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POLICE REPORTS

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12:15 a.m. Sunday - Richard Neyman, 27, of 337 Wagner Avenue allegedly took his girlfriend's car without her permission. He returned home about 6:45 a.m. and was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle and driving with a suspended license-DUI related.Sunday - Amber Donley of Butler reported someone overnight took her red and black electric scooter at the Grapevine Center on North Elm Street.Sunday - Brandi Morrison, 20, of West Middlesex, Mercer County, was charged with forgery and theft of services after passing a bad check for $49.80 at Pizza Hut on West Cunningham Street.Police said Morrison allegedly signed her grandmother's name on the check, which was written on a previously closed account. She was arraigned on charges and placed in the Butler County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bond.10:45 p.m. Saturday - Police are searching for the unknown driver of an unidentified green or blue car, possibly a Pontiac Grand Am, that struck another car, driven by James Hicks, 64, of Butler, at West New Castle Street and Fifth Avenue and did not stop.2:34 p.m. Saturday - A sport utility vehicle driven by Michael Harper, 20, of 209 Valley St., Butler, struck a utility pole and drove off after the crash. Harper was later found and cited for accidents involving damage to unattended property, failure to immediately notify police of an accident, and driving without insurance.Saturday - Someone overnight slashed the tires of two cars on West North and West Jefferson streets.

7:45 a.m. Saturday - A car driven by John King, no age given, of Chicora and a pickup truck driven by Robert Andrasko, no age given, of Cabot collided at Route 68 and Whitestown Road in Connoquenessing Township.2:36 a.m. Saturday - Edmund Wideman, 43, of Emlenton was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence on Route 38 in Summit Township.12:10 p.m. Friday - Two unknown white men made off with the purse of a Butler woman left momentarily at the Clearview Mall food court in Center Township. The purse contained about $120.Witnesses described one of the men as 5 feet, 6 inches or 5 feet, 7 inches tall with short brownish/blond hair. He was wearing a green Slippery Rock High School ball cap. The other man was also 5 feet, 6 inches or 5 feet, 7 inches tall with short, curly black hair.Friday - Adam Paul Harris, 23, of Lyndora is accused of taking four rolls of aluminum, three sheets of copper, scrap metal and power tools from G&Z Roofing over a three- or four-day period while he was employed at the Forward Township business. The stolen property is valued at $3,920.Harris is charged with theft and receiving stolen property. He was arraigned on a bench warrant stemming from a previous burglary charge and placed in the Butler County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bond.Friday - A number of undisclosed items was taken in a burglary at the Center Drive home of Raymond Hays Sr. in Oakland Township. The burglary occurred between 10 a.m. Thursday and 7:30 p.m. Friday.6 p.m. Thursday - Amie Green, 31, of Butler swerved her car to avoid a deer and struck an embankment on Ralston Road in Slippery Rock Township.11:40 p.m. Wednesday - An unidentified vehicle struck a car driven by Aaron Huba, 20, of Butler and did not stop.Nov. 8 - A Black and Decker drill, reciprocal saw and circular saw were taken from a garage in a burglary between Nov. 5 and 8 at the Portman Road home of Paul Spinneweber.Nov. 7 - Prescription medication and coins were taken between 2 and 6 p.m. from an unlocked vehicle at the Clearview Mall parking lot in Center Township.11:30 a.m. Nov. 4 - Sarah Deal, no age given, of Butler was seriously injured when her car struck an embankment and rolled onto its roof on Old East Butler Road in East Butler. Police said Deal was not wearing a seat belt.Oct. 30 - A bullet fired from a .22-caliber rifle between 5 and 8 p.m. struck the Hamilton Road home of Brian and Beth Wilbert in Clearfield Township. The bullet penetrated the side of the home, striking a chest of drawers before it ricocheted and struck an interior wall.Oct. 29 - About $640 and a credit card were taken between 11:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and 6:30 a.m. Oct. 29 from a tractor-trailer parked on North Main Street Extension in Center Township.

3:15 a.m. Friday - John F. Williams, 39, of Evans City was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence after his car ran over a curb and hit a parked car at Bert's Auto Sales at Routes 38 and 208 in Scrubgrass Township, Venango County.

2:16 p.m. Friday - Paul Zbilut, no age given, of Pittsburgh was arrested for driving under the influence on Route 28 in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County.

7:07 p.m. Saturday - A car driven by Deborah Benedict, 45, and a sport utility vehicle driven by Ralph Esposito, no age given, both of New Castle, collided on Route 208 in Springfield Township, Mercer County.2:45 p.m. Saturday - An unidentified gold-colored car struck another car driven by Ashley Schultz, 17, of Harrisville at the Wal-Mart parking lot in Pine Township, Mercer County, and did not stop.

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