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The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:

Butler Twp

Aug. 30 — Raymond Nicholas Raine, 31, of McKeesport, was charged with one misdemeanor count each of simple assault and drug paraphernalia possession following an Aug. 29 incident. Police said Raine punched a woman in the back of the head several times and threw her on the ground and had a glass smoking pipe.

Punxsutawney Drug Enforcement Operations

Sept. 6 — Emily Catherine Bacasa, 19, of Glenshaw, was charged with alcohol possession by a minor following a Sept. 6 incident in Slippery Rock Township. Police said Bacasa had two 12-ounce cans of an alcoholic beverages.

State police, Kittanning

Sept. 3 — Devon James Baptiste, 38, of Butler, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of controlled substance possession and one misdemeanor count each of marijuana possession and drug paraphernalia possession following a May 5 traffic stop in Butler. Police said Baptiste had a glass smoking device, a plastic bag of marijuana and about 20 grams of crack cocaine.

Sept. 3 — Catherine Lo Karenbauer, 43, of Chicora, was charged with one misdemeanor count each of controlled substance possession and drug paraphernalia possession following a May 5 traffic stop in Butler. Police said Karenbauer had 10 white pills and a cut straw.

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