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4:30 p.m. Monday — C.J. Edward Blauser, 43, of Parker was arrested for allegedly violating a protection from abuse order after he allegedly contacted 42-year-old Rene Blauser on Squaw Valley Road in Allegheny Township.12:01 a.m. Saturday — Peter Armstrong, 32, of Slippery Rock was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence on Route 19 near Johnson Road in Muddy Creek Township.

10:30 p.m. Sunday — A 37-year-old St. Petersburg man was seriously injured when the pickup truck he was driving struck a guardrail before crashing into a tree and rolling over on Route 478 in Richland Township, Clarion County.James Scott Amsler was flown by medical helicopter to an undisclosed hospital. Police said Amsler was not wearing a seat belt. St. Petersburg and Emlenton volunteer firefighters assisted police at the crash site.

1:05 p.m. Friday — Two people were injured when cars driven by Richard W. Fry, 21, of Volant and Victoria Cipro, 78, of Ellwood City collided on Route 65 near Harmony Baptist Road in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County.Cipro was taken to Ellwood City Hospital with moderate injuries. Police said Fry, who was treated for minor injuries at the scene, was cited for failure to yield the right of way and driving without insurance. Both drivers were wearing seat belts.5:30 p.m. Thursday — Acar driven by Torrey Price, 16, of New Castle struck the rear of another car on Route 422 near Route 388 in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County.The rear-ended car, driven by Micheline K. Thompson, 40, of Poland, Ohio, was pushed into the back of a sport utility vehicle driven by Kathleen A. Bush, 51, of Indiana, Pa. Thompson, who was wearing a seat belt, was treated at Jameson Hospital in New Castle for moderate injuries.Price, who also was wearing a seat belt, suffered minor injuries. Police said the teenager, who was attempting to use his cell phone at the time of the crash, was cited for careless driving.

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