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Police Reports

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10:11 p.m. June 11 — Aubree R. Rogers, 22, of Butler Township was arrested for drunken driving on North Washington Street. Rogers is charged with driving under the influence, driving the wrong way on a one-way road and driving with a suspended license.State Police, Butler3:14 a.m. Sunday — A car driven by Ian E. Brooks, 19, of Butler crashed into a retaining wall in the front yard of 310 Butler Road in Jefferson Township. Brooks was cited for careless driving.12:24 a.m. Sunday — A car crashed into a retaining wall at O'Donnell's Car Wash on Route 68 near Shearer Road in Oakland Township. Jason A. Knight, 20, of Pittsburgh, the driver, was cited for driving at an unsafe speed.Sunday — Two bicycles were stolen from a fenced-in back yard of a home on Madison Avenue in East Butler. The Next BMX bikes were taken between 8 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 p.m. Sunday.2 a.m. Saturday — Dean Potts, 50, of Sarver is accused of punching a 47-year-old Sarver woman in the face, breaking her nose, while the pair were in a vehicle area of Hays Road near Morrow Road in Clearfield Township. Potts, who fled the scene before troopers arrived, is charged with simple assault and harassment.Saturday — An unknown burglar stole a handgun from a sport utility vehicle in a garage at a Water Street Extension home in Jefferson Township. The break-in happened between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.10:56 p.m. Friday — Someone traveling in an eastbound vehicle threw an object that struck another vehicle on Route 68 near the Oakland Township Elementary School in Oakland Township. The object damaged the driver's side mirror of the westbound vehicle driven by a 37-year-old Fenelton man.1:25 a.m. Thursday — A vandal or vandals threw unknown objects onto Route 8 near Glenwood Way in Center Township. Two vehicles traveling northbound on the road struck the objects three to four minutes apart.9:30 p.m. Wednesday—One person was hurt when a deer ran into a motorcycle traveling on Route 38 near Hindman Road in Concord Township. Ralph J. Stewart, 56, of Chicora was driving the cycle. A passenger, Sandra L. Stewart, 43, of Chicora, suffered a minor injury. Both riders were wearing helmets.1:21 a.m. Wednesday — Christopher L. Jones, 21, of Slippery Rock swerved his pickup truck to avoid a deer, and traveled through a yard and hit a utility pole and tree along Route 8 near Hemlock Court in Harrisville. Jones was cited for traveling at an unsafe speed.

5:20 p.m. Friday — Jenny L. Cox, 28, of Butler was arrested after she allegedly broke a plate over the head of a 48-year-old Karns City woman during a domestic dispute at a Jones Road home in Bradys Bend Township. Cox was arraigned on a charge of simple assault and was released on $10,000 unsecured bail.Friday — Jesse D. Shipley, 21, of Spring Church allegedly stole a global positioning system device from a Templeton woman's car on Hooks Station Road in Madison Township. Shipley faces theft charges.

4 p.m. Saturday — A sport utility vehicle driven by Alecia Weldon, 18, of Titusville, Crawford County, rear-ended another SUV at the Interstate 70 off-ramp and Route 208 in Springfield Township. Weldon was cited for careless driving. Brian L. Shoemaker, 44, of Butler was the other driver.

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