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Police Reports

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5:30 p.m. Thursday — A car driven by John Gribbs, 20, of Butler crashed off Muddy Creek Drive in Brady Township and rolled onto its roof.3:03 p.m. Thursday — No injuries were reported when a car and Slippery Rock School District school bus collided on Cornelius Road in Worth Township. Police said Earle Smith III, of Cranberry Township was driving the car; Clarence Talkington, 77, of Slippery Rock, was driving the bus. Two 16-year-olds from the district's middle and high schools were riding on the bus, which sustained minor damage.Tuesday — An unidentified vehicle between 7 and 10:30 a.m. struck a wooden fence along Bruin Road in Washington Township, owned by Earl Lumley, and did not stop.

11 a.m. Oct. 13 — Rocco Mercurio, owner of a camp at 51 Bame Camp Lane, reported someone broke into a shed on the property and took a riding lawn mower.3:58 p.m. Oct. 11 —- Police said Paul J. Furry, Jr., 30, of 2502 East Old 422, Fenelton, was trying to turn on a curve on Jo Deener Drive, when he lost control of his vehicle on the wet road and flipped it on its roof. He was not injured.2:55 p.m. Oct. 6 —- A motorcycle driven by Rachel E. Konyak, 17, of 324 Gudekunst Road, Jackson Township, crashed into the rear of a vehicle driven Martin A. Buerger, 84, of Pittsburgh who had stopped because of traffic on Route 19. The motorcyclist received minor injuries. Konyak was cited for failing to drive at safe speeds.8:36 a.m. Oct. 5 —- A vehicle driven by Tammy M. Eichenberger, 39, of 116 Arrowhead Dr., Apt. 24, Slippery Rock, was attempting to turn onto Route 19 from Little Creek Road, when her vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by David W. Dindinger, 54, of Fombell, Beaver County. No injuries were reported. Eichenberger was cited for failing to obey stop signs and/or yield signs.

6:46 a.m. Saturday —- Police said tractor trailer driver Albert Rider, 51, of Plainview, Texas, apparently got lost of his vehicle and struck a mail box, a sign post and a manhole cover at the intersection of Clay Street and Northview Drive. There was no estimate on the damages.5:20 p.m. Oct. 9 —- Police said driver Kevin Conley, no age available, of East Palestine, Ohio, was leaving work at the BiLo supermarket in the Northgate Plaza on Route 19, when he apparently became dizzy. His vehicle crossed the center line and struck a guardrail on Route 19, damaging the driver's side of his vehicle.6:38 a.m. Oct. 8 —- Heidi Klaus, 28, of 103 Chestnut St. reported someone attempted to break into her residence as a kitchen window was ajar and a basement door was found broken. Police believe the would-be burglar did not get inside and nothing was noted missing.

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