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POLICE REPORTS

These items have been collected from various police departments across Western Pennsylvania.

8:20 p.m. Friday - Gary Austin, 35, of Butler was arrested on a Butler County Sheriff's warrant. He is currently in Butler County Prison.2 p.m. Friday - Ryan Roche, no age given, of 307 Franklin St. told police he parked his car on West Birch Street to deliver a pizza and when he came out a brown Pontiac Grand Am was parked against the front of his car and there were signs of brown paint on his car.Roche said he waited for the return of the driver, an older male in his 70s with gray hair, who denied he hit the car and drove away.

4:10 a.m. Saturday - Gordon Mainhart, 40, of 160 Dreher Road told police someone smashed out three double-hung windows, a full-view glass storm door and a mailbox at his residence worth a combined $900.11:50 p.m. Friday - Clement Beichner, 41, of Butler was seriously injured when he lost control of his vehicle while traveling too fast on a curve on Saxonburg Road in Jefferson Township.Beichner, who was wearing a seatbelt, was hurt when his 1989 Honda Civic left the road, struck two trees and rolled over. Beichner was flown to Allegheny General Hospital where his condition was unknown as of Saturday morning.2:11 p.m. Friday - William and Marilyn Brinkley, no ages given, of Parker sustained minor injuries when the 1985 Honda 250 Elite motorcycle they were riding had a rear tire blow out resulting in a low-speed crash on Route 308 in Marion Township.7 p.m. Thursday - Adam Snyder, no age given, of Slippery Rock lost control of his 1993 Toyota truck while traveling at a high rate of speed on Grossman Road in Clay Township.A passenger in Snyder's truck, Desiree Crawford, no age given, of Slippery Rock was moderately injured when she was ejected from the vehicle after it hit an embankment. Her condition as of Saturday morning was unknown. Snyder was cited for driving without a valid driver's license.12:48 p.m. Thursday - A dump truck driven by Daniel Dellich, 29, of Boyers; a Toyota Camry driven by Claudia Gazdacko, 37, of Zelienople and a cement mixer driven by Dominick Carbon, 41, of New Castle collided on Route 108 in Worth Township. All three drivers were wearing seatbelts and none of them were injured.

3:30 a.m. Friday - Anthony Pierucci, 19, of Rimersburg told police someone stole an Autotek amplifier, Phoenix Gold amplifier, Memphis Audio 12-inch subwoofer, Alpine CD player and Verizon LG cellular phone worth a combined $1,605 from his vehicle while it was parked near the intersection of Friar Hill and Sandy Hollow roads.

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