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POLICE REPORTS

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4:55 p.m. Saturday - Two Butler women face drug-related charges following a traffic stop on American Avenue.Police stopped the suspects' car, driven by Fawn Wise, 19, which had a rear window broken out, and found that its license plate had been reported stolen from New Castle.The teen and Katrina Wise, 25, a passenger in the car, were taken into custody, after which Fawn Wise allegedly swallowed a small baggie containing suspected crack cocaine. The teen had her stomach pumped and regurgitated the baggie at Butler Memorial Hospital.Katrina Wise was found with a blunt containing suspected marijuana residue and a prescription pill.Fawn Wise was arraigned on charges of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, tampering with physical evidence, disorderly conduct, receiving stolen property and several undisclosed traffic violations, and placed in the Butler County Prison in lieu of $5,000 bond.Katrina Wise is charged with possession of a controlled substance and a small amount of marijuana.11:21 p.m. Thursday - Cars driven by Kevin Buzard, 19, of Oakland Township and Olivia Miller, 21, of Butler Township collided on Route 8 South near Roosevelt Boulevard. Miller and a passenger in her car, Josh Gilliland, no age given, of Butler Township, were taken with injuries to Butler Memorial Hospital. Buzard was cited for driving too fast for conditions.

8:25 p.m. Monday - Fredrick Neely, 60, of Butler was arrested for driving under the influence after his vehicle struck the rear of another vehicle, driven by Brian Spencer, 36, of Butler, on New Castle Road in front of the Dairy Queen.Spencer and a passenger in his vehicle, Carla Jacobs, 28, of Butler, suffered minor injuries.Neely, in addition to DUI, is charged with driving too fast for conditions.

12:17 a.m. Sunday - Vehicles driven by Ryan Thomas Jones, 18, of Cranberry Township and Helen Margaret Hughes, 20, Zelienople collided at Grandview and North Oliver avenues.3:08 p.m. Friday - A tractor-trailer driven by Michael Anthony Gill, 41, of Fort Worth, Texas, struck two parked vehicles at the Badger Industries parking lot on Badger Drive. Keith Deily of Cranberry Township and Michael Schwab of Zelienople owned the vehicles.

2:45 a.m. today - Zariah Monaci, no age given, of Baden, Beaver County, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence on Interstate 79 in Muddy Creek Township.6:38 a.m. Monday - A sport utility vehicle driven by Joseph Manchas, 54, of Renfrew and a mini-van driven by Charlotte Downing, 31, of Evans City collided at Route 68 and Spithaler Road in Forward Township. Downing, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken with minor injuries to Butler Memorial Hospital.Sunday - A maroon, 1999 Ford F-250 pickup truck was reported stolen from the Marburger Dairy Farm parking lot on Mars-Evans City Road. The vehicle, owned by the business, was taken between noon and 5 p.m.

2 p.m. Monday - A 46-year-old woman is accused of firing a pistol during an argument with a man outside her Hillville Road home in Toby Township, Clarion County.Marietta Laskey-Shearn was arguing with Kenneth Laskey, 45, of Pagosa, Colo. when she allegedly pulled a pistol from inside her jacket and threatened to shoot the man.Kenneth Laskey turned and was walking away when the defendant fired a shot from the handgun in an unknown direction, police said. Kenneth Laskey was not injured.The defendant was arrested for aggravated assault and other charges and placed in the Clarion County Jail pending arraignment. The relationship between the defendant and victim was not known this morning.

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