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POLICE REPORTS

These items have been collected from various police departments across Western Pennsylvania.

4:08 p.m. Friday - Timothy Moreino, 51, of 227 N. Washington St. #2 was charged with drug possession following a traffic stop on Washington Street.Moreino was a passenger in a car driven by Anthony Wallace, 37, also of 227 N. Washington St. #2. Police saw a white pill by Moreino and patted him down. The pill turned out to be Vicodan and police also found a bag of crack cocaine and a crack pipe on Moreino.He is charged with possession of crack cocaine, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police also discovered there was a warrant out for Moreino's arrest.11:30 p.m. Thursday - Evan Mason, 22, of Slippery Rock was charged with hit and run after it was determined he left an accident on Nov. 11. Mason's vehicle hit a car owned by Michelle Fraser, 27, of 239 Second St. Fraser saw the car and called police.

7:26 a.m. Thursday - Jamie Snyder, 22, of Butler lost control of her car on Route 8 in Butler Township. The vehicle struck the center barrier, crossed both northbound lanes and struck a snow embankment. Snyder was not injured.

9:53 a.m. Friday - Vehicles driven by Richard Witt, 47, of Butler and Carl Drespling, 57, of New Castle collided on Route 422 in Muddy Creek Township. Both men were wearing seatbelts and neither was injured.1 p.m. Thursday - Shelley Pappas, 50, of 554 W. Brady St. was charged with multiple drug charges after state police found her in possession of crack cocaine.The state police vice unit executed a warrant against Pappas following a month long investigation. Pappas is charged with sale/delivery of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance.She was arraigned by District Judge Pete Shaffer and is in Butler County Prison after she could not post a $5,000 cash bail. Her preliminary hearing is for 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 28 at Shaffer's office.2:20 p.m. Wednesday - Jeremy Bowser, 17, of Bruin told state police he was forced off the road to avoid hitting another car on Route 268 in Bruin. Bowser's vehicle struck a utility pole. Bowser was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured. The other driver fled.2:15 p.m. Wednesday - Joe Dillaman, no age given, of Slippery Rock told state police someone damaged his car while it was parked at the National City Bank in Clearview Mall in Center Township.

10 a.m. Friday - Vehicles driven by Joseph Whetzel, 35, of Clintonville and Mary Shaw, 52, of Harrisville collided on Route 208 in Clinton Township in Venango County.

10:58 p.m. Thursday - Two people broke a window to get into the A-C Valley High School in Richland Township and broke into various classrooms and the school cafeteria. They stole keys to the pop machines and stole money out of three of the machines. They damaged two doors and broke two windows while inside the school, then escaped out of the same window they broke to get into the school.

3 p.m. Dec. 10 - Gidget Claypoole, 32, of Karns City was charged with writing a bad check for $85 at Toys Towing on Route 268 in Sugarcreek Township.

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