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April 5 — Police accused two Butler men with illegally using a lost bank debit card last month to rack up $136.78 in unauthorized transactions.

Zackary J. Delaney, 20, and Austin J. Wickline, 24, are charged in connection with an incident that began March 21 when the victim lost his wallet and later discovered several unknown transactions on his bank account.

Police subsequently determined there were 19 unauthorized purchases made with the card, primarily at local businesses, including a convenience store, a food market, a pizza shop and a beer and tobacco store.

Surveillance video from at least two stores helped police identify the defendants, who eventually admitted wrongdoing, according to court documents.

Delaney acknowledged that he found a wallet near a store on East Jefferson Street. He and Wickline told police that they used a card that was in the wallet.

Both defendants are charged with misdemeanor counts of access device fraud and conspiracy to commit access device fraud.

Additionally, Delaney is charged with theft of lost or mislaid property, a misdemeanor, and Wickline is charged with forgery, a felony.

April 5 — Gary L. McMasters Jr., 42, of Lyndora was charged with having drug contraband following a traffic stop last month at a convenience store parking lot on Hansen Avenue.

Police said McMasters was a passenger in the vehicle, which was stopped because it had a faulty brake light. Additionally, the rear window also was partially covered in snow.

Officers also learned that he was wanted on a bench warrant. When he got out of the car, documents said, he tossed a small item on the seat. That item was identified as Chore Boy copper scrubber, which is commonly used to filter drug-smoking pipes.

McMasters is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Thursday — A Venango County man was arraigned on charges that he illegally tried to buy a rifle last year at Dick’s Sporting Goods store.

Andrew J. Geiger, 36, of Utica allegedly provided false information on a federal form that was required Dec. 15 when he attempted to buy a Savage Arms Rascal .22-caliber rifle.

When the information was entered into the Pennsylvania Instant Check system, an automated system through which gun dealers can determine if someone can legally buy a gun in the state, he was denied the purchase.

Geiger is charged with unlawfully attempting to buy a firearm, a felony, and unsworn falsification to authorities, a misdemeanor. He is free on his own recognizance.

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March 29 — Joshua D. Stutz, 29, of Butler Township allegedly submitted a concealed carry license application that included answers about his criminal record that were not truthful and were rejected by the Pennsylvania Instant Check System, which is run by the state police.

Stutz is charged with unsworn falsification to authorities.

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April 5 — Richard L. McManus, 51, of Butler was arrested after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend during a domestic dispute at her home on South Benbrook Road in Center Township.

The victim told police that McManus pushed her to the floor and pulled her hair, and threatened her, according to court documents. Police said they found the defendant, who was intoxicated, laying on the basement floor.

McManus was arraigned on charges of simple assault and harassment. He is free on $5,000 bail.

March 27 — Police charged Michael D. McPherson, 25, of Oakland Township with DUI stemming from a traffic stop earlier that month in Oakland Township. He was pulled over around 1:25 a.m. March 9 after he failed to use his turn signal at Route 68 and St. Joe Road.

McPherson told police that he was coming from a friend’s house, where he had “a couple beers,” according to court documents.

He failed field sobriety tests and was taken to the barracks for a breath test, which allegedly showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.18 percent. A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.

In addition to DUI, McPherson is charged with careless driving and failing to use turn signals and hazard lights.

March 26 — A Clarion County man was arraigned on charges stemming from an investigation into a case of suspected home improvement fraud last year in Summit Township.

The defendant, Bud N. Herold, 44, of Sligo, is accused of accepting $35,929 for a home construction job on Schiebel Road that he never completed. Police said he failed to pay for services and materials.

He was arraigned on felony charges of home improvement fraud and theft by deception. He was released on his own recognizance.

March 25 — Robert L. Smith, 42, of Butler was arrested after he allegedly provided false information on a required background check form when he tried to buy a handgun at two different stores in Butler County.

Police said he first attempted to buy a 9 mm pistol at Logan’s Gun Gallery in Washington Township. He allegedly tried a second time to buy the same kind of gun July 5 at Sportsman’s Supply Co. in Summit Township.

But in each case, according to court documents, when his information was entered into the Pennsylvania Instant Check system, he was denied the purchase.

Smith is charged with two counts each of unlawfully attempting to buy a firearm, a felony, and unsworn falsification to authorities, a misdemeanor.

March 25 — Police charged a Venango County woman with drugged driving in connection with a traffic stop earlier that month in Center Township. Lacey L. Vanwormer, 32, of Franklin was stopped about 11:45 p.m. March 8 for speeding on Mercer Road near East Brewster Road.

A trooper clocked Vanwormer’s car traveling 55 mph on a portion of the road with a 35 mph posted speed limit, court documents said. Police noted her car also crossed the yellow line before she stopped.

She admitted that she is prescribed Suboxone and had taken the drug earlier that day, police said. She was subsequently arrested after allegedly failing field sobriety testing.

Police also seized a pill bottle with the label removed from the woman’s purse. Documents did not indicate the contents, if any, in the bottle.

Vanwormer was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test, which showed the presence of four drugs, including cocaine and buprenorphine in her system.

She is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, speeding, failing to keep right, disregarding traffic lanes and careless driving.