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POLICE REPORTS

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Tuesday - A 2000 Pontiac sedan, with the Pennsylvania license plate FJS7650, was reported stolen from the Brook Lane home of Kirk Rodda. The theft occurred between midnight Monday and 5:30 a.m. Tuesday.

5:37 p.m. Wednesday - Two suspects were arrested on drug charges following a search of a Clearfield Township home.Calvin Ledbetter, 19, of Pittsburgh and Lisa Sue Preston, 36, of 576 Keck Road were charged following the search at Keck's house.Seized in the search were marijuana, about $1,500 in currency, and drug paraphernalia including scales and spoons containing suspected cocaine residue, and crack pipes.Both suspects are charged with possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance, conspiracy, possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and tampering with evidence.Ledbetter and Preston were placed in the Butler County Prison in lieu of $25,000 and $10,000 bond, respectively. They were later released after posting bail.Saturday - Amy Beth Spatig, 32, of 106 Meadowbrook Lane, Center Township, was charged with endangering the welfare of children after her 6-year-old daughter was found walking alone about 9:50 p.m. Jan. 7 in the parking area of the Meadowbrook apartment complex.A neighbor found the girl unattended and crying, and called police. A trooper searched but at 10:20 p.m. still could not find the girl's mother. The girl was placed into the custody of Butler County Children and Youth Services.Police about 8:30 a.m. Saturday contacted Spatig, who told the trooper that she had gone to a bar the previous night but believed a neighbor was going to take care of her daughter, according to court documents.

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