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10:26 a.m. Friday — Bessie Panei, 86, of Butler reported her 2011 Suzuki SX4 was struck by another vehicle Thursday night while it was parked at the North Street Church. The hit-and-run caused moderate damage to the passenger side of Panei's vehicle.Thursday — Ginger T. Kilroy, 35, of Butler is facing drug possession charges after police found numerous drugs in her home in the 200 block of Pillow Street.City police and the Butler County Adult Probation searched the home and found more than 23 grams of crack cocaine, 52 stamp bags of heroin, Ecstasy, marijuana, hash and Suboxone.Kilroy was charged with possession with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, and possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. She was placed in the Butler County Prison.

5:09 p.m. Friday — A pickup truck and an SUV collided on Route 19 in Portersville.The truck driven by Anthony N. Grandinetti, 25, of Portersville was pulling out of a parked position when it was struck by a SUV driven by Andrew R. Bush, 22, of Pittsburgh.Grandinetti was cited for a traffic violation following the accident.2:29 p.m. Friday — A Fenelton woman had moderate injuries following an accident at the intersection of Clearfield Road and Old Route 422 in Clearfield Township.Lucy B. Criley, 58, was pulling out from a stop sign on Old Route 422 when her car collided with a Ford F250 pickup truck driven by Brandon J. Beale, 19, of Fenelton.Criley was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital. She also was cited for a traffic sign violation.Both drivers were wearing seat belts.3:28 a.m. Friday — Elliot Townsend, 29, of Butler was arrested for suspected DUI after his car struck a guide rail along Burtner Road in Jefferson Township. Police saw Townsend driving erratically down the road before the crash.12:52 p.m. Thursday — Bradley Weitzel, 27, of Butler was charged with retail theft and disorderly conduct after he allegedly attempted to steal two T-shirts from the Spencer's store in the Clearview Mall.

Monday — Jesse Powell, 26, of Hadley, Mercer County, was charged with theft after he allegedly stole nearly 800 metal road sign break away straps that were in the garage of Jamie Powell's home on Smith Road in Perry Township.Jesse Powell later sold the straps at Greenville Recycling for $91.

Wednesday — A car driven by Cassandra Wolowic, 18, of Grove City collided with a car driven by Alexie Cruthis, 18, of Mercer on West Main Street. Police said Wolowic pulled onto the road from Elm Street before it was safe to do so, causing the collision. The report did not say if any charges were filed.

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