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3:04 p.m. Monday — A car driven by Jordan Fend, 18, of Butler and a sport utility vehicle driven by Ashley Harvey, 17, of West Sunbury collided on Pillow Street.Monday — Police filed drugged driving charges against Lisa Stewart, 47, of Butler stemming from a traffic stop at 12:18 a.m. Aug. 9 on North Chestnut Street.A state police drug recognition expert suspected Stewart was under the influence of a narcotic. She was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test. Toxicology results showed benzoylecgonine — a cocaine metabolite — in her system, according to a police report.Police said Stewart faces charges of driving under the influence of a controlled substance, DUI and possession of drug paraphernalia.6:37 p.m. Saturday — A car driven by Michelle Ann Isaac, 32, of Butler struck a another car parked at Pillow Street and Eighth Avenue. Isaac stopped momentarily but drove away without any information even after being confronted, a police report said. Police later cited Isaac for hit-and-run and careless driving.

Monday — Police filed retail theft and possessing drug paraphernalia charges against Jesse James Gardner, 36, of Butler stemming from a reported shoplifting Aug. 14 at the Sheetz store on Freeport Road.11:57 p.m. Friday — Franklin Zurzolo Jr., 20, of Butler took off running but was caught by police after he was spotted staggering on the side of Route 8 South near the Days Inn. Zurzolo is charged with public drunkenness and underage drinking.2:10 p.m. Friday — David Hogue, 23, of Butler is accused of causing a disturbance at the Family Bowlaway on Fairground Hill Road. Hogue is charged with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.

10:50 a.m. Monday — A car driven by Steven D. Homison, 56, of Butler struck the back of another car on New Castle Road in Butler Township. Dolores Y. McCue, 63, of Butler was driving the other car.2 p.m. Sunday — Two people were hurt in a rear-end collision on Route 268 about two miles north of Route 58 in Hovey Township, Armstrong County.The accident happened when a car driven by Ashley Manculich, 17, of Parker struck the back of a pickup truck driven by David A. Meals, 49, of Petrolia.Manculich and Sherri Ealy, 44, of Hilliard, a passenger in the pickup, were taken to UPMC Northwest with minor injuries. Police said Manculich was wearing a seat belt; Ealy was not.Police said Manculich was cited for driving at an unsafe speed. Meals, who left the scene after speaking to the other driver, was cited for failing to give information and render aid after an accident, according to a police report.3 a.m. Saturday — Tucker D. Moore, 25, of Slippery Rock was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence after his car went down a hill and rolled onto its roof on Morris Road in Washington Township. Moore was treated at Butler Memorial Hospital for minor injuries.Police said in addition to DUI, Moore was cited for careless driving.2:15 a.m. Saturday — Nathan Robinson, 20, of Eliiottsburg, Perry County, is accused of giving police a bogus name and address in a failed bid to avoid being arrested for underage drinking at the Pine Glen Apartments in Slippery Rock Township.Police said Robinson is charged with false identification to law enforcement authorities, public drunkenness and underage drinking.2:40 a.m. Aug. 22 — Kelley Amsler, 39, of Emlenton was arrested for suspicion of DUI on North Main Street near Grandview Avenue in Chicora.

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