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Thursday — A black, Sears mini bike with a 3.5-horsepower engine was stolen from Meridian Road. The theft occurred between 11:30 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday.2:35 p.m. Wednesday — A sport utility vehicle driven by Stephanie Verdu, 30, of Butler and a pickup truck driven by Robert Sipes, 51, of Fenelton collided at Route 8 and Homewood Drive.7:39 a.m. Wednesday — A motorcycle driven by Dennis Shay Jr., 23, and a car driven by Maria McCall, 28, both of Butler collided at Whitestown Road and Cortland Lane. Shay suffered minor injuries.12:36 p.m. Tuesday — A van driven by Brian Johnson, 40, of Butler and a motorcycle driven by Scott Rudish, 42, of Cabot collided on Route 8 in front of the Burger King. Rudish suffered minor injuries.

2:02 a.m. today — John Kelly, 45, of Cranberry Township was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence at Routes 356 and 68 in Butler Township.6:03 p.m. Thursday — A car driven by a 17-year-old Slippery Rock girl struck the rear of a sport utility vehicle on Route 8 in Slippery Rock Township.The girl, who authorities did not identify, was cited for following too closely to another vehicle and not wearing a seat belt, police said. Mark A. Bowman, 33, of Harrisville was driving the SUV.4:20 a.m. Thursday — Nancy M. Sherwood, 44, of Parker was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence after her car got a flat tire and struck a guardrail on Route 268 in Hovey Township, Armstrong County.8:57 p.m. Wednesday — Russell Digiacomo, 45, of Karns City crashed and rolled his motorcycle after hitting a deer on Route 38 near Spillway Lane in Oakland Township. Digiacomo, who was wearing a helmet, was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.2:37 a.m. Wednesday — Austin Dean Stockard, 21, of Butler was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence on Route 422 near Route 356 in Butler Township.9:31 p.m. Monday — Jeffery L. Reott, 48, of Butler was seriously injured when his pickup truck crashed and rolled over while making a left turn from Harris Road onto Herman Road in Clearfield Township. Reott was thrown out of the pickup and landed in the middle of the intersection.Police said the pickup landed on its wheels. Reott, who was not wearing a seat belt, was flown by medical helicopter to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh; his condition was not known this morning.5:29 p.m. July 11 — Cars driven by Lindsay Ruckert, 20, of New Brighton, Beaver County, and George Hester, 54, of Allison Park, Allegheny County, collided on Interstate 79 in Worth Township.

10:15 p.m. Sunday — Justin Bruce Snyder, 26, of Rimersburg was arrested for allegedly punching 24-year-old Carrie Kirkham of Rimersburg during a domestic dispute at Medardo Apartments in Rimersburg.Snyder was arraigned on charges of simple assault, reckless endangerment, harassment, driving with a suspended license and reckless driving, and placed in the Clarion County Jail on $30,000 bail.

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