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9:10 a.m. Saturday — Nothing was apparently taken in a break-in at Hawkins Insurance on New Castle Road. The burglary happened between Friday night and Saturday morning.3:53 a.m. Saturday — Shelbylyn Kuzma, 18, of Karns City was cited for public drunkenness and underage drinking after she was found allegedly drunk on Route 8 south.10:25 a.m. Friday — Vehicles driven by Charles Greene, of Ohio and Virginia Conerty, 51, of Chicora collided on Route 8 at the Exxon gas station near Evans Road.5:06 a.m. Friday — Tyler Knox, 20, of Butler was caught with suspected marijuana and contraband at Alameda Park after park hours. Knox is charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.3:12 p.m. May 21 — Police said six illegal immigrants from Honduras and Mexico were arrested after they were nabbed for allegedly shoplifting at the Butler Commons' Walmart.Three of the suspects were detained by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and face deportation. They are Gerardo Barroso-Soto, 26; Jose Luis Lopez-Romero, 25; and Feliciano Cruz-Garcioa, 23.The other suspects were cited for retail theft and released. They are Jose Manuel Rodriguez-Galvan, 28; Bryan Humberto Medina-Salgado, 21; and Lorena E. Nataren, 30.2:42 p.m. May 19 — A 15-year-old student at the Clarence Brown School was charged with criminal mischief after he allegedly damaged two parked cars with a rock.

Tuesday — Police charged Malachi Graham, 18, of Grove City with breaking into an apartment in the 200 block of South Broad Street on April 14. He allegedly stole unspecified property valued at $325 and caused more than $400 in damage.Graham is charged with burglary, trespass, theft and criminal mischief.3:05 p.m. Thursday — Two seventh-grade students at Grove City Middle School were cited for disorderly conduct after they allegedly made a sexually derogatory comment at a female crossing guard assisting them crossing the street.May 21 — A set of keys was found near East Main and Liberty streets and turned over to police. The owner can claim the keys at the station at 337 E. Pine St.May 19 — A set of keys was found at Hunter Farm Park on Greenwood Drive. The owner can claim the keys at the police station.State Police, Butler4 a.m. Tuesday — Brittany N. Green, 18, of Slippery Rock swerved her car to avoid a deer and crashed into a guardrail on Route 108 just east of Elliott Lane in Plain Grove Township, Lawrence County.6:11 p.m. Monday — One person was hurt in a two-vehicle wreck on Interstate 79 in Worth Township. The crash happened in a construction zone when a car driven by William R. Edwards, 40, of Knox, Clarion County, rear-ended a pickup truck driven by William Rusiekwicz, 45, of Pittsburgh.Laura L. Yackuboskey, 31, of Knox, a passenger in the car, was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. Police cited Edwards for following too closely to another vehicle.Monday — An unknown burglar stole about $16 in currency and a $200 check after forcing in a basement door at a home in the 3500 block of Beck Road in Summit Township The break-in happened between 5:30 and 8:15 p.m.6:38 p.m. Sunday — A car driven by Kristine Boozel, 36, of Harrisville collided with another car while turning into a driveway on Brewer Road in Clinton Township. Police cited Boozel for making an improper left turn. Michael J. Rizzo, 64, of Kittanning was the other driver.May 10 — A green, 1994 Craftsman lawn tractor was among several items taken from a shed in a burglary at a home on Helmbold Avenue in Winfield Township. Also stolen were two gray, metal lockers and assorted tools. The break-in and theft happened between April 20 and May 10.

6:24 p.m. May 15 — A Cameron County man lost control of his car and crashed into a utility pole along Route 488 just south of Reno Road in Perry Township. Police blamed the accident on the wet road and the driver, Patrick C. Geelen, 30, of Emporium, was not charged.

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