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POLICE REPORTS

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5:15 p.m. Thursday — Cars driven by Kenneth Schultz, 54, of Butler Township and Jimmie Fraser, 21, of Freedom, Beaver County, collided at East Jefferson and North Cedar streets.

9:44 p.m. Wednesday — Someone fired a BB gun at a Ford Explorer traveling on Parker Road, shattering the vehicle's rear passenger side window. No one in the vehicle was hurt. Police did not identify anyone in the vehicle.

Monday — A child's two-wheel, single-speed Huffy bike was found on McConnell Street. The bike is blue with a yellow front fork. The bike was found without any wheels. The owner can claim the property by calling police.2:30 a.m. Sunday — James Dietrich, 27, of Mercer was arrested for driving under the influence on South Center Street. He was also cited for driving a car with both an expired license and registration.11:30 p.m. Saturday — Harry Davis, 50, of Grove City was arrested for driving under the influence on West Main Street.Oct. 14 — Vandals between 3:30 p.m. Oct. 13 and 7 a.m. Oct. 14 spray-painted the sign, window ledge and sidewalk area at Washington Kindergarten Center on Madison Avenue.Oct. 14 — Tim Waxenfelter, 18, of Grove City was arrested for driving under the influence at South Center and West Pine streets.Oct. 13 — Cathy L. Skworts, 52, of Grove City was charged with bad checks for writing a bad check of $150 to Grove City Borough.2:45 p.m. Oct. 13 — A purse belonging to a 14-year-old Grove City girl was stolen from a car parked on College Avenue near Elm Street.3:30 p.m. Oct. 12 — An orange, Free Agent, Trail Devil BMX-style bike was stolen from BiLo's parking lot on Mill Street. Lisa Sohoney of Grove City owns the bike.Oct. 11 — A theft from Econ-O Dry Cleaners on Blair Street was reported. The theft occurred sometime around the first of September. A black suit, a navy suit, a burgundy sports jacket and another suit for a shorter man were taken. A gray pinstriped suit was also taken.6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 11 — Two rabbits were stolen from the Agway store on Breckenridge Street.Oct. 8 — A Sony Cybershot camera valued at $500 was reported stolen while the owner, a Grove City girl, attended her high school homecoming dance.

1:45 a.m. Saturday — Kelly Ann Zak, 39, of Prospect was arrested for driving under the influence on Route 19 near the Interstate 79 ramp.12:57 a.m. Oct. 14 — Sean Ryan Patterson, 21, of Harmony was arrested for driving under the influence on Route 19.

7:29 a.m. Thursday — A 16-year-old Butler girl, who police did not identify, was injured when she swerved her car to avoid a deer and slammed head-on into a tree along Portman Road in Summit Township. The girl, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered minor injuries.2:05 a.m. Thursday — A pickup truck driven by Michael Herrloch, 28, of Slippery Rock struck a cow on West Liberty Road in Worth Township. The cow, owned by William Drake of Slippery Rock, had gotten loose and wandered onto the road. It died in the crash.11:51 p.m. Wednesday — Lawrence Sadowski, 21, of Zelienople lost control of his car after hitting a deer and struck a guardrail on Interstate 79 in Cranberry Township.10:29 p.m. Wednesday — A car driven by a 17-year-old Butler girl, who police did not identify, struck a tree along Old East Butler Road in Oakland Township.7 p.m. Wednesday — A car driven by a 16-year-old Evans City girl, who police did not identify, struck a tree along Shannon Road in Connoquenessing Township.Monday — Several Halloween decorations at two Prospect homes were stolen between 12:30 and 7:30 a.m. The lawn decorations at South Franklin Street and West McGowan Street homes included an inflatable witch and pumpkin, two wooden scarecrows and three eyeball decorative light covers.

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