Kristen Leroy

A woman is accused of breaking into a Butler home and trying to steal a car there Monday morning.

City police arrested Kristen N. Leroy, 33, who has no known address, a short time later and not far from the house on Second Street. She was allegedly found with drugs and other contraband.

She remains in the Butler County Prison on $15,000 bond while awaiting her preliminary hearing Dec. 9.

Police said they were called around 8:50 a.m. for a reported burglary in progress at the home, where the defendant's former boyfriend lived.

This is an excerpt from an article that appeared in Wednesday's Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to read the full article about the case.