These items have been collected from various police departments.

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Thursday — Carla M. Plaisted, 55, of Butler was charged with drugged driving stemming from a 911 call in May for a reported erratic driver. Police found the suspected vehicle about 8:30 p.m. May 28 stopped on Morton Avenue.

Plaisted, who was out of the vehicle, appeared impaired, according to court documents, but had no odor of alcohol. She admitted taking the prescription sleep aid zolpidem, a generic version of the drug Ambien.

She was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test, which confirmed she had zolpidem in her system, documents said.

Plaisted is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance.

Tuesday — Joyce M. Anderson, 44, of Butler was charged with having heroin and other contraband last month after passing out in a car on the 500 block of West Cunningham Street.

Police said they found Anderson about 5:25 p.m. May 26 in the front passenger seat. She was unresponsive with her head down toward her chest, and she was having trouble breathing, according to court documents.

Anderson was arrested for public intoxication. A search of her purse, documents said, turned up two stamp bags and nine empty bags of suspected heroin and two hypodermic needles.

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1:16 a.m. Thursday — Johnnie Mae Nagowski, 23, of Butler was caught with suspected drugs following a traffic stop at Hansen Avenue. and Woodrow Street. Officers found her with crack cocaine and heroin “packaged for individual sale,” according to a police report.

Police said that while they spoke to the driver, who was not charged, Nagowski, a passenger, opened her door and threw the suspected drugs into the weeds.

Officers recovered the alleged evidence, which they described as 10 stamp bags of suspected heroin and four baggies of suspected crack.

Nagowski is charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence, and possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.

9:22 p.m. Wednesday — Harrison W. Daniels, 28, of Lyndora was arrested after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend during a domestic dispute at a home on Bessemer Avenue.

Daniels was arraigned on charges of simple assault and harassment, and placed in the Butler County Prison on $3,500 bail.

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2:32 a.m. Saturday — Geoffrey M. Hendricks of Center Township was arrested for suspected drunken driving in the 200 block of Route 8. Police said they pulled him over after his car drifted over the center line four times and the fog line twice.

The arresting officer smelled alcohol coming from Hendricks, who also showed signs of intoxication, according to documents. He failed sobriety tests, and a portable breath test indicated he had alcohol in his system.

He was taken to UPMC Passavant Cranberry for a blood test. He eventually admitted to having “one or two beers” at a Cranberry area bar that night.

Toxicology results showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.149 percent. A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.

Hendricks is charged with driving under the influence and disregarding traffic lanes.

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Thursday — Police reported that they are seeking the unknown person who damaged a car with a shopping cart last week at the Clearview Mall in Center Township.

The vandal struck a light blue Chevrolet Cruze with the cart and then drove away in a blue Volkswagen Golf hatchback, according to a police report. The case of suspected criminal mischief happened about 2:30 p.m. June 22 in the parking lot outside the Rural King store.

The Chevy, owned by a 64-year-old Pittsburgh man, sustained damage to the rear driver’s side quarter panel.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 724-284-8100.

Monday — Earl E. Kelly II, 66, of Clearfield Township was charged with suspected drunken driving in connection with an incident in April that began at a Clearfield Township bar.

Police began investigating the case about 9:45 p.m. April 8 after being called to Butler Memorial Hospital, where Kelly was being treated for injuries

He claimed he was injured after being attacked by two unknown people after walking outside the County Line Tavern, according to court documents.

Police inspected the injuries, which did not appear to have been suffered in an assault. While speaking to Kelly, a trooper also smelled alcohol on his breath, police said.

Later that night, documents said, police came upon a crash site on the 2800 block of Old Route 422 east in Clearfield Township. It appeared the car had been traveling west when it crossed over the eastbound lane and struck two trees.

There was no one around the wrecked car, documents said. The car’s license plate identified Kelly as the owner.

Police returned to the hospital and spoke to Kelly. After being confronted, documents said, he admitted he had been driving the car after drinking at the bar. He allegedly made up the assault to cover up the crash.

Kelly was eventually taken to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh for further medical treatment.

In addition to driving under the influence, he is charged with failing to immediately notify police of an accident, driving at an unsafe speed, careless driving, failing to keep right and a seat belt violation.