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POLICE REPORTS

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3:50 p.m. Saturday - Cars driven by Stephanie Yeager, 26, and Daniel Sullivan, 33, both of Butler, collided at North McKean and East Pearl streets. Yeager, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered minor injuries.1:15 a.m. Saturday - Victor McPoland, 49, of Butler was arrested for driving under the influence on Colby Street.

2:50 a.m. Monday - Stanley Skruck, 38, of New Springfield, Ohio, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence on Route 422 at the South Shore exit to Moraine State Park in Muddy Creek Township.Monday - An unidentified vehicle between 2 and 6:40 p.m. struck a wooden fence along Stone Church Road in Muddy Creek Township and did not stop. Larry Galick Jr. of Prospect owns the fence.8:06 p.m. Sunday - James Louis Jr., 33, of Butler was arrested for driving under the influence on Route 38 in Center Township.6:21 p.m. Sunday - A sport utility vehicle driven by Melanie Price, 21, of Cranberry Township and a pickup truck driven by John Stanley, 41, of Butler collided at Route 173 and Route 8 in Brady Township. Price, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered moderate injuries. Stanley, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered minor injuries.4:35 p.m. Sunday - A Butler man and two children were injured when their sport utility vehicle traveled off Route 38 in Venango Township, struck an embankment and rolled onto its side.Driver Raymond Houston, 40, was flown by medical helicopter with a head injury to Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. His condition was not known this morning. Two 9-year-old boys riding in the SUV were taken with minor injuries to Butler Memorial Hospital. Both boys were wearing seat belts. Police did not immediately known if Houston was wearing a seat belt.5:25 p.m. Saturday - Cars driven by Lori Moore, 39, of Saxonburg and Linda Kaylor, 54, of Butler collided on Great Belt Road in Jefferson Township.11:50 p.m. Friday - A car driven by William Brinkley, 54, of Parker struck a vinyl fence and utility pole along Route 38, about one-quarter mile north of Annisville Road in Venango Township. The crash sheared off the utility pole and brought a power line across the road, which was closed for about 2½ hours.11:30 p.m. Friday - An unidentified red coupe, possibly a Chevrolet Cavalier, struck the rear of a pickup truck on Interstate 79 in Muddy Creek Township and did not stop. Viola Mamula, no age given, of Pittsburgh was driving the pickup.8:10 p.m. Thursday - Linda Rihel, 44, was arrested for allegedly hitting her 16-year-old daughter over the head with a frying pan during a domestic dispute at their Roenigk home in Cherry Township. The girl suffered a cut on her head. Rihel is charged with simple assault and harassment.May 24 - Someone stole a decorative light from a grave site at the Eau Claire Cemetery in Venango Township. The light, owned by a Hilliards woman, was taken between May 20 and 24.May 24 - A 46-year-old Summit Township woman reported someone removed $500 from her checking account without her permission. Police released no other information about the case.3:30 p.m. May 22 - Two potted marijuana plants were found in some woods along Kiester Road in Slippery Rock Township.May 19 - Albert Ekas reported someone took an air conditioner valued at $300 from a shed in a burglary at his Kittanning Street home in Chicora.

12:10 a.m. Sunday - Jenna Kelly, 20, of Fenelton was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence on Route 4009 near Route 268 in Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County. Three passengers in the vehicle were cited for underage drinking. Cited were Lindsey Keating, 19, of Portersville; Anna Meshanko, 20, of Chicora; and Amanda Critchlow, 20, of Harrisville.Sunday - Computer equipment was taken between Thursday and Sunday in a burglary at the Boltz Road home of Jennifer Martz in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County.11:50 p.m. Friday - A 17-year-old boy, whom police did not identify, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs on Route 268 in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County.

Saturday - A car driven by Jarek Shankle, 19, of Volant struck a tree along Route 258 in Springfield Township, Mercer County.

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