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11:18 p.m. Saturday — Harry Herko Jr., 30, of Butler was arrested for driving under the influence on North Chestnut St. He was also cited for careless driving.12:38 p.m. Saturday — Leroy Bowser, 38, of North Washington was arrested for DUI on North Main Street. He was also cited for driving with a suspended license.5:21 p.m. Nov. 11 — A car driven by Ann Lucas, 58, of Butler struck a pickup truck parked at Franklin and East New Castle streets. Police later charged Lucas with DUI and accidents involving damage to an unattended vehicle, in connection with the crash. Nicholas McCloskey of Butler owns the pickup.11:36 p.m. Wednesday — A tractor-trailer driven Ronald Phelps, 60, of Barre, Mass., struck the corner of a Center Avenue home while turning from Fairview Avenue. Eva Robinson owns the house that sustained structural damage in the crash.

2:55 a.m. Sunday — Raymond Mattocks, 36, of Butler was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence after he crashed his pickup truck on Holyoke Road in Center Township.Police said Mattocks, who was wearing a seat belt and suffered minor injuries, also was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia and several undisclosed traffic violations.9:49 p.m. Saturday — A pickup truck driven by Paula Jordon, 33, of Butler struck an embankment and rolled over, landing on its wheels, on Whitestown Road in Connoquenessing Township. Police said Jordon then fled.5:55 p.m. Saturday — A car driven by Donald Forcht, 46, of Butler struck a pickup truck parked on Route 8 in MiddlesexTownship. Forcht was cited for illegally entering or crossing a road.3 p.m. Saturday — An unknown thief stole money from a can at a roadside stand on Harrisville Road in Cherry Township. The stand sells burn barrels and hay bales. Richard Ride of Boyers owns the money.Saturday — William Johnston, 24, of Butler was arrested for suspicion of DUI on Route 173 in Slippery Rock.2:45 a.m. Saturday — James D. Ferguson, 21, of Emlenton was charged with driving under the influence following a traffic stop on Route 356 in Butler Township.5:12 p.m. Friday — A car driven by Megan Paterra, 23, of Bentleyville hit an embankment off Route 258 in Slippery Rock Township and overturned. She was wearing a seat belt and received minor injuries.8:50 p.m. Friday — April Martin, 46, of Slippery Rock was arrested for DUI at Beatty Road and Route 173 in Brady Township.8:05 p.m. Friday — Michael Ball, 21, of Washington Township was arrested for allegedly pulling Heather Kuhrt, 22, out of a pickup and throwing her to the ground during a dispute on Oneida Valley Road in Oakland Township. Ball is charged with simple assault and harassment.5:20 p.m. Friday — A pickup driven by Ronald Leitem, 24, of Butler struck a tree along Mercer Road in Center Township. Leitem, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered minor injuries.11:16 a.m. Friday — A car driven by Constance Codispot, 68, of Butler struck an embankment and two trees off Route 38 in Eau Claire. The driver was not wearing a seat belt and received moderate injuries.1:30 a.m. Friday — A car driven by Chad Ruediger, 25, of Fenelton struck a ditch off Ralston Road in Slippery Rock Township. The driver and his passenger, Charles Davis, 22, of Butler, were wearing seat belts and were not injured. Police report speed was a factor in the accident on the wet road. Ruediger was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and several summary traffic violations.4:44 p.m. Thursday — A car driven by Andrew Adamiak, 29, of Bellevue, Pa., hit a guardrail, spun and hit the guardrail again on Interstate 79 in Worth Township. The driver was not injured. He was cited for careless driving.2:49 p.m. Thursday — A vehicle driven by Dale Hughes, 71, of Butler and a vehicle driven by Craig McCaslin, 21, of West Sunbury collided at the intersection of Bonniebrook and Sheetz roads in Jefferson Township. No one was injured.

9:35 p.m. Saturday — Brandon Lee Wilson, 27, of Templeton was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence at Routes 28 and 66 in Rayburn Township, Armstrong County.Friday — Police are investigating a pair of recent burglaries in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County. A 27-inch, Zenith console television was stolen in one of the break-ins between Nov. 7 and Friday at Rupps Appliance Store on Butler Road. The TV is valued at $700.In the other burglary on Thursday, a number of undisclosed items were taken from the Church Road home of Deron and Toni Grafton.

2:25 a.m. Saturday — William A. Davis, 22, of Grove City was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence on North Center Street in Grove City.

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