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POLICE REPORTS

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11:59 p.m. Saturday — Flipe C. Camacho, 35, of Butler was driving his 1996 Ford Ranger eastbound on Alameda Road when he crossed the center line and struck a 2001 Saturn driven by Malcolm East, 49, of Butler.After the accident, Camacho continued driving east while East turned to follow him. East then pulled alongside the Ford Ranger when Camacho intentionally rammed East's car into the guide rails.Camacho then left his car and walked away.East and his passenger, Lucille Bower, 45, of Ohio, were not injured. Camacho also was not injured.Camacho is charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, driving under the influence, and hit and run to an attended vehicle.Camacho, who turned himself into police at 10 a.m. Sunday, was arraigned and released on $5,000 bond.

8:34 p.m. Sunday — Police found a 1990 Pontiac Sedan registered to Laura Barr of Butler on Unionville Road near the intersection with North Road in Franklin Township.The car had run off the berm of Unionville Road and struck a steel rope that was supporting a utility pole, causing the pole to fall on the road.Witnesses said a white female about 30-years-old exited the car and entered an older-model SUV.7:55 p.m. Saturday — A 2003 Jeep Cherokee driven by Antoinette Palagi, 46, of Wexford collided with 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt driven by Richard Patsilevas, 46, of Pittsburgh at the intersection of I-79 and Route 68 in Jackson Township while Patsilevas was waiting to merge onto the interstate.Richard Patsilevas and his passenger, Andrea Patsilevas, 42, of Pittsburgh, were taken to UPMC for neck and back pains.Palagi was cited for careless driving.4 p.m. Sunday — Patrick Thomas Kerr, 54, of Jefferson Township allegedly stole a school bus from the W.L. Roenigk parking lot while he was walking from a bar back to his home at Bonniebrook Personal Care Home. While driving home, the bus got stuck in a wooded area behind the care home, where Kerr left the busKerr, who was found in his home, is charged with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, driving under the influence, disorderly conduct and driving with a suspended license. He was arraigned by District Judge Sue Haggerty and placed in Butler County Prison in lieu of $3,000 bond.10:15 a.m. Sunday — An unknown person punctured two tires of a vehicle in the Clearfield Township driveway of Terence Lee Karenbauer, 40, of Fenelton.Noon Saturday — Edward Oleath, 47, of Jefferson Township is accused of stealing a credit card from Sabrina Oleath, 22, of Butler, and using it to make $215 in cash advances at convenience stores.Saturday — Rose Grossi of Butler reported someone took her credit/debit card and withdrew $800 in cash.10:45 p.m. Friday — Casey Grubbs, 17, of Karns City, lost control of her car on a curve along Route 138 in Washington Township and truck a telephone pole. Grubbs and her two passengers, Renee Buckley, 16, of Bruin and Arian Metzler, 18, of Cowansville, were all wearing seatbelts and were not hurt.10 p.m. Friday — Someone stole 10 orange construction cones along West Liberty Road near West Park Road in Worth Township.4:30 p.m. Friday — Michael Bonefeste, 19, of Butler is charged with cruelty to animals under game law after an incident on Herman Road in Summit Township.2 a.m. Friday — Frank Herman Bacu, 55, no address given, was driving on Route 268 in Fairview Township, and failed to stop at a stop sign at Fairmont Road. He crossed both lanes of Route 268, and stopped on the berm of Route 268. Bacu was arrested at the scene for driving under the influence.11:30 p.m. Thursday — A vehicle driven by Deana Young, 43, of Butler struck a pole on Benbrook Road in Center Township. She was not injured.10:26 p.m. Thursday — Someone smashed two mailboxes along Winfield Road in Winfield Township.

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