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POLICE REPORTS

These items have been collected from various police departments.

8 p.m. Jan. 25 — A vehicle driven by Patrick Rutledge, 16, of Connoquenessing Township skidded on snow-covered Evans Road near the Jehovah's Witness hall, hit an embankment and rolled onto its side. He was cited for driving too fast for the conditions.

2:43 p.m. Jan. 25 — No one was injured in a three-vehicle, chain-reaction accident at Hartmann Road and Seneca School Drive.

The crash involved vehicles driven by Michael Watts, 16, Nolan Jenkins, 17, and David Rocco, 16, all of Cranberry Township.

7:45 a.m. Tuesday — A car driven by Ryan Festog, 19, of Butler struck a guardrail on Saxonburg Road in Jefferson Township. Police said Festog drove away after the crash.

Tuesday — A 4-foot oxygen tank and a 3-foot acetylene tank were taken between Friday and Tuesday from an unknown site at Keck Road and Route 422 in Summit Township. The property, owned by the Buffalo-Pittsburgh Railroad, is valued at $200.

8:35 p.m. Monday — A car driven by Erika Hyatt, 26, of Harmony struck a utility pole along West Park Road in Muddy Creek Township.

7:05 p.m. Monday — A sport utility vehicle driven by Robert Kim, 44, of Gibsonia struck an embankment on Parks Road in Middlesex Township.

5:18 p.m. Monday — A car driven by Kristen Flinner, no age given, of Prospect struck a tree along Eagle Mill Road in Franklin Township. Flinner told police she lost control of her car after swerving to miss another vehicle that had crossed into her lane.

4:30 p.m. Monday — George Schaffner, 39, of Chicora was arrested for allegedly violating a court-issued protection from abuse order at the Oakland Township home of a 39-year-old woman, who police did not identify. Schaffner was arraigned on a charge of indirect criminal contempt, and placed in the Butler County Prison in lieu of $1,000 bond.

4:25 p.m. Monday — A car driven by Alexandria Grant, 61, and a pickup truck driven by Jeffrey Wolfe, 32, both of Butler, collided on Knoch Road in front of the Butler Primary School in Jefferson Township. Wolfe, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered minor injuries.

12:05 a.m. Monday — Tyler Cochran, 21, of Slippery Rock was arrested for driving under the influence on Harmony Road in Slippery Rock Township.

Monday — A woman's gold tennis bracelet valued at $1,500 and about $1,000 from a piggy bank were taken between 6:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. in a burglary at the Reibold Road home of Judith Nolte in Forward Township.

4:10 p.m. Sunday — A sport utility vehicle drive by Claudia Ciaramela, no age given, of Sewickley, Allegheny County, skidded on Interstate 79 in Muddy Creek Township, struck an embankment and rolled onto its side.

Colin Crosby, no age given, of Glassport, Allegheny County, swerved his car to avoid the wrecked SUV, skidded on the road and also struck the embankment. Ciaramella was cited for driving to fast for conditions.

3:35 p.m. Sunday — A vehicle driven by Erin Richards, 20, of Cranberry Township skidded on snow-covered Interstate 79 in Worth Township, struck an embankment and rolled onto its roof.

Saturday — Three handguns were stolen in a burglary between Nov. 25 and Saturday at the St. Joe Road home of Eric Neff in Oakland Township.

3:45 p.m. Jan. 31 — A tractor-trailer driven by Peter Mullen, 41, of Mars and a sport utility vehicle driven by Brian Turner, 29, of Erie collided on Interstate 79 in Jackson Township.

7 a.m. Jan. 30 — A car driven by Amanda Prokop, 21, of Butler struck an embankment and utility pole, and rolled onto its roof on Riemer Road in Winfield Township. Prokop, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered minor injuries.

2 a.m. Jan. 29 — Dale Christy, no age given, of Kittanning was arrested for driving under the influence on East Butler Road in Summit Township.

12:50 a.m. Jan. 29 — Jordan Heffner, 24, of Kittanning was arrested for driving under the influence on North Main Street in Butler.

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