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POLICE REPORTS

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4:10 p.m. Saturday - A Chrysler sedan driven by Ron Natoli, 74, of Gibsonia and a Chrysler sedan driven by Edwin Owen, 40, of Prospect collided at the intersection of Mars-Valencia Road and Grant Avenue. Natoli, who was wearing a seatbelt, suffered minor injuries.3 a.m. Saturday - Nathan Etchison, 28, of Butler allegedly assaulted Gina Marie Kammerdiener, 24, of Butler as the two were traveling in a vehicle on Route 68 in Oakland Township.Etchison was arrested later at his house, where he caused a disturbance while being taken into custody. He is charged with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct.He was arraigned by District Justice Sue Haggerty in Saxonburg and placed in the Butler County Prison. His bond is set at $2,500.4:24 p.m. Friday - A 1997 Chevrolet Malibu, driven by Lisa Brammer, 35, of Parker traveled off Route 58 in Allegheny Township and hit a fence and culvert. Brammer, who was wearing a seatbelt, suffered minor injuries.Her passenger, Patrick Russell, 16, of Parker, who was wearing a seatbelt, suffered minor injuries.Her 2-year-old passenger, Andrew Brammer of Parker was restrained in a child seat and suffered minor injuries.Between 3 and 9 p.m. Friday - A vehicle ran off the road at 759 E. Portersville Road in Muddy Creek Township, struck a mailbox, then drove away.1:35 p.m. Tuesday - A vehicle driven by Bradley Graham, 21, of Renfrew failed to stop at a stop sign at Maser and Unionville roads in Center Township. Graham's vehicle collided with another vehicle driven by Dwayn Carothers, 36, of Hilliards. Both men were wearing seatbelts and neither was hurt.Between Tuesday and Thursday - Someone stole an inflatable U boat/raft valued at $300 from Larry Forwerck. The boat, which is a blue-gray color, had been on Forwerck's property along Reiber Road in Connoquenessing Township.Between 12:30 and 5:30 a.m. July 4 - Someone stole a 1997 Dodge Neon from Dylan Snyder of Harrisville, as well as change and a compact disk from a vehicle owned by Paul Moore of Hilliards.The Neon, which was parked along Old Brick Road in Washington Township, has the registration number EXB3560.Anyone with information is asked to call state police at 724-284-8100.Between July 2 and July 6 - Someone stole four signs from Utilities Forestry Services Inc.The signs, which had been on Route 356 in Jefferson Township, read "Flagman Ahead," "Work Area" and "Be Prepared to Stop."Between July 2 and July 3 - Someone damaged a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier owned by Kelly Howard of Parker. The vehicle had been parked at 281 Kaylor Road in Fairview Township.7:32 p.m. July 1 - A vehicle driven by Blake Armstrong, 17, of Parker traveled off Oneida Valley Road in Eau Claire and hit a utility pole and traffic signal. Armstrong was wearing a seatbelt.

1:39 a.m. Saturday - A robber wearing a ski mask entered Vocelli Pizza on River Road in Kiskiminetas Township after the shop had closed. The robber demanded money from the shop's manager, then fled.Anyone with information is asked to call state police in Kittanning at 724-543-2011.

8:29 p.m. Saturday - David Campbell III, no age available, of Glen Cove, New York, died in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 in Lackawannock Township.Campbell's 1997 Chevy S-10 Blazer left the highway and went into the median. It then went back onto the highway and off the other side. The Blazer flipped three times.Campbell, who was wearing a seatbelt, was flown by medical helicopter to St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Youngstown, where he was pronounced dead.West Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department, McGonigle Ambulance, Mercer County deputy sheriffs and Stat Medivac Helicopter assisted.5:35 p.m. Saturday - Vehicles driven by Lindsey Briggs, 19, of Hadley and Lewis Frantz, 70, of Franklin collided on Route 35 in Otter Creek Township.Briggs and his passenger, Matthew Eickhoff, 19, no address available, were wearing seatbelts. Frantz and his passenger, Carol Snyder, 70, of Utica, also were wearing seatbelts.3:20 p.m. Saturday - Eleven illegal immigrants were detained after a traffic stop along Route 60 in Clinton Township. The immigrants, who were traveling from New York to California, were reported to Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Pittsburgh.

10:50 a.m. Saturday - Vehicles driven by Carl Jordan, 83, of Parker and Janice Mong, 54, of Parker collided along Doc Walker and Bartley roads in Perry Township.Jordan, who was wearing a seatbelt, was not injured. Mong was not wearing a seatbelt and also was not injured.Mong's 10-year-old passenger, Emily Swedlund of Parker was wearing a seatbelt and suffered minor injuries. Mong's 4-year-old passenger, Luke Swedlund of Parker was in a car seat and not injured.

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