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[naviga:h2]Butler Police[/naviga:h2]

4:02 p.m. Saturday — Jason R. Monks, 32, of Butler was allegedly caught with nearly a dozen bags of suspected heroin after he was arrested on a bench warrant on South Main Street.

Police said they found Monks in a car parked under the General Butler Bridge, near West Quarry Street. Police Lt. Brian Grooms stopped to check the vehicle and found that its inspection was expired, according to court documents.

When Grooms identified Monks, he learned that the defendant’s license was suspended. He also found out that Monks was wanted on a warrant.

Police later searched the suspect’s car and turned up 10 stamp bags of suspected heroin in the cup holder, documents said. In Monks’ wallet, police found three empty bags of suspected heroin and a piece of a straw.

Monks was arraigned on charges of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended license and driving a vehicle without valid inspection.

He was placed in Butler County Prison on the warrant, court records showed, which was issued April 1, 2016, after he failed to appear for a probation violation hearing in a 2011 driving under the influence case.

10:10 p.m. Friday — Sree P. Lawson, 46, was arrested after she allegedly struck her husband in the head with a lamp during a domestic dispute at their home on the 500 block of East Penn Street.

Lawson is also accused of scratching the victim, William Lawson, on both arms after the couple got into an argument, court documents said. She was arraigned on a charge of simple assault and released on her own recognizance.

[naviga:h2]Butler Twp Police[/naviga:h2]

Monday — Donna J. Neely, 58, of Butler was charged in connection with a suspected fraudulent return incident April 12 at the Moraine Pointe Plaza Giant Eagle store.

Police said Neely removed merchandise from store shelves and later tried to return the items for cash. She is charged with misdemeanor theft by deception.

Monday — Police issued a warning to be on the alert of a suspected reshipping scam that recently targeted a resident on the 200 block of South Duffy Street.

The Internet confidence crime, according to a police report, involves a scammer posing as a member of a dating website or similar service.

The scammer, who claims to be out of the country due to work, at some point ships various items to the victim and asks him or her to repackage and reship those items to a different address.

Police said the items were initially purchased with stolen credit card numbers.

“Be careful of anyone you have not met in person asking you to ship or mail items to you,” according to the police advisory.

Authorities advise victims to file a complaint with the FBI through its Internet crime complaint center at www.ic3.gov.

9:32 a.m. Saturday — James Duff, 66, of Butler lost control of his pickup truck and struck a guardrail on Route 422 east near Greenwood Drive. He was not hurt but his pickup had to be towed.

10:31 a.m. Friday — One person was hurt in a two-vehicle wreck on the 700 block of Meridian Road. Jeffrey Lowers, 29, of Valencia, one of the drivers, was treated at Butler Memorial Hospital for unspecified injuries.

Police said the crash happened when a vehicle driven by Michael W. Himmelstein, 28, of Valencia crossed the center line and struck Lowers’ vehicle on the rear driver’s side.

Assisting at the scene was Butler Township Fire District 3, Penn Township police, the county sheriff’s office and Butler Ambulance Service. Both vehicles also had to be towed.

Police cited Himmelstein for driving on the wrong side of the road.

Friday — A man and woman from Bruin are charged with several crimes each stemming from a suspected shoplifting last month at the Walmart at Butler Commons.

Police said the suspects, George C. Early, 47, Marina S. Zellonis, 46, are accused of taking merchandise valued at $137.80 in the incident April 19.

Early is charged with a felony count of conspiracy to commit theft and misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen property and theft by deception.

Zellonis is charged with felony counts of retail theft and conspiracy to commit theft, a misdemeanor count of conspiracy to commit theft by deception and a summary count of defiant trespass.

11:32 p.m. Wednesday — Police obtained an arrest warrant for Kenneth A. Kline, 44, of Butler on charges he assaulted his girlfriend at the Old Plank Estates apartment complex on Old Plank Road. He is charged with simple assault and harassment.

Wednesday — Police charged a Fayette County man in connection with two shoplifting incidents on the same day in March at the Butler Commons’ Walmart.

Earl A. Herbert Jr., 25, of Uniontown is accused of pushing out a shopping cart with unpaid merchandise, including a package of diapers and a bottle of Downy, on March 17. He returned to the store three hours later, a police report said, and shoplifted a 32-inch television valued at $133.

Police noted that the TV’s security device was still attached to it.

Herbert is charged with two felony counts each of retail theft. He also is charged with theft and two counts of receiving stolen property.

2:16 p.m. May 1 — Tory E. McCoy, 18, of Portersville was caught allegedly trying to shoplift nearly $200 in merchandise at the Butler Commons’ Walmart. She is charged with a misdemeanor count of retail theft.

9:18 p.m. April 27 — Clayton D. Spithaler, 34, of Callery faces a pair of charges after he was found passed out on the bathroom floor at the Sheetz convenience store on Route 8 south. Police said they also found him with a hypodermic needle.

Spithaler, who refused medical treatment, is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and public drunkenness.

[naviga:h2]State Police, Butler[/naviga:h2]

April 27 — Police charged a Pittsburgh teenager with drugged driving stemming from a traffic stop in Brady Township. James C. Alverson, 18, was pulled over about 1 a.m. April 14 for having an obscured license plate on Route 8.

Troopers said they smelled marijuana when they got to the teen’s sport utility vehicle. He also appeared to be impaired. He admitted smoking marijuana “four hours ago,” according to court documents.

Alverson also acknowledged that he had marijuana in a bag that police found in the rear back cargo area, documents said. Also in the bag was an electric scale, marijuana grinder, two glass smoking pipes, a bong and other contraband.

Toxicology results from a blood test subsequently confirmed he had marijuana in his system.

Alverson is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, careless driving, the license plate violation and driving with unsafe equipment.