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Police reports as of Oct. 20

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

Butler County Detectives

Sept. 29 — Eric Dean Letcher Jr., 44, of Butler, was charged with three felony counts of possession with intent to deliver controlled substances following a May 14 incident. Police said Letcher had methamphetamine and cocaine.

Butler Twp

Sept. 16 — Lori A. Arne, 42, of Butler, was charged with one misdemeanor count of retail theft following an Aug. 1 incident. Police say Arne failed to pay for 49 items worth a total of $772.52.

State police, Butler

Sept. 15 — Joshua David Rupert, 26, of New Castle, was charged one misdemeanor DUI count following a Sept. 5 incident in Muddy Creek Township.

Sept. 15 — Brian Joseph Miller, 37, of Slippery Rock, was charged with two felony DUI counts and a misdemeanor count of driving with a suspended license following a July 6 crash in Franklin Township. Police said Miller crossed over the center line and crashed his vehicle.

Sept. 15 — Dale Robert Brown, 63, of Clearfield Township, was charged with two misdemeanor DUI counts following a Nov. 23, 2024, crash in Clearfield Township. Police said they arrived at the crash and found Brown had cocaine in his system.

Sept. 15 — Mark Winston Francis, 44, of Butler, was charged with charged two misdemeanor DUI counts following a May 24, 2025, incident in Center Township. Police said Francis had a blood alcohol content of 0.122%. The legal limit in Pennsylvania is 0.08%.

Zelienople

Sept. 18 — Kenneth Arthur Hughes, 75, of Harmony, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of trespassing following a Sept. 9 incident. Police said Hughes went into a Sunoco gas station he was not allowed at.

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