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Police Reports

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1:45 a.m. Sunday — Wesley Ramone Allen, 26, of Pittsburgh was arrested after police were called to the Checkered Flag bar North Monroe and East Locust streets for a report of a man with a gun threatening a woman.Officers found the suspect carrying a 9 mm pistol. Police later learned the gun was reported stolen from Warren, Ohio. Officers also found the defendant with a bag of suspected cocaine.Allen refused to identify himself, according to a police report. Police, however, obtained the suspect's identity through fingerprints.Allen was arraigned on charges of receiving stolen property, carrying a gun without a permit, terroristic threats, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, and possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. He was in the Butler County Prison on $30,000 bond.10:14 p.m. Friday — Police cited several people after breaking up an alleged underage party at the North Cliff Street home of Jamie A. Green and Jason A. Green.Officers were called after a neighbor reported seeing party-goers urinating in the street outside the house.Police cited Jamie Green and Jason Green, both 34, with furnishing alcohol to minors and maintaining a disorderly house. Rachelle Brown, 31, of Butler, one of 10 persons in the house, was cited for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.Cited for underage drinking were Rayven Sky Sager, 19, of New Castle; and Jenna D. Armstrong, 20, Linley B. Spencer, 19, and Charles Patrick Norris IV, 19, all of Butler..

Sunday — A safe containing an undisclosed amount of money was stolen in an early morning burglary at the Slovak Club on Bessemer Avenue Anyone with information about the break-in is asked to call police at 724-285-9600.2:28 a.m. Saturday — Police are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a vehicle at an Evans City Road home.The vehicle was engulfed in flames when officers and volunteer firefighters arrived. Police noted that officers also discovered windows at the home were vandalized. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call police.10:10 p.m. Friday — A car driven by Matthew Hallas, 19, of Ohio crashed into an embankment on Route 356 at the Route 422 on-ramp. Police said Hallas faces charges for driving too fast for conditions and driving without insurance.5:57 p.m. Friday — Acar driven by Tami Rice, 37, of Butler struck the rear of another car on Route 356 at the Point Plaza Shopping Center. Rice suffered an unknown injury. Justin Kleemook, 27, of Slippery Rock, the other driver, was not injured. Police said Rice faces a ticket for careless driving.

6:05 p.m. Monday — Robert C. Salak Jr., 50, of Pittsburgh was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence after he was found passed out behind the wheel of his car on Interstate 79 in Lancaster Township.5:30 p.m. Monday — An unknown hit-and-run driver struck a gas meter on Kiester Road near Route 8 in Slippery Rock Township, and did not stop after the crash.2:13 p.m. Sunday — A junk car fell off a tow dolly hitched to a pickup truck traveling on Route 356 near Willow Drive in Summit Township, and struck a mailbox and utility pole. Apolice report did not identify the pickup driver, who was cited for failing to secure the junk car.

9:20 a.m. Monday — Three chainsaws, rope and other miscellaneous equipment were reported stolen from a tool chest on a truck at the T/ATruck Stop near Interstate 80 in Barkeyville. Mowris Tree Service in Meadville, Crawford County, owns the stolen property.

9 a.m. Oct. 21 — Police reported that two boys were caught shortly after leaving the George Junior Republic juvenile detention facility in Pine Township

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