These items have been collected from various police departments.

[naviga:h3]Butler Police[/naviga:h3]

Wednesday — Stanley E. Fair, 43, of Butler was charged with drugged driving stemming from a crash and overdose last month on Zeigler Avenue.

Police found Fair after answering a call from his ex-girlfriend, who reported that he had showed up at her home on Euclid Avenue about 6 a.m. Dec. 10. She said he was yelling and “highly intoxicated,” according to court documents.

The defendant left before police got there but officers soon found him passed out in the driver’s seat of a sport utility vehicle, which had veered off the road and hit a “No Parking” sign on Zeigler Avenue.

The SUV was still running and its headlights were on.

Police banged on the windows of the locked vehicle but were unable to awaken the driver. Butler firefighters assisted at the scene in forcing open a passenger side window.

A Butler Ambulance Service crew had to administer the opioid antidote Narcan to revive Fair, documents said. Medics later had to sedate him with Valium while he was taken by ambulance to Butler Memorial Hospital.

Police subsequently obtained a search warrant to take blood for toxicology tests. Results showed Fair had opiates, cocaine, cannabinoids and barbiturates in his system, documents said.

He is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, accidents involving damage to unattended property, failing to give information following an accident and disorderly conduct.

[naviga:h3]Butler Twp Police[/naviga:h3]

Friday — Police reported that a 17-year-old student has been charged in connection with a lunchtime fight last month at Butler High School. The student, a boy, started the fight Dec. 20 by hitting the other student, also a 17-year-old boy.

The instigator, who police did not identify, is charged with disorderly conduct.

5:44 p.m. Wednesday — No one was injured in a three-vehicle crash on the 100 block of Freeport Road. The wreck happened when Donna M. Gallagher, 83, of Butler failed to stop her car for a line of traffic and rear-ended a vehicle driven by Jeffrey McPherson, 50, of Butler.

In turn, a police report said, McPherson’s vehicle was pushed into a vehicle driven by Shalaine Marchwinski, 21, of Butler. Gallagher’s car had to be towed.

Police cited Gallagher for careless driving and driving without a license.

Tuesday — Jeffrey A. Kennedy, 55, of Butler Township was charged with being more than 2½ times the legal limit for alcohol when he was stopped for suspected drunken driving in November.

Police said they found Kennedy shortly after 11 a.m. Nov. 17 after a 911 caller reported a reckless driver in a pickup truck on Whitestown Road. The caller followed the truck onto David Drive.

While following the pickup, the caller reported the driver running a red light and weaving in his lane. A 911 dispatcher ran the license plate number and identified the truck owner’s address on Irene Drive.

Police drove to the home where they saw Kennedy get out of his truck, according to court documents. He initially told police that he had just driven home from work but the officer believed he was intoxicated.

The defendant was arrested after failing field sobriety tests. He was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test that showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.212 percent. A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.

Kennedy is charged with driving under the influence, failing to stop at a red light and disregarding traffic lanes.

Tuesday — A Cumberland County teenager was charged with having marijuana and other drug contraband last month at a convenience store on Center Avenue.

Police said they found Amaya M. Andrada, 18, of Carlisle shortly before midnight Dec. 23 in a car at the fuel pumps at the Sheetz, where they were called for a woman who had fallen down and was “not acting right,” according to court documents.

Andrada, a passenger in the car, blamed her falling over on a dizzy spell, police said. While speaking to the teen and the driver, an officer smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle. Both occupants denied having any marijuana.

The officer, however, noticed on the passenger side floor “a pill bottle half full of marijuana,” documents said. Andrada allegedly admitted owning the contents of the bottle.

She is charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

[naviga:h3]Slippery Rock Police[/naviga:h3]

12:25 a.m. Dec. 27 — Blake M. Saylor, 22, of Slippery Rock was arrested for driving under the influence after he turned into a bar parking lot off Midway Alley. Police said they followed his car there after initially seeing him weave in his lane while traveling on Franklin Street.

Saylor admitted that he had been drinking at another Slippery Rock bar with a friend, according to court documents, before being pulled over. He subsequently showed impairment during field sobriety testing.

A breath test at the Slippery Rock University police station showed his blood-alcohol level was 0.141 percent. A level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated under state law.

He is charged with DUI, disregarding traffic lanes and driving without insurance.

[naviga:h3]State Police, Butler[/naviga:h3]

5:42 p.m. Thursday — No one was injured when a car and PennDOT snow plow collided on Route 228 west at Three Degree Road in Adams Township.

The crash happened, according to a police report, when Tawnee N. Watkins, 35, of Pittsburgh tried to pass the plow truck, which was turning right. The plow struck the front driver’s side fender of Watkins’ car.

Police cited Watkins for improperly passing another vehicle.

Wednesday — Police charged a Lawrence County man with drugged driving in connection with a traffic stop for speeding last month on Route 422 west near Interstate 79 in Muddy Creek Township.

The defendant, Cody A. Crawford, 22, of New Castle, was clocked going 75 mph in a 55 mph zone Dec. 1, court documents said. During the traffic stop, he turned over a smoking pipe with suspected marijuana in it.

Later, police said, a search of his sport utility vehicle turned up a baggie of suspected marijuana and other drug contraband. He also acknowledged having recently smoked marijuana.

Police took him to Butler Memorial Hospital for a blood test that subsequently confirmed he had marijuana in his system.

Crawford is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, speeding and careless driving.

Wednesday — Alexis M. Blankenship, 20, of Erie was charged with driving on drugs stemming from a traffic safety checkpoint detail in November on Route 173 at Shawnee Lane in Slippery Rock Township.

Police said Blankenship drove upon the checkpoint about 11:20 a.m. Nov. 28. She appeared impaired while speaking to police, according to court documents, and her car smelled of marijuana.

She told troopers that she had not smoked marijuana for two weeks or so but she acknowledged taking prescription medication. Police eventually seized a marijuana pipe in the vehicle’s center console.

Blankenship was subsequently taken to Butler Memorial for a blood test after failing field sobriety testing. Toxicology reports indicated she had marijuana and amphetamine in her system.

In addition to driving under the influence of a controlled substance, she is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

Tuesday — Katresa A. Savisky, 25, of Butler Township was charged with drunken driving stemming from a September traffic stop in Butler Township.

Police said they clocked Savisky’s car traveling 83 mph and saw it cross the double yellow line and fog line several times on Route 68. While at the car, a trooper noticed open alcohol beverage containers on the passenger side floor.

The defendant failed field sobriety tests and was taken for a breath test, which indicated Savisky’s blood-alcohol level was 0.134 percent. In Pennsylvania, a level of 0.08 percent is considered intoxicated.

In addition to driving under the influence, Savisky is charged with careless driving, failing to keep right, disregarding traffic lanes, driving with an open container of alcohol and driving a vehicle without valid inspection.

[naviga:h3]State Police, Kittanning[/naviga:h3]

1:14 a.m. Jan. 1 — A Ford City man was charged with speeding after allegedly hitting a disabled car that had crashed on Route 422 in West Franklin Township.

Police say Todd A. Blose, 42, was driving eastbound near the intersection with Ruth Hill Road when he hit an unoccupied Subaru WRX belonging to Dylan R. Himes, 26, of Kittanning, which was disabled in the middle of the road on the double yellow lines.

Himes is also facing a speeding citation, police said. About 30 minutes earlier, according to a police report, he was driving eastbound with a female passenger when he lost control, hit a guide rail and spun out. No one was injured in either crash.

10:40 p.m. Dec. 21 — Charles R. Tardivo, 55, of Ford City was arrested for driving under the influence on Route 28 south near the Church Road overpass in South Buffalo Township.

A police report noted that Tardivo was “highly belligerent and argumentative” with troopers, and he refused all field sobriety testing as well as breath and blood tests.

[naviga:h3]State Police, Mercer[/naviga:h3]

Wednesday — Two unknown thieves stole a log splitter from the lot of an excavation business on the 1300 block of Route 19 in Springfield Township.

The theft happened between 6 and 7 a.m. when the crooks drove into the lot and attached the log splitter to their vehicle, according to a police report. The thieves made their getaway north on Route 19.

Police noted that they believe the suspects walked about 1,000 feet to the business to “scope out” the logsplitter.