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Monday — A 1969 Butler High School reunion banner was reported stolen from a second-floor window at Cub's Hall on South McKean Street. Another banner was previously reported stolen there.4:44 p.m. Sunday — Two people are charged in connection with a fight involving three Butler men and a Butler teenager in the parking lot of an East Jefferson Street convenience store.The youth, a 17-year-old boy who police did not identify, is charged in juvenile court with simple assault, disorderly conduct, harassment and underage drinking. Also charged with disorderly conduct is 22-year-old Matthew J. Fry.10 p.m. Friday — Tawnya M. Schnur, 31, of Summit Township was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance on West Jefferson Street. in addition to DUI, police said, Schnur faces charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, not using turn signals and a lighting violation.1:23 p.m. Friday — Police arrested Wesley H. Frank Jr., 25, of Butler on warrants issued out of Butler and Blair counties after an officer spotted him standing on Upper Shore Street.Police said he ran away toward Chestnut Street but was caught on Hulmen Street after a short chase. A search found him with one stamp bag of suspected heroin, five empty stamp bags, a syringe and a metal spoon, a police report said.Frank, who was placed in the Butler County Prison on the warrants, also faces charges of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.Friday — A green jogging stroller valued at $110 was stolen overnight from the side porch of a North McKean Street home.

7:45 p.m. Sunday — Christopher Banks, 28, of Butler is accused of trying to get into a vehicle not his at Good Guyz convenience store on Whitestown Road. Police said Banks was searched and allegedly found with suspected marijuana and a weed pipe. Police said Banks is charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and public drunkenness.10:35 a.m. Friday — Sport utility vehicles driven by Lindsay Hershberger, 25, of Chicora and Angela Conklin, 40, of Butler collided on Litman Road at Greater Butler Mart. Conklin was treated at Butler Memorial Hospital for minor injuries.

4 p.m. Monday — Two people were injured when a car driven by Tyler S. Pettit, 20, of Butler struck the rear of a sport utility vehicle driven by Christopher A. Young, 38 of Butler on Route 68 near Fairground Road in Connoquenessing Township. Bo.th drivers suffered minor injuries. Police said Pettit was cited for following too closely to another vehicle.2:25 p.m. Monday — Christopher M. Stanford, 32, of Portersville was hurt after his car blew a tire and crashed into a guardrail on Route 422 near Dick Road in Franklin Township. The car rolled down a small embankment and landed on its roof.Police said Stanford, who was wearing a seat belt and suffered a minor injury, was cited for driving with worn tires.9:15 a.m. Monday — An unidentified vehicle struck a pickup truck parked at a Main Street home in Connoquenessing. The unknown hit-and-run driver did not stop after the crash.2:25 a.m. Sunday — Tammy Lynn Hemphill, 43, of Slippery Rock was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence on Route 8 near Kelly Road in Clay Township.2:19 a.m. Sunday — Leanne Talik, 34, of Allison Park, Allegheny County, was arrested for suspicion of DUI on Route 8 in Penn Township.Sunday — Police said they are investigating a reported indecent assault on Panther Avenue in Connoquenessing Township sometime between 12:10 and 2:30 a.m. Police only identified the suspect as a 17-year-old boy and the alleged victim as a 17-year-old girl.10:42 p.m. Saturday — Cars driven by a 16-year-old Boyers boy, who police did not identify, and Robert J. Ralcewicz, 28, of Grove City collided on Route 8 and Branchton Road in Slippery Rock Township. Police said the boy was cited for left turn violation.10:11 p.m. Saturday — A car driven by Olivia J. Davis, 18, of Sarver struck a utility pole along Winfield Road in Winfield Township. Police said Davis was cited for a lane violation.2 a.m. Saturday — Cody Raymond Christy, 18, of West Sunbury is accused of vandalizing Dassa McKinney Elementary School on Hooker Road in Clay Township by turfing grass with his pickup truck and driving on the parking lots and sidewalks. Christy is charged with institutional vandalism, criminal mischief and trespass.Saturday — Unknown vandals sprayed with black paint the letters DSC and DCS over dugout walls and sponsor signs at the Center Township Athletic Association's baseball field in Center Township. The vandalism occurred between 8 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday.11:25 p.m. Wednesday — Kelly Ortz, 44, of Butler was arrested for suspicion of DUI after her car skidded into a guide rail post on rain-soaked Carbon Center Road near McGrady Hollow Road in Summit Township. Ortz was treated at Butler Memorial Hospital for minor injuries.

10:53 p.m. June 15 — A pickup truck driven by Chrystine L. Webster, 44, of Mercer struck a tree along Creek Road in Springfield Township.4:25 p. m. June 15 — A Pittsburgh woman broke her right ankle in a motorcycle crash at Route 422 and Young Road in Slippery Rock Township. Stacy Schermann, 30, was taking the new cycle out for a test drive when she lost control and hit a guardrail. Schermann, who was wearing a helmet, was treated at Jameson Hospital in New Castle.

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