POLICE REPORTS
These items have been collected from various police departments.
State Police, Butler9:54 a.m. Friday — David R. Struble, 29, of Grove City suffered moderate injuries when the motorcycle he was riding went down on its side on a curve on an unnamed road in Muddy Creek Township. Struble was taken by Portersville EMS to Butler Memorial Hospital and was cited for driving on roads laned for traffic.2:50 p.m. Thursday — A pickup truck driven by Clair B. Douthett, 90, of Renfrew crashed into a guardrail along Constitution Avenue near Route 68 in Connoquenessing. Douthett was not injured. Police said the truck’s front-end tie rod snapped, causing the accident.1:30 p.m. Thursday — Someone stole debit card information belonging to Karen Clyde of Allegheny Township, then used it at several locations in Ohio.12:30 p.m. Wednesday — A 17-year-old Harrisville boy was charged in juvenile court with indecent exposure after he allegedly exposed himself to an 18-year-old Slippery Rock woman as she drove them to vocational classes in Butler. The incident allegedly occurred along Route 8 in Center Township.11:59 a.m. Wednesday — A van driven by Frances F. Turner, 67, of Hamilton, Ontario, crashed along Interstate 79 in Jackson Township after it lost its front, passenger-side tire. Turner and her passengers, Mary E. Scott, 79, Margaret Martin, 74, and Martha P. Harkness, 69, all of Hamilton, were not injured.12:53 a.m. Feb. 19 — Michael Knecht, 29, of Butler was charged with DUI and several traffic violations following a traffic stop on North Main Street in Butler.
