These items have been collected from various police departments.

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12:45 p.m. Wednesday — A man’s ring, which is believed to be a wedding band, and a watch were found in the area of Muntz Avenue. The owner can claim the property at the police station at 290 S. Duffy Road.

A police report noted that there have been recent thefts from vehicles in the area where the ring and watch were found.

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9:38 p.m. Tuesday — Zackary R. Nixon, 29, was more than three times the state’s legal limit for alcohol when he was arrested for drunken driving, police say, as well as for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend during a domestic dispute at his home on Third Avenue.

The woman told police that Nixon pushed her into a door frame in an upstairs bedroom, according to court documents, after coming home from a bar. She said he drove away after the incident.

Officers were at the defendant’s home when he pulled up in his car, stopping “crooked in the middle of the street,” documents said. He failed field sobriety tests.

Police took Nixon to the station for a breath test that showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.252 percent. In Pennsylvania, a level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated.

Nixon was arraigned on charges of simple assault and driving under the influence. He was placed in the Butler County Prison on $10,000 bail.

Tuesday — Joseph R. Brandon, 31, of Butler was charged with drugged driving stemming from a call last month for a possible overdose in the area of East Wayne Street and Center Avenue.

Police said they found Brandon about 6:20 p.m. Oct. 10 on the sidewalk of the East Wayne Street viaduct. Butler Fire Department and Butler Ambulance Service crews were tending to him.

Several people told police that the defendant had crashed a vehicle into the side of the bridge, according to court documents. Officers noted they found a car that stoped halfway on the sidewalk with the driver’s side door open near where Brandon was being treated.

Police looked in the car and noticed an uncapped syringe in the cup holder and a spoon on the driver’s side floor. Additionally, documents said, there was a small container of suspected marijuana in the car.

Brandon was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test. Toxicology results showed he had marijuana and fentanyl in his system, documents said.

In addition to driving under the influence of a controlled substance, Brandon is charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

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Nov. 6 — Three New Castle residents were charged with having marijuana and other contraband stemming from an incident last month near Snyder’s Cemetery at Moraine State Park in Brady Township.

Rangers on patrol about 5:10 p.m. Oct. 21 found the defendants — Cody A. Depaolo, 26, Lindsey A. Crews, 25, and Audrey R. Young, 25 — in a car parked on Burtner Road. Depaolo, who was in the driver’s seat, admitted that they all had smoked marijuana, according to court documents.

Young handed over a marijuana pipe, authorities said, and a search of the car turned up a plastic tube containing suspected marijuana crumbs.

All three defendants are charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and disorderly conduct.

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2:27 a.m. Monday — Cody L. Swager, 25, was arrested on charges he assaulted a woman during a domestic dispute at his home on Stoney Hollow Road in Winfield Township.

The victim told troopers that the defendant kicked her in the legs while wearing boots, according to court documents. Police noted the woman had injuries to both legs including bruises, redness and cuts. Her left foot also had a bleeding cut.

Swager was arraigned on charges of simple assault and harassment. He was placed in the Butler County Prison on $10,000 bail following arraignment.

11:29 p.m. Sunday — Alexis M. Blankenship, 21, of Slippery Rock was arrested for drunken driving after she was stopped for speeding and crossing the solid yellow line and white fog line on Route 8 between Mercer and Unionville roads in Center Township.

Police said she subsequently failed field sobriety tests and was taken for a breath test that showed her blood-alcohol level was 0.132 percent. A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.

According to court documents, the arrest for driving under the influence was her second since Nov. 28, 2017.

Blankenship was arraigned on charges of DUI, speeding, failing to keep right and disregarding traffic lanes. She was released on $10,000 unsecured bail following arraignment.

Nov. 5 — Alex R. Meza, 27, of Butler was charged with drunken driving stemming from a one-vehicle crash last month in Middlesex Township. Police said the wreck about 2:40 a.m. Oct. 30 left his car on its roof on Glade Mill Road near Clifford Lane.

The defendant acknowledged that he had been drinking prior to driving, according to court documents. He was arrested after showing impairment during field sobriety tests.

Police took him to the barracks for a blood test that showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.105 percent.

Meza is charged with driving under the influence, driving at an unsafe speed, disregarding traffic lanes and careless driving.