These items have been collected from various police departments.

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Monday — Dean M. Minto, 47, no known address, was arrested on charges he committed a lewd act and urinated in the Laundromat of an apartment building July 15 in the 300 block of West Jefferson Street.

Surveillance video captured Minto committing the alleged crimes about 4 a.m. at the building where he used to live, according to court documents. The landlord also told police that Minto for the past two nights had emptied the dumpsters outside the building.

Minto was arraigned on charges of indecent exposure, open lewdness and disorderly conduct. He was placed in the Butler County Prison on $2,000 bail following arraignment.

Friday — Aaron J. Atchison, 18, of Butler was arrested on charges he fled police after officers were called for a report of two young males breaking into vehicles July 17 in the area of First Street.

Police shortly after 1:30 a.m. spotted the suspects sitting on the steps of Living Waters Church on Second Street. Atchison and a 15-year-old boy, who police did not identify, were sitting with “a pile of coins,” according to court documents.

A witness identified the two teenagers as the duo he saw breaking into cars, police said.

Police subsequently identified the owner of the coins, totaling $8.51, who told police he was missing the property from his vehicle.

Officers took the youth to the station but Atchison took off running. Police chased him for several blocks and at one point an officer deployed his Taser but missed the suspect, who got away, documents said.

Police eventually arrested Atchison. District Judge Sue Haggerty arraigned him on misdemeanor charges of flight to avoid apprehension, theft from a motor vehicle, conspiracy, corruption of minors, and loitering and prowling at night. He was placed in the Butler County Prison on $5,000 bail following arraignment.

The youth faces unspecified charges in Butler County juvenile court.

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12:18 a.m. Tuesday — Jeffrey A. Fink, 62, of Butler was arrested after he allegedly punched a resident in the face on the 300 block of Whitestown Road. He is charged with simple assault, terroristic threats, disorderly conduct and harassment.

Monday — Police charged Erin E. Dougherty, 30, of Pittsburgh with stealing an engagement ring June 22 from a home in Lyndora. She eventually turned in the ring, which was returned to the owner, police said.

Dougherty is charged with misdemeanor counts of theft and receiving stolen property.

Monday — Michael A. Demko, 37, of Slippery Rock was charged with drugged driving stemming from a minor accident last month on Meridian Road.

Police said they found Demko about 2:20 p.m. June 24 after being called for a reckless driver in the area of McCalmont Road. Officers got behind the defendant’s car, which subsequently drifted onto the berm, hitting a bicycle rider with the vehicle’s side mirror. The bicyclist was not hurt.

Demko is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended license, failing to keep right, illegally passing a bicyclist, disregarding traffic lanes and careless driving.

11:14 a.m. Friday — Lindsay N. Maples, 28, of Butler was caught shoplifting a flat-screen television and clothing at the Butler Commons’ Walmart. She is charged with a misdemeanor count of retail theft.

A police report noted that Maples has been banned from all Walmart and Sam’s Club stores in the United States.

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

3:25 a.m. Tuesday — Michael A. Graham, 29, of Butler swerved his sport utility vehicle but was unable to avoid a clean getaway when several deer attempted to cross Route 8 just north of Maplewood Drive in Center Township.

One of the deer, according to a police report, ran into the driver’s side of the SUV, leaving a dent to both doors and the front side bumper. Neither Graham nor his passenger was hurt.

Police said the deer fled the scene into a wooded area.

Tuesday — Police charged a Sarver father for driving more than 100 mph in a sport utility vehicle occupied by his two small children and wife last week in Butler Township.

Joshua M. Crider, 35, was pulled over about 3:15 p.m. July 19 on Route 422 west near the Benbrook Road bridge. Stationary radar caught Crider going 105 mph in the 55 mph zone, according to court documents.

Police said the defendant’s children, ages 6 and 8, were riding in the vehicle. The children were not properly belted in their seats.

Crider is charged with child endangerment, a misdemeanor. He also was cited for speeding, reckless driving and careless driving.

10:52 p.m. Monday — A 62-year-old Butler man, who police did not identify, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence on Route 422 east in Summit Township. Charges are pending lab results.

2:30 p.m. Sunday — Stephani M. Schroeder, 39, was arrested after she allegedly assaulted her 16-year-old daughter during a domestic dispute at the family’s home on Queen Junction Road in Clay Township.

The girl, who had visible injuries, was “moved from the residence to (a) safe location,” according to a police report.

Schroeder was arraigned on charges of simple assault and harassment, and placed in the Butler County Prison on $5,000 bail.

6:35 p.m. Saturday — Jeffrey L. Schaeffer, 46, of Cherry Township was arrested after a suspected drunken driving crash on the 2100 block of West Sunbury Road in Cherry Township.

Police said witnesses told them that Schaeffer’s pickup truck crossed into opposing traffic and sideswiped another vehicle, according to court documents. The defendant drove away but one of the witnesses followed him and later showed police where the suspect’s vehicle was parked.

The pickup, police said, had front-end damage and a blown rear tire.

Troopers found Schaeffer “hiding in the woods near the location of where the truck was parked,” a police affidavit. He smelled of alcohol and appeared to be impaired. He refused to submit to field sobriety tests or a breath test.

District Judge Sue Haggerty arraigned Schaeffer on charges of DUI, accidents involved injury while not properly licensed and failing to keep right. He was placed in the Buffer County Prison on $2,000 bail following arraignment.

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

11 p.m. Friday — Jesse C. Kastelic, 22, of Butler lost control of his vehicle and struck a guardrail on Route 68 in Bradys Bend Township, about one mile north of East Brady. The vehicle crossed over the opposite side of the road and ended in a grassy area.

Police cited Kastelic for driving with a suspended license, driving without a license, driving at an unsafe speed, disregarding traffic lanes, driving on the wrong side of the road and failing to immediately notify police of an accident.