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POLICE REPORTS

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11:40 p.m. Friday — Lisa Tartaglia, 34, of Butler faces drunken driving and hit-and-run charges after her car struck a car parked on West Cunningham Street.Tartaglia's vehicle pushed the car, owned by Edith Sheakley of Butler, about 30 feet into another parked car owned by Thomas Brothers of Butler. Brothers' vehicle was then pushed into a third parked car, this one owned by Michael Gordon of Butler.Tartaglia, who suffered minor injuries, fled and was found about an hour later. In addition to driving under the influence, she faces charges for accidents involving damage to unattended vehicles and careless driving.

8:35 a.m. Saturday — Asport utility vehicle driven by Kevin Sobczak, 21, of Wampum, Lawrence County, struck a utility pole, traveled down an embankment and landed on its roof along Route 488 in Portersville. Sobczak, who suffered minor injuries, was cited for driving too fast for conditions.3:30 a.m. Saturday — Joshua A. Mann, 28, of Butler was arrested after police found him walking along a Center Township road with a loaded pistol concealed in his pants leg.Troopers spotted Mann after they were called for the report of a man running from a home. Troopers questioned Mann, who did not have any identification on him. He said he was walking to a friend's house.When police began to search Mann, he admitted he had a gun hidden in the bottom of his right pant leg. Troopers found the. 38-caliber pistol fitted with a magazine containing seven bullets.A police report noted the gun had an obliterated serial number on the frame.District Judge Peter Shaffer arraigned Mann on charges of carrying a gun without a permit and altering the gun's identification number. He remains in the Butler County Prison on $10,000 bail.1:30 a.m. Saturday — An SUVdriven by Pamela Wood, 36, of Butler struck a utility pole along Route 68 in Connoquenessing Township. Wood, who fled the scene, was cited for driving too fast for conditions, accidents involving damage to unattended property and failure to immediately notify police of an accident.Saturday — Brian Lee Conner, 20, of Butler is accused of assaulting an unidentified victim during a domestic dispute at a Robbie Way on Muddy Creek Township. The victim suffered minor injuries. Conner, who smashed windows and destroyed items in the house, faces a charge of simple assault.Saturday — A red, 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt was stolen from Fairview Washington Township. Craig McCaslin of West Sunbury, who owns the car, said the vehicle was taken between 8 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Saturday.Saturday — A CB radio and cell phone were taken from a vehicle parked at the Sunset Road home of Raymond and Cynthia Eddy in Center Township. The theft occurred between 8:30 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday.7 p.m. Friday — Aminivan driven by Sangrae Park, 30, of Northville Township, Mich., crashed off Interstate 79 in Jackson Township.5:20 p.m. Friday — Acar driven by Sara D. Bowser, 19, of Butler struck a utility pole along North Road in Franklin Township. She was cited for driving too fast for conditions.4:05 p.m. Friday — Cars driven by Wyatt Sten, 19, of Prospect and Kathryn Harry, 25, of Harrisville collided on Route 528 in Franklin Township. Sten was cited for driving too fast for conditions.3:45 p.m. Friday — Cars driven by Jessica Reinersmann, 18, of Plum, Allegheny County, and Janet Nugent, 47, of New Castle collided on I-79 in Cranberry Township. Reinersmann was cited for a lane violation.3:38 p.m. Friday — Acar driven by Lena Nielsen, 38, of Ontario, Canada, crashed into a ditch along Route 8 in Brady Township. Nielsen was cited for driving too fast for conditions.2:45 p.m. Friday — Acar driven by Nia Grant, 22, of Slippery Rock struck a utility pole along Branchton Road in Cherry Township. Grant was cited for driving too fast for conditions.2:36 p.m. Friday — Apickup truck driven by Michael P. Simpson, 25, of Alexandria, Huntingdon County, collided with a tractor-trailer on Route 422 in Clearfield Township. The collision caused the rig, driven by Mearl Craig, 64, of Johnstown, Cambria County, to jackknife. Simpson was cited for an undisclosed traffic violation.

9:25 a.m. Sunday — Apickup truck driven by Vernon Milliron, 65, of Emlenton and a sport utility vehicle driven by David Mumford, 63, of New Castle collided on Route 208 in Irwin Township.3:30 a.m. Sunday — Michael Bestwick, no age given, of Monroeville, Allegheny County, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence on Route 38 in Emlenton.

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