To the two women attending a concert last week at the New Castle Plaza in downtown, for having the presence of mind — and courage — to report a brazen incident of drunken behavior.

Acting on their tip, police arrested Jeffrey Perritt, 53, of Butler after Perritt allegedly gave alcohol to a 1-year-old girl. The women told officers assigned to the plaza during the concert that they had seen Perritt holding a cup of what they believed to be an alcoholic beverage. They said he offered the cup to the girl, who drank from it.

Perritt was arraigned on charges of reckless endangerment, furnishing alcohol to a minor, public drunkenness and disorderly conduct, and placed in the Butler County Prison on $25,000 bail.

The incident comes on the heels of a decision by city council to enforce a ban on alcoholic beverages during the concerts, a decision that has been criticized by responsible drinkers who contend they are not the problem.

While Perritt's arrest confirms the point that alcohol at public venues can cause problems, it also shows that responsible people can police themselves.

It's about ownership: If regular attendees care enough about events at the plaza, then collectively they will do what's necessary to preserve them.

Some criminal suspects are victims of circumstance. That's why we have courts, trials and appeals. But Artine Shirvani will have a hard time explaining the circumstance he's alleged to have been found in Monday morning.Shirvani, 28, was found inside the Eau Claire Street Cafe. At 7:30 a.m., long after the bar closed and hours before it was to reopen, Butler police said.Eau Claire's owner, Larry Goettler, told police he walked in on Shirvani as he was tearing open the ATM inside. There were wrenches, scissors and a hammer laid out beside the bank machine. In Shirvani's backpack was a pry bar, flashlight and $30.26 in coins — all quarters and one penny. Police found a basement door had been forced open.But wait, there's more.Shirvani's pack also contained 13 empty cans of Red Bull and four empty cans of pineapple juice. That's a lot of energy drink.Shirvani was arrested on burglary and other charges. He remained in the Butler County Prison Tuesday on $25,000 bail — drinking water, presumably.

Roger Sherman seems like the kind of guy who won't let a couple million dollars change him. The 72-year-old Summit Township resident won $2 million in last Saturday's Powerball lottery.Sherman matched all five white balls drawn, 08-12-34-43-56, but not the red Powerball 09, and he added Power Play, which boosted the prize to $2 million, minus the 25 percent federal tax withholding.That's a lotta loot, a nice windfall for Sherman and his wife, Martha. Even so, the lawn mower repairman says he doesn't plan on buying anything new. He intends to invest it all.Sherman said he plans to keep on working. His car is good, he said — no need to buy a new one.Sherman is not the only winner here. Last year, Butler County residents netted $34 million in lottery winnings. And county senior citizens received $14.1 million worth of lottery funded benefits such as hot meals, prescription assistance and transportation services.And the Sheetz store on New Castle Road in Butler Township, where Sherman bought his ticket, will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.It seems the only losers are Sherman's pet dogs. He said he'll likely fulfill the only request his wife has made: “She wanted both dogs neutered,” he said.Get them some chew toys, too.