsack pushed and pulled her several times, and shoved her into a wall, injuring her ankle. She left the apartment and drove to a convenience store in Muddy Creek Township where she called authorities.

The woman subsequently went to a hospital where she was diagnosed with two broken bones in her right foot.

Police later that night spoke to the defendant, who admitted that he and the woman got into an argument but he accused her of pushing him first. When he pushed back, documents said, she fell.

Vilsack was arraigned on charges of simple assault and harassment. He was released on $2,500 unsecured bail following arraignment.

April 11 — Marc A. Pippens Jr., 28, of Butler was charged in an assault last summer in Center Township.

Police began investigating the case July 31 when they were called to Butler Memorial Hospital where they spoke to the alleged victims, both females. They told police the incident happened at a home on the 500 block of Route 38.

One of the victims, according to court documents, said a man pointed a gun at her. The same man, the other victim recounted, punched her in the face, breaking her nose and chipping a tooth.

The investigation, police said, subsequently identified Pippens as the defendant. He is charged with two counts of simple assault and one count each of reckless endangerment and harassment.